GVC
Well-Known Member
I can buy the optimal argument in terms of lineups, but not minutes. I find it hard to believe that the bench, who consistently outscore their opponents (mostly bench players), are worse at the margin than the starters, who are routinely outscored. Bring those first subs in earlier and ride them longer in both halves, and I think the team is likely to improve if only by a little.
Corbin has shown a willingness to ride the hot players at 4 of the 5 positions down the stretch. It'd be nice if he were also willing to go with combos not featuring Al when Al doesn't show up. He's the only guy guaranteed crunch time minutes at this point, and while I recognize he lowers the variance in offensive points per possession and tends to step up defensively at the end of close games (relative to his effort in the first 3 quarters), sitting him when he's lazy might motivate him to play a bit harder early in games. It might possibly add incentive for the young bigs to play harder (Kanter seems to play better in the 2nd, when he can earn extended minutes, than in the 4th, when he has 0 chance of playing more).
Corbin has shown a willingness to ride the hot players at 4 of the 5 positions down the stretch. It'd be nice if he were also willing to go with combos not featuring Al when Al doesn't show up. He's the only guy guaranteed crunch time minutes at this point, and while I recognize he lowers the variance in offensive points per possession and tends to step up defensively at the end of close games (relative to his effort in the first 3 quarters), sitting him when he's lazy might motivate him to play a bit harder early in games. It might possibly add incentive for the young bigs to play harder (Kanter seems to play better in the 2nd, when he can earn extended minutes, than in the 4th, when he has 0 chance of playing more).