The Bench

[Rastapopoulos]

Our bench is seriously sucking. Depth was supposed to be a strong point, but every time the bench comes in, the other team seems to go on a run. Theories?

My suggestion: too many one-on-one players. Crawford and the Rhino are key culprits, but Nolan Smith isn't exactly Ricky Rubio either. The only player who plays a team game is Batum, and he suffers because all the others hog it.

Suggested move (short of blowing up the team): switch Crawford and Batum to the starters and Wallace and Wesley to the bench. Oh, and acquire a vet backup PG, preferably one who plays D. Then our bench could be a defensive force instead of a sieve, and Crawford wouldn't be hogging the ball.

Alternatively, if Batum was the main ballhandler in the second unit, I also think good things could happen. But it might be that his handle is just too shaky.

 

[handiman]

They play like it's extended garbage time. Simple solution: abandon the concept of a bench unit. I've long hated Nate's adherence the platoon substitution system... He's gradually getting better at subbing guys at different times, but it's still a major weakness of his coaching. It should be quite obvious why everyone's just standing around waiting for Crawford to shoot when the other guys on the floor are Kurt Thomas, Craig Smith, Batum, and Nolan Smith! Each of them would be plenty effective if mixed in with the starters, but as a bench unit they leave a lot to be desired.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Our bench isn't all that bad.

Besides, we have Batum on the bench as several posters had him as a perinatal all star in another thread.

 

[jlprk]

You know, the more I think about which problem we need to address, the more I realize that we need to address categorical scarcity.

http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/basketball/fba/story?page=hardcorenba120126

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

You know, the more I think about which problem we need to address, the more I realize that we need to address categorical scarcity.

And when I figure out what that is, I'll get back to you.