02-16-2022, 07:48 AM
(02-16-2022, 07:41 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: For the season, we have the sixth rated bench with a net rating of 1.7. I'm not sure how they define "bench", but it accounts for about 36% of our minutes this season. Sixth is good, but we are also sixth during our hot streak since the first of the year. So, the team is playing dramatically better, but the bench isn't showing improvement. As I've said, this is largely because we've had to drag good bench guys into the starting lineup.
6th for the season...I have to think this is due mostly to Brunson's fine 2/3 of a season coming off the bench, because it hasn't seemed like 6th in the league to me since he became a starter. I know the eye test isn't perfect but the point is I agree - something had to be done about the bench.