Where is the data that shows a a reduction of 2-3 minutes per game when going from 37-38 to 35 mpg drastically reduces the probability of injury?
If the bench is terrible, and "Poor shot selection, bad decision making, bad defense, inconsistency" are all symptoms of not getting enough on-court playing time, then it stands to reason that we would benefit by giving our bench players more playing time. Makes sense to me.
Where's the data that shows fatigue doesn't increase ones susceptibility to injury? Use google. When did I say "drastically"? I'm not reinventing the wheel here. Nobody wants to see the bench play less than me, I'm just worried it's going to hurt the team in the long run when you play guys so much; especially a rookie, a guy coming off injury and a guy who played in the Olympics this summer. During a reload year, I just ask what's the point? I don't get it.
I'm not making a claim. But I wouldn't be surprised if there is no statistical evidence that going from 37mpg to 35mpg for 40 games will really affect a career. I'm simply questioning the one you made. You see, if you want to start arguing with people, implying they've never played competitive sports, and making the claim that reducing minutes from 37mpg to 35mpg, you should be able to back it up. Why not reduce their minutes to 28mpg?
Our bench is simply awful. There is no other way to say it. I don't think I've seen a bench worse than the one we mustered together.
Where does 37 come from? Damian's averaging 40 in the month of January, Batum 41. Aldridge is at 38 for the year. I like how you keep shaving a little bit off the top to help your argument. It smells like desperation. 35 is just a number I picked out of thin air in response to the other guy: "You don't think 35 minutes a night together is enough to work on the things you mention?" because it seems like a reasonable amount to shoot for. 28 seems like overkill. If you don't think there's a difference between 40 & 35 mpg, would you be okay with them playing 45 instead of 40? Since it wouldn't "drastically" increase the chance of injury and whatnot? Why not just play them the entire game? Is it because players get tired and it begins to be counter-productive?
It doesn't matter how many minutes I'm ok with playing them. If I pick a number it would be doing the same as you, which is picking a random number between 48 and 0 with absolutely nothing but a feeling to back it up. Certainly players get tired within a game, so not playing them 48 minutes may improve the chance of winning a particular game or increasing their production towards the end of a particular game. But i haven't seen anything to show that reducing playing time by 3-5mpg for the ~40 remaining games reduces the chance of injury.
Speaking of the bench.......whatever happened to that Leonard kid? At least we didn't waste a lotto pick on him!
The mark to beat: 82 games in 5 seasons. He's off to a great start Brent, but does he have the determination to fail displayed by that great anti-champion Oden?
