And here I thought our great second half adjustments came from the fact that Nate kept his starters in long after the other team (with the 30 or so point lead) put in their scrubs. Gramps...
Not sure I get your point. 4 of our 5 starters played about 10 minutes more than their counterparts: Aldridge: 35:33 Stoudemire: 25:03 Wallace: 33:14 Anthony: 24:37 Batum: 32:30 Fields: 22:05 Felton: 32:40 Lin: 22:51 The only starters that played comparable minutes were the centers. Camby: 25:18 Chandler: 26:21 Of course it didn't matter tonight, whoever was on the court for the Knicks killed us tonight. Their starters killed our starters; their bench killed our starters and their bench killed our bench. BNM
No necessarily tonight specifically, but it seems, in general, Nate tends to play his starters longer than necessary. Gramps...
Definitely, that was my original point. With so many games out of reach at the half, other coaches are clearing their benches early in the second half, but Nate keeps trotting his starters out there for big minutes to try to make the loss look more "respectable". BNM
Perhaps it is the other coaches doing the second half adjustments and not Nate? if they clear their benches (i.e., adjust to having a 20-30 point lead) and Nate DOESN'T adjust, it makes him look like a good second half adjuster because he shows a positive second half scoring margin. Gramps...
That's the really frustrating thing. If it's plain as day by halftime that you are going to lose, you might as well clear out the bench. Give the youngsters some playing time, and give the veterans some rest (and shame them for their failure). What's the point in trotting Gerald Wallace out there for 34 minutes when you are clearly going to lose anyway?
