Teams generally play 7. I know that a deeper bench is an asset and those guys can be the difference in a couple of games but generally a team will play 7 regulars. Even the loaded Duke and Kentucky teams that have 4 stars on the bench do so.
I just checked the 2018 Duke team that had 9 top 100 players and 6 in the top 25 - they played 7 guys unless it was garbage time or foul trouble.
I get the sense some of you think the team needs to be stacked top to bottom to be “good”.
I just checked the 2018 Duke team that had 9 top 100 players and 6 in the top 25 - they played 7 guys unless it was garbage time or foul trouble.
I get the sense some of you think the team needs to be stacked top to bottom to be “good”.