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Message: [QUOTE="BlueSkyGLW, post: 5113949, member: 11281"] Not neglecting that at all.....the point is, if his prime 6/7 rotation players plays 35+ minutes per game from the turn of the year, niggling injuries and diminished stamina begin to set in and his insurance is/are not prepared at the same level in performance level. That then results in reduced performance effectiveness for the team. So, he has to find a way to lengthen the rotation which prepares him twofold: more players he can rely on come tournament time and margin for unforeseen events, such as injuries - even minor ones which would diminish performance. If he has learned anything at all....he must because he now knows from this long title drought that very short rotations forced upon him by short or diminished healthy rosters has not been successful for one reason or another (injuries, physical and mental fatigue, etc), regardless of the cohesion the primary players have gained. If he is not thinking like that now, why then does he have 14 in the current roster and it will be at that level again or 15 next year, which is a change from the past 20 years maybe. During those years he probably had only 9/10 rotation candidates and the rest of the roster were basically passengers/cheerleaders. This time, there is very little dropoff in potential for the tailend of the scholarship roster. [/QUOTE]