Lee, I agree with your basic concept, but I don't think I'll ever be convinced that the Pistons/ Spurs/ Suns, etc could win a Championship with a player like Billups/ Parker/ Nash out with an injury.

The point would be to sustain injuries to non-starters (or someone like Dyess or Rip) and also develop the non-starters so that when the playoffs come around, we have full information on what they can provide. At that point, you eliminate the 1 or 2 weakest of the bunch and let them stand by in case they are needed.

Billups/ Sheed/ and Tay are the rudder, sail, and mast to our 2008 Ship.

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"I’ll just say this: We’re not talking to teams about their second- or third-best players." Joe Dumars talking about his plan to get other teams' 4th best players.