Originally Posted by Dlev59

I don`t totally disagree with what you are saying, however, IMO, coaches don`t go into the playoffs looking to play a 10 man rotation. Injuries, foul trouble and other situations arise during a game that may dictate going deeper into the bench than one might have anticipated.

During the Pistons championship run, 10 players were indeed seeing action on a consistent basis. Our starters still avg about 36 mpg, and the only reserves that saw double digit minutes were Okur and Mike James (just under 12 mpg).

Larry Brown understood when to play his bench during that run, for example, in the ECF against the physical Pacers, Williamson played an avg of 16 mpg, while only playing 10 mpg in the Finals.

Mike James on the other hand played about 10 mpg in the early rounds, but barely played at all in the Finals.

If you are talking about the regular season, the current Pistons are playing 9 and 10 men, perhaps, because of blowouts, injuries etc.......

The 10 players you would like to see out on the floor aren`t playing.

I think that`s the problem!!