12-29-2007, 09:05 AM
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 Re: Rotations
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Unlike recent years, this season the Pistons don't have any players ranked in the top 50 in minutes. With their solid bench contributions and string of winning games long before the late moments of the fourth quarter, Pistons coach Flip Saunders has been able to cut his starters minutes back to the low 30s -- just as Dumars hoped would happen this season.
And so far, accomplishing that goal hasn't been all that hard. "We have guys right now who are inactive who have been starters," Saunders said. "That shows you how deep you are."
Shooting guard Richard Hamilton tops the Pistons and ranks No. 62 in the league with 34.3 minutes per game. He hasn't averaged that few since his first season in Detroit in 2002-03.
And not surprisingly, that's changed his focus when he's on the floor, in a positive way.
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