Carmichael Dave and "the sky is falling" crowd about the TWolves game

[sactowndog]

You meant multiple substitutions. "Substituting in and out" does not infer multiple substitutions. Stealing extra rest is a luxury in comparison. The simplest answer is improving conditioning, and then 2ndly, trusting the bench. Every player in the league should be conditioned to play 48 min - as a professional.

I don’t think that is possible. Every game is structured for players to give maximum possible effort for x amount of time. That time varies but if a game requires you to go up and down something has to give.

For example water polo players are among the most well conditioned athletes in any team ball sport. But no way you can play a 2 meter player more than 4-5 minutes at a stretch without some substitute killing them on a counter attack.

 

[sactowndog]

The problem is they need to play defense....style or not, and stop relying on FG% as a crutch . It's the half of the game that is neglected and spotty by the Kings, and why they won't be contending far into the playoffs (if at all). They can always stress to improve conditioning and maybe could use some right after FT practice.

I agree the need to play better defense. Defense is effort however and more rest might help improve that also.