og15 wrote:ERClips wrote:Harden as 6th man is the move
That's the move when you don't have a fragile ego cry baby. You always have to preserve team chemistry and morale unless it will tank everything else you're trying to do. I really don't think the guy who was saying he isn't appreciated enough is going to be the one to bench.
I'd say just stagger the minutes, because bench or start, they will still end up being on the floor together, so why have the whole ego issue vs just doing the same thing despite them starting.
100% agreed that staggering minutes is the important thing in the end anyway. Who starts influences the actual units over the floor per the course of the game, but by no means determines it. If certain units emerge to clearly become more effective as the season progresses, the more like the players will buy into that as well in the event a change in the starters is ever made.