<![CDATA[Playoff bench depth — which teams have the rotation to survive seven games]]>The teams best-positioned for deep playoff runs based purely on rotation depth: Boston can go 9 deep with competent players, which is rare. OKC's top 8 is excellent, the 9th and 10th men are liabilities in extended playoff series. Denver's bench has improved dramatically with the addition of the former Toronto guard who defends three positions. The team I'm most concerned about is Milwaukee — their starting five is championship-caliber but their bench players 6-10 have combined to shoot 31% from three this season. In a conference final with big spacing requirements, that drop-off from starter to reserve becomes unmanageable.

]]>https://spveforpit.com/topic/213/playoff-bench-depth-which-teams-have-the-rotation-to-surviveRSS for NodeSun, 26 Apr 2026 12:01:32 GMTTue, 21 Apr 2026 04:20:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Playoff bench depth — which teams have the rotation to survive seven games on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:11:39 GMT]]>Booker mid-range spacing analysis is correct. The possession-level impact of his mid-range pull-up on floor spacing doesn't appear in any simple shot quality metric.

]]>https://spveforpit.com/post/445https://spveforpit.com/post/445Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:11:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Playoff bench depth — which teams have the rotation to survive seven games on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:09:32 GMT]]>The corner three structural problem is under-discussed. Teams are blamed for the concession but the personnel constraints are real and not fixable through coaching adjustments.

]]>https://spveforpit.com/post/444https://spveforpit.com/post/444Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:09:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Playoff bench depth — which teams have the rotation to survive seven games on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:09:20 GMT]]>Sixth Man of the Year races are always interesting because the best sixth men often contribute less to winning than good starters on less talented teams.

]]>https://spveforpit.com/post/443https://spveforpit.com/post/443Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:09:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Playoff bench depth — which teams have the rotation to survive seven games on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:20:00 GMT]]>The teams best-positioned for deep playoff runs based purely on rotation depth: Boston can go 9 deep with competent players, which is rare. OKC's top 8 is excellent, the 9th and 10th men are liabilities in extended playoff series. Denver's bench has improved dramatically with the addition of the former Toronto guard who defends three positions. The team I'm most concerned about is Milwaukee — their starting five is championship-caliber but their bench players 6-10 have combined to shoot 31% from three this season. In a conference final with big spacing requirements, that drop-off from starter to reserve becomes unmanageable.

]]>https://spveforpit.com/post/344https://spveforpit.com/post/344Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:20:00 GMT