The bench is thin by design. The minutes say the coaching staff meant it: eight players over twenty minutes a night, nobody else over six.
Eight, not ten
Every other side in the league runs a ten-man rotation. Valley have decided that the ninth and tenth men cost more in rhythm than they save in legs, and the numbers through three rounds agree.
The risk
One sprained ankle. The league plays twice a week from October and there is no version of this plan that survives an injury to either guard.
- Fourth-quarter scoring margin: +6.1, best in the league.
- Second-night-of-a-back-to-back margin: −4.8, worst in the league.
- Bench points per game: 11. League average: 27.
