Found October 15, 2009 on Pacers Insider:
THE `BURBS - The Pacers want to play with a lot of intensity on both ends of the court this season. In order to do that, though, they're going to need to be able to use their bench. Coach Jim O'Brien would ideally like to have a 10-man rotation this season. The problem O'Brien may run into is that he may not be able to go that deep since Mike Dunleavy and Tyler Hansbrough are out indefinitely with injuries. "We still have the ability to go 10 deep, but I don't know if we are there yet," O'Brien said. "If we were opening the season tonight I don't know if I would go with a 10-man rotation." Dunleavy and Hansbrough's injuries should allow players like Luther Head and Josh McRoberts (Bball Junky's boy) a chance at earning some minutes early in the season. "I'm not going to force the issue," O'Brien. "Without (Dunleavy and Hansbrough), if eight deep is the way to go, I'll go eight deep. If it's nine...
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