Entering this season, Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott idealized within a nine-man rotation. Rife with young, inexperienced talent, having nine different players who could tally 25-30 minutes per night seemed to be the best course of action, especially with several bench players who could be worthy of the ever-popular starting nod.
The results of said experiment were largely positive as the Cavaliers experienced very little drop-off – if not the occasional boost — in production thanks to solid, efficient work from guys like Tristan Thompson, Daniel Gibson, Alonzo Gee and Ramon Sessions.
Fast forward to Tuesday night’s contest in Miami and one-third of Scott’s nine-man rotation were not even in the building. As the Cavs and Heat raced back and forth in front of court-side advertisements for Hublot (new watch alert!), Gibson, Thompson and Anthony Parker stayed back in Cleveland to receive treatment on their various ailment. Couple this with the recent release...
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