[chimera]

Thanks for dropping by and good luck to you as well going forward.  I think you bring up a great point that has been nagging at me.  We did not use our bench as much as I thought, mostly Betts and Nivar, and I think the team suffered for it in the end.  We've played more games this early than usual but all have been the sort where nobody needs to play big minutes.  Suddenly our key players were asked to play big minutes against an excellent and physical team.  Maybe some of what we bemoan as bad play was due to being just a bit tired, mentally and physically?  There was a lot of hype for this game, which can be draining as well.  I don't think that will be a problem as the season goes on, but maybe in this game it was just a bit.

[chimera]

Thanks for dropping by and good luck to you as well going forward.  I think you bring up a great point that has been nagging at me.  We did not use our bench as much as I thought, mostly Betts and Nivar, and I think the team suffered for it in the end.  We've played more games this early than usual but all have been the sort where nobody needs to play big minutes.  Suddenly our key players were asked to play big minutes against an excellent and physical team.  Maybe some of what we bemoan as bad play was due to being just a bit tired, mentally and physically?  There was a lot of hype for this game, which can be draining as well.  I don't think that will be a problem as the season goes on, but maybe in this game it was just a bit.