Lin, an undrafted point guard from Harvard, was signed by the Knicks in December to provide bench depth after Iman Shumpert was injured.
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Critics have suggested that the Spurs may have suffered because head coach Gregg Popovich inserted sixth man Manu Ginobili into the starting lineup, possibly disrupted the team's strengths in its steady lineups and bench depth.
Over all, however, the Nets have better starters -- Keith Van Horn and Martin at forwards versus Bruce Bowen and Danny Ferry, Kittles versus Antonio Daniels or Steve Smith, for example -- and greater bench depth than the Spurs.
Meanwhile the head coach, Carl Robinson, has been relying on some bench depth with Darren Mattocks and Kekuta Manneh making several late appearances, though Mattocks will be absent on international duty this weekend with Jamaica.
He is not sold on the bench depth of the Miami Heat.
For the Warriors' title charge, the loss will be felt in two key areas: their bench depth at the center position and their offensive firepower at the start of the second and fourth quarters.
Poor bench production was one of several factors which contributed to the Nuggets missing the playoffs, and the subsequent early July trade of Wilson Chandler, which moved Will Barton into the starting lineup as small forward, as well as the departure in free agency of backup point guard Devin Harris, resulted in an urgent offseason need to replenish their bench depth.
If the Nuggets' newfound bench depth can prove to consistently and reliably deliver on, at a minimum, holding the line until the starters get back in the game to finish the job, that will represent a valuable step forward for the team's development.
This resulted in Malone having to move bench players such as Torrey Craig, Juancho Hernangomez and Malik Beasley into starting roles, which not only resulted in putting a less formidable starting five on the court, but also depleted Denver's bench depth in the process.
That severely dents the Lakers' bench depth considering Coach Mike Brown had been raving all training camp about Hill's development.
