With Baron Davis still on the mend, Mike Bibby largely bench-bound and Lin weeks away from his meteoric rise, the move to re-up Douglas was one made based as much on stability as necessity.
Baxter, largely a bench player, may one day be a footnote in team history, but he has played a critical role during two otherwise rather forgettable Mets seasons.
In his first two seasons in the N.B.A., Eric Bledsoe was largely an unproductive bench player for the Los Angeles Clippers.
They trailed by 17 in the first half, then outscored the Cavaliers, 71-42, in the final 24 minutes, thanks largely to the bench.
England's Eddie Jones wants Tuilagi to add finesse to his blunt force and shift from outside to inside-centre in the Test arena, having kept him largely on the bench during the Six Nations.
What may surprise those who have read criticisms of Judge Sotomayor's personality on the bench — largely, descriptions of her by anonymous detractors as imperious and a "bully" — is that she also mirrors the president's measured temperament.
Only now, as the United States prepares to face Brazil in the final on Sunday, does Altidore seem to be scouring away the rust of a club season spent largely on the bench.
Completing the programme will mean a year of sobriety and the dismissal of their criminal charges.After the session, Mr Bennett noted that the drugs problem has grown worse during his nearly 20 years on the bench, largely due to poverty, poor education and cycles of abuse.
They do have Geraghty, but he is largely confined to the bench.
For his efforts, McGehee has been largely reduced to a bench role thus far in the playoffs.
He even spent two seasons with Perpignan seeking first-team rugby after five largely on the Munster bench.
