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Stiffs Mailbag: Michael Malone, the bench unit, and the best home games to attend this season

It’s mailbag day! Let’s hop right into it.

Hi Ryan,

Last season at around the time that IT joined the second team, the second team really started under-performing, which carried on through the playoffs. It went from a team strength to our main weakness. What attributed to it, and how do we avoid that this year?— Marcel Newsome (@MarcelNewsome) August 27, 2019

It’s important to look at the numbers surrounding the bench unit throughout the 2018-19 season centered around three players — Monte Morris, Malik Beasley, and Mason Plumlee — to understand where Denver’s bench began to falter.