Some teams try to keep their starting lineup together for the most possible minutes in a game — the first and last six to eight minutes of each half. And they try to create chemistry amongst a five-man second unit that can keep the game in hand while the starting group rests.
This year, that will likely change. Coach Monty Williams wants the rotation to be 10 or more men deep, but says the lineups will more consistently include two of the Suns four best players at all times.
“Our rotation during the year, I gotta figure out a core of four,” Monty Williams said.