Thread: Mercy Rule
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Old Fri Nov 21, 2003, 05:03pm
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Easy to judge form afar

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Originally posted by stan-MI
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I would say that you don't have these often, and therefore the players that get to play in these games usually don't get to play often. Have you asked the 12th guy on the bench whether he enjoys the 3-4 games a year when he actually gets on the court?

Maybe you should go to your bench earlier.
AAU I can use my entire bench and they all get plenty of play. But then again, in AAU you have the pick of the lot, and even when there is a drop-off between starters and bench, it often isn't severe.

In HS, you often have a few players who can't play anywhere near the level of your starters. When they are seniors, they'll be starting, but right now, they aren't at that level. So they see a lot of pine time. Every HS coach I talk to has the same issue, and all seem to handle it the same way.
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