An observation:
When a team, leading by a large margin, is still playing their first 7 guys, I have often wondered, "Why?" How can it be prevented?
My only solution, and probably quite imperfect, is for the losing team to put in their known subs as a sign of concession. That sends a proper message to the winning team who may then react in kind.
Without the loser's concession line-up, the winning team stands to lose a comfortable lead with its subs against the loser's starters. The winning team risks the loss of timing and coordination, that the team had achieved that night, by merely sitting them.
Yes, I think the losing team should, properly, make the first concession move and set the path for the higher scoring team to follow.
Obviously, the losing team "needs the floor work", but the longer their *best* is out there *practicing*, then the longer, I think, the better team should be allowed to play their team the way the coach sees as best for the team, without penalty.
mick
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