Depth, schmepth
There's been a lot of obsession this season about Duke's depth, or the lack thereof, but what's usually overlooked is that by the time the NCAA tournament rolls around the Blue Devils have settled on a seven-man rotation. If that's the case this season, who will be the two left out? Maybe McClure and Love, although those are both guys who could contribute minutes in the post area, so maybe Duke expands to eight.
And with the way the tournament is set up - game, day of rest, game - week of rest, lots of other teams also shorten their benches and ride their main guys longer.
Take a look at the box score from Iowa State-Minnesota. Two guys for the Cyclones played 40 minutes and two others played at least 36 minutes. The Gophers had one player log 40 and two others on the floor for at least 36.
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