In the aftermath of the San Antonio Spurs’ five-game Finals dismantling of the Miami Heat, Gregg Popovich and company found themselves awash in admiration and affirmation for how beautifully they interpreted the game of basketball.
But it’s who the Spurs played that could prove the harbinger for an even bigger NBA revolution.
According to Fortune.com’s Jake Turtel, the 2013-14 Spurs registered the fourth-highest raw bench production in NBA history, helping the franchise capture its fifth championship in 16 years.
The correlation, while not traditionally airtight, has become a tried-and-true trend of late, with HoopsStats.com showing the Spurs as one of seven NBA champions in the last decade to boast a top-10 scoring bench.
Of course, one could argue the sheer makeup of the Spurs made such regimentation all the more necessary, why with Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker all being 30 or older.
That’s not to say there won’t be hard-headed holdouts. The Chicago Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau, for example, is renowned (some would say infamous) for his almost ...
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