re: Justify the non-traditional roster

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Is the small-ball lineup actually trending toward becoming the norm

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Yes and no. You want size if you can get it. But you need flexibility. All of the remaining teams, even Indiana, have gone small at times, often with success.

The bigger issue is limiting the number of guys you roll out whose clear weaknesses can't be hidden or mitigated. In the playoffs, it is increasingly harder to win playing guys like that big minutes.