“Those Young Guys Will Keep You in the Stands”
The Heat’s starting lineup features established names, but it’s the reserve group that probably features the most energy. From McRoberts to Green to Johnson to the defensive duo of Winslow and Richardson, Miami’s bench can get up and go.
As we saw tonight, it makes for a lot of fun.
That’s not to say they are better than the starters. There is something to say for a savvy veteran lineup flattening the path so that their younger, more eager backups can come in and take the pace up a notch.
It’ll be an interesting dynamic this season. Think of Miami’s starters as the bruising running back, and the bench as the change-of-pace scat back.
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