The bench unit has to be a net neutral and not a complete disaster. That's the key to team improvement. MPJ has improved a ton in terms of his all around game. Where he can make the biggest leap is in his ball handling, especially in attacking closeouts. If he could do that at a high level the Nuggets offense would become even more lethal.
They have the best 5 man lineup in the nba with porter starting. Malone has made the calculation that they win the most games by maximizing the amount of minutes the starting 5 are playing together on the floor and it's worked. That's partially why the bench was so bad last year.
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The bench unit has to be a net neutral and not a complete disaster. That's the key to team improvement. MPJ has improved a ton in terms of his all around game. Where he can make the biggest leap is in his ball handling, especially in attacking closeouts. If he could do that at a high level the Nuggets offense would become even more lethal.
They have the best 5 man lineup in the nba with porter starting. Malone has made the calculation that they win the most games by maximizing the amount of minutes the starting 5 are playing together on the floor and it's worked. That's partially why the bench was so bad last year.