Warriors’ Green, others sacrifice minutes to boost backups

And when Carlisle played, the now-Pacers coach always cherished the minutes Hall of Famer Bill Walton played with him and the Boston backups. “I was the guy that would come in and really be that coach out on the floor,” McMillan recalled. Ultimately, you have to understand a guy’s situation and how they fare in their minutes. I honestly view those minutes even more important than my starter minutes because those guys aren’t just set in what their careers are going to be.”These rotations don’t work everywhere. “You have to have good players, like really good players off the bench, if you can play with only one starter.