Best Bench Depth In NBA!

[RyanStorm]

This includes how vital the bench is to the teams success(and how little they are the reason for loss). Their overall production as a unit unto themselves. Which second unit could become starters this year(for their team). This also includes all 3rd stringers and what they have contributed.

The bench also includes every player not starting for the team right now. They should have a bench who normally comes out and dominates, and who are used for vital situations. Teams not included are teams who loss because of poor bench performance. I guess you could compare each player to how well they play compared to the guy they subbed for.


I would like to see some reasons included because I don't have any for mine, cause I accidentally erased all my paragraph for each of team, so I have a quick sentence for the west that sums it up quick.

This is just purely based off my speculations(meaning from what I have actually seen, not what I have read). I don't know enough about east to give any real analysis, I haven't even seen a couple of their teams play.


West:

1-Jazz (Every last player has been a major factor, bench = reason for wins)
2-Nuggets (Have a great 5 bench, like Jazz they really help them win games)
3-Rockets (Shorter rotations, very vital to success, helps keep starters pace)
4-Clippers (3 top men, but lack of a full set of great players not starting)
5-Warriors (Same as LAC, but w/o injury starters would become new bench)

Mentions: T-Wolves and Spurs

East:
1-Nets
2-Knicks
3-Heat
4-Celtics
5-Bucks

Mentions: Pacers and Bulls

[ThaDubs]

How are Jazz number one if they're not even doing well this season?
Number 1 and 2 should be Clippers and Warriors. I'm a Warriors fan and I can surely tell you that most of the success is thanks to our bench. And everybody knows about that Clippers bench. The Clippers bench could start for a .500 team for **** sakes.

[JNoel]

Clippers say hi, Jazz only have a few good players...

[CaptainClutch]

Clippers in the WEST

Nets potentially in the EAST

[king4day]

Suns bench should be there too. I believe we scored 2 points in the first half yesterday

[Clippersfan86]

People also forget Grant Hill is returning tonight or Saturday to boost the bench and Billups is coming back in two weeks. Clippers are already the top overall producing bench by a long shot when you look at both offense and defense and they are about to get even stronger. BTW OP you said they don't have a full bench lineup but why is that required? Not to mention they regularly blow out starting 5's and extend leads so that's not true. They took a 4 point lead vs Miami's starters and made it 22 before Miami knew what hit them for example.

[JerseysFinest]

Definitely the Clippers in the West, with GS as a close second.

At full strength, I say Knicks in the East, with BKN as a close second.

[lamzoka]

Clippers in the WEST

Nets potentially in the EAST

get the **** out of here.

[RyanStorm]

I originally didn't intend them to be in any order, but I did shift Golden State and Clippers to the bottom, since I knew everyone already thinks they are good. I didn't think you had to be #1 to have a great bench.

If you base your bench off 2-3 great players, then yeah Warriors and Clippers take that by storm.

If you base your bench off everyone, and how equally they contribute, then I would say Nuggets and Jazz take the cake. Besides for Harden, Houston's bench do a great job replicating their starters work, which is also a trade mark of all these teams, especially Jazz and Rockets.

[RyanStorm]

People also forget Grant Hill is returning tonight or Saturday to boost the bench and Billups is coming back in two weeks. Clippers are already the top overall producing bench by a long shot when you look at both offense and defense and they are about to get even stronger. BTW OP you said they don't have a full bench lineup but why is that required? Not to mention they regularly blow out starting 5's and extend leads so that's not true. They took a 4 point lead vs Miami's starters and made it 22 before Miami knew what hit them for example.

In my paragraphs that I wrote, I had that LAC and GS would become #1 no questions asked, if their injured players were up and running.

[uprightciti]

Knicks and Clippers

NEXT

[JerseysFinest]

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get the **** out of here.

Care to elaborate more?

[CarmeloAnthony]

Clippers in the West
Knicks in the East

imo

[Clippersfan86]

Look at just how much better the Clippers bench is defensively compared to every other team, it's a HUGE leap.

http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball.../7/diffeff/1-1

They are the 2nd best overall offensive bench right behind San Antonio.

http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball...s/13/7/pts/1-1


Remember this is while being shorthanded still. Once Billups returns, Green goes to the bench and provides a small boost, Odom is only about 85 percent in shape and still should improve and Hill is coming back this week.


In other words.. this isn't really debatable. Right now and later the Clippers easily have the best bench. A better question is which teams are anywhere near the Clippers.

[Clippersfan86]

Surprisingly in terms of numbers/averages... the Wizards and Bucks are the overall most productive benches in the east when offense and defense is combined, followed by the Knicks. I'd say in general though the Knicks have the best bench because when they get 100 percent healthy they are about as stacked as the Clippers.