Deaconblue
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Sometimes you watch 2 guys playing a similar position and the guy coming off the bench is a better basketball player than the guy who is starting.
In the NBA people talk about a guy leading your second unit. Often that guy is slightly better than one of the starters.
This works well particularly when your sixth or seventh best player plays the same position as your fifth best player Your second group has a leader who is starter quality playing with them, and usually there isn't that big a drop between five, six and seven on a decent team. Popovich and the Spurs did this with Manu Ginobli. He was better than some of the Spurs starters, but Pop brought him off the bench to lead the second unit and really crush other team's second groups.