okcponyfan wrote:Not sure sterling will get any meaningful minutes in the series. Coaches cut down their rotation quite a bit in the playoffs. Usually the coach cuts down the rotation to 9, and i don't think Sterling is in the top 9 or 8 at this point.
Sterling got meaningful minutes last night, and played well. Sterling was solidly in the 8-9 man rotation the second half of the regular season. The issue now is Brogdon and Dellavedova have returned from injury and Prunty is still trying to find his playoff guard rotation. Sterling showed well last night and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get spot minutes in these next few games, ever how many games they have left.
As for your point about shortening the rotation in the playoffs, that definitely applies to Semi’s situation. I will be surprised if he gets any meaningful playoff run this season.