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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For basketball, I can see having strong players coming off the bench and having more of a role player starting over this stronger player. The example would be if there are other strong players/scorers among the starters. When you need to rotate kids out to give them a break or, gasp, do the developmentally appropriate thing and at young ages make sure everyone plays, having a strong player/scorer coming off the bench may ensure the team can still score or be competitive during the game regardless of what units are on the floor.[/quote]

It just depends on the team. One of my dcs FCYBL teams this winter--their two best players were also the tallest and next tallest kid. So the next-tallest kid was the back up center and never started, even though he was arguably the 2nd or 3rd best player on the team. We had weaker guards (including my kid! oh well). So it can just depend on the talent mix on the team.[/quote]

The why doesn't the coach start one at the 4 or have a system with two 5s and three guards? [/quote]

Probably because the rest of the team was tiny, or the starting center would get in foul trouble, or both.[/quote]
Pat Ewing and Dikembe started together.[/quote]

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