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Dancing Lessons: Denying depth

By Mike Hume
ESPN Insider

Monday, March 23, 2009

As President Barack Obama filled out his "First Bracket" on SportsCenter last week, he nixed the Oklahoma Sooners in the Sweet 16. His reasoning: "Oklahoma only plays about seven guys. You get worn down." On the contrary, Mr. President, bench depth might not matter as much as you think. In fact -- brace yourselves, Democrats -- a conservative approach (to bench use) has benefited a majority of the last 20 Final Four teams. On average in Division I, reserves play about 30 percent of their team' ...

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