It's since season 2 I keep asking this and today's match with Philippines reminded me why I so fucking hate this nonsense garbage time.
You play for medals. You play for difference points. Every point is important and then comes the garbage to let you waste your score.
It's pure nonsense to be forced to put a worse lineup on the court. If you play for a title or a 1st place in your group you will play your starters, not your bench.
I am not whining on today's match because other teams too had garbage but I consider it really an annoying and useless thing. The coach should be allowed to decide whether to have garbage or not.
Agreed.
I'd also, like to set players I know to be foul prone, to intentionally try and injure other teams' players too, while we're on the subject of realism and suspect sportsmanship kinda things like running up scores...