Who said expect OT? I expect my coach not to bench all my starters for the majority of the OT. If they need a break replace one or two not 5. They should be randomly switched not all together.
I did not say bench them when I'm up 14 in the third. Give one or two a rest so i can always have a starter on the court and don't need them to only play as single units. Maybe you did not notice but the subbing pattern is more like hockey then basketball. I sometimes have all 5 subbed together instead of here and there. If they subbed a player now and then or did not always put my starters at the beginning of the first and third quarter then maybe my starters could have played in the first OT.
You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when youre sittin at the table. Therell be time enough for countin when the dealins done.