Depth on a basketball team is good, vital even, but as with so many other things in life, too much of a good thing can bring some bad things. That will be one of the primary challenges facing the Pacers the rest of the season.
They should hope so, anyway, because figuring out what to do with a surplus of capable bodies on the roster means their injury issues are minimal and their options maximized. Dealing with the potentially messy issues of playing time will simply have to be addressed as they go along.
"We have a number of guys who can play, and you can't play everybody," McMillan says, bringing the bottom line to the forefront.