Nate McMillan did what he had to do against the New Orleans Pelicans. He opted to split the ill-fitting Kevin Seraphin-Al Jefferson tandem by staggering the minutes of the former with Myles Turner and the latter with Thaddeus Young.
Separating the two plodders, both of whom have struggled mightily to cover opposing stretch shooters, has been overdue. Per NBA Wowy, opponents have racked up an eye-popping 117.4 points per 100 possessions in the 68 minutes Seraphin and Jefferson have spent on the floor together.
No rotation tweak made to this 15-man roster, as replete with redundancy as it has been limited by injury, can be accomplished without precipitating another problem equally as much in need of a quick fix.