Pierce: I think the reason for the larger rotation has been the flaws that most of the players regularly exhibit. You can't trim the bigs rotation, or Salt would foul out and Reuter's buckets wouldn't be enough to offset some defensive liability. You can't only play Mamadi instead of one of them for similar reasons. If Perrantes and Wilkins are givens, that's 5 players right there.
On the wing, Hall is probably the most steady (when not picking up fouls like the Clemson game), so he's a sure thing. Shayok's new role in the starting lineup has shown he's the most viable scoring option not from Los Angeles and Thompson has absolutely done well enough on both ends of the court to make a positive contribution (and sometimes game-saving level play).