Could the time Russ and KD missed, have made the Okc bench stronger?

[Purch]

A lot of times we see in sports, that when players are giving the opportunity to step into a larger role for a period of time, they become more reliable when going back to a bench role

[navy]

The experience is certainly good. Plus Scott Brooks can see what the limits of everyones abilities are.

Only problem is that they might not be as good as they appears when expectations return.