Depth is for injuries

Any basketball needs depth. That is always a plus; but you need depth for foul trouble and injuries, not for fatigue. If you have the right combination of players, with all the timeouts that are in college basketball these days, players should be able to stay fresh with a minimum of substitution. The best players need to be on the floor the biggest part of the time, and they can be - unless they get hurt or get into foul trouble - and then you need depth.