I agree: that shortening the bench do have major disadvantages: a less engaged roster (especially, from the bottom 6) and the minute eaters will be prone to making a mistake (due to fatigue) at a crucial time of the game. As fans, we had seen this scenario play out season after season; and after the major roster tweaking this offseason the team seems to be built with more depth that Green can role all the lines consistently. Imo, the inability to protect a lead or close out games reflects on Greens flawed decisions making process at crucial points of the game (reminds of Montoyo & the Jays blowing games late) and it has cost the teams alot of points during these past few seasons.