Bulls have a short rotation as well. There's a season example of what I'm about to say.
Single game example? Ended the Heat's streak last night (33 is still strong
), WITHOUT Rose, Noah, and RIP.
Kind of screws up the 'We suck because of our short rotation' argument.
There are obviously other examples of successful teams that had to play through depleted rosters, and obviously there are multiple examples of teams that should have been better on paper but weren't because of short rotations.
All I'm saying is that I don't think that's the thing to focus on as far as placing blame.