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Josh McRoberts (coach's decision) didn't see the court in Sunday's 98-81 win over the Knicks.

McRoberts (coach's decision) didn't see the court in Sunday's 98-81 win over the Knicks.

Analysis:

The addition of Joe Johnson was expected to result in declining minutes for all of the Heat's wing players, but coach Erik Spoelstra instead opted to just run a shorter rotation of eight men. That resulted in both McRoberts and Gerald Green staying on the bench the whole night, despite both players having seen double-digit minutes in the previous contest Saturday against the Celtics. McRoberts would seem to have a better chance to reenter the rotation in the future than Green given the shallower talent pool the Heat have in the frontcourt, but it will be tough for McRoberts to find meaningful court time while he ranks fourth in the rotation behind Hassan Whiteside, Amar'e Stoudmire, and Luol Deng.

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