Mario Chalmers Proving His Best Role for Miami Heat Is as No. 1 Point Guard — bleacherreport.com

Ned Dishman/Getty Images Chalmers has been stellar as a starter and mediocre off the bench. So Miami is...bringing him off the bench? NBA players are human beings and, as such, they have feelings and egos and hangups much like the shorter people who watch them on television every night. For a handful of players, one of these hangups seems to be the starter/sixth-man distinction. While, prima facie, there wouldn’t seem to be much difference between coming off the bench and being out on the floor for the opening tip—so long as the basic role, minutes and scoring opportunities don’t change much—the change is meaningful for some guys.

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