Chansky’s Notebook: Addition by Subtraction Posted Mar 23, 2023 UNC may be getting closer to that coveted eight-man rotation. Among the problems over the recent basketball season was the Tar Heels’ inability to settle on the first three subs off the bench, which played less than 22 percent of their total 6,725 minutes, among the lowest in the country. The standard in college ball is a starting five and three top reserves. (Chapelboro.com)