Variable Rest (Basic/Advanced)

As I've mentioned previously, I use the Basic/Advanced rest rule when I play the game. I'm just not a fan of Super-Advanced Playing Time Chart. To me it just seems like too much micro-managing of minutes for EVERY player in the game, and results in wasted time spent trying to figure out how many two-minute intervals everybody can play in each half.

On the other hand, using the Basic/Advanced game rest system can easily result in players getting way more minutes than they did in real life, especially if you're also using the Super-Advanced "Playing Safe" rule in your games. For example, you could easily get a player who averaged 34-minutes per game in real life averaging 40 to 42-minutes per game in your Strat basketball games.

So, I've come up with a simple method of better controlling playing time, which is kind of a happy medium between the Basic/Advanced and Super-Advanced game's rest rules. What I've come up with  is this:

Variable Rest 

Prior to the start of a game, roll a six-sided die for each player in the starting lineup. If the result of the die roll is 1-3 then use the player's original Rest rating for that game. If the result of the die roll is 4-6 then downgrade the player's Rest rating one level (2 to 6, 6 to 12, 12 to 18, and 18 to 24) for that game.

It is recommended that the Variable Rest rule be used only within a season replay, or when playing games that represent a regular season match-up between teams. When playing playoff or tournament games, you should use the original Basic/Advanced game rule as written, as this will allow the playing of extended minutes by starters, which you would normally see in playoff or tournament games.

I really like the unknown factor that this rule brings to my regular season match-ups; will Jayson Tatum be able to give the Celtics 36 minutes, or does he only have 30-minutes in the tank tonight?