I am trying to find where anybody wrote "equal" subbing and I cannot. Moreover, 12 minutes should be no problem, you are right. However, the playoffs consisted of 4 24 minute games, that was the point.

Had Yellow Jackets played their top 12 for the entire second half, and had they won-a very big if-I think Suffolk County would have likely ended their day. As it was, M&D did sub frequently, and the intensity of that opening round game still left them vulnerable to Suffolk County.