Laviolette saw enough from some of his other players to keep them on the bench.

"And you don't like to be kept on the bench here."

He kept a careful watch on the bench above him, wondering, waiting.

Scott kept him on the bench for about six minutes, until 7:37 remained in the second quarter.

He gets a leg injury during the season which keeps him on the bench.

That, he says, forced the coaches to keep him on the bench in close games.

Injuries kept Johnson on the bench for most of 1971-72, his last with the team.

Voters are asked whether they want to keep the judges on the bench.

He will keep his seat on the bench, government officials said.

In the 2006-07 season, Karimi was often kept on the bench.