The 10 roles

The perfect basketball team, the perfect 10 man rotation has 10 roles. Any team has 10 roles. It is like a play; each has a purpose, a function, and has the job of performing that function. When there's too much of a function piled up, the statistics become useless.

The 10 roles.

Shooter- someone who can give you 50% FG, 40% 3PT, and 90% FT, or close. Ray Allen comes to mind. Typically should start at the 2. Code: SH.

Scorer- someone who can score 30 PPG, and give you 50 at will. Allen Iverson comes to mind. Typically should start at the 3. Think Elgin Baylor or Dr. J. Code: SC.

Distributor- someone who can give you plenty of assists and less than 3 turnovers. Muggsy Bogues is the ultimate example. 89-90= 10.8 AST, 1.8 TO. Perfect. Doesn't have to shoot well. Typically starts at the 1. Code: DIST.

Guard-like- a forward who plays like a guard. Often, he'll give you a STL, or a 3, or more than 3 AST. Kevin Garnett comes to mind. Typically starts at the 4. Code: GL.

Banger- someone who gives you lots of rebounds and blocks, regardless of scoring or decent percentages. Shaquille O'Neal works well here. Typically starts at the 5. Code: BANG.

Instant offense- just add water. Someone who doesn't need a lot of minutes to score 10-15 pts. JR Smith is an example. Typically comes off the bench at the 2. Code: IO.

Forward-like- a guard who plays like a forward. Often, he'll give you 5 rebounds and 5 ast, a couple points or more, and possibly a block or a steal. Percentages are, again, discounted. Jason Kidd and Mike Miller come to mind. Kobe Bryant sort of fits the definition; then again, he's Kobe Bryant. He fits plenty of definitions. Typically comes off the bench at the 3 or the 1. Code: FL.

Variety show- someone who gives you a little bit of everything. 1 blk, 1 stl and 1 3PT guys are the perfect example. Shawn Marion doesn't come off the bench, but he does this well. Mostly comes off the bench at any position but the 5. Code: VS.

Defender- a hard-nosed, sometimes called "dirty" player who simply mans somebody up. Bruce Bowen comes to mind. Mostly comes off the bench at the 3, but sometimes at the 2. Code: DE.

Specialist- does one thing, and does it well. Chris Andersen is a block specialist. Trevor Ariza is a steal specialist. Comes off the bench at any position. Code: SP.

A perfect depth chart:
PG DIST/FL
SG SH/IO
SF SC/DE
PF GL/VS
C BANG/SP

So if you had a depth chart that looked like this:

PG Calderon/Ridnour
SG Allen/Smith
SF Anthony/Bowen
PF Garnett/Varejao
C Przybilla/Andersen

I would call your team "in good shape."