They aren't going to shorten the season. Get over it. What they need to do is promote coaches to use their entire roster.

1) Extend the roster limit from 15 to 18 in the reg season. Playoffs from 12 to 15. More jobs but also diluted product.

2) Incentive for playing bench. Better record determines which team has home court advantage...but the team that plays their bench more during the reg season gets to choose the finals format of 2-2-1-1-1 vs 2-2-2-1 Or there could be other incentives.

3) Stop fining teams for resting players. Fans cry when they pay tons of money and don't get to see the best product but would you rather them on the injury list or sitting on the bench?