INDIANAPOLIS — There comes a point in most seasons, if not all of them, when you have to stop giving stock to the words relayed in a news conference.

Actions are like a screeching microphone. They drown out the words, often harshly and uncomfortably.

So even though Tom Thibodeau has lauded his team’s depth — interspersing two of his favorite phrases, “We have more than enough” and “I love our depth” — it’s clear he doesn’t actually believe that.

At least not yet.