Pop's decision to sit Manu in the third...

[mingus]

what say you?

[Manu20]

He has to rest during the game lol

[DontStopBelieving]

Pop coached a terrible game that might have cost us the entire season, but Manu was clearly burnt out in the 4th. I can't imagine how shitty he'd have been had he played the entire last 24 minutes xD

[suitedkings]

He was saving him for next year.

[Mal]

Manu had this run, he gave Spurs the lead. He could be tired after it. Pop gave Parker chance to continue this run, with pumped crowd, but Parker failed. Defense failed.

[Spurs Brazil]

He needed rest. Tony was supposed to take over, especially with Fisher on him but he didn't

[Richie]

He needed to rest at some point, the guy is 36, but Tony absolutly shit the bed when Manu went out. He was just awful

We were up 6 when Manu went out, and finished the quarter down 9. Just pathetic from Tony

[mingus]

Agreed. But I think the lead could've stretched to 12-15 had he stayed with the hot hand.

[NO LIMIT ARMY COMMANDER]

First half rotations killed them. The Spurs should have built a large lead as bad as their opponent was playing...and then Pop went with the shit lineup and the Spurs spent most of the game playing from behind.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

He took Manu out to rest him. He had taken Parker out of the game earlier since Manu was red hot but there's so much you can do. Parker was supposed to be the go-to guy in the 4th. He chocked.

[ALVAREZ6]

He played 38 minutes.

[suitedkings]

Shoulda rode the hot hand and put the game away entering the 4th

[CosmicCowboy]

manu was gassed and had to sit.

The rest of the guys didn't step up.

It is what it is.

[therealtruth]

I'm thinking we should have rested our guys in game 3. That worked during the season.

[T Park]

Despite what the church thinks he can't play 40
Mins.

The end of the game with his missed layups and shots proved it.

[mingus]

Manu may have or may have not missed those shots due to being tired. I don't know. Neither do you. I think had we stuck with him for a couple minutes longer though the lead could've ballooned to 12-15 points.

[baseline bum]

Not as bad as his idiotic substitutions in the first half.

[FkLA]

This loss and the two previous ones are on Tony not Pop. He played Bonner 1 minute and gave our big guns big minutes...he gave our guys the best possible chance to win. Parker shriveled up no way to spin it.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

The BENCH is to blame for losing the lead Manu gave them and digging a big hole to start the 4th. It's all on the bench. Manu had to rest at some point.