Should Pop play the big 3 limited minutes for Game 1?

[Brazil]

With all the rust, a loss in game 1 is pretty much a given.

Why not surprise the Heat with bringing the big 3 off the bench two, three minutes per quarter ? Our bench almost defeated the Heat in their house with no big 3 at all maybe we can pull a win like that.

It's all benefits tbh, more rest, less injury risks, same outcome...let's get ready for game 2.

[TampaDude]

Pop should just leave them in SA to to rest up for Game 3.

[racm]

No. Do you want the Spurs to go into Game 2 demoralized?

They've waited nine days and are licking their chops. They'll have more than enough rest.

[100%duncan]

Over under how many posters will take this bait?

[Spur|n|Austin]

Jesus no.. Sorry Brazil, but that's just a horrible idea/thought. If anything we need to come out firing on all cylinders, winning a game in Miami is CRUCIAL, imo.


Over under how many posters will take this bait?

Shit.. me. I hope he's kidding :lol

[DOS CHAINZ]

Start Joseph, Neal, TMac, Blair & Bonner!!! DO IT POP!!!

[spurspokesman]

Over under how many posters will take this bait? 7 out of 10 tbh

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

With all the rust, a loss in game 1 is pretty much a given.



What kind of losing coaching mentality is this? You're just going to act like a defeat in a game in a best-of-7-series is affordable, no big deal?

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

By the way, take Pacers-Heat as an example of how a loss in Game 1 can ultimately define or determine the entire series outcome.

[Russo21]

We're gonna go in there and sneak away with 2 road wins ;) don't fucken worry about that

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

9 days of rest in between playoff series, and someone wants the Spurs to play the Big 3 for limited minutes only, for the sake of more rest and less injury risk?

Really?

[Spur|n|Austin]

9 days of rest in between playoff series, and someone wants the Spurs to play the Big 3 for limited minutes only, for the sake of more rest and less injury risk?

Really?

:lol

[Homeland Security]

I think a loss in this series is pretty much a given what with the long layoff followed by a compressed schedule, so if I were Pop I'd hold out the Big 3 for the whole series in order to get more rest for the 2013-14 season. They're going to need that rest after a long playoff run to the Finals.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

I think a loss in this series is pretty much a given what with the long layoff followed by a compressed schedule, so if I were Pop I'd hold out the Big 3 for the whole series in order to get more rest for the 2013-14 season. They're going to need that rest after a long playoff run to the Finals.

Wizards fans know winning strategies :lol

[jhfenton]

It almost worked in November. Just play the bench for 3 quarters and then bring the starters in for crunch time.

[Prime Time]

Hell No! In the past 10 Finals, 8/10 teams who won game 1 won the series. Mavs/Heat 06 and 11 being the exceptions

[dbreiden83080]

Tim should average no more than 25 MPG in this series.. We have next year to think about..

[mudyez]

we shouldn't play them at all. need to be healthy once the season starts.

and we will win the series anyway!

[Dex]

Pop should rest the players just enough so that they aren't gassed come the fourth quarter. No more, no less.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

At this stage in their careers - on the verge of retirement - I think an all-out strategy is needed. Maximum output and effort. Next season is next season's concern. This is very possibly the Big 3's last real chance to win another championship.

[manufan10]

:lol

[Brazil]

Over under how many posters will take this bait?

shhh

[vander]

tbh spurs can't win the series without winning Game 1. 9 days vs game-planning vs. 2 days, if they can't win game 1, it's heat in 6

[boutons_deux]

whatever it takes to come back to SA with HCA for 3 home games, Just Do It

[boutons_deux]

Game 1

Game 1 is always a home game for the higher seed. The home team has won 76.05% of these games. This nearly matches the overall home winning percentage of the higher seed (75.95%).

Game 2

Like Game 1, Game 2 is always a home game for the higher seed. Two possible game 2's exist - the 0-1 game (with the lower seed having won the first game) and the 1-0 game (with the favorite winning the first game).

If the underdog had won the first game, the second game is won by the favorite 79.38% of the time. If the favorite won the first game, the favorite goes up 2-0 73.7% of the time.

This means that favorite more often wins game 2 if they first lost game 1. The combination of the complacency of the underdog, already having snatched home-court advantage back and the desperation of the favorite at the prospect of getting into a two game hole before going into enemy territory leads to a significant increase in home winning percentage.

Overall after game 2 56% of series have seen the favorite up 2-0, 39% tied 1-1, and 5% have the underdog cleaning up in the favorite's house, up two games to none over the favorite.

http://www.statdance.com/2012/07/nba-playoff-winning-percentages-by-game.html

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

I foresee a 2004 Pistons-Lakers kind of series.

Spurs will be the underdog, but will surprisingly cruise to lopsided wins over Miami.


Spurs in 5.

[lefty]

Im glad Brazil is not coaching the Spurs

[Brazil]

Im glad Brazil is not coaching the Spurs

:lol

I was not fishing guys like you Lefty... I'm disappointed tbh

[Aztecfan03]

With all the rust, a loss in game 1 is pretty much a given.

Why not surprise the Heat with bringing the big 3 off the bench two, three minutes per quarter ? Our bench almost defeated the Heat in their house with no big 3 at all maybe we can pull a win like that.

It's all benefits tbh, more rest, less injury risks, same outcome...let's get ready for game 2.

So you want them to still be rusty in game 2?

[ElNono]

:lol good job Brazil

[Captivus]

Spurs will sweep!!!

[hooperflash]

Come and Get It! :hungry:
http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4646/7sohhoh1dyssr3ofg.jpg?size_id=4

[Brazil]

So you want them to still be rusty in game 2?

not rusty they will play a healthy 10 mn just the necessary to get back into game shape

[mando6599]

With all the rust, a loss in game 1 is pretty much a given.

Why not surprise the Heat with bringing the big 3 off the bench two, three minutes per quarter ? Our bench almost defeated the Heat in their house with no big 3 at all maybe we can pull a win like that.

It's all benefits tbh, more rest, less injury risks, same outcome...let's get ready for game 2.

No offense, but that's gotta be the dumbest thing I've read in a while. Really? REALLY?? I think we actually have a better chance of winning game 1 than game 2, but you're willing to "risk" not getting injuries for the chance at being ready for game 2? And how does NOT playing our Big 3 and starters get off the "rust"?
Our bench hasn't even played like that game in November in many weeks! You're talking Patty, Nando, Bonner, Blair, and now Baynes, who's not even played the Heat at all, ever, to "compete" with the Heat? On top of all this nonsense, Stern would then fine the Spurs the O'Brien Trophy itself! He would just declare the Heat the de facto champion by default! Malarkey! I call your bluff! You have to be joking, right?

mando

[Budkin]

:tu

[timtonymanu]

How about not play them? We almost beat Miami the first time, tbh.

[dbreiden83080]

Lebron said he is 50 times the player today he was in 2007..

So maybe the Heat come out flat and disinterested on Thursday....

[Brazil]

No offense, but that's gotta be the dumbest thing I've read in a while. Really? REALLY?? I think we actually have a better chance of winning game 1 than game 2, but you're willing to "risk" not getting injuries for the chance at being ready for game 2? And how does NOT playing our Big 3 and starters get off the "rust"?
Our bench hasn't even played like that game in November in many weeks! You're talking Patty, Nando, Bonner, Blair, and now Baynes, who's not even played the Heat at all, ever, to "compete" with the Heat? On top of all this nonsense, Stern would then fine the Spurs the O'Brien Trophy itself! He would just declare the Heat the de facto champion by default! Malarkey! I call your bluff! You have to be joking, right?

mando

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:lol

[ElNono]

:madrun :elephant :madrun :elephant :madrun :elephant :madrun :elephant :madrun :elephant

[CosmicCowboy]

Lebron said he is 50 times the player today he was in 2007..

So maybe the Heat come out flat and disinterested on Thursday....

LMAO

Still remember him mailing it in for game 4.

[gnsf0946]

No offense, but that's gotta be the dumbest thing I've read in a while. Really? REALLY?? I think we actually have a better chance of winning game 1 than game 2, but you're willing to "risk" not getting injuries for the chance at being ready for game 2? And how does NOT playing our Big 3 and starters get off the "rust"?
Our bench hasn't even played like that game in November in many weeks! You're talking Patty, Nando, Bonner, Blair, and now Baynes, who's not even played the Heat at all, ever, to "compete" with the Heat? On top of all this nonsense, Stern would then fine the Spurs the O'Brien Trophy itself! He would just declare the Heat the de facto champion by default! Malarkey! I call your bluff! You have to be joking, right?

mando
:lmao:lmao

[Bobby Peru]

only chance spurs have is if Lebron is hurt.

Heat in 5

[Brazil]

Bobby Peru :lol

[m33p0]

What kind of losing coaching mentality is this? You're just going to act like a defeat in a game in a best-of-7-series is affordable, no big deal?


By the way, take Pacers-Heat as an example of how a loss in Game 1 can ultimately define or determine the entire series outcome.


9 days of rest in between playoff series, and someone wants the Spurs to play the Big 3 for limited minutes only, for the sake of more rest and less injury risk?

Really?

hook, line and sinker.

[Splits]

IMO I would say since there are 3 days off between games 1 & 2 you play all the big 3 in those two games and try to steal one on the road. Since there's only 2 games off between the next 3 games and one of those days is a travel day, play Duncan & TP in game 3, TP & Manu in game 4, and Duncan & Manu game 5 (if necessary) to give each of them some rest. If it goes back to Miami (highly doubtable, we'd probably sweep with this strategy) then you probably play all the big 3 in games 6 & 7 since it is, after all, the Finals, tbh.

[Marcus Bryant]

Play to win you effing communist.

[cutewizard]

By the way, can Aaron Baynes play in the Finals??

just asking

[Splits]

By the way, can Aaron Baynes play in the Finals??

just asking

Can? Yes. Will? No.

[cheguevara]

By the way, can Aaron Baynes play in the Finals??

just asking


Play to win you effing communist.

[timmy2003]

Spurs need to take game 1

[Splits]

Spurs need to take game 1

Quality contribution, going to go read your other 3 posts, brb.

[timmy2003]

Quality contribution, going to go read your other 3 posts, brb.
I'm an international fan and have been following Spurs for more than 10 years dude

[Brazil]

I'm an international fan and have been following Spurs for more than 10 years dude

are you from China ? :blah

[mudyez]

There is a reason Miami won game 3-5-7 (+game 1). They are good at responding to bad press and everybody counting them out. But it also works the other way around with them loosing when the hype is on.

That said we need to get game 1, as it doesn't help them to win the even numbered games.

[moisaenz]

POP should play a joke on stern and sit down the big 3 in the first minute.

[timmy2003]

are you from China ? :blah
Very close. one of the neighboring coutries. good try

[Brazil]

Very close. one of the neighboring coutries. good try

Knew it tbh :lol

[Calispursfan11]

Wow, everyone up in here emo "no homo".