Spurs Brazil
05-21-2008, 03:17 PM
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Tom Orsborn: Spurs say they're rested
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The Spurs continue to downplay the theory that their travel nightmare in New Orleans has zapped them of energy.
"They should be no more tired than if it was a regular-season game," coach Gregg Popovich said after a one-hour shootaround at Santa Monica High School. "We stayed on the plane — big deal. There are all kinds of things that go on in the season that you wish didn't, where you could be fresher. But we had all day yesterday to rest and all day today, so no excuses."
Still, Popovich said he is considering expanding his rotation to counter the ill-effects from Tuesday's bizarre travel day.
"That could happen," Popovich said of the possibility of expanding the rotation. "You try to win the game with whatever it takes. Use the seat of your pants, that's usually your best guide. If you make decisions ahead of time, they don't usually work."
The Spurs spent seven hours on a tarmac in New Orleans after their charter was found to have mechanical problems. The Spurs boarded a new plane that flew in from Minneapolis at 6:30 a.m. and arrived in Los Angeles a few hours later.
All told, they spent 11 hours inside a plane.
"I am a little tired, no secret," Manu Ginobili said. "But I would be tired even if we didn't have problems with the plane."
Ginobili said he got maybe 20 minutes of sleep while the plane sat on the tarmac.
"I watched movies, read, talked — everything you can do for seven hours," Ginobili said. "But I slept after we took off from New Orleans."
Tom Orsborn: Spurs say they're rested
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The Spurs continue to downplay the theory that their travel nightmare in New Orleans has zapped them of energy.
"They should be no more tired than if it was a regular-season game," coach Gregg Popovich said after a one-hour shootaround at Santa Monica High School. "We stayed on the plane — big deal. There are all kinds of things that go on in the season that you wish didn't, where you could be fresher. But we had all day yesterday to rest and all day today, so no excuses."
Still, Popovich said he is considering expanding his rotation to counter the ill-effects from Tuesday's bizarre travel day.
"That could happen," Popovich said of the possibility of expanding the rotation. "You try to win the game with whatever it takes. Use the seat of your pants, that's usually your best guide. If you make decisions ahead of time, they don't usually work."
The Spurs spent seven hours on a tarmac in New Orleans after their charter was found to have mechanical problems. The Spurs boarded a new plane that flew in from Minneapolis at 6:30 a.m. and arrived in Los Angeles a few hours later.
All told, they spent 11 hours inside a plane.
"I am a little tired, no secret," Manu Ginobili said. "But I would be tired even if we didn't have problems with the plane."
Ginobili said he got maybe 20 minutes of sleep while the plane sat on the tarmac.
"I watched movies, read, talked — everything you can do for seven hours," Ginobili said. "But I slept after we took off from New Orleans."