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Pop was intent on resting them regardless of who they play next. denver is a bad place to play in.
With the move tonight, do you think it will be a sign of problems if the Spurs lay a complete egg versus Boston on Sunday? How do you think this rest will effect the team; will they be fresh? Will they be rusty? Does Pop deserve criticism if they lose badly to Boston?
Pop was intent on resting them regardless of who they play next. denver is a bad place to play in.
As long as the Spurs don't get bullied around in the paint, they should be fine.
No I am saying, if you are going to rest players, does it make the next game almost a must win in order to justify it?
you cant play a must win game in february, so no.
I said almost a must win. Just seems like if the Spurs come out and lay an egg, that this decision will be scrutinized. I for one do not really mind the decision. I do not like it, but do not mind it.
No.
No to everything? You do not think they will be well rested and you think they won't be rusty?
yes this upcoming game is very crucial. You make a coward move by throwing away a very winnable game against a Conference rival to rest the starters for the 'big boy' in the East.
not so much an egg, just protecting against injury. We own Denver. that blow out at home earlier this season was a fluke I tell ya.
I do not really care about Denver. I am saying if the guys are rested and you take an L, do they need to come out ready to play against Boston?
We really don't have anyone that can match the physicality of the Celtics for an extended period of time. Timmy can't play 48 minutes straight and KT is great in spurts but not very mobile. I think that a win in Boston will be based on energy and outside shooting...
I still don't understand how anyone can be upset with Pop's decision tonight -he obviously knew he needed to rest the Big 3. Why not let your bench players compete against the 3rd place team in the West? It was a win - win situation and the benefit was that our bench competed. If we're depending on one regular season game or a tie breaker with Denver to determine the outcome of our season, we have bigger problems than Pop resting our Big 3 for one game. Pop's been known to keep games tight in the past to make his team more compe ive. I can't argue with his results or his philosophy.
if they get the 'Dallas special' it'll be a huge embarrassment.
they better be. and you can bet the Spurs have their date with Boston circled in red.
Do you think it would have been wiser if Pop let the Big 4 rest yesterday and let the bench play an inferior team, thus improving their odds of pulling off an upset? Then have the guys with a full days rest playing against Denver and not handing the 3rd place team a W? Just some questions, no malice in my intent.
I guarantee that Pop didn't plan on this decision until after the OT last night. The Warriors presented an opportunity for Manu to continue his progress against a poor defensive team, but his injury was not expected -neither was TP or TD's minutes. Pop's taking care of his players and for anyone to suggest that he's throwing a game for lack of compe ion or arrogance is just ignorant.
IMO, Pop wants to make sure that the team can play with good energy to get a good solid measurement.
You do not think that Pop would have done this anyways? I highly doubt the extra 5 minutes played into his decision.
Could you imagine if you had big money on this game and picked the Spurs? I'd probably get a heart attack
if we lay an egg vs. Boston, I'll accept the complaints from all the vaginas on this board..
This clearly makes the Boston game more important than it would have been otherwise. The Spurs just gave up a game in the standings and are in danger of dropping two in a row. The only defensible reason to rest the Big 3 in that game is to be able to put forth a winning effort against Boston. If they lay an egg they are in serious trouble.
This is not a complaint thread (not my intention) it is to try and ask questions about the strategy. To make logical assumptions for both sides and try to see why this was put into place. The why is more important than the result right now.
To be honest, I don't expect the Spurs to win in Boston. Odd timing for resting the big 3 as a loss in Boston would make it two losses in a row and might start an avalanche.
Sunday's game is in Boston in the morning (at least for the Spur players going to that time zone). It's going to be a very hard game to win.
That said, I'm hoping the Spurs blow out the Celtics by 20.
I do not think in anyway losing 2 in a row would cause a land slide. The Spurs are clearly the second best team in the west and they still have room to grow. This loss, nor a boston loss would effect them.
It would raise questions about the strategy however. Not that it cost the Spurs anything, but was it really necessary for any reason? Did it really have an attributable impact? Is it measurable?
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