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Mmm...Kate Upton.
Is she supposed to be a nun? Time to start brushing up on my Latin..
Mmm...Kate Upton.
Ok,If we are sure Pop is gonna rest the big3 3 or 4 games before playoffs then they could rest Big3 all the game before playoffs.Why to play them??
We have 6 losses less than Lakers.If we aren't going to fight for the 1st seed the bench could secure the 2nd seed. CLeveland at home it's a win. Warriors at Oakland should be a win like yesterday so we lose 5 at worst and we have the 2nd seed anyway.
If we are not going to fight for the 1st seed then Pop should play to win only 2 games.
Tonight is a playoff game. Pop needs to treat it that way too. You can rest the big 3 against Sacramento. If we go 0-3 against the Lakers in April what do you think will go through the players minds when we face them in the playoffs?
Five quick takes: Can we expect another full roster Tuesday against Lakers?
“Pop made the call and it was the right call,” Duncan said about his extended rest Monday night. “Obviously we have three (games) in three days. We want to keep our energy up as much as possible and hopefully be able to play in every one of these games.”
And even after playing only 11:18 in Monday’s game, Duncan said it still might be a stretch to convince Popovich to let him play in both of the next two games.
“They aren’t expecting us to play in all three games in a row,” Duncan said. “It would wear us down too much. But hopefully, logging these minutes and keeping them down can help us in the next two.”
Would us beating LA without our big 3 do psychological damage to the Lakers?
Maybe?
No kidding!!
Hmmmm. Valid point. Your persuasive argument has made me change my stance.
The suspense is killing me right now.
The only way to tell if you're playing well is by going against playoff compe ion. Games against the Warriors tell you nothing.
vbookie on whether the big three rest? lol
Game is still on the board in Vegas, Spurs currently favored by 3 (down from 3.5 morning line). So no news, assumption is a full roster is playing.
Play it safe.Tank Lakers game and play at full vs Kings.
If we go all out and still lose tonight in LA.We will also lose to Kings tomorrow with big 3 resting.I expect Stephen Jackson to get DNP tonight.
To complicate the tanking matters, I think it's safe to say the Clippers want to finish in OKC's bracket. If they do, their chances of making to the WCF are actually pretty decent. Ditto for the Lakers if they get in the Spurs side of the bracket. The Spurs want to avoid the Lakers. OKC wants to get the Lakers.
I certainly understand Pop's logic if he does indeed to rest the big three tonight. But at the same time, I feel like Pop at least needs to see how his team matches up with a team they may very well see in the second round.
And with only seven games left in the regular season(including this one) Pop should be thinking about setting a playoff rotation and building some cohesiveness. And judging by the Clippers' remaining schedule I think it's very likely that they remain the fourth seed
I dont believe in all this "Spurs want to avoid the Lakers" blah blah blah, The Spurs will be up to play any team, and I believe with the right lineups and healthy we definitely can beat the Lakers in a 7 game series with out a doubt. If the Spurs actually came to play last week when we played them and MWP and Barnes didnt go off and we won that game, we wouldnt be hearing any of this.
To complicate the tanking matters, I think it's safe to say the Clippers want to finish in OKC's bracket. If they do, their chances of making to the WCF are actually pretty decent. Ditto for the Lakers if they get in the Spurs side of the bracket. The Spurs want to avoid the Lakers. OKC wants to get the Lakers.
If Mike Brown is brazen enough to tank down to the 4 seed(assuming the Spurs finish in no. 1 seed) he'll most likely get Memphis in the first round.
I don't know about that. I don't think anyone wants to get the Lakers. It's not because they're that good, it's because no one wants to deal with one dominant big man, let alone two. It doesn't matter how well you think you're equipped to defend them, there's the matter of finishing inside on the other end, generally helping and rotating quite a bit, etc. It's a lot of work.To complicate the tanking matters, I think it's safe to say the Clippers want to finish in OKC's bracket. If they do, their chances of making to the WCF are actually pretty decent. Ditto for the Lakers if they get in the Spurs side of the bracket. The Spurs want to avoid the Lakers. OKC wants to get the Lakers.
As far as the big three playing tonight, I'd be surprised if they didn't. Even though they play them again in three days, I presume they'll want the opportunity to make amends from the past meeting as soon as possible. Plus, they barely played yesterday. Had they had to play even close to regular minutes, I'm sure he'd have sat them out though.
Not even going to sweat this crap. There's no point. Right, Coach Poopsies??
So as we stand this is the matchup advantage in the series:
Spurs>Clippers
Spurs>Thunder
Spurs>Grizz
Lakers>Spurs
Lakers>Clippers
Grizz>Lakers
Thunder>Lakers
Clippers>Thunder
Grizz>Clippers
Thunder=Grizz
I want the Lakers
First off Kate Upton!
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Secondly your priorities and Pop's priorities are very different. A Spurs team without their big 3 is not a compe ive lineup....so I can only assume this is what Pop's priorities really look like for the last 7 games:
1) Health
2) Health
3) Health
noway all 3 sit maybe 1 but not all3
Maybe, but why play around and run away instead of playing and getting ready for the playoffs? Tiago needs experience against them next to Duncan. we all know that Pop will do that on elimination game, why the not just start now?
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