Yeah, this whole 'rest' thing really is being overdone nowadays, unless the Bulls were immune for some reason.
If Pop plays any of his starters long minutes, trying to get 41-0 you'll have a point. Giving guys some run is one thing. Pushing the old guys to secure a record is another. The last two games, especially, are second nights of B2B's.
Pop's done pretty well for himself. But if you feel that strongly, apply for his job. Or.... sit at home typing about how stupid he is. Your choice, really.
Giving an honest go at going undefeated at home is not mutually exclusive with 'pushing old guys'. The Spurs already have the best minutes management in the league, so you don't need to play Manu and Duncan 40 minutes in order to put out a compe ive team that can win. I'm just saying there's no reason to sit out Kawhin Aldridge etc. entirely, and I hope Pop doesn't.
And the argument above was not playing key guys in 'meaningless games'. This game against Toronto is a meaningless game.
I don't think you're that ignorant, which means you're just an argumentative mother er. I'm pretty sick of argumentative mother ers.
Guys need some run, to stay in game shape - and because you wouldn't want them going into the playoffs rusty. But the occasional night off helps keep the older guys' legs fresh. You disagree with any of that, so far?
If Pop is going to give guys a night off, the most likely time is the second night of a B2B. Any problems with that?
Tonight isn't the second night of a B2B, so he's giving them some run. Still with me?
The only thing you can't seem to grasp is that Pop just doesn't give a about 41-0 at home, and you think it's a really big deal. He'll play guys in the way that he thinks will best get them ready for the playoffs. Anything else is in your head.
Now, if you want to just keep being an argumentative mother er, go ahead and have the last word. I'm more than done with you.
You're getting vaginal over a message board. If you can't discuss a topic where others disagree with you, then shut the up.
That's why Kawhi was still shooting FTs in a meaningless game with 20 seconds left, I suppose.
He could have rested them anyways. All the regular season accolades and streak bull only matters to GS.
It's just playing the odds. You could buy a lottery your entire life & never win or you could hit the jackpot on your first purchase.
The rest isn't going to decrease the risk of injury by a significant margin but you are still decreasing the odd of getting injured.
Yup, so meaningless Kawhi and LMA played 40 minutes a piece. , when I said I wanted the Spurs to go for the record, I didn't even mean this far.
Which is why like I said, the starters shouldn't have played at all tonight, if that was their goal.
Honestly, they have two more home games left. You can balance rest AND going for 2 more home wins.
I think that tonight's game showed that the Spurs and Pop do care (at least a little) about the home record. Otherwise we would have seen more scrubs and less minutes by the main players. I for one am happy to see it. If this game meant nothing to the Spurs they wouldn't have played the players they played as much as they played them.
Both OKC/Worriers will be visiting SA on the second night of a back-to-back so it couldn't have been scripted any better. OKC might not even send their starters since it will be the final game of the season & they have nothing to play for other than homecourt in the Finals.
I would assume Pop plays everyone at home but mails in the road games especially the final game of the season Dallas. There is a 3 tough road game coming up so it will be interesting who Pop leaves at home since there will be two game at al ude (@Utah/@Denver) then the TNT game @ Oakland.
My guess is that he will send at least LMA/Kawhi to Utah since it will be after a 2 days rest (chance for a full-practice then letting the Big 3 rest) but then sends Kawhi/LMA home & lets the backups deal w/ the Oakland/Denver B2B. If he want to give the starters reps before the Worriers come to visit then the Denver game would be an ideal warmup/scrimmage game especially if he sees something in the Worriers game he wants to work on/try out right away in an actual game.
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HCA in the Finals could be a big enough deal to a team like that. Only thing is, they might be out of that race by then as they lose the tiebreaker outright to Cleveland and they're already a game behind.
Cavs don't seem to care since they have been resting LeBron which has resulted in a couple of losses & OKC rested Durant when the lost to the Pistons.
That being said, the @ Dallas game at the very end might be interesting. We might want to either win or lose that game to try and draw a specific opponent in the first round. Who would be the easiest matchup, assuming the Grizzlies don't fall off that hard?
In the final day of the season, the Rockets/Mavs games tip off at 5pm while the Grizz/Jazz/Blazers games tip off at 7:30pm. There could be a scenario where the Jazz want to avoid the Spurs (they have fared better against the Worriers) & tank against the Lakers who will most likely be going all out to win (rather than tank for ping-pongs) since it's will be Kirby's final game.
The Mavs will be the easiest matchup for the Spurs especially considering that Parsons is out for the season & Dirk has been ty against LMA/West. It will also be a short travel.
Pacific time zone? lol
I'm in SoCal so the BSPN scoreboard is all in Pacific time.
Explains it, lol.
Down goes Frazier, down goes Frazier. Pop will rest the Big 5 now Thursday
This is why you don't just piss games away by resting all the players with an ounce of talent in the same game.
Hoping for a Thursday rest and Sunday special...
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