Pop went on a rant after game 2 on how he felt the team doesn't think/believe they can win without Kawhi. I believe Pop is the one who feels they can't win without Kawhi and has given up. We all know a compe ive player like Kawhi always wants to play whether he's 100% or not and if Pop truly feels he is injured to the point were another sprain can cause lasting damage then yes you sit him obviously. But correct me if I wrong but didn't Kawhi want to play game 3 but Pop was the one who made the final decision? If Kawhi feels that he can play and contribute then I think you play him and give him and the team the opportunity to try and crawl back into this series. I guess this is a situation were the players have to trust the coaching staff after all I truly believe they do care more about the health of the players (which they have shown on several occasions) more than winning, which isn't a bad thing at all. I just feel in this case Pop has given up.

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