Buck Harvey: Instead of the panic button, Popovich hits refresh
Buck Harvey
Richard Jefferson, the only starter left standing, came into the locker room before the game in a playful mood. He kicked a large, plastic exercise ball across the room at a couple of teammates.
Be careful not to hurt anyone else, someone kidded him.
“No one’s hurt,” he said, smiling. “They’re all faking.”
Then he kicked the ball again.
Jefferson was joking, naturally, but there was some truth in what he said. According to those who know, all of the Spurs could have suited up Monday if this had been the playoffs.
But Gregg Popovich weighed how effective they would have been, and what they had just gone through, and he made the kind of decision he’s made before.
In doing so, he relieved stress instead of adding to it.
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he dont give a anymore, about being subtle
