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This is the playoffs you never try to lose any game.
There is no tanking in playoffs. And new players get their chance only when something goes wrong - it wouldn't surprise if Del Negro starts making some changes in the Clippers rotation for game 4.
Pop tanked some regular season games in previous seasons, which was a mistake as it broke the momentum and the Spurs didn't even SPAM as usual.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Tbh . . .
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This is the playoffs you never try to lose any game.
Throw a playoff game and risk injuries in the next game? I'd never forgive Pop or any other coach who would do something so dumb.
We won a close game @LAC with Joey Crawford reffing this year. I actually think that if anything he's in pro-Timmy mode nowadays, can still be hilariously bad don't get be wrong, but biased against us I'm not sure.
Not really, the way the series has been going if he plays the second unit a lot we're getting blow out.
As a legend in his own mind once opined...
Win Now. Worry Later.
If Pop doesn't give these minutes to the Big 3 and the Spurs lose, I'd consider it a covert forfeit:
Tony Parker - 38 minutes
Tim Duncan - 35 minutes
Manu Ginobili - 30 minutes
Any less than that and Pop didn't coach full bore.
I think Pop may use the bench much more in the 1st half.
But I don't think Pop would purposely throw a game in the playoffs. Everything he's done in the regular season was leading up to the playoffs. Why throw it away. Don't give life to a dying dog, it can still bite you.
Playoffs is all about taking care of business. If we can finish them off tonight, we should.
This topic occured 3 years ago when the Colts benched Payton Manning against the Jets to "avoid" going undefeated.
Guess what happened to that team at the end of the season?
I refuse to believe Pop would ever tank a ing playoff game.
No way, and it makes zero sense. After the heart the Spurs players showed coming back from down big in game 3, he wants to throw Game 4 to see how the Spurs "bounce back?" They already showed how they handle their business in Game 3.
If this was anyone but Timvp posting I'd assume troll and. I sincerely hope you are wrong about Pop's psyche concerning this.
35 is too much for Tim and the way Manu has been playing not sure giving him 30 is really trying to win.
Would never throw a game in the playoffs. An extra 48 minutes is an extra 48 minutes risking an injury that could end all le hopes.
Clippers are going to lay down early and take their beating.
This game is over by the half.
Being down 24 should be a wakeup call, regardless of the win, for this team, and should give Pop whatever he needs to get his players' attention.
Why should he go covert?
he never has before, has he?
^ this, methinks
So when exactly is the earliest the WCFs could start? Friday or Saturday?
Well, if we close out the Clippers tonight, and the Thunder close out the Lakers tomorrow night, the WCF could theoretically start as early as Wednesday, but I'm thinking Thursday at the earliest.
May 28-29 -- Conference Finals begin (possible move up to May 26 or 27)
http://www.nba.com/news/key-dates/index.html
So it looks like earliest possible is Saturday.
People predicting the Clips will roll over are probably the sames ones who said they'd get blown out in game 7 at Memphis. That's why they play the games.
There is no way in Pop wouldn't go for the sweep... that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard...
timp should have used his John Carroll screen name for this one.
Pop with hack a jordan in the first. Tells me he wants to win this game.
Exactly! That would be the dumbest thing ever!You never never throw a playoff game.
Let's watch the Spurs make more History.
Couldn't the Western Conference Finals start on Wednesday? Game 5 of the OKC-LAL series is tomorrow. If OKC closes out, then the series could start two days later.
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