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Long article "Ball don't Lie" on Yahoo sports about it.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ba...6650--nba.html
Last year for one of the B2B2B, pop rested one of the big 3 for each of the 3 games and we won the 3 IIRC
Why not rest one of the big 3 for each of our 3 previous games? It was 3 bad teams anyway
It's just to send a message
Long article "Ball don't Lie" on Yahoo sports about it.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ba...6650--nba.html
ur comparing automatic wins to games u dont have a chancein winning
why field weak teams against fodder teams, when the winning is there for the taking, then looking at a LOSS
Plan is for a big night with friends at Twin Peaks and was really looking forward to it. Now it just seems a waste of time and money. Wish Pop had announced it a couple of days ago.
I guess he shipped them home before the announcement so Stern couldn't order him to play them.
I remember that stretch. I think the big difference is that Pop needed wins at that time, and at 13-3, he has no such pressure at this time. Plus, with Leonard & Jack out and the scheduling difference between two teams, this game would be a likely loss anyways.
Also, another big plus from this is that, doing this gives the rest of players a chance to show what they are making of. If we play big 3, by default we would have to try to win and the subs can not play much until garbage time. Now they are all free to play meaning minutes.
Yeah, the last time they played "without any pressure" the Blazers beat them by about 40 in last season's Pop's annual tank job. The real question is, why didn't Pop tank last night's game instead of this one? Does he want to give the Heat false hope?
Do you think they at least got a beverage credit for the cheap flight home? lolThey sent them home on Southwest.
be honest to yourself spursfan. It's not like Spurs were gona win in Miami, even at full strength
Pop just doing what he does best, avoiding bandwagon spurs fan from jumping the bus until about 2nd or 3rd round of the playoffs
Might be wishful thinking... but it'd be awesome if the spurs could keep the game compe ive and possibly pull out a win... talk about a big FU to the league
It wouldn't be false hope tbh.
be honest to yourself spursfan. It's not like Spurs were gona win in Miami, even at full strength
Pop just doing what he does best, avoiding bandwagon spurs fan from jumping the bus until about 2nd or 3rd round of the playoffs
How could you be a Spurs fan and not think they have a chance to beat Miami at Miami at full strength?
oh there's always a chance. But let's face it, it's slim to none. This team cannot even keep up with the Clippers.
Well, I'm sure the Heat will know they didn't beat the REAL Spurs team after tonight but maybe Pop thinks he's affecting them psychologically? I dunno...The Pop works in mysterious ways.
Sure, but why play on the league's terms? Why accept a top team getting 4 days of rest before a nationally televised game while the other team gets 0? This is Pop's moral crusade, and it has the advantage of preventing Miami from developing a consistent plan of attack against the spurs in case a finals matchup were to occur.
Im sure this will sit well with david stern and the referees come playoff time
Agreed. Just wanted to see what kind of man you were. Proceed.
Stephen A. Smith gets it.
I wonder if Pop will get a warning for flopping.
Ok, but again, why not tank last night's game against an inferior opponent instead of tonight? Same point would've been accomplished PLUS the chance to measure your team with BIG 3 intact against the defending champs? Oh, and before looking ahead to the Finals, Pop has to worry about getting past the Thunder, Grizzlies, the last two teams to take us out of the playoffs the past two years.
I would have liked to see this. The reason it did not happen is because it would have looked much worse if we somehow lost last night. Even with our big3+Green on an extra day of rest, we are still a heavy underdog without a SF. Gotta take the wins when we can get them, ecspecially this early in the season.
Stern's gna be pissed. I can imagine the following.
[Stern calls lead Ref before tipoff]
Ref: o?
Stern: Sweep the leg
Its pop maximizing our win/loss. If we tanked Orlando, there's a solid chance we lose. And even a rested Spurs team minus Kawhi or Jax has a pretty good shot at losing IN miami. Rather than taking a potential 2 losses, we are throwing away the game most likely to lose anyway
Hope the ref doesn't try anything on Bonner. Dude is indestructible.
And Pop wonders why his team gets punk'd in the playoffs. Not a good idea to mess with the basketball gods.
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