Duncan sitting too much in the fourth?

[StoneBuddha]

Any one have some insights about why Duncan sat so long in the fourth quarter. I thoguht he was going to take a quick blow but he ended up not coming back til the 3:20(?) mark of the fourth quarter. He probably would've sat even a little longer if the Suns hadn't taken a timeout.

I understand resting him for some longer stretches early in the game, but it seemed like down the stretch he sat a little too long to determine the outcome of the game (in a very close game). Was it just a matter of Pop not wanting to let his minutes get away from him? He did log 36 minutes.

[duncan228]

I'm not sure.
He did lose some stamina in the 3rd, he's far from game shape and he had a of a game.

I'm going to wait for timvp's game thoughts, I'm sure he'll have the best insight.

[T Park]

Its December and you don't burn out your chise in a game that at the end of the year will mean as much as a November game vs the Clippers.