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If Ginobili was injured, that's one thing. But my question is this: why bother fighting so hard for an overtime victory if you're basically going to concede the game the following night by sitting all of your best players?
It's not like these back-to-backs are followed by two more the day after tomorrow or something. The Spurs, in fact, have five days until their next game -- a Sunday matinee against the Celtics. So what appears to have happened is, with Ginobili already sidelined, Popovich didn't think his team could win in Denver anyway, so he basically said "screw it," conceded the game, and gave his stars the night off.
Either way, it's not something that should be encouraged.
The Spurs may have looked at the schedule and penciled in a W at Golden State and an L in Denver anyway, and the fact that it took them overtime to accomplish the former may have increased the likelihood of the latter. But resting players for no legitimate reason, or for the feigned concern over keeping them fresh for the playoffs when we're only a little more than halfway into the season, is completely ridiculous.
Besides, what about the fans? What about all of those people that voted to have the game televised on NBATV? What about the two Spurs' fans that spent their life savings to see their team play in Denver, only to leave with tears streaming down their faces after the Spurs lost and their favorite players never checked into the game?
(I'm obviously kidding about the two Spurs fans -- we all know that there aren't any outside of San Antonio.)
Before you get on me for hating on the Spurs, remember: I was just as annoyed when the Suns were resting Shaq on back-to-backs earlier in the season.
The way the schedule is laid out for San Antonio this week, there was simply no excuse for resting Duncan and Parker in Denver. Unless of course, the two have some injuries that we're unaware of. And in that case, it might not have been a bad idea to start getting everyone used to the whole losing thing.
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