Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP (Post 9163163)

Then he's a smart dude.

Originally Posted by KC native (Post 9163158)

and ROFL @ the heat as well. Minimal substitutions for our bench guys and they take the heat down to the wire.

Originally Posted by SNR (Post 9163166)

Sure. It's a business. Popovich has the right to set the lineup as he sees fit.

And so does TNT. They can simply say, "**** you, Spurs. We're not televising your regular season shit anymore."

Because that's a business, too, and they have to make money just as much as the Spurs have to win in the playoffs.

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP (Post 9163131)

It's the entertainment business. It's different. Ticket packages are sold months in advance with the promo of "come see Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and the Spurs battle the Heat" and none of those three are even in the building. It's false advertising and charging premium price while delivering an inferior product.

Originally Posted by AdumbGuy (Post 9163187)

Yes, the heat are clearly a terrible team. It couldn't possibly be that they didn't take the spurs seriously for the entire game and then just decide to turn it on in the last few minutes.

Originally Posted by KC native (Post 9163181)

Yea, unfortunately he said it before the game. Since I know you're watching it, you shouldn't pretend it was an original thought.

Originally Posted by -King- (Post 9163193)

So? If one of those players had been traded or released a week or so ago, would this still be a big deal?

"The ad promo 2 months ago said that ____ was going to play! How dare they trade him!"

Like I said, just because the promos have the stars on their doesn't mean it's a guarantee they'll play.

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP (Post 9163201)

Injuries/trades/illness happen. The fact is all four of these guys are healthy and on the team and they didn't even travel to Miami. Conjecture about trades/injuries/etc. aren't applicable here.

Originally Posted by -King- (Post 9163204)

And resting older veterans happens.

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP (Post 9163210)

Danny Green is 25 years old and has played less than 100 career NBA games.

Originally Posted by KC native (Post 9163194)

Did I say they were terrible? It's hilarious that the best team in the East gets taken to the wire by our bench.

Originally Posted by AdumbGuy (Post 9163169)

It's a perfect analogy. You watch the heat to watch lebron, you don't go to watch them to see Norris cole. Lebron, right now, just took over the game. I'd like to have seen parker or ginobli counter, but am treated to Patty Mills.