Pop doesn't need this game at all so why play his starters. Instead he's just giving more confidence to his bench against the team they'll likely play in the second round. Great coach and the league is so scared of him he'll always have a couple refs in his pocket as well. Hopefully we can finish this out.
Part of the reason our bench sucks and San Antonio's is so good is all about the system. Popovich's is the best in the league, McFail doesn't have one. Simple as that.
our bench will be our downfall this season. the starting 5 is worth paying whatever it takes to keep them together for the next 5 years. mchale has potential too. but the bench loses games. asik is worth keeping. if monty takes another step forward he's worth keeping in the rotation. but we need a better backup PG, SG, and SF. we need 1 big time scorer and 1 top notch wing defender off the bench. we'd be a 60 win team