Last week, Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs said that head coach Gregg Popovich would, in all likelihood, rest the Spurs’ starters in the team’s remaining 2 games against the Golden State Warriors. However, after last night’s game vs. the Utah Jazz –in which Popovich played everybody– Parker has changed his tune. From Michael C. Wright of ESPN:
Parker expected Popovich might rest key players in Monday’s 88-86 win over the Utah Jazz, but Popovich utilized the majority of the roster, with five players — Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge, Manu Ginobili and Kyle Anderson — scoring in double figures. That led Parker to expect the entire group would play Thursday night at Golden State.
The teams meet again the following Sunday.
“I think we’ll play,” Parker said. “Utah, I thought he was going to rest everybody. But we played Utah, so I don’t see any reason we’re not playing Golden State.”
I, along with every fan of the NBA, desperately hope that Popovich pulls out all the stops against the Warriors. A Spurs-Warriors game is unmissable when everybody plays, and we could be treated to two of them in four days. Plus, the Spurs will be trying to prevent Golden State from breaking the 72-win record.
