phincsfan wrote:FlyBono wrote:Rest the top 8
Tatum injury should justify the above
Garbage teams coming up, play the young guys maybe somebody emerges to help in the playoffs
It’s always a tough call because you don’t want to go into a series in either a funk or just plain cold. Al and Jrue are definite rest candidates, but you want your horses to go into that first series in a good groove. Best part of the playoffs - no more back to backs
Yeah, injuries happen all the time. If you're too afraid of freak injuries, sit them out half the season and just play them in the postseason. I'm more fearful of them dropping first two games at home due to rust than some random ankle twist that could sideline them for a week.
It's also important that the starting five play well heading into the playoffs since they will play the most minutes in the postseason. They haven't really found their groove together this season due to guys always being out. Give me at least three games where they all play together.
Unless they really need the rest, keep playing except for B2Bs. There's enough break between last day of regular season and start of first round. C's last game is April 13. Start of R1 is either April 19 or 20.
