Black star wrote:durden_tyler wrote:Black star wrote:Kerr spitting in the face of the basketball gods giving up in a playoff game before the 3rd quarter is even finished. I really hope this comes back to bite GS
It won’t. Risking injury to your stars in what is already a decided game is playing with fire.
Kerr is smart for this and Warriors are better off losing this insignificant game.
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In the current NBA a 25 point lead isn't an insurmountable one. Maybe it won't but I don't think they are so much better than the Rockets that they can afford to give away games
No one is saying the Rockets suck (say like a Grizz or Heat level). They are a worthy 2nd seed and will likely he just 3 or 4 underdogs the next game.
Still, this happens in all of sports— you lose sone games, you win some. At the end of the day, you need 4 wins, and the smarter teams can pick their spots unless you’re the Thunder, Cavs or Celtics where the advantage is just overwhelming.
My favorite comparison is always tennis.
A player is leading the set 5-3 (these are the Warriors with a 3-1 series lead) with a chance for a break point and win the set (and game).
The opponent is serving and raced to a 30-0 point lead. The player is good enough to try to comeback this point, but he knows he’s serving next. Will he try to full 100% here or the next game on his serve?
Either decision has risks and the Warriors tonight decided that putting their 40 year olds in danger is worse longterm (or the entirety of the series)
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If there is no basketball in heaven, i am not going.
