Jscc
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This is simply incorrect, and Bickerstaff confirmed it postgame..
JBB said the plan was for the regular guys minutes through the third quarter and then get the bench guys minutes in the fourth.. He was directly asked if they were scoreboard watching and if they thought about altering their strategy to which he point blank said no and he wanted to stick to the plan coming into the game.. He also mentioned not altering their pre-game strategy as he was concerned that asking guys to go in the 4th when they had already cooled down was an injury risk that wasn’t worth risking..
It’s really not the conspiracy theory everyone is subscribing to..
They had their mind set on health over seeding and approached the game as such..
It’s easy to look back on it now as a decision that could have turned out better but also seeing CPJ go down in the 1st is a reminder for why they did what they did..
Okay, but why risk playing JA at all? If he goes down then this team is %$#&%@. Moreso than if DG went down again. Why not give those minutes to TT or Morris?