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joec32033
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Given the major discussions we have had on minutes, I want to read the room with a simple poll.

Which do you prefer...

Stay around the 5 seed while playing top players heavy minutes.
Stay at around play in level (8/9 seed) while normalizing minutes.
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joec32033
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1/18/2023  12:40 AM
Damn spell check....Martin can you change "5 speed" to "5 seed" in choice 1 please?
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Nalod
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1/18/2023  9:28 AM
You go with what got you there.
Caveat to that is do you play guys that will settle in? This is perhaps what some of you are getting at that want the team to play more guys and spread it out.
Not sure its ever this black and white. Injuries are a thing too and guys will play.
The blame game looks for “well, we would have won if we did not get so tired”. Maybe.
Or….
“If we won a few more games and played a lower seeded team we would have won……….”

At seasons end someone can lay claim to be the resident fan genius.
Reality is FO and coaches have to look in the mirror and think how sustainable is our post season and are we built for a contending run. Injuries happen in playoffs/finals. Gotta be there. Toronto I doubt beats GSW if Klay and Durant don’t break.
But they did.

fishmike
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1/18/2023  9:39 AM
I didnt see a 3rd option that said "whatever it takes to win games"
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1/18/2023  10:52 AM
We're building a culture, developing chemistry, and putting out an entertainment product. For those reasons, we have to make sure not to cut corners. Winning begets more winning, and the players who can accomplish that should be playing the heaviest minutes. Their success should rub off on those who seek more minutes and get them to elevate their games.
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1/18/2023  11:17 AM
fishmike wrote:I didnt see a 3rd option that said "whatever it takes to win games"

right

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1/18/2023  9:58 PM
I didn't see the option for run guys ragged, drop out of the play offs altogether
joec32033
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1/19/2023  3:09 AM
franco12 wrote:I didn't see the option for run guys ragged, drop out of the play offs altogether

Oh...sorry....the baseless predictions game is in another thread.

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fishmike
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1/19/2023  8:26 AM
joec32033 wrote:
franco12 wrote:I didn't see the option for run guys ragged, drop out of the play offs altogether

Oh...sorry....the baseless predictions game is in another thread.

that's good content!
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You have a choice on minutes....may the odds be ever in your favor

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