With no Wemby and Cassell the Spurs won't beat the Thuggets with Jokic and Murray playing
Sure, but you're making a lot of assumptions there that aren't obvious.
The Spurs can beat them with one of them though. Steph went from sore knee to sore foot which tells me its BS injury report coming off his highest 5 game minutes played of his career.
Vic has a bone bruise, not some soft tissue strain/sprain that he could aggravate. Pain management, 1/2 the NFL plays 1/2 the season with bruised ribs, toradol can get rid of that pain w/o affecting his play.
Vic is 1-5 against Joker, with Joker average over 40ppg (40+ in 5 of those 6 games). I'd rather the best Defensive players get more reps against the best Offensive player pre-playoffs, then he can rest for a fucking week.
The more an elite defender sees a guy, the better his ability to handle that guy.
I really don't understand why you'll are so terrified of injuries. He could get injuried any minute he plays, that doesn't mean limit his minutes at all costs. Mitch seems to agree, Vic came back in tonight. He will get better defending Joker every minute he plays him, every single minute.
Put him out there and get him reps against the greatest offensive force since at least Wilt. Or don't bitch when Nugs clubber the Spurs 4-1 with Joker averaging 45 a game because bone bruise/fear.
Vic won't get better at defending Jokis watching from the bench, but he prolly will get better playing another 20+ min against him.
This is a prime sparring opportunity, you can't replicate what Joker does, there's no way to practice for what he does, you can only get reps against him. Don't miss those reps that up out of fear.
. They're going to get another good player regardless, I just don't want it to be one of the top-4 prospects. It prob will though knowing the NBA.
