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Why Gregg Popovich benched Tim Duncan

Basketball Intelligence
May 18, 2013
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From Mike Prada at SBNation:

Why Gregg Popovich benched Tim Duncan

"How many coaches have the guts to sit a top-10 player of all time in a tight stretch of the fourth quarter of a closeout playoff game on the road? Gregg Popovich and ... well, who else?

"We know Popovich treats everyone the same on his roster, but his decision to plant Tim Duncan on the be…

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