Game 2 of the Spurs’ semi-finals series against the Rockets offered yet another example of why coaches are never to be trusted, ever, based on the answers they give to press conference questions. Gregg Popovich, a fine, honorable and conscientious man in most respects, is the exemplar of this. He was asked after Game 1’s blowout loss whether small-ball could be an adjustment in the offing to combat Houston’s run-and-gun offense and he replied that the Spurs hadn’t played small against the Rockets all season. Then, in his presser prior to Game 2, he started Pau Gasol in David Lee’s place and joked that he made that tweak mainly so reporters couldn’t accuse him of not having made any adjustments.
The Spurs need small-ball keep coming up big against the Rockets
