Stress Reaction and Right Quad Tendonisis

I really feel that the Spurs are inventing injuries so that they can give Manu and Tim some much needed rest. The Spurs know that there is only one team in the West that can give them trouble, the Lakers. They also know that if they are missing one of their big three due to injury, they will not have a chance at winning the title. The Spurs are currently 8 games behind the Lakers, so home court advantage is an impossibility at this point. So what is the motivation to win games right now? The honest answer is that there really is no motivation, and the Gregg Popovich knows this. So the Spurs are diagnosing Tim and Manu with these extremely vague injuries so that they can rest up and be 100% come playoff time. Whether the Spurs finish second in the West or fifth, it really does not matter. Eventually they will have to beat LA without home court advantage, and having Manu and Tim at 100% when this match up occurs is, and should be, their number one priority.