Tim Duncan

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Please don't ever mention Doc Rivers and Popovich as being on the same level...

I don't think that I did. I do, however think that both are elite coaches and although I'm not sure which one you rank higher, I think the other is pretty close. The point I was making was that they both realize that the regular-season is not super important and ration out the minutes accordingly while Brown drove his guys into the ground. Pau Gasol played the second most minutes in the league this year and on average minutes per game, Bryant was fourth at 38.5. Why was Bryant playing a minute more per game than LeBron James?