4. Always Factor In “The Popovich” – He’s been less quick to pull the trigger on this – get it: a cowboy analogy, you know, because of the Spurs – but with Popovich you always run into the danger that Tony Parker or Tim Duncan will be “injured” at the tail end of a four-game road trip. Spoelstra is now pulling a “Popovich” with Dwyane Wade. When in tanking mode, coaches will pull off a version of this with their rookies, or an injured star, to rack up some losses. If you can’t afford to lose any games from Timmy or Michael-Carter Williams, sell during a high point.
Which brings us to…
