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Message: [QUOTE="Knicks411, post: 2134868, member: 767"] Pop has job security, no other coach really does, certainly not to the extent he does. So he can more easily punt a game, so to speak, by playing Kawhi 30 instead of 35 minutes or something. At the same time, I also wouldn't be surprised if teams have research that indicates that not all minutes are created equal. For instance, playing 30 minutes in 5 games is probably not the same as playing 37.5 minutes a night for 4 games and sitting out the fifth. I would imagine there's a benefit to completely having the day off to rest your body, as opposed to sitting for an extra few minutes each night. That makes intuitive sense to me, but I can't back it with any research. [/QUOTE]