Game 32: DAL (12-19) @ GSW (15-15)

[loki]

The AD experience is exhausting.  I don't like watching him play either.    I don't want to dump him though.

The tricky part is how do you keep him (hopefully wrapped up very carefully) and find a future running mate for Coop in this draft.  The secret part to all of this is I don't care if AD is here or not if we get  a future running mate for Coop.  In fact, it may be better to have him here.   He can stick here and eventually is moved or come off the cap.    Finding ways to get him to not play is the tricky part though.

I was just wondering this myself. You can't really send AD home if he's healthy. He's playing for his next contract extension.  One thing they could do is to be overly cautious every time he has an injury. If he tweaks an ankle and needs a night off, give him the week off. If he strains his groin and needs a few weeks, give him a month. Also don't let him play any back to backs. That would probably take care of much of the season. When he is playing, keep him on a strict minutes limit. Ideally he would come out after a short stint in the 3rd quarter of every game and not return.

Between that and keeping Kyrie out for the year, I think they could successfully navigate a tank with him still on the roster. They're going to be walking a tightrope the entire way though. And the hardest part might be to keep their coach from opening his big mouth. The league tends to look the other way about this sort of thing unless you tell on yourself.