I know, I know. Something seems wrong if the Heat-Spurs rivalry turns into a contest to see which team can show the most disdain for the other by sitting the most stars.
Or course, it was ever thus for visionaries ahead of their time.
Not that theirs is a vision the NBA is happy to see get out, but there’s a method to the madness of Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and Heat president Pat Riley.
If this is a shock to those forking over $2,500 per courtside seat in our swankier arenas, the NBA’S dirty little secret is that its regular season is hardly all-important to the elite teams, other than getting a good seed and preparing for the playoffs.
