Maybe it was Johnson's fault the injuries got worse by rushing guys back? Remember earlier in the season when AJ tried to establish an intense (IMHO quite naive) "playing through injuries" mentality? Here's what the Star-Telegram wrote on Jan. 21, 2006:
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Avery Johnson admits his natural instinct is to rush injured players back.
"I would love to be more aggressive at getting guys back on the floor because that's how I was," Johnson said, referring to his playing career.
"David Robinson wouldn't let me miss games. There were three or four nights a year where I just couldn't go, but he'd sit up there chewing his bubble gum reading a Shakespeare book saying 'Does it hurt?' I'd say, 'Yeah.' 'Can you run?' 'Yes.' 'Well, we'll see you out there.'"
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Maybe that backfired and now they try to hide it...