Shame about Rose. You never want to see a star go down like that, regardless of circumstances. However, while I never root for injuries, it's a big, big plus for our playoff run. Let's hope we can stay healthy now and take care of business with the Hawks.
As far as playing goes, I don't understand how being up 12 with a minute and a half to go is some insurmountable blowout. Thibs was being conservative, but NBA teams can and do narrow deficits like that very quickly.
I continue to be impressed by David Stern's powers, though - apparently, he's moved from dictating referees' calls in real-time to altering coaches' substitution patterns, all from hundreds of miles away. It's a shame his talents are being wasted as commissioner of a sports league when he could be out preventing crime Professor X-style.