The Spurs are looking better than many expected this season, but it hasn’t some without a cost as three players are already missing time this season. For the first time year Rudy Gay took a night off for lingering heel pain. At the same time, DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge are playing more minutes than anyone else in the league. DeRozan was bound to have more playing time as three guards are currently out, but Jakob Poeltl, Chimezie Metu, and Drew Eubanks ride the pine while Aldridge has faced bigger lineups alone.