George Karl stooped low in press conference

[Solid D]

"I'm gonna give my son the tape and show him the new brand of basketball. Give it to (Ginobili) and let him drive and put his head down and run into people. It's not very pretty to watch except for San Antonio." (paraphrased)

[warri0r]

its the truth..everyone knows it but spurs fans.

[ladiesman]

lol.... OWNED BITCH !!!!

[Spurminator]

Went on to bag the refs and bag on Bowen's defense.

It was a pivotal game, and he's doing what he can to get the advantage next game. Can't say I completely blame him.

[ALVAREZ6]

its the truth..everyone knows it but spurs fans.
you are one stupid mother fucker

[Leetonidas]

George Karl = Crybaby.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I can't believe Karl said that, seriously! this is a new all time low for Karl!

[3rdCoast]

Its ok, Manu will get his soon and The better team, the Nuggets will prevail.

[Tobias]

warri0r, whose up 2-1?

[whottt]

Karl always does this shit...he tries to be like Phil Jackson and get in the head of his opponents....he also does that shit to his own players when he loses a series....that's why they end up hating him.

I gurantee you he'd take Manu over any guy on his team though.

[JUUOT]

it is not classy but i think he does this to give some stuff to energise his team for the next game

[orhe]

haha LOSER

[ALVAREZ6]

I can't wait for K-Fucker's post game quotes!!!!!!!


Guys, get ready for another k-mart bashin thread!!!

[Dre_7]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/images/300/baby_crying_closeup.jpg

[Jdspur20]

Its ok, Manu will get his soon and The better team, the Nuggets will prevail.

question, why are you here???. worry about your own freaking team.

[Solid D]

George is just trying to get any kind of advantage. Phil Jackson did it too. Manu scored lots of ways and the Nuggets had no solution for him tonight.

Andre Miller throws himself into people all the time and I'm sure George wouldn't want to comment on that.

[Solid D]

Manu's taking the high road in his interview. He called Melo's foul and hard foul. A good foul.

[3rdCoast]

question, why are you here???. worry about your own freaking team.

i dont have to worry about my team. my team has not lost in the play offs this year. they are not 2-1, they are 3-0.they are good enough to where i dont have to worry.

[Obstructed_View]

Wow. Duncan and Nazr get three fouls each in the first half and everybody in Denver is crying about the foul calls. If they'd spent more time playing and less time whining about calls they might have been able to steal one. I'm shocked at how the Nuggets were the ones hard fouling, throwing elbows and getting flagrant fouls and they think somehow Bowen should be whistled just by virtue of the fact that Ray Allen and Vince Carter don't like him.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Karl is saying that to engergize his team? Didn't he learn anything from his jackass players who couldn't keep their mouths shut. That's why Camby and KFart looked so winded this game-they were jibberjabbering for the last three damn days. What the fuck is Camby spoking saying that the Spurs aren't physical? The whole damn Nuggets organization needs to put a sock in it and take it like something resembling a man.

[Dre_7]

Manu stepping up and saying it was not a cheap foul.

Very humble and classy.

[danyel]

32 points 9 rebounds 3 assists

If nuggets cant hit their fts its not our fault...:blah

[Spurminator]

I wonder if Karl's tape will include Carmelo Anthony's new post move that involves swinging his off arm at his defender while he backs into him.

[Russ]

George Karl is a beaten man. He basically just conceded the series with that press conference act.

Actaully, Melo may have beaten him to the punch by conceding the series with that lame attempt at a hard foul.

Can't wait for Monday.

[Tobias]

I wonder if Karl's tape will include Carmelo Anthony's new post move that involves swinging his off arm at his defender while he backs into him.
:lol :blah :spin :blah :lol

[E20]

How the fuck can George Karl intimidate you when he looks like the dude off that old sitcom.
Archie Bunker

http://www.bruner.net/blog/img/archie.jpg

[ALVAREZ6]

The nuggets are only good at one thing, and that's complaining like little mother fucking bitches. When the Spurs lost to them in game 1, Duncan didn't say "I'm a big fat bitch and I can't accept a loss" to the whole country, he just explained why they lost.

Is Melo ever gonna grow up? Lebron is without a doubt 10X more mature than this whiny bitch.

[GoSpurs21]

who gives a fuck what SLOTH has to say???
He needs to teach sportmanship to his lameass players

Players who are allstars and have heart...Manu Ginobili

Players are all hype and no sustance or HEART....melo and K-mart

[Jdspur20]

i dont have to worry about my team. my team has not lost in the play offs this year. they are not 2-1, they are 3-0.they are good enough to where i dont have to worry.
yeah who has to worry when your team is playing a sub 500 team.

[IX_Equilibrium]

i dont have to worry about my team. my team has not lost in the play offs this year. they are not 2-1, they are 3-0.they are good enough to where i dont have to worry.


So your only reason for being here is being a little bitch attention whore. You were knocking the Spurs all game long, and they won! Now you start talking about the Heat :rolleyes

Pathetic

[infinite styles]

I can understand trying to get an advantage with the calls by pointing it out in the press conference, but when you have a young team like Denver it can seriously backfire. They will take that excuse and run with it and expect the calls to be there just because in the next game. We'll have to see.

[HEAVY-D]

I wonder if the game tape is on the way to the league...does anyone think Carmelo will be suspended for the limp wristed "punch"?

[GoSpurs21]

tx3rdcoastborn is a florida wantabe that is going for his 4th attempt at a GED

just ignore him and he will go away like weeds in a lawn that has been treated with pesticides

[SuBZer0]

Wow, Manu shrugging off Melo's foul was classy

Classy and Clutch; what a combination

[warri0r]

who gives a fuck what SLOTH has to say???
He needs to teach sportmanship to his lameass players

Players who are allstars and have heart...Manu Ginobili

Players are all hype and no sustance or HEART....melo and K-mart

:lol :lol you said kmart hasn o heart

[ALVAREZ6]

:lol :lol you said kmart hasn o heart
Why are you laughing at the truth?

[HEAVY-D]

Not that I'm hoping he will....that last play just pissed me off! Then to have Karl crying like a biiootch....I nearly ripped my remote in half! (and almost spilled my beer).

[GoSpurs21]

:lol :lol you said kmart hasn o heartyou would see this is true by watching old 02 and 03 championship replays

clamed he had a fever during the 03 finals....only losers with no HEART give excuses....champions just let their play do the talking

[PM5K]

It's a lot like what Jordan would do, when he really needed to score sometimes he'd drive into the lane, it was almost always a win-win situation for him much like Manu, he was a good free throw shooter and he would either score, get fouled, or score and get fouled, I don't see what's wrong with it at all if you have the balls to go in there then you deserve to get the calls....

[infinite styles]

:lol :lol you said kmart hasn o heart

Just because he points at the spot where his heart should be after a dunk doesn't mean he has one. Go somewhere with that!

[Obstructed_View]

I can understand trying to get an advantage with the calls by pointing it out in the press conference, but when you have a young team like Denver it can seriously backfire. They will take that excuse and run with it and expect the calls to be there just because in the next game. We'll have to see.
Except that it's already happened. They cried all through this game thinking they were somehow supposed to get more favorable calls than they got. I could go back and try to be objective, but I think they got as many bad calls in their favor as against them. Boykins cried at every single whistle and the fans booed like crazy regardless. Championship teams don't react that way.

[Tek_XX]

Fatboy Phil Jackson wannabee, except Jackson was so much better at this shit. But i fail to see how crying helps your team, i guess they figure the refs will feel sorry for ya and give you calls but that's hard when your thug players are shoving people in the back.

[TheWriter]

i dont have to worry about my team. my team has not lost in the play offs this year. they are not 2-1, they are 3-0.they are good enough to where i dont have to worry.

I assume your blind, deaf, or both. Because you're playing the fucking Nets and you think it means something to be up 3-0.

Oh I get it, you're retarded. Oops, sorry.

Detroit should knock you back to earth.

[infinite styles]

Except that it's already happened. They cried all through this game thinking they were somehow supposed to get more favorable calls than they got. I could go back and try to be objective, but I think they got as many bad calls in their favor as against them. Boykins cried at every single whistle and the fans booed like crazy regardless. Championship teams don't react that way.

Yeah you got a point there because after the game got tied in the first quarter the arms started flying in the air and from that point on it got even worse.

[infinite styles]

Fatboy Phil Jackson wannabee, except Jackson was so much better at this shit. But i fail to see how crying helps your team, i guess they figure the refs will feel sorry for ya and give you calls but that's hard when your thug players are shoving people in the back.

Well in the Lakers series last year and the year before, after the first two games in SA were won Jackson started to complain about the calls and sure enough in game three the advantage in FT attempts shifted to the Lakers.

[MiNuS]

i dont have to worry about my team. my team has not lost in the play offs this year. they are not 2-1, they are 3-0.they are good enough to where i dont have to worry.


fine. But you worry about the SPurs,right?

Miami is playing an exibition series.Don't expect anyone in the NBA world to take that series or any other Eastern Conf series until MIami meets Detroit.If they meet then I don'tthink Shaq will be playing 20 min.




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[spurs_fan_in_exile]

I think Karl has seen how Phil Jackson managed to sway officials with his terminal case of oral vaginasitis. The only difference is that Jackson was the man with a boat load of championships. Karl is the guy who could never win the big one, and his pissing and moaning (which he seems to have taught his entire team) shows why. He's got a ton of excuses but no answers.

[Obstructed_View]

Well in the Lakers series last year and the year before, after the first two games in SA were won Jackson started to complain about the calls and sure enough in game three the advantage in FT attempts shifted to the Lakers.
Except that neither Jackson nor the officials were out there missing open shots. The Spurs couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat last year, and that's the reason the Lakers won.

[infinite styles]

I think Karl has seen how Phil Jackson managed to sway officials with his terminal case of oral vaginasitis. The only difference is that Jackson was the man with a boat load of championships. Karl is the guy who could never win the big one, and his pissing and moaning (which he seems to have taught his entire team) shows why. He's got a ton of excuses but no answers.

Excellent take!

[samikeyp]

Is George gonna teach junior that when you get burned, you push someone in the back?

[Spurminator]

Here's a word-for-word recap of Karl's press conference...


Karl: Questions?

Reporter: George, how much did foul shooting put you guys in a hole?

I thought in the first half the free throws and offensive rebounds kinda stopped us from kinda getting into a kind of Denver Nugget game. I mean, they played really well without Duncan and had just a... pretty fantastic basketball game...

I thought we fought our tails off in the second half. I was really happy with how we played.... you know, we fought, caught up, Horry makes the threes, we caught up again, they get some tough calls that go against us... You know we just kinda had a hole we could never get out of. Took a lot of energy, but it's a process.

What we've got to worry about is winning Game 4. And if we can get Game 4, the thing will come to the situation where we'll learn more tonight, we'll learn more Game 4, and it become a 3 game series. And I think we're very capable of winning Game 4.

Coach, on your roster, is there a set "go-to guy" or is it different for each game?

Hmmm.. I'm not a big... I don't believe in go-to guys unless you have one of the top 5 players in basketball. You know, go-to guys are dictate by matchups and circumstances and situations. Earl's been good in clutch situations, Carmelo's been good for me in situations like that, but I would say 75-80% of the time we do it through team and just kind of... making stops, you know, I'm a big believer that you win more by making stops, and you let your defense create your offense.

But you know... they have Duncan. And Ginobili tonight was the hot hand so it was pretty easy that they were going to go to him.

George, were you surprised how well they did after Dncan went out early?

Not really, you know, they're a big time team. Ginobili, they gave him a lot of touches and he responded tremendously, and you know... I'm just gonna put on tape to give to my son on how to play basketball, you just put your head down and run into people, and I guess that's the new brand of basketball we have, you know. Every 5-10 years there's a new style that comes in, but I don't think it's very pretty for basketball, but he just goes in there and throws his arms up and throws his elbows into us, and he's so quick that you don't necessarily get great body position, but he hits you as much as you hit him, and... and, uh, I don't know, I just think it's very difficult to defend, referee or watch, unless you're the San Antonio Spurs.

Are you encouraged by the defense on Tim Duncan and Tony Parker? Both had pretty awful shooting nights, and you actually put Buckner in to pick up Parker on the inbounds...

In general in tonight's game, we tried to win with a defensive mentality... And being down 9 at half, I thought we came out with that mentality from the very beginning, you know, held them to 10 or 11 points in the third quarter, and... you know, in the fourth quarter, they scored some points, but it was basically foul shots...

It was just a tough refereed game, man, and I hate complaining about refereeing, but on our home court we got so many tough calls... BS calls... I mean, the charge Danny Crawford called on Andre Miller was incredibly bad. And it just seems... Carmelo gets killed. They walk underneath him every time he touches the ball. Earl's geting bumped, but because he's so small he doesn't get the respect. Ginobili gets the same bump and he goes to the free throw line... and we did not lose the game because of the free throw line, and the fouling, but I just don't think we got a very good whistle, and I was really disappointed in some of the calls.

Coach, can you explain the decision to sit Wesley tonight?

I just wanted to play Earl and Buck a little bit more.

Ray Allen was outspoken this year about Bruce Bowen and the way he plays defense, is there something to that, and perhaps... do you want to comment on that?

(Laughs) Again, I mean San Antonio is a great defensive team, and all great defensive players kinda get away with it. You know, they have a reputation. And I think he gets away with stuff. I think he walks under you, I think he holds and grabs on cuts, ... you know, he's clever, he puts his hands up after he bumps you... and sometimes the referee always gets the second foul, but I thought Carmelo did a nice job figuring him out... and as I told the team, it's a process. I know you're disappointed, you're discouraged, but if we continue to learn and get better and win Game 4, there's a lot things that can happen.

[vincerodriguez23]

George Karl = Crybaby.

add warri0r to that list

[ALVAREZ6]

George Karl is such a bitch

[SPURSCHAMPS]

What a cry baby. This is the very reason why I am a Spurs fan.CLASSY= COACH, PLAYERS & ORGANIZATION. And we should all be proud to be part of it.

[GoSpurs21]

I am embarassed that Karl ever played for the Spurs. I am sure his mother is too!!! Especially after Karl failed to get any awards for his performance as Sloth in the goonies

[red kryptonite]

If the Nuggets were the better team, they would have won. No matter if the referees were equal, for the Spurs, or against them.

[E20]

"Coach, can you suck my dick and shut the fuck up?"

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Karl's just saying this to divert attention from Carmelo's punk ass play, and more importantly to try and rally the officials to his side for Monday.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

BS calls... I mean, the charge Danny Crawford called on Andre Miller was incredibly bad. And it just seems... Carmelo gets killed. They walk underneath him every time he touches the ball.

What a pussy. He makes BuddyHolly look like a real man.

[TMTTRIO]

I just watched the interview and Karl is a huge crybaby. You can hear it in his voice too. I've really grown a hate for the Nuggets. I bet Manu's glad that he's not playing with a bunch of crybabies and whiners.

[CosmicCowboy]

This was a move straight out of the Phil Jackson coaching school on how to play the Spurs in the playoffs...

and unfortunately it usually worked for the Lakers...

Karl better be careful what he ask's for though...Phil Jackson had a team that could execute out of the half court and didn't live and die on fast break points...

a choppy whistle filled game goes to the Spurs advantage simply because of the way the team is philosophically designed...

[Spurminator]

I question his assertion that a game where physical play is allowed favors the Spurs.

Let's see, as far as size and physicality, you've got Miller vs. Parker... advantage Nuggets.

Manu vs. Buckner/Johnson... advantage Nuggets.

Bowen vs. Anthony... slight advantage Spurs (Melo gave as much as he got last night in that matchup).

Duncan vs. Martin... advantage Nuggets.

Nazr vs. Camby... advantage Nuggets.

And let us not forget Nene/Najera off the bench. I don't think there's any question which team should benefit the most from a game where the refs allow physical play.

[T Park]

(Melo gave as much as he got last night in that matchup).



His nice pushoff everytime he is posted up is evidence of that.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Good point Cosmic, after Game 2 Karl whined that all the fouls prevented his team from getting in the flow.

Now he's begging for a whistle fest. Be careful what you wish for.

[Solid D]

Good point, Spurminator, except I think Melo might have the edge with the booty factor and his natural body contact style around the basket.

"I'm just gonna put on tape to give to my son on how to play basketball, you just put your head down and run into people, and I guess that's the new brand of basketball we have, you know. " - George Karl, April 30, 2005

If George truly dislikes the type of play he describes in the quote above, then it doesn't say much for his parenting skills.

I have a feeling George's son, if old enough to watch a game, would probably pay more attention to the incredible floor vision and pin-point passing to his teammates (2 in a row to Udrih flashing past Boykins)...or a guard pulling in 9 rebounds and seemingly being in 2 places at once...or Manu's incredible reverse lay-ups avoiding contact with almost cartoon-like elasticity. That's the kind of stuff kids might notice more.

[gregpschneid]

I remember an espn insider article from George Karl, where he was praising Manu and some other international players. Does anyone remember this? I think the article was posted on spursreport.com. Karl is just trying to get the media involved and possibly get some more calls the rest of the series.

[Obstructed_View]

George Karl has never had much class. Ask a number of his players, one of whom is on the Spurs.

[SpursChampsIII]

i dont have to worry about my team. my team has not lost in the play offs this year. they are not 2-1, they are 3-0.they are good enough to where i dont have to worry.

Well, then answer his question--WTF are you doing here. Penis envy.

[Kori Ellis]

Its ok, Manu will get his soon and The better team, the Nuggets will prevail.

tx3rdcoastborn, what's the deal? All season long you've been cool on the forum and now you have turned into an ass. Is someone else using your screen name? I suggest you Melo out or your days are numbered.

[GoSpurs21]

when you cant coach or play like a winner....you do the only thing you know how to do well....bitch about the refs

k-mart and karl have made careers out of whining about the refs and losing when it matters most. two of the biggest chokers in NBA history

[Solid D]

Kori, perhaps alcohol had it's ill effects.

[ZStomp]

How the fuck can George Karl intimidate you when he looks like the dude off that old sitcom.
Archie Bunker

http://www.bruner.net/blog/img/archie.jpg


:lmao

[timvp]

"I'm just gonna put on tape to give to my son on how to play basketball, you just put your head down and run into people, and I guess that's the new brand of basketball we have, you know. " - George Karl, April 30, 2005

If George truly dislikes the type of play he describes in the quote above, then it doesn't say much for his parenting skills.

Classic. :lmao

[SequSpur]

I still don't understand how Boykins can come in the paint and then physically exit the paint without some kind of pain. Sometimes the Spurs play a little to soft.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

This thread reminds of something else... why don't we give Big Dog some more run damnit?!?!?!

You know he'd love to drop a 20 spot on old man Karl.

[Obstructed_View]

I still don't understand how Boykins can come in the paint and then physically exit the paint without some kind of pain. Sometimes the Spurs play a little to soft.
I think you are kidding to make a point, but I'm not sure. Boykins actually tried to draw contact coming across the paint last night. He was sticking his legs out and jumping into people. The Spurs just stood straight up and blocked the shots.

[Shelly]

"Waa. Boo hoo. Waah. Boo hoo, whaa whaah. Whaah. Boo hoo."
--George Karl

:lmao

Karl wins the Quote of the Year award.

[Obstructed_View]

This thread reminds of something else... why don't we give Big Dog some more run damnit?!?!?!

You know he'd love to drop a 20 spot on old man Karl.
I guarantee if George Karl had a player that had a vendetta against Pop he'd play him for 48 minutes. Hopefully Robinson will be happy enough to advance and leave Karl in his taillights.

[td4mvp21]

i dont have to worry about my team. my team has not lost in the play offs this year. they are not 2-1, they are 3-0.they are good enough to where i dont have to worry.
OMG GUESS WHAT SO WERE WE LAST YEAR!!!!! o wait then we lost four in a row and got out....... :makemyday

[picnroll]

tx3rdcaostbon knows. He was a Laker fan last year. Next year he'll be a _______ fan.

[SequSpur]

I think you are kidding to make a point, but I'm not sure. Boykins actually tried to draw contact coming across the paint last night. He was sticking his legs out and jumping into people. The Spurs just stood straight up and blocked the shots.


Kidding? I am serious, I want his ass sent into the upper deck the next time he thinks he can come in the neighborhood.

[CosmicCowboy]

I still don't understand how Boykins can come in the paint and then physically exit the paint without some kind of pain. Sometimes the Spurs play a little to soft.

:lmao

so you want to pick on Boykins because he's....






















short?
:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

[EasilyAmused]

I'm just gonna put on tape to give to my son on how to play basketball, you just put your head down and run into people, and I guess that's the new brand of basketball we have

This was the only quote I heard on nbatv and it had me :huh and arguing with my significant other because he took at as a praise but after reading the whole article :td

[Mark in Austin]

It's not Manu's fault the Nuggets are too slow to get in front of Manu.

Christ, it's basic offensive basketball. Drive the lane. Score or create contact.

If you can't handle that, "furious" George, it's time to go back to TV.

[HB22inSA]

Sometimes the Spurs play a little to soft
From what I saw last night, San Antonio got a little physical with Denver, moreso than usual.

[Obstructed_View]

Kidding? I am serious, I want his ass sent into the upper deck the next time he thinks he can come in the neighborhood.

Why? All the Spurs defenders can keep in front of him or block his shots. He's a total non-factor. If you want your team to be thugs you should root for the Nuggets.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Why would you want to hurt the guy when he gets his shot blocked every time he goes in the paint?

Are turnovers bad? :lol

[SpursFanDan]

Hurting people?.. thats not us... maybe it is for some thug teams in the league.. but we don't play that way, hell we help another teams player up off of the floor if we were to charge into him. Its really never been our personality.

[Solid D]

Very true, SpursFanDan, very true.

[Samr]

George just wants his ball back. Then he's going home.

[infinite styles]

George just wants his ball back. Then he's going home.

LMAO!!!!!!!! :lol :lol :lol

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Did y'all catch Elliott last night? "You'll have to forgive the Nuggets fans crying about the officiating, they aren't used to watching playoff games."

:lmao

[infinite styles]

Did y'all catch Elliott last night? "You'll have to forgive the Nuggets fans crying about the officiating, they aren't used to watching playoff games."

:lmao

Yeah that shit was hilarious! I liked the other comment when K-Mart got the tech for yappin at Nazr:

"Play ball 'Big Mouth'"

:lol

[Obstructed_View]

They aren't used to watching basketball. It's not like they show up for games until the Nuggets start to win. A bunch of them probably wouldn't have bothered to show up if they weren't sure the Nuggets were going to beat the Spurs. It's apparently not enough to just root for your team and to be grateful for a good season.

[FilSpursFan]

Its ok, Manu will get his soon and The better team, the Nuggets will prevail.


question, why are you here???. worry about your own freaking team.

Obviously he's afraid of the Spurs to fight his dear Miami... loser... :lol

Bulls will beat Miami... how's that?!

[ambchang]

I would say George Karl is a genuis. It's obvious all those dirty fouls and cheap shots are not keeping Manu out of the paint, so if Manu is as sensitive as he is, he will second guess his "style of basketball", or better yet, stop driving to the basket all together.
Oh wait, nobody is as sensitive as George Karl ... nobody is.