Way to throw away the damn game, Pop

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

14-2 run to end the quarter by Phoenix.

* Bonner in at "center"
* No timeouts during the entire run

Nice work, Popdamnit.

[4>0rings]

He's won 4 rings all by himself, he's got to know what he's doing.

[ducks]

hill was as much to blame as bonner

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Dumbass was trying to be cute and do the Phil Jackson stand there and let the team play through the run thing.

That's all fine and dandy in the regular season. But not in the playoffs. Not on a road with a razor edge emotional Phoenix team running around.

[Stringer_Bell]

I'm not worried about the game being thrown away, we have more of a chance to win this game than when Pop really tanked it against the Mavs.

Edit: He put in a "let's pack it up" line-up. 4 guards with Blair. He's the master of panic now!

[ShoogarBear]

Bogans and Mason to start the fourth??

Yeah, that's a strategy designed for winning.

[Capt Bringdown]

What's he going to do, he had to give our core a rest.

However, the lack of timeouts was puzzling. And if you're going to get nothing, nothing NOTHING from Bonner game after game after game, why not give Ian a look?

What's there to lose?

[thOOdee]

free IAN!!!!!!

[Stringer_Bell]

And if you're going to get nothing, nothing NOTHING from Bonner game after game after game, why not give Ian a look?

What's there to lose?

You can't put in on the 3-point line as a red herring. Even though the other teams know Bonner hasn't hit a 3 in years, they still have to respect that it's a possibility. Ian can't do that, all we can do with him is rebound and score easy inside points. :(

[Spurminator]

I hate how anxious Pop always seems to be to wave the white flag.

[ajGambino]

Bonner is so much shit, it's ridiculous...WTF does Pop see in this asshole?
JFC!!!

[Rummpd]

Damm why did Parker ride the bench seemingly the whole half after absolutey dominating the first 8 minutes?

[ATXSPUR]

Pop is like a fucking savant. In some areas he's brilliant and in other areas it seems like a monkey has more common sense than him.

[Kamala]

I'd like to see the rotation shortened to hopefully squeeze out Mason as much as possible. He's a liability in every way.

[Duncan2177]

Bonner is so much shit, it's ridiculous...WTF does Pop see in this asshole?
JFC!!!

Pop has a thing for gingerheads.

[Mr. Peabody]

If you don't play Bonner, what other big do you have? Tim and Antonio can't play the entire game.

[TDMVPDPOY]

why didnt he unleash blair more

[EricB]

If you don't play Bonner, what other big do you have? Tim and Antonio can't play the entire game.


The goat Ian mahinmi of course

[Mr. Peabody]

The goat Ian mahinmi of course

Yeah I know. People are actually slamming Pop for not giving Mahinmi more minutes during the playoffs. :lol Unreal.

[Death In June]

For throwing away the game, pop hardly played the bench. But I digress, fuck mason.

[DesignatedT]

Cut mason out completely and everything else was fine.

[sammy]

Play Bogans and Ian and please Pop forget Bonner! Why don't you send him back to SA as he sucks!

[honestfool84]

:lol at the complaining fans expecting the spurs to win every game.

[4>0rings]

The goat Ian mahinmi of courseAfucking slug can do better than Bonner out there.

[jag]

Kori needs to start a vBookie on how many AHF "blame pop" threads will be started per series.

[crc21209]

The Bonner-Mason-Bogans line-up was great...NOT. I think it was just Pop trying to find a damn combination of players who worked...nothing to read into TOO much.

[ChumpDumper]

Kori needs to start a vBookie on how many AHF "blame pop" threads will be started per series.Pretty much every loss.

[Capt Bringdown]

Yeah I know. People are actually slamming Pop for not giving Mahinmi more minutes during the playoffs. :lol Unreal.

How is Bonner any better than Ian? Bonner is killing us.

[slayermin]

Beginning of the 4th, I thought he threw in the towel. Then I see Manu is out there. But then why is Mason and Bogans out there together? Then Pop brings everyone back. That was a weird game.

I'm still a little nervous about TD's knee. It looks like he's ok but man, I'm holding my breath until Wednesday.

I could care less we lost tonight. We weren't gonna sweep them. As long as TD's knee is good, I love our chances against this team. Their defense sucks ass.

[ALVAREZ6]

Beginning of the 4th, I thought he threw in the towel. Then I see Manu is out there. But then why is Mason and Bogans out there together? Then Pop brings everyone back. That was a weird game.

I'm still a little nervous about TD's knee. It looks like he's ok but man, I'm holding my breath until Wednesday.

I could care less we lost tonight. We weren't gonna sweep them. As long as TD's knee is good, I love our chances against this team. Their defense sucks ass.

These are good points and I agree with it all. I'm just not sure saying their defense sucks is enough to be that confident...I mean, as long as they stay hot on offense, it really doesn't matter that their defense blows, we still need to limit them. Phoenix is a type of team that can beat anyone without playing defense.

[slayermin]

These are good points and I agree with it all. I'm just not sure saying their defense sucks is enough to be that confident...I mean, as long as they stay hot on offense, it really doesn't matter that their defense blows, we still need to limit them. Phoenix is a type of team that can beat anyone without playing defense.

Give our guys a chance to adjust. Nash and Grant Hill are both two years older than TD. They played inspired ball tonight. But let's see how their bodies react as this series goes every other day. And it's only going to get more physical. This series is gonna push their bodies to the limit. Richardson and Stoudemire are gonna get theirs. But I really have no doubt the Spurs can match them, basket for basket.

What I do know is that Pop is gonna get our defense straightened out. And hopefully, that will happen on Wednesday night.

[ALVAREZ6]

Give our guys a chance to adjust. Nash and Grant Hill are both two years older than TD. They played inspired ball tonight. But let's see how their bodies react as this series goes every other day. And it's only going to get more physical. This series is gonna push their bodies to the limit. Richardson and Stoudemire are gonna get theirs. But I really have no doubt the Spurs can match them, basket for basket.

What I do know is that Pop is gonna get our defense straightened out. And hopefully, that will happen on Wednesday night.
But you can't just use age numbers in that way...sure Nash is older than Duncan, but he's way more durable, his agility is crazy...did you see how he moved tonight all while having George Hill on him? Hill is so much younger and extremely athletic, yet Nash gave him hell, which shows how much his age really matters. Duncan is way more injury prone and limited physically in his playing style by his age. Nash plays inspired ball every night.
However, I think we can limit Richardson. He isn't that good, we just need to make sure a hand is in his face when he's beyond the arc and take away his 3 ball, effectively turning him into Richard Jefferson.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Kori needs to start a vBookie on how many AHF "blame pop" threads will be started per series.

She needs to start one with how many cute replies like this come in defense of Pop's decisions.

So you, and others on this thread that are laughing this off, are okay with our coach standing with his arms crossed watching a team we're playing in the western conference semis rattle off a 14-2 run to close out a quarter without so much as calling a 30 second timeout.

[ElNono]

I think the lack of timeouts had to do with saving them for crunch time. After their 'big' run it was still a 10 point game.

[Horse]

Blair could play more the suns are small, and most of their bigs are not real threats offensively and Blair has that energy makes shit happen, kinda like Manu.

[sa_butta]

Gentry called timeout as soon as we started our run. I don't like that playing through the run bit, we need to stop their momentum before it gets out of hand.

[bus driver]

i like to believe pop wanted to see the suns "cards" and hopefully it is what he expected and will change things up for game 2

[smackdaddy11]

Kori needs to start a vBookie on how many AHF "blame pop" threads will be started per series.

The formula is in direct proportion to the number of losses the Spurs have.

[slayermin]

But you can't just use age numbers in that way...sure Nash is older than Duncan, but he's way more durable, his agility is crazy...did you see how he moved tonight all while having George Hill on him? Hill is so much younger and extremely athletic, yet Nash gave him hell, which shows how much his age really matters. Duncan is way more injury prone and limited physically in his playing style by his age. Nash plays inspired ball every night.
However, I think we can limit Richardson. He isn't that good, we just need to make sure a hand is in his face when he's beyond the arc and take away his 3 ball, effectively turning him into Richard Jefferson.

Maybe Georgie isn't ready to guard Nash. Nash is a two time MVP because of his offensive exploits. He has years of experience on Hill. But then again, it's just one game. I'm not sure why everyone is panicking. If we lose game two, then maybe we begin to panic a little.

But I know what I saw. The Suns played great and their intensity level was much higher than the Spurs. The Spurs looked like they were trying to feel out the Suns at the beginning. Then they picked it up, played well at times. But then they'd miss open shots or miss rebounds or defensive assignments.

Let's see what happens tomorrow night. I think the Spurs come out ready to play.

[jjktkk]

She needs to start one with how many cute replies like this come in defense of Pop's decisions.

So you, and others on this thread that are laughing this off, are okay with our coach standing with his arms crossed watching a team we're playing in the western conference semis rattle off a 14-2 run to close out a quarter without so much as calling a 30 second timeout.

Its one game! Take it easy drama queen.

[dreamcastrocks]

14-2 run to end the quarter by Phoenix.

* Bonner in at "center"
* No timeouts during the entire run

Nice work, Popdamnit.

You obviously saw a different game than I did.
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His small ball lineup is what brought you back into the game being down 10 to start the 4th quarter. Why would you NOT want him to use the lineup that brought you back into the game?

I saw George Hill miss a couple of wide open 3's to end the game when you were in striking distance. 3's that he made in the Dallas series.

Pop did a great job of adjusting in this game, even in a loss IMO.