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HarlemHeat37
06-06-2013, 08:59 PM
plays Matt Bonner and Gary Neal at the same time in an NBA finals game in a non-blowout situation?..

Somebody explain this to me, please..

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 09:03 PM
CIA POP.

He plays them in the 1st half wont see much of them next half. FACT

HarlemHeat37
06-06-2013, 09:04 PM
Neal allows a wide open 3 from Ray Allen, bricks every shot he takes and is lost on defense, as usual..

Bonner comes in..passes up an open layup under the net..allows an open 3 to Battier(he missed, luckily), then he misses an open layup under the net:lol..

Brazil
06-06-2013, 09:05 PM
Bonner :cry.
neal :cry.

Brazil
06-06-2013, 09:06 PM
Fucking missing lay ups by Manu.... Dear god

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 09:10 PM
only down 3 with them playing. Stop bitching man. Jeez.

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 09:10 PM
Plus tim manu parke kawhi green cant play all 48 mins. Go pack a bowl bro.

spurspokesman
06-06-2013, 09:11 PM
CIA POP.

He plays them in the 1st half wont see much of them next half. FACTHope your right

spurspokesman
06-06-2013, 09:14 PM
We are right there. To many wide open shooters going uncovered though.

objective
06-06-2013, 09:16 PM
Don't forget that Neal jammed up Parker's finger on his left hand with his stumbling, clueless defense. Could have been a lot worse.

Pop is the most overrated coach of all time. He's never won a title with a worse team, and has lost series with the better team.

Neal & Bonner loyalty is just madness.

HarlemHeat37
06-06-2013, 09:18 PM
only down 3 with them playing. Stop bitching man. Jeez.

What kind of terrible logic is this?:lol..

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 09:19 PM
Don't forget that Neal jammed up Parker's finger on his left hand with his stumbling, clueless defense. Could have been a lot worse.

Pop is the most overrated coach of all time. He's never won a title with a worse team, and has lost series with the better team.

Neal & Bonner loyalty is just madness.

You are a BNSF with no avy. Which means you are a shitty poster. Trust me I know. I had no avy back in my GNSF days.

Spurs in the 2013 because of everyone. SIt down

Floyd Pacquiao
06-06-2013, 09:19 PM
i think pop was scared to play kawhi with 2 fouls

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 09:21 PM
What kind of terrible logic is this?:lol..

Pop gotta rest the stars bro. get that threw your thick canada head.

Fuck I love my Spurs in the finals.:flag:

Floyd Pacquiao
06-06-2013, 09:21 PM
and gary is the only back up option in pops mind

Gagnrath
06-06-2013, 09:22 PM
Honestly having them both on the floor at the same time isn't a good idea, but Neal hasn't been completely ineffective, his 3 has been broken with his bum feet, but his mid-range game works... his defense is weak though. Honestly though you're talking having your 4th big and 3rd string combo guard in at the same time what do you want from them?

Brunodf
06-06-2013, 09:22 PM
Nightmares of GSW series when Pop was outcoached twice by playing small and shit players, then he played the regular rotation and people said" Oh genius!!What great adjustments!!"

objective
06-06-2013, 09:22 PM
You are a BNSF with no avy. Which means you are a shitty poster. Trust me I know. I had no avy back in my GNSF days.

Spurs in the 2013 because of everyone. SIt down

lol, I am the greatest ST poster of all time. I don't keep an avatar because with my brilliance I don't need one. Timvp, Bruno and all of ST's upper class find my posts just fine because they know to look.

hater
06-06-2013, 09:23 PM
Pop gotta rest the stars bro.

in the finals, after 9 days of rest

:lmao wow

playblair
06-06-2013, 09:23 PM
no more bonner.................. we want blair...................................

Darius McCrary
06-06-2013, 09:23 PM
Bonner actually spread the floor, i wouldn't mine more minutes from him. Miami honored his shot.

Neal however, is capable if losing this series for us singlehandedly.

Tim_duncan21
06-06-2013, 09:24 PM
It might pay off in later quarters. Maybe Pop has a plan why he did it.

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 09:24 PM
in the finals, after 9 days of rest

:lmao wow

So they should play all 48 mins? fucking idiot.

hommeaetage
06-06-2013, 09:25 PM
Gary Neal hitting that 3 against Memphis was the worst thing that could've happened. I can't believe part of me is praying for that dude to twist his ankle :(

hater
06-06-2013, 09:25 PM
So they should play all 48 mins? fucking idiot. Don't make me cry like me and 100%duncan did all week.

:lmao

yes Pop was resting the stars. that's what he was doing in game 1 of the Finals

:lol wow

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 09:25 PM
lol, I am the greatest ST poster of all time. I don't keep an avatar because with my brilliance I don't need one. Timvp, Bruno and all of ST's upper class find my posts just fine because they know to look.

No avy no care. SRS

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 09:26 PM
:lmao

yes Pop was resting the stars. that's what he was doing in game 1 of the Finals

:lol wow

So who should pop play? TOSB tmac or towel waver Patty mills? :lmao

tesseractive
06-06-2013, 09:27 PM
Nightmares of GSW series when Pop was outcoached twice by playing small and shit players, then he played the regular rotation and people said" Oh genius!!What great adjustments!!"
Yes, because there's a long track record that demonstrates that any decent coach goes undefeated in the playoffs. Only shitty coaches ever lose playoff games.

Stabula
06-06-2013, 09:27 PM
Man...what happened to Neal? He used to be a reliable clutch shooter. :cry

HarlemHeat37
06-06-2013, 09:27 PM
I don't give a fuck if he makes 5 3-pointers in the 2nd half, Gary Neal shouldn't be playing for a team in the NBA Finals..

Any points that he scores is negated by his defense, tbh..

DMC
06-06-2013, 09:27 PM
I've pointed out the truth to you all and you all blindly follow in naive hope the charismatic cult leader.

apalisoc_9
06-06-2013, 09:28 PM
And thus phaggots specially hero ball neal is eating way to much of leonards minutes..

Jesus just extend Green, Leonard, Manu's Minute..We don't need neal pop..

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 09:28 PM
Lets see how many mins POP plays them in the 2nd. If he plays them more min in the 2nd I will be in here to admit Im wrong.:toast

Stabula
06-06-2013, 09:28 PM
So who should pop play? TOSB tmac or towel waver Patty mills? :lmao

I would take towel waving Patty Mills any day at any position over Gary Neal

Jordanobili2320
06-06-2013, 09:29 PM
Yeah man im sure everyone watching the game was thinking "oh yeah this is ruining Pops legacy for sure". Grow up.

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 09:30 PM
Yeah man im sure everyone watching the game was thinking "oh yeah this is ruining Pops legacy for sure". Grow up.

Canada tbh. Maybe OP smoking that FIRE. :smokin

Seventyniner
06-06-2013, 09:31 PM
I don't give a fuck if he makes 5 3-pointers in the 2nd half, Gary Neal shouldn't be playing for a team in the NBA Finals..

Any points that he scores is negated by his defense, tbh..

This. Neal is already negative for the game, and I'm not talking about just +/-.

hater
06-06-2013, 09:39 PM
So who should pop play? TOSB tmac or towel waver Patty mills? :lmao

don't be an idiot. Neal got very limited minutes vs. Grizz. Somehow Pop is playing him a lot today. and no, it's not because our guys need rest

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 09:41 PM
don't be an idiot. Neal got very limited minutes vs. Grizz. Somehow Pop is playing him a lot today. and no, it's not because our guys need rest

Telling you CIA POP. He fucking trollin the heat and looks like MOST of ST.:lmao

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 09:55 PM
0 mins for bonner in the 3rd

4 mins for neal in the 3rd

7/10 troll job by POP tbh.

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 10:04 PM
ALright POP no more trollin please...........................

HarlemHeat37
06-06-2013, 10:04 PM
:lmao Gary Neal bricks a 3 on a 3-on-1 fast break..

objective
06-06-2013, 10:05 PM
it was 4 on two I think, but it is what it is.

Turdsome Twosome for the loss.

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 10:07 PM
it was 4 on two I think, but it is what it is.

Turdsome Twosome for the loss.

I can say part of the reason. Kawhi and Green miss some WIDE OPEN 3s

objective
06-06-2013, 10:13 PM
Kawhi at least plays defense and rebounds. Green sometimes plays defense and rebounds.

tesseractive
06-06-2013, 10:16 PM
Kawhi at least plays defense and rebounds. Green sometimes plays defense and rebounds.
Given that Tiago couldn't make it to the game tonight, Kawhi's rebounding has been huge.

Brunodf
06-06-2013, 10:41 PM
Ok Pop, do a serious coaching job next game because my heart can't take it anymore

DesignatedT
06-06-2013, 10:45 PM
The kind of coach that steals game 1 on the road in the NBA Finals.

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 10:49 PM
I've pointed out the truth to you all and you all blindly follow in naive hope the charismatic cult leader.

OLD MAN:lmao

DAF86
06-06-2013, 10:49 PM
Ok Pop, do a serious coaching job next game because my heart can't take it anymore

How you likin' that small ball defense? :hat

HarlemHeat37
06-06-2013, 10:50 PM
I really hope there aren't people that are actually going to defend the playing time of Neal and Bonner, just because the Spurs won..they were both complete liabilities..

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 10:53 PM
plays Matt Bonner and Gary Neal at the same time in an NBA finals game in a non-blowout situation?..

Somebody explain this to me, please..

SHow your face.

Bicthing in the 1st HALF:lmao
Canada :lmao
AMericas hat:lmao
SHitty BNSF:lmao

objective
06-06-2013, 10:53 PM
If Pop wins this series, I'll add an avatar and join the herd.

Brunodf
06-06-2013, 10:53 PM
How you likin' that small ball defense? :hat
Atrocious, we had a 7 point lead coming out of the timeout, Pop plays small and we give up a offensive rebound/Green fouls a 3pt shot/offense is shit because guards don't move without the ball or set screens/Spurs needed a lucky bounce shot with 0,001 on the shot clock to win the game

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 10:55 PM
If Pop wins this series, I'll add an avatar and join the herd.

Nah keep it no avy. So i know not to read ANY of your post.

HarlemHeat37
06-06-2013, 10:56 PM
Gary Neal scored 7 points on 9 shots and was the worst defender on the floor all game..

Spurs win by double digits with less Neal and Bonner, tbh..

DAF86
06-06-2013, 11:00 PM
Atrocious, we had a 7 point lead coming out of the timeout, Pop plays small and we give up a offensive rebound/Green fouls a 3pt shot/offense is shit because guards don't move without the ball or set screens/Spurs needed a lucky bounce shot with 0,001 on the shot clock to win the game

lol you tard, How the fuck did we got that 7 points lead in the first place?

DAF86
06-06-2013, 11:02 PM
Tony -Tiny bit if Joseph mixed up with some Manu

Green - Manu
Leonard

Duncan - Boris
Tiago

That should be the rotation.

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 11:03 PM
Gary Neal scored 7 points on 9 shots and was the worst defender on the floor all game..

Spurs win by double digits with less Neal and Bonner, tbh..

Just say you WRONG.

POP> YOU
ME >you
MY nutsack > you

ColinB
06-06-2013, 11:05 PM
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pgardn
06-06-2013, 11:05 PM
A win does not automatically justify the wisdom of playing Neal.

Its clear Miami must defend Neal, he can knock down shots. But his D is so bad. Pop must not feel that Joseph has the confidence to shoot the ball and that his defender will be free to help/disrupt. Neal lacks a conscience, which leaves this poster with ambivalent feelings concerning the decision to play him.

DMC
06-06-2013, 11:09 PM
OLD MAN:lmao

If me calling for losses means wins, Imma keep doin' it... I mean... that was a lucky win, Heat will win by 20 next game.

pgardn
06-06-2013, 11:10 PM
http://cdn2.mocksession.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/SPOELSTRA.gif

* cue Frankensteinian forehead and.... Cut*

Beautiful.
Take 5 people, Pat Riley as the walking dead up next.

Bill_Brasky
06-06-2013, 11:11 PM
http://cdn2.mocksession.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/SPOELSTRA.gif

:rollin

Brunodf
06-06-2013, 11:17 PM
lol you tard, How the fuck did we got that 7 points lead in the first place?
1- Small ball is their game.
2- Bosh missed many wide open shots(our PnR D playing small isn't good).
3- Miami played like shit/this game would've been a blowout if Pop hadn't played scrubs Neal and Bonner
4- We had just 4 turnovers.
5- Heat scored 9 points in the last 3 minutes(vs Tony/Manu/Green/Kawhi/TD).Just 7 in first 9 minutes of the 4th.

So yeah, playing small isn't good for us. We won, despite Pop.

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 11:20 PM
If me calling for losses means wins, Imma keep doin' it... I mean... that was a lucky win, Heat will win by 20 next game.

You good people. :toast

Matter of fact sorry about being such a bitch tonight. Love all yall Man. Spurs family. <3

imjunsul
06-06-2013, 11:20 PM
am i the only one that thinks diaw should get more minutes?? like all of bonners minutes ...

DAF86
06-06-2013, 11:21 PM
1- Small ball is their game.
2- Bosh missed many wide open shots(our PnR D playing small isn't good).
3- Miami played like shit/this game would've been a blowout if Pop hadn't played scrubs Neal and Bonner
4- We had just 4 turnovers.
5- Heat scored 9 points in the last 3 minutes(vs Tony/Manu/Green/Kawhi/TD).Just 7 in first 9 minutes of the 4th.

So yeah, playing small isn't good for us. We won, despite Pop.

How many of those minutes were small-ball minutes?

wut
06-06-2013, 11:28 PM
Pop definitely trolling Miami, making them think we suck by playing our worst lineup to get them over confident, only to finish the game with a stronger lineup and devastate them quickly when Bonner+Neal sit. This is the only thing that makes logical sense to me...otherwise my whole existence would crumble.

Brunodf
06-06-2013, 11:29 PM
How many of those minutes were small-ball minutes?
None with TP/Manu/Green/Kawhi/TD(our closer lineup/the same that was -30 vs GSW)

T Park
06-06-2013, 11:30 PM
Derp....

POPownsJackson
06-06-2013, 11:37 PM
OP sounds like a shithead heat fan just trying to fit in. GTFO BITCH :lol

DAF86
06-06-2013, 11:38 PM
None with TP/Manu/Green/Kawhi/TD(our closer lineup/the same that was -30 vs GSW)

Spurs started the fourth with Tony/Green/Tiago/Bonner and Neal :lmao

With 9 minutes remaining KL entered the game for Bonner and it was small-ball from that point forward.

So you gotta give praise for that 4th quarter defense to any of these combinations:

-Tony-Green-Neal-Bonner-Tiago
-Tony-Green-Neal-Leonard-Tiago
-Tony-Manu-Neal-Leonard-Tim
-Tony-Manu-Green-Leonard-Tim

Pick the one you like better to give praises :lmao

hater
06-06-2013, 11:40 PM
LOL spursfans fighting after a game 1 finals win

nut up faggots

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 11:41 PM
LOL spursfans fighting after a game 1 finals win

nut up faggots

Tru TRUUUUUU

underdawg
06-06-2013, 11:43 PM
matt buckner does not deserve minutes

ElNono
06-06-2013, 11:44 PM
I hated Neal, but I think I know why Pop did it... I think he's using Neal on Allen as a bait... it's a clear "mismatch" and I think the Heat felt compelled to go to that instead of letting Lebron and Wade do the damage. What's not clear is if it was a net positive.

capek
06-06-2013, 11:46 PM
plays Matt Bonner and Gary Neal at the same time in an NBA finals game in a non-blowout situation?..

Somebody explain this to me, please..

Somebody that enjoys headgames and trolling the other team tbh :tu

capek
06-06-2013, 11:47 PM
I hated Neal, but I think I know why Pop did it... I think he's using Neal on Allen as a bait... it's a clear "mismatch" and I think the Heat felt compelled to go to that instead of letting Lebron and Wade do the damage. What's not clear is if it was a net positive.

92-88 tbqh

ElNono
06-06-2013, 11:48 PM
92-88 tbqh

:lol I know... I mean in how much Allen hurt us regardless...

HarlemHeat37
06-06-2013, 11:48 PM
:lol I hate fans that ignore stupidity, just because the team won..

The Spurs won because of the big 3 + Leonard + Green's 3s..Gary Neal didn't play a part in this win, neither did Bonner:lol..

Having great players on the team to negate the shitty players doesn't make the latter any less shitty, tbh:lol..

And as I've said many times, Pop is the best coach in the NBA, but people act like he doesn't make stubborn and questionable decisions all the time..

dualmax
06-06-2013, 11:49 PM
Well, if we understand everything Pop does, we would be coaching some team right now instead of sitting at home posting this mystery. I am just saying....

lefty
06-06-2013, 11:49 PM
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2733711/20130606225039.jpg

pgardn
06-06-2013, 11:50 PM
matt buckner does not deserve minutes

And so it was.

He did not get any.

m33p0
06-06-2013, 11:51 PM
I hated Neal, but I think I know why Pop did it... I think he's using Neal on Allen as a bait... it's a clear "mismatch" and I think the Heat felt compelled to go to that instead of letting Lebron and Wade do the damage. What's not clear is if it was a net positive.

that's a weird theory. so weird i'm compelled to believe it.

hater
06-06-2013, 11:51 PM
:lol I hate fans that ignore stupidity, just because the team won..

The Spurs won because of the big 3 + Leonard + Green's 3s..Gary Neal didn't play a part in this win, neither did Bonner:lol..

Having great players on the team to negate the shitty players doesn't make the latter any less shitty, tbh:lol..

And as I've said many times, Pop is the best coach in the NBA, but people act like he doesn't make stubborn and questionable decisions all the time..

very simple

Pop just looked at the players that have played the Heat well. and Bonner and Neal have. We won the game.

Maybe, just maybe Pop has done more homework than a poster in Spurstalk :lol

T Park
06-06-2013, 11:51 PM
Yeah Gary Neal's three that pulled them closer and other jumpers didn't help at all.

Also it forced Miami to cover him and it opened things up a tad.

Keep crabbing though.

HarlemHeat37
06-06-2013, 11:52 PM
:lmao he had 7 points on 9 shots, and he got killed on the defensive end..

Smh..

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 11:53 PM
:lol I hate fans that i

He still took a shit on canada and you tbh. No hate on you for being wrong just stop being a pussy about it.

tesseractive
06-06-2013, 11:55 PM
I hated Neal, but I think I know why Pop did it... I think he's using Neal on Allen as a bait... it's a clear "mismatch" and I think the Heat felt compelled to go to that instead of letting Lebron and Wade do the damage. What's not clear is if it was a net positive.
If LeBron really gets rolling, it's not clear that you can slow him back down. Whereas you can always sub in someone who can actually defend and take away Ray. So I don't know if it really was Pop trolling the Heat, but if it was, I'm pretty impressed.

underdawg
06-06-2013, 11:55 PM
sorry, 7 seemed like 21 - if he ain't shootin' he's sucking momentum

Kool Bob Love
06-06-2013, 11:55 PM
Heat[/COLOR]37;6630907]plays Matt Bonner and Gary Neal at the same time in an NBA finals game in a non-blowout situation?..

Somebody explain this to me, please..

Oh shit this dude low key heat fan. No wonder he butt hurt about a spurs win. lmao Just be happy with the win and TP game winner. :lmao

Spurs9
06-07-2013, 12:02 AM
:lol thinking you know more than Pop.

You honestly think he just puts out random players for the hell of it? Contrary to what you think every action by Pop is planned whether any of us understand it. He is a mastermind, and I have full confidence in him making the right decisions. You can find fault with why or why he didn't do something. Sit back and watch the game. Continue browsing cock pics on google faggot.

SA210
06-07-2013, 12:02 AM
:lol Bonner

Brunodf
06-07-2013, 12:03 AM
Spurs started the fourth with Tony/Green/Tiago/Bonner and Neal :lmao

With 9 minutes remaining KL entered the game for Bonner and it was small-ball from that point forward.

So you gotta give praise for that 4th quarter defense to any of these combinations:

-Tony-Green-Neal-Bonner-Tiago
-Tony-Green-Neal-Leonard-Tiago
-Tony-Manu-Neal-Leonard-Tim
-Tony-Manu-Green-Leonard-Tim

Pick the one you like better to give praises :lmao
Well, Pop gambled on those lineups and it worked(in the 4th quarter[terrible in the 2nd]), but why close games with one of our worst lineups?
You are the one advocating for Pop, i only pointed the closing lineup, we won but the rotations were horrible.Pop was bailed out by Tony/Timmy.

HarlemHeat37
06-07-2013, 12:05 AM
:lol according to the logic by the Pop homers in this thread, Erik Spoelstra, Scott Brooks, Lionel Hollins, Alvin Gentry, Doc Rivers and many others have been superior coaches to Pop at some point in the past 5 years, since they've gotten better results in certain years..

Does that make sense, since we're only factoring results and ignoring logic?..

TDfan2007
06-07-2013, 12:08 AM
I don't give a fuck if he makes 5 3-pointers in the 2nd half, Gary Neal shouldn't be playing for a team in the NBA Finals..

Any points that he scores is negated by his defense, tbh..

This.

jesterbobman
06-07-2013, 03:44 AM
I want starting 5, Manu and Boris to get the majority of the minutes, as do the majority here. That said, I don't think Bonner is anywhere near as bad. He's limited, but he has decent size and puts in effort and has skill shooting.

I don't like Neal playing.

therealtruth
06-07-2013, 05:35 AM
Yes, because there's a long track record that demonstrates that any decent coach goes undefeated in the playoffs. Only shitty coaches ever lose playoff games.

But decent coaches don't usually lose to lower seeds. The reason we swept the Grizzlies is because Pop kept Neal/Bonner from doing too much damage. Overplaying them makes the rest of the team have to work harder to make up for it. Because of getting rid of SJax we really need another rotation guy with solid defense and ball handling skills. The only guy that fits that is TMac and he hasn't played much.

therealtruth
06-07-2013, 05:39 AM
:lmao he had 7 points on 9 shots, and he got killed on the defensive end..

Smh..

I would much rather have a guy score 0 points and not give up any points than score 10 points and give up 10+ points. In the first case it improves the overall quality of the defense and prevents the other team from getting in rhythm.

unforeseen
06-07-2013, 05:46 AM
Boils down to::

Heat - 0
Spurs - 1

Horse
06-07-2013, 06:33 AM
If Manu and Parker are on the floor it's ok to play Neal to see if he's shooting well. I'm hoping at some point the mini-microwave Neal shows up.

tesseractive
06-07-2013, 06:34 AM
But decent coaches don't usually lose to lower seeds. The reason we swept the Grizzlies is because Pop kept Neal/Bonner from doing too much damage. Overplaying them makes the rest of the team have to work harder to make up for it. Because of getting rid of SJax we really need another rotation guy with solid defense and ball handling skills. The only guy that fits that is TMac and he hasn't played much.
Give me an example of a coach that hasn't lost any playoff games to a lower seed.

TJastal
06-07-2013, 07:03 AM
Neal & Bonner should be limited in away games because they are limited players. Bonner's confidence last night was zero as he was doing his usual hot potato with the ball when he's feeling too much pressure. To compound matters the spurs' interior defense was terrible when he was in there. Bonner was little more than a traffic cone defensively, offering no help defense whatsover.... none.. nada.. zilch. This is where having a guy like Birdman is a clear advantage for the heat... the guy can play stout defense even if he's not scoring and when he does get a few opportunities like drop off passes near the basket he isn't afraid to finish it off. If I was Pop I would prune Bonner's minutes in game 2 even furthur, maybe limit him to 5 in the 1st half and give the more versatile and non-choker Diaw 20+. Game 3 at home is where I would reinstate Bonner's minutes and see if there is a change in confidence at least.

Neal just gets burned repeatedly 1 on 1 and throws up a lot of bricks. I don't get why Pop just keeps running with him when he's got 3 (THREE!!) better options at his disposal sitting on the bench (Joseph, Mills, McGrady).

Spur|n|Austin
06-07-2013, 07:11 AM
It was frustrating for me too man, but we won, so how can one complain?

TD 21
06-07-2013, 06:55 PM
I don't give a fuck if he makes 5 3-pointers in the 2nd half, Gary Neal shouldn't be playing for a team in the NBA Finals..

Any points that he scores is negated by his defense, tbh..

I was saying this too, but the more I think about it, cutting out Joseph is probably the way to go (even though he would be a much better Allen defender). Neal has a reputation as a shooter, so despite the fact that he hasn't been one since his injury, the defense still respects him. Joseph is a virtual unknown, who's made, I believe one three in the playoffs. Plus, Neal, in his own mind, believes he belongs on any stage; Joseph, I'm not so sure. Throw in the fact that Parker's going to play 40 mpg and a backup PG is not really needed.

More than anything, I think Pop was just experimenting, primarily in the 1st half. He wanted to see who, between Green/Diaw, would be a better secondary James defender, if Bonner had a quick enough release to make their defense pay, if playing bigger or smaller for longer was the way to go, if Joseph were ready for this level of play, etc. Clearly, Neal is going to play a bigger role in this series, but I'd expect a few more minutes for Leonard, Green and Ginobili next game, at his expense.

Yuixafun
06-07-2013, 07:36 PM
At the end of the 2nd quarter I thought Neal was about to catch fire.

He made back to back baskets and he looked extremely hungry.

We just could't get the ball back to him at all.

Instead Kwa ended up with shots which he all missed.

I was sorta pissed at Manu at that point for not recognizing the hot hand.

Felt like he was wasting a chance of Neal being on fire, but also hurting Kwa confidence by giving him shots when he wasn't feeling it.


That is what led to Neal in the 3rd coming out guns blazing, but by that time he was out of the zone.


Bonner was utter trash to me.. those 2 blown lay ups. Lord have mercy. And the other 4-5 Bonner Bailey type plays.

313
06-07-2013, 07:44 PM
Tony -Tiny bit if Joseph mixed up with some Manu

Green - Manu
Leonard

Duncan - Boris
Tiago

That should be the rotation.

Minutes?

xellos88330
06-07-2013, 07:46 PM
plays Matt Bonner and Gary Neal at the same time in an NBA finals game in a non-blowout situation?..

Somebody explain this to me, please..

It is the same coach that won the same finals game Neal and Bonner played in.

HarlemHeat37
06-09-2013, 09:06 PM
:lol all the people in this thread excusing Pop, tbh..

And before they say anything, I'm fully aware that Neal isn't the primary reason the Spurs lost, virtually everybody played a part in the loss..

Spur Bank
06-09-2013, 09:11 PM
virtually everybody played a part in the loss..
Except for Matt Bonner.

Shades of last year... they sit Bonner and instantly go 0 for 4. This year, they sit Bonner, off to the same start.

Brunodf
06-09-2013, 09:14 PM
:lol Popsuckers

Brunodf
06-09-2013, 09:16 PM
1- Small ball is their game.
2- Bosh missed many wide open shots(our PnR D playing small isn't good).
3- Miami played like shit/this game would've been a blowout if Pop hadn't played scrubs Neal and Bonner
4- We had just 4 turnovers.
5- Heat scored 9 points in the last 3 minutes(vs Tony/Manu/Green/Kawhi/TD).Just 7 in first 9 minutes of the 4th.

So yeah, playing small isn't good for us. We won, despite Pop.
Pop wasn't bailed out this time.

Johnny RIngo
06-09-2013, 09:23 PM
Pop has that annoying tendency to fool himself into thinking a role playing scrub like Neal can replicate a fluke performance multiple times. Neal somehow worked in game 1 but his defense was exposed by the Heat tonight.

HarlemHeat37
06-09-2013, 09:28 PM
Spoelstra isn't anything special, but any decent coach would exploit Gary Neal and run every play against him, tbh..

Neal is the president of no man's land..