spursparker9
01-20-2015, 08:20 AM
http://www.nba.com/2015/news/features/david_aldridge/01/19/morning-tip-san-antonio-spurs-try-to-right-early-season-problems-time-running-out-for-oklahoma-city-thunder-to-make-playoff-run-qa-with-john-wall-washington-wizards/index.html
"They really make me angry, those guys," Gregg Popovich said of Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer and Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr. "They could at least change the calls."
For the sarcasm-challenged, he was kidding. Popovich is of course delighted for his longtime friends, who currently are on top in their respective conferences -- playing the way Popovich's Spurs have for 18 years. It is the way the Spurs hope to play again this season, in enough time to have some say about capturing a back-to-back championship, the only remaining accomplishment unearned during the Tim Duncan Era.
The Spurs have been under the radar most of this season, barely hanging on to a playoff spot in the West while waiting for key players to return. They've made uncharacteristic mistakes at the ends of games, and they've got the usual Western Conference gantlet to traverse.
"They really make me angry, those guys," Gregg Popovich said of Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer and Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr. "They could at least change the calls."
For the sarcasm-challenged, he was kidding. Popovich is of course delighted for his longtime friends, who currently are on top in their respective conferences -- playing the way Popovich's Spurs have for 18 years. It is the way the Spurs hope to play again this season, in enough time to have some say about capturing a back-to-back championship, the only remaining accomplishment unearned during the Tim Duncan Era.
The Spurs have been under the radar most of this season, barely hanging on to a playoff spot in the West while waiting for key players to return. They've made uncharacteristic mistakes at the ends of games, and they've got the usual Western Conference gantlet to traverse.