Pop needs to own up. Hacking backfired.

[Creation88]

Spurs were on a killer run about to blow the game open and make the Clippers fold. Pop starts hacking with key players Tony/Tim and Tim draws 3 which forces him to the bench. Clippers go on 30-12 run when hacking starts spanning the end of the 2nd and start of 3rd and Pop keeps on insisting on hacking in the midst of Jordan hitting FTs.

It has worked before but tonight it backfired and Pop needs to own it. Egg on his face.

[jbspurs]

And I don't get his style of sitting players when a player starts to get hot.

[K...]

This si such a small part of the game though. YOu saw how dialed in the Clippers were. Cp3 missed a bunch of shots but still played with intensity. Pop can only do so much. He can't make Danny hot or Parker Young. This is a clippers win. NBD.

[therealtruth]

This si such a small part of the game though. YOu saw how dialed in the Clippers were. Cp3 missed a bunch of shots but still played with intensity. Pop can only do so much. He can't make Danny hot or Parker Young. This is a clippers win. NBD.

That's why not messing up the offensive rhythm is important. That rhythm helps players like DG get off.

[TheGreatYacht]

And I don't get his style of sitting players when a player starts to get hot.
He wants the credit for the win. Not the players... His ego is too big and he tries to outcoach himself

[siraulo23]

Hacking backfired, it's the truth

It is what it is, the spurs had a great run

[HI-FI]

And I don't get his style of sitting players when a player starts to get hot.
This. It's like a player gets hot then Pop pulls them, if they're shitting the bed they get more burn.

[UZER]

The spurs offense was rolling. The Clippers were having to rush back after misses then scrambling on D while the ball kept swinging. Hack-a always the clippers to set up on D among all the other negatives too.

[TheGoldStandard]

Thats why they have so many passive euro players to just accept his bullshit

[UZER]

Thats why they have so many passive euro players to just accept his bullshit

Why don't Ny assistants call him out on it?

[TheGoldStandard]

Why don't Ny assistants call him out on it?
He has this false mystique created by Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili and to an extent Parker that says he's good at what he does. They don't speak up and seek recognition or the spotlight so he's willing to take it all.

[TheGreatYacht]

Thats why they have so many passive euro players to just accept his bullshit
Stephen Jackson and Dejuan Blair called his ass out and look where they're at now. Faggot has the players and staff shook

[jbspurs]

This. It's like a player gets hot then Pop pulls them, if they're shitting the bed they get more burn.

Parker played almost the entire 3rd quarter, scored tons of dribbles....

[TheGoldStandard]

Parker played almost the entire 3rd quarter, scored tons of dribbles....
He practiced that in the off season

[Skull-1]

Spurs were on a killer run about to blow the game open and make the Clippers fold. Pop starts hacking with key players Tony/Tim and Tim draws 3 which forces him to the bench. Clippers go on 30-12 run when hacking starts spanning the end of the 2nd and start of 3rd and Pop keeps on insisting on hacking in the midst of Jordan hitting FTs.

It has worked before but tonight it backfired and Pop needs to own it. Egg on his face.

Yep. Killed the run. Either that or we are old and he needed to slow it down so our guys could catch their breath....

[jbspurs]

He practiced that in the off season


Practice paid off! Best dribbler of the season!!

[TheGoldStandard]

Practice paid off! Best dribbler of the season!!
Someone told him he needed to work on his handles to be a better PG.. Guess he did.. He needs to teach Danny

[therealtruth]

Yep. Killed the run. Either that or we are old and he needed to slow it down so our guys could catch their breath....

Not just that. Took the crowd out of the game. I can understand if the Clippers had some offensive rhythm but they didn't. It typifies Pop. He plays to not lose instead of to win. We should have been going for the jugular instead we were hacking because he was afraid they would make a run.

[Skull-1]

Not just that. Took the crowd out of the game. I can understand if the Clippers had some offensive rhythm but they didn't. It typifies Pop. He plays to not lose instead of to win. We should have been going for the jugular instead we were hacking because he was afraid they would make a run.


Exactly. Go for the kill. Blow the damned doors off. Smh.

[Poolboy5623]

Not to mention In the 2nd half, when they fouled him 2 or 3 times, and it looked like pop didn't want them to. Then there was the golden opportunity to do so towards the end (blake score), and for some reason, decided not to. What a mess.

[jbspurs]

Someone told him he needed to work on his handles to be a better PG.. Guess he did.. He needs to teach Danny

:lol

[james evans]

they are outplaying us in every position except SF from starters. As great as duncan has been playing, blake is having a better series, kawai is destroying barnes, reddick is playing better than green, jordan is dominating splitter and let's not even mention parker and paul comparison. For them to be outplaying us in 4 of 5 positions and all of these games are close is saying a lot. The only thing keeping us in it is that our bench is far superior to theirs

[therealtruth]

they are outplaying us in every position except SF from starters. As great as duncan has been playing, blake is having a better series, kawai is destroying barnes, reddick is playing better than green, jordan is dominating splitter and let's not even mention parker and paul comparison. For them to be outplaying us in 4 of 5 positions and all of these games are close is saying a lot. The only thing keeping us in it is that our bench is far superior to theirs

Good point. I don't know if Pop needs to change the starting lineup but something needs to change. Maybe TP and Splitter are getting closer to healthy.

[Boomersgold]

Not sure what hacking had to do with us not making plays, missing shots and turning the ball over, but yeah, hacking backfired.

[DMC]

He wants the credit for the win. Not the players... His ego is too big and he tries to outcoach himself
Somewhat true but not exactly. He doesn't preach nor employ hero ball. If one guy is taking over the game, he's likely to try to get others to pitch in. Sometimes that costs us games but the net effect is that other players become contributors. He doesn't personally want credit, he wants a better team. MJ isn't walking through that door and even in today's NBA he wouldn't be able to do it alone. You might win a game with a hero, but you'll not win a series.

[jbspurs]

:lol

I guess he also needs to learn how to cheer for teammates making big shots. He only cares about himself and how he plays, You can tell after Patty made a 3 after the substitution late 3rd.

[Poolboy5623]

When did he start the "hack before the inbounds" play? Cia pop. Don't even need to wait for the penalty in that case.

[james evans]

Good point. I don't know if Pop needs to change the starting lineup but something needs to change. Maybe TP and Splitter are getting closer to healthy.
he's got to bench green. I know he's a better defender than bellinelli, but he for sure as hell isn't playing like it this series. He had a good block and steal tonight, but he has been doing absolutely nothing on both ends this series.

[therealtruth]

he's got to bench green. I know he's a better defender than bellinelli, but he for sure as hell isn't playing like it this series. He had a good block and steal tonight, but he has been doing absolutely nothing on both ends this series.

Put him on CP3 and Kawhi on Reddick. It worked in game 3. I think they will need a repeat of that to win game 7.

[TheGreatYacht]

Somewhat true but not exactly. He doesn't preach nor employ hero ball. If one guy is taking over the game, he's likely to try to get others to pitch in. Sometimes that costs us games but the net effect is that other players become contributors. He doesn't personally want credit, he wants a better team. MJ isn't walking through that door and even in today's NBA he wouldn't be able to do it alone. You might win a game with a hero, but you'll not win a series.
Idk man, a reason that led me think he wants the credit for the team's success (besides the shit rotations, hacking, throwing the team under the bus, subbing out players who are feeling it, etc.) is his unwillingness to let Kawhi score 30+. He wants 1-15 to have pedestrian numbers so the media goes with the "They don't have a true star but they have Pop" shtick.

You have no idea how many idiots discredit the Big 3 as being a product of Pop's.. Even though Greg hit his coaching prime around 2012.

Every single time he gets his coaching questioned, he either gets rid of the player or dismisses the question like a dick.

[DMC]

Idk man, a reason that led me think he wants the credit for the team's success (besides the shit rotations, hacking, throwing the team under the bus, subbing out players who are feeling it, etc.) is his unwillingness to let Kawhi score 30+. He wants 1-15 to have pedestrian numbers so the media goes with the "They don't have a true star but they have Pop" shtick.

You have no idea how many idiots discredit the Big 3 as being a product of Pop's.. Even though Greg hit his coaching prime around 2012.

Every single time he gets his coaching questioned, he either gets rid of the player or dismisses the question like a dick.

You can't say a guy hit his coaching prime two years before he won his last championship. That doesn't make sense.

Any other team in the league outside of Cleveland with a gimpy center and a useless/gimpy PG doesn't even make the playoffs, and that's especially true in the West.

[Horse]

That fuck is never held accountable

[DarrinS]

Pop,

We appreciate the rest we get during DJ's free throws.


Sincerely,
Blake

[100%duncan]

It's always the players' fault. Fucking bearded fuck