Game Thread (52/82): Spurs @ Sixers (6:00PM CT) sponsored by Paddy Microwave Showcase

[Joseph Kony]

LDN :wow

[Strategic]

Nice block

[Ron Swanson]

UNC on Duke violence

[Arcadian]

No....If the officiating wasn't so bad Spurs would be blowing out the 76ers.....

Those aren't mutually exclusive :lol

They can both be true.

[Robz4000]

LDN has quietly been a monster on D the past couple weeks.

[spurtech09]

Spurs are just making harder than what it is.....Should be up by more .....

[sasaint]

Danny hasn't shot well tonight, but he is one of the few Spurs who has played with energy.

[RD2191]

30 for kawhi

[DAF86]

Good thing we have MJ... I mean Kawhi on our team.

[spursistan]

Great to see Kawhi becoming vocal with the zebras tbh..

[TheGreatYacht]

Nobody can stop Godlil Okafor

[Ron Swanson]

Kawhi getting pissed at the refs, as he should.

Where is Nick Van Exel when you need him?

[FkLA]

Kawhi is a man amongst boys. :lol

[RD2191]

That ****** got a fine lady

[ace3g]

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[RD2191]

Wtf kawhi

[TheGreatYacht]

Mills closing?

The fuck is this shit

[bklynspursfan]

Missed LMA under the basket Kawhi. Gotta make that pass

[spurtech09]

Those aren't mutually exclusive :lol

They can both be true.Well not blowing them out but atleat up by 10 or more.....Just look at mostly all the Spurs games this season....Bad officiating.....What does that tell you....Refs don't want the Spurs to catch up to the Warriors......Refs are going to screw the Spurs in the Play offs ..

[Budkin]

Kawhi decides to throw it away.

[Budkin]

TP!

[SASdynasty!]

Fearless tbh

[Ron Swanson]

He can take... your breath away.

[r0drig0lac]

dagger!!!!

[bklynspursfan]

Parker crapping on the known Parker haters

[RD2191]

Nice dish TP!

[Budkin]

LDN!!!

[SASdynasty!]

Parker taking this game over

[bklynspursfan]

We aren't losing this game.

[Robz4000]

Good sequence this past minute to put the game away. Still, this team is trending downwards quickly.

[Strategic]

Come on Murray time

[RD2191]

Parker crapping on the known Parker haters
:lolsensitive faggot

[Ron Swanson]

Goddamn, LMA

[RD2191]

LMA slam

[bklynspursfan]

LMA!

[Budkin]

LMA!

[spurs10]

Finally getting it together! Well until the easy 3! LMA!!!

[r0drig0lac]

LaDunk

[spurtech09]

Now the Spurs are cooking!!!!!!!!!!

[FkLA]

Parker crapping on the known Parker haters

How does his semen taste though?

[spurs10]

The Dead Man is good!!

[r0drig0lac]

10/11/2 for Dedman

[bklynspursfan]

See how Parker burns clock? Murray has been rushing shots in that type of scenario. Hopefully he pays attention

[TheGreatYacht]

:lolsensitive faggot
Come over to the winning side, aka the Parker side. We can hate Paddy as one

[sasaint]

Deadman, the double double machine!

[Robz4000]

Great games by all the starters tonight tbh. Bench was shitty once again outside a couple Manu appearances and Bertans late in the third/beginning of the fourth.

[spursistan]

Dedmon/LMA have gelled on D and been quite a mosnter tandem lately..

[RD2191]

Come over to the winning side, aka the Parker side. We can hate Paddy as one
:lol

[emanueldavidginobili]

Demond is a beast 10-11 in just 25 minutes LA 16-10 in 11 more minutes smh

[FkLA]

HERO waving off a top 3 player on the planet. You could tell by his body language that Kawhi didn't like that shit.

[dabom]

Enrique wants those points. :lmao

[Joseph Kony]

fucking fluke ass three pointers the entire game, only reason philly was even close tbh

[Robz4000]

Moral loss, but better than a complete loss. The entire team needs to get it's shit together or they could find themselves at 1-5 on the trip at the ASB.

[apalisoc_9]

Enrique wants those points. :lmao

:lmao

[r0drig0lac]

Mills for the 76ers confirmed

[sasaint]

Nice shot of Pop apologizing to Brett for the win.

[TheGreatYacht]

Paddy chatting up with his future teammates. Good to see

[BatManu20]

fucking fluke ass three pointers the entire game, only reason philly was even close tbh

That and the fact that the Sixers had 17 pts off turnovers tonight.

[ace3g]

Jordan Howenstine @AirlessJordan
(https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan) 27s (https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/829517131486224384) Most consecutive seasons with a winning road record in NBA history:
1. SPURS- 20 (1997-2017)
2. Lakers- 12 (1979-91)
3. Celtics- 10(1959-69)

Jordan Howenstine @AirlessJordan
(https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan) 1m (https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/829517093536149504) Longest active streak of consecutive winning seasons on the road:
1. SPURS- 20 (secured tonight)
2. Clippers- 4
3. Raptors- 3
3. Warriors- 3

[FkLA]

Enrique wants those points. :lmao

waving Kawhi off :lol

[SASdynasty!]

HERO waving off a top 3 player on the planet. You could tell by his body language that Kawhi didn't like that shit.
All I saw was the winningest NBA player of all time waving off a 1x All-Star.

[TheGreatYacht]

All I saw was the winningest NBA player of all time waving off a 1x All-Star.
:lmao

God damn :wow

[FkLA]

All I saw was the winningest NBA player of all time waving off a 1x All-Star.

He can thank the great Tim Duncan and the great Manu Ginobili for that.

Still just lol at a scrub waving off a Top 3 player on the planet. That ego, tbh.

[dabom]

:lmao


waving Kawhi off :lol

Stat stuffing fat fuck. :lol

[BatManu20]

Jordan Howenstine @AirlessJordan
(https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan) 27s (https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/829517131486224384) Most consecutive seasons with a winning road record in NBA history:
1. SPURS- 20 (1997-2017)
2. Lakers- 12 (1979-91)
3. Celtics- 10(1959-69)

Jordan Howenstine @AirlessJordan
(https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan) 1m (https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/829517093536149504) Longest active streak of consecutive winning seasons on the road:
1. SPURS- 20 (secured tonight)
2. Clippers- 4
3. Raptors- 3
3. Warriors- 3








Ridiculously impressive.

[DAF86]

All I saw was the winningest NBA player of all time waving off a 1x All-Star.

It's already 2x starting all-star. Get your facts straight.

[BatManu20]

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[SASdynasty!]

It's already 2x starting all-star. Get your facts straight.
True, he's almost a 2x All-Star.

[DAF86]

True, he's almost a 2x All-Star.

Nah, nah, he's already a 2 times all-star starter. He can get a career ending injury tomorrow and he would retire a 2 times all-star starter on the record books.

[TheDoctor]

Jordan Howenstine @AirlessJordan
(https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan) 27s (https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/829517131486224384)
Most consecutive seasons with a winning road record in NBA history:
1. SPURS- 20 (1997-2017)
2. Lakers- 12 (1979-91)
3. Celtics- 10(1959-69)

Jordan Howenstine @AirlessJordan
(https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan) 1m (https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/829517093536149504)
Longest active streak of consecutive winning seasons on the road:
1. SPURS- 20 (secured tonight)
2. Clippers- 4
3. Raptors- 3
3. Warriors- 3


Kobe :lmao

[lilbthebasedgod]

"None of this would be possible without the Head of the snake at the point guard position" - Ric Renner

[TheGreatYacht]

"None of this would be possible without the Head of the snake at the point guard position" - Ric Renner
Ric

[BatManu20]

Oh damn. Jabari Parker might've just torn his ACL again..


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[spursistan]

Oh damn. Jabari Parker might've just torn his ACL again..
Damn,Bucks season has gone to shit real fast..the Giannnis "Next Lebron" hype train and Top 4 seed were something just a month ago..

[TheDoctor]

Oh damn. Jabari Parker might've just torn his ACL again..


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Damn, sad if true.

[BatManu20]

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[ace3g]

Jabari Young @JabariJYoung
(https://twitter.com/JabariJYoung) 5m (https://twitter.com/JabariJYoung/status/829525085992148992) On that first foul from Bertans, told me his contact lens got hit and landed on the inside of his eye #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs)

[TheDoctor]

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[TheGreatYacht]

Oh damn. Jabari Parker might've just torn his ACL again..


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I thought he tore his Achilles IIRC

[BatManu20]

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[dabom]

Nah, nah, he's already a 2 times all-star starter. He can get a career ending injury tomorrow and he would retire a 2 times all-star starter on the record books.

Can you say owned. :lmao

[BatManu20]

I thought he tore his Achilles IIRC

Negative. He tore his left ACL his Rookie year, same knee he injured tonight.

[TheDoctor]

Charles Oakley, Saint Patron of the NYKnicks fans :lol

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[dabom]

I like he held his own like he owned that place. Everyone pretty much reacted way too fucking late. :lol

[ElNono]

I see you eating instead of paying attention to the game, ElNono.

Nice of you to pay tribute to Manu with the shaved head too. :tu

:lol I'm like 3 years older than the guy... and man, I was starving...

[ElNono]

Just got home, what a blast... always good to get the W too :flag:

[ElNono]

Blue and white vertical stripes? Gotcha. Have fun! Does she wear perfume?

Not that I noticed, but what I did notice is that she lost a lot of weight. Used be to be a bit chunky the last couple years, but she looked slim now.

[ElNono]

Is that Nono in the Argentina colors behind the Spurs bench? :lol


That's what he said. I asked if he was in the vertical stripes, but he didn't respond.

Yeah

[ElNono]

If the dude is fat, it's him, tbh.


Just extra weight from the holidays, I got your back Nono :tu

My nig... I lost 30 lbs last year, need to lose 15 more... looking a lot better this year, tbh...

[dabom]

My nig... I lost 30 lbs last year, need to lose 15 more... looking a lot better this year, tbh...

You were like literally next to the bench. :lol

:tu

[ElNono]

Two funny things about this game:

- At some point in the 3rd, Pop got real mad with Tony on the bench. I don't know what the fuzz was all about, but Tony got his ass sat down.

- When Kyle was going to check in for garbage time, he couldn't hear who he was coming in for, so he kept asking Pop, and Pop was exasperated... just told him "You figure it out" :lmao

[ElNono]

You were like literally next to the bench. :lol

:tu

You can get great seats in Philly... this year they kinda jacked up the prices for some reason... they still suck tho

[dabom]

Two funny things about this game:

- At some point in the 3rd, Pop got real mad with Tony on the bench. I don't know what the fuzz was all about, but Tony got his ass sat down.

- When Kyle was going to check in for garbage time, he couldn't hear who he was coming in for, so he kept asking Pop, and Pop was exasperated... just told him "You figure it out" :lmao

What the fuck does Fathead use his big ass ears for then. :lmao

[SAGirl]

Two funny things about this game:

- At some point in the 3rd, Pop got real mad with Tony on the bench. I don't know what the fuzz was all about, but Tony got his ass sat down.

- When Kyle was going to check in for garbage time, he couldn't hear who he was coming in for, so he kept asking Pop, and Pop was exasperated... just told him "You figure it out" :lmao
Kyle has had to figure out like 3 positions on his own :lol
Pop is such a "cascarrabias"... he's got to be a coach one has to get used to... Probably didn't care what Kyle was doing...
:lol
I hope he cares more at some point... not that I am in the jihad Pop track...

[ElNono]

Kyle has had to figure out like 3 positions on his own :lol
Pop is such a "cascarrabias"... he's got to be a coach one has to get used to... Probably didn't care what Kyle was doing...
:lol
I hope he cares more at some point... not that I am in the jihad Pop track...

If you go to NBA.com, and catch the last minute of the game, you can actually see it. Not kidding, check it out :lol

[bklynspursfan]

Two funny things about this game:

- At some point in the 3rd, Pop got real mad with Tony on the bench. I don't know what the fuzz was all about, but Tony got his ass sat down.

- When Kyle was going to check in for garbage time, he couldn't hear who he was coming in for, so he kept asking Pop, and Pop was exasperated... just told him "You figure it out" :lmao

haha.... he seems like he spaces out, i saw him at the Nets game too and he was sort of in his own world. I wouldn't be surprised if Pop told him and he missed it, or it was just common sense who he should be going in for.

Dude has been here a few years, little things like that you'd expect him to know.

[SAGirl]

haha.... he seems like he spaces out, i saw him at the Nets game too and he was sort of in his own world. I wouldn't be surprised if Pop told him and he missed it, or it was just common sense who he should be going in for.

Dude has been here a few years, little things like that you'd expect him to know.
I know you are a Pop-apologist but when he's played 4 spots before in garbage time... I don't expect him to determine on his own which of the 3 roles he has played all season Pop wants him to play, specially when Pop's jekyll and hide personality will go off on guys who are not doing what he wants.
But yea, Pop is cool being an ass. :wakeup it was obvious he didn't care.

[bklynspursfan]

I know you are a Pop-apologist but when he's played 4 spots before in garbage time... I don't expect him to determine on his own which of the 3 roles he has played all season Pop wants him to play, specially when Pop's jekyll and hide personality will go off on guys who are not doing what he wants.
But yea, Pop is cool being an ass. :wakeup it was obvious he didn't care.

I'm not so much, I just think too much gets blamed on him and the players (outside of Parker and to a lesser extent Anderson for some reason on this site) not enough. Pop makes it clear on his expectations. Manu said it like during his first couple years here how he makes it very, very clear on the expectations he has. That has been echoed by many who have come through here. Because people aren't successful does not put it on Pop. That doesn't mean he's blameless either, surely he has messed up and not gotten the most out of some guys who have left be it due to playing time or whatever. But there are certain things guys should know once you step on the court. In the case of Anderson, it's his reluctance to shoot as you know, and his sometimes indecisiveness with the ball that hurts his playing time chances and frankly the team big time.

I was rooting for him, from the talk about his summer league play, to the comparisons to Diaw, etc... Of course we want guys to develop and play well, but sometimes guys just don't capitalize on opportunities they have. It happens a lot in this league. I know you root for him and defend him hard too, but lets be honest... Anderson regressed and had a golden opportunity to solidify himself as a rotation player this season, but frankly he dropped the ball. That's on him, not on Pop. So now he plays sparingly and in different positions. It's the best way for him to get some playing time unless there are DNP-CD's or injuries, and he's just gotta roll with the punches and try to be as good as he can be regardless of where he is positioned. He has been pretty good defensively for the most part, but when you don't have to be defended as much, it hurts the overall offense.

Anyway, my comment was about Anderson not knowing who to sub in for lol. Sure Pop may have been an ass about it but come on.. That's a question you asked in JV ball ,who you're supposed to sub in for. He's been here a couple years, Pop had the entire starting lineup out there with Parker @ the line. He, Simmons, and Joel Anthony were checking in. Seems like something he should be able to figure out.

[BatManu20]

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[tonight...you]

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lol... love it.
Can't stand Shyamalan flicks though.

[SAGirl]

Anyway, my comment was about Anderson not knowing who to sub in for lol. Sure Pop may have been an ass about it but come on.. That's a question you asked in JV ball ,who you're supposed to sub in for. He's been here a couple years, Pop had the entire starting lineup out there with Parker @ the line. He, Simmons, and Joel Anthony were checking in. Seems like something he should be able to figure out.

I missed the tidbit about him since I watched the 76ers broadcast. At the time of hte sub they were instead showing Brett Brown upset at a foul called on one of his guys on Tony Parker.

I don't care about the tidbit, it's actually Pop's abrasive asshole like personality often being overlooked bc he's a brilliant coach. There is no doubt in my mind only reason he gets away with being that muych of an asshole is the success he's had. He's indeed an asshole so frequently that it is actually laughable that you hold him beyond reproach at this point with his people skills. And everyone should be fair game to criticism... he's not God.

heh and God is not beyond criticism depending who you ask. :lol

[bklynspursfan]

I missed the tidbit about him since I watched the 76ers broadcast. At the time of hte sub they were instead showing Brett Brown upset at a foul called on one of his guys on Tony Parker.

I don't care about the tidbit, it's actually Pop's abrasive asshole like personality often being overlooked bc he's a brilliant coach. There is no doubt in my mind only reason he gets away with being that muych of an asshole is the success he's had. He's indeed an asshole so frequently that it is actually laughable that you hold him beyond reproach at this point with his people skills. And everyone should be fair game to criticism... he's not God.

heh and God is not beyond criticism depending who you ask. :lol

Well, what we think of him and how the players respond to him are quite different. You can call him an asshole all you want, the players love playing for him and guys in front offices around the league have nothing but positive things to say. Probably because what we see is different than what happens behind the scenes.

i guess I defend him the same way u defend Anderson. He gets so much crap that you feel you need to defend him no matter what. It just gets tiresome hearing the same story sometimes. I know Pop makes mistakes obviously. I'm just one who believes sometimes it's also on the players to actually perform. I also know how he likes to experiment with the lineups people often cry about, without having the big picture in mind.

[bklynspursfan]

Funny to just come across this today. Seems relevant

:wakeup


“Young players have to learn that team goals are more important,” Popovich said. “Whatever you do individually, you have to lead toward that. Sometimes lessons have to be given in that sense.”

It wasn’t the first time this season Popovich gave Murray a quick hook.

In a way, Murray hopes it isn’t the last.

“If he didn’t want to coach me and just threw me out there, it would say something to me that he’s not trying to teach me,” said Murray, a 20-year-old out of the University of Washington. “I think it’s real important for him to be able to coach me.”


http://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Spurs-Murray-warms-to-Popovich-s-tough-love-10921285.php?t=a5bda3f74d927fc3fb&cmpid=twitter-premium

[tonight...you]

Funny to just come across this today. Seems relevant

:wakeup




http://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Spurs-Murray-warms-to-Popovich-s-tough-love-10921285.php?t=a5bda3f74d927fc3fb&cmpid=twitter-premium
The young guy has a good attitude.
I don't care who his agent is.

[SAGirl]

Funny to just come across this today. Seems relevant

:wakeup




http://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Spurs-Murray-warms-to-Popovich-s-tough-love-10921285.php?t=a5bda3f74d927fc3fb&cmpid=twitter-premium
So much I could reply to this but frankly I don't have the desire. I admire him as much as the next fan but he's far from perfect and the way he is rude will make others tune him the hell out.

If you have a coach who is an asshole all the time (asking Pop what do you want me to do is a reason to be un culo honestly? Really that's fine?) lol. That quote has nothing to do with the subject.

[tonight...you]

So much I could reply to this but frankly I don't have the desire. I admire him as much as the next fan but he's far from perfect and the way he is rude will make others tune him the hell out.

If you have a coach who is an asshole all the time (asking Pop what do you want me to do is a reason to be un culo honestly? Really that's fine?) lol. That quote has nothing to do with the subject.
What? Where is he rude?

[SAGirl]

What? Where is he rude?
I didn't see it.... above in this thread Nono made reference to something he observed in the game. Maybe I should not have commented on it bc in the broadcast I watched they didn't show it....scroll up to Nono part couple of posts.

[tonight...you]

I didn't see it.... above in this thread Nono made reference to something he observed in the game. Maybe I should not have commented on it bc in the broadcast I watched they didn't show it....scroll up to Nono part couple of posts.
Okay... right on.
I was thinking you were directly referencing the article. No worries.

[SAGirl]

Okay... right on.
I was thinking you were directly referencing the article. No worries.
Yea I have nothing against Brooklynfan... he's good people but he's gone off subject in his comments and I don't want to go around the world and back about it.... covering the span of Pops career and finishing with Dijon having to learn to play a team game... which has nothing to do with the incident.

[bklynspursfan]

So much I could reply to this but frankly I don't have the desire. I admire him as much as the next fan but he's far from perfect and the way he is rude will make others tune him the hell out.

If you have a coach who is an asshole all the time (asking Pop what do you want me to do is a reason to be un culo honestly? Really that's fine?) lol. That quote has nothing to do with the subject.

It's really not about being rude. It's about his expectations of the guys he's coaching. He expects guys to know who they are checking in for. His demands are much higher than your average coach.

But again, you claim he's rude but there's a long list of players who would love to play for him, and a long list of teams who would want him. Most who actually interact with him know he's not an ass or rude or whatever

I respect your opinion and I know how it seems but I just think his rudeness is overblown . Imho

[tonight...you]

It's really not about being rude. It's about his expectations of the guys he's coaching. He expects guys to know who they are checking in for. His demands are much higher than your average coach.

But again, you claim he's rude but there's a long list of players who would love to play for him, and a long list of teams who would want him. Most who actually interact with him know he's not an ass or rude or whatever
I want Pop to be my Life Coach.
I didn't even know that was a thing til I moved to LA... Life coaches.

[SAGirl]

It's really not about being rude. It's about his expectations of the guys he's coaching. He expects guys to know who they are checking in for. His demands are much higher than your average coach.

But again, you claim he's rude but there's a long list of players who would love to play for him, and a long list of teams who would want him. Most who actually interact with him know he's not an ass or rude or whatever

I respect your opinion and I know how it seems but I just think his rudeness is overblown . Imho
It's very simple really... Kyle has legit played 3 spots this season.... not even garbage time we are talking about here. Asking what Pop wanted is a perfectly reasonable question.... you make it seem like Kyle is stupid... Others don't have to ask bc they pretty much play just the one spot. It's a far legit question... it seems to me Pop didn't give a damn what he was doing out there. If it was important he would have said. It didn't matter bc it was garbage time.

we can go around in circles about it too. But the Spurs keep their stuff in house. It's pretty well known that even Tim had his quarrels with Pop. He's far from perfect dude.

[tonight...you]

It's very simple really... Kyle has legit played 3 spots this season.... not even garbage time we are talking about here. Asking what Pop wanted is a perfectly reasonable question.... you make it seem like Kyle is stupid... Others don't have to ask bc they pretty much play just the one spot. It's a far legit question... it seems to me Pop didn't give a damn what he was doing so there.
Nah... if he actually cared, he would have pulled him aside and told him.
It's not unfair to say Kyle spaced a bit and Pop didn't think much of it, being the situation it was, though.

[bklynspursfan]

Maybe that article was out of context, but some have felt Pop was in the wrong or a jerk for pulling Murray like he has been.

My point in sharing that is realizing that the player actually appreciates being coached like that. So the perspective from the casual fan on here is quite different than that of the player or those who interact.

[SAGirl]

Nah... if he actually cared, he would have pulled him aside and told him.
It's not unfair to say Kyle spaced a bit and Pop didn't think much of it, being the situation it was, though.
It's naive... he's basically blaming Kyle asking a question for Pop either 1. Being an ass or 2. Not caring bc it was garbage time and he just wanted to get it over with. He didn't care if Kyle went in there and said ok I am the PG now.:lol

[tonight...you]

Maybe that article was out of context, but some have felt Pop was in the wrong or a jerk for pulling Murray like he has been.

My point in sharing that is realizing that the player actually appreciates being coached like that. So the perspective from the casual fan on here is quite different than that of the player or those who interact.
I totally agree with that.
Murray's got a good attitude, he just needs to project onto the court when he gets dem minutes.
It's going to take a minute... he's young, but he's got the tools and he's got the talent.
IT'S MILLER TIME!



#ghostbusters

[SAGirl]

Maybe that article was out of context, but some have felt Pop was in the wrong or a jerk for pulling Murray like he has been.

My point in sharing that is realizing that the player actually appreciates being coached like that. So the perspective from the casual fan on here is quite different than that of the player or those who interact.
This isn't about Murray or Kyle being uncoachable Bklyn. Prettier quotes and statements than that I could cite about Pop and Kyle both... it's just not what the subject is about.

[bklynspursfan]

It's very simple really... Kyle has legit played 3 spots this season.... not even garbage time we are talking about here. Asking what Pop wanted is a perfectly reasonable question.... you make it seem like Kyle is stupid... Others don't have to ask bc they pretty much play just the one spot. It's a far legit question... it seems to me Pop didn't give a damn what he was doing out there. If it was important he would have said. It didn't matter bc it was garbage time.

we can go around in circles about it too. But the Spurs keep their stuff in house. It's pretty well known that even Tim had his quarrels with Pop. He's far from perfect dude.

But when did I say he's perfect?

Having a disagreement with a coach about a game plan or scheme or what have you is fine. But it's more about you saying he's an ass because of the Anderson thing.

He has high expectations . He expects guys, especially guys who have been here a couple years to know simple things. There's nothing wrong with him holding guys to a higher standard for the simplest of things,wouldn't you agree?

Now game plan, subs, lineups,etc... Sure, I get all that. I would bet TD didn't have issues with him because of something so simple as TD not knowing who to sub in for.

[bklynspursfan]

It's naive... he's basically blaming Kyle asking a question for Pop either 1. Being an ass or 2. Not caring bc it was garbage time and he just wanted to get it over with. He didn't care if Kyle went in there and said ok I am the PG now.:lol

Nono said I believe Pop told him 2x who to go in for. Maybe I'm misremembering but I couldve sworn he said that

[bklynspursfan]

I totally agree with that.
Murray's got a good attitude, he just needs to project onto the court when he gets dem minutes.
It's going to take a minute... he's young, but he's got the tools and he's got the talent.
IT'S MILLER TIME!



#ghostbusters

Agreed. Glad to see he isn't sensitive to tough coaching, cause so many young guys come into this league feeling entitled

[tonight...you]

Agreed. Glad to see he isn't sensitive to tough coaching, cause so many young guys come into this league feeling entitled

I remember Pop just destroying a young Tony, in games, constantly, but it was because he needed him to learn and learn fast and Pop thought he could handle it.
He was effing right, wasn't he?

Now his eye casts it's gaze upon young Murray...
Let's hope it's even more successful.

[SAGirl]

Nono said I believe Pop told him 2x who to go in for. Maybe I'm misremembering but I couldve sworn he said that
It doesn't matter... It's the coach job to assign roles... asking to make sure is no offense. I will stop here bc I didn't see the skit. You are clearly a Pop apologist and care not when he's being an asshole bc of your rose colored glasses. That's fine.

[tonight...you]

It doesn't matter... It's the coach job to assign task... asking to make sure is no offense. I will stop here bc I didn't see the skit. You are clearly a Pop apologist and care not when he's being an asshole bc of your rose colored glasses. That's fine.
Hmm...
I really don't want to dislike your attitude towards the guy who helped guide this franchise to 5 effing titles with a tiny franchise that nobody wanted to go to. And while Duncan was the instrument that sang, Pop was the conductor.
Look at the coaches before him, and the guy he specifically fired and replaced:
Bob Hill, John Crackhead Lucas, Jerry Fucking Tarkanian... the list goes on.
Just failure after failure and Pop comes in with his D is 1st philosophy and adjusts his offense as the decades and personnel goes by...
He plays head games and strictly disciplines his players and they develop their Spurs Culture... Now it's ingrained. Players want to be reigned in and coached by Pop.

And all the while all players, except for Captain Jack, love him...

Think that happens with a Larry Brown?

I am getting sick of this Pop garbage. He is a fucking GREAT coach and deserves the praise he gets.

Until I see players (besides Rodman) tuning him out... you no talky to me.

[SAGirl]

Nono said I believe Pop told him 2x who to go in for. Maybe I'm misremembering but I couldve sworn he said that
The twice thing you made up.. in fact it wasn't clear from what Nono said that assignment weee even spelled out... since I didn't see the skit. I am already tired of this... but in the course of making excuses for Pop you labeled Kyle stupid, stated he got told twice what to do ...went off subject repeatedly etc and admitted your rose colored glasses for Pop. I am tired of the conversation bc you have changed topics, goalposts, lines of reasoning and made stuff up plus added your bias....

[SAGirl]

Hmm...
I really don't want to dislike your attitude towards the guy who helped guide this franchise to 5 effing titles with a tiny franchise that nobody wanted to go to. And while Duncan was the instrument that sang, Pop was the conductor.
Look at the coaches before him, and the guy he specifically fired and replaced:
Bob Hill, John Crackhead Lucas, Jerry Fucking Tarkanian... the list goes on.
Just failure after failure and Pop comes in with his D is 1st philosophy and adjusts his offense as the decades and personnel goes by...
He plays head games and strictly disciplines his players and they develop their Spurs Culture... Now it's ingrained. Players want to be reigned in and coached by Pop.

And all the while all players, except for Captain Jack, love him...

Think that happens with a Larry Brown?

I am getting sick of this Pop garbage. He is a fucking GREAT coach and deserves the praise he gets.

Until I see players (besides Rodman) tuning him out... you no talky to me.. Larry Brown didn't last long anywhere bc he burned out his players and eventually they tuned him out. Pop is kind off camera, so we are told and he genuinely cares about guys... again this wasn't about this... or about Pops entire career, etc....

[bklynspursfan]

The twice thing you made up.. in fact it wasn't clear from what Nono said that assignment weee even spelled out... since I didn't see the skit. I am already tired of this... but in the course of making excuses for Pop you labeled Kyle stupid, stated he got told twice what to do ...went off subject repeatedly etc and admitted your rose colored glasses for Pop. I am tired of the conversation bc you have changed topics, goalposts, lines of reasoning and made stuff up plus added your bias....

I said maybe I'm misremembering, so if I'm wrong I can own that. You seem to be getting upset about it so I'll drop it. You have your opinion , I've got mine. I won't even touch on the petty comments you made as I try to be respectful on here. But I will say, if I have rose colored glasses for a member of this organization, Pop has a good enough resume and reputation as anyone, no? I said the guy isn't perfect, but you keep insinuating that I feel like that.

Anderson may not have been as sensitive as you are being about the whole thing honestly

[tonight...you]

. Larry Brown didn't last long anywhere bc he burned out his players and eventually they tuned him out. Pop is kind off camera, so we are told and he genuinely cares about guys... again this wasn't about this... or about Pops entire career, etc....
Exactly... who's better? You think the Lakers wouldn't back up the Brinks truck, if they thought they could have a chance at Pop? Any team?
Every one of them.

And my anger is from all of you, and you are included, in this bashing of Pop.
No coach is infallible, but you show me a better replacement.

You show me who could have gotten this franchise to 5 titles in 20 years. Even with Duncan, as great as he was.
Pop brought D to this team when no other coach had ever done it. I watched decades of inept coaching. DECADES.

Inept coaching is still all over the league... Just watch. you tell me where great coaching is, in this league.

He brought a different level of discipline and a culture. CULTURE that was never a buzz-word before him and the Spurs.

Not happy with this garbage about Pop. He's not GOD, but he's better than MATTHEW.

[bklynspursfan]

The twice thing you made up.. in fact it wasn't clear from what Nono said that assignment weee even spelled out... since I didn't see the skit. I am already tired of this... but in the course of making excuses for Pop you labeled Kyle stupid, stated he got told twice what to do ...went off subject repeatedly etc and admitted your rose colored glasses for Pop. I am tired of the conversation bc you have changed topics, goalposts, lines of reasoning and made stuff up plus added your bias....

He said Pop was exasperated, so maybe I took that to mean he said it more than once. Which maybe I'm wrong, if so my bad.

To call someone bias tho? You have been quite bias, and I try to be respectful of your opinions even if I disagree. But whatever

[SAGirl]

I said maybe I'm misremembering, so if I'm wrong I can own that. You seem to be getting upset about it so I'll drop it. You have your opinion , I've got mine. I won't even touch on the petty comments you made as I try to be respectful on here. But I will say, if I have rose colored glasses for a member of this organization, Pop has a good enough resume and reputation as anyone, no? I said the guy isn't perfect, but you keep insinuating that I feel like that.

Anderson may not have been as sensitive as you are being about the whole thing honestly
Heh You are the one oversennsitive who went around the world with this topic... and moving goalposts, subjects, scope of the comment and made a controversy about which I truly don't care. Lol

[SAGirl]

Exactly... who's better? You think the Lakers wouldn't back up the Brinks truck, if they thought they could have a chance at Pop? Any team?
Every one of them.

And my anger is from all of you, and you are included, in this bashing of Pop.
No coach is infallible, but you show me a better replacement.

You show me who could have gotten this franchise to 5 titles in 20 years. Even with Duncan, as great as he was.
Pop brought D to this team when no other coach had ever done it. I watched decades of inept coaching. DECADES.

Inept coaching is still all over the league... Just watch. you tell me where great coaching is, in this league.

He brought a different level of discipline and a culture. CULTURE that was never a buzz-word before him and the Spurs.

Not happy with this garbage about Pop. He's not GOD, but he's better than MATTHEW.

Will not respond bc this has truly gone too far mostly by Brooklyn dragging me into a discussion that I care not for. I made a simple comment and the police show up to blow it out of proportion. I was never attacking Pops entire career which is something that Brooklyn and you seem to think I did. Or maybe I am tKing the ire directed at Apalisoc.

[bklynspursfan]

Heh You are the one oversennsitive who went around the world with this topic... and moving goalposts, subjects, scope of the comment and made a controversy about which I truly don't care. Lol

I'm so confused as to how, but alrighty

[tonight...you]

Will not respond bc this has truly gone too far mostly by Brooklyn dragging me into a discussion that I care not for. I made a simple comment and the police show up to blow it out of proportion. I was never attacking Pops entire career which is something that Brooklyn and you seem to think I did. Or maybe I am tKing the ire directed at Apalisoc.
You responded though... literally, lol.
Funny.

No worries. We won't carry on with this. We cool.

[SAGirl]

You responded though... literally, lol.
Funny.

No worries. We won't carry on with this. We cool.
Unfortunately. I could have just ignored Brooklyn who I consider good people but who changed the subject a few times as well as context and made up situations and brought topics not in discussion, complicating a simple comment and making it into something that was not bc he couldn't stand even the simplest question about Pop acting like an asshole.... which he's known to do ... and a character flaw he has admitted sometimes...

The rest of the discussion I didn't even made a topic of... and I really didn't care about cause it wasn't what motivated my comment...

[bklynspursfan]

For crying out loud, I know Pop can be an asshole. I simply don't think he was being an asshole in that particular scenario. Sheesh.

[tonight...you]

Unfortunately. I could have just ignored Brooklyn who I consider good people but who changed the subject a few times as well as context and made up situations and brought topics not in discussion, complicating a simple comment and making it into something that was not bc he couldn't stand even the simplest question about Pop acting like an asshole.... which he's known to do ... and a character flaw he has admitted sometimes...

The rest of the discussion I didn't even made a topic of... and I really didn't care about cause it wasn't what motivated my comment...
All of my ranting tonight aside... we cool girl.
Trust.

[SAGirl]

For crying out loud, I know Pop can be an asshole. I simply don't think he was being an asshole in that particular scenario. Sheesh.
You could have said that instead of moving your subjects around. :lol

[SAGirl]

All of my ranting tonight aside... we cool girl.
Trust.
We good.. this went off topic long ago :lol I am laughing bc I don't know how or where but it wasn't bc I started on an anti Pop rant but ppl acted like I did.

Frankly it it annoys me that he's this beyond question. The man can be an asshole at times. If you don't think he was in this case that's one thing.... assuming I am a Pop hater bc I did think he was a bit rude or just didn't care one bit what Kyle was doing out there and making it into some antipop crusade is a huge stretch... huge

[bklynspursfan]

haha.... he seems like he spaces out, i saw him at the Nets game too and he was sort of in his own world. I wouldn't be surprised if Pop told him and he missed it, or it was just common sense who he should be going in for.

Dude has been here a few years, little things like that you'd expect him to know.

This was my resoonse to Nono...


I know you are a Pop-apologist but when he's played 4 spots before in garbage time... I don't expect him to determine on his own which of the 3 roles he has played all season Pop wants him to play, specially when Pop's jekyll and hide personality will go off on guys who are not doing what he wants.
But yea, Pop is cool being an ass. :wakeup it was obvious he didn't care.

You chimed in on your own to me here with the you are a pop-apologist crap which I felt was unnecessary, but w/e.


You could have said that instead of moving your subjects around. :lol

It was all tied together with the route you went down with Your response, but again, w/e