Pop's Game 4 Lessons!!!

[poop]

Lesson 1: anyone watching this series can see that 1. Lee is ineffective against ZBO, and against memphis in general, 2. Manu is completely ineffective against memphis, and 3. Bertans showed ability to defend ZBO, deadly from 3, and can even create a little bit.

Pop's response for game 5: Manu and lee will play big minutes, bertans will hardly play at all, especially if he starts hitting 3 pointers.

Lesson 2!: the only way to beat memphis' defense is with players who can get to the basket and collapse the defense.

Pop's response for game 5: Murray and simmons will sit on bench entire game.


Most overrated coach of all time

[noles1983]

Old cancer nose has been checked out mentally for quite some time, overrated indeed.

[jbspurs]

Lesson 1: anyone watching this series can see that 1. Lee is ineffective against ZBO, and against memphis in general, 2. Manu is completely ineffective against memphis, and 3. Bertans showed ability to defend ZBO, deadly from 3, and can even create a little bit.

Pop's response for game 5: Manu and lee will play big minutes, bertans will hardly play at all, especially if he starts hitting 3 pointers.

Lesson 2!: the only way to beat memphis' defense is with players who can get to the basket and collapse the defense.

Pop's response for game 5: Murray and simmons will sit on bench entire game.


Most overrated coach of all time



I hope not! Pop needs to give more minutes to Bertans and give Simmons a shot to guard Conley.

[TampaDude]

Pop doesn't give a fuck anymore. He's already made his vacation plans.

Let me reiterate...HE THREW A PLAYOFF GAME..not a regular season game, A PLAYOFF GAME!

Pop is done.

[Darius Bieber]

I hope they fire Pop. He isn't an NBA caliber coach anymore. I'd rather have Quin Snyder, Rick Carlisle, literally anyone else who gives a damn.

[TampaDude]

I hope they fire Pop. He isn't an NBA caliber coach anymore. I'd rather have Quin Snyder, Rick Carlisle, literally anyone else who gives a damn.

Pop after Duncan left is like Urban Meyer after Tebow left. The bromance is over.

[objective]

The lessons and responses are spot on.

Sad and sick.

[duncan2k5]

I hope they fire Pop. He isn't an NBA caliber coach anymore. I'd rather have Quin Snyder, Rick Carlisle, literally anyone else who gives a damn.

Rick or some new blood

[quentin_compson]

Manu has been bad, but he has not been playing big minutes. He played just 10 in Game 3, and 15 in Game 4.

[UZER]

Manu has been bad, but he has not been playing big minutes. He played just 10 in Game 3, and 15 in Game 4.

15?! That's way too many after how he's played. He shouldn't have seen a minute in the second half of game 4 but pops stubborn ass still rolls him out there.

[bklynspursfan]

Zbo wasnt the difference maker tonight, Lee did a pretty good job on him

[hater]

Manu has been bad, but he has not been playing big minutes. He played just 10 in Game 3, and 15 in Game 4.

:lmao even 10 minutes for the old shitbag is 10 minutes too much

[DMC]

Part of Pop's mentality, I think, is as a business manager. If he gives Bertans big minutes and Bertans has good numbers, win or lose, Bertans gets a bigger offer from someone. Same with other lower salary guys. With Manu, you're paying him already. You sit that much money on the bench and play your low money guys, what does that say about your money management skills? Why did you pay big money to someone you cannot use in the playoffs? When did Pop ever sit a high paid guy?

[DMC]

I hope they fire Pop. He isn't an NBA caliber coach anymore. I'd rather have Quin Snyder, Rick Carlisle, literally anyone else who gives a damn.

You've got Luke Walton. You'll be fine.

[SAGirl]

Good post...
sad lessons.
:td

[SAGirl]

Part of Pop's mentality, I think, is as a business manager. If he gives Bertans big minutes and Bertans has good numbers, win or lose, Bertans gets a bigger offer from someone. Same with other lower salary guys. With Manu, you're paying him already. You sit that much money on the bench and play your low money guys, what does that say about your money management skills? Why did you pay big money to someone you cannot use in the playoffs? When did Pop ever sit a high paid guy?
He's going to sink the team with that mentality.
Unknown if that's even a consideration bc Davis is under contract another season and they must plan to retain him already. He's shown enough to get paid regardless of Pop wanting to stifle him this postseason, provided he stays healthy.

[ceperez]

He's going to sink the team with that mentality.
Unknown if that's even a consideration bc Davis is under contract another season and they must plan to retain him already. He's shown enough to get paid regardless of Pop wanting to stifle him this postseason, provided he stays healthy.

I agree that Lee isn't effective against the Grizzlies. He's too small to guard either Gasol or Randolph. Bertans has more length than Lee and can spread the floor. So it's worth the gamble because Kawhi can't operate inside with all that congestion.

Defensively, we missed Dedmond.

[sananspursfan21]

Part of Pop's mentality, I think, is as a business manager. If he gives Bertans big minutes and Bertans has good numbers, win or lose, Bertans gets a bigger offer from someone. Same with other lower salary guys. With Manu, you're paying him already. You sit that much money on the bench and play your low money guys, what does that say about your money management skills? Why did you pay big money to someone you cannot use in the playoffs? When did Pop ever sit a high paid guy?

This makes a lot of sense, actually. Much more than Pop just simply "checking out" or just tanking.

[poop]

Cant wait to see who Pop will play today. Sad when you dont even know if your 'legendary coach' will even have the competency to actually play the right players in any given playoff game.

If he rolls out manu and lee again, and bertans/simmons/murray ride the pine, this series is over

[look_at_g_shred]

Start Bertans over Lee/Dedman

[spurs10]

Start Bertans over Lee/Dedman Dedman didn't play game 4. Hopefully he's good to go tonight. We need more rim protection.

[Joseph Kony]

Pop is such a retard at times. It was obvious to anyone after GAME TWO that Lee cannot handle Zbo, yet this stupid fuck still throws him out there every game to get man handled. also it should be obvious by now that he needs to bench Manu for the rest of the series and give his minutes to Simmons. Bertans needs to play more, as he is one of the few bigs we have that brings the memphis bigs out onto the perimeter. And for fucks sake, play Murray a few minutes here and there when we need a spark.

Simple adjustments that our "genius" GOAT coach cannot even make. dude needs to take his own advice and get over himself and start realizing sticking to your guns and old guys isn't the fucking answer, tbh

[poop]

Pop is such a retard at times. It was obvious to anyone after GAME TWO that Lee cannot handle Zbo, yet this stupid fuck still throws him out there every game to get man handled. also it should be obvious by now that he needs to bench Manu for the rest of the series and give his minutes to Simmons. Bertans needs to play more, as he is one of the few bigs we have that brings the memphis bigs out onto the perimeter. And for fucks sake, play Murray a few minutes here and there when we need a spark.

Simple adjustments that our "genius" GOAT coach cannot even make. dude needs to take his own advice and get over himself and start realizing sticking to your guns and old guys isn't the fucking answer, tbh

:toast

[FkLA]

Part of Pop's mentality, I think, is as a business manager. If he gives Bertans big minutes and Bertans has good numbers, win or lose, Bertans gets a bigger offer from someone. Same with other lower salary guys. With Manu, you're paying him already. You sit that much money on the bench and play your low money guys, what does that say about your money management skills? Why did you pay big money to someone you cannot use in the playoffs? When did Pop ever sit a high paid guy?

You're overanalyzing. I think he just overvalues experience, been that way forever. Larry Brown had the same mindset.

[itzsoweezee]

You're overanalyzing. I think he just overvalues experience, been that way forever. Larry Brown had the same mindset.

Yup. And he never learns from this mistake. This is the risk of surrounding yourself with yes men.

[Snaq O'Meal]

Pop is such a retard at times. It was obvious to anyone after GAME TWO that Lee cannot handle Zbo, yet this stupid fuck still throws him out there every game to get man handled. also it should be obvious by now that he needs to bench Manu for the rest of the series and give his minutes to Simmons. Bertans needs to play more, as he is one of the few bigs we have that brings the memphis bigs out onto the perimeter. And for fucks sake, play Murray a few minutes here and there when we need a spark.

Simple adjustments that our "genius" GOAT coach cannot even make. dude needs to take his own advice and get over himself and start realizing sticking to your guns and old guys isn't the fucking answer, tbh

"Get over yourself" is Pop's message to the players to obey his instructions. "Pounding the rock" is his excuse to cover up his inability to make adjustments.

Without the GOAT PF, Pop has been exposed repeatedly even by rookie coaches.

[tholdren]

lesson = more bertans no kyle