Pop just went off...

[313]

864173794897743872

Finally :wow

[peacemaker885]

Wow. Man. He won't be this mad unless Kawhi's hurt bad.

[KDKSpurs24]

Nice, Pop. :toast

[Splits]

And Pop didn't say shit about it at all. Watching Skip's live video now, this guy has more balls than Gregg popovich lol


Lemme guess: Pop was acting humble and crediting the :cry "greatest team ever." Fucking Dubs sucker.


Are you fucking kidding me? Your best player just got INTENTIONALLY injured, you have to stand up for family no fucking matter what.


:lol just think of this, Skip bayless, the espn crew, the nbatv crew are calling them out. meanwhile Pop has kept quiet because he's supposed to be classy as fuck. IF you dont agree, whatever.


Totally not the point :lol

You're hanging your best player out to dry while people not in your team are sticking up for him.


The espn crew called it out during the game, skip had a live fb feed calling out pachulia. But of course there's nothing Pop can do about it so its ok for him to hang kawhi out to dry :cry

^^^^^
faggots

[DarrinS]

Finally

[MultiTroll]

About phucking time.
Still a condescending prick to the media who asked the question but at least he got on the damn subject.

Kudos Pop.

[bklynspursfan]

^^^^^
faggots

I couldn't remember who it was that was complaining about Pop not saying anything lol...

[BatManu20]

Hell yea, about time Pop. Fuck zaza's bitchass. His reputation precedes him. He's a POS, always has been, always will be.

[Splits]

864178240642060288

[loveforthegame]

About time. :tu Glad he brought up the arm incident from last year too.

But the damage is done. It won't matter if the league suspends ZaZa one game or the rest of the playoffs. GS can win without him but the Spurs are done without Leonard.

[sananspursfan21]

TAKE THAT FOR DATA :pop:

[Ice009]

If he doesn't get suspended, send out Dedmon and give him as many minutes as he can handle.

[Jdspur20]

And the NBA won't do a anything. We can't do anything to our daring team of the NBA :bang

[Darius Bieber]

Sign Bruce Bowen and have him go for KD's weak knees and Steph's problematic ankles. Even it up.

[Mouth is Bleeding]

SHIVERS!

FINALLY!

[KDKSpurs24]

TAKE THAT FOR DATA :pop:

[RodNIc91]

Finally!!

[unleashbaynes]

That's my coach :cry

[Strategic]

Damn straight! Tells one where the Warriors thinking is when picking up this hack.

[RodNIc91]

864178240642060288

Unfucking believable this piece of shit has this much flagrants. He needs to go down

[313]

About time. :tu Glad he brought up the arm incident from last year too.

But the damage is done. It won't matter if the league suspends ZaZa one game or the rest of the playoffs. GS can win without him but the Spurs are done without Leonard.Dedmon could go out there and take out KD and the Warriors would still be a 60-65 win team. Crazy.

[Quiet Strength]

That was awesome

[baseline bum]

So Kawhi is probably out for the series. Time to go out and purposely injure Curry.

[Splits]

rj5p3O7biEM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_4ssLoVwAIPgY-.jpg

Afterward, Mills’ teammates Boris Diaw and Manu Ginobili couldn’t resist poking fun at him:


Sorry for what happened to you @patty_mills (https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills)Definitly a flagrant foul!!! https://t.co/qQhqJI29Bc
— Boris Diaw (@theborisdiaw) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/theborisdiaw/status/688942651253612545)




How did you wake up @Patty_Mills (https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills)?? ??
— Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/manuginobili/status/689095292558381057)



Mills responded with this tweet:


@manuginobili (https://twitter.com/manuginobili) bit sore ?
— Patrick Mills (@Patty_Mills) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills/status/689129181175648256)



Then, even more juvenile hilarity ensued:



@theborisdiaw (https://twitter.com/theborisdiaw) @Patty_Mills (https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills) Did Zaza at least buy Patty dinner?
— Nathan (@NathanRayClark) January 19, 2016 (https://twitter.com/NathanRayClark/status/689541325331410945)




@zaza27 (https://twitter.com/zaza27) HEY @Patty_Mills (https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills) is not a hand puppet!!@theborisdiaw (https://twitter.com/theborisdiaw) @manuginobili (https://twitter.com/manuginobili) @spurs (https://twitter.com/spurs)#SpursNation (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpursNation?src=hash) pic.twitter.com/isZuA8NEhX (https://t.co/isZuA8NEhX)
— bobdad21 (@USAF_VETERAN_) January 19, 2016 (https://twitter.com/USAF_VETERAN_/status/689501682099613696)




@theborisdiaw (https://twitter.com/theborisdiaw) @Patty_Mills (https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills) I'd press charges if I were you or @Patty_Mills (https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills)…
— J-MatMar13 (@JMatmar13) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/JMatmar13/status/689124316227612672)




@manuginobili (https://twitter.com/manuginobili) @Patty_Mills (https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills) how did it feel to be cavity searched at a Spurs Game?!?
— S.A.SpursTeacher (@1Spurs_Fan) January 18, 2016 (https://twitter.com/1Spurs_Fan/status/689097958722265088)




Did you see how @theborisdiaw (https://twitter.com/theborisdiaw) & @manuginobili (https://twitter.com/manuginobili)helped @Patty_Mills (https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills) make The Washington Post?https://t.co/sLzKo3TWbJ
— Joe Schlmoe (@Faux_Schlmoe) January 20, 2016 (https://twitter.com/Faux_Schlmoe/status/689790484584108032)




@theborisdiaw (https://twitter.com/theborisdiaw) @Patty_Mills (https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills) Homeboy went home like… #SmellMyFinger (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmellMyFinger?src=hash)pic.twitter.com/PTq13MClnw (https://t.co/PTq13MClnw)
— Heyward (@heyward1971) January 19, 2016 (https://twitter.com/heyward1971/status/689567651329343488)

[boutons_deux]

amazing.

Pop's gonna get lots of very nasty blowback (eg, about Bruce, eg doing the very same to take out Ray Allen), but he doesn't, he won't give a fuck.

[DarrinS]

Start Dedmon?

:lol

[Keepin' it real]

Whatever penalty the NBA gives to Pachu, they better do the same when the Spurs take out Steph and/or KD.

[Raven]

that was funny :lol

[TampaDude]

amazing.

Pop's gonna get lots of very nasty blowback (eg, about Bruce, eg doing the very same to take out Ray Allen), but he doesn't, he won't give a fuck.

Yes, Bowen pulled that shit, too...but Bowen doesn't play for the Spurs anymore. That's like taking out Curry because of something Baron Davis did years ago.

[bklynspursfan]

864182116480937984

864182355581431808

[mclinejr]

Did Bowen ever seriously injure anyone?

[boutons_deux]

Did Bowen ever seriously injure anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bruce+bowen+dirty+player+high lights+

[spursmvp]

Did Bowen ever seriously injure anyone?

He ended vince carter's season one time...

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/12/sports/basketball/carter-soars-until-spurs-get-under-his-skin.html

[cd98]

Pop just became every poster on Spurstalk's all time number one coach in the history of sports.

[resistanze]

POP!

[Reeko_Htown]

Did Bowen ever seriously injure anyone?

Here he is injuring Steve Francis.
https://youtu.be/tdxXvkMB6gA

[Chillen]

If the Warriors get by the Spurs and the Cavs get by the Celtics/Wizards winner, LeBron better watch it don't tell me ZaZa won't try to sweep the leg (ankle) of LeBron to, he will just a dirty player.

[TampaDude]

If the Warriors get by the Spurs and the Cavs get by the Celtics/Wizards winner, LeBron better watch it don't tell me ZaZa won't try to sweep the leg (ankle) of LeBron to, he will just a dirty player.

Won't happen. LeBron would know it's coming. Refs would, too.

[cd98]

Bowen was dirty, even homer fans acknowledge it. He's the reason why they made the rule. Once they made it, he quit doing it. But he did it a bunch and I agreed with the other teams, it was a cheap way to injure someone.

[bbarry]

864178240642060288

that efficiency

[mclinejr]

Here he is injuring Steve Francis.
https://youtu.be/tdxXvkMB6gA

Wow.

[szkorhetz]

So, the fire is back? :stirpot:

[coachmac87]

Bowen was dirty, even homer fans acknowledge it. He's the reason why they made the rule. Once they made it, he quit doing it. But he did it a bunch and I agreed with the other teams, it was a cheap way to injure someone.


Right but the IDIOTS are already putting these two deals together and comparing them and making Pop a hypocrite lol

[unleashbaynes]

Hoo boy. Here comes the "but bowen!" crowd.

[RD2191]

Bowen ain't got shit to do with what zaza did.

[unleashbaynes]

I guess Pistons fans don't get to complain about stuff like this either, they had Lambieer. Same with the Bulls fans, i mean Dennis Rodman wasn't exactly the cleanest player.

[San Antonio Slayer]

Everybody's talking about this stuff but Inside Stuff. i want to know Shaq's and Chuck's opinion on that.

[100%duncan]

^^^^^
faggots

? He didnt say shit during the post game press con you retard, and even with his interview, he was all cool and shit before and after his "rant". Go suck his cock more :lol

[tmtcsc]

Some more of ZAZa's greatest hits:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRAyUZfexkg

[FkLA]

That's my coach :cry

:cry

Only thing that would've made it even better was if he said "if he tries that weak shit on our guy again we will retaliate" and walked off.

[philldafunk]

I'm anxious to see how game 2 plays out. If only Leonard did the same

[Splits]

? He didnt say shit during the post game press con you retard, and even with his interview, he was all cool and shit before and after his "rant". Go suck his cock more :lol

lol faggot

Who cares if it was last night before he got to see tape or this morning after he did? He went off for over 4 minutes with rancor

lol faggot

[100%duncan]

lol faggot

Who cares if it was last night before he got to see tape or this morning after he did? He went off for over 4 minutes with rancor

lol faggot
:cry Go pop!!! ur doing what u should've done the night before!!! :cry

[Russ]

Some more of ZAZa's greatest hits:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRAyUZfexkg

I'll say it again, ZaZa is the dirtiest guy from Soviet Georgia since Stalin.

[cd021]

864173794897743872

Finally :wow

Pop going in, holly shit:wow

[baseline bum]

I'm anxious to see how game 2 plays out. If only Leonard did the same

Game 2 is going to be called extremely tightly because of the league's fears of retribution from a Spurs team that now has no shot whatsoever in this series without Leonard and won't give a shit about committing hard fouls.

[Proxy]

that's my coach

[tmtcsc]

The Spurs should send GS a parting gift. Fuck ZaZa, hurt one of their studs. Take Curry out, Durant's a BETA.

[cd021]

:cry

Only thing that would've made it even better was if he said "if he tries that weak shit on our guy again we will retaliate" and walked off.

Start Anthony at Center, if some shit happens then it happens.

[poop]

Fuck this cro-magnon semi-retard turk

[Ice009]

864182116480937984

864182355581431808

wow. Pop said similar stuff to what I said.

I wouldn't have felt as bad if Kawhi played the game out and didn't get injured.

And as I said, I'm pretty sure that move from Zaza was 100% calculated. I think he saw Kawhi go down in that same spot earlier and tweak his ankle, so when he took that second step, I think for sure he was thinking about Kawhi going down in the same spot minutes earlier and seeing if he could finish him off. That second step to me proves that he was trying to finish Kawhi off for the game and possibly the series. Fucking total piece of shit.

[SpursWoman]

Game 2 is going to be called extremely tightly because of the league's fears of retribution from a Spurs team that now has no shot whatsoever in this series without Leonard and won't give a shit about committing hard fouls.



I will be very disappointed if at least 80% of the Spurs active roster isn't in foul trouble by half time. The IR, even. :flipoff

[I. Hustle]

The Spurs should send GS a parting gift. Fuck ZaZa, hurt one of their studs. Take Curry out, Durant's a BETA.

Coach Pop needs to go full Negan on their asses. When Darryl punched Negan, he didn't bash Darryl's head in. He smashed the freaking chino. Curry is that chino.

[baseline bum]

I will be very disappointed if at least 80% of the Spurs active roster isn't in foul trouble by half time. The IR, even. :flipoff

I'll be disappointed if there aren't a couple of ejections in tomorrow night's game.

[Splits]

:cry I can't own up to my unique faggotry :cry

[NASpurs]

It seems likely the Spurs won't win this series but I wouldn't be opposed to ruining the Warriors chances of ringing this year. :tu

[313]

864182116480937984

864182355581431808Sounds like Kawhi might sit the rest of the playoffs. I'm ok with that if it protects his future tbh.

Probably won't watch the finals though.

[SpursWoman]

I'll be disappointed if there aren't a couple of ejections in tomorrow night's game.


Even better :bobo

[Chinook]

Pop did it for the narrative. This isn't quite enough to tarnish the title for GS, but it'll be up there with 07 and 02 as caveats people make to discredit runs.

[birdy219]

These comments are cracking me up. Go Pop! :claw:flipoff zaza. Lurch looking freak..:cuss:pop:

[RD2191]

Can you imagine if dedmon took KD out? The league would be in an uproar.

[Ice009]

Sounds like Kawhi might sit the rest of the playoffs. I'm ok with that if it protects his future tbh.

Probably won't watch the finals though.

I seriously doubt that Kawhi would let them sit him for the whole series. If it's not too badly hurt, he's going to demand to play.

[UZER]

Can you imagine if dedmon took KD out? The league would be in an uproar.

Since it's a spur, it's just "unfortunate". BUT THAT GS COMEBACK!!!

[baseline bum]

Can you imagine if dedmon took KD out? The league would be in an uproar.

They'd be fine with it. LeBron takes Durbeta out anyways. Now if Dedmon took Curry out different story.

[RD2191]

Since it's a spur, it's just "unfortunate". BUT THAT GS COMEBACK!!!

TBH.

[UZER]

One thing if for sure, that ATT crowd is going to be lit!

[Russ]

The interesting thing is that ZaZa didn't put his foot under Kawui's foot so he'd land on it like everyone is saying.

Look carefully, ZaZa's foot moves into Kawhi's foot in midair from the side before Kawhi lands, putting Kawhi off balance even before he lands. Kawhi had no chance to avoid it.

That makes this a bit different than the normal foot-under-the-shooter ploy.

[FkLA]

Let Dedmon go Malone-Isiah Thomas on Curry's twink ass, tbh.

[lefty]

What a hypocrite

He didn't have a problem with Bowen doing the same shit

[coachmac87]

Pop did it for the narrative. This isn't quite enough to tarnish the title for GS, but it'll be up there with 07 and 02 as caveats people make to discredit runs.

Narrative to tarnish Warriors?? How so??

I think he did this because he's pissed that it happened AND they let one slip away..

I think he did this for his team tbh

[gospursgojas]

Smells like Kawhi done for season

[coachmac87]

What a hypocrite

He didn't have a problem with Bowen doing the same shit

You don't know that lol...

And that was over 10 years ago lol

[Chinook]

Narrative to tarnish Warriors?? How so??

I think he did this because he's pissed that it happened AND they let one slip away..

I think he did this for his team tbh

Same thing in those series. By and large people don't remember those plays. But it will come up everyone once in a while, and folks who don't remember when it happened but have since become hardcore fans accept it as truth.

[BatManu20]

The bitchass himself rebuttals with no rebuttal.

864202413456015360

[.G.]

I'm all for helping luhbrown rang agin this year. Take those cock sucking Bay Area faggots out
LEX TALIONIS

[siraulo23]

Kawhis probably done for the season

Pop realising the spurs chance at beating the warriors and winning the title slip away

[8FOR!3]

Can you imagine if dedmon took KD out? The league would be in an uproar.

Dedmon's a decent player though. Joel should be the one to do it

[polandprzem]

I was with Pop not addressing anything but I am with Pop now after he saw the play and Leo is out. No wonder he is furious.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Never seen Pop like this. Sometimes he gets pissed off and it's usually absolutely calculated overreaction, but you can see this time he's for real.

Dedmon should get the full MLE if he takes Curry out :lol

[coachmac87]

Same thing in those series. By and large people don't remember those plays. But it will come up everyone once in a while, and folks who don't remember when it happened but have since become hardcore fans accept it as truth.

Eh. But the Spurs weren't supposed to win the series even if they stole Game 1 and Kawhi didn't get hurt...

Those are the same people who bring up Bowen today or say Warriors were coming back regardless of Kawhi injury.. or "no excuse" for Spurs cause they beat Rockets without Kawhi..

The whole situation is BS and Pop I'm sure had a loooooong night knowing how different things could be if none of this BS happened..but it did and obviously Pop has had an issue with Zaza for awhile lol

[Splits]

864204740690755585

fucking faggot as much as dabom

[spurs10]

The bitchass himself rebuttals with no rebuttal.

864202413456015360 "I did what I had to do."

[siraulo23]

Kawhis probably done for the season

Pop realising the spurs chance at beating the warriors and winning the title slip away

[spursmvp]

https://imgur.com/a/S3NZm

Russell westbrook liked pop's rant on instagram. Is he gonna play for us?

[picnroll]

What bullshit by Brown. Curry jumped forward and Aldridge's second step was about two inches. Leonard jumped backward and scumbags second step was a full stride. If Curry hadn't jumped forward Aldridge would hav been nowhere near him. Brown you're a real douchebag.

[polandprzem]

864204740690755585

fucking faggot as much as dabom

Damn I hope he takes timeout when he will not have one and we are winning the game. What an ass Mike Brown occurred to be !

[RD2191]

https://imgur.com/a/S3NZm

Russell westbrook liked pop's rant on instagram. Is he gonna play for us?

We need you Russ:depressed

[davidbowie]

Goat coach POP riding hard for kawhi and the team. As he should.

Zaza is dirty. Always has been.

[Russ]

https://imgur.com/a/S3NZm

Russell westbrook liked pop's rant on instagram. Is he gonna play for us?

He'd like it even more if it was about Patrick Beverley.

[spursistan]

Pop did it for the narrative. This isn't quite enough to tarnish the title for GS, but it'll be up there with 07 and 02 as caveats people make to discredit runs.
Should be telling that Pop didn't hold back considering the Spurs connections on the other side. That's how much of bush league act the Warriors organization has become. I mean we got hosed before against the Thunder/Lakers and you never heard a peep from Pop.

[ElNono]

So, the fire is back? :stirpot:

hope so

[Russ]

864204740690755585

fucking faggot as much as dabom

I love Mike Brown. He reminds me a bit of the late great Godfrey Cambridge:

V4z3ycMbA6E

[313]

https://imgur.com/a/S3NZm

Russell westbrook liked pop's rant on instagram. Is he gonna play for us?https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ColdHarmfulClingfish-size_restricted.gif

[testies]

when did Bowen take away a player from a series?

[313]

So, the fire is back? :stirpot:Not 'til he shaves the beard

[SAGirl]

Yea Pop clearly upset.
He knows GSW is a heck of a team but the Spurs have improved in the postseason and were playing well. They were up 23 in the 3rd Q, when Kawhi goes down. It does hurt.

[FkLA]

864204740690755585

fucking faggot as much as dabom

Pop pretty much got him that gig in GS. He had lost all credibility after his stints in CLE and LA. Nobody wanted him. Should've let that motherfucker starve.

[Brazil]

of course Pop is upset... dude planned a whole season for this match up and all goes to the toilet because of a dirty play of a retarded mongloid

[HI-FI]

Huge props to Pop, I'm very proud of him. I thought he'd let this slide but glad I was wrong. He probably didn't want to because of his friendships with Kerr and Brown but this crossed a line. I never thought Twinkball would get this bushleague.


I know some people are saying "bu bu but Bowen". Bruce wasn't squeaky clean but he's not a goon like Zaza. Also, what makes this so sickening is Kawhi just tweaked an injury and zaza tries to get the kill shot. It's disgusting.

[spurtech09]

Don't wish bad on no one or hate no one but Zaza really pisses me off for what he did.....I forgive him.....But the NBA needs to ban Zaza for good.....

No doubt the Spurs are going to be fired up.....

[xtremesteven33]

Pop is really desperate at this point. He knows Bruce Bowen got away with the same shit on multiple occasions. Hes doing something hes never really done before. Hes pulling the Phil Jackson card. Trying to get the media on his side as some kind of revolt, with the intent to dare the league to do something. Its a calculated risk. If it works, Zaza is suspended maybe 1 or 2 games or the whole series. If the league does nothing, the Warriors are going to be reviled and hated from here on out on an epic level. Going to be difficult to get the masses to root for a "dirty" team.

[spurtech09]

https://imgur.com/a/S3NZm

Russell westbrook liked pop's rant on instagram. Is he gonna play for us?KL and WB on the same team......CHAMPIONSHIP

[BatManu20]

Looks like Westbrook agrees with Pop.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_5MiEwV0AAcXGR?format=jpg&name=large

[cd98]

In fairness, Bowen probably did it 5 times in a three year span. And I don't remember Pop ever defending it. And Brown was an assistant coach during that time, so he's as guilty as Pop.

[313]

864204740690755585

fucking faggot as much as dabomMike is jackass, it was two completely different plays. Steph's momentum was going towards LMA, Kawhi fading away.

I have noticed Steph falls a lot on his jumpers, probably started doing it to protect his ankles. Something Kawhi might want to add to his game if he comes back and Zaza is still out there.

[spurtech09]

Kawhis probably done for the season

Pop realising the spurs chance at beating the warriors and winning the title slip awayEither way KL should sit out.....Don't want to cause further damage to the ankle....

[313]

My thing with the whole "How could he know exactly where Kawhi was going to land?" argument is, it's incredibly naive. Ok, you don't know the exact coordinates of where his feet will land, but you obviously know the general area. It's a risk free gamble.

If you put your foot out there and miss, you lose nothing. If you miss that time, you just try again the next time he's taking a shot. Eventually you'll hit.

[TheGreatYacht]

If Curry dies, he dies.

[Proxy]

What a hypocrite

He didn't have a problem with Bowen doing the same shit

GS fans are bringing Bruce up, but the funny thing is that GS fans didn't exist when Bruce was in the league

[picnroll]

I have noticed Steph falls a lot on his jumpers, probably started doing it to protect his ankles.
Think it's more like Curry fishing for fouls like the case that Brown turd sited.

[Russ]

Pop pretty much got him that gig in GS. He had lost all credibility after his stints in CLE and LA. Nobody wanted him. Should've let that motherfucker starve.

Mike Brown is a great guy -- no one has a bad word to say about him.

His only sin is that he's the coach of the Spurs' playoff opponent.

[BillMc]

The bitchass himself rebuttals with no rebuttal.

864202413456015360

Zaza the one foreign player not welcome on the Spurs.

I'd say send Bertans in to deal with him, as he's played in some rough places and has no fear, but I don't want Zaza anywhere near Davis's knee.

[InRareForm]

Love how curry and durant give a weak ass take of Zaza not being dirty and pop just brings the prosecution like a boss

[dabom]

Raymond doesn't even think he's dirty. :lol

[cd021]

Underrated part of Pop's rant was him mentioning what Mills went through on a screen Zaza set. Zaza hit him in the face IIRC, causing Curry to get open from 3.

His screens are illegal and occasionally dirty.

[dbreiden83080]

Series is not over. We will use this for fire and emotion when we go home. Fuck these bitches.

[dbreiden83080]

Love how curry and durant give a weak ass take of Zaza not being dirty and pop just brings the prosecution like a boss

Durant is the most mentally soft superstar ever.

[cd021]

One good thing is if there is a hard foul by Zaza he is more likely to get a flagrant or tossed.

[said7]

Did Bowen ever seriously injure anyone?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edb6bz_C9ms

He killed Wally :depressed

[TheDoctor]

My thing with the whole "How could he know exactly where Kawhi was going to land?" argument is, it's incredibly naive. Ok, you don't know the exact coordinates of where his feet will land, but you obviously know the general area. It's a risk free gamble.

If you put your foot out there and miss, you lose nothing. If you miss that time, you just try again the next time he's taking a shot. Eventually you'll hit.

Yeah, I dont get it. These are fucking professional players. They know to perfection their vicinity. I mean, anyone who has played basketball will know without looking at the other guy's feet, where (to an extent) they'll land after a jumper.

Zaza comes from his right side, and gives 2 additional steps and falls under his left foot? The same foot that KL injured seconds before? GTFO.

[cd021]

Series is not over. We will use this for fire and emotion when we go home. Fuck these bitches.

One downside is that if Kawhi comes back from game 3 and the Spurs are down 0-2 Pop will probably roll out the normal big lineups because it helped build a 25 point lead in game 1. I really think that Kawhi should start at 4 if he's healthy enough to go in game 3.

[dabom]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj5p3O7biEM&feature=youtu.be

[Trainwreck2100]

Pop finally taking a page out of Phil Jackson's playbook, he's basically trying to get zaza benched by the refs for the rest of the series

[noles1983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edb6bz_C9ms

He killed Wally :depressed

Thats the ninja shit we need next game, thats what im talking about!

[FkLA]

Mike Brown is a great guy -- no one has a bad word to say about him.

His only sin is that he's the coach of the Spurs' playoff opponent.

Nah fuck him. He tried to compare two completely different plays to justify it. He should no longer be considered Spurs family.

[dabom]

Nah fuck him. He tried to compare two completely different plays to justify it. He should no longer be considered Spurs family.

[myhc]

My thing with the whole "How could he know exactly where Kawhi was going to land?" argument is, it's incredibly naive. Ok, you don't know the exact coordinates of where his feet will land, but you obviously know the general area. It's a risk free gamble.

If you put your foot out there and miss, you lose nothing. If you miss that time, you just try again the next time he's taking a shot. Eventually you'll hit.

YES! This right here. It's astonishing to me how most of the ESPN talking heads (don't ask me why I watched) are using the "How could he know exactly where Kawhi would land therefore it's not a dirty play" argument. It's totally, completely irrelevant if he was trying to calculate exactly where Kawhi would land. He made TWO moves to position his foot in Kawhis' general landing spot. It was reckless as hell. And we all saw the result. Pop comes up with a great analogy. If you kill someone while texting, you go to prison regardless of intent.

I'm proud of Pop. He couldn't hold it any longer. If Kawhi landed on someone like Steph or Klay, Pop still would've been pissed but I doubt he goes off on the media because they're good guys. But because it was Zaza, who has a long history of dirty plays and the flagrount/technical fouls to back it up, Pop went off. He remembered all the dirty moves he pulled on Kawhi, Patty, and David West last year. I love this.

[Mark Celibate]

Mike Brown is a great guy -- no one has a bad word to say about him.

His only sin is that he's the coach of the Spurs' playoff opponent.

Yeah I agree. Mike Brown looks goofy and is easy to make fun of, but he's done a solid job wherever he's coached. Those back to back 60 win Cavs teams way overachieved and a 1-4 start in LA is too small a sample to really hold against him. It's not like D'antoni did that much better with that group anyway

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Sign Bruce Bowen and have him go for KD's weak knees and Steph's problematic ankles. Even it up.

We already have Dedmon to do that.

[TheDoctor]

YES! This right here. It's astonishing to me how most of the ESPN talking heads (don't ask me why I watched) are using the "How could he know exactly where Kawhi would land therefore it's not a dirty play" argument. It's totally, completely irrelevant if he was trying to calculate exactly where Kawhi would land. He made TWO moves to position his foot in Kawhis' general landing spot. It was reckless as hell. And we all saw the result. Pop comes up with a great analogy. If you kill someone while texting, you go to prison regardless of intent.

I'm proud of Pop. He couldn't hold it any longer. If Kawhi landed on someone like Steph or Klay, Pop still would've been pissed but I doubt he goes off on the media because they're good guys. But because it was Zaza, who has a long history of dirty plays and the flagrount/technical fouls to back it up, Pop went off. He remembered all the dirty moves he pulled on Kawhi, Patty, and David West last year. I love this.

TBH. He basically described that YouTube vid that shows Zaza's shenanigans.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

having seen Pop operate in the past this message is only for his own team, not for the press, or us, or anyone else out there. It's just for his own team.

[Snaq O'Meal]

We already have Dedmon to do that.

Dedmon plays hard, but he's not a dirty player. None of the current Spurs are, and they were careful not to sign any.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Yeah I agree. Mike Brown looks goofy and is easy to make fun of, but he's done a solid job wherever he's coached. Those back to back 60 win Cavs teams way overachieved and a 1-4 start in LA is too small a sample to really hold against him. It's not like D'antoni did that much better with that group anyway

Mike Brown is a complete disgrace - same with Kerr. Many former Spurs-associates have turned on the Spurs in the last 10 years

[Slippy]

About time. :tu Glad he brought up the arm incident from last year too.

But the damage is done. It won't matter if the league suspends ZaZa one game or the rest of the playoffs. GS can win without him but the Spurs are done without Leonard.

Zaza set some hard screens on the spurs that freed up Warriors shooters for the three. Refs are going to be giving zazza more closer attention now.

Glad to see pop vent publicly for once

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Dedmon plays hard, but he's not a dirty player. None of the current Spurs are, and they were careful not to sign any.
Simmons has some thug/hood rat in him though, a la S-Jax

[jhfenton]

If he doesn't get suspended, send out Dedmon and give him as many minutes as he can handle.


Sign Bruce Bowen and have him go for KD's weak knees and Steph's problematic ankles. Even it up.


So Kawhi is probably out for the series. Time to go out and purposely injure Curry.


If Curry dies, he dies.

Curry and Durant need to be aggressively Zaza'd. No clean landings on jump shots. "Sweep the leg." It won't be intentional, but, hey, things happen. At least make them think about it when they shoot.

[BillMc]

S-Jax says it was dirty, but says Pop is a hypocrite for complaining about it when he had Bowen all those years.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRMY6vHEB1U

Look Bruce was no saint, but once they changed the rule he laid off. So the comparison is not quite app.

Of course, with a former Suns player and Amir "I was office boy for the Suns in the 00's, therefore I have to bitch about the Spurs for eternity" we're not getting fair coverage.

Interesting that Sjax is rooting for the warriors. Guess he feels more appreciated for beating 07 Dallas while on the Dubs, then getting ejected from the 13 Spurs. :lol

[daslicer]

S-Jax says it was dirty, but says Pop is a hypocrite for complaining about it when he had Bowen all those years.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRMY6vHEB1U

Look Bruce was no saint, but once they changed the rule he laid off. So the comparison is not quite app.

Of course, with a former Suns player and Amir "I was office boy for the Suns in the 00's, therefore I have to bitch about the Spurs for eternity" we're not getting fair coverage.

Interesting that Sjax is rooting for the warriors. Guess he feels more appreciated for beating 07 Dallas while on the Dubs, then getting ejected from the 13 Spurs. :lol

Jax has been dead to me as a spur since the '13 debacle. He's always been salty about what's happened since '13. I remember him recently saying Kobe was better then Duncan. Anyways the Bowen cop out is weak since he never injured anybody during the playoffs. It's just a bs way they are trying to justify this injury. This is like saying that bull fans have no right to ever complain about any of their players getting injured through a dirty play because they had a dirty player in Rodman. You can apply the same retarded logic to Piston fans since they had Laimbeer, Laker fans since they had Artest, Knick fans since they had Oakley. Just a very stupid argument by a bunch of spur haters. That's all it is.

[dabom]

That taliban motherfucker is a spurs hater. And warriors slurper. It doesn't absolve shit bringing up bruce bowen and its a deflection point. Its funny cause the 2 basketball players know it immediately, but pundits don't.

[RD2191]

Sjax is a bitch made nigga, fuck that clown.

[spursistan]

Sjax is a bitch made nigga, fuck that clown.

[Down Under]

I've never seen Pop call out any player on an opposing team or criticise any referee in 20 years. He must be pissed. Bowen's dirty plays were always made in the act of contesting the shot. This was literally taking extra steps under the shooter after he released the ball. It was as bad as it gets.

[FkLA]

864195908522483712

crofl at the Gay Area reporter asking DWorst if he thinks it's just Pop's "playoff theatrics"

[dabom]

These reporters are asking some tough fucking questions. :lol

[GSH]

Does anybody remember what Kerr did to make Pop say that he was "wearing too many hats"? He had accepted the job as GM in Phoenix, but he was still a commentator on TNT... AND he was leading a campaign against Bruce Bowen for being "dirty" from his TNT commentator's seat.

And does anybody remember the biggest complaint he made against Bowen? Yep, under-cutting. Funny how Stevie's delicate sensibilities have mutated over time.

The league agreed that they were not going to tolerate under-cutting, because it was so dangerous. IIRC, they ejected a few guys to send a message, and the practice pretty much disappeared. That under-cut by Pachulia was as blatant as any I have ever seen, and it changed the course of a playoff series. He should be out for as long as Kawhi is, plus a couple of games. And the media should be crucifying Kerr for his hypocrisy and silence.

Neither thing is going to happen.


Edit: Oh - and Fuck Mike Brown. Bitch.

[HarlemHeat37]

I understand why people are playing the Bowen card, but it isn't comparable..

1. I don't recall Pop ever defending Bowen's actions like the Warriors and media are doing with Zaza
2. It was a different league, tbh..today's NBA has actively and openly tried to remove goons from the game by reducing physicality and emphasizing player safety, including shooters landing safely
3. Bowen hasn't played for the Spurs in nearly 10 years:lol

[Mikeanaro]

Does anybody remember what Kerr did to make Pop say that he was "wearing too many hats"? He had accepted the job as GM in Phoenix, but he was still a commentator on TNT... AND he was leading a campaign against Bruce Bowen for being "dirty".

And does anybody remember the biggest complaint he made against Bowen? Yep, under-cutting. Funny how Stevie's delicate sensibilities have mutated over time.

The league agreed that they were not going to tolerate under-cutting, because it was so dangerous. IIRC, they ejected a few guys to send a message, and the practice pretty much disappeared. That under-cut by Pachulia was as blatant as any I have ever seen, and it changed the course of a playoff series. He should be out for as long as Kawhi is, plus a couple of games. And the media should be crucifying Kerr for his hypocrisy and silence.

Neither thing is going to happen.


Edit: Oh - and Fuck Mike Brown. Bitch.
Nope, because that chicken head bastard is dying since his back is made of vagina so he is a good guy and Kawhi is a weak superstar wannabe.

[GSH]

I understand why people are playing the Bowen card, but it isn't comparable..

1. I don't recall Pop ever defending Bowen's actions like the Warriors and media are doing with Zaza
2. It was a different league, tbh..today's NBA has actively and openly tried to remove goons from the game by reducing physicality and emphasizing player safety, including shooters landing safely
3. Bowen hasn't played for the Spurs in nearly 10 years:lol


There is no Bowen Card. There is no fucking Bowen Card. Bowen paid a price for some of his tactics (helped out a LOT by Kerr's campaign). He started getting called for everything, and it made him a lot less playable. Pop also started pulling him when he thought it looked like Bruce was being too aggressive.

But that's all immaterial. It has nothing to do with whether or not Pachulia intentionally under-cut Kawhi. He fucking did, and there is no way around that. And the league took a strong position against under-cutting years ago. That message hadn't been sent back when Bruce was playing. But it has now. For them not to take a position just plays into all the conspiracy theories about preferred matchups.

[therealtruth]

Yeah, I dont get it. These are fucking professional players. They know to perfection their vicinity. I mean, anyone who has played basketball will know without looking at the other guy's feet, where (to an extent) they'll land after a jumper.

Zaza comes from his right side, and gives 2 additional steps and falls under his left foot? The same foot that KL injured seconds before? GTFO.

If you can contest shots by landing under people's feet anybody could play defense in the NBA.

[rasuo214]

If the league doesn't do anything about it then it's time for Joel Anthony to earn that roster spot wasted on him.

[UZER]

If people don't think the ESPN media has an agenda, you're seeing it right now. Almost all former players are saying it was intentional and all the talking heads are deflecting by bringing up Bowen, totally ignoring the goon Zaza is because now he plays for the darling GSW.

Because it happened to a Spur, it's the old let's deflect routine, just like the obvious Fisher on Barry foul that was Barry's fault for not "selling the foul" enough the same people were crying about too much flopping at the time.

If this had happened to Curry or Durant though...

[TheDoctor]

If the league doesn't do anything about it then it's time for Joel Anthony to earn that roster spot wasted on him.
Joel Anthony needs to go full Zagat's Tiger Knee on Curry's groin tbh.

[sasaint]

If people don't think the ESPN media has an agenda, you're seeing it right now. Almost all former players are saying it was intentional and all the talking heads are deflecting by bringing up Bowen, totally ignoring the goon Zaza is because now he plays for the darling GSW.

Because it happened to a Spur, it's the old let's deflect routine, just like the obvious Fisher on Barry foul that was Barry's fault for not "selling the foul" enough the same people were crying about too much flopping at the time.

If this had happened to Curry or Durant though...

I like your rant, so I'll just piggy-back. I'm too tired from fuming and ranting aloud to type my own. :toast

[Strategic]

Using Bowen as an alibi is wrong. If we go thru the history of the league most teams have dirty laundry.

[FkLA]

I don't know if Joel Anthony is that kinda dude. Dedmon is and he doesn't need Pop's blessing to do it, he'll just go crazy on his own as we saw in Game 1 against HOU.

[sasaint]

I don't know if Joel Anthony is that kinda dude. Dedmon is and he doesn't need Pop's blessing to do it, he'll just go crazy on his own as we saw in Game 1 against HOU.

That would be the only reason that Pop ever gave meaningful minutes again to Deadman.

[UZER]

At least Bowen hasn't been on the team for more than half a decade.

Remember when Phil Jackson was calling Frank Brickoski a goon during the finals and complaining that he was out there just trying to hurt someone and bait the bulls players into fights.

He said this while Rodman was on his Bulls team :lmao

No fucking shame.

[gospursgojas]

I don't know if Joel Anthony is that kinda dude. Dedmon is and he doesn't need Pop's blessing to do it, he'll just go crazy on his own as we saw in Game 1 against HOU.

Joel is a nice Canadian dude. My vote is for Dedmon. Unfortunately Pop knows this and will be why he doesn't sniff court. Yeah Dedmon gets some payback, a scrum happens, other more important players get involved trying to stick up for him, etc. Its a slippery slope.

That's said, fuck GSW and take them all out. Without Kawhi Spurs ain't winning anyway.

[daslicer]

If people don't think the ESPN media has an agenda, you're seeing it right now. Almost all former players are saying it was intentional and all the talking heads are deflecting by bringing up Bowen, totally ignoring the goon Zaza is because now he plays for the darling GSW.

Because it happened to a Spur, it's the old let's deflect routine, just like the obvious Fisher on Barry foul that was Barry's fault for not "selling the foul" enough the same people were crying about too much flopping at the time.

If this had happened to Curry or Durant though...

It's like I have said on other threads that any media pundit who says this was an accident is a spurs hater. Anybody whose objective knows this was dirty.

[absoloot66]

Nope, because that chicken head bastard is dying since his back is made of vagina so he is a good guy and Kawhi is a weak superstar wannabe.

:wow:rollin

[Silver&Black]

Using Bowen as an alibi is wrong. If we go thru the history of the league most teams have dirty laundry.

It's pathetic do what Lakers fans...err....I mean Warriors fans are doing right now. Basically saying, "Well Bruce Bowen was dirty...so you guys had it coming."

It would be like if Andre Drummond got injured intentionally and I said, "Well Bill Laimbeer was one dirty motherfucker. Pistons fans had this one coming." The two are separate instances and should be treated that way.

If you want to call Bowen a dirty player...more power to you. I won't argue against you at all. But, don't excuse what Zaza did because of a guy who played almost a decade ago.

[HI-FI]

If people don't think the ESPN media has an agenda, you're seeing it right now. Almost all former players are saying it was intentional and all the talking heads are deflecting by bringing up Bowen, totally ignoring the goon Zaza is because now he plays for the darling GSW.

Because it happened to a Spur, it's the old let's deflect routine, just like the obvious Fisher on Barry foul that was Barry's fault for not "selling the foul" enough the same people were crying about too much flopping at the time.

If this had happened to Curry or Durant though...
Yeah, you always gotta follow the money. NBA loves the Warriors because they're the team for the millennial casuals since they have that Silicon Valley/Twink Nation culture. Plus promoting them as the newest dynasty helps get that new stadium built.
The presstitutes such as ESPN just do what they're told.

[Seventyniner]

If you want to call Bowen a dirty player...more power to you. I won't argue against you at all. But, don't excuse what Zaza did because of a guy who played almost a decade ago.

Exactly. Two wrongs don't make a right.

[99 Problems]

Pop put it into context magnificently.

[cd98]

There's only one thing Pop could do to elevate his status on Spurstalk more than this rant. That's order a hit on Zaza Gabor. I mean you see the hit and then the camera shows him with two thumbs up. Spurstalk would literally blow up and Pop would never see a negative thread bearing his name again.

[MultiTroll]

^^ I was thinking a beatdown of Gabor by fans on the way into the game. Or in his hotel.

[DMC]

Mike is jackass, it was two completely different plays. Steph's momentum was going towards LMA, Kawhi fading away.

I have noticed Steph falls a lot on his jumpers, probably started doing it to protect his ankles. Something Kawhi might want to add to his game if he comes back and Zaza is still out there.

Kawhi cannot fall on jumpers. Steph can because he doesn't defend anyone important. Kawhi does. He cannot be on his back as the ball goes the other way in transition.

[DMC]

I understand why people are playing the Bowen card, but it isn't comparable..

1. I don't recall Pop ever defending Bowen's actions like the Warriors and media are doing with Zaza
2. It was a different league, tbh..today's NBA has actively and openly tried to remove goons from the game by reducing physicality and emphasizing player safety, including shooters landing safely
3. Bowen hasn't played for the Spurs in nearly 10 years:lol

1. That doesn't matter. Pop allowed it to happen and benefited from it.
2. No it wasn't a different league. That's not a good excuse.
3. Argumentum antiquitatum.

[cjw]

^^ I was thinking a beatdown of Gabor by fans on the way into the game. Or in his hotel.

The Spurs crowd on Saturday night is going to be lit up. Well, at least everyone outside of the first 20 rows. Might hear some things that Disney can't have on the air.

[xtremesteven33]

Pop playing Jedi mind tricks. I believe he may be attempting to cause division amongst The warriors with his comments about West and Zaza. The warriors are so mentally fragile it just might work.

[313]

There's only one thing Pop could do to elevate his status on Spurstalk more than this rant. That's order a hit on Zaza Gabor. I mean you see the hit and then the camera shows him with two thumbs up. Spurstalk would literally blow up and Pop would never see a negative thread bearing his name again.Pop after Deadman lays Zaza out cold:

https://dontthinkjusteat.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/spurs2.gif?w=580

[rasuo214]

If Bowen is used as justification does that give the Spurs the green light to kick Curry and Durant in the nuts and undercut them? The Warriors do have Draymond and Zaza so they can't complain, right?

[daslicer]

If Bowen is used as justification does that give the Spurs the green light to kick Curry and Durant in the nuts and undercut them? The Warriors do have Draymond and Zaza so they can't complain, right?

The Bowen card is just used out of hatred for the Spurs. It's just media screaming that they hate the Spurs like always.

[Ice009]

If the league doesn't do anything about it then it's time for Joel Anthony to earn that roster spot wasted on him.

Yes, yes, finally a use for Joel Anthony. The most fucking head-scratching signing the Spurs have made in years has now become clear what he is here to do.

Other guys like Simmons and Dedmon can't do this because they stand to lose a lot. They're both trying to earn a big contract and look out for their futures, so they can't really retaliate, but they can play physical and foul very physically. Dedmon would the guy I would choose, though.

Joel Anthony on the other hand. He can play as rough as he wants, and if he does, I will then be the first to say that he's earned that roster spot and money paid to him this season.

[myhc]

If people don't think the ESPN media has an agenda, you're seeing it right now. Almost all former players are saying it was intentional and all the talking heads are deflecting by bringing up Bowen, totally ignoring the goon Zaza is because now he plays for the darling GSW.

Because it happened to a Spur, it's the old let's deflect routine, just like the obvious Fisher on Barry foul that was Barry's fault for not "selling the foul" enough the same people were crying about too much flopping at the time.

If this had happened to Curry or Durant though...

LOL. I was watching all the ESPN shows today. You're right, most of the former players said it was a dirty play. Jalen Rose, Chauncey Billups, Kenyon Martin, S-Jax. Just now, Shaq and Chuck. Kenny Smith and Tim Legler disagreed. Most of the ESPN media disagreed-this mutant nicknamed Stugotz, that fat fuck Dan Lebatard, the whole panel from Around the horn. Of course Elhassan was literally jumping out of his chair. I was surprised that Stephen A and Wilbon called it dirty.

[Mr. Body]

LOL. I was watching all the ESPN shows today. You're right, most of the former players said it was a dirty play. Jalen Rose, Chauncey Billups, Kenyon Martin, S-Jax. Just now, Shaq and Chuck. Kenny Smith and Tim Legler disagreed. Most of the ESPN media disagreed-this mutant nicknamed Stugotz, that fat fuck Dan Lebatard, the whole panel from Around the horn. Of course Elhassan was literally jumping out of his chair. I was surprised that Stephen A and Wilbon called it dirty.

ESPN sucks the cock of whatever frontrunner they can. Used to be Kobe, then was LeBron, now it's the tiny, tiny cocks of the Warriors.

[tholdren]

ESPN sucks the cock of whatever frontrunner they can. Used to be Kobe, then was LeBron, now it's the tiny, tiny cocks of the Warriors.

you retards always forget it's entertainment. .....

[dabom]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J6i1T2EbxQ

[313]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J6i1T2EbxQ
"We know who the best player in the west is" :worthy:

[dabom]

Kenny just mad his "rockettes got spanked. :lmao

[Budkin]

Even Screamin A is on our side...

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=19390891

[gospursgojas]

Don't wanna be the "if you played basketball before guy" but....

If you ever played basketball before you know how unnatural it is to close out on someone the way Zaza did. It's like the boot scoot boogie out there with one foot sticking out and shuffling forward. It's not taught that way and it's just an unnatural way to move on the basketball court.

[Darius Bieber]

Just sign Metta World Peace, Stephen Jackson, Robert Horry, Bruce Bowen to emergency 10 day contracts and have them start the game. See how many Warriors they can lay out.

[Spurs da champs]

Just sign Metta World Peace, Stephen Jackson, Robert Horry, Bruce Bowen to emergency 10 day contracts and have them start the game. See how many Warriors they can lay out.

lmao saw Stephen Jackson call it a dirty play but before he did he said "I'm pulling for the Warriors."

[daslicer]

The inside the NBA crew are idiots. Shaq saying what Zaza did is dirty but Zaza is not a dirty player is pretty retarded. That's like saying even though John robbed the store and what he did was a crime that John is not a criminal.

[Russ]

lmao saw Stephen Jackson call it a dirty play but before he did he said "I'm pulling for the Warriors."

But then he flashed his big Spurs championship ring (he couldn't help himself).

:flag:

[FkLA]

Don't wanna be the "if you played basketball before guy" but....

If you ever played basketball before you know how unnatural it is to close out on someone the way Zaza did. It's like the boot scoot boogie out there with one foot sticking out and shuffling forward. It's not taught that way and it's just an unnatural way to move on the basketball court.

I actually think it's pretty common for bigs to close out like that. Where one foot sticks out and the other kind of drags behind. Probably just due to them being at such a disadvantage, and backing up bc they're unsure whether the perimeter guy is going to drive by them or shoot. That's not what was unnatural with what Zaza did, it's the fact that he took 4 total steps on his close out (left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot):

https://media.giphy.com/media/idxiy9hJsl4vS/giphy.gif


A natural close out is 2 steps like Pau (left foot, right foot) and LMA (right foot, left foot) did here:

https://media.giphy.com/media/DE9tST3SxnfEY/giphy.gif

864220777180037121


And believe it or not those Gay Area faggots are trying to compare our bigs' closeouts to what Zaza did. To them that's proof that it's common practice. They're basically running with the Potato Head's response that those plays were identical to what happened with Kawhi. If our bigs take 4 steps on either of those plays Steph's ankles are toast too. LMA especially had more than enough time to take one more step and get right under him as he was up in the air but instead went out of his way to hold back his lead foot. Yet they have the audacity to call him out for it. I hope our bigs take those extra steps next game so those faggots really have something to compare Zaza's closeout to.

[gospursgojas]

I actually think it's pretty common for bigs to close out like that. Where one foot sticks out and the other kind of drags behind. Probably just due to them being at such a disadvantage, and backing up bc they're unsure whether the perimeter guy is going to drive by them or shoot. That's not what was unnatural with what Zaza did, it's the fact that he took 4 total steps on his close out (left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot):

https://media.giphy.com/media/idxiy9hJsl4vS/giphy.gifj


A natural close out is 2 steps like Pau (left foot, right foot) and LMA (right foot, left foot) did here:

https://media.giphy.com/media/DE9tST3SxnfEY/giphy.gif

864220777180037121


And believe it or not those Gay Area faggots are trying to compare our bigs' closeouts to what Zaza did. To them that's proof that it's common practice. They're basically running with the Potato Head's response that those plays were identical to what happened with Kawhi. If our bigs take 4 steps on either of those plays Steph's ankles are toast too. LMA especially had more than enough time to take one more step and get right under him but instead went out of his way to drag hold back his lead foot yet they have the audacity to call him out for it. I hope our bigs take those extra steps next game so those faggots really have something to compare Zaza's closeout to.

Nice take :tu

Yeah that last shuffle was definitely unnatural. He already knew the the shot was off as he was looking back to see it.

[Russ]

The difference is Pachulia's foot was still moving (toward Kawhi) when contact was made.

The misconception is that KL landed on Pachulia's stationary foot (the normal version of this play). It didn't -- Pachulia never gave Kawhi a chance to land anywhere. Look carefully, Pachulia's foot crashed into Kawhi's in midair before Kawhi came down.

Thus, Kawhi had no chance to avoid the contact.

This is a bit different than the normal foot-under-the-shooter ploy.

[Nathan89]

That faggot's overreaction after the foul screams intention. He's acting shocked.

[dabom]

I actually think it's pretty common for bigs to close out like that. Where one foot sticks out and the other kind of drags behind. Probably just due to them being at such a disadvantage, and backing up bc they're unsure whether the perimeter guy is going to drive by them or shoot. That's not what was unnatural with what Zaza did, it's the fact that he took 4 total steps on his close out (left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot):

https://media.giphy.com/media/idxiy9hJsl4vS/giphy.gif


A natural close out is 2 steps like Pau (left foot, right foot) and LMA (right foot, left foot) did here:

https://media.giphy.com/media/DE9tST3SxnfEY/giphy.gif

864220777180037121


And believe it or not those Gay Area faggots are trying to compare our bigs' closeouts to what Zaza did. To them that's proof that it's common practice. They're basically running with the Potato Head's response that those plays were identical to what happened with Kawhi. If our bigs take 4 steps on either of those plays Steph's ankles are toast too. LMA especially had more than enough time to take one more step and get right under him as he was up in the air but instead went out of his way to hold back his lead foot. Yet they have the audacity to call him out for it. I hope our bigs take those extra steps next game so those faggots really have something to compare Zaza's closeout to.

I've been seen these on reddit all day, of course the warriors fanbase upvote system pretty much makes them feel like they are right(since they are the majority).

Pau and LMA take 2 steps after the first bounce. zaza takes 2 steps after the first bounce then another "extra" 2. And Kawhi is fading away and curry is never fading away. Clearly they are not even in the same stratosphere but these goldenstate cucks will say it otherwise. :lmao

[FkLA]

The difference is Pachulia's foot was still moving (toward Kawhi) when contact was made.

The misconception is that KL landed on Pachulia's stationary foot (the normal version of this play). It didn't -- Pachulia never gave Kawhi a chance to land anywhere. Look carefully, Pachulia's foot crashed into Kawhi's in midair before Kawhi came down.

Thus, Kawhi had no chance to avoid the contact.

This is a bit different than the normal foot-under-the-shooter ploy.

Damn that's true. Those last two steps are so unnatural that Zaza didn't even have enough time to plant. Fucking piece of shit. I don't even think an unlikely series win would be satisfying enough at this point. I want blood for this shit, tbh.

[MultiTroll]

I've been seen these on reddit all day, of course the warriors fanbase upvote system pretty much makes them feel like they are right(since they are the majority).

Pau and LMA take 2 steps after the first bounce. zaza takes 2 steps after the first bounce then another "extra" 2. And Kawhi is fading away and curry is never fading away. Clearly they are not even in the same stratosphere but these goldenstate cucks will say it otherwise. :lmao
Sheezus Brown is being a kuunt about this.

[MultiTroll]

That faggot's overreaction after the foul screams intention. He's acting shocked.
This. One of the idiot ex players was trying to point to Zaza Gabors acting job as proof he was innocent.

Phucks sake do a bunch of these ex players have gambling degeneracy and money on Golden State? I mean really.

[FkLA]

I've been seen these on reddit all day, of course the warriors fanbase upvote system pretty much makes them feel like they are right(since they are the majority).

Pau and LMA take 2 steps after the first bounce. zaza takes 2 steps after the first bounce then another "extra" 2. And Kawhi is fading away and curry is never fading away. Clearly they are not even in the same stratosphere but these goldenstate cucks will say it otherwise. :lmao

They're a fucking joke brah. They're even accusing Manu of trying to injure Raymond and Durbeta:

Manu takes a step in to swipe down at Raymond and they claim he's trying to undercut him :lol

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They're basically dissecting the game looking for any Spurs plays that they can spin as dirty. I really hope we give them their wish and take one of their faggots out so they can actually have a legit comparison to what Zaza did.

[Borosai]

It's a fact that Pachulia is a dirty player, so he doesn't get the benefit of the doubt. It's pretty clear to me that it was an intentionally reckless play, and it paid off for him and the Warriors. If karma is real, watch out.

[Down Under]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/05/gregg-popovich-zaza-pachulia-rant-kawhi-leonard-injury-bruce-bowen-dirty-player-foul

Pop defended Bowen exactly what Zaza did 11 years ago. But the fact is, it's a different league now. He would have worked in collaboration with the league to outlaw this sort of thing, particularly in the past 5 years. Back then every team had dirty players - Bowen, James Posey, Raja Bell, Nocioni, Najera, even Chris Paul & Matt Barnes were repeat offenders back in the day. And that was just in the 2000s. That doesn't mean any people of coached those players aren't allowed to have an opinion on what is dirty play in 2017.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

I liked how Pop compared the Spurs' chances after losing Kawhi to GS's if they'd happen to lose Curry. A bit of a shot at Durant :lol

[Slippy]

I've been seen these on reddit all day, of course the warriors fanbase upvote system pretty much makes them feel like they are right(since they are the majority).

Pau and LMA take 2 steps after the first bounce. zaza takes 2 steps after the first bounce then another "extra" 2. And Kawhi is fading away and curry is never fading away. Clearly they are not even in the same stratosphere but these goldenstate cucks will say it otherwise. :lmao

There is no comparison. Its the extra steps zaza takes once kawai is in the air that makes it dangerous.

[RD2191]

You know you're in the wrong when you bring up shit that happened 10 years ago to try and justify what happened a couple of days ago. :lol

[RD2191]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/05/gregg-popovich-zaza-pachulia-rant-kawhi-leonard-injury-bruce-bowen-dirty-player-foul

Pop defended Bowen exactly what Zaza did 11 years ago. But the fact is, it's a different league now. He would have worked in collaboration with the league to outlaw this sort of thing, particularly in the past 5 years. Back then every team had dirty players - Bowen, James Posey, Raja Bell, Nocioni, Najera, even Chris Paul & Matt Barnes were repeat offenders back in the day. And that was just in the 2000s. That doesn't mean any people of coached those players aren't allowed to have an opinion on what is dirty play in 2017.

Pop has always taken full advantage of the rules, the league not taking action was the problem back then, not Pop.

[cjw]

This has parallels to NFL players headhunting receivers. 10-15 years ago we might have said "oh good tough play". Nowadays it borders on assault given concussion fears. Yes, I understand ankles and heads are two very different things, though it's not like Zaza isn't playing recklessly out there and potentially causing injuries outside of stepping under shooters.

What about that moving pick on Patty that opened up a three? That matters in a two point game.

[therealtruth]

The inside the NBA crew are idiots. Shaq saying what Zaza did is dirty but Zaza is not a dirty player is pretty retarded. That's like saying even though John robbed the store and what he did was a crime that John is not a criminal.

The difference is being a dirty player means you're always doing dirty stuff. If you seldom do a dirty play then I don't know if that's fair to call you a dirty player. Of course I don't think that applies to Zaza. Someone said he has one of the highest flagrant foul counts.

[Biggems]

Anthony and forbes are trash, time to use our trash to rough up their fine china

[jimbo]

:lol at the bowen apologism

poop is a hypocrite. this is nothing new

[daslicer]

The difference is being a dirty player means you're always doing dirty stuff. If you seldom do a dirty play then I don't know if that's fair to call you a dirty player. Of course I don't think that applies to Zaza. Someone said he has one of the highest flagrant foul counts.

Among active players Zaza is number 1 in flagrant fouls. It's very obvious he is a dirty player. This is like being scared to call a Ho a Ho when it's documented that she's slept around with a ton of dudes. Anybody who can't call Zaza dirty is a joke to me.

[GSH]

All the talk about it being "dirty", or about Pachulia having a history was a mistake. It's illegal as hell. Pop should have just stood on that. Instead, he opened the door for all the smoke and mirrors of whether Pachulia is really a dirty player.

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[TheDoctor]

All the talk about it being "dirty", or about Pachulia having a history was a mistake. It's illegal as hell. Pop should have just stood on that. Instead, he opened the door for all the smoke and mirrors of whether Pachulia is really a dirty player.

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Could be. IMO for better or worse, Pop was standing publicly for his team. He obviously talked to them privately, just wanted to let them know that he got their back publicly too. Maybe for some confidence boost. That's what I think.

[BackHome]

Among active players Zaza is number 1 in flagrant fouls. It's very obvious he is a dirty player. This is like being scared to call a Ho a Ho when it's documented that she's slept around with a ton of dudes. Anybody who can't call Zaza dirty is a joke to me.

+ 1. Man U had me rolling when I read this and yeah your right he is a Ho and always has been

[peacemaker885]

Could be. IMO for better or worse, Pop was standing publicly for his team. He obviously talked to them privately, just wanted to let them know that he got their back publicly too. Maybe for some confidence boost. That's what I think.

Agree. Pop can defend whatever he says to anyone. Nobody has the guts to question him to his face.

[TheDoctor]

Among active players Zaza is number 1 in flagrant fouls. It's very obvious he is a dirty player. This is like being scared to call a Ho a Ho when it's documented that she's slept around with a ton of dudes. Anybody who can't call Zaza dirty is a joke to me.

Bad analogy tbh. Being a Ho (she or he) is not a bad thing. We are a very sexual species. Quit the stigma.

[LkrFan]

Skip called Pop out on national TV:

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[LkrFan]

Bad analogy tbh. Being a Ho (she or he) is not a bad thing. We are a very sexual species. Quit the stigma.

:lmao

[bic50]

Skip called Pop out on national TV:

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It actually came off to me the same way.

[Horse]

About phucking time.
Still a condescending prick to the media who asked the question but at least he got on the damn subject.

Kudos Pop.
Who cares about the shit stirring cocksucking media anyway?

[TheDoctor]

MultiTroll media member confirmed.

[GSH]

Could be. IMO for better or worse, Pop was standing publicly for his team. He obviously talked to them privately, just wanted to let them know that he got their back publicly too. Maybe for some confidence boost. That's what I think.


Oh, I'm not slamming him for the rant. One of his finest moments, IMO. Just saying. If he stuck to the fact that it's illegal, they don't have the other narrative to distract from the point - the league was obligated to do something about it. Instead we get a bunch of discussion about whether or not the guy is "dirty".

But we all know the league wasn't going to step in, no matter what. So I guess maybe the rant was better.

[GSH]

Skip called Pop out on national TV:



Concession speech? Seriously? Because that's been Pop's character for 20 years?

So Pop is a quitter, and ZaZa isn't dirty. Reality inversion.

[TDomination]

Could be. IMO for better or worse, Pop was standing publicly for his team. He obviously talked to them privately, just wanted to let them know that he got their back publicly too. Maybe for some confidence boost. That's what I think.

This is how it felt to me as well.

[TheDoctor]

Oh, I'm not slamming him for the rant. One of his finest moments, IMO. Just saying. If he stuck to the fact that it's illegal, they don't have the other narrative to distract from the point - the league was obligated to do something about it. Instead we get a bunch of discussion about whether or not the guy is "dirty".

But we all know the league wasn't going to step in, no matter what. So I guess maybe the rant was better.
Gotcha :tu

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Pop's rant fucked up ZaZa hardcore. Za has been exposed as the dirty fraud he is

[r0drig0lac]

Agree. Pop can defend whatever he says to anyone. Nobody has the guts to question him to his face.

this, Pop is the goat

[Spursmania]

Pop can do whatever the fuck he wants... he's earned his keep.

[SpursforSix]

The difference is being a dirty player means you're always doing dirty stuff. If you seldom do a dirty play then I don't know if that's fair to call you a dirty player. Of course I don't think that applies to Zaza. Someone said he has one of the highest flagrant foul counts.

He was #4 this season and top 20 last. But I would guess it's much higher on a per minute basis.

[Budkin]

Pop's rant fucked up ZaZa hardcore. Za has been exposed as the dirty fraud he is

This. The zebras are going to be all over this motherfucker now.

[TheDoctor]

This. The zebras are going to be all over this motherfucker now.

We can only wish mate.

[Hoops Czar]

We can only wish mate.

He's a scrub. It won't affect the series one way or another.

[Slippy]

:lol at the bowen apologism

poop is a hypocrite. this is nothing new



Not sure how you figure this. Pop himself said "they outlawed this years ago" . Its a different league now.

[hater]

He's a scrub. It won't affect the series one way or another.

Basically

Media bullshit for a scrub

[TheDoctor]

He's a scrub. It won't affect the series one way or another.


Basically

Media bullshit for a scrub

I don't agree. W/O Zaza they lose:
1) Bunch of illegal screens
2) SIZE

Won't matter if our Bigs don't take advantage and our shooters don't make shots, but something is something. Im gonna take all the little things that could give me an opportunity to win to none.

[jimbo]

Not sure how you figure this. Pop himself said "they outlawed this years ago" . Its a different league now.

"outlawed"

much like they outlawed moving screens or what?

poop knew bowen could (and did) hurt people with how he played and he defended him till the end

[GSH]

"outlawed"

much like they outlawed moving screens or what?


The first part of what you said is true.



poop knew bowen could (and did) hurt people with how he played and he defended him till the end

What Bowen did or didn't do is absolutely fucking immaterial. What Pop did or didn't know is absolutely fucking immaterial.

[jimbo]

The first part of what you said is true.




What Bowen did or didn't do is absolutely fucking immaterial. What Pop did or didn't know is absolutely fucking immaterial.

it's completely relevant to poop's crying rant, it's not relevant towards kawhi getting injured

no one would be saying this shit if poop wasn't a drama queen

[UZER]

The one time Pop goes off, and it's the biggest wasted speech of all time. The idea was to galvanize team. To bring a huge effort in game two, won or lose, and carry that into a fired up home crowd with Kawhi's return in game 3.

And Adridge fucked that all up with his "maybe I should pass first" soft ass mentality. :lol