Senior Moments Thread

[Mugen]

On Wed Nov 22nd, Gregg Popovich grabbed the arena mic in the middle of two free throws and asked the home crowd to stop booing Kawhi. The booing wasn't even audible, basically just your run of the mill booing when the opponent is shooting free throws.

What. the. actual. fuck. :lmao :lmao :lmao

[Splits]

:cry that's not who we are :cry

[objective]

Knicks fans boo Trae Young worse than sedentary Spurs fans in a 2/3 full arena

Just pathetic and now the Spurs are going to be the mockery of the NBA world in every podcast the next week

[Splits]

:cry gais Kawhi is fragile. Leave Kawhi alone :cry

[Splits]

motherfucker at least they're paying for a ticket and showing up to watch your shitty ass team. they can boo or cheer whoever the fuck they want. gtfaoh

[Joseph Kony]

most embarrassing moment for this franchise in the last decade honestly. this dude needs to retire. He's forgotten the entire fucking point of sports. dude is beyond out of touch

[offset formation]

What's telling is that he made the booing MUCH MUCH worse after that stunt. So you now have fans in open rebellion of the face of the franchise for the last 25 years. And for a guy like neph? Like neph GAF or will respect you more for that....

Sorry Pop, but you don't get to tell Spur fans how to feel about a guy that hid in closets to avoid talking to you and who refused to sit next to his teammates on the bench for home games

So cringe on so many levels. Worst of all is your new franchise guy just saw it all.

[Splits]

https://i.ibb.co/DWvTh7Y/image.png

[spurs1990]

Thought this was a joke thread at first but damn... There’s nothing left to say about this buffoon

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[Proxy]

Stupid move by Pop but spurs fans are so fuckin beta snowflake to still give a shit about Kawhi

[CorrectCrusader]

https://i.ibb.co/DWvTh7Y/image.png

https://i.imgur.com/MZbHIkX.png

[spursparker9]

CIA Pop. Nephew is a Free Agent coming this off season :lol

[SAGirl]

This might turn out to be an epic thread like the gutless worms one if a pop doesn’t retire. Really respect him, but it’s time.

[NASpurs]

I can't wait for the sniffers to spin this and claim it was a chess move.

[spursparker9]

What happened to "I want some Nasty!" ? :lol

[TimDunkem]

I can't wait for the sniffers to spin this and claim it was a chess move.

They already are. Said it sparked a run when it happened, and are now saying it's to court Kawhi back to SA. :lol

[Proxy]

Such a chess move. Make the crowd boo harder to give Kawhi more motivation to fuck us, then put Barlow in down two in order to get blown out again. Pop just laughing at whatever the players were wanting to achieve in their players only meeting. Wemby will request a trade to Houston

[spursparker9]

lol Westchimp.

[Spurminator]

Stupid move by Pop but spurs fans are so fuckin beta snowflake to still give a shit about Kawhi

That piece of shit basically torched the franchise, fuck him, he should be booed when they retire his jersey too.

[TheChillFactor]

That piece of shit basically torched the franchise, fuck him, he should be booed when they retire his jersey too.

don't worry, he WILL be :lmao

[Mugen]

Imagine paying hundreds of dollars to watch this terrible product on a 9 game losing streak.

And your reward for supporting this garbage team is having an octogenarian lecture you about booing during the middle of the game :lol

[SpurSpike]

Damn that really happened? Is that even legal?

[timtonymanu]

Getting mad at fans who are there to root for your own team and boo the opponent. What kind of nonsense is that?

Spurs honestly should be booed with the kind of basketball they're letting fans waste money on.

[CorrectCrusader]

Pop is honestly lucky it isn't worse for Kawhi. So many latin americans in this city and have you seen how they react during soccer games? lol

[SpurSpike]

I mean you cant tell a crowd not to boo the opponent (especially Kawhi) when you are on a massive losing streak... He cares more about morals than winning and its just sad.

[mudd]

I mean you cant tell a crowd not to boo the opponent (especially Kawhi) when you are on a massive losing streak... He cares more about morals than winning and its just sad.
Pop forgets how he can afford his $1000 bottles of wine. he needs to go...we need some fire on the bench .. our young kids deserve it!!!

[baseline bum]

If we're going to post every Pop senior moment in this thread it's going to be longer than the Quattro thread from years ago.

[Chinook]

The only think I can imagine going through Pop's head that would make this make any sense is if the Spurs are going to try to go after Kawhi once his contract is up. MAYBE if there's another vet star the Spurs may want to try for who might think the Kawhi booing is bad. If Pop is trying some sly recruiting, good on him. Otherwise, it seems like weird timing more than anything. I think he saw that he doesn't have the good will in SA that he might think he does.

[Budkin]

Pop is officially gone.

[Mugen]

The only think I can imagine going through Pop's head that would make this make any sense is if the Spurs are going to try to go after Kawhi once his contract is up. MAYBE if there's another vet star the Spurs may want to try for who might think the Kawhi booing is bad. If Pop is trying some sly recruiting, good on him. Otherwise, it seems like weird timing more than anything. I think he saw that he doesn't have the good will in SA that he might think he does.

:lol I can't think of a guy who could give less of a shit about that than Kawhi tbh.

[Trainwreck2100]

I laughed my ass off that shit was hilarious.

[exstatic]

That piece of shit basically torched the franchise, fuck him, he should be booed when they retire his jersey too.

The franchise icons with their jerseys in the rafters need to collectively tell Pop that they won’t show up if his jersey is raised. Muhsin Kenon was a 20/10 guy multiple times, and a two time NBA All Star and never had his jersey retired because he was a ‘clubhouse lawyer’. Kawhi was a lot worse than that.

[cd98]

I wonder if Pop had a senior moment thinking he was in LA when he told the fans not to boo.

[Tyronn Lue]

I guess the crowd needs to look towards Pop for a play call on each trip down the floor. How much control does one person need?

[paperboy77]

Sorry but this can only happen in a town where Spurs is all there is. Many people in the past have said Pop is an imposter.... he is not good at all. Get this man outta here today! I've even said the FO should "promote" him to the front office and let someone else coach. Now say fire this nigga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chinook]

:lol I can't think of a guy who could give less of a shit about that than Kawhi tbh.

I don't actually agree with that. Kawhi 100-percent cares what people think about him. Nothing about the Leonard drama of 2018 suggests dude has thick skin. He doesn't show a lot of emotion, but bro definitely feels them if you've paid attention to all of his comments over the years. LAC is on the verge of blowing their team up, and guys may find themselves in need of a new club. The Spurs certainly aren't operating like a team trying to play the 2024 free-agent market, but they could definitely open up a max slot if they had a reason to.

[Mugen]

I don't actually agree with that. Kawhi 100-percent cares what people think about him. Nothing about the Leonard drama of 2018 suggests dude has thick skin. He doesn't show a lot of emotion, but bro definitely feels them if you've paid attention to all of his comments over the years. LAC is on the verge of blowing their team up, and guys may find themselves in need of a new club. The Spurs certainly aren't operating like a team trying to play the 2024 free-agent market, but they could definitely open up a max slot if they had a reason to.

Kawhi probably thought it was some kind of halftime show sponsored by KFC tbh.

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Imagine paying hundreds of dollars to watch this terrible product on a 9 game losing streak.

And your reward for supporting this garbage team is having an octogenarian lecture you about booing during the middle of the game :lol

Septuagenarian, but close enough

[SAGirl]

I don't actually agree with that. Kawhi 100-percent cares what people think about him. Nothing about the Leonard drama of 2018 suggests dude has thick skin. He doesn't show a lot of emotion, but bro definitely feels them if you've paid attention to all of his comments over the years. LAC is on the verge of blowing their team up, and guys may find themselves in need of a new club. The Spurs certainly aren't operating like a team trying to play the 2024 free-agent market, but they could definitely open up a max slot if they had a reason to.
I don’t think any of that was on Pop’s mind… I mean am not a mind reader so who knows? But it seems more like a case of old man yells at cloud… and also the kind of thing where you are already upset about something else, like your team having a bad low effort game, a players only meeting where you know there’s frustration… and you are already irritable and a harmless thing that has happened many times before just tips you over the edge. You know? Maybe I am not explaining myself well but I don’t think there’s any rationality in it.

Pop will eventually even alienate the sniffer crew and his fans (yes, Pop has his fans people, don’t act like this is anything new).

[poopbox]

The only think I can imagine going through Pop's head that would make this make any sense is if the Spurs are going to try to go after Kawhi once his contract is up. MAYBE if there's another vet star the Spurs may want to try for who might think the Kawhi booing is bad. If Pop is trying some sly recruiting, good on him. Otherwise, it seems like weird timing more than anything. I think he saw that he doesn't have the good will in SA that he might think he does.

Wait you think this booing shit would actually matter to a player when it came time for a contract :lmao

"Sorry Pop I can't accept this 100 million dollars the fans booed me i would never want to play for them again" :depressed:depressed

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9A2dmM9Xcs

:lol You don't poke the bear. Fuck the bear tbh. Kobe always said if you see him fighting with the bear, pray hard for the bear.

:lol Kobe black mamba mentality.
:lol Soft Poop mentality

[poopbox]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9A2dmM9Xcs

:lol You don't poke the bear. Fuck the bear tbh. Kobe always said if you see him fighting with the bear, pray hard for the bear.

:lol Kobe black mamba mentality.
:lol Soft Poop mentality

This the number 1 reason why we on a 10 game losing streak. The head coach is a straight up pussy.

[Tyronn Lue]

What's up with Pop's left eye?

[Mugen]

I don't know how you hear that answer and think the man doesn't have some kind of degenerative condition. What a soft ass mindset, no wonder these dudes have been getting their asses kicked :lol

[objective]

Spurs don't have enough caproom to give a max to Kawhi, Pop angling for Kawhi isn't quite credible.

[exstatic]

The bear thing was a straight up cop out. He re-dressed the crowd for poor form, had nothing to do with possibly inciting Kawhi, who hadn’t done much at that point.

[Kurgan]

Sochan just said he respects what Pop did when he told the fans to stop booing Kawhi. "He's a human too". Fuck you, Jeremy. My least favorite Spur player in a long time

[timtonymanu]

People shouldn't be surprised. Pop is always bending over and smiling with opposite head coaches after his team gets spanked by 20 - 40 points.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The only think I can imagine going through Pop's head that would make this make any sense is if the Spurs are going to try to go after Kawhi once his contract is up. MAYBE if there's another vet star the Spurs may want to try for who might think the Kawhi booing is bad. If Pop is trying some sly recruiting, good on him. Otherwise, it seems like weird timing more than anything. I think he saw that he doesn't have the good will in SA that he might think he does.

I don't see why Kawhi would want to go to a lottery team. and leave LA

[FkLA]

He's taken the whole "it's just basketball" thing way too far. The whole point of sports is competition and he's been losing his competitive edge over the years. This feels like that monumental moment where the majority realizes he's lost it. Even fans that adore him. Sadly, it's time to take him out back.

[SAGirl]

That was all about don’t poke the bear?

…

[itzsoweezee]

Thought this was a joke thread at first but damn... There’s nothing left to say about this buffoon

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I feel embarrassed for him. I’ve never seen anything like this. This is so bizarre. There might seriously be something wrong with the man

[TheChillFactor]

which bears are we allowed to poke?

i've booed kobe, shaq, lebron, wade, larry fucking johnson, kenyon martin ffs, et al....why shouldn't i boo this dickhead?

[timtonymanu]

Deron Williams! Deron Williams!


... Who is still a better PG than Sochan.

[slick'81]

I feel embarrassed for him. I’ve never seen anything like this. This is so bizarre. There might seriously be something wrong with the man


Hopefully kawhi appreciated it:lmao

[Tyronn Lue]

I don't actually agree with that. Kawhi 100-percent cares what people think about him. Nothing about the Leonard drama of 2018 suggests dude has thick skin. He doesn't show a lot of emotion, but bro definitely feels them if you've paid attention to all of his comments over the years. LAC is on the verge of blowing their team up, and guys may find themselves in need of a new club. The Spurs certainly aren't operating like a team trying to play the 2024 free-agent market, but they could definitely open up a max slot if they had a reason to.
Pop wanted his team to have a close game so they could feel that they've improved. He didn't want Kawhi to stretch the lead to 20 because of the booing, and he probably knows Kawhi is capable.

[SAGirl]

What's up with Pop's left eye?
Have noticed that recently it’s quite pronounced… Botox injection gone bad?
looks like a slight stroke. Not saying that’s what it is because I am definitely not a doctor… it’s definitely weird. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Pop has had some cosmetic procedures done. The man is quite old.

[Tyronn Lue]

Have noticed that recently it’s quite pronounced… Botox injection gone bad?
looks like a slight stroke. Not saying that’s what it is because I am definitely not a doctor… it’s definitely weird. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Pop has had some cosmetic procedures done. The man is quite old.
I was thinking a TIA. It looks almost like a false eye.

[PhantomDashCam]

I feel embarrassed for him. I’ve never seen anything like this. This is so bizarre. There might seriously be something wrong with the man

I would have loved to see the mic guy grab a clipboard and go over to the bench, looking at Pop:

https://media.tenor.com/Y3DDKomkAG8AAAAC/mark-wahlberg-the-departed.gif

[exstatic]

I don't actually agree with that. Kawhi 100-percent cares what people think about him. Nothing about the Leonard drama of 2018 suggests dude has thick skin. He doesn't show a lot of emotion, but bro definitely feels them if you've paid attention to all of his comments over the years. LAC is on the verge of blowing their team up, and guys may find themselves in need of a new club. The Spurs certainly aren't operating like a team trying to play the 2024 free-agent market, but they could definitely open up a max slot if they had a reason to.

Why would they blow it up when half of their FRPs up to 2030 are gone, and the rest are swaps that would be swapped away if they get into the lottery?

[Floyd Pacquiao]

What's up with Pop's left eye?
It looks similar to Thom Yorke’s of Radiohead

[BatManu20]

Holy shit. The old man has officially lost it. This is the most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen in an NBA game. Dude really grabbed the mic and went full white-knight for nephew :lmao

[itzsoweezee]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9A2dmM9Xcs

:lol You don't poke the bear. Fuck the bear tbh. Kobe always said if you see him fighting with the bear, pray hard for the bear.

:lol Kobe black mamba mentality.
:lol Soft Poop mentality

This guy really thought booing v. not booing was going to have an impact on the game? He’s absolutely out of his mind

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Pop knows he fucked up. That’s why he’s backtracking in the postgame comments. It reminds of a Roman emperor having the crowd turn on him in the coliseum

[Pauleta14]

The vast majority of NBA fans commenting loved and applaud it :lol

[z0sa]

Yeah, this is how I know Pop doesn't do things like read ST :lol

But no seriously, it's been an echo chamber for Pop here in SA since 1999. I think the mirrors are finally breaking.

[SAGirl]

The vast majority of NBA fans commenting loved and applaud it :lol
Well it’s really funny if you aren’t the one being scolded and shushed. Like yeah I find this thread funny… I dare say there will probably continue to be some more “senior moments” to continue filling this thread.

Father Time is undefeated.

[Obstructed_View]

What a faggot.

[Silver&Black]

What a faggot.

[Kurgan]

The vast majority of NBA fans commenting loved and applaud it :lol

I wouldn't say NBA reddit represents the average fan. Everybody that posts there is an unbearable faggot. The common sentiment I've noticed is "Pop's gone soft, huh" or "That was weird"

[benefactor]

I'm seriously speechless. What the fuck just happened lol

[spursparker9]

Spurs don't have enough caproom to give a max to Kawhi, Pop angling for Kawhi isn't quite credible.

His autism and degenerative knee don't warrant a max in the 1st place tbh :lol

[Pauleta14]

I was reffering to Youtube comments

I know there are more diverses sources but I was surprised how overwhelmingly pro Pop they are

[Trainwreck2100]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9A2dmM9Xcs

:lol You don't poke the bear. Fuck the bear tbh. Kobe always said if you see him fighting with the bear, pray hard for the bear.

:lol Kobe black mamba mentality.
:lol Soft Poop mentality

He's full of shit he did it for something else and won't say why.





Or he's lost it

[Robz4000]

:rollin:lmao

[MultiTroll]

Virtue signaling / attention whore Me Me Me bullshit.
All it was.

The double and triple down in the post interview and pouting when the interviewer wanted further explanation. Beyond cringey. So trying to make everything about himself.
Learn from Narcissus.

[exstatic]

I think he was shocked that the fans booed him, and continued to boo Kawhi.

[Trainwreck2100]

Poke the bear? are you dying of dimentia?

[gameFACE]

Go******t, even Kawhi gets it: :lol

”If I don't have a Spurs jersey on, they're probably going to boo me the rest of my career," Leonard said. "But I mean it is what it is. Like I said, they're one of the best fans in the league and they're very competitive. Once I step out on this basketball court out here, they show that they're going for the other side.

"When I'm on the streets or going into restaurants, they show love. So it is what it is."

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38962659/gregg-popovich-gets-mic-spurs-fans-boo-kawhi-leonard

[Blizzardwizard]

Wemby did his best post-game to disapprove of Pop's bizarre ramblings without overtly saying it.


He knows fully well that, here in Europe, you could win 50 games in a row in any given sport but if the coach gets on a microphone and starts scolding their own fans they'll be out of a job before they can even leave the stadium :lol

[Tyronn Lue]

Imagine if the crowd started with the 7 nation army chant, Pop would have an MI.

[HemisfairArena]

Pop is the NBA's version of Bill Belichick,,,,both were carried by GOAT's and now are nothing but below average coaches without them and advancing in age and their fans are calling for their firings,,,,,Pop, the liar, should have stuck to what he said when he said he would ride off into the sunset when Duncan did,,,,he's doing more damage than good and will ruin Wemby like Belichick has ruined Mac Jones in New England,,,,

[cd98]

Just watched Pop’s press conference. Two thought: (1) total dick to the media but he lectures Spur fans on class; (2) shows he’s weak by not answering for his stupid in game rant at fans.

Don’t poke the bear is BS. Why didn’t he say the same thing when fans booed Shaq and Kobe? Those were Kodiak bears. The Clippers are koala bears. Obviously he was working up an excuse for such a stupid comment. You think Kawhi isn’t trying hard until he hears boos? You think your players are so soft they can’t handle our fans booing the other team? Should we remove the “make some noise” prompts on the jumbotron?

[cd98]

Pop is the NBA's version of Bill Belichick,,,,both were carried by GOAT's and now are nothing but below average coaches without them and advancing in age and their fans are calling for their firings,,,,,Pop, the liar, should have stuck to what he said when he said he would ride off into the sunset when Duncan did,,,,he's doing more damage than good and will ruin Wemby like Belichick has ruined Mac Jones in New England,,,,

No, take this back. Belichek may lose games now, but he’s not telling the Patriot fans not to boo the opposing team. Many great coaches have regrettably gone past their primes, but Pop is at a low no other coach would go.

[gameFACE]

I stopped booing Kawhi at home games a few years actually. But tonight I started again after Pops meltdown. Don’t overstep your boundary. What video doesn’t show is the booing after he went back over to the bench.

We’ll continue to boo Kawhi as a visitor and cheer Boban whichever team the latter plays with.

[scott]

I was at the Clippers game in LA, sitting maybe 15 feet from the Spurs bench and could clearly hear a guy in the crowd yelling ALL GAME for Wemby to "Go Back to France" and that "Scoot is better than this bum"... but yeah, let's make sure we don't boo opposing team players taking FTs :lol

The weirdest shit I've ever seen at a pro sporting event, and I was in the crowd for the Cowboys Thanksgiving 2001 halftime show when Creed played :lol:lol:lol

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Imagine paying hundreds of dollars to watch this terrible product on a 9 game losing streak.

And your reward for supporting this garbage team is having an octogenarian lecture you about booing during the middle of the game :lol


And Therein lies poopobitch

[Obstructed_View]

So hilarious. One of the rudest, most judgy, hateful obnoxious twats in the sports world lecturing Spurs fans as if they were throwing batteries or chanting racist taunts. And you can guarantee, keeping to form, he will never be self-reflective about it and will snark at anyone who questions him. Class personified.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

What a faggot.



:pctoss

[objective]

Why didn’t he say the same thing when fans booed Shaq and Kobe?

Pop did this sort of crap before when Kobe was on trial for rape, something about wanting fans to be respectful and not boo or go overboard or something. It wasn't during a game as I remember, he was still somewhat involved in coaching. But I could be wrong.

As usual, Pop was worried about how the fans were treating Kobe instead of figuring out how to not get destroyed 4-0 after being up 2 games on the Lakers.

[Joseph Kony]

Go******t, even Kawhi gets it: :lol

”If I don't have a Spurs jersey on, they're probably going to boo me the rest of my career," Leonard said. "But I mean it is what it is. Like I said, they're one of the best fans in the league and they're very competitive. Once I step out on this basketball court out here, they show that they're going for the other side.

"When I'm on the streets or going into restaurants, they show love. So it is what it is."

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38962659/gregg-popovich-gets-mic-spurs-fans-boo-kawhi-leonard

hmm...

[BackHome]

Pop is doing to the Spurs what Biden is doing to our country ................:(

[z0sa]

hmm...

CIA Pop dude. We definitely want that traitor back. :lmao

[scott]

Pop is doing to the Spurs what Biden is doing to our country ................:(

The worst part of all of this is that is gives stupid fucks like you and ducks some breathing room to make dumb fucking posts like this.

[trypldubl]

Stupid move by Pop but spurs fans are so fuckin beta snowflake to still give a shit about Kawhi

Tbh what else were they going to get passionate about!? The team was already shifting the bed on the way to another loss. Let fans have some fun.

[FkLA]

Two things

1. He's lost his competitive edge. That's incredibly soft to want to protect Nephew's feelings.
2. He has way too much job security. Nobody has ever seen this bc most other coaches would have some explaining to do to ownership.

Either way you don't want that kind of guy leading your rebuild. He's the biggest problem atm.

[AusSpur]

Meanwhile, Kawhi was completely fine with the booing...

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1727542293593268684

[scott]

Of course Kawhi is fine with it. He's a professional basketball player who gets boo'd in every road game he's ever played in, because that's how sports work. Pop must be having dementia thinking he is coaching 6 year olds or some shit.

[offset formation]

Pop is doing to the Spurs what Biden is doing to our country ................:(

Please expand your thoughts on this. I'm interested to hear this brilliance spelled out.

[Gibbz]

I think he was shocked that the fans booed him, and continued to boo Kawhi.

Yep, he's completely out of touch. The moment was honestly shocking to me. The audacity of a fucking basketball coach.

[Seventyniner]

This might very well be Pop's jump the shark moment. Utterly inexplicable. I was at the game (shoutout to DPG) and everyone around me was in shock and wondering wtf just happened. And of course the boos only got worse from there.

For some reason the fans were booing Harden almost as badly as Number Two. What did I miss?

[Gibbz]

For some reason the fans were booing Harden almost as badly as Number Two. What did I miss?

Atrocious officiating that was benefitting him more than anyone else. The usual.

[Obstructed_View]

The worst part of all of this is that is gives stupid fucks like you and ducks some breathing room to make dumb fucking posts like this.
Maybe Pop shouldn't have decided to be political.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Lol fuck off Pop tbqh :lol

[ElNono]

Pop Cuckovich... smh... Like Kawhi gives a shit.

[ElNono]

Plus, it's the arrogance. Who the hell do you think you are to tell fans what they should do or not do? They're paying a lot of dough for what's undoubtedly an horrific product right now.

What happened with getting over yourself? Do as I say, not as I do.

[freetiago]

He’s just sucking off Leonard to try to save his legacy and hope he comes back. Trash without Duncan. Worst coach in US basketball history can’t even medal. People tried to call Leonard a system player when he was here then he left and won a ring with a new coach and players first year on a dumpster franchise further exposing this clown.

[Mikeanaro]

A day ago some aggressive shit happened between fans in a football game (Arg vs Bra) and police started beating Argies because the game was in Brazil.
There were kids, babies and it was fine, nobody grabbed a mic.

Now this old fuck complains about some stupid boos when its all about entertainment, people coming out their jobs to chill, cheer and boo spending good money on tickets.
Missed the last 5 seasons, and watching this Poptard crap I feel like missing this one too, like coach your team and STFU, talk about that pussy ass shit with your sons or grandchildren...

[JeffDuncan]

Pop is revealing whose fault it was that Kawhi left. We now know for sure it was Pop’s fault. He just told everyone.

:pop: “See how nice I am to Kawhi? See how much I care about him, and try to protect him? You can see for yourselves that I can’t possibly be the reason he left. You can see very clearly he couldn’t have left because of me. He’d never leave because of somebody who’s so wonderful to him. It’s obvious, isn’t it? You do see that, don’t you? Don’t you?”

Yes, Pop, we see what you’re doing.

[HemisfairArena]

Maybe Pop shouldn't have decided to be political.

BINGO,,,,,

[Borosai]

This season is primarily about two things:
1) Wembanyama's development
2) Roster evaluation

So it doesn't concern me that they lose games. These guys are not a playoff team regardless of coaching.

What does concern me is how they get blown out regularly, play shitty defense, and pass like blind kids at basketball camp. It's still early in the season, but that's hard to comprehend unless this is Tank 2.0.

Then to admonish the fans for booing Kawhi of all people? WTF, GTFOOH, and so on. I'm glad they kept booing.

[RC_Drunkford]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9A2dmM9Xcs

:lol You don't poke the bear. Fuck the bear tbh. Kobe always said if you see him fighting with the bear, pray hard for the bear.

:lol Kobe black mamba mentality.
:lol Soft Poop mentality

this arrogant fuck knew he messed up so he tried to bail himself out with the "you don't poke the bear" comment and then proceeds to be grumpy and doesn't want to answer the following questions. For a coach who preaches "getting over yourself" Pop never got over himself. And how exactly does it help to not poke the bear if you go grab the mic and the fans boo him even harder afterwards? He really thinks he's the Kim Young Un of San Antonio and can control everybody. Send him to a retirement home

[RC_Drunkford]

I was at the Clippers game in LA, sitting maybe 15 feet from the Spurs bench and could clearly hear a guy in the crowd yelling ALL GAME for Wemby to "Go Back to France" and that "Scoot is better than this bum"... but yeah, let's make sure we don't boo opposing team players taking FTs :lol

The weirdest shit I've ever seen at a pro sporting event, and I was in the crowd for the Cowboys Thanksgiving 2001 halftime show when Creed played :lol:lol:lol

this also. You will protect an opposing player from boo's, but not your own. This fakeass high morale shit by Pop is a front. I hope Primo becomes an NBA player, so Pop can get on the mic again and tell the fans to stop booing just cause he likes to show women his dick

[spursparker9]

:lol Pop really thinking he is the "Godfather" of the NBA.

No other head coaches would even dare to pull this stunt ever. Not even Phil Jackson I say

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge4JsVam7Ek

[Vince Carter's ankle]

He’s just sucking off Leonard to try to save his legacy and hope he comes back. Trash without Duncan. Worst coach in US basketball history can’t even medal. People tried to call Leonard a system player when he was here then he left and won a ring with a new coach and players first year on a dumpster franchise further exposing this clown.
why post an outright lie?

[exstatic]

I stopped booing Kawhi at home games a few years actually. But tonight I started again after Pops meltdown. Don’t overstep your boundary. What video doesn’t show is the booing after he went back over to the bench.

We’ll continue to boo Kawhi as a visitor and cheer Boban whichever team the latter plays with.

That was quite clear live, and I think it shocked him.

[exstatic]

Maybe Pop shouldn't have decided to be political.

See, I view this the same as him telling people not to boo. People should be able to boo, and Pop should be able to express political views. Attempting to stifle either is unacceptable.

[Dverde]

Pop just poked the bear himself. Most the fan base has given him benefit of the doubt that he should be coaching this team. What a self inflicted ego move. He’s surrounded by his yes team, so he probably doesn’t know how dumb he is being. Also, show some class and talk to sideline reporters in a serious way, you know like every other coach in the league.

[Dverde]

:lol Pop really thinking he is the "Godfather" of the NBA.

No other head coaches would even dare to pull this stunt ever. Not even Phil Jackson I say

Phil is probably laughing his ass off about this. He’s probably like wtf?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

See, I view this the same as him telling people not to boo. People should be able to boo, and Pop should be able to express political views. Attempting to stifle either is unacceptable.

I don't think people have a problem with him having views. It's that, much like last night, he speaks in absolutist terms as though he is the only one allowed to have a view point and everyone else who disagrees with him is fundamentally and absolutely wrong.

It's this narcissistic arrogance that he continually demonstrates from everything he speaks on, how he treats reporters who dare ask him a question, he's just a grade A narcissistic prick. And those people tend to fall the hardest at the end, and last night feels like the beginning of the end.

[spursparker9]

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

[Mugen]

https://media.tenor.com/6ziIedEiGYAAAAAC/grinning-baron-zemo.gif

[SpursGenius]

He needs to be fired asap. You don’t do that to this great fanbase. If he was a real man next game he takes the mic and apologizes to the fans

[Brazil]

A day ago some aggressive shit happened between fans in a football game (Arg vs Bra) and police started beating Argies because the game was in Brazil.
There were kids, babies and it was fine, nobody grabbed a mic.

Now this old fuck complains about some stupid boos when its all about entertainment, people coming out their jobs to chill, cheer and boo spending good money on tickets.
Missed the last 5 seasons, and watching this Poptard crap I feel like missing this one too, like coach your team and STFU, talk about that pussy ass shit with your sons or grandchildren...

:cry

[SpursGenius]

The reporters all fear the scumbag. Should have asked why did he say “that’s not who we are”. He made it a class thing during his moment of senility then tries to change tune after the organization told him this is not sitting well with the fans. The scumbag needed to apologize instead of turning on the media and straight lying.

[Dex]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge4JsVam7Ek

Pop's little stunt definitely had "old man yells at cloud" vibes. It looked dumb on camera and pretty much backfired because people started booing more :lol

That said, I do think Pop's heart is in the right place. Kawhi is a bitch and did the Spurs dirty, but Pop is probably the last person on Earth to hold a grudge for it.

He helped build Leonard into the player that he was/is, so imagine someone booing your little kid out on the court or field. Maybe it's a bit soft, but it was a kind gesture to show Kawhi he still cares...and if you watch this video, it looks like Kawhi had to wipe away some tears after their little discussion.

[BackHome]

See, I view this the same as him telling people not to boo. People should be able to boo, and Pop should be able to express political views. Attempting to stifle either is unacceptable.

To be honest most companies have very strict rules when it comes to discussing their Political views at the workplace

[Dex]

To be honest most companies have very strict rules when it comes to discussing their Political views at the workplace

True, but most companies don't have one of the most successful employees in their respective areas, either.

Do you think anyone was going to try to tell Steve Jobs or Bill Gates from stating their political views? If they tried, they'd be packing up their desk at the end of the day.

Not saying Pop is above scrutiny...nobody should be. But for better or worse, he has a tenure as one of the best coaches in the NBA (if not all sports), so yes...I'm sure he gets a little leeway in these areas for better or worse.

Also, NBA is the "woke" league and actually seems to encourage players and coaches to talk about social issues, so it's not like it's totally out of left field.

[Russ]

Pop was just trying to rattle Kawhi at the line, make sure Kawhi got it they were booing him. Kicker icing 101.

Pop was just trying to poke the bear.

[gameFACE]

That was quite clear live, and I think it shocked him.

Wow, I was at the game so I couldn't see any closeups of his reaction. Look, I love Pop and all he's done. But it's one thing to treat the media and players the way he does. It's a whole other thing with fans. Don't poke THAT bear.

[dbestpro]

I remember when Woody Hayes the legendary coach of Ohio St. knocked an opposing player down when running down the sidelines with the ball. His time had come. Same with Joe Paterno. This is Pops Woody Hayes moment. The fans are going to turn on him now.

[hater]

Kawhi cant even wipe his ass Poop has to do it for him

Smh

[baseline bum]

I remember when Woody Hayes the legendary coach of Ohio St. knocked an opposing player down when running down the sidelines with the ball. His time had come. Same with Joe Paterno. This is Pops Woody Hayes moment. The fans are going to turn on him now.

Pop grabbing the mic and acting like an ass during the game hardly merits comparison with Paterno covering up for a fucking child molester.

[John B]

Pop's little stunt definitely had "old man yells at cloud" vibes. It looked dumb on camera and pretty much backfired because people started booing more :lol

That said, I do think Pop's heart is in the right place. Kawhi is a bitch and did the Spurs dirty, but Pop is probably the last person on Earth to hold a grudge for it.

He helped build Leonard into the player that he was/is, so imagine someone booing your little kid out on the court or field. Maybe it's a bit soft, but it was a kind gesture to show Kawhi he still cares...and if you watch this video, it looks like Kawhi had to wipe away some tears after their little discussion.

I noticed that also, and in the tone of Kawhi’s voice, he seems affected by Pop’s kind gesture. Anyway, Kawhi is still an ungrateful biyotch and deserving of the booing from the fans for what he did. Also the players feed off from the fans, both of their applauding and booing of the opponents. It’s very much part of watching sports live and what makes it fun. I normally agree with Pop, but last night he was wrong. Still that action doesn’t mean that Pop is the wrong man for the job. He’s the only coach in the league who will not be pressured by the Wemby circus, and he will wait for Wemby to get stronger before making moves. Couch GM’s and fair weather fans of course are just so happy they can use to troll with. Pathetic :lol

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vruzv6l-1Ao

:lol SAS saying Poop is a hypocrite. He demand fans to be classy but he himself don't treat media with class. :lol

[Obstructed_View]

See, I view this the same as him telling people not to boo. People should be able to boo, and Pop should be able to express political views. Attempting to stifle either is unacceptable.
Then you're addressing the wrong person. I was responding to someone who doesn't like it when ducks expresses his views.

[Obstructed_View]

I remember when Woody Hayes the legendary coach of Ohio St. knocked an opposing player down when running down the sidelines with the ball. His time had come. Same with Joe Paterno. This is Pops Woody Hayes moment. The fans are going to turn on him now.
Joe Paterno had an assistant who raped little boys in the locker room. The fans already turned on Pop for the horrible performance of this team, and this microphone thing is likely his attempt to deflect, because Kawhi has played a dozen games in SA and he's always been booed.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vruzv6l-1Ao

:lol SAS saying Poop is a hypocrite. He demand fans to be classy but he himself don't treat media with class. :lol

I hate SAS but he's not wrong.

[Dex]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vruzv6l-1Ao

:lol SAS saying Poop is a hypocrite. He demand fans to be classy but he himself don't treat media with class. :lol

This is rich coming from Stephen A Smith, one of the biggest hypocrites at ESPN. Dude will say whatever it takes to give him more screen time and try to boost ratings.

Pop's personality with the media is a schtick. He knows he has to deal with them and learned that it's easier to play the "hardass coach" role than answer the same stupid questions during and after games.

Notice how SAS also calls out how Pop goes around restaurants and hands out cash to all the workers for big dinners.

My nephew once ran into Pop at a bar and decided to buy him a beer, and Pop sat and talked to him for a good 20-30 minutes instead of just brushing him off as a geeking fan. Imagine being a GOAT coach and still taking the time to sit and converse with some random kid who brings you a beer.

That's the kind of guy Pop is.

[exstatic]

This is rich coming from Stephen A Smith, one of the biggest hypocrites at ESPN. Dude will say whatever it takes to give him more screen time and try to boost ratings.

Pop's personality with the media is a schtick. He knows he has to deal with them and learned that it's easy to play the "hardass coach" role then answer the same stupid questions during and after games.

Notice how SAS also calls out how Pop goes around restaurants and hands out cash to all the workers for big dinners.

My nephew once ran into Pop at a bar and decided to buy him a beer, and Pop sat and talked to him for a good 20-30 minutes instead of just brushing him off as a geeking fan. Imagine being a GOAT coach and still taking the time to sit and converse with some random kid who brings you a beer.

That's the kind of guy Pop is.

That’s like the dumbest thing ever to call him out on, but then again, Screamin’ A Smith isn’t the sharpest knife in ANY drawer.

[Dex]

That’s like the dumbest thing ever to call him out on, but then again, Screamin’ A Smith isn’t the sharpest knife in ANY drawer.

I took it as more of a compliment to Pop, but still...he turns that around and the point of his whole soliloquy was :cry Pop is mean to the media :cry

I agree with his points that if fans pay for tickets, they are allowed to boo. I'm not much of a boo'er, unless it's at the refs. But to each their own.

[Big Empty]

Nephews coming back this summer!!

[Russ]

The best thing was when the Clippers announcer said:

"They didn't listen to Pop. They'll be running laps tomorrow, the fans."

[The Truth #6]

They're lucky they weren't booing for the home team.

[The Truth #6]

I still can understand the coaches approach to some of the things. Until Victor knows how to play better, there's no real obvious leader on the team, and so for the players to figure it out, part of that includes figuring out who's going to assume a leadership role. And I also think they do need to learn how to figure out their own hierarchy a little bit under Victor. But where I disagree is on defense. Defense is all about coaching and their defense is horrible and to me that is in excusable

[BatManu20]

The old man has already become a meme :lol

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[Russ]

Until Victor knows how to play better, there's no real obvious leader on the team, . . .

One of the benefits of having such a young roster is that it will allow Victor to take a leadership role earlier on. If there was even one high-end vet on the team that would be an almost impossible task.


Defense is all about coaching and their defense is horrible and to me that is in excusable

This is a league of offense-based players. Therefore, in the NBA, defense is mostly responsibility and effort.

There is no reason this team should be this bad defensively and that does reflect on the coach.

[Tyronn Lue]

This is rich coming from Stephen A Smith, one of the biggest hypocrites at ESPN. Dude will say whatever it takes to give him more screen time and try to boost ratings.

Pop's personality with the media is a schtick. He knows he has to deal with them and learned that it's easier to play the "hardass coach" role than answer the same stupid questions during and after games.

Notice how SAS also calls out how Pop goes around restaurants and hands out cash to all the workers for big dinners.

My nephew once ran into Pop at a bar and decided to buy him a beer, and Pop sat and talked to him for a good 20-30 minutes instead of just brushing him off as a geeking fan. Imagine being a GOAT coach and still taking the time to sit and converse with some random kid who brings you a beer.

That's the kind of guy Pop is.
Windhorst mentioned Pop handing out money at restaurants. Pop is a major figure in professional sports and has put himself out there with political commentary and this latest fuckery. It's Smith's job to comment on what happens in sports, and yes, Pop isn't the epitome of class when it comes to his demeanor with other people trying to do their jobs. Pop is like someone you'd work with who has been retiring for 3 years, doesn't come to work most of the time and even when he does, he's flippant and dismissive but won't be fired because he has 45 years of dirt on people.

[Tyronn Lue]

Nephews coming back this summer!!
Can't wait to see him in civilian clothes on the sidelines again.

[Proxy]

Tbh what else were they going to get passionate about!? The team was already shifting the bed on the way to another loss. Let fans have some fun.
Boo him, I do at the games. it’s the fans that are obsessed that im talking about. I’d boo Primo much harder at this point. If anything, I’d thank Kawhi he left for not having to go through his injury bullshit the past few years

[Obstructed_View]

Spurs fans should loudly boo every free throw shooter from now on.

[Arcadian]

What's next? Should his athletes stop competing too hard because we don't want to hurt the other team's feelings?

Why don't we all just hold hands and sing kumbaya together instead of playing a sport?

[NASpurs]

Pop's the guy who invented the participation award

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jnCESlX-Ok

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Poor Pop. I wonder if he stands in his yard and yells at neighbors whose dogs piss in his grass? Kids who kick a ball in his yard? Cars driving too fast down the street? Teenagers playing that loud rock and roll music?

[The Whopper]

…and for the first and maybe the only time in the history of Spurstalk Pop managed to unite all of the Spurnation. Against him.