If Pop Ever Leaves TD in on an obvious fouling situation again, he should be fired

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Not only does he leave him in, he makes him the primary option on the inbounds. :wtf

Seriously, how stupid do you have to be? Put in your best five FT shooters and let them pick one to foul. :pctoss

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I think it was stupid to leave him in, but I dont think he was the first option, he was the third. Give credit to the suns, they defended that inbounds play pretty well

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

First, second, third, what difference does it make what option he was? He shouldn't have been in the game at that point.

[Spurologist]

Elson can best answer that question. His ass is in pop's doghouse.



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:lol posted it in wrong thread but it applies

[RobinsontoDuncan]

Elson can best answer that question. His ass is in pop's doghouse.


Yeah, but why though? Elson had 6 boards in 6 minutes, he played well

[ShoogarBear]

Yeah, but why though? Elson had 6 boards in 6 minutes, he played well Also, he didn't put up any threes.

[Nero]

Yeah, but why though? Elson had 6 boards in 6 minutes, he played well

Pop puts people there arbitrarily to 1) show everybod who's boss 2) goad the media 3) create mystery which leads peole to revere him more.

[1Parker1]

Yeah, but why though? Elson had 6 boards in 6 minutes, he played well

I don't think Elson is in Pop's doghouse...I just think Oberto was having an awesome game and Pop rightfully rewarded him with the minutes and playing time. Elson's offensive game wasn't on today anyway.

[Spurologist]

I don't think Elson is in Pop's doghouse...I just think Oberto was having an awesome game and Pop rightfully rewarded him with the minutes and playing time. Elson's offensive game wasn't on today anyway.

So Horry's minutes were justified. That's great to know.

[whottt]

I don't think Elson is in the doghouse...Pop just wanted to see what Oberto's got when he's on and Horry got no minutes last night.

The fact that Oberto played so well against a fast team is an extreme positive IMO.

Plus...Pop is definitely riding the hot hands right now which is why Barry got many minutes tonight as well.

I give Pop props for going with the hot hands...that hasn't always been his strong point.


I think Pop actually expected this to be a loss and was setting up for the soft speech post game...unfortunately(for Pop), the team responded with some toughness down the stretch, we won and so now he's going to have to hold off on it.

[1Parker1]

So Horry's minutes were justified. That's great to know.

uMM, Pop loves Horry. Even when Elson was playing good, the minutes were divided between Elson, Oberto, and Horry.

[dbreiden83080]

Timmy never should have been in that spot. Take him out of the equation by having him inbound the ball. What the fuck is Finley doing inbounding when is a 80% ft shooter. Manu, Tony and Barry needed to get open but Timmy never should have been in that spot. He made the tough FT when he hit the layup, under pressure though in that spot when you need 2 ft you can't put him in that position if you can avoid it.

[beirmeistr]

Popovich must be a very stubborn man. You would think he would learn from experience that Tim is a foul magnet at the end of tight games.

[Zunni]

Who would you have had on the floor, AH? Pick your 5.

[dbreiden83080]

Pop has no excuse for that a fucking 80% FT shooter inbounding the ball and a 60% shooting big man on the floor, give me a break, that is bullshit personified.

[Sense]

Not only does he leave him in, he makes him the primary option on the inbounds. :wtf

Seriously, how stupid do you have to be? Put in your best five FT shooters and let them pick one to foul. :pctoss

Oh SHUT THE FUCK UP!

[dbreiden83080]

Oh SHUT THE FUCK UP!

About what he's right how is Timmy on the floor in that spot, he needs to be inbounding or sitting on the bench.

[Nero]

The fact that Oberto played so well against a fast team is an extreme positive IMO.


A fast, *small* team. Remember, Oberto is stubby in addition to being slow. Every interior player looks like an allstar against the Suns, inculding our own Nazr who went off for seomthing like 34/12 against them last year. They are not the team to benchmark players against. Just some weird fluke team that manages to get by, despite of letting offenses do anything they want inside and being the worst rebounding team in the league.

[Spurologist]

uMM, Pop loves Horry. Even when Elson was playing good, the minutes were divided between Elson, Oberto, and Horry.

So when will pop get it through his head that when a player is playing like shit it's best his ass gets some bench time.

It was great when Elson was playing well because his production overwhelmed anything Horry did wrong. It matters when there is a perfectly available sub on the bench ready to overcome pathetic school girl ball that horry is playing. Elson can do no worse than Horry has done

[Nero]

Pop has no excuse for that a fucking 80% FT shooter inbounding the ball and a 60% shooting big man on the floor, give me a break, that is bullshit personified.

He's more like a 40% shooter with the game on the line.

[1Parker1]

So when will pop get it through his head that when a player is playing like shit it's best his ass gets some bench time?

Hold on....lemme ask him.

[1Parker1]

Oh, he says STFU Spurologist, I got 3 rings, you got 0. Lemme do what I know how to do.


:lol :angel

[Texas_Ranger]

We won, that what is important.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Who would you have had on the floor, AH? Pick your 5.

Player, Season FT%, Career FT%:

Brent Barry, 87.5%, 81.5%
Michael Finley, 80%, 81%
Manu, 76.5%, 78.6%
Beno Udrih, 90%, 77.2%
Tony Parker, 69%, 68%

For comparison:

Tim Duncan, 58%, 68%

And finally, if you're going to have Tim out there, have him as the inbounds man, not someone out on the floor to receive it.

[Spurologist]

Hold on....lemme ask him.

it's the guy next to some sort of small house. He's barking out instructions at it.

The house tags read.... E L S

I can't make out the rest of the name but it's pop alright.

[Spurologist]

Oh, he says STFU Spurologist, I got 3 rings, you got 0. Lemme do what I know how to do.


:lol :angel

:lol the answer came early

[1Parker1]

Player, Season FT%, Career FT%:

Brent Barry, 87.5%, 81.5%
Michael Finley, 80%, 81%
Manu, 76.5%, 78.6%
Beno Udrih, 90%, 77.2%
Tony Parker, 69%, 68%

For comparison:

Tim Duncan, 58%, 68%

And finally, if you're going to have Tim out there, have him as the inbounds man, not someone out on the floor to receive it.

Parker's only 69% so far this season??? It seems like he's been making a lot more FT's this year.

[dbreiden83080]

Player, Season FT%, Career FT%:

Brent Barry, 87.5%, 81.5%
Michael Finley, 80%, 81%
Manu, 76.5%, 78.6%
Beno Udrih, 90%, 77.2%
Tony Parker, 69%, 68%

For comparison:

Tim Duncan, 58%, 68%

And finally, if you're going to have Tim out there, have him as the inbounds man, not someone out on the floor to receive it.

Barry, Tony and Manu need to get open but why take any chances at all with Timmy out there, inbound the ball or sit down. What makes me so furious is Finley is probably the best FT shooter on the team and he is inbounding the damn ball.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Parker's only 69% so far this season??? It seems like he's been making a lot more FT's this year.

That's what I thought too, but I'm just pulling the stats. He'd definitely be on my five that I'd put on the floor at the end of a game if I were up a point and knew the other team had to foul.

[Que Gee]

What makes me so furious is Finley is probably the best FT shooter on the team and he is inbounding the damn ball.

100 percent correct.
Finley taking out the ball...Barry as a decoy running to the OTHER SIDE of the court. Come on people. Its a fucking STUPID in bounds play. Spurs won, great. But Pop needs to make an adjustment. Stop riding his nuts, and just admit its a dumb play.

Hopefully he'll fix it. Because the reality is, we got lucky. Bell hits that free throw, its game over and the Spurs are 0 and 2 at home.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Not only does he leave him in, he makes him the primary option on the inbounds. :wtf

Seriously, how stupid do you have to be? Put in your best five FT shooters and let them pick one to foul. :pctoss



Wow we finally found something we agree about. Please :cry Pop take Tim out in obvious foul circumstances. You can then put him back in the game after the foul...