Pop won't reveal defensive plans for West

[DarrinS]

Pretty funny.


Popovich unwilling to disclose defensive plans for West
Posted by John Reid, The Times Picayune May 05, 2008 2:26PM
Categories: Hornets

After his team's shootaround practice, San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich declined to say specifically how they plan to defend Hornets forward David West for tonight's Game 2 at the New Orleans Arena.


In Game 1, West scored a playoff career-high 30 points to lead the Hornets to a 101-82 victory.

"We're probably going to use four or five things you never seen before in basketball,'' Popovich said. We're going to spend the afternoon inventing the light bulb.''

The Spurs are likely to be more physical against West to force him to take more difficult shots. But backup guard Manu Ginobili said if he is assigned to guard him, which is not likely, West would still score 30.

In the Hornets' two regular-season victories against the Spurs, West scored 32 and 29 points, respectively. West scored 17 points in the second half during Game 1, and the Hornets made 54.5 percent of their shots after halftime to outscore the Spurs 56-33.

"We want to take the same approach to come out and be aggressive,'' West said. "This is the biggest game of the series.''

[Bartleby]

Somebody tell Manu not to spill the beans this time.

[slowchild25]

"We're probably going to use four or five things you never seen before in basketball,'' Popovich said. We're going to spend the afternoon inventing the light bulb.''



I'm going to steal a comment from mb504 at the hornetsreport message board because it made me laugh:

Expect to see Bruce Bowen sitting on Duncan's shoulders. Or maybe Kurt Thomas will roll around in cow manure before the game. Or Manu Ginobili pulling West's pants down every 30 seconds.

[2easy]

Its called Hack-a-poor ft shooter. Pure genious.

[SPARKY]

Its called Hack-a-poor ft shooter. Pure genious.

ROFL.

[xtremesteven33]

its funny how pop hacked chandler and he made his freethrows. haha....stupid poop....

[phyzik]

"We're probably going to use four or five things you never seen before in basketball,'' Popovich said. We're going to spend the afternoon inventing the light bulb.''

4-Down :rollin

[ducks]

"We want to take the same approach to come out and be aggressive,'' West said. "This is the biggest game of the series.''
wonder what he will say when they lose

[ClingingMars]

CIA Pop

- Mars

[hsxvvd]

I'd have to agree with West, Hornets win this one and there is huge pressure on us to win at home and it really puts us in a hole. We win this one and the Hornets then suddenly need one in San Antonio and may start to doubt themselves.

[midgetonadonkey]

The Hornets are going to see a completely different Spurs team this time around.

[ElNono]

If nothing works, we can always have Bowen slide his foot under West while he's taking a jump shot...

(Now I'm just waiting for the NO trolls to get real mad)

[Slowpoke Rodriguez]

coach popovich ees a purdy smart een tha cabeza. Slowpoke theenk a maybe Meester West ees a not gonna be as a goot theese time. Viva las Espuelas!

[BiZNicK]

I'm predicting multiple wet willies to throw west off guard

[xtremesteven33]

I'm predicting multiple wet willies to throw west off guard


"YES!!!"
- marv albert

[G-Nob]

Shocking.

How about the question Pop got from some new orleans media guy after game 1. "So pop, what did you think about the crowd?"

WTF?

[G-Nob]

I'm going to steal a comment from mb504 at the hornetsreport message board because it made me laugh:

Expect to see Bruce Bowen sitting on Duncan's shoulders. Or maybe Kurt Thomas will roll around in cow manure before the game. Or Manu Ginobili pulling West's pants down every 30 seconds.

That deserves a Pulitzer.

[lefty]

Best way to stop West...

http://ycorpblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/bully_wedgie.jpg

http://distractiblemind.ambulatorycomputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/WindowsLiveWriter/87206519d360_142B0/wedgie_jpg%5B2%5D.jpg

http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~kdc24/wedgie1.JPG

[Brutalis]

lefty


your sig


wtf man

:lol

[lefty]

lefty


your sig


wtf man

:lol

What, you didn't recognize Peja ?

[Brutalis]

No it didn't have wood up its ass being waved in a crowd. =/

[Budkin]

Byron Scott can't outcoach Pop!

[clubalien]

I'm going to steal a comment from mb504 at the hornetsreport message board because it made me laugh:

Or Manu Ginobili pulling West's pants down every 30 seconds.

hack a shaq turns into pull-a-pant :lol

[polandprzem]

The Hornets are going to see a completely different Spurs team this time around.

[slowchild25]

That deserves a Pulitzer.

I'm disappointed we didn't see the Bruce Bowen sitting on Duncan's shoulders defense.