Bonner was the biggest let down. The rest of the puzzle was obviously initially contingent upon Manu playing....without him, it shifts the balance of everything. Nevertheless, it's one game.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
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Bonner was the biggest let down. The rest of the puzzle was obviously initially contingent upon Manu playing....without him, it shifts the balance of everything. Nevertheless, it's one game.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Udoka wasn't a negative...he played about as well as possible considering his talent level.Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
It's not kool-aid, it's truth serum(sp?). We wouldn't even be here given the tumultuous season we had had it not been for the man. He's not perfect by any stretch, but let's not go overboard on the roasting.Quote:
Originally Posted by peskypesky
He's retarded. Or drunk. Or both.Quote:
Originally Posted by NewJerSpur
I know he's not perfect and there were some headscratchers evident once we started to skid in the 2nd quarter, but it's a miracle we're in 3rd place. I have confidence he will make some sort of adjustments whether it's with the personnel or the defensive setup come game 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by peskypesky
I was happy with Udoka.Quote:
Originally Posted by mexicanjunior
Bowen should have been in there instead of Finley.
Mason should not be playing PG.
Bonner should not be playing period.
as i said in another thread, pop's stubborness can really cost us this playoffs. last year, it took him two games to realize that bowen on peja is key, when all of us knew this should've been the case in the first place. our margin for error that year was bigger than this year considering we had manu. now that we dont, we cant afford making errors like this coz it's gonna be costly and we do not have a complete team that has the ability to bounce back from something like this.
i say pop better not let his stubborness and arrogance get in the way this time. to all those going to the game! please make signs directed to pop saying "Play Gooden" or "Cut Bonner" then add some sort of statistic that can prove your statement, thats the only way :lol
NewJerSpur is the only one in here making any fucking sense. The rest of you sound like a bunch of pissy spoiled fans speaking your AMETURE coaching tactics
Why thank you my good sir. I try my best to keep a balance so as not to tip over the edge. Keep up the good fight. :toastQuote:
Originally Posted by CubanSucks
lol @ meltdown fans
Is Pop not focusing on defense, or is it that we have crappy defensive players?
Is Pop stubborn, or is it that we have a bunch of people new to the Spurs system and playoffs?
Maybe you don't win games starting Bonner, but you sure don't win them relying on a 200 year old Bowen and a person that has worn a Spurs jersey for 20 games either.
Guess what Spurs fans, this is crunch time and if we need to rely on Drew "Journeyman" Gooden, rookie point guard George Hill or obviously lost-a-step Bowen, then we aren't getting to the Finals with or without a crazy coach.
Fact is, our bigs outside of Duncan comprise one of the weakest line-ups of any team in the league and the fact that we have the 3rd seed in lieu of that is nothing short of a miracle, mostly thanks to Parker playing at a very elevated level.
Pop plays stange lineups because he has either crappy players or poor matchups.
What is your amazing idea to win the series, SpursTalk coaches?
1. Bowen clearly stagnates the offense and cannot lock-down a player
2. Kurt Thomas was invisible
3. Gooden was invisible
4. Oberto isn't an option
5. Duncan can't guard Dirk and Damp at once
When you have players that are clearly doing nothing, you have to resort to small ball, double teams, sending help, and so forth. All our "defensive" lineup is capable of doing is stagnating the offense while allowing the other team to burn us.
I've been a bit frustrated with Pops rotations at times, but he clearly has been using the regular season to see what he can do when players like KT do nothing for us. Hence all the small ball and weird lineups. His experimentation in the regular season lets us be prepared when we enter the playoffs.
Fans of the regular season championship and 7-man rotations can go cheer for the 2007 Phoenix Suns. Their bandwagon is quite empty I hear.
Finally, the logical ones decide to join in this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by sabar