Jemele Hill Bashes Coach Pop

Never thought an Internet meme could apply to a real person but jemele with those color contacts is both fake and gay.

According to Basketball Prospectus, Chicago ranked 17th most and San Antonio was 2 slots lower at 19th most games lost to injury. Kevin Pelton actually did the study based on the last 3 years, but for 2011-12, the Bulls and Spurs were only 2 slots apart and nowhere near the number of games lost to injury that Monty Williams' Hornets (3rd most) and Larry Drew's Hawks (5th most) had to deal with.

Weak argument by Ms. Hill since her main premise is based on games lost due to injury. She might have had one of her questions batted-down by Pop in a presser one time...or something. Feelings hurt, perhaps. It happens.

Popovich "just doing his job"? Please. Nobody managed player minutes like Pop did this year and his team still finished tied for the most wins. You know that ain't right, Ms Hill.

http://www.basketballprospectus.com/...articleid=2225

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Originally Posted by baseline bum

So would Rose have an intact ACL with Pop coaching?

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Everyone knew D. Rose wasn't right this year. They really should have brought him back more gradually.

The one place the Bulls have depth is at point guard. They could easily have found minutes for someone else at the end of that game.

"absolutely did not deserve..." What a fucking fool.

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Originally Posted by silverblk mystix

I have been the BIGGEST Pop hater here so IMO;

Pop deserves this award. I am eating shit right now.

Having said that, again IMO;

The job is only halfway done and I am praying to have to eat more shit when and if the Spurs win the title. If the Spurs do not then this means absolutely nothing.

You can't have it both ways. If you are good enough to be Coach of the year then you should win the title. If you fail to win the title with all the "embarrassment of riches" then you failed.
If you win the title then you are absolutely deserving of any and all accolades.

Please Pop, finish the job.

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I don't think it's so black and white as you portray it to be. It's tough to win an NBA title and it depends largely on luck. You can't say that losing in the finals or western conference finals is on the same level as being booted in the first round. Both cases are failing to win the title, but it's in different fashion. Especially considering how many tough teams there are to beat in a 7 game series, such as the Lakers, Thunder, and Heat. If a western conference team wins it this year, they will have had a very tough road to the title.

I think it's different for coaches of different teams though. If you fail to win the title with a prime LeBron, Wade, and Bosh, then yes you failed.

She's kinda fat. Just it.

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Originally Posted by spursfan19

I'm sorry, but did Manu Ginobili's broken hand four games into the season not make it into the ESPN historical fact archive? This person is entitled to her opinion, but are you really trying to tell me that Pop didn't deserve this? Really? He took a team that appeared to be on the brink of collapse after last season's playoff shocker, in which Duncan and Ginobili struggled with injuries, Parker struggled, and the Grizzlies destroyed the Spurs at their weakest point, and he led them to FIFTY WINS OUT OF A POSSIBLE SIXTY SIX. A coach is more than someone who oversees a team that plays without star point guards. A coach is someone who understands his team and makes the adjustments to get the best out them as a unit. Pop designed a system where Parker became the focal point of an offense that for the better part of a decade was run through Tim Duncan, brought in a supporting cast unlike any in the NBA, and has successfully incorporated sophomore Danny Green into an electric scoring threat and defensive strength, as well as Kawhi Leonard - a ROOKIE who STARTS for one of the deepest and most talented clubs in the league and hasn't missed a beat. Not to mention the FO brought in Boris Diaw, Patty Mills, and Stephen Jackson and all 3 have become integral parts of the Spurs offense without the slightest signs of difficulty. He managed minutes to keep his players healthy and fresh, and developed a rotation that has his team functioning as EASILY the most efficient offense in the league that still knows how to play defense when the time is right. He changed the foundation of the Spurs' 4 championship teams from defensive half court minded to high octane transition offense minded and the Spurs have never looked better.

The Bulls played through a massive injury. So did the Spurs. The Bulls won 50 games in a 66 game season. So did the Spurs. Here's the difference: Thibs' Bulls are a team assembled a few seasons ago to do what the Spurs and Lakers have been doing the last decade. The Spurs are a team that should have died at least 3 year ago and yet here we are, for the 15th season in a row, talking about San Antonio making noise in the playoffs. Thibs is a great coach, and deserved that award last year - when he did exactly what Pop did this year. "Absolutely did not deserve"? Ms. Hill, I'm sorry, but that's a slap in the face to the outstanding job Pop and the entire Spurs organization did this year. If the Bulls end up collapsing (like they're currently on the brink of doing), and the Spurs go on to make a deep run in the playoffs, your ENTIRE argument becomes invalid.

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All that and he still ain't on Spurs Talk? Ha Quality Take
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Guys quit bashing her. Nobody ever takes what she says seriously anyway.

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:lol

i doubt she get an interview with pop, its easy to talk shit when ur gettin spoonfed script

Great. Yet another ESPN hater.:rolleyes

Embarrassment of riches is exactly what most people would have called a starting lineup that included D-leaguer Danny Green, a waived Boris Diaw and an unknown rookie named Cow-eye. Yeah right.

This is literally the first time I have ever heard of her. Her opinion means absolutely nothing to me.

So then Thibbs didn't deserve it last year. He simply did his job, and with an MVP playing all season, he should have the best record in the league.

Besides, it's a man's world, bitch. You just live in it.

She says Pop is the best coach in the NBA then says, he doesn't deserve COY honors. Isn't the COY supposed to be for the best coach, whether or not he "does his job?" Isn't that a double standard?

"embarassment of riches" I didin't know we had Lebron, Dwayne and Bosh on our team.

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Originally Posted by baseline bum

So would Rose have an intact ACL with Pop coaching?

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Impossible to say, but if I had to put money on it I would bet he would have had a lesser chance to tear the ACL under Pop. I am however a lot more confident that his condition would have been better managed by the Spurs team (from conditioning to potential rehab).

As for the original post.

I understand the point she is trying to make, but the facts she uses actually speak to the opposite of her thesis. The "embarassement of riches" is probably the worst while the games missed by Rose is just sloppy journalist work. What is funny is that I thought this year Pop actually was extraordinary - which for a coach that is already pretty good when "he just does he job" is quite an amazing achievement.

Bad column either out of lazyness or to create traffic on her page.

to say winning COY you should back that up by winning the championship in the same year is foolish

anything is possible in the playoffs, while the COY is awarded base on how a coach does in the regular season then what equates in the playoffs......

most of the awards handed out are base on regular season play, seriously they should change it and either have it base on playoffs as well or have seperate awards for RS AND PO.....

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Originally Posted by romad_20

I didn't watch the video because she is just awful, but I don't think I've ever read comments on the ESPN boards that were so one-sided. I don't know if the people agree that Pop should be COY or the Jamele Hill hate is that strong. Either way, fuck Jamele Hill and Israel Gutierrez.

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Originally Posted by LakerHater

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7869302

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Can't believe that POS had the Spurs beating the Jazz in 7 games.

She must be getting boned by a Bulls player.

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Originally Posted by B-Hath

This is literally the first time I have ever heard of her. Her opinion means absolutely nothing to me.

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^ this

Bitch, get back in the kitchen and fix me a sammich! :lol

Jemele Hill is the worst thing to happen to espn...her racial agenda is fucking tiring.

She even said the Colts should draft RG3 over Luck...so that tells you all you need to know about her sports knowledge.

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Originally Posted by Thomas82

... when a player leaves the Spurs they don't even have the same individual success, let alone team success.

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