Pop is the problem

This forum is going in meltdown mode. The series is tied 1-1. Believe.

Believe in the same mofo who keeps doing the same thing over an over an losing. Spurs fans are starting to sound like old Dallas Cowboys fans. Still living off those old championship. Its time for dome up to date ones. You can't do new shit with the same old plans that has caused you to fail foe the past 5yrs.

Jermaine shitting on ST. Dropping truth bombs left and right.

I think it is a combination problem, pop isn't really playing spurs basketball as well as curry being on a tear.

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Originally Posted by jermaine

Believe in the same mofo who keeps doing the same thing over an over an losing. Spurs fans are starting to sound like old Dallas Cowboys fans. Still living off those old championship. Its time for dome up to date ones. You can't do new shit with the same old plans that has caused you to fail foe the past 5yrs.

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I see the problem more as a personal issue, there is a difference between players that go high in the first round versus low, maybe not so much in skill set, but there is athletic ability that is missed out on and the spurs have been picking low for a decade and a half now.

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Originally Posted by Blake

Splitter and Boris are hobbled.

Thanks a lot for their injuries, Pop.

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lol always the Popsucker

These are the fuckin' playoffs! If you can breathe - you can fuckin' play. Splitter and Diaw - even if they were "hobbled" are still 100 times better than the pos RED PUSSY.

Once a Popsucker - always a Popsucker.

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Originally Posted by benstanfield

I would usually laugh at the Tmac suggestions, but honestly him not knowing the system isn't an excuse not to play him, because WE AREN'T RUNNING OUR SHIT. We're catering to their style of play and trying to beat them at what THEY do, so it doesn't matter who "knows the system" cause Pop seems to have thrown that shit out the window after Curry hit a couple jumpers.

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This is the most frustrating thing. GS has more speed and better shooters. We can't play their game and match up with them. Spurs have to play to their strengths and do what got them here. And that falls on Pop. There's several players in this series playing hurt. Splitter needs to grow a pair and play big minutes.

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Originally Posted by Obstructed_View

Matt Bonner starting.

Tiago Splitter and Tim Duncan playing zero minutes together.

"Return to defense" = 4 guard lineups in the playoffs jacking up threes.

:lmao Pop isn't the problem.

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This

I'll preface my comment by saying that I'm sure Pop and his coaches know a heck of a lot more than I do about the abilities of the currents Spurs players. My only worry is that Pop may be too fixed in his ways when all of the chips are on the table? Case in point, no matter how bad Neal plays PG, Pop will not bench him in favor of Cojo or Mills. If you look at Mill's history against GS and his head to head play against Curry in college, you will see that his offence and speed pay dividends. Also, statistically Mills plays better with Mano than most other Spurs. Despite this, Pop will not give Mills any time to see if he can change the flow of the game. I'm not saying Mill can play against other teams such as the Heat but, against GS...Yes. After all, he played college ball in the Bay Area and he considers himself at home.

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Originally Posted by keywester

I'll preface my comment by saying that I'm sure Pop and his coaches know a heck of a lot more than I do about the abilities of the currents Spurs players. My only worry is that Pop may be too fixed in his ways when all of the chips are on the table? Case in point, no matter how bad Neal plays PG, Pop will not bench him in favor of Cojo or Mills. If you look at Mill's history against GS and his head to head play against Curry in college, you will see that his offence and speed pay dividends. Also, statistically Mills plays better with Mano than most other Spurs. Despite this, Pop will not give Mills any time to see if he can change the flow of the game. I'm not saying Mill can play against other teams such as the Heat but, against GS...Yes. After all, he played college ball in the Bay Area and he considers himself at home.

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In other words...Mills isn't gonna see the floor until the Spurs are eliminated and it is garbage time.

We all will see how stubborn Pop is tonight! When Neal fails to show up, Leonard is consistently missing, an Pop stays with em. Just say Papichulo(my nic name), you were right. Pop is dumb an stuck onhimself.m

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Originally Posted by silverblk mystix

lol always the Popsucker

These are the fuckin' playoffs! If you can breathe - you can fuckin' play. Splitter and Diaw - even if they were "hobbled" are still 100 times better than the pos RED PUSSY.

Once a Popsucker - always a Popsucker.

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Once a butthurt labeler, always a butthurt labeler

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Originally Posted by 100%duncan

Normally I would agree on this but you can't blame Pop if his players cant defend for shit or can't knock wide open shots to save their lives.

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That's exactly why he meant Neal shouldn't be playing much.

We're talking about Tracy "I can't win in the post-season" McGrady as the savior for this series? Seriously? This is the state of this board right now?

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Originally Posted by Chinook

We're talking about Tracy "I can't win in the post-season" McGrady as the savior for this series? Seriously? This is the state of this board right now?

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Once again another dipshit! No one is saying he's saving our series. Just saying try something different Pop. Neal didn't or don't wanna play. Quit skimming thru post an take the time to read.

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Originally Posted by Blake

Splitter and Boris are hobbled.

Thanks a lot for their injuries, Pop.

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Boris hopping on one leg >> Bonner

Splitter with a freshly amputated limb >>>>>>>> Bonner

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Originally Posted by jermaine

Never underestimate a vet. Look at Fisher for the Thunder. Tmac is a smart player.

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I'm not. TMac can't stop those bullshit shots that go in. OKC is not facing a red hot team either, their facing a hard-nosed basketball teams, a slow pace which a corpse like Fisher can work well.

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Originally Posted by GrandeDavid

That's exactly why he meant Neal shouldn't be playing much.

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Neal is a professional basketball player. It's his fault not staying home on shooters. Also, if you change TMac with Neal what will it change? I hope somethings will change if this truly happens but I doubt it.

Knowing the system doesn't help you much when you can't play defense or knockdown shots. We're really seeing two coaching philosophies going at each other. Mark Jackson believes in sticking with the hot hand and attacking matchups. Pop doesn't. It was pretty much the same thing with OKC last year and the Grizzlies the year before.

Pop has been exposed for 6+ years now. We all see it in San Antonio...but the San Antonio media does everything it can to keep it under wraps. You gotta remember before David Robinson arrived..the Spurs were on their way out of town...going to Kansas City. Robinson saved the franchise...Duncan saved it again...and the media doesnt want to say anything bad about anyone...including Pop. It would mean the Spurs might leave and they are out of a job.

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Originally Posted by 100%duncan

I'm not. TMac can't stop those bullshit shots that go in. OKC is not facing a red hot team either, their facing a hard-nosed basketball teams, a slow pace which a corpse like Fisher can work well.

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I agree. But when ridiculous shots are going in you have to look at your defense and see if you're not doing enough to disrupt the other team's offense. It's much easier to hit shots when you have a good rhythm. The best defense that has worked for us is everyone staying home and playing Splitter/TD to clog/protect the paint. One of the things George Karl said about losing to the Warriors was that Bogut's biggest impact was defensively. He forced the Nuggets out of the paint. We have two skilled seven footers to clog the paint and allow our defenders to stay with their man and be disruptive.

The summary of my point is when teams are hitting shots at a good rate our defense isn't being disruptive enough.

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Originally Posted by HemisfairArena

Pop has been exposed for 6+ years now. We all see it in San Antonio...but the San Antonio media does everything it can to keep it under wraps. You gotta remember before David Robinson arrived..the Spurs were on their way out of town...going to Kansas City. Robinson saved the franchise...Duncan saved it again...and the media doesnt want to say anything bad about anyone...including Pop. It would mean the Spurs might leave and they are out of a job.

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The media does give him a ridiculous pass. There's no way he should be getting a pass when he's getting outcoached the last couple of years. He knows he's getting outcoached and has come up with excuses. Last year he finally admitted it was ridiculous for a COTY to get backdoor swept.

Agree. Thats kinda my point. We won in '07 and guess who Pop beat...Mike freaking Brown. One of his ex-assistants. Pop really owes Duncan in his prime for his rep as a great coach. I'm not Pop cant coach because he clearly can but his rep is way overrated.

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Originally Posted by therealtruth

I agree. But when ridiculous shots are going in you have to look at your defense and see if you're not doing enough to disrupt the other team's offense. It's much easier to hit shots when you have a good rhythm. The best defense that has worked for us is everyone staying home and playing Splitter/TD to clog/protect the paint. One of the things George Karl said about losing to the Warriors was that Bogut's biggest impact was defensively. He forced the Nuggets out of the paint. We have two skilled seven footers to clog the paint and allow our defenders to stay with their man and be disruptive.

The summary of my point is when teams are hitting shots at a good rate our defense isn't being disruptive enough.

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I know, I get that. But, remember they came back. They came back and got into within 8, 5 if that Manu charge was counted instead. The Spurs was in the game. And when they needed to get over the hump they didn't because they didn't hit their shots.

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Originally Posted by therealtruth

I agree. But when ridiculous shots are going in you have to look at your defense and see if you're not doing enough to disrupt the other team's offense. It's much easier to hit shots when you have a good rhythm. The best defense that has worked for us is everyone staying home and playing Splitter/TD to clog/protect the paint. One of the things George Karl said about losing to the Warriors was that Bogut's biggest impact was defensively. He forced the Nuggets out of the paint. We have two skilled seven footers to clog the paint and allow our defenders to stay with their man and be disruptive.

The summary of my point is when teams are hitting shots at a good rate our defense isn't being disruptive enough.

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I know, I get that. But, remember they came back. They came back and got into within 8, 5 if that Manu charge was counted instead. The Spurs was in the game. And when they needed to get over the hump they didn't because they didn't hit their shots.