Official Thread for head coaches you would prefer to have right now over Pop

No one, we have the best coach in the league.

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Originally Posted by HemisfairArena

I would take Tom Thibodeau in a heartbeat over Pop right now. What he has done with the Bulls is nothing short of coaching at its finest. How does that team lose its MVP and then basically half its team in the playoffs and still get to the 2nd round and challenge the Heat? I'd take Thibs...so cast me for that vote...and he a defensive minded MFer.

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:tu thibs is amazing

I'd like Duncan as a player/coach alongside pop. I don't think any other coach could manage a team as mixed as this, but I also trust Duncan infinitely more in crunch time than pop or Parker.

This years run seems amazing until you realize the pacers also beat the heat 3 times. Keep in mind they received almost nothing from their back court. Hill was garbage and p george wasn't that good. Pacers also had almost no 3 point threat against the heat.

Duncan trusts Pop like a father. Nothing said in the press conference but "we trust Pop" by all the guys. Hate on him all you want but no other coach could build that trust, it runs too deep.

So what happens when we choke again in a game 6 next year? Will Pop continue to get passes indefinitely? If he knows he's going to get a pass what's the incentive for him to improve?

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Originally Posted by HemisfairArena

I would take Tom Thibodeau in a heartbeat over Pop right now. What he has done with the Bulls is nothing short of coaching at its finest. How does that team lose its MVP and then basically half its team in the playoffs and still get to the 2nd round and challenge the Heat? I'd take Thibs...so cast me for that vote...and he a defensive minded MFer.

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We pretty much lost because we couldn't play defense for 28 seconds after focusing on it all season. Usually if you're good enough to get to that position your defense is good enough to last for 28 sec. Really what's the point of focusing on defense all season when it's going to fail you when you need it the most.

People forget that PJ didn't simply win because of MJ. His teams played really good defense. After Jordan's last shot in '98 the Bulls still had to make one more defensive stop to win the game.

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Originally Posted by therealtruth

So what happens when we choke again in a game 6 next year? Will Pop continue to get passes indefinitely? If he knows he's going to get a pass what's the incentive for him to improve?

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He didn't miss the two free throws. And even if he did, yes he has earned a free pass. Until Duncan retires nobody is coaching this team anyways it's really irrelevant.

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Originally Posted by therealtruth

We pretty much lost because we couldn't play defense for 28 seconds after focusing on it all season. Usually if you're good enough to get to that position your defense is good enough to last for 28 sec. Really what's the point of focusing on defense all season when it's going to fail you when you need it the most.

People forget that PJ didn't simply win because of MJ. His teams played really good defense. After Jordan's last shot in '98 the Bulls still had to make one more defensive stop to win the game.

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We also had everything line up in our favor. Kobe went down and Westbrook went down. You gotta remember that too on the other side of the argument.

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Originally Posted by HemisfairArena

We also had everything line up in our favor. Kobe went down and Westbrook went down. You gotta remember that too on the other side of the argument.

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the Lakers were never relevant

Idc what anyone says. Pop never should of pulled Duncan. Lebrons 3 was made on his 2nd attempt and rays was also made after a miss. The point is to get a rebound after the shot is missed. So what does pop do? Pulls one of the greatest rebounders of all time. Fuk Pop.

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Originally Posted by robdiaz2191

Idc what anyone says. Pop never should of pulled Duncan. Lebrons 3 was made on his 2nd attempt and rays was also made after a miss. The point is to get a rebound after the shot is missed. So what does pop do? Pulls one of the greatest rebounders of all time. Fuk Pop.

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wrong thread buddy. this thread isn't asking "is popovich a perfect coach that never made a mistake." It's also not asking "did pop mess up by pulling Duncan when up 3 like he always does."

besides, you already contributed enough to this thread, saying you think Mike Budenholzer is a head coach you'd rather have than Gregg Popovich. we thank you for that contribution

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Originally Posted by SA210

Phil wouldn't have choked away Game 6 like Pop did, period.

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Finals losses:
Pop 1
PJ 2

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Originally Posted by exstatic

Finals losses:
Pop 1
PJ 2

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And more wins lol. He wouldn't have choked Game 6 with 28 seconds left a few nights ago.

Nobody else really, I'm upset at Pop sometimes but not enough to replace him. That might be why R.C. has kept him around these past few seasons.

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Originally Posted by FlashZo

Nobody else really, I'm upset at Pop sometimes but not enough to replace him. That might be why R.C. has kept him around these past few seasons.

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Say what? R.C. cant fire Pop...Pop can actually fire R.C.

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Originally Posted by silverblk mystix

Doc Rivers

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:lol

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Originally Posted by HemisfairArena

I would take Tom Thibodeau in a heartbeat over Pop right now. What he has done with the Bulls is nothing short of coaching at its finest. How does that team lose its MVP and then basically half its team in the playoffs and still get to the 2nd round and challenge the Heat? I'd take Thibs...so cast me for that vote...and he a defensive minded MFer.

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Are familiar with the coaching strategy of Tom Thibodeau? As in, the strategy that calls for your best players to play 40 minutes a night, even in secured victories, and probably resulted in MVP-level Derrick Rose tearing an ACL and Luol Deng sustaining chronic injuries?

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Originally Posted by HemisfairArena

Say what? R.C. cant fire Pop...Pop can actually fire R.C.

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The lack of knowledge in this forum is astounding sometimes.

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Originally Posted by Juggity

:lol



Are familiar with the coaching strategy of Tom Thibodeau? As in, the strategy that calls for your best players to play 40 minutes a night, even in secured victories, and probably resulted in MVP-level Derrick Rose tearing an ACL and Luol Deng sustaining chronic injuries?

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So his playing them to much resulted in their injuries? All the top 5 players of All Time played heavy minutes...Magic...Jordan...Kareem...Bird..>Wilt... maybe their coach should have treated them like Pop and rested them.

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Originally Posted by exstatic

The lack of knowledge in this forum is astounding sometimes.

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You cant be that stupid. Pop is vice president of Spurs operations. Only guy higher is Peter Holt..the owner.. who is president of Spurs operations.

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Originally Posted by HemisfairArena

Say what? R.C. cant fire Pop...Pop can actually fire R.C.

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Originally Posted by exstatic

The lack of knowledge in this forum is astounding sometimes.

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I'm drunk, fire me. :toast

As much as I hate some of Pops decisions he's a Spur for as long as he wants.

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Originally Posted by TheGoldStandard

As much as I hate some of Pops decisions he's a Spur for as long as he wants.

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Horrible philosophy. Just like saying Manu is a Spur for life...so we should give Manu a new contract at millions per year?

With the way Pop and Manu handed the championship to the Heat, I think it's safe to say that Erik Spoelstra is the new successor to Pop. J/K. I'll always be mad at Pop for Game 6 but I think he's one of the best at developing young players and bringing out the best out of role players. Pop does so much with too little.

I think Pop's biggest downfall right now is that he falls in love with resting players that it carries over to crucial times like the NBA Finals. Game 6 was a close out game and a tittle clincher for the Spurs so why worry about resting players? IMO Parker and Duncan should have each played 40 minutes in regulation resting them both 1 minute before and 1 minute after every quarter especially with the commercials being 10 minutes long.

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Originally Posted by HemisfairArena

Horrible philosophy. Just like saying Manu is a Spur for life...so we should give Manu a new contract at millions per year?

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I don't see anyone else coming in and installing there style of ball here.. We have been doing things a certain way for a long time and aside from a few tweaks its pretty much the same core elements. Pop has the respect of each and every teammate, hard to get that from anyone else in the league right now.