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It's totally on Pop because the 2 teams were basically tied at the beginning of the 4th, going back and forth, with the Spurs having the momentum. Then Pop trots out that absolutely putrid line-up. Only the final score counts, who cares what happened in the 1st quarter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brazil
Spurs went on a 10-2 run in the final 3 minutes or so in the 3rd, and the Aldridge-Kawhi-Green-Manu-Mills lineup was overwhelming OKC(offensively, OKC only got 1 clean look during that time)..I understand giving Aldridge a few minutes of rest after playing the entire 3rd, but using a Mills-Manu-Green-Diaw-West lineup after finally cutting the lead down to 1 was inexcusable..it was exacerbated by Pop's reaction to OKC's run, which was inserting Kyle Anderson for Manu:lolQuote:
Originally Posted by will_spurs
That was the perfect opportunity to go for the kill with all the momentum, especially with Kawhi not being on foul trouble or anything..
It was only 3 minutes or so, but those 3 minutes are all it took for the Spurs to ultimately lose a 1-point game..it's the playoffs, not game 46 in January, smh..
Players were sleepwalking for the first 6 minutes & Pop coached a terrible game thereafter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brazil
Pop couldn't even figure out how to stop the double high picks on Kawhi all 7 games last year. Took ya 1 year to forget how Pop is a shit coach sometimes. Out does himself at times too.
Also...Pop did the same shit at the start of 4th Q of Game 6 in 2013 which ended up costing us the ship really (not Ray Allen 3) as he tried to buy TD/Kawhi few minutes of rest AFAIR..ride the fucking players adrenaline they have a whole summer to rest..
Oh, you mean we could again have the better roster yet lose a playoff series?
Hopefully it doesn't come down to that.
except the part where people are blaming the coach for the "superstar" playing like a bitchQuote:
Originally Posted by itzsoweezee
Pop took a timeout to keep shitter on the floor that game. :lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by spursistan
It's hard/impossible to imagine Phil Jackson making a move like that 4th quarter lineup, given the stakes and context of the game. Simulator Crew indeed.
:lol Sucks because Pop won't change regarding rest IMO. He pulled the same lineup crap in the 2013 Finals.
Pop's the best coach over the course of a regular season due to the system and strategic resting...but, man, his in-game and game 2 game adjustments the last couple of years have been highly suspect tbh. That's not really arguable at this point.....
It's just because he has always been supported with the best players in the league his entire career. His feel for the game is odd.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mugen
We can agree on that yesQuote:
Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm
All his "adjustments" are done before the game. I've never really seen in-game adjustments other than starting a different player in the second half. He believes in his system so much that he will not make mid game adjustments. Thats why you continue to see the stupid lineups because it was scripted before the game. The reality is, I don't think he knows how to counter the other coaches moves in-game. He doesn't coach with gut like a player is on fire so let's ride with it. He coaches on a pitch count, or whether the chart says to kick the extra point instead of go for two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mugen
I said he like Ryan Reynolds in Chaos Theory with his postcards in his pocket.
Really? What about Kawhi?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht
It wasn't too long ago when our own big banger was tossing that wanker around.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMC
Anyway, if Adams is a Spurs, he'll be told to run back on defence after a miss, thus negating his effectiveness on the offensive glass.
Steve Kerr just played Draymond the entire 4th quarter and the Warriors turned around a 12 point defecit... ..our coach has become adept at outsmarting himself and indulging in coaching shticks he popularized around the league, which have backfired on him numerous times.
peeps still living in "CIA Pop" fantasy for the potential Warriors matchup :lol
Yup. Also Livingston with 33 minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by spursistan
:lol pop monitoring a 24 yr olds minutes in the playoffs.
The only player that played well...was LMA.
Everyone else was pretty bad. Sorry, but that's not on Pop. I mean, you can blame him for the poor play of the subs at the beginning of the 4th. But, what did you expect him to do? We rely on our bench, he put them in...they did nothing. The only alternative is to keep LMA in the entire game and go to him every possession. Because nobody else, including Kawhi, could do anything. No...that's not on Pop.
It's on everyone else not named Aldridge.
It's q bit tragic we didn't come out with a win after that monster game from LMA. I agree with you. Guys have go execute better.Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthernFried