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I for one cannot figure out why Nazr sat the first half today if he is supposed to be the back up center among other bizzare subs utions.
I feel Pop needs to say these are my 8-9 period for 2-3 weeks.
Look in the mirror.................
Again, no one knows when the they are getting into the game......
Turn the switch on, turn the switch off......
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Hey, I just saw your interview..................
Take the blame for once you ing turd.
I for one cannot figure out why Nazr sat the first half today if he is supposed to be the back up center among other bizzare subs utions.
I feel Pop needs to say these are my 8-9 period for 2-3 weeks.
Pop knows what he's doing and doesn't need to answer to every fan who disagrees with him. The end result is what matters.
Did you watch last season? In case you missed it... We lost a series in which we held a 2 game lead, we did that by losing 4 games in a row...Phil Jackson's adjustments changed the outcome of a series in which his team was dominated the first two games. What were Pop's adjustments?
I agree, the end result does matter...I'm just not sure you are aware of what our most recent end result was. If you are...there is plenty of room for second guessing.
Yes, but he's gotten to the end more than most during the past years as well.
I'd say his record speaks for itself.
And I'd say he had Tim Duncan and David Robinson....and no one else has.
Good point. I would argue that some good adjustments were made by pop, but the inability of some of the players ability to execute the adjustments made them look not so great. However I agree that Phil out coached pop last year, hopefully he has learned from that. Perhaps all of these different combos is pops way of trying to find out what he has to work with.
Just this once I agree 100% with Sequ...Look in the mirror.................
Again, no one knows when the they are getting into the game......
Turn the switch on, turn the switch off......
, , .........
Hey, I just saw your interview..................
Take the blame for once you ing turd.
I didn't see that many adjustments...I saw him continually trying to run 4 down even against a Malone, Shaq double team.
I saw him leave Horry on Shaq even though it was obvious that was a horrible idea.
I didn't see Malik Rose given any time to have an impact in that series...Even though he had an impact in every previous Spurs Lakers series.
The only adjustment I saw was him yanking Hedo's choking ass out of the starting line up to start the second half.........................of the last game.
He did get outcoached...
He got outcoached a lot by Phil. Remember? We swept LA the year before Phil got there...
Aint no crime...but Pop is not the unquestioned pinnacle of all humanity...
and really if that is what someone believes...then what are they doing on a discussion forum?
Whott, I definitely do not believe that pop is the unquestioned pinnacle of all humanity... and I always like your posts, in the nature of discussion what do you think about all of the different line ups pop is trying? getting more prepared for more situations that could happen in the playoffs? or just bad in game roster management?
Pop SUX!
I honestly think he wants the Spurs to have close games to harden them...it seems like he deliberately plays lineups that will suck in a certain area so he can complain about the teams performance in that are.
I mean I've heard Elliott say that Pop said he wants more close games...and sure enough Pop will make mystifying subs utions that game and get his close game.
I mean maybe it all is some master plan of his...
The thing that gets me...he complained at length about TO's and sloppy ball handling in tonights game...
My response was...Heloooooooooooo? Sloppy ball handling? TO's? Sounds like Devin Brown to me...If he's really that bothered by it he wouldn't be giving Devin Brown so many minutes right now. Devin pretty much kills our offensive momentum(despite how much he scores) with his slop, and he has all season long...
Either Pop's stupid or he's deliberately doing it.
Someone is still mad at Pop for trading Malik!
I never thought of it that way. It makes a certain amount of sense. No matter what roller coaster we go on every year on how people feel about pop he has won to rings and has been able to create record setting defenses. I do think we need closer games to toughen us up. I think your take is pretty accurate, and much more insightful than just saying POP SUX as some other posters have done.
Someone is still mad at Pop for trading Malik!
you think?
Pop doesn't suck...except when compared to Phil...and me.
Maybe he does it subconciously...but even if it is intentional, I think it does bite him in the ass sometime.
Hey if you ever become the spurs coach can you hook me up with season tickets? I will promise to defend you on the forum! As much as I hate phil it is hard to put him in the class with any other coach. If pop can win 4 more with the spurs in the nex 5 years then maybe. we will see.
What is on pop? Exactly???
IMO Horry should've gotten a few more minutes.
Mohammed DEFINATELY should've gotten more minutes.
Loved Rasho's play tonight.
Duncan looked like he was bored and wanted to head home to play the xbox.
Parker and Ginobili looked like they were just in around.
Aggie's opinion that the team is "Bored" could be true.
I am very distrubed with Devin Brown's bad shooting, and Brent Barry's brain farts though.
yea barry did have some uncharactaristic mistakes tonight. Maybe pop is mixing up the rotation to get them used to playing with different people?
What is on Pop?
The complete lack of continuity this team has at the moment.
Don't let the record fool you. For as well as this team passes, it's not even close to being a complete team. The reason they have done as well as they have this year is because of the play of their 3 all stars.
Manu, TP, and Tim bring it on almost every night and that has been enough to carry us to this record.
What is disturbing is that other than those 3, the rest of the team has been incredibly inconsistent. I think Bowen has also been very consistent, but the bench has not looked good for the past 20 games.
On some nights, some bring it, but it's not a consistent set of results. You can pin that directly on Pop's inability to stick to a lineup for any period of time. Some of it has been due to injuries, but a lot of it has been due to his inflexibility and his wanting to play every guard. At some point, he's going to have to either play Devin and give him some leway, or he's going to have to go with Barry. If Beno can't do a better job of hitting some shots, he needs to find ways to get him going.
We have by far the makings of the best team in the NBA, but I haven't seen them play to their potential in months.
THAT, is what is on Pop. And , they traded for Nazr, let him learn on the damn court.
I agree with that ^^^^^post
agree 1000%d , they traded for Nazr, let him learn on the damn court.
Interesting... I agree with most comments.
I remember the 2nd quarter against the Lakers at the beginning of the season, the ball movement with Beno, Manu, Barry, Horry and Duncan was increadible... I haven't seen the team with crisp ball movement and player rotation/movement in a while.
I understand that TD, TP, Manu, and Bruce may be a little tired some games (they log the most minutes), but the rest of the team has no excuse to not bring it. I think Pop should start establishing a rotation for the playoffs and stick with it... the last 20 games before playoffs are coming and we are running out of time.
It is
time!
Strangely enough I was thinking the same EXACT thing when watching tonight's game.
Where is the motion and fluidity in the offense? Not talking about neccesarily just 4th execution, but in the course of the entire game. The offense just seems too predictable, even when they realize that other teams are defending it well.
How strange is the theme of this thread. I posted much the same a few nights ago and caught for it. As far as Pop's intentions go, I somehow have to attribute some of his questionable subs utions to control. Down deep, I see Pop as a man who needs to be in control, even if it's not in the best interest of the team. I'm not even sure he's aware of it, but in this day and age, when psychological profiling is an every-day occurrence, I don't see how he can avoid knowing his "subconscious" aims.
There's something to be said for the sense of power that goes along with never allowing anybody to become too comfortable... It's sort of like the angry old dad who hitches up his pants and descends on his naughty children with the warning, "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out!"
Lest you think I came to this conclusion recently, I've been thinking this for the past 5 years - even with the NBA championships under Pop's tutelage.
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