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Thanks for sharing
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...-offense-a-qa/
Nice, insightful interview with Pop.
Last edited by SpursFan86; 03-05-2014 at 03:04 AM.
Thanks for sharing
Great read.
POP dissing Parker and Leonard's lack of character.
Nice insight into Pop's superb coaching, which is a function of the number of years his main players have played for him as well. Such thinking and treatment wont' work with newbies or a newly constructed squad of players. It requires continuity and what Pop called, "corporate knowledge".
There was a time when Pop controlled the plays on almost every possession. If you think about it, Pop has evolved his offense and defense in lots of ways over the years to deal with the roster changes in players (loss of Bowen for example) and the changing physical abilities of core players as they age.
Some of this is imperceptible for the average fan, and some is so different it is startling. For example, how often in the past did you ever see the Spurs employ a zone defense? But he is still the master of the play coming out of a timeout.
I think he is a "player's coach" in the best sense of the term. You don't see many players who leave the Spurs for one reason or another take pot shots at Pop for not giving them a chance to use their talent to the best of their ability.
More often, you see or hear players talk about how much they enjoyed the Spurs culture -- particularly once they've gone out around the NBA and seen how the rest of the NBA world lives.
And you're right about the changes in Pop's approach to games over time. There was a time when this board thought all Pop could do was call 4-down and watch.
It is quite a chicken-egg argument, isn't it? Pop & RCB choose players who they think will fit the culture and the players love and enhance the culture that they were selected to fit.
But I think the only thing pop hasn't done is try to manage egos a la Phil Jackson. I'd like to see how effective he would be
Here's how Pop manages egos of players who think they know better or that they are more important than the team: He ships their contentious ass out. (see Captain Jackoff ). Unlike Jackson, Pop has to rely on team chemistry from top to bottom. Jackson was always coaching teams with tremendous talent all the way through the roster and at least two of the greatest players of the day on the roster.
Well, Jackson isn't Kobe or Shaq. Pop could do the same with Kobe, the franchise player? I don't think so. Pop and his system wouldn't have been successful with a team of egos like the Lakers Showtime.
I don't think this is correct. Pop wants compe ors, not showboats. Shaq maybe would have had an issue because when he was with the Lakers, he often performed for the crowd. However, great compe ors mesh well with Pop. This is why Derek Anderson didn't stay. He couldn't have cared less about being a great one; he cared more about his paycheck and his ego, at least according to that recent article. Stephen Jackson liked to bill himself as "making love to pressure", but he forgot that it's all about winning for the team, not for Stephen Jackson. He lamented ever leaving the Spurs in the first place, but when he finally got back, he had already picked up selfish habits throughout the course of his career and forgot to check them at the door.
Suffice it to say, I think you're way off on this one because those guys were all compe ors and would have flourished under Pop just as they did Jackson.
“You want to penetrate not just for you, but for a teammate. Penetrating because I want to make things happen. It could be for me. It could be for a teammate. It could be for the pass after the pass I make. As people start to realize that, then you get a flow and people start playing basketball rather than just running the play that’s called or making up their minds ahead of time.”
hs kids who think like this get passed up by urban kids who can dunk. its why soccer is aesthetic
That highlighted part also sums up why TP is considered "a shoot first" PG way more than he actually is. Toss out the fact TP doesn't take a ridiculous amount of shots for someone with his offensive game and that he is the premier PG with regards to efficiency; TP is the best hockey assisting PG in the league. He makes so many good passes off of penetration (and by other means) that makes the defense shift, it leads to the pass that gets the assist. It's not a box score stat, so when you see 6 assists per game it doesn't seem like much, but if you watch the games you see it.
Tony is a gunner Who fails to penetrate and kick when it matters... Triés t get à foul called. Imo. But for the reg season you are 100% correct
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