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Mediocre!
, Immortan Joe at least had some fire and could hold things together.
You seem to be missing the point.
Pop may have told Wemby "I'll be here the next 5 years" when he signed. Obviously, he didn't anticipate having a stroke which changes that equation and the timeline.
There is nothing in Pop's statement that says he intends to stay 3 more years. I wouldn't be surprised if he retires this summer, but there is no point in bringing that news out at the end of February when the team is already headed for lottery-ville. Even if he has already made a decision, the Spurs aren't going to broadcast it right now.
Mediocre!
, Immortan Joe at least had some fire and could hold things together.
I think they not saying anything until the seasons over because if they did then the news would focus on Mitch and other potential candidates. I think they are all ready searching and are going to quietly talk to a few people and make a decision a month after the last games
RC to Pop as he’s lecturing the team about how basketball is just a game and it’s more important to be a good person
Yeah there is nothing to take from that. It's just lip service. They very well could do the unthinkable and keep Mitch but hopefully we can get to the offseason and they can start looking for a real coach
They need to be looking now tbh. As others have said, they need to have a coach for the NBA combine which starts a month after the end of the regular season.
Mike Finger has a column out in his shill rag about he meeting with players today. https://www.expressnews.com/sports/s...n-20192073.php
Main takeaways:
-Wemby was at the meeting
-Pop made it clear that his goal is to coach again
-My interpretation of the following snippet from the article is that the organization of Pop's goal
Not a serious organization, tbh.As someone in the organization pointed out Thursday afternoon, it would be easy to assume that comeback never will happen, were it not for the fact that we’re talking about one of the most notoriously strong-willed humans on the face of the earth.
Those of us on the outside can debate whether Popovich should coach again. What’s undisputable, by all accounts (including the two public statements he’s released since his stroke), is that Popovich believes he can.
Nobody in the franchise, from the ownership group to the front office to the locker room, is going to take that away from him. The sentiment, from top to bottom, is that the winningest head coach in league history has more than earned the right to determine his own ending, which makes sense.
What that means, however, is that the Spurs will head into this offseason with massive, unavoidable uncertainty hanging over the two most important people in the organization.
More from the article:
It's like the Spurs and Pop looked at each other and said "how can we possibly make this situation worse? wait, I think we've got it..."As noted by team sources Thursday, the ambiguity has nothing to do with the performance of acting head coach Mitch Johnson, who continues to draw rave reviews for the way he’s handled one of the most challenging assignments anyone his business has received in recent memory. In fact, there’s nothing he could have done over the last three and a half months to change the unsettled nature of the team’s future.
If, for instance, Johnson had won every single game he coached since November? The Spurs still would be waiting to find out what happens next with Popovich.
A firm answer on that probably won’t come any time soon. The team had scheduled Popovich’s meeting in advance, wanting to make sure he had a chance to deliver the news about the rest of the season in person. Another “check-in” is expected in the next month or two.
But chances are, players will depart at the end of the season in mid-April not knowing for sure who will be in charge at training camp next fall.
Popovich truly is the master of telling people to "get over themselves" but then fails to heed his own mantra.
What other franchise would entertain the idea of allowing a 76 year old stroke victim to return as the head coach?
Yeah, but getting over yourself is for the little people who don't matter.
One with a media that has been whittled down over the years until only re s and sycophants remain.What other franchise would entertain the idea of allowing a 76 year old stroke victim to return as the head coach?
Some really dumb insight in that article, though obviously it's just a puff piece to keep their job. But really, if Mitch had the best record in the league and looking at a Finals run, they still would look to Pop to coach again? That's insane.
The ‘local media’ is just pathetic. They’re not journalists. I was listening to a Spurs podcast the other day, and all they did was make excuses for why Mitch sucked. When your arguments for the interim coach are mostly making all manner of excuses, that should tell you something. ‘He needs a full season, training camp, to implement his system.’ He needs that to tell them how to box out and rebound?! We’re one of the worst boxing-out teams in the league. That’s basic. A good coach could at least make progress in that area in a day. A week if you’re feeling generous.
They’re far more worried about being ‘fair’ or ‘nice’ to Mitch and Pop than with what’s best for the billion-dollar franchise, Wemby, Castle, the fans, etc. These same people will be crying to be out of a job when Wemby leaves and the Spurs move to Vegas. If they’d done their job and held the Spurs’ feet to the fire for their atrocious failures and foolish plans like ‘76-year-old-stroke-victim Pop coming back’ or the ‘Make a Wish Mitch Year(s)’ ideas, it might not have happened. The ‘unfairness’ is that we all get to suffer for their collective incompetence.
Further, what doctor would ever recommend a man in his condition to return to such a lifestyle?What other franchise would entertain the idea of allowing a 76 year old stroke victim to return as the head coach?
If someone is too blame for Pop not retiring, it's Wemby
"if anyone deserves to stand awkwardly at the scorer's table with a thousand yard stare, single fist clenched at his side while the team burns down around him as a delay triggered cacophony of a chorus shouts, yells, screams into a belching void, "Are You Okay?" only to be shattered upon the jagged cliffs of silent selfish indifference, as much a mockery of life itself as a jackelope who celebrates it's cons uents parts .... It's him!" - SA Access Media
So selfish and of course naive fans on Reddit with there “What other franchise would entertain the idea of allowing a 76 year old stroke victim to return as the head coach?he should do what he wants.”
like this will make Wemby leave sooner than later. Stars are less loyal if there’s no direction. , Timmy nearly left the Spurs for Orlando. It’s a huge mistake and I hope someone tells Pop no but there’s no backbone amongst this organization.
Pop is holding the franchise hostage. That's what this is. Let's not mince words
Nearly left a year after winning a championship no less, and I wouldn't have blamed him if he had. The Spurs trajectory was looking rough with seemingly zero young talent while the Magic could've paired him with Hill and/or McGrady. Nobody expected Hill to be damaged goods at that point.So selfish and of course naive fans on Reddit with there “
like this will make Wemby leave sooner than later. Stars are less loyal if there’s no direction. , Timmy nearly left the Spurs for Orlando. It’s a huge mistake and I hope someone tells Pop no but there’s no backbone amongst this organization.
Wasn't Pop always the one that preached "its not fair to the team"? Well, Him continuing to try coaching this team is not fair for the team. Stop holding this franchise hostage Pop, the page needs to be turned.
I’m stunned at how lame the Spurs Reddit is. Insane homers that are almost cult like. They think Pop should coach another 5 years if he’s “up for it”So selfish and of course naive fans on Reddit with there “
like this will make Wemby leave sooner than later. Stars are less loyal if there’s no direction. , Timmy nearly left the Spurs for Orlando. It’s a huge mistake and I hope someone tells Pop no but there’s no backbone amongst this organization.
Damn
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I thought Pop's contract was all a series of one year options, but if they are all Pop's option only - then the Spurs might actually be screwed. I doubt they want to buy out the remainder of the $51MM they owe him for his deal.
Of course, signing a 74-year old to a 5-year $85MM coaching deal was a stupid idea to begin with.
he probably signed himself tbh
I am always impressed by the ability of ST posters to get themselves worked up.
Wait until the offseason before you start slitting your wrists.
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