The official Phil ate Pop's lunch thread

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Phil still >> Pop

Fact.

[Harry Callahan]

With the roster he had, he did a great job. With Ginobili playing injured (probably 50-60% efficiency) the Spurs did not have a very good chance.

A healthy Ginobili (the one that won the 6th man award) would have enabled SA to take this series the distance. Didn't happen.

Laker fans better remember that basketball chemistry is fragile and elusive.

[Clutch20]

To me, it's like Pop always has an answer for whatever other coaches throw at him. But against Phil he just has no answers. I was listening to the postgame interview, and he was saying that coming into the series he wanted to keep the Lakers under 95 points, keep Kobe off the free throw line, etc. All things we did, yet we still came up short. Does anybody else notices the coaching edge there?

Offense carnal, ain't got nothin to do with coaching if yo boys hesitate and don't go killa, pass the ball off to Timmy and you can't see him to see if yo pass was made, cause of all the purple and gold sticking to him like hounds to tha fox.........

[Solid D]

Coach of #4 seed did fine. Coach of #1 seed did fine, also. Next.

[Nbadan]

It was Jerry West who has outdone POP - he's the person most responsible for putting the LaKer team together that just two years ago seemed to be collapsing around Kobe...meanwhile POP has let valuable players like Scola and Jackson walk away without getting anything in return really....don't get me wrong when it comes to scouting foreign talent POP is world class, but he also doesn't pull the trade finger when he should sometimes....and that's a shame.....

[T Park]

Coach of #4 seed did fine. Coach of #1 seed did fine, also. Next.

???

Sloan and Phil did fine?

[Solid D]

Oops, I meant 3 seed.

[gobo]

To me, it's like Pop always has an answer for whatever other coaches throw at him. But against Phil he just has no answers. I was listening to the postgame interview, and he was saying that coming into the series he wanted to keep the Lakers under 95 points, keep Kobe off the free throw line, etc. All things we did, yet we still came up short. Does anybody else notices the coaching edge there?

game 1and 5 may be a good supporting cases for you assertion. I mean to blow 20pts in 3rd and 4th quarters, and tonight, blowing 17 pts lead may have something with coaching adjustment.

[Harry Callahan]

It was Jerry West who has outdone POP - he's the person most responsible for putting the LaKer team together that just two years ago seemed to be collapsing around Kobe...meanwhile POP has let valuable players like Scola and Jackson walk away without getting anything in return really....don't get me wrong when it comes to scouting foreign talent POP is world class, but he also doesn't pull the trade finger when he should sometimes....and that's a shame.....

Jerry West is retired, I thought. Kupchak is the GM. West may have had something to do with the Gasol "Donation", though.

[Bandwagon Fan]

God, are spurs fans still giving excuses? Kobe, Gasol, and Fisher are all injured, two of them need SURGERY. And we're without Andrew Bynum. Theres no excuses.

[Harry Callahan]

God, are spurs fans still giving excuses? Kobe, Gasol, and Fisher are all injured, two of them need SURGERY. And we're without Andrew Bynum. Theres no excuses.

Why are you here, clip? Gino's had a SERIOUS injury to his foot/ankle. As a basketball player, you must have your legs to be effective. MG could barely run out there tonight. If Bryant's ankle was in that shape and Manu was healthy, the Lakers would be the ones packing their lockers. That's a fact.

A finger injury is not nearly as critical like the one Kobe had. He could move and do his thing.

[kace]

yes. the worse strategies that Pop used were to tell manu to play like and to tell Tim to shoot at 42 % and to tell any big man to let Tim alone doing everything on the frontcourt. bad choices Pop.

oh and Phil had a very good strategy saying KB to take the ball and score. very smart.

[TDMVPDPOY]

i dont like to play the "what if" game, if ur not healthy or dont have the players...and end up playing on the court, you play with what you got......no need for excuses...

hey hows the diarrhea ginoboli...

[TDfan2007]

Phil Jackson has Kobe Bryant

Pop has an injured Manu, inconsistent as usual Tony, and a Tim Duncan who ran into a shooting slump at the worst possible time.

When you have a guy like Kobe on your team it's not too damn difficult.

The Lakers were the better team this year, not by as much as the 4-1 series indicates, but they were better.

[T Park]

Phil Jackson has Kobe Bryant

Pop has an injured Manu, inconsistent as usual Tony, and a Tim Duncan who ran into a shooting slump at the worst possible time.

When you have a guy like Kobe on your team it's not too damn difficult.

The Lakers were the better team this year, not by as much as the 4-1 series indicates, but they were better.

Inconsistent as usual.

you.

[Flex9050]

If Phil Jackson had to coach a team that didn't have a Kobe or a Michael, he doesn't win 40 games.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

If Phil Jackson had to coach a team that didn't have a Kobe or a Michael, he doesn't win 40 games.

And if Pop coaches the same team in the same scenario, he probably would win less than Phil.

[orcfenix]

you guys are missing the point. its about overall including previous series how phil>pop

[Flex9050]

I'm sorry, correct me if I'm wrong , but the Spurs had the best winning percentage of any professional sports team the last decade. Lakes included.

[Bandwagon Fan]

Why are you here, clip? Gino's had a SERIOUS injury to his foot/ankle. As a basketball player, you must have your legs to be effective. MG could barely run out there tonight. If Bryant's ankle was in that shape and Manu was healthy, the Lakers would be the ones packing their lockers. That's a fact.

A finger injury is not nearly as critical like the one Kobe had. He could move and do his thing.

He could move and do his thing because he's Kobe Bryant and not some wimp. Fisher also has an injury in his foot and needs surgery, you don't see him crying about it. Yeah, if manu was healthy/if bryant was healthy/if bynum was healthy/if fisher was healthy. Lots of what ifs huh?

And the Clippers didnt make the playoffs this year.

[Bandwagon Fan]

I'm sorry, correct me if I'm wrong , but the Spurs had the best winning percentage of any professional sports team the last decade. Lakes included.

The Lakers have the best winning percentage in the history of the NBA. Period.

[Flex9050]

And Phil coached 'em all, is that it?

[Flex9050]

Also, a decade is 10 years. Not all time.

[Bandwagon Fan]

If you want to take PJ's record vs Pop's he still wins. If you want to exclude it to specific dates or teams, thats stupid.

[Beast]

To me, it's like Pop always has an answer for whatever other coaches throw at him. But against Phil he just has no answers. I was listening to the postgame interview, and he was saying that coming into the series he wanted to keep the Lakers under 95 points, keep Kobe off the free throw line, etc. All things we did, yet we still came up short. Does anybody else notices the coaching edge there?

stupid!! coaches arent witchdoctors!! Pop is AMAZING but he cant heal the injured! if he could,we'd have won plenty of back to backs by now!