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For christ sake BLAME THE ING LEAGUE TO OBLIGE NBA TEAMS TO PLAY BTB GAMES !!!!!!!!!! If you want to see a good bb game DO NOT BUY A TICKET TO SEE A TEAM PLAYING TWICE IN 20 HOURS. It drives me nuts, BLAME STERN AND NOT POP.
i see both sides of the argument because I have an open mind. If you don't then jump off a cliff.
For christ sake BLAME THE ING LEAGUE TO OBLIGE NBA TEAMS TO PLAY BTB GAMES !!!!!!!!!! If you want to see a good bb game DO NOT BUY A TICKET TO SEE A TEAM PLAYING TWICE IN 20 HOURS. It drives me nuts, BLAME STERN AND NOT POP.
That was pretty good.
I didnt even know that they got benched.
Who cares?
As long as the guys are healthy theres no reason to complain
Suppose you s ed out a bunch of money for tickets to a Lakers game in SA and Phil sat Kobe and their next best two players. Or it was Chicago when Jordan was playing and Phil sat Jordan and Pippen. You'd feel cheated, not necessarily just because you want to beat the best, but you want to see the legends of the game.
In most leagues you put them in to start and get them out after a few minutes.
I remember when Hakeem was playing, Houston would put him on the injured list during the month he had to perform his duties as a devout Muslim to fast and he was declared to be not fit to play.. a happy coincidence for the Rockets because they got a fresh Hakeem come playoff time..
I am just assuming you fall under the "I think spurs are boring" category. and its ironic that you post in one of thier forums. You are right- wierd connection, but I also find it funny that people all of a sudden care about the Spurs and care that Td, TP and Manu did not play.Great connection.
I also spend time,alot more time in other parts of this website (great website) and other websites.
But back to the topic. It was stupid of this nut job sitting 4 of his best players. He is losing it.
spurs fans in denver are the only ones who have a real cause to complain. but being spurs fans, they will understand the reason why.
this asshole. I could give him a manila ice right on the jaw for that.“Watching the Spurs might be the equivalent of watching paint dry, but that’s still not right. There are probably lots of kids in Denver who for whatever reason love Tim Duncan and Tony Parker and their parents swallowed the $500 or so it costs to take a family to an NBA game and when they get there, Popovich decides he’s sitting all of his stars?”
I thought the game was exciting. I got to watch Nene and Linas Kleiza push through crowds like passengers on a Japanese commuter train. And I got to watch the Nuggets shoot 37 free throws - that was fun.
And when George Karl gets really mad and screams, and his scalp turns all red? He looks just like the guy who got electro-shock therapy on "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". I loved that movie. Good times.
For Nuggets fans, every night is like a circus sideshow. It doesn't matter which players are suited up for the other team. Tonight they just managed to squeak a 1-point win out over Oklahoma City. Those crazy Nuggets can make any game exciting.
u be pissed if you bought a ticket to the game
u be pissed if you betted on the game
Exactly. Would it have been better for fans watching the big 3 struggle and still lose? Which was the most likely outcome anyway.
Next thing they'll start ing that every time a player has a chance to dunk he has to dunk because otherwise he wouldn't be giving the people who paid the entertainment they wanted... or getting fined because of resting the starters in the 4th quarter of a blowout, because they've paid to see X number of on-court minutes by the stars? This is utterly ridiculous. Other teams do it, have done it and will do it. It's very hypocritical from a fan to whine because all teams rest players at the end of the season. What about the people who buy tickets for these games huh? All teams do it because this is the right thing to do.
I'd much rather watch Hill, Mason and Hairston fight till the end with the team just below us in the standings than watching the horror show that the Magic game was.
Betting on games is illegal for people outside Nevada, so who gives a if they're pissed?
Exactly. And if id be a Nuggets fan id gladly take a win over the Spurs without Martin and Billups in the lineup, and with Carmelo just coming off a month long injury. And so would a majority of Nuggets fans most likely. Spurs fans are really the only ones who can about this move. I didn't like it myself, mostly becasue of my egoistical reasons, but no point beeing upset here for more then an hour or two. We all know it was done with the best interest of the team in mind. If Pop thought that the guys needed some rest then so be it.
Obligation = The fans pay Pop and the Spurs.
Send the stars out there every night? They only play two games this whole week!
This is your worst argument yet FWD.
from another thread
To win championships.
It's pop's job to guide his team that way.
If he feels the best way is to give his guys a night off here and there, thats how it is.
Get over it.
So, again, if Pop has this obligation to the fans that you claim, how many minutes must Pop play his stars every night? If he plays them 30 seconds each -- and only 30 seconds -- then sits them for the rest of the night, has he satisfied his purported obligation to the fans?
Again, if you buy a ticket on the expectation that you will see a particular player, you assume the risk that you'll be disappointed for a wide array of reasons. It's insane, IMO, to think that Pop should ever put the desire of the fans ahead of the well-being of his basketball team.
That is not a bad response despite this being your "worst argument yet"
I wholeheartedly agree.
U guys are right, Pop has no obligation to any one but the team and the Spurs brass.
However, I still feel for my Argie friend, who took a job in Colorado Springs, and took his family in their Argentinian color Manu jerseys to watch the game. He and his wife understand why. It's the six and nine year old that don't.
Of all of the decisions that Pop made, the decision to sit Manu is undeniably defensible. The kids should be able to understand that he got hurt and that, since he's hurt, he can't play. And, moreso than a lot of other players, buying tickets for a particular game on the specific hope of seeing Manu Ginobili play is a dicey proposition.
"Worst argument yet" makes it sound like I've made lots of really bad arguments.That is not a bad response despite this being your "worst argument yet"
I probably have.
While this was explained to the kiddos, it still doesn't lessen he sting of spending $500 bills. As I said the parents understand, a six year who considers the man his idol might have a tougher time.
Anyhow, I'm doing damage control, they are coming down during the end of the season for some family business and I'm taking them see a game with great seats. If things work out with some up coming plans here at work, they might even get to meet him.
Manu was injured. This is the one case pop is blameless.
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