Spurs vs. Mavs - 2009 First Round Game 3

[fotan2]

i'll keep watching the game until the spurs get 55 points

[Sparco41]

What kind of a team has Pop put together?

One that is older than dirt by his own admission--old, slow, and too tired to put up much of a fight tonight. Time to rebuild.

[Borosai]

I feel a comeback!

[Johnny RIngo]

That's just not right. This is not the full team remember.
AND, look what we did in game 1&2. Pop threw in the towel tonight after the players did.
Call it like a mercy rule in a little league game and come back Saturday.

Spurs weren't making the Finals with Manu anyway. The season was ed from the start when the Spurs decided to keep useless players like Finley, Bonner, Vaughn, and Udoka on the team.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

i disagree. the coach is partly responsible, but the players have some responsibility too.

DOes that justify sitting starters by the 2nd QUARTER???

CLearly these Spurs fans have lost their minds, it's like 19th, early 20th century Japan and Pop is their EMPEROR.

What the ! Have you as an NBA fan seen a coach who waves the white flag before HALFTIME??

I've seen blow outs. I know when players give up. (See Jazz in the Finals)
I have NEVER SEEN A COACH SO CONVINCED HE"S RIGHT IN SENDING HIS players a message by not even allowing them to claw back into the game. NEVER! The game's not even over, and you expect to blame and hold the players accountable when they're not even allowed to keep pounding the rock??? Haven't we' seen Timmy shoot 100 percent in the 4th to lead a surging come back. And Manu and Tony. You start with your best and die with your best.

You guys are a bunch of Japanese weirdos making excuses for Emperor Pop's bull philosophy.

Some Spurs fans on here need to cut the crap already.

[Ice009]

Hill is obvious..

Udoka had potential, and most Spurs fans were excited about him..he ed up..

Bonner for his 3-point shooting..

Oberto was a leftover from the championship days, where he was a useful player..

Vaughn is useless, so I agree with that..

Looks like my thread that I started got merged into the game thread.

Well I think it was obvious the Spurs needed to retool after the 1007 Championship. I was very excited about getting Scola for 2008 and retooling for another run. That's where the Spurs ed up by keeping all the old guys on the team.

[ducks]

Pop gave up in the second quarter. Not sure why anyone is surprised the players followed suit.

him

when duncan was cold and with joe crawford and rush
go for the split

[onarollbaby]

people don't panic.. Pop is just holding his punches

[SpursFan0728]

Vaughn realli sucks

[Borosai]

Pop gave up in the second quarter. Not sure why anyone is surprised the players followed suit.

him

I agree. Pop set a bad example by just giving up. I don't think there's another coach in the league that would fold in the 2nd quarter.

[angel_luv]

Holy smokes we are toast this game!

[Evil Angel]

Worst message ever

Not really, manage minutes/knees for TD. Not even 48 hours until game 4.

[ducks]

Hill making a great case for more playing time.

1-6 shooting and 2 turnovers.

yeah there is a reason he is not getting playing time
if he would go out and prove he belonged then he would earn it

[Mavs<Spurs]

[rasho8]

DOes that justify sitting starters by the 2nd QUARTER???

CLearly these Spurs fans have lost their minds, it's like 19th, early 20th century Japan and Pop is their EMPEROR.

What the ! Have you as an NBA fan seen a coach who waves the white flag before HALFTIME??

I've seen blow outs. I know when players give up. (See Jazz in the Finals)
I have NEVER SEEN A COACH SO CONVINCED HE"S RIGHT IN SENDING HIS players a message by not even allowing them to claw back into the game. NEVER! The game's not even over, and you expect to blame and hold the players accountable when they're not even allowed to keep pounding the rock??? Haven't we' seen Timmy shoot 100 percent in the 4th to lead a surging come back. And Manu and Tony. You start with your best and die with your best.

You guys are a bunch of Japanese weirdos making excuses for Emperor Pop's bull philosophy.

Some Spurs fans on here need to cut the crap already.

You see.. Spurs games are a lot like World War 2...

[alchemist]

CIA Pop saving his best for the 2nd round

[Ice009]

Pop has sent a message to his starters. get the F#ck ready for game 4.

Huge beatdown from Dallas tonight.

How are you guys feeling?

[Manufan909]

I want to kill the asshat with the clappers.

[Death In June]

yeah there is a reason he is not getting playing time
if he would go out and prove he belonged then he would earn it

By this logic, no one on the team should be playing next game. Show me a single person that played well tonight.

[InK]

This is simply the worst Spurs game i've seen in my life, bar none..

Yeah, it doesn't get any more ugly then this.

[BlackSwordsMan]

Go spurs go

[Spurs Brazil]

JV is taking over

[ElNono]

If Vaughn gets to 13 he might end up being the top scorer tonight...

[rasho8]

By this logic, no one on the team should be playing next game. Show me a single person that played well tonight.

You cant even see a single person who played 'decently'.. or even 'not like .'

[Johnny RIngo]

What kind of a team has Pop put together?

One that is older than dirt by his own admission--old, slow, and too tired to put up much of a fight tonight. Time to rebuild.

Which they should have done after last year's playoffs.