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watch hill get 30 seconds of playing time next game.
I know, fat lot of good it does us now down 3-1. But Pop swallowed his pride because he had no choice, and Hill showed him he was wrong. Hopefully he can take that lesson into next year and give some minutes to our younger core. Bring Gist over, throw him out there with Williams, Hairston, Hill, and Mahinmi in Summer League, and let's see what we've got. This year was shot anyway without Manu, so maybe we'll get a positive out of it this way.
watch hill get 30 seconds of playing time next game.
sad but true
Watch Hill get traded for cash considerations...
Pop gambled (why? i have no idea) that Hill wouldn't be ready for the playoffs. Hill curbstomped Pop's gamble ... with help from the myriad of choking role players around him.
Pop's a great coach but not playing Hill the last three months is the stupidest coaching decision of his life. Fvckin' pitiful.
I think the youth movement will begin next season. You can't assume that Manu coming back will be enough. They were going to have to do this at some point. Might as well get it over with.
I'm not even assuming Manu's coming back. Blasphemy, I know, but...at this point, other than Parker and Duncan, the Spurs will have all options on the table.
You'd think Van Exel would have taught him a lesson. But never has one of his mistakes been more glaring than this series.
Along with what he did to Bowen too.
Here's to the start of the Sugar Hill Gang.
"What was Pop thinking, having this kid on the bench?" Reggie Miller. I think a lot of us fans have been thinking the same thing. If he had been playing on a regular basis he could've helped even more, especially on the defensive end.
It should have started this season, but they're on the bench, in the D-League, or in Europe.
Goddammit it pisses me off.
Benching Hill: FAIL.
Benching Bowen: FAIL.
Mason at PG: FAIL.
I'm sure others can add more, such as starting Bonner, but he just faded on his own. Pop made many mistakes this year.
It wasn't just that. Mason was in a groove at the SG spot, and ripping the nets from three. Pop destroyed him by moving him to point because he didn't feel Hill was ready.
But yeah, his handling of Hill and Mason was the most pathetic and idiotic thing he's ever done (and that's saying something). He seems to be turning into Larry Brown more and more every day, which isn't good for our prospects of winning another one before the end of the Duncan era.
exactly. no reason why we shouldnt have a handful of young talent next year to put around tim and tony. Mahinmi(hopefully), Hill, Gist, Williams, Hairston...
but something tells me we will just be seeing more matt bonner and another year of finley, more old, etc..
And what about Bonner over gooden or Thomas???
this is ing crazy
That was certainly the flawed thinking of many - that the Spurs lost to the Fakers last year simply because Manu was injured. Manu covers up a lot of deficiencies, but as great a player as he is, even HE can't cover up with the other flaws on this roster. Screw 2010, let the youth movement begin!
There was just no reason to go away from what worked in November/December. Boggles the mind.
Nothing else to be said... the reason our season will be coming to an end in the next few days.
Hill had a bad game once and he's a rookie, so he had to be benched [/Pop]
I'm going to have to disagree with you there; playing Finley 30-35 minutes a night is #1, but I'll give you #2 on Hill.
I absolutely agree. I've been scratching my head for three months with that decision.
This season is a mute point with Manu's injury, bench the geriatrics and get some youth out there next year.
George Hill had a chance to be our X factor this season, and Pop in killed it.
Enough for what?
What we want to assume is winning years are near to be over.
To be one of the best teams next years we don't need 2,3 or 4 young role players.We need a new TD.
With some moves we can be a playoff team but not a tle contender.
I hope that dinner was good, because it didn't work for .
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