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A friend of mine is always telling me that Pop quits in games that the Spurs are actually capable of winning. He pulls starters before the deficit becomes truly insurmountable. He has no patience to develop new players, he doesn't have that fiery cuss and yell at ude that we all remember. He calls time outs not when the lead begins to dwindle, but when its already gone.
After watching tonight’s performance, I'm starting to wonder if any of that might be true. I know we had guys out, but so did they. I mean come on, Rick Carlisle? Seriously? At this point, if Isaiah Thomas were coaching that team, and Pop coached the way he did today, I might almost say he still would've been "outcoached" as another member posted.
I'm tired of staying up late for this team only to be disappointed, but this is the first time I ever gave any true thought to my friend's suggestions that Greg Popovich no longer has the drive to coach and develop.
I know its just one game, but the Spurs are not looking good for a team that a lot of people considered the best team to challenge the L.A. Lakers. I just wonder if what my buddy says might be true, and Pop only cares about winning rings but not coaching any more, why doesn't he just stay a VP for the team and hire a coach with at ude like Avery Johnson.
I know people here have mixed feelings on Avery because of his last coaching gig, but it was Dirk and his lack of leadership that made his team choke. That, and Cuban's Jerry Jones like antics. Oh well, I know its a long season, and like most, after a tough loss, I can write some stuff outta shear emotion,but over all I wanted your opinions on whether you believe Pop really gives a damn anymore.
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Pop doesn't care and that's a face. It's plain to see by anyone not a delusional Spurm fan. He knows the fans suck even worse than his old team executes. He says, "why give a when we're just gonna get ED UP by the Lakers"
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