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People act as if its Pop's fault the Suns have a deeper team. This board is 99% unreadable after a Spurs loss.
What do you want him to do? He has to play the bench, the starting 5 + Parker can't play every minute. He has to have rotations with Bonner and Boggans/Mason because there just isn't anyone else.
The Spurs are down 2 games because Bonner and Mason are the most unclutch chokers in Spurs history. The Spurs have made a decade of success by surrounding the great players with guys who step up in big situations, and these last couple of seasons they've had the 2 biggest chokers in franchise history as vital role players. Blair has also been bad, but he's a rookie.
This is all about Bonner and Mason. No coach can win this series with these bench players, and it's a miracle Pop coached them to a win last series.
People act as if its Pop's fault the Suns have a deeper team. This board is 99% unreadable after a Spurs loss.
I 100% agree with the OP.
Only thing that I didnt like was Pop starting Hill again. Parker needs to start.
It's not Pop's fault that Bonner Blair Bogans and Mason can't maintain our leads.
It's like people want Pop to play the same guys for 48 minutes. They arent the Warriors.
BUMP. Because this is the only thread in the next 48 hours with some ing logic.
Quality thread. People need to think before they post.
It's not like Pop can magically create LeBron James mid-game and insert him into our lineup. He can only play the cards he is dealt.
Had Pop given Hairston and Mahimini any serious PT to prepare them for playoff basketball, he would have more options than Bonner and Mason. He made his bed with these 2 proven playoff chokers at the start of the season...reaping what he sowed.
You guys serious? I mean, Pop is no Mike Woodson but he played Bonner 2 less minutes than McDyess. 17 to 15.Unless you guys are also still sold on Bonner being a good 3-pt shooter.
Popovich criticism overblown but warranted. McDyess should be getting 30+ MPG.
Pop has chosen to basically split time between Bonner and Dyess...
Coaching
How so when gentry is playing grant hill and dudley at the 4 the whole fourth quarter?
Even if they are not prepared.. they cant play any worse than bonner and mason. Whats worse than doing nothing? Both are more athletic than bonner and mason and I'm sure they would play with alot more energy than them.
Doubling as VP of Basketball Operations he definitely has *some* responsibility that Bonner has been a Spur for three seasons and Mason for two seasons.
It's easy to say it's not his fault that Bonner chokes, but we already know he will choke. Play somebody else. It's not like Dice was sucking up a storm or something.
He figured as much with Mason on the first game and glued him to the bench. Bonner should be next.
if its not his fault, we have to blame who ?
sorry but
- not starting tp was not the good decision
- playing bonner + blair + bogans on the same lineup is not a good idea
- not preparing Ian during the season for playing some meaningful minutes is not a good idea
- not signing him was another bad idea
- playing Dice 17 mn and bonner 15 is dumb
- given up Theo for nothing was not a smart move
should I continue?
Bonner got 15. Dice got 17. That's 32 minutes Dice should get.
LMAO pop taking all his frustration out on reporters in the press conference
Pop continues to trot Bonner out there like there's some kind of strategy behind it. It's a ing joke. Channing Frye looked like Houston-Rockets Robert Horry tonight.
How can you say that the Pop bashing is bull when he's putting Bonner in for 15+??
Have you seen Bonner play during the last 8 games?
Even worse, he put Matt ing Bonner, Bogans and Blair in the same lineup.
That in and of itself is ing ridiculous and Pop definitely gets the blame for that.
Dice should of played more.
Bonner should have sat for 48.
We needed to penetrate more.
We needed to hit our free throws.
Manu should have shown up.
Out of that 5 list, Pop was to blame for 3.
that wouldn't have salvaged games 1&2. Although i dont disagree with that there is much bigger reasons the spurs are down 0-2 at this point and it has nothing to do with popovich.
Spurfan is dumb ass .
exactly my thoughts
Crater face takes credit or the rings, he's going to have to take credit for the ty loses. This old coot made the ty bench we have today.
just wondering... have you ever heard him take credit for the rings?
I'll bash him and RC for not bringing Bruce Bowen back. Sure would be nice to have someone other than Parker who can guard Nash and also hit a three or two in a pressure game.
You gave it to him.
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