Coach Pop Media Session - 9/16/10

[spursdotcom]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/multimedia/100916_pop.html

[ace3g]

at least he said "we are trying to sign players"

"hope GHill is adding 3 point range to other parts of the court other then the corner (since he already has that down to a T)"

"looking to add defense to James Anderson's focus"

"back up 3 is something we will be looking at throughout training camp"

speaking of how the players uses boxing in the offseason as a way to stay in shape "you can tell who hasn't been in a fight....such as Fab...on the court you would say yeah I would jump in the foxhole with him...but in the ring...you would want to run away from him" lol

[Chomag]

Pop said that the euroleague is more physical then the NBA? Thats interesting, I thought it was the opposite?

[ace3g]

both Pop and RC said the same thing; which I would agree with; in the Euroleague you can get away with a lot more contact on both the perimeter and in the paint.

[Mel_13]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/multimedia/100916_pop.html

Thanks for posting.

Best recap I can offer:

Splitter: a pro, ready to help right away. Expects that he will rebound, defend, and run the court. Don't expect him to be a "go to guy".

Anderson: today was first day of 5 on 5. Spent most of the summer rehabbing the hamstring. FO didn't expect him to be there at #20, were actually targeting 3-4 other guys, but were pleased that Anderson was available.

Bowen: said some nice things about Bruce as a model of a player who does the things that help a team win.

RJ: very complimentary of RJ's willingness to go back to basics this summer. Confirmed that RJ worked with Pop and other members of the staff at various locations around the country. (No questions were asked about his contract)

Backup SF: going into camp with clean slate. Will have to determine if they already have that player (he said it could be a rookie) or will look for a veteran to fill that role.

Tim: in great shape and ready to go. Slimmer than last summer.

Tony and Manu: expects that they will be healthy to start the season.

Boxing: mentioned that Tim is really good and can go 5-6 rounds with their trainer. Said it's funny to watch some guys that have no clue what to do in the ring. Said Fabricio was the worst.

[AlleyOopNazi]

I hope hes right bout rich

[Bruno]

It's not too hard to read between lines to know what happens for Spurs in the draft process. Spurs were targeting Henry, Hayward, Babbitt and George. Through the draft process, they all see their drafting stock raised and they finally end up being drafted before 20. OTOH, Anderson draft stock fall because of his hamstring injury.

The backup SF tidbit was also interesting. It looks like Pop will let players fight for this spot during training camp instead of signing a vet to a guaranteed contract and giving it to him like he did last year with Bogans.

[DesignatedT]

It's not working for me. Anyone else having this problem?

[Spurs Brazil]

Thanks spursdotcom

Pop said great thing about RJ work ethic in the summer. Let's hope it can translate to the court

[DesignatedT]

I enjoyed that... there was some really funny stuff.

Good to hear that Duncan is working his body again and Pop seems pretty confident about the RJ situation. Also, It sounds like Pop is going to give the young guys a chance to claim that backup 3 position before he decides to go in a different direction.

[cantthinkofanything]

What can't find your penis?

It's in your mom's mouth.

[jason1301]

Pop seems happy, now I am more confident RJ will be play a bigger role this year. It seems the young guys will get plenty of opportunities.

TP Manu RJ Splitter and TD should be a pretty damn good group of guys to have on the floor.

[cantthinkofanything]

My mom doesn't have a mouth

It's under her mustache.

[cantthinkofanything]

Lol nope, I don't even have a mom, I have two dads and a pet fish

I don't know. Your mom is whichever one has a in its mouth.

[cantthinkofanything]

Probably one of my dads then, if not both cause there both suckers and love huge s

so much that they adopted one

[spursdotcom]

[spurs_2108]

Thanks for posting.

[Hooks]

What the did Anderson do to his hamstring? He hurt his hamstring on the 29th of May according to draft express, and has been out for a little less than 4 months!

[Em-City]

: @ GHILL3 &cantthinkofanything..

[Gutter92]

Your response to your topic about the media session turning into a discussion about d*cks is...epic

[alchemist]

what the is going on?

[Chieflion]

At least we know James Anderson is ready to go.

[ohmwrecker]

It's nice that what I've been saying about RJ was validated by the coach of the goddamn team. I know that the opinions of message board numbnuts are pretty credible too, but I'll go with Pop on this one.

[DPG21920]

It's nice that what I've been saying about RJ was validated by the coach of the goddamn team. I know that the opinions of message board numbnuts are pretty credible too, but I'll go with Pop on this one.

[ohmwrecker]

Here we go . . .