Didn't see it posted, so here's the quote:
“Tiago wasn’t playing much, was he?” Popovich said. “I’d like him to be healthy some time so I could play him and see if he’s worth a damn, but I haven’t had a chance.”
Source: Express News
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Looks like Pop is just as frustrated as we are, and wants to play Tiago.
Sounds like Pop is getting a little fed up by Splitter's injury drama already. Splitter has always been a bit of a china doll and that's not a good trait for a role player under Pop.
A knee to the jewels is unfortunate but to declare yourself out the rest of the game is a bit much . . .
CROFL Pop. Tiago has been perfectly healthy and Pop hasn't played him.
Yeah, too bad injuries are the reason Splitter has logged zero minutes alongside Timmy.
If Tiago was healthy enough to play all those games he did, for whatever amount of minutes, Pops line holds no weight. Just typical b.s.
I think you guys are taking pop a little too seriously, he's trolling you.
Pop is drunk
I think it is a case of both.
Splitter may very well have a bit of Beno about him, but he has had healthy patches and there has been some games with favourable matchups and Pop hasn't given him any burn.
I'm not confident Splitter will be a rotation player by the playoffs.
Agreed.
Pop to Splitter:
"Your miserable game is not worth the reversal of a Popovich decision."
We waited all these years for this guy and we ing benched him.
He is who we thought he was, and we let him off the hook!
Eh, sounds a bit of a cop out from Pop. Granted Splitter missed training camp and preseason, so that re ed his system acclimation. But unless he's had some lingering injuriesmthat we haven't known about Pop had ample opportunities in the last 10-15 games tomsee whether he's worth a damn or not.
Pop's bluffing yo! IF he really meant it, then we wouldn't be reading about it. Why would CIA volunteer any info at all, unless of course...he's bluffing.
C'on! Blair got the same treatment...he's paying for being a rookie, that's it.
If the Spurs want to have a shot against the Lakers, Tiago has to be part of the rotation.
Not just the lakers but the mavericks who have 5 7footers on their team. Theres no way, unless bonner is superhot, that blair and bonner can hold down that team. Mavers are huge at every single area except at sg. Jkidd,Butler,Marion,Nowitski,haywood,chandler gobble up lots of rebounds.If the Spurs want to have a shot against the Lakers, Tiago has to be part of the rotation.
Unless Tiago has an awakening real soon, he won't be part of any playoffs. He looks completely overmatched with his ONLY asset taking a flop. Only big man in the game that looks to take a flop over a block. It's difficult to get defensive rebounds when your on your back.
Listen to this man people.
Pop always does this, he's ALWAYS making sarcastic comments. Remember when he said how Timmy D was hard to coach and they didn't get along together? Same thing here, Pop just being sarcastic. It's just that we don't have the audio so it sounds a lot worse lol.
CALM DOWN EVERYONE
ship his ass out.
So now the Spurs have their version of Yao/Bynum/Oden/
+1
Pop's cashing in his chips and playing this injury excuse as much as possible to make himself sound like that's the only reason Splitter hasn't played. Funny part is, he thinks he's fooling everybody.
I think Pop wants to toughen Tiago even more.
He does comments like this here and there.
Maybe it's a part why Tiago not playing but really even though Pop wanted to test Tiago he had plenty of occasions.
If Pop thinks Splitter is a china doll about injuries, then he definitely will be less likely to play him when he is healthy. Ask Beno.
It makes sense. Why play a guy who wants to sit for every boo boo, when you have guys who play banged up all the time. Shouldn't Splitter be eager to play every minute that he can?
If the first part of your statement is true, has he earned the right to those minutes?
Last edited by ploto; 12-18-2010 at 02:15 AM.
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