I don't think you're following me. I'm just saying George Karl let his 7footer get some time against Bynum while Pop's probably going to stick with Blair/Bonner over Tiago.
Go Spurs Go!
Well there goes that hope for people who thought they'd turn on the defensive "switch" for the playoffs. And as to the other comment Pop made, defense was definitely a HUGE reason why they lost to Boston. The clueless Rondo P&R defense/strategy led to the Spurs getting almost no stops at the end of the game.
Disagree. If Spurs have played even average defense, they would have been up by double digits in crunch time in some of these games. Spurs, and especially Parker, have been dismal in crunch time but it's not a reason to forget the 46 or 47 minutes before it.
Furthermore:
The defense was atrocious. The reason why these weren't blowouts losses was that the offense was still good. I don't get how Pop can say something like that.
WTF was Pop watching during those last 6 games?
Defense had to be "there"? Are you ing kidding me?
Gortat always going in on his team
Pop is right in the sense that our defense was never the reason for our great record. It was always offense, and specifically shooting. BUT, obviously the defense is below average recently.
I'm not that pissed off about not having the best defense and I agree with most of what you said as the defense didn't cost us those games, it was all the other stuff you mentioned, but still you can't be happy with that defense at all.
I just want Tiago in the rotation and never to see a Bonner and Blair combo out there. I think if Pop stuck to that rule and played a big at all times like Tim and Tiago the defense would improve.
The rotation is what was really bothering me, not the 6 game losing streak itself.
Interesting stats.
I didn't know Detroit played 66% of their games on the road and ONLY against playoffs teams.
Same for Toronto: 55 games on the road is tough in a season.
Pop is just toying with the SA media, a bunch of clowns that ask nothing but a prechewed question.
On top, Parker has questioned the defense several times now (he should start with HIS defense, by the way): so Pop goes out and let everybody know what he thinks of Parker's thoughts.
Lol this thread.
I'm sure we'd all love to see the defense tighten up a little more but its too late for that now. We have to go with what we have now, and that is strong offense with decent defense. Comparing pop to d'antoni is a in disgrace. If I had suggested that the spurs would be where they are now at the beginning of the season, you would have all been saying it would take a miracle coaching job from pop.
Cmon bruno. You know comparing a 6 game skid on the road against good teams to entire seasons if bad teams is in apples and oranges. Anybody buying into that crap should be ashamed.
The defense has been average most of the season, but during the streak it was pretty much nonexistant. Pop's answering the questions the way he is because he knows the inevitable follow-up questions will center around the guy he's trying not to give minutes to.
In other words, he's not stupid, he's just dishonest. He wants to be Mike D'Antoni.
Fixed again.
Everything you say is true, but...
Those games could still have been won without the mental mistakes and bad execution in the money time!!
That's when you win championships and sucking at closing a game is far worst IMO than the overall D (who is also important obviously).
I'd prefer winning thanks to our D, but you can only notice that this team can have a great O (and raining 3s) that can make up for an average D during some quarters, AS LONG AS you know how to close a game!
That's the way this team won 57 times in 70 games...
They have shown some amazing D during the season, even if it was only for a quarter, it allows me to believe that they can make stops when it's needed.
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