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Pop's surrounded by yes men. It'd be like someone to tell George Lucas when he was making the Star Wars prequels, "gee, George, I don't think that people really want to see a whiny little kid as Anakin". There's no one to call him on his bull .
2000-2002 Three year span with both Robinson and Duncan and lakers get 3 les.
Pop's surrounded by yes men. It'd be like someone to tell George Lucas when he was making the Star Wars prequels, "gee, George, I don't think that people really want to see a whiny little kid as Anakin". There's no one to call him on his bull .
Sad as it is, the only way for Splitter to increase PT is an injury to the other "bigs".
Inexcusable. Time for Coach Pop to ride off into the sunset. How delusional.In Buck Harvey's article, Pop blew my mind with this quote:Seriously, Pop? 20 minutes is as much as you can play him? You have about 70 minutes available at power forward and center outside of Tim Duncan, yet it's only possible to carve out 20 minutes for Splitter? And you consider 20 minutes for Splitter "a lot"?
The silver lining here may be that Pop often does something different than he says.
It seems almost like a defense mechanism -- he's stubborn in his rhetoric but sometimes reasonable in his actions.
I can see Pop starting to play Splitter 28-30 minutes a game and then glaring at some reporter with that deadpan "what-the- -are-you talking-about" look for suggesting that he's playing Splitter any more than he used to.
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He was a very good player.Same Splitter. They have to adapt their game to the NBA and they need to play to do it. It's not like they weren't great and they have improved because they play. It's a matter of confidence and adaptation.
Most of biggest men play basketball because they are big, not because they athletic. (eg, just watch Splitter shoot his discombobulated, anti-smooth free throw)
Splitter is clearly one of those, but still acceptably serviceable and effective.
Reading this thread makes me so damn depressed
Pop comes to Spurstalk and reads most the post and does opposite on purpose. So after the game he sits down with his wine and reads all the piss off post and has a chuckle.
So we need to start yelling "Play Splitter less" and he will get more playing time. Or I could just be joking.
Because Nazr, Rasho and Oberto were such awesome bigs?
I recall that when they played during the series that they sucked, notably game 2.
I think it's easier to argue that Pop put them in as good a position to win it all that year by playing a heavy dose of his 5 or 6 best players.... much like Pat Riley was known to do during playoff time.
Maybe the Spurs should get someone to coach him up on his moves? He is tall and athletic, but seems a little stiff, do they have a big man coach for him?
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Manu is hurt and the Spurs are in the middle of things at 10-7.
What coach out there do you feel would have a better record at this point?
The point that Pop shoulda coulda won more les than one since 2006?
You did anything but make it simple, moron. You told me to go dig up some stats instead of giving a simple answer.
Agreed that a healthy Ginobili makes a huge difference.If there's a third per se, it would probably be 2011 since the Spurs were a number one seed and the Mavericks weren't all that good. A healthy Ginobili and Splitter in the rotation the entire season would have made a huge difference.
Are you able to explain how that's Pop's fault without trying to send me on a stat crusade?
I have changed my avatar to show the thoughts of Pop regarding Splitter and Spurstalk.
At this point I'm glad Dice retired 'cause if he wouldn't have I'm not sure Splitter would be playing at all.
The way Pop sees the Spurs world is the reason that I did not even bother watching the game on TV. I know we can show better but Pop will not allow it so for now I'm kind of at, "What's the point?"
Maybe when Manu comes back or when Pop has an epihany regarding Splitter for Bonner and Blair there will be something to see. Right now it just seems like Pop is the comedian and he only knows one joke. It was okay at first, but year after year the joke is getting old.
Your rage clouds your memory.
Happens all the time tbh.
They are the simulator crew.
So after thinking about it, I really don't know what to make of this still. I don't really see a motive as to why Pop would continue to subtly jab at Tiago by calling him by all accounts a non-skill player. I also don't see why Pop would look at the 20MPG and say that's all he can give him? It doesn't seem truthful from Pop, but I also don't see the benefit of saying that.
Wow wtf? Pop is proving to be dumber than I thought. If splitter isn't skilled then what the is bonner? Pop is just wasting splitters earned minutes by giving them to blair and bonner. What the does he have against splitter? Pop must be addicted to watching red heads run around.
I'm not playing this game. You sound like chump. We lost that year because of Pop. He should have played Rasho, as he did all year long. He changed his philosophy right in the middle of the damn playoffs, and not for good. That's all I'm going to say about this to you because obviously you play the chump game, and your mind is made up regardless anyway. Pop screwed the Spurs that year, we should have a three peat.
Is there any chance this is just Pop sending a message to Tiago? In effect saying, "I like your hustle, your effort but some skill <insert skill that Pop wants to improve> needs to get better. Minutes is reward for improvement."
Pop likes to push buttons. If he thinks you have an ego, and need focus he rides you hard, like he did Tony. Maybe, here he just wants Tiago to keep working on something.
I know this is just conjecture. But I'll throw it out there.
Best, Bill
Logic would hold up more if guys like Bonner who have regressed in addition to showing no improvement didn't get minutes.
Pop started to loosing it in 2008... now he is reaching the bottom
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