Popovich should be fined by the NBA

[Hoops Czar]

Pops job is to win games and championships. not to cater to some random fans. Popovich's Spurs have always used the regular season as a springboard for the postseason. Whether it's curbing minutes or games like yesterday... he's looking at the big picture and plus he's not a prisoner of the moment...realizes one game doesn't make a season...unless its a closeout gm in the playoffs. Get over it

Then why did Duncan play 41 minutes vs the Clips and 38 vs the Jazz? I mean you can't have it both ways. So which is it? Do you rest the players or do you play to win? Don't half-ass it.

[manufan10]

Do you know how buying tickets work genius?

People buy tickets months before the actual game. I wonder where your thinking is stemming from? Were they supposed to know that Pop would sit his most relevant players, that Manu would get injured twice and that their center would get injured along with him?

Yeah I see where the fans thought of all of this before buying a ticket 3-4 months before the game.

Some people on this board post some without even thinking about it I swear.

The Feb. 21 game in Portland screams surrender. It's a back-to-back that requires quite a bit of extra travel. Especially with the All-Star Weekend around the corner, Pop will be tempted to send the Big Three from Salt Lake City to Denver and skip that Portland game.

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthre...89#post5531289

Yup, it's amazing. Some people actually do look ahead several months in advance. Imagine that.

[dbestpro]

So you go to a concert expecting to see a top ten band. You show up, but the lead singer,bass player, and guitarist are all replaced by backups because the leads have been on the road for a while. The show occurred so they say no refunds.

Think you wouldn't want your money back?

[Hoops Czar]

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthre...89#post5531289

Yup, it's amazing. Some people actually do look ahead several months in advance. Imagine that.

Since when do Portland fans seek out Timvp's advice on when they should and shouldn't buy tickets to a blazers/spurs game?

[Reck]

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthre...89#post5531289

Yup, it's amazing. Some people actually do look ahead several months in advance. Imagine that.

Your point?

Because all the Spurs fan all around the United States come here just to look at some guy's thoughts?

Stop sucking and start forming your own thoughts around here.

[manufan10]

Since when do Portland fans seek out Timvp's advice on when they should and shouldn't buy tickets to a blazers/spurs game?

You need to go back and read the quotes. Then you might understand the point of me quoting Timvp's post.

[Reck]

Since when do Portland fans seek out Timvp's advice on when they should and shouldn't buy tickets to a blazers/spurs game?

Word. Gotta love Spurstalk members. Timvp's posts here most be gospel. lol

No disrecpect to Timvp but really?

[manufan10]

Your point?

Because all the Spurs fan all around the United States come here just to look at some guy's thoughts?

Stop sucking and start forming your own thoughts around here.

Reading comprehension. It's not that they should be reading Timvp's post, but that your claim that:

where the fans thought of all of this before buying a ticket 3-4 months before the game

So yes, fans do think about this before the season started. It's not like this is a new concept that Pop has just started using.

[2centsworth]

The only people who could have a gripe are the ones that bought tickets and tv sponsors.
Everyone else can change the channel.

[Hoops Czar]

You need to go back and read the quotes. Then you might understand the point of me quoting Timvp's post.

Let me reword it. Why the would any fan of any team who actually has a life outside of basketball even think of looking months down the line and then try to hypothesize whether or not Pop is going to pull the shenanigans card and rest all his starters? He's the only coach in the league that does it. How many b2b's have their been so far and how many times did pop pull his starters? And somehow its the fans fault for not preparing appropriately. That's an exercise in futility.

Nbatv obviously missed the boat.

[CGD]

There should be a league rule regarding this. A fine/suspension for Popovich is definitely in order here.

Not sure if a fine is in order, but I do think the league should look at this issue. Has less teeth in a lockout season, but as a consumer I'd be annoyed at having paid regular prices with certain reasonable expectations in mind. Maybe each team should contribute to an anuual fund which allows teams to dip into into it to refund part of ticket prices or offer discounts for future games where non-injured players are rested.

[manufan10]

Let me reword it. Why the would any fan of any team who actually has a life outside of basketball even think of looking months down the line and then try to hypothesize whether or not Pop is going to pull the shenanigans card and rest all his starters? He's the only coach in the league that does it. How many b2b's have their been so far and how many times did pop pull his starters? And somehow its the fans fault for not preparing appropriately. That's an exercise in futility.

Nbatv obviously missed the boat.

Why is everyone acting like this is some new concept that Pop just pulled out of nowhere? It isn't new, and it's to be expected at certain points throughout the season.

[TJastal]

Let me reword it. Why the would any fan of any team who actually has a life outside of basketball even think of looking months down the line and then try to hypothesize whether or not Pop is going to pull the shenanigans card and rest all his starters? He's the only coach in the league that does it. How many b2b's have their been so far and how many times did pop pull his starters? And somehow its the fans fault for not preparing appropriately. That's an exercise in futility.

Nbatv obviously missed the boat.

+1

Funny how ppl around here expect the average nba fan to have intimate knowledge of Pop's menstrual cycles when even the analysts and experts over @ nbatv obviously had no idea.

[Hoops Czar]

Why is everyone acting like this is some new concept that Pop just pulled out of nowhere? It isn't new, and it's to be expected at certain points throughout the season.

Don't make it about the fan. If I wanted to see the D-league Spurs, i'd take a trip to Austin.

[DesignatedT]

Do you know how buying tickets work genius?

People buy tickets months before the actual game. I wonder where your thinking is stemming from? Were they supposed to know that Pop would sit his most relevant players, that Manu would get injured twice and that their center would get injured along with him?

Yeah I see where the fans thought of all of this before buying a ticket 3-4 months before the game.

Some people on this board post some without even thinking about it I swear.

If you follow the Spurs then yes you should know better. timvp clearly knew before the season that the Portland game being the 8th road game in a row and a b2b that it was a very likely chance that Pop would not play his guys. He posted this before the season tipped off. Check his navigating route 66 thread.

and lol people buying tickets 4 months before the game, unless your a season ticket holder that isn't necessarily true either.

tbh I was just joking around but in all seriousness you should know better.

[DisAsTerBot]

lol same fans who when manu played in the last game of the season last year.

you dont make the decisions. neal with it.

[Cry Havoc]

Lots of QQ in this thread.

[Hoops Czar]

If you follow the Spurs then yes you should know better. timvp clearly knew before the season that the Portland game being the 8th road game in a row and a b2b that it was a very likely chance that Pop would not play his guys. He posted this before the season tipped off. Check his navigating route 66 thread.

and lol people buying tickets 4 months before the game, unless your a season ticket holder that isn't necessarily true either.

tbh I was just joking around but in all seriousness you should know better.

That makes Timvp 1 for 9 so far. How prophetic.

[TJastal]

If you follow the Spurs then yes you should know better. timvp clearly knew before the season that the Portland game being the 8th road game in a row and a b2b that it was a very likely chance that Pop would not play his guys. He posted this before the season tipped off. Check his navigating route 66 thread.

and lol people buying tickets 4 months before the game, unless your a season ticket holder that isn't necessarily true either.

tbh I was just joking around but in all seriousness you should know better.

So should nbatv have known better? Since their job is to follow every team and try to pick out the best games to broadcast?

[manufan10]

Don't make it about the fan. If I wanted to see the D-league Spurs, i'd take a trip to Austin.

There's no guarantee when you buy tickets that you get to see your favorite player play. You know the risks before you purchase the tickets.

[temujin]

There's no guarantee when you buy tickets that you get to see your favorite player play. You know the risks before you purchase the tickets.

This.

[temujin]

10,
100,
1000
Popovich.

[Hoops Czar]

There's no guarantee when you buy tickets that you get to see your favorite player play. You know the risks before you purchase the tickets.

If you were at the gate purchasing tickets before the game, you wouldn't know because pop didn't let the cat out of the bag til a half hour before tip-off. Imagine the surprise.

[Blake]

We had little kids in Duncan jerseys at the game last night that were devastated that he didn't play. People pay big money to see the stars of this league and it is bull when they are sat down for no good reason. I say Popovich should be fined around $100K.

If they played one minute each, would that have been acceptable for you?

[manufan10]

If you were at the gate purchasing tickets before the game, you wouldn't know because pop didn't let the cat out of the bag til a half hour before tip-off.

There's no guarantee when you buy tickets that you get to see your favorite player play. You know the risks before you purchase the tickets.