Is James Anderson a free agent next season?

[TJastal]

No, because you say the NBA is rigged.

It obviously was rigged in OKC's favor. But that's not the point. Despite the calls going the thunder's way, the spurs still could have perhaps stole a game in OKC and gone up up 3-1 heading back to SA had Pop made the right adjustments. The fact is he smugly chose to ignore the ominous warning signs after games 1 & 2 and the spurs paid the price for that. The late adjustments finally coming in games 5 & 6 too little too late...

[ChumpDumper]

It obviously was rigged in OKC's favor. But that's not the point.

That's the only point that matters. If you think it's rigged, that's it. There is no more discussion. No more possibilities. You can't pick and choose what you think can be and can't be rigged. It's all or nothing. Idiots like you want to have your cake and eat it too.

Sure it's all rigged, except when my team wins!

[TJastal]

That's the only point that matters. If you think it's rigged, that's it. There is no more discussion. No more possibilities. You can't pick and choose what you think can be and can't be rigged. It's all or nothing. Idiots like you want to have your cake and eat it too.

Sure it's all rigged, except when my team wins!

You make incorrect assumptions that I would have nothing to say in the event or scenario that my team was beneficiary of said rigged calls. Or I would say nothing if the spurs battled through and overcame the biased calls to win. You're wrong. I would say something. And no doubt idiots like you would still howl and whine about it and try to stifle any discussion most likely.

I believe at least one of those scenarios has happened before... Tommy Nunez in the spurs-suns series years ago is a prime example. But he was basically just one loose hispanic cannon that went off in his own direction. It's really nothing on the scale of what we saw this year. This was nothing short of league mandated forcible sodomy the likes of which nobody has seen for over a decade (since the lakers/kings series).

[ChumpDumper]

You make incorrect assumptions that I would have nothing to say in the event or scenario that my team was beneficiary of said rigged calls. Or I would say nothing if the spurs battled through and overcame the biased calls to win. You're wrong. I would say something. And no doubt idiots like you would still howl and whine about it and try to stifle any discussion most likely.

I believe at least one of those scenarios has happened before... Tommy Nunez in the spurs-suns series years ago is a prime example. But he was basically just one loose hispanic cannon that went off in his own direction. It's really nothing on the scale of what we saw this year. This was nothing short of league mandated forcible sodomy the likes of which nobody has seen for over a decade (since the lakers/kings series).

You would never, ever say it was fixed overall in the Spurs' favor.

lol sodomy. You think of nothing else.

[TJastal]

You would never, ever say it was fixed in the Spurs' favor.

lol sodomy. You think of nothing else.

lol assuming incorrectly
lol always interpreting literal meanings

[ChumpDumper]

lol assuming incorrectly
lol always interpreting literal meanings

So which Spurs' championship was rigged?

More than one?

[Spurs da champs]

Danny Green's emergence basically made him expendable - aside from his inconsistent play.

Yes because Danny Green is the model of consistency.

[ChumpDumper]

JA is damaged goods. No telling if he can ever get back to pre-injury status.

[ducks]

even if green did not play well anderson was no longer needed by spurs

[Spurs da champs]

even if green did not play well anderson was no longer needed by spurs

No.

[jjktkk]

Gee, didn't Anderson already get plenty of chances to establish himself....? (Rhetorical question, don't answer) Green didn't get jack for chances (in comparison) yet made the most of the few he did get.

Green is a solid building block for the future and I wouldn't give up on him over one poor shooting seres, especially after 2 very productive ones. Blame Pop if anything for not tapping into all his ac ulated "depth" sooner.

WTF Tjastal, are you taking? You can't be sober when you come up with these conclusions. Pop had Green in the starting lineup. How in the is that not "tapping into all his ac alated depth sooner"?

If you are going to put rookies / extremely inexperienced players like Green in high pressure situations sooner or later they will crack and you have to recognize when their confidence is blown. It was clear even after the 1st game of the thunder series that Green was in over his head. At most you give him another game to rebound and if he still looks intimidated you have to make a change especially before heading into hostile territory (in this case, OKC). In typical arrogant head-in-the-sand fashion, Pop stubbornly refused to do anything until it was too late. The truly mind-boggling aspect of the whole thing is Pop had veterans playing under Green who could have stepped up (Jackson) that most coaches would only dream of having on their bench. So not only did Pop waste all the talent and depth he had sitting on the bench, but he probably furthur damaged Green's psyche. A true double whammy.

Lol, still trying to play psychologist on here. So your brilliant synopis of Green choking in the Thunder series, is Pop damaging Green's "psyche"? But a even less expierenced player, like Leonard played very well, despite Pop's mystical, psyche damaging, powers? Does Pop randomly choose which player, or players he decides to cast a spell on? And I guess, since you don't watch the Spurs play on TV, you missed Jackson's solid contributions in this series. Hint, Pop played Jackson quite alot in this series. LMAO, Tjastal this is golden.[/QUOTE]

[Spurs da champs]

JA is damaged goods. No telling if he can ever get back to pre-injury status.

He's got such a sweet jump shot, tbh its kind of hard not seeing him be a good/solid role player, he'd shown in his limited minutes this year he can be a solid defender. I'd blame his falling out of the rotation more so on Pop then himself.

[ChumpDumper]

He's got such a sweet jump shot, tbh its kind of hard not seeing him be a good/solid role player, he'd shown in his limited minutes this year he can be a solid defender. I'd blame his falling out of the rotation more so on Pop then himself.

I'd blame all the Spurs who were better than he was. I hope he does recover fully, but it's far from a guarantee.

[Spurs da champs]

I'd blame all the Spurs who were better than he was. I hope he does recover fully, but it's far from a guarantee.

Green was streaky as this year, yet Pop still stuck with him. It's hard not too pin some of the blame on Pop, he does a ty job developing most prospects & just gives up on them.

[ChumpDumper]

Green was streaky as this year, yet Pop still stuck with him. It's hard not too pin some of the blame on Pop, he does a ty job developing most prospects & just gives up on them.

So you're saying he should have given up on Green.

Confusing.

[Spurs da champs]

So you're saying he should have given up on Green.

Confusing.

Don't jump the gun; I said he shouldn't have given up on Anderson.

But giving up on a ty scrub who got cut from Cleveland of all places isn't such a bad idea.

[ChumpDumper]

Don't jump the gun; I said he shouldn't have given up on Anderson.

But giving up on a ty scrub who got cut from Cleveland of all places isn't such a bad idea.

So your real problem is you think he gave up on the wrong young player.

[Spurs da champs]

So your real problem is you think he gave up on the wrong young player.

Yeah, so far it looks like another wasted 1st round pick due to incompetence of Pop.

[ChumpDumper]

Yeah, so far it looks like another wasted 1st round pick due to incompetence of Pop.

Of course. Anderson never suffered an injury that ended or severely limited other players' careers.

[Spurs da champs]

Of course. Anderson never suffered an injury that ended or severely limited other players' careers.

He rehabbed & came back healthy, he looked like he was moving fine to me as well. Anything else?

[jjktkk]

Yeah, so far it looks like another wasted 1st round pick due to incompetence of Pop.

How many 1st round picks has Pop wasted exactly? Its a shame that Pop is the only coach to do this. Lets see there was the 05 pick Mahimni, whose currently a star in waiting with the Mavs. What a gem hes turned out to be. What a wasted 07 1st round pick Splitter is turning out to be, and then theres the 08 1st rounder George Hill. What a waste of a pick. How could Hill bring about the trade for one the top rookies this year in Kawahi Leonard, plus two other players. That damn Pop, what nerve he has wasting away 1st round picks.

[ChumpDumper]

He rehabbed & came back healthy, he looked like he was moving fine to me as well. Anything else?

No, nothing else.

[Spurs da champs]

How many 1st round picks has Pop wasted exactly? Its a shame that Pop is the only coach to do this. Lets see there was the 05 pick Mahimni, whose currently a star in waiting with the Mavs. What a gem hes turned out to be. What a wasted 07 1st round pick Splitter is turning out to be, and then theres the 08 1st rounder George Hill. What a waste of a pick. How could Hill bring about the trade for one the top rookies this year in Kawahi Leonard, plus two other players. That damn Pop, what nerve he has wasting away 1st round picks.

It's clear Joseph was a ty choice, Beno was never given a chance, Mahimni is no star but he is an athletic big (but he was never given a chance) & he showed some solid play with Mavericks. But Pop elected to with midget Blair & the great one Bonner.

Over the last 8 years Pop has made questionable decisions in the draft;please don't deny it.

No, nothing else.

Please forgive me for not noticing his limp.

[ChumpDumper]

Beno was never given a chance

2,683 minutes = no chance

GNSF math

[jjktkk]

Over the last 8 years Pop has made questionable decisions in the draft;please don't deny it.

Please provide a list of teams that have never made a questionable decision in the draft. Why is it that NBA execs, the media, etc... think the Spur's FO is one of the best, if not the best in the league, but you conveniently try to cherrypick "questionable decisions in the draft" made by Pop and RC?