If Pop was the coach for Indiana.....

[MmP]

Was thinking that when watching the game, there were no set plays (if there were any) that were executed correctly in the second half. Maybe we are just used to the Spurs being the Spurs and Pop being Pop.

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I saw just a few set plays, other than that. Just pick and rolls

[SA210]

Most of spurstalk thinks Pop is a terrible coach..

I think he's a great coach that let's his stubbornness and ego get in the way, way too much. He has MANY WTF moments, no doubt about that. Bonner being many of them, weird ass lineups at the worst times, benching hot players, going away from a defensive mindset for several years, etc. but, he is a great coach. Spurs would have at least 2 or 3 more Championships had it not been for things like that. But going for #5 is way better than going for none. Still doesn't excuse his bonehead decisions sometimes. I'm glad he got back to defense, but I still worry about his overuse of Bonner.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

I think he's a great coach that let's his stubbornness and ego get in the way, way too much. He has MANY WTF moments, no doubt about that. Bonner being many of them, weird ass lineups at the worst times, benching hot players, going away from a defensive mindset for several years, etc. but, he is a great coach. Spurs would have at least 2 or 3 more Championships had it not been for things like that. But going for #5 is way better than going for none. Still doesn't excuse his bonehead decisions sometimes. I'm glad he got back to defense, but I still worry about his overuse of Bonner.

You are a stupid person lol

[SA210]

You are a stupid person lol

Nah, just tellin the truth. I said he's a great coach. What more do you want? lol

[Blake]

Nah, just tellin the truth. I said he's a great coach. What more do you want? lol

You also said it's his fault that they don't have two-three more championships.

Who out there would have gotten them those extra championships?

[Obstructed_View]

You also said it's his fault that they don't have two-three more championships.

Who out there would have gotten them those extra championships?

Anybody who didn't think it was a good idea to bench the centers because Nazr hit a garbage-time three?

[moisaenz]

Something simple, hibbert is a huge body, who is rarely used to set up screens for Hill and George, especially before Hill gets double team. Once Hill is double teamed their offense is disrupted, George gets the ball and plays hero ball...

[SouthernFried]

Indiana is coached terribly.

I've seen guys posting up in the same location, lanes wide open, some of the worst pick and rolls I've ever seen. Every time I see Hibbert set a pick, he is so far away from the ball handler, he has to reach out his arm just to be able to touch the defender...let alone pick him. This just ain't the pickers fault, the guard needs to use the pick better as well as the picker needing to come further out. These problems are all about coaching and practice, and should have been addressed in training camp.

Honestly, if Pop had these guys (and there's some real talent there,) I truly believe Indiana could beat Miami...because Miami is coached terribly too. Miami is relegated to relying on LeBron both on offensive and defensive ends. That's not coaching your team. The only saving grace for Miami's "team" play...is there are more veterans there that know the game better, and may not need to be coached as much.

If POP coached Indiana...I would pick Indiana over Miami. All they need, is a damn good coach.

BTW, that's why I don't care who we play in the Finals. The X factor is going to be the coaching. And neither Indiana or Miami have a coach worth a damn.

[SA210]

You also said it's his fault that they don't have two-three more championships.

Who out there would have gotten them those extra championships?

Here goes the moron that sucks Pops every chance he gets. I don't see anything wrong with what I said. It is what it is. He lost a couple for his decisions, plain and simple. Get over it. Not everybody is blinded like you. He went away from playing his centers and he lost bc of it. He's playing his center now and has re-focused the team on defense, and we are now in the Finals.

[Obstructed_View]

Hill stands there and dribbles the ball until there's three seconds on the shot clock and puts up a jumper far too often. It's kind of sad that that hasn't been conditioned out of him. If Pop did his job the way we expect, George should flinch every time he does that.

[wildbill2u]

I've been amazed during the playoffs at how many teams don't seem to have a cohesive offensive approach, often confused or going one on one.

Meanwhile, the Spurs relentlessly execute their offense, breaking down the defenses, and utilizing option after option if the first play doesn't result in a good shot.

[tesseractive]

Here goes the moron that sucks Pops every chance he gets. I don't see anything wrong with what I said. It is what it is. He lost a couple for his decisions, plain and simple. Get over it. Not everybody is blinded like you. He went away from playing his centers and he lost bc of it. He's playing his center now and has re-focused the team on defense, and we are now in the Finals.

Whether you should play your centers depends on what your options are at center and who you're playing against. We won the 2005 le because Robert Horry was 100% less ty than either of our centers. Miami won last year's le with Chris Bosh as their starting center.

Rasho and Nazr sucked except in specific matchups, and they held us back for years. Two years ago, Tiago wasn't remotely ready for playoff minutes. Last year, we couldn't score when Tiago and Tim were on the floor together, so we didn't play them together. We might have been able to adapt some of the schemes and coach him up given enough time, but he was injured a lot. This year, he can actually post up guards when he gets a favorable matchup, and Tim's even more of a threat from the elbow, so we can still get good spacing. The result: a great lineup with two legit big men.