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    Hey guys, don't you think we're thinking too much ahead of ourselves regarding yesterday.

    Popovich didn't deliver the knockout punch last night.

    I believe he was experiment different looks/lineups against GSW after the big lead.

    I doubt he cares about the #1 seed.

    I mean wouldn't it be stupid to show all your cards, at this point of the season, against a potential playoff matchup?
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    probably, but that doesn't mean there aren't concerns. these concerns were there before the game and would have been there even if the spurs had won.

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    The "Pop didn't show his full hand" myth is hilarious tbh

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    The "Pop didn't show his full hand" myth is hilarious tbh
    Well, it would be exceptionally idiotic if you show your entire playbook against a team you're likely to encounter in the playoff when you really don't give a about being the #1 seed.

    I don't have the stats with me, but how did we perform in the regular season against the Suns team with Steve Nash when they were the #1 seed.

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    Well, it would be exceptionally idiotic if you show your entire playbook against a team you're likely to encounter in the playoff when you really don't give a about being the #1 seed.

    I don't have the stats with me, but how did we perform in the regular season against the Suns team with Steve Nash when they were the #1 seed.
    I might've agreed with you in the past when Pop used to rest key players against the contenders, but it was obvious he was trying this time. His coaching has fallen off such a cliff that fans are truly doubting if he was experimenting lmfao.

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    The "Pop didn't show his full hand" myth is hilarious tbh

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    Even Van Gundy was clowning the Spurs defensive game plan

    The whole "switching on everything and giving up open corner threes" crap has been going on for 2 postseasons. There's no experimenting. He will die with that strategy.

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    I mean you can't ignore the Spurs going up 22 and you can't ignore the 34 point swing either..

    But it's not like we showed we couldn't compete. It's kinda hard to take anything out of it big picture wise ..nothing's changed really. Warriors are best team in the league and Spurs are arguably second..

    It's keep it real and don't have false expectations

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    The "Pop didn't show his full hand" myth is hilarious tbh
    Almost as good as, "every player would love to play for pop" but they've landed only one major FA even when they've had plenty of cap space.

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    Two straight postseasons getting his pushed in by average coaches and folks are still falling for the "CIA Pop" tripe..

    Leave that fantasy world to bklynspurfan..

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    Almost as good as, "every player would love to play for pop" but they've landed only one major FA , and he's even shrunk since getting here.

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    Almost as good as, "every player would love to play for pop" but they've landed only one major FA even when they've had plenty of cap space.
    ..

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    From a strategy standpoint, you may be right. It's possible that Pop mailed it in. The concerning thing for me is how kawhi struggled to get a good shot at all. Pop may not have been trying, but it sure looked to me that kawhi was. And he struggled if we're putting it kindly

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    I'm sorry but delivering the knockout blow when you let the other team go on a 103-69 run on your home floor while they've been on a b2b?

    the excuses are hilarious. Pop isn't hiding anything, he got burned last night as did the entire squad.

    I bet there are some posters who think Pop still didn't want to show his hand to OKC after last year's series either. He's still waiting for Game 7!

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    No Simmons... No Murray... They're the real matchup advantage...

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    Theres nothing to oveanalyze tbqh

    We are 2nd roud fodder

    Its simple

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    Spurs annihilated Cavs, then gsw defeat spurs and rox on a b2b without their best player, feels like the championship ended yesterday.

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    I might've agreed with you in the past when Pop used to rest key players against the contenders, but it was obvious he was trying this time. His coaching has fallen off such a cliff that fans are truly doubting if he was experimenting lmfao.
    Now it would have been pimp if after destroying them in the first quarter he just rested all the starters. Now that would have really gotten into their heads. WTH? Pop to Dubs "go on take the #1 seed you will need it more than we will." Regretfully however I don't believe that is the case. That would be as cool as when he sat the Starters against the Heatles and still almost beat them. You know that got into their heads.

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    Theres nothing to oveanalyze tbqh

    We are 2nd roud fodder

    Its simple
    Not really, I still can't see a better team in the NBA than the Spurs besides the Dubs. I like our chances against anyone else, we have a slight chance against the Dubs...but I am saying there's a chance.

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    Now it would have been pimp if after destroying them in the first quarter he just rested all the starters. Now that would have really gotten into their heads. WTH? Pop to Dubs "go on take the #1 seed you will need it more than we will." Regretfully however I don't believe that is the case. That would be as cool as when he sat the Starters against the Heatles and still almost beat them. You know that got into their heads.
    HAHA imagine the sports media the very next day.

    Really it would have been awesome.

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    From a strategy standpoint, you may be right. It's possible that Pop mailed it in. The concerning thing for me is how kawhi struggled to get a good shot at all. Pop may not have been trying, but it sure looked to me that kawhi was. And he struggled if we're putting it kindly
    True, then again the Spurs were not playing to their defensive potential after the 1st quarter. They can do a lot better than what we saw last night.

    No way the Spurs gave their 100% on defense after the big lead last night.
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    Pop's secrit plan is to go in with a starting linup of

    Manu soap bar
    Kawhi
    Pau to space the floor
    LMA
    Bertans to space the floor

    and play them all 40 mins, easy win

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    Even Van Gundy was clowning the Spurs defensive game plan

    The whole "switching on everything and giving up open corner threes" crap has been going on for 2 postseasons. There's no experimenting. He will die with that strategy.
    you're wrong. it's been going on for 4 postseaons now dating back to the 2013 finals in which Battier and Miller were open all ing series. Obviously, Popovich believes layups are worth more than 3.s If philly could shoot when we played them, they would have destroyed us. He plays the same way against every team.

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    2008 - present.
    1 Championship.

    5 times out in 1st or 2nd round.

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    Theres nothing to oveanalyze tbqh

    We are 2nd roud fodder

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