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they were straight up not playing defense leaving shooters open etc. OKC didn't deserve this win and will not do well rest of the season IMO.
This was a cake Pop served them and almost took the cake too.
Moral victory, I guess. OKC are a wreck, tbh.
Glad that Anderson's injury seems less horrendous than it appeared.
they were straight up not playing defense leaving shooters open etc. OKC didn't deserve this win and will not do well rest of the season IMO.
This was a cake Pop served them and almost took the cake too.
I don't know about that, sprains have severities and his didn't look good. He will be out for a while.
good thing, it won't be a career ender.
Now he deserves to take all the time he needs to get better.
True. OKC might well have lost this game if the Thunderefs hadn't bailed them out on several important calls when the game got close.Thunderefs having to step in against the Spurs' JV squad
Spurs would have won this one if Pop wouldn't have done his best to prevent it, tbh.
Exactly. I'm sick and tired of this asshole getting a free pass and people not only laughing off his shtick, but giving him credit when they play a compe ive game in spite of him. He's making $11M a year and seemingly intentionally trying to sabotage his own team. Before the apologists respond, I'm not even talking about resting players. No matter who is playing, it should go without saying that he should always be coaching to win. Some of the match-ups and lack of play calls tonight, particularly on the 2nd to last offensive possession, were embarrassing.
So is the roster construction. 2 players who can credibly play center and arguably 8 guards, 1 of which who can somewhat create and he's near 40 in terms of mileage and coming off of a debilitating injury. Ridiculous.
Spurs don't do it for moral victories but short of the upset win, this was the best possible outcome, aside from the Kyle injury. Pyrrhic victory for the Thunderefs
They should be ashamed for being one of the worst teams in the league, not for almost losing to the Spurs scrubs. Pop decides to rest his player's against a scrubby team like the Thunder but chooses to play them against a very tough Pistons. That's like losing two games for the price of one.
Agreed. But Pop didn't seem to coach them very hard in a game that the C Team could have won. A shame that BP3 didn't nail that last look.
Best part of this game is that Kyle’s injury doesn’t seem as serious previously thought.
What does Pop putting Mills/Green/Pau do? I get people here view every single game as win or die, but do u guys seriously not understand planning for the future and allowing guys to grow?
What the would it do for some of those guys who played hard to be subbed out for guys who would be cold/rusty and maaaaybe win that game?
How would it look if they come in and things get worse? Give these guys the experience and exposure and hope for the best next time this scenario comes around. (Note for the overreactors here, this scenario will happen again)
I.E : Anderson was likely better this season due to the exposure/experience he had when Kawhi went out in the playoffs, even if it was 4 games. This stuff matters
Yeah, Pop really just didn't earn his salary tonight. Even with a lot of stuff not falling our way, including the officiating, Pop might have gotten a W if he had been willing to just coach the guys he was playing.
C team almost pulled out a victory. Dijon with 3 blown passes and a couple of horrible shots down the stretch. No one looking to make the extra pass. Multiple airballs. Discombobulated mess, and we only lose by 3.
Thunder must be horrible.
nah not even joking about that.Gonna need sagirl to work her magic to heal Kyle
Spurs will be just fine and Kawhi is coming back soon anyways.
It's just sad to see, this takes opportunities from him and he was having a good season.
That no call on Forbes drive.
Pop is one of the worst coaches in the NBA at drawing up plays for late game execution. Sometimes, It's masked by Kawhi or LMA who will the team to victory despite poor coaching.
I've seen some hate on Pop, but one of the worst at drawing up plays late in games? You might take the cake
Pop played the entire deep bench for the entire second half. Danny, Patty and Pau made appearances for the first half, then in the second half they didn't. Kyle got injured really bad, sprained a knee and it didn't look good and Joff almost decapitated a finger.
Pop was left with I think 7 guys.
Dijon ended up playing 40 minutes.
For a coach who is so keen on rest he really outdid himself in this one. I was really pleasantly surprised by the play of rook White, first game back from an injury and he played really well. I do see some of Danny on him, he's got good hands for blocks and steals, very good.
this is what Pop did:
Don't forget his 17, 11, 5, 3 and 1.
75% coaching, 25% player execution.
That was huge, but there were a few others.That no call on Forbes drive.
That’s true. Just that Pistons are a mystery team with nothing to lose, although they’ve fallen back to earth as of late. OKC being a bad matchup for the Spurs seems to be a thing of the past, even if OKC figures it out. They match up horribly with the Spurs now.
Paul George is no KD and Ibaka >> Melo in the OKC system.
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