Do you think Pop will get fired?

[DMC]

"President of All Things Spurs" or whatever Lord Pops le is.

Thanks for the laugh.

You think there's some hidden talent on the market that Pop can magically acquire? I don't give a if he's POTUS, you cannot create talent.

[DMC]

Pop is the only one who had choices in the matter. And he chose to go with antiquated square pegs for modern round holes. It kind of boils down to how you view LMA and DeMar. You think they are keepers; I think the team has to move on from them in order to compete in the modern NBA.

The alternative is pure speculative horse . There's always the ing about who we have but never the alternative that makes any sense, since most of it is just hand wavium magic without thought to what's available that wants to be in San Antonio. Face it, you're in ing San Antonio, and though I love the city most people don't want to live there if they have the option of other places. It's not the best franchise in the world for endorsements, and Pop garners most of the credit for successes.

I don't think LMA or DDR are keepers. They are rentals at best. DDR is likely going to bolt ASAP. This isn't new though and didn't change because Kawhi left. Kawhi and LMA weren't going to the Finals together and DDR is an anomaly like Cousins in New Orleans.

[MultiTroll]

You think there's some hidden talent on the market that Pop can magically acquire? I don't give a if he's POTUS, you cannot create talent.

"hidden talent"?

He signed Patty at 12:01 am with no other bidders.
Gasols loyalty contract for all the Spurs Championships he's contributed to.

yes there was and has been talent to be had instead of draining the future away with these putrid signings.

[BackHome]

I think Pop is going to retire after this season he just doesn’t have the love for the game anymore. Every Spur fan new this day was coming I am shocked of all the crying and ing on us tanking some spoiled little es in the forum. We tanking and that is OK this team needs a major overhaul only maybe 3 players are legit NBA starters the rest are G League at best. It’s time we re load get by hitting the lottery drafting in the top 8 and trading or letting ty old/undersized players.

[DAF86]

I think Pop is going to retire after this season he just doesn’t have the love for the game anymore. Every Spur fan new this day was coming I am shocked of all the crying and ing on us tanking some spoiled little es in the forum. We tanking and that is OK this team needs a major overhaul only maybe 3 players are legit NBA starters the rest are G League at best. It’s time we re load get by hitting the lottery drafting in the top 8 and trading or letting ty old/undersized players.

Do you have problems keeping up? Nobody is ing because we are tanking. Folks are " ing" exactly because they want to tank but PATFO won't do it.

[DPG21920]

I disagree. His starting PG is out for the season. His superstar player is brand new to the team. LMA's 1st season was difficult and he wanted to quit but he didn't. He lost his entire starting backcourt including his two best defenders (two of the best defenders in the league). Those were replaced with people who cannot defend for . If anything Pop is trying too hard to force a square peg into a round hole. This team is not designed for today's NBA, however he didn't have a lot of choice in the matter. The big 3 are gone, Kawhi is gone, Danny is gone, Fathead is gone.

Kawhi
Manu
Tony
Danny
Kyle
Murray

That's a huge hit. Manu was much more important off the bench than his points production indicated.

LMA
DeRozan
Rudy Gay

Who else on the team is worth a damn? Certainly not Patty Mills or Marco.

Somehow this falls on Pop and a new coach would right this? No.

A few things. We keep acting like Spurs just ended up with these guys like Pop had no decision or say in whom they traded for or signed. Or who they let walk (Kyle). He did. So some of that is on him.

Beyond that, even though I agree Pop/FO was put in a tough spot, he is not coaching well with what he does have. Would it mean a lot more wins? Probably not, but it would probably result in a few and it would definitely be a lot less embarrassing(in before “a loss is a loss”. no. It’s not. This is embarrassing)

[Keepin' it real]

If the Spurs lose by 30+ again tonight, I wonder if Pop will submit his immediate resignation???

[sasaint]

If the Spurs lose by 30+ again tonight, I wonder if Pop will submit his immediate resignation???

So, are the players tanking to get rid of Pop?

[DMC]

You got LMA, Demar and others that don't have the same fire to win that Manu had or that Tim had. These guys don't mind losing especially if they have that thousand yard stare... looking for their next landing spot.

[sasaint]

I think Pop is going to retire after this season he just doesn’t have the love for the game anymore. Every Spur fan new this day was coming I am shocked of all the crying and ing on us tanking some spoiled little es in the forum. We tanking and that is OK this team needs a major overhaul only maybe 3 players are legit NBA starters the rest are G League at best. It’s time we re load get by hitting the lottery drafting in the top 8 and trading or letting ty old/undersized players.

With any luck, he won't wait until the season's end. I am scared that gives him time to make more moves to kill this team.

[dbreiden83080]

You asked this:



I told you Pop did. Don't shoot the messenger, tbh.

He is the HC what is he supposed to say? "We are going to suck ass all year long" That's motivating..

[Vito Corleone]

No way...There's no John Gotti in this Spurs mafia,

You shut your mouth.

[tbdog]

Pop walks before getting fired. He won't lose the team. We are an injured team made prior to the blockbuster trade.

[DAF86]

He is the HC what is he supposed to say? "We are going to suck ass all year long" That's motivating..

Hhahaha, dude stop, seriously, you're a making a fool out of yourself. Do you think Pop made the moves he made to suck? No, he made them because he thought they were the moves that would help improve the roster the most.

He honestly thought this team was better than last year just for the fact of adding DeMar, ignoring the fact that he had no defensive talent. He underrated the importance of defensive talent, and overrated his sytem. He ed up big time. It's OK, he did a great job for a long time, he earned the right to up without getting canned.

[MultiTroll]

We all know he's not getting fired by this ownership.

Q. is will he voluntarily walk at the end of this year?

I say no. He stays thru this contract and joins his beloved Golden State gots for what he envisions as Olympic glory and accolades.

OTOH if this stays ugly like only better then the tanking Suns ugly...…
Maybe then the stubburn old phuck will consider.

In fairness to CIA Popped, if Murray and Gasol were healthy it would help. Murray a lot, GaPaycheck a little.

[dbreiden83080]

Hhahaha, dude stop, seriously, you're a making a fool out of yourself. Do you think Pop made the moves he made to suck?

lol No, he made them because he thought they were the moves that would help improve the roster the most.

He honestly thought this team was better than last year just for the fact of adding DeMar, ignoring the fact that he had no defensive talent. He underrated the importance of defensive talent, and overrated his sytem. He ed up big time. It's OK, he did a great job for a long time, he earned the right to up without getting canned.

Right off the bat Pop has made his bones on being a defensive minded coach, so for you to say he ignored the defense makes you sound like you are trolling.. The game is very offensive minded today, but Pop raved about Leonard's D night and day. I don't think Pop ever told Timmy, to stop protecting the rim, and just go get us 30.. He made the moves he made to try and stay compe ive. Making the best out of a very bad situation. But No chance he honestly thought they would be better, or contenders at all. Pop has been around forever, and is one of the top minds in the game. He knows how great Leonard was prior to Leonard becoming a baby about all things Pop and Spurs. He also knew full well how limited a player Demar Derozan was. He can put the ball in the basket, and that is about it. What happened this off-season would be the equivalent of Spurs losing Tim Duncan in 2002 and they replace him with Jermaine O'Neal. Jermaine's numbers look good, we should still be pretty good right? Sure O'Neal is a pretty good player, but this is Tim Duncan we lost.. Leonard is public enemy number 1 in SA but he is special. Our legs were caught off in terms of trade value. The guy refused to play last year.. most of you were here last year, saying even with a healthy Leonard Spurs were not contenders. Now has this worked out worse than Pop thought? Absolutely. But he knew what Leonard was. And what Demar Derozan is..

[DAF86]

Right off the bat Pop has made his bones on being a defensive minded coach, so for you to say he ignored the defense makes you sound like you are trolling.. The game is very offensive minded today, but Pop raved about Leonard's D night and day. I don't think Pop ever told Timmy, to stop protecting the rim, and just go get us 30.. He made the moves he made to try and stay compe ive. Making the best out of a very bad situation. But No chance he honestly thought they would be better, or contenders at all. Pop has been around forever, and is one of the top minds in the game. He knows how great Leonard was prior to Leonard becoming a baby about all things Pop and Spurs. He also knew full well how limited a player Demar Derozan was. He can put the ball in the basket, and that is about it. What happened this off-season would be the equivalent of Spurs losing Tim Duncan in 2002 and they replace him with Jermaine O'Neal. Jermaine's numbers look good, we should still be pretty good right? Sure O'Neal is a pretty good player, but this is Tim Duncan we lost.. Leonard is public enemy number 1 in SA but he is special. Our legs were caught off in terms of trade value. The guy refused to play last year.. most of you were here last year, saying even with a healthy Leonard Spurs were not contenders. Now has this worked out worse than Pop thought? Absolutely. But he knew what Leonard was. And what Demar Derozan is..

I don't care for the spinning you are trying to do here. Pop literally said "we'll do it again this season. This time with more talent than what we had last year". He was clearly not expecting to be a lottery team. You also weren't expecting the Spurs to be a lottery team from the fact that you predicted this team to win 55 game.

So stop the bull and just admit that you were talking out of your ass on this thread when you said no one expected the Spurs to be good.

[UncleDennis]

You shut your mouth.

come on, all you Corleones are murderers anyway