Pop appreciation thread

[Dre_7]

THE HATERS. Bow down to the GOAT coach

[Brazil]

Yeah props to Derrick White for saving Pop and this show season.

yeah props to Pop and FO for drafting him, coaching him and giving a chance to him..

smh

[ZeusWillJudge]

But he's still being paid. Well done Pop or should I say well done Pau!

Making the playoffs is exactly what you'd expect from a mediocre team. The concern is what has he left Becky in the wake of his retirement?

I just threw up in my mouth a little.

[GAustex]

I just threw up in my mouth a little.

If Becky gets the gig it’s political
There a many and many out there more qualified
But they ain’t Becky

[SASdynasty!]

One practice half-season (still did better than Bob Hill)
22 playoffs in a row (all-time record)
5 championships
.684 regular season
.604 playoffs
1235 wins (3rd all time...most with one team)
167 playoff wins (3rd all time...4 away from passing Pat Riley)

[wildbill2u]

Some posters said we had to concentrate on Pop's job as coach in specific situations or games. I disagree. You have to look at this team with the roster at the start of the season, injuries to two good prospects and a few important rotation players, the Kwahi letdown, integration of some new players, etc. etc. Most of us still don't think the team is in a place where we can really compete for a championship, and some wanted us to tank. But look where we are now.

It's said that a great sculptor once said that his method was to see the finished object in the block of rock and then chip away all the extraneous bits In a way, Pop has been doing this all season, chipping away at the extraneous bits with the purpose of bringing the best possible team out of the dreck. It's even possible that this team may make the playoffs after winding up with a team that can even beat the best in the East on occasion. Show me another coach who could have dealt with all the problems of an unsettled, undermanned, and under-skilled roster at the beginning of the season and still has managed to put a decent and entertaining team on the floor. I can't think of a coach who has come close to the work of Pop this season in 43 years of being a Spurs fan. And no other coach in the NBA since the Fifties come to mind either.

I think we are in a good place with the on the fly remake of the team. Even with major injuries to Murray & Walker and some down time from Gay and White, it is now possible to see the eventual shape of the finished vision of the team coming into focus. White now owns the PG starting job. Murray and Walker will have to fight it out for the SG spot with DDR. Good luck with that guys. Maybe one of the loser could wind up playing a small SF spot if they want to crack the starting lineup of Poertl, LMA, DDR, Gay and White. Look at how far we have come this year.

Anyone who thinks the FO and Pop aren't on the top of their game with managing the roster and drafting unknowns who have been overlooked by other teams is crazy. And if Pop's coaching decisions in specific games or situations are questioned by TV coaches, chalk it up to an occasional slip of the chisel on that unformed piece of rock.

[wildbill2u]

In the past Pop and the FO have rewarded some of the best players on the Austin team by bringing them in for 10 days so they can show what they have learned in Austin and their personal skills. Not to mention they can someday tell their grandchildren they once played for the mighty Spurs of the NBA.

This is going to be a close race down to the wire for a playoff berth and a seed in the playoffs. I wonder if they will continue this nice tradition if some of the Austin club deserve a little boost for their hard work.

[Brazil]

pop haters

[spursistan]

Doc Rivers with gimpy Danilo Gallinari and bunch of Clippers spare parts is going to end up with better record than us and you have Pop fluffers talking up his coaching job this year as if it was a big achievement ..

[ElNono]

Pop fluffers