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Sadly it's true that it's not the first time
He's so insistent on making sure players take the right shot, make the right pass, do the right defensive rotation, that this team has become more concerned about not making any mistakes than they have about just playing freely.
This has led the team to become timid, uncertain, constantly second guessing themselves. They take an extra split second before deciding to shoot, which gives defenders enough time to close out. They give up open shots and pass the ball to well-defended teammates who then lose the ball to a swarming defense. They don't attack the basket and instead just move the ball over and over and over until time runs out and DeRozan or Aldridge has to settle for a desperation fadeaway.
This team is mentally broken right now, and Pop with his overcoaching is hugely responsible for it. The worst part is, this isn't even the first time it's happened (2016 against OKC comes to mind), yet he never learns his lesson.
Sadly it's true that it's not the first time
He has undercoached this series though.
This loss is entirely mental. The thing that drives me the most crazy is that this isn’t a bad team. I still stand by the fact our Spurs are still the ‘better’ team. But this series is probably over, and every Spur is completely psyched out
What happened during the OKC series?
Spurs missed tons of gimmes tonight, but not sure that would have made enough of a difference. Blew their chance by blowing games 2 and 4.
They should be favored in game 6, but wouldn’t be surprised to see them drop it. Flawed team set up for regular season success. Of Mills, Beli, Forbes and Bertans, I don’t want to see more than two of them back. Gay has been awful this series too but so shallow at the 3.
Does seem that way tonight.
I didn't watch the game tonight, but Pop's been fine in the series other than questionable minute allocation..
The problem is that Pop the president has sabotaged Pop the coach..
No way, our bench sucks and Murray/jokic >>>>>>>>> LMA, DeMar
Insists on taking the right shot and making the correct defensive rotation?
Then why does he love the Midgettes Patty and Bryn?
More like out coached
“But- but- who are we playing in the wcf?”
Disagree, he's not overcoached at all, he's been following a solid gameplan all series long. If anything he's made less rush decisions than he's done in the past, only minor tweaks.
This team had a 7th seed type of year and they're playing like a 7th seed in the playoffs, they've sucked so no surprises.
You don't see the overcoaching in the gameplan. You see it in the players' mentality. It's obvious that he's spent so much time going over their mistakes in film room sessions that they've become more concerned with not making mistakes than about just playing freely.
Pop is guilty of over coaching AND under coaching simultaneously. Oh spurstalk, you never cease to amuse me!
get over yourself
Pop is guilty of over coaching AND under coaching simultaneously. Oh spurstalk, you never cease to amuse me!
Pop made his players play like scared pussies that overthink everything while not adapting his rotations and timeouts to the needs of playoffs basketball. Do you like it redacted like that better?Pop is guilty of over coaching AND under coaching simultaneously. Oh spurstalk, you never cease to amuse me!
It takes time for a team to learn...and we don't have to forget that there are a lot of new faces in this team...somehing unusual for our franchise. White is the first year he really plays. DDR and Poeltl are in the first year and the first is the main weapon, the second then starting center...that said, I agree the level of the talent is not enough there...expecially defensively.
losing this series, he will make up some lame excuse...its just basketball...then why u competing if its just basketball? fck that clown has lost it
That is not the coach's doing but the reflection of true character by a player. I think the coach is just observing who stands up and who does not under pressure. He knows the Spurs have no business in making finals this season, so it is an excellent opportunity to understand who is up for it and who is not. Hopefully they take duly note and manage to make changes in the off season. I think they need a leader. But how do you pull one out? Is not as easy as going to Ebay and buying a pair of socks. I'd say LMA is the first one to go (he has been given enough chances in playoffs). DeRozan has failed too. But it is his first stanza.
Pop has been out coached and RC has been out GM'd. I am now down to keeping only 3 players...Dejounte Murray, Derrick White and Lonnie Walker IV. Trade the other 12 players and get what you can and then hire 12 Little Sisters Of The Poor to fill in the roster and go from there. Can't be any worse than the gutless, heartless and wimpy weenies we have now. And damn't get a new head coach. Time to send Pop to the bench.
News flash..... either your a pussy or not. Mental toughness is not an option.
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