Blaming Pop Makes No Sense

[ErnestLynch]

You foul you win that game.

[TD 21]

B) Benching Parker late is something I disagreed with in real time, especially since the Spurs weren't calling timeouts to put him back in. However, after the game Parker said he was cramping up. If TP can't go, then yeah you have to take him out. Not much to complain about there.

I don't care what type of shape he's in, at the very least Parker should have been in as a decoy. Anything other than a turnover machine going the length of the court at top speed into traffic.

D) It's easy to say TD should have been force fed more in the second half. But this season, we've seen a lot of examples of 37-year-old Duncan only having the wherewithal to play great for half the game. This is far from the first time that has happened. It's possible he could have done more in the second half with more touches -- but far from assured. A more likely scenario is his historic first half used up everything he had to give -- on the offensive end especially.

So predetermining what was going to happen instead of finding out for sure made sense? Clearly, that pace was unsustainable, but he has such an advantage over Bosh and Andersen and was so determined to get it done that he'd have probably willed himself to something in the high 30's.

[UZER]

Another head scratcher is on the final play for Danny, he has splitter setting the back screen 25 feet from the basket to which bosh sagged completely off of splitter,as he is no threat from downtown, and was so far away he was able to recover and get out on Danny Green (even as a 7' mind you), and block the shot.

So
1. Why did Pop set the back screen with Splitter which allowed the big to not have to come out and was there fore able to challenge green?

2. Everyone with everyone saying a big (ie Duncan) being in when only a 3 pt shot is needed is no smart because he can't get out and cover the three, what about bosh (a big) getting out on Danny and blocking his shot?

[UZER]

Double post

[ChumpDumper]

I don't think that play went as planned tbh.

[maverick1948]

I agree with Timvp. Not a problem. Someone left Allen to go for the rebound. Should have stayed home and little the ball bounce as it may. A 2 would have done them no good and 5.9 seconds can be an eternity or a snap of the fingers. Bosh can shoot the 3 but was there for rebounding purposes. We had exactly what we wanted and blow the play. We should be preparing for a HUGE Saturday night celebration. Ok we will go ahead and prepare the ATT Center for the celebration. Go Spurs Go

[Fabbs]

Originally Posted by CoachRumpHumper

If you're that emo, it might not be a bad an idea.

If you're that blasé you might want to log off....

and start baking cookies for his PollyAnna Popper party tonight.

[ChumpDumper]

and start baking cookies for his PollyAnna Popper party tonight.

What do you cook to cope?

Or do you just sit in the dark, sobbing and mumbling nicknames to yourself?

[m33p0]

i blame the yellow rope, tbh.

[SA210]

Originally Posted by CoachRumpHumper



and start baking cookies for his PollyAnna Popper party tonight.

impossible, she could never log off, it would hurt her post count

[therealtruth]

I agree with Timvp. Not a problem. Someone left Allen to go for the rebound. Should have stayed home and little the ball bounce as it may. A 2 would have done them no good and 5.9 seconds can be an eternity or a snap of the fingers. Bosh can shoot the 3 but was there for rebounding purposes. We had exactly what we wanted and blow the play. We should be preparing for a HUGE Saturday night celebration. Ok we will go ahead and prepare the ATT Center for the celebration. Go Spurs Go

I don't understand why NBA players don't learn how to box out. Instead they always jump for the rebound. Boxing out is done on the ground.

[Obstructed_View]

Duncan 2nd team all defense and 14 all defense selections was benched with 28 seconds left for defense and it probably cost them a championship..

That is enough to make you want to leap off a ing building..

This.
The greatest defender of his generation, having one of the best seasons of his career, and his best game of the season, benched.

[GSH]

Just to be sure - you're calling it a group loss, but you're not totally exonerating Pop... right? He was a part of the group collapse? I don't think you can lay the whole thing on him, but I don't think you can leave him out of the mix. He over-thought at the end, and in real time or in retrospect, he could have handled thing a little better. His personnel decisions could have worked out, sure. But that doesn't mean they couldn't have been better.

If nothing else, he should have made it clear to everyone that they could give up a 2-pointer on either of those possessions, without fear. They should have known to stick to the perimeter players, no matter what. They could have conceded offensive rebounds to the Heat, as long as they stayed glued to the perimeter shooters - to the point of denying the pass to them. The Spurs had 3 players chasing down that first offensive board. There shouldn't have been any doubt in their minds that was the wrong play. The only way they could have lost at that point was to give up two 3-pointers. There's no way three players should have been in or near the paint, on that end of the floor. That wasn't just on the players - it's what Pop should have stressed in the time out.

[GSH]

+1

When you're only worried about a 3-pointer, letting a guy get a rebound in 2 point territory is an ideal situation. You foul your ass off - immediately. Anything else is stupid. That was stupid.

[HemisfairArena]

Blaming Pop makes no sense? Yeah...and blaming the sun for sunburn makes no sense either.

[SA210]

Bump

[Borosai]

Pop deserves plenty of blame.

[ChumpDumper]

Glorious coping.

[SA210]

Pop deserves plenty of blame.