Is there any other team that just gives a game up?

[SpursFan0728]

I think pop is trying to find the "Dark horse" for next game.

[EVAY]

I think that you will get all kinds of grief for having the guts to start this thread...but it is true. Did you see the 1,000 yard stare on Tony's face in the second quarter while he was on the bench? Pop pulled Tim after he had only played about 4 minutes in the 2nd quarter. That's when I believed that Pop had thrown in the towel.

This is on Pop, I think. He did not have his team mentally ready for the first game, and he did not have them ready mentally for this game, and he should be embarrassed. I know I am. And befrore somebody tells me that the players have to be ready, I agree that they should be...but since we all know that this team has this tendency, isn't it the coaches job to lead when the players don't?

And this nonsense about "if you can't get back in, then "save Tim and Tony for the next game"...They just had three days off!!! We have been "saving" Tim all season!!! Remember when we "threw" the game in Denver because we were "saving" everybody! The guys with the talent ought to have to eat the loss along with the shmucks who just get ground up and spit out like they don't count. Make them all stay out there and get themselves embarassed enough to not let it happen again.

[poop]

this is what happens when we start a starting lineup with only one defender on it

[HarlemHeat37]

I criticize Pop all the time, but that's bull ..the coaching staff doesn't have the responsibility to get the players prepared on this type of team..most of these guys have been in big playoff games, and most of them have won les..

Pop can't control Duncan missing everything, Parker missing everything, Gooden missing everything, and shooters missing everything..he even put Hill in the game, and he's played horribly..

[Josepatches_]

Pop made the right call to let this game go a few minutes ago. This game is over, and no sense tiring your guys out when Saturday is a must-win.

Rest is very important for us but they had 3 days.TD played 15 minutes!! Maybe it could be even worse for him.Rithym is important and only 15 minutes in 6 days even could be negative for him.

I'm not sure.Could it be really worse to fight a few more even if you know the game could be over? It's not like regular season.We don't have a lot of games in the playoffs.To Win or go home.

And I'm not sure it's really good to end the game down by 30 when it's a playoff game.It's only 1 loss but mentally it can be a problem for the team

Tonight starters sucked.They played awful after the half.Same they did in the first half.We had a big problem with their D.I would still try to find the way to break their defense because we could have the same problem in game 4.

[Death In June]

It's time to tell Bonner to off. Start Bowen, assign him to Barea. Start Gooden, and keep Mason in and hope for the best.

[FaithInOne]

Pop throws in the towel at record speed these last couple years.

[Trimble87]

i criticize pop all the time, but that's bull ..the coaching staff doesn't have the responsibility to get the players prepared on this type of team..most of these guys have been in big playoff games, and most of them have won les..

Pop can't control duncan missing everything, parker missing everything, gooden missing everything, and shooters missing everything..he even put hill in the game, and he's played horribly..

+1

[fusionjazzman72]

I've seen Pop do this so many times and it is annoying as not to mention cowardly and weak.

I was wondering if you guys have ever seen any other team just give up a game in the FIRST HALF when losing by less than 20 points?

Yes the the 2009 San Antonio Spurs

[ElNono]

Pop was just trying something different since the regular rotation guys could not buy a bucket. We just shoot horribly tonight. Bad timing for it to happen, but what's done is done. Move on, and let's see how we do Saturday.