The Ten Commandments of Lord Popovich

[Chieflion]

20. Thou shalt not question the yes men within the coaching staff.

21. Thou shalt agree with the power of the almighty small ball.

[Spurs7794]

Agreed with all the commandments except the last one. Despite Pop's awfulness in the last two years, he was amazing from 1997-2005. Tim woulda won a championship or two without Pop but no way they get all 4 without him.

[Pucho!!!]

2. Thou shalt value Corporate Knowledge (aka I will blindly give playing time to old farts, because they know my "system")

Funny thing is though Hairston and Ian should know our system better than any old player or new member on our team as much as they've spent in the D-League. We need a young coach on our staff to advocate playing young talent. I have yet to see why Mahimni gets 0 playing time. He has shown nothing but potential and at only 22 yrs old, its ridiculous

[Warlord23]

Bump.

Another ho-hum day in Pop-land

[SA210]

After all the wishful thinking about Mahinmi/Hairston getting more PT in the future, I just thought it'd be good for Spurs fans to pause and take a reality check. We're not talking about what's logical and good for the team, we're talking about how the genius mind of Gregg Popovich works.

So, my Spurs brethren, learn and accept Pop's Ten Commandments before speculating on the starting lineup for the next game. When things unfold according to this script, we can sticky this thread for future reference.

Without further ado, Pop's Ten Commandments:

1. Thou shalt Pound The Rock my way, because my "system" alone can succeed (aka I am a one-trick pony that doesn't have a Plan B)

2. Thou shalt value Corporate Knowledge (aka I will blindly give playing time to old farts, because they know my "system")

3. Thou shalt value character more than ability (aka I'd rather play obedient stiffs, even if they can't do on the court)

4. Thou shalt be loyal to your Chosen Ones (aka I love me some Finley and Bogans, so they get playing time no matter how bad they stink)

5. Thou shalt try to turn water into wine (aka I want SFs to convert to PFs, I want Bogans to become a shooter, I want Bonner to turn into a legit starter)

6. Thou shalt expect Smallball at any given time (aka I want an Horry-type player at PF, even if he's 7 inches too short for the job)

7. Thou shalt not tolerate rookie mistakes (aka I'd rather see my vets get punked like it's Space Jam)

8. Thou shalt not miss a defensive rotation (aka I'd rather see an unathletic team rotate, just in time to get scored on)

9. Thou shalt stick to the script in press conferences (aka no tough questions on my lineups/decisions)

10. Thou shalt respect my 4 rings (aka I coattailed Duncan to 4 les, so I know best)