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Now that's comedy folks.
They just needed the tix and beer cash for 2 extra home games and some free scrimmage services from the Sonics.
Now that's comedy folks.
What I thought were key quotes from Pop:
(It was) not (lack of) effort, (it was lack of) aggressiveness
Making shots honestly doesn't bother me. Playing smart is what's important
(paraphrased) - there's nothing I can do as a coach to add a sense of urgency to the start of games. These guys are pros and they have to do it themselves.
as far as being physical, I think we've been a little lax in that area
when Duncan's defense, especially help defense was questioned:
(paraphrasing) It's not just up to Tim, everybody's responsible.
they packed it in pretty good and I thought we tried to force the issue too many times instead of ball movement and people movement
we need to concentrate on who we are and what we do, and what we did to win 59 games. You stick with that.
we just sort of drifted through the motionsa lot of what they did came after the initial pick n roll in the middlea lot of Tony's points come off transition, and you don't get transition points if you don't get stops.
it's important to play with the same ferocity as they're playing with
now saying this, and doing it tonight and game 6 are two different things.they packed it in pretty good and I thought we tried to force the issue too many times instead of ball movement and people movement
true.
Props to Pop for going on air and answering questions live after losing 2 games in a row. My favorite moment: the guy who just went off saying we need to get in their face and retaliate, and "vaporize" the Sonics. Please, Pop, I implore you.
Pop's response was like "thanks for the comments."
TPark, they have done that all year, it is not rocket science to the Spurs...they just got lazy on Sunday and forgot what got them where they are in the first place. They are not the Suns, they are the Spurs, they win with defense, playing inside out, passing the ball around the horn til there is an open man, and running at every opportunity.
This will be back tonight, I give you my best Rasheed Wallace guarantee.
I hope you are right. But, how on earth do you allow yourself or your team to get lazy in the 4th game of the second round of the playoffs when you have a chance to win and close them out tonight? Until this team figures out how that happens it will continue to happen. Maybe they can regroup and pull this series out, maybe, but lapses like that do not bode well for a championship. How could Seattle want it more than the Spurs? Why do the Spurs have players who concede baskets? Rasho does, Tim does, Horry does, why? It is very frustrating to watch. I can take losing, but I cannot take watching a guy shoot a lay-up over a Spur who has his hands upright and his feet planted ON THE GROUND. Jim, please be right!!
Not lazy as in not hustling so much, but lazy in thier offense. Not making the extra pass, trying to make a pass somewhere, when they don't have to, things like that.
Spurs played badly in Game 4, for whatever reason.
Thing is, this is not new. I don't know why fans expect the Spurs to be a Killer force - I know, I know, I want them to be that way to, but forever reason, they aren't.
But, we won 2003 playing this way, so it can happen again, right?
On second thought, that. Spurs, pick yourself up and win big tonight. I want you to sweep the next 6 games, OK?!?
I understood what you meant..lazy in execution, i.e. sharp cuts, good screens, quick movement defending pick and rolls, rushed and questionable passes, not strong with the ball...all signs of taking the easy way out. Just don't get it.
I could happen again that way, but wouldn't want to count on closing out series's on other teams court again, having someone get hot from 3 again to win games. Much rather they just come out and bust their ass and play like they can.
it happens all the time in a 7 game series
But can they reverse that and play Spurs' bball before Seattle gets any more confidence?
"how on earth do you allow yourself or your team to get lazy in the 4th game of the second round of the playoffs"
It's called a mystery, as in:
"how do the Spurs destroy the Raptors for 3 quarters, up 20 pts, and then get blown out of the arena in 4th qtr?"
"how do the Spurs screw up the 2nd qtr, 12 - 29 pts, @SBC!!! vs Sonics in a statement/payback game?"
But asking such questions get you trashed for being negative, for being a er, etc.
That the Spurs simply are wildly consistent is just a fact of life, but why is a mystery.
Like Sunday night @SEA, you just never know which Spurs are going to show up, the Champions or the Chumps.
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This will be back tonight, I give you my best Rasheed Wallace guarantee.
I hope your guarantee works better than last year's!!!
I'm not too concerned though, they will win.
Im not believeing.
But it wouldnt hurt to be wrong for once.
For once???????
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