I'm going to call out Pop again.

[ChumpDumper]

I thought our D was pretty good save the three pointers.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

It was the same play over and over again: 4 down and wait for the double to swing it to Bruce. Bruce had a great night, but he's going to make far more 3s off of Tony's penetration because he can setup in the corner that way.

Also, we were lucky to be so close after the lineup he trotted out to start the fourth with again. If not for a lucky bounce to Beno for a layup and a shot clock beating 3 by Horry, they would have been down by double digits with 10 to go.

You're an asshole. How many NBA championship teams have you coached for? Show me some credentials or shut the up. All you ever do is about 4down. Pop knows what he's doing, nevermind the losing streak. Small ball wins championships.

I think that about covers the common responses

Seriously though, that fourth quarter lineup is total . At least one of Tony, Tim, or Manu needs to be on the floor at all times.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Ok, in the playoffs last season, especially against the Mavs, our biggest problem was rebounding. I still don't get why we didn't get anyone who could rebound. Gee Pop, our rebounding still blows!

I've been watching mavericks games here and there. Know your enemy. They not only dominate spurs at offensive rebounds, they're doing that to alot of teams. Does not look good if we end up playing them again.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I've been watching mavericks games here and there. Know your enemy. They not only dominate spurs at offensive rebounds, they're doing that to alot of teams. Does not look good if we end up playing them again.

Of course, Elson doesn't even get the run to do some damage...

[MannyIsGod]

I understand Manu is out, and he'd probably be in there with that lineup if he wasn't, but ing ADAPT. You can afford to change things up a bit so that you give yourself a better shot to win these games.

[T Park]

holding a team 21 points under what they average and low 40s is good D.

[ChumpDumper]

I thought the Jazz pulled away after the ty lineup went out. It was flukey but that's all I remember. I guess in game rest doesn't help our guys.

[MannyIsGod]

Elson got some run tonight, and he was good but inconsistent. He would get a few rebounds in a row, then he'd give up a few. I know that one person can't do it all, and I much prefer his "activeness" to Horry's lethargy, but he didn't really tear it up tonight either.

And Oberto has been MIA the past 2 games. I really hope his early season play doesn't turn out to be fool's gold.

[T Park]

but ing ADAPT. You can afford to change things up a bit so that you give yourself a better shot to win these games

adapt to what?

Play Parker 44 minutes a night?

run Eric Williams out there?

Ginobili not being there just makes the team's guards that much worse.

[Kori Ellis]

I thought the Jazz pulled away after the ty lineup went out.

They did. When Duncan came back in, then they pulled away ironically. But I still don't like a lineup of a confused Elson and four smalls.

[MannyIsGod]

I thought the Jazz pulled away after the ty lineup went out. It was flukey but that's all I remember. I guess in game rest doesn't help our guys.

They did, because thats when Boozer came back in. Pop brought Duncan back in at that point and proceeded to try to go through Boozer each and every play. Boozer just flat out owned TD tonight. TD killed every other big they put on him, but when Boozer was on him it was the exact opposite.

[MannyIsGod]

adapt to what?

Play Parker 44 minutes a night?

run Eric Williams out there?

Ginobili not being there just makes the team's guards that much worse.

You find better times to rest Tim and Tony and you keep at least one of them on the court at all times for starters. That doesn't mean you have to play Tony the entire game.

Pop hates to change his rotations. Thats why he won't start Barry and insists on starting Finley. THats why he keeps trotting out these useless lineups at the start of the fourth.

If Horry misses that 3 and if Beno doesn't get that lucky bounce on his near TO, then there are a lot more pissed off Spurs fans about that lineup.

[timvp]

I'm just hoping the Spurs don't play the Jazz in the playoffs. The Spurs have gotten outrebounded by the Mavs like 9 or 10 games in a row. And the Mavs aren't even that good of a rebounding team.

This Jazz team is the best rebounding team of the last four or five years. If they stay healthy, they are going to be impossible to keep off the glass.

Manu is the team's best perimeter rebounder so without him the Spurs were lucky to only get outrebounded by 16 or whatever it ended up as. Oberto's one rebound in 20 minutes was pathetic. Elson is a pretty good rebounder, but he can be pushed off of his position.

Duncan is the Spurs only good rebounder.

Scary.

[MannyIsGod]

Say it:

Reggie Evans

[MannyIsGod]

I didn't really want him, but god damn if I don't wish he was a Spur now.

[ShoogarBear]

I didn't get to see the game, but it looks like Finley gets one of these for the night:

[timvp]

Say it:

Reggie Evans

, at this point I'd settle for Linton Johnson. Getting no rebounding out of your small forward position hurts.

[Budkin]

Hopefully we pick up a couple decent rebounders before the trade deadline. If we could just get boards we'd be good to go.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I think elson can rebound decently

pop just refuses to play him

[MannyIsGod]

I really don't understand why Finley is missing so badly. His shot LOOKS very good. Hopefully he comes out of the slump soon, but he's really really off right now.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

trade beno for evans

[timvp]

Stat of the night:

Carlos Boozer had as many rebounds as the Spurs' starting linuep.

[Que Gee]

Eh, I don't agree this one is on Pop. The Spurs aren't a very good rebounding team. The Jazz are the best in the business.

And going to Tim was the right move. Parker wasn't aggressive at all until after the game was over. No one else was doing anything, so of course you go to Tim downlow. The problem was Tim was going for the foul more than he was trying to just score the ball.

Pop coached a decent game. Getting outrebounded and not being able to knock down open outside shots will lose you more games than not.

He didn't have much of a choice either. Fin, Beno, Horry, a combined 6 for 24...where was he going to go? And why Beno is getting 11 shots a game is beyond me.

[Que Gee]

I understand Manu is out, and he'd probably be in there with that lineup if he wasn't, but ing ADAPT. You can afford to change things up a bit so that you give yourself a better shot to win these games.

AGREED. Its not like Manu has been lighting it up anyway.

[ShoogarBear]

Well, at least Oberto didn't hurt his FG% much. So the guys who said he'd continue to shoot 70% for the year may be right.