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Message to Pop: SMALL. BALL. DOES. NOT. WORK. PERIOD!!
Up until the fourth, this was a winnable game.
Message to Pop: SMALL. BALL. DOES. NOT. WORK. PERIOD!!
It depends on who the Spurs draw in each round. It also depends on their outside shooting. Their points differential this year has not been that of a championship squad. I'm not seeing a champion-like confidence yet with this year's Spurs. There is still time to come together and pull a "1969 Celtics" finish or a 1995 Houston "Heart of a Champion" flourish.
I like Boston in the East and pick-em in the West with Boston winning it all, if forced to choose right now.
Good point. If Manu plays better the team benefits. I don't know what's up with him, but his disappearing act is a big reason for our offensive dip averaging 70. We've been missing his usual 15 + points.
I don't know what it is, if it's related to him hurting his ankle, or he's just being soft, but he was better off not playing the last three games and recovering.
He needs to be in top form for us to have a chance this year.
They could have been up 12-15 going into the fourth, and D'Antoni would have tried to run-and-gun his way back into the game instead of going into Shaq. Pop's always had this thing about trying to match up to the other team instead of making them match up to him.Up until the fourth, this was a winnable game.
It kills me to see Pop put Tony on the floor alone to create with the bench players, and that's basically when this team surrendered the game. They've gotta win-out the remainder of their games, or face the possiblity of not having home-court at all this post-season.
These blow-out losses, now 4 against quality opponents, sure don't help my confidence either.
I was thinking about those '69 Celtics for most of a year hoping the history can repeat, hoping...
What was worse than taking Tim out at that point of the game was having the training staff also surgically remove Duncan's balls while he was out.
As I said, taking Duncan out didn't help but the problems run deeper than that. The Spurs' 4th quarter scoring the past three games has been a paltry 9, 11, and 11.
Small ball + JV
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No, it was the WTF move OF THE YEAR!!!!!
That and benching Manu at the same time AFTER HE HAD JUST HIT TWO STRAIGHT DRIVES.
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Sadly, I concur.
Exactly!
Was this Pop's worst coaching move of the year? Aside from continuing to juggle the rotation too long (which resulted in that 6/7 losing streak), I'd say yes.
+ you just can't take Manu too long. He might not score early but Manu always make good plays in the end, he'll find ways, and you just don't know what he can do to win the game.
This loss is on Pop....it reminds be of the pop of the 2000-2002 seasons where robinson or kerr would score 10 in a row then pop would take them out. Brilliant...I mean I if can see this from the stands....
Pop has been doing alot of questionable moves. I don't know if its because hes holding back for the playoffs or not.
CIA Pop. Wants to face Houston in the first round.
Pop needs to take some of the blame for the offensive inep ude on display. The reason we managed to put up 45 in the first half is because Parker and Duncan were scoring on iso plays. There was no productive ball movement; some of the passing was really pointless. So D'Antoni goes to the zone taking away the iso threats of Tony and Tim. And then the lack of fluency in the offense begins to stick out like a sore thumb; people are standing around and playing hot potato with the rock.
That isn't the only sign of the insipid offense. When Boris Diaw fronts Duncan, no one on the perimeter has the confidence or skill to throw a lob over the defense. When Manu drives the lane, all the defense needs to do is surround him because the wild pass leading to a turnover is coming next.
Basically the offense has become predictable. And today the formula to beat the Spurs was nicely unraveled by one of the worst defensive coaches in the league. Play zone. Crowd the paint to stop Tony's drive. Put a bigger man on Tim or front him. Rotate from the weak side on the Ginobili drive and expect the horrible kick-out pass. When we saw the zone for the first time, it was obvious that we were unprepared and caught off-guard. And Pop had no adjustments in his bag of tricks to counter it.
How long did Manu play in the fourth quarter? Seems like he was out there for only a 1 minute or 2.
correct me if I'm wrong:
53-25 tie between the Spurs/Lakers/ Houston
53-26 Suns
52-26 Utah
one loss more we will be on the other side of the bracket-t road games in the playoffs
Because they were getting blown out.
CIA pop is complete BS. Its basically a way that pop's fanboys can explain his re ed moves. A bad subs ution is a bad subs ution.
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