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If Paul doesn't want to be on the bench, he won't be. I expect if Mitch brought it up to him he would get stared down until he apologized.
I don't think he's slowing down anyone's development, but if the Spurs want to field the best lineup possible and actually try to make the play in then they better move CP to the bench.
If Paul doesn't want to be on the bench, he won't be. I expect if Mitch brought it up to him he would get stared down until he apologized.
who cares who starts, it's all about rotations, lineups an minutes
ing duh.
Someone mentioned it in the game thread, if part of Spurs agreement with CP3 signing here was a full time starter role all season, they can’t really go back on that because word gets around that they lie to FA’s.
I’m not sure the Spurs promised that as it seems quite desperate if they did, but who knows.
I doubt it was a promise but I’m sure everyone knew he signed here because he would be the starter. However things unexpectedly changed this week. I doubt any free agent would hold it against the spurs if cp was moved to the bench bc Fox fell into our laps
Might be best for everyone if they waive him tbh.
It's not healthy for the team to have Paul stating alongside Fox just because he was signed to be a starter. If he isn't fine with being on the bench, he should be waived and sign elsewhere for the rest of the season.
It's also not healthy to have Pop calling a player like Paul after games. He should either be back or not interfere at all with the coaching staff.
Spurs have a lot of other issues but these ones are easily fixable. Spurs need to clean it up.
We all know Mitch wouldn't dare to bench CP3's old ass.
I am also very surprised that how the CP3 managed to stay healthy the whole season thus far
Starting isn't the issue, if it's symbolically important for Paul, it's fine, but he shouldn't play that much and not finish all the time just because he's CP3
Anyways it should be his last season I'd like to hope
Him being promised a starter role shouldn't even be a problem. All you need is to have a real conversation with him that it's better for the team if he comes off the bench cause we are trying to win. Even if Mitch is so keen on him starting, sub him out for Castle after the first 3 minutes and play the proper rotation from then on. The coaching staff obviously doesn't have the guts to do that.
If he did have an agreement to start, that is fine, but surely he now knows the situation has changed. The Spurs have traded for Fox and Castle has shown a lot of potential. If I were the coach, I'd say, we either start Fox or you, and then tell him, at this stage of his career, Fox is the better player. Let's just try it for a few games and see what happens. If CP3 is not down with that, then he's more selfish that I thought. Having said that, I appreciate everything he's done for the team and wouldn't have any problem with him still starting if the Spurs didn't get the Fox trade. I don't know, tough situation. Kind reminds me of Allen Iverson not wanting to play off the bench at the end of his career. AI was one of my favourite players and I felt he could have really helped some teams out if he was willing to take a reserve role and excel in it. I guess it's tough for a former star player to accept that.
The rush to blame for a bad loss is absurd. Paul is a great playmaker and the offense has looked world’s better than last year’s chaos. He established order. He’s also a good off ball shooter. He’s a plus when he plays even if he isn’t the elite defender he used to be, he gets to his spots and has his moments. Youth loses games way more than experience. Castle had a great game, but in crunch time he missed a key free throw and threw a horrible pass to Wemby that resulted in a turnover. I’m not saying bench Castle, but I am saying Paul doesn’t do that stuff in these close games.
I agree with your logic but the reality a bit different, what you call selfish is also seen as uber compe ive. Also Mitch is clearly a fanboy, he not only grew up watching him playing at the same position but he's younger and probably impressible vs Paul.
More than the strategy/rotation etc a manager's job is at least 50% human management, charisma, psychology etc Mitch is way too young as a man and inexperienced as a coach to even be able to have Paul listening to him. Doesn't mean CP3 doesn't respect him but he's probably looking at him the same way we'd be looking at our little brother telling us what to do.
Having a proper coach is paramount of all the issues of this team. It always comes from the top 1st
Not blaming him for the loss at all nor hating on him, he's been a massive addition and wish we had him last season already.
We can't deny the trend tho nor his age and the effect it has on his legs and abilities to move the way he should. It's not gonna get better so why envision a collaboration beyond this season?
A lot depends on Chris and I also think he is smart enough to realize that he's not able to really compete at the end of games on a regular basis anymore. The question becomes is he humble and confident enough in himself to admit it to himself. Do I think he could take a useful bench role here or elsewhere for a year or two in the future? Yes I do. Do I know if he likes the game and being an elder stateman player enough with his financial wherewithal to put up with the travel, the effort and all of that for near min salary? I don't know.
If he wants it and is willing to be a bench guy with the understanding that there are two ball handling guards ahead of him on the roster and that he's there for spot minutes, coaching and practice then sure keep him if not then you hold CP3 career montage at a home game near the end of the season in all the different uniforms he's worn through-out his career.
It's a business with adults and Paul is as aware of that as anyone. You manage ego's and legacies you also might offer him a SJax are you able to stay in front of Castle and Fox moment.
I'm not even sure it's a matter of being humble or not, these guys are compe ive animals that lived being "the guy" for decades. It reminds me TP who chose to leave to start for a ty CHA team rather than being the back-up of DJ but finish hiw career with the same franchise.
Cp didn't come to SA to iive the "Wemby experience" or "get to be coached by the goat" blabla, he came bc it's the only team that offered him a starting position or even a big role. There isn't one team in the league that could have used him like the Spurs bc of the insane lack of vets Wemby had to deal with and the ridiculously low IQ of this singular roster.
As u said it's a business and sometimes you have to take cold-hearted decisions like with TP in the past, CP doesn't even have that history to get even more privileges that TP ever had.
Some guys have the ability and self realization to know they aren't physically where they were before. Some compe ive people are SJax some are Kevin Willis. Paul isn't going to be taking any records from Willis but he also can if he chooses be an elder statesman and playing coach. Honestly I thought that might be what Pop was thinking at the start of the year when CP3 was signed and be going aiming at that going forward.
I do think he needs to move to the bench but, let’s take a minute to appreciate the fact that for the first time in god knows how many years, we have this problem. The last time I remember it was with SJax round 2 and Kawhi.
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