Is this Pop's last season?........

[sexinthatsx]

Some of you guys don't realize that the coaches help the most in post time out situations. And honestly, I haven't seen a coach to date that has hit as many successful post time out plays than the ones pop sets up. Remember that 3 Tim duncan hit against the suns in the playoffs? That play was set up by pop. You guys can criticize pop all you want, but in the end he's there to make sure that games will be closed out and game winners are made. And he has done JUST that. I can't believe that one re was pretty much implying that Avery Johnson outcoached Pop... what a ing dumbass

[dbreiden83080]

Duncan and Pop have a special relationship. We'll never know if Duncan would have been what he is under a different coach. We do know what he's done under Pop.

Duncan landed in a great situation in SA, learning under D-Rob and Pop and has had a great team around him to win les. But he was going to be a HOF legendary player nomatter where he landed in the NBA. Pop probably won't ever coach anywhere else so he'll always take some flack for riding the great HOF big man to 4 les or more but not doing it anywhere else.

[duncan228]

But he was going to be a HOF legendary player nomatter where he landed in the NBA.

You know I agree with you.

[biba]

"The best coach in the league (and its not even close) is Gregg Popovich"


see thread: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98830


Opinion of a professional gambler who sees 1000 games a year.

- part of the interview is about Tim Donaghy scandal and part is about his gambling life -


Haralabos Voulgaris, a Professional Gambler's Take on the Tim Donaghy Scandal

June 11, 2008 2:10 PM

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/...y-Scandal.html



"The flip side of that are the teams/players who do a great job of garnering extra possessions, my numbers tell me the Hornets and the Spurs do this best.

The best coach in the league (and its not even close) is Gregg Popovich.
He is without peer in terms of how well he manages a game, as well as prepares his team. It's really not even close, he is just that much better than every other coach in the league. If you are ever unsure of what the correct strategy is in a certain situation, look to the Spurs. If they are doing it, it's probably the right strategy.

There are a lot of coaches who do a poor job with what I call the mathematics of the game, but to be fair, maybe they are better at other aspects of their job like motivation or player development.

However, I have a hard time believing that Doc Rivers could ever make up for his in-game strategy with his ability to motivate or develop players. I would like to have seen how the Celtics would have fared this year if they didn't hire Tom Thibodeau to install a great defensive system. If Popovich is the guy you lean to if you are unsure of what to do, Rivers is certainly the guy you look to if you want to know what NOT to do."

[ambchang]

"The best coach in the league (and its not even close) is Gregg Popovich"


see thread: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98830


Opinion of a professional gambler who sees 1000 games a year.

- part of the interview is about Tim Donaghy scandal and part is about his gambling life -


Haralabos Voulgaris, a Professional Gambler's Take on the Tim Donaghy Scandal

June 11, 2008 2:10 PM

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/...y-Scandal.html



"The flip side of that are the teams/players who do a great job of garnering extra possessions, my numbers tell me the Hornets and the Spurs do this best.

The best coach in the league (and its not even close) is Gregg Popovich.
He is without peer in terms of how well he manages a game, as well as prepares his team. It's really not even close, he is just that much better than every other coach in the league. If you are ever unsure of what the correct strategy is in a certain situation, look to the Spurs. If they are doing it, it's probably the right strategy.

There are a lot of coaches who do a poor job with what I call the mathematics of the game, but to be fair, maybe they are better at other aspects of their job like motivation or player development.

However, I have a hard time believing that Doc Rivers could ever make up for his in-game strategy with his ability to motivate or develop players. I would like to have seen how the Celtics would have fared this year if they didn't hire Tom Thibodeau to install a great defensive system. If Popovich is the guy you lean to if you are unsure of what to do, Rivers is certainly the guy you look to if you want to know what NOT to do."

But this was from 4 months ago! I want an updated look into this.