Popdamnit! 6 players over 6'9" and Fin and RJeff are alternating as our PF

[TDMVPDPOY]

its been what? 3 seasons trying to figure out small ball into our system, IT DOESNT FKN WORK...

go back to the big frontline damn it and lock down defense...

should stop adjusting to other teams when they should be adjusting to us who should be controlling the game

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

For the Popapologists... I'm not saying we should never play small ball. But you don't counter a Blazers front line of Oden, Aldridge, and Outlaw with small ball.

It's f'in stupid, and why we were behind by 15 all night long until the fourth.

Damnit, why the do we get to watch Tony go down but superscrub Michael Finley remains vertical? I remember when the resident homers said with all this new talent Finley would be a situational sub. Bull !

Pop hasn't bought into Nellieball, he's bought into his mentor, Larry Brown, and his asinine insistence that only veterans are good enough to get significant run on his team.

This isn't about figuring out rotations. If our rotation is no one over 6'6" next to Tim for the majority of the game, you can kiss winning another championship in the TD era goodbye. , you can probably kiss making the playoffs goodbye.

[SA210]

small ball.

If Popo is going to be this ing stupid, it's time for him to go. Holt and Co. opened up their wallets and we're getting a ten cent coaching job from Pop.

This is unbelievable.

We are bottom third of the league in point differential, bottom third in rebounding differential, bottom 5 in opponents' FG %, and if the NBA's stats website didn't suck so much ass, I'd bet we'd be in the bottom 5-10 in the league in points in the paint allowed (i.e., teams are lighting us up in the paint).

I am tired of watching Tim, who can't jump and is struggling right now, attempting in vain to defend the paint with either Jefferson or 594 year old Michael Finley as his sidekick at powerless forward.

WTF Pop?

You have Ratliff, McDyess, Blair, even Ian that you can plug in. But you continue to let us get our faces kicked in out in the paint while you get cute with your sorry piece of smallball lineups. Wake the up you POS. That, or it's time to step aside.

And for Tpark/EricB and the other homers, go F yourselves. No I don't know who we could grab to do a better job, but I sure as know Pop is doing a ty one right now.

[/rant over]

Can someone find a way to put this in Pops hands, email him or something? Come on! This needs to stop before it gets too far into the season.

[SA210]

becasue last 2 years he is a not only a bad coach, but just a moron pure and simple. he makes 0 adjustments and continues pushing his bizarre and fan-crippling lineups and rotations. i think they went and got like 4 bigs this offseasons just so he can REALLY stick it to the fans when he STILL starts steve kerr as our Center and plays finley at PF against a team with 3 7 footers.

seriously even armchair fans could run this team better then he is.

[SA210]

Just looking at last night and tonight:

Portland: 64 points, 16 came outside of the paint (not counting 12 FTs).

36 points in the paint and counting.

Utah:

113 points.
27 points outside the paint.
24 FTs.

62 points in the paint.

I love small ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess Pop doesn't pay attention to these things.

[Spursfan092120]

ing hate small ball

[SA210]

Small ball is so yesterday Pop this is 2009 going on 2010 get with the times what does he think won us 4 les? It wasn't small ball that's for damn sure.

We won our 4 les with LOCK-DOWN D, period!

We need Bruce back, and we need to play the "real" centers next to Tim.

[SA210]

its been what? 3 seasons trying to figure out small ball into our system, IT DOESNT FKN WORK...

go back to the big frontline damn it and lock down defense...

should stop adjusting to other teams when they should be adjusting to us who should be controlling the game

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The final verdict from last night: 40% of the Blazers points came in the paint...

27 pts jumpers

27 pts FTs

42 pts in paint

Yaaaaaaaaaay Pop!

[ploto]

I remember when everyone claimed it was Rasho and Nazr's fault we had to play small ball. So we went with Francisco and Bonner, and it was their fault. Now, it must Antonio and Theo's fault. Apparently, none of them play PF as well as Michael Finley.

[Leetonidas]

Ah, an AHF thread ranting about Pop. The season has truly begun now.

[Spursfan 87]

We need PJ Carlisimo back. Since he left in 07 we have become a mediocre team.

[SA210]

We need PJ Carlisimo back. Since he left in 07 we have become a mediocre team.

[TD 21]

small ball.

If Popo is going to be this ing stupid, it's time for him to go. Holt and Co. opened up their wallets and we're getting a ten cent coaching job from Pop.

This is unbelievable.

We are bottom third of the league in point differential, bottom third in rebounding differential, bottom 5 in opponents' FG %, and if the NBA's stats website didn't suck so much ass, I'd bet we'd be in the bottom 5-10 in the league in points in the paint allowed (i.e., teams are lighting us up in the paint).

I am tired of watching Tim, who can't jump and is struggling right now, attempting in vain to defend the paint with either Jefferson or 594 year old Michael Finley as his sidekick at powerless forward.

WTF Pop?

You have Ratliff, McDyess, Blair, even Ian that you can plug in. But you continue to let us get our faces kicked in out in the paint while you get cute with your sorry piece of smallball lineups. Wake the up you POS. That, or it's time to step aside.

And for Tpark/EricB and the other homers, go F yourselves. No I don't know who we could grab to do a better job, but I sure as know Pop is doing a ty one right now.

[/rant over]

Well said. I wouldn't fire Pop, but he really is putting out inexplicable lineups right now and it's costing the team more than anything. He talked about Duncan needing more help, yet he rarely plays him with another big man next to him (Bonner doesn't count). It's just bizarre watching what's going on right now.