Most Overrated Coach exposed after their Gravy Train left,,,Popovich or Belicheck?

[james evans]

Yup pulling Duncan and missing that rebound discredited everything. Bruh get over it. They avenged that loss with butt whipping with highest margins of victory. Stop crying already

It's not just that, Popovich coached that entire series like he was trying to lose. I've never in my entire life seen such a horrific job in coaching. NOt even in middle school. Game 6 alone produced so many laughable examples that 15 year old wouldn't even make these mistakes. Add in that he played the worst lineups possible every goddamn game. And then in 2016 did the same thing in the 2nd round against the Thunder whenever we'd get a lead.

[daslicer]

News flash. I've never seen a "great" coach without great players on the roster.

My definition of a great coach is one that doesn't fvck up a good thing, and so that made Pop great. 20 years of keeping the core in place, building around that and winning every year. Pop was great. Lots of coaches had great rosters and stunk it up...that's the difference. That's how you tell the good coaches from the bad ones.

Phil Jackson was great at coaching prima donnas. Red Auerbach was great at coaching the Celtics dynasty of his era. Pat Riley...etc. Pop's in that same lineage of coaching greats.

I really don't see Pop as exposed at this point. Would another coach be doing better with this particular group? I don't think so. Our 3-11 record in 5-point or less margin games could be better, but this is a team that battles every night and the players are improving even if the record's less than stellar. Not displeased with Pop's coaching this year. I've actually liked his coaching better this year than the previous couple.

I believe coaching in the NBA is very overrated. At best a coach can only influence 5 percent of the game, which is subs utions, and match ups, and I will say the refs. The rest of the 95 percent is influenced by the players.

When it comes to influencing 5 percent of the game Pop has had moments where he has choked. In '13 it was an obvious choke with him pulling out Duncan in the final seconds of the game. In '06 being baited into playing small ball against the Mavs was another failure Pop made. In '11 playing the turd towers of Blair and Bonner together was a mistake by Pop. Pop failing to adjust to the Lakers double and triple teaming Duncan after the first two games in '04 was a failure by Pop.

Pop has lost several series he should have won with bad adjustments and substations. As much I dislike Phil Jackson I can only name 1 series where he lost the series with his coaching decisions. That series would be the '11 Mav's series. That's why I put Phil over Pop.

[HemisfairArena]

Look, Im gonna keep saying this over and over again,,,,Popovich couldnt even repeat,,,,not one time. Rudy T with Hakeem, yep repeat...Phil Jackson...repeats and 3 peats...Eric Spolestra...Steve Kerr.... Chuck Daly...Pat Riley...Red Auerbach...all coaches that repeated. So youre going to tell me that Popovich is the GOAT and couldnt even do it once? Popovich is the KC Jones of the 80's. He was the coach of the Celtics and had a loaded roster and went to 4 straight Finals and won 2 but never repeated. That is Popovich.

[Seventyniner]

Pulling Duncan in 2013 game 6 was the right move. I give Pop credit for that, not blame.

[RC_Drunkford]

I believe coaching in the NBA is very overrated. At best a coach can only influence 5 percent of the game, which is subs utions, and match ups, and I will say the refs. The rest of the 95 percent is influenced by the players.

When it comes to influencing 5 percent of the game Pop has had moments where he has choked. In '13 it was an obvious choke with him pulling out Duncan in the final seconds of the game. In '06 being baited into playing small ball against the Mavs was another failure Pop made. In '11 playing the turd towers of Blair and Bonner together was a mistake by Pop. Pop failing to adjust to the Lakers double and triple teaming Duncan after the first two games in '04 was a failure by Pop.

Pop has lost several series he should have won with bad adjustments and substations. As much I dislike Phil Jackson I can only name 1 series where he lost the series with his coaching decisions. That series would be the '11 Mav's series. That's why I put Phil over Pop.

add 2016 West/Diaw front court to that and also 2019 Nuggets series game 2. And also 2020 Lyles/Forbes in the starting line up. Probably the worst coaching job I have ever seen

[lefty]

Look, Im gonna keep saying this over and over again,,,,Popovich couldnt even repeat,,,,not one time. Rudy T with Hakeem, yep repeat...Phil Jackson...repeats and 3 peats...Eric Spolestra...Steve Kerr.... Chuck Daly...Pat Riley...Red Auerbach...all coaches that repeated. So youre going to tell me that Popovich is the GOAT and couldnt even do it once? Popovich is the KC Jones of the 80's. He was the coach of the Celtics and had a loaded roster and went to 4 straight Finals and won 2 but never repeated. That is Popovich.

Not sure KC Jones is a good comparison; the Celtics had no bench and the East was a bloodbath whereas the West was a cakewalk for the Lakers

In 87 they were injured (especially after those series vs Detroit) and tired (due to no bench), Lakers were in tip top shape and had a better bench

[daslicer]

add 2016 West/Diaw front court to that and also 2019 Nuggets series game 2. And also 2020 Lyles/Forbes in the starting line up. Probably the worst coaching job I have ever seen

Agreed. He screwed up bigtime in game 2 against the Nuggets. Spurs were on the verge of winning that game and possibly sweeping the young Nuggets, but Pop lost that game, and it gave the Nuggets confidence to eventually come back and win the series.

[RC_Drunkford]

Agreed. He screwed up bigtime in game 2 against the Nuggets. Spurs were on the verge of winning that game and possibly sweeping the young Nuggets, but Pop lost that game, and it gave the Nuggets confidence to eventually come back and win the series.

Spurs make the WCF that year if Pop subs out the Bertans/Belinelli/Mills line up

[daslicer]

Spurs make the WCF that year if Pop subs out the Bertans/Belinelli/Mills line up

I thought they had a good chance of doing it since they matched up really well with the Blazers. It seemed like the stars were aligning for a run to the WCF until Pop screwed it up.

[james evans]

one thing about popovich, when he KNOWS a lineup isn't working and the fans know it isn't working, he's gonna keep trying it until he can prove it can work.

[Big Empty]

Pop & Belicek are 5 star chefs working with salt, pepper & potted meat now that their ribeyes are gone. Thats the best way to look at a coach.