Question for all the Pop Lovers

[FromWayDowntown]

At any rate, I'm impressed we did as well as we did. We're one player away from being a top small ball team as well as a traditional team.

No kidding. Starting Michael Finley at the 4 and they lost the series in OT of a Game 7?

I think that's the greatest solace to me. The Spurs elimination had a great deal to do with what they were missing. And what they were missing is remediable. It's a credit to Pop and to the players that the team was able to come back from down 3-1, after suffering 2 heartbreaking losses in Dallas; and then to come back from down 20 in Game 7, and still have a chance to win the series in the last 30 seconds of regulation.

Of course, had the Spurs won, the Pop bashers would still have found something to complain about -- they always do.

[Fabbs]

Could it be (gasp), the Mavs fault we lost?

I don't know, that could be possible.

Whenever you want to stop twisting and list the roster of the Mavs and how they specifically are matching up better, go for it.

[MadDog73]

Whenever you want to stop twisting and list the roster of the Mavs and how they specifically are matching up better, go for it.

Twisting the...

Dude, I just pulled the top 5 scorers from each team! I'm not twisting anything, the stats don't lie.


Now, if you want to continue with this Bull that the reason Horry and Bruce missed shots was because of Pop's coaching, fine.

But bottom line, for whatever reason, the Mavs scored more points than the Spurs, and had a deeper roster!

[Obstructed_View]

But bottom line, for whatever reason, the Mavs scored more points than the Spurs, and had a deeper roster!

The Mavs had a deeper rotation. The Spurs have a deeper roster. If the players are there and don't actually log a single minute in five straight games, it's on nobody but the coach.

[bendmz]

SPURS by far are the best..... Pop did not DICTATE the tempo..... the millions dollar players did not play...... what else you people want to hear......... get over the , dump the dead baggage, and let us move on !!!!!!!!!!

[spurschick]

One thing is for sure... big changes are coming.

[travis2]

So far only two votes from the entire board that say a coach other then Pop had the better lineup.

2 votes for AJ
1 ginobili_is_god AJ had the best group of guys...they are solid in every aspect of the game.
2 MadDog73 AJ had better lineup.

3 non votes that are saying health. Look the vote is for as the teams were healthwise.
1 Please_dont_ban_me Pop or Riley? You need to pick one. Teams as is, no what if health stuff.
2 Dre_7 also playing the health card. The vote is as the teams were.
3 GrandeDavid

3 non votes with commentary.
GhostofAlfrederickHughes
Winnipeg_Spur
For you ones who say we would have been singing Pops praises if at the end of Game 7 GNob had not have fouled or the refs not have hozed Timmy at the end, in a word no. To me the score should not have been that close, altho Game 7 yes is a GNob blunder no doubt. Gnob do not leave the game up to incompetent or paid off refs. Pop warned in the timeout preceding.
strangeweather are you saying it was a tie?


1 vote for help
travis2 attempting to grow spine, can we pitch in and donate towards spinal surgery? Welcome to rejoin thread and vote if grown.

Oh please...

Idiot newbies are so fun to watch, but they do need to be kicked down every once in a while...

Go ahead...post your solution to how things could have been different. Everyone else (including your boyfriend AHF) has already been destroyed...it's your turn...

[zeleni]

AJ
Riley
Sanders
Pop (no one was ready for a healthy Duncan.. not even his coach)
d'Antoni