With Alex Garcia as your third PG....
i am so surprise to read that Pop is talking about one of his players in this way. i guess he is trying to wake up Beno and letting him know this is his last chance. i feel a little bit sorry for Beno, maybe this is just very bad luck in the very wrong moment. Right now, i am not even sure that i will see Beno playing for the Spurs this seasson.
i am sorry angel luv, u probably disappointed.
i would feel very bad if Pop talks like this about Manu.
i hope evertything works out for Beno.
It's almost too convenient this article... Are you sure you are not Luddens editor? :PDamn, timvp is owning people before the season even starts. Pop said almost exactly what I've been saying about Beno.
Almost word for word.
Apologies Accepted.
No thanks..he lost his starting job AFTER signing a $40+ mil contract? What more motivation would you need? He's horrible on defense & his offense is suspect at best.
Remember what I wrote just last week. I said that people would be surprised that I thought the second PG would be Vaughn and that Beno's option would not be picked up. I can't shake the feeling that Beno wants out- not out of the NBA but out of the Spurs.
Beno is NOT out of shape this summer. He spent quite some time with his national team this summer and they work those guys alot harder than NBA training camp. Plus, he spent time with his own personal coach, too.
Please do not pick up his option...Sign Devin instead.
And why Pop is disapointnment?
Cause probably he wanted to give TP and manu less minutes at the begining of a season esp. Tony. So not haveing a third PG is a big loss. But jaque can play those 15 minutes I'm sure.
Hale- in-lujah. It really makes you wonder if Pop is really JUST coming across this stunning realization, because lord knows it's a long time coming.Popovich said he's now counting on Brent Barry and newcomer Jacque Vaughn to back up Tony Parker.
(And for the haters, yes. I know Brent has clocked minutes at point gaurd, especially during the playoffs. But it's in the same way Tim clocks minutes at center: by necessity. He's never really been listed at the backup 1)
After two seasons, let's try putting Barry back at his natural position and see what happens. Now we know why these guys get paid the big bucks.
Move Barry to the point, then sign Devin.
though I agree with Pops'
“We think he's a of a passer and a of a shooter.. " Beno's being injury prone is kind of a headscratcher.
but tell me how anyone can really get away from being injured? After Rasho left I'm sure Beno thinks he's on the hot seat to get traded too. And I think he's as frustrated as we all are.
I wonder what kind of shape he's in.
Nothing really new in this article, remember the "poor Beno" comment made by Pop last year.
It's up to Beno to face the public chaleenge launch by Pop.
Come on now, mang
Pop can't say Beno is a pussy.Come on now, mang
As I said in this previous thread "I'm not sure that Beno is really injury prone.".
You still don't think he's injury prone? Beno is always nursing injuries that normal players play right through.
He's either injury prone or has no pain threshold.
Or both.
I don't think that Beno is injury prone. After all he has played 162 games with Spurs and missed 10 games because of injuries.
However, I fully agree with the lack of thoughness about Beno.
I don't get it!?!?!?
This is such a strange and stupid public statement by Pop, whom I concider to be a smart guy. Without going into the CIA and conspiracy theories I can only see one reason for doing this and it's not a very good one: Pop needed to prove to Beno that he meant it and made it public - that would in fact mean that there's a serious communication issue between the two if he has to go public with such things to be taken seriously by Beno.
Frankly it doesn't make sense for Beno (jeopardize his NBA career) or the Spurs organization (decrease in value of one of their assests).
Last edited by Slomo; 10-05-2006 at 07:16 AM.
Beno Beno Beno, to be honest I never really expected much from Beno besides this upcoming season and now this happens. Beno has plenty potential but like everyone says the damn man cant get the ball past half court, im sure we all noticed a few years ago in the finals. I thought Beno was going to be happy to finally have a good chance at proving himself especially after playing behind Nick Van Exel who did an absolute horrible job as back up pg. But then Pop comes out and says these things and I can say I agree with Pop 100 percent and with other users on this board saying Beno needs to show he has some balls.
I agree Slomo. Pop is throwing down a public gauntlet for Beno.
To respond, Beno will have to be tougher than his rep, so I'm not real optimistic that Beno will respond. So he's probably a waste of $$$ and Pop's time. Pop's giving him a last chance.
Now Beno is an asset?
Beno will probably be working in the concession stand.
No doubt!
But it's the public aspect of the whole thing that bothers me most.
We know how hard and challenging Pop was with Tony, but he never had to do it in public (or through the media - if you prefer) for it to be effective. I don't like this at all.
Alway fishing for a fight ey?Now Beno is an asset?
Beno will probably be working in the concession stand.
But yes he is. He's not the most valuable asset on the team but he's an asset none the less. We've all seen articles and coach's opinions that Beno should have played more last season. To me that's an indication that not everybody was as disapointed in Beno as obviously Pop is - which represents a value for the team.
After public comments like the one in this article, it more or less destroys any value that Beno might have - and that is unusually stupid from the Spurs in general and Pop in particular, that is why I think there might be an underlying issue/matter we're not fully aware of.
Looks like the year Brent finally gets consistent minutes then. I don't think that's a bad thing. Time to earn his contract, and I think he can do it.
Geez, Pop, your hangover is due to the wine, not to Beno. Just drink one bottle, not two.
I think people need to remember how Pop said the same things about Parker as he tried to motivate him for his exapnded role. It's just Popspeak. I wouldn't worry and expect Beno to get the message and rise to the occasion as the season progresses. Pop is just trying to make Beno tougher. I would have worried more had Pop not said a word.
The four letters that are going to mean a lot to Beno this season are D, N, P and C (and one of those is used twice).
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