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Pop appeared to pull out a 3-2 or 1-2-2 zone (couldn't quite tell) in the 2nd half and it really disrupted the flow for PHX a few times. Nice adjustment. Perhaps he purposely saved that one for after the half.
It was a San Antonio Food Bank hat. That's Pop all the way and a nice community gesture. I remember on draft night in June last year, Pop was wearing a CSKA team hat, showing his international flavor.
Pop appeared to pull out a 3-2 or 1-2-2 zone (couldn't quite tell) in the 2nd half and it really disrupted the flow for PHX a few times. Nice adjustment. Perhaps he purposely saved that one for after the half.
This is interesting, from the ESPN Daily Dime:
The most ingenious trick the Spurs used to keep the Suns from playing at their usual breakneck tempo: switching on the Suns' pick-and-roll plays in the third quarter.
Maybe you noticed how many times Steve Nash found himself guarded by Tim Duncan or Robert Horry on the perimeter, or how many times Amare Stoudemire found Tony Parker or Manu Ginobili attempting to check him in the post. Most sound-principled defenses don't switch because it creates easy opportunities for a quick guard to drive or pull up on a slower big man and a forward or center to back down a puny opposing guard.
The Spurs did switch, though, for long stretches of the game, and it was bait the Suns couldn't help themselves from taking. Time and again, they found themselves with a mismatch, spaced the floor and allowed Nash or Stoudemire to go to work.
The problem: it burned time, dragged the overall tempo, and lulled the Suns into playing a style that didn't get their crowd going or the Spurs tired.
"That did it," said Suns assistant coach Alvin Gentry. "Every time we saw a mismatch, we'd back the ball out and pound it trying to take advantage. That slowed us down as much as anything. It was truly smart on Pop's part."
The third quarter, of course, is the only period the Spurs outscored the Suns, taking an eight-point lead they never relinquished.
– Ric Bucher, in Phoenix
I was once a Pop hater (back in 2001-2 when we were repeatedly destroyed by those Laker teams), but everything I've seen in 2003-5 says towards good things. He is one uva lot better than most people know.
Most of all, he has the trust and respect of his players which makes a huge difference to their performance, and even their recontracting decisions. I'm glad he is one of us.
YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
Through we go. Sweet.
Should be one uva finals. Oh how I wish I could be in sweet San Antone...
GO SPURS!
I thought all that switching bigs onto Nash was faulty, but then I saw that it was turning Nash from a distributor into a scorer. Now Manu and Bruce did great jobs on Q and Marion respectively, but the switching made things even easier since their point guard wasn't looking for them as much as usual.
For sure one of the best in the league, but he never gets no credit. I guess bc he has a great team with the best player on it....well Phil had the greatest ever his first run, and the 2 greatest at the time his second run, and every one is always all over him.
Ps.... Is it Pop or Adelman who is the longest tenured coach now???
ahhh Salon.... I forgot all about him
I wish Avery Johnson could've done some of the tactics that Pop made during the Dallas series. Avery is a rookie coach but couldn't find any tactics to slow down the suns like switching on the pick n roll with Henderson.
You should have seen chat smeagol.
I think the best comment out of "sense" was something along the lines of "Tony is playing like a pussy, it's not Pop's fault he's still in the game".
And the expanded thought on that was that Pop doesn't coach the team, he lets the players do their own thing.
I think you need to quote me right next time..
You didnt even get the right when it was infront of your face.
The best thing was...that your ass never admitted that I was right..instead you were putting words in my mouth.
I seriously think you have ego issues.
PHOENIX SUNa suns season ins
*insert mouse explosion picture here*
OVERRRRRRRR
Hey, I've been at work AHF.
Props to AHF!
Also, props to Pop for not even getting T'd up in that game. I would have been run in the 2nd quarter.
As I speak, Pop spills his Dasani!!!!
Pop has been rather calm this post season.
I remember him making huge contributions in the chat room back in November/December (right at the time VK was making an ass of himself in the chat room too).
Then he went quiet for a couple of months.
Now he is back with a vengance
All i can say is that beno ing owned partially to night and that i seroiusly think parker was saving his energy for the fourth but ended up using it all gradually on defense, and duncan ing saved us with his bad ass feild goal percentage, also bowen and barry's threes were unfathomably huge
Agreed.
Plus Manu hit two clutch FTs (Manu had a very quiet (ineficient) game, but nice stats though: 19/8/6).
Cant_Be_Faded, who was Kori talking about in the quote in your sig? (LOL indeed!)
AHF do you rememeber when bowen ing had his stupid ass and forced a shot clock????? LOL!!!!!!
MAD PROPS to AHF!!!
Word!!
Way to go Pop, you the man!
Also, thank you for not getting T'd up... wow! your really making progress.
Sense you're amazing. The minute I called your ass on your idiocy in chat, you started back tracking.
I see it hasn't stopped.
thank you Bowen
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