Has Pop seen the light?

[Johnny RIngo]

Say what you want. I've got a better idea. How about we all just keep hoping and praying that the S.S. Splitter will finally arrive and save our putrid frontline woes?

Splitter's going to disappoint a lot of people, not because he's a bad player or anything but because of the ridiculous hype that's been built around him. I'd lower my expectations if I were you.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I don't even think Splitter is gonna come here. Especially now that the SPurs are no longer contenders he'd probably rather play for a big team in Europe.

[Chomag]

I guess not. IT looks like Ian is already inactive for tonight. Heh, now it's all on Hairston, will he be spectator today?

[ace3g]

yep, Bogans starting, Hairston on the bench. If he doesn't get extended minutes tonight Pop must be blind

[taps]

This tune's for pop, 120 Minutes style:



I know so many people who think they can do it alone.

They isolate their heads and stay in their safety zone.

But what can you tell them?

What can you say that wont make them defensive?

[DPG21920]

Pop was, as I mentioned, blinded by the light.

[ace3g]

I thought he saw the light for about 20 secs, then he benched Hairston for the same guy he subbed in for

[Old School 44]

Nope!

[dbestpro]

This is not entertainment and is too painful to watch. I still want my Spurs to win, but you could give me free tickets right now and I would not go. Conversely, if Pop rolled the dice with Ian and Malik and sat Bogans and Finley, I would gladly buy 2-3 tickets at $100 per.

This is by far the ugliest basketball (old small ball) that I can rememeber since going to my first game in 1978. Obviously, other teams were not as talented but no team in the history of the Spurs have been more mismanged than this team this year.

[Warlord23]

He's got 4 rings, so we should all stfu

[Obstructed_View]

He's got 4 rings, so we should all stfu

I think I'm going to start rooting more for Baylor. Maybe Popovich will get canned and then I can invest some emotion back into the Spurs. I remember the days when Spurs bigs used to shred Phoenix. Somewhere Mark Cuban is laughing.

[dbestpro]

Pop is like the really long haired pretty girl that you get married to and now 20 years later is 100 pounds heavier with short hair an addiction to the credit card. All of her family keeps trying to remind you of how pretty she was as a reason why you should keep her.

[ace3g]

commentators just quoted Pop in saying "I'm probably old school and stubborn, but I believe for defense to work you need a perimeter/wing defender" when talking about why Bogans is still in the starting lineup, too bad Bogans can't defend

[Pucho!!!]

He's got 4 rings, so we should all stfu

Yea, thats the problem because thats exactly the way Pop thinks, but even old dogs need to learn new tricks.

[TheChillFactor]

commentators just quoted Pop in saying "I'm probably old school and stubborn, but I believe for defense to work you need a perimeter/wing defender" when talking about why Bogans is still in the starting lineup, too bad Bogans can't defend

Well i thats what you believe - then ing go get one!

[itzsoweezee]

I knew it. The guy is a senile, worthless mother er. ing hack that got lucky with an amazing roster of players.

[SenorSpur]

Splitter's going to disappoint a lot of people, not because he's a bad player or anything but because of the ridiculous hype that's been built around him. I'd lower my expectations if I were you.

I was being sarcastic.

I guess I should've added this:

[SenorSpur]

commentators just quoted Pop in saying "I'm probably old school and stubborn, but I believe for defense to work you need a perimeter/wing defender" when talking about why Bogans is still in the starting lineup, too bad Bogans can't defend

Then why the does he keep one of the team's better perimeter defenders (Hairston) on the bench?

Also, why the doesn't he draft a solid, athletic, wing player, who is also a good defender, instead of trying to plug the hole with free agents, who have no reputation for playing a lick of defense?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Pop technically did play Hairston and we saw very very little of the BBF combo in the second half.

So I guess it's a step in the right direction?

[J.T.]

60-something year old men aren't capable of learning things or admitting that they're wrong about anything. The Spurs will never contend until he is no longer with the organization, and even by then, it'll be too late because we've wasted Tim and Manu this year basically. Just completely ing wasted one of the last good years of their careers. It's really almost a crime.

You stupid

[taps]

Also, why the doesn't he draft a solid, athletic, wing player, who is also a good defender, instead of trying to plug the hole with free agents, who have no reputation for playing a lick of defense?

Because he's still butthurt over Batum? Newsflash pop: our division is filled with classless twits who'll take it in the marbles to see somebody else win, get over it.

Question is: how many more offseasons will the butthurt last?

[Brazil]

no light at all pop is finished

[SenorSpur]

Pop simply needs to understand that until he gets some younger, more skilled, more athletic, perimeter players on the roster, he's not going to be able to play the type of defense that he's accustomed to. The single-skilled, jump-shooting, one-trick pony isn't going to cut it. Better luck next year.