The team has been flat-out stupid since at least Demar. Also bad at shooting, and also horrid at defense, but really just purely dumb.Disagree...plenty of games last year the Spurs did not look like an NBA team. Their roles were more defined but there were a number of games that were over in the first 6 minutes. The game in the Dome comes to mind. that was embarrassing. Plenty of other games like it too. Our team just sucks
edit: just looked it over, my count may be wrong but i count at least 11 games where we were blown out by 30+ last season and I think 3 in which they lost by 40+. A number of those 30+ losses were close to 40, like 35 point loss vs pels, 36 point loss vs Bucks, 37 point loss against the dubs, 38 point loss against the suns, etc. we were also dead last in ppg, oppg, and point differential. one of those 30 point losses was against the ing RocketsNot sure i agree the team last year was not this bad
Defense was shockingly improved tonight. Defenders facing the ball, keeping ball handlers out of spots. They still cheat down from the corners and give up threes, which is bad. The Kings were really struggling until Spurs defense fell asleep and they saw the ball go through the net.
Ruth Bader Popovich... much like the old man running the country now, you need to know when to call it quits... It's like those old boxers that don't know their time was up and go out there get embarrassed night in and night out.
You're filthy rich, you have children, grandchildren... go enjoy the last few years of your life with your family, tbh.
The Spurs might transition to a coach that's better or worse, but one thing is for certain: it'll be a coach that cares about winning and losing, because his ass will be on the line.
Team looked prepared and motivated last night, which I was told is directly related to coaching. Therefore excellent coaching job by the Old Man, right???
Multimillionaire players being "prepared and motivated" to do their job for one game is not some "excellent" coaching job by their 100 million + Grandpa.
The bars been set so low that when they have a basic effort game you Sniffers are elevating it to some "excellent" status.
They played above average, even well at times to go with their show sets, forced shots what-the- -is-the-offense per usual. Ditto D.
Vast improvement over the previous game with team and Popped.
Got it. So when they play like crap, then it's because they're spoiled athletes then???
Not always.
Wemby forced some bad shot attempts last night. Thats on him as he was not being frozen out of the offense as he had been.
Sochan continues to be a very bad ball handler. That is on Popped 100 in that he has Sochan be the primary ball handler.
Collins had a fabulous game. Total burn call in 4th when he picked up the charge on Sabonis but KingsRef called a blocking foul. Big momentum play imo.
Maybe Pop threatened to cancel their Oprah book of the month subscription
Sniff Crew - I want y'all to remember the date: Saturday November 18th Memphis @ San Antonio
This is the day, this young Spurs team officially quit on the old man. They absolutely tuned him out even with a 20pt lead at home and for the first time I think forever, his face showed it. Just a broken down old man realizing the game has passed him by and he's no longer the man for a bunch of young dudes.
Now, nobody has the clout yet to push him out (Victor will by next season). So the national media narrative is going to be a really key conversation driver. But I think there's a real chance we can finally Jerry Sloan this mother er once and for all and maybe, just maybe, save this franchise from the dark cloud that has been looming over since Timmy left.
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Heard a rumor that in one of the time outs, instead of trying to coach the team and draw up a play, Poop told the guys about how they need to support The Marvels movie more, because they're the reason why it's tanking at the box office.
I been saying it. They don't take grandpa serious
But his wife died 5 years ago, he should have carte blanche to torpedo this franchise's future
I love Pop but any other coach in the league would be at best an inch from being fired doing this piss poor of a job
On a greatness scale of Brynn Forbes to Tim Duncan, how would you rate Popovich as a coach?
Nobody is immune forever. Once the national media starts getting wind of how much of a show this is, the conversations will grow louder and louder. They want Wemby to a bigger market and shining a light on how terrible the old man has been is a step in that direction. I'd say b2b blowouts against the Clippers and that FirePop train starts getting some steam.
I hope the old steps away by the all star break tbh.
I know 29 coaches in the NBA right now that are better than him. And there are probably a couple 100s more out there
Duncd On podcast has been soft pedaling "Maybe Pop has lost his fastball" for a few months now, only several years after most ST posters.
Once it gets more vocal there it will filter down to most other podcasters and media people who count on Duncd On as one of the key influencers in media groupthink
But it's worth noting that Sloan quit because he was tired of Deron Williams, not losing games or health issues. I don't know if the Spurs have an agitator like Utah did, and Pop is more likely to hug an agitator than quit in disgust like Sloan.
Pop thrived as an asshole who screamed at his 19 year old rookies and demanded impossible perfection. This ain't the Pop of olde, that much is certain. I think he's possibly worried about his own health at 75 years old, thinking his brains alone can get the job done. Not with a young crowd. You gotta have energy and raw emotion to appeal to these guys. He's a HOFer with 5 rings and either #1 or #2 on the GOAT list of NBA coaches at this point (from a casual fan/ESPN perspective). I don't want him to work himself to death and have a heart attack on national TV or something, but clearly the cmon guys please play better approach ain't working.
If Wemby wants Pop out, he's out. Plain and simple. Wemby is very deliberate and thoughtful about his career progression and he has a whole entourage/country in his ear tbh. 20 more games of this trash and those whispers about the old man being trash aren't whispers anymore.
Outside of sniffers and idiots, every single Spur fan would choose Wemby over grandpa so the narrative wouldn't even be that bad.
If Wemby manages to force the old man out, I'd argue that'd be one of the top accomplishments that any Spur has ever done outside of Timmy tbh.
I honestly think the team composition is the issue. Starting Sochan is a player development decision, something that Pop won't benefit in the short term. Playing Wemby at the 4 is again a long term decision, and again not about Pop benefiting in the short term. I don't even think Collins is a starting center in this league and is more of a Combo big and mainly a 4. Starting Champanie isn't getting you wins. I know Wemby is going to be a machine, but Rookies are notoriously not a net positive for their team. We all got our hopes up in those Suns games and saw Wemby just take over.
I honestly thought the Spurs tanked last year by doing selective resting/injuries, playing a very up tempo game of basketball, while playing young players.
I thought this year would be different. But it was my naivety on display. We used our cap space obtaining contracts with picks attached. Waived rotational players. Signed undrafted players for longer contracts.
We were always playing the lottery game again. It was obvious and we didn't see it?
Are you going to weigh in on tonight's Grizzley game?
But I can see the king has no clothes
Why can’t everyone else ?
Excellent question. I'm checking my notes I took while reading this thread. Let's see. When we win, credit the players. When we lose, blame the coach. Ok, so yes, fire the coach! Get the Old Man outta here!Are you going to weigh in on tonight's Grizzley game?
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