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YES PLEASE FIRE HIM!!!
Then he can come to Detroit after Brown leaves!
That was the worst coaching I have ever seen in a play-off basketball game.
The game was the Spurs' to lose, and with Pop's game plan, they did. How are you not going to run plays for the MVP?!?!?
For the greatest power forward to ever play the game??!??!?!??
For your top scorer???!!!?!?!
For a guy who's shooting around 60% !?!?!?!?
You're not ging to run the offense through him?!?!??!!
You're going to relegate him to setting picks 20 feet from the basket, for lesser players?!?!?!?!
You're going to be content with your other players passing the ball around frantically until one of them loses it or takes a wild, low-percentage shot??!?!!
Instead of pounding the ball into the MVP in the post??!?!?!
Does anyone think the Bulls would've won a single championship if Jordan were not taking the lion's share of the shots?
Does anyone think that the Rockets would've won back-to-back championships if they hadn't run the offense through Hakim the Dream?!?!?
This is not rocket science, Pop!!! Draw up a game plan where the offense runs through your MVP!!! Let Tim decide if he should take a shot or pass it back out.
All I can think is that Pop either had money riding on the Pistons, or he's got some subconscious fear of beating Daddy (Larry Brown).
YES PLEASE FIRE HIM!!!
Then he can come to Detroit after Brown leaves!
I agree with you but honestly, with the way tim is playing now, so tenative, and passive, i would have done what pop did last night and run the offense through manu.
did Tim suddenly become unable to talk?
he must demand the ball from his teammates...that's what jordan did
blaming it on the coach is just the latest head in the sand mentality that it must be everyone else's fault but Duncan's
bull ...when Duncan shows up the Spurs win, when he's Timiduncan like last night the Spurs loose. If Tim is hurt then he needs to admit it to Pop so that they can use him as a decoy. If Tim's not hurt then he needs to take the ball right down detroit's throat.
but you guys go ahead and blame everyone else expect Duncan if it makes you feel better. that thinking will only lead to one more loss
WAKE UP DUNCAN
Fired? No.
Get someone to take care of his offense for him (new assistant)? Yes.
Get someone to kick him in the ass the next time he thinks taking the day off before game 6 of the NBA Finals is a good idea? Absofreakinglutely.
Oh God, please take all the undeserving Spurs fans and move them to Atlanta.
Thanks in advance!
(directed at pesyPesky, not AHF, BTW)
Yea! Let's fire the man largely responsible for getting the Spurs to the Finals in the first place. Brilliant! ( eyes roll)
Well, I watched the whole game. And, granted, Tim got his hands on the ball a lot more often during the first half than he did the second half. But, every time I saw him with the ball, he was dragging two or three Pistons around with him. No opportunity to shoot. He did do a better job than he has of late of not letting the ball get stolen when he had it down low, but no way he could shoot. He had to pass it back out. Where were the Spurs who were supposed to be guarding those Pistons hanging all over Timmy? Why were they loose and hanging on? And if Timmy moved the wrong way, yep, sure enough a foul was called...ON TIMMY!
If you want Tim to shoot, you're gonna have to figure out a way to get him some help. I think that's why Pop regrouped in the second half. See if Tim can get loose and help someone else get the ball to the hole...but it didn't work. Pop will come up with something else, I guarantee it.
I guess Pop thought the players could be treated like adults and be responsible for being professional. I guess he was wrong and the players are like little children who need to be told what to do every minute of the day or fooled into aggressiveness like the trick Larry played with the parade quote on the chalkboard.
Brown's as good as gone after tommorrow, so sure.. fire Pops. We'll take him in a heartbeat.
Tim was not making free throws, so all Detroit had to do was foul him and take their chances on the line. Duncan took himself out of the game by not making his FT's, not POP.
They will both bounceback and have great game 7!!
Some people push the panic button way too early. Thank God Holt makes the decisions and not some of the idiots in here!
And replace him with whom?
Pop aint/shoulnt be going anywhere. He aint out there guarding or passing the ball. The teams lack of execution (FT's and turnovers) are to blame. And oh yeah Detroit came to play too.
No Rasho in games with Detroit , if he would play for all would be easily and Tim would play better Gino and parker would easily drive in and no no Pop wont give a chance to Rasho the starting Center for Spurs in last 2 years, no that is sick coaching sorry that is to sick
How could not even give him a chance for one game damit that pop is blind
True that! Pack youir bags Pop. You are the weakest link!!!!!!!!
Just kidding! () = )
Oh my God! Do I detect a hint of loyalty?
ing A.I guess Pop thought the players could be treated like adults and be responsible for being professional. I guess he was wrong and the players are like little children who need to be told what to do every minute of the day or fooled into aggressiveness like the trick Larry played with the parade quote on the chalkboard.
It's not about whether they're adults or children. It sends a psychological message to your team that the series is over. And they played like it.
It's the FINALS. Pop has done this (give the team off) 4 times now in the playoffs. They are 1-3, with an average margin of defeat of 18 points. 18 POINTS. How many times do we have to lose before someone would think maybe that's not working out so well?
They win the game, they can have the next month off. Taking a day off in the middle of the Finals is stupid. That's one whole day you gave the opponent to prep while everyone was at home "not thinking about basketball." One whole day where your team wasn't getting some reps on offense. One whole day where Detroit was breaking down film and making adjustments based on what they saw in game 5 while players at home dealing with the wife, kids, PS2, or whatever else they do on their day off.
But hey, if you think that's great coaching by P_p, I really don't have anything else to say.
Bingo! He has the 2 Wallace bro's and sometimes even Prince on him when he catches the ball. Pistons are purposefully denying him the ball. I have to disagree with u on the last thing, however. Pop has had 3 games now to make an adjustment to this and find a way to get Tim deeper into the post and/or free and he still hasn't found a way.
That's WAY too simplistic an analysis. The fact is, the Spurs arrived home early Monday a.m. (3:00 or so local time), after spending a looong week on the road and having to gut out a tough OT win Sunday. You honestly think running them through a practice on Monday afternoon was going to do anything? Do you think after seeing the same opponent for the last 10 days, every other day, they were going to find some new wrinkle or have a 'Eureka' moment? At THIS POINT IN THE SEASON, it's simply a matter of who executes the game plan on game day. And to think the Spurs (and the coaching staff) didn't have a game plan because they didn't hold a practice on Monday afternoon or whatever is just plain nuts.
Detroit didn't win last night because they "prepped an extra day." They won because they outshot us and outrebounded us at key moments in the game, pure and simple. Run as many practices as you like, but the stats say the Spurs will be more likely to win when they hold their opponents to a low shooting percentage, and when they don't jack up 28 3 point attempts per game.
no .Fire Pop after this series?
Be careful what you wish for Spurs fans. Pop is a FANTASTIC coach. , I'd take him in L.A. in a heart-beat. The players play the game..........not the coach.
He brought you your FIRST championship ever!! Come on now.
I predict the Spurs WILL win it all and I can't wait to see the written hypocritical comments about Pop ON THIS THREAD. You guys have no idea what you have in Pop.
Some of us do.
Im still waiting for Pesky to offer an alternate coach.
......you know what I mean.
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