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Q. How do you wrestle with the notion of wanting Tony to play but if you think give him one game, whatever happens in Game 4, give him that game and maybe you have him for Game 5, 6 and 7?
COACH GREGG POPOVICH: Can you repeat that?
Q. Good point. What I'm trying to ask is the temptation is to play him obviously.
COACH GREGG POPOVICH: Hit me, go ahead.
Q. I'm trying to figure out what I'm thinking. The temptation I would think is to mail in Game 4 and have him at full strength for 5, 6 and 7 as opposed to risking him for the full time. How much do you wrestle that?
COACH GREGG POPOVICH: I have to tell you that phrase "mail in Game 4"‑‑
Q. Good, right?
COACH GREGG POPOVICH: It confuses my whole brain. I don't think I can think past that comment. I would like to help you, but I don't know how to help you. You can come back to our coach's office and hit us. We'll be talking about all these sorts of things. Any ideas are welcome. I have no idea until I know how healthy he is tomorrow.
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Stupid question though
Mailing in NBA Finals games
jesus christ. mail it in? really? i hope pop's sarcasm got thru his thick skull.
Not like Pop is known to concede games early or anything...Stupid question though
Mailing in NBA Finals games
lol who is the reporter?
how do you wrestle?
wow this guy had it coming. ask ing specific questions. what a horrible question
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/pl...s-popovich.nba
Pop was particularly salty in this one. "It confuses my whole brain" might be my new favorite English sentence.
Yeah tank a finals game! That makes ing sense!
That guy should have his press pass revoked. "Mail in game 4"?!?! It's the freakin Finals, moron, you don't mail in any games.
He should also know that a hamstring strain is not going to heal in a day or two, that kind of injury doesn't work like that, so as long as Parker is able to move reasonably he has to play and find a way to be effective.
Pop's derision of most questions asked by reporters is absolutely spot on - most of them have no idea what they're talking about and no idea how to ask a clear question. It seems like most of them actually just want to hear themselves talk more than anything.
You can feel the fear flowing in the reporters' bodies
They are just afraid to ask questions to Pop
" Umm... Pop .... Gulp ... "
that has to be the most idiotic question any reporter has ever asked any coach.
That was a legit reporter asking that imbesilic question? I would expect such an isipid remark from a begginer or perhaps one of the few forum dunces that traverse these discussions. No wonder Popovich is such a stolid person.
What. The. .I'm trying to figure out what I'm thinking
And this is how this individual puts FOOD on the table smgdh.
Greatest coach ever, Bonner crush aside.
he had some nice comments about muh boy kawhi tbh
Reporters have the column that they want to write in mind and ask questions aimed at getting players/coaches to give comments that fit into that column. Pop sees right through this whole process and loves needling reporters for not being able to at least disguise what they're really doing. One of the best recent examples is the "How amazing is it that.." question from earlier in the series.
Pop went off on a reporter while wearing no underwear?
I thought Pop did this to the reporter:
Reporter: Has Kawhi ever shown a lack of confidence ?
Pop: Kawhi has never spoken to me but on the court he never shows doubt.
That was my first thought too.
Pop has been pretty damned verbose and almost understanding this time around. I can only imagine what old school Pop would have done if asked that stupid of a question.
Honestly, let's just sit him the remaining 4 games so he's at full strength for next season. No sense in risking long term health for something as minuscule as the Finals.
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