Best NBA coach ever. He has earned his retirement and I think he pulls the pin soon. Sad to see him go but wish him all the best.
This team didn't miss the playoffs because of the 3 pt defense. They were 12th in the league in opponent 3 pointers made per 100. Meanwhile, they were 24th in the league in offensive rebounds allowed and 29th in layups allowed. The problem on defense is that they are slow and undersized, particularly at the forward spots. Teams can just beat them off the dribble and clean the glass.
The offense was an even bigger problem than the defense though: last in 3 pointers attempted and first in long 2 attempts. I don't think this is Pop's fault though. This team is built around non-shooters. For total FG attempts, the leaders on the team are Dejounte, Demar, and Keldon. None of them are good shooters and having them shoot 3s is dumb. This team needs a major injection of scorers and shooters in order to compete.
Best NBA coach ever. He has earned his retirement and I think he pulls the pin soon. Sad to see him go but wish him all the best.
I hope he coaches 2 more years, just so this thread is a waste of time
wouldn't be the first time, or the last.
He should retire as a coach only because we need to actually tank but he should retire as POBO as well because that's were he failed imo. I actually think that as a coach he did pretty good considering the talent available to him.
Parker as a coach ? no
Parker sees himself as a business man and a future NBA GM. He is learning with his team Asvel in France for now. He never had a desire of coaching tbh... unless something changed recently
Hopefully he continues so the meltdown here continues also
exactly... people are acting like pop is allergic to 3s is just at this point. Spurs are a big reason for the 3 pts shot attempts trend in the league
The only good way for Pop to retire is holding up LOB #6. Hang in there Pop, we need you.
I’m ready for the Becky Hammon era tbh. She’s cutthroat; I can tell and she won’t put up with players like Derozan and mills either. I could see the disgust in her face when pop would play them together
Same question:
I get the sense, a hunch, really, she wasn’t shocked when the team played better in the bubble last year due to the lineup changes. I see her reactions on the sidelines and see someone connected to reality and not afraid to voice opinions, at least as much as one can around a legend like Pop. This isn’t a bash of Pop. He IS the Spurs. But the last few years have obviously worn him down.
The funniest part is the same people who are now complaining the Spurs don't shoot enough threes previously complained that the Spurs shot too many threes
Even you have to admit though Timvp that this team quit on Pop. I mean there were plenty of games where they didn't even bother to show up at all. He has lost the locker room and that's all it takes for a coach to move on
i didnt see the team quit, i saw them sucking
That has nothing to do with what I said and give me specific examples of a "scheme" flipping a series.
They all have similar knowledge and it's been said forever that they mostly run the same stuff, only with different terminology. Coaching (again, namely development) matters with youth, but if you think prime Jordan, O'Neal, Duncan, James, etc. needed a head coach period let alone a specific one to thrive or get over the hump, you're delusional.
It is flawed because you're making it seem like they all have the same personnel and context with which to work and it's just a matter of who's more competent.
Fair enough, but they don't get Butler if they're not in a glamor market and most of the truly great players were destined to be great.
obviously, this is subjective but i never saw a team that looked like it quit at all.
KobesAchilles literally admitted he barely watched any games this season. Dude is a bonafide box score watcher and has no credibility at all. Even worse now that he's a full blown liar.
Meh this isn't a talented team at all. No stars and doesn't look like they have any real building blocks to construct a team around either. Teams this devoid of talent are inconsistent as .
Fixed.
Pop was ahead of the curve with Bonner
Except for the part about using Bonner to guard Gasol back when he was carrying the bag on his shoulders.
Did anyone else notice that Rudy Gay seemed upset many times on the bench the last few weeks of Spurs ball? It seemed he didn't agree with Pops rotations at times. On one of the last games it looked like he was straight up arguing with Pop to let Lonnie have that last possession, but Pop went with DDR instead even though it was completely predictable.
Iv always viewed Rudy as the Vet that sticks up for the younger players. He seems to have that kind of demeanor.
Imo, the bigger problem is that Pop is in control of everything.
Roster moves, contract extension etc.
If we had a decent front office Pop wouldn't have the chance to start Bryn for 2 years and we wouldn't have traded MVP caliber player for Demar.
Patty wouldn't get a 50 million deal etc.
When the team is good, he's still good.
But the problem is that we don't have a GM who'd get rid of all the on the roster, so Pop keeps trying to prove a point with his ridiculous rotations and matchups.
Yeah I lied about the Kings we lost by 30 game or the Cavs game where we lost by 25. Doubting my credibility where you are just a poster who never gets anything right and likes to act like you do. Jakob Poeltl, what a great ducking starter he is. Dejounte Murray, well you’re ready to trade his ass to but you were bumping his thread earlier and talking him up in December. Not so much now. You said we were a playoff team all year long but nope we aren’t that either. Talk about my son when you are the biggest and most incorrect nut hugger there is
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