blackham9258
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Pop is actually a great coach. The overrated coach is Phil Jackson.
Is Popovich the most overrated coach in all the history of sports?
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carolinajazz
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...the only one on crack here is YOU!
BluesRocker
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Dont forget me. Im on crack too. No way I say the stuff I say without drugs.
Looks like pop is coaching good to me. I like his style. I like how he calls timeout quickly to correct something and put a foot in the players *** before they have time to screw it up. I like how his players play basketball too. Im sure he has something do with the decisive ball movement and team play.
Brown Notes
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That team's execution is a thing of artistry. Popavinci.
carolinajazz
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Popovich just played the hand he was dealt....and he's played it well! Other coaches would mess up a one car funeral! Popovich knows his players, has an excellent system...and he has all his players buying into it! I can't tell you how many times I've seem him call a timeout, set up a play.....and see it run to perfection!!! Unlike most hopper types in today NBA, you can call a play for them....but evidently, the 10,000 times they went over it in practice.....weren't enough!
mellow
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Garsh, sure wish Ol' Jer had been the "choker" that you think Pops is. I am sure that is all the Spurs think everytime they look up and see all those banners.
The Thriller
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The spurs without POP would barely make the playoffs.
Does anyone remember a few years back when Ron Boone said something like "Poppovich became a great coach when the Spurs got Tim Duncan" during a game. I think he realized what he said and backtracked by saying that he's a great coach, but I thought that was hilarious.
The Fresh Prince
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Salim Stoudamire.Why don't you closet Spurs fans explain why pale white Popp is wearing Duncan's shirt as a dress on his way to rehab?
Or why he almost passed out during a game?
Or why his face looks like it screws cacti?
Agreed. And personally, I think he will.
Bull. Every successful coach needed talent. Sloan never made it to the championships again after Stock-Malone. Does that mean he was a bad coach?
No. But we would never have been sure he was a good coach if he had retired after they left.
He would not be considered all that great based on the record after S&M. Just another coach.
Didn't he lead that first team to a winning record? A team whose front line was Okur, Boozer, and Kirilenko to the conference finals once, and the second round once? That's doing a pretty good job.
carolinajazz
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...say what you want about Popovich, but he's about the only basketball coach I know that can call a timeout, draw up a play, and then have it executed to perfection!
One thing about Popovich this series that I have noticed is that he is a little too quick to pull his role players out after a bad play. He is giving all of them a really short leash, which I think is making them think the game out too much.