San Antonio Spurs

[D-L]

Sana Spurs at Miami ulit sa finals next season.

 

1 more run for the Spurs!

 

Kung miami naman mag champion ulit big achievement na naman para sa kababayan nating si spo! kaya win-win situation.

[Labuyo]

not sure what moves the Spurs end up making over the course of the off-season. but i do like the fact that San Antonio has options.

[friendly0603]

syempre hindi lahat ay laging bilib kay coach Pop --> different view possibly shared by many

Any spurs fan got answers to these questions. Why didn't the spurs foul to prevent a 3 pt shot in the dying seconds of game 6 to prevent overtime?

 

Why didn't the spurs call timeout to bring back Tony parker instead of Manu driving to the basket?

 

Even though it was smart to sit Duncan so that Diaw can defend Bosh, wouldn't you let Duncan a hall of famer stay in the court at these critical situations?

Edited July 2, 2013 by friendly0603

[ppdd]

Any spurs fan got answers to these questions. Why didn't the spurs foul to prevent a 3 pt shot in the dying seconds of game 6 to prevent overtime?

 

Why didn't the spurs call timeout to bring back Tony parker instead of Manu driving to the basket?

 

Even though it was smart to sit Duncan so that Diaw can defend Bosh, wouldn't you let Duncan a hall of famer stay in the court at these critical situations?

si coach pop lang talaga makakasagot ng mga tanong na yan..

 

pero dun sa 2nd question, if that was in game 6 (dying seconds), i think they don't have any more timeouts left

[Labuyo]

for better or for worse, we've got Tiago (for four years).

 

now we need to sign Manu for as cheap as possible.

 

and here's hoping that AK47 fancies donning the Silver and Black!

[Labuyo]

Manu sticks around for two more years

[jepoyskieLOVEbianca]

Any spurs fan got answers to these questions. Why didn't the spurs foul to prevent a 3 pt shot in the dying seconds of game 6 to prevent overtime?

 

Why didn't the spurs call timeout to bring back Tony parker instead of Manu driving to the basket?

 

Even though it was smart to sit Duncan so that Diaw can defend Bosh, wouldn't you let Duncan a hall of famer stay in the court at these critical situations?

 

 

I'm not a Spurs fan, but I may have a valid answer to your question sir.

 

*first question*

- usually, when your team is leading by 3 with less than 28 (don't know the exact time)seconds remaining... the option of majority (if not all) of the coaches would be just to impliment an honest defense... this would burn down the time...

while your team is still on the lead... and the worst possible thing to happen is an overtime...

and Pop is actually expecting the ball to go back to the SPurs possession... it actually worked...

the problem only, is that they were not able to control the rebound...

 

if the coach tried to impliment what you have suggested which is to foul, you'll be giving 2 bonus shots to your

opponent while the time is not running... if ever they made 2 shots, your lead would be down to 1, given more time

the opponent could give an honest D or foul (which this time the pressure would be on your side to make the

freethrow... or to make a good inbound) much more risky especially in a game against a good defensive team

at their hometown... the chance of losing in regulation is higher... plus the fact that in opponent's bonus shot,

anything can happen, made first shot, missed second, rebound, made 3...

 

to explain it further...

 

which is less risky???

 

having a 3-point lead, defending a team while time is winding down... (less than 28 seconds i think) or

 

having 1-point lead, handling a ball (risk of steal / turn-over)... with opponent having enough time for one more

ball possession???

 

 

*second question*

 

i think it was TP who attempted the final shot for Spurs in regulation...

 

 

 

*third question*

 

 

Coach Pop wanted to stop LBJ, majority of coaches would think that the Heat will rely on their superstar...

which actually happened... and of course he wanted the best player who could stop LBJ... TD defends the inside...

he could not easily match with LBJ on an isolation, that's why Pop used Diaw instead of TD...

 

plus you also need to consider, TD is not getting any younger, maybe Pop sees that TD was already tired...

actually, TD never complained about that, so why would you??

[friendly0603]

I'm not a Spurs fan, but I may have a valid answer to your question sir.

*first question*

which is less risky???

having a 3-point lead, defending a team while time is winding down... (less than 28 seconds i think) or

having 1-point lead, handling a ball (risk of steal / turn-over)... with opponent having enough time for one more

ball possession???

Wrong answer. Since you didn't get the question, the clarification to that question was when Bosh got the rebound. Nobody fouled. 28 seconds is a lot of time compared to the remaining time after Bosh got the rebound. You only have under 10 seconds with a 3 pt lead. Do you foul to prevent a 3pt attempt or let them shoot a 3? Given you can't even rebound coz you took away your best rebounder.

*second question*

i think it was TP who attempted the final shot for Spurs in regulation...

Wrong answer. I was referring to the final 10 seconds in overtime when Spurs didn't bring Parker back.

*third question*

Coach Pop wanted to stop LBJ, majority of coaches would think that the Heat will rely on their superstar...

which actually happened... and of course he wanted the best player who could stop LBJ... TD defends the inside...

he could not easily match with LBJ on an isolation, that's why Pop used Diaw instead of TD...

 

plus you also need to consider, TD is not getting any younger, maybe Pop sees that TD was already tired...

actually, TD never complained about that, so why would you??

Wrong answer again. It wasn't Diaw guarding James in those final seconds. It doesn't matter if TD was tired. He even played when he was sick. You can rest all you want after the game. This is the most crucial time for maybe his last chance at a title. You'd want to be it in your hands. Not in the hands of the subs. TD is still the anchor on defense.

 

If you listen to the interviews, no Spur would actually challenge the coach. It's not in TD's nature to say anything. I'm not TD so I can complain and they lost. If they won, then it was the right decision. Watch again in Indiana when they sat down Hibbert. It was still a smart decision to sit him down yet it's still the wrong decision because they lost.

 

Coach Spo stuck with his stars even when they weren't playing so well. After all the years that TD played consistently and he was having a superb game 6, I would've stuck with him unless he was the one who said that he should sit down.

Edited July 4, 2013 by friendly0603

[Labuyo]

my initial take on Manu's new deal was that $7m/year is too much.

 

but i guess the Spurs' FO does operate on a plan

[jepoyskieLOVEbianca]

Wrong answer. Since you didn't get the question, the clarification to that question was when Bosh got the rebound. Nobody fouled. 28 seconds is a lot of time compared to the remaining time after Bosh got the rebound. You only have under 10 seconds with a 3 pt lead. Do you foul to prevent a 3pt attempt or let them shoot a 3? Given you can't even rebound coz you took away your best rebounder.

Wrong answer. I was referring to the final 10 seconds in overtime when Spurs didn't bring Parker back.

 

Wrong answer again. It wasn't Diaw guarding James in those final seconds. It doesn't matter if TD was tired. He even played when he was sick. You can rest all you want after the game. This is the most crucial time for maybe his last chance at a title. You'd want to be it in your hands. Not in the hands of the subs. TD is still the anchor on defense.

 

If you listen to the interviews, no Spur would actually challenge the coach. It's not in TD's nature to say anything. I'm not TD so I can complain and they lost. If they won, then it was the right decision. Watch again in Indiana when they sat down Hibbert. It was still a smart decision to sit him down yet it's still the wrong decision because they lost.

 

Coach Spo stuck with his stars even when they weren't playing so well. After all the years that TD played consistently and he was having a superb game 6, I would've stuck with him unless he was the one who said that he should sit down.

 

 

sir, i don't have the wrong answer... it was just that you could not accept my answers, because you're looking for another

answer...

 

in the first question, if it was clear that you're talking about that part, then my answer would be, mental lapses...

 

mental lapses were the reason they didn't foul... saka sir, it happened in split seconds lang, sobrang bilis ng nangyari

 

hindi basta basta maiisip ng players yun, kaya mo lang yan naisip kasi you have time to think of it na... kasi tapos na...

 

 

 

sa second question, again i'm not wrong, your question was incomplete, you didn't even mention that you're asking

 

about the overtime... in overtime where Miami is already in the lead by 7points?? what would TP do??? score an 8point

 

play??

 

 

 

in the 3rd question again, i'm not specifically wrong... you're not even in the arena to tell Pop what is the better thing

 

to do, are you even sure if TD could still defend??? anyone could experience exhaustion, are you sure TD could still

 

play??? if Pop knows that TD could still defend, do you think Pop will sub him out in a crucial play???

 

the problem here is, we are quick to judge but slow to listen... look at my answer in the questions, i'm not implying

 

that what i told you is 100% true, kasi nga si Coach Pop lang ang nakakaalam ng mga oras na yun... wag tayo masyado

 

magaling, kasi kung magaling tayo, bakit wala tayo sa pwesto nila???

[fatchubs]

The thinking is that with Duncan on the floor, the Spurs would have had a much better opportunity to secure a defensive rebound that could have sealed the victory. But speaking after practice at the American Airlines Arena on Wednesday, Popovich said that there was much more that went into his decision than that.

 

"It's not that simple," Popovich said. "That's not why they got the threes. We were up five when they got their first three, and so redding and switching makes sense just to take away the three. But on an offensive rebound, it's one of the toughest things in the NBA, to pick up people. And we had one guy who didn't pick up. LeBron shot an airball when we were up five. They got the rebound, they got it back to him and he knocked it down.

 

"And then on the last possession, we were switching at the three‑point line to take away the three, and Boris Diaw has a little more speed than Tim Duncan, so it makes sense to have him out there redding at the three‑point line. Unfortunately we had two guys that went to LeBron and didn't switch with [Chris Bosh], and he went right to the hole. He's the guy who got the rebound, so it has nothing to do with Duncan."

 

Duncan, as he did after Game 6, said on Wednesday that this is how the Spurs have played in these situations all season long.

 

"Not new at all," Duncan said of his late-game benching. "Something we've done all year. Obviously we were trying to protect the three‑point line. We had a lot of bodies in there to switch and get up on our shooters. [We had] two bad bounces off a rebound — we actually got the stops on the threes, and [then there were] bad bounces right back out for threes.

 

"It is what it is," he added. "Obviously, I want to be in there every minute of the game. That's just how we're built. But we've done it all year long. We've been successful with it. And if it comes down to it again, Pop will make the call again."

 

 

 

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/19/popovich-explains-decision-to-sit-duncan-late-in-regulation-of-game-6/

Edited July 8, 2013 by fatchubs

[jepoyskieLOVEbianca]

The thinking is that with Duncan on the floor, the Spurs would have had a much better opportunity to secure a defensive rebound that could have sealed the victory. But speaking after practice at the American Airlines Arena on Wednesday, Popovich said that there was much more that went into his decision than that.

 

"It's not that simple," Popovich said. "That's not why they got the threes. We were up five when they got their first three, and so redding and switching makes sense just to take away the three. But on an offensive rebound, it's one of the toughest things in the NBA, to pick up people. And we had one guy who didn't pick up. LeBron shot an airball when we were up five. They got the rebound, they got it back to him and he knocked it down.

 

"And then on the last possession, we were switching at the three‑point line to take away the three, and Boris Diaw has a little more speed than Tim Duncan, so it makes sense to have him out there redding at the three‑point line. Unfortunately we had two guys that went to LeBron and didn't switch with [Chris Bosh], and he went right to the hole. He's the guy who got the rebound, so it has nothing to do with Duncan."

 

Duncan, as he did after Game 6, said on Wednesday that this is how the Spurs have played in these situations all season long.

 

"Not new at all," Duncan said of his late-game benching. "Something we've done all year. Obviously we were trying to protect the three‑point line. We had a lot of bodies in there to switch and get up on our shooters. [We had] two bad bounces off a rebound — we actually got the stops on the threes, and [then there were] bad bounces right back out for threes.

 

"It is what it is," he added. "Obviously, I want to be in there every minute of the game. That's just how we're built. But we've done it all year long. We've been successful with it. And if it comes down to it again, Pop will make the call again."

 

 

 

http://probasketball...tion-of-game-6/

 

thanks a lot for this article boss! it answered the question of a GM here.

[fatchubs]

It is so easy to question a play in hindsight because we all know what transpired.

 

What if the Spurs fouled in trying to protect the lead and then end up losing the game? Wouldn't people also question why they did foul considering they have the lead and all they need to do is play honest D. By doing so they either preserve their lead and win or end up going into OT as the worst case scenario.

 

 

Anyway below is another article that shows Pop did sit out Timmy is some of the games but they manage to win ...

 

 

 

Im going to start with a few facts and then go from there. Gregg Popovich sat Tim Duncan for the last 4:28 of the San Antonio Spurs’ 94-82 Game 6 win over the Golden State Warriors. The Spurs had a two point lead when Duncan sat down and won the game by 12.

http://www.48minutesofhell.com/spurs-warriors-game-6-playoffs-duncan-popovich

 

[jepoyskieLOVEbianca]

It is so easy to question a play in hindsight because we all know what transpired.

 

What if the Spurs fouled in trying to protect the lead and then end up losing the game? Wouldn't people also question why they did foul considering they have the lead and all they need to do is play honest D. By doing so they either preserve their lead and win or end up going into OT as the worst case scenario.

 

 

Anyway below is another article that shows Pop did sit out Timmy is some of the games but they manage to win ...

 

 

 

 

 

this was exactly my point sir... in games like that... the coach would usually

 

go for the option with less risk... this was what i've been trying to explain to

 

a GM whom i don't think if he really wanted an answer to his question...

 

yeah i'm a Heat fan, but what I posted here days ago is never about Miami...

 

since I also used to play and coach in our place, i tried to answer him with

 

what might transpired during the game.

[friendly0603]

sir, i don't have the wrong answer... it was just that you could not accept my answers, because you're looking for another

answer...

in the first question, if it was clear that you're talking about that part, then my answer would be, mental lapses...

mental lapses were the reason they didn't foul... saka sir, it happened in split seconds lang, sobrang bilis ng nangyari

hindi basta basta maiisip ng players yun, kaya mo lang yan naisip kasi you have time to think of it na... kasi tapos na...

This is why I asked Spurs fans. I didn't ask other teams fans. The Spurs fans would've known what I'm talking about.

These are professionals we are talking about who've been playing for a long time. You can see this lapses with young teams and in college games.

The Spurs are considered veterans. Again, listen to the interviews.

 

sa second question, again i'm not wrong, your question was incomplete, you didn't even mention that you're asking

about the overtime... in overtime where Miami is already in the lead by 7points?? what would TP do??? score an 8point play??

Stop answering the question if you don't know. You clearly do not know what I'm talking about. Get a transcript of the plays.

 

in the 3rd question again, i'm not specifically wrong... you're not even in the arena to tell Pop what is the better thing

to do, are you even sure if TD could still defend??? anyone could experience exhaustion, are you sure TD could still

play??? if Pop knows that TD could still defend, do you think Pop will sub him out in a crucial play???

 

the problem here is, we are quick to judge but slow to listen... look at my answer in the questions, i'm not implying

that what i told you is 100% true, kasi nga si Coach Pop lang ang nakakaalam ng mga oras na yun...

The problem here is you aren't a fan of this team but you are answering for them. And you think you are right. Look at your replies. You always say you're not wrong.

wag tayo masyado magaling, kasi kung magaling tayo, bakit wala tayo sa pwesto nila???

Ako'y nagtatanong lang at hindi rin ikaw ang tinatanong ko. Pero sinasagot mo. Ang daming coaches na wala sa puwesto nila. Kahit magaling ka o hindi, hindi pa rin tayo mapupunta sa puwesto nila. Walang kinalaman ang galing mo.

Edited July 8, 2013 by friendly0603