Plainspoken Pop Love

by Bushka on Jan 19, 2009 7:38 PM CST

From the mouth of old man Pop following the last gasp defeat of the imposing Bobcats.

Maybe getting our butts kicked in Philly made them realize we did suck on defense, It’s got to be our focus because we’re going nowhere without defense.

None of the palatitudes, the cliches that we got away with one etc etc. Every opportunity to talk the lesson he talks it.

I just love the complete lack of hubris.

p.s i suppose the case for excessive hubris can also be made when i think of some of the other things he does so, like scratch the lack of hubris

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Bless you Pop

What the Bowen giveth Horry taketh away. --LatinD (2008 Playoffs Round 2, Game 1)

the Spurs do not defeat you so much as they grind you into tiny shards of psychological wreckage.
-the Denver Post

by Hamer_SpursFan on Jan 19, 2009 7:56 PM CST reply actions

From mysa:

"We suck on ‘D,’" Popovich said, with the "D" standing for defense.

That was the entire text of Popovich’s State of the Team address, as succinct as it was devastating. All follow-up questions fishing for a silver lining were quickly rebuffed.

Do you mean all game long, or just in fourth quarters?

"No, pretty much throughout," Popovich said. "Both individually and team-wise, we suck. We’re pretty consistent that way."

Surely there is a way to fix this problem, some sliver of hope on the horizon?

"I don’t know if I have an answer to that," Popovich said. "If I did, we wouldn’t suck quite so bad."

We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jan 19, 2009 9:12 PM CST reply actions

Gotta love ol’ Pop.

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by Linix129 on Jan 19, 2009 9:32 PM CST reply actions

This is a good sign. Good things happen when Pop is trashing the team.

"It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what."

by Chilai on Jan 20, 2009 8:48 AM CST reply actions

it happens every year, or so it seems, Pop’s bashing of the defense. it usually works, too, so here’s hoping for the same effect. for the following two games it has, not that that’s a true indicator (it was the bulls and bobcats). now we just need to get our freakin’ offense in gear…

by znimrod on Jan 20, 2009 11:24 AM CST reply actions