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Has another multiple world champion NBA coach deteriorated as much as POP

Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:38 pm
Posted by JamalMurry27
Tennessee Titans
Member since May 2023
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Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:38 pm
I was just thinking of all the players not in these playoffs like curry and Giannis and for whatever reason victor came to mind, The spurs have been awful for quite awhile and POP was the best or at least considered top 2 coach at one time. its like he has had 2 different careers. Goat level success and performance worthy of a firing a few years back.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
53737 posts
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:40 pm to
Trump broke him.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:42 pm to
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66876 posts
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:43 pm to
I think they expected to just transition to their next superstar with Leonard but he forced his way out.

Kinda a wild Diva move for a guy with 0 personality. He was a perfect Heir apparent to Duncan.

But They’ll bounce back eventually Wemby is freakish

Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
43693 posts
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:45 pm to
Liberalism destroyed his brain.
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
52883 posts
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:50 pm to
I guess the 20 straight years of competitive basketball with 5 titles wasn’t enough? No room for down time, even if it nets you another generational player.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155938 posts
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:53 pm to
Obviously Kawhi forced his way out then they were in that sorta weird DeRozan and Aldridge era. Traded Murray and tanked. Now they have Wemby and some young assets and are another couple pieces away. He won’t coach more than another 2-3 years though i feel.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37167 posts
Posted on 5/2/24 at 10:59 pm to
Pop is the Bill Belichick of basketball
Posted by thesabanizer
funroe
Member since Dec 2023
67 posts
Posted on 5/2/24 at 11:33 pm to
everyone looks like a great coach when you have Tim Duncan, Manu, and Tony Parker in their prime along with kawhi later on. What you're seeing now is pop is a normal guy, nothing special
Posted by Barstools
Atlanta
Member since Jan 2016
9466 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 1:18 am to
He has liberal brain root. It was bound to happen.
Posted by QJenk
Atl, Ga
Member since Jan 2013
15371 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 6:06 am to
Look at his roster he's had the last few years. They are in a comlete rebuild right now. They haven't been trying to win games since DeRozan left.

Phil Jackson could have been in the same boat in Chicago, but he retired when Jordan retired.
Posted by Patfic15
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2018
3274 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 6:22 am to
Just wait until Trump gets back in office.
Posted by TigersBucs
Lake Charles
Member since Oct 2009
1564 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 7:25 am to
quote:

world champion NBA coach


There's no such thing in the NBA, NFL, MLB, or NHL.
Posted by Boodis Man
Member since Sep 2020
4691 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 8:36 am to
Trump derangement syndrome
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30631 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 8:54 am to
Politics aside - tons of coaches now are getting starting lineups full of all-stars and absolutely failing time and time again. The one thing Pop and Phil did right is they forced those players to achieve their potential, rather than tear each other apart for stats and personalities and money

The NBA coaching game isn’t about Xs and Os. It’s about leading men and motivating them to work as a team and fulfill their potential. And nobody has been better than Phil and Pop. Kerr may soon be in the same category as well.
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
29185 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:54 am to
He's just one of millions of moronic Liberal Americans in this country. That's all.
Posted by bamameister
Right here, right now
Member since May 2016
14393 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:57 am to
quote:

Has another multiple world champion NBA coach deteriorated as much as POP


He used to preach defense. It was one of his main stables during the glory years. They look a lot more like a track team and have since Duncan said so long.
Posted by Tigerroar73
Member since Oct 2014
66 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 1:30 pm to
Of course Popovich was great at one time. But he sucks nowadays and I don't know why people refuse to admit it.

We've already seen this with Belichick, Paterno and Bowden. And actually Pop is doing worse than any of those 3 guys. The other guys had middle of the pack teams at the end of their careers, but Popovich's teams have now fallen to literally last place in the Western Conference.

He can't coach anymore and he needs to retire.

As for the politics: that has little to do with his coaching, but he'd seem less foolish expressing his political views if his teams were going better than 22-60.
This post was edited on 5/3/24 at 1:43 pm
Posted by BowDownToLSU
Livingston louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
19286 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 7:44 pm to
He cries when his former players gets booed but degrades reporters for doing their job. The biggest POS Coach in the league
Posted by ChestRockwell
In the heart of horse country
Member since Jul 2021
2919 posts
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:50 am to
Every coach that has won multiple rings had great players around them. Never recalled Phil Jackson beating down the door in New York to coach the Knicks, which was his "dream job." Pop and he get too much credit.
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