Did Popovich order it?

Question

Think about it - your team has just blown a huge game at home, and is about to have to play on the road. It's a 2-2 series, and momentum is not in your favor.

Sending out your 8th or 9th best player to take out the other team's MVP, in the vicinity of the other team's bench is pretty good strategy.

At the very least, you KNOW that some of the other players will retaliate. If any of them come off the bench, the NBA automatically suspends them for a game. On top of that, you might get lucky and hurt the MVP also as a bonus.

In this case, even though Nash is OK, Pop has got to be pretty pleased that Stoudamire, Diaw, and possibly Bell may sit out Game 3, all for the low, low price of Horry. What a deal!

Alice, you're selling Popovich short. 'Class'? What the hell is that supposed to mean? You think he coaches so that people will think he's a classy guy, or to win?

When I say it's a brilliant strategic move, I mean it. Pop is a great coach. I don't think he's enslaved to your or anyone's notions of what's honorable & fair.

Likewise, Horry is a smart player - he's been in the league for FOURTEEN YEARS and has never been implicated in this kind of crap. He's always level-headed & cool.

You're the one with no faith in him: is it more likely that he uncharacteristically freaked out & lost his head, or did something you would call 'dirty', but that required a great deal of intelligence and may end up saving the series for his team? Which sounds more like him?

Answer 1

Hey Will,

First of all i'm a Laker fan so i really could care less about either the Suns or the Spurs.

That being said- i don't think "pop" ordered it because first of all the play wasn't coming out of a timeout, San Antonio needed to foul to stop the clock.

Admittedly Horry just kind of lost it and took a cheap shot.

i don't think Pop would have ordered it first of all- because although in your other question you called him "cheap-shot" Bob, he's also been known as "Big Shot Bob" and considering how close some of the games have been- Bob Horry is not a guy you could afford to lose (especially since the Spurs only go about 8 or 9 deep).

In terms of who sits out game 5 that all depends on the league. Based on what we've seen all year who knows how they'll react.

i think another reason why it wasn't ordered was if anything the foul helped the Suns. The Suns have shown that they play better when their backs are against the wall and have had trouble winning games that really count- and i think with the series tied 2-2, that the foul and the Bowen incident from 2 games ago- can light a fire under the Suns and motivate them.

Game 5 should be exciting!

Nickster

Answer 2

That's not just insulting, it's stupid. Pop would never sanction a hit on an opponent. Who do you think he is--Isiah Thomas?? Besides, there's no way he could have counted on Robert Horry to carry it out. Horry has too much class. And before you get your panties in a bunch over that, just remember you don't know what Nash said to him before the foul. Nash is no virgin.

Stop talking out of both sides of your mouth. In your last question, you said the Spurs were dirty, Pop was dirty, and they were all "pulling crap". Which is it?
Pop is a great coach and Horry is a classy player. If you don't know what that means, look it up.

Answer 3

Like I said earlier I never confuse wanting to win and wanting to lose. I had a theory on Barkley tonight and no one is buying it.( Is Barkley a genius?) I wish I would have thought this theory up though. I think he is one of the best coaches there is and I don't fault him for anything he decides to call. People seem to forget the business side of professional sports. I just wish it was Amare flying into that table.

Answer 4

i think of it does would desire to do with the form of titles each and each coach has, Phil 9 and Popovich 4. besides the shown fact that it has extra to do with the names that Jackson has related himself with. he's coached arguably 2 of the astounding 5 gamers ever, Jordan and Kobe. the two Chicago and L.A. had super a million-2 punches with Scottie and Shaq. then you definately've the franchises, Chicago is a extensive city with super attractiveness, and L.A. is the movie star capital. Phil got here to Chicago as a head coach in simple terms as Chicago became into commencing as much as win. He got here to L.A.-- a franchise with a historic previous of winning -- as they too have been close to to a call. in case you embody your self with that form of project you are going to benefit attractiveness. Plus like somebody else stated, he does tend to sell himself lots, has spats with human beings interior the newspapers and likes to play strategies video games with opposing communities. he's approximately bells and whistles, he's the bill Clinton of basketball. You look into a guy like Greg Popovich, he would not care with regard to the exposure. He needs to teach and he needs his team to win. i in my opinion know him somewhat extra because of the fact Pop has stayed with the franchise even by way of some no longer undemanding seasons, and he particularly would not play those strategies video games interior the direction of the media you hit upon PJ doing.

Answer 5

How about this answer, KingKlick is a cock sucker. Hahahaha. Anyways, David Stern will be reluctant to suspend all 3 players he may suspend Stoudamire but I really can't see it happening. Crybaby KingKlick is crying because of his shitty Spurs losing :'(.

Answer 6

If he did the man is pure genius!!