Thread: Pop Can’t Dance Out Of This One

Originally Posted by NightTerror218

Originally Posted by smith49

I'd be pissed if I had spent a couple hundy on a ticket. I get the premiss pop is going for but if I were a paying customer I would want my $$ back.

and if they sat on the bench the entire time, would you still be pissed? Either way are resting a game.

He'll ya I'd be pissed. Like I said, I get it. That doesn't mean if I had spent my hard earned $$ on a ticket I wouldn't want to see the best guys play.

I hope the NBA fines the shit out of him. I'd be pissed if I paid full price for that game.

One of the best coach/ gms the league has ever seen. I think he can do what he wants

Originally Posted by Jsteve01

One of the best coach/ gms the league has ever seen. I think he can do what he wants

Within the general spirit of the game, sure.

Originally Posted by Jsteve01

One of the best coach/ gms the league has ever seen. I think he can do what he wants

I think Master of the Universe David Stern will disagree.

Originally Posted by Buff

I think Master of the Universe David Stern will disagree.

Stern is still a douche.

The worst part of this game isn't even Popovich throwing a big middle finger at the league.

The worst things are:
A.) Charles Barkley playing the role of league patsy and not even broaching the subject in an in game interview.
B.) Miami playing like Washington.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Stern is still a douche.

The worst part of this game isn't even Popovich throwing a big middle finger at the league.

The worst things are:
A.) Charles Barkley playing the role of league patsy and not even broaching the subject in an in game interview.
B.) Miami playing like Washington.

Stern is an uber mega douche of the highest order. But this is a BS move by Pop - you don't see this in MLB where the season is twice as long and there is a code of honor about respecting the integrity of the game.

Originally Posted by Buff

Stern is an uber mega douche of the highest order. But this is a BS move by Pop - you don't see this in MLB where the season is twice as long and there is a code of honor about respecting the integrity of the game.

The Heat should get sanctioned for being down five to this crap team with two to play.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

The Heat should get sanctioned for being down five to this crap team with two to play.

What we are witnessing is the Ewing Theory in action.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Within the general spirit of the game, sure.

Winning is within the spirit of the game. He's thinking long term. He has not broken any rules. I'm with BTB on this one because no matter what, those guys aren't playing. Their presence is irrelevant.

Originally Posted by King87

Winning is within the spirit of the game. He's thinking long term. He has not broken any rules. I'm with BTB on this one because no matter what, those guys aren't playing. Their presence is irrelevant.

You can't send them home. Make them go through warm-ups and sit on the bench. They are being paid a gazillion dollars to entertain fans. Pop is trying to be the scheduler as well, which is out of line.

Originally Posted by Buff

You can't send them home. Make them go through warm-ups and sit on the bench. They are being paid a gazillion dollars to entertain fans. Pop is trying to be the scheduler as well, which is out of line.

Exactly. It's one thing to send Ginobili and Duncan home because Ginobili has a bad back (he does) and Duncan has a bad knee (he does). It's a whole other thing to literally send six players (that's half a roster, two are injured) back to San Antonio after ALREADY ARRIVING at your destination. Popovich is throwing a big middle finger at the league, especially considering it was a Thursday night featured game. It was bush league no matter how much you hate Stern.

Originally Posted by Buff

You can't send them home. Make them go through warm-ups and sit on the bench. They are being paid a gazillion dollars to entertain fans. Pop is trying to be the scheduler as well, which is out of line.

He can send them home. I know that he can because he did. They are his players on his team. They are paid at the discretion of their employers and their employers employees who are designated to manage or coach them.

Originally Posted by King87

He can send them home. I know that he can because he did. They are his players on his team. They are paid at the discretion of their employers and their employers employees who are designated to manage or coach them.

I get that - but c'mon... The league wouldn't exist without the fans. As Mo said, he did it explicitly to say **** you to the league, and in the process he also said **** you to all the fans. It was a total bush league move, and I really hope they fine the shit out of him for being a dick. I'm starting to get sick of his entitled routine to he honest, between this and constantly going out of his way to disrespect reporters during interviews.

The fans were not going to watch these guys play. That's why this is irrelevant. What is the basis of the fine?