masgi wrote:bwgood77 wrote:This is ridiculous. He only says it because GS does it and are better at it.
His teams have always launched quite a few 3s.
What about the 2003 championship with Kerr and Stephen Jackson launching 3s? Actually Parker and Bowen shot well over 200 each that year as well.
Or the 2005 championship team with Brent Barry, Bowen and Manu (all launched over 250 3s that year). Horry also launched quite a few 3s then and in 2007.
Also on the 2007 team Manu shot 323, Barry 287, Finley 286 and Bowen 232.
And since getting swept by the Suns in 2010 in the playoffs, they transformed their offense to space the floor more and shoot MORE 3s.
You literally just made Pop's point. He said he hates it and damages the game, but it is necessary to use it to win. He never once said that he discourages his players from shooting them. He's a brilliant coach and has adjusted to the evolution of the game, even though he thinks it's poor basketball.
But he literally has used them quite a bit ever since he started coaching. He may have hated them because he had twin towers and started out with two Hall of Famers, and the more 3 pt shooting evolved, he had to evolve too, but he's been using it quite a bit.
He's a good coach but he always says things that serve his agenda. Like when he intentionally fouls bad free throw shooters. He doesn't say he hates THAT and it damages the game (even though it does far more than damage to the game than people shooting 3 pointers) but he uses it because it is within the rules. Instead he says people should learn to shoot.
As a matter of fact, he somewhat contradicts himself with those statements...."learn to shoot free throws", "hates 3 pointers"
Intentional fouls on bad three show shooters to extend games is far more of a crazy circus and definitely is "non-basketball".
It's a sad thing when you can't read yet try to comment on something. Such irony. 
