esqtvd wrote:TheNewEra wrote:Akklaim1 wrote:I never thought I’d see the Spurs become a target practice for contending teams. Must be humbling for Spurs fans. They had one lottery year (the year they lost Robinson for the season and decided to tank for Duncan) since the 90s before the bubble. Also an adjustment for Popovich. But who cares, he’s got nothing to prove.
Still a scrappy team even while bad. They pushed this team to a close game a week ago and considering they missed a few guys and on a back 2 back the first half effort was there.
I hate Popovich. Like Brady and Belichick, Popovich is garbage without Tim Duncan.
But yeah, they're not quitting. I think Popovich has to stick with coaching the Spurs at least until they return to the playoffs. He can't leave them like this.
Hmm, while it’s true that Popovich has not won anything without TD, he should get credit for his ability to adjust as the game changed in the early 2010s. He still managed to win 50-60 games a year when TD was way out of his prime. TD stopped being the 20 and 10 hall of famer that he is around 2009ish and yet the Spurs were still winning 50+ games and reaching the conference and NBA Finals.