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Originally Posted by JamesR Reported in SLAM:
-- Brent Barry comes in with about 4 minutes left in the third. The Spurs come down on offense and Bones catches the first pass, fires a three and drains it. Pop immediately yanks him from the game... |
It's been said that Pop's the master of preparation (strategy) while Brown's forte is game adjustments (tactics).
Perhaps this is an example. If it doesn't go as planned, (i.e. mistakes are made) players get yanked while game plans remain unchanged. Pop'll keep plugging in players to see if they "get it."
His military ethos of "don't screw up" may not be the most inspirational or effective in times like these. It's been noted before that the Spurs appear to play "not to lose" rather than to win games outright. Interesting.