Paper: Duncan had words with Del Harris

[spurssheriff]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b...k.d005c2b.html

Full of emotions: Whether it be Jerry Stackhouse's glare, Terry's jab, Finley's three emphatic dunks or Mavericks owner Mark Cuban's criticism of Spurs' fans, the series hasn't lacked for emotional moments.

None, however, were more surprising than what transpired in the second quarter of Friday's game when Tim Duncan picked up his third foul and exchanged words with Mavericks assistant coach Del Harris. After Duncan complained about the call, Harris said something to him. Duncan offered a retort and the exchange continued for about a minute.

Harris isn't the first coach to complain about Duncan's complaining. Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson told him to stop whining after a call in the 2004 Western Conference semifinals.

[VDeal]

Why do coaches say any thing at all to opposing players? Don't they have more important things to say to their own players?

[admiralsnackbar]

Dell Harris can talk smack? I thought he just ruminated over the year we swept his Lakers and the fact that he's the secret love-child of Barry Bostwick and Gavin Mcleod.

[spurssheriff]

Isn't this the same Delmer W. Harris who sould out and went to coach... Errr.. Hug the Chinese Olympic team?

[curiousspirit]

Tim wouldn't whine near as much if the refs actually called the fouls correctly.

[George]

hey thats fine...it gives duncan that fire and edge he needs to keep playing at the mvp level. diss him and talk smack to him lets see how he responds......

[Buzzsaw]

A coach should NEVER speak to a player on the other team.

[admiralsnackbar]

Originally Posted by Buzzsaw

A coach should NEVER speak to a player on the other team.

Why not?

[bo spur]

Ducan *****ing because he's getting beaten with no call, while Dirk gets touched and it free throws.

The entire Mavericks team complains about every damn foul they get called for, they have no room or reason to tell anyone else to quit whining when they are the masters of complaining.

There owner has complained about every damn team they know thew coulnd't beat in a playoff series. Going so far as to send in tapes of each teams superstar player showing something they do that's illegal. Cuban has always known that his sorry azz team isn't going to win crap without the refs bailing them out.

The Spurs have won all 3 of thier games on actual shots. The Mavericks have won 2 of thier 3 games at the free throw line. That has everything to do with them feeling like they are out there playing 5 on 8.
Because when the refs have let the players decide the game in a down to the wire finish, the Spurs have hit big shots while the Mavs have chocked while looking to the refs for a bail out.

[SAScrub]

Del Harris will be performing tonight's national anthem.

oh, say can you see, buy the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming. who's bright strips and broad stars, in the parelious night, o'er the rampart's we watched, as the da da, da, da, da, da, and the rocket's red glare, lots of bombs in the air, gave proof to the night, that we still had a flag, oh say does that spangle banner wave, over all-l-l-l-l that's free, over the home, of the land, and the land of the free!

[KAD]

Pop would never talk to an opposing player...

[admiralsnackbar]

Originally Posted by KAD

Pop would never talk to an opposing player...

Tell that to Ron Artest

[spurssheriff]

Originally Posted by SAScrub

Del Harris will be performing tonight's national anthem.

oh, say can you see, buy the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming. who's bright strips and broad stars, in the parelious night, o'er the rampart's we watched, as the da da, da, da, da, da, and the rocket's red glare, lots of bombs in the air, gave proof to the night, that we still had a flag, oh say does that spangle banner wave, over all-l-l-l-l that's free, over the home, of the land, and the land of the free!

[Supernatural Anesthetist]

Originally Posted by admiralsnackbar

Tell that to Ron Artest

Pop would never berate another teams player.

What he said to Artest was not derogatory or demeaning in any way, shape, or form.

Pop, even when making a point of contention, is always respectful to other players.

[VDeal]

Originally Posted by SAScrub

Del Harris will be performing tonight's national anthem.

oh, say can you see, buy the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming. who's bright strips and broad stars, in the parelious night, o'er the rampart's we watched, as the da da, da, da, da, da, and the rocket's red glare, lots of bombs in the air, gave proof to the night, that we still had a flag, oh say does that spangle banner wave, over all-l-l-l-l that's free, over the home, of the land, and the land of the free!

Nice Beaver!

But Seriously, Enrico Palatzo would be a much better choice than Del Harris.

[bilboinsa]

beseme mucho.............

[spurs000001]

hey if i wasn't a spurs fan or if I wasn't a Spurs coach, I would tell duncan to stop *****ing and whining like a little school girl, which , wether u want to believe or not, he does whine a lot

[SAScrub]

Experts say that Dallas has a 50 - 50 chance of winning tonight, though there's only a 10 percent chance of that.

[spursfan9]

duncan should stop whining and just play the game.

play hard and win.

[LifelongSpursFan]

Originally Posted by Supernatural Anesthetist

Pop would never berate another teams player.
Pop, even when making a point of contention, is always respectful to other players.

...which is why so many players want to play for him. That is also why Del is still an assistant coach.

[polk]

Originally Posted by spursfan9

duncan should stop whining and just play the game.

play hard and win.

Exactly. Concentrate on making free throws when you do get the calls. It doesn't help to b!tch if you don't make your foul shots.

[Supernatural Anesthetist]

The fact of the matter is Duncan is so fundamentally sound he really does draw fouls on most plays... its like the refs hold him to a higher standard.

It has to be galling when Nowinski parades to the line on touch fouls and he's jabbed in the eye or across the wrist for the umpteenth time and -nothing-.

[curiousspirit]

Timmy wouldn't "whine" if the refs called the fouls like they should. Point is, Timmy get's fouled almost everytime he has the ball but the refs can't call it because the game would take 5 hours to play. However, dirk seems to get the call everytime someone breathes too close to him so he doesn't need to complain.

[Rzarector7]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Shaq gets fouled alot too and he bi*ches about the fouls after the game and so on, guess most great big men do get fouled alot down there most of the time.

[Supernatural Anesthetist]

Originally Posted by Rzarector7

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Shaq gets fouled alot too and he bi*ches about the fouls after the game and so on, guess most great big men do get fouled alot down there most of the time.

Shaqs constant dislodging of defenders by backing them down with his huge @ss has always been questionable in my book.

[SRJ]

Originally Posted by SAScrub

Experts say that Dallas has a 50 - 50 chance of winning tonight, though there's only a 10 percent chance of that.

Surely you can't be serious!?

[Spur2TheMax]

All superstars whine. It's not like Tim is doing anything different from other stars. Michael Jordan used to whine and argue with refs a lot. Shaq and Kobe used to whine when they were winning their rings (and they still whine). Maybe my memory is short but I can't think of any star player that doesn't whine or complain during the game about foul calls.

And Mavs fans - your "star" Dirk does it too.

It's a fact of life. Get used to it.

[TheLadiesMike]

Originally Posted by Spurs 2-0, Rockets 2-2, Jazz 0-2

Surely you can't be serious!?

In keeping with the spirit of the thread...Don't call me Shirley.