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 2009-03-09 20:59  #1
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Pop can't coach backup point guards

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Watching George Hill come in and play dominant defense against the Suns was great to see. But the circumstances had me pissed at Pop. If the Steve Nash wouldn't have gotten hot, Hill was headed to a DNP-CD. Pop looks like he's on the road to, once again, destroying the confidence and the effectiveness of the team's backup point guard.

I understand wanting to give Mason the ball more often. I agree that he needs more touches than he's gotten in the previous six weeks. But that is doable with him at the shooting guard position. There's no reason to play him at point to get him touches. Just let Mason run pick-and-rolls in the half court set ... especially since that's what he ends up doing when he plays point.

With Mason at point, Pop is setting it up so that Hill will be out of the rotation once Ginobili returns. I just don't agree with that. Hill brings too much to the table. Sure he has some warts but an athlete who can rebound, concentrate on defense and play unselfish basketball should fit perfectly into the system of Spurs Basketball.

Basically, the only two point guards to survive Pop's point guard treatment over the years have been AJ and Parker. Both players survived because they were supremely confident in their own abilities. Every other point guard was murdered by Pop.

Kerr came in as a high profile reserve point guard fresh off of three championships and he was utterly useless in his first stint under Pop. Antonio Daniels wilted under Pop before going on to become one of the best backup point guards of the last decade. Speedy Claxton is remembered for his Game 6 against the Nets performance but he had many downs as ups in his Spurs career.

Terry Porter came to the Spurs as a premier backup point guard and instantly turned into a liability. Charlie Ward, Nick Van Exel and Damon Stoudamire came to the Spurs playing decent basketball but Pop swiftly ended their careers. Last year with Stoudamire was amazing. After playing well and helping out the first few games, Pop told Stoudamire to stop passing so much and start shooting more. The result? Pop benched Stoudamire for becoming a chucker.

Then there's the lovable Beno Udrih. No doubt he's not the easiest player to root for but he was talented and had more than enough ability to be a backup point guard. But Pop chewed him up and spit him out like all the others.

Now it looks like Hill is about to go down that road. Pop has already taken away his ballhandling responsibilities. His minutes are about to evaporate. Then comes the part where Pop is surprised when the backup point guard doesn't play with supreme confidence when he suddenly finds himself back in the mix. And then the story ends with the backup point guard getting traded for pennies on the dollar as the Spurs welcome in the next poor sap who's about to get eaten alive by Pop's inability to coach backup point guards.

I think the main problem is Pop doesn't know what he wants from a backup point. He'll bench a backup point for playing bad defense but he'll also bench a backup point for playing good defense but not being aggressive enough offensively. It's like he doesn't realize that all backup point guards have some sort of flaws. That's why they are backup point guards.

This latest giving up on Hill just doesn't make much sense. When it comes down to it, the move will basically be taking any minutes Hill would get and give them to Finley.

Good luck to Hill and hopefully he can persevere and keep the job the next time he's given the chance.
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timvp说的太经典了~
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