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Spurs’ Gregg Popovich Slams Trump: ‘You Really Can’t Believe Anything That Comes Out of His Mouth’
Breitbart ^ | January 23, 2017 | Trent Baker

Posted on 01/23/2017 9:47:43 AM PST by C19fan

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To: JonPreston
Anyone who still watches the NBA needs their head examined.

Anyone who thinks the NBA plays basketball doesn't know basketball. When was last time a traveling call or hanging on the rim call was made in an NBA game? I guess it would ruin the show if they played classic basketball but I just can't watch NBA games.

21 posted on 01/23/2017 10:14:50 AM PST by Smittie (Just like an alien I'm a stranger in a strange land)
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To: JonPreston
Anyone who still watches the NBA needs their head examined.

Anyone who thinks the NBA plays basketball doesn't know basketball. When was last time a traveling call or hanging on the rim call was made in an NBA game? I guess it would ruin the show if they played classic basketball but I just can't watch NBA games.

22 posted on 01/23/2017 10:14:58 AM PST by Smittie (Just like an alien I'm a stranger in a strange land)
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To: Richard Kimball

Yeah he’s a great coach, but a real asshole to reports. But few star players? Come on!

NBA all-stars playing under Popovic:

David Robinson
Sean Elliott
Tim Duncan
Manu Ginobili
Tony Parker
LaMarcus Aldridge
Kawhi Leonard

Perhaps four of those might be hall of famers.


23 posted on 01/23/2017 10:15:50 AM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: CommieCutter

The CITY of San Antonio pretty much voted for Hillary.


24 posted on 01/23/2017 10:16:29 AM PST by rovenstinez
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To: C19fan

1. I’m a San Antonio resident.

2. I’m a fan of the San Antonio Spurs, and I think that the biggest part of the reason for their success over the past 2 decades can be summed up in 2 words: Greg Popovich.

3. I voted for Donald Trump and supported his campaign.

Given all of that, my only reaction to Pop’s statement is:

“Shut up and coach.” Yes, he has the right to his opinion, just like the rest of us, but Pop’s business is coaching, not political commentary. Lots of Spurs fans vehemently disagree with Pop on this issue, and there is NOTHING that will benefit the Spurs by having him continue to spout off.

Again, SHUT UP AND COACH!


25 posted on 01/23/2017 10:17:32 AM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Smittie

I guess you missed the Kansas/Kansas State game where the guy took four steps driving to the hoop to win the game as the buzzer sounded. Right in front of the ref. The zebras miss calls. Of all the NBA’s problems, the crying around here about not calling traveling is very exaggerated.


26 posted on 01/23/2017 10:19:46 AM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: Richard Kimball
He's a white guy coaching black men who are statistically 95% anti Trump. This places him in the corner with the angry natives. He's keeping the peace, because in the end, seats aren't filled by those who want to watch the coach.
27 posted on 01/23/2017 10:23:39 AM PST by Sgt_Schultze (If a border fence isn't effective, why is there a border fence around the White House?)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

He’s the new “White Shadow.”


28 posted on 01/23/2017 10:24:05 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: JonPreston
Anyone who still watches the NBA needs their head examined.

So true. Ole Pop has hung around these a-hole thugs so long that he's influenced by their crapola.

29 posted on 01/23/2017 10:25:03 AM PST by Digger
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To: C19fan
Outspoken San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich had some harsh words for President Donald Trump before his team squared off with the Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday. Popovich slammed Trump to media members, saying that “you really can’t believe anything that comes out of his mouth.”

Why the accusation?! Had President Trump said something about the sport (football?) that was factually untrue?

If not - If Popovich is instead referring to any political statements which President Trump may have made, then he should keep his unsubstantiated accusations to himself.

Regards,

30 posted on 01/23/2017 10:27:21 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Hildy
Why would ESPN even ask this question. Is this the new norm now. You must declare your political allegiance?

When the regular news networks ratings went in the tank, Disney moved all the left wing nut jobs to ESPN. They finally gave up on Keith Olbermann, cause he was a nut job among nut jobs.

31 posted on 01/23/2017 10:27:33 AM PST by Richard Kimball
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To: dfwgator

Lol! I forgot that show. Spot on!


32 posted on 01/23/2017 10:30:24 AM PST by Sgt_Schultze (If a border fence isn't effective, why is there a border fence around the White House?)
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To: C19fan

Here’s a quarter, call someone one gives a shi+ at what you have to say.


33 posted on 01/23/2017 10:33:04 AM PST by Uncle Sam 911
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To: SoCal Pubbie

Unfortunately, professional type play is usually imitated on the college level and filters its’ way down to high school and so forth. It just leads to players not mastering the basic skills of the game which changes the game. I guess showboating is good for ratings though.


34 posted on 01/23/2017 10:34:26 AM PST by Smittie (Just like an alien I'm a stranger in a strange land)
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To: Smittie

The day is coming when European teams will start beating our “Dream Teams” in the Olympics, because they play better fundamental basketball.


35 posted on 01/23/2017 10:35:42 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

That’s true...


36 posted on 01/23/2017 10:46:11 AM PST by Smittie (Just like an alien I'm a stranger in a strange land)
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To: Smittie

It seems all NBA teams are now offshoots of the Harlem Globetrotters, and that explains the plummeting fortunes of the HGs.


37 posted on 01/23/2017 10:52:42 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: C19fan

The coach obviously wasn’t paying attention when Trump said he was going to start on his agenda - and isn’t paying attention now that he has made a running start on his agenda.


38 posted on 01/23/2017 10:53:37 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: rovenstinez
The CITY of San Antonio pretty much voted for Hillary.

All of the big cities in Texas voted for Hillary. What makes Texas crimson red are the rural areas and suburbs.

39 posted on 01/23/2017 11:07:11 AM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: C19fan

I hate to tell y’all but he’s preening for his “ fill in the blank with whatever word you like for tropical African descended”


40 posted on 01/23/2017 11:08:45 AM PST by wardaddy (trump is a great tourniquet but that's all folks.......)
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