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Spurs, Popovich make right moves to down the Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah coach Jerry Sloan thinks the Spurs have one of the smartest teams in the NBA.
“They've got guys who have been together and know what they're doing and how to take advantage of any mistake that you make,” Sloan said before Tuesday's Spurs-Jazz game at Energy Solutions Arena. “They make the game look pretty simple.”
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich thinks Sloan needs to spend more time watching the Spurs.
“I appreciate the compliment on behalf of my players, my staff, my family and the whole world,” Popovich said, “but if he was in San Antonio for a while he would get just as upset as I do at what goes on out on the court.”
After what Sloan saw in another long look at the Spurs on Tuesday night, he isn't apt to change his mind.
By the end of the game, the Spurs may not have qualified for basketball's version of Mensa, the high IQ society, but they had played smart enough to get a 106-100 victory, their 30th of the season.
Popovich's tactical genius played a part in this one. Calling a 20-second time out after a Jazz turnover with 2.9 seconds left in the first half, he drew up an out-of-bounds play to get Matt Bonner an open 3-point shot.
Using Manu Ginobili and Roger Mason as decoys on cuts around the 3-point circle, the play worked to perfection. Bonner nailed the triple and sent the Spurs to halftime with a 50-49 lead.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/Spurs_Popovich_make_right_moves_to_down_the_Jazz.html
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah coach Jerry Sloan thinks the Spurs have one of the smartest teams in the NBA.
“They've got guys who have been together and know what they're doing and how to take advantage of any mistake that you make,” Sloan said before Tuesday's Spurs-Jazz game at Energy Solutions Arena. “They make the game look pretty simple.”
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich thinks Sloan needs to spend more time watching the Spurs.
“I appreciate the compliment on behalf of my players, my staff, my family and the whole world,” Popovich said, “but if he was in San Antonio for a while he would get just as upset as I do at what goes on out on the court.”
After what Sloan saw in another long look at the Spurs on Tuesday night, he isn't apt to change his mind.
By the end of the game, the Spurs may not have qualified for basketball's version of Mensa, the high IQ society, but they had played smart enough to get a 106-100 victory, their 30th of the season.
Popovich's tactical genius played a part in this one. Calling a 20-second time out after a Jazz turnover with 2.9 seconds left in the first half, he drew up an out-of-bounds play to get Matt Bonner an open 3-point shot.
Using Manu Ginobili and Roger Mason as decoys on cuts around the 3-point circle, the play worked to perfection. Bonner nailed the triple and sent the Spurs to halftime with a 50-49 lead.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/Spurs_Popovich_make_right_moves_to_down_the_Jazz.html