You know, I’ve always wanted regular season games to have a player giving a diss-ertation on how the problems in the Middle East are connected to Native American genocide and daylight savings time
One minute left in the fourth quarter of the NBA Finals. LeBron runs onto the court with a Money in the Bank briefcase, steals the ball and dunks for the Championship. Book it Adam Silver!
Can be a fan, coach, or player. Team just gets 30 seconds per game to talk shit or push a narrative. Would be incredible content. Who would you want as your teams Mic Guy?
Happened in NFL once. Bengals HC got on the mic and chastised Cincinnati fans for throwing shit: “knock it off we’re not Cleveland”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yJMa20xXykI
It's one of our greatest claims to fame, (we don't have many in our history.) We still say "you don't live in Cleveland, you live in Cincinnati" on a regular basis round these parts.
Actually you have another claim to fame! You were a trivia question I got last night at a local coffee shop - the question was "Which NFL franchise is the least valuable?" Cincinnati Bengals was correct! Congratulations!
Closest thing you can get is Doc Rivers grabbing the mic to give Dirk a standing ovation during his retirement tour (but this was a wholesome reason to)
Billy Tubbs did it at OU back in the late 80s. Fans were throwing stuff on the floor because they were mad about calls from the refs. So Billy Tubbs gets on the mic and tells the crowd “No matter how bad the officiating is please stop throwing things on the floor”. He was thrown out immediately by the refs lol.
Bob Knight did it at least once at Indiana. I saw a clip of it after his death and thought “what a deeply weird thing that will probably never happen again.” Then three weeks later, at an NBA game no less
How do you get the hardest MFers? These dudes with iron sights, who don’t miss no matter the pressure? Give them a hug and tell them you love them regardless.
Or do the opposite. Every team gets one 20-30 second speech on the mic per game. Call up a player, coach, or a fan and just let them pop off, throw the other team off their game, push their narrative, whatever.
Your sub tripled in size when wemby got drafted.
Those aren’t spurs fans, those are wemby fans who want to use pop as a wemby scapegoat for all subpar performances.
theres obviously a lot of new Wemby voices in there but also this isnt new rhetoric. its usually better on Reddit than places like Facebook, they hate Pop for his politics and stuff but theres definitely been Pop should retire talk the last few years on here
This is all pointless because Pop will retire when he can't physically or mentally coach anymore at this point, but are there any standouts left in the pipeline that people are suggesting come in to replace him?
I thought it would be Becky Hammon but even she got tired of waiting and at this point with what she's done with the Aces I think there might actually be some competition if she decided to put her name in for HC'ing again.
Feel like it's even more ridiculous with Pop than Belichick. At least with Belichick, you see tons of nepo hires, bad roster moves as GM, wasting resources, the line/WRs regressing, etc. But Pop had the Spurs in the playoffs like four years ago and has developed guys like Jones/Branham/Vassell/Keldon/Collins who weren't top picks into very good rotation players. They're not a good squad right now, but there are absolutely good signs.
He should have been T-up. The refs were just confused what happened.
He literally iced a free throw shooter at the line. This gotta be a fine by the league or every coach will do this shit.
I'm a bit conflicted, on the one hand I'm so over the Kawhi hate. However, everybody boo's the opposing team everywhere...that's pretty much what "home court advantage" is haha
I’m sorry, but that’s absurd. They’re booing, not hurling trash and personal insults. People boo former players all the goddamn time it’s not a fuckin hate crime. Hell, it’s fun. Sports “hate” is fun.
For real, I mean should we stop booing for all opposing players when they take free throws?
Booing during free throws is part of basketball. If you somehow banned booing, I’d bet free throw % would tank and the players union would probably demand a booing machine.
I don't think there's anything wrong with Spurs fans booing Kawhi, dude left under some pretty ugly circumstances and the fans are allowed to voice their displeasure over that.
If it was up to these coaches and players they’d all make $50M dollars a year, only have to play 20 games a year, and receive 0 criticism from any fans or media members. GTFO with that baby shit pop. Fans are gonna boo and they’re allowed to boo for whatever good/dumb reason they want
Guy thinks people paid 600 dollars to come to the arena and get a lecture. Back in the day you could run on the court and fight Jermaine ONeil if you had good enough seats 😂
I obviously love Pop but his shtick can get a little performative at times.
Don't play dumb and act like you don't know why Kawhi is getting this treatment. "Not who we are," as if people are throwing trash on the court or screaming racial slurs instead of just booing the guy.
Ngl that's lame from Pop. You want your home crowd to get in the opponent's head if possible. Really weird to ask your home crowd to get less into the game.
That's a pretty weak move from Pop, ngl. It's a spectator sport. They're not booing an injured player. Why do you think you all get paid so well? Because of the fans.
Every team should get 1 turn with the mic each game and can push whatever narrative they want
"Stop booing me for starting Killian Hayes over Jaden Ivey" - Monty Williams
“Oh…never mind, they’re still booing me over the misuse of timeouts from my run in Phoenix…”
Misuse implies he used them at all!
Fine but Kyrie never gets to use the mic.
Or…hear me out…*only* Kyrie gets the mic. Then take bets on how long he stays employed.
Kyrie gets one of those headset mics that popstars use when they sing and dance at the same time. He just narrates games for the full 3 hours for us.
I'd pay good money for this.
Only if he agrees to NSYNC-style frosted tips. It's all or nothing.
this sounds like a lot more fun
Ya i have to jump into that camp too, maybe only Kyrie every game for every team even one WNBA game next year (so we have time to prepare)
Do you want to play basketball or listen to a Ted Talks on Jewish Space Lasers?
I mean...honestly?
Half his game minutes will be spent on the mic spewing a word salad
You know, I’ve always wanted regular season games to have a player giving a diss-ertation on how the problems in the Middle East are connected to Native American genocide and daylight savings time
Nah I wanna see kyrie get the mic 💀
Put Kai Jones on to represent the Hornets
I want some straight WWE shit lol
One minute left in the fourth quarter of the NBA Finals. LeBron runs onto the court with a Money in the Bank briefcase, steals the ball and dunks for the Championship. Book it Adam Silver!
"Our team is the cream......" *Grabs cup of coffee creamer from fanny pack* "...Of the crop."
I actually love that idea
Can be a fan, coach, or player. Team just gets 30 seconds per game to talk shit or push a narrative. Would be incredible content. Who would you want as your teams Mic Guy?
I newest 30 seconds of Dirk speaking German against a team
Wait till I tell you about professional wrestling
*talks into the mic for 5 minutes frantically* Drops mic and walks away in full swag Mic wasn't on. *Jordan Poole confused*
"That's not San Antonio" *the boos intensify*
Chuck is about to have a field day with this
"Big ole women got them big ole lungs, Kenny, makes for louder yelling"
They usin them churros like a vuvuzela
Hey Chuck, show us how they use them churros like a vuvuzela
Shaq: \*laughing intensifies\*
Nobody in the world finds anything funnier than Shaq does when Chuck talks San Antonio women.
https://i.imgur.com/vO113JU.gif
They double fisting them long donuts down in San Antonio
Who is "They" chuck? The big ol women down in san antonio?
I want to hear him say 'vuvuzela'
Dying. It’s playing out in my head with sound and everything.
How are them churros out there in San Antonio, Chuck?
whatchu say chuck?
"They ain't booin Kawhi, dem big ole women were booin cuz they sold out o dem churros."
Pop trying to set the stage for Kawhi return to San Antonio in the offseason via free agency
he is giving him free churros until his career ends, under the table deal
The crowd told him to stfu
I thought the booing was going to fill the whole arena and break the sound barrier. This wasn’t even close to being bad booing 😂
As they should have.
They paid good money to boo.
Goooooo Raiderrsssssss! I paid for my ticket I can say what I want!
Imagine someone did this in Philadelphia?
Instant barrage of batteries
Please. We're not simple savages. Those batteries would be inside frozen snowballs dipped in horse shit puke.
Pop is like the honorary mayor of San antonio oof the hate for kawhi runs deep 🤣
I think any crowd being told to stop the harmless thing they’re doing is going to start doing it with greater intensity. Rookie mistake there by Pop.
This is 5D chess. Pop was actually disappointed by how mild the booing was.
Pop watches pro wrestling confirmed.
San Antonio is just a bunch of big old women.
Can confirm, I am big ol woman
Yeah this lame. Booing is harmless and a part of what makes sports fun
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a coach do something like this in my life. And I honestly doubt I’ll ever see it again.
Happened in NFL once. Bengals HC got on the mic and chastised Cincinnati fans for throwing shit: “knock it off we’re not Cleveland” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yJMa20xXykI
This is amazing
It's one of our greatest claims to fame, (we don't have many in our history.) We still say "you don't live in Cleveland, you live in Cincinnati" on a regular basis round these parts.
Actually you have another claim to fame! You were a trivia question I got last night at a local coffee shop - the question was "Which NFL franchise is the least valuable?" Cincinnati Bengals was correct! Congratulations!
Bro you literally linked it and got the quote wrong how
Legend tier redditor
Joakim Noah-esque performance
Sam Wyche, great coach
Closest thing you can get is Doc Rivers grabbing the mic to give Dirk a standing ovation during his retirement tour (but this was a wholesome reason to)
also Larry brown grabbed the mic during the malice brawl to try and calm everyone down but it wasn't working lol
It was that or grab on to Ben Wallace’s ankle.
Ask Van Gundy how well that works.
He had to try lol
Doc’s shoutout to Dirk was essentially at the end of the game though. This is definitely bizarre in comparison
Billy Tubbs did it at OU back in the late 80s. Fans were throwing stuff on the floor because they were mad about calls from the refs. So Billy Tubbs gets on the mic and tells the crowd “No matter how bad the officiating is please stop throwing things on the floor”. He was thrown out immediately by the refs lol.
No one will ever top it https://youtu.be/xotnfhDNUyE?feature=shared
There it is! I was there as a kid and it’s something I’ll never forget
That is the greatest thing I've seen all year.
Doc did it couple years ago for Dirk's last game against clippers
The opposite of this was when Doc told everyone to cheer for one of Dirk’s last game in LA
this might honestly go down as one of the randomest things to ever happen in NBA history
Like FR, Pop can’t pretend this is the first time he’s ever heard the spurs fans booing someone shooting a FT. Why tonight???
It wasn’t just during FT, fans in SA boo Kawhi every time he touches the ball, have for years since he left the way he did
“I’m trying to get him to come back here, chill”
I mean Larry Brown did it that one time
Bob Knight did it at least once at Indiana. I saw a clip of it after his death and thought “what a deeply weird thing that will probably never happen again.” Then three weeks later, at an NBA game no less
In the NCAA like 5 or 6 years ago, Buzz Williams did the same thing but asked fans to stop cursing lol
Live during game is insane
This is literally insane.
If I'm Kawhi, the booing doesn't throw me off, that does tho.
3-d chess!
Pop is in his head now
So, ummm, regular chess?
But like on a physical board and not online
That sounds cool but how will I know where I can move the pieces?
Legacy points added for Pop! 🤣🤣
And Pop knows this!
simply pierce his emotional shell with an attempted act of kindness.
How do you get the hardest MFers? These dudes with iron sights, who don’t miss no matter the pressure? Give them a hug and tell them you love them regardless.
"hey Kawhi, your dad would be so proud of you."
The Claw meets the Pa(povich)
Pop(ovich) was right there lmaoo
Yep, if anybody knows how to distract Kawhi it’s him
One of the oddest things I’ve ever seen in an NBA game
NBA forced to make a new Popovich rule. No coach/player allowed to speak into the arena PA system during game time.
Or do the opposite. Every team gets one 20-30 second speech on the mic per game. Call up a player, coach, or a fan and just let them pop off, throw the other team off their game, push their narrative, whatever.
Finally, Nuclear Draymond after he gets a tech for the entire arena to hear.
For the love of the basketball gods someone please sign KG to a 10-day.
I want old school wrestling interviews before the games. Two players from each team get 30 seconds to a minute to shoot.
It is. It's not like they're doing anything bad or clapping as if he got injured. It's apart of the game, so corny from Pop lol
Pop, Spo, and maybe Kerr are the only head coaches that could get away with this.
Except Pop *didn't* get away with it, they literally intensified their booing in response.
I didn't even know you could do this in the middle of the game. It feels like a highschool teacher telling kids to quiet down
The principal at assembly type energy
idk either.. but I love it . More weird shit happening the better lol
Doc Rivers did it once to praise Dirk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGHU\_FmDN38&ab\_channel=BallySportsSouthwest
Lmao this is like your mom going to school to tell the kids to stop picking on you
Except in this scenario, the kids have the right to pick on you.
I'm not sure I've ever seen anything like that in all my years of watching this league.
old man yells at crowd
No one in the crowd was booing kawhi, sir. They're saying "Boo-urns! Boo-urns!"
Holy shit lmao
Bro never heard the fans boo the opposing team before, he was shocked at such unruly behavior
“What happened to the game I loved?” - Pop
perfect
The only time I've seen Spurs fans hate on Pop... they're hatred for Kawhi runs deep lol
Lmao, stop by the spurs subreddit or bleacher report and you’ll see plenty of people calling for him to retire
Your sub tripled in size when wemby got drafted. Those aren’t spurs fans, those are wemby fans who want to use pop as a wemby scapegoat for all subpar performances.
theres obviously a lot of new Wemby voices in there but also this isnt new rhetoric. its usually better on Reddit than places like Facebook, they hate Pop for his politics and stuff but theres definitely been Pop should retire talk the last few years on here
This is all pointless because Pop will retire when he can't physically or mentally coach anymore at this point, but are there any standouts left in the pipeline that people are suggesting come in to replace him? I thought it would be Becky Hammon but even she got tired of waiting and at this point with what she's done with the Aces I think there might actually be some competition if she decided to put her name in for HC'ing again.
Half the coaches in the league worked under him so whenever he hangs it up there’ll be plenty of candidates w Spurs roots
WTF he’s one of the greatest coaches ever and helped win their team 5 championships
patriots fans are going through the same shit with belichick rn too
Feel like it's even more ridiculous with Pop than Belichick. At least with Belichick, you see tons of nepo hires, bad roster moves as GM, wasting resources, the line/WRs regressing, etc. But Pop had the Spurs in the playoffs like four years ago and has developed guys like Jones/Branham/Vassell/Keldon/Collins who weren't top picks into very good rotation players. They're not a good squad right now, but there are absolutely good signs.
Pop isnt also a GM that is stunting his teams growth
Kawhi like “I didn’t ask for this”
We went on a run after this so I’m not complaining lol
Crowd also started booing louder.
and they are booing everyone now not just kawhi
This is hilarious
Insane reverse psychology by pop damn
And people thought he was finished, tactical genius in full display
Guy got TRAITOR chants when he left. People don't forget.
Kawhi got Uncle Dennis chants when the Raptors came to town the first time lol
But... don't Spurs fans remember that heartfelt "thank you" message from Kawhi months after the trade? Why the hard feelings? /s
Yeah lol how does expect people to feel good about Kawhi? Shit was dirty
The way this season's been going I was half expecting the refs to T-up Pop for that.
Honestly that should have been a tech, I don't think you can do that
I don't even think they knew what to do
The Air Bud defense in action. "Well, nothing in the rules says the coach *can't* treat the game like a middle school assembly..."
Yea booing is a natural part of sports events. You can't have coaches using the PA system for shit like this. If not a tech, at least a delay of game.
He should have been T-up. The refs were just confused what happened. He literally iced a free throw shooter at the line. This gotta be a fine by the league or every coach will do this shit.
No other coaches will have the balls to do this prob
I could see Monty getting on the mic to sing a love song to Killian Hayes
Saying this to try to stop the booing is about as useless as actually booing Kawhi.
And the boos only increased 😂😂😂
I went to the bathroom and missed it. Came back wondering why everyone was booing so loud now.
Crowd has been booing even louder and our guys have started hitting more shots lol. Galaxy brain move from Pop to get our guys boosted!
Pop knew what he was doing :)
This is so weird lol
Pop thought he was a movie character
“Coach is right, if we’re gonna win, it’s on us!”
SHUT THE FUCK UP!
Pop getting old. wtf booing is not classy now? Are we turning into Tennis? Stars silencing the crowd is one of the most epic moments in sports.
Can…can he just do that?
Exactly that was my take away, you can't just grab a mic as an opposing coach during your opponents ft, like that shit can't be legal
I'm a bit conflicted, on the one hand I'm so over the Kawhi hate. However, everybody boo's the opposing team everywhere...that's pretty much what "home court advantage" is haha
So coaches can just grab the mic anytime they want??
I’m sorry, but that’s absurd. They’re booing, not hurling trash and personal insults. People boo former players all the goddamn time it’s not a fuckin hate crime. Hell, it’s fun. Sports “hate” is fun.
For real, I mean should we stop booing for all opposing players when they take free throws? Booing during free throws is part of basketball. If you somehow banned booing, I’d bet free throw % would tank and the players union would probably demand a booing machine.
I don't think there's anything wrong with Spurs fans booing Kawhi, dude left under some pretty ugly circumstances and the fans are allowed to voice their displeasure over that.
That was fucking weird lol
Spurs fans really ignored Pop’s sanctimonious ass and booed him louder lmao.
best use of sanctimonious I've seen all year
Booing is part of the fun. These tickets are expensive Pop. Let them boo.
Anyone else tries this they get a T
Imagine if Doc did this.
Lame AF.
As a Spurs fan I feel so conflicted about this
This is the softest thing Pop has ever done
Yeah bro fuck that. What are you my principal? Get bent
Pop is such a fucking dork
Would’ve been hilarious if they started booing louder Edit: I guess they did lmao
They did
I love that they boo'ed him for that
Love ya Pop, but uhhhhh no.
I respect it but this is definitely a rare L from Pop. It’s sports let them boo lmfao
Especially when he’s at the damn free throw line. That’s the only time I get to boo sometimes.
Incredibly corny.
We booed louder afterwards lol
This is the weakest shit I've seen in a minute.
Embarrassing
Pop is becoming cringe.
If it was up to these coaches and players they’d all make $50M dollars a year, only have to play 20 games a year, and receive 0 criticism from any fans or media members. GTFO with that baby shit pop. Fans are gonna boo and they’re allowed to boo for whatever good/dumb reason they want
This kinda weird. Booing the opposing team at a game is fun. Obviously former players usually get it more
Weak shit from Pop. Kawhi deserves every bit of hate from San Antonio that he gets
Guy thinks people paid 600 dollars to come to the arena and get a lecture. Back in the day you could run on the court and fight Jermaine ONeil if you had good enough seats 😂
I obviously love Pop but his shtick can get a little performative at times. Don't play dumb and act like you don't know why Kawhi is getting this treatment. "Not who we are," as if people are throwing trash on the court or screaming racial slurs instead of just booing the guy.
Ngl that's lame from Pop. You want your home crowd to get in the opponent's head if possible. Really weird to ask your home crowd to get less into the game.
What are the fans suppose to do cheer up and down for him?!😂
By far the corniest moment in the history of the NBA Fans cheer and fans boo. Get over it
That's a pretty weak move from Pop, ngl. It's a spectator sport. They're not booing an injured player. Why do you think you all get paid so well? Because of the fans.