12-19-2006, 04:03 PM
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Players challenge Pop's philosophy in practice
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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich long has believed his team is better off defending a potentially tying 3-point shot in an end-game situation, rather than fouling intentionally.
So it was interesting Monday to see the Spurs' black team, leading the silver team by three with a few seconds left in a spirited scrimmage at the team's practice facility, intentionally foul Brent Barry with four seconds remaining, rather than let the NBA's leading 3-point shooter attempt a tying shot.
Has Popovich changed his philosophy about fouling in such situations?
"They just did that on their own," Popovich said, laughing. "They don't like my philosophy."
Barry and the silver team got the last laugh.
After making the first free throw after he was fouled, he intentionally clanged the second hard off the rim. The ball bounced off a teammate back into his hands and he made a jumper that tied the score at the buzzer.
Popovich declined to have the teams play an overtime. He no doubt noted that his philosophy of not fouling intentionally was shown to be a sound one.
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