Splitter is soft...

[cheguevara]

you heard it here first. Get ready for a year of softness from Tiago. Dude might be softer than Dirk Noringski.

This is a reality check for delusional spur fan who thinks Splitter will be a monster. Wake up! dude is gonna get pushed around in this league

Oberto >>> Tiago

[cantthinkofanything]

you heard it here first. Get ready for a year of softness from Tiago. Dude might be softer than Dirk Noringski.

This is a reality check for delusional spur fan who thinks Splitter will be a monster. Wake up! dude is gonna get pushed around in this league

Oberto >>> Tiago

Lebron James is soft and look at the career he's had.

[DAF86]

There's just something about Splitter that doesn't really do it for me, maybe is his Stiffler's resemblance.

[Kamnik]

Soft but very skilled. He will be a good role player.

[Solid D]

you heard it here first

No, not really.

[Bruno]

He is still better than McRoberts....

[Man In Black]

I don't think he's soft. I don't feel he played soft either. It's a huge, huge game and when it got down to it, he didn't do anything to hinder Brazil on their chance to win. Had they of won, it would've been in spite of Barbosa's continued penchant for foolishness.

[TD 21]

I don't think he's soft, he's just physically weak. He "only" weighs 235. Ultimately, I expect him to top out around 250, but that's not going to happen overnight.

But the main guys the Spurs need him to guard, Gasol, Nowitzki, Bosh, etc., aren't overpowering. He'll most likely have trouble when he has to guard Howard, Yao, Bynum, etc., though.

[SpursTillTheEnd]

you heard it here first. Get ready for a year of softness from Tiago. Dude might be softer than Dirk Noringski.

This is a reality check for delusional spur fan who thinks Splitter will be a monster. Wake up! dude is gonna get pushed around in this league

Oberto >>> Tiago


nigga i said this the first time i seen splitter play and these niggas deleted my thread... splitter in the post is garbage... but atleast his pick n roll is nice

[TDMVPDPOY]

this thread fails, his playin against fiba wankers

[ogait]

The good thing is Splitter won't have to do much to be the best big to play near Tim after David Robinson. Oberto, Nesterovic, Kurt Thomas, Nazr Mohamed, Dice nearing retirement, the bar is set really low.
Well there was Horry but that's a special case, playoffs/important games only.

[Ditty]

I don't think he's soft, he's just physically weak. He "only" weighs 235. Ultimately, I expect him to top out around 250, but that's not going to happen overnight.

But the main guys the Spurs need him to guard, Gasol, Nowitzki, Bosh, etc., aren't overpowering. He'll most likely have trouble when he has to guard Howard, Yao, Bynum, etc., though.

That's why we have duncan to guard howard,yao and bynum and he's done a pretty good job also

or even Mcdyess

[Danny.Zhu]

Splitter is shit compared to Scola...

[EduRiker]

Splitter is shit compared to Scola...

Thats the problem. For years to come this board will keep comparing Splitter with Scola. :rolleyes

[Lukor]

He definitely needs to bulk up. He looks lik a finess player right now. He's never going to be a bruiser though.

[Solid D]

Splitter is not soft...it's just not the first time that "Splitter is soft" has been heard here.

Splitter backs off from being aggressive sometimes, probably to keep hiimself out of foul trouble.

Splitter should do pretty well in the Spurs system. He's never been an over-achiever but he is highly skilled. He didn't shine in the clutch versus Argentina but he typically hasn't been the kind of player that can take games over down the stretch. It certainly wasn't his role to do so in the WCs. He was a screen-setter, rebounder and post defender and that's what he did versus Argentina. He missed a contested shot inside down the stretch but he also made a couple of pressure FTs there in the 4th. He's careful maybe, but he's not soft.

[Solid D]

He is still better than McRoberts....

and Fazekas, too.

[EduRiker]

He IS soft. But theres no need to hate him for that. He's great on many other areas where he IS a difference maker.

[TD 21]

That's why we have duncan to guard howard,yao and bynum and he's done a pretty good job also

or even Mcdyess

I'm aware.

Splitter is somewhat caught between positions. The way the game is now, he's more of a center than a power forward, but he's not a true center and I wouldn't be surprised if the Spurs use him as a power forward a lot, at least defensively.

As much as the Spurs need him to defend his rim, he's not a great shot blocker and his strength defensively is in his mobility (which the Spurs could also use). So against teams like the Lakers, Mavs and Heat, he'll probably end up guarding the power forward even while Duncan rests. McDyess, who's stronger, could end up guarding the center.

[DesignatedT]

He's making 3 mil/year.... there is a reason he's making that much.... because that's what he is worth. He will be a solid role player.

[PDXSpursFan]

Pau Gasol is soft and he transformed the Lakers from a mediocre to a championship team.

[DynastySpurs210]

Not in bed

[Fabbs]

How often were Scoldawg and Splitter guarding each other?

[Libri]

and the hate begins

[DPG21920]

He's making 3 mil/year.... there is a reason he's making that much.... because that's what he is worth. He will be a solid role player.

That is very faulty logic (see: Jefferson, Richard), but the point is the same. People have to temper their expectations. He is a solid player, not a Pau Gasol type player.

He is closer to Varejao than Pau. Which is not a bad thing for the Spurs.

[silverblk mystix]

Brazil's coach shit the bed to begin the game by starting with Splitter on the bench taking Splitter out of the groove he had been in.

The last few games, with Vaginao out , Splitter was playing a pretty great all-around game.

Brazil's coach finally puts Splitter in at the end of the first quarter and lets him play a couple of minutes.

Dumbass Coach then takes a time out and just tears into Splitter for a long time and sits him until the 3rd quarter.

I don't know if Splitter fucked up that bad (surely not any worse than Vavoso...err Barbosa) but in a very big game that coach just threw away the first half.

Oberto seemed to be playing hack ball out there and appeared to be extra aggressive against Splitter but I never saw Splitter back down in the limited minutes he played.

Splitter will be fine and believe me, being soft will not be as issue.

[Lukor]

Brazil's coach shit the bed to begin the game by starting with Splitter on the bench taking Splitter out of the groove he had been in.

The last few games, with Vaginao out , Splitter was playing a pretty great all-around game.

Brazil's coach finally puts Splitter in at the end of the first quarter and lets him play a couple of minutes.

Dumbass Coach then takes a time out and just tears into Splitter for a long time and sits him until the 3rd quarter.

I don't know if Splitter fucked up that bad (surely not any worse than Vavoso...err Barbosa) but in a very big game that coach just threw away the first half.

Oberto seemed to be playing hack ball out there and appeared to be extra aggressive against Splitter but I never saw Splitter back down in the limited minutes he played.

Splitter will be fine and believe me, being soft will not be as issue.

Actually Brazil could've won this game if Barbosa didn't have a negative BBIQ. But that's the beauty of elimination games, win or go home.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Splitter will learn. Scola's older and more experienced. Look back at Timmy's first few games against Karl Malone. It took him a few looks at the mailman before he turned Karl into his biotch.

Comparing the two even makes sense when you consider that defenses dictate that the two aren't necessarily covering each other on both sides of the floor.

Splitter will be fine.

[Spurs Brazil]

He's not soft.

I think he can improve in a lot of areas like shooting and post game but he's not soft at all

[dbestpro]

The NBA is soft,

[waly.mg]

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[Cant_Be_Faded]

Would have been a great compliment to Scola though.

[EmptyMan]

wgaf

He's not Bonner.

[ezau]

you heard it here first. Get ready for a year of softness from Tiago. Dude might be softer than Dirk Noringski.

This is a reality check for delusional spur fan who thinks Splitter will be a monster. Wake up! dude is gonna get pushed around in this league

Oberto >>> Tiago

Curiously, Splitter's stat line is better than Varejao in this game against Argentina.

[Venti Quattro]

I don't think Splitter did anything majorly wrong. Scola was just a monster on the court.

They have different roles tbh. Splitter is more of a complementary player to guys like Barbo, Varejao or Huertas. Scola is the life and blood of Argentina.

[rapliketp]

I don't think he's soft, he's just physically weak. He "only" weighs 235. Ultimately, I expect him to top out around 250, but that's not going to happen overnight.
When asked about gaining weight Splitter's said he prefers the quickness from being lighter.

[Flux451]

Y'all doubters are funny. The Brazilian team was horribly coached. He should not have been out there with Varajao. It messed up the flow of the offense. There wasn't any chemistry in their NT team.

The kid is 25, haters. At 30, Scola's age, he would be a more seasoned, developed player. Plus they are two totally different kinds of players. Splitter Never played in NBA. If he is still at this level in a year then continue the hate...till then hold ur tongue and watch more than a few games.

Splitter right now=role player. Scola=all star

[Leonard Curse]

He IS soft. But theres no need to hate him for that. He's great on many other areas where he IS a difference maker.


so if he IS soft what in the hell is GASOL?????

[yavozerb]

I don't think Splitter did anything majorly wrong. Scola was just a monster on the court.

They have different roles tbh. Splitter is more of a complementary player to guys like Barbo, Varejao or Huertas. Scola is the life and blood of Argentina.

Very well said...Those who talk splitter down usually only look at box scores and have never even seen him play.

[Leonard Curse]

splitter is anything but soft he played practically every minute of his regular season games last year and set screens that whole time while banging down low i havent seen anything soft about him, did you see Andy V?? if you call splitter soft andy v was falling everywhere being pushed around splitter is trying to draw charges hes not actually flying like that ive seen guys fall full force into his knee many times and the dude acts like nothing hits him if that happened to timmy we'd be screw'd for about 2 week, splitter will make scola his biatch in about 2years and well see all you haters have splitter sigs

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[ezau]

so if he IS soft what in the hell is GASOL?????

A seven-foot cotton candy with mad post skills

[SequSpur]

nigga i said this the first time i seen splitter play and these niggas deleted my thread... splitter in the post is garbage... but atleast his pick n roll is nice

I am offended by your use of the N word.

I do agree about Splitter though...

[007nites]

If he gets his weight up to 260 pounds I think he should be fine. He weighs 235 pounds currently so thats not going to happen overnight. 25 pounds of muscle should take about 2 1/2 years.

[EricB]

Yeah Im gonna listen to the ramblings of a poster who glorifies a murder.

Yeah ok.

[spurspokesman]

Pau Gasol is soft and he transformed the Lakers from a mediocre to a championship team.

This

[TD 21]

When asked about gaining weight Splitter's said he prefers the quickness from being lighter.

We'll see if he still feels the same way after a year or two.

Almost all big men with Splitter's body type bulked up as their careers went on. Garnett, J. O'Neal, Gasol, Bosh, Varejao, Noah, etc.. Despite some of their outdated listings, those guys are all between 245-260 now. When they entered the league, they were between 220-240.

[nkdlunch]

well I gotta agree Splitter is on the soft side. But he could possibly do things that many centers dont do in the NBA. SUch as be a pick n roll threat, passing, offensive rebounds, and intangibles, such as drawing fouls and being a precense.

IMO Splitter will come through with most of those things and become a unique center in the NBA. He will remind ppl of a Vlade Divac.

will he get pushed around and beat up? yeah, but he will outsmart the opponents.