Nazr Mohammed -underrated in games 5 and 6

[Chris]

19 points and 7 rebounds in game 5; 12 points and 8 rebounds in game 6

I think Mohammed was huge in this series with the Sonics. He forced the Sonics to respect his offense and adjust to him taking a lot of pressure off the guards and Timmy. You could see the worried looks on a lot of Seattle's bigs whenever he was on the court. His defense is very clean despite being a little agressive on perimeter defense when he needs to stick around the paint. He had critical rebounds last night in game 6 both defensively and offensively during the 4th quarter. With Nesterivich playing hurt I'd hate to think of where the Spurs would be in the series without Naz.

[MadDog73]

Well, it's a good thing you don't have to think about it! :)

I just wish Rasho wouldn't suck so bad when he comes off the bench as relief.

[MasterYoda]

much props to nazr.

correct you are, underrated he is.

do as good, malik would?? hmmm??

good question, this is.

[Useruser666]

I would say that he and Tim needed to step out more on the PnRs, not less. There may be a different strategy for our next opponent though.

[Solid D]

Nazr has obviously been working on taking the ball up immediately...without hesitation, and jamming it. This was a major improvement over his plodding tentativeness vs. Denver.

[T Park]

Nazr Mohammed is the David Robinson replacement we wanted in the summer of 03

[MiNuS]

Nazr has obviously been working on taking the ball up immediately...without hesitation, and jamming it. This was a major improvement over his plodding tentativeness vs. Denver.


I noticed that and I also noticed a mini skyhook. I like the arsenal.

[MadDog73]

Nazr Mohammed is the David Robinson replacement we wanted in the summer of 03

better late than never, eh, T-Park?

And all it cost us was Malik

[SWC Bonfire]

Nazr Mohammed is the David Robinson replacement we wanted in the summer of 03

Well, he sure is offensively, but not defensively. Don't know if that comparison is fair to Nazr, though. He is playing exceptionally well and seems to have found his role.

[BadlyDrawnBoy]

Don't let Sparky/MB see this thread. He'll go ape shit.

[Chris]

Nazr Mohammed is the David Robinson replacement we wanted in the summer of 03


I wouldn't mind seeing him take more perimeter shots. He is always open right wing.

[timvp]

I wouldn't mind seeing him take more perimeter shots. He is always open right wing.

I don't.

Nazr shot a jumper last game from the corner and airballed it by like three feet. I want him to stick to rebounding, defense and catching the ball and going straight up with it when the defense leaves him.

[smeagol]

I wouldn't mind seeing him take more perimeter shots. He is always open right wing.
Are you sure?

Have you seen his jump shot?

Yikes!

[ChumpDumper]

Wait til the offseason to work on the 12-footer. For now, just keep rolling and crashing the boards.

[Obstructed_View]

Before game 5 they discussed that Nazr should be a little more aggressive looking for his own shots when they are there. That made a big difference. He needs to expect easy baskets and putbacks when Duncan is drawing people, and he did a much better job of that in game 5 and 6.

[Chris]

Are you sure?

Have you seen his jump shot?

Yikes!


Yeah it might be something to work on in the offseason after they win the championship.

[ChumpDumper]

Dunks off P&Rs, putbacks and the occasional baby hook will probably keep him in double figures throughout the playoffs. I'm more concerned about his ability to stay in the game against Phoenix if it comes to a match with them. I can see him reaching and grabbing alot against the Suns' transition.

[Dre_7]

I wouldnt compare him to David, but he is the best Cetner we've had since David, IMO.

[cherylsteele]

I wouldn't mind seeing him take more perimeter shots. He is always open right wing.

We would do better if Bill Schoening was going to do that.....Nazr's jumper is fugly.

He is getting better on the "D" but it is still rather poor too often....he still relies too much on athleticism to bail him out on the "D" instead of rely on position and basic fundamentals.

[Dre_7]

What surprizes me is with how good Nazr has been playin, my cousin has yet to post anything about it!!

Hey Kori, is he banned or something?? :lol

[Big Pimp_21]

What should we do about Rasho. He's paid too much to come off the bench, but Nazr obviously deserves to start. Would anyone want to trade for him, and if so, who might we have to package him up with?

[Dre_7]

What should we do about Rasho. He's paid too much to come off the bench, but Nazr obviously deserves to start. Would anyone want to trade for him, and if so, who might we have to package him up with?

How about Jerome James?????











































JK!

[Big Pimp_21]

Nah...James aint got 'nuff respeck fo da SA

[ChumpDumper]

Would anyone want to trade for himProbably about 18 teams in the league.

Be patient. The Spurs don't have to and probably won't do anything about this until seeing both players healthy and after at least a training camp + a few months playing time. In the meantime, you have easily one of the better center tandems in the league at a reasonable price. Why mess with that?

[Obstructed_View]

Competition for the starting spot next year will be fierce, and should only help Rasho, who is a good player when he's healthy. As we've discussed before, he might actually thrive coming off the bench, anyway. He and Nazr could become as good a two headed center as there is in the league.

[Guru of Nothing]

Probably about 18 teams in the league.

Be patient. The Spurs don't have to and probably won't do anything about this until seeing both players healthy and after at least a training camp + a few months playing time. In the meantime, you have easily one of the better center tandems in the league at a reasonable price. Why mess with that?

You saved me the trouble of saying it.

I'll add that Rasho and Nazr are perfect opposites and represent excellent matchup options for Pop - Nazr offers an aggressive rebounding game with strong put-backs; Rasho brings a very good midrange shot and an excellent grasp of team-defense concepts (and for this alone I think he rightfully earns his relatively moderate salary)

[JUUOT]

i agree with lasts post ohever ithink it is impossible to give acceptable plying time to more than 4 bigs. so rasho, horry or scola, one of them will not be a spurs next season
or maybee horry in a kevin willis steve kerr role

[JUUOT]

duncan scola
nazr rasho
horry as a jocker
would be huge front line, it makes me dreaming

[picnroll]

Between Nazr and Rasho Spurs still have Horry consistently closing out tight games with Duncan. Until the Spurs find the big that can replace Horry at the end of tight games they haven't found their final big man solution.

[Guru of Nothing]

duncan scola
nazr rasho
horry as a jocker
would be huge front line, it makes me dreaming

I'll go into July mode a little early.

I really wish I had a better fix on Scola's game (honest to goodness, the only moving picture of him in my mind is when JO stepped on his head). Although Pop has not given Big Dog many opportunities to succeed in these playoffs so far, I'm kind of hoping we can bring him back next year, which would come at the expense of Scola. Whether you agree or not, it probably won't happen because Cleveland can offer more money and virtually guarantee him his customary 20 ppg, and excepting a Ray Allen or Michael Redd type acquisition, Cleveland would be crazy not to extend GRob a better offer.

And, as my mind shifts and rambles, maybe I should hope more for a Scola signing, because Nazr's expiring $6M contract will have a lot of sex appeal before the next trading deadline, especially if packaged with a relatively small contract like, say, Brent Barry's, for a near-max kind of player.

Here's to a fun June and an interesting July.

[wildbill2u]

Before game 5 they discussed that Nazr should be a little more aggressive looking for his own shots when they are there. That made a big difference. He needs to expect easy baskets and putbacks when Duncan is drawing people, and he did a much better job of that in game 5 and 6.

I think the discussion was more like NASR was open because of the double teams and they should look for him more. It worked. In addition, he's a good foul shooter when the other team tries to make up for being slow to guard him.

I think NASR's hands had been suspect because he'd missed some passes since he'd been here when he wasn't expecting the ball. But look at how he handled those bullet passes from MANU in game five.

I believe he'll be OK when he knows he may be the option as is looking for it--and the team gains some confidence in him. However, I noticed he was open several times in game six and the other players simply didn't get him the ball.