Game Blog: Magic @ Spurs - Nov. 22

[Pauleta14]

BTW, Manu officially back in the second unit.

No. Deênding on games Pop take either Manu or Tony out earlier so he can run the 2nd unit...

Tonight Tony is starting "hoter" than Manu.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Manu to DICEEEE

[CFH]

Dice throws it down

[TIMMYD!]

Figures that all the scrubs like Redick start to play well against us.

[BlairForceDejuan]

getcha some dice-money

[DPG21920]

Dice is flushing dunks this year. Spurs did a better job rebounding there. The guards really have to help out there.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Manu gt shotgun blasted

[Spurologist]

I think the Magic's hot shooting is more due to them making tough shots than it being bad spurs defense. Magic will start to miss by law of averages

[CFH]

Fuckin' Duhon...

[TIMMYD!]

Duhon hits a long as fuck 3. Damn, they can't miss from there.

[timtonymanu]

Bullshit shot from Duhon.

[DesignatedT]

Bonner and Dice playing ball.

[DPG21920]

Wow, no one withing 3 feet of Duhon.

[DPG21920]

Tim, you have to score that. Such a solid move.

[TIMMYD!]

Tim swatted Duhon's shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CFH]

Timmy block!

[DPG21920]

Tim has been beasting on defense tonight.

[siraulo23]

get that outtaaaa here

[BlairForceDejuan]

ah vintage timmy d

[Juanobili]

Duncan!

[L.I.T]

Ok, take it back. Spurs perimeter defense is pretty lousy right now.

[timtonymanu]

Fuck yea Timmy. Fuck that scrub Duhon.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Damn Tim is missing some easy shots! Nice block though!

[Danny.Zhu]

Rebounds 7:16

[WeNeedLength]

I swear I think every bullshit 3 is going to go in when Magic shoot one.

[TIMMYD!]

Manu is magical!

[Juanobili]

wow Manu

[CFH]

O Manu :D

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Damn Manu!!!!

[siraulo23]

omg manu

[angelbelow]

Beautiful...

[L.I.T]

Whoa. What touch by Manu.

[san antonio spurs]

Manu

[DPG21920]

Manu, that was sick.

I am tired of guys not boxing out.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Awesome pass Hill :(

[hitmanyr2k]

Ginobili is just sick!! :lol

[CFH]

Damn, Bonner was wide open on that one

[WeNeedLength]

block the fuck out Bonner!

[LeCrab]

bonner is awful on defense

[BanditHiro]

fucking shit the orlando magic or too good offensively

[ElNono]

Enough Bonner... I know he made two 3's... but we're getting murdered on the boards

[angelbelow]

+10 rebounding for the Magic

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

hill just shoot or give it to manu....forget about play making, srsly

[bluebellmaniac]

Where is Splitter?

[Juanobili]

ah man that wouldve been beautifullllll

[BlairForceDejuan]

bonner is awful on defense

its those little ass arms

[DPG21920]

Great timing by Tim.

[dbestpro]

I really think Splitter would match up well against Gortat.

[Spurs Brazil]

Rebs and triples killing us so far

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

There ya go Hill

[CFH]

Hill jumper

[ffadicted]

scrappy game so far, i like it

[Juanobili]

hahaaa Vince. nice try

[CFH]

Duncan takes the charge :D

[Tp9gospursgo]

lol @ timmy takin a charge

[duncan228]

Damn. Duncan doin work...

[san antonio spurs]

Duncan's D is good tonight

[BlairForceDejuan]

oh shit, I thought VC was going to leap over TD

[L.I.T]

Bonner is seriously getting eaten alive under the basket. Perfect time to bring Splitter in.

[Spurologist]

TD draws the charge

[Refocus]

Damn Timmy is getting banged up this game lol. Good charge

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

I really think Splitter would match up well against Gortat.


This

[DPG21920]

It is great to see Tim look this dominant against a good team. His offense is off, but it's right there.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Timmy can't buy a bucket....

[bluebellmaniac]

We want Splitter, we want Splitter....

[Spurologist]

time to get tp back in.....our offense is stalling

[hitmanyr2k]

Great defense by Gortat. I've always liked his one on one defense more than Howard's

[BlairForceDejuan]

has splitter played yet!? I missed the 1st qtr

[Juanobili]

ah man. I saw that alley oop play in my head

[L.I.T]

Earlier Hill missed a wide open Bonner and now a wide open RJeff.

[dbestpro]

RJ and Bonner both open but no one sees them.

[DPG21920]

Nice Bon Bon. Good effort on the board.

[Trill Clinton]

Bonner snaggin' a board!

[WeNeedLength]

Ginobili should be running the offense with this lineup, not fucking George Hill...

[duncan228]

I need the timeout to breathe. :lol

[ElNono]

Bonner snaggin' a board!

Snaggin' is the right word... :lol

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Seriously though Pop's not going to reward Splitter with any PT?

[DarkGinobili]

:rollinBonner rebound

[NASpurs]

For the love of God, stop running plays where Hill is the facilitator.

[Osnofa]

BONNER with the physical play :o

[Juanobili]

I need the timeout to breathe. :lol

yeah, what a game haha

[ElNono]

Hill needs to loosen up... that cut by RJ was great

[Spurologist]

.....still don't know what pop's deal is with Splitter......can't argue with 10 straight though

[Spurs Brazil]

TD is playing fantastic D

Hill doing well

[timtonymanu]

JA would have been perfect for this game.

Unfortunately he's still out.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

I need the timeout to breathe. :lol


Same :lol

[hitmanyr2k]

I'm switching between games and the Heat are getting wrecked again..this time by the Pacers :lol

[dbestpro]

Hill's court vision seems not so good tonight.

[WeNeedLength]

Seriously though Pop's not going to reward Splitter with any PT?

I'll be pretty disappointed if he doesn't play. I don't understand how Bonner is getting so many damn minutes. He has the most minutes thus far. If this trend continues, Spurs are screwed.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Splitter needs to be put in asap, we are getting demolished on the boards out there.

[ElNono]

.....still don't know what pop's deal is with Splitter......can't argue with 10 straight though

Splitter played in 7 of those though...

[Spurs Brazil]

TD has 2 fouls, I'd finish the half with Tiago and save TD for the 2nd half

[WeNeedLength]

AND he is still on the floor. FML.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I'll be pretty disappointed if he doesn't play. I don't understand how Bonner is getting so many damn minutes. He has the most minutes thus far. If this trend continues, Spurs are screwed.

In fairness to Bonner, he is hitting most of his 3 balls.

Sucks for Splitter, but if Bonner's shooting the ball well it's hard to take him out.

[ElNono]

That said, Tiago hasn't been such a great rebounder either... I'll take him for his size, defense and ability to box out though...

[DPG21920]

Sean saying "you can't get on the bandwagon now".

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Come on RJ

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

I'm switching between games and the Heat are getting wrecked again..this time by the Pacers :lol


:lol That's awesome

[CFH]

Manu fadeaway J!

[Chase_the_Bass]

Alright Bonner!

[Juanobili]

haha way to go Matt!!

[CFH]

Bonner wrestling away the rebound from Howard :lol

[Cessation]

lol bonner dominating howard on that board

[Refocus]

holy shit bonner :wow

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Bonner says F you Dwight

[BlairForceDejuan]

Timmmy is busting his assssss

[TIMMYD!]

Tim is playing GREAT D.

[CFH]

Timmy out of nowhere! :lol

[DPG21920]

Tim is playing sick right now. If he could just get those shots to drop...

[timtonymanu]

Can we please make a shot to take the lead?

[DarkGinobili]

:lmaoBonner ripped the board from Howard

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

TP has missed some easy buckets

[ElNono]

Can't believe this game is close... feels like we missed a ton of shots

[Trill Clinton]

:lmaoBonner ripped the board from Howard

:lol

[WeNeedLength]

That's the most effort I've seen Duncan use to get back in years. LOL

[siraulo23]

looks like splitter really isnt gonna play tonight :(

[DPG21920]

Spurs need to really close this quarter out. They have shot well, but they need to rebound, take care of the ball and guard the 3PT line.

[Spurologist]

Splitter played in 7 of those though...

It's the various DNPs that worry me. He's obviously good enough to contribute. This is ultimate of slow integration to the team

[DPG21920]

Nice moves from Howard. Not a wide array of moves, but very effective hooks.

[hitmanyr2k]

Howard is showing some improvement in the post....FINALLY!!

[TIMMYD!]

TD has 2 fouls, I'd finish the half with Tiago and save TD for the 2nd half

I'd do this.

[BlairForceDejuan]

time for this fucking small ball where the only big is shooting 15 footers.


FML

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Tp 222222222222222

[Libri]

Howard using a left hand hook. I'm guessing that is what he has been working on.

[hitmanyr2k]

Hey Pop...how about using your other 7 footer to test him out a bit? Dumbass.

[angelbelow]

We got ourselves a shootout

[edgar]

"Everyone wanted to talk about the laker, the heat, the celtics at the beginning of the season and now the Spurs jump into an 11-1 start and everyone wants to get on the bandwagon. Well you can't get on it!"

-Sean Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Lu ck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_
:lol

[DPG21920]

Good work by Dice. Pushed Dwight out further than he is comfortable. Just don't foul there.

[TIMMYD!]

Is that lefty hook the only post move Dwight Howard has?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Splitter and Mcdyess please

[WeNeedLength]

That's the easiest alley oop in the fucking world. Tiago at least would have jumped and contested that shit. Small ball against Dwight Fucking Howard? You kidding me?

[Borosai]

Put Bonner on Howard: he's seeing KG.

[hitmanyr2k]

Is that lefty hook the only post move Dwight Howard has?

It's better than what he had last year :lol Hakeem at least taught him a go-to move lol.

[Spurologist]

Is that lefty hook the only post move Dwight Howard has?

He'll work on the righty hook next summer

[ElNono]

Is that lefty hook the only post move Dwight Howard has?

Pretty much... haven't seem him go baseline yet

[Spurs Brazil]

I think Tiago will get another DNP-CD

[boutons_deux]

What a hell of a game.

[NASpurs]

"Everyone wanted to talk about the laker, the heat, the celtics at the beginning of the season and now the Spurs jump into an 11-1 start and everyone wants to get on the bandwagon. Well you can't get on it!"

-Sean Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Lu ck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_
:lol

Who's that?

[Chase_the_Bass]

Can't believe this game is close... feels like we missed a ton of shots
This is what I was just thinking.

[angelbelow]

Is that lefty hook the only post move Dwight Howard has?

I watched that blog video he did with the Dream. So he has to have more but he probably isnt comfortable/doesnt have the footwork for those yet.

[Fireball]

I'm switching between games and the Heat are getting wrecked again..this time by the Pacers :lol

does that make our win against the Pacers a quality win?

[DPG21920]

All in all, very good half. Would be nice to have a lead. Just another game where you see a different member of the big 3 really stand out; in this case Timmah.

You can really see the shift from an all around Duncan team, to a Duncan on defense and Manu/TP offense.

[benefactor]

lol small ball with a full arsenal of bigs. Don't get your hope too high about Splitter being in the playoff rotation.

[hitmanyr2k]

I think Tiago will get another DNP-CD

It's gotta be discouraging for the rookie. Has a great game one night and doesn't even break a sweat the next. Ridiculous.

[Barfunk]

I am still in shock and awe that Splitter isn't playing much.

[Chomag]

Did Splitter do to well last game? Looks like he is headed for another DNP. If only he could shoot the threepointer.

[Osnofa]

we want splitter
we want splitter

c'mon pop, he scored 18 points last game!!!

[DPG21920]

Manu is one shifty dude :lol. I would hate to guard him.

[Libri]

That dunk by Howard reminded me of DRob's dunks. The team work between Avery and David was impressive.

[TIMMYD!]

Did Splitter do to well last game? Looks like he is headed for another DNP. If only he could shoot the threepointer.

He was excellent last game.

[Cessation]

manu owning pietris

[NASpurs]

They're using Howard, Lewis and Bass.

Not good.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Pop doesn't want people to know how good Splitter is....

[WeNeedLength]

Bonner is back in. The best big man overseas can even get minutes over a red-head who's only attribute is to shoot the open 3. WTF POP?

[Trill Clinton]

we want splitter
we want splitter

c'mon pop, he scored 18 points last game!!!

It was against the Cavaliers though...

[BlairForceDejuan]

bonners little fucking arms again

[NASpurs]

Put Splitter in and fucking play Bonner at SF. Fucking Pop.

[DPG21920]

Are you kidding me with Lewis. SMH

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Tony Parker!

[timtonymanu]

lmao struggling Lewis again makes the shot.

[BlairForceDejuan]

Take bonner the fuck out

[BanditHiro]

come on bonner

[WeNeedLength]

Jesus christ just demolishing our front court.

[Chomag]

He was excellent last game.

Not sure why he is getting treated like a scrub then. Strange...

[DPG21920]

Best defensive sequence of the night. Very nice.

[timtonymanu]

does Pop not realize that we're losing because of rebounds and not the fact that the Magic are making 3's? So go big Pop.

[BlairForceDejuan]

manu the living legend

[NASpurs]

Manu for threeeeeeee and 1!

[BanditHiro]

fuck yeah manu

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Manu in your ass!

[DPG21920]

Drive, kick, splash.

Works everyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy time.

[TIMMYD!]

Manu 333333333333333333333333333333 and-1

[Juanobili]

Manu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chase_the_Bass]

Mmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[Kindergarten Cop]

Not to jinx it or anything, but did anyone else notice that Reddick's 3 earlier only counted as a two on the scoreboard? I keep waiting for them to change it on the scoreboard. I'm hoping that the Spurs pull away and the one point differential doesn't matter.

[Refocus]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[Tp9gospursgo]

Fuck Yeah Manu!

[angelbelow]

Awesome ^_^

[Spurologist]

mannnnnnnuuuuuuuu 33333333333333333333333

[Cessation]

fuick yeah manu!!! 4 point play!!

[siraulo23]

manu 4 point play!!

[timtonymanu]

Manu 4 point play.


I smell a 40 point game night.

[Chieflion]

4 point play! Manu Ginobili!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hitmanyr2k]

Does Ginobili always take this much of a shit on the Magic?

[DarkGinobili]

Manu 3 & 1!

[Spurologist]

and the ffffoooooouuuuuullllllllll

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lol I love Manu and his acting

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

bwahahah bass

[WeNeedLength]

Our offense is rolling but Defense is awful, with Bonner of course anchoring it.

[DPG21920]

I wish we had Bellineli instead of Manu :cry

:lmao at Pop getting mad a Splitter when he puts him in a terrible position to succeed.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu quatro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

[Trill Clinton]

wow...

[lefty]

Manu is so freaking awesome

[TIMMYD!]

Fuck why does Nelson make that???????????????????????

[siraulo23]

wtf nelson

[BlairForceDejuan]

tiago did foul him on the dribble, refs just did not call it

[bluebellmaniac]

Tiago!!!!!!!!!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Splitter..... and then Nelson makes some retarded ass shot

[BanditHiro]

are you shitting me how the hell did nelson make that.

[Cessation]

wow fucking nelson

[WeNeedLength]

BULLSHIT SHOT. How many garbage shots are they going to make against us????!?!??!

[timtonymanu]

wow Nelson go fuck yourself.

[lefty]

Does Ginobili always take this much of a shit on the Magic?
Yes

[Spurologist]

that should be a tech on Nelson....

nba softening up the rule now??? :lol

[c whata11]

alright cool, got to see splitter play for 9 seconds

[lefty]

lol 2 pts

[boutons_deux]

Spurs gonna lose on the boards.

[BlairForceDejuan]

every single player in the NBA has full confidence when facing bonner, even the guards

You can see it as soon as they get the ball.

[NASpurs]

Good game. It's not going to be good for the ol' ticker and stress later on though.

[Juanobili]

better see more of Splitter

[timtonymanu]

I wish we had Bellineli instead of Manu :cry

:lmao at Pop getting mad a Splitter when he puts him in a terrible position to succeed.

Pop always does that shit. he expects all his rookies to play awesome defense the second they are in.

[BanditHiro]

typical...when we want the ref to call a foul they don't.

[L.I.T]

I wish we had Bellineli instead of Manu :cry

:lmao at Pop getting mad a Splitter when he puts him in a terrible position to succeed.

Great shot by Nelson, period. Splitter actually did a fairly good job containing him and forcing him into a bad shot.

Who on earth said they'd prefer Bellineli?

[WeNeedLength]

23-12 magic rebound advantage. If this keeps up Spurs should just mail it in, mail Bonner back to Toronto while their at it.

[Supreme_Being]

Oh dear. Too many circus shots by the Magic. That shit ain't falling all night, right?

[TIMMYD!]

The Magic are making so many lucky shots, they have to miss them eventually...

[DarkGinobili]

Bullshit shot by Nelson.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

better see more of Splitter


I hope so too, but Pop probably has his reason to sit him for the rest of th game now.

[Fireball]

only 3 TOs by the Spurs ...

[Spurs Brazil]

We need to do a better job on the boards and perimeter D

I'm glad TD was able to finish the half with 2 fouls. He's playing fantastic D and has room to be a little more aggressive

[Barfunk]

BULLSHIT SHOT. How many garbage shots are they going to make against us????!?!??!

You don't remember? Every team in the league turn into jumpshooting ninjas against us.

[ElNono]

That last two minutes with Hill on Rashard and Bonner double-teaming was so full of fail... Not only Rashard scored like Bonner wasn't there, Bass got an easy bucket the next possession... Pop needs to just stop with silly shit like that.

[Spurologist]

Lewis was pretty quiet after Hill started guarding him :tu

Bonner on the other hand was complete garbage....horrible help D and man D

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Brandon Rush

[WeNeedLength]

You don't remember? Every team in the league turn into jumpshooting ninjas against us.

I blame it on Bonner.

[ElNono]

Lewis was pretty quiet after Hill started guarding him :tu

You mean other than scoring?

[VBM]

You don't remember? Every team in the league turn into jumpshooting ninjas against us.

Someone say ninja?

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/2986/612224-sean_elliott_large.jpg

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

That last two minutes with Hill on Rashard and Bonner double-teaming was so full of fail... Not only Rashard scored like Bonner wasn't there, Bass got an easy bucket the next possession... Pop needs to just stop with silly shit like that.


Lewis was pretty quiet after Hill started guarding him :tu


?

[Cessation]

pop overplaying bonner again, surelly some splitter might give magic a different look, bonner gets schooled more than anyone on the spurs

[BanditHiro]

i don't even feel like the spurs are winning. i guess a bunch of lucky shots by the magic can demoralize you.

[BlairForceDejuan]

This shit is amazing. We have waited years to get Tiago, a 7 foot athletic big who can D up...yet we continue to play The Red T-Rex.

[Osnofa]

Pop is messing with us. I bet Tiago will only play 9 sec so that we can't count his DNP

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

pop overplaying bonner again, surelly some splitter might give magic a different look, bonner gets schooled more than anyone on the spurs


Well..... Blair?


I would be wlling to betBonner starts 2nd half...

[ElNono]

Maybe I'm losing my mind, but I recall the two possessions where they went to Rashard while Hill was guarding where 1) he scored on the first, 2) he pass to Bass who drove and scored since Bonner was double-teaming Rashard...

[angelbelow]

23-12 magic rebound advantage. If this keeps up Spurs should just mail it in, mail Bonner back to Toronto while their at it.

Pretty lucky were up by 1, hopefully we fix this though because its usually a matter of time..

[TD 21]

Pop has lost his mind. 6-2 Hill on Lewis, seriously? Why not try McDyess or (preferably) Splitter? If they run Lewis off screens and those two have trouble navigating their way them through and get burned, fine, you can always go away from that match-up immediately, like he did Blair. But to not even try it? I don't get it.

Also, I'd have prefer he keep Ginobili's minutes down a bit. I don't understand why Parker, who's five years younger, plays about the game a lot of games (slightly higher on average). I'd rather play Parker and Jefferson an extra minute if it saves two minutes for Ginobili, particularly in the first half.

Howard's strength bothers Duncan, but Duncan's length bothers Howard.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Maybe I'm losing my mind, but I recall the two possessions where they went to Rashard while Hill was guarding where 1) he scored on the first, 2) he pass to Bass who drove and scored since Bonner was double-teaming Rashard...


nah I saw it as well

[Cessation]

anyone but bonner, too much trex ugh, lol

[Nathan Explosion]

I wouldn't mind seeing Splitter playing with McDyess. McDyess has the midrange jumper that can space the floor for Splitter to work in the low block. Plus McDyess is a smart vet that can only benefit Tiago on the floor both now and down the road as Tiago can learn on the fly how to be a smart defender.

[Kindergarten Cop]

23-12 magic rebound advantage. If this keeps up Spurs should just mail it in, mail Bonner back to Toronto while their at it.

Bonner is actually in there fighting for rebounds - one of them ripped away from Dwight Howard.

[Borosai]

Are you guys really this dense? Who says Pop is playing Bonner instead of Splitter? Last game he played Splitter instead of Dice. And Duncan only has 1 rebound to Bonner's 2. I guess Pop should bench Duncan in favor of Splitter because that'll improve the rebounding.

[Mugen]

What do you expect? Pop only trusts 3 bigs on this team.

[Cessation]

fuck rj need to get involed, take it to the whole, use your strength, hes completelly dissapeared

[024]

for some reason my stream is showing a soccer game.

[jbspurs]

I hope Tiago told Pop... Pop, I'll make up for it, Just let me Play!!!

[Spurologist]

You mean other than scoring?

I thought he did a good job of fronting him....I only remember him hitting one shot when Hill was guarding him. That was a lob pass and Bonner barely got out on help D to contest. The rest of the time Hill was hustling to stay with Lewis and denying him the ball.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

I don't mind Bonner playing, but if that means that Tiago gets 9 seconds the whole game there is something wrong. Instead of Bonner and Dice play Tiago and Dice, then play spot minutes with Bonner and Duncan on the floor.

[angelbelow]

BULLSHIT SHOT. How many garbage shots are they going to make against us????!?!??!

Ive seen nelson hit a few those the pass few seasons, hes pretty confident with those.

[jestersmash]

son Belinelli is just as good, IF NOT BETTER than Manu this season ... that bald spot boy is falling off. he had a damn good run though.


lol bitch please. we all know Manu has sexy stats ... are you really basing everything on his stats? have you forgotten ALREADY that it was YOU who was trying to LIE and boost the Spurs into 1st place by covering up the facts?

son you are weak. you need to realize this isn't 2005 anymore. Manu has nice numbers simply because he plays 32-35min per game. that bald white boy is done.

Too bad we don't have Belinelli over ginobili. We'd probably be up 20 points by the half if we did. Belinelli is just such a god damned elite shooting guard in this league. Maybe even top 3 behind kobe and wade.

[WeNeedLength]

Are you guys really this dense? Who says Pop is playing Bonner instead of Splitter? Last game he played Splitter instead of Dice. And Duncan only has 1 rebound to Bonner's 2. I guess Pop should bench Duncan in favor of Splitter because that'll improve the rebounding.

You're straight blind if you don't understand why Splitter would be better suited against the Magic. He plays fucking defense ffs. Or are you one of those who argue his 3's will offset his piss poor defense?