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HarlemHeat37

12-23-2010, 10:40 PM

His team D has been outstanding this season, as well as his face-up D and p&r D..

His post D is below average though, but everybody knew this before tonight..being dominated by Dwight Howard isn't the ideal example..

spurs1990

12-23-2010, 10:41 PM

Ryan Anderson has more promise than our guy Tiago.

DPG21920

12-23-2010, 10:41 PM

You might be the worst evaluator of talent on ST.

Amuseddaysleeper

12-23-2010, 10:42 PM

You might be the worst evaluator of talent on ST.

:lol

rayray2k8

12-23-2010, 10:43 PM

Like Bonner or Blair would have done better. :rolleyes

Ditty

12-23-2010, 10:44 PM

you play against Howard brah the best center in the league as a rookie one on one and see how you can do?

angelbelow

12-23-2010, 10:45 PM

You might be the worst evaluator of talent on ST.

Originally I called him one of the worse posters, but I like that youre more specific.

Anyways, there were certainly a few times Howard made Splitter look foolish. Just like he did to Dice and Bonner. Duncan probably played Howard the best tonight but even then Howard was automatic.

SplitterHook

12-23-2010, 10:46 PM

I laughed at the thread title.

Nice one... But I respectfully disagree. Howard made all our bigs look like traffic cones...

Including the greatest PF of all time...

TDMVPDPOY

12-23-2010, 10:48 PM

his man to man d was okay, sure he was out muscle by d12, but duncan did get exploited tonight also...

anderson kneein splitter in the groin in the 4th lol...

one for for sure t his team when playin the scrubs with the help defense comes in to slow

Blackjack

12-23-2010, 10:49 PM

that is all

Did Tiago sext your wife or girlfriend or significant other?

Chieflion

12-23-2010, 10:50 PM

Absolutely a fact. No need for explanation at all. Splitter sucked. I was expecting 20/10 in his 17+ minutes of playing time. Guess I was wrong. Only got 11/5 on 5 shots. I was expecting 20 points on 5 shots. Damn.

Arc

12-23-2010, 10:51 PM

splitter made a few mistakes, but he was probably just as tired as everyone else. overall, his defense was pretty good. he wasn't bullied by howard, and that's something i like.

ChuckD

12-23-2010, 10:51 PM

I'm not just talking about being hammer fucked by Howard. Every driver got right to the rim. Isn't the forum line that he's a rim protector?

Cane

12-23-2010, 10:52 PM

Dwight got lucky that he didn't get called for his third foul in the first half, I think it was a shooting foul on Duncan that he got away with but w/e. Dwight can turn into an unreliable player real fast if he gets caught up in foul trouble too.

I liked Splitters effort and positioning. He definitely needs to work on his overall strength though. With more minutes, which he'll get as the Spurs schedule gets busier, he'll hopefully adapt more....specifically he's lost too many easy battles on the boards. The Spurs team overall looked tired on this tough back to back which also doesn't help against the likes of the Magic and D12.

On a semi-related note its a good thing for the Spurs that they don't have to deal with an elite athletic star big man anymore in the West since Amar'e signed with the Knicks.

ploto

12-23-2010, 10:55 PM

Splitter was tired? He did not even play in the first half.

Barfunk

12-23-2010, 10:56 PM

ChuckD

12-23-2010, 11:02 PM

Blair sucks on defense, but at least he can rebound. If' there is anyone within 5 feet of Splitter, he doesn't get the board.

JustinJDW

12-23-2010, 11:07 PM

He's Dwight Howard people, anyone guarding him is gonna get called for fouls, especially a rookie. In the position Tiago is in, there is only so much he can do.

jag

12-23-2010, 11:10 PM

These ChuckD threads are always great.

BlairForceDejuan

12-23-2010, 11:14 PM

Why did DHO have to learn post moves :bang:bang:bang

Chieflion

12-23-2010, 11:15 PM

I think he still doesn't believe Dwight Howard has post moves after this game.

TDMVPDPOY

12-23-2010, 11:20 PM

Why did DHO have to learn post moves :bang:bang:bang

his post moves are overrated just like his master

duncan no vertical lift to block shots

blair undersized to do shit all

bonner lol just another player on the floor making up t he numbers

mcdyness is only good at swatting the balls....

we clearly need a athletic shotblocker...

and d12 throwing the ball into quins face, shouldnt that be a tech?

rascal

12-23-2010, 11:23 PM

He can rebound in traffic if the height extent of said traffic is 6'5" or less...

Splitter is used to playing against slower and smaller players. He is getting exposed in the NBA.

ChuckD

12-24-2010, 09:02 AM

He's Dwight Howard people, anyone guarding him is gonna get called for fouls, especially a rookie. In the position Tiago is in, there is only so much he can do.

I'm not just talking about being hammer fucked by Howard. Every driver got right to the rim. Isn't the forum line that he's a rim protector?

TJastal

12-24-2010, 09:45 AM

This reminds me of the little argument I had yesterday concerning Splitter's "minutes", or lack thereof.

I don't know, but for me I would have a hard time getting into the flow flow of the game when just after getting limber and loose in pregame warmups I then sit on the bench for approximately an hour and a half before being suddenly thrust into the game to guard the most physically dominant big man in the league.

But this is apparently "Pop's injury prevention plan" for Tiago. Which mandates sitting him for extended quarters or maybe even games and then randomly subbing him in cold turkey after the sweat has cooled off the forehead and the legs are made of rubber. Cuz we need to keep his minutes limited, you know, might hurt himself out there.

lefty

12-24-2010, 09:50 AM

you play against Howard brah the best center in the league as a rookie one on one and see how you can do?
Mn, that's really sad

If Howard played in the mid 90's, he would have looked like an average center

Just think about it: Olajuwon, Robinson, Ewing, young Mourning, Divac (yes he was not athletic but he knew how to play the game), young Shaq

Agloco

12-24-2010, 10:52 AM

New pictures of Splitters family:

http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2009/top10_graffiti/barrel_monster.jpg

http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/golo/2009/10/08/6164413/4ace42b2-9801-6048-303f-b4122948e4c2-499x485.jpg

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/12/2009/10/500x_New_Traffic_Barrel_Monster.jpg

And family pet:

http://www.dinosaur-toys-collectors-guide.com/images/Barrelosaurus-1-blog.jpg

TJastal

12-24-2010, 10:54 AM

Agloco

12-24-2010, 11:06 AM

You're a fucking riot, dude.

Your Splitter infatuation knows no boundaries, just as your Pop hate knows no boundaries.

Shouldn't you be putting milk and cookies under the tree for Santa right now? Best to leave the important issues to the big boys.

TJastal

12-24-2010, 11:16 AM

Your Splitter infatuation knows no boundaries, just as your Pop hate knows no boundaries.

Shouldn't you be putting milk and cookies under the tree for Santa right now? Best to leave the important issues to the big boys.

Don't know if you noticed or not, but 90% of the forum is calling for Splitter's increased playing time. Why? Because he plays defense.

Now hurry along now, back to your popper meeting and tell them all your little ploy to discredit me failed. If you run fast enough, maybe Chump will give you a raspberry cookie.

Agloco

12-24-2010, 11:42 AM

Don't know if you noticed or not, but 90% of the forum is calling for Splitter's increased playing time. Why? Because he plays defense.

And he surely would have made more of a difference last night right? That lockdown D on JRich and Arenas would have slowed them down quite a bit I'm sure :lol

Come on man, quit being dumb (at least for Christmas). Back to back, there's really no need to over analyze this.

DieHardSpursFan1537

12-24-2010, 12:16 PM

Like Bonner or Blair would have done better. :rolleyes
It wouldn't have been pretty......:bang

EricD

12-24-2010, 12:18 PM

Some idiots really are entertaining.

Yes the ones with pathetic takes, who think they know basketball.

Which includes 90% of posters in this thread. Y'all fucking suck.(With exception of Chieflon, Jag, Harlem, DPG, Amusedsleeper).

TJastal

12-24-2010, 12:23 PM

SpursDynasty85

12-24-2010, 12:35 PM

The guy's barely played in the NBA yet. He can only get better.

TJastal

12-24-2010, 12:41 PM

And he surely would have made more of a difference last night right? That lockdown D on JRich and Arenas would have slowed them down quite a bit I'm sure :lol

Come on man, quit being dumb (at least for Christmas). Back to back, there's really no need to over analyze this.

Once again, your in full retard mode.

The magic were running a layup line to the basket in that crucial 2nd quarter where they blew the game open. McDyess is too old to protect the paint all by himself (he's more of a 1 on 1 specialist anyway) and Bonner is the true "traffic cone" the OP mistakenly ID'd Splitter as. But whatever, you obviously think Splitter wouldn't have made a difference as evidenced by your lame attempt at humor.

Agloco

12-24-2010, 12:53 PM

Don't know if you noticed or not, but 90% of the forum is calling for Splitter's increased playing time. Why? Because he plays defense.

You have a strange definition of 90%, but then again what else can we expect from your takes? Looks like a fair amount of folks agree with my assessment of Splitters performance yesterday:

Absolutely a fact. No need for explanation at all. Splitter sucked. I was expecting 20/10 in his 17+ minutes of playing time. Guess I was wrong. Only got 11/5 on 5 shots. I was expecting 20 points on 5 shots. Damn.

I'm not just talking about being hammer fucked by Howard. Every driver got right to the rim. Isn't the forum line that he's a rim protector?

Splitter is used to playing against slower and smaller players. He is getting exposed in the NBA.

TJastal, you're better off sticking to Pop-hate threads. At least those are somewhat entertaining.

TJastal

12-24-2010, 12:59 PM

You know Chieflion was using extreme sarcasm in that comment, right? Wow your dumber than I thought. :lmao

Agloco

12-24-2010, 01:03 PM

You know Chieflion was using extreme sarcasm in that comment, right? Wow your dumber than I thought. :lmao

Nah, missed it obviously. What now?

TJastal

12-24-2010, 01:11 PM

Nah, missed it obviously. What now?

What else? Go back to Chump and report your failure once again.

Agloco

12-24-2010, 01:33 PM

What else? Go back to Chump and report your failure once again.

:rolleyes

Sooooo....... you still haven't told me what kind of impact Splitter had on the game once he entered. This ought to be good.

Kamala

12-24-2010, 01:46 PM

He may be a bit of a traffic cone but he really needs more time. His golden highlightS are fabulous by the way.

ChumpDumper

12-24-2010, 02:31 PM

:rolleyes

Sooooo....... you still haven't told me what kind of impact Splitter had on the game once he entered. This ought to be good.He already made excuses for him.

Splitter is a perfect basketball player and an iron man who never gets injured. It is only mean ol' Pop who is destroying his confidence and causing any bad play that Splitter has ever committed as a Spur.

Howard scores on Splitter? Pop's fault.

Splitter gets outmuscled for a rebound? Pop's fault.

Splitter misses training camp with an injury? Oh, you better believe that's Pop's fault.

TJastal

12-24-2010, 02:40 PM

He already made excuses for him.

Splitter is a perfect basketball player and an iron man who never gets injured. It is only mean ol' Pop who is destroying his confidence and causing any bad play that Splitter has ever committed as a Spur.

Howard scores on Splitter? Pop's fault.

Splitter gets outmuscled for a rebound? Pop's fault.

Splitter misses training camp with an injury? Oh, you better believe that's Pop's fault.

Still using the training camp excuse? Better check your schedule, we're past week 2 already, Chump. I know you've been trying to milk that one for a good long while. :lol

DMC

12-24-2010, 02:49 PM

Did Tiago sext your wife or girlfriend or significant other?

Absolutely a fact. No need for explanation at all.

:lol

ChumpDumper

12-24-2010, 02:51 PM

Still using the training camp excuse? Better check your schedule, we're past week 2 already, Chump. I know you've been trying to milk that one for a good long while. :lolThat is a matter of fact.

Splitter missed training camp with an injury.

Are you trying to say Splitter didn't miss training camp with an injury?

Please explain.

Barney Stinson

12-24-2010, 02:55 PM

I challenge you to find me a pic of him in a suit.

TJastal

12-24-2010, 02:58 PM

That is a matter of fact.

Splitter missed training camp with an injury.

Are you trying to say Splitter didn't miss training camp with an injury?

Please explain.

It's a fact. Never claimed otherwise. Your point?

ChumpDumper

12-24-2010, 03:00 PM

It's a fact. Never claimed otherwise. Your point?My point is Splitter missed training camp.

With an injury.

It's clear you don't understand what that connotes. That isn't my problem.

angelbelow

12-24-2010, 05:03 PM

You have a strange definition of 90%, but then again what else can we expect from your takes? Looks like a fair amount of folks agree with my assessment of Splitters performance yesterday:

TJastal, you're better off sticking to Pop-hate threads. At least those are somewhat entertaining.

LOL wow this is horrible. 2/3 were sarcastic. Try again.

The Truth #6

12-24-2010, 06:13 PM

My point is Splitter missed training camp.

With an injury.

It's clear you don't understand what that connotes. That isn't my problem.

So are you suggesting that because he missed training camp with an injury he shouldn't be playing?

Hoops Czar

12-24-2010, 06:33 PM

Like Bonner or Blair would have done better. :rolleyes

Which is why the Spurs should have gone after Shaq this offseason. You can never have too many bigs and it certainly wouldn't have stunted Tiago's development. Calling Bonner a big is insulting. He's a perimeter shooter and nothing more.

jjktkk

12-24-2010, 06:33 PM

Agloco

12-24-2010, 06:41 PM

You have a strange definition of 90%, but then again what else can we expect from your takes? Looks like a fair amount of folks agree with my assessment of Splitters performance yesterday:

LOL wow this is horrible. 2/3 were sarcastic. Try again.

Meh, I happen to think that a fair amount of folks = 33%. Let's proceed......

Hoops Czar

12-24-2010, 06:42 PM

I mean what are you asking him to do, rebound and play decent defense? Do you need a fucking training camp to learn how to do that when you've been playing the sport your whole fucking life.

Your half right. But Splitter was always a below average rebounder for his size. I don't expect things to change now because he's wearing silver and black. His entire defensive game is to pull out the flop card. When he plays straight up man to man, he's toast. And now you want to throw him against Pau, Bynum and Odom and call him the key to beating the Lakers.... Dream on.

Chieflion

12-24-2010, 07:57 PM

On to being serious, no one expected Splitter to do anything against the Magic. In fact, when your other teammates don't play defense in garbage time, I expect easy points everywhere. The only person trying hard out there was Splitter and props to him on that one.

Tiago Splitter is not Andrew Bogut or Dwight Howard. He is not a player who can erase his teammates' defensive mistakes by himself. If anyone is thinking this, they are setting their targets too high.

#2!

12-24-2010, 08:03 PM

one for for sure t his team when playin the scrubs with the help defense comes in to slow

Uh what?

ChumpDumper

12-24-2010, 08:44 PM

So are you suggesting that because he missed training camp with an injury he shouldn't be playing?No, I'm saying he was injured before the season even started and has a history of being injury prone which could easily be exacerbated by playing basketball the past full calendar year.

Others think he should be playing 35 minutes every game. What is the logic behind their demand?

I don't know anything about basketball except I am obsessed with the Spurs.Thanks.

Capt Bringdown

12-24-2010, 09:41 PM

Others think he should be playing 35 minutes every game. What is the logic behind their demand?
Thanks.

Is that true? I haven't seen anyone say that. Seems to me the main idea is that Splitter should be utilized more frequently, not to become our minutes leader.

ChumpDumper

12-24-2010, 09:49 PM

Is that true?Why not?

They say his health and his playing all year are no issue whatsoever and he's young.

BRs.Ganso

12-24-2010, 10:17 PM

topic author = dumbass

the 'traffic cone' is way better than Blair, McDyess and Bonner

just time question.

DrSteffo

12-24-2010, 10:41 PM

Others think he should be playing 35 minutes every game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man :nope

poop

12-24-2010, 10:44 PM

that is all

this is one of the great thread titles ive ever seen on this board :toast

DMC

12-24-2010, 11:28 PM

I mean what are you asking him to do, rebound and play decent defense? Do you need a fucking training camp to learn how to do that when you've been playing the sport your whole fucking life. Go wring your panties out, man, the Bonner orgy was over before it started.

I love how you try to come across as some salty old hardass when everyone here is well aware that you are a high cholesterol, fat fucking mama's boy pecking away on your greasy keyboard and wearing your reversible Lakers jersey.. Celtics on the opposite side. You need to get a Heat jersey just in case.

So shut your cock holster.

ChumpDumper

12-24-2010, 11:31 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man :nopeWhat is stopping him from doing so?

Tell us.

DMC

12-24-2010, 11:35 PM

I would like to see Splitter get the start over Blair for a few games. I think Blair would be better off the bench against the opposition's bench. That's where he prospered last year. He's shown he cannot handle the starters in the low post and he cannot score without crazy moves. His power game is nullified when he's starting. In Orlando, he had a foul and a turnover 30 seconds into the game. But Pop rewards effort, and Blair's summer work earned a lot of respect from Pop. That's why Bonner is still with the team.

DrSteffo

12-24-2010, 11:49 PM

What is stopping him from doing so?

Tell us.

No I will not help you fight a strawman :lol

If you want arguments why Splitter should get more PT you can find plenty here already. Simply put: he is better than the alternatives :p:

ChumpDumper

12-25-2010, 12:07 AM

No I will not help you fight a strawman :lol

If you want arguments why Splitter should get more PT you can find plenty here already. Simply put: he is better than the alternatives :p:So your opinion is there is nothing stopping Splitter from playing over 30 mpg.

OK.

If that's not your opinion, tell us what it is.