church of blair and splitter

[Rummpd]

Dominating the same fromt line that abused the Lakers on the road - dear haters just realize the more these two play the better Spurs will be!

[jjktkk]

Good to see Splitter out there out there early. Hes looking good on defense.

[BackHome]

Amen Brother........

[Muser]

Let's wait until we see it against a decent team, but it is refreshing to see Splitter play well.

[Hoops Czar]

I don't believe Splitter dominated anyone. Good call with blair.

[smrattler]

He got under Cousins' skin almost instantly.

[xmas1997]

Really like what I am seeing out of Tiago!

[dbestpro]

The two of them combined for 26 points and 21 rebounds.

[Capt Bringdown]

Bonner who?

[Cessation]

Amen, they played well together, blair showing some great interior passing.

[robot89]

I don't believe Splitter dominated anyone. Good call with blair.
Puss just be happy he had a really good game.

[duncan228]

Forty-eight seconds remained in the first half of the Spurs’ 113-100 victory over the Kings when Tiago Splitter slipped a screen he feigned setting for Manu Ginobili, then took a slick pass from the All-Star guard and laid in his fourth basket of the half.

As the scoreboard clicked over the Spurs’ 60th and 61st points of the half, a young Kings fan in ARCO Arena’s expensive seats stood and demanded an answer.

“Who is that?” he bellowed, and who could blame him?

Splitter helps subdue Kings early (http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/04/splitter-helps-subdue-kings-early/)
Mike Monroe

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/04/splitter-helps-subdue-kings-early/

[angelbelow]

Splitter puts up pretty good numbers when he gets playing time. Unfortunately missed another game from him when he does get playing time.

[koriwhat]

i didn't even realize we had a b2b tonight... damnit!

just checked the box score and holy shit!!!! splitter got damn near 30 mins of court time and 7-8 from the field with 16 pts. damn!

[KaiRMD1]

Was I the only one scared when Splitter hit that dunk and swung on the rim?

[lefty]

Damn I forgot about Bonner

[awktalk]

I'm so glad we don't play until Tuesday. The Splitter cum gurglers can talk about his performance for 4 days and I don't have to read any of it.

[duncan228]

...“I think this is one of the things I do best, pick and roll,” Splitter said. “I did a lot of it overseas, and Manu is a great pick-and-roll player, so we try to do it a lot.”


...“He’s used to playing with great pick-and-roll players and rolling and finding a spot to finish,” Ginobili said. “Here, it’s a little bit different because of the athleticism of the opponents. He’s got to learn the players and find his way. But he’s a great pick setter and you know he’s always going to roll.

“It’s a matter of getting used to him. We haven’t played together that much. But I know he’s a great player and has a great basketball IQ. He’s going to be good.”

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/02/04/splitter-helps-subdue-kings-early/

[jjktkk]

Damn I forgot about Bonner

LOL your Gasol sig. Lefty. :rollin

[lefty]

LOL your Gasol sig. Lefty. :rollin
:D hehehe

[DrSteffo]

Amen.

[G-Dawgg]

Nice to see Splitter do something with his court time. He put up some nice numbers tonite. He's opened my eyes a bit... Of course it doesn't erase all the lousy play he's been showing us in the past, BUT MAYBE HE CAN still be useful this season. Way to go Tiago, congrats on a nice showing!

I'm obviously not sold yet, but I gotta give my props when they are due....

[cutewizard]

guys,

today we all saw that splitter can play.....!!!

i hope the splitter-critics now understand that tiago is in fact, a very good basketball player....

he just needs time to adjust to the system

[G-Dawgg]

As far as silencing the critics, one game doesn't do it.... although it does show us something positive to be hopeful about...

[rascal]

As far as silencing the critics, one game doesn't do it.... although it does show us something positive to be hopeful about...

Did he hit any perimeter shots? What did he do that was so impressive? I did not see the game.

[Rummpd]

Pick and roll and going inside - Spurs do not need another perimeter soft big - what they need is what Splitter is showing go in and bang around, take some charges and on offense go in and get to the line - even if he does not score much - if he just plays defense Spurs will be fine.

He actually has a TS% higher than many Western Bigs!

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/statistics/_/position/pf/league/west


His PER is near that of Cousins and above Dice and Bonner! Give the guy a damm break he is not the stiff some haters have put him out to be the more he plays his stats and efficiency will go up and he is when he bodied up to Bynum the other night took a charge and got a few boards - I said thank goodness Spurs have ONE other player besides Duncan who can do that kind of thing!

Splitter given time will be just as a savy as Oberto with a hell of lot more of an upside and the last time I looked at the great SI cover on my wall from the title of 2007 it was a grinning Oberto walking off the court with Manu/Parker/Duncan (and Bowen - what a great cover by the way!) http://sanantoniospurs.sportsfanbooth.com/framed-san-antonio-spurs-sports-illustrated-autograph-print/ Shows it!

This year would it not be ironic to have Duncan/Manu/Tony/Jefferson and Splitter walking off to victory but knowing Pop it will probably have to be Bonnner on the court at the end! (Will not care if Spurs win but would also be nice if it was Dice!)

[xmas1997]

I'm so glad we don't play until Tuesday. The Splitter cum gurglers can talk about his performance for 4 days and I don't have to read any of it.

But we know you will since you are a closet Tiago lover.:lol

[silverblk mystix]

Nice to see Splitter do something with his court time. He put up some nice numbers tonite. He's opened my eyes a bit... Of course it doesn't erase all the lousy play he's been showing us in the past, BUT MAYBE HE CAN still be useful this season. Way to go Tiago, congrats on a nice showing!

I'm obviously not sold yet, but I gotta give my props when they are due....

He has been solid all year-but not too many players will come into a game with the garbage time players...play for 1 or 2 minutes...and score 20 points.


Not too many players will be thrown into garbage time minutes every third or fourth game-and not make a single mistake.

I would bet my paycheck that if Tiago received the SAME minutes as Bonner...the Spurs would be an even better team.

Slowly, Pop will have to give in a bit and give Tiago IMPORTANT CONSISTENT MINUTES....

then the doubters will see what some of us already see.

[rascal]

I would bet my paycheck that if Tiago received the SAME minutes as Bonner...the Spurs would be an even better team.



You homers are a joke. What would you expect the spurs record to be at this point if you think they would be even better with Splitter?

[rascal]

He has been solid all year-but not too many players will come into a game with the garbage time players...play for 1 or 2 minutes...and score 20 points.


Not too many players will be thrown into garbage time minutes every third or fourth game-and not make a single mistake.

I would bet my paycheck that if Tiago received the SAME minutes as Bonner...the Spurs would be an even better team.

Slowly, Pop will have to give in a bit and give Tiago IMPORTANT CONSISTENT MINUTES....

then the doubters will see what some of us already see.

I doubt Splitter will play any major role in the playoffs this year.

[silverblk mystix]

I doubt Splitter will play any major role in the playoffs this year.

maybe it won't happen til next year...

but it will happen.

[rascal]

Without any perimeter game and a weak flip shot and the occasional dunk Splitter is limited offensively and he is not a good rebounder or defensive intimidator( shot blocker or force players back out from going to the basket) so his upside is topped out as a backup role player.

[Harry Callahan]

PT for Splitter and Anderson would be nice and that might come in the home stretch, but if the entire team is healthy in the next few weeks, significant PT will not be available to go 11 or 12 deep.

The Spurs have done a pretty good job rebuilding their bench, but this is the downside when you are trying to win as many games as possible. Development time is lessened.

I wouldn't be surprised if Mcdyess comes back next year.

[Harry Callahan]

You homers are a joke. What would you expect the spurs record to be at this point if you think they would be even better with Splitter?

The Spurs biggest weakness IMO right now is a lack of size to match up with the bigger front lines of LA and Dallas. Splitter is size on the inside and could possible help their interior defense.

Experience for Splitter could come at the cost of games where he made some rookie mistakes. If he got crunch time minutes consistently, maybe SA could be a more well rounded PO team.

Pop is not willing to make that trade off right now looks to me. The team with the best regular season record is not automatically the most dangerous PO team. Still, I think SA has a lot of room for improvement with the new guys they brought in this year. We may not see all of the benefits of the additions until next year, though with Anderson and Splitter getting so little time due to injuries and missing significant time.

[rmt]

I don't get the hate for Splitter. He's young, mobile, plays and defends the pick-and-roll and can body up with Gasol/Bynum - different from the other bigs the Spurs have. What he needs is consistent minutes so he can learn and not be overly eager when he gets a few minutes. I'd be giving him more minutes in games like these so that TD and Dice can rest.

Hopefully, Splitter and Anderson get a lot of burn next year when TP and Manu are exhausted from NT play and TD and Dice are yet another year older.

[silverblk mystix]

Without any perimeter game and a weak flip shot and the occasional dunk Splitter is limited offensively and he is not a good rebounder or defensive intimidator( shot blocker or force players back out from going to the basket) so his upside is topped out as a backup role player.

He is NOT really needed offensively...

His value would be in making the defense stronger because he moves his feet better than most any other big, including TD.

The fact that his offensive game is not yet polished is unrelated to his defense or unrelated to his playing making the spurs a better team.

With Bonner you get some offense AT THE EXPENSE of the defense. I would rather see the defense improve and the open shots going to Manu,Neal,RJ,TP,etc...

[Cessation]

Splinter doubters already sound worried, next year they'll be cutting themselves or riding his shlong, one or the other.

[xmas1997]

Splinter doubters already sound worried, next year they'll be cutting themselves or riding his shlong, one or the other.

:rollin
:lol
:rollin

No doubt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lmao

[awktalk]

I don't get the hate for Splitter. He's young, mobile, plays and defends the pick-and-roll and can body up with Gasol/Bynum - different from the other bigs the Spurs have.

What? Where is there ANY evidence of that? He played 7 minutes in our first game with LA and was abused inside. He played 4 minutes Thursday and I wouldn't say he can "body up" with the Laker bigs. He drew a charge because his upper body strength is so weak that whenever there's contact he looks like a bumbling scarecrow as he gets bowled over backwards. There's absolutely zero evidence of his utility on the defensive end. I guess if you repeat it enough times on ST it will come true in your head, but if you actually watch the games...


I would bet my paycheck that if Tiago received the SAME minutes as Bonner...the Spurs would be an even better team.


Stupidest comment of the thread. Obviously there's no way to know, but how could we be better than 42-8? So stupid.

[rascal]

The Spurs biggest weakness IMO right now is a lack of size to match up with the bigger front lines of LA and Dallas. Splitter is size on the inside and could possible help their interior defense.

Experience for Splitter could come at the cost of games where he made some rookie mistakes. If he got crunch time minutes consistently, maybe SA could be a more well rounded PO team.

Pop is not willing to make that trade off right now looks to me. The team with the best regular season record is not automatically the most dangerous PO team. Still, I think SA has a lot of room for improvement with the new guys they brought in this year. We may not see all of the benefits of the additions until next year, though with Anderson and Splitter getting so little time due to injuries and missing significant time.

Splitter is size but he can't elevate so he plays much smaller for his Size. He also gets muscled out of position by most his size, so again plays much smaller for his size. He tries to take a charge instead of defending like a true big with size will do.

[Manudona]

(and Bowen - what a great cover by the way!) http://sanantoniospurs.sportsfanbooth.com/framed-san-antonio-spurs-sports-illustrated-autograph-print/ Shows it!



What is not to like in that cover, three Argentineans in the cover!!! :toast

[jjktkk]

What? Where is there ANY evidence of that? He played 7 minutes in our first game with LA and was abused inside. He played 4 minutes Thursday and I wouldn't say he can "body up" with the Laker bigs. He drew a charge because his upper body strength is so weak that whenever there's contact he looks like a bumbling scarecrow as he gets bowled over backwards. There's absolutely zero evidence of his utility on the defensive end. I guess if you repeat it enough times on ST it will come true in your head, but if you actually watch the games...



Stupidest comment of the thread. Obviously there's no way to know, but how could we be better than 42-8? So stupid.

Splitter was getting abused somewhat by Bynum, but he was also making Bynum work hard to get post position as well. Splitter needs a Summer with the Spurs strength coach, but I like how he competes on the defensive end.