Tiago getting minutes!!

[wunderkindepiphany]

that is all. Tiago watch is in effect.

[EricB]

Hey how bout that.

[wunderkindepiphany]

good opportunity for him to have another high scoring game, wanna rest TD on a back to back

[EricB]

He got pushed around like a bitch by the Iranian stiff.

Back to the bench with him.

[wunderkindepiphany]

yeah spoke too soon. would like to see him get some more pt to work through his shit, but our guards are playing like crusty ass. bunch of stupid ass passes.

[wunderkindepiphany]

no one can get any true penetration. Well see how long it takes us to adjust. hopefully the margin doesnt get too wide before we wake up or well be dropping another game. I wanna see Ginobili, Neal, Hill, Blair, Splitter. in that order.

[4>0rings]

Can someone tell Tiago where the gym's located at? This bum is so weak, koriwhat can box this faggot.

[wunderkindepiphany]

i mean, he can bulk up all he wants and hes still gonna get pushed around some, its just the way he's built. Look at Bonner, he's jacked, but hes stil getting owned down low. Splitters trunk isnt wide and strong like blairs. He has more of a game like Pau Gasol's, where he can post up players but he's not gonna bang or back them down much. He has speed and footwork to use, not weight and strength. He is willing to get his hands dirty though, and thats good.

[wunderkindepiphany]

and i didnt know Kori played the post haha i always thought of her as more of a streaky guard.

[Dex]

It pains me to say this, but....Tiago looked like Bonner without the three-point shot out there.

[wunderkindepiphany]

The Ginger is the one player on this team who can get me to spit my beer at the TV with anger one minute and raise my hands in joy at the 3PT he just made, the next.

[UnWantedTheory]

The Ginger is the one player on this team who can get me to spit my beer at the TV with anger one minute and raise my hands in joy at the 3PT he just made, the next.

:wow Stop wasting it!

[EricB]

It pains me to say this, but....Tiago looked like Bonner without the three-point shot out there.

Bonner is a better player right now than Tiago Splitter.

[wunderkindepiphany]

word, another reason to be angry at bonner. making me spit my red stripe out

[wunderkindepiphany]

Bonner is a better player right now than Tiago Splitter.

i agree, but its fun talking shit about him

[xmas1997]

Tiago looks a little rusty, understandably.

[Obstructed_View]

As opposed to "Tiago getting minute".

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

damon Dtoudemire? :rollin

[wunderkindepiphany]

what is opposed to that? and you forgot an "s" OV

[Obstructed_View]

what is opposed to that? and you forgot an "s" OV

Because he got two minutes of PT. I thought you were celebrating that he got more than one.

[wunderkindepiphany]

oh haha, yeah i got excited that he was playing then two minutes later he was gone. oh well, when all else fails turn the thread into a bonner diss

[Obstructed_View]

oh haha, yeah i got excited that he was playing then two minutes later he was gone. oh well, when all else fails turn the thread into a bonner diss

Yeah, he must have been really bad, because the box score shows that he was surprisingly productive for less than 120 seconds of floor time.

[wunderkindepiphany]

haha yeah he doesnt suck, hes just not getting PT. wish things were different.

[Obstructed_View]

haha yeah he doesnt suck, hes just not getting PT. wish things were different.

Nice to look forward to. The Spurs can be just as good next year and they'll be that much younger.

[wunderkindepiphany]

tiago back in

[4>0rings]

Dear God this guy sucks...

[stealthjbravo]

Tiago is a soft ass piece of shit.

[Obstructed_View]

Tiaglo's the reason the spurs suck ass so bad.

[spectator]

tiago coming back from injury - getting owned by arthur so much that arthur owns splitter's cc debt

[GrandeDavid]

Hilarious, spectator! Lol lol

[The Reckoning]

dude is getting bukakkeed all over the court

[Josepatches_]

7 points 5 rebounds 2 assist in 12 minutes.

At least he can rebound.Bonner had only 1

[GrandeDavid]

Splitter is not looking too excellent right about now.

[HarlemHeat37]

Splitter was starting to look good before he got hurt..this wasn't the way to rebound in his first game back..I'm a fan of his, but he played some atrocious basketball tonight..

This guy doesn't shy away from physical play on D, he sacrifices his body for charges..however, when it comes to rebounding, he seems to fear for his life, he doesn't like any physicality on the boards..that's a habit that the Spurs will really need to help him with during the off-season..

[Obstructed_View]

I guess it's a testament to how shitty the team played that Splitter could be so awful coming off a month layoff and fill up the box score like he did.

[Splits]

Watching Splitter attempt to play basketball is about as painful as having to watch my mother screw the pool guy. Too bad I have to watch Splitter attempt to play basketball....

[Spurologist]

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/9236/screenshot20110301at103.png

[Budkin]

Come on, he was playing well before the injury. I'll give him a pass for this first game back.

[Ditty]

yeah first game back, his offense game needs a lot of work, and needs to get tougher in the low post

I was never expecting big things from him this year, the spurs are going to work with him this offseason, with shooting. If he doesn't show something next season, then I will worry.

[xellos88330]

Come on, he was playing well before the injury. I'll give him a pass for this first game back.

Same. I will probably give him at least 1 week to get his act together. Then I will start being more critical of him.

[cutewizard]

cmon fellas, Tiago needs playing time ok??

he will improve

[cutewizard]

i say:

Tiago rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hehehe

[poop]

ROFL at all the people talking up tiago like he was 'the answer' all those years hahhahahahaha like i said the Great White Hope, hes worthless hahahahahhaha

[poop]

Splitter = Bonner without the 3-point shot.

[bluebellmaniac]

I say we gotta give Tiago some time, he hasn't played much. Let him get more playing time in.... IF Pop plays him.

There were plenty on this board that wanted to ride Blair out of town at the beginning of the season. Have some patience... yeah he's not playing great... give it some time though.

[phxspurfan]

I didn't see the game yesterday, but here's a clip from his DraftExpress profile (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Tiago-Splitter-25/):



Tiago Splitter (the longest player profile in DraftExpress history, at over 16,000 words and counting) continues to improve his game year by year, clearly emerging as one of the best players in European basketball this season, and maybe the top center around. His production is pretty astounding, ranking 3rd and 4th in PER in the Euroleague and ACB respectively, 8th in scoring in both categories, and amongst the league leaders in blocks, steals, free throw attempts and shooting percentage.




...so even though I didn't see this game, and he probably did get pushed around a bit, I'd hold off on trashing the guy just yet. He may take a bit to get used to the NBA physicality. Or he may just need some more burn and time in the gym, like everyone has been saying. He certainly has the pro track record and skills.

[Spurs Brazil]

According to you Splitter was the best center in Europe. Which is completely laughable and ridiculous. It's the equivalent of claiming that Varejao is the best center in the NBA.

He was, you can see how much the players in Euroleague sucks

[Mel_13]

How many times does it have to be explained that draftexpress.com is full of it? They claim that Rubio was the Next Maravich and then the next Nash. Rubio is one of the 2-3 worst rotation point guards in the Euroleague.

That site is complete bollocks.

Except when they say something you agree with, then you quote from extensively.

lol KBP

[Mel_13]

He was never even remotely close to being the best center in Europe. Anyone that says that knows absolutely zero about basketball. Tiago Splitter in Euroleague was = to Jeff Fisher in the NBA.

He was Jeff Fisher in Euroleague.

For anyone to claim he was the best center in Europe is so laughable that it is just ridiculous.

So yes Splitter was the best center in Europe. Also true is that Jeff Fisher is the best big man in the NBA.

lol KBP

[Spurs Brazil]

He was never even remotely close to being the best center in Europe. Anyone that says that knows absolutely zero about basketball. Tiago Splitter in Euroleague was = to Jeff Fisher in the NBA.

He was Jeff Foster in Euroleague.

For anyone to claim he was the best center in Europe is so laughable that it is just ridiculous.

So yes Splitter was the best center in Europe. Also true is that Jeff Foster is the best big man in the NBA.

Tiago>Greece

[Budkin]

Scola!

[GrandeDavid]

He was never even remotely close to being the best center in Europe. Anyone that says that knows absolutely zero about basketball. Tiago Splitter in Euroleague was = to Jeff Fisher in the NBA.

He was Jeff Foster in Euroleague.

For anyone to claim he was the best center in Europe is so laughable that it is just ridiculous.

So yes Splitter was the best center in Europe. Also true is that Jeff Foster is the best big man in the NBA.

Stupidest comment in the last ten minutes. Seriously, why are you arguing this point? Fisher, Foster....huh?

[Obstructed_View]

Stupidest comment in the last ten minutes. Seriously, why are you arguing this point? Fisher, Foster....huh?

It's KBP in sheep's clothing. He doesn't know Greek food from Turkish food.