Tiago Splitter is the Best Center in the NBA

[PlayNando]

TRUTH.

[313]

Nando plz stop :(

[G-Dawgg]

Wow.

[Mayhem321]

He's the best brazilian center, IMO.

[Spurs_Be_Beastin']

:spam:

[Uriel]

:lol

[PlayNando]

Who is better?

Dwight Coward? :lol

[PingPong]

He's the best brazilian center, IMO.

Nah, Nene says hello.

[PlayNando]

Nah, Nene says hello.
:lol

[PlayNando]

Tiago makes his PRESENCE felt on the DEFENSIVE end of the court. A lot of you underrate him because he doesn't have the best statistics, but he is one of the best defenders in the NBA.

[PlayNando]

http://www.48minutesofhell.com/tiago-splitter-spurs-defense-nba

[elmanutres]

http://www.raid101.com/community/data/attachments/0/517-4e56d27253837801a26f0f22f02d3678.jpg

[rastaspur]

If you said the most underated center then you might actually have someone agree with u instead of laughing at u.

[PlayNando]

If you said the most underated center then you might actually have someone agree with u instead of laughing at u.
It's not my fault that everyone else is stupid, tbh.

[rastaspur]

Tiago is definitely underated. Best in the league? No. Only a retarded troll would trell to sell and defend thatopinion

[Sean Cagney]

Underrated no doubt and glad we re-signed him but is he the best no.. NO.

[Brunodf]

:lol .0001/10

[barakz21]

Please don't gang up on me like you're ganging up on playnando..but in a sense, he is.... He helps put up points, through scoring, passing, the picks, and plays great D minus the blocks. He doesn't have the stats of an elite center, but I gotta say I'll take him over most centers in the NBA.

[DAF86]

It's not my fault that everyone else is stupid, tbh.

Only those with international intelligence can appreciate great takes like this one.

[Holden_Caulfield]

Nah, Nene says hello.
nene is a pf though :cry

[PlayNando]

Only those with international intelligence can appreciate great takes like this one.
:tu

[PlayNando]

Tbh, guys, please point out who's better. Oh, that's right, you can't. Put up or shut up.

[BatManu20]

Dwert, Lopez, Hibbert, Gasol, Noah, Chandler... all better than Splitter.

[PlayNando]

Dwert, Lopez, Hibbert, Noah, Chandler... all better than Splitter.
:lol

[PlayNando]

Roy Hibbert is the only one that has an argument, tbh.

[TheGreatYacht]

http://i.imgur.com/lEQ5PBt.gif

[Stabula]

Please don't gang up on me like you're ganging up on playnando..but in a sense, he is.... He helps put up points, through scoring, passing, the picks, and plays great D minus the blocks. He doesn't have the stats of an elite center, but I gotta say I'll take him over most centers in the NBA.

:td

[cd021]

Nah, Nene says hello.

Did you really just say Nene is better than Splitter?

[Raven]

1/10 not enough effort imho

[exstatic]

He's the third best brazilian center, IMO.

[exstatic]

Did you really just say Nene is better than Splitter?

If he didn't I will.

[SpurSpurSpurs]

Tiago Splitter is the Most Good Looking Center in the NBA

Fixed!

[Skull-1]

TRUTH.

Bad take and trolling rolled into one, per par.

[313]

Roy Hibbert is the only one that has an argument, tbh.
Lopez is much better offensively, from what I've seen, and from stats. I'm not sure about defensively though.

[Spur Bank]

Lot of hate in this thread. Put me in the TRUTH category. If you look at both offense and defense, and distill this down to the game and impact alone (ignore media, etc.), it's very difficult to make a better argument over Splitter. Hibbert and Howard are the only candidates, all the other names in the thread are pretty laughable.

This is referring to 2013-14 performance, by the way.

[jimbo]

If he didn't I will.

C isn't his natural position and he doesn't even start over Splitter on the national team

[Mayhem321]

C isn't his natural position and he doesn't even start over Splitter on the national team
That's because Nene almost never plays for brazilian national team. But I agree that Splitter is better right now especially due to the constants injuries of Nene.

[200 miles]

After watching Splitter against the Wizards, I am a believer. (Not that he's the best center, but that he's better than Nene AND Gortat.)

[Brazil]

Dwert, Lopez (:lol), Hibbert, Gasol, Noah, Chandler... all better than Splitter.

[Boomersgold]

Bogut, the other Lopez, Pekovic, the other Gasol, Gortat. They're all better than Splitter. I wouldn't say Nene's better than Splitter.

[PlayNando]

Incorrect.

[PlayNando]

People just hate Splitter because he's not a 300-lb. gorilla with bulging muscles, tbh. You can be a good center without looking like an animal, tbh.

[rascal]

Splitter sucks. Where was he in the finals?

[PlayNando]

Splitter sucks. Where was he in the finals?
Slamming your wife.

[TheGoldStandard]

Nope

[Skull-1]

Slamming your wife.


Has no take so insults people, per par.

[PlayNando]

Has no take so insults people, per par.
English, motherfker, do you speak it?

[cd021]

If he didn't I will.

I didn't realize Nene was having such a good start but Splitter has been, at the very least, playing at as good or better level. When comparing them using advanced stats

NeNe
P.E.R-19.7
Offensive Rating-118
Defensive Rating-105
Net Rating- +13
True Shooting Percentage-60.7%

Per 36 minutes
Points-17.8
Rebounds-6.5

Splitter
P.E.R-19.2
Offensive Rating-124
Defensive Rating-94
Net Rating- +20
True Shooting Percentage-60%

Per 36 Minutes
Points-12.9
Rebounds-12.1

Throw in that Splitter is couple of years younger, much less injury prone. & drastically cheaper (granted that's irrelevant). Nene has 11 seasons to Splitters 4 but their career number using the aforementioned stats are very similar. With the constant that Splitter is a drastically better team defender and rebounder.

[BackHome]

Nene two years is better then Splitter but right now I would rather have Splitter on my team. All I can say is that this year Splitter is playing with a passion and playing much better since he is getting more minutes so as a Spurs fan - BE FUCKING HAPPY WITH THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cd021]

Splitter sucks. Where was he in the finals?

:lol Yeah he totally sucks, just ignore he was a big reason (along with Duncans resurgence) why our defense skyrocketed from 11th to 3rd last season. We wouldn't have even made the finals without him. Of the 8 teams that made the semi's all of them were in the top 8 and of the 4 in the conference finals; Memphis-2nd, Indiana-1st, Miami-7th, San Antonio-3rd.

Miami was a bad matchup. He did have success against GSW & Memphis.

[cd021]

Bogut, the other Lopez, Pekovic, the other Gasol, Gortat. They're all better than Splitter. I wouldn't say Nene's better than Splitter.

I like all of those player quite a bit but other than maybe Bogut (they generally have the same skill set, save Bogut blocks shots and boards better) I'd still take Splitter. Gasol hasn't consistently played Center for some time except for the 10 games this season.

[cd021]

Lot of hate in this thread. Put me in the TRUTH category. If you look at both offense and defense, and distill this down to the game and impact alone (ignore media, etc.), it's very difficult to make a better argument over Splitter. Hibbert and Howard are the only candidates, all the other names in the thread are pretty laughable.

This is referring to 2013-14 performance, by the way.

I agree

O-Rating 124
D-Rating-94

Per 36
Points-12.9
Rebounds-12.1

He has had a major impact of both sides of the ball. And is certainly a big reason why we are tied for the best rec in the association.

[Spur Bank]

Another one... Win Shares per 48 minutes:

1. Anthony Davis (.2815)
2. LeBron James (.2764)
3. Kevin Love (.2691)
4. Chris Paul (.2654)
5. Tiago Splitter (.2640)
6. Paul George (.2622)
7. Kevin Durant (.2614)
8. Stephen Curry (.2485)

[PlayNando]

Good to see people posting FACTS that support TIAGO. You fkn haters can GTFO with your piss poor RACIST and NATIONALIST opinions.

[Skull-1]

English, motherfker, do you speak it?

Nothing original here, per par. ^^^. Just steals movie lines, per par. ^^^ Lame azz Internet tough guy moron, per par. ^^^

[Skull-1]

Good to see people posting FACTS that support TIAGO. You fkn haters can GTFO with your piss poor RACIST and NATIONALIST opinions.


Tired, lame shtick, per par. ^^^^

[exstatic]

I almost laughed when you said that Splitter was less injury prone that Nene. Per 36 numbers are worthless for Tiago, since he can't play that many minutes. He'll get an owwie or a hangnail and miss a week.

[Drom John]

Per 36 numbers are worthless for Tiago, since he can't play that many minutes.

I agree that rate stats are overrated (though not worthless. I prefer WS over WS/48.
Splitter is not the 5th best player in the NBA this year.
Splitter is only the 28th best player in the NBA this year.

26) Jeremy Lin
27) Klyle Lowery
28) Tiago Splitter
29) Jordan Hill
30) Serge Ibaka

32) Kawhi Leonard
34) Tony Parker
62) Boris Diaw
63) Danny Green
69) DeJuan Blair
95) Marco Belinelli
99) Manu Ginobili
106) Patty Mills
145) Tim Duncan
213) Jeff Ayres
234) Gary Neal
247) Matt Bonner
257) Nando de Colo
323) Cory Joseph
398) Aron Baynes

[Baam]

I agree

O-Rating 124
D-Rating-94

Per 36
Points-12.9
Rebounds-12.1

He has had a major impact of both sides of the ball. And is certainly a big reason why we are tied for the best rec in the association.

System player who cant even post a point guard and can't spread the floor either, he doesn't have big impact on offense lol at the Tiago lovers going crazy in this thread...

[cd021]

I almost laughed when you said that Splitter was less injury prone that Nene. Per 36 numbers are worthless for Tiago, since he can't play that many minutes. He'll get an owwie or a hangnail and miss a week.

I watched every game Nene played during the 05-06 season. He played the season opener and preceded to miss the next 87 games due to injury:lol. He is one of the more injury prone bigs around. He's appeared in 654 games over his 1st 10 seasons, missing on average about 17 games a year. In total he's missed 166 games. Splitter on the other hand missed 29 games in 3 seasons. Some of which were coaches decision (during his rookie year).

Splitter is playing 9 minutes fewer per game. How exactly am I supposed to compare them head to head without per 36 minutes? He can and has played more minutes last season he averaged 27 mpg during the 58 games he started last season.

[cd021]

System player who cant even post a point guard and can't spread the floor either, he doesn't have big impact on offense lol at the Tiago lovers going crazy in this thread...

Says the guy who thinks Sanders is better....

[jkid12456]

"TIAGO MAKES WICKED PCIKS"

[PlayNando]

Bump.

You see what happens when Pop frees Tiago.......

[jimbo]

2.8 offensive rebounds a game :wow

[Solid D]

Splitter was the bomb tonight against Memphis.

[timmy2003]

Splitter was the bomb tonight against Memphis.

When the pace of the game is slow, He is a beast in the post.

[freetiago]

hope Pop lets him work on that pick and pop game
I know he has it but Pop will bench him the second he attempts it
with Tims decline in shooting the Spurs really depend on the midrange from the big to free up the offense
vs a team like Golden State they pretty much depended soley on it to win games

[hater]

Splitter looked like HOF bigman tonight

[chapnis]

Has a better jumper than Tim atm.

[testies]

he's a very good player.. I don't care if our players are recognized over the media, I actually prefer for them to go unnoticed.. 10-1 and nobody on the Open Court show picked us to win the West.. I love it this way.. keep making fun of Tiago, Scraeming A Smith

[Sean Cagney]

he's a very good player.. I don't care if our players are recognized over the media, I actually prefer for them to go unnoticed.. 10-1 and nobody on the Open Court show picked us to win the West.. I love it this way.. keep making fun of Tiago, Scraeming A Smith

SAS SMITH STEPHEN ASS SMITH I could care less about...... The record is what I care about like you said. GO SPURS! 9 in a row! Keep it going damnit. Oh yeah aren't we 11-1??

[testies]

yes.. my bad 11-1 =))

[Fireball]

much appreciation for Tiago ...he could have played more minutes but perhaps Pop already thought about the b2b

[PlayNando]

he's a very good player.. I don't care if our players are recognized over the media, I actually prefer for them to go unnoticed.. 10-1 and nobody on the Open Court show picked us to win the West.. I love it this way.. keep making fun of Tiago, Scraeming A Smith
:lol Stephen A Smith :lol

He is nationalist against foreign players, anyways, tbh. Maybe racist, too.

[chapnis]

http://i.imgur.com/vZCdIQc.png

[PlayNando]

:tu

[NickiRasgo]

:lol at all those feeding PlayNando/timvp.

[ceperez]

Has a better jumper than Tim atm.

Hope Splitter develops that mid range jumper like he did his free shot!

I can't see why he can't also develop a 3 point set shot jumper? The guy finally has decent form on his shot.

[Obstructed_View]

Splitter sucks. Where was he in the finals?

Ironic. The Spurs were in the finals.

[Drom John]

After the Cavaliers game and his 11 minutes, fewest for the Spurs, Tiago now leads the NBA in WS/48.
However, because of playing time Tiago is 16th in WS, behind Blake Griffin, ahead of James Harden.

Anthony Davis, on Monday's opponent, is 6th in WS.

[CGD]

I'm impressed with his play this season. I hope he gets the red light to shoot that elbow jumper too. That would take his game to the next level.

[Bugs Bunny]

Splitter sucks. Where was he in the finals?

^^ what a maroon

[Kool Bob Love]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d7dfVfcvo4

[xmas1997]

It's not my fault that everyone else is stupid, tbh.


It's also not your fault everyone else is insane too, right?
:lol

[PlayNando]

It's also not your fault everyone else is insane too, right?
:lol
Correct.

[PlayNando]

Tiago is the TRUTH.

[HarlemHeat37]

I hope he keeps this up all year, tbh..seems like he has increased his strength and toughness after getting clowned in the Finals last year, tbh..

Like Diaw, I think getting literally as close as possible to winning a title without actually doing it has motivated Tiago..he's a talented player with a solid NBA body for today's style of play, he just needs to keep playing with a chip on his shoulder, tbh..

And obviously he's nowhere near the best C in the league, tbh:lol..

[HarlemHeat37]

System player who cant even post a point guard and can't spread the floor either, he doesn't have big impact on offense lol at the Tiago lovers going crazy in this thread...

What's strange about your criticism is that most of your posts(from what I've noticed) consist of hyping up scrubs like Baynes and wanting the Spurs to trade for random scrubs from other teams:lol..

[rascal]

Another one... Win Shares per 48 minutes:

1. Anthony Davis (.2815)
2. LeBron James (.2764)
3. Kevin Love (.2691)
4. Chris Paul (.2654)
5. Tiago Splitter (.2640)
6. Paul George (.2622)
7. Kevin Durant (.2614)
8. Stephen Curry (.2485)

Splitter is the only anomaly here. the rest are top players in the league and all stars.

[Baam]

What's strange about your criticism is that most of your posts(from what I've noticed) consist of hyping up scrubs like Baynes and wanting the Spurs to trade for random scrubs from other teams:lol..

Splitter was viewed as a scrub as well when he got here... Couldn't even dunk without falling on his ass or make his FTs...

What Baynes did to Howard in the POs was amazing tbh... We were up 16-4 or something, guess playing with the beasts in the first unit isn't that hard...

If we play Indiana in the Finals Pop will regret that he favored Ayres... We saw his post defense against Verajao, actually we didn't it...

[Skull-1]

It's also not your fault everyone else is insane too, right?
:lol


That's The fault of Flake and DirtyForeskins, tbf.

[Skull-1]

Tiago is the TRUTH.


And Playnandouche is the lie.