Tiago Splitter..

[Malik Hairston]

What a great performance, tbh..

Completely shut down Nowitzki, cleaned up the boards and scored when he needed to..

[Mal]

If only he`d be able to produce on offense..

[jARS mEsH sEt]

8 and 11 with excellent defense on Nowitzki. I agree he was terrific. Some dumb ass grey in the game thread had the gall to call him "shitter" and say that he hadn't earned his contract.

[313]

If only he would dunk the basketball

[Boomersgold]

Tiago's our real X-factor. If he plays the Defense that he played tonight AND scores 9+ points per game, we're pretty much guaranteed the trophy.

[sexinthatsx]

That defense on Devin Harris in the last position made me do a triple take... his ability to keep in front of Harris almost made it look like a guard was guarding Harris instead of a Center!

[Baam]

Nowitzki looked like shit, he's injured tbh... Lol at scored when he needed to... Still a better night than Diaw but if this is thread worthy the standards are the lowest I've ever seen for someone getting that kind of money...

[davidbowie]

tiago was awesome. all dirty work.

[Mark in Austin]

God damn. Tiago defending a guard w/ Pop cheering him on like a mad dog. :lol

[siraulo23]

he played pretty good but dirk stopped dirk, tiago did a solid job however

[Brox6]

missed a wide open lay up in the last 1 minute of play but played well defensively against Devin Harris on the other end..

[timtonymanu]

He's always going to finish soft, but he's one of the most important players for this team.

[jimbo]

That defense on Devin Harris in the last position made me do a triple take... his ability to keep in front of Harris almost made it look like a guard was guarding Harris instead of a Center!

Reggie was blowing his load over that.

He got burned by Vince Carter a few times when he was on him though.

[Prime Time]

His perimeter defensive skills are uncanny in the clutch. Reminds me of that Game 4 block he had against Memphis to seal the WC Title.

[apalisoc_9]

Should be a good series for Tiago..

He does not need to be that tough offensively with soft bigs playing for Dallas...

[playbonner15]

God damn. Tiago defending a guard w/ Pop cheering him on like a mad dog. :lol
Needs a GIF tbh :lol. I thought my stream was playing tricks on me

[sexinthatsx]

Reggie was blowing his load over that.

He got burned by Vince Carter a few times when he was on him though.

Yeah, but he plays the good defense when it counts. I knew a ton of other Centers who would've just given up

[DAF86]

DUNK THE BALL.

[smaka]

Great game for Tiago, I'll excuse him for the bunny he missed at the end, since it's Easter and all...

[Boomersgold]

DUNK THE BALL.

Why dunk it when you can softly lay it in? Tiago logic.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

God damn. Tiago defending a guard w/ Pop cheering him on like a mad dog. :lol

He wasn't cheering him on...he was screaming at Tiago to get up on Harris because Pop didn't want to give up a 3. If Harris blows by splitter, we have help defense to rely on. If Dallas scores a 2, we'll live with that.

[benefactor]

:lol Baam

[313]

DUNK THE BALL.

[BackHome]

Tiago has not lift he can't jump that is why he doesn't dunk.

[playbonner15]

Tiago has not lift he can't jump that is why he doesn't dunk.
Preserving energy for D tbh

[jag]

Free Tiago

[Russ]

Free Tiago

I'll take two.:flag:

[kjhip1]

Ditto on that fantastic D by tiago on Harris when they switched. What I thought was funny: Pop right there telling tiago to press him and make him drive instead of giving up the three.

[cd98]

That last layup that he missed on his drive should've been a dunk. Missed layup in what would have been game clenching play. Still a solid game from a guy we will need down the stretch.

[DAF86]

Tiago has not lift he can't jump that is why he doesn't dunk.

Well, go stronger for the layup then. GTFO with those hot potatoes, Tyrannosaurus attempts.

[HI-FI]

i thought he was looking timid early on, but definitely came up huge on D at the end.

[Chinook]

If Dallas insists on playing big, this will be a good series for Splitter.

[Chinook]

:lol Baam

Robin Lopez would have been so much better.

[Baam]

I have no problem owing up to what I say unlike many people here... Where are the Belipologists lol. And Lol at Splitter being a complete vagina right under the basket again and again. He was better than my boy Diaw like I said tho, but I don't think it's a good omen going forward... And Dirk is clearly injured...

[Mugen]

If Dallas insists on playing big, this will be a good series for Splitter.

They don't have a choice unless they want Dirk guarding Tim tbh.

[Baam]

The T-Vagologists are some of the most premature ejaculators on ST tbh, same thing at the start of the regular season with the Tiago is so worth it threads and then MIA when he can't post a PG and looks like ass vs the better teams ...

[Raven]

it was fantastic.

[td4mvp2k]

Preserving energy for D tbh:tu

[Spurs_Be_Beastin']

Lol I was literally like....
Wtf Splitter Dunk it bitch

[200 miles]

The T-Vagologists are some of the most premature ejaculators on ST tbh, same thing at the start of the regular season with the Tiago is so worth it threads and then MIA when he can't post a PG and looks like ass vs the better teams ...

When was that exactly?

[freetiago]

as usual Splitter misses 1 shot so everyone hates him since they need a punching bag on this team to release their anger at their failed lives

Duncan missed an actual wide open layup and not a layup as the shot clock was running down and he got a bad pass and had to pull of wizardy to get open

and Pop wasnt cheering him on he was telling him to crowd Harris so he wouldnt have room to get off a 3

[benefactor]

Robin Lopez would have been so much better.
Yep...too bad he wasn't a free agent when Splitter was re-signed.

[cd021]

That defense on Devin Harris in the last position made me do a triple take... his ability to keep in front of Harris almost made it look like a guard was guarding Harris instead of a Center!

He is deceptively mobile. I remember in Game 3 of the WCF in OT. Pop took Duncan out on the final defensive play and had Splitter in him place. Splitter switched on Bayless and blocked his shot on the way to the basket. Earlier this season. He came up big late in a home game against GSW. He got switched off of Lee onto Thompson and managed to keep him in front of him and force him into a contested 26 footer.

[slick'81]

Tiago has the worst hands ever if there's anyone near him when he makes a catch the ball is coming out but atleast he brought it on d today

[Chinook]

Tiago has the worst hands ever if there's anyone near him when he makes a catch the ball is coming out but atleast he brought it on d today

Splitter has great hands for a big.

[slick'81]

Splitter has great hands for a big.


gotta disagree he's a gifted passer for a big but when it comes to catching and finishing in traffic he's one of the worst bigs ive ever seen .you'd think the basketball had vasoline on it when he makes a catch and goes up

[jARS mEsH sEt]

gotta disagree he's a gifted passer for a big but when it comes to catching and finishing in traffic he's one of the worst bigs ive ever seen .you'd think the basketball had vasoline on it when he makes a catch and goes up

Pretty sure you have Splitter mistaken for Errors.

[superjames1992]

Tiago shutting up the haters, per par. He may make some horrible plays at the rim, but he is our defensive anchor and his defense on smaller players is otherworldly. He regularly embarrasses smalls when he gets switched on them.

He is a key piece and his improvement this year has been nice. I am afraid that he will be in no-man's land against OKC and MIA since they go small a lot, but we'll see.

[DPG21920]

Ya - Splitter overall has very good hands. Not rip down rebounds in traffic great hands, but very soft hands. It's what enabled him to be such an effective PnR player, especially with Manu.

[InRareForm]

How good would Splitter be if he knew how to dunk and finish inside?

[MultiTroll]

He wasn't born with coonlike jumping ability nor long arms.
Splits played over 20 minutes a game in 11 of the Spurs 2013 Championship run. 19 minutes in two others.
Oh that's right, it didn't end in a Championship in Game 6. :pop: (need a Turnobili icon also)
Point is, no way you can suck and play that many minutes on a team that was good enough to win the 'ship.

Yes it's frustrating when he doe not go up strong. But not always. Sometimes he makes the right choice to pull it back down rather then get blocked. Did an excellent job of that on a key hoop today. Got a couple Mavs up in the air then hooped it.

Superb defensive postioning. Also moves well without the ball.
Return to Championship Winning Tall Balls alongside a healthy Timmy Dunks is what Splits has provided.

[Budkin]

If only he would dunk the basketball

If the dude would just put on some muscle and dunk that shit he would be a beast.

[Biernutz]

Tiago can dunk ok he just needs to get pissed off before he will. The bigs for the Mav's don't push
him around like other bigs like on OKC. I noticed Blair only played a few minutes and Tim made him his
bitch with runs at the basket right over top of him. Back to Tiago and that sling hook he throws up about 4ft out.
I wish Chip would work with him on that shot. Till now it's a low% shot for him. It looks like he just slings
the ball up and it's a hail Mary............

[PingPong]

Tiago would do some volleyball training, field & track or even ballet training to gain some elevation. He jumps like a 60 year old.

[still.focused]

Tiago has good hands for a big his arms and legs, not so much
He did miss the easy lay in but you can watch him on camera the entire way to get back on D
Switched and for 1 play guarded Harris better than anyone else at any other point in the game
You can miss shots even with better skill (Dirk & TD both missed gimmies) but most of defense is effort n he had it where we needed it

[AFBlue]

This was an expected result. He plays traditional or moderately athletic bigs really well. This is not the series where I expect him to struggle.

[Biernutz]

Wright and Dalenbert did go over on top of his head from behind a few time..Guess what no calls. Tiago matches
up well with some of the bigs who played across from Tim talent wise. He is not a thug and that's OK because they
foul out of games.

[cd021]

gotta disagree he's a gifted passer for a big but when it comes to catching and finishing in traffic he's one of the worst bigs ive ever seen .you'd think the basketball had vasoline on it when he makes a catch and goes up

Perkins and Ayers are by far the worst bigmen at catching a ball. Its like you have to literally hand off to give them a shot at catching it. Splitters hands aren't bad.

[cd021]

He wasn't born with coonlike jumping ability nor long arms.
Splits played over 20 minutes a game in 11 of the Spurs 2013 Championship run. 19 minutes in two others.
Oh that's right, it didn't end in a Championship in Game 6. :pop: (need a Turnobili icon also)
Point is, no way you can suck and play that many minutes on a team that was good enough to win the 'ship.

Yes it's frustrating when he doe not go up strong. But not always. Sometimes he makes the right choice to pull it back down rather then get blocked. Did an excellent job of that on a key hoop today. Got a couple Mavs up in the air then hooped it.

Superb defensive postioning. Also moves well without the ball.
Return to Championship Winning Tall Balls alongside a healthy Timmy Dunks is what Splits has provided.

-Splitter has a 7'2 wing span and is listed at 6'11.

-Being athletic isn't exclusive to black people.

-Nice to see 1800's racial slurs making a comeback...

[Raven]

Tiago has the worst hands ever if there's anyone near him when he makes a catch the ball is coming out but atleast he brought it on d today

Splitter has great hands, don't know what you have been watching..

[Raven]

If the dude would just put on some muscle and dunk that shit he would be a beast.

you can't dunk if you get the ball under the rim and you're not moving... Unless you're shaq of course..

[exstatic]

gotta disagree he's a gifted passer for a big but when it comes to catching and finishing in traffic he's one of the worst bigs ive ever seen .you'd think the basketball had vasoline on it when he makes a catch and goes up

Finishing, yes: catching, no.

[playbonner15]

"I waved to a friend the other day and I accidentally blocked Splitter."

I heard that the other day. I think it's gonna be a thing

[Kidd K]

Ti-ay-go, Splittah *Stephen A. Smith voice*

[Malik Hairston]

Splitter has been the best Spur in this series IMO, he played great today, and it shouldn't be ignored just because the Spurs lost..

I don't know why he only played 29 minutes tonight, especially considering he was killing Nowitzki on the pick&roll with Manu, tbh..

[Darius McCrary]

Nothing about this series makes sense. Spurs just suck.

[DarrinS]

Probably one of Splitter's best games

[timtonymanu]

Props to Splitter, tbh. I hope Diaw stops being a lazy fatass and contribute. The same goes for the other players struggling.

[Malik Hairston]

<3..

[jimbo]

:tu

[freetiago]

FirstroundMVP
tbh..

[timtonymanu]

Beast performance tonight.

[200 miles]

Splitter just edged Manu in the lead for 1st Rd MVP, imo.

[Kiwi]

Tiagod

[jag]

Golden God

Free Tiago

[Brazil]

He received two three blocks as usual but he has been our best player tonight

i also liked Green, I have no clue why pop is not playing him... 16 mn tonite -_-

[HI-FI]

Tiago has been playing like a reborn badass out there. If he can build from this throughout the playoffs ...:wow

[dallasmaverickslose]

Tiago sucks

[servalli]

http://puertatras.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/splitterdespedidadesoltero.jpg

[SnakeBoy]

http://puertatras.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/splitterdespedidadesoltero.jpg

She's purty

[PingPong]

When Tiago was 15 years old, some coaches wanted to make him the "brazilian Dirk". Probably there is some special motivation playing against Dirk.

[testies]

http://s27.postimg.org/q0ykph7nn/playoffs.jpg

[rascal]

Tiago has been playing like a reborn badass out there. If he can build from this throughout the playoffs ...:wow

He won't, Dallas was an easy matchup for him. Dallas doesn't have enough size and bangers who play physical.

[Malik Hairston]

He won't, Dallas was an easy matchup for him. Dallas doesn't have enough size and bangers who play physical.

Like Randolph/Gasol?..

[Robz4000]

He won't, Dallas was an easy matchup for him. Dallas doesn't have enough size and bangers who play physical.

He's had soomeof his best games against teams like Memphis, and our potential second round opponent is similar to Dallas. He could potentially keep this up til the Finals (if they get there) until his balls shrivel up against Lebron.

[jag]

When Tiago was 15 years old, some coaches wanted to make him the "brazilian Dirk".

That's racist

[PingPong]

That's racist

:D

[dallasmaverickslose]

That's racist

Don't worry, Silver will ban him for life. We have evidence.

[Skull-1]

I guess the kick in the head was the kick in the ass he needed to get going...

[xellos88330]

Great game by Tiago tonight!!! It was a damn good sight to witness. BRING THAT SHIT AGAIN TIAGO!!!

[Pound the rock]

Tiago was in beast mode, if we could see more of that Spurs would be very scary

[heyheymymy]

tiago can do that every night, hes just soft. but hes learning how to man up slowly but surely. tonight was a great example with string finishes and great D

[wildbill2u]

He still gets blocked way too many times for a 7' guy, but this year he's finally showing he can be an important part of the puzzle. Man, if he can get 10 and 10 and play defense like he's been doing on Dirk, we are going to be tough to beat.

[Chewbacca]

http://i57.tinypic.com/qrbsiw.jpg

[T Park]

He won't, Dallas was an easy matchup for him. Dallas doesn't have enough size and bangers who play physical.

Like when he shut down zzach Randolph last year dumbass?

[BackHome]

Pop needs to get him more involved in the offense set some backdoor screen on the pick and roll for him to get some easy baskets. It seems when he gets some shots then he picks up his defense big time...

[MI21]

Like when he shut down zzach Randolph last year dumbass?

Yeah, stupid comment.

Tiago plays pretty well against traditional bigs, his offense is usually better against the big guys. It's against the smaller guys that he struggles on offense for some reason.

[DarrinS]

http://i57.tinypic.com/qrbsiw.jpg

You managed to make that look gay

[T Park]

Yeah, stupid comment.

Tiago plays pretty well against traditional bigs, his offense is usually better against the big guys. It's against the smaller guys that he struggles on offense for some reason.

Used to struggle with speed, but he's shown a penchant for guarding quick guards on the perimeter now so who knows.

[james evans]

tiago finally dunked on someone in the playoffs tonight. i'm proud of him

[MI21]

Used to struggle with speed, but he's shown a penchant for guarding quick guards on the perimeter now so who knows.

Yeah, he defensive instincts, footwork and agility defending guards on the perimeter is bloody good for a man his size.

He still can't finish against smaller players or post them up very well :( He has had a couple of opportunities against Vince Carter (who is strong though) this series and been unable to finish.

[freetiago]

Tiago isnt a post player and doesnt have post plays called for him
youll never hear about how Duncan got blocked by Carter or was airballing shots when he was up against Dalembert