Silver lining

[look_at_g_shred]

Diaw now has some confidence in this series. We are gona need him to be aggressive like he was in the 4th. Also, I hope the starters see that Ibaka is not fucking Godzilla. Oh and promote CJ to backup pg duties. Now is the time to shake things up.

[RD2191]

and the fucking pump fake 3 never works!!!! stop fucking doing it! just shoot the fucking ball or drive!

[look_at_g_shred]

and the fucking pump fake 3 never works!!!! stop fucking doing it! just shoot the fucking ball or drive!
See what happens when you make quick decisions??

[Tex Murphy]

Agree with OP here. The second unit brought plenty of silver (and black) linings:

1. Proved that good ball movement and passing around the horn lead to better looks. The way they were passing and moving quickly is exactly what Spurs basketball needs to be.
2. The CoJo dunk should hopefully show the starters that Ibaka is not immortal.
3. As OP said, Boris.
4. Should light a fire under the starters for Game 5. (If not, there's no helping us.)
5. Even though they are young, extended minutes on OKC's starters could lead to some flat shots in the 4th of Game 5.

Way to go bench -- that was what we needed.

[McGusto55]

Start manu.

[jag]

Now I know what the Suns felt like for all those years...

[TheGoldStandard]

Diaw is shitballs, he'd rather defer than take shots or go into the post when he has a mismatch. He lit it up when the game was out of hand and against scrubs. Cojo won't get minutes, Mills will still eat up the minutes and brick long rushed 3's. If The Spurs invest in some Steroids and HGH they have a chance.. they have absolutely no aggression whatsoever.. too much estrogen.

[weebo]

Diaw needs to take and hit that three when he gets it, because the thunder have decided to let him have it to stop penetration.

[Malik Hairston]

Silver lining is Westbrook dominating, tbh..

He's been horrible against Green in the series, so hopefully he'll go back to chucking next game and shooting his team out of it..

[TE]

Now I know what the Suns felt like for all those years...
Yep

[Tex Murphy]

Silver lining is Westbrook dominating, tbh..

He's been horrible against Green in the series, so hopefully he'll go back to chucking next game and shooting his team out of it..

This is a good point, too. If the Spurs can prevent him from driving, he'll probably start heaving fadeaways and such. It'll be interesting to see if that's the strategy Pop takes.

[heyheymymy]

hoping boris can turn it around but where has marco belinelli been? wow that is a amber alert level disappearance.