100%duncan
04-20-2015, 02:19 AM
Well, I think that was one of the most pathetic playoff performances in the Big 3-Kawhi Era. Heading into game 1, majority (including myself) thought that the Spurs would man up from their defeat against NOP and make a statement against the Clips on their home floor but instead they did the opposite. Shooting a horrendous 36.6% from the field (10/33 from threes) and 53.8% from the line. But despite all of the offensive struggles, they had the chance to steal game 1 away in the 2nd quarter when they took the lead courtesy of smooth-sailing offense led by Manu and Bobo. Unfortunately, they struggled to take advantage and their defense gave way to a Clippers run. And the Clips never looked back again.
What needs to happen:
-Mills should be the back-up pg because he complements the 2nd unit so well, with Manu and Diaw's playmaking paired with Patty's shooting they should be able to blow the game out in bench vs bench skirmishes. He should get the majority of the pg minutes while Parker is on the bench. There is just no competition. Joseph played 12 mins while Patty only played for 10. Imagine those 12 minutes being given to Patty, more threes converted, offense doesn't get stagnated etc etc. It's not like you will put too much of a burden on him, 22 mins for your best back-up pg is just correct without overthrowing the balance of your rotation.
-Green on Paul. I don't know why Pop does this tbh. Even against Ellis, Kyrie, Curry (elite pg's/sg's) he puts Parker on them. This is the playoffs, there should be no more fucking around. Now I realise Pop did put Kawhi on CP3 earlier but it was too little too late and besides we know Kawhi is better off against stronger 2's and 3's while Danny is the more suitable defender for elite pg's and quick sg's. This should be a no-brainer for the so called best coach in the league especially when you have Matt Barnes on the opposing team's starting 3. You can hide Tony there, they can't exploit that since it would be too detrimental to their offence if they force a post-up with Barnes. Put Green on Paul, Kawhi on Reddick, and Parker on barnes.
-Kawhi post-ups and shooting off the double teams. This should be Kawhi's series. There's literally no one in the opposing team to guard him. He can bully them all day long if he wanted too and if he had enough touches. Simply put, you can't expect to win a playoff game when your best player just shoots 12 times and even more when the majority of those shots are ill-advised long jumpers. Pop should be on Kawhi's ass on both, demanding for the ball in the post and for shooting long inefficient jumpers. Given that he shot at a good rate of 7/12, I would love for Kawhi to just beast on the post this series and if the double team comes either DG, Manu, Mills, Bobo, Belinelli should be ready to make the 3.
-Do not be afraid of that poor man's Ibaka. Have this team not learned on "elite" defenders such as Jordan and Ibaka? :lol They really pussy out when there's that one guy who can block/goaltend shots. It's all in their minds. So many bunnies missed by Tiago, Duncan, and Baynes, it's like they think they are going to get blocked every single time. It's even worse that we don't have elite penetration anymore to expose this kind of shot blockers like 2013 parker or prime manu. The more they clog the lane because our team are becoming pussies, the more they force us to make long contested inefficient jumpers.
-Freethrows and Shooting overall, I feel like these would fall eventually the same time Clipperfags' shooting will fall back down to earth.
I think those are the things that can be improved quickly tbh. It's a matter of mixing up the strategy and not being mentally weak. These are the things that they can control and if they do, Spurs will win in 6 tbh. They sure don't look like a championship team but they also don't look like a team that would lose to a bunch of faggots imho. Of course, none of that would matter if Tiago is really hurt/being his pussy self or if Pop continues to coach like how he's been coaching the past 2 games.
What needs to happen:
-Mills should be the back-up pg because he complements the 2nd unit so well, with Manu and Diaw's playmaking paired with Patty's shooting they should be able to blow the game out in bench vs bench skirmishes. He should get the majority of the pg minutes while Parker is on the bench. There is just no competition. Joseph played 12 mins while Patty only played for 10. Imagine those 12 minutes being given to Patty, more threes converted, offense doesn't get stagnated etc etc. It's not like you will put too much of a burden on him, 22 mins for your best back-up pg is just correct without overthrowing the balance of your rotation.
-Green on Paul. I don't know why Pop does this tbh. Even against Ellis, Kyrie, Curry (elite pg's/sg's) he puts Parker on them. This is the playoffs, there should be no more fucking around. Now I realise Pop did put Kawhi on CP3 earlier but it was too little too late and besides we know Kawhi is better off against stronger 2's and 3's while Danny is the more suitable defender for elite pg's and quick sg's. This should be a no-brainer for the so called best coach in the league especially when you have Matt Barnes on the opposing team's starting 3. You can hide Tony there, they can't exploit that since it would be too detrimental to their offence if they force a post-up with Barnes. Put Green on Paul, Kawhi on Reddick, and Parker on barnes.
-Kawhi post-ups and shooting off the double teams. This should be Kawhi's series. There's literally no one in the opposing team to guard him. He can bully them all day long if he wanted too and if he had enough touches. Simply put, you can't expect to win a playoff game when your best player just shoots 12 times and even more when the majority of those shots are ill-advised long jumpers. Pop should be on Kawhi's ass on both, demanding for the ball in the post and for shooting long inefficient jumpers. Given that he shot at a good rate of 7/12, I would love for Kawhi to just beast on the post this series and if the double team comes either DG, Manu, Mills, Bobo, Belinelli should be ready to make the 3.
-Do not be afraid of that poor man's Ibaka. Have this team not learned on "elite" defenders such as Jordan and Ibaka? :lol They really pussy out when there's that one guy who can block/goaltend shots. It's all in their minds. So many bunnies missed by Tiago, Duncan, and Baynes, it's like they think they are going to get blocked every single time. It's even worse that we don't have elite penetration anymore to expose this kind of shot blockers like 2013 parker or prime manu. The more they clog the lane because our team are becoming pussies, the more they force us to make long contested inefficient jumpers.
-Freethrows and Shooting overall, I feel like these would fall eventually the same time Clipperfags' shooting will fall back down to earth.
I think those are the things that can be improved quickly tbh. It's a matter of mixing up the strategy and not being mentally weak. These are the things that they can control and if they do, Spurs will win in 6 tbh. They sure don't look like a championship team but they also don't look like a team that would lose to a bunch of faggots imho. Of course, none of that would matter if Tiago is really hurt/being his pussy self or if Pop continues to coach like how he's been coaching the past 2 games.