Re: The official start Roger Mason thread
Pop has something weird going on with Mason this season. He seems to be treating him like candidate #1 for Pop's annual unexplained doghouse. Mason still isn't great but his shooting is still solid, and his handle has improved immensely to a now acceptable level.
If Bogans can't hit the side of the barn AND Tony can't get himself or RJ involved and Dice is a no show, then the starting lineup is going to suck, as it did tonight. We're all amazed with how well the second unit plays, but they're the only players who consistently play hard all the time. On cue, the first unit comes back tonight and the deficit immediately grows back to 10 points.
This season is going to continue to be a work in progress. This will be Pop's greatest test as a coach. Very curious to see how he responds.
Re: The official start Roger Mason thread
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Originally Posted by
ElNono
Ofcourse. That's how good teams do it, and that's how we won our championships. Bruce Bowen had low scoring nights out there, but he still found ways to affect the game defensively. Eventually, it becomes psychological. You don't worry that much about missing a shot, because you know you can get it back at the other end. But when you don't have that safety net, you put a lot more pressure on your offense.
Bogans only played 10 minutes tonight. He played alongside Duncan, Jefferson and Parker. If Mason would have played those extra 10 minutes, we would have been exactly on the same hole, because when Duncan, Jefferson and Parker are out there, they take the shots. It matters very little wether Bogans sucks on offense or not. We already have other players working the bulk of the offense. We need complementary players than play defense with them.
Your 'swap Mason for RJ' is a different story altogether, but one that I already addressed in another post. It's RJ that's going to be in crunch time with TD, TP and Manu out there, not Mason. So he's going to have to learn to play with them.
This is always under the premise that the coaching staff believes that Jefferson is a better player overall than Mason, which I think they do.
Duncan, Jefferson, and Parker don't have to "take all the shots". Who the fuck ever said that? Is that a rule written somewhere? :nope
Let's review.
1. Tony Parker is trying to pass the ball more and become a more complete point guard. Therefore, he needs guys who can get their shots off and finish baskets, something Roger does well.
2. It's becoming apparent that Jefferson is not that useful in a half court setting. He thrived in a run and gun type offense with a guy like Jason Kidd leading the charge, but let's face it, Parker is no Jason Kidd. Roger likes to run and gun and will help Jefferson in that area too.
3. The first unit is missing a 3 pt specialist/threat. Bogans is mediocre at best. Duncan will get more spacing from sagging defenders with Roger.
I would easily bet $1000 that the spurs would have scored more than 17 in that 1st quarter with Roger starting.
Re: The official start Roger Mason thread
Manu needs to start.
Fuck the head games, the 5 best players need to start the game and finish the game.
We don't have the luxury of bringing manu of the bench anymore, we simply don't have the same level of talent we once did.
Re: The official start Roger Mason thread
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Originally Posted by
TJastal
Duncan, Jefferson, and Parker don't have to "take all the shots". Who the fuck ever said that? Is that a rule written somewhere?
Let me see, your best players taking the most shots... Hmm, I wonder if that makes any sense... I mean, you really need a rule spelling out common sense?
:rolleyes
Re: The official start Roger Mason thread
Spurs of the Moment was saying to start Roger Mason too, but I don't know how much difference it would make. If he goes back to shooting like crap do you keep changing the lineup? Then again, Bogans is really sucking it up right now.
