^ what game were you watching :rolleyes
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^ what game were you watching :rolleyes
" Next time, it may behoove Harris to not pontificate about ways to stop Parker between games."
Yeah, Harris might want to zip it.
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Originally Posted by TDMVPDPOY
Huh? The bench freaking killed any momentum it felt - particularly because Manu was trying to force some passes that he shouldn't have.Quote:
Originally Posted by TDMVPDPOY
I'm concerned about Manu. He hasn't really played well yet in these playoffs. Fortunately other guys have been outstanding enough that we haven't really needed him to stand out but eventually if we get past Utah we're going to need him at some point in these playoffs to show up. I think maybe we need to start him. I'm not impressed with him being the 6th man anymore. Those days are gone. He needs to play with Tim and Tony now to play well.
Manu's fine. His rhythm is a little off but as long as he is healthy, I'm not worried about his play. In Game 1, even when he didn't end up shooting particularly well, he still had a positive impact to the game. We haven't needed much of his production yet but he'll probably play a bigger role once they hit the road.
Solid write up as usual. I would quibble that Manu's defense, intensity and general court vision would give him at least a C. We had plenty of offense going, so Manu did his job just scaring Utah's second unit with the potential outstanding play. No team takes him lightly.
His block from behind after Matt slowed down the fast break was a good example of keeping the Utah guys guessing.
I thought Manu and Jack were both very good on defense. I'll have to go back and watch.
There was one point in the 2 quarter I think where Danny got the ball and made a horrid up court pass that ended up in the stands and on the next possession he threw up an air ball (or near air ball) at which point it looked to me that he was going to wilt and fade.
I don't know if the Spurs purposely went back to him or he just nutted up, but he stepped up and nailed a three not long after. It was a relief to see.
Never saw so many "A" grades after a game and they were earned. Manu is a mystery but he will come back after such a poor game. Unbelievable that we didn't even need him, but that is what depth will do for ya.
All five starters and 2 bench in double figures and the bench gave us 44 points and increased the lead they were given until the final minute.
Helluva an effort on defense to demoralize the Jazz. They were missing shots true, but the reason is they were having to shoot from distance with the clock running out.
Most Importantly, we actually out-rebounded the Jazz. On many occasions we either blocked or altered shots right under the basket. Sometimes they came up with the loose balls and made the shot, but they knew they were in a fight. Great work.
It could of been a worse beatdown. I've never seen so many sloppy passes and turnovers by the Spurs, not just from Manu on his off night.
An unusually big winning spread on the scoreboard for a playoff game for us to enjoy.
It seemed to me that Tony made a conscious effort to get Kawhi and Danny involved early on. Great teamwork and leadership. Paid off well for all of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blake
manu has been awful. has anyone seen any comments from manu regarding what he thinks about his play so far ?
Danny F'n Green & Kawhi MF'n Leonard.
that's for sure, tp even abandoned some obvious lay ups for him to find them at the 3 pts lineQuote:
Originally Posted by carina_gino20
I'd expect Manu to have a big game 3
not directly ... in the post game interview he spoke highly of the job the starting five of the Spurs was doing, but did not refer to the bench and himself ... he did not say anything, but he knew his game was badQuote:
Originally Posted by rjv
Well I know in an interview not too long ago Manu said that he was really concentrating this year on being more of a facilitator and not a scorer since we have so many. I know when he has this mindset he doesn't really play well and he ends up trying way too hard to make these crazy passes that end up turning into a turnover.
Game clock winding down, Spurs down by a bucket, even if he is 0-10 thru the previous 3 1/2 quarters, I still want him to have the ball every time, twice on Sundays
The only thing that worries me a little bit is the fact that we're not going to the line a lot and a crap team like the Jazz is getting a bunch of calls. Can you imagine if we play OKC the same way ?
Other than that, Utah is not an issue at all. Al Jefferson is not a starting center material. When your anchor can't play defense and is the worst pick&roll defender of the NBA, you're in trouble.
This series ends in 5 at most.
I thought the refs sucked last night.Quote:
Originally Posted by elemento
I was thinking if the Spurs hadn't had the big lead and he hadn't just gotten the coty trophy that Pop would have thrown a fit and gotten a technical
It's hard to get to the line when you're shooting uncontested jump shots all game........Quote:
Originally Posted by elemento
manu maybe trying to save him self for the next round
these games are a blowout
The +/- numbers for the starters is amazing, I figure a lot has to do with Diaw being a much better fit than Blair and simply being more versatile and everyone else benefiting from this.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
I hate to but I have to complain with Blair's performance. When he came in the first half he seemed to make mistake after mistake. As expected the Jazz got closer and I think once they were within 7 or 8 points Pop put the starters back in and they got rolling again. I would probably give Blair's first half probably a D, I really thought he was that bad. His second half he made it for some of his mistakes and may have got a B+ but overall I'd probably give him close to a C. I'm not sure his focus was there when starting the game, I hope he is able to come out strong during his next opportunity because I think Splitter will be back by Saturday. The great news is that Manu and the second unit should play much better with Splitter. Keep working at it Blair bear, it will come with more hard work.
Bonner C-??? LOL that was an F
Thanks timvp
That was a great game for Leonard-Green combo. I hope they can keep playing at a high level on the road.
And Diaw is a great fit. Very smart player