Against the Dubs he very well may have to with Parker unable to be hidden on defense and his offense no longer good enough to justify what he'll give up on D. Then again, that may be where Miller comes in.Quote:
Originally Posted by sasaint
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Against the Dubs he very well may have to with Parker unable to be hidden on defense and his offense no longer good enough to justify what he'll give up on D. Then again, that may be where Miller comes in.Quote:
Originally Posted by sasaint
We'll see how well Bobo does in the WCSF, the first real test for us.
Remember, it's a long season and Boris is prone to boredom. Especially on a team that wins almost 6 games for every game they lose. He knows we're probably going to win on any given night, so he doesn't need to go 100%.
I still think he'll be a beast when the game slows down and turns to a matchup-driven slugfest.
I've been saying he's 2005 Malik Rose status this season & hopefully his partially guaranteed contract will be used to re-acquire Tiago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chinook
the spurs could be playing at their absolute best and still lose to gsw
I tend to think Miller was picked up strictly for injury insurance, but I could be wrong. Possibly he could get real time against the Dubs. A lot depends on how quickly he picks up enough of our system so that he doesn't really limit us when he is in the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robz4000
Question: wouldn't Butler have been more valuable against the Dubs for some defense than KMart? It seems like Butler might have been good for some decent minutes against Draymond. Don't see where KMart helps against the Dubs. Surely we are not hoping to outgun them in a shoot-out... :wow
Depends. If our 3 is falling, our defense IS better than the Dubs. I think we take it in 6 or 7 if we are firing on all cylinders.Quote:
Originally Posted by spurraider21
That's a massive, unlikely if though. And if Curry goes supernova, then all bets are off the table.
thats my point. unlike previous years where we were literally unbeatable when at the top of our game, the dubs at the top of their game probably still beat us right nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Cry Havoc
The Dubs at the top of their game are unbeatable by anyone in history, ever, IMO. Maybe our 14 team and the 96 Bulls would have an outside shot at them. That's it. Period.Quote:
Originally Posted by spurraider21
Hell, some shitty teams took MJ 6-7 games in the 90s. The Warriors could blow most of those Bulls teams off the court. They'd sweep or 5 game most of the teams from the 90s. They'd sweep every team in the 80s except a couple of Celtics/Lakers teams.
Many of us have been saying ad nausium he'd of been huge, but :lol Bonner...Quote:
Originally Posted by sasaint
I still trust him.
High Bball IQ is used when the playoffs come.
And Boris can still create huge mismatches with the right group.
I never throw him out because of regular season disinterest.
We've seen the Dubs at the top of their game earlier this season, but have yet to see the Spurs. IMO if Parker could find his December/January form at the very least, Green from the past few years, Patty making his shots on the road, and Bobo not sucking this team might have a higher ceiling thanks to experience/talent.Quote:
Originally Posted by spurraider21
TheGreatYacht
Diaw's minutes :lmao
Incredible. Keeps adding salt to the wound SMFHQuote:
Originally Posted by spursistan
I see him loosing minutes. He can't guard on the perimeter like he used to. He's slowed and fat, they blow by him. At this point, he has a type of PF he can defend, the Randle types. The Mirotics, Teletovics and Ryan Anderson of the world light him up. How many games did we loose last season to those types? Even this season the early Pellies game. Elnono is not sold on Anderson so he doesn't care that we have won many games this season bc Pop has altered schemes and used Anderson on these guys instead of Boris.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37
Then you take into account teams that just use SF as a 4. Those are a terrible matchup for Boris. He can't guard a 3 at this stage and while he can exploit them in the post, they have been known to outquick him and get the ball from him too a and bc it's in his nature to pass he's not always profiting from these guys like he used to
He will still play but his role has declined. He doesn't give you more rebounding, scoring or better defense than Anderson against these types of guys and Anderson can also create for others and find open guys. So can West.
Then when you look at the guys Diaw can guard, and DWest does a better job, plus Dwest takes the stronger bigger guys to give Aldridge a breather. Let's just say that Boris is becoming a niche guy. We shall see bc he's still a veteran, but he's not in great shape, he's not getting minutes ramped up to get his conditioning and stamina up and we are relying less and less on him and more and more on Dwest and Anderson. We shall also see Timmy in the bench like we did against the Clippers, possibly reinforcing Anderson again like we saw tonight.
If the Spurs aren't running an offense based on slashing like in years past then his role is diminished. He was great at rolling and finding shooters. Now Pepe and Manu can't do shit so he's just catching it at the 3 point line since no one respects the drive and they soft show and he's with limited options. West fits better in the post up style offense since he can space the floor for the wings posting up. He's also had some nice roll/pass skills shown tonight where he kicked it out to Patty who touch passed to Green for the 3. His role will depend on how much Duncan plays. Pop has been going for 20-25 mins with Tim. If he ups it to 30 mins then I could see Boris basically not playing since West is going to be getting 20-25. He could be playing the 2014 Baynes role. While LaMarcus plays Tim's minutes, Tim plays Boris minutes, and West plays Tiago minutes.
We're just extremely deep at his position. That's why he's losing minutes.
Non-issue.
Boris needs to rest tbh...
I'm not sure people realize he is the spurs who missed the less games since he arrived in 2012 tbh... dude palyed with playoffs 382 games over a total of 393 at near 24 mn per games plus he played all FNT competition during this stretch.
People call him fat and stuff but he has been extremely solid and durable for the Spurs. He is most reliable Spurs player in terms of health for 4 years now and it is not even close. I think he has been a bit taken for granted by both PATFO and FNT tbh...
At the end a big part of his mediocre year is coasting but also fatigue... Now if you shut him down you take the risk he starts getting out of shape, so you do what Pop is doing and give 25 mn in 3 games... I'll probably give him a week or two of rest and then play 10-15 mpg till last 5 games before POs. From there you evaluate what Boris you have for the POs
Resting. He was overplayed first half of the season and he played during the summer as well. With West/Aldridge more comfortable now he can afford to sit more. He was asked to play more during the first half of the year out of necessity with those guys not being as comfortable. He's a lock to receive heavy minutes as there are times he's the best player on the court in a Spurs jersey.
Boris is an international playboy and the women are wearing him out is my take. He needs to take a break from the women- who are bountiful in his life- for a few weeks in the playoffs. Then spend the summer on the French Riveria doing what he does...
:bobo
They are looking at Idris Elba as possibly the next James Bond. While he looks a bit like an older version of Boris- Boris is their man really.
:bobo
West for the vet min. was higway robbery.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver&Black
17.6 P.E.R and a +16 Net Rtg
I agree here, KMart's defense isn't as good as Butler. I suspect Spurs felt that Butler's offense wasn't good enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by sasaint
If i recall, pretty much all of those games mised was a result of a surgury he had. He's pretty much only had one injury in five seasons. I think Pop should give him a week off 3 or 4 games and give the minutes to Anderson.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brazil
Playoff Diaw is a different animal. It could be argued that he was the 3rd best Spurs during the 13-14 PS run.
I think that of the two (Butler & Anderson) Anderson had developed through the season as the better player and Butler's 3 wasn't reliable enough to sit Anderson for it. If you are going to sit Anderson bc you need a real 3 pt shooter for that 4th wing spot like TD 21 has been chirping about, or even bc our own regular shooters are slumping then you needed a better candidate than Rasual who was at 30 % for the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by ceperez