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i dont think gino off the bench is a bad thing
Hopefully no more of that sixth man stuff.Lets put our five best players out there from the start,so they can develope some chemistry.I want to see this starting five:
PG:Tony Parker
SG:Manu Ginobili
SF:Richard Jefferson
PF:Tim Duncan
C:Antonio McDyess
Man,that would be one salty starting five.
You could fill out the rotation with Hill,Mason,Blair and Bonner or something similar to that.
i dont think gino off the bench is a bad thing
I'm down with that. I think it's time to end the Manu as 6th man experiment.
Mason starting is fine.. As long as Ginobili is finishing games. Pop will go with whatever works. So he might do some tinkering here and there, but I still believe Gino will be coming off the bench.
Mason would be more effective starting on. Ginobili should still be a 6th man and get limited minutes. Would you really like a backcourt of Hill and Mason at the end of the quarters?
Whatever is best for the team is fine by me.
Pop will tinker with lineups until he finds whatever suits him.
To tell you the truth, Duncan of the bench might not be too bad...
Think about it:
Duncan going against backups?!?
He'd destroy them.
I'm cool either way although, it takes Manu less time to get in the flow than those other guys. Plus,an off-the-bench 1st team Manu against tired 1st teamers or even subs means the Spurs have an advantage with him on the court.
He'll come off the bench as usual. You should know that by now.
Its much better for Manu to come off the bench for many reasons; not the least of which is his health.
Agreed. Mason also fits in better with the 1st unit.
Gino off the bench will allow him more open looks early in the game than if he's competing with RJ and TP for shots early on.
Last edited by brettn; 07-09-2009 at 01:46 AM.
no reason for him not to start now that we got all the young guns we do
i see george hill and mason/mcclinton taking gino's former role
That will likely be our crunchtime team, so who starts doesn't really matter to me.
That said: Mason did seem more comfortable as a starter rather than a reserve last year. He's really best as a spot up shooter to make the D pay for doubling our stars or slow rotations. Manu off the bench had proven to be dynamite and allow pop to limit his minutes.
Still, your lineup above will be in place at the end of close games. (Unless Blair blossoms into a legit starter.)
We're a better team with Manu off the bench. Too many touches needed for Timmy, Parker and RJ and there's only one ball.Our offense is much more effective when he comes off the bench. Besides starting Mason with TD, Tony and RJ plays to his strengths as well.
I'd like to see a little change of strategy myself. Mainly, I'd like to see all this talent hit the ground together, with Ginobili, and let's get some blowouts so Tim can rest his knees in the 4th. I saw the Bulls do it plenty of times in the 90's, I think this team can do it if they develop the killer instinct.
Indeed, to follow on what I and others have said, I am really looking forward to seeing a Blair, Hill, Manu second unit. That should be fun to watch.
I totally disagree.
Manu needs to be preserved for the playoffs, and that means playing 24mins or so off the bench, as a spark in the first 3 quarters, then closing the 4th.
Also, RJ beautifully replaces his slashing in the starting lineup, and, given that, Mason's dead-eye shooting is a better fit with the starters.
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I say start em. throw out our best 5 and win the game before it even begin. if you want to conserve ginobili rest for the 2nd half of the 1st quarter and 2nd quarter. i agree that he probably shouldnt play more than 28-30 mins a night but thats no reason not to start him. i think he deserves it. everyone here knows deep down inside he wants to start but he just doesnt complain. i say roll out TP, Manu, RJ, TD, and Dice as our starting lineup.
When are Spurs fans going to learn that Ginobili off the bench is what makes us so god damn dangerous?
Guys, correct me if I'm wrong, because I have seen arguments like this too much. I just thought coming off the bench is more energy consuming. Because:
1. You don't play the first several minutes.
2. So, if you play the same minutes as others do, you will have less time to rest.
Plenty of time to rest if your up by 25 at the end of the 3rd
Also, we need a ball handler off the bench when Parker comes out....so Ginobili will be able to fill that role unless Pop decides to let Hill have a decent chance at doing so...
God forbid Mason runs the point again...
Who cares who starts. As long as the main 5 are ending games with wins, I'm happy.
Manu coming off the bench is instant energy.
we have a bunch of potential energizer bunnies. i say let manu start and rotating players earlier.
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