Results 1 to 8 of 8
  1. #1
    Feeling it on D vanvannen's Avatar
    My Team
    San Antonio Spurs
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Post Count
    467
    After 4 games it is safe to say Manu was unfortunately not saving for the Finals and is just sucking monkey balls.

    Now with that in mind going into game 5, do the Spurs have any legitimate alternatives to help Parker carry the load of creating for himself and others? Is there any other player who has the skill-set to really contribute?

    I am a Manu homer myself, so don't give me the "Manu will bounce back" COM treatment, at this point he is definitely not confident in his game, his shot, and is even getting torched on defense.

    Any thoughts?

  2. #2
    Copacetic m33p0's Avatar
    My Team
    San Antonio Spurs
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Post Count
    7,736
    call me crazy but that 4-down play the spurs used to run a lot back in the day....


    it could still work.

  3. #3
    Veteran weebo's Avatar
    My Team
    San Antonio Spurs
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Post Count
    5,512
    call me crazy but that 4-down play the spurs used to run a lot back in the day....


    it could still work.
    Wasn't Miami's weakness down low? I was hoping to see more Duncan on the right block last night.

  4. #4
    Feeling it on D vanvannen's Avatar
    My Team
    San Antonio Spurs
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Post Count
    467
    The bigs did get blocked a few too many times by Bosh, Lebron and even ing Wade.

  5. #5
    Veteran
    My Team
    San Antonio Spurs
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Post Count
    4,026
    call me crazy but that 4-down play the spurs used to run a lot back in the day....


    it could still work.
    Miami was fronting Duncan unusually well. If we try to establish Duncan early in the game (in the post), maybe the refs will call a couple of fouls on the big men trying to front him.

    But I agree I'd rather Duncan get Manu's shots on post up isolation plays.

  6. #6
    Copacetic m33p0's Avatar
    My Team
    San Antonio Spurs
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Post Count
    7,736
    emphasis should be on getting TD going early and putting him in spots where a double team would be rendered useless, i.e. within 5 feet of the basket.

  7. #7
    Copacetic m33p0's Avatar
    My Team
    San Antonio Spurs
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Post Count
    7,736
    The bigs did get blocked a few too many times by Bosh, Lebron and even ing Wade.
    doesn't mean we should stay away from them.

  8. #8
    Veteran EVAY's Avatar
    My Team
    San Antonio Spurs
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Post Count
    7,563
    It is true that Duncan was being fronted very effectively, but that is something we should easily be able to overcome with a different passing set or something. I don't expect that to be as successful next game as it was in this game. If it is, we deserve to lose.

    The extent to which Miami has been successful in blocking our bigs is absurd, but what it means is that someone is going to have to block out their blockers, and if you don't have Splitter in there to do that, I don't know who is strong enough to do it - maybe Diaw?

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •