04 Playoffs Spurs vs Lakers, FG% Spurs vs Lakers
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@ATT
W 88 - 78 .468 vs .377
W 95 - 85 .522 vs .514
@LAL
L 81 - 105 .341 vs .569
L 90 - 98 .405 vs .500
@ATT
L 73 - 74 .382 vs .431
@LAL
L 76 - 88 .302 vs .446
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Chris Chandler? lol. WTF was I thinking?
Anyway, no offense to the OP, but all this jump shooting . That not what the Spurs are all about.
Tim should be able to physically abuse Stringbean Chandler if he makes quick, agressive moves to the rim and doesn't stand there waiting for the Hornets to adjust. I can see Praying-Mantis Chandler having 4 or 5 fouls in the first half if he does this and then, ... it's Melvin Ely time, baby!
Why is it "having balls" to shoot open jumpers?
Why is it not "having balls" to attack the defense with drives and deep posts when those open jumpers are not falling?
I just wish Byron Scott would use Hilton Armstrong more. He's the same height as Tyson but a little bulkier and is capable enough of playing defense on duncan. Not to mention, he is a better offensive scorer in the post as Tyson.
Ummm ok, I can see if the guy was a total scrub. But he's always had the ability since his Chi-town days, it's just that now he's on a team that fits his style of play better.
That's what I said all the series.Tim's teammates have to shoot if they are open.When the ball come form Duncan's hands they are making
extra pass all the time and they lose the advantage.
I would like to see barry more time on the court too.Remenber Kerr in Game 5 against the Nets or Mavs in 2003.We will destroy the double team if we can make that wide open jumpers.
basketball is more easy when you have a player that has to be double team every time but we has to use this advantage.Thanks to Tim we always have players with the best 3PT% of the league (Steve smith,Bowen,Turkoglu,Barry) who shoots better than ever in their careers.I'm pretty sure Manu,Finley or Barry could make more than 50% of the shots if they are wide open.Even Bruce could do it.
We need to open the court and Parker,Td or Manu could score more easily.
Chandler is probably the 2nd best defensive big man out West to begin with. I don't think he's "string bean". Next, they're doubling and they're doubling hard. The only game they went away from this a bit was game four and you saw that it got them.
The Hornets are going to take away everything and give up jump shots. You have to make them. If the Spurs do not, they will lose.
See, someone gets it.
If we want to just trade jump shots with them, we might as well pack up and go home, because they are a better shooting team than the Spurs.
It's maddening as to watch this series and KNOW that Chandler cannot guard Tim. There are a few players that can defend Timmy well (Sheed comes to mind), but not Tyson Straight-outta-Compton Chandler.
Its stupid to pump fake a weak closeout when you have what is a wide open 3 and you're a good 3 point shooter. The Spurs start doing this when they miss one or two. I can only imagine it is out of fear of missing but its bad because the Hornets rotate extremely well. In that time you're pump faking and trying to get to the lane they've already made the defensive rotation and you're going to have to move the ball to another open shooter where we rinse and repeat.
The Spurs need to have confidence in their ability to make those open shots and not continuously run down the shot clock with bad drives.
Chandler: 7'1", 235 lbs
Duncan: 6'11", 260 lbs
, Ime Ukoka weighs 220, and he's only 6'5"
Well no he can't guard him but they're not playing 1v1. Its a 5v5 game and if they're sending 2-3 people to guard one player the entire series then that player is going to have an extremely difficult time scoring. Even if he's Tim Duncan.See, someone gets it.
If we want to just trade jump shots with them, we might as well pack up and go home, because they are a better shooting team than the Spurs.
It's maddening as to watch this series and KNOW that Chandler cannot guard Tim. There are a few players that can defend Timmy well (Sheed comes to mind), but not Tyson Straight-outta-Compton Chandler.
I think Pop said it when he complained about the refs/FT disparity. Spurs settle too much for jumpshots and when they attack the paint they want the foul, so they put up some pansy ass shot, that has no chance of going in and the refs don't call it and they whine about it.
Why don't the Spurs do what the Hornets are doing to the Spurs? Close in the paint dare them to shoot jumpers, but the person who is guarding Peja or Mo Pete should be the ones to never double. Hornets get into the paint with West, Chandler Alleyoops and Paul drives pretty easily.
I doubt Chandler is still only 235. The kid has bulked up over the last couple seasons. He is stronger than some people give him credit for, and he's still a freakish athlete for his size.
But, Duncan should still be able to take him in the post.
They have an easier time because Paul is a much better passer than Tony or Manu. He creates much more.
But they tried to shut off the lane last game and they dared the Hornets to shoot. Mo Pete destroyed them. You can't dare Peja to shoot cause he'll destroy you too.
There's some crazy cosmic humor going on when the Spurs are in a series that makes everyone sound like 'Spursdynasty'.
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