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absolutely. i've been thinking that pop should at least try letting tim guard west, and tonight, tim pwned him. and only got 2 fouls.
I know you are risking the foul trouble but Pop has to at least let Timmy give it a shot. West is really bothered by Tim's length and was forced to drive on him and take tough shots all night long. Plus he is not going to be 100% for the game. He goes for 30 plus again in NO and we got no shot, Tim needs to check him.
absolutely. i've been thinking that pop should at least try letting tim guard west, and tonight, tim pwned him. and only got 2 fouls.
West had a lot of wide open jumpers that he just clanked. He was off tonight, don't expect him to miss those jumpshots in NO.
I wont, but I'll expect Tim to own the paint and a win
Not really, when Duncan was on him he had to alter a lot of them and when he tried to drive on him he didn't get very good position at all. Duncan is an all world defender, he needs to be given the shot to check this guy in the biggest game.
Yeah, it had nothing to do with first-team NBA defender Tim Duncan being in his face on those shots. Yeah, that wouldn't have anything to do with it.
Laker fan what do you expect??
Not a good idea. It might happen in the 2nd half if Timmy has only 1 or 2 fouls.
The reality is that Timmy will have to work extremely hard on offense considering he's not gonna get a call in NO. If you add the ticky tacky fouls the call on anybody guarding West in their building, Tim would be in foul trouble from the get go.
I'm just praying here we get a Steve Javie, and that West is still bothered by that stiff back Monday. Also, Horry seems to be coming along and he has the length and is probably the second best shotblocker we have. Just like tonight I expect him to get significant minutes over Thomas.
Pop let Tim off his leash tonight. Tonight we saw what makes Tim the best defensive big man since Hakeem/DRob. He was simply amazing. When Tim plays with this type of intensity the Spurs DON'T lose. They followed Tim's lead tonight and the entire team fed off of his intensity.
I've never seen anyone defend West as well as Tim did tonight. It was amazing. And his D was completely clean. He plays that kind of D on West in NO and we're going to the WCF.
They should have asked West if Tim's D bothered him tonight. Oh wait. I guess West probably didn't make the post game interviews...
Yep. Cause he's an exceedingly smart player. He knows how to move his feet, he knows how to get the right defensive angle, he know how to get the hands up and contest without breaking the plane and getting a foul called. It's just a matter of a dude who has natural skills. Timing is everything.
Game 7 will come down to whether or not Duncan can dominate on both ends of the floor. He needs to bring his A-game and pound the rock. No more weak shot attempts, missed bunnies or whining to the refs.
Here's hoping he comes out with an intensity fitting for a four-time champ.
Trapping CP3 seemed to work too.
Make someone else create shots instead of just him.
I'm sure Pop will employ that strategy in game 7.
If Duncan is drawn out to guard West I'm sure Byron will develop some quick counters to swing the ball over to Chandler or have other players attack the rim. It's just not a smart move if the other team is prepared for it.
You want your best rebounder and shotblocker protecting the rim and roaming the paint, not drawn outside of the paint trying to stop David West from shooting midrange jumpers.
He was great. Like somebody already said, West was bothered by Duncan's length big time.
It's definitely better for us if West has to take difficult off balance runners, rather than the 17 footer, which he's pretty much money on every single time it seems like.
There's no doubt he was having difficulty shooting over Tim. Tim has got such a long wing span that he can be a step off of him a little bit - just in case West decides to drive - and still put a hand right up in his face.
The majority of their points came from West in their last home game. He's the guy we need to stop if we want a chance.
There never was a leash on Duncan...
If West does not have a big game because Duncan bothers him, Peja continues to get owned by Bowen and CP 3 does his thing, Duncan, Manu and Tony will have to play like for us to lose game 7. They need West to play really well to win, period.
Eh, I'd say let Tim guard Chandler first half. Put Tim on West to start the third, and go from there.
I dunno, I just don't think it's a bright idea if NOH is ready for it. West might not go off, but now you have Chandler and CP3 with a wide open path to the rim. I'd much rather live with West trying to hit jumpers than CP3 and Chandler connecting for alley-oops every play. Plus the refs will no doubt be giving them all the calls when they penetrate to the basket. You want Duncan where he belongs, not outside his comfort zone.
Has he been guarding West the whole series??? I didn't think so.
I'm not saying he has to guard him every possession but he needs to be on him a good amount. West killed us in NO and when he plays well we lose to this team.
if you start him on west and get duncan in foul trouble early that would be BAD
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