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I think the Spurs should try to hold out for the first half then put Timmy on west in the second.
Foul trouble early on is a huge risk when the season is on the line.
Timmy on West is good he just needs to be careful with the fouls.... Horry would be a good subs ute if he does get into foul trouble.
I think the Spurs should try to hold out for the first half then put Timmy on west in the second.
Foul trouble early on is a huge risk when the season is on the line.
We need Tim on the floor as much as possible in game 7.
I just think it's dumb to say put Tim on West to start the game. If West goes hard at him and picks up a dumb foul or two we're hosed.
So what do you think try it mainly in the 2nd half and see how it goes??
I hope Duncan does guard West. So does the Hornets. Anyone but Horry. Big Shot Bob has taken on a whole new meaning. He has a mean body blow.
I say that would be a mistake. Chandler isn't that much of an offensive threat while West could potentially drop 20 in the first half by shear ability alone. The best thing to do is to have Tim on West and make him work hard for even the simplest of shots. I'd also go so far as to dedicate a double team to West the entire time to be positive that he doesn't go off again for 38. Because if he does that the Spurs are finished.
Yep. By committee with Oberto, Horry, and Thomas (in that order) in the first half, then spring Duncan on him in the third.
Of course, with West's bad back, and Paul having some lingering soreness, I'd be putting those two through the pick and roll early and often Monday night.
West will be guarding Oberto, so get Tony and Oberto running pick and roll on them early. Bonus: if Parker starts slipping it to Oberto, Chandler steps up on D, and Oberto can continue what he started tonight feeding Tim for easy hoops from the weak side.
you run pick and roll and see if you can get west,paul, chandler in foul trouble early monday night
Who gives a what West is doing. If Tim Duncan picks up two fouls in the first quarter trying to guard David West, that's ball game.
And those double teams you are talking about got our asses handed to us in games 1-2. West went off in game 5 for 38 because we let him operate in space and shoot wide open jump shots.
Whoever is guarding him needs to be in his grill all game, and remember that any time he has his back to the basket and starts to his right, he's going to come back over his left shoulder to shoot. Plan on that, keep a hand up on that side, and make him shoot contested jumpers.
And, like I said, put that bad back of his to the test. Set some back picks on him early, I'd even get creative and run a pick and roll with both big men with his man (probably Oberto) dribbing up top, let Tim crack West in the back and see how that pinched nerve is doing.
It's do or die, and I dare the ing refs to foul Timmy out of the game, especially since they won't foul out CP3.
Not entirely classy but i do agree with you.
The Hornets had no problem blowing up Parker in game 5 to the point that he was afraid to even go in the paint. This is game 7, do or die.
Injuries and weaknesses are part of the game, part of the mismatches. We treated West with kid gloves in game 5, and he went for 38. He needs to be played more physically anyway, but like I said - if he's really hurting that bad that two teammates had to carry him to the locker room tonight, and Byron puts him out on the court, then he's fair game.
Oh, and next time tell Byron not to have West in the fourth quarter of a 21 point blowout.
How is that different than their big men giving shots to TP all game long until they've beat him into complacency?
Screw it. I hate it when teams feel the need to knock down our PG because they can't guard him. Pull out all the stops and send the Hornets fishing with their heart in two.
He can have both guards trap paul. I think we can afford to leave a NOH shooting guard with a little extra space, I doubt they can do much damage.
all i know is pop better find an answer for all the cp to chandler alleyhoops
Id have to agree with Aggie here... and DaC actually made some sense for once. Tim is an exceptional man to man to man defender, but he is one of the best rim protectors in history, and we cant take that part of the game away from ourselves too much.
But like the OP said, we definately need a lot more Tim on West. And definately for alot of the second half.
If Timmy can't guard David West in a game seven, then he's not really as great as everyone has been saying. Fans worrying about Timmy getting into foul trouble guarding good players is really getting old. His defense is a weapon.
Yes, we should not be worried about Tim getting into foul trouble. Though Tim usually doesn't guard the best big men in opposing teams until the fourth quarter, I'm sure he will be careful & his experience will count if he's going to guard West in Game 7. (Once again, the Spurs are experienced instead of old when they win!!)
Not to the point of trying to protect him by not giving him the assignment. Do you remember the talk about how Dirk would score 50 a game on Timmy or foul him out in ten minutes a couple of years ago? Spurs fans actually said it.
I'm hoping that game 7 the refs just let the teams play.
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