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Yeah, I think Ginobili could check Odom.
I think Barry has shown hes athletic enough to guard a wing on the outside.
I just don't know how the rebounding would go.
They SHOULD rebound, but WILL they is another story.
I know that it sounds crazy. I have hated small ball in the past. But tonight and the rest of the series, I want the Spurs to go small.
I want this lineup: Tim, Manu, Tony, Bruce, Barry playing major major minutes on the floor together.
Who guards Odom?
Who cares. Odom's play in this series hasn't been affected by Horry, Oberto or a small guarding him. When he's on, he's on. When he's off, he's off.
Who rebounds?
Everyone. It's not like Oberto is pulling down 10+ boards a night. Thomas is too immobile to play against the Lakers. The smalls just have to board. In normal regular season games, they don't concentrate on it because their focus is to get back in transition. But in this series, Manu/Barry should be able to crash the glass and get 5/6 each. Tony can board if he tries. I'm not worried about it.
Run like .
In the Suns series in 2005, everyone thought the Spurs slow it down offense would get run out of the gym. Instead, the Spurs ran themselves and ran the Suns out of the playoffs. If the Spurs lose 126-120, so be it. But they gotta score. Parker/Manu/Barry flourish in transition. Duncan and Bowen can run with them. Push constantly and attack all game.
I don't care if Oberto starts. I just don't think a lineup with two bigs in it is going to win this game.
Go small.
Get 1.
Yeah, I think Ginobili could check Odom.
I think Barry has shown hes athletic enough to guard a wing on the outside.
I just don't know how the rebounding would go.
They SHOULD rebound, but WILL they is another story.
not a starting lineup. maybe for awhile during the game. but they should keep what they have except start barry not finley
Fin should not take his warmups off all night.
MIGHT just be crazy enough to work.....
Pretty good idea. Barry on the court is mandatory in this series. If the Spurs go small, Duncan would need to pull down a lot of rebounds ... but he's done that all series.
If Oberto and Horry start off doing nothing, a switch to small ball gives the Spurs a good shot. Also, if Odom beats you, he beats you ... I can live with Odom trying to carry the team rather than Kobe. But yeah, the Spurs have to score this game to win it. 100+ is needed.
Maybe im an idiot, but for some reason, Horry might have a good game tonight.
his best game vs the Lakers in the 2004 playoffs was game 6 I believe, the last game of the series.
it, let's go tiny and start Damon Stoudemire. Just kidding.
Hey, we need some speed on the floor, so if we have to go small, screw it.
You can't do that the whole series because the Lakers have Phil Jackson as coach. They will adjust. The Spurs might try to go small and change things up to steal Game 5. Then the Spurs need to come out with fire and protect homecourt. After that Game 7 is anybody's game. The Spurs have to win Game 5 before future thoughts though.
It sounds like a gutsy move because of rebounding woos.
Also, about speeding the tempo, I think that will be the key in the beginning of game 5 because it will get everyone involved and everyone will contribute more. Also, Tony is unstoppable in transition. I say go for it!
I thought we tried that in Game 4 and Bill Walton's kid dominated for that stretch.
They'll need to get out to a large lead, so that it won't evaporate in streches when Vaughn subs.
Not a terrible concept with one exception.
I want heavy doses of Duncan, Barry, Manu, Parker and Udoku.
No one on Earth can contain Kobe, so I am sick of suffering with Bowen on offense.
Odom would eat Manu alive, but I think that Udoku can stick him.
Barry is our most well-rested player (he was hurt this past season) and deserves more burn after last game.
The Big Three are the Big Three.
And I still believe in Robert Horry. I would like to see some cameos from him, because he plays smart and has to have a shot or two left. Plus, I hope he fouls Kobe really hard.
Udoka has gotten eaten ALIVE by Kobe this whole series.
Bowen's offense is NOT the reason they are behind 3-1.
Read, re .
Udoku guards Odom.
Manu on Kobe.
You can't contain Kobe, so why try with Bowen and give up 1/5th of your offense on the other end?
Yeah wear out one of your best scorers on the defensive end. Great
Your stupid Bowen hate knows no bounds.
Whatever they do, Spurs got this one.
Where's DRob when you need him.
You moron.Yeah wear out one of your best scorers on the defensive end. Great
Your stupid Bowen hate knows no bounds.
Kobe doesn't get tired, because he doesn't have to ever guard Bowen.
No one does.
Ginobili does.
If Udoka is on the court, Kobe guards him. Udoka isn't a slasher nor great offensive player, his game is the same as Bowens. Maybe worse because hes not as good a shooter.
Man i have to disagree. Before the series started I said Horry cannot deliver against his old team. He failed miserably in 2004 as well. Hope I'm wrong and you are right tonight but I just don't see. He isn't hitting his shots and when he's open, he passes the ball.
Why not?
Let's do it!
dumb idea to start small. spurs are just missing open shots. bottom line
I didn't say start small.
So you play all of your best shooters...
How does that not fix it?
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