Big Man Alternative?

[SenorSpur]

That's funny. I heard Sean mention this exact thing the other night. When your perimiter defense breaks down, your bigs can't stay home. And the other teams' bigs slip in behind for easy scores. And that's been happening to us much too often lately.

The solution to that particular problem is better perimeter defense.

I agree with the theory. It's a telling statement when your best perimeter defender is 37 years old! Pop could have brought in better perimeter defenders over the past couple of years, but for whatever reason that he chose not to. He wanted more and more offensive-type players - for obvious reasons. I still say relying on a poor defender like Finley hurts that defensive objective more than anything else.

The offseason additions of Mason and Hill have been priceless and their defense has been good. I would've expected an uptick in their perimeter defensive statistics. My point is the Spurs are stacked at that position. You'd have to get rid of someone to make that happen and the Spurs are already scare on tradeable assets. At this point, I'd much rather they focus on getting Tim some help.

[GSH]

You make a very good point and when you have Finley playing no D whatsoever, how can we expect Tim to guard the paint.

BTW nice D Bonner. How the fu$k do you expect Tim to guard both your's & his man.

Enough with this Bonner experiment, we'll ing go nowhere.

And Pop, enough with the small ball crap, Tim is getting no help whatsoever when you go small ball. Kurt has to be on the floor for us to get boards.

Again i just can't help notice the helplessness look on Tim. He needs help right now and fast.

Exactly. It's a 5-man game, and big are going to get exposed if the perimeter defense breaks down. Maybe moreso in the Spurs system, because it is a system, and everyone has to do their part.

Maybe the answer isn't Raja Bell, but if the only way we improve is to get a franchise big from another team, we're in trouble. It isn't going to happen.

[scanry]

I agree with the theory. It's a telling statement when your best perimeter defender is 37 years old! Pop could have brought in better perimeter defenders over the past couple of years, but for whatever reason that he chose not to. He wanted more and more offensive-type players - for obvious reasons. I still say relying on a poor defender like Finley hurts that defensive objective more than anything else.

The offseason additions of Mason and Hill have been priceless and their defense has been good. I would've expected an uptick in their perimeter defensive statistics. My point is the Spurs are stacked at that position. You'd have to get rid of someone to make that happen and the Spurs are already scare on tradeable assets. At this point, I'd much rather they focus on getting Tim some help.

Finley is amazingly bad this year. I haven't seen him defend this bad in a long time. Even when his shots aren't falling he still takes those ridiculously contested shots. Does he seriously expect them to make it?

Also the small ball just isn't working. We don't have the defensive personnel to make it work.

[scanry]

Aaron Gray is horrible..

WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER BIG!!!..

I've come to this conclusion after looking at stats, and analyzing the games closely..we don't need another big..we were 3rd last year in interior D with Duncan-Oberto..Kurt has been playing well when he's in, we can't find somebody better than him..

our defensive problems will be solved when Duncan steps up like he usually does in February, more Bowen, and better focus..the last 2 games, we've seen some nice defense on the pick and roll, with the help D rotating well..this should continue..we've shown flashes this year, and it'll get better, as usual..

we don't need another big, we've won with scrubs like Elson, and average players like Fab next to Tim..

Fab used to grab boards that year. Not so much this year. And we used to get great hussle play from Elson in 07 and that helped us outrebound the other team.

[SenorSpur]

Exactly. It's a 5-man game, and big are going to get exposed if the perimeter defense breaks down. Maybe moreso in the Spurs system, because it is a system, and everyone has to do their part.

Maybe the answer isn't Raja Bell, but if the only way we improve is to get a franchise big from another team, we're in trouble. It isn't going to happen.

Therein lies the misconception. The Spurs don't need a franchise big. They just need a serviceable bigman that could help defend, rebound, block shots and score a bit down low. Think about the 8-7 efforts that Nazr gave to the Spurs after the traded for him during midpoint of 2005.

At the same time, perhaps Pop should resist his temptation to overuse Finley.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Suns Sign Courtney Sims

[scanry]

Therein lies the misconception. The Spurs don't need a franchise big. They just need a serviceable bigman that could help defend, rebound, block shots and score a bit down low. Think about the 8-7 efforts that Nazr gave to the Spurs after the traded for him during midpoint of 2005.

At the same time, perhaps Pop should resist his temptation to overuse Finley.

That's just killing me man. I don't think i can take it any longer.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER BIG!!!..

I've come to this conclusion after looking at stats, and analyzing the games closely..we don't need another big..we were 3rd last year in interior D with Duncan-Oberto..Kurt has been playing well when he's in, we can't find somebody better than him..

our defensive problems will be solved when Duncan steps up like he usually does in February, more Bowen, and better focus..the last 2 games, we've seen some nice defense on the pick and roll, with the help D rotating well..this should continue..we've shown flashes this year, and it'll get better, as usual..

we don't need another big, we've won with scrubs like Elson, and average players like Fab next to Tim..

Yes we do. We cannot win the Championship playing only Tim, Kurt and Bonner. Fab is currently a non-en y, and if Pop was going to change that he would have by now.