Shouldn't we atleast wait for him to give us those 5 turds first though?
I agree with you on consistancy but this season he's been more consistent than any other season he's been here. There was a point this season where he was giving us solid contribution every single night. I just think when you go down to the 4th or 5th scoring options on the team its impossible asking them to shoot 50% night in and out because they don't get the shots that guys like Parker and Ginobilli get. They don't come consistent. As you can see even great shooters like Bonner and Mason all have struggled shooting from the field this season.
Just enough good? He was our second highest scorer. Fact is, he's good enough to warrant the defense to guard him. Say what you want but teams will let Bruce Bowen shoot. They'll let him beat them. Guys like Finley and Mason receive much more attention because they're the ones who pose the threat of really killing you from the perimeter if you leave them open.
I don't even think I have to mention what I think of this subject. Fin Dog is still a big part of this team. And last night just proved it more.
Finely has been solid this season. Every player has good and bad games. Remember he isn't an all star anymore, only a role player. Get over it!
Thank you...I've been trying to say that.
Thanks for your post!!
the last game doesn't really change anything for me..
like I said before..he's good enough offensively, that he can come off the bench and be an offensive spark for our team, especially when we're in droughts..there's nothing wrong with that..Bowen should start..
I am sure Pop will start Bruce in the playoffs... he can't be so blinded...
Fin once again stepped up in the 3rd game since Ginobli has been out. 2 (Detroit, Dallas) have been against quality opponents while the other (Washington) was not.
Dallas: 38 min, 6-9, 4-4, 16pts, 5rbs, 1stl
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This is for Finley what Dikta thread is for Manu
Finley might be the streakiest player I've ever seen..
he'll have 15 games where he's completely useless, then he'll have 10 games where he's the best shooter in the NBA..hopefully he's in one of his blazing hot streaks when we're in May..
The haters just HATE IT when Finley starts doing good again after a slump.
Mavs should have offered Fin the full MLE instead of wasting it all on Diop and ending up with Matt Carroll....he would have been our best SG since well Mike Finley
Yea and I think it should be noted that Finley had no shots in the 1st half. That's 16 points of murdering the defense in the 2nd half. A huge key in us winning this game.
The Mavs haven't had a shooting guard like you sribb have stated since Finley. I thought cutting him was a dumb move. Especially since in the last year of his contract the Grizzlies parted with Pau Gasol for Kwame's contract. Mavs could've given them 21 million in cap relief.
I thought the Mavs had something with Marquis Daniels. They actually did and traded him for Austin Croshere who would later be cut. Who the is pulling trades and signing guys like Diop to 5.9 million a year?
Maybe you fools should root for the Lakers or the Celtics, and leave us Spurs alone.
Michael Finley - Season Averages since joining Spurs:
Props to Finley for having two good games in a row.
Eric Park this obviously means he should start every game and play 35+ minutes the remainder of the season.
If teams aren't going to be within ten feet of Fin, I'm all for letting him shoot wide open threes, especially if he's already hit one. Too bad the Spurs don't have enough timeouts to sub him out for a defender each time down the floor.
What? His defense has been inconsistent but far from bad this season. What was wrong with his defense these past 2 games?
Actually, he was part of a group that played really good defense against Dallas for stretches last night. That said, all you need to know about what's wrong with his defense is in your suggestion that his playing decent for two games is an accomplishment. Finley is grateful that Udoka's around so there's someone that's a worse defender than he is on the squad. When you need a guy to go 4-4 from the three point line to give some value to the team, he's not going to be valuable very often.
Well I bring up these two games because the defense has been solid. Not just decent but actually solid. I thought he was damn good against Josh Howard last night. I'll say this though when Fin's shot isn't falling it seems his defense is just as bad as his shot. But when the shot is falling then he's doing everything else well. He's had some solid defensive outings this season. More good than bad. Not as consistent as i'd like but then again I don't expect much defense from him to begin with.
Fin always plays hard defense against Dallas, for obvious reasons. He doesn't like Howard or Stackhouse. For that reason, you can almost throw it out because he's not likely to give that kind of effort every game. I expect him to play defense, and I'm not sure why the coaching staff doesn't seem to. Every other member of the team that makes the kind of mistakes he makes gets yelled at or benched.
Finley was a great player.Now he's enough good for the Spurs.There is not a lot of SG who can average 10ppg if they only can touch the ball to take JS.If he could shoot the same than Manu or Parker he could average 15ppg easily.
43% is a good FG% if you only take JS and not easy shots.
40% from 3 last 4 years? It's good too.These are the numbers of a good shooter.
How many points has to score to be enough good for you? He's not as good as defense because he's not younger anymore.
Finley and Mason are the players we need.There is no problem with him.Pop isn't so dumb.He knows the game better than us.
Finley is streaky so we know he'll go on a tear then go back to slumping at some point. We can only hope that he's on a tear during the playoffs.
Right now I'm thankful he's stepping up while Ginboli is out. Especially considering that he's not even a main option on offense. He's like 4th or 5th this year. It's not like he's jacking up 20 shots like he had when he was with Dallas.
If he can provide anywhere from 8-12 points I'm sure the Spurs will be happy. It's not as if they're looking for 20 points a night and he's not delivering.
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