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lol..I'll let you know after the game.
I like Pops adjustment going into tonight's game and demoting Hill in favor of Mason as our back up pg. This gives Bruce more minutes. I think this makes us better and more efficient on the offensive end.
Any thoughts?
lol..I'll let you know after the game.
I think demoting Hill is a gigantic mistake and making Mason a shooting guard, the point guard, is a huge mistake.
This move is loaded with a million pounds of fail.
Let the rookie make mistakes, if you didn't use him to get a decent big in a trade use him on the court at least.
George Hill goes down to the NBDL.
it looks better because the Clippers aren't putting any pressure on Mason..he's usually an average ball handler with poor passing skills..I love Roger, but he can't play PG for consistent minutes..
this doesn't help Hill's confidence..
I could not agree more with EricB on this.
Mason does not handle the ball well. I don't think he can run the team. I think it hurts Hill's game. Hill is a rookie and will have ups and downs. You still have to give him the minutes because you will need him down the stretch whenever Parker needs a breather.
And even if we get Head, Hill should play ahead of Head, even though Head is the better shooter.
This move makes no sense to me from any perspective.
BTW, if we aren't a great defensive team, then playing Bruce more minutes isn't a good idea. The only time that playing Bruce made a lot of sense was when we were a lock-down defensive team. We aren't that now. We won't be.
And this isn't laying the fault of our defensive decline all on Bruce either. Bruce can only be aggressive when he knows there is a big to defend the paint if he gets beat. If Tim gets drawn out of the paint, then there is no second big to guard the rim and so if Bruce gets beat, it is 2 points.
Playing one good defender with limited offensive skills a lot of minutes does not make sense if the team defense as a whole is average. The improvement in defense will not be great. And Bruce is not a player that has to be guarded that much, outside of the corner 3. So, the improvement to our defense would be limited. And the decline in our offense would be significant.
Therefore, to me, unless we radically improve our defense, giving Bruce a lot more minutes does not make sense.
Last edited by Mavs<Spurs; 03-02-2009 at 11:22 PM.
Ever since Tony has came back Hill hasn't really shown the confidence he did before.
So benching him and not playing him at all will give him confidence?
Makes sense.
Hill has hit the rookie wall..he's shown the ability to be a good player, it's all mental..he's not going to get past the wall if Pop isn't showing confidence in him though..
I think it's a mistake to put Mason in there ahead of Hill at PG. Mason is NOT a PG. The only way you're going to allow Hill to get better as a PG is by playing him as Tony's backup.
spurs are trying to win a ring
Never said it will. I just said since Tony has came back he hasn't had that confidence he had before.
if hill hit the wall giving hill a few games off will help him get rested before playoffs
I think Mason is quite a good ball handler- no PG material, but anyway.
And when you consider Hill's sub-par play of late, the move is not that bad.
No
Seeing this observation, you then say your in favor of benching him.
So what I said still stands.
Mase will play the point in the playoffs...
When its game 5 against LA. Yes I rather have Mason playing back up pg than Hill because not only is Hill probably our least efficient wing outside of udoka. It will give Bowen more minutes.
So why did you give me so much when I proposed Gortat for Hill?
Maybe because Hill has a bargain of a contract for another 4 years after this year and has a lot of room for improvement.So why did you gave me so much when I proposed Gortat for Hill?
I think Gortat does too
I have seen him struggle with his handle on a fast break one on one and leading a 2 on 1 fast break from about half court.
That to me tells me he is not a strong ball handler; he is a weak to iffy ball handler. It is okay if he is a shooting guard and can make his moves with the ball once the ball is past half court. Then, he is fine with the ball (to beat his man) or pull up for a j. But the responsibilities of a point guard require him to be a lot better ball handler.
Remember Beno Udrih and what happened to him against Detroit in the 05 Finals. You can't put a weak ball handler as your primary ball handler who has to run your offense. And Beno is a point guard (more or less).
Manu has the ball skills to act as point guard at any time necessary. Mason does not.
Mason is a good 2 guard and is on the whole playing really well for us this season and deserves to be starting. But don't put him out of position which requires him to have stronger ball handling skills than he has shown so far.
Besides who cares? after 2010/11 we'll no longer be a contender.
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