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Not only that, but it's also hard to learn on the fly, this late in the season and being so close to the playoffs.
First, let me congratulate Oberto on a good game. He played well tonight and stepped up for us in the minutes he was in there.
That said, Gooden needed the minutes tonight. I'm not sure what the reason is...but for the life of me I cannot come up with a good one. We only have so many games to get him acclimated to what we do. No reason to get pissed at Gooden if he doesn't know the system...because it's hard to learn it from the bench.
Not only that, but it's also hard to learn on the fly, this late in the season and being so close to the playoffs.
typical Pop. will give measly minutes to Gooden. THen in the playoffs when we are getting destroyed by the Lakers, he will insert him and then wonder why the he looks so lost.
Maybe his groin flared up?
Put down the razorblades and back away from the ledge.
my attempt to rationalize:
gooden came in early and had a couple of defensive lapses as well as looked hesitant on a couple of shots. Pop probably realized the importance of the game and went with oberto who knows the system very well. In the second half, pop went with small ball that pretty much erased any chance for gooden to get any mins. Thankfully, Oberto responded well and small ball seemed to work out for the most part and we got a win. I combine his lack of playing time with his getting used to the system/getting back from an injury.
But i am with you guys and am dissapointed that gooden didnt get extended mins in timmy's absence. He's going to be an important part of the playoffs and needs mins in order to feel comfortable out there.
i hope that pop doesnt put gooden into his doghouse so early and shatter any hopes of him being a factor this year.
ugh its just tough to rationalize pop sometime.
The only other thing it could be is that his groin is bothering him. I would much rather that be the excuse...though it's hard to think it is that fatigued after only playing 15 minutes last night.
How long did he actually play tonight? Was it 5-10 minutes?
The Spurs needed the win tonight more than giving Gooden minutes. Oberto was playing better than he has all season and gave the Spurs a better chance to win. On top of that, the T'Wolves were small for most of the game so the size wasn't needed.
Winning > Getting Gooden acclimated
5 mins. none at all in the second half.
definitely agree with you timvp but i thought they could have accomplished both tonight.
Is it possible to also think about "resting" Gooden because of his injury eventually not totally healed ?
Since you put it that way, I'm glad we got the win tonight.
negative.
Only knowing what the box score told me, I'd say it was because Fab played so well.
How were KT and Bonner?
Bonner was 0-6 from 3pt on St. Patrick's Day.
Is there no justice in this world?????
If its an injury thing, then I am all for it...but any other reason makes no sense. Even if they are going small, Gooden is plenty mobile enough to play small ball and he would punish them on the low block if they continued to stay small.
He didn't look hurt (obviously he could have been hurt, I guess we'll find out). To me, it just looked like he was making a lot of mistakes defensively and the Spurs couldn't afford to risk a loss. With Duncan in the lineup, you can count on pulling out a close game against the T'Wolves. Without Duncan and Manu, you have go all out for the win.
Gooden still has another month before the playoffs begin so there's no reason to rush the process. He now gets a couple of good practices in before the Spurs play again and Pop can continue easing him into the rotation.
gooden back to back
and gooden is still not 100% heathy yet either
So he is benched for the whole game for 5 minutes worth of defensive mistakes in a defensive scheme he is unfamiliar with? At least give him a shot to redeem himself in the second half.
Do you think that playing Gooden gave the Spurs a better chance to win? If you do, I'd have to disagree. It's no mistake that the Spurs were outscored by ten points with Gooden on the court. Against a smallish team that utilizes a lot of back picks, your bigmen have to know where to rotate. You play Gooden at this point and Minnesota's offense would have been difficult to contain.
also if gooden plays alot and he fails he loses his confidence
let him ease into it
the other bigs were doing well
the other bigs will suck against lakers
gooden can not
Gooden's defense tonight was not suprisingly atrocious and Oberto and others were just playing better.
That simple.
We didn't even try to utilize him on the low block. Almost all the plays that were run for him were out of the high pick and pop and the Wolves were sniffing it out.
As far as defense goes...yes, he is going to miss rotations. You go over it with him at the half and give him another shot in the third quarter. This is called teaching...something Pop was obviously uninterested in doing tonight.
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