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he'll learn. he better
I suspect Pop doesn't have a clue about how to make it work
he'll learn. he better
Tony and Jefferson might not work out all together..
This offense has gotten to the point where Tony has become the #1 option..we heard it all Summer..Parker is a shoot-first PG that doesn't really do anything else at a high level..his shot isn't reliable enough where he'll catch and shoot..he doesn't defend well..he's not a good passer..his specialty is scoring, and he's one of the best scoring PGs in the NBA, if not the best..
Jefferson doesn't have a great ability to create off the dribble..he can do it, but not at a star level obviously..he works best when he's playing off the ball..catching the ball on the move, posting up, finishing at the basket..
So when one of them is on the floor, the other basically becomes a spot-up shooter..
Duncan is much different, since he obviously brings other aspects to the table..he's a great passer, he can play the high-post well with either of them(this is pretty much the only time Tony plays off the ball), he defends and rebounds..
Manu is a better shooter than both, and he's the best passer on the team along with Duncan..
so what adjustments can be made for that?..would it be better for RJ to come off the bench and have Manu starting?..
If the Spurs are NOT holding out for a bigman I would rather try and trade expiring contacts and start SJax, then bring RJ and Manu off the bench. I think they would maximize everyone on the team.
Starting Manu might be an option. RJ might not like it if he is benched this early and has to carry the whole bench by himself. I think if he goes to the bench with Manu he would be all for it. To do that we need a potent swingman in the starting 5 that can shoot and play defense. Jackson is the only guy I see that might be obtainable.
It really depends if the Spurs are looking for a big man.
I can tell you though that if we can't get a bigman and the choice is either keeping Mason Jr, Finley and Mahinmi after the trade deadline I would not like it if we could have gotten Jack for them.
Jax is not coming, plus you would be adding two more hands that need the ball to the problem. The days where SJax would happily play the spot up shooter role are long gone.
What about Manu having his best NBA season after spending the summer playing the olympics?
If playing in the summer affects the player so much, then how is possible that a player had his best season after spending the full summer playing ('cause remember he played all the matches he could have played).
what about the last two summers ginobili played and was injured the rest of the nba season
First of all that is a lie, he didn't spend the last two summers playing, and second an injury is an injury and it can happen everywhere, anywhere.
Manu's first ankle injury (and the reason for te other two) came in the '08 playoffs against the Suns when Manu spend all summer resting, so your theory doesn't apply here.
if you play basketball you know that playing constantly breaks down your body. parker looks slow and like because he has been playing since the end of last season. duncan got injured, yes, but he is looking quick and agile, he hasnt played the last several summers. ginobili looking good after 8 games, still getting into game shape, didnt play in the summer. 1 good year from a phenomal player is an exception to the rule
What about Kobe, Lebron, Howard, Wade, Gasol, Dirk, etc? playing in the summer isn't the problem.
all american players play like 15 minutes a game because USA is stacked. they dont count. dirk is another phenom and doesnt really play that much during the summer if you think about it. Gasol has a partially torn hamstring. Thats everyone you mentioned
Calm down he just got back from an injury AND he's still not 100%. Give him a break. He'll get a lot of rest for the Dallas game on wednesday and Manu i'm sure will feel fine after he rests. He said he's feeling a lot better than he was yesterday. Everything will be A-OK!
It's not the first time that Gasol spends his summer playing, he has been doing it for a long time and he has been great all of his NBA seasons. I just think that is not fair to blame summer play when a guy is struggling 'cause there have been a lot of times (most of the times, actually) that the players that play in the offseason end up playing great in the NBA season too.
Parker sprained his ankle last week, it is his first game after his injury... And a lot of people think he is slow ???
Did you ever practice basketball in real life ?
What did you expect, a Parker at an all-star level in the 1st game of his return.
He is rusty, cautious with his ankle, and was out of sync... and he had a bad game. It happens. Yesterday, the best PG in the NBA, Chris Paul, was absolutely awful before his injury in the 3rd quarter.
You can't be great all the time.
And Jefferson is a big boy, if he wants the ball, he must ask for it. And why is Pop not telling to Parker to play more with Jeff ???
By the way, i think George Hill is a great player at SG, great offense and defense today, but as a PG... he had 0 assists in 32 min.
+/- of the game
K. Bogans -21
D. Blair -13
WTF is that ?
T. Parker was +3. I know, Parker was really bad in that game, but at least, he doesn't have a +/- of -21 !
And Pop in that game tried his 257th different lineup !!! Maybe if he could make a choice, the players could begin to take some habits.
Just saying...
Why do foreign fans have such a difficult time admitting that playing for their respective national teams is not beneficial to players for an upcoming season?
I agree with many posters here. We need TP to win the 5th ring. But TP today looks really tired and slow. I have been saying it since the beginning of the season. But can he at least take 1 or 2 more weeks to rest? Or maybe at least cut down his minutes if we are really worried about the team chemistry? I love TP and his style of plays a lot but if he cannot play with his usual speed and ability, I don't know it will do any good for the team.
Again, I'm not basing it on tonight..
Parker hasn't looked like his usual self since the beginning of the season..I'm not "blaming" Parker for losses, I'm simply making an observation, since I'm used to Tony being a dominant scoring PG..
umm i tried to make points about tony's pro and cons and it seems like you get attacked for even saying anything negative about the guy!! like i have been saying hill in two years will be amazing, defense,three shot,and drving dunks, oh and not only will he be good at defense he will be an elite defender soon. promise why in the do you think pop is so high on the kid!!! i honestly think parker is upset at the rising of hill. here comes the bashing
yeah right TP is really upset at the rising of Hill. GH is the new Jason Kidd, good stuff here we have seen how TP has responded during the JK rumors so I guess it's a good sign.
BTW most of ST posters complain about TP not disching enough assists (or not involving people around) so bench him and play Hill when Hill is giving near 0 assist. Just saying.
because team chemistry is what we lack right now on the offensive end, and i doubt Hill amazing 1.6 apg in 27 mpg will help us in that aspect. and his 0 assists in 32 minutes performance won't change my mind about that.
if people are upset about tony's playmaker ability, which is their right, they should be worried about hill's skills in that aspect of his game. he'll never be half the playmaker tony is, that's for sure.
for the rest of his game though, the kid is great.
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