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He's been doing that since last year...don't see the light bulb going on above his head now....
The Spurs should be panicking right now. I won't be convinced otherwise. They are in a lot of trouble.
That said, I liked the distribution of minutes. An eight-man rotation featuring RMJ and not featuring Bogans, Finley or Bonner is a playoff-esque type rotation. This alignment allows the Spurs a lot of potential ... even though it'll be an uphill battle to get this rotation to defend well enough.
The main reason why I still believe is that Pop seems to seeing the light of common sense when it comes to who should play and how many minutes players should be out on the court. Now if we can only stop Pop from playing midget ball when defensive stops are needed . . . .
He's been doing that since last year...don't see the light bulb going on above his head now....
I just want him to try and get Ian integrated as best he can this late in the season.
Pop hasn't played midget ball until this season.
It's too late. Mahinmi isn't going to be the difference this year.
C- Blair PF - Duncan SF - RJ SG - Hill PG - Parker
C - McDyess SG- Manu PG - Mason
Spot minutes: Bonner, Finley, Bogans, Ratliff
The rotation was actually good tonight until the final minutes when we needed the right one but all we need is the elimination of small ball and for RJ to show up. Dice did well tonight. Hopefully this is the turning point for him.
I'm not asking for a difference. I just want the dude to play so we don't have to have Jefferson or Mason at the four.
I could have sworn Pop was playing alot of Finley at the 4 last year...
I just saw pop's interview and he seems satisfied with what happened tonight. So.
I agree...I liked the fact that he shortened the rotation in an attempt to get the team jumpstarted.
What I didn't like was the continued acular defense the team played. The major problem though, like you said, is no shotblocking, limited defense, and Hill at this point is still overmatched if you're looking at him to be your primary defensive stopper.
Dice played well, but he's always going to be much more suited to being a post defender at this point in his career. Blair is never going to be a premier shotblocker. This leaves TD shouldering that weight, especially when the wing defenders can't lockdown worth .
Actually, he's been doing it since 2006, but what the .
Even Richard Oliver was saying that the Spurs played with more passion tonight than he's seen in a while... but I see no silver lining in this diharrea filled joke of a season.
He could be if he actually played. I could get this team into the playoffs if I were coaching, and so could you, and we both know it.
I like being optimistic. In fact, I am known for it.
But its pretty weak when the best spin you can put on the team right now is that they're so bad that maybe they will panic enough to do something crazy to turn everything around.
Finley at power forward is small ball. At least Finley is big enough to play a role that almost looks like a power forward.
Midget ball is when there are four guards on the court. Before this year, I don't remember Pop ever going with four guards at the same time.
To this extent? I know he did it during the Mavs series to try and match up against their speed but I recall a big being alongside Timmy in 07 and 08 most of the time...
To get 50W, Spurs need from tonight to to 25-14.
This rotation won't last, especially after Finely and Bonner become healthy. It sad that Pop will not give other people a chance, the Spurs have been succesfull with a legit big man next to Duncan.
You said it's too late for Ian, but why, it's obvious they're not going anywhere with this group. Manu's not the same, TP is not healthy, why not see what you have in Ian or Malik?
Misunderstood then...I thought you calling it midget ball was just another way to say small ball...my bad.
I'm starting to wonder wether Pop just doesn't care we give up 25+ point quarters all the time, or the players have just tuned him out...
Another silver lining: McDyess playing better.
If he turns into the 9 and 9 player that he was in the 2nd half of last year, that goes a long way toward solidifying the Spurs front line, trade or no trade.
Now we need to figure out how to convince Pop to play him in crunch time...
The Spurs have the most difficult schedule for the rest of the season.
I think they are not going to make the playoffs this year... That's sick !
All we can hope right now is an 8th seed and a ing sweep by the Lakers in the 1st round. Disgusting !
Lottery ain't so bad. We might even have a shot at a solid player.The Spurs have the most difficult schedule for the rest of the season.
I think they are not going to make the playoffs this year... That's sick !
All we can hope right now is an 8th seed and a ing sweep by the Lakers in the 1st round. Disgusting !
That would be the absolute worst case scenario...we should take the lottery balls at that point...All we can hope right now is an 8th seed and a ing sweep by the Lakers in the 1st round. Disgusting !
Would you blame players for tuning out a coach that puts 4 guards and a power forward into the game to try to get a stop? This is the same thing he did against Dallas in the '06 playoffs and made Dasagana Diop look like an all-star.
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