Damn, now you know the season is ed when people are begging for Finley back in the lineup. Next it'll be "We want Beno!" threads.
Ive havent seen one person begging for finley to be back into the lineup. Was simply asking other fans a simple basketball question... Do you think finley can still make an impact this season and is there something behind the reason that its taking so long to come back from a mild ankle sprain.
All i was saying was he couldn't do any worse than jefferson right now. and thats fact.
It'd be nice to at least have another option when Bogans goes cold or boneheaded. Still a ty gamble but it pays off once in a while...right Pop? The Spurs seem to have been pretty cold from three lately and thats supposed to be a strength - maybe gambling on a healthy Bonner and Finley paid off more than I thought...be nice to have some 40+% shooters as lesser options and guys hitting open shots once in a while.
With Malik's recent D-league accomplishments he might have earned whatever Finley had coming up. Maybe Finley will be utilized like Ratliff but considering the recent slump I think the lineups are going to change around so who knows...
fin can do what RJ is doing if not better ,that said please come back!!
Has Masons defense impressed you? Or is it RJ's lack of effort on defense that has?
I don't know why these guys get singled out repeatedly for lack of defense. They make convenient scapegoats apparently.
Mason has played very solid defense this year. He's playing decent man to man and rebounding well. Jefferson could use a little improvement, especially on making the proper rotations. But his man to man hasn't been too bad actually especially considering he's been having to guard power forwards quite often. Against Tyrus Thomas yesterday, for example, Jefferson pressured him into a turnover and then blocked his shot on the very next possession. I think if anything Jefferson needs to get more aggressive on offense like he was doing earlier in the year when he was posterizing people and taking it to the rim aggressively.
To the contrary, I think Parker's all around defense has been easily the worst on the team. Good point guards have been lighting him up all year long. I think the PF has a bit to do with it, but then again Parker has never been a stud on defense.
Blair's defense has been really bad as well. He misses even more rotations than Jefferson. At least he's doing more on the offensive end to make up for it with his offensive rebounding.
His move to the 4 is a result of him not being able to gaurd the opposing 3 at times. guys like josh howard are just too quick, but i dont think thats the problem
Jefferson has been terrible on defense, and i agree that its hard to call any of our perimeter defenders out simply because our interior defense is so weak.
The spurs defense in the past has always relied on our perimeter defenders forcing the opposition to put the ball on the ground and take it into the paint only to run into two 7 foot shotblockers. now we have 1 shotblocker who is sadly not the same as he used to be and also cant play the whole game, and then we have a 6'5 center in there with blair or jefferson or mason playing big next to tim.
its simply small ball that is the problem on defense.
I know everyone dumps on Finley because of his mediocre to bad defensive abilities, but as was stated earlier I think with the position this team is in he could've had more of an impact on some of these past games than our other players. I'm not saying Finley is a "closer", but when we've needed some buckets late in these games with no one to turn to, he could've been our option. He hit some awfully big shots for us last season. When the game is tight, he always seems calm and focused enough to take a good shot. Plus when he's on his game he's got one of the sweetest shots around.
i agree that finley could help in these close games. say what you want about him but the dude is clutch.
that being said, rj and hill and the new guys need these games to gain some experience in these close games, because thats how every playoff game is going to be.
yes, we will make the playoffs
The fact is that he can do it better.At least he can make a 3 or a FT.
did someone say finley is solid?? ahahahahahah
hes everything but solid my friend!! hes not even hitting his jumper as of late!!! hes even worse on defense this year which means he plays no defense what so ever, whoever finley and bonner are guarding thats who the ball goes to!!! do you watch freaking spurs games??? pay attention!! finley bonner and parker are the terrible defenders, mason isnt to good either but pay attention to whats going on when theyre defending players
no i dont watch spurs games? i just look at the box score and base everything on that.
GOOD LORD THOSE TWO REALLY SUCK ON D MAN
So true... what a horrible season.
McDonald tonight.
Finley practices: Michael Finley, out since Dec. 5 with a sprained left ankle, went through his second full practice Tuesday, yet there remains no specific timetable for his return to game action.
“He's getting closer, but he's not ready yet by his own admission,” Popovich said.
People wanted Finley and Bonner gone before the season. They were 1 and 2 in the offseason get rid of list. Now people are dying to see them come back. Like baseline said, you know your season's in the ter when you want Finley and Bonner back and sadly I feel the same way.
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