Pop needs to start giving Ian and Malik at least 10/15 minutes per game each, it's the only thing that could keep me interested about the reminder of the Spurs' season.
Obviously, you never played basketball in your life.
How is Ian supposed to learn the NBA game when he sees 1 or 2 minutes of games every months. It's ridiculous.
Give him 15-18 minutes, 10 games in a row and you'll see huge improvements.
He's already a better (and taller) defender than Blair.
Pop is using him in the worst way possible.
why was this ever in question? he's an internet sensation, has not done on the court.
Ian had a good chance to have an impact on the 1st quarter. He pretty much made Pop blow a gasket by making silly mistakes. Yeah, he tried, but he made such silly mistakes, it was just embarrassing.
besides being tall, his compared to blair
your tellin me he this clown cant beat bonner, blair for minutes?
Yep Ian is the only Spur to ever turn the ball over...
have you ever heard of impressing your coach on practice???
u think NBA life starts and end in official games???
it's plain obvious Ian makes same mistakes in practice. U think Pop would purposefully laugh at him????
Jesus Christ. Wake up
He defended well, the Cavs only scored two points while he was on the floor. Prior to that the lane looked like a red carpet with the way our defense was playing.
SO you'd rather play Dice who's more or less finished as a player?
He did defend well. He protected the rim well, too.
If the talent scouts on here want to bury him, then I guess they'll have to bury Dice and Blair along with him. And how about Duncan's poor, lazy performance?
They guy gets like 1 minutes every 30 or so games. Why so much hate for him I just don't know...
07-08 = 22 min
09-10 = 62 min
So Ian played a great total of 84 min of basketball in his NBA entire career. How can you make improvements with that bs playing time. That's less than 2 games !
Edit : 84 min = 53 pts (17/27) 19/24 FT + 29 reb + 7 blk
Man, times like this I really miss 50.
The fact of the matter is that both parties have an argument at this point, which makes Pop's handling of the Ian situation so ing frustating.
Not one player on spurstalk.com or in Spurs fandom history has ONE ING CLUE as to how Ian would react with two or three games (two or three games!) worth of starter's minutes in a row. Not one. And we never will. Because Pop is stubborn, and in a season in which we are fighting for our lives just to get eliminated in Round One again, we did not give our most promising prospect a REAL ING CHANCE. If he travels three times in 1 minute, who ing cares if he played a total of 6 minutes over twenty games?
This whole business makes me sick, and I've scoffed Pop before, but never as seriously and viscerally as I am scoffing him this season for his decisions.
Blair's poor transition defense was the reason Pop inserted Ian in the first place. He and Hairston did a decent job defensively. Again, these guys already have a slim margin for error. At least appreciate how active they are and the effort they give. With more time, they'd be a lot better.
Point is...this should have been a game that even a non starter or regular could have made some noise.
Fact is...that didn't happen.
But isn't Blair a rookie?
damn I don't know. I guess I am wrong. But I guess it doesn't matter. I will never be proven wrong as long as Pop is coach.
Hopefully Ian will fluorish in another system. or die a horrible NBA death
I've been saying this all along and according to the stupid s on this forum Pop doesn't know and practice means nothing. Ian is great and Pop is the reason he sucks.
That's pretty much how it goes.
Indeed his decisions are very frustrating. Decisions that have affected this season and could adversely affect next year too.
It's because there are no checks and balances with Pop. Being the Spurs answer to Red Auerbach, gives him free rein to do what he wants. When his decisions backfire, there is no one to call him on it.
well the spurs did stuck by him for 3 years while payin him a salary where he has shown nothing...
as a whole this season has been anyway...from pop down to the last man on the roster...
Yea your right, because he's had way too many chances to prove himself.
Blair had limited minutes in the beginning of the season and instantly proved himself, Ian has yet to do that. (Nets game doesn't count) I'm sure there is a reason Ian doesn't play. He probably performs just as horribly in practice.
How the does anyone know what Ian does in practice? There have been no indications the guy is a terrible practice player. You guys are reaching now.
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