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Bogans guarding Howard. lol
Did I not see IAN score 10 points in the 4th quarter, block a shot, get a few rebounds and alter about 5 shots and set picks for the guards and help his team get easy shots?
Why the is he not playing with Tim?
Dude, this dude is going to jet this team and in play 30+ minutes a night for someone else next year and probably average a double double...
and on another note...why in the is Bonner penetrating and shooting Jabbar hooks from 15 feet away? Geezus in kriste man.....
I don't mind losing but this line up is ridiculous...
Bogans? Come on Pop...
Bogans guarding Howard. lol
Thats the best I've seen Ian play. He looks like he can at least get in the rotation, but Pop obviously does not trust Mahimni enough to give him any minutes besides garbage time.
I think he only had 2 rebounds.
2 more than Bonner!
But he was 2nd to Bonner in +/-.
dude it was in garbage time
ofcourse duncan is only good when he plays with tp
Why not? In the eyes of a HOF coach with 4 les, he's the CENTERpiece of the defence. LOL!
On a separate note, I wonder how the team can attract a big man to play for them next season, given the treatment that Mahinmi and Ratliff have received.
and mason and jefferson and scola and oberto and mcdyess and finley....Pop is just in killin players man...
This was easily Ian's best performance in his limited time this season IMO, and he did it against probably the 3rd best bench big man in the NBA..
Most important thing of all was that he played defense with his positioning instead of using his hands and fouling, and he did this against 2 very good bigs in Gortat and Bass..granted they probably weren't going a 100% due to it being garbage time, but it was still encouraging..
Pop clearly doesn't trust Ian in any way, even having the new D-leaguers subbing in before him in these games(although they play different positions)..with Blair's struggles lately, Duncan looking for some rest and Ian looking good in this game, hopefully it encourages Pop a little..although highly unlikely..
and on another note...why in the is Bonner penetrating and shooting Jabbar hooks from 15 feet away? Geezus in kriste man.....
The master of the 'junk shot' Matt Bonner... too bad most of his junk shots ARE junk.
Trust be dammed. Again, the kid possesses a set of skills the Spurs have very little of. Size, quickness, ability to rebound, block shots and score in the paint. Plus the guy gets up and down the floor and gives good effort. It appears he's hungry to prove himself and seems to be making the most of his opportunities. All of those are big deals - especially for a roster that has an aging superstar, who still is forced to carry far too much responsibility on both ends of the court.
The more I see of Ian, the less I believe the Spurs will be stupid enough to simply allow this kid to leave without trying to resign him. Splitter or no Splitter, this kid could and should be an integral part of their future.
Yeah but we were playing New Jersey..... [/Popapologist]
Pop will forgive you for being an Aggie.
+100000
Ian has the skills we, on the board, have been looking for all season but Pop has refused to play him and there's not much we can do.
The Spurs should have played Ratliff instead of giving him away. Now they are left with Duncan and Mahinmi as their only big bigs, and honestly, Duncan isn't the interior defensive presence he once was, and Mahinmi can't sniff the court. Ian isn't amazing, but the guy can help this team. I'd rather see him struggle a bit than watch the Spurs play micro-ball, which will get them absolutely nowhere.
boom too bad its never going to happen keep wishing lucky go wishbone
Yes but RJ sucks with TP, good otherwise so............
I'm not completely sure, but I believe the Spurs will hold Ian's bird rights after this season. Ian has been under contract for three seasons. I don't know if this will play a part in resigning Ian or not.
the reason they're not playing Mahinimi is because he has talent and they want to be able to give him an ea cheap extension. the only way they do that is by concealing his talent so that there's not much compe ion for the Spurs to sign him.
it's gotten so ing ridiculous to me that this is the only thing that makes sense. i don't know why else you'd not play an athletic 7-footer who shows potential in the limited time he's out there, esp. when McDyess is playing like absolute is almost every aspect.
unfortunately if I understand things correctly they gave up his bird rights when they declined his option for next year.
They are limited to either signing him to a contract no bigger than what they declined (or what he makes now, i forget), which is like 1.7 a year, or having to use portions of the MLE if they want to keep him.
pleaseeeeee
Nor is Spurs' brand of micro-ball fun to watch.
Didn't Pop promise, just a few weeks ago, that RJ would not play any more power forward?
I wasn't aware that they gave up his bird rights.
It was nice to hear Sean hyping the Malinmi bandwagon during the broadcast. calling them the future "frontcourt" iirc and even tacitly complaining about ian not getting any quality looks against Dwight Howard
Well... at least Mahinmi and Blair should complement well each other...However, better if both develop a good outside shoot (but I think Mahinmi had this weapon in his arsenal, at least when he played in nbdl).
One thing i noticed in the game vs the magic, about the behavior of a lot of our players, is that they are passing free outside shots...in favor, I presume, of the "correct" application of plays.
Frankly, I think that when you are an nba player and you have the defense of the opposite team giving you a lot of space and time to shoot a free shot at the distance of the charity line, you have to shoot it...
Each and every game that Ian produces... and there arent many.... I wonder more about why hes so deep in Pops dog house.
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