If Timmy can't average at least 20 and 12 (with 50% shooting) against single coverage, the Spurs will struggle to stay with the mavs. I for one think he is up to it.
You all know what Spurs offense will be. The ONLY way to win is get back the: team DEFENSE. The vintage defense that allowed Spurs win 4 RINGS.
Possible. Manu on Marion now would be similar to the matchup of Manu on Prince back in the 2005 Finals.
McD, or whoever is guarding Nowitzki, needs to be on him like a leach when he doesn't have the ball. You can get away with having a smaller player on Nowitzki as long as you can frustrate him for 24 seconds of every Mavs possession. If Bogans didn't suck, he'd be ideal for this, and you could bring Marion's man to double him.
While I agree that Parker wouldn't say anything about it publicly but in tighter circles push for starting...the real problem here is I don't think that's even the case, because even he knows he isn't 100%.
Parker isn't playing with much confidence in his abilities. He's playing safe, much like Manu played at the start of the season.
Just win. I don't care how they do it. Just win. (as long as Mason stays on the bench)
Yeah, McDyess gave up open shots to Dirk during the regular season in transition and off of offensive rebounds. The Spurs can't afford to give Dirk those open looks. If McDyess doesn't pick up Dirk early and stick with him until the Spurs have the ball, the Spurs will be in trouble and McDyess will be on the bench.
I have absolutely no faith in Dice. I feel he has packed it in. I don't know if it is mental, or physical, but I see no reason to believe he can guard Dirk. In theory, it would be huge and it makes sense. I certainly hope Dice was doing some serious coasting this regular season.
McDyess already basically said that he's packing it up after this season. Honestly, I think he's looking more for an early retirement while riding the coattails of duncan, ginobili, parker in hopes of doing well this postseason...without any significant contribution from his part needed.
I just get that sort of vibe from him. He's so inexcusably clumsy on the offensive end. How many times have you seen him wide open after a play execution, Ginobili rockets the ball his way, and it...hits him on the side or slips through his hands because he's flat out not ready for the ball, or not expecting it, or not..wanting it?
I don't know what his deal is but I can't wait to get rid of that useless old sack of meat post playoffs.
Unfortunately we're stuck with him for now, so we can only pray I suppose.
Dyess is just a severe liability for us on the offensive end, and he's a pinch better than Bonner on the defensive end.
But, Bonner is much more consistent offensively. He can get hot with 3s, but most importantly he's shown the emergence of that little runner in the lane as a backup if the 3 isn't an option.
I'll take Bonner's enhanced offense over Dice's mediocre (albeit slightly superior) defense any day.
That said, we still need to get stronger on the inside after this summer.
I agree. Truthfully, I think his heart is still in Detroit. He never really wanted to leave, he was sort of forced to, because he's near the end of his career and the team is, if not in a full on re-build, certainly in the process of re-loading. They're moving on from the old guard, so he probably felt somewhat obligated to leave. Then, when it became apparent that the Spurs weren't a le contender, I think he completely checked out. He's on his last deal, so if the team isn't in contention, like he expected, what's he really playing for? I'm not saying he mailed it in, like Wallace, but I think that mentality crept into his mindset. Particularly because he doesn't have to do a ton on this team. Some games, he's barely needed at all.
I'm still holding out hope that in the playoffs, we see the McDyess of old. The McDyess that is a tenacious, intense compe or. He's nearing the end, the Spurs have turned it around and they have a chance to advance and, at the very least, do some damage. He's got to be thinking, "how far can we take this?". The West is relatively wide open.
I mean who remembers that epic game against OKC where Ginobili drove to the basket for the game winning shot and tried to hand it off to Dice because he was...wide open? Ginobili hands it off to Dice's...back.
It irritates me so much that Dice has no focus while on the offense. Even on defense, I rarely see any sort of tenacity from him. It just seems like a grind to him.
A little bit of god damned enthusiasm on the defensive end at least would be nice..dear lord. It's the playoffs, this is your last year
Bonner tries harder, that's true, but I'm not sold on the results. If Dice shows up, then we'll be in much better shape then what Bonner will give us. In a perfect world they both show up. If Bonner can somehow *gasp* take Dirk off the dribble and even get him in foul trouble he'll do the team a world of good. Yes, his success/failure will be measured in how he shoots from behind the arc, but if he can somehow use some of the junk he recently put in his game, then he would still be able to contribute, even if he's hitting the side of the backboard on his 3s.
man uhh... I agree that McDyess is the best guy Spurs have got to use in defending Dirk, but he has to be played as long as Dirk plays even if he struggles, as you don't have someone else who's capable of doing the job better than McDyess possibly does. umm... it's really quite a shame to let this soft-ass PF score alot but it doesn't kill the game if his teammates suck.
man if you had watched enough Mavs games you would know it's always the performances of their role players that set the tune of their games. ahhh... Dirk always plays like Dirk but none of his teammates even plays at half consistency. Pop won't assign Duncan to defend Dirk because Duncan's energy is better used in offense, for the same reason the Mavs will also use someone else against Duncan at defensive end. The Spurs just don't have an answer to Dirk, analogeously the Mavs also have no answer for Duncan. So I decree the series pretty much depends on the performances of those role players of the two teams.
don't you think manu would be spending too much energy on defense if he's put on marion, energy that could be better suited to wreak havoc on offense?
I really hope Pop reads Wayne Winston (you have to scroll down a bit):
http://waynewinston.com/wordpress/
Some fascinating statistical evaluations on our best combinations that accord with what I've seen on the court, and a reason NOT to play much Bogans!
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