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dan (preston center)
is george hill healthy enough for game 2? i assume we will see parker as the starting PG? should mavs be making adjustments for this?
Jeff Caplan (3:15 PM)
Speaking of Mr. Hill. He will be a game-time decision for Game 2. Popovich just said, and this comes from out in San Antone, that even if Hill is a no-go that Parker will come off the bench, which would mean rookie Garrett Temple will start. I guess Pop wants to make sure he has some scoring punch off the bench with Roger Mason having a terrible season. Now, how healthy is Hill? We don't know. After Game 1 Pop seemed to indicate that he didn't like Hill's aggressiveness and seemed to suggest that it was because of Hill's foot. Hill refuted any talk of his ankle hurting and even refuted Pop that he wasn't being aggressive enough. I tend to go with Pop seeing how Hill went scoreless. I've maintained that Hill is the key to the series for the Spurs. They have to get scoring out of him.
I wouldn't mind seeing Hill rested until game 3 TBH... I think its still too risky to have him playing on it while its tender."It's still a little tender," Hill said. "I tried to give it a go Sunday, but it really wasn't all the way there. Hopefully, by Wednesday I'll be ready."
Temple can start, and if he shows us something, great. Otherwise pull him out and put Mason in there. Not like there are a lot of options here.
Hill was playing so damn good before his injury.
I don't understand Pop...
If Garrett Temple is good enough to start game 2...
Why in God's name did he not play in game 1 over Mason and Bogans...
That makes absolutely no sense to me.
Why not..the kids showed some nice upside..he deserves some more pt & if Hill really needs the rest, do we really have a choice...I never want to see mason play pg for us again.
What has Mason done the past 2 months to make you believe Mason would make a difference?
Pop doesn't always make sense. But if you're Pop after game one, you are saying to yourself, the 8 guys that we used last week weren't enough to get us a win. We have nothing to lose as we are expected to get beat by the Mavs in round one.
Why not give a guy that has created energy on defense a chance to play with Ginoboli and Duncan and see if he can make a difference?
At worst, he plays two minutes, turns the ball over, and sits on the bench for the rest of the series. But he may give the spark that the front court needs. No question he will make any rotations from double teams faster than most any other spur in the backcourt.
Agreed. Mason overdribbles at the point. All he can do is dribble up, wait for someone to set a screen, and then dribble around the screener to see if he can get an open jumpshot. If he can't, and after he's eaten up 8 seconds on the shot clock, he passes the ball and does not touch it again in the rest of the play.
Spurs don't really have any other options if Temple chokes and can't handle the pressure of a big playoff game.
Mason has struggled to find his shot but as crazy as this sounds he looked sharp in that 1st game, his shots all looked good and barely rimmed out and his defensive footwork looked crisp. He made a poor decision to go under a pick for one Kidd 3 so of course he was blamed for the entire loss as usual.
i don't mind if he gets in there for the hack a dampier strategy but for the most part +1 on your sentiment. mason is just awful.
Have you watched any games the past month??
Temple has been by far the better player than Mason and Bogans combined.
There has been absolutely nothing about Mason or Bogans' performances in the past month and half that has indicated that they deserve playing time over Temple in the first place.
Pop is just too stubborn with his infatuation with veterans, and it will cost this team if he doesn't change quickly.
Nothing about Mason or Bogans' game has indicated that they will turn it around anytime soon. We've been waiting all year and it hasn't happened...What makes Pop think it will change now?
Mason hasn't done a damn thing in 3 months...
Temple has outplayed him the ever since we signed him, including big games in the regular season.
Mason needs to have his role redefined that is identical to that of Jack Haley's during the run in 1995.
it brings a tear to my eye seeing Mason and Bogans get PT over Temple after he has played so well.
Temple > Mason
And let's not forget last year when Pop inexplicably benched Hill for the final months of the regular season and into the playoffs, choosing instead to go with Jacque Vaughn, as backup PG to TP. After getting nothing out of JV and with the Mavs series nearly over, he elected dust off Hill in Game 5. Hill responded and played well. Therefore proving, once again, that sometimes talent DOES trump experience.
I still dont think that Hill's ankle is bothering him. I think it was more him not wanting to do anything that would risk him re-injuring the ankle...
Hill will play if he's healthy and no one is going to say anything until game time because POP doesn't want the Mavs to make adjustments. If Hill does not play then Temple should be in the starting lineup. He showed quickness, aggressiveness, and he is not scared to take the open shot when he has it and play with the vets. Also his defense was substantially better than Roger Mason Jr. It does not really matter because Manu will be handling the ball in the starting lineup so the other guard is just going to have to be ready to hit the corner three or an open jumper and play D. Which Mason has not been able to do either all season.
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblog...u-again-h.html"It's still a little tender," Hill said. "I tried to give it a go Sunday, but it really wasn't all the way there. Hopefully, by Wednesday I'll be ready."
Start Tony with or without Hill.
Tony will not start this series everyone in the Organization has made that very clear. It might happen later in the series as an act of desperation. POP needs a scoring threat off the bench, just like Manu has been all these years. Now it is Tony's turn due to his injury and Manu playing at All-Star level.
Temple should start we need tony off the bench
Is Parker 100%? He hasn't looked like his old self these past couple games, not seeing the explosiveness on the drive.
I love how the Spurs don't see the need to start their best players. Maybe Curtis Jerrels can start for the Spurs tonight!
He's got plantar fasciitis, don't know if he'll get to 100%.
Has anyone even asked Parker about how much better his feet feel after sitting out? If so I missed it.
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