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what you think?
, everytime I watch him in a game, he is aggressive, scores, blocks and pulls down boards. AND PLEASE DONT SAY DURING SCRUB TIME. Because Ive seen him do this when he was thrown into the middle of a game.
Isnt this what POP needs? A tall, big up front to slow down the inside penetrations?
Someone please clarify this for me. PLEASE!!!
Because with Ian playing, Dallas would somehow get free throws while the Spurs had the ball....
ian is probably not playing because he sucks.
Ok..........I just watched him play a week or so ago against Minnesota and he had 14pts, and the last game against Dallas pre playoffs...............he had 8 pts.......all with good shooting percentage.....in 15-20min. that is way more than what RJ and Bonner have given.
So Hill not playing in last year's playoffs = Hill suck too? C'mon.... he can't be any worse than Bonner defensively at this point, he might even make Dirk break a sweat out there.
Great thread and nice use of the smilies.
You can try Ian, but I doubt he would last long.
THAT IS ALL WE WANT FROM HIM REALLY!!!!!!, anything more is gravy.
........with utmost respect. STFU!!!!
ian is very foul prone and he would just be putting dirk on the line. he also is very turnover prone. defensively he just would not offer enough to what he takes away from us on the offensive side of the court. bonner is terrible on defense as well but at least he spaces the floor and hits an occasional three.
Hill played throughout that season. Ian hasn't played throughout any season -- healthy or otherwise. Do the math. You really believe Pop didn't re-sign him because he's a stud? You really think Pop's not playing him because Pop wants to make his team weaker?
And after having seen Blair's minutes reduced to 18mins in Game 1, we should surmise that he sucks too? This, after posting a 20 & 20 several days earlier against the starters for the same playoff opponent. GMAFB!
Pop's love affair will "small-ball" means the will get themselves killed again on the boards, just like a replay of 2006.
While Dirk is damn near an unstoppable offensive force on one end, there's nothing wrong with making him work on the defensive end. Both Blair and Ian would do that.
Well there's talk of Temple playing and he hasn't played much during the season either.. probably as much as Ian has.Hill played throughout that season. Ian hasn't played throughout any season -- healthy or otherwise. Do the math. You really believe Pop didn't re-sign him because he's a stud? You really think Pop's not playing him because Pop wants to make his team weaker?
That makes me think, knowing Pop, we'll probably see Temple trying to guard Dirk tomorrow in some crazy small-ball lineup.
This thread should be about Blair deserving more minutes, instead of ranting and raving about a player who couldn't even see the court in the regular season.
You never can tellThat makes me think, knowing Pop, we'll probably see Temple trying to guard Dirk tomorrow in some crazy small-ball lineup.
But seriously, the reason Temple will play is that there simply isn't another option at the 1 besides Mason, who is is useless. If Ian were considered useful, he would have jumped in front of Bonner by now since his length would let Pop play twin tower basketball.
Mason is useless. If Bonner continues to get torched on the defensive end and keeps chucking up bricks on the offensive end, he's also rendered useless. That is an issue in and of itself. The role players have been useless.You never can tell
But seriously, the reason Temple will play is that there simply isn't another option at the 1 besides Mason, who is is useless. If Ian were considered useful, he would have jumped in front of Bonner by now since his length would let Pop play twin tower basketball.
Why not try Ian, Timmy and Blair out there in the front line up..........just once??? Or at least Ian at Center and rotate Blair and RJ in/out.
What the do the Spur have to lose besides the series if they keep going with bull small ball.
I say try Ian cuz we likely won't win the series anyways.... I'll still cheer for the Spurs in their losing cause.
I'd never have Ian on Dirk, put him on gaywood and let Dice/TD check Dirk.
Agree. At least, he'd be able to make Haywood work. Ian has show an startling ability to draw fouls on the opposition's bigs. Hits his FTs too. The Spurs could do themselves well be luring the Mavs into the bonus early in quarters.
Ian could be a big factor in this series, if Pop had developed him this season. Of course he chose to stick with Bonner and that's paying off big right now!
If Ian had gotten serious rotation burn since day 1 the refs would respect him more. Unfortunate that the game is officiated in that crooked fashion, but it is.
Um the same reason he hasn't gotten any playing time all year long: Because he doesn't have any experience. Funny how that happens when you don't play a guy, but you can't throw him in now when the refs don't know him because Dirk will go to the free throw line as many times as the whole Spurs team does.
Wait a sec...
HAHA yep! Would hate to give Dirk freethrows...
Ian would force Dirk to guard someone in the post. Other than Tim Ian is the only Spur with a post game.
We can't defend Dirk. It's not going to happen. We HAVE to take it to him and make him play D. Playing against Bonner completely enables him and allows him to have the best of both worlds. Screw that.
At least Ian would post him up for a few possesions and make him work more than he does now ,which is not at all. Even with Dice, he'd rather hide out shooting jumpers. And Blair has no post game yet.
I'm not sure what's become of the Spurs system. It's like Pop is fielding a team of tall dorky chess players. He prefers soft players because he can control them but then gets angry when they shrink under pressure.
I don't really care if our players had high GPAs, like to write poetry, or blog about sandwiches. It's not like fans have any real connection to players anyway, other than occasionally serving them and getting mediocre tips.
I'd like to see a team that plays hard and plays together. That would be enough.
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