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Blair needs to stop playing like a rookie
I disagree, Dirk is just really really good.
Blair needs to stop playing like a rookie
And, is there anything else to say about The Big Fundamental?
The energy was great and that was one of my generic points pre-game. If they play with that kind of energy and fire, they will be in every game. It was great to see the fire. Funny thing is, even with as well as they have played, I still see a lot of room for improvement. Mainly on the execution side.
I absolutely LOVE the fire and intensity they are playing with right now and showing, it's fkn awesome to see!
Blair is killing his chances right now and honestly, I am surprised Pop played him at all. He has performed poorly now the last two games and I won't blame Pop if Blair sees no time next game. Blair has given him no reason to.
Is there any type of nose injury that would be really bad news for Manu?
My assessment of Pop prior to this series agrees with you and says no ing way he plays Blair anymore.
But I can't help but think he will continue to give Blair a chance. He's already shocked the out of me more times in one series than he has in like 4 postseasons.
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let's just hope that they can fit him out with a mask asap and none of the mavs players are cheap enough to jack him in the face, because multiple nose injuries can be devestating
I think a lot of Tony/Manu's passion we see now is that they finally see things clicking after being off track for so long. I mean, last year Manu was out and Tony was just purely exhausted from doing all he could. Then this year Tony has been battling injuries all year, and Manu's been incredible trying to keep the Spurs afloat. So now they are finally together and healthy, and seeing things heading in a good direction.
Yeah. This has been a tough year for everyone. When you couple that with the off season excitement and expectations, it made for a major letdown.
This has been a very strange year, and I am just happy to see the guys really giving themselves a chance.
I am almost to the point of not double teaming that er. Just give him his shots from outside since thats what he seems to like. It seems like most of the time when we double him we get ed with someone being left wide open. Tonight was an exception because the rotations were excellent.
Blair's play is a result of his lack of play. If Pop can find 15 min for Bonner, who does nothing, why not for blair? Bonner doesn't have the intensity that Blair brings every time he enters the game.
If Pop plays him a longer strech, he will eventually calm down and do what he does. The man is still rebounding, he is just going up to strong.
My wishlist for game 4:
- At least one of our bench bigs has a solid game on both sides of the ball
- If Carlisle goes with a 3-guard lineup, we attack Kidd. Jefferson needs to take him off the dribble and/or shoot right over him
- We are better prepared for zone coverage (a few threes wouldn't hurt)
- Nowitzki comes back down to earth and has an average game
- Mavs don't shoot as many fluky desperation threes as they did tonight
Last edited by Warlord23; 04-24-2010 at 01:33 AM.
sure he's a top notch rebounder, but he's almost non-existent on D. either he gets over it, or he's just made no adjustments to playoff intensity shock as a rookie.
who nose?
lame
.........................but I LOL'ed anyway!
I agree that Grizzly has been poor this series, but who would you give his minutes to?
Also, he's a rookie in the playoffs for the first time going up against the franchise's arch-enemy, so the learninig curve is very steep.
I hope Pop keeps giving him those minutes at the end of the 1st Q/start of the 2nd Q so that when he finally calms down he might be a factor in a game. Those minutes allow Pop to assess whether to play him later in the game or not.
One of the more noticeable times we doubled him with results was when Parker INSTANTLY ran to him and went straight for the ball, the result was a jump ball, but the double team worked to near perfection that time.
Dice played well against Dirk early, but in the second have was a bit overactive and took a few too many risks......still, it was nice to see him playing with energy, he just has to channel it a bit better late when it comes time to buckle down (like he did on that Terry block). Great to see him battling on the boards.
Matt played Dirk as well as he could to not be overly physical with him. He stay in front of Dirk and didn't really foul...even drew a charge with his footwork. At the end of the day he (like Blair) have GOT to make Dallas pay for playing small ball and convert on 2nd chance attempts. Hopefully, he will find his shot as the playoffs move forward.
Hill has had an explosion like we've seen during the regular season yet, but he's made some big plays late in the past 2 games when the game was on the brink. Very encouraging given his status coming into the playoffs.
Jefferson looks like he's going to remain either a boom-or-bust from game to gamew with nothing in between. Hopefully he has a lot more booms in him, but he can't be hesistant and the team is going to have to make a concerted effort to keep him involved.
It feels like the 2009 Spurs and Mavs at times have switched places the way our defense is rotating and the way Dallas offense is becoming a one-dimensional, jump shooting barage with their idea of ball movement being a two-man game. Hopefully it keeps up and we keep attacking the basket.
my wishlist
- Dampier swabs some tal on his fatty palms in lockerroom before he goes on court
- Carlisle gets fired and succeeded by someone who has a brain
- Someone who doesn't execrate the Mavs whistles the game
- No Barea in the 4th quarter
Dice was a bit jumpy on Dirk, but if he plays physical without putting him on the line and stays down on fakes, he can make him work.
Bonner seems hesitant at times...
I love the Coyote in between time outs. So energetic.
I'm not sure whether this game was immensely fun or immensely stressful to watch; the end result makes me lean toward fun, but my stomach most of the game says otherwise (unless that was just the tortilla soup...).
The biggest problem was that through the entire first half, I felt the Spurs were outplaying the Mavericks thoroughly. They were efficient on offense and swarming on defense. Despite all that, they could never build any kind of padded lead, and that was very concerning. I attribute this mostly to the Mavs ability to hit 3-pointers, and the fact that the Spurs practically gave up on the 3-ball in this game. I love that they were attacking the basket, but being -24 on the game when comparing points from 3s is really hard to overcome. (For the record, the 7 threes that the Spurs attempted was their second lowest of the entire season; the only game where they attempted less was the Rockets game on 11/27, when they were 2 for 5 from three point range. Also, the last time the Spurs played a game without making a three-pointer? April 7, 2005...against the Dallas Mavericks.)
Anyway, once the Mavericks went on that big run in the 3rd quarter, and the Spurs managed to right the ship, that's when the game actually got fun to watch, and was a complete dog fight to the end.
A few other random bits:
-Tony Parker is the man. That is all.
-I knew when Manu left the game that he would come back as soon as they got the bleeding stopped. He's just a flat out warrior, and the kind of guy you love to have secured for 3 more years.
-It was great to see George Hill be the player we've come to expect the last few months. I was pretty sure it was in him, but until a player has a really good game in the playoffs, you still have that lingering doubt in the back of your mind.
-Matt Bonner must lead the league in contested shots made over his hands. The effort is certainly there, and the execution is usually there too, but players just seem to have so much confidence shooting over him. I really don't know if there's much the poor guy can do about it, but it never ceases to amaze me.
-If the Spurs go on to win this series, then no one should doubt the signing of Antonio McDyess again. He's been huge on both ends, especially against Dirk, and while he may not quite be averaging 8 and 8, he's getting awfully close, and his intangibles make up for it.
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