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yes. we needed another ball handler on the floor. it would have been Hill obviously. I like Neal over Temple but not just yet to handle the ball handling duties when the game is on the line.
I mean, are these grades absolute? Duncan B+, Dyess B+. Does that suggest that both of their efforts were comparable?
Or is this a "B+ game for duncan" and a B+ game for Dyess?
yes. we needed another ball handler on the floor. it would have been Hill obviously. I like Neal over Temple but not just yet to handle the ball handling duties when the game is on the line.
Yeah, he's like 90, and the Spurs made him play about 8 more first half minutes than Phoenix wanted him to by getting Dragic in foul trouble. Nash is having to shoot more from short range with Amare gone, so his flaws are exposed. He also takes some ridiculous shots, and as you get older and less quick and agile, that stops falling.
dude, duncan got a b but yet he put up MVP numbers...uh ok...
yeah its relative to what they are capable.
Have to bump this post. Nash shot 5-15, if I remember correctly. Fantastic job on him by Tony.
he also had lots of turnovers dude
And, he also had a game winning block, shot 11-13 from the field, scored 27, had 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks (total).
It's good to look at the big picture, in my opinion, not just focus on points, or just rebounds, or just turnovers, or just assists.
Game changing plays (like that critical block near the end) also tend to get more of a look in my opinion.
But then again this is all opinion there is no right answer. The numbers are what they are.
Game securing block, rather, technically not "game winning"
duncan sucked in the first half
he played half a game
he did not have a a game tonight
he had a a plus the second half
rj bailedout his turnovers in the first half that block would not have mattered
45 seconds 9 points
Yea imo Duncan had an A level game but the rest of the grades look good to me. Parker might deserve a little higher rating if you figure his great defense but man did he pick up a lot of fouls.
Ok, that's your prerogative. We'll agree to disagree.
Latter.
Ah, that makes the grades much more reasonable. Good stuff.
Tony Parker's defense on Nash in the second half was ideal.
So much for that "Parker doesn't play defense" horse argument.
Could not agree more. Right now Neal is a situational role player. He should not be asked to handle just yet. Hes probably still getting comfortable in his current role. IIRC, asking players to play out of position usually works out badly for us. (Bonner, RJ playing the 4, Mason playing 1 etc.)
Temple over Neal when we were up by 15 isn't to give him an A+
Ball handling wasn't the reason why Temple was in over Neal. (Temple actually didn't look too confident bringing the ball up the floor when he was in the game; which lead to Manu bringing it up more often)
Temple over Neal was all about defending Nash in the pick and roll.
Respectfully, your reasoning is all over the place. I don't agree with the flow of logic at all, to be honest, but it is what it is.
Why single out RJ? Why not say "well if Ginobili didn't carry the offensive load initially shooting 4-5 that block would not have have mattered"
Or, "if duncan did not shoot 11-13, RJ's 3 point barrage would not have mattered."
It's a team game, this is a team win. Your reasoning is flawed.
I thought Temple's D was passable on Nash. When he was able to stick with him he did a great job contesting, but a few times he would get caught on the screen. All in all he did a better job than I expected.
Temple did a good job on d, no question duncan A at the LEAST Jefferson was sick well deserved A+.
And not that it matters, but Jefferson get's an A+ (as stated); I'd give Duncan an A- to take into account his turnovers. His offensive play was sufficiently spectacular to bump him up into "A" (albeit the lower end) category. Again, just my opinion.
The more Parker ages the more he likes playing awesome defense against back-to-back MVP's
it was a team win
I just did not think duncan desered a grade tonight
the other poster did
duncan is better then what he did tonight with the turnovers
this is a team game
tp started it then manu then duncan and rj
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