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Because Michael Cooper said it during a game where Kobe was super hot
But hey, its Cooper
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Best game this season from the Spurs thus far. Spurs came out in the second half and imposed thier will on the young Thunder. Ive been hard on Parker for awhile now but I was impressed with his play tonight. He was getting to the basket and finishing in a variety of ways.
Splitter played good defense for the few minutes he was on the floor. He is learning and showing great signs of a future great team defender for the Spurs.
+1. He looked fine to me, and why put him in when the guys on the floor were the ones playing well and the ones who got the lead in the 1st place. There was really no need to put him in at that point anymore...
You can use it for someone like Kobe who is an assassin and say that he is Ice Cold, as in he has no conscience and he's killing it, but usually Ice Cold is said when you're shooting poorly.
I completely agree with you man!
Thanks as always for getting these up so quickly. Would be cool if you could do an average of the grades say through every 10 games or so. Just a thought.
Spurs best game of the year. Defense looked good in the 2nd half and the Thunder are not easy to defend.
It's a good problem to have, but I'm starting to wonder how the Spurs will find playing time for all 5 bigs- Duncan, Blair, McDyess, Bonner and Splitter. The Spurs usually have 4 bigs, or more like 3 1/2, that are in the rotation.
Maybe Im to tough on the SPURS, but the D was pretty weak to me IMO.The Interior D is no where near where it needs to be.
For the Offense, the 3 pt shooting and And attacking the rim is impressive. Each is helping the other. It all starts with being able to attack the rim, which leads to open looks.
Will we have enough D at end of seaon for a playoff run?? I dunno.
excellent the defense in the 2nd half, it was
there goes pop getting players hes been dying to obtain then not playing them (TIAGO) play the kid ! moron
I've been consistently surprised by the grade differential between Manu and Tony in your reports. I have a hard time deciding whether it's just Manu love (a common issue on this board) or, since your grades scale depending on the max output you expect from a player, if your expectations of what Manu and Tony are supposed to bring to the team are really different.
I don't see how Tony being about the only one (apart from Bonner) not shooting bricks yesterday doesn't get him an A. If Tony had the same stat line as Manu you'd have said "C+ Awful shooting".
Algerian.
Some things you just don't forget; like when you make a joke about Ime Udoka's badassedness and his ability to destroy a team of Algerians.
I'm all for my favorite players having monster lines but in Duncan's case, "Stats are for losers. Final Scores are for winners" - Bill Belichick
3 fouls in 2 minutes in the first quarter, Bonner getting really hot from 3 and playing passable defense while out there all put Splitter on the bench. Based on the early returns with Splitter (this game excluded) I doubt it becomes a trend.
What an amateur mistake. I suppose you ignored the fact that Ginobili went a perfect 11-11 at the free throw line. When you go in for a basket, get fouled, and make those 2 free throws, it's equivalent to adding +1 to both FGM and FGA, but this is not directly reflected in the stat line.
All you need to know is that Ginobili scored 21 points on 15 shots which is equivalent to shooting 10-15 with 0 free throws. When you look at his shooting in those terms, it doesn't look nearly as bad as you make it out to be.
It took Kevin Durant 23 shots to score his 22 points, and yet I have a funny feeling that you would think Durant had a better shooting game than Ginobili, when in fact it's just the opposite.
This is why we have a concept called "true shooting percentage," a factor where Ginobili consistently ranks among the highest of all shooting guards. Today Ginobili was not nearly as efficient as he can be, but it wasn't downright "awful shooting" given the fact that he got to the line so often.
FGM-FGA isn't everything. It isn't even the main thing to look at when considering offensive efficiency. You have to look at true shooting percentage, as it takes into account free throws.
And honestly I don't even understand what you are so butthurt about. First off, timvp gave Parker an "A-."
Second off, you shouldn't give a about what the grades actually are - they are merely one man's opinion used to promote and spark discussion. Feel free to give Ginobili an F and Parker an A+ if you wish. Your opinion is as good as anyone's.
Oh and for your information, guess how many "A-" and above grades timvp has given Ginobili so far this season? Zero. Zip. 0.
Guess how many "A-" and above grades timvp's given Parker so far? At least 2 that I can recall.
The grades don't matter. I'm simply demonstrating that your perceived notion that timvp is giving Ginobili inflated grades while holding back Parker is flat out incorrect. Parker has a higher "timvp grade point average" than Ginobili thus far. Ginobili has never received an "A" from him and he probably never will, because he'll always do something Ginobili-esque in the game (be it ballsy passes for multiple turnovers, gambling too much on defense for steals, etc.)
Manu only had 1 turnover too. I'd take 4-14 shooting with 11-11 free throws and 4:1 assist/turnover from Manu any day of the week.
Getting 11 FTAs is situational, shooting 4-14 is not. My point is not really about the grade, but the fact that Parker would have been lambasted if he had had such a poor shooting game (likely to be linked to poor shot selection or bad finishing at the rim).
But in a way I guess what I'd like to know, since the grades are relative to expectations, is what are the expectations for each player. As we have seen at the beginning of the season, RJ got good marks because expectations were low... now expectations are changing.
And you could reply 'why do you care?' but I actually like timvp's reports and grades because they can show me why his perception can be different from mine, maybe he saw one thing and I saw another, etc.
He is the Captain, the Franchise, the soul of the team...
See his flu game?
I read a nice article about the impact his showing up (when 99% of the players would have stayed at home) had on the rest of the team!
Spurs had a great record but weren't impressive at all. Now, they start looking good after a great b2b.
And props to Pop for limiting Duncan's minutes.
Yep, there were glimpses of the old Spurs tonight. It really got me excited about this season. They have a lot of work ahead, but if they build up on the type of game they played in the 2nd half against OKC, we're in for a good ride - again!
My main worry/criticism: Turnovers. Too many telegraphed long passes.
The defense in the second half was about as good as defense gets. Expectations are ridiculous.
With spurs wanting to push the pace and attempting to get more fast breaks this is going to happen. I agree that it happens to often, but I actually think with the extra fast break pts they are getting that it cancels out alot of those turnovers. Lets not forget that the spurs were turning over the ball just as much last season while walking the ball up the court and very few fast break pts.
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