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Orlando would be the perfect game to see what Tiago is really made of. I could seem him frustrating Dwight with his physical D....
It'd be a great game to give Tiago a strong amount of minutes to match Orlando's Howard and Gortat.
They might even start Tiago on Howard so Tim doesn't pick up too many fouls early.
Orlando would be the perfect game to see what Tiago is really made of. I could seem him frustrating Dwight with his physical D....
refs will call a lot of fouls on splitter if he even breathes on howard.
I just hope Pop will not give him the Mahinmi/rookie treatment and keep him on the bench. I just hope he realize Splitter is too valuable a player for that .
However much Pop decides to play him.
I don't mind starting Timmy out on Dwight. The offense is churning along nicely so really, Tim can reverse the roles a little bit from a few years ago - instead of saving himself a little on defense so he can carry the offense, he can concentrate on defense a bit more if the offense gets rolling.
If Tiago gets in, he'll will have 3 fouls in the 1st qtr.
Was Tiago warming up tonight so he could have a rhythm against Orlando, or was McDyess being rested so he can take majority minutes against Dwight?
Dice not playing and Tiago playing had more to do with last night's game, than Monday's.
If there's a game where the Spurs strategically decide NOT to play Splitter and Duncan together, this would be it. I'll take my chances with Splitter against Gortat.
yeah i like splitter out on dwight, timmy will get pushed around too much. and everyone is correct tiago will rack up fouls, but hey ya never know maybe dwight will too
Keeping a guy on the bench because you're afraid he's going to get into foul trouble is pretty dumb. Fouls are part of the game. I'm not sure where this foul-phobia started with Spurs fans, but having a guy on the floor to actually contribute is better than having him sit on the bench.
I believe we'll soon move to the next reason a large segment of ST will complain about how Tiago is used.
My guess is that Tiago will become Tim's back-up and get 16-20 minutes per game.
If this comes to pass, ST will have two "debates". First, Tiago's minutes will result in a reduced role for Dice, Blair, or Bonner. We all know how that will go if Blair or Dice start to rack up DNP-CDs. Second, a segment of ST will question Pop's sobriety or sanity for not playing Tiago alongside Tim. These "debates" will intensify as the Spurs winning percentage drifts towards 70%. Good times.
Duncan-Howard
Splitter-Gortat
Mcdyess,Bonner-Lewis
Blair-Bass
that's how I want to see it if no one is in foul trouble
I think Howard is too powerful for Splitter unless Splitter uses his great offensive charges to frustrate Howard who was pissed off last year when they played here.
I was excited about the idea of Duncan and Splitter together, but nothing Pop has said from the day Splitter arrived indicates that the idea is on his radar. I'll be happy to see it if it happens, but I'm certainly not holding my breath.
I would say he'd get some minutes trying to guard Howard to see how he does. Mcdyess will get a shot as well but Dyess might not be able to keep up with him. I like Tiago guarding him rather than Dyess.
Rest assured that McDyess will start against D-Ho.
I think Splitter is to good, and can do so much for this team then just be Duncan's back up. I would love to see them both play together for a few minutes a night. They might turn out to be this generations twin towers that we have wished for a long time.
Splitter will have a new nickname after tomorrow's game -- "Kryptonite."
hahaha ... more likely it will be "Pinerider"
I would guess Tiago will time against Orlando, for no other reason than try and throw as many bodies against Howard as possible. IMO it would be a great expierence for Splitter going up against the best center in the NBA. Should be intersting how many minutes Splitter gets against Orlando.
Splitter has no chance against Howard. He would get 1 foul every minutes.
Blair can't defend Howard neither and would have trouble to defend the Lewis's threes.
I think a Dice/Duncan combo would be the best against Orlando but it's not yet playoff time and pop will stick to Duncan/Blair and ignore the matchups.
Splitter will get 10 minutes max.
He should definitely see more time than Blair, for a start.
What I've seen most of Splitter's fouls have been blocking fouls trying to slide over on penetrators, not playing man defense on bigs. On the other hand he draws charges on the bigs he's defending. Should be an interesting matchup.
Does Howard has a post up game yet?
I can see Pop playing small a lot against them...
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