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I thought Splitter looked good tonight considering. I'd like to see him start.
5th big now?
If so could we actually see Duncan Splitter together soon please
I thought Splitter looked good tonight considering. I'd like to see him start.
I really thought that Blair would've been a beast on the boards tonight against Love, but that wasnt the case. But on a positive note Splitter played pretty damn good and even played in some meaningful minutes in the 4th quarter...
Who cares about Tiago and Tim on the court at the same time? The point is to get Tim and Dice rest for the playoffs. Yes, Tiago needs to get court time but the point should be that it allows Tim to rest on the bench not for Tiago to get to play next to Tim.
Blair did play just 5 minutes.
Because he sucks. The only reason he's not the 5th big is because pop doesn't want to crush any confidence he still has.
Blair is definitely in the doghouse. Sad.
It has not been the case this year with Blair with the way the refs have been calling a lot of phantom calls when he positions himself for rebounds. The league has been getting softer every year! I can't believe that the Euroleague/ACB is now considered a tougher league than the NBA. You can't even bang in the post anymore with all the ticky tack bull they call nowadays.
i hope not. Blair has showed signs of breaking out of his slump lately -- he looks better around the rim and his rebounds are about where we need them and expect them to be. if the Spurs didn't have the position they have in the standings atm, then i'd say put him in the dog house, but they have some leverage with where they're at in the standings. they need to use that leverage to play Blair and get him playing up to his potential. Dyess will be there when it matters most in the playoffs. it would only make sense to let Blair play further out of his slump because i still feel he can be a key player for this team.
He isn't a starter-caliber player, I don't know why he's still going up against starters, it just hurts his game..he can still be very effective if he's going up against bench players..
He's getting outplayed by Bonner right now and eventually Splitter will begin to eat his minutes up.
I love Blair, but he needs to step it up.
Maybe Pop is trying to get him to get used against NBA starters?? That's the only way your going to get better in Sports is to play against the best. The thing with Blair is that he has all the physical tools to be a 20/10 guy but he lacks the discipline and patience when he gets the ball deep into the post. He either throws up really quick and soft shots or tries to through it down too hard. He needs to find balance! He should watch some old tapes of Malik Rose and learn some of his moves. Or maybe call up Hakeem the dream during the summer, but I hear that Lebron and Bosh have already scheduled their appointments.
At this point him being in the starting lineup just isn't working out. Were 12-1 but you cant ignore just how bad of a fit he is. I think its appropriate to move him with the 2nd unit and let him continue where he left off last year. Maybe insert Dice or Splitter into the starting lineup and see how that works out for a few games.
This is why I find comments like "We're 12-1 so STFU" so stupid. You can always make your team better so why not weigh your options?
If he was going to get minutes I would have thought it would be tonight 2 big rebounders who were owning us on the boards yet he only got 5 min all the other bigs were over 20. I say give Tiago a chance with the first team and lets funnel those guys right into our bigs like we use too and have them actually go oh crap.
I keep thinking of how good this team could be if they'd ever play Splitter with Duncan, Parker and Manu and just start mixing up the pick and rolls. They could also become a really strong defensive team. If you want Duncan to get rest, the best way is to put a shot blocker next to him so he doesn't wear down having to defend the paint by himself.
It depends on the matchups
Imagine Blair betwenn Love and Milicic...
Thought that was a big mistake tonight from Pop. Probably would have had a much better chance of not falling behind had he allowed Splitter and Duncan to play together and not sub for each other early.
Having bigs helps you rebound, defend against size, control pace, and usually get more scoring opportunities in the paint and attempts at the line -- something Splitter is quite adept at doing.
Hopefully Pop sees it fit to play Duncan and Splitter together down the line.
I keep believing that they're going to get a chance eventually and everything's going to change. I never stop letting myself get my hopes up.I think they'll probably have to really click in order to get Pop's attention away from carpet bombing the basket from 24 feet.
I love the current offense. lots of movement and pick and rolls finding open shooters. If the defense gives you open 3s you have to take them the Wolves weren't even running at our shooters. Ginobli is the only one that I remember even taking contested 3s. I want Splitter for the defense and the rare easy shot near the rim. The lakers average much more attempts than us since they lead us in assists I'm sure there taking open 3s as well.
I'm trying to be optimistic, hopeful even. I'm right there with you, just telling myself it's only a matter of time.
Ignorance is bliss.
I just want to see two big guys out there. I also think Splitter and Duncan is where the future lies, but from what I have seen it appears to me that Splitter will have trouble with the mobile fours and MCD will be better suited to guard them.I keep believing that they're going to get a chance eventually and everything's going to change. I never stop letting myself get my hopes up.
Personally, I was salivating at the thought of Splitter and Duncan in the 4th. While the wolves were scoring on splitter, Splitter wasnt sitting back and just taking it. He did a good job boxing out on the defensive end and a great job being active and drawing fouls on the offensive end(i think it was 3 straight possessions.) I thought Splitters D was decent but Love and Darko were just circus freaks tonight.
Ultimately they went Dice and Duncan - which is great too.
He's going to have to. He can't expect Duncan, at this stage of his career, to not only guard a guy 2 inches taller and 20-25 pounds heavier, but also keep a glass cleaner like Love off the glass. He's having a tough enough time guarding bigger centers, he can't be expected to singlehandedly take care of the paint.
I'm not trying to make an excuse for his blatant offensive struggles, but it's not fair what they're asking him to do. He's not even a true center as is and they're only compounding their difficulty with guarding bulky post players with size, by often pairing him with Blair or Bonner. As well as Bonner is playing, we all know he can't help him in the paint.
Bulky post players with size, who can score with their back to the basket or inside in general, give the Spurs problems. This is where not having a single true center hurts them. Their best bet in these scenarios is to play Duncan and Splitter together or at least play McDyess more.
Enough with the Duncan-Splitter nonsense. It will never happen. It's not by accident that Popovich never plays them together.
Again, how does that spread the floor?
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