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The bench needs to step up. They were playing well early, but now not so much.
Splitter remains a mystery -- and a huge key.
Boarded? Like a plane?
The bench needs to step up. They were playing well early, but now not so much.
Splitter remains a mystery -- and a huge key.
With patented Popovich small ball.
Whaddya know?
I dont think they are not fatigued nor bored.
It's probably because they are the top dogs now and everyone is circling the calendar and is playing a little bit better when they are in town.
Sometimes its best to fly under the radar.
Well, Popovich was not coaching the game when this happened. Put the 5 most skilled guys on the court and see what happens.With patented Popovich small ball.
Whaddya know?
Whaddya know?
Small ball may work in New Haven (against the Twolves).
But not on Broadway (against the Lakers).
You do know that's what Pop does when the Spurs fall far behind in a game, don't you?
The exact same lineup.
He called the exact same play for RJ against OKC.
You have somehow come to the conclusion that Bud came up with this all on his own and that it is a huge departure from what Pop would have done.
Whaddya know?
But this wasn't Pop's idea.
He never plays that lineup.
the other guy said so.
neal came in and hit a huge shot... not his fault he doesn't get more playing time ...
some adjustments i think we need to make:
blair needs to be taken out of the starting line up. he just can't compete against the other starters, and duncan can't do it alone anymore. either dice or splitter needs to start. personally, i'd like to see splitter start, as that would guarantee him some minutes. plus, i don't think we've seen what the twin towers can do.
bonner needs less minutes. i don't care if he spaces the floor, he's almost useless on the defensive end. people see him and a green light appears in their head. not to mention he always picks up "and 1" fouls. besides, splitter can shoot threes too! hmph!
we also need to stop shooting so many damn threes. i know it's deadly if they go in, but if they don't... you almost lose to the timberwolves... we should be scoring more in the paint. with the weapons we have, we should be roflcaking teams.
Surely it can't be that 33 MPG is too many for Manu. The wails of the CoM have spoken on that, so I won't try to suggest it.
Tony, I'm not sure what's wrong. I've got to think some of it is mental/emotional.I 'm willing to give him another game or so, but then he's got to snap out of it.
Tim is still actively conserving energy for the Spring, I'm pretty sure. He also knows that he got to let the other guys develop.
RJ is leveling off from a terrific level of play he had no chance at maintaining, but I think he still "gets it". He's learning how to pick his spots, but I don't think we'll see the extended stretches of passive play from last year.
Hill, Bonner, and Blair have no excuses. Fortunately Hill may be waking up.
dont we still have 2 free roster spots? how about signin sg/sf 10 day contracts...
how long is jame anderson projected to return?
No-can-do. Wish I could.
This team has been relying on Manu the way they did to end last year, and we all saw how he tapered off to end the playoffs. Plus they've been winning with offense -- hot shooting -- not playing stout D and smart, conservative ball -- and Tim's probably been asked to do just as much as ever as their anchor, even if in fewer minutes.
I'm not saying they're done and are going to fall off the map, but they need Hill, Blair, Splitter and Neal to start hitting their stride together and eating up some minutes to provide some kind of window for Manu and Tony to get their legs and heads right -- the latter of which I'm speaking to Tony.
I mean, let's be honest. Racing out to a 15-2 start, what exactly about that record screamed sustainable? They're playing faster than ever; Tony, Manu, Jefferson, 'Dyess and Bonner were playing at levels that had nowhere really to go but down; and without the aforementioned playing at that same level -- specifically Tony and Manu -- this team starts to look a lot like the team that ended last year; as greatly as RJ and 'Dyess have improved in their second year, this team still relies on essentially the same perimeter and interior D until Splitter and Anderson prove otherwise.
Great, great start. But it's only that: a start.
Look man, your being pretty ignorant right now. At least come up with some intelligent arguments when trying to disagree with a point.But this wasn't Pop's idea.
He never plays that lineup.
the other guy said so.
Your arguments make no friggin sense. Sure you can give Pop credit for incorporating small ball. But a lot of times, it doesn't work! I give credit to the coach that actually won the Spurs the game. Pop throwing himself out, is an admission that he is not doing his job right.
This is what it is interesting as to what Pop will do when the time comes for him to trim the amount of minutes for the Big 3. I know we would all assume that there would be a steady increase in losses, especially if both Bonner and Udoka log in heavy minutes. But what if Pop decides to trust Tiago by giving him more minutes and as a result develops some rhythm and chemistry with his further integration? Also it would be suspenseful as to what Pop would do when JA comes back: will Pop go with JA or Udoka?
If by some small miracle that Tiago, JA and of course Neal are beginning to play some heavy minutes in order to rest the Big 3, would we still think that the same increase in losses would come or would there be unexpected extra wins (most of them close, probably) partially brought upon by the rookies with good potential?
It all depends on one ornery, wine-swilling bas .
Look man, you're being pretty ignorant right now. At least come up with some intelligent arguments when trying to disagree with a point.
Your arguments make no friggin sense. Bud did pretty much exactly what Pop does in these situations, and since his exit was planned, he probably gave Bud instructions what to do once he was gone.
If you think it was so different, tell me what Pop would have done differently given your cast knowledge of basketball and the Spurs.
I want the quick grades!
we all knew this way was going to happen. even during the 12 game winning streak, there always was that nagging doubt in the back of our minds. that nagging doubt was the knowledge that the spurs, especially manu, could never keep this up in an 82 game season. just enjoy the ride and prepare for the regular season grind.
If Hill continues to play well, Start him and Splitter. It makes more sense to bring Manu and Blair off bench.
Tony has looked sluggish.
New Orleans has looked sluggish.
Lakers have dropped 4 straight.
OkC aint exactly playing A game right now.
Point being, meh.
There are no answers for stupid questions. The game is what it is. If you couldn't tell the difference between when Pop was coaching the first half and after then all I can say is that you clearly didn't watch the game.If you think it was so different, tell me what Pop would have done differently given your cast knowledge of basketball and the Spurs.
I never said it was so different. But the energy and focus sure changed. Thats the coaches job and the point I was making was that Coach Pop knew he could do no more for his team tonight, so he kicked himself out the game. Am i wrong?
Yeah, you're wrong.
All I can say is you clearly didn't watch the game.
Or any Spurs game for that matter.
Wow see I knew CD could say something proactive every once in a while.
I totally agree. Parker especially so. I texted thispego earlier saying how it looks like Tony Parker has become a total re over night.
Its pretty simple really. Dallas and SA have traded places.
Ginobili looks tired to me but not nearly as much as some in this thread would suggest.
Duncan looks A in Okay to me, just lazy normal Duncan. Looked great tonight, actually.
Parker looks to be in a total complete utter re ation mental funk. When he attempted to get mentally back into this game, he kept getting tough calls against him. Whether it be BS charging or a no-call on a layup (Right after they gave Hill the SAME EXACT CALL). Yet somehow Parker ended up with a statistically Parker-esque game.
Hill is turning up his game to the Hill we hoped he'd be. Coincidentally he's playing bad ass right when the Spurs start sucking. Almost perfectly aligned with it actually. Funny how Hill flourishes when the team is SUCKING.
Blair is the Bonner of rebounds. Why the play his ass when he is not even ing rebounding the ball? ing . What a waste.
Bonner ing sucks, end of story. He has always sucked and always will suck. However when he happens to hit those threes, we are completely unguardable and a lock to win.
Seriously though, playing Bonner when he's missing 3's and Blair when he has zero rebounds????? Good, ole Pop.
Thank god we got that Dubya.
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