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Was glad to see Pop not overdo Blair in a matchup he wasn't doing well in. Woulda preferred he played Splitter instead of too much Bonenr but that's just how it goes.
Not thrilled with how we played tonight, but I'll take it.
Quick Grades: Spurs at Mavericks
The Mavericks may not have had Dirk Nowitzki available, however that didn't stop Dallas from giving the Spurs all they could handle. Eventually, the Mavs ran out of sources for offense and the Spurs upped their defensive intensity to pull out a 99-93 victory. San Antonio, 28-4, now has a three-game lead for best record in the NBA.
Tim Duncan B+ Didn't dominate stat sheet but made big plays at key times.
Manu Ginobili B D shaky and lacked energy. That said, smart play really helped.
Tony Parker D+ Poor job running the team. Defense bad to start, though got better.
Richard Jefferson C+ Leaky defensively. Battled through anemic start on offense.
DeJuan Blair D Couldn't handle the perimeter oriented bigmen. Didn't rebound.
George Hill A+ Best player on the court. Fantastic defense. Huge buckets.
Gary Neal A His shooting kept offense from sinking. A bit too aggressive on D.
Matt Bonner C Again bad against the Mavs. Nowitzki not an excuse this time.
Antonio McDyess A Huge spark for the team on both ends. A real difference maker.
Was glad to see Pop not overdo Blair in a matchup he wasn't doing well in. Woulda preferred he played Splitter instead of too much Bonenr but that's just how it goes.
Not thrilled with how we played tonight, but I'll take it.
I'm really concerned about the energy level of Manu at the moment.
He seems to run out of gas all month in December.
Kinda troubling that Bonner came up lame against the Mavs yet again......
RJ is starting to worry me as well. Real sloppy on both ends of the floor of late.
And will someone PLEASE show Timmy how to outlet pass already? Right now, that's the weakest part of his game.
I blame this game on him being sick. Looked like he was struggling to breathe at times.
Bbbut Bonner had a putback slam....
Thanks for the writeup.
TD was great on Chandler and he also gave us a lift offensively in the 3rd.
I can understand having Bonner in there against the Mavs zone. Granted he didn't do jack against, but I can understand why he got so much run.
Hill/Neal and TD/Dce should be handed game balls.
While Manu and TP did a horrible job attacking the zone. Our bench is impressive.
The bench bail out the starters on this one.
Manu just isn't really driving. His shot was falling and the pick and roll with Dice was working too, so there was no need. tbh, with the shooters we have now, I don't mind him driving and kicking instead of forcing a contested finish at the rim either.
parker was bad but not d-
it amazing me other players can suck and get no lower then a c but
tp plays bad
spurs scored 95 points would have had easily 5 more assist had rj, hill and manu made wide open threes tp set up up
spurs shoot 46% against one of the best d teams in the league
Saved McDyess and it ing worked.
do you know if any of the spur players got his sickness
rj is gettin outplayed by NEAL, get back to the bench
imo if neal is that efficient with t he ft, we should try him closing games like manu see if he has that killer factor to win games in the final plays of the game, he seems to be shooting quite well at the stripe like ghill3...
I thought Jefferson's effort in the second half was pretty big. Made a very clutch three in the fourth as well.
Again, Anderson coming back theoretically would allow Pop to rest Manu for longer stretches, so he could have more gas for said games.
But again like was said, he is sick and it shows.
rj>terry tonight
No Parker was not sick, he was just awful !
Basically yes. They still didn't do a good job going after the zone, many of the same problems we saw in the first game existed tonight.
To be fair, Manu did do a good job from 3, though I remember a couple of his 3s were in transition and out of one on one moves.
I worship at the Church of Neal now
can we give Manu a game off soon?
yeah, manu's sick. didn't you guys notice the gum or sore throat drop he had in his mouth to keep his throat from drying up? anyway, i'd much rather have manu shoot jumpers than go to the basket every other play. he needs to conserve energy plus stay healthy. not to mention, it's allowing other guys to awaken. neal and hill are starting to tear it up.
spurs put 95 up shot 46%
this team is very scary if you think they played like dogs
spurs put 95 up shot 46%
this team is very scary if you think they played like dogs
+1. Even though RJ didnt play his best game of the season, he stayed aggressive and took it to the hole and the open J when he had it. I thought his D on Caron Butler in the 2nd half was pretty good as well.The reason we won again tonight was because of the bench, Hill, Neal, and Dice. Dice in the pick and roll with Manu was great. Neal was instant offense off the bench, and Hill had a great overall game. IMO TP was awful, it seemed as if that block J-Kidd had on him got to him and he tried going right back at him time after time as if to try and prove that he could score on him, only to fail again. The ball also seemed to stopped moving once it got in TP's hands down the stretch of the game...
oh and dallas shot 43%
Manu looked lethargic all night. Good thing his three ball was working and he didn't force things too much. I liked his defense late in the game though.
I liked how Tim quietly dominated during that time in the 3rd Q. Shows us what he can do when they're calling plays for him.
Anyway, where's Pop's grade?
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