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And he looks like some hillbilly psychopath from a horror movie.
I like Kaman, he is a really poor mans version of Duncan. But he is injured and I don't know if he would truly help. He isn't a very good defender, but he is not a bum on that end.
Bottom line: He isn't good enough for the Spurs to give anything up for.
And he looks like some hillbilly psychopath from a horror movie.
we should be lookin at maybe foster...
as entertaining as acquiring a free agent is.. i just cringe at the thought of having then "learn" the system.. that whole notion of a player needing at least 1 year under pop's system wouldn't benefit us during our playoff run this year.. i just wish tiago would develop or do whatever he needs to do to become more dominant on the floor
Yes we do... though I do believe that Splitter is going make us eat crow at some point this season.
Yea we do. I say we put Tiago on the trade block and see what kind of offers we get.
Is there any rumor out there? are we going for someone?
Like the OP said, I do believe we need extra help in front teams suchs as MIA/ORL/NY, etc.
our best shot is to develop Tiago quickly
Agreed, but if Splitter can't get a look against the Blazers in February, he's essentially done for the season. You can forget about him being developed this year, he won't touch the court in the POs, save for garbage time. I wish this wasn't true, but if anything, Pop is extremely predictable.
Not a great night for Dice to say the least - he looked like a mummy out there.
i dont think we need a big. we just need to develop Tiago. i think we need manu to give up 3 or 4 FG attempts in favor of RJ. 7 attempts for a starter playing 31 mins game is too damn low. he should be utilized more often. RJ's AFG% leads the spurs starters at .57
our weaknesses were exposed tonight in the game against portland
and the playoffs are beckoning
the coaching staff should see it, we need to match up better against boston
i hate to lose this opportunity this year
The All Star break is usually when Pop and coaching staff start to fine tune team.
Problem is they'll be busy this year AT the All Star game coaching, and not coaching the Spurs.
I agree it is quite frustrating, on paper Tiago is our best fit against a guy like Lamarcus.
Tiago cant shoot 3's so he is pretty worthless. Sure he can move his feet; defend the pick n roll; defend face up 4's and the like; oh and he is 6'11, but he just doesnt stretch the floor. And if were going to win a championship its gonna be from behind the arc. lol
fortunately our lethal weapon Matty Bonner will be back soon
I heard it might be a while. On the radio here in SA they said his injury is a freak-injury and worse than they expected.
Creating a thread to voice this opinion wasn't enough? Glad we've already got a frontrunner for president of the Anti-Splitter club. We'll see if you go on to glory like the former leaders of the Anti RMjr or Finley groups, or shame like those who led/lead the charge against Richard Jefferson, or Tony Parker.
Pop, last night.
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...n-rookie-team/"He’s out until he’s in,” Popovich said. “I know that sounds crazy, but there’s no structural damage, so it’s just a matter of where it is, pain-wise. When he’s ready to play, he’ll play.”
"He’s out until he’s in,” Popovich said. “I know that sounds crazy, but there’s no structural damage, so it’s just a matter of where it is, pain-wise. When he’s ready to play, he’ll play.”
Pop seems pretty pissed about the Matty Bounhair situation, if I remember well he did a similar like ironical quote few days ago. I'm not sure to get it, it means Bonner could play if he was able to handle the pain ?
We don't need ANOTHER big, we need a GOOD big....
I hope so, cuz he's disappointing alot of his fans with his ty college-level play....
Splitter's p&r defense, team defense and defense against perimeter bigs has been solid, any time he's received a chance..his flaw on D is that he's soft and gets pushed around against post-up bigs, which isn't really an issue for this team, since Duncan usually guards those types anyways, and Blair/McDyess can at times, as well..
It's difficult for a guy to develop when he isn't getting minutes..realistically, the Spurs aren't going to acquire a good enough big man to fill their needs, developing Splitter is by far the best option..
If he ends up being ty, then live with it..if he doesn't even get a chance, you just wasted one of the last few season of the big 3 playing at a high level..
Exactly.
As for Bonner, he needs to get in the lineup. Going on 9 games with a bone bruise? Bynum has the same thing, missed a game and is supposedly going to play tomorrow and he has a lot more weight to carry and has had a lot more knee problems than Bonner has.
On the other hand, if he sits out it presumably forces Pop to play Splitter against the Lakers. Although, you never know, I'm sure he'll be tempted to play small ball against long, mobile post players for the umpteenth time . . . and watch it fail miserably.
Splitter needs to get stronger to be a better post defender, but I still think he can be useful right now against the long, non overpowering types, like Gasol, Nowitzki and Aldridge. He has no chance against a guy like Bynum, who can basically put him under the basket. I'd rather the Spurs play Duncan, Blair and McDyess on Bynum than Splitter. Splitter should be used on Gasol and maybe some on Odom, particularly with Bonner out.
That's another problem..last time these 2 teams played, Pop put Splitter on Bynum, which is a horrible match up for him..Bynum is one of the most powerful bigs in the NBA, Splitter has no chance against him right now..when Pop does put Splitter in, he seems to be putting him in against the more powerful players, which obviously isn't his game..maybe to send him a message, I don't know, but he's obviously better at defending mobile bigs, while guys like Duncan and Blair are obviously more suited to defend the post..
Gasol and Odom are both much more favorable matchups, so hopefully Pop will throw him in there against them tomorrow..
Steve Kerr's opinion.
http://www.nba.com/2011/news/feature...-observations/As deadline nears, former GM Kerr dishes on possible deals
Art Garcia
NBA.com
...San Antonio and Orlando are two teams often mentioned as needing size. The Spurs complement Tim Duncan with undersized centers/power forwards in DeJuan Blair, Antonio McDyess and Matt Bonner, and a rookie 7-footer Tiago Splitter struggling to get his footing.
San Antonio is also cruising along with the league's best record.
"They likely won't get anybody who would play ahead of Splitter," Kerr said. "Splitter is hardly getting any minutes, but who do they get to come in? Splitter has now been there half a year and he's familiar with the system and what they're trying to do.
"That's the tricky part with these things. When you say who we can get, you have to get somebody better than who you already have on the bench. I don't see anybody out there better than Splitter for San Antonio."
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