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he needs those stats if the Spurs want to easily beat the Lakers.
If everyone shows up and averages how much they make in the season right now and play decent defense majority of the time, we will be fine.
Do you guys agree with this statement?
If this is truly the case, then the team is going to have to SLOWLY adjust their offense into getting Tim more touches during the last 1/4 of the season. I don't think Prime Tim could score 20 points on 12 shots, let alone the current version. He'd need to get up about 15-17 shots a game.
I'm not saying that the offense needs to slightly adjust for Tim's sake, but for our perimeter guys. They've been used to playing up and down all season, but if the team is going to slow it down and go to Tim more in the playoffs, then they need to start implementing that game plan during the closing stretch of the regular season. Otherwise, our perimeter guys could be thrown out of rhythm.
On a side note, I love the confidence the team showed in letting Tim go at Pau in crunch time.
edit: I know Reggie Miller isn't a popular guy around here, but I'd say this is an interesting statement. I want y'all's opinions.
he needs those stats if the Spurs want to easily beat the Lakers.
If everyone shows up and averages how much they make in the season right now and play decent defense majority of the time, we will be fine.
Reggie might be right.
KFC will tighten things up and keep our perimeter players in check.
Moreover, if Duncan can get Pau or Bynum in foul trouble, they won't destroy us on the offensive end.
I expect Duncan to have bigger numbers in the playoffs anyway.
I heard that and I laughed. why would Duncan have to average 20 and 13 against LA?
Tim went what.... 8 and 8 last night?
look who won.
And scored 2 pts the first game. If my math is correct (im no math teacher but) thats an avg of 5ppg
hes going to have be able to knock down that elbow jumper and at least be able to put pressure in the post.
i don't think he has to be dominant but he has to make the lakers respect his jumper and post game for us to have a shot to win.
I'm more about 18 and 10 for TD against the Lakers in a series.
They need balanced scoring from the post and the back court to beat the Lakers. Make Gasol and Bynum defend TD and that will open the court for Manu and TP.
It will take all hands on deck to beat them in the playoffs.
Reggie Miller usually talks out of his ass, but he's got the right idea here.
I don't think Tim necessarily has to average 20/13 for Spurs to win (as evidenced by last night, where the Spurs were off their game and the Lakers were, generally, making the right moves). But for the most part, Tim has to be able to negate Pau Gasol, be it offensively or defensively.
He is the difference maker for them. If Tim and Pau come up even, then I think the Spurs talent and depth tips the scales in their favor.
The Spurs CANNOT rely on 18 ft jumpers for the majority of games if they want to beat L.A. in 7 games.
Noted, but I have a hard time believing that's going to be enough production out of Tim for the Spurs to get by in May or June.
20 & 13 may not be the magic numbers, but Duncan needs to be better than Gasol IMO for the Spurs to win a series against the lakers.
Duncan always amps up his game in the playoffs. I don't see him taking as many jumpers in the postseason, he's mainly doing that to rest his legs since there really isn't a good reason for Duncan to wear himself out battling in the post for the reg season especially against LA's big bodies.
Imo Tony Parker's production is going to be the biggest factor against the Lakers. He has to abuse Fisher and Blake since thats the easiest matchup the Spurs have vs LA and it'll disrupt the defense of their bigs as well.
And for the of it, Bonner might be an underrated piece since his ability to space the floor also helps fight against LA's size advantage.
Good post. I just hope Bonner will be back by then. Have they taken any additional x-rays or MRI's to see what the deal is?
I'm hoping for 16/11+; TD just needs to defend and protect the paint. I think that the series will rest on 3pt shooting as Phil Jackson will pack the paint. Bonner, Neal, Hill, RJ or Manu need to hit their 3s.
+1. TD always picks his game up come playoff time....
I think Reggie's statement is ridiculous.
Tim needs to play a bigger and better, obviously. But that doesn't mean we should totally re-invent the way we've been playing all season. We've been successful by not relying on Tim. Tim needs to play better defense - that's how he'll help us the most vs. LA.
To me, Tony has to play a great game in pushing the pace and getting easy points. Tim needs to play better defense and rebound, but we don't need to dump the ball into him every time.
The way to beat LA is to attack their weakness which is their slowness, not pound the ball into Tim against Gasol and Bynum, which is their strength.
So no, I don't agree with Reggie.
Duncan this season vs LAL:
Game 1: 2 pts, 4 rbds - Spurs 97/Lakers 82
Game 2: 8 pts, 8 rbds - Spurs 89/Lakers 88
No, we don't need Tim to average 20 and 13.
If anything Tony is the key against LAL, he has to dominate any of the Lakers PG's.
i don't know...if Blair is able to step up his game, you never know. Blair has and can offset some of Duncan's bad games (like game 1 in SA). he's also had a lot of duds, but Blair has stepped up big time the last month or so.
imo duncan just needs to anchor the defense and take the shots the defense gives him, that 18ft is auto this season
I'm not sure if Tim is capable of averaging 20 and 13 anymore. That said, I don't think its a must. We've been able to win without getting much scoring from him at all. He will need to defend and rebound effectively for us to get to the Finals.
It'd also be nice if he shook whatever mental block he has when facing the Lakers. Same deal when playing against Shaq. Because Tim has no lift anymore, taller players give him problems.
if blair and mcdyness continues to hustle down low
with the perimeter players hitting their shots and attacking the rim forcing the lakers bigs into foul trouble, we can win this series in 4 if the refs call a fair game at staples...
imo james anderson and splitter needs more pt to see where there defense stack up....
+1
I think Duncan's presence on defense is far more important than his offense against the Lakers. As another fan posted in this thread, he only needs to "negate" Gasol.
Should it not be what the Lakers need to do to beat us?
Because Reggie really knows what it takes to win it all...
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