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Yep, Deep, I for one wouldn't bet one red cent on their chances.
tee, hee.
Free Tiago
Yep, Deep, I for one wouldn't bet one red cent on their chances.
tee, hee.
Splitter like to dress up.
Free Tiago
Someone should make a sign for the next home game
FREE TIAGO!!!!!
What doesn't? I continue to wait for their luck, unprecedented in the history of North American professional sports, to run out. Yet it never does.
It's the typical "first year, wait your turn" nonsense. People will say "what about Hill, Blair, etc.?" , but the difference was the Spurs didn't have rotation caliber players ahead of them.
I think the biggest thing Pop has struggled with has been, who to subtract from the big rotation? This nine man rotation has gotten the team to this point. Blair and Bonner have both played a part, they've both been part of this team beyond this season and I think Pop feels a sense of loyalty to them. But deep down, he's got to know they can't win a championship if those two are paired together. The problem is, if he drops Bonner, then they're playing two non shooting bigs together and if he drops Blair, then they're playing two sub par rebounding bigs together.
What Pop needed was an opening to justify dropping either from the rotation. The Lakers game provided that because it gave way to their first extended stretch of bad play this season. Now, he's got a reason to make a change that goes beyond the vast majority's preconceived notion of what this team needs to be successful in the long run.
Unfortunately, I have zero confidence that he'll make the necessary change.
Pop is terrible when it comes to dealing with bigs he just doesn't know how to coach them other then Timmy and David. I mean how many centers have we ran out of town Rasho, Nazz, etc...
I love Pop but get a ing clue and play the guy!
Yes. Currently he is pretending to be an NBA player.
THIS!!!
tiago activist are being called out everywhere to make signs if your going to the upcoming games, or if the crowd started chanting tiago tiago i bet pop would get pissed off cause the crowd is telling him what to do. he should know the fans and players are what make the nba the nba
This thread is so full of fail that it's amusing.
Meanwhile, Bruno, Josh McRoberts continues to outpace Tiago in just about every category except for DNPs.
I know....it's all Pop's fault.
_Jag flat-out owned this thread.
Apparently Pop sees something in Tiago, maybe in practice or during games that leads him to believe that he is not ready this season. A missed assignment here and there on defense spells doom for Tiago. We all think we know more than Pop but oh well, thinks just aren't going to change. I'm with everyone else here, I think Pop should play Tiago these lasts few games. Pop knows what he has in Blair, now give Tiago a real chance to show what he has!
I think it's funny that you think the Spurs play nothing like the Suns. As Spurs fans we should know that all those easy fast-break points are going to be taken away in the playoffs.
At least in the half-court the Suns had a dominant paint scorer/finisher in Amare and Nash who is probably a better mid-range shooter than anyone on the Spurs (for when teams take away the 3 and pack the paint as LA did). TP and Manu (our primary pick and roll players) don't have anywhere near the jumper that Nash does. Wasn't that the Spurs' blueprint to beat the Suns - guard the 3pt line, make Nash a shooter and let Amare have his? Ironic, isn't it?
And no, I don't think they're riding into the playoffs. Pop usually pulls the starters early in the 4th if the game is out of reach and he didn't. I was behind the visitors' bench last night and they were trying but just couldn't score when the Heat locked down on defense.
IF we keep our distance with Lakers and Mavs, we'll have a week to play before the playoffs where 5 gamesor so will be played, during this time i say our starters will play an avergae of 15-20 minutes, if Pop makes Tiago play with the starters during thos 5 games and not in a lineup of "Quinn-Neal-Anderson-Novak" i will consider that Pop gave him a chance to play and showcase himself.
Most likely, pop won't do that, he will play either Blair or McDyess to prevent Tiago from looking good so he doesn't have the extra work of finding minutes for him.
As of now, that's the best scenario i can find for Tiago. Spurs clinching the first seed early so Tiago can share some time with the starters.
Co-sign. Get me a marker and let's start a chant. What's the worst that can happen if he plays with Timmy?THIS!!!
tiago activist are being called out everywhere to make signs if your going to the upcoming games, or if the crowd started chanting tiago tiago i bet pop would get pissed off cause the crowd is telling him what to do. he should know the fans and players are what make the nba the nba
I'll be at the game against the Suns, I'll have my sign, but i hope he'll be playing by then. What are the chances?
Not NBA ready? The best center of Europe last year? then what can you say about Neal who was a role player in Europe
Please be serious.
Splitter is ready. Varejao,Scola,Pau Gasol,Marc Gasol,Ibaka,Oberto....etc they didn't have more experience playing pro-basketball than Tiago
This is now a Manu_Forever thread.
Last edited by biskvito; 03-16-2011 at 10:21 AM.
So he was the best center in Europe?
Now for sure.
i dont think splitter himself would say that....
Meh....Meanwhile, Bruno, Josh McRoberts continues to outpace Tiago in just about every category except for DNPs.
I know....it's all Pop's fault.
the point of Splitter having been or not been one of the best centers is irrelevent. who cares. the bottom line is he can play when given the opportunity because he's showed that and he has a skillset that can be used. and by "opportunity" i don't mean inserting him in the lineup with the second unit or in trash time with the scrubs, or playing him in scattered minutes and seeing whether he sinks or swims. that is ludicrous. that is not how you measure all players' worth, particularly role players. by "opportunity" i mean playing with the best players. when he has been given these opportunities--which are few and far between-- he has actually done a good job considering how much limited time he has played with them. the games against Sacramento, Golden State, and Denver are the ones that stick out.
the media needs to bust his balls about this, but they're pussies.
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