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Blair should stay a starter and let Dice finish games...
wtf is pop doing
“Some of the guys are not in sync with each other,” McDyess said. “I don’t think we’ve seen Matt and DeJuan playing a lot with each other this year. We’re trying to get them used to playing together.”
From JMC's article here: http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...ve-breakdowns/
I guess this means they're going to try and make that frontcourt combination work, which is dubious. Maybe when the playoffs start though they'll make sure either TD or Dice are always on the court, like LA does with Gasol and Bynum? I sure hope so.
Blair should stay a starter and let Dice finish games...
wtf is pop doing
Seriously... we get crushed when those two are out there together. I can't believe we're going to waste this amazing season with Pop's boneheaded rotations and benching of one of our only big men in Splitter. Ugh.
Who is this upsetting to? You as a fan? The team?
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so basically we're trying to get bounced in the 1st round???
"We’re trying to get them used to playing together"
that should be very upsetting. Basically it means Pop MEANT to put Blair + Bonner on the floor at the same time
yes, i'm positive as a fan that that is exactly Pop's goal this year.so basically we're trying to get bounced in the 1st round???
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I don't see how it's upsetting.
Blair and Bonner have barely been on the floor this year. I don't think that combo will ever work. Bonner still counts as small ball in my eyes, and the one "big" you have is shorter than Rashard Lewis.
I'd rather force feed splitter minutes than have Bonner see more than 10 MPG.
wtf ?
it makes sence to try to get them used to playing together incase they have to if another player gets in foul trouble and they have to play together at the same time
Is this much of surprise to anyone? Steadily over the years Pop has turned into Don Nelson the reject version.
I'm sure Pop will be paying extra attention to how the Beast and the Red Rocket play together. They are in our top 4 bigs, so it's inevitable they play together. We'll see in the next several weeks if Splitter gets some minutes. I think he will indeed. Friday will be telling in many ways. I care as much about the way we play as the result. Should be a barnburner.
Bonner + Blair = defensive suicide. Well, it's been a fun season watching the Spurs win by big margins as Bonner go 6-7 and 7-7 in meaningless games.
I think I'd rather have lost 16 more games (good for #7 seed & not in LA's bracket) and have Splitter fully integrated so that the Spurs would have more options in the playoffs. God help us if TD gets in foul trouble for even one game.
Please Pop..don't do it.
Stop panicking, the only reason he is doing this is because in the playoffs he may be forced to play them together, and if they don't learn to now then we get ripped apart in the playoffs. I doubt he does it in the playoffs unless he absolutely has to.
Maybe (hopefully) Pop is just tinkering and experimenting with the line-ups right now that he can. I absolutely love the TD-Dice line-up but hate the Bonner-Blair line-up. Hopefully Pop figures this out by the time the Playoffs roll around....
This, although you would think Pop would of gotten the lineup expiermenting out of the way by now.
If he puts both Bonner + Blair in the playoffs its because:
A) We have an injury
B) We are blowing someone out
c) We are getting blown out
Popovich is a stubborn little . guess he'll have to get knocked out in the second round to find that out.
What I gather from this thread is:
Spurstalk is smarter than the entire Spurs organization, mainly Pop.
News flash: you're all dumbasses. The Spurs organization is one of the leaders when it comes to using advanced metrics to find out the best combinations on the court. Obviously, this Blair/Bonner combo is effective or Pop wouldn't be using it.
So for all of you just blindly calling Pop/Spurs organization dumbasses, give me some facts first.
A buddy's cousin said her travel agent told Pop has a trip booked in late May and doesn't want the Finals to screw it up.
Obviously, all he is doing is protecting his deposit on the trip.
Seriously.
This time last season we didn't know if we had the team or the stones to even make the playoffs. Every game in March was a must win just to make the playoffs.
Now we are the lead dog and have the luxury to try different combinations and see what we might have as playoff situations arise. Some nights that makes us look bad compared everyone else we play.
Most teams we are playing hit the court fighting for playoff position or just to get in. Their motivation and intensity right now is greater than ours.
The "morons" in the FO quietly assembled this team together when most thought this was definitely our year to be down. Personally, I've been impressed with what they do most nights without any of the ESPN Superstars.
It's amazing how many geniuses show up when there is a small lag in the season and we don't win every game by double digits or compile our 13th lost.
Some Spurs fans think they have more basketball knowledge and ability than Pop, his staff, and his players.
Let the man do his job.
He's the same genius that out coached everyone else four times and was a few lucky shots away from doing it more.
if you think Bonner/Blair make a great pairing then i can do nothing more for you regarding your basketball IQ.
Tim's minutes are going up above 35 for the playoffs and maybe they will actually go to him in the post twice in a row when they have a disgusting mismatch again.
I have seen Tim dominate in the paint recently but more importantly there was a stretch of four possession where he demanded the ball and ran the offense through him. We scored three times.
We are not seeing playoff basketball and that is just not from a intensity standpoint. We have not played our cards or rather have not pressed them.
Against the kings the other night when their tallest player was 6'9" we could have ridden Timmy to 60% shooting through those slumps.
We never did. Is Pop stupid?
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