Spurs fans desperate for another bigman to play alongside Duncan. Go back and look at some old Mahimni threads on here.
Someone gets it... You ers keep putting unatainable heights on these guys expecting another D. Rob....... It aint gonna happen any time soon, if ever.
If anything, Hold them up to the standards of Rasho or Oberto... That would at least be a little bit more fair.
I like Splitter's toughness. Hes a solid defender. I actually think hes got a good hook shot, he just needs to get some air under it, so it doesn't constantly get blocked.
It was only blocked once. That comes from such an awkward angle, very few people will be able to block it, not that they need to try because that ugly rarely goes in. At least release it above the shoulder, Tiago. That weak Euro won't succeed in the playoffs.
Its ugly, but he needs more arc to it. But Splitter's post moves are actually pretty solid. I'm anxious to see what his post game looks like after a Summer working with the Spur's coaching staff.
No you're wrong his size helps us with defense and rebounding. He defiantly helps us match up better.
Most of us agree here that Tiago played good defense. Rebounding wise his good boxing out led to many team rebounds in the first half (only one OReb for the Lakers) and some rebounds for Tiago himself in the second half. And Tiago drew many fouls.
Offensively he struggled which I expected without Manu or TP setting him up. But Tim Duncan did not light it up either against the bigs of the Lakers this year scoring 10 points in 3 games. Go figure ...
man, people complain about Bonner's lack of D. It's not like with the Big 3 going for 20 each with their shot totals and couple that with the shots to go around to Hill, Neal, Jefferson, & Bonner, where is it that Pop needs any plays to be drawn up for Splitter?
Spurs ain't going to go Paul Westhead Denver Nuggets fast. There just ain't that many shots to go around. I don't give a about plus minus scores or any of that. How many players on the Spurs this year was able to hold Bynum to Zero Offensive rebounds in a quarter?
SO WTF PEOPLE? The Spurs need 2 REAL Defensive 7 Foot Post Players and they got them in Duncan and Splitter.
Yeah, because offense is really the Spurs concern right now... put Tony, Manu or Tim in the game and Tiago will NEVER have to take these shots. We don't need another "offensive big" like Bonner who is useless on D. We need a big who can defend and Splitter is definitely the best guy on the lineup right now to put alongside Tim.
like everyone else is saying ..please dont post if you didnt watch the damn game man c'mon ! ... tiago and blair did exceptionally well staying active without the ball, i can tell you that this game would have been so embarassing if pop was still benching the poor guy full games...
tiago did as good of a job as you can on gasol, points will be made my friend.. but IF YOU WATCH THE GAME you will see that most of his points were made with good defense by tiago..
the thing that sucks is how easy they can score right over blair if they get positioni thought this game was more of a win than a loss.
i mean our bench guys hung in there "in l.a mind you" and fought with the most dominate team in the nba this is a BIG for tiago and the other guys who stepped up. i noticed pop's little wasnt in the fourth running away from the ball
i loved tonights game, i thought about us guys who call bonner "fools gold" ..u guys remember when he made a really cool three only to be driven on by lamar odom and with bonner defense allowing an "and 1".... seconds after he made his worthless 3. ladies and gents =Fools gold
Tiago in my opinion:
Good-Very Good = Defense
Ugly-Needs Work = Offense.
People Tiago is ok, but he is not that good. He is NOT a difference maker and you wont convince me otherwise. The only way I'll think different, is if I see him consistently play well with my own eyes.....
Stop hoping that he's going to do more for the team and accept it for what it is. What you see is what you get.
I'm not saying he wont be good, I'm just saying he isn't that -hot right now...as far I'm concerned he'd a bust..a big disappointment.
As if I was soooo excited to see him play. All last summer I couldn't wait for the season to start.
I can't believe I got so excited over a player as ty as him.
-TRUE STORY
He's a bust
I'd rather have that no-name Omer Asik scrub in Chicago than this dude.
..f'n homers......geez
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A disappointment tonight.
Kareem coined the sky hook. Splitter coined the hip hook.
If he had had Duncan next to him a lot of his seeming errors would have gone away - he is surely not perfect and needs to work on his FTs but overall has been more consistent than Blair - who by the way can also be very effective for stretches (but for all our sake not with Bonner!) as long as he does not try to be come a primary scoring option!
lol seeming
exactly^ @rummpd
where on here does it say that tiago is part of the big three? no i think his offensive game is better than what he showed tonight.. i mean think about out it pop has thrown this guy to the sharks w/out attempting to ease the guy in with minutes, they are so irregular and stupid.
and then all of a sudden hes starting against the lakers? if bonner is soo damn good and knows the system so ing well why doesnt he have enough faith in him to start???? makes no sense period when evaluating his lineups.
anyway tiago now realizes theres no time to try and work your way in because if you dont play like your fighting for your life then you wont see the court again! i mean bonner can do whatevef hes got a tim duncan do what you feel card and anyone else is ready to get nailed to the cross.
tiago is soo unreliable that pop relies on his defense to keep the game from becoming a joke right? to me i now believe pop knows he should be playing tiago with td but is addicted to the red .
@mingus hip shot was really bad tonighthey people no one is saying hes tim duncan but i am saying YEAH HES A DIFFERENCE MAKER
especially if pop gave him time to play with the starters, that is if bonner can come out of the game for a few seconds!! if tiago played with ;manu, tim, and tony you bet your ass they wouldnt collapse on tiago the way they did tonight.
in fact thats exactly whats going to happen to duncan if bonners in the game. pop is even being forced to keep bonner out in the fourth uhhh ohhlooks like pop isnt getting bonnerd tonight
He does have a built in excuse if he ever plays badly.
Couldn't watch the game.
Read the whole thread and still have no idea if Tiago played any good.
Thank you very much for your insight Spurs fans !!
Tbh Tiago looked better then Timmy against LA tbh
tiago apologists
splitter looked overwhelmed and overmatched against the 2-time defending champs, even minus bynum
i was laughing at splitter's garbage on the offensive end, and grimacing as he was getting absolutely schooled by gasol on defense
crofl. gasol had 17, 17 and 5. oh yeah but splitter was 'boxing gasol out'
the only good thing i saw him do was draw a charge on kobe at the end of the 1st half
wow!!!! he drew a charge against a guard. brilliant. that sure threw kobe off his game...
crofl. thanks tiago homers! yall made my day with your ignorance of american basketball
My honest opinion
Bunch of idiots in here. What the do you expect Splitter to put up in order for you to stop complaining? 20-20? He's not that type of player but he will go out there and put up a fight defensively which is all that we need from him especially with our high powered offense. , we should be happy that he has even been given an opportunity.
People gotta get off of Tiago's schlong... he kinda sucks.
Last year it was Mahinmi and Hairston. Now that they're gone everybody has to try to get on this Tiago Splitter trip..its re ed.
You guys are pure homers, its embarassing.
did anyone say anything about Bonner - spread was about Splitter - and if you watched the game you know he played pretty well especially in the first half - not sure why people want to be so negative towards one player to try and make their guy look better, especially in this case where they dont truly paly the same position and are totally different types of players.
Bonner is clearly the better shooter and has better knowledge of the Spurs system - Splitter is clearly a better defender but is still learning the system while also adjusting to the NBA
It's one game - Splitter played best in 1st half - anyone who has watched games this year and thinks Bonner is the better defender (outside of Splitter not rotating as well as Bonner at times) is a complete idiot. I am not a Bonner hater, last night was exactly what you want out of Bonner - 20 minutes and high pct shooting
It was one game against very good bigs and I thought Splitter hustled and competed - didn't play good but if you really think he played poorly then your expectations are way off. Splitter offense at this point is gonna be hit and miss and at least he was aggressive trying to score in the post as was Blair - obviously Pop told the bench guys to be aggressive and gave them some rope - the result of that was at times poor shot selection.
If I was giving a grade to Splitter it would be C (maybe C+ when you consider lack of PT this season) - I thought the main thing Splitter needed to do last night was work earlier in the possession to not give Gasol deep position - as he will score on any Spur big if he gets deep post position - the other thing was at times Splitter committed too much to help on a driving guard giving Gasol open jumper or allowing him to roll to basket for easy shot
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