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Well... ..
Issues on offense
1) lack of outside shooting, griz are collapsing in the paint. Making TP's job that much harder
2) Lack of bench production - Its really been Manu and Tim. TP got points in game 1 at the FT line by attacking. Game 4 he scored well, but didn't run the offense great and was a turnover machine
*3) RJ needs to be more involved. Pop needs to run plays for him or he needs to be more aggressive. He's been very timid.
Defensively
Bonner is out there to create match up issues by hitting the outside shot. He hasn't. He's only so-so on defense and out matched by the Griz big men.
Blair - matches up a litltle better, but is really undersized compared to them.
Dyess - a few years too old.
Splitter - rookie with not enough playing time to get respect from the refs and pop. Horrible on offense. Smart player though.
This team can be lethal when they are clicking. But seems that they're stuck in between gears and getting lapped.
Well... ..
Maybe this time, Pop should model his rebuilding philosophy after the OKC Thunder, who by design, modeled their philosophy after the Spurs - building through the draft.
do you at least read your own posts??So you're saying if TP was playing the way he used to in past playoffs, the Spurs would still be down 3-1? Just answer that re .
You know, as a matter of fact SenorSpur, the Thunder became my 2nd favorite team the same hour of the Perkins trade.
bandwanger fan
I like the bulls before mj in the east
and spurs in the west
you really are stupider than .....
I want to say something here...timvp's first post in this topic is right on target....good stuff....
Most of you don't know about basketball...
What does that have to do with anything? Sheesh. This is entertainment.
I was a huge Celtics fan when I lived in the Northeast when Bill Russell was playing but things change.
Learn how to spell, ducks. It's bandwagon. By the way, bands haven't gone around on wagons in a almost a century.
how old are you?
You're probably the kind of person who loves forums, it allows you to talk like you're a big/bad boy and say things you'll never say in front of people...
Obviously you left school early, so I'm gonna explain it again...
Memphis D is underrated by spurs fans!!
Do you think Rondo would have a 20 ast game against memphis? maybe, but with 10 TOs..
Do you think Tony would have suck the same way against anyother team?
They have the best freaking perimeter D of the league (remember 1st at drawing TOs..?), one of the best I've ever seen in terms of intensity..
Each time in the past when TP was the center of attention of the opposite team, TP strugled to go in the paint and the way Memphis is cutting the passing lane makes it difficult to execute the way the spurs are used to...
Again, AS DISAPOINTING AS TP was, it's a TEAM game...
Do you realise we have 1 of the worst interior D of the PO teams?
Do you realise that their C, SF, SG and PG look like allstars??
Gasol looks better than his old brother!
So, OF COURSE Tony deserve his share of criticism (find a quote where I say he was great/ok/perfect or whaterver...), 2/3 of his TOs are unacceptable!
But I don't think it's fair to juge him as the lone reason the spurs are in deep ...
Is it Tony's fault if Bonner is ting in his pants each time he's in PO, if RJ has gone AWOL, if Hill is mentaly weak, if Pop make Splitter suddenly START in the 3rd fouling every 2 possessions?
If timmy isn't timmy anymore?
If you think only 1 player is the reason we are 1-3, you're just an idiot, nobody can help you but yourself...
IMO the main reason (not the only one) in phychological, one team believes in itself, the other doesn't. You can see it clearly in the body languages...
Their ability to render Tony Parker unable to keep from dribbling the ball off his foot is unparalleled.
I wish Tony was our only problem...
He's not, but he's the biggest. By far.
I wish Tony was our only problem...
Parker is having a tough series, no doubt. He's being outplayed by an up and coming talented young point guard (Conley). He's making alot of risky passes and/or flat out bad passes.
But Hill, RJ, & Blair are right behind him (in terms of sucking).
And if anyone deserves the lion's share of the blame.. it's Bonner getting 20+ minutes (or any minutes, for that matter). He is easily the biggest reason the spurs are circling the bowl.. His 3pt shooting has been neutralized and what open looks he does get he's been bricking. He's getting exploited continously on defense in P&R or in the post by Randolph and Gasol. Every time he has to front his man it causes additional problems for other defenders who have to continously help. Add to that he provides ZERO interior help defensively on all the cutters/slashers going to the rim who are getting easy lay ups / dunks.
Been saying it for years, but Bonner's 3pt shooting is a dumb gimmick to rely on given that it comes and goes (usually goes once the playoffs start) and can be neutralized with the right defensive scheme. Which is exactly what the grizz have done. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Hollins spent an entire afternoon going over film on how to exploit Bonner's ty defense. Cuz it sure seems that is exactly what the grizz have been doing in all 4 games.
The Grizzlies had a little something to do with our loss.
Hmm, Shades of 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and probably many more years. This is the same team that won over 60 games this year. The loss on Monday should have been our second; and we should be 2 - 2 with the Grizzlies. Reminds me of watching the Spurs play at the Jazz a few years ago and the fans were so intimidating that the Spurs were but a s of the team that ended up taking the NBA le. I sat in the stands in Salt Lake City and feared for their lives (and mine).
Monday's game was ONE game in a long season. If aLL of you were true fans you'd thank this team for giving us so many thrills over the years. I, for one, am confident the real Spurs will show up on tonight. I have no doubt. I've been watching them since the days of James Silas and the Ice Man. And if we lose, I'll look forward to the next year.
Our team is the San Antonio Spurs. Our fans are the San Antonio whiners.
I wouldn't say obsessed but he's the one I'm most praying has a great game tonight, because he can be the difference maker. It's not even worth reading your posts because of how biased your are to TP. You never answered the question either. And yeah I love forums so much that I have 380 post here over 2 years.
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I give thanks for the thrills of 1999, 2003, 2005, & 2007 but that is then and this is now. The team has glaring problems starting with the head coach that must be addressed immediately after this season ends. I hope Holt wisens up to all of Pop's increasingly mind numbing stupidity and puts an end to it.
TP isn't exactly helping out RJ when he's throwing passes a foot behind him and can't get the offense in any kind of groove. Blair has played with energy and toughness when he has been in the games, which is more than I can say for everyone outside of Dice and Manu. So I'm not sure where you're getting your take on Dejuan...he's played like 15 minutes the last 2 games.
Outside of those two 3's Bonner hit in game 1 and some decent D in game 2 he has been worthless. If he can't hit open 3s or play Randolph without fronting him then Tiago should get all of his minutes, at least he brings more toughness and the same 3 pt shooting ability as Bonner in the playoffs.
Blair has been throwing up alot of junk that barely grazes the rim and is shooting 33% for the playoffs. He has to learn some consistent moves that will allow him to finish around the rim consistently which is almost 99% of his offense. He's a great rebounder when he's motivated and in shape which doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Seems to have affected his ability to create turnovers with his active hands (his other strength besides rebounding) as evidenced by his zero steals in 4 games. He's routinely abused in the paint, along with Bonner. I'm not sure what posiitives can be taken from all this. Maybe you've seen some but I haven't.
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