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So what did that have to do with the legendary Mike Conley?
Kerr didn't make unilateral decisions tbh
Kerr wanted to build a defensive minded team. Instead, the owners and fans seem to prefer the And1 play style.
That team will never have a ring until they adopt a defensive mindset.
So what did that have to do with the legendary Mike Conley?
Few people realize offense wasn't the problem. The offense got worse as the season wore on but the defense was a much bigger problem. Offense can work as a good defense but the Spurs slowed down their offense and didn't improve their defense. The reason the Spurs had so much success with the Suns is they would use Parker to run him ragged and then throw Bowen on him on defense. They wore him down on both offense and defense. When Bowen was no longer there the Suns swept the Spurs.so the TP got owned by mike in conley () and you want to trade TP's defense for Nash's defense? The same Nash that got lit up by Bibby all those years in Dallas?
Offense isn't the Spurs problem brah, they were at the top last season.
For one season, I'd do it in a heartbeat. But what happens after that? How much longer can Nash really play?
Parker is always the third wheel in the Spurs train, so why when the third wheel was having a relatively substandard series, the whole team demise falls upon him ? He had some responsibility in it, no doubt, but putting all the blame of that failure on him is just re ed IMHO.
TP is prob a top 7-15 PG in this league now.
so many great point guards now.
He wasn't the reason we lost against the grizzlies. We got out hustled and played as a team.
That's such a cookie cutter canned bull response. You sound like Popo . Parker should have dominated his matchup with Conley. He didn't, and he deserves most of the blame. End of story.
i'm not putting any blame on TD at all, but he lost like what, 15+ pounds over the offseason? yeah it helped him run, but z-bo and marc gasol were pushing him aside like an elephant stampede.
that's what raped us. not tp's lack of dominance.
Duncan put up about the same numbers he did in the regular season and does not have the same opportunities Parker has in the offense. Nor did he have the supposed mismatch Parker had; therefore, the blame is on Parker.
+1
If we traded TP for Nash, add RJ from us and Frye (massive upgrade over Bonner as Pop's spacing 4, makes nice contrast with Splitter's developing energy game) and Childress (pretty much direct swap of bad contract for bad contract, only ours is bigger) from them, I'd have to consider it carefully. I'd go Frye over Lopez as he's a better all-around fit (Lopez duplicates what we hope Splitter will do). And then if we can unload Bonner with the amnesty, all the better... or keep him for 2-bigman 3-pt shooting lineups in special situations... nah, just dump him!
Thats TP+RJ for Nash+Frye+Childress. Risky, and only a 1-2yr window to do anything with it, but you'd have to consider it carefully.
Agreed.
Yup, it was the D that let us down constantly last season. We had flashes in the middle of the season where we looked to be able to turn it up a couple of notches, but the elite defence I was hoping would materialise never did. Splitter is key to that, hope he develops - he has the tools, just needs to put it together with understanding rotations and generally reading the game, which is why I think Pop sat him a lot (he should have played anyway IMHO).
1-2 years. And what's the reality of the Legend of the Phoenix Medical Staff? Do they really work miracles for older players (eg. Nash, Hill), or is it just good luck?
TD has also lost a lot of lateral quickness. He's not the super-elite help or individual defender he once was. And he hasn't got Bruce on the perimeter.
Poor Timmy, he's on the downside of his superb career. It feels a bit like David just before his final contract...
If the Spurs are serious about getting better on defense I think they have to look at Shane Battier. He's probably the closest guy to Bowen in the league and his offense is slightly better as he has a post game. He's probably a better fit than Jefferson if Parker can't improve as a distributor.
I agree Splitter can help the defense. That's why alot of us were complaining during the season when he wasn't playing. We just didn't feel comfortable with the lack of defense from the Spurs. We knew it was going to catch up with them. Splitter draws alot of loose ball fouls, defends the pick and roll, rolls hard to the basket, and is good at challenging shots. I remember the second to last game we played the Suns during the first quarter the Suns were constantly getting to the rim and making shots. When Splitter got in they were still getting to the rim but started missing alot of those shots as they tried to adjust to Splitter's length. Now if you combine Splitter and Duncan's length it will make it much harder to get clean looks at the basket.
I'm not blaming TD. I'm just pointing out that the 2 big fellas in Memphis did some serious damage compared to our lone franchise stud.
My thoughts exactly+1
TD has also lost a lot of lateral quickness. He's not the super-elite help or individual defender he once was. And he hasn't got Bruce on the perimeter.
Poor Timmy, he's on the downside of his superb career. It feels a bit like David just before his final contract...
They were also getting the ball way more than Duncan was.
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