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They abandoned defense. If Pop is at all serious about getting back to his defensive roots, he will start demanding defense for playing time. If that is the case, Tiago/Leonard have to be given a shot.
I don't know what it is, but when i see leonard? I see size!!
They abandoned defense. If Pop is at all serious about getting back to his defensive roots, he will start demanding defense for playing time. If that is the case, Tiago/Leonard have to be given a shot.
We all know Leonard won't start unless he plays like Bruce Bowen pt 2. right off the bat, which probably won't happen. All we can hope for is that the youth of Leonard, Splitter, Anderson, and maybe even Joseph come through and give the vets a big boost this year....
I'm not quite sure if Pop will be reluctant to play Kawhi early on. He seems okay to play those that he has confidence in. I don't think it's a rule of his not to play rookies, but a process of feeling out the player's abilities and grasp of the system through training camp and beyond. I think Kawhi will play early and often.
I just hope Pop took some humbling on the fact that the Griz tanked to get us and then backed it up.
You can always count on Pop to play Bonner! Yay go spurs go!
Haha. I'm sure it seemed like the Spurs abandoned their defense, since they ranked 11th defensively. Sadly, they just haven't had the legs, length or the personnel to rank much better than that the past 3 or 4 years. Therefore, they had to score in order to win. They still have a system. They still have rotational rules that differ from most other NBA teams. Dice, Roger Mason Jr., Matt Bonner, George Hill and others have all commented about how the Spurs' defensive system is different and difficult to pick up right away. (We all know how challenged Matt has been & only Pop can justify his playing time)
Dude, you drink way to much RC Punch. Really dude... Basketball is ing basketball. It's a game of tall athletic ballas. That's it, it's pretty simple...
he who has the the tall homies, wins the ing game.
Rocket Science.
Having David and Tim on the floor at the same time is better than any "system".
It's time for your "management" to get some ing players up in the is and win some games....
the system...
the system allows Matt ing Bonner minutes...what kind of system is that?
In simpleton terms, true.
Hey RC Koolaid drinker, answer this question?
And whose fault is that? Because we certainly paid up handsomely for personnel to beef up the offense.
I don't drink RC's Koolaid. His Koolaid gets him arrested. I said only Pop can justify his playing time. Catch up.
I think you must know the answer to that one. Is this another Richard Jefferson thread? He's really the only player outside of the Big 3 and Dice that the Spurs paid handsomely (>$5M/yr) and we all know about the misevaluation of that player.
Pop is an idiot...
Answer the question.
I also disagree that the Spurs didn't have the defensive players. Advanced metrics show the Spurs defense was better with Tiago on the floor. Danny Green defended very well. There were some players that if you cared enough about defense would have gotten more burn.
Pop is a tool...
We all know who are the Pop suckers in this forum....
Pop needs to go...his run is up. Time to start over...
His brilliance in creating more minutes for Matt Bonner is ridiculous.
I don't give a if Ducks was the coach...he wouldn't look down the bench and put in matt bonner to help beat an 8th seed! WTF! I don't get it.
is he better than Anderson?
Pop being humbled?
Pop blamed the series loss on the Spurs being 'out of rhythm' because of late season minor injuries.
And that every team was pretty much the same and as good as anyone else in the west.
BACK to the subject at hand.
If Leonard can help the Spurs, he won't play. That's the Pop way.
Legth and interior defense makes all the difference. Dallas is going to miss Tyson Chandler.
Looking forward to see Kawhi on the floor.
I just hope he gets the chance to play. I don't want to see him treated like Splitter.
So in your opinion why didn't Tiago play more?
Tiago Splitter sucks. If that is our big man option this year...it's gonna be a LONG season...
Not a veteran. Same reason Leonard's likely to be glued to the bench far too often.
They both play different positions.
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