Manu and TP out of synch.. predictable... liked Tiago's work![]()
Lucky to be down only 2.
Need to come out with more focus in the 3rd.
Attack the basket please!!
Manu and TP out of synch.. predictable... liked Tiago's work![]()
Good first half all things considering. Any halfway decent free throw shooting and they have the lead.
Stephen Jackson looks GREAT defensively. Let's hope he keeps this up. On offense, he's attempting to fit in. I really couldn't ask more from him in his first half as a Spur again.
If Parker and Ginobili can get scoring in the second half and the Spurs don't run out of energy, they have a decent shot at getting this one![]()
Posting up Blair is also a losing recipe. He's ok with the pick and roll but he cannot post up against bigger defenders because he doesn't have the moves.
Watching SJAX craftily draw a charge on Dirk was the play of the game for me.
much better than Manu![]()
Sjax is way better for us than RJ ever was. Hes not afraid to get physical. He's doing a pretty good job on Dirk.
Jackson looks damn good too.![]()
I thought Tony passed up some transition looks to Leonard where Leonard had gotten ahead of the defense, maybe rightly so, but the Spurs normally push the ball.
The first half was not that bad for us. We did have a slow start. Down 9 at the end of 1st and won 2nd by 7. Win the 3rd and 4th and the game is ours. But don't expect the Mavs to fold.
i feel like we should be down double digits![]()
Not manu's fault Pop don't want to play him
What's Tony's excuse?![]()
Mavs are missing Haywood/Marion but, yeah, I don't see a championship level squad in Dallas this year. Lakers probably favorites in the West right now(assuming Kobe stops shooting them out of games come playoff time).
It's great seeing a Spurs small forward get physical.
4-11 from the free throw line (36%). Stat line of the game, tbh.
How much of a learning curve is there for Jax? Have the offensive and defensive plays changed much since Jax was here?
If those imposters masquerading as Manu and Tony disappear in the second half and the real guys show up, Spurs should get this.
Injecting Manu in and out of the lineup has seemingly thrown things out of whack. Hopefully they can overcome the 25% FG from him and the out of rhythm state he has the team in.
Jackson didnt get touches on offense, but he seems to understand his situation. On defensive side of court he looked great.
Hopefully we see less of Blair on Dirk, and more Manu running the show...
Damn, Stephen Jackson almost looked like he could fill the Robert Horry role. For some reason, he's always seemed so much taller than 6-foot-8.
Short answer: Yes
He seemed pretty comfortable with the sequence to get Timmy the ball in the post, at least, but we've gone away from that quite a bit since '03![]()
Tim looks kinda tired, tbh... We need more from Tiago inside
I guarantee you the Mavs are feeling a lot more nervous about the outcome of the game than the Spurs.
No blocks from him though.
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