Hard to imagine this could be a problem, but does anyone think that the additions of Mills, Diaw and Jackson might cause some chemistry problems due to them taking " time" away from the other players?.
I know Injuries have been huge this year, but once Manu, Paker, Bonner, and Neal are at full strength again, wont we be over loaded at the wing positions? I worry people like Green or Neal will end up with no time at all. I feel somethign has to give and I worry the players who lose their playing time wont be able to handle their new roles. There is only some minutes to go around. Heck, not even talking about James Anderson.
Boris really helps in the big area, where we were thin at PF position. This past game probably will show how the minutes will go around with the bigs. 30 mins for Tim, 25 a piece for Bonner and Blair, AND 10-15 min for Diaw. Seems to work ok there. but the wings?
PG- TP-35 min, Mills 10-15
SG- Manu-25 min, Green 20
SF- Leanard- 25 min, Jackson 25
Neal? Anderson?
This being a little conservative with Manu and Jackson, Who I think will eventually get more minutes. This leaves litte to nothing for players like Neal and Anderson. Maybe its Green who loses min or Jackson, but something has to give and Im not sure the players can handle it, but I pray they can.
Thoughts?
Yoda
Anderson will only play garbage minutes the way he has done all season, no change there.
I don't think Mills will play much more than garbage minutes, he doesn't know the system so I think Neal will keep running the point along with letting Ginobili handle the ball when he's on the court.
Jackson is gonna just play most of Jeffersons minutes with some of those going to Kawhi
Don't see any chemistry issues, I think all minutes will stay the same except for Diaw taking some Bonner/Blair minutes.
Yes it is a valid concern. Pop has got so many puzzle pieces now they are overflowing the box and he has to rework chemistry all over again which is a dangerous thing to do so close to the end.
That is why I advocated going after a smaller piece like Turiaf, someone who would be a easier fit that would fill an actual need, which is energetic post defense and shotblocking. Instead Pop opted for the multi-purpose Diaw who will be harder to fit in and doesn't do much to fill the actual need.
Pop just rested 3 rotation players and we won a road game. No, we're not overloaded.
Yeah, Gary Neal will continue to be the backup PG unless he starts to struggle, then I could see a change coming with Patty Mills.
I love the Spurs roster, they already have a pretty damn good starting lineup, but their second unit could be a starting lineup on about 25 of 30 NBA teams..
Neal-Ginobili-Jackson-Diaw-Splitter and the wildcard being Matt Bonner, he can be hit or miss.
Has the OP ever heard of the name Tiago Splitter?
Personally, I would like more Splitter, more Diaw, less Bonner and no Blair.
Pop failed his chemistry tests in '09 and '10. In '09 he couldn't figure out a rotation for most of the season. In '10 he couldn't figure out how to integrate Splitter. It's like it takes him a season to figure stuff out. It's something to be a little worried about.
I was thinking similar thoughts. Do we have too much talent?
I'm very sure that everyone knows their roles of the team.
Backup PG
Okc- Fisher
Lakers-Blake
I have no problems playing Neal/Manu at backup PG. Mills doesn't get to play.
Neither does Anderson.
Green should play about 15 minutes.
Yeah, against New Orleans.
Against New Orleans that had even more player out than the spurs
Green will continue to start and play 25+ minutes, and should.
Anyone using that hornets game as a gauge of anything should probably just quit watching basketball.Yeah, against New Orleans.
YODA,
Don't freak out. We have a lot of depth and thats very helpful. I think this will give us the opportunity to rest critical players at certain junctures during the season. Having depth in the post will let us sit Duncan a few more games down the stretch and still win. Having depth on the wings will let us bring Manu back into the rotation slowly and sit him right before the playoffs. It also assures us that an injury won't completely derail the whole show.
Realistically through there are going to be some players more or less left out of the rotation during the playoffs.
Blair is the biggest target to lose minutes. If Diaw plays up to his potential then Blair might be totally on the bench or playing just a token 5-10. If he plays 20-25 in the playoffs (except against very favorable lineups) then we'll be sucking.
Mills probably doesn't play. One of either Green or Neal is probably out of the rotation also.
we so stacked reminds me of the jailblazers who couldnt manage that roster
"Suddenly, we're stacked!" - Sean Elliott
Wrong. Because Diaw is mult-talented, that makes him eaiser to fit in. Turiaf would probably have trouble getting consistant minutes, be cause hes limited from a talent standpoint.
Not buying the schtickk today.
Turiaf was perfect (and SIMPLE) as the guy you bring in against the bigger, tougher teams in the league which is a good handful of teams. The rest em the spurs can get by with Blair starting and getting his usual 18-22. Had Pop integrated Splitter / Duncan earlier in the season that would have been an option as well but it's not anymore.
Pop has enough problems figuring things out, last thing he needs is an enigma like Diaw who he'll probably be putzing around with in different lineups for the rest of the gotdamn year.
I don't think Green is going anywhere. He's already gained experience playing "crunch time" minutes, hit some key shots and most of all, Pop loves him. His minutes may decrease, but I fully expect him to remain part of the rotation, going forward.
I can only hope.
I don't give a what your buying. You haven't even seen Turiaf play, so how in the do you know that hes a perfect fit? Diaw has already shown his worth in the two games with the Spurs. Until you actually start watching the Spurs on TV, your better off spouting off Pop hate with your trailerhood buddy silverblk mystix, than trying to come across on here as someone with a clue.
It's STILL a road win minus three rotation players.Yeah, against New Orleans.
Anyone failing to recognize that. Road win against ANYONE minus three rotation players is a Huge positive should stop sharing their thoughts here.Anyone using that hornets game as a gauge of anything should probably just quit watching basketball.
The more depth the better.
NO was without three rotation players and two starters and if you going to insist on using Ginobili, who's missed most of the season, I'm going to throw in Okafor which makes it 4 rotation players and three starters. It's a win. Don't use missing players as an excuse.
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