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After last season's last game, Manu should just skip Phoenix, IMO
Tiago Splitter is on the trip but is unlikely to play either game. Gary Neal should play. Manu Ginobili is only expected to play one of the two games but it hasn't yet been decided which one he'll play in.
After last season's last game, Manu should just skip Phoenix, IMO
Damn Tiago. Killin himself.
Ok. Now my patience is starting to get a little thin. Tiago had better not get any more injuries after this.
Now that that's over with, the fact that he's on the trip is progress.
And also, it'll be good to see Gary back as well. The team is getting healthier.
He has got to play on at least one of these two.
Tiago bull ting
Wow, this is getting ridiculous. Now we're seeing why Splitter doesn't get much playing time. Luckily Phoenix isn't lengthy, but not having him for the Kings could be costly.
My patience is boiling over with Splitter. No pain, no gain.
Splitter just needs to be back enough games to be in rhythm for the playoffs. His nagging injuries worry me though. We clearly need him to play a huge role against LA, OKC or Dallas.
So when people talk about tiago playing time being limited by possible injury ...
Would four gms at 25mpg have the same injury risk as five gms at 20mpg?
At the end of the day this still doesn't excuse pops decision not to play tiago with Duncan in my opinion. You have to take a risk and play them at least 5mpg together. Otherwise they won't know how to play together.
Rather have this happen now than in the Playoffs.
I don't see the point of letting Splitter traveled with the team if he is doubtful for both game. He would surely recover from his back injury better in SA.
And WTF? Manu still won't play b2b. That's ridiculous. Either he is breaking down or Spurs are too cautious. The Ginobili case is damn worrisome and is one of the main reason why Spurs can't be considered as a true contender right now.
They would do the same with Duncan if tiago wasn't hurt. It just the spurs being to cautious. Can't really draw a conclusion from this. Other than the fact it's one less game to get the team on the same page.
Exactly, which is why I think we'll likely see him play at least one of the games.
A frustrating dilemma to be sure, but right now, its not affecting the Spurs in the standings. We Spur fans just have to keep hoping that the team is healthy come playoff time.
dunno what u clowns are pissed about, why u wanna risk our only 2nd big +6'11 in meaningless regular season games, rest him for the playoffs and be at full strength is what matters
out of the remaining games, i prefer he played in the games against the lakers and memphis, to be prepared whats coming in the playoffs
It will be good to have Neal back.
I don't understand why Splitter would travel with the team if he isn't going to play. Seems he'd be better resting at home and getting treatment or whatever.
I don't think this team needs to worry about Splitter's availability all that much. He only averages 20min per game and has missed 6 this season. We're 5-1 in those, with the only loss being the Portland forfeit. He's just not that important to this team, especially given the depth we recently added. And this board overrates his value 10-fold.
hopefully splitter plays one of the two games
This is the pink elephant in the room on SpursTalk right now, tbh. I think secretly we're all kind of holding our breaths right now waiting to see Ginobili's re-emergence as the efficient offensive "PER" juggernaut he once was.
Manu did make it pretty clear that it'll take him a solid 15-20 games to get back into game shape, and we've seen flashes here and there that suggest that Ginobili still has it (flashes in the form of entire games - he had an efficient 17 point performance against New York followed by 22 point performance against LAC, or flashes in the form of specific plays, i.e. Manu driving it hard to the rim and dunking over a 7 footer in the Philly game), but like you I'm not ready to call this team a true "tier 1" contender (a la Miami/Chicago) until I see Manu put together consistent offensive performances.
I think the most worrisome aspect about Manu's crippled offensive game right now is his inability to get to the free throw line. Every tier 1 contender has 1 or 2 "slasher" type guys that can get to the free throw line when the offense isn't going well (Durant/Westbrook/Harden for OKC, Wade/Lebron for Miami, Rose/??? for Chicago). We have Tony Parker at the moment, and that's pretty much it.
Of course this is not to say the Spurs can't contend with a "65%" or "70%" Manu. We could always get lucky and have a role player or two step up in key playoff games. Or, we could have Bonner/Neal/Green go for 5-7 on 3 point shots to swing a game or two in our favor.
If Splitter was having back problems would sitting on a plane make sense if he wasn't planning to play. I thought that was the reason he didn't go to New Orleans.
They have already said that Manu won't play b2b for the remainder of the season.
I'm pretty sure the team has a winning record without Manu in the line-up.
In light of the fact that championships are won in the regular season and the Spurs can count on miracle 3 pointers and teams like Philadelphia and New Orleans being there, it's clear that the team will be fine without him either.
Think again.
The playoffs are a completely different animal and excuse us for not wanting to rely on Blair and Matt Bonner for significant frontcourt production against teams like LA or Memphis should we run into them.
I get that the overrating is getting on your nerves but make no mistake that Splitter will be needed in the post-season if not for any other reason than to give the bench a boost when the threes aren't falling.
I'm calling bull on this. Not against your statistics or figures, but against your logic. Splitter has proven his value to this team time and time again. 6 games is hardly a large enough sample size to make a conjecture of that measure.
Good point. A spasm is a type of muscle strain apparently so I should think a bit of extra rest wouldn't hurt. I don't like the idea of rushing him back to have him aggravate it Bargnani style so I'd honestly rather he didn't play without being 100%.
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