Boris Diaw Buyout Complete (Update: Spurs Frontrunners)

[Duncan2177]

[ace3g]

On your phone or computer?

computer, don't have a smart phone...

[manufan10]

computer, don't have a smart phone...

Going to have to look into that. Thanks for the heads up.

[monkeypunk]

The Foie Brahs

[Brazil]

The Foie Brahs

too bad Blair is not French

[El_Mago]

So this is what we got so far:

Parker/Mills
Green/Gino/Neal
Leonard/Jackson
Duncan/Diaw
Blair/Splitter/Bonner

Ideally:
Parker/Mills
Gino/Green/Neal
Leonard/Jackson
Diaw/Blair
Duncan/Splitter/Bonner

Nice.

[Beanzamillion21]

Tp2bd tha french connection!

[Russ]

[therealtruth]

We still don't know who gets squeezed out of the rotation. Ideally it would be Bonner/Blair and it allows Splitter to get more time. Or maybe Pop treats him like Splitter last year. It's not fair to the team.

[td4mvp21]

I really hope Pop doesn't use Diaw as a means to limit Splitter's minutes more, though.

[manufan10]

Gregory Popovich @FakeCoachPop

Yes we just signed Boris Diaw. He will wear the jersey number DD.

[anonoftheinternets]

somebody should update the le of the thread.

[Seventyniner]

Gregory Popovich @FakeCoachPop

Yes we just signed Boris Diaw. He will wear the jersey number DD.

I love the fake Pop account, and i don't even have a twitter account.

[TVI]

Put your money where yo mouth is . I have a high ranking official in the Mavs FO who let me know this was going down. I don't want this fat azz but i'll gladly take him if it means blocking SA lol.

Massive fail...

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I think diaw rocks. Spurs need too find a easy to turn his bromance with Parker into a cheap resigning

[ace3g]

I get the feeling he will have a breakout game vs the Suns on Tuesday, playing against his former team where he had some good years.

How Diaw can assist Spurs yet again

Diaw also fits with those around him. This is an odd Spurs team, where the tallest are arguably the team’s best passers.

Asked if that was true, Stephen Jackson nodded. Asked if he considered himself a big, he smiled and said, “Yes.”

Jackson played with Diaw in Charlotte, and he says Diaw’s passing is on another level. “His basketball IQ,” he said, “is through the roof.”

Sunday said the same. Then, Diaw set picks and defended and found his teammates with crisp passes. He ended with seven rebounds and three steals, and his two-assist total was low because various Spurs missed shots with his passes.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...urs-yet-again/

[GSH]

I really like what I've seen out of Diaw since he's been here. I just noticed that Turiaf, in his first game with the Heat, had 4 points, 6 boards, and 3 blocks in 18 minutes of play against Dallas.

The one thing that still seems to bother everyone about this Spurs team is interior defense. And I can't help thinking that even though we did well getting Diaw, Miami just got better, too. Right where we needed to get better.

I know you can't have it all. But I want it all.

[TJastal]

I really like what I've seen out of Diaw since he's been here. I just noticed that Turiaf, in his first game with the Heat, had 4 points, 6 boards, and 3 blocks in 18 minutes of play against Dallas.

The one thing that still seems to bother everyone about this Spurs team is interior defense. And I can't help thinking that even though we did well getting Diaw, Miami just got better, too. Right where we needed to get better.

I know you can't have it all. But I want it all.

+1

I'd still rather have a guy like Turiaf (esp for playoff basketball) whose role will be rather limited and won't need a whole lot of teaching / coaching / minutes. Just a guy you can send in to guard big guys and defend the paint. Pop already has to figure out minutes for 10-11 guys as it is.

[Mel_13]

Diaw chose the Spurs.

Turiaf chose the Heat.

c'est la vie

[Spursfanfromafar]

Turiaf's box score doesn't show it, but he was easily beaten by both Odom (and Nowitzki?) according to reports..

Diaw on the other hand held his own and did more against Nowitzki, and has been the best post defender apart from Splitter and Duncan for the team in the games he has played so far.

Turiaf surely shows more hustle, energy and registers on the box scores; but Diaw gets the Spurs the hockey assists, the screens and the savvy spacing plays that don't get recorded on box scores, unfortunately.

If one takes a look at the games he has played for the Spurs - his +/- will be on the good side, and overall apart from passivity on the offensive end, there wouldn't be much to complain about his play. Yet if you look at his PER and other box score stats, it would be underwhelming. I remember one other guy whose PER was terrible but who did superb for the Spurs.

His jersey number was just retired sometime back.

[TJastal]

Turiaf's box score doesn't show it, but he was easily beaten by both Odom (and Nowitzki?) according to reports..

Diaw on the other hand held his own and did more against Nowitzki, and has been the best post defender apart from Splitter and Duncan for the team in the games he has played so far.

Turiaf surely shows more hustle, energy and registers on the box scores; but Diaw gets the Spurs the hockey assists, the screens and the savvy spacing plays that don't get recorded on box scores, unfortunately.

If one takes a look at the games he has played for the Spurs - his +/- will be on the good side, and overall apart from passivity on the offensive end, there wouldn't be much to complain about his play. Yet if you look at his PER and other box score stats, it would be underwhelming. I remember one other guy whose PER was terrible but who did superb for the Spurs.

His jersey number was just retired sometime back.

So where do you think Diaw fits best in the rotation? Taking Blair's minutes (as a starter), or taking Bonner's role (off the bench w/ Tiago), or taking Tiago's minutes (since Splitter offers no "floor spacing"). Or some combination of all 3?

I think in terms of getting him up to speed for the playoffs what would be most conducive is having a defined, steady role instead of the random insertions based on whatever Pop's particular whim is for the day that seems to be his "role" so far.

I know Pop was all how gushing and pleased about a week ago that everyone was obedient and carrying out whatever Pop wanted on any particular day and that's great but the reality IMO is the team will funtion better when roles are clearly defined, that way guys can have an expectation heading in to each game which helps them be more mentally prepared.

[Spursfanfromafar]

So where do you think Diaw fits best in the rotation? Taking Blair's minutes (as a starter), or taking Bonner's role (off the bench w/ Tiago), or taking Tiago's minutes (since Splitter offers no "floor spacing"). Or some combination of all 3?

I think in terms of getting him up to speed for the playoffs what would be most conducive is having a defined, steady role instead of the random insertions based on whatever Pop's particular whim is for the day that seems to be his "role" so far.

I know Pop was all how gushing and pleased about a week ago that everyone was obedient and carrying out whatever Pop wanted on any particular day and that's great but the reality IMO is the team will funtion better when roles are clearly defined, that way guys can have an expectation heading in to each game which helps them be more mentally prepared.

Easy.. taking either of Blair's/ Bonner's minutes depending on match ups. Diaw is a good fit with either Splitter / Duncan.

And unlike your general nonsense about Popovich, the reality is that his record shows that given the right talent, his coaching will bring the best out of them.

[TJastal]

Easy.. taking either of Blair's/ Bonner's minutes depending on match ups. Diaw is a good fit with either Splitter / Duncan.

And unlike your general nonsense about Popovich, the reality is that his record shows that given the right talent, his coaching will bring the best out of them.

I will remain unconvinced this "fly by the seat of your pants" approach will ultimately "bring out the best". I hope so, but at the same time my experience of watching basketball over the years is guys do their best when their roles are clearly defined from game to game with only slight deviations from the norm.

Also, your claims that he is a better defensive player than Turiaf is dubious at best. His warts are already starting to show. Recall Timvp's game thread:

Boris Diaw B-
This was the first time that Boris Diaw struggled on the defensive end while in a Spurs uniform. He was giving it his all but he was caught out of position a few times. A couple other times Diaw simply rotated to the wrong player, which is obviously something that he will eventually learn to correct. Offensively, even though Diaw didn't hit a shot, he was still an asset. His passing continues to be a beautiful fit in San Antonio's offense.

[ChumpDumper]

I will remain unconvinced this "fly by the seat of your pants" approach will ultimately "bring out the best". I hope so, but at the same time my experience of watching basketball over the years is guys do their best when their roles are clearly defined from game to game with only slight deviations from the norm.

Also, your claims that he is a better defensive player than Turiaf is dubious at best. His warts are already starting to show. Recall Timvp's game thread:

You think Turiaf would position and rotate himself perfectly right off the bat?

[jjktkk]

I will remain unconvinced this "fly by the seat of your pants" approach will ultimately "bring out the best". I hope so, but at the same time my experience of watching basketball over the years is guys do their best when their roles are clearly defined from game to game with only slight deviations from the norm.

Also, your claims that he is a better defensive player than Turiaf is dubious at best. His warts are already starting to show. Recall Timvp's game thread:

Lol warts. Guess you didn't read the part of Tim's comments, saying that Diaw is an asset.