That was probably the result of the lockout though. And even then I don't think training camp is a good reason to keep one of your team's best players off the floor.
Tiago clearly understands the system enough to perform better than some of the system vets (i.e. Bonner/Blair) and he's made significant improvements even without playing as many minutes. When we're talking about the team's playoff lives, missing camp isn't important in the grand scheme of things. It just isn't.
Splitter has had 2 injuries this season.
Last season, for what appeared like a minor thing he missed over a month.
The history goes back as far as one remembers.
He will get his 25-30' in the PO against big lineups.
The real question, for me, is why Blair is setting foot on the court with Diaw available.
He is such a better basketball player.
If he's not missing months at a time for those injuries I'll give him a pass.
And no he probably won't be getting 25-30 until it's clear that we're facing elimination.
I'm reaching a point where Bonner>Blair
This is the one game for me that best provides a picture of what will work in the playoffs. A few observations
- Tiago played incredible defense on Randolph the few opportunities he guarded him, Pops got to find away to put him in timy in the court together
- Diaw while not great, is a better defender than Blair, suprissingly even Bonner plays better post defense than Blair. I really see Blair in the dog house this playoffs, yeah he could still start but that's it.
- The MVP TP we relied on most of the season is not the same TP we can expect in the playoffs. The go to guy has to be spread out more within the Big 3 and won't be on TP's shoulders all the time.
Biggest indication for me that Parker had a shocker of a game was, if you watch the EPSN replay for the game, he is WIDE open at the 3 point line with a driving lane and Manu passes him the ball, and yet he passed it back to Manu who was being guarded.
Manu seemed to go WTF? and passed it right back and then Tony finally drove to the basket and put up a shocker of a floater that Timmy rebounded and scored on.
How often would Tony have NOT drove that the first time? Quite an un-tony play.
Have not seen a game in a while.
TP play down the stretch set the game of basketball back years.
Blair set it back decades, now I see why everyone is slamming him. One time he saved the ball on the Memphis end of the court right to them for a basket, what a . And that was one of his better moments.
SJax is overrated. If the dude is gonna pass on open 3s that is not Sjax, bench him. Stringbean, needs some of Diaw's fat.
Diaw, what a lazy fat turd. No excuse. Overrated and too short to play PF or C. How long will he get credit for one good year with Nash?
Splitter, same as last year. Pop owns up after Memphis playoff exit, should have played him more. Pop does same this year, go figure.
Cia Pop or arrogant? Or just dumb enough to think he his smarter than everyone else.
Here's to hoping CIA Pop
there was alot of wtf moments in this game where gino question alot of the players on the court who were doing alot of stupid not doing the extra pass at the correct time etc...he lookd pissed at bonner and parker...but fck them what can you do
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