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Hope Manu can break out in the nationally broadcasted Miami game.
Tim Duncan A
Dominant on D. Laser-like precision on offense. His MVP level play continues.
Manu Ginobili A
Extremely sharp in all aspects. It looks like he’s getting really close to breaking out.
Tony Parker A-
Very good aggression. Run the offense perfectly … and with ease. D good but not great.
Danny Green C+
Three-point streak ends. Passing was a plus but D and rebounding lacking.
Gary Neal B-
Respectable results but didn’t love his decision-making at either end.
DeJuan Blair C
Praiseworthy rebounding numbers but his boundless energy wasn’t focused.
Tiago Splitter A+
One of the most jaw-dropping stat lines you’ll ever see for a backup center. Amazing all-around game.
Boris Diaw A-
Second straight game with season-high in points. Passing excelling, per usual. Rebounding MIA.
Patrick Mills A-
Utilized his speed and vitality effectively. When the team’s passing is crisp, Mills usefulness skyrockets.
Nando De Colo B
More otherworldly passes. D surprisingly good. Apparently is capable of converting field goal attempts.
Matt Bonner B+
Might be the best shooter in basketball history in an open gym. Tonight was basically an open gym.
Cory Joseph Inc.
Confidence, passing, defense, ball-handling and awareness all looked hugely improved from last season.
James Anderson Inc.
Appears to be in better shape and was jumper higher than the last time we saw him in silver and black.
Pop A-
Made the right call by not sitting Big 3. Got the win playing all but one less than half the game (Neal 26).
Hope Manu can break out in the nationally broadcasted Miami game.
How did Diaw only manage one rebound in 23 minutes? Yikes. That's Bonner-esque (or worse). Good game for him shooting, though, which was encouraging as he's been invisible for most of the season offensively.
Manu with 12 points, five rebounds, and five assists in 20 minutes. Not bad!
Parker seems to have forgotten that point guards are supposed to pass the basketball. He only managed to notch five assists against Toronto (in 46 minutes) and only dished out two meager assists tonight in 22 minutes of action. Granted, he's shooting really well lately, but still, that's ridiculous for an NBA PG.
I was at the game tonight and the Spurs hardly broke a sweat dispatching the Wizards. I'm glad Pop benched Blair in the 2nd half and it was good to see the big lineup of Duncan, Splitter and Diaw. It would be great if we could get another defensive physical big at the trading deadline. I'm not looking for scorer but someone with size and can rebound in the trenches.
What did you all think of the lineup in the first half where Timmy and Manu were in the game at the same time for quite a few minutes while Tony sat on the bench? I don't think we've seen that lineup before (at least this season).
timvp any thoughts on why Blair was benched in the 2nd half except for mop up time?
^Seraphin and Okafor is a pretty damn large PF/C combo. To begin the game, Seraphin was just overwhelming Blair with his size and athleticism. Pop went with Duncan and Splitter to match their size ... plus probably as a reward for Splitter playing well in the first half.
But then why Bonner in the game before Blair when he is no stronger in the 2nd half?
I don't think Pop necessarily prefers Blair over Bonner. He just uses Blair to eat some minutes for the long season. Assuming we don't make any trade, coming playoff time, I expect Pop to use Tim/Diaw/Splitter rotation with Bonner coming in for certain situation. Will not use Blair at all.
At this point I'd honestly rather have Bonner than Blair in the rotation.
1. It was already headed toward a blowout so I don't think Pop put too much thought into it. Just emptying his bench.
2. The Wizards had just replaced Okafor with Chris Singleton. Singleton isn't really a player you want Blair to defend.
Makes some sense, just odd considering you yank him from the starting line up at half time - you figure you would massage his feelings by putting him in before other bigs. Plus, I wasn't aware that there was a player you wanted Bonner to defend tbh
When Pop doesn't start Blair in a half, Blair usually ends up not playing at all. Getting fourth quarter minutes was a bonus.
Singleton is a perfect candidate. An impotent small forward who will mostly hang out on the perimeter but can't really do anything on that end? Sounds like the best possible matchup for Bonner.Plus, I wasn't aware that there was a player you wanted Bonner to defend tbh
Free Tiago, tbh. At least 30 minutes per game no matter what and you'll see him become much more regular.
splitters recent form...for the last 5 games...reminds me of the season when rasho was posting up +15ppg 8rpg when duncan was out injured for 1-2 weeks...
if he can continue to give us that sort of production when it really counts, spurs will be hard to stop
Splitter's always been capable of these numbers. It's just his consistency that needs improving.
blair garbage as usual
cant go one game without his patented spin left get ball stuffed back in face
greens also been slumping lately
spurs offensive problems are pretty much their inabiltiy to hit 3s at a league leading % like they have the past 2 seasons
i think they had 5 guys in the top 20 if you include jefferson and this year they dont have one in the top 40 right now
games where they knock them down so far theyve gotten to around the 120 mark pretty easily
one thing to note about Splitter is that most of his numbers came while playing next to duncan
contract year and splitter is outperforming the guys on the team that is also up for new contracts...blair, bonner needs to fkn go seriously....
green is very streaky, he started off the season pretty good tbh but over the last few games he's gone back into that slump...he's got to find a way to consistently hit his 3s or else were looking at another choke job
Bonner started dominating in that 4th quarter after someone on the Wiz started talking to him. If he played with as much aggressiveness on the offensive end in the 4th Q tonight as he did tonight every night, he'd be a huge asset for our team.
Splitter had 15/12/7 with 2 steals and 2 blocks in only 23 minutes? Why didn't he play more? Could have got a triple double!!
pop is saving his hot hands, hoping that it will carry over next game...
he has a habit of doing this with every player on the team who gets hot and benches them, only to come back the offense not going to them or them just going cold
tiago is too much of a finesse player to guard z-bo.... gasol.... howard..... jordan.... jefferson... in the playoffs ... blair is the only spur big physically strong enough to guard the west bigs
Blair can't guard . He's the worst defensive big in the league, probably in the World.
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