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yeah I'm sure we gained a lot of confidence last night against them. Spo looked like he was about to have a nervous breakdown on the bench
1. Nando De Colo is a point guard. That should be clear as day now. When it came down to ballhandling and running the offense late in the game, the other guards turned to De Colo to guide the ship. And while he needs improvement in some areas (like shooting wide open layups), he has some intangibles that you can't teach. Oh, and his defense is pretty darn good considering his newness to the NBA.
2. Patrick Mills is a 5-foot-11 shooting guard. Great guy. Great teammate. Not a point guard. He's literally the worst passer on the team and isn't very good at dribbling in a crowd. Mills is young enough that he can improve but he's simply not a point guard right now.
3. James Anderson is useful as a 15th man. The Spurs might as well keep him around. He's not a star in the making or anything but his skillset works well in an emergency role: unselfish, willing defender, hustles, plays within the offense, competes. His weight loss and the subsequent regaining of explosiveness in his legs definitely helped him make a positive impression last night.
4. Boris Diaw on LeBron James is a viable option. If the Spurs are fortunate enough to advance to the Finals this year (say a little prayer), Pop should be confident that Diaw can buy some minutes defending LeBron. The closing lineup would still likely involve Jackson and Leonard at the forward positions ... but Diaw can buy time at the beginning of the halves.
5. Can the Heat defend the paint? I'm not sure they can with Chris Bosh at center and LeBron at power forward. Yes, their perimeter defense is fantastic and by far the best in the league, but if you are able to get in the paint, I don't see how they could be considered anything but subpar when it comes to guarding the rim. Considering that Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker can all do work in the paint, that could be a weakness the Spurs look to exploit in future matchups. Don't get me wrong, the Heat are the massive favorites to win a second consecutive championships ... but the Spurs matchup pretty darn well against them relative to other teams in the league.
yeah I'm sure we gained a lot of confidence last night against them. Spo looked like he was about to have a nervous breakdown on the bench
Ray Allen is going to be an issue if the two teams somehow meet in the Finals. The spurs aren't the best at defending players who move constantly without the ball, outside of maybe TP.
TP and Manu are going to have a tough time getting into the pain with the perimeter defenders that MIA can throw at them (LeBron, Wade, Battier)
Tim and the bench would pretty much have to dominate for SA to have a chance in a dream series against them. Not out of the question tho.
Spurs played very simple basketball and were able to make MIami run on half court D.
And you can harm them inside and when they cloging 3sec area pass the ball.
Spurs are good passing team.
Next game vs Mia is early April ..
Btw. I smell Indy in the Finals this year
Battier should be back by then. It'll be an interesting matchup. I hope it's not on national TV.
I've seen teams without a point guard make the finals. I've seen teams without superstars make the finals. I've never seen a team without either get that far.
i think the spurs at full strength can sweep the heat in a 7 games series....
the problem isnt our roster, its got more to do with there frontline defense and the regressing of wade
not sure if serious???
Are they still showing the 2000 NBA Season in Poland?
Wade looks slow
Bosh is like a feminine Antonio McDyess (please Spurs don't get both Finley and McDyess back, just McDyess if you have to get one of them...)
LeBron is god damn outstanding
Stern is a character from Catch-22. So he's going to punish the Spurs because of the quality of compe ion? Even though the Spurs have had the best record for the past couple of seasons and one of the best this year? And on top of that nearly won vs the goddamn Heat? You don't want to feel our wrath Stern. Gifting Pau Gasol was enough dammit.
I think de colo if he improves his shooting can be a pretty lethal pg. Outside of jack and the big3 he's probably the only other player than can create for others. In a few years I can see him being on Drajics level.
You need to clean out your nose and smell again.
Spurs wouldn't sweep the Heat. You are crazy.
I like De Pespsi Cola (lol Reggie Miller and TNT). He even played decent d on Wade although Wade isn't Wade anymore
Yesterday, the Big 3 should retire so that Splitter and Kawhi can get more touches. Today, the Spurs would sweep the Heat.
Meds, find them and take a double dose.
1993
MJ is really good player!
East is kinda weak
The only strong team there is Heat and IMO Indy can defeat them
screw that - my prediction!
To me his ceiling is so much higher than someone like Danny Green. He's the best passer outside of TP/Nando/Manu/Boris/Tim, he can make plays and create by himself unlike Danny while still having the body to play good D, call me crazy but I can see him starting alongside Kawhi in the future, he has way more game than the other "work in progress", his head just wasn't in the right place before imo... Hopefully he's not cut to make room for someone, we could do without one of the 4 flawed back up PG before parting with him tbh.
6. Cory Joseph isn't at NBA level yet. He's close, but clearly isn't there yet.
Strong post but still quickly upstaged by the master :
Hopefully I will not get punished for my statment
What was wrong about his statement about Wade? Wade HAS regressed. He's shooting at a lower percentage and isn't getting the same looks as he has in past seasons.
Eh, I don't think his ceiling is that high. First of all, having pins in both of his feet limits his upside. Even though he's in better shape, his gait is still like someone with glass in their shoes.
A second major flaw is he has a slow release with a low release point. For a shooter, that's tough to overcome.
I see Anderson as a good "break glass in case of emergency" swingman if he's kept the rest of the season. Going forward, I think his ceiling remains as a 9th or 10th man.
Everyone should see this by now. So many here wanted a better backup PG than Neal that they convinced themselves that Patty was a PG. He's not. Barring injuries, he'll be limited to garbage time and towel waving.
Not just injuries. If Pop feels the need for an up tempo game, he'll bring in Patty. I can't imagine De Colo guarding Ty Lawson on the perimeter. Or if De Colo's play starts to deteriorate, he'll switch with him with Mills, like he did Mills with De Colo when Mills started to play bad.
Everyone knows Patty and Neal aren't passing point guards, so what we expect from them when they're on the court is scoring. When Patty or Neal don't score, they're pretty much useless. It's the same with a one dimensional player like De Colo. If De Colo can't make great passes, he's also pretty much useless.
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