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Bigger contract if he plays more with Duncan. Berger stats with easier looks... I think pop would rather save money.
Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs are beginning to give Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter extended minutes together.
“I enjoy being on the court with him,” Duncan said of Splitter. “He’s a great role guy for us and he gets to the front of the rim and makes plays there.
“I’ve become more of a mid-range shooter, although I did not shoot the ball well at all the last three games. That’s kind of our roles together and we click in that respect.”
Duncan added: “Defensively, he’s solid and we can play with two bigs and rebound the ball very well. He’s a good pick and roll guy, too, and we exploit that.”
Splitter is accustomed to being a member of the second unit, which means that group will have to adjust.
“I’ve got to get used to it,” Manu Ginboili said. “For a long time we played with an open four (power forward), either Matt (Bonner) or Boris (Diaw) to help spread the floor. But, yeah, I don’t have a problem with it. I like playing with good players, and they definitely both are good players.”
Via Mike Monroe/San Antonio Express-News
is popovich finally starting to see the light
instead of giving backhanded compliments to splitter hes finally admitting to playing them more together now
Bigger contract if he plays more with Duncan. Berger stats with easier looks... I think pop would rather save money.
Welcome to the party, Pop. You're only 2 1/2 years late.
Tbh, Splitter should play ~30 MPG whenever possible. That alone will solve a lot of bigman troubles.
Thank, God!
For a long time we played with an open four (power forward), either Matt (Bonner) or Boris (Diaw) to help spread the floor. But, yeah, I don’t have a problem with it. I like playing with good playersimplying diaw and bonner are not good players
I did think the same thing
Hope Pop let Splitter play more minutes, but i still don't believe that he "saw the light"
Certainly worth an extended look by Pop. He may arrive at the same conclusion as most of Spurs Talk fans came to long ago.
The thread le is misleading -- the actual heading used in the article is Spurs see more of Duncan - Splitter pairing. Also, there's a sentence in the article explicitly states
Splitter finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists, and while his fourth-quarter pairing with Duncan may not signal the beginning of a trend, it showed some flexibility that could help the Spurs cope with some of the league’s longer teams come the playoffs.
Popovich said he will continue to “mix and match” frontcourt lineups depending on the needs of each game.
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...itter-pairing/
Expect an injury in about 10 games at that rate
I kind of got that out of that statement as well lmao.
Just in time.
twin towers baby!
Agreed. Tiago in starting 5 is exciting. Assuming 60 for Tim and Tiago, I think Diaw (at least 24), Jackson and Bonner (combined 12 PF minutes) can easily share the remaining 36 minutes.
Pop rewarding Tiago's breakout with minutes tbh
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Looks like the team needs to get use to less spacing out there
but its not like Diaw shoots anyway
itll be good in the long run for the playoffs though when the more athletic teams start taking D seriously and can close out better
spurs always play with a handicap in a sense that they always have to have the floor spaced
it makes penetrating easier and teams clamp down on the playoffs and getting those lanes become harder
Duncan needs to find his shot for this to work also
but in his defense the past 2 games he went against Asik and Garnett
probably the only 2 players who actually come out to defend his midrange instead of giving him all the time in the world to shoot it
To me that always been a sort of BS argument (don't take it personally, not directed at you). Spurs always have had fairly good perimeter shooters (even non-perimeter like Dice back when he was around) to space the floor.
Heck, Blair kinda kills the argument all on it's own since he's been starting with Timmy for a long while and always had to make a living under the rim already anyways.
Splitter also helps in other areas as well, besides defense. He can help Tim with rebounding and he's a guy that likes to run the floor. The only concern with him is staying healthy, and some games were he just doesn't bring it 100%.
pop gettin bailed after 6yrs of small testical basketball...
Good. It's about time. There's no reason why he shouldn't be playing more considering how weak Bonner/Blair are and how inconsistent/disinterested Diaw has been this season.
It makes sense. In the playoffs that spacing disappears and you're forced to hit shots from midrange or rely on your post game. If the Spurs had been better prepared for that the past few playoffs they wouldn't have done a lot better. That's why relying on Bonner in the regular season doesn't make sense.
Thank Pop is finally seeing the light and recognising the tim/tiago combo can be formidable
We had a terrific run last year of winning games without the Tim/Tiago pairing. And wound up with the best w/L record in the league.
But give credit to Pop, he's never content with how his team played yesterday. He's always about how to mix and match to get the team better, given the personnel he has and the matchups with the teams we play. And also how he has to juggle the minutes of Duncan/Ginobilli to keep from wearing them out.
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