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......@blair being soft ......
Looking at the roster:
Duncan/Parker/Ginobili- Tough minded, don't back down
Splitter- Soft until provoked
Bonner- Soft
Blair- Soft and mentally weak
Diaw- Charmin soft
Jackson- Tough
Green- Soft and mentally weak
Leonard- Neutral
Neal- Soft in every facet outside of shooting
De Colo- ??
Are the Spurs too soft, tbh?..
......@blair being soft ......
Yes.
Blair entered the NBA with a reputation of being a tough, interior player..he's progressively evolved into a finesse player, since he joined the Spurs..
It's not arguable that he's mentally weak, see: Twitter/Pop for example..
Tbh, IMHO tbh, no...tbh imo
team needs more Mario Ellies/Bowens/Kevin Willis
we have talent deficient roleplayers who are young but have no athleticism
rather just get the old vets instead
keep just leonard since hes the only possible monkeyballer we got
and neal is not soft tbh par the per
hes not afraid of stepping in for charges vs guys twice his size
he just doesnt have the physical abilities to stick with nba players
Spurs biggest weakness is that their big 2/3 just aren't as good as the other top teams. Duncan has had to summon every ounce of energy and will to put up a rather impressive season that would've been routine for him in his prime. Manu remains inconsistent and injury prone. And Tony Parker has failed to evolve from star into superstar. The Thunder's, Heat's, and Clippers' top 3 guys are better than their Spurs' counterparts. And as much as I champion depth and team play, a playoff series often comes down to having one or two players who can light it up and carry things as their teammates struggle.
Most of the tougher guys get the bulk of the mins when it matters, so it mostly doesn't matter as much in the playoffs... That said, most of those guys are also old, which makes them vulnerable in other ways
Our guards are playing like
"soft"...what does that even mean?
You forgot one
Pop - soft
yes and there are some pussies there too.
disagree. our big 3 are just as good, we simply don't get the calls that these other teams do.
wut? Our role players(Neal, Green, Diaw) aren't playing well on both ends, that's why we are losing, our Big 3 combined for 60 points
SHARMAN SOFT
You spelled that wrong man............. Everyone outside of Tim though is some tonight, soft as burger buns.
The Spurs have a history of filling the roster with athletically challenged players.
When your top three players aren't soft -- and your two small forwards aren't soft -- then your team isn't soft. The Spurs could ultimately come up short for a variety of reasons but softness isn't one.
If you're saying that a player who lacks explosive athletic ability is "soft," that's rather convenient.
"Soft" in any meaningful NBA parlance connotes mental weakness and, on that score, the Spurs are not soft (with one or two widely acknowledged exceptions).
As much as I hate to admit, I'd have to say yes for several reasons. All of the reasons that I'm stating here have as much to do with their performances against teams that are superior to them in both talent and athleticism.
- This team has not been unable to impose it's will defensively against top-tier opponents. They've simply not demonstrated an ability to continously get stops when necessary.
- On the offensive side of the ball, they are forced to work too hard in order to generate buckets. As the Spurs have evolved into more of a y've relied more on the 3-ball, the fast break opportunities have seemingly dwindled.
- This team has shown a tendency to wilt against teams that are superior in both talent and athleticism. They suc b to defensive pressure by giving up too many second-chance opportunities. Because the Spurs bigs have been poor at boxing out and not sealing off opponents ability for offensive rebounds, they've allowed opponents more shots at the rim that should be allowed.
- They do not create as many turnovers as they give up. The Spurs have shown a penchant for routinely making poor decisions and throwing careless passes, which leads to runouts and easy baskets by these opponents. As a matter of fact, the number of points they've allowed off these turnovers recently has been absolutely alarming. In my mind, that's allowing the opponent to impose their will.
All that said, it just appears that in order for the Spurs to beat teams like OKC, MEM, they must play virtually flawless basketball. For a team that prides itself on precise offensive execution and superior ball movement, it seems that these traits are severely compromised when they go up against the more athletic contenders in the NBA. That's why I believe a case can be made for why this team, in some respects, can be labeled as soft. Until they can consistently correct these flaws, it will not be necessary to have these types of debates.
Last edited by SenorSpur; 12-19-2012 at 04:13 PM.
Our players are not soft
But our coach is softer than ever
Or senile
I dont know
But , stick to your guns and rest your players
Pop acts tough, but he is no Red Foreman
Yeah sure, that must be it ...
you seem reluctant to admit that our rebounding is SOFT
In my mind "soft" means being mentally weak, afraid of physical contact, afraid to shoot open shots, unable to pull down contested rebounds, and ting all over the court in playoff situations. Blair isn't soft to me other than being mentally weak (re ed) he just all-around sucks in every single aspect other than energy. Diaw to me is clearly the softest player on the team with Splitter having worrisome bouts of softness as well. Bonner is generally a softy too but has been much more aggressive this season especially with rebounds so hats off to that.
What are you talking about? They might have the single softest group of bigs in the entire league (though I'd label Blair more neutral than soft) and this is with one of the toughest players of all time leading them.
If this isn't rectified, it's absolutely going to play a major role in them coming up short (and by short, I mean 2nd round) again. It doesn't matter whether it's at the hands of the Thunder, Grizzlies, Clippers or Lakers, they're going to get emasculated.
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