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What's with POP and all these strange rotations?? He should know by now what kind of team he has. It's the same team he had last year.
Tim Duncan A-
Outstanding in the first half on both ends of the court. Much quieter in the final two quarters.
Manu Ginobili B-
Athletically, he looks really good; no signs of injury. Needs a little sharpening but he's getting close.
Tony Parker B
Not very good defensively and passing was iffy but his scoring was huge down the stretch.
Danny Green B-
Odd shot selection from the perimeter but he scored at the rim, rebounded and defended.
Gary Neal D+
Looked injured or tired. Slower than normal on D. Wasn't his aggressive self on offense.
Tiago Splitter B+
Good on defense and crashed the glass hard. Passed well but offense was unworthy of notation.
Boris Diaw A-
Aggression from last game actually carried over. Stout in just about every area. Much improved.
Kawhi Leonard A-
His return was a success. Made instant difference on defense and in transition. Great to have him back.
Stephen Jackson C
Looked a little bit better physically. Decisions on offense mostly questionable. Up and down on D.
Nando De Colo B+
Didn't push the issue much but played sound basketball on offense. D was lacking at times.
Matt Bonner Inc.
Ineffective against Ryan Anderson. Had a good pass off the dribble.
Pop C
Seemed intent on making the game difficult. Scrambled the rotation each quarter.
What's with POP and all these strange rotations?? He should know by now what kind of team he has. It's the same team he had last year.
That's the problem with giving older coaches like Pop stacked teams. They have a tendency to go mad scientist instead of sticking with what works.
de colo's move on mason A+
Come on son... Manu sat down with 8 mins left and a 14+ (IIRC) point lead and basically told Tony to just dribble the time off and Tony went full on Kirby Westchuck hero mode to bring back the Mosquitos into the game...
I'm not one to criticize Tony often, but he ended having to fix the mess he himself created. All in all, C was probably more appropriate for TP. He can't take such a severe crap on the game because against good teams we're not coming back from it.
I was gonna wonder why ElNono was going in without lube on Tony but remembered it was Nono, tbh.
danny green should get an f. 1-5 from 3 is garbage. and most of them he was wide open
Mills? DNP - CD after nuggets. Is he injured?
Also, where's the + for Neal coming from? He drove Tim to the game?
Danny Green should not even be playing anymore. Can't shoot, can't go to the rim, can't create his own shot, can't play reliable defense, ....too many can'ts smh
spurs 3 point shooting this season has been garbage
and will continue to be most likely
not a good sign for a team that relies on tony parker to see be the hero
without his floor spacing he isnt so good
Yet Green can the bed night in and night out, but he starts.
I really liked the more active version of Boris. Let's hope keeps it up.
He will become Finley 2.0
Yeah, except that's not what happened. Manu went out with the Spurs +12. The following possessions were: Splitter traveling, Green missed layup, Jack turnover, Jack misses three-pointer and Duncan missed layup. At that point, Spurs were only +4. Parker goes into attack-mode and goes 3-for-3 from the field, 2-for-2 at the line with an assist and a turnover. In all, the French trio scored 14 straight points after the Hornets cut it to four.
So, yeah, no.
To his credit, he made two layups today. Two
Fifth in the league with Ginobili and Neal yet to really get hot from deep? Yeah, I'm not worried, tbh. They aren't going to match last year's percentage but that was mostly a result of Manu shooting fluke-ishly well, Bonner playing a lot and He Who Shall Not Be Named getting those wide open corner threes early in the season. 38% instead of 40% or whatever is fine, especially considering that wasn't a true 40% anyways since Bonner and HWSNBN wouldn't shoot that well in the postseason anyways.
Not to mention the Spurs have been shooting lights out from two this season - better that than relying on players like Bonner and HWSNBN to continue their hot shooting into the playoffs.
Spurs only notable 3 point shooting nights came vs denver houston and the bobcats
three of the worst 3 point defending teams in the league
theyve crapped the bed vs all the elite teams
the true percentage is in the low to mid 30s probably
for a team thats primary offense is spreading the floor for pick and rolls it makes it a lot easier to defend
pack the paint and contest duncans mid range
when tim doesnt get all the time in the world to shoot his midrange shots his percentage goes way down
tony is inconsistent and the floor spacers will brick everything
teams needs to pick it up from behind the arc tbh
and ginobili and green are looking like they will be streaky all season
I knew he was far from any good, but I'm starting to really notice just how atrocious Neal is on defense. Everyone is having their way with him and he needs to be seriously good on the other end to even remotely make up for it. Sure it just might be health problems but his minutes must be under serious threat right now. They should be.
You've been saying this for a while now that he's getting close. Maybe it's time to realize that this is the best Manu's going to be from now on.Needs a little sharpening but he's getting close.
Nope. I didn't record the game but I recall it pretty well. He went hero mode right after Manu walked to the bench. At the very least back to back broken plays. Sure, they might end up showing as 'Tiago traveled' or 'Jack misses 3', but they're absolutely broken plays after Tony wanted to go Westchuck on the Pelicanos
lol intent to chuck
I'm just glad that Kawhi is back. With all these injuries, we've had the optimal amount of chaos that Pop seems to like to take into the Rodeo RT in a few weeks. Always a chance these guys could gel and start spring with something special.
Only other real thought was I'm glad my boy De Colo is still playing focused and well out there. Building consistency, but also he's seeming a lot more tough nosed than Beno (you never know how these euros will turn into), so hopefully he can manage to maintain consistency of play as he improves. Every game hi seems more like the kind of player who will find a way to contribute even if he's not hitting his shot.
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