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This. Paranoid Pop loves to hate on Splitter every chance he gets, and usually makes up to do so, whilst never mentioning any of Splitter's many positives.
i think Pop will figure out this backup Point guard situation.
This. Paranoid Pop loves to hate on Splitter every chance he gets, and usually makes up to do so, whilst never mentioning any of Splitter's many positives.
Adding 30 lbs over the next couple years would do wonders for him. Heck, I think he needs to gain 10-15 lbs just to get back to his weight from last season.
I thought people said those things b/c they were, for the most part, true at some point...
I just checked the stats from last year's WCF. Bonner played more minutes that Tiago!! Damn!!!!!
Popovich would never play Splitter and would make up excuses like that to justify it
now that hes gotten the chance hes proven its not true
and he hit free throws at 70% last year and anything above 50% these days for a center is acceptable sadly
Tim has a career average of 69% btw
I think it's because Paranoid Pop likes Diaw and feels like he isn't being given a fair shake. Since he views Splitter as the reason why Diaw isn't getting the recognition he deserves, that's where he's directing his criticism. I'd say it's like us and Blair/Bonner except that most of us wanted Bonner off the team before Splitter got to SA and then started getting mad when Pop kept playing them.
But anyway, PP doesn't yet seem to agree with folks like myself and well...everybody else that TD/Splitter is the frontcourt tandem with the highest ceiling. What I really like about it is that Splitter's a true number 2 big in that he can step up when TD's not there like he did against Miami and in most of the games he's played without Duncan going back to his rookie season. Of course we can't afford for TD to fall off a cliff or anything like that, but there's more margin for error since they can cover for each other on defense and the boards. Tbh I just don't see a TD/Diaw frontcourt being enough to vaunt the Spurs over a team like OKC for instance. Diaw's a talented player but he's undersized as a big.
That said, Spurs will need both Splitter and Diaw to play well in the post-season.
I think the weight he lost this offseason might be contributing to his health this season. I get where you're coming from though and I think the weight loss really shows in his post game. Last season he could back his man down without a problem but needed practice to get better at finishing with his back to the basket. This year he gets pushed off his spots too easily and while it looks like he's learned how to bang in the paint at his new weight, he seems to have more trouble backing people down unless they're guards. :/
A 10-20 foot jumpshot is probably his best shot at taking his game to the next level in the NBA if he doesn't put more weight on.
Last edited by TheSkeptic; 01-17-2013 at 04:38 PM.
Once thing is for sure. Splitter if healthy will bring more in the playoffs than Bonner/Blair. ANy idiot who talks about Splitter and playoffs must have missed the last 4-5 years of SPurs playoff games.
While I like Diaw a lot more than Splitter, the way he performed at the beginning of the season I think it was fair that he lost his starting job... If only Pop could be as quick to try someone else in place of Danny "I can't even dunk" Green who played just as bad as Boris at the same time basically... I think Tiago is a good player but his ceiling and off the ball game don't compare to Boris, that said for the first unit he might be a better fit.
list a head coach you'd rather have than Popovich.
There isn't one. Pop is God. Who cares if the last 5 seasons the Spurs choked and Pop played his fave players -it is only a game.
Those things were true for the time he was playing back then, he just needed more time to adjust and become better. Hopefully he'll stay consistent so people don't go back to saying that. lol
good job dodging the question
How many more?
IMO he needs to improve a lot on boards. Less than 8 rebounds per game for a 7 footer is far from good.
drago is ballin glad the dude finally running next to timmy
Dodging questions like a boss. Name a coach you prefer over pop. I mean really pop sucks. Just plays his favorite players right? So name a coach is rather have or stop mindlessly trolling
Coach Bud wouldnt be bad tbh
Pop can become GM again
This question is stupid and does not need to be answered. Stop asking stupid questions and you won't feel that anyone is dodging them.
Pop ed up.Period.
Does he need to be replaced. I don't know. It isn't up to me. Why am I going to indulge a stupid question when it is unnecessary?
People up. Pop ed up. People need to be held accountable. Does he need to be fired? I don't know. Possibly. Possibly not.
You have an entire thread about how bad pop is. You come here and rag on pop. When the best makes a mistake u live with it. If mj missed a game winner I don't think bulls fans made threads like "to all you Jordan fanboys..."
So live with it. I think Pop is a good to sometimes great coach. I think Pop sometimes s up and should be called on it. Live with it and stop whining about my opinions.
You are wrong about Bulls fans. Every team has fans that critizise and fans that just agree with everything the team/coach/stars do.
Splitter is tougher than 100 duck-sized horses.
Splitter has improved, I've gotta admit. Come playoff time, gonna need him to pull his weight and do the dirty work. I wonder how Baynes is gona fit in, if he's really good he may have a Tiago Splitter type of road to decent NBA ball playing
Splitter most likely won't be playing alongside Baynes much. From what I have gleaned from various articles/scouting reports of Aron, he is mostly an close to the basket player just like Splitter is. It would clog up the driving lanes pretty bad having those two on offense together. It is the same problem with Blair and why everyone here would be less upset with him if he at least had a reliable jumper. If Splitter and Baynes were on the court together it would have to be strictly for defensive purposes. Duncan and Splitter are the starters, Diaw and Baynes the backups. Duncan can hit the 17ft shot rather consistently so Splitter has more room to operate. Diaw can also hit the outside shot and at the same time create space and opportunites for Baynes to work down low. I am pretty sure that behind the scenes Brett Brown has already been working with him and grooming him for the Spurs' style of play and how he would fit. The learning curve might not be as steep for him, so hopefully he could be ready by the playoffs.
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