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Disagree on Baynes. Didn't think he was good at all.
thought Splitter was quite weak especially rebounding.
Tony Parker A
Shouldered a gigantic load while remaining efficient. Attacked consistently and ran the show with an iron fist.
Kawhi Leonard A-
Shot selection a bit iffy at times but he produced on O. Defense was tenacious. Fantastic on the boards.
Danny Green B+
Shot the lights out from deep. His threes made the difference. Otherwise, though, he had many bizarre decisions.
Tiago Splitter B
Decision-making on O was questionable. When purposeful, he was solid. Played strong, physical D.
Boris Diaw C-
Shot enough but didn’t make enough. Rebounding was too weak. D was average. Never found a groove.
Matt Bonner C+
Lively on D; won a few scrums. Missed another three-pointer then began to hesitate and didn’t move to space.
Stephen Jackson C
Outside shot looks shaky. Ball control was dodgy. Rebounded well and competed hard on D … but looks slow.
Gary Neal C-
He’s not going to stop shooting. Unfortunately, he remained cold. D wasn't that good but rarely got burned.
Nando De Colo A
Outstanding playmaking off the dribble. Played pick-and-rolls to perfection. D active; confidence high.
DeJuan Blair C+
Great work on the glass and passing a plus but struggled elsewhere. Miscues on both ends limited his value.
Aron Baynes B+
Physicality on D was great. Protected the rim well. Set mean screens. Far from flawless but effort was there.
Pop A
Utilized a full 11-man rotation. Mixed and matched to find working combos. Playcalling in 4th was outstanding.
Disagree on Baynes. Didn't think he was good at all.
thought Splitter was quite weak especially rebounding.
Baynes was a C/C+ for me. His block was sick though!
Splitter was invisible for most of the game but was instrumental in helping the Spurs put this game away. As was Parker, Leonard, and Green.
I liked his activity but also thought he played poorly. Looked lost for most of the game IMO.
im with TPark on Baynes. Hope he's better in the next few games.
Agree w/ pretty much everything. 1st half was forgettable for everybody sans Kawhi tbh.
Ginobili called Danny Green "Dverde"
Is that Argentinian for something?
baynes and splitter did a very good job at keeping the greek animal from doing any damage tonight...
tonights win was all joey crawfords 6th man role....
verde is Spanish for "green" the color. So DVerde =DGreen
the emergence of baynes, has made blair expendable...
Splitter only played 9 minutes in the first half
didnt play the entire second quarter
easy to look invisible when teammates ignore you and the coach doesnt play you and opts for the Turds
even Sean trying to explain it at halftime was saying "well i think theyre trying to give Baynes a look which is why Splitter didnt play", but Baynes only played 3 minutes at that point
i disagree with the nando grade
i thought he got a lot of broken play type assists where he would lose his dribble and find a shooter at the last second
but he was put in a bad position
i believe the lineup he played with that led to the timberwolves comeback was
nando
green
jackson
blair
bonner
l o l
and that wanker is right
a lot of Spurs players made the right rotations on Pek and stood there with the hands up and they were calling them for fouls
they even called a few jump right up with arms up fouls on a few players
Pekovic even got a rip through foul
one interesting thing i saw the Spurs do defensively was send a helper (Leonard) to disrupt the open pick and pop guy then rotate back to his guy
it should help from us getting torched from the mid range but it still wont suffice vs OKC and Miami when Kawhi is Durant
This game seemed kind of weird. It feels like the Spurs neither won or lost...
Tiago should have played more, Blair less. Neal has turned into Finley. Give Mills some PT Pop.
something needs to be done with neal and decolo everytime these 2 are on the court at the same time...fkn the backup pg role sucks seriously when 1 doesnt know who should be the floor general, cause neither does a good job at it
call up cojo ...................
Blair wasn't that bad, tbh. Wasn't a bad showing from him.
he didnt do anything worth mentioning cause whatever his role was, is easily taken up by bayne
TPark would disagree with you
I thought Baynes was better than Blair... which is not saying much, tbh
Obviously Baynes wasn't great but I thought he did well relative to the situation. He played physical D on Pek, made a few decent rotations and altered a few shots. On offense, yeah that post-up attempt on Ridnour was embarrassing but his screens created a ton of open room. Solid work given his modest expectations at this point in his transition, IMO.
(Speaking of Baynes, not sure how the stat keeper missed his controlled tip-in attempt ... )
At the time, I thought Pop was crazy. But in hindsight, it was actually a smart move. He could have put Splitter back in during the second quarter but Splitter already had two fouls and Pekovic was out there getting every call. If Splitter picks up a third there, it's likely he'll be in foul trouble the rest of the way. Instead, Pop gave Baynes some work against a guy he was built to defend.
And then, even with Pop playing it safe, Splitter still picked up four fouls. So, yeah, in hindsight Pop's caution regarding Splitter's foul trouble was justified. He kept him ready for a closing push and it worked out well.
Disagree, IMO. De Colo was patient and kept his dribble until he found an opening. Lately he's been too quick to pass it or otherwise give up on pick-and-roll sets. When he strings it out and utilizes his court vision, he is much more effective.
It also helps that Rubio is so inept scoring-wise that it's basically 4-on-5. Even if you give him an open lane, chances were good he'd find a way to miss the shot.
Speaking of which, I liked Neal on Rubio. Neal's bad defense actually worked out well because it coerced Rubio into taking more shot.
Disagree, IMO.
Great win. I think we're numb to Spurs wins at this point but this was a road win without TD or Ginobili. Yeah, Parker is beasting but getting a road win without two of your top three dogs is impressive regardless.
Greek? I thought Pek is from Montenegro and is a Monteniggle (as Bane may call him).
great win tbh, both teams were down key contributors. I love watching Kawhi grow with this team, just realizing more potential. it's great to see his mid range jumper is coming back following his tendonitis.
good to see Nando with a good grade. it seemed there were a ton of airballs tonight.
I like how Baynes was physical against the 290 lbs Montenegro native. And that's what the Spurs fans have been waiting for the longest time. I also like how he slides on the PNR ala Tiago. Even better, this guy has outside shooting so he can pop those perimeter shots, which opens the lanes for TP and Ginobili.
Bring on the Lakers… oh wait Pau is out 4-6 weeks with partial tear on his plantar fascia. And Dwight is also out with fake shoulder injury.. haha
does montenegro have a mythical animal thats half man half something else? i leave the definition GOAT what you think it is, whether its GOAT or g.o.a.t...cause on some nights he plays like one of them descriptions
one of the highlights tonight from bayne on pekovic
Baynes started off really well, it was fun seeing him and Pekovic battling, he set some GREAT screens that picked off Rubio and allowed TP to score a couple of times or make a pass to a wide open shooter.
Towards the end he started doing poorly, I am certain it was due to his conditioning, he was breathing heavily and started jogging instead of running.
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