SPURS weaknesses and suggestion on how to address them

[tenbeersbold]

Yup,Spurs are only goin' as far as Green goes,he goes cold and gets into a rut its most likely GAME OVER.

Given the NBA/Stern agenda the Spurs have to comfortably outscore their opponents in the POF's to have a shot

Any close games that could be decided by a little late 3rd qtr foul calling/margin tightening are destined to bite SA in the a**. I know if it was my billions on the line I'd handle it accordingly...

[Pasta Batman]

I agree! Rebounding is what is killing us. The Bulls got far too many offensive boards the other day, but lucky for us they committed a heap of TO's too.

Baynes could help. Not necessarily to 'fit in our game plan', but perhaps as a disruption to the other teams plans. If you stick him in for a couple of minutes while Timmy and Tiago are off, just to make the other teams feel like there is a big body under the glass! Might effect their play??

Ultimately you want to move some 'non-essentials' for another big, but without a move, this could help!

Duncan didn't play in the Bulls game.
As for Baynes, he needs time to learn the system. Practices (hopefully there have been a few) as his best place right now. Then blowout games.

[silverblk mystix]

Hey OP;

Is Bong - your username or just what you use all day long?

[callo1]

Without trading Jack and Tiago, it is going to be hard to really get much to improve the team.

Option A: Somehow get Utah to take Jack/Bonner or Neal for Milsap (not likely). Milsap can guard 3-5 and allows the Spurs to go small without getting killed on the boards, he also provides a body to check Ibaka in the playoffs. I still contend that other than Hardin, Ibaka hurt the Spurs the most last year.

Option B: Keep Sjax and Splitter, and try and move a combination of Bonner/Neal/Blair for (yes I know it makes the Spurs older) Jermaine O'Neal. O'Neal has shown me in the last two years that he can still play. He still has a nice game around the basket, and would give the Spurs more big man experienced depth. He offers a rebounding improvment as well. The last part of option B is to somehow get a comepetent backup pg. Nando shows flashes, but to me, Cujo is a better option at this junchture. Problem is, Pop won't trust them come playoff time, so look at other options like the guy every Spur hates with a passion...Fisher. It isn't perfect, but it goes keep the rest of the team together. All of these other "big moves" are close to pipe dreams tbh.

[aal04]

We need our roleplayers to roleplay in the play offs.

We dont need them to lift, we just need them to play as they do in the regular season. They have not done this on past runs.

I think we have enough to win it.

[Cry Havoc]

In what world is that a coherent sentence? Basically all I got from your body text was that the Spurs need to go after Byron Mullens. If Byron Mullens is ever, EVER the difference between a team winning or not winning a championship, I will a chicken. When the words "Byron Mullens would improve this Spurs team" ever even approach being the truth, you know surely and definitively that we are ed beyond all measure.

There are times when I wonder why I keep reading Spurstalk.

You should post more because them right there's the goods. Would improve SpursTalk posts if more people who actually know wtf they're talking about start lining up.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

if neal gets moved with blair, fisher is a good idea.

[Brunodf]

if neal gets moved with blair, fisher is a good idea.

[rascal]

The frontline is weak.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

fisher would be what neal should be. a guy on the bench behind decolo and mills, that can hit a clutch 3 if necessary.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

actually i'll back peddle. fisher would be a bad idea. not cause i think fisher sucks. but because i think the spurs biggest need is young tweener forwards that can defend, board, and shoot. they have plenty guards.

[BackHome]

The chances of the Spurs getting a big that can both defend and rebound are slim to none with the pieces the Spurs have and what's available out there.


There is 1 position the Spurs need a lot of help with and that's the backup pg position, a pg that could run the offense and just not mess things up with TP/Manu on the bench would do wonders for this team. PG's are a dime a dozen in this league and a much easier position to acquire.


With Jack really underperforming and his big contract I will really be surprised should he remain in SA after the deadline. Trade Jack for another SF and backup PG and we're good, the SF SA gets could easily replace Jack's production and the Spurs get much better with a backup pg.

+1

[slick'81]

weakness??How about diaw/bonner/blair spurs need size and d upfront

[ManuTastic]

Main weakness is still interior defense, that's gotten better but not enough better. Also lack of a bloodthirsty next-level star who can take it up a notch or three when needed in crunch time. Although Tony is certainly looking like he's auditioning for the role this year...

[Bong]

hey bong. i understand you, brotha. mind these people that play grammar police. dont put a big blob. space your ideas out, it really is easier to read.

to with that guy talking about "oh is scrub mullens really gonna make a difference?" you bet your ass mullens makes a difference. he'd add bench depth, rebounds, defense, 3's. a team is only as strong as it's weakest player. spurs weakest player is blair. he's hopelessly outsized. cutting him = good move. getting somebody as well rounded as mullens = championship level move.

forget the backup point guard issue. pop just needs to settle on nando. issue solved.

rebounds and blocks are the biggest issue, really they shouldn't be. wait for a healthy timmy. pop plays baynes. issue solved...but, new issue.

there's no injury depth at big. diaw is serviceable. bonner is a 3 specialist. but blair is just useless. ideally the spurs can trade him straight up. every other player on this team fits, considering pop figures out the rotation. pick(s)/ draft rights are the only tools the fo should use to move blair.

perry jones, trey thompkins, or quincy miller. unproven, young, well round talentwise. with the body blair just doesn't have. also, players on non-division playoff threats. imagine koufos in foul trouble, faried got hurt, mcgee is trippin, mozgov is gone. round 2 game 7. the nuggets need blair in san antonio for good minutes! what are timmy and tiago gonna do?

i wouldn't see mj taking blair for mullens straight. mullens is good. youth, 3's, boards, and post defense. i dunno why the haters are hating on him. prob cause he's a bobcat. i consider the last bobcat the spurs picked up, no not derrick brown. maybe with the picks or draft rights blair could fetch mullens. but what about keeping the picks and rights? instead give the bobcats a quality sjax. and add tyrus thomas?

thanks, ill try to improve my grammar next time

[racm]

Main weakness is still interior defense, that's gotten better but not enough better. Also lack of a bloodthirsty next-level star who can take it up a notch or three when needed in crunch time. Although Tony is certainly looking like he's auditioning for the role this year...

I think giving up the midrange shot is a bigger weakness.

[SpursIndonesia]

I think giving up the midrange shot is a bigger weakness.

It's by design, you can't prevent corner three's and lay ups without giving up something, which is actually the worst shot in basketball. We've improved our 3pts defense & rim defense this year, that should give us more margin, but still you have to pray that other team bigs won't hit those 18-20 footers with Nowitzki's like accuracy ala Dirkbaka of last year. And honestly, Tiago should be more effective in challenging those midrange jumpers compared to last year Boris, fact that he's a starter now with more minutes on the court. He has enough length and quickness, just have to ante up the effort and determination.

[Horse]

Our weakness in the playoffs is, once we play sterns favorites(thunder,heat,lakers, probaly even the clippers now) we will not get a call. Solution: kill stern or pray he retires early.

[Horse]

Yeah the thunder have proven they just got superhot against us in WCF. They live and die with jumpers.

[Trimble87]

This will help