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Leonard and CJ were the only bright spots on this disastrous night.
NP for no playoff appearances till he's out of Portland.
Leonard and CJ were the only bright spots on this disastrous night.
Popovich lost the game with his terrible rotations
their runs all game came when no rim protectors were on the floor
ive said it a lot of games back that since he started Tiago at first he would stagger the minutes to have one of them on the floor
now idk wtf this clown is doing
he pulls Tiago early then basically sits him entire quarters while the Diaw/Turd frontline gets abused
at this point its probably better to start Diaw and just have Splitter go back to his old role but play more minutes with the starting lineup
Our bench has been on the downward trend since Splitter started and its getting worse still
Ginobili has no one to run pick and roll with unless you want Blair on the floor
A lot of Splitters bad grades come when the entire team ignores him (3 shots) and everyone else just says he has to be more demonstrative
all the heroes need to stop chucking and get him the ball inside
one thing Manu does that annoys me is throw the skip pass 90% of the time
he never hits the rollman on the pick and roll and someone like Splitter who is a good passer can find the corner 3 while rolling
Leonard was also ignored for the majority of the game
he shot the ball like 10 times in the first quarter and didnt get many attempts up after that
instead during the 3rd we saw Ginobili shoot lots of offbalance 3s
This game wasn't a matter of the Spurs playing bad, it was the Blazers playing out of their minds. Hickson, Aldridge, and Lillard took turns going supernova. We already knew Aldridge was an All Star player, and Lillard is an emerging superstar. Props to the Blazers for playing a great game. They've got a lot of talent on that team. If they could must 75% of that effort consistently, they would be at least a mid tier playoff team. Tip the hat and move on.
as I said on the game thread, it's just one game. What would be worrying is if the defensive listlessness becomes a trend. They played great D in the last two quarters against Chicago. This was obviously a step back on that department, we need to be improving there, not regressing. I missed most of the first half, but the game was tied then. The last two quarters were tremendously bad defensively.
I agree. However, we've all said "it's just one game" MULTIPLE times this season.................
No Bonner/Blair
Everyone in here is just blaming the Spurs and not giving the Blazers any type of credit. They knocked down a ton of shots and most likely would've beaten any team they played last night. Yea we disnt play that well and deserve some blame, but give credit where credit is due.
I agree with this. Pop made a huge mistake going with the Bonner/Diaw frontcourt since our perimter defense was also pretty questionable at that point. I'm not sure why Popovich is going away from the 3 big rotation but if this is how he plans to go about things then he should just bring Splitter off the bench. These Diaw at C lineups really suck.
And for Splitter to be taking less than 10 FGA was a travesty. While he definitely needed to rebound better, he was 4/5 from the field. It's ridiculous how the team has taken to ignoring him and this comes from someone who thinks Splitter does need to be more demonstrative. Ginobili's been kind of hit and miss and the majority of our perimeter players aren't reliable (aside from TP).
Leonard also needed to be involved more consistently. Especially since Manu was having a questionable game. That said, this game was clearly lost on the defensive end and while I can't say what would've happened, the Bonner/Diaw frontcourt was the point where things got out of hand. Pop's grade was too generous.
Last edited by TheSkeptic; 03-09-2013 at 02:04 PM.
I hate to sound like a broken record..... but Pop's refusal to integrate Baynes into the rotation is going to have consequences. Also throwing untested Cory Joseph into tbe mix this late in the season when their was already a cluster logjam at the point guard position is also absolutely destroying what was left of team chemistry (which was already seriously eroded). The problems at the backup point guard probably also had the cascading effect of putting more pressure on Parker to make up the difference, thus leading to the injury IMO.
Also Blair should not be in the rotation if Bonner is and vice versa. These are all lessons learned long ago but Pop refuses to learn them.
The rotations looked experimental, while they played their best. 46 in the 4th? If Pop was trying to get a message across, this ought to do it.
Really don't know why pop took Joseph off lillard. Pop still expirmenting? Cause after last night its clear as day that CoJo is the best Pg defender on this team.
The sub patterns in the second half of that game tell me that Pop is really really scared of the Lakers.
we have? Only 15 losses, and this time around when we win, there's some defense to back it up... don't include me in the 'we'...
I agree with the overall sentiment that Tiago/Diaw needs more minutes out there instead of keep experimenting with Blair/Bonner... I can only think Pop is doing minute management, but I'd like the team to start building some momentum instead.
I've seen numerous posts like that after the Knick loss, both Clipper losses, the Detroit Loss, the Warrior Loss and now the Blazer loss.
Why? Do you mean he's tanking vs LAL's rivals to get into the playoffs? If so, then he should be tanking vs GSW, HOU and especially UTA.
Don't understand Pop's rotation. Why can't he always have one of the big 3 (when TP is playing) and one of TD/TS on the court? Splitter is averaging 24 mins/game. He's only 28 - surely he can play 8-10 minutes more so that one of TS/TD is always on the court - just time the rest with time-outs/ends of quarters. Rotate in Diaw and Bonner to play with either TD/TS.
That's 7 games including the Blazers, and we've kicked the Clippers and Detroit asses since then... every team has horrible games... it's not like Miami or OKC didn't lose to the Wizards or the Timberwolves...
pop probably doesn't want another ridiculous winning streak going into the playoffs. he'll probably play tim/tiago more minutes together as the season nears the end, considering that's our best big combo. if he doesn't, and he elects to play bonner or blair in the playoffs.. may god have mercy on our souls.
True, but not by 30 points on their home floor, while giving up 130+.
What is it with Pop playing Mills so much? It drove me nuts the last two games, especially against Portland.
I thought Cory was again playing decent defense against the Blazers, yet Pop still gives Mills a load of court time over Joseph. Mills' defense is pathetic at times. Both Neal and him are just shocking at times on defense.
Bonner is too ing soft to be out there and he should not see the court. I want to see that enforcer out there. Kevin Willis, Tony Massenburg.
wtf happened to Pop? He has gone soft. He needs to play Baynes out there for a few minutes to lay down the hammer. It would be a good role for Baynes to get started with.
Wouldn't be fair to the team tbh
The only fans to say that less are the Heat's (14 vs. 15).
A loss is a loss... tbh, I rather lose to Portland than to the ing Wiz
Why did Pop play Pop so much against Chicago? I think Patty's 13 points on 5 of 6 shooting in the second half, and the fact that the Spurs were outscoring the Bulls with a lineup that included Manu, Patty and Duncan had something to do with it.
I'll agree that only Cojo could properly defend Lillard due to size, but keep in mind that Lillard also dominated Parker in our last game against the Blazers, and that Manu and Green didn't do any better when attempting to guard Lillard.
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