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A+ to Duncan considering his age
Vintage TD21..almost got 20-20 (28pts 19rebs) and still manage to give credit to his teammates..
A+ to Duncan considering his age
A+ to Duncan considering his age
Vintage TD21..almost got 20-20 (28pts 19rebs) and still manage to give credit to his teammates..
yeah I like the emotion too after that 2&1 ..that was new to me...
Had we lost this game we're probably looking at lower grades. And boy did the Spurs give them a great look at the end it just didn't go in. I'm not happy. I've expected a beating after the loss. Splitter has to dunk those instead of the reverse. Stop watching Blair on practice please. Speaking of Blair, he looks like he's lost some more weight. But still ineffective and could not convert. I like Diaw's aggresiveness though and was looking for his shots early. Boy he could be our 4th or 5th option if consistent. He really reminds me of Odom with his lenght and versatility. I wish he continues to be aggresive around the rim. He was too fast for Novitsky. He can punish more slow footed PF. I don't know why Pop stopped going to him. A combination of Diaw and Splitter could make Novitsky and rest work harder. I like CoJo looking for his shots also, but he needed to contain Collison and those kind of guards. That's mainly his purpose when TP gets back and Manu setting-up the 2nd unit, corraling the likes of Bledsoe. Overall I'm not happy with Spurs D. They're 16 games away, they need to get better controlling the guard's penetration. We need Danny to step-up his D and harrass the opposing PG's like Bowen did with Nash and CP3. We need better control of the tempo. Just the same congrats on the 50th win for the 14th consecutive year. Go Spurs Go!
Neal helped out with his scoring. My biggest problem with him is his inability to see whats going on around him at times when he's dribbling and ultimately has his mind set on shooting. He left Jack with his arms up 3-4 times in the corner wide open for a 3. I think he scored on one of those possessions.
Love the grades. Tim was playing out of his mind and I am hoping this is the Tim we will see in the playoffs. Leonard was very effective and continues to grow into an offensive force. All to the better since we all expected only defense this year. The best thing about having Kawhi and Danny out on the court is that they are so damn disruptive to the other team's offensive sets. Those long arms come sneaking in from everywhere. Throw Tim and Tiago on the court and you have a lot of disruption.
Manu was horrible again and still seems to be pressing too much. He was too damn slow on defense. He is getting rocked back on his heels and slow to recover except to swipe at the ball. Although his mid-range step back seems to be working, his passing is starting to make me cringe. The other team is focused on him and manage to get steals every game lately. Probably due to game planning for Manu and Tim and not having to worry about Parker, but still worrisome. Manu is smart, so I am hoping he will adjust and start to play better by the end of the season. The Spurs will need him.
One of the things that I have noticed is that Cojo is getting a lot of 'good grades' because he is not getting turnovers at a fast clip.
The reason that he is not getting turnovers is that he is no threat to score. All the defenses know that he is going to do little more than bring the ball up the court, pass it to someone else, and then the offense goes into its set. He is not an assist leader. He is not a scorer. He is little more than a vessel for getting the ball from the base line past center court.
Our offense is predicated on a scoring pg. Cojo has not shown that he can do that. Without doing that, he is not a threat and the other teams' defense can sag off of him to our other players, or sit in the passing lanes. That is what is happening in these games without Tony, and it surprises me that more folks here haven't picked up on it.
It is not that Joseph is playing so well that he is not turning the ball over; the fact that he is not a scoring threat means he won't be challenged as a ball handler.
I don't think that a lot of folks here realize that, at least so far, Joseph has not shown himself to be the definitive backup point guard that everyone seems to anoint him to be just because his turnover rate is low.
Without Parker we lose 20 points and 7 or eight assists per game. Cojo doesn't materially contribute to either scoring or assists. That is why we also have had turnovers go up so much in Parker's absence. The rest of the team must get into the system, but Cojo is not really a contributing part of the system, yet, imo.
Meh, we shouldn't need a playmaker at backup PG with Manu, someone with great defense and who can bring up the ball vs pressure is good enough.
He makes plays on D and has shown to be a decent scorer, I'd give him an A overall since he got the opportunity to show what he could do.
Can Bledsoe and Bradley create and pass the ball very well? They are still the best backup PGs in the league. Bledsoe at starting PG wasn't pretty tbh.
manu's string of average games continues (unfortunately)
i wasn't able to watch the game.
what was the difference in free throws?
home cooking favored Spurs dramatically
Spurs destroyed Mavs on the boards
escape with lucky 1 pt win.
Manu is a shadow of his former self. He has flashes of good Manu but he has mostly been bad this season (as compared to his previous seasons). He isn't in a funk, he isn't "still recovering from injury," he isn't "still trying to get into rhythm," he has truly been playing subpar all season. Like all other over the hill players who used to play at all-star caliber, he will have a few games here and there where you think he's coming back, but that's not true. If the spurs do resign ginobili, he better be reduced to a role player and let someone else (leonard) take over as the third option. Too bad it's too late this season to make the switch.
Splitter needs to stop getting packed by people much shorter than him but the refs also need to start giving him some calls.
Used to be the Mavs outbound us ugly style, and we have absolutely no answer for Dirk. Now we out rebounded them at will and they had no answer for Duncan.
- Joseph is playing very conservatively, but that's a good thing right now. The Spurs aren't playing particularly well as a team at the moment, and he's not the guy I want trying to step up and be the difference in the game.
- Gary Neal looked like Gary Neal for the first time in a while. That's really encouraging. I figured his injuries would require an off season to completely heal.
- Manu looks terrible, but he doesn't look old, and he doesn't look slow. That's REALLY encouraging. He's gone through stretches like this, and he'll adjust. A few more games and he's going to get the turnovers under control and get it going for the playoffs.
- When Vince Carter fronted Timmy, I screamed "HIGH LOW" at the TV. Seeing them do it was beautiful.
- Anyone else ever seen a -eating grin from Timmy on the court prior to that tip-in last night? Me neither.
I'll give ya's an A+. I needed that and you humps delivered for once.
That's a huge element in this win. Good things happen when Bonner sits.
Good one
Yeah actually I thought it was fairly even aside from the part about Tiago getting hacked without calls and Diaw getting those questionable calls against him. Refs really let them play physical last night...No wonder why Manu used to flop all the time.
Thanks as always Timvp.
Splitter's finishing has been bad as of late, but I'm not that worried about it just yet. I do think that teams are paying more attention to him now but what's encouraging if we ignore the no-calls is that he's still getting looks and his percentage was better than against the Wolves. I'm hoping that's a sign the slump is ending. Kawhi's still being aggressive with his offense. That's really good to see but I also hope that his efficiency starts going up soon as well. We're still looking at about another week or so until TP comes back I think.
This was Duncan's first 20 point game since the injury
Amazed to see how under-valued this aspect of Manu's game is to fans. If this doesn't occur spurs struggle to score 90 points. His decision making sure can improve but for this game atleast his teammates needed to do a better job of converting the good looks.Manu Ginobili C-
Passed the ball well; was able to create scoring opportunities with his court vision. Otherwise, though, it was a forgettable night. Iffy decisions. Subpar D. Loose with the ball. Appeared stiff when trying to score.
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Last edited by playbonner15; 03-16-2013 at 01:34 AM. Reason: Double post
No. Manu couldn't get inside the lanes because the opponent's bigs will just clog the lanes when he drives, then they just intercept that he will pass the ball outside. I guess it's time to start the yearly Let Bonner Play campaign #LetBonnerPlay
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