I'm a believer.
Tonight he was +3, his D really fueled the comeback attempt imo.
I mean you don't need to be a rocket scientist to know that playing the turd towers together is asking to take it up the ass. I'm not sure what's going on in Pop's brain at this point even if he did tank that game but this isn't what this thread is about.
Baynes should be the backup center, bar none.
Who gives a , in the playoffs POP will play Bonner over him and we know it. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to prove the turd TOWERS SUCK, yet they are still a problem in 013 after years here. Pop has lost it, he will play Baynes next year or later in a series when it is too late.
Too late now.. pop didn't get him on the floor and now he will rot on the bench. if it were up to me, I'd play him over diaw in certain situations..but definitely over blair. If anything just for his shot altering presence on d. I'm fine with Bonner, as long as he can be hidden on defense. If he has to guard anyone good(is anyone not good in the playoffs?), game over..
I vote you change le to, "church of bayne"..in honor of the the dark night movie, which was about as badass as baynes himself.
I wanted to simply write Baynes but the forum changed his name automatically tbh.
I agree that Baynes should garner floor time over both Diaw and Bonner in certain situations, but we all know it's not happening - not this year anyway. And by the way, there is no way to hide Bonner in any defense.
I called for giving Baynes 10 minutes after RRT. Unfortunately for a coach like Pop, that's never i his plan. To be honest, I don't know whether Baynes can help the Spurs in the playoffs. But I do know that Blair and Bonner can not. So why not give this true bigman a chance?
Because it is POP, he will beat a dead horse into the ground for years and think it will work! I don't get it either.
Or if Pop doesn't think Baynes can help this year, then why not try Birdman or KMart? Both of them are playing very well and for very little money. I just feel so sad to see Timmy cannot even get decent help to fight for #5. In the end, if LeBron proves himself to be the true GOAT contender and the Heat sweep everybody, that's still more acceptable than not even having a chance to challenge.
I would have cut Blairs ass and Had Bonner gone years ago, and yes Birdman and K Mart would have helped more than those f in bums! The sad thing is it is 013 and we are still talking about BONNER OR BLAIR and who will help more! Good lord it's sad.
i'm pretty upset over how Baynes was brought along. Why did we buy him out midseason, bring him over right now if we didn't intend on using him at all? They could have waited until the offseason and let him keep getting big minutes in Europe if thats what they wanted. I know he's not ready to be the first big off the bench, but in matchups, he should be getting 10-15 minutes per game, especially with Boris banged up
Someone else would have grabbed him. At the time we signed him, bigs were falling like King Kong off the Empire State building all over the league. Could you imagine if he was signed by the Lakers? He's worth the buyout. Bigs just are. His time will come. That time will be next year. We are not in desperation mode. We can afford patience. Stay calm...
Just how many more years do you think Duncan will play at an all star level??
I would credit his resurgence to finally having some size next to him. Something Baynes has alot of. 2nd unit is too small for many matchups around the league.
I just don't get this whole "patient" approach people seem to be mired in.. once Manu & Tim retire and the team is in rebuild mode then sure.. but now???? .... smh...
Baynes is ok. He's not ready though. He doesn't know the offense and he doesn't know the defense. He can wing it in glorified pick-up games like last night but the playoffs are a different story. He needs more time with the team (practice and games) and right now the Spurs don't have the time available to let him learn.
Some of the same arguments were made about Splitter last year. The major difference is that last year Pop had a lot more time to work Splitter into the lineup and he still didn't use him. Splitter also had the experience of his rookie year under his belt. Baynes has been with the team since late January, basically February. There's only so much you can expect. If he ever seems meaningful minutes in the playoffs, it's because something has gone terribly wrong.
I think we had this argument a few weeks ago. Some of us believe his size alone negates the drawback of the lack of system knowledge.
Add in the fact that he gives the team alot of needed athleticism also.
Now consider the fact that Diaw, Blair, & Bonner are all undersized and not defensive stalwarts and the argument for Baynes this season gets even stronger.
that's the problem with this 'pounding the rock' mentality
it too often sets you up for years of wasting your time trying to inflate a tire with a hole in it
knowing it doesn't seem to help many of the others very much
To be honest Baynes looks pretty damn raw out there. But that signals to the argument he should have been used all year in preparation for the playoffs. Now Diaw is out likely at least part of the first round, and we haven't developed any other big man depth. Pretty stupid on Pop's part tbh. Having another 7 footer would really help our D especially against the more athletic teams. Denver, Clippers, OKC, Miami. All the big boys in the playoffs TBH. And I don't have to state how good it would be to have another big against Memphis, or even the Fakeshow.
Eventually the popsuckers and apologists will come to realize and admit Pop ed over the Baynes situation just like he did Splitter and essentially pissed away the last best chance at #5 by being way too conservative and stubborn... might take awhile though.. I'm sure there will be plenty of "patience" preachers in the meantime.
All I know is im tired of everyone going up so soft. Tiago an Blair with those stupid ass hook/push shots. Leanord an Duncan is the only ones tryna finish like a grown man. I keep saying look at Javele Mcgee. He just patrole the paint on defense an sit around the rim on offense to get a ally hoop or put back dunk. Now if why cant THE GREAT POP-A- do that with Baynes. You cant tell me he doesn't see that Blair an Bonner lineup doesn't work. An if im not mistaken, Baynes has somewhat of a midrange shot. All the while Tiago cant even back dont a small ass wing. ing pathetic
Can I have some of what you ingested?
The day these morons admit anything - it will rain pink cotton unicorns - in every part of the planet.
Confucius say ... one must know system to defend rim......or have name "Blair" or "Bonner".
Every argument has to be assessed in the context. Very few, if there is any, posters are saying Baynes WILL work. But the bottom line is Bonner and Blair will NOT work. Simply put, unknown result >> known failure.
Baynes is still a little uncomfortable out there but how nice is it to see someone actually clog the lane, box out, be close enough to a player attacking the basket to foul him? Instead of having to watch player after player either shoot over Bonner/Blair or blow right by them for the easy lay up.
Baynes still has work to do no question but what he offers even on the most ugliest nights is still more than Bonner/Blair.
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