Pop isn't to blame when Manu scores 2 points in 3 1/2 quarters. And Tiago gets blocked by guards. Tiago is playing scared. Buyers beware in free agency.
the truth is if Wade and Lebron are this good the rest of the series, Spurs have no chance. They can play them close, but they can't beat them 4 times.
Tough, tough loss. Going up 3-1 was our best chance to win a le. Now Miami is the favorite regardless of who wins game 5.
This loss is on Pop. The Spurs didn't follow their gameplan. They were supposed to be giving Lebron and Wade space but instead allowed them into the paint for easy baskets. It's no surprise they then started hitting their outside shot. The Spurs need to set a defensive tone from the start.
There's not much Pop could have in this game tbh, except benching Manu and Splitter
the difference is having great scorers on miami while none on the spurs side. exactly how spurs turned it over so much because miami didn't have any problems defending. just no pressure from the spurs scorers.
Yeah Diaw should get all the minutes, not Splitter. He's a much better fit. Splitter can't finish, gets blocked, gets stripped, makes bad passes, and can't even rebound a fair ball with significantly smaller players. In other words, he's useless. He's playing for Miami indirectly.
1- Not playing the rotation that got us here
2- Overplayed scrub Neal because he made some fluke shots in game 3 when we were winning at home.
3- Gave Wade/Lebron/Bosh a HUGE confidence boost by playing midget lineups
4- Throwing away the HCA
5- Killed any confidence that Splitter had early in the game.
6- Not playing Kawhi on Lebron all the time, this is the Finals, there is no need to rest, kid is 21.
7- Don't have a game plan to counter the fronting on Duncan
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