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You want 5 guys that all have 3 point range. Best play is to inbound and have it returned to the inbounder for a 3.
The spurfan civil war will be epic if they complete the choke tomorrow.
You want 5 guys that all have 3 point range. Best play is to inbound and have it returned to the inbounder for a 3.
You're talking about the play the Spurs were down by five, remember? The Spurs rebounders collided and Miller came down with it.
Duncan woul have snared it flat footed IMO.
But it does not matter as I understand Pops thinking.
As bad as Manu played, it's up to the coach how many minutes the players play. There's a reason hardly anybody has 8 turnovers - that's because the coach pulls them before the turnovers get that high. Start Manu and have a quick hook if he doesn't have it that night. Did anyone seriously think that he was going to have 2 good games in a row when he's played poorly ALL season long? Neal instead of Manu please, screen with Tiago and let the 3s fly. Neal's not afraid to shoot - let him earn that next contract. I'd rather a missed 3, 50/50 rebound than a Manu turnover fueling a MIA fast break.
If Bosh is out there, TD should have been out there.
Pop should never have TD and TP on the bench at the same time - much less TD, TP and Leonard ALL at the same time.
Not when they have Bosh in.
That play is so worn out, the last time it worked for us was against Detroit in the playoffs, when Wallace was told by Larry Brown not to leave Horry, the inbounder.
He left Horry.
No, I'm talking about taking out Duncan in those 2 possessions.
Yep
lets blame manu
who gives a about those 8 turnovers, we were up 5 with 28 seconds left, we got through all the bull until that moment.
you can't blame Pop, yoouszsz he's a en legend
Spurs were defending the three pointer not looking to get a defensive rebound. LeBron was the tallest player on the court when he made three and had Kawhi guarding him. That's a good matchup for the Spurs that I would take any day. Pop made a good subs ution by taking Duncan out when Spo went with really small ball. No sense in Timmy chasing a small all over the court as one screen and that small has an easy look.You take your best rebounder out of the game when the only thing separating you from a championship is 1 last defensive rebound? And let's not for get, he did it twice, and in those 2 times, 2 3's came from offensive rebounds.
Sure let's not blame Pop, it doesn't make sense.
Defending doesn't stop at stopping the 3, it stops when you get an defensive board.
How would he catch a rebound in the paint after he is guarding the three point line?
Just asking. The rest of the copers' rants are hilarious.
It's not even that, tbh... Manu deserves every bit of after last night's game...
who gives a about those 8 turnovers, we were up 5 with 28 seconds left, we got through all the bull until that moment.
It's the emo/meltdown threads, copy-pasting the same on 25 different threads, hideous photoshops, and the whole "I've got street cred because I was watching the Spurs since they were the Chaparrals"...
Hopefully two or three off themselves if we lose tomorrow...
Simple, he wouldn't guard Bosh's 3, let someone rotate to that and stay in the paint. Duh.
100% fool has been told the same thing over and over. He does not agree.
Either do I but I can understand the REASONING.
Pops reasoning does not make any sense to people who already know the outcome. They find it impossible to put themselves in the situation BEFORE the play. It's a frontal lobe hate fixation. Van Gundy pointed out the same thing but disagreed with the reasoning.
Tim Duncan is one of the best defensive players of all time he has 14 all defense selections, 8 first team.. So we take him out scared to death over him chasing around a small or that he was a bad matchup for the situation defensively???? Talk about peeing down your leg and showing ZERO faith in your players.. How would Jordan react to Phil benching him in that spot? "Bad match up Mike take a seat" "Go yourself Phil I am checking back in"
So there would always be one guy wide open on the arc?Simple, he wouldn't guard Bosh's 3, let someone rotate to that and stay in the paint. Duh.
Good thinking, coach.
Well with that logic then we should have played Duncan, Baynes, Diaw, Bonner and Splitter. But we don't...why? Because the Heat were going for a three pointer. Hence, Pops decision to matchup with guys that can defend the perimeter. Duncan is not a perimeter player.
And what about when Bosh checked in??
It is very possible he ends up in the paint just like the 3 other Spurs that had a 3 way jump ball.
Yes, I think it is a reasonable assumption.
sometimes I think Pop does to prove the system is bigger than certain players. Yeah I know he says he is riding Duncan's coattails, but I think he let's his own ego get in the way at times. It's a sad human trait, Shakespearan at times, so let's hope they realize this and overcome the tragedy. It's do or die time, just gotta focus on doing what is right for the win. So if Manu is playing like peanut-ridden with hemerrhoid clots mixed in, you gotta pull him.
as bad as Manu has been in these playoffs, Pop has the power of veto, so if it starts at the top......
37 year old seven footers tend to not move as fast as younger guards.
No but they tend to box out 6'11 PF's..
I know it's easy to get all emo about it, but percentages were played.
I just don't think we were meant to win that game. They missed free throws. Things like that is just part of basketball and something you can't really feel bad about. I really think our guys are going to bring it tomorrow.
I would have to look at the play again to be sure. It almost looked like a jump ball because it spent what seemed a fairly long time in the air. A long shot and a big bounce off.
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