Tiago Splitter is the Best Center in the NBA

[cd021]

Bogut, the other Lopez, Pekovic, the other Gasol, Gortat. They're all better than Splitter. I wouldn't say Nene's better than Splitter.

I like all of those player quite a bit but other than maybe Bogut (they generally have the same skill set, save Bogut blocks shots and boards better) I'd still take Splitter. Gasol hasn't consistently played Center for some time except for the 10 games this season.

[cd021]

Lot of hate in this thread. Put me in the TRUTH category. If you look at both offense and defense, and distill this down to the game and impact alone (ignore media, etc.), it's very difficult to make a better argument over Splitter. Hibbert and Howard are the only candidates, all the other names in the thread are pretty laughable.

This is referring to 2013-14 performance, by the way.

I agree

O-Rating 124
D-Rating-94

Per 36
Points-12.9
Rebounds-12.1

He has had a major impact of both sides of the ball. And is certainly a big reason why we are tied for the best rec in the association.

[Spur Bank]

Another one... Win Shares per 48 minutes:

1. Anthony Davis (.2815)
2. LeBron James (.2764)
3. Kevin Love (.2691)
4. Chris Paul (.2654)
5. Tiago Splitter (.2640)
6. Paul George (.2622)
7. Kevin Durant (.2614)
8. Stephen Curry (.2485)

[PlayNando]

Good to see people posting FACTS that support TIAGO. You fkn haters can GTFO with your piss poor RACIST and NATIONALIST opinions.

[Skull-1]

English, motherfker, do you speak it?

Nothing original here, per par. ^^^. Just steals movie lines, per par. ^^^ Lame azz Internet tough guy moron, per par. ^^^

[Skull-1]

Good to see people posting FACTS that support TIAGO. You fkn haters can GTFO with your piss poor RACIST and NATIONALIST opinions.

Tired, lame shtick, per par. ^^^^

[exstatic]

I almost laughed when you said that Splitter was less injury prone that Nene. Per 36 numbers are worthless for Tiago, since he can't play that many minutes. He'll get an owwie or a hangnail and miss a week.

[Drom John]

Per 36 numbers are worthless for Tiago, since he can't play that many minutes.

I agree that rate stats are overrated (though not worthless. I prefer WS over WS/48.
Splitter is not the 5th best player in the NBA this year.
Splitter is only the 28th best player in the NBA this year.

26) Jeremy Lin
27) Klyle Lowery
28) Tiago Splitter
29) Jordan Hill
30) Serge Ibaka

32) Kawhi Leonard
34) Tony Parker
62) Boris Diaw
63) Danny Green
69) DeJuan Blair
95) Marco Belinelli
99) Manu Ginobili
106) Patty Mills
145) Tim Duncan
213) Jeff Ayres
234) Gary Neal
247) Matt Bonner
257) Nando de Colo
323) Cory Joseph
398) Aron Baynes

[Baam]

I agree

O-Rating 124
D-Rating-94

Per 36
Points-12.9
Rebounds-12.1

He has had a major impact of both sides of the ball. And is certainly a big reason why we are tied for the best rec in the association.

System player who cant even post a point guard and can't spread the floor either, he doesn't have big impact on offense lol at the Tiago lovers going crazy in this thread...

[cd021]

I almost laughed when you said that Splitter was less injury prone that Nene. Per 36 numbers are worthless for Tiago, since he can't play that many minutes. He'll get an owwie or a hangnail and miss a week.

I watched every game Nene played during the 05-06 season. He played the season opener and preceded to miss the next 87 games due to injury. He is one of the more injury prone bigs around. He's appeared in 654 games over his 1st 10 seasons, missing on average about 17 games a year. In total he's missed 166 games. Splitter on the other hand missed 29 games in 3 seasons. Some of which were coaches decision (during his rookie year).

Splitter is playing 9 minutes fewer per game. How exactly am I supposed to compare them head to head without per 36 minutes? He can and has played more minutes last season he averaged 27 mpg during the 58 games he started last season.

[cd021]

System player who cant even post a point guard and can't spread the floor either, he doesn't have big impact on offense lol at the Tiago lovers going crazy in this thread...

Says the guy who thinks Sanders is better....

[jkid12456]

"TIAGO MAKES WICKED PCIKS"

[PlayNando]

Bump.

You see what happens when Pop frees Tiago.......

[jimbo]

2.8 offensive rebounds a game

[Solid D]

Splitter was the bomb tonight against Memphis.

[timmy2003]

Splitter was the bomb tonight against Memphis.

When the pace of the game is slow, He is a beast in the post.

[freetiago]

hope Pop lets him work on that pick and pop game
I know he has it but Pop will bench him the second he attempts it
with Tims decline in shooting the Spurs really depend on the midrange from the big to free up the offense
vs a team like Golden State they pretty much depended soley on it to win games

[hater]

Splitter looked like HOF bigman tonight

[chapnis]

Has a better jumper than Tim atm.

[testies]

he's a very good player.. I don't care if our players are recognized over the media, I actually prefer for them to go unnoticed.. 10-1 and nobody on the Open Court show picked us to win the West.. I love it this way.. keep making fun of Tiago, Scraeming A Smith

[Sean Cagney]

he's a very good player.. I don't care if our players are recognized over the media, I actually prefer for them to go unnoticed.. 10-1 and nobody on the Open Court show picked us to win the West.. I love it this way.. keep making fun of Tiago, Scraeming A Smith

SAS SMITH STEPHEN ASS SMITH I could care less about...... The record is what I care about like you said. GO SPURS! 9 in a row! Keep it going damnit. Oh yeah aren't we 11-1??

[testies]

yes.. my bad 11-1 =))

[Fireball]

much appreciation for Tiago ...he could have played more minutes but perhaps Pop already thought about the b2b

[PlayNando]

he's a very good player.. I don't care if our players are recognized over the media, I actually prefer for them to go unnoticed.. 10-1 and nobody on the Open Court show picked us to win the West.. I love it this way.. keep making fun of Tiago, Scraeming A Smith

Stephen A Smith

He is nationalist against foreign players, anyways, tbh. Maybe racist, too.

[chapnis]