Church of Aron Baynes

[LittleCriminal]

Bust out with some Baynes tonight!!
I can't fathom Bonner guarding Oden.
Also... Daye getting some playing time tonight would be cool..

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Baynes again ahead in the rotation played the meaningful minutes in the heart of the game and sat out with the starters for garbage time.

Played pretty well. He is a physical presence that boxes out and pushes people around in general. He is leaving a tad early on some of his screens but the timing is getting better because he is giving ballhandlers a step on their defenders. The 15 foot jumpshot is still money he made one flared off the FT stripe tonight. Nifty pass out of the post again and did a nice job finishing in transition

Rotations are now solid, he is picking up his fouls overplaying out on the perimeter for the most part. He was visibly frustrated about it vs Chicago. He still is able to cut off penetration and he does an excellent job going straight up to contest shots. He did lose Noah once playing ICE on the pnr but for the most part was very solid in the zone.

[Mugen]

He'll have some use in a potential series against Memphis or the Rockets but his biggest value is keeping Jeff of the court so hopefully he continues to play decent tbh.

[spurraider21]

his biggest value is keeping Jeff of the court

that alone is worthy of having a church of baynes

[ceperez]

Baynes again ahead in the rotation played the meaningful minutes in the heart of the game and sat out with the starters for garbage time.

Played pretty well. He is a physical presence that boxes out and pushes people around in general. He is leaving a tad early on some of his screens but the timing is getting better because he is giving ballhandlers a step on their defenders. The 15 foot jumpshot is still money he made one flared off the FT stripe tonight. Nifty pass out of the post again and did a nice job finishing in transition

Rotations are now solid, he is picking up his fouls overplaying out on the perimeter for the most part. He was visibly frustrated about it vs Chicago. He still is able to cut off penetration and he does an excellent job going straight up to contest shots. He did lose Noah once playing ICE on the pnr but for the most part was very solid in the zone.

I wonder if it is better of have Baynes in the starting 5 and have Splitter with the Foreign Legion?

[cd021]

Baynes again ahead in the rotation played the meaningful minutes in the heart of the game and sat out with the starters for garbage time.

Played pretty well. He is a physical presence that boxes out and pushes people around in general. He is leaving a tad early on some of his screens but the timing is getting better because he is giving ballhandlers a step on their defenders. The 15 foot jumpshot is still money he made one flared off the FT stripe tonight. Nifty pass out of the post again and did a nice job finishing in transition

Rotations are now solid, he is picking up his fouls overplaying out on the perimeter for the most part. He was visibly frustrated about it vs Chicago. He still is able to cut off penetration and he does an excellent job going straight up to contest shots. He did lose Noah once playing ICE on the pnr but for the most part was very solid in the zone.

he played well last nite. I'm starting to like him a bit more as the 4th big

[look_at_g_shred]

I noticed last night that Baynes looks much slimmer than the start of the season. Still a big dude tho!

[TJastal]

I noticed last night that Baynes looks much slimmer than the start of the season. Still a big dude tho!

Maybe he finally stopped brooding about his marginal role and made a commitment to getting into better shape instead of being winded after playing 5 minutes on the court.

[jeebus]

I wonder if it is better of have Baynes in the starting 5 and have Splitter with the Foreign Legion?

Doubt it. He plays good with Diaw; that lineup of Patty, Manu, Marco, Boris, and Bane is looking mighty good out there. All these little ticky tack fouls and other dumb mistakes could've been sorted out by now if he had regular minutes instead of He Who Shall Not Be Named.

[ace3g]

Jason Bennett @Aussies_Abroad



Fantastic chat w/Aussie @NBA @spurs big man @aronbaynes. Great story of persistence, determination & self-belief. pic.twitter.com/MPQ2uH1JP0

Jason Bennett @Aussies_Abroad


Shooting promos with Aussie @aronbaynes at @spurs @NBA training facility. pic.twitter.com/JzZTak7ThG

Jason Bennett @Aussies_Abroad

@_DanEwing @NBA @spurs @aronbaynes We'll premiere Aron & our @Patty_Mills special during Playoffs. 2 really great stories to look fwd to.

[benfti]

Sweet, will rip and share when they air down here

[Prime Time]

I noticed last night that Baynes looks much slimmer than the start of the season. Still a big dude tho!

Good to see I'm not alone. I always felt Baynes would be a much better player if he slimmed down a little/worked on his agility, And so far he's looking like a solid 4th big. I just hope he's still strong enough to keep Dwight out of the paint.

[look_at_g_shred]

Baynes just taking s out left and right

[exstatic]

Baynes just taking s out left and right

[tim_duncan_fan]

No one cared who I was until I put on the jersey!

[wildbill2u]

Getting more playing time and time with better players is helping Baynes a lot. He's at a point where he's learning how to play in the system without overthinking about it. He's gained enough confidence to take his shot and not worry about Pop pulling him out. I like him as the fourth big.

[Hoops Czar]

Getting more playing time and time with better players is helping Baynes a lot. He's at a point where he's learning how to play in the system without overthinking about it. He's gained enough confidence to take his shot and not worry about Pop pulling him out. I like him as the fourth big.

The Spurs don't have a 4th big. The moment you get high on Baynes, he lets you down.

People were high on Nando after the Chicago and Miami games last year too. How'd that turn out?

[tim_duncan_fan]

Baynes hasn't had near the chances Nando has. For one thing, Baynes isn't a whiny and understands that if he doesn't perform in limited action, he won't see major time.

The problem has been that Pop apparently erroneously believed/believes Errors to be the better player.

[SpursFan86]

So do y'all think Baynes has officially taken Ayres spot in the rotation? It's hard to know with Pop. Earlier in the year Baynes had a stretch where he was getting more playing time (and played well), and then for whatever reason Pop went back to only giving him garbage time minutes. Hopefully these past few games have shown Pop that Baynes deserves playing time ahead of Ayres.

[Hoops Czar]

Baynes hasn't had near the chances Nando has. For one thing, Baynes isn't a whiny and understands that if he doesn't perform in limited action, he won't see major time.

The problem has been that Pop apparently erroneously believed/believes Errors to be the better player.

This is just plain silly. Ayres got more playing time early because he came to camp in game shape. Baynes had oppurtunities but failed to impress. Being better than Ayres doesn't make you good. It just makes you well, better than Ayres. Let him play now in meaningless games because he won't be used beyond that unless something catastrophic happens to Splitter, Duncan or Diaw.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

The Spurs don't have a 4th big. The moment you get high on Baynes, he lets you down.

People were high on Nando after the Chicago and Miami games last year too. How'd that turn out?

Nando's issue was with at ude and not skill. Baynes has not shown the traits of a malcontent at all. Quite the contrary, after he was passed over for Ayers early in the season, he still kept his chin up and worked hard.

[szkorhetz]

I truly believe that Baynes just got more time in the recent games, because he is really good matchup against Dwight and if We want to get out if the west we'll have to face them.

[SpursFan86]

I truly believe that Baynes just got more time in the recent games, because he is really good matchup against Dwight and if We want to get out if the west we'll have to face them.

Not necessarily. If OKC and Houston end up as the 2 and 3 seeds, they'd face each other in the 2nd round. , I could see Houston losing to Golden State in the 1st round if Houston is the 4 seed and GS is 5th seed.

[exstatic]

So do y'all think Baynes has officially taken Ayres spot in the rotation? It's hard to know with Pop. Earlier in the year Baynes had a stretch where he was getting more playing time (and played well), and then for whatever reason Pop went back to only giving him garbage time minutes. Hopefully these past few games have shown Pop that Baynes deserves playing time ahead of Ayres.

Neither one is even in the rotation. They fall somewhere between 10-14 in the hierarchy.

Duncan
Parker
Ginobili
Leonard
Splitter
Diaw
Mills
Belinelli
Green

That's the rotation.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Neither one is even in the rotation. They fall somewhere between 10-14 in the hierarchy.

Duncan
Parker
Ginobili
Leonard
Splitter
Diaw
Mills
Belinelli
Green

That's the rotation.

Nice story. Make up a bull definition of 'rotation' then grandstand on it. 12 mpg is part of the rotation as it is 1/4 the game. That is about what Baynes has been getting in the 2nd and 3rd quarters consistently the last 4+ games. That was the role that Ayers had up until the end of the RRT and you considered him to be part of the 'rotation.'

At this point your ship has sank and you are trying to call low tide, no tide. Whatevs. Your boy is relegated to garbage time and Baynes is now the 4th big. It is what it is.