Spurs/Mavs Game 1 Game Grades

[DPG21920]

No, I mean if he averages 1 TO/game due to trapping for the entire playoffs, that's an average I'll take... wouldn't you?

Well ya, but this isn't fantasy land. He will likely get trapped more, like against the Heat. He had one game with like 7+ TO's due to that. That's the concern down the road..

[Mikeanaro]

Where did I say Green was better than Manu

I'm saying No lyfe scrub's man crush on Manu obviates his ability to provide unbiased grades as evidenced by Manu "B+" and Green "F"

Manu deserved a lower grade. Green deserved a higher grade. I didn't say anything about one deserving higher than the other. That's just an example to highlight No Lyfe Scrub's blatant homerism.

As I said to Chinook Danny is a great Dfender but without his 3s we cant win, I was expecting more from him and Beli too so today F grade is fine to me, I hope our guys take the rust off for the next games, it seems 1 week resting does horrible things to the Spurs.

[pjjrfan]

Manu's 3s were all crucial, and though he made his usual headscratching plays, those 3 3s were big, very big. I thought Splitter played very weak under the basket, but he did step it up in the 4th when we really needed him. I gave up on Marco a while back, the only real concern I have right now is Patty's poor play on offense and the fact that no one on our team could get a stop until the last 5 minutes of the game. As usual it was Leonards excellent defensive play at the end that helped turn this game around.

[ElNono]

Well ya, but this isn't fantasy land. He will likely get trapped more, like against the Heat. He had one game with like 7+ TO's due to that. That's the concern down the road..

As I told you before, I thought the Spurs tried to address that concern by bringing a ball handler that can pass like Beli. If he plays like today, sure, I agree it's a concern. If Marco plays like he has played in the playoffs before, then I think it's less of a concern.

Apparently you don't agree with that. That's ok, nothing I can do about that.

[wildchild]

Thanks N0 LyF3 ScRuB!!!

The Spurs really need Patty to step up next games and Marco needs to take on a more assertive offensive role when he plays.

Like Charles Barkley said about Steve Kerr "Marco Belinelli, if you couldn't shoot, there would be no reason for you to be alive" (or play)

Spurs 17% 3's today...

[Prime Time]

The reason why I feel Danny doesn't deserve an F is because an F translates to "worst performance possible." and I just feel this wasn't the worst basketball Danny could play. Solid defense and hustling on the boards is really all one could ask if he's not scoring.

[DPG21920]

So it's settled: Everyone appreciates the effort, but we are going to reassign OP to starting game threads. He does a great job there and I feel the team will get a lot of lift by all focusing on what we do best.

[rascal]

Duncan did all the heavy lifting here. Again it rides all on Duncan and Parker to carry the team. All the excitement over the role players during the regular season. It is a new game now, no more easy open looks to make role players look better then they are.

[Robz4000]

N0 LyF3 ScRuB game grades grade: GJGE

[Darius McCrary]

Young DPG laying down the law with his visciousness. He's in playoff form again. Too bad noone can do good game grades anymore

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

So it's settled: Everyone appreciates the effort, but we are going to reassign OP to starting game threads. He does a great job there and I feel the team will get a lot of lift by all focusing on what we do best.

why are you so butthurt over Newton still?

too bad most people disagree with out

Manu deserves an F he didn't contribute at all

[Mark in Austin]

Tim Duncan: A
Duncan being Duncan. Despite a knee to knee scare in the third, Duncan played a classic playoff game. Outstanding defense. Efficient offense. Not an A+ only because I know he has another gear. +24 for the game.

Tony Parker: B+
After the back injury every time I see Parker hit the floor I cringe a little. It seemed like Dallas was content to give Parker an endless series of layups early, and Parker took what the defense gave him. Only problem is it took the Spurs out of their offense to a certain degree, and I wouldn't be surprised if this was in part Carlisle's plan. Played a more balanced game in the second half. +20 for the game.

Kawhi Leonard: B
Leonard seemed to warm up as the game wore on. Seemed hesitant to shoot a couple times when he got the ball kicked out to him. Excellent defensively. Can still play better. +23 for the game.

Manu Ginobili: C+
Responsible for 40% of the turnovers today, which almost nullified the way he bailed out the team with his 3pt shooting. It is concerning that Manu seems to be trying to make plays that his body just can't quite make anymore in the playoffs. The gaps that are there in the regular season for the unconventional quick pass or slash close up a little faster in the playoffs. It seemed that Manu had adjusted his game this year after last year's finals turnoverpalooza but this was unfortunately a throwback game to last years playoffs. Not a good thing. Manu needs to play smarter. +1 for the game.

Tiago Splitter: B+
Outstanding defensively. Solid offensively. Hit his free throws late. Cant ask for much more. +8 for the game.

Boris Diaw: D+
Diaw was a liability on both ends of the court. Ineffective offensively. Bamboozled defensively except for a couple series against Dirk. On the plus side, more games like this will lower his contract value this offseason. Throw away the tape of this game for him and start from scratch. Needs to play better. I want some nasty. -22 for the game.

Patty Mills: D
Horrid start to the playoffs. Shot like . Defense wasn't much better, but nobody saw Harris coming. Adjustments should help defensively. Needs to step up on offense, because if he's not scoring he's not an asset and opens the door for a Corey Joseph appearance. -15 for the game.

Danny Green: D-
Lack of ball movement early really hurt Green's production. He needs to contribute more on both ends. -6 for the game.

Marco Belinelli: D-
Ice cold. Hopefully just feeling things out. -6 for the game.

Matt Bonner: C
Bonner played 2 minutes.

Pop B
Decent halftime adjustments, but needs to rev up the offense. As Sean Elliott likes to point out, the ball needs to move side to side more. Would be nice if he can finally figure out Harris, who has been a Spurs killer his whole career.

Overall: B-
Dallas has been in playoff mode for the last couple weeks, so It's not surprising that they played an effective game. The Spurs won despite horrid bench performance, sputtering ball movement and ice cold 3pt shooting. It was ugly, but these are the games champions find a way to win.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Tim Duncan: A
Duncan being Duncan. Despite a knee to knee scare in the third, Duncan played a classic playoff game. Outstanding defense. Efficient offense. Not an A+ only because I know he has another gear. +24 for the game.

Tony Parker: B+
After the back injury every time I see Parker hit the floor I cringe a little. It seemed like Dallas was content to give Parker an endless series of layups early, and Parker took what the defense gave him. Only problem is it took the Spurs out of their offense to a certain degree, and I wouldn't be surprised if this was in part Carlisle's plan. Played a more balanced game in the second half. +20 for the game.

Kawhi Leonard: B
Leonard seemed to warm up as the game wore on. Seemed hesitant to shoot a couple times when he got the ball kicked out to him. Excellent defensively. Can still play better. +23 for the game.

Manu Ginobili: C+
Responsible for 40% of the turnovers today, which almost nullified the way he bailed out the team with his 3pt shooting. It is concerning that Manu seems to be trying to make plays that his body just can't quite make anymore in the playoffs. The gaps that are there in the regular season for the unconventional quick pass or slash close up a little faster in the playoffs. It seemed that Manu had adjusted his game this year after last year's finals turnoverpalooza but this was unfortunately a throwback game to last years playoffs. Not a good thing. Manu needs to play smarter. +1 for the game.

Tiago Splitter: B+
Outstanding defensively. Solid offensively. Hit his free throws late. Cant ask for much more. +8 for the game.

Boris Diaw: D+
Diaw was a liability on both ends of the court. Ineffective offensively. Bamboozled defensively except for a couple series against Dirk. On the plus side, more games like this will lower his contract value this offseason. Throw away the tape of this game for him and start from scratch. Needs to play better. I want some nasty. -22 for the game.

Patty Mills: D
Horrid start to the playoffs. Shot like . Defense wasn't much better, but nobody saw Harris coming. Adjustments should help defensively. Needs to step up on offense, because if he's not scoring he's not an asset and opens the door for a Corey Joseph appearance. -15 for the game.

Danny Green: D-
Lack of ball movement early really hurt Green's production. He needs to contribute more on both ends. -6 for the game.

Marco Belinelli: D-
Ice cold. Hopefully just feeling things out. -6 for the game.

Matt Bonner: C
Bonner played 2 minutes.

Pop B
Decent halftime adjustments, but needs to rev up the offense. As Sean Elliott likes to point out, the ball needs to move side to side more. Would be nice if he can finally figure out Harris, who has been a Spurs killer his whole career.

Overall: B-
Dallas has been in playoff mode for the last couple weeks, so It's not surprising that they played an effective game. The Spurs won despite horrid bench performance, sputtering ball movement and ice cold 3pt shooting. It was ugly, but these are the games champions find a way to win.

These grades are way better. Good job

[DPG21920]

why are you so butthurt over Newton still?

too bad most people disagree with out

Manu deserves an F he didn't contribute at all

Huh? Butthurt over Newton? I don't care at all about NFL. I watch it because I like sports, but I (like most others) were simply pointing out how you do things which leads to poor results.

I also never said Manu deserves an F (unless I forgot about it and if you link to that I will apologize).

I haven't been mean at all - I said we appreciate it and I even reassigned you to something I said you excel at (starting game threads). I really do enjoy your enthusiasm and I think with a few years of work, you can really become a solid glue guy. No hate at all tbh..

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

These grades are way better. Good job

You may be the absolute worst poster on this site. Congrats.

[DPG21920]

You may be the absolute worst poster on this site. Congrats.

Why are you getting so butthurt? He's clearly no where near the worst poster on the site..

[jARS mEsH sEt]

You may be the absolute worst poster on this site. Congrats.

Jars always makes fun of me for being a Manu

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Huh? Butthurt over Newton? I don't care at all about NFL. I watch it because I like sports, but I (like most others) were simply pointing out how you do things which leads to poor results.

I haven't been mean at all - I said we appreciate it and I even reassigned you to something I said you excel at (starting game threads). I really do enjoy your enthusiasm and I think with a few years of work, you can really become a solid glue guy. No hate at all tbh..

I didn't say you were mean. Dyslexic never equals to something negative.. do you, buddy!

[DPG21920]

I didn't say you said I was mean. I was making a point that I have gone out of my way to be nice, so that you don't lose that fire in the face of a tough demotion. I know you will pull through if you can become mentally strong and learn from your many, many mistakes.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

I didn't say you said I was mean. I was making a point that I have gone out of my way to be nice, so that you don't lose that fire in the face of a tough demotion. I know you will pull through if you can become mentally strong and learn from your many, many mistakes.

The most you post the more apparent it is that you are an only child, tbh..

[BackHome]

Because it's totally reasonable to expect Danny Green to match Manu's offensive (points) output with 2 ing shot attempts.

You can't be a starter and have zero ing pts in the playoffs that is why he deserves a F- - He only shot the ball two times because he played like a scarred he needs to find his balls and put them back in and play like he deserves to playing for the best team in the NBA. I like him but he needs to play with some balls get some at ude because we can't win if he plays like this through the series.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

You can't be a starter and have zero ing pts in the playoffs that is why he deserves a F- - He only shot the ball two times because he played like a scarred he needs to find his balls and put them back in and play like he deserves to playing for the best team in the NBA. I like him but he needs to play with some balls get some at ude because we can't win if he plays like this through the series.

According to jars that means " you're a manu "

[Diego20]

Why are you getting so butthurt? He's clearly no where near the worst poster on the site..

Actually he's really close to the worst poster.

[DPG21920]

The most you post the more apparent it is that you are an only child, tbh..

That literally doesn't make any sense. In fact, only a child gets so defensive in the face adversity. The feedback, and it's the majority, is that this just isn't your thing. I think one day you can move beyond game threads, but it will take a lot of learning. Mostly to overcome your biases, study the game and post true thoughts with insight vs really rushed and not well thought out "grades".

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Actually he's really close to the worst poster.

@the usual suspects crawling out of their little holes... I get it. You guys are Manu s. I remind you once every 5 minutes, and it pisses you off so you have to vent your frustration somehow.



jars is the worst poster because he always makes fun of Manu