PER this series...

[ElNono]

Tbh, it's still the 1st round. It's still possible he could emerge from his slump and start hitting shots in later rounds (not that I'm counting on it). The NBA Playoffs are more like a marathon than a sprint.

It's clear we need him playing a whole lot better, and a lot of the other guys to pick up their games too. Hope we don't have to wait until next season though, tbh...

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Parker's PER

Kawhi has been disappointing, too.

At least our TOSBs Manu and Timmy are stepping it up, per par.

Failnobili also ting the bed in critical game 6s, per par

Failnobili giveth and failnobili taketh away causing several times more grief than any transient joy he may have provided prior. At least Friday's game 6 wasn't for a ring. If it was, Manu would've had 10 turnovers instead of 3.

[ElNono]

Failnobili also ting the bed in critical game 6s, per par

Failnobili giveth and failnobili taketh away causing several times more grief than any transient joy he may have provided prior. At least Friday's game 6 wasn't for a ring. If it was, Manu would've had 10 turnovers instead of 3.

come on jARS, Manu has been great this series. Heck, if he doesn't carry us for about 3-4 games, we would be already done...

I know you hate him with a passion, but this is just as silly as singling out Tony. Tony hasn't looked right all season long, and he's still fought hard out there, plus you know the other team would eventually slow him a bit.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

come on jARS, Manu has been great this series. Heck, if he doesn't carry us for about 3-4 games, we would be already done...

I know you hate him with a passion, but this is just as silly as singling out Tony. Tony hasn't looked right all season long, and he's still fought hard out there, plus you know the other team would eventually slow him a bit.

It's very frustrating when Manu's struggles inconveniently coincide with our role players having phenomenal games. Green going 7-7 from the field probably won't happen tomorrow. 8 shot attempts isn't that much but for 's sake if Manu makes one more shot from the field we probably acquire the necessary boost to win game 6.

Tony's 10-23 isn't great but it's acceptable. It's not 12.5%.

Manu's best game in the series, at least shooting-wise (game 2), resulted in a loss because nobody else stepped up. Manu's worst game in the series (game 6) resulted in a loss in spite of everyone else stepping up, except maybe Marco who's total but I don't think anyone's arguing against that and he played only 5 minutes anyway.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Also ElNono when these playoffs are over, remind me to PM you your consolation prize for winning the bet. I'm pretty sure it'll blow your mind

[ElNono]

It's very frustrating when Manu's struggles inconveniently coincide with our role players having phenomenal games. Green going 7-7 from the field probably won't happen tomorrow. 8 shot attempts isn't that much but for 's sake if Manu makes one more shot from the field we probably acquire the necessary boost to win game 6.

Tony's 10-23 isn't great but it's acceptable. It's not 12.5%.

Manu's best game in the series, at least shooting-wise (game 2), resulted in a loss because nobody else stepped up. Manu's worst game in the series (game 6) resulted in a loss in spite of everyone else stepping up, except maybe Marco who's total but I don't think anyone's arguing against that and he played only 5 minutes anyway.

I'll take 4 games of solid production from Gino at this stage of his career anyday, it's a rare sight, tbh... heck, I'm glad he could still turn it up a notch, because we would be toast right now. We at least have a shot to move on largely thanks to him and Tiago.

Also ElNono when these playoffs are over, remind me to PM you your consolation prize for winning the bet. I'm pretty sure it'll blow your mind

You're wearing the prize, I'm all done with that That was the bet. But go ahead and surprise me if you want.

[baseline bum]

Sure, but there was no way to know. I mean, I'm sure some people will tell you they've seen this coming all along, but Marco putting his production from the RS would've been enough to tip this series for the Spurs a while ago.

That Dude Belli is a great pickup... I was watching the Heat-Bulls series, and they were talking how he has improved his defensive game with Thibs, which always been his major drawback...

[ElNono]

but that's exactly what I was saying earlier... anybody walking in here saying they knew Beli would suck this bad, is a liar. The dude has played from "normal" to "good" in his previous playoffs. This whole crapping the bed this badly is new.

I loved the pickup and I loved his RS... he just crashed the ferrari badly right now.

[Boomersgold]

You don't need to show PER to realize how far Patty and Marco have fallen. All those who had a brown out when the Spurs signed Beli are now just realizing how marginal that signing really was.

To be fair, Patty only underperformed in the first 3 games of the series. In the last three games, he's played exactly how we expected him to play. 7-10 points in 15-16 minutes of pt.

[99 Problems]

To be fair, Patty only underperformed in the first 3 games of the series. In the last three games, he's played exactly how we expected him to play. 7-10 points in 15-16 minutes of pt.

yep and limit t/o 's, that's all baby faced Pop wants.

[spurs10]

Rotations tomorrow will be interesting. Doubt Pop will bench Beli all together. More likely he'll try to get him going, as the Mavs won't be game planning for him. I think we are do for a strong game tomorrow and don't think Pop will stick with him if he doesn't show something mighty quick. I didn't see this coming and expected our bench to tear them up.

[heyheymymy]

1. Dejuan Blair 28.0 (17.3)

^ he is only doing this to spite the spurs what a bum, why didn't you hustle then but are willing to now?

[therealtruth]

but that's exactly what I was saying earlier... anybody walking in here saying they knew Beli would suck this bad, is a liar. The dude has played from "normal" to "good" in his previous playoffs. This whole crapping the bed this badly is new.

I loved the pickup and I loved his RS... he just crashed the ferrari badly right now.

The Spurs softness rubbed off on him too much.

[Ice009]

This is looking similar to what happened in 2008. Bring back the same team with no upgrades and get manhandled in the playoffs. The Spurs struggled badly in the 2008 playoffs. Going 7 against New Orleans and then getting knocked out by the Lakers. I don't know why they keep thinking that they can come back with pretty much the same team when other teams are out there reloading.

I wanted the Spurs to try and reload back then, and I think they should have also tried harder to do so this off-season as well.

[BillMc]

1. Dejuan Blair 28.0 (17.3)

^ he is only doing this to spite the spurs what a bum, why didn't you hustle then but are willing to now?

Blair lives for revenge. Remember his rookie season when he wanted to prove everyone wrong for passing on him? He was great...for a while. Now, he's motivated against us. If the Mavs were to win, I have little doubt he'd be back to being near useless against Portland.

But we'll never know. Because the Spurs end Blair's season tonight.

[RD2191]

nono putting in work.

[ElNono]

yeah, there's a lot of other great series for fans of Tony to bring up, but this one isn't one of them, tbh, despite his great play in Game 7... especially when you consider he was matched up against guys like Devin Harris and Jose Calderon...

IIRC, this was actually his career-low in PER for a playoff series at the time...

I actually think he had a better series, statistically, against the Blazers and even OKC...

[Johnny RIngo]

Nono going in for the kill. Unfortunately, there's a lot of low IQ posters on this site(SASdynasty, greatyacht) that don't actually watch the games and look at nothing but selective box score data like ppg in order to push their agendas

[ElNono]

Nono going in for the kill. Unfortunately, there's a lot of low IQ posters on this site(SASdynasty, greatyacht) that don't actually watch the games and look at nothing but selective box score data like ppg in order to push their agendas

No "kill" here... one series is hardly a barometer on a 13 season career and many playoff series... this one particularly wouldn't make a great example...

[Brazil]

Parker haters on full meltdown cauz dude played 10 ok games and Spurs are winning... really ?

priceless

worst than a Spurs loss stretch ? A Spurs win stretch with Parker playing well

pathetic is the only word coming to my mind... even for historical haters like nono tbh

[ElNono]

Parker haters on full meltdown cauz dude played 10 ok games and Spurs are winning... really ?

priceless

worst than a Spurs loss stretch ? A Spurs win stretch with Parker playing well

pathetic is the only word coming to my mind... even for historical haters like nono tbh

this is a thread from last year, and I didn't bump it, tbh... not to mention that I made all sorts of excuses for Tony ITT... such a hater...

[K...]

Wow, another stat without context supposedly showing Parker is trash.

Nope, last year nearly everyone other than Parker played out of their minds. If guys like mills could sustain their elite play I'd be all on the bench Parker train. But Parker is good and mills/cojo are inconsistent!

Playing poorly because the defense focuses on you or because you're injured isn't really meaningful. That's why stats without context will never be useful.

[ElNono]

Wow, another stat without context supposedly showing Parker is trash.

Nope, last year nearly everyone other than Parker played out of their minds. If guys like mills could sustain their elite play I'd be all on the bench Parker train. But Parker is good and mills/cojo are inconsistent!

Playing poorly because the defense focuses on you or because you're injured isn't really meaningful. That's why stats without context will never be useful.

Nobody singled out Tony when this thread was discussed last year. Stats do have context, it's was after the first six games of the playoffs and are contrasted against the same player's production during the regular season.

Good discussion came out of it, I thought, with no bashing in general. Sorry you missed out.

[Johnny RIngo]

Wow, another stat without context supposedly showing Parker is trash.

Nope, last year nearly everyone other than Parker played out of their minds. If guys like mills could sustain their elite play I'd be all on the bench Parker train. But Parker is good and mills/cojo are inconsistent!

Playing poorly because the defense focuses on you or because you're injured isn't really meaningful. That's why stats without context will never be useful.

No need to get butthurt. This is an old thread from last May that was bumped in response to GreatYacht and SASdynasty's revisionist takes about Parker being our best player in the Dallas series. Anyone that watched the series would tell you Manu and Tiago were by far the best Spurs.

[Brazil]

this is a thread from last year, and I didn't bump it, tbh... not to mention that I made all sorts of excuses for Tony ITT... such a hater...

I should have posted that on the 9 pages of parker haters diharrea.... My bad... You spend your time doing subtles not excuses ... You are probably fooling a bunch of noobs but not an old chap like me tbh


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