Posting up against Ibaka?

[MI21]

I have never understood why the Spurs don't post Splitter against the athletic type defenders. His craftiness, pumpfakes and touch is pretty good in the post. It might look ungainly and awkward, but I think he is quite effective.

[PingPong]

Just make that work. Make him jump, run and he will be limping in the first five minutes of the game.

[MR-Clutch]

I have never understood why the Spurs don't post Splitter against the athletic type defenders. His craftiness, pumpfakes and touch is pretty good in the post. It might look ungainly and awkward, but I think he is quite effective.

Me neither. The one time we did it I think splitter had like 20 points with double digit rebounds and we won. I haven't seen us do it since.

[EVAY]

Me neither. The one time we did it I think splitter had like 20 points with double digit rebounds and we won. I haven't seen us do it since.

My concern with us trying that is that I would expect that while Splitter was trying to back Ibaka down in the post, someone else would be stripping him of the ball. We can't even back down Perkins, why do you imagine that we could back down Ibaka?

[313]

I was wondering the same but for another reason: post him up aggressively 10 times in a row for 24 seconds and see how that calf is doing.

[Beaverfuzz]

I've been screaming this from the roof tops. Dude tries to block everything. On the play he blocked Parker on the layup, if Parker just pump fakes one time Ibaka flies right past him.

They respect this dude way too much. They need to be attacking him over and over, not running the other direction when they see him. I'm talking about on the pnr, not posting him up.

If Parker lays it up with his left hand (which would be fundamentally correct), Ibaka would have fouled him or missed the block entirely. It takes two to tango on that play.

[Seventyniner]

My concern with us trying that is that I would expect that while Splitter was trying to back Ibaka down in the post, someone else would be stripping him of the ball. We can't even back down Perkins, why do you imagine that we could back down Ibaka?

Perkins is a much better post defender than Ibaka. It's really the only thing he does well.

[wildchild]

The Spurs need to attack Ibaka and Durant from every position.
Maybe I'm wrong but Splitter had a great post game overseas, he could attack Ibaka in the post and take advantage of his poor one-on-one post defense.
I don't expect Diaw post against Ibaka, I want he can force Ibaka to defend him at the 3's line point creating more space for us in the paint.

[look_at_g_shred]

No. Duncan just needs to establish better post position on Perkins. Perkins is doing a great job of taking Timmy of his spots. He needs to get position early. The good thing about this is that help comes to help on TD which leaves room for our cutters or 3 balls.

[Old School 44]

Also, if you're posting him up, obviously you know where he is. It's the fear of his shot blocking from the help defense - where players are looking for him - that is the trouble. Go right at him.

I couldn't agree more, it's hard to help if you are the primary defender and knowing where he is half the battle. I know they have different personnel, but what does Memphis do against him, they seem to have good success against Ibaka and the Thunder.

[james evans]

i would start diaw and duncan instead of splitter. i'm not at this particular time saying splitter is trash, but leave diaw at the 3 point line and post time up or leave tim at the freethrow line and post diaw up. either way, we are at a great advantage on the offensive end with diaw and timmy on the floor vs timmy/splitter. timmy, diaw, green, parker, leonard, running a 4-1 offense spacing the floor. if they double in the paint, tim has 4 shooters around him.

I agree. Its not that Splitter is playing poorly but Diaw's spacing makes Ibaka stretch out further. Splitter is basically Perkins (no insult intended) in terms of range. What Duncan is doing on defense by helping off Perk is the same as what Ibaka is doing with Splitter. Spurs can't afford the lack of spacing with their athleticism and length.

see? we knew

[said7]

Go small with Bonner. Make him guard the 3pt line.

tbh