Start Boris

[Brazil]

Sometimes it is who starts. If not ask Pop for the previous series.

yup

it is also who starts

[Blake]

Lebronis Diaw

[Blake]

I want to see Boris come off the bench to guard James.

Splitter to start on Bosh

[mavsfan1000]

Bosh and Lewis are going to hit a bunch of 3's if the Spurs stay big.

[ace3g]

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Interesting from Lowe: Parker-Ginobili-Leonard-Diaw-TD played 4 minutes together in the Finals last year, 33 in playoffs. 81 this playoffs

[freetiago]

Boris should be starting and playing 30+ minutes tbh..
on top of being a Lebron stopper he played extremely well vs Miami offensively
not only does he take away Battier from the starting lineup but hes also a counter to Lewis

Lewis is extremely washed up and the only reason he went off vs Indiana was because they defended the exact same every single time on the pick and roll
they let Lewis know how when and where he could get any shot he wanted at any time
they told West/Hibbert to sit in the paint so he could just pop to any 3 point spot he wanted and Lebron would find him

Spurs have multiple ways to defend him and they actually want him on the court tbh since hes one of the worst defending bigs in the NBA
cant rebound anymore and cant hit a shot either even if hes wide open

my recommendation would be to have Boris guard Lebron and Leonard guard Lewis
this works out perfectly because it allows Leonard to be in a position which he shines which is playing the passing lanes and he is athletic enough to run Lewis off the 3 point line on Lebron drives
Diaw can check Lebron 1vs1 and if he goes for the pick and roll you simply switch it and put the even better defender on Lebron in Kawhi
Spurs also have the options of hedging and trapping with a Leonard/Diaw defense

[DAF86]

One of the reasons we lost against this team last year is 'cause we didn't play Diaw enough minutes, imho.

[Nathan89]

Bosh and Lewis are going to hit a bunch of 3's if the Spurs stay big.

They won't be any more open against Tim and Tiago than they will be against Tim and Boris.

[Nathan89]

One of the reasons we lost against this team last year is 'cause we didn't play Diaw enough minutes, imho.

He will get enough minutes this year but that doesn't necessitate starting.

[DAF86]

He will get enough minutes this year but that doesn't necessitate starting.

Of course not, but starting guarantees you more minutes and I think Boris needs to play as much as possible.

[wildchild]

Don't sleep on Boris, he shut down you in game 5. Do it again Bobo!

[Blake]

Bosh and Lewis are going to hit a bunch of 3's if the Spurs stay big.

Hey, remember when Tiago played great defense on Dirk and the Spurs crushed Dallas fans dreams of an upset?

I do. Good times.

[Blake]

Of course not, but starting guarantees you more minutes.....

Wut

[mavsfan1000]

Hey, remember when Tiago played great defense on Dirk and the Spurs crushed Dallas fans dreams of an upset?

I do. Good times.

Dirk wasn't hitting his 3 point shots. I don't know what happened to his 3 point shot. But Bosh is much better at hitting that shot. Plus Lebron is the player that will make the plays to get Bosh and Lewis open shots. Splitter isn't quick enough to close out on them.

[heyheymymy]

watch it be red rocket again.

[Blake]

Dirk wasn't hitting his 3 point shots. I don't know what happened to his 3 point shot. But Bosh is much better at hitting that shot.

Dirk hit 40% from 3 this year. Bosh hit 34%.

[_jin]

@danmccarneysaen Interesting quote from Popovich on Diaw: "He's such a versatile player, I'm still learning how to use him."

[mavsfan1000]

Dirk hit 40% from 3 this year. Bosh hit 34%.

I don't have the stats. But I believe Bosh took a bunch more 3's than Dirk. Dirk usually takes his shots wide open in transition to catch the team off guard. But Dirk usually plays closer to the rim. Around mid range area.

[Blake]

I don't have the stats. But I believe Bosh took a bunch more 3's than Dirk.

This year:

Bosh 2.7 three point attempts per game

Dirk 4.1

http://m.bkref.com/m?p=XXplayersXXnXXnowitdi01.html

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Well pop did start him last time the spurs played the heat

[Blake]

But Dirk usually plays closer to the rim. Around mid range area.

pause at the 2:52 mark and look where Splitter is guarding Dirk in the half court offense.



Tiago has better perimeter defense than most people know. It could be a reason Dirk sucked from 3 point land in the playoffs.

Unless Pop goes with Boris just because he has the hot hand, I think he starts Splitter and puts him on Bosh.

[DAF86]

Wut

If you start you will usually play more minutes than what you normally play. For example: the only reason Bonner saw some minutes in the last two games was 'cause he started. Boris averages around 25 minutes per game, starting that number would probably go up to 30/32 minutes.

[DAF86]

pause at the 2:52 mark and look where Splitter is guarding Dirk in the half court offense.



Tiago has better perimeter defense than most people know. It could be a reason Dirk sucked from 3 point land in the playoffs.

Unless Pop goes with Boris just because he has the hot hand, I think he starts Splitter and puts him on Bosh.

What if they start Rashard Lewis instead of Haslem. Who does Duncan guard?

[superbigtime]

You only put players in the starting linup when they play good in the bad teams. There's only one ball and it's not a all start game. Keep him at the end of the game as he already does. Thinking about the starting linup it's like thinking about the score at the end of the tip-off. Well... what matters is who plays at the end to win the game. The Thunder had solved the issue: all starters needed to play 48m. Yeah, that's not basketball, that's a poster. Not a winning poster, but a linup poster. Therefore a loser issue.

This. I feel ya.

[xmas1997]

It's not really clear at all yet. Splitter has the potential to take Bosh out of the series. Diaw has the potential to draw James when the Heat play Lebron at the four. Duncan would have to guard a shooting big regardless, and I'd rather it be Lewis.

I totally agree.