Start Boris

[heyheymymy]

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

EDIT: i like the idea here of splitter on bosh like he shut down LMA and dirk

[mavsfan1000]

EDIT: i like the idea here of splitter on bosh like he shut down LMA and dirk

So Duncan will be guarding Rashard Lewis?

[heyheymymy]

So Duncan will be guarding Rashard Lewis?

so they start chalmers, wade, lebron, lewis, bosh? i counter with parker, green, leonard, diaw, duncan. not sure bosh doesnt pull duncan out and if that can be mitigated with some help D on the perimeter if bosh starts going for 3s but you make adjustments from there.

you're right, if lewis can came through and produce, that's a tough match up for the spurs to respond to.

[spurraider21]

While its true that going against Stephenson/George should somewhat prep LeBron for Green/Leonard, its also really important to realize that the Spurs and Pacers play LeBron very differently. He won't be able to attack our defense the same way he did with the Pacers. The Spurs tend to play 'no middle' and the Pacers on the other hand were content with "funneling" LeBron into Hibbert/West.

[kobyz]

Must start Patty! Miami doesn't play with two bigs so you then can hide Tony against Battier or Lewis and let Patty chase Mario, on offense you will get more from Patty than Bonner!

[SouthernFried]

I like Diaw coming in with Manu

[TheGreatYacht]

Duncan and Splitter starting... Against Lewis and Bosh... I smell big games for Lewis...

[DAF86]

Duncan and Splitter starting... Against Lewis and Bosh... I smell big games for Lewis...

Re ed, Splitter can't post up Lewis. Expect a Miami run to start off the game.

[DAF86]

You can tell the Duncan-Splitter pair to start isn't going to last long.

[DAF86]

ing stubborn Pop with the Duncan-Splitter pair to start the second half again. It just won't work, realize it already.

[DAF86]

+30 on 33 minutes. Game almost got away because Pop forgot about him at the end of the 3rd, start of the 4th.

[Baam]

+30 on 33 minutes. Game almost got away because Pop forgot about him at the end of the 3rd, start of the 4th.

Yeah he should clearly play 40min a game, Pop with the epic fail, he got lucky it didn't cost us the game...

[PingPong]

Boris, the camel. Dude is fatty, played 33 mins and didn't suffered from the heat.

[DAF86]

Can we all agree that Boris should start now and that Tim and Tiago shouldn't see a lot of playing time toghether?

[DAF86]

We haven't even played a game against Miami yet. It's not the "clear move" at all.

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.

Diaw has a role with second unit and Pop won't change that. I do think we continue to start Bonner at 4 bc the only good line up Heat have is small ball with Bosh at center.

There is no reason to put all your weapons in the starting lineup.

Don't know about messing with the rotations right off the bat but given how many minutes Lebron plays there are bound to be some times where Lebron is covering him and I hope the Spurs attack him in the post with Boris when that happens. David West had some success doing that and anything that pulls Lebron off the perimeter and away from attacking passing lanes is a plus. Ii think he works better as a change up off the bench than right out of the gate.

Tiago was taken out of the starting lineup because of spacing problems on the offensive end, 2 guys sitting around the block allowed Ibaka to go ape and hand back anything the Spurs put up within 10 feet of the rim.

Unless you think Bosh, Lewis, or anyone they put in the starting lineup is going to roam and protect the rim like that, there's no reason to do this. On top of it, Tiago is the best defender on the team (in the league?) against bigs with an outside shot. After what he did to Dirk and LMA this year, putting him on Bosh is a no brainer.

Negative. Miami struggles with bigs. Make them show that they can do something about the Duncan / Splitter combo. Then attack them with the foreign legion off the bench.

Nah, start Tim and Splitter until Miami makes the adjustment. Splitter can check Bosh similar to LMA, while Duncan can check Battier. Make the heat prove they can defend Tim with the smaller player first. Splitter is also going to have to man up on offense if Bosh starts checking Tim down low.

What do you say now?

[Chinook]

What do you say now?

Splitter pretty much dominated. I don't see a reason to change the rotation at all, especially considering that Pop is liking Diaw as the secondary James defender, a role that Boris can't play as well if he's starting.

[DAF86]

Splitter pretty much dominated. I don't see a reason to change the rotation at all, especially considering that Pop is liking Diaw as the secondary James defender, a role that Boris can't play as well if he's starting.

When he didn't play alongside Duncan. Didn't you see how the offense got stagnat when those two were at the court at the same time?

[Jenks]

What do you say now?

He went beastmode in the 3rd. Hopefully he carries the confidence into the start of game 2. No, I'm not convinced the two can't play together after doing so all year to the best record in the league. He also showed tonight he's the best defender for Bosh (as expected). But I will agree that it should be watched.

[DAF86]

He went beastmode in the 3rd. Hopefully he carries the confidence into the start of game 2. No, I'm not convinced the two can't play together after doing so all year to the best record in the league. He also showed tonight he's the best defender for Bosh (as expected). But I will agree that it should be watched.

In the regular season we barely played against a team that has 5 players standing on the three point land, tbh.

[Jenks]

In the regular season we barely played against a team that has 5 players standing on the three point land, tbh.

Yeah so? Now you're saying Splitter is a liability on the defensive end? You're reaching (and wrong if that's what you're getting at).

[DAF86]

Yeah so? Now you're saying Splitter is a liability on the defensive end? You're reaching (and wrong if that's what you're getting at).

No, I'm saying that for this series playing Tim and Splitter toghether isn't the way to go. If you didn't realize it in the minutes they shared toghether in this game I don't know what to tell you.

[Jenks]

No, I'm saying that for this series playing Tim and Splitter toghether isn't the way to go. If you didn't realize it in the minutes they shared toghether in this game I don't know what to tell you.

That's not an explanation for what you just said. What does them having 5 shooters have to do with (not) playing Tiago?

[DAF86]

That's not an explanation for what you just said. What does them having 5 shooters have to do with (not) playing Tiago?

Because no matter how good Tiago is on defense, he's still a bigman and bigmen tend to pack the paint and leave shooters open. You can get away with one bigman playing against that kind of offense but not two. And to add, the Spurs offense gets totally stagnant when the two are playing.

[Jenks]

Because no matter how good Tiago is on defense, he's still a bigman and bigmen tend to pack the paint and leave shooters open. You can get away with one bigman playing against that kind of offense but not two. And to add, the Spurs offense gets totally stagnant when the two are playing.

I think you were seeing what you wanted to see during the game, because that's not what was going on. We'll see what Pop decides for game 2.

[DAF86]

I think you were seeing what you wanted to see during the game, because that's not what was going on. We'll see what Pop decides for game 2.

Numbers back up what I saw, tbh.