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I thought he was fantastic tonight. Really earning his salary out there.
If his playing helps keep Jim under 30 mpg and isn't a complete Error on the court, then that's all he needs to be. He's done that this season and has had more good games than bad.
I thought he was fantastic tonight. Really earning his salary out there.
15min, 15pts! Underrated as usual
I thought he was fantastic tonight. Really earning his salary out there.i'm still upset we bid against ourselves
How this thread is not called house of Baynes is a serious oversight
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Great game from him tonight. He earned every cent of his salary tonight.
yep well worth the money. GREAT foul shooting. I love a big guy that can shoot from the foul line - the anti-shaq!
enjoy the moment - the spurs are getting their money's worth and RC and Pop would be very happy about it.
He is very useful in his current role. It would be great if he could increase his tank which would allow him to play 25-30MPG in games where TD is rested. You can still see him trying to catch his wind up and down the court after 5-6 minute stints.
takes energy to move mass.
Wouldn't mind seeing him back as Splitters backup but that may be hard to due this off season.
3 for 3 from the field and 9 for 9 from the stripe last night! Aron "Dirk" Baynes, es!
He didn't have a great stat on rebounds last night--but he was working his ass off in the lane and keeping the ball bouncing up for a tip to teammates. And he's pretty cool at the end of games from the FT line.
NOT to mention that occasionally you see opponent bodies all over the floor and you just know the Big Banger rolled through.
working like that means that the opposition has to work hard to contain the threat, if not the actuality of him rebounding. This not only frees up others to get boards, but also tires out the opposition bigs so that when timmy comes back in he has slightly less opposition
Good point. Baynes is often beating up on the other team's starters when they stay in the game for lots of minutes that are typical for most teams. Gives Baynes a chance to soften them up.
When he floored Faried and he was slow to get up, I was nodding my head saying, 'Aron is out there doing work.' He isn't a straight up goon like a Danny Ferry or Kermit Washington but he knocks people on their ass every game with a brand of physicality not often seen in today's modern pussyball.He didn't have a great stat on rebounds last night--but he was working his ass off in the lane and keeping the ball bouncing up for a tip to teammates. And he's pretty cool at the end of games from the FT line.
NOT to mention that occasionally you see opponent bodies all over the floor and you just know the Big Banger rolled through.
It is a useful talent in a team not noted for physical play. As you note he is not stupid about it, does not mouth off or showboat, which diffuses some of the potential confrontation that might otherwise occur. Funnily enough you often only realise how physical is is when you watch the slow motion. I loved his sprint down the middle for the manu pass because of the reaction of the opposition. Sure it wasn't a facial dunk, but it was clearly frustrating and the opposition then have to expend a lot of energy to stop the next one. This is more of arons work.
After the 2/7 Miami game where Baynes was 2-2 on midrange jumpers Pop was asked whether Aron had the green light to shoot from out there. Pop replied, "I don't know what you mean by long jumpshots but he can hit the midrange. I think he can hit the three too but we're not there . . . well I'm not there yet."
The pick and pop needs to be added to his game. They run the pnr out of the same spots on the floor and teams are cheating inside to cut off his roll and interfere with the pass. It will be open a lot.
Appears that Pop is expanding his role. I dont' pay attention to how many minutes he is playing. He has been locked in at 15-20 mpg since the beginning of the year. Pop is adamant about that number too as you will see Diaw and Ayers or funky 4 guard lineups in during garbage time if Baynes starts creeping to 25 min. OTOH, he has been playing a lot with obviously Manu and a bit surprisingly Leonard since the beginning. What has changed recently is him playing with the rest of the starters. He is getting a lot of floor time with Duncan and now Parker. He started with a 100% healthy roster last night. Still only played 20 mpg.
You see Duncan in his ear a lot. Baynes will make short statements and do most of his time listening. He is not trusted yet at the end of games when it is close.
His conditioning is better but he still at times will get gassed. Interesting to see if he can continue to progress here. He still plays balls to the wall seek out and destroy the compe ion. Others are noticing. He has flattened enough perimeter types that you see a lot of them defer rebounds and get out of the way of cuts.
He is still fouling a lot but it is improving on the pnr. Before he was fouling on pnr going out to hedge. Now he has it down and the refs whistles have stopped. He is becoming VERY good on the perimeter. His hedges stop playside penetration and smother any pass back. What has really impressed me is his ability to swing his hips when he gets switched onto a guard iso. If they cross you over you have to turn your hips and he is able to do that and move his feet to stay in position to cover the rim with his playside hand. He's not Tiago in this regard but he is not far off and getting better.
Most of his fouls are coming off of illegal screens and rotations. The refs are respecting verticality if he moves his feet well. He doesn't defer anything though. He tries to get creative at times on his screens by adding a forearm or the like. The way he plays if he averages 5 fouls per 36 who cares because he only sees half that. he ends up forcing a lot of misses and tough shots when one of our guards gets rubbed out by a pick.
Things are looking up since he recovered from his neck injury.
Looks like the Big Banger will be part of the "bigs" rotation towards the stretch run. He has more offensive moves than Splitter and his mid range shots looks reliable! Hopefully he will continue to improve much like how Splitter got the thrust of Pop by playing pretty consistently well.
Baynes saw his first close and late scenario of the season and comes up in the clutch with a key offensive board and put back to tie the score with under a minute to play. Bellinelli came through huge to seal the deal but the coaching staff's trust in Baynes is expanding game by game.
Harlem keeps asserting that he is poor on defense but he frustrated West and again showed feet that belie his size out on the perimeter. The man just does not back down.
Short minutes as he was held off the court in the first half but came up with 4 points 3 boards and the a team high +11 in his baker's dozen.
Well, at least his defense doesn't consist of standing there like a sissy cuck then clapping his hands in a forceful manner when the opposing player blows by him, like a certain Pender does. Uh huh!
BAynes playing in crunch time, especially in the crucial last seconds alongside Tim shows Pop is gaining confidence in the Big Banger. He puts in a lot of energy when on the court, kinda like Patty in that regard.
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