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Boban rules
Boban rules
Yep. Boban getting the 2011 Tiago treatment. Aldridge is Duncan, Duncan is McDyess. The Turd Towers are the Turd Towers, though Diaw over Bonner is an upgrade down low but worse from the perimeter. West isn't that much better than Blair on either end.
Yes, that is the correct assessment of the situation. Why play Boban and risk injury. He's developing quite fine at his current pace.
West passing has developed well. I can't say so for "Richard Jefferson 2.0" (aka LMA).
West passing has developed well. I can't say so for "Richard Jefferson 2.0" (aka LMA).
Which incidentally is my biggest surprise of this season. That LMA is RJ 2.0.
I'll try to help you understand their defensive concept. Once a defender has reached a certain point, all the spurs bigs are expected to go hands up or pull off. They preach not to give fouls. That's why they lead the NBA on a regular basis in fouls given. More often than not, you get a foul down low as the NBA is geared towards offense. Once you're beat, you're beat. Don't make it worse with a needless foul. Getting in the penalty is a nightmare for good defenses. Tim Duncan, one of the best defenders the past couple decades, has been doing it for years.
People see what they want to see I guess.
Good post. That's how the Spurs play defense.
David West has been solid this season. Not sure what Boban's conditioning is like and big guys like him do tend to have injury issues so the staff may just be a little more cautious in with his minutes. Also as exciting as Boban has been he isn't perfect and still has things to improve on.
If Bomar's better than West, you don't waste the end of Duncan's career because David ing West took less money. That said, I think West has been playing well and Pop's found a good lineup to put him in.
The guy who isn't playing well is LaMarcus f**cking Aldridge. At least West has learned how to pass, LMA is completely one dimensional.
West was horrible as first and that had everything to do with stamina. But he is like 4th on the Spurs in PER. West has done quite well the past two weeks.
I rather not the Spurs play Boban more because his price tag will just keep going north for the next season. Looks like the Spurs will have to use the full MLE to retain him. Good thing the Spurs wrapped up Simmons for the cheap for 3 years.
Last edited by Cowboys_Wear_Spurs; 12-29-2015 at 10:51 AM.
LMA problem is he just enjoying his family too much right now. You can tell he gained some weight since the Spurs signed him and he moved back to SA. As a fan and a family man myself, I'll give him that. But his New Year's resolution should be getting back into tip top playing shape and be ready for the playoff's.
The Rockets game was a game the Spurs could have use the OLD LMA. LMA has owned Houston in the past, but he wasn't as aggressive this past Friday. Probably too much turkey and liquor the day before.
The Christmas game was excusable, a lot of players (not just the Spurs) played terrible.
Yet, LMA is averaging 11.6 points a game in the last 5 games. He scored the most points (18) against Houston. So not only coasted in Christmas, he's been coasting for 5 straight games.
No wonder Pop went ballistic yesterday.
He replaced Jeff in' Ayres; the frontline has been upgraded from the 2014 team
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I missed the end of the 1st half. Why did Pop go ballistic? Was it because of f LMA?
Because the refs were calling everything against the Spurs on one end and letting the Twolves get away with murder on the other. First it was the Phantom foul on Kawhi which Lavine drove by him and the replayed showed Kawhi didn't even touch him but the refs called a foul. Then it was the foul on Diaw when he got all ball on the block but they called a foul anyways just because the player threw his body into Diaw (even Diaw was arguing that call with the refs). Then after LMA bad pass, KG just grabbed LMA to move him off the block as LMA I guess wanted to redeem himself and had great position on him. The refs were calling everything the Wolves way in the 1st half and Pop just had enough of it.
They starting calling an even game in the 2nd half.
Yes. The Garnett was being, well Garnett and trying to rough up LMA on the block and talk his usual . They didn't call a foul (the female ref blew last night) and Pop went off. Probably just to show LMA that he has his back...
Can you tell me how you see the situation with Anderson? Of our two new wings, he impacts the defensive end the most. His length is very disruptive and he has good instincts and good hands. He's capable of making defensive plays without fouling and negotiates screens very well, he has good footwork.
I'll say this for Simmons, he's dedicated and has improved his awareness and help instincts. His athleticism helps him stay in front of guards, and he's strong enough that if he gets a switch, he will offer resistance and not get backed down. I like him, but he fouls way too much. He doesn't go over or under screens well bc he's too wild, with too much energy pushing or getting arm tangled with the ball handler or he's pushed through screens. For a guy playing so few minutes, he fouls too much. It may be something he can cut down with more experience, but some guys are just foul prone. I am unsure on Simmons yet.
Last edited by SAGirl; 12-29-2015 at 12:41 PM.
I like what Boban has done but saying D West sucks is just silly.
Not sure about that. The way we played last night, I thought it was to light a fire under our lackadaisical butts. I saw the game, but I only saw a replay of Pop's getting tossed.
I really like how booth guys are working out, individually. I am not wild about the DWest/Boris combo, but the stats indicate they are a better pairing than meets my eye test. Can't understand the vitriol directed toward West at all.
West is great. If anything, Bobo should try harder on practice so Pop doesn't have to play his fat ass too much (to lose weight)
Me neither at this point. He was very poor on defense to start and I guess first impressions stick. I was really critical of him at the beginning, but he's improved A LOT, and with Boban now, you have someone else to present a problem for the opponent. There will be matchups that will dominate West bc he's played out of position, but it wasn't last game, that's for sure.
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