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Tony and Patty own Steph, Spurs own them at Oracle too tbh. You can just go to last year, Parker's worst season.
We'll see how Parker looks after the rest
I think it's a mistake to out small ball the Warriors. If the they trot out Curry/Klay/Iggy/Barnes/Dray then Pop should counter with Parker/Green/Kawhi/Diaw/LMA or TD
The one team that has bothered the Warriors were the Bucks and it was because of their length.
Tony and Patty own Steph, Spurs own them at Oracle too tbh. You can just go to last year, Parker's worst season.
We'll see how Parker looks after the rest
Spurs can even go with Leonard on Draymond. Here me out. It stops the Draymond and Curry pick n role very effectively. I don't expect to see this all game. But perhaps for important possessions, end of quarters type of thing.
well, that is exactly what I said ...
On the contrary... I think Parker is going to be a very big asset to us in a series vs the Warriors. If Popovich is smart he'll go to Parker early and often and make Curry chase him around on defense. It'll be a long hard and tiring series for Curry if he has to shoulder most of the Warrior's offensive load and work very hard covering Parker on defense as well. I think Parker could be very key in a 7 game series versus Golden State.....
Last edited by G-Dawgg; 01-07-2016 at 08:34 AM.
yes, that's what i'm hoping for too. Look for Parker to be extra aggressive right from the start to drain Curry's energy and to hopefully get him into early foul trouble.
Sorry I misread what you said, but we agree.
Spurs are making a valiant effort to field a compe ive team. The dichotomy between SA who's franchise pillar is likely to retire and LA who's franchise pillar has already announced is notable. One team believes honoring their vet means trying to compete while the other team thinks honoring theirs means a pope like procession through the country. So the Spurs will be compe ive all year, and the post season will almost be like a different season in which team dynamics will change. Spurs might have a hard time with the Clippers again and never see Golden State. They might not get past the Rockets. If they do meet Golden State, I expect it will be in the WCF. I don't know how that will play out, but I don't think anyone here has the key to beating a team that only has 2 losses by the middle of January. Sometimes you just run up against an irresistible force.
Absolutely agree, it also nice to hear everybody's opinions once in a while and not just with each other all the time..
Last edited by G-Dawgg; 01-07-2016 at 08:47 AM.
How about we play them 4 times this year first tbh.
Being gassed is a non issue when they play SA. Pop gives them plenty of rent in game.
We didn't get past the Clippers last year who didn't get past the Rockets. It's a fair assessment.
Lockets this year don't have McHale, they have that drunk point guard, Howard doesn't give a rat's ass, that was last year, we have Aldridge this year instead of ter, etc
Spurs and Warriors have had a very easy schedule. Spurs, Warriors, Cavs, Thunder have barely played against each other. I think its like 17 games where they meet each other and only like 3 have been played.
... and GW's games against the big 4 are much more evenly spread through the remainder of the season. Spurs are really packed toward the end of the season. Good thing Spurs have a lot of depth because I cant't see Pop playing the main group heavy minutes that time of the season.
HCA is huge tbh.
yep, and Pop is totally wrong to say otherwise
This. Bobo skull ed Draymond last year, it was awesome to watch. Have hated that piece of since his msu days
I think Simmons is coming along faster than anyone (coaches included) thought he might. His athleticism is elite, so even if skillwise he wasn't quite there, he was going to be able to make athletic plays. Luckily, his skills have been improving too, he's handling the ball better, he's avoiding traps or going into them aware of where guys are (that pass to Bonner last night?!!!). He has been shooting the 3 without hesitation and making a good %, and he can keep in front of guys. He still needs to be careful not to foul too much, bc of his energy (although he has terrific body control for a guy with such springs), but some calls against him were also 50/50. He has frankly looked like between these games and the playoffs he'll be fine.
He's ahead of Anderson in the rotation, so he's prioritized. Pop is still going to play Anderson though, not ahead of him or in close games maybe, but those who don't want to see him at all will be disappointed, bc Pop is developing him and likely, he and Simmons will be a bench tandem when Manu retires.
For GSW, I only see Simmons playing. We'll need minutes from a 4th wing to give Manu a breather and Danny is so limited. I don't see Anderson in the playoffs. Pop has only played him lately against the weaker teams, and he's clearly still improving and developing, but minutes for him are limited anyways by virtue of needing to prioritize Simmons and he won't see minutes against tough compe ion and playoff teams, therefore he won't be ready.
I keep thinking the same thing about Boban, although his minutes need to come from somewhere else and he's not affected by the wing rotation situation. If Pop doesn't play him for a few minutes against elite teams it is difficult to see him in the playoffs bc Pop won't trust him. So right now, maybe Boban and Anderson are really being developed for next season, and Simmons will see some action in the playoffs more out of necessity for some minutes.
I think this reason is precisely why Tony has been very aggressive agaisnt GSW like the highlight video TGY posted above. I remember some ppl complaining that it was a selfish game by Tony ignoring Kawhi and such last season, but that particular game it was strategy.
It actually broke a streak of however many games by Curry making at least one 3. In that game he attempted 7 and made none. It was probably a combination of the defense, but also simple misses. It was early in the season and he got tired, missed many shots he should have made. I keep saying yes we'll need Tony.
Clippers are trouble for us for sure. They have a weak bench and we should wreck them, over a long series, their starters should get tired.. but Kawhi's impact defensively against them is next to null since they don't rely on wings that much... Yea JJ Red can score but he does so out of screens and he's rather tiring Danny out. Pop's strategy of fouling Jordan is athat lets the starters rest and it backfires.
it really is..and i don't how it 's become fashionable to downplay it by some media types who point to decline of refereeing bias and such...it took the Spurs playing near perfect basketball in Miami twice for that 2014 le team to only go 5-5 on the road in that run..It is obvious clear that the chances for a Mills/Green to go 4-5 from 3PT happen to be within the confines of AT&T center..
if the Spurs are still within 3-4 games off the Warriors by end of RTT, i would try to go for HCA throughout if i'm Pop..
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