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I think David West matches up better with Draymond Green anyways...
West.... We've already seen him get starts this year if TD or LMA sat out... And I think it's somewhat of a priority to keep Patty, Manu, and Boris out there together as the second unit
I think David West matches up better with Draymond Green anyways...
Timmy has not dunked the ball once this season ... again, I do not buy this CA Pop stuff ... this is just not good
Spurs will be ushered out in grande style. Pop knows he cannot have that slow ass start in GS, so he is going to have the Tony Parker show and up the tempo to the Patty Mills show. Expect a GS avalanche early.
Remember how the bench beat State a couple or so back?
Spurs will be ushered out in grande style. Pop knows he cannot have that slow ass start in GS, so he is going to have the Tony Parker show and up the tempo to the Patty Mills show. Expect a GS avalanche early.
Remember how the bench beat State a couple or so back?
Actually this is good. Spurs already know what they got in Duncan/Diaw vs GSW. Now its time to see what LMA, West, and yes Boban brings to the table. Boban might struggle defensively off the pnr but he should beast and bully GS frontcourt. With Duncan not starting, I think Pop will play Simmons and KA a lot as well.
It would see that Pop would want they guys to get battle tested for the playoffs -- watching the film and learning from their mistakes
I can only hope Timmy is not seriously hurt.
I want him to get another ring and retire playing great.
He does look visually older and more fragile.
If he needs to rest until the POs so be it.. Spurs will need him to bring whatever he has left.
Also hope LMa and Boban are ready to handle the rim protection and keep SA in the race for HCA.
It sucks for the Spurs the Warriors are having such a great record.
How was it?
"Until the wheels fall off"?
Tim just needs to put in his right leg the same brace that's in his left and he'll be ready to go for another 15 years.
I'm in H-Town and there are 2 major sports radio stations and then the national guys. EVERYONE is saying this is Pop being Pop. Spurs don't care about regular season,Pop not wanting to show Kerr his full deck, etc... And it all may be true. But I got to wonder after watching TD the last few games if that is true...makes me nervous.
Tim's fine. Yes he is old. Pop doesn't want to risk injury or fatigue on Duncan on a meaningless game. Playoffs is when its going to matter anyhow. Just ask Parker about that.
I would not be surprised if Boban does not play more than 5 minutes despite Timmy sitting this one out ...
I expect no more than 10 minutes in the 5 1st half and 5 in the 2nd.. It will be LMA, Diaw and West getting the bulk. But it would be good for him to get his feet wet against GS just to test the waters.
yeah, I just think Pop is known for not throwing his rookies to the wolves ... not the worst thing from a confidence perspective
Agreed. I think Boban will get killed on the Warriors pick and roll. West, Boris, LMA and even Bonner will see time.
I honestly like this decision. For one, you can never get upset at a 40-year old getting rest in January. Whether his knee is actually bothering him or if Pop just wants him to get rest, I'm fine with it.
Secondly, as I've said in the past, I really don't think GS is a great matchup for Tim. This will force Pop to play with the lineups a bit and see how we match up. I think West/Aldridge and Diaw/Aldridge are better pairings than Aldridge/Tim against the Warriors. People keep saying we need to exploit their size and while I agree, I don't think playing Tim/Aldridge together is the right way to do that. Kawhi/Diaw/Aldridge is still a "big" lineup, and they match up much better with GS IMO.
Timmy sitting out definitely allows Pop to tweak the lineup without it looking like panic adjustments to compete with GSW.
Man feels like watching a soap opera everyone thinking the sky is falling. Every one just needs to man up and we win today end of story.
I don't see a big problem, although GS could make some more layups, put backs.
and winning @GS AND w/o Tim would really give GS something to think about.
Last edited by boutons_deux; 01-25-2016 at 03:03 PM.
On the surface this is a predictable CIA Pop chess move that it's mundane. But it's brilliant, too. Not for the Warriors but for the Spurs. They can get comfortable winning. TD not playing gives them an edge to work from. If Manu and/or Tony were to rest it would be too much. Why not capitalize and embellish a true situation (TD's sore knee)? Kerr knew a CIA Pop move was coming. A blatantly obvious one might just work.
GO SPURS!! And FTW
Lol, no one thinks Tim isn't a great defender when he's in his comfort zone. His issue is that he's easy to exploit when targeted, and teams like GS are great at targeting bigs by putting them out in space. I wouldn't want Tim to miss a post-season series with GS as his intangibles are necessary to get the team over the hump, but I totally don't think it's an issue in the RS.
@ people sayng Duncan missing the game won't have an impact. He's #1 in the NBA in defensive real-plus minus and remains the anchor of our defense on the interior.
His absence not only takes away a lot of luster from arguably the most anticipated regular season game in NBA history, it also virtually guarantees a Spurs loss.I understand that you're like the poster boy for the "appeal to authority" fallacy, but come on. Can you have a take without relying on stats or what other people think? If you don't understand why Tim is a liability to a GS game, I don't know what to tell you. But there's a big difference between Tim's aggregate play when he's allowed to play almost exclusively in his comfort zone and specific games. Like seriously.
It's low risk high reward. If we lose on the road without TD who gives a . But should we win it's a bigtime mind to some fragile warriors. We should still dominate the boards. Transition D will be key. If LMA and West have their shots falling it may take bogut out of the game giving them even less rim protection.
This would be my guess. I will be surprised if Boban plays at all.
Loss
It won't have nearly the impact that it would have had, say, 3 years ago.
His absence not only takes away a lot of luster from arguably the most anticipated regular season game in NBA history, it also virtually guarantees a Spurs loss.
We're talking about 39-yo Duncan here. The Spurs aren't dependent on him for success anymore. This is the first time in his career when he's not even a top-3 MVP on his team. Top 5, probably, but that means he's still "expendable" (i.e. a win is possible without him).
If his knee isn't actually bothering him (which I don't buy), no one needs as much rest as he's gotten recently, especially not a guy who's proven more than capable of carrying a heavier workload in recent seasons and with a week plus break upcoming.
I don't get this line of thinking. Sure, they may not be a good match-up for him, but people act as if they're going to drop him from the rotation or play him spot minutes, if/when they meet in the playoffs. Neither is happening, so it would make more sense to figure out how and when to utilize him against them, than attempting to avoid figuring it out altogether.
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