Starters...

[SAGirl]

I think he and Manu should probably rest until the season ends, the home record means nothing, we need healthy players, , i may not even play them in a couple of first round games if that is what it takes to have them healthy.

I think one of the players that concerns me the most is Patty Mills, he not only is NOT making his shots, but his defense has changed from "average" to "disastrous" and he seems to be unable to fight through any screen now, also being small against GS is not good as you´ll most likely end in a switch, Andre Miller might end up a better player to have against them if he does have 10-15 minutes left in him, he can set up players like Manu, Martin and Green, something Patty does very little.

I took a few good things from the game:

TP can play on the defensive end against this team, that is a great news.

Martin is a good option for the second unit.

Danny seems to have found some of his stroke back.

O the other hand the bads are:

TD is looking unplayable against this team when Bogut is not out there (and almost in general) which takes away our biggest advantage.

Patty has a hard time scoring against a physical team and seems unable to guard anyone.

A defensive protector for the second unit is needed because neither West or Diaw would do that, this is were i think TD might find a sweet spot, their second unit is a bit slower and Tim plays very well with ours.

I agree with you for the most part.
TD is a big concern and adjustments will be needed.
Glad Kmart had a breakout game. Frankly I would just bench Patty for Kmart if he's having a bad game on both ends. Both are SG anyways with poor defense. You can try A.Miller for a few minutes for Patty and see how he does with just Kmart and Manu off the ball. Or you can just do Anderson/Kmart//Manu or Green/Kmart/Manu.

Anderson has mismatches often and may end up being an advantage. I think he will play a role in our postseason, buy who knows his role might ultimately be with the starters and not the bench. I definitely don't think you can pair up TD and LMA up anymore and if you are sending TD to the bench you have to pair him with Diaw.

Anderson/TD is not a good combination. Kyle is too young and inexperienced to be the offensive weapon in that pairing. TD is too old to be that. So bc neither of them is an offensive threat by himself posting up you can't pair them. You have to do TD/Diaw and LMA/Anderson.

[kaji157]

I agree with you for the most part.
TD is a big concern and adjustments will be needed.
Glad Kmart had a breakout game. Frankly I would just bench Patty for Kmart if he's having a bad game on both ends. Both are SG anyways with poor defense. You can try A.Miller for a few minutes for Patty and see how he does with just Kmart and Manu off the ball. Or you can just do Anderson/Kmart//Manu or Green/Kmart/Manu.

Anderson has mismatches often and may end up being an advantage. I think he will play a role in our postseason, buy who knows his role might ultimately be with the starters and not the bench. I definitely don't think you can pair up TD and LMA up anymore and if you are sending TD to the bench you have to pair him with Diaw.

Anderson/TD is not a good combination. Kyle is too young and inexperienced to be the offensive weapon in that pairing. TD is too old to be that. So bc neither of them is an offensive threat by himself posting up you can't pair them. You have to do TD/Diaw and LMA/Anderson.

You mean start Parker-Green-Anderson-Kiwi-Aldridge?

I actually like it, Kawhi can cover Raymond, which he did fairly well, and Anderson seems a good fit to cover Barnes, as he is also not particulary fast.

Plus you can put a bench unit of Miller-Manu-Boris-TD and one of Kawhi or Green.

It should be noted that this team cannot afford to have both Green and Leonard out at the same time, mainly for their defense.

[SAGirl]

You mean start Parker-Green-Anderson-Kiwi-Aldridge?

I actually like it, Kawhi can cover Raymond, which he did fairly well, and Anderson seems a good fit to cover Barnes, as he is also not particulary fast.

Plus you can put a bench unit of Miller-Manu-Boris-TD and one of Kawhi or Green.

It should be noted that this team cannot afford to have both Green and Leonard out at the same time, mainly for their defense.

Yup basically what you state. POP tried this lineup in the second quarter for a bit and the have played together. It's not an entirely novel idea. They benefit from Anderson's passing and he's been taking that corner 3 the past few games, plus if you close him out, he can put the ball on the floor and dish. The bench is a real concern defensively but having TD there will help them a lot.

[tmtcsc]

A few years back the Hornets with Chris Paul, David West and Tyson Chandler completely owned the Spurs on their home court. This was the series the Spurs won game 7 on the road. All you need is 1 win. Same thing in Detroit. The Spurs got roasted on the road in the Finals but found a way to get that one victory. The losses are concerning but A.) It isn't the playoffs yet B.) Spurs played poorly C.) They were missing Diaw (an extremely important piece to the equation.

All the panicky cliff jumpers need to take a chill pill and relax with the doomsday threads. The Spurs will be fine.

[Chinook]

So we've gone from LMA and Kawhi having to keep pace with Curry and Thompson to them having to almost double them up? I just hope LMA's finger is all right. He was playing well enough before then. As we've been agreeing for the past few weeks, you need your stars to win. And this game reaffirmed that the Splash Bros. aren't so dominant offensively that the Spurs' D can't contain them. So there's no reason to pencil them in for 70 a night and then find the nearest rock to hide under. If those two fail to break 50 over the course of the series, the Warriors are going to struggle, fluky games by role-players notwithstanding.

[HarlemHeat37]

So we've gone from LMA and Kawhi having to keep pace with Curry and Thompson to them having to almost double them up? I just hope LMA's finger is all right. He was playing well enough before then. As we've been agreeing for the past few weeks, you need your stars to win. And this game reaffirmed that the Splash Bros. aren't so dominant offensively that the Spurs' D can't contain them. So there's no reason to pencil them in for 70 a night and then find the nearest rock to hide under. If those two fail to break 50 over the course of the series, the Warriors are going to struggle, fluky games by role-players notwithstanding.

I'm not sure why some posters here continue to overrate Klay Thompson, tbh..virtually all the damage he has done in matchups vs. the Spurs the past few years has been strictly from spot-up shooting off the attention of Curry/Green..

He has been completely unable to take advantage of mismatches in all the games, so far, which probably won't change, since he's very limited as a creator..

[midnightpulp]

So we've gone from LMA and Kawhi having to keep pace with Curry and Thompson to them having to almost double them up? I just hope LMA's finger is all right. He was playing well enough before then. As we've been agreeing for the past few weeks, you need your stars to win. And this game reaffirmed that the Splash Bros. aren't so dominant offensively that the Spurs' D can't contain them. So there's no reason to pencil them in for 70 a night and then find the nearest rock to hide under. If those two fail to break 50 over the course of the series, the Warriors are going to struggle, fluky games by role-players notwithstanding.

Where did I imply that?

Like I said in the other thread, -5 against those two is fine. As long as our top two aren't running a -10 to -20 deficit vs. their top two, we're in good shape.

But the new problem that has emerged is role player consistency. Kawhi and LMA's scoring prowess vis a vis Curry/Klay doesn't worry me to the extent like it did a month ago.