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Pop is a loyal guy. He won't put Patty/DG/TP under the bus.
I know his defense isn't good but he can actually hit the broadside of a barn and generate cheap free throws that this team desperately needs. With Patty slumping hard and Tony Parker an absolute corpse he may be our only hope of getting instant offense.
I liked the time he put in during the Warriors game and hit some tough shots.
Pop is a loyal guy. He won't put Patty/DG/TP under the bus.
It's either him or Kyle Anderson..
Kmart will play but I see him Marco status like. He will play as long as he's hot and so long as the other guys are cold. I definitely do see him playing. He doesn't give us the best chance to win though, that's why I am not too excited about him. If we need a lot of minutes from him to begin with, we are probably in a loosing situation from which he will not pull us out of. Note how he didn't do that in any of the games he's played, including the Charlotte game. Nope, if we are the point where we NEED him bc we need shooting, the trade off defensively is such, that we haven't won any game that he's come "to the rescue".
Personally, my hopes are that Manu has a good series, and that Danny finds his rhythm. That is what would give us a chance.
KMart 2.0 Tbh..
Pop: "It wouldn't be fair."
if you start patty instead of parker... kmart could be patty's replacement off the bench.
Yes.
If you are missing the upper half of your torso you might try this.
Kmart can't handle, distribute, or play D. What he can do is score.
We really don't have any great choices at guard, especially against the Warriors.
But the above mentioned by gamwit is just boffo.
Anderson, Jonny Simmons >>>>>>>>>KMart
last year marco needed more minutes in the first round, so there might be merit to this depending on matchups
Yeah, we need a scorer against the Warrefs, too much D a no O is a bad choice against a team with great shooters, thats what happened in ´13 vs the CHeat and of course the ing refs...
Rebounds, defense, passing
yes
He doesn't play defense, and he averages 3 assists + 2TO Per36
You'd expect the most passive, non aggressive player in the league to do better than that tbh.
Martin can score, but there was a noticeable drop-off in defense with him on the floor. I'd like him next to Manu in the backcourt....2005 Manu that is.
Yes, that's unfortunate. I smell antonio mcdyess all over
Kevin Martin played way too long last night. He is a good spark plug off the bench for scoring. If Pop cared at all about winning he wouldn't have played the entire 4th quarter. I'm glad we got him- glad he got to scrimmage last night.
. Agreed.
fail - pop played green to long. Over half the game 1/7 with tons of missed assignments. Pop played Mills too long. And pop played Parker too long.
There should have been more Anderson/Martin and Boban. Spurs couldn't score, so why would you not play guys who can score? Makes no sense.
i miss belli
Martin can't create for himself on offense anymore, he can't even dribble the ball without turning it over. He has zero confidence with the ball in his hands.And "hitting tough shots" is because he can't create good ones and that isn't a sustainable long-term especially against better defenses in the playoffs.
I hate when fans are results oriented after a small sample ( one game). He hit an open three then made 2 bull runners ( one was a double pump lol).
Over the larger sample, he's been really bad all season long. If Spurs give him a meaningful role, they'll be out of the playoffs after Round 2.
While I'll agree that he plays like a scared kitty cat on both ends you can't say "I hate when fans are results oriented...." Doesn't matter if he hits bull runners or not - he hit them. Unfortunately, for SA to beat the GSW you have to depend on some mariposa like Kevin Martin. Why? Danny Green sucks, and KL isn't good enough. IF either of those two had a pair, Spurs would have kept Butler and not signed Martin.
If the Spurs keep shooting the way they've been shooting they'll be out after Round 2 anyway. This team has a lot of question marks going into the playoffs and the putrid shooting is a big one. Yes, love the elite defense, but there isn't a single player who you can have confidence to hit a 3 when wide open. If the Spurs can't hit from outside they'll get buried alive trading 3's for 2's, especially once the compe ion gets tougher.
Like another poster in this thread said, I'd look at it the way the Spurs used Marco. Marco was one of the very very few who showed up in the playoffs last year and was a big bright spot in a series that maybe wouldn't have seen 7 games had Marco not been hot.
Martin's outside shooting (yes, it's not been great but at least he's not gun shy or hesitant with his shot) may be needed if this team goes cold from outside. I could totally see teams pack the paint and dare to beat them from there.
I'm not saying Martin needs 40 minutes a game, just that the Spurs are abysmal offensively right now and if he's hitting them there's no reason not to increase his minutes.
This. I can handle the little mistakes because those happen, but nothing excuses DG from front-ironing wide open 3s. Kawhi can't hit them anymore either. The only one I see hitting anything now is Manu. WTF guys, it's basketball. Make some shots.
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