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Don't be gots
The same amount that we had, but we just can't shoot worth
Don't be gots
They don't have to...they could cut the Rockets 3's in half and still get blown out...
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we can never in a million years defend the Houston 3s with two bigs and probably not with any of Lee or Gasol on the floor either.
There's a lot he can do.
Mills, Green, Kawhi, Bertans, Aldridge. There you have a lineup that can make 3's at a 35/40% rate with volume.
Bertans, Anderson and Kawhi. There you have 3 guys that can play the 4 while keeping up with the Rockets style.
A few days ago, I asked you if Spurs defense isnt that good...A lot of Memphis non-shooters looked like Curry and Klay. Now, Spurs are playing against a team with true shooters...And the Spurs defense doesnt improve.
Agree. We dont have elite shooters, just ty guards.
But the Spurs defense is supposedly better than Rockets. I expected they give us many opportunities but didnt think the Spurs would let them wide open that much.
We weren't physical, weren't mentally tough. Sure we missed shots but I thought they got up into us and we didn't respond. I'm disappointed.
Somewhere along the way Pop et al began to accept that, if they can find diamonds in the rough so often, they could also take a turd and make a diamond from it if they wanted. After all, it's the system not the players. You can plug anyone into the system as long as they don't have any self respect (or ego) and it will work.
There's nothing you can do if Lamarcus is playing that badly. I thought it wasn't a good idea to start Lee...
At one point the pace was so hectic... Pau wasn't even getting back on offense... offense..
Those players shoot about 27 threes per 36 minutes. The Rockets core 5 shoot about 40 per 36.
In addition to that, the Rockets have a bench filled with chuckers. They can go 10 deep with the volume chucking while the Spurs only have like 3 or 4 players.
I do like Bertans in this series, but there's nothing the Spurs can do to "out offense" the Rockets. It'll have to be a combination of the Rockets choking and the Spurs playing inspired defense to offset that 3 point disadvantage.
I seriously have no idea how they led the league at defending the 3PT shot in the regular season. It's been nothing but wide open threes for the opponent all playoffs long smh.
Spurs need a leader.
Because the bulk of the year when we were earning that percentage, we weren't starting Lee and Aldridge.
We don't need to "out-offense" them. Playing small helps us defend them better.
Pop adjustments: Let Becky coach because crater face is not in the game anymore.
Pop---"Adjustments for next game? Nah...It's JUST game 2. I'll wait until the elimination game to do some desperate move..I guess...Start Boban...Oh wait..."
Last edited by YGWHI; 05-01-2017 at 11:30 PM.
Start anderson, simmons, murray, mills, and Bertans. Punt away the series and move to Seattle.
A leader that's over themselves?
Is it as simple as inserting Dedmon for Lee though? I doubt it. Our perimeter guys are doing such a piss poor job of contesting. So discouraging.
No, Dedmon is useless. Spurs have played a soft, finesse style of game all season and that doesn't work well in the playoffs. They'll either recover big time or they'll get blown out again. They don't have the horses to compete with the style of play they showed tonight.
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Of course, but that small ball lineup will need rest. Then what?
Like I said, the Spurs roster as a whole is at a disadvantage here.
Shooters can go cold, though, so there's hope, and if that happens, the Spurs style is more dependable, but if the Rockets stay with 35-40 percent from 3, this series is over.
Hey, I wasn't too far off. He made a "fake news" joke.
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