SMALLBALL

[100%duncan]

With Parker out, I don't know what Pop will do during those 4-6 minute stretches when Kawhi sits at the end of the 1st/3rd.... Rockets bench exposed OKC during that same stretch and did it to us in the first half. Pop adjusted and played TP with no Kawhi on the floor.

Don't want to be Pop right now....

Yes I was telling my dad when he was berating about aldridge that the lineup sucked more because kawhi and tp were not on the floor at the same time. With TP out, aldridge being a pussy and senile pop being senile pop, this gon be hard.

Kawhi will need to play at least 40 mins a game I guess, and let's hope Simmons' game was not a fluke.

[TheGreatYacht]

Yes I was telling my dad when he was berating about aldridge that the lineup sucked more because kawhi and tp were not on the floor at the same time. With TP out, aldridge being a pussy and senile pop being senile pop, this gon be hard.

Kawhi will need to play at least 40 mins a game I guess, and let's hope Simmons' game was not a fluke.

Might have to bring out the Latvian microwave to match their bench offense....

Personally I'd go with: Gasol/Aldridge, Bertans, Simmons, Manu, Mills

[DAF86]

Hi, it's me again.

This is more relevant than ever with the blessing in desguise that was, for the Rockets, Nene's injury; and D'antoni probably starting Gordon and bringing Anderson as the backup center.

Pop will probably still start Pau and Aldridge together, and that's fine, I guess. He just has to be super quick at pulling the plug if starts going downwards early... And for the love of NASA, he has to stop playing Lee. At all. This can't be stressed enough. Lee brings absolutely nothing to this series. He doesn't bring defense, he doesn't bring rebounding, he doesn't bring shooting, he can't postup anybody, he doesn't do basically. He's just dead weight out there, and it's the time of the season to cut out the dead weight, tbh.

Also, we are playing Murray, Simmons and Anderson, a bunch of guys that can't shoot for . Add to that that Manu went full TOSB mode at the most inopportune time and we have a team full of weak links in terms of shooting. We can't have that against a team that will chuck 50 threes per game. Bertans needs to get minutes.

[SAGirl]

Hi, it's me again.

This is more relevant than ever with the blessing in desguise that was, for the Rockets, Nene's injury; and D'antoni probably starting Gordon and bringing Anderson as the backup center.

Pop will probably still start Pau and Aldridge together, and that's fine, I guess. He just has to be super quick at pulling the plug if starts going downwards early... And for the love of NASA, he has to stop playing Lee. At all. This can't be stressed enough. Lee brings absolutely nothing to this series. He doesn't bring defense, he doesn't bring rebounding, he doesn't bring shooting, he can't postup anybody, he doesn't do basically. He's just dead weight out there, and it's the time of the season to cut out the dead weight, tbh.

Also, we are playing Murray, Simmons and Anderson, a bunch of guys that can't shoot for . Add to that that Manu went full TOSB mode at the most inopportune time and we have a team full of weak links in terms of shooting. We can't have that against a team that will chuck 50 threes per game. Bertans needs to get minutes.

I agree. Bertans profits playing with both Simmons and Anderson (specially KA as he's too unselfish for his own good at times)... anyways, the point is those guys look for him when he's open and try to get the shooters some shots. Manu looks super ancient out there agreed.

[bklynspursfan]

I think Simmons needs to play. Agreed on Bertans too, but Simmons has been shooting well and brings other things to the table.

With TP out, he's probably our 2nd best at getting into the teeth of the defense.

[DAF86]

I think Simmons needs to play. Agreed on Bertans too, but Simmons has been shooting well and brings other things to the table.

With TP out, he's probably our 2nd best at getting into the teeth of the defense.

Yeah, Simmons needs to play. I didn't mean that Bertans should get playing time over him. Both Simmons and Bertans need to play.

[HarlemHeat37]

[marinoman]

Instead of Pau. Enough with this 2 big lineup, all our runs come from smallball as well as our best Defense. We switch better and harden is always trying to get a big switched on him. LMA, Pau and Lee all have cement feet and guys like harden apparently defend their soft play well since they resort to fadeaways that graze rim
You can go back to game 2 and see when we got separation we were small causing better defense, easier path to rim on offense and even better rebounding.


I'd rather have Anderson at pf than 2 bigs

[marinoman]

Pop will prolly play Pau, LMA, Lee at the same time

[DAF86]

Mills, Green, Simmons, Kawhi, Aldridge.

Manu, Anderson, Bertans and Pau.

Maybe some spot up minutes to Murray to gain some rest for Patty.

That should be the rotation for game six. Although we all know it won't happen so I don't know why I even bother.

[DAF86]

Playing small:

-We defend them better (by switching without creating too big of mismatches and having faster guys to close out on shooters).
-Attack them better (more guys to attack off the dribble, and less softies posting up and taking fadeaway jumpers).
-run the floor better.
-Heck, we even rebound the ball better.

[apalisoc_9]

Mills, Green, Simmons, Kawhi, Aldridge.

Manu, Anderson, Bertans and Pau.

Maybe some spot up minutes to Murray to gain some rest for Patty.

That should be the rotation for game six. Although we all know it won't happen so I don't know why I even bother.

Ibsaid the same thing in my Adjustment for game 5 thread...And people laughed at the idea.

Not only is it great defensively, Simmons playing around 15mpg at least gives the spurs an opportunity to abuse Harden, Lou, Gordon and their inability to defend the drive with Anderson at C.

I think its was that ty podcast Guy if i recall...Said it was too vanilla IIRC

[DAF86]

Ibsaid the same thing in my Adjustment for game 5 thread...And people laughed at the idea.

Not only is it great defensively, Simmons playing around 15mpg at least gives the spurs an opportunity to abuse Harden, Lou, Gordon and their inability to defend the drive with Anderson at C.

I think its was that ty podcast Guy if i recall...Said it was too vanilla IIRC

Although, now that I think about it, it might be better to start with Bertans and save Simmons (and his drives) for when Anderson is the center.

Anyways, SMALLBALL is the way.

[marinoman]

Playing small:

-We defend them better (by switching without creating too big of mismatches and having faster guys to close out on shooters).
-Attack them better (more guys to attack off the dribble, and less softies posting up and taking fadeaway jumpers).
-run the floor better.
-Heck, we even rebound the ball better.

Amazing how so many of us see this as obvious but pop doesn't or is too stubborn. Did Pau play in ot? I'm hoping pop is so angry with him over the last play in regulation that he sits him next to dedmon. But then he'll prolly play lee 40 minutes

[Down Under]

I can see Bertans transforming the 4 in the NBA to an extent. Having a stretch 4 is nothing new, but this guy comes off screens extremely quickly and doesn't need to set his feet to shoot 3's. In addition, he's shown some flashes of rim protection.