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I removed alot of people when I learned how to take sigs and avatars I felt were not suited for me or my kids taste.I thought she was on your ignore list. You shouldn't be able to see this thread
Once Manu/Tony get up to full speed, it will be interesting to see how Pop scales back the others minutes. I think Mason will still get 25 and Hill 20+ mpg.
I'm guessing we will see no Udoka and less Finley as the season wears on.
Something like TP=32, Manu=26, Mason=25, Hill=20-25, Bowen/Finley=split 40-45.
mrspurs loves to complain about people acting like bags, then act like a bag himself.
Im pretty sure Im not the one who has problems with any of your threads. Ive no clue where your going with all this vulgar language but your not making me look good or bad. I simply said thanks and god bless and this is how you reply.
if parker gets 32 , hill will only get 16 if he plays exclusively at the PG position. manu and mason should split the minutes at the SG and manu might be moved to SF if needed. finley/bowen/udoka will split the SF minutes. i'm not a big fan of playing small ball but surrounding duncan with all three point shooters in mason/ginobili/udoka/finley might be a strategy to mix things up. since the guard position is so crowded, i see a gradual reduction in finley and udoka's minutes and maybe even a trade involving finley or udoka.
I don't think that Parker/Hill will exclusively play PG. I think Pop will do a lot of experimenting and let them play side by side for a few minutes a game.
Im pretty sure Im not the one who has problems with any of your threads. Ive no clue where your going with all this vulgar language but your not making me look good or bad. I simply said thanks and god bless and this is how you reply.Not only are you a bag, you're a bag who suddenly treats people different because of their gender.Thanks duncan228 for the post. And Ill add I had no idea you was a girl. Had I known you were a girl Id a never picked on ya. Im not someone who sugarcoats my words when it comes to the players or coaches of professional sports. But Ive never liked fans saying bad things about fans. This place is the first place Ive even been to as far as sportblogging. You get no lip out of me that much I can give you my word on.
And now, you're resorting to asskissing to get back in her good graces.
You got that right about Pop. He loves to experiment. And now with all the talent he has. Im guessing he's into his top dollar wines now.
I and my associates have concluded that you, indeed, are a douchbag.Im pretty sure Im not the one who has problems with any of your threads. Ive no clue where your going with all this vulgar language but your not making me look good or bad. I simply said thanks and god bless and this is how you reply.
putting hill and parker together on the court further limits the minutes of ginobili, mason, and finley. since all five are playing pretty well, it's hard to take away minutes from mason or ginobili. to keep all five players playing above 20 minutes a game, bowen, udoka, and the bigs might be limited minutes and the spurs will have to go small ball more often.
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Yeah, I definitely think they'll go small for a handful of minutes per game, and I doubt Udoka will be in the rotation. And I think Bowen/Finley's minutes will depending how much they need defense/offense. Mason and Hill can easily get 20-25 minutes a game each with Tony/Manu getting 32/26.
There's 144 minutes at the points/wings, plus maybe another 6 minutes of small ball. So I think you have to split about 150 minutes among Tony/Manu/Mason/Hill/Bowen/Finley. (32/26/25/25/24/16 = 148)
You and your associates can conclude all you want. Im good, and I know it. You do to thats why you get a rise....
I don't know if putting Hill and Parker together will work, I have some bad memories of that two PG backourt with Beno and Tony playing together.
More importantly, having two more scoring options will lead to less scoring droughts, one of the biggest weakness of the Spurs in the Duncan era.
On the other hand, playing all those guards together will lead to less consistency on defense as opposing teams will be able to exploit favorable matchups.
I think its a mistake bringing Parker back so soon. We should have waited a few more games.
i'll be disappointed if udoka falls out of the rotation. he needs to stop trying to create his shot and become a catch and shoot role player that defends and rebounds. he was a pretty good player in portland and showed potential in last year's playoffs. if he gets his three point shot back and continues to make good passes like he did in portland, then he will be excellent at spreading the floor.
With Bowen, Finley, Ginobili, and Mason also completing for swingman minutes, there's just not enough playing time to go around.
Basically, whoever is producing the least out of those five gets the short end of the stick, rotation-wise. And so far, it's been Udoka.
Udoka might still play some, since his strength allows him to defend certain types of players who are too strong for Mason or Ginobili when the Spurs go smallball.
I think it depends on match-upsNow, he has to figure out how to use them, and he knows it won't be easy.
if we're playing young guns like ATL or Memphis give TP/Manu/Hill/Mason more minutes
Duncan more minutes against ShaQ/Nash's Phoenix or Detroit or Houston or Dallas
IMO only
I really think that when the minutes get re-apportioned, Finley will go back into his limited minutes ty production mode. Udoka appears to be coming out of his fugue state, and the difference is that Udoka still has things to offer like rebounding and defense when his shot isn't falling, and Finley really doesn't.
I honestly have no problem with that if it happens.
As said earlier, whoever is playing the worst out of the 5 at any time shouldn't be forced into the rotation. Whichever one it may be between Finley or Udoka.
Pop must be the most happy person to have this trouble! He will likely try different options e.g. Parker & Hill playing at both guard positions, Mason & even Ginobili at SF.Popovich admits he doesn't know how his player rotations are going to shake out with all his backcourt talent available to him.
The team now has almost the full personnel, but maybe not yet the full power. Ginobili & Parker's are not in full gear. Especially for Ginobili, he should not force the issue, to the point of getting fatigued or even re-injured. Parker's minutes will go up more quickly.
A challenge is to maintain the D in display during the winning streaks with the "new" player lineups.
I'm okay with Udoka concentrate on learning Bowen's moves instead.
we already have so many offensive weapons
I agree with milkyway21--Udoka is our hope for a future Bowen and he needs to concentrate on D and 3s to fill that role.
It's all about defense, so while Pop might keep the hot shooters on a particular night in the game longer, if they aren't matched-up well or making stops they're out of there.
The depth is astounding this year, and the rest of the NBA needs to be very afraid.
I predict rings this year.
I think that the best thing coming from this depth of back court men is...that we can rest our (old) front court men! I'm talking, more than all, of Duncan (but limited minutes also for Oberto and Thomas doesn't hurt).
Limiting his minutes to 26/28 a night for Duncan and 15/17 for each for Oberto/Thomas in the R.O. would preserve them totally rested and ready for the P.O. run...(where increasing their minutes could became inevitable, 'cause of the differences in the style of play).
The point is that with all the newcomers we seem to have resolved our main problems of last year, alias scoring without the big three.
And the small players we have are, for the most part, also good, or very good defenders...
And for a very good record in the R.O. that could be enough...
I like the idea that the Spurs are actually playing another team.
The key to survival is adapting.
Right now, the Spurs backcourt can adapt to all backcourts and come out on top.
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