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I'm stupid, I didn't "get" it until I read it again. I changed my post while you were writing this...dang you're fast.No, no...it was tongue-in-cheek. Getting Kobe off the court period is/was my goal.
Sorry Sir, I can see where you're coming from and it's indeed similar but not quite the same. Pau and Bynum in a sense are conflicting for sure. But Pau has learned to play the high post (free throw line extended) while leaving the low post for Bynum.
In this scenario likening Kobe to RJ is not accurate. I'd compare Kobe more to Manu. Both can knock down the 3 ball at a dominating rate if left open. RJ on the other hand, will still miss open 3's at a good clip.
Therefore, defenders can back RJ and help defend the paint which both negates RJ's slashing ability while closing the paint a bit for Tim and Tony. Kobe and Manu don't have this problem because they're both superior 3point shooters to RJ.
That of course, is just 1 Lakerfan opinion.
No, no...it was tongue-in-cheek. Getting Kobe off the court period is/was my goal.
In all seriousness though I have faith that Pop will figure it all out and come the rodeo road trip we'll be firing on all cylinders. The Spurs under Pop have never been a 'I must start' type team. It could be that the way Hill and RJ are playing together that RJ may end up coming off the bench but....he'll still get the minutes of a starter just like Manu. Blair started last night and he didn't look all that comfortable. I think he plays his best coming off the bench where he is the main body under the basket...where he becomes a Monster!
Bottom line is we'll see many lineup changes over the next few weeks until Pop and his staff feel real comfortable with what works best.
I'm stupid, I didn't "get" it until I read it again. I changed my post while you were writing this...dang you're fast.No, no...it was tongue-in-cheek. Getting Kobe off the court period is/was my goal.
No, no...it was tongue-in-cheek. Getting Kobe off the court period is/was my goal.
That was strange. This part of your post did not show up when I was responding. First time that has happened to me on this website.
"Hahah, I'm not sure Philip would go for that
All jokes aside, let's hypothetically compare. Pau and Bynum in a sense are conflicting for sure. But Pau has learned to play the high post (free throw line extended) while leaving the low post for Bynum.
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I'm stupid, I didn't "get" it until I read it again. I changed my post while you were writing this...dang you're fast.
I think Kori and TIMVP are messin' with us!
I agree with u very much they need to use TD just like this let RJ,Parker, and ginobli roam free and do what they please and use Timmy for rebounds and to draw double teams. Our offense would be unstoppable.I agree. TD has become sure a good passer out of double teams over the years that if we get that type of player movement on the floor and the opposing team doubles TD? He could lead the league in assists. To some degree I'm J/K but the point is that this will place tremendous pressure on the other team's D leading to an offensive explosion. TD passing out of double teams to players with open Js or slashing to the rim once they receive the pass. If this happens too often and they slack off TD then he can work 1 on 1. Kinda like pick your poison.
It's going to take some time but I see this happening. Just the addition of RJ has increased our offensive production so when everone is in sync other teams had better look out. This is gonig to be fun to watch.
We have already asked RJ to commit most on defense. I am just not sure if he still has a lot left for offense.
I'd love to see that. Last night, those two were a major handful (aside from the dry spell in the 4th when no one was hitting). Manu's passing ability will find RJ on those curls in the lane. RJ's penetrations will leave some open threes for Manu.
Duncan doesn't really have to adjust..Timmy has only been used in a ball-dominant way when we've needed scoring this year..when everybody else can't do anything, we've thrown it into Duncan to do the damage..
Tim's the best passer on this team IMO..he can play the high post as well as most big men, he passes out of the doubles as well as anybody, he can still score on the block..Duncan has tried to get RJ involved since the preseason..an unselfish big man is always good for chemistry..
Tony is going to be the tough one here..he's our best scorer at this point, but he's a scoring PG, which makes him have to be ball-dominant..he isn't exactly the best passer, so that's a problem..we've seen problems between them on fast breaks together..when Tony has the ball and dribbles for too long, we often see the offense stalling, and it's ended with more turnovers and misses than anything so far this season..
Pop's gonna have to get RJ off the ball and in the post more often..we're gonna have to see Tony without the ball more often, especially when Tim's at the high post, since they're mastered that together..it's going to be tough..
Spurs have played better because their offense hasn't been at all predictable. With Manu having a wing man in RJ, and George Hill and adequate bigs, the defenses have to guess more (Dallas)
It's up to the coaching staff make it work, because in the last two years, Timmy and Tony and Manu being a One man facilitator off the bench has been TOO EASY to come up a defensive scheme for....so boring and predictable especially when we relied on guys like Finley, Bonner for offensive support.
With RJ utilized it just screws up the coaching plans of other teams. Dallas was a good indication of that. Hopefully Pop brings his A-Game a la 2005 year where we have a versatile offense again.
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