Dear Lord,

[DJB]

You're forgetting that Duncan played a whopping 12mins and Tiago is injured. Do you think micro ball defensive schemes will exist when we have a player of Tiago's caliber to play the paint with Timmy?

[xellos88330]

You're forgetting that Duncan played a whopping 12mins and Tiago is injured. Do you think micro ball defensive schemes will exist when we have a player of Tiago's caliber to play the paint with Timmy?

Even though Duncan was good to go last season, Pop still went with a micro ball lineup just to get him rest. Duncan only playing 12 minutes is almost half of what we are expecting him to play.

The schemes will always exist. It is up to Pop whether he uses them or not. It is, however, my hope that Tiago is the cure for the small ball curse. He is a new player so it might be difficult for Pop to trust him at first. The beginning of the season seems set for stretches of micro ball. I am praying because I do not want that to be the case.

Now which are you going to sacrifice, the cow or chicken?

[TJastal]

You're forgetting that Duncan played a whopping 12mins and Tiago is injured. Do you think micro ball defensive schemes will exist when we have a player of Tiago's caliber to play the paint with Timmy?

Bynum's out too, but I don't see the lakers running with a lineup of midgets, in fact they are putting Theo Ratliff to good use.

[Obstructed_View]

You're forgetting that Duncan played a whopping 12mins and Tiago is injured. Do you think micro ball defensive schemes will exist when we have a player of Tiago's caliber to play the paint with Timmy?

I still recall Pop putting RJ in at power forward against Joakim Noah and Amare Stoudemire in late fourth quarter, close game situations last year, costing them the game both times. Small ball defensive schemes existed when Rasho Nesterovic and Nazr Mohammed were available to play in the paint with Timmy, and existed when Theo Ratliff and Antonio McDyess were available to play in the paint with Timmy.

[Obstructed_View]

Blair's not going to be the weak point of this defense at all.