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I am worried about TD's lack of offensive production against the Lakers this year. I feel TD's got to give us something close to 20/10 for us to beat LA in the playoffs....in addition to playing great D and rebounding.
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I am worried about TD's lack of offensive production against the Lakers this year. I feel TD's got to give us something close to 20/10 for us to beat LA in the playoffs....in addition to playing great D and rebounding.
For me, every championship season the Spurs have had are marked by seemingly impossible, spectacular moments resulting in sheer joy. McDyess' tip in was one of those moments. The out of character response of Pop was the cherry on top. I smiled like the Cheshire cat.
That fade away, falling out of bounds, one-handed jumper by Neal wasn't too shabby either.
I think this was an excellent write up. The counter-points threw me at first, but definitely funny.
Penis. -- classic.
Parker was great especially after that fiasco against Andre Miller. Kinda awesome that the only member of the big 3 that didn't get selected for the ASG was the MVP of the night.
The Lakers are screwed as long as Parker's healthy and aggressive. Tony's going to be one of our biggest matchup advantages against the old and slow guards found on the Lakers and Mavericks.
Bonner's floor spacing should only help the Spurs score and attack the rim as well.
Pop coached a good game. When he decided to briefly go small in the 4th after McDyess picked up a couple of quick fouls I almost choked on my burrito. But it appeared he just wanted to give Dice a little talk and brought him right back in. Props to Pop for a well coached game. Had the Spurs been hitting shots they'd of blown LA out. I've never seen the Spurs shoot that badly against LA, give up that many second chances points, and still win.
Nice work CH!
So Sir, what do you think of us Spurs vs Boston....
can we beat them? do we need another player?
thanks!
excellent job as always!
Man, I wish I could remember all the stuff that happens in a game. This would have been excellent to include in Pop's evaluation. It's tough to keep track of everything though even while watching the action live.
To be honest, I think Boston poses a much taller hurdle for us than the Lakers do, because their backcourt is so much better overall.
But as long as our role players are hitting outside shots and playing solid defense, we can beat anyone in a 7 game series. We have the best backcourt in the league, and an underrated front court. I think Blair would play pretty well against Boston to be honest. He's faster than any big the Cs have and plays with a lot of passion. That said, it won't be easy.
i don't think you like the Lakers very much, Havoc.
A+ for Mcdyess is a joke. He was superman the last 24 seconds, but consistently missed shots, fouled, and failed to pass to the open man the rest of the game.
Pop A- is a. Pop is not on his game right now. I love how he made a quick defensive subs ution down the stretch to put Gary Neal on Kobe. He was more like a B for Pop Standards.
My thoughts exactly.
The pessimist in me says this:
while the optimist in me says this:
Everything this season seems to be going right. That's so eerie - maybe it's a signal like DRob said in one of those DVDs. Guess I'll be an optimist for 24 hours until the next game which might be a loss as the main guys (especially Manu at 37 mins) played heavy minutes in LA.
Cry Havoc, I dig your grades and the counterparts are hilarious.
Well written stuff and I enjoyed the read. The humor helps too.
While I may not agree 100%, who cares?
It's a great perspective and I get to reflect on my thoughts of how the game went. Sometimes forgetting some of the nuances you and other members bring out in the thread. I still haven't decided if we're just lucky as or a team that's going to be damn hard to beat 4/7 games each series.
Trying to be extremely objective is difficult when one love this damn team so much.
The tip in by Dice will forever be remembered. What will be forgotten is the play he did before. He denied the Lakers the rebound and ended up on the floor. Great effort by Dice.
I re-watched the game and it seems that Dice did a LOT more than I remembered...
He was really active, rebounded, changed shots, played great D,etc...
The tip-in will be remembered ...but he did have a really solid game but made a couple of small mistakes.
He played with passion and was big even before the tip.
Manu was allowed to be abused by Artest and Manu showed what a compe or he is by not allowing Artest to get in his head.
Just my opinion, CH, but I was more impressed reading your first and second game thoughts...the last two or so seemed to be more style than substance, but having said that, it was still pretty good.
Yep. A lot of people look at the game stats afterward and think, "Man, Dice was awful!" But that wasn't the case. He showed more desire tonight than anyone on the floor not named Manu.
I agree with this to a point. Part of the problem I'm running into is simply realizing that you can only say certain things about a player in so many ways before it becomes redundant. Relatively similar performances by a player become hard to comment on without being repe ive. So, I'm trying to keep them relatively light-hearted and fun to read, because that's also easier to write, and these are a pretty significant time-sink for me as it is. In the playoffs and the week approaching, you'll definitely see more analysis and basic facts, and I'll probably drop the humor down a couple notches. I know reading these game after game probably gets tiring with no stylistic relief, so I'm trying to slant my writings more toward just commentary for now.Just my opinion, CH, but I was more impressed reading your first and second game thoughts...the last two or so seemed to be more style than substance, but having said that, it was still pretty good.
Not being critical of your work, but are you giving grades just based on effort? Effort is just the part that should never be lacking, but Mcdyess consistently missed "HIS Shot" and fouled way too much. A+, in my book, is you did everything right. No one deserved an A+. Highest grade was Tony and RJ at an A-.
Spurs are better than they showed last night IMO.
I was probably a bit too lenient on grades.
However, we beat the Lakers, which gives everyone a huge boost. I can't help it, I just love to watch them burn.
I was probably a bit too lenient on grades.
However, we beat the Lakers, which gives everyone a huge boost. I can't help it, I just love to watch them burn.
Some of manu's passes were questionable. I don't think neither he or Tony really looked for Neal at all, and after that quick start Jefferson became an afterthought. Tony's play in the 3rd and the bench play overall was the difference. I thought Dice's work on the boards was huge the whole game, as was Hill's steadiness throughout the game. And though I don't see Tiago in the Spur's plan for this year, the moments he gets he has to make them count, last night he did just that. Overall great observations, Havoc.
I'd go:
Duncan - C-
Ginobili- C+
Parker - B+
Blair - C-
McDyess - C+
Hill - B
Neal - B-
Splitter - B
Pop - B
Every player is graded on a different scale, obviousy..
Steve Blake gets an A+ for cleaning the floor yet again. How many times has that dude fallen on the floor this season? Jordan Farmar must be spinning in his grave everytime he sees Steve Blake hit the floor.
That deny was a double damage. Kobe and Pau were under Dice when he fell. And we got the ball possession.
man if only blair was 6'10+ i think he could be the best big in the league....
I agreed with most of your assessments (maybe not the grades) except for this one.
Is anyone else disgusted by Blair's on court IQ? I appreciate what he does well (quick hands, great rebounding, some great passes)...but WHY DOES he think he's got all these awesome moves in his arsenal? All season long, once he thinks he's got a shot, he's gonna make a move. He becomes a black hole He always tries that damn spin move or in and out dribble...and both have a success rate of about 50%. The reason I bring this up is because I think he almost cost us the game last night...
We were up 8 in the 4th after RJ hit a three...we had the ball. Blair got the ball on the elbow in no position to attack. RJ was WIDE OPEN and Manu was yelling and motioning to him to pass it to RJ. Blair had his back to them so he didn't see anything. But he still was in no position to attack...and yet he tried to make some terrible fancy move with a spin move and got himself in trouble...Manu tried to save the play by making a cut but Blair's pass to him got Manu in a spot where he couldn't make anything happen and he threw it away. Then on the other end, Blair fouled Odom for a 3 point play and suddenly the lead was down to 5 and we all know how close the game ended up being.
My apologies for venting...but Blair is the most frustrating player on this team.
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