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You guys are right, he did play good D on Gasol. I should have more faith in him.
Sadly, this summary applies to TD's play against the Lakers this year as well.
Nobody in the league has an answer for their frontline, you gotta beat them in other ways.
I thought Splitter held his own, some of these comments including yours seem to be based on absurd expectations. Did you think Splitter would come in and dominate? At least he put up a fight on D, unlike the "take everything you want" play of the turd towers.
You guys are right, he did play good D on Gasol. I should have more faith in him.
Phew, I was afraid this was going to be another George Hill incident.
How many of those O boards were with Bynum out? I'm guessing the majority of them. They pretty much shut him off the glass when Bynum and Gasol were in tandem.
The most important thing he needs to learn is that he cannot just go up into his hook shot in the NBA. He needs to body bump the defender just to keep him on the ground for half a second, and then quickly go into his hook with a bit of a fade. I've seen him do it once or twice after the AS break, but he seems to revert to just tossing up his weak ass at the worst times. I'd also like to see him stop waiting for boards to come to him, and be more aggressive about getting physical, getting low, and rooting out the opponent to get position.
He'll do better on his home court. Trust me
He needs a lot of work offensively... his post up game needs footwork, his FT release needs a lot of work, he needs to finish pick and rolls with authority, he needs to get rid of some bad habits like the weak layups 2 feet from the rim, he needs a much higher release on the hook...
But if he can give us some minutes on D when Blair/Bonner are getting murdered, it will be ok... when we have Manu/TP/TD out there, we can score.
In the offensive end he's good enough.He's not TD but he's as good as players like Marc Gasol.
But he had missed the last touch he had in Spain.The moves aren't bad but he missed the touch and playing time is the problem in my opinion.Sure this is the NBA but he missed the touch with free throws too so it's not only about better big mens.
Splitter isn't stupid.He takes shots that he always made.I'm sure he'll make these shots when his confidence returns.
In the other side he plays very well the pick & roll but tonight we don't have Manu or TP.
Splitter isn't so bad in the offensive end.Book it!!
Splitter's defense was good today - leaps and bounds ahead of seeing Odom drive to the basket against Bonner on every play. As long as he limits/affects Gasol's shots and closes off the lane when the opponent's perimeter players drive, he's done his job.
Nobody (even TD) is going to put up big numbers against Bynum/Gasol (except maybe Zach). Just try to control the paint defensively and let the back court score. If Splitter had TP or Manu pick and roll with him, he'd be able to score easier - can't expect to back down Gasol/Bynum and score.
With Bynum's injury, doesn't anyone think that they should have gone for the win in the 3rd when they were tied (TP was dressed). Better if they play Den or Por and better for SA to meet LA earlier before Bynum can come back from injury. By losing, LA will probably now get NO and then play DAL. SA will play a physical series against MEM and a brawl with OKC and if they get past them, have to go against a relatively well rested LA with Bynum back.
Honestly Tiago played good defense (not outstanding, but good), he couldn't fight for a rebound, any rebound he grabbed was pretty much a gimme, he had absolutely no touch whatsoever from anywhere on the floor. A play stands out in my head where Tiago was lost in the offensive scheme and Neal got frustrated with him and just jacked up a 3 pointer from about a foot behind the 3pt line.
Splitter's hook shots suck and never go in. Why does he even bother. I cringe ever time he tosses up one of thse bricks. They look like and have very poor mechanics. Rather than taking the ball in his hand and extending the ball above his head, he seems to sweep his arm in an arc and just totally looks like he's hucking the ball toward the rim and hoping it goes it...
Tiago looks like he needs alot of work. Popovich looks like he knows what he's doing but sitting Tiago. He needs to polish up a bit.
Splitter doesn't look that good...too bad. I was hoping he could help.
Last edited by G-Dawgg; 04-13-2011 at 01:25 AM.
You promise?
Tiago boxed out Pau and that enabled other Spurs players to get the rebound. It doesn't always have to be him who gets the reb.
I liked a lot of what i saw from Splitter today. I loved watching someone play some damn D in the lane. Yes he can work on some things, but I think we need him in the playoffs, THIS year.
This is all a moot point. He won't see a minute of playoff action barring injury to one of our bigs. I liked what I saw from Blair today offensively, but this team only has 2 players capable of guarding Bynum/Gasol, Splitter and Tim. Tiago played very good defense on Bynum and Gasol. He made them work.
His offense is just plain disgusting though. Not at an NBA level. He needs a productive offseason to develop a post game.
He played good D but he just can't shoot the ball.
At least Tiago's free throws aren't this bad:
Iverson calling for a travel is ing hilarious.
how did he stiff against the big boys? honestly, if Tiago weren't there, Gasol would've gone for 30-20.
probably another jackass basing their own POV on stat sheet...gtfo
This.
And Tiago was canceling out Bynum on the glass everytime they were matched up. He's our only hope for beating the lakers.
Omg. If this is that case then I hope the lakers get knocked out first round because Splitter is a wreck. His defense is good, but he's far from being the difference maker.
I don't know what ing game some of you watched but did anyone notice that while matched up against Bynum in the 1st quarter, that Bynum got ZERO Offensive Rebounds?
What about the 2nd quarter where Splitter drew Offensive fouls from Walton, Odom, Walton, Gasol, & Bryant? Add a steal from Fisher and an assist to Hill and 1 offensive board.
Again WTF were you watching?
Splitter fared well out there against arguably the best PF right now in the game.
Tiago cant shoot 3's and now the entire NBA knows it!
Yes, he was so awesome in all of those sequences that he put up an impressive -14 on 3-10 shooting.
This.
Splitter will never be an offensive force... , I dont even know where some of you even got that notion from.
Its his defense that counts. Not blocked shots or rebounds or steals... Just hard nosed defense.
He played great tonight considering the limited ammount of play he has had for the entire season. Seriously... Add up all the total minutes he has played ALL SEASON... Take that into account at least.
I swear, some (most) of you are trying to look for the Next D. Rob and will ALWAYS be disapointed when a center doesnt reach that level.
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