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oh and pop telling everyone if manu does not they can not win
and always going to manu and no one else really helps spurs condifence late in the game
Good call. Beat me to it.
oh and pop telling everyone if manu does not they can not win
and always going to manu and no one else really helps spurs condifence late in the game
Nope. I'll bet Splitter could hold his own and possibly excell just as he has in plenty of spots this season.
Even if he doesn't, give him the freaking chance and pull him. Farking Bonner has gotten how many chances the last three playoffs?
To just carte blanche judge as "no he couldn't do it" -wrong.
I have always been against pulling Blair from the starting line-up. Whatever adjustment period that needed to transpire to make this decision work, has come and gone without improvement. McDyess has performed much better from the bench this season and Blair has been worse since being demoted.
I still think Splitter should get a few minutes if the situation calls. For instance, if Gasol gets going, they can throw Splitter in there as a "cooler". Putting a big body on Gasol and making him work a little harder. He can grab a couple of boards, draw a couple of charges and collect some fouls, but it could provide a momentum shift if needed.
In theory, I don't disagree.
In reality, Splitter was dominated by Gasol this season. In 18 minutes Splitter played against Gasol, Gasol had 11 points, five rebounds and three assists while the Grizzlies outscored the Spurs by 22 points.
Out of curiosity, where do you get these matchup statistics? I don't doubt the validity, but sure would like the resource!
That one was via StatsCube, which was just launched a couple days ago.
Thanks, bookmarked.
Count on Memphis trying to get McDyess in foul trouble again early.
I'm sure that Pop will start McDyess, but both Memphis big men are way too fast for him. He is very strong, and his attempt to counter their quickness with his strength is what got him in foul trouble, I think.
This is one (and perhaps the only one) playoff team we will face where I think the Duncan/Blair combo makes more sense than the Duncan /McDyess combo.
Part of the problem here is that their front court big men are going to be on court together a lot more minutes than our starting big-man duo, however it is cons uted.
So there is going to be a large component of our second string bigs vs. their first-string bigs, and that is not at all a good thing for us trying to win.
Going by the StatsCube, Splitter should be defending Randolph, not Gasol.
the splitter cultists aren't going to be happy about this..
Gasol and Randolph will not be limited defensively as you say they need to be. I was at the game second row. Know what I saw when Bonner checked in? Saw Gasol tell Randolph to give him the ball next possession when Bonner was on him. Sure enough, it did happen. Gasol did not score the next possession, but that's the strategy they will keep on employing until it won't work anymore. Guess what? It hasn't not worked all season.
We've resigned to the fact that he won't be playing til next season.
Tiago supporters, which is pretty much the majority of Spurs fans, just wanted him to have a fair chance to earn playing time this year, which he never got.
Btw, timvp is basing his conclusions of Tiago's impact on this series on a pretty limited sample size....I think he would contribute a lot and he doesn't. No way of really knowing with the few meaningful minutes Tiago has gotten this season.
great writing and thoughts
go spurs!
I don't know why Hill didn't get going early last game. Pop put him in charge of the offense while Tony played off guard and he was a ball stopper. I like his energy with Manu on the court with him or even Tony controlling the ball while Hill comes off screens. I always feel he's most effective in the corner or coming off screens and not hesitating to shoot. I hope he makes the adjustment.
The Grizzlies have a lot more to improve than the Spurs imo.
16 turnovers (spurs had 10)
33 fouls--many of them stupid--bailed the spurs out countless times with the shot-clock winding down.
Their perimeter players were unspectacular as well.
Z-BO will get his this series, but Gasol probably won't put up those kinda #'s again. That being said, Gasol is quite capable of proving the doubters wrong--especially against that front-line (assuming Splitter sits again).
Spurs will probably take this one b/c of the desperation factor.
If the Spurs can control the tempo of the game and get out in transition the grizzlies have zero chance against us. The whole foul situation although it gave us more free throws at the end of the day really benefited MEM because it constantly slowed the game down and turned it into a half-court game which we don't want anymore. If I were MEM and Hollins I would continue to tell the guys to foul and play ultra aggressive because IMO that is the only way they have a chance in this series.
We need to get out on the break where we can get easy layups and 3s in transition because there half court defense is no joke especially if we don't have a healthy Manu since he is our go to guy in that scenario.
timvp bringing the goods.I knew we were just saving him for the playoffs.
are we all on the same page if spurs are out in the first round
pop is fired?
that's not going to happen my friend.
i dont think its whether he gets the chance or not, or knowing the system
Tiago supporters, which is pretty much the majority of Spurs fans, just wanted him to have a fair chance to earn playing time this year, which he never got.
Btw, timvp is basing his conclusions of Tiago's impact on this series on a pretty limited sample size....I think he would contribute a lot and he doesn't. No way of really knowing with the few meaningful minutes Tiago has gotten this season.
we know what he can do during his limitless minutes in the regular season
you dont go play small against a big lineup thats abusing us down low...not with our ty roster frontline rotation.
this series will be like the mavs/spurs series where GHILL didnt play until the final game where he was used and guess what happen? we won that game and it was till late to make any adjustments for the series....this is the same situation with splitter. he can be the difference maker in a series or down low to contend/contain the grizz frontline
we better use him now or else in the next series against the thunder we are doom with perkins and abaka powering in the key and relyin on undersized bigs to play against them...
i look at the pacers frontline, they got all and their coach aint afraid to use young inexperience players to hand out easy 6 fouls
well unless theres a lockout and duncan callin it quits, i see no reason why peter holt wont ask pop to resign to save him another 8m a season...
I'd be worried for you if that ever happened. But you're right, no chance.
Preaching to the choir mate.
It's not going to happen...even if they get swept.
Even if it's only for 10-15 minutes a game, I don't see why Tiago couldn't go out there with the mindset to just D up Randolph or Gasol. He probably wouldn't even be able to play much more then that anyway with the way he will be treated by the whistles.
I don't think anyone is calling for him to start now or to finish the game on the court but he could definitely be helpful to help keep Marc and Zach off the glass and out of the paint and he wouldn't need very many minutes to contribute in that fashion.
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