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What I find scary is the only game Spurs have won so far could have gone either way. Nothing has been decisive at all yet and Spurs are running out of time.
Like I said off and take TP with you.
What I find scary is the only game Spurs have won so far could have gone either way. Nothing has been decisive at all yet and Spurs are running out of time.
The Spurs can't expect to get more than 36 quality minutes out of a 35-year-old Tim Duncan. Ginobili, especially one-handed, can't be expected to play much more than 35 minutes. TP was in foul trouble and has sucked so far this series so ...
Personally, I don't have an issue with the minutes. Duncan and Ginobili can max out at about 36 minutes and still somewhat have their legs at the end. Any more than that and it'd be pushing it. Besides, the way this team is built, they were always going to live or day by their depth.
I dont think the timeout is a huge deal. You give the defense a chance to get set as well. Look what happened in game #1. We got absolutely lucky that the ball basically fell to RJ who was not an option. The play completely broke down and I think most do as the D can get set. If we break down the floor we might have more of a chance of getting an open 3 . But Ginobili gets trapped on the sideline which is where you dont want to be with the ball unless you are wide open and a pass is coming your way.
The killer was the Randolph 3. The rest was desperation.
Acchhh. Live a die with Manu, one never knows. As poorly as we played we dont deserve this one.
You know what? I'm sick of avoiding it, and I'm just going to say it: Duncan really plays well against Randolph. How nice would it be to put Splitter on Gasol?
Lol at SpursTalk thinking the Grizzlies are going to win the series.
Zach Randolph might want to hold off on the dancing when the job is only half done.
Gambling issues?
I don't know either, just trying to make sense of this. A lot of the plays he has made all year just look.....funny....strange....sometimes even scripted.
I understand what you're saying, and this isn't really directed toward you, but what the were they playing 30 minutes per game all season for? When Pop puts in Blair when they're down ten because it's the same time he brought in Blair before, you have to wonder what the is going through the man's head.
You don't have to convince me, I agree wholeheartedly.
I've been pro-Splitter since Day uno.
Why are the Spurs the only team in the league where you cant play your best players more than 36 mpg without them being completely ineffective?
Also, as ty as it sounds, spurs just have to hit shots in order to win. There are no curveballs here.
As much as we'd love to rip Bonner, this game wasn't lost on the defensive end. Memphis finished with 91 points and 43% shooting. Those are winning numbers for us. We did a good job on the boards, and our 13 turnovers weren't an excessive number by any stretch.
We lost this game on offense, specifically two reasons:
1) Our three point shooters (Neal, Bonner, Hill, Jefferson) were terrible. The team that has shot a higher % from three has won all three games, and one would've thought going into the series that area would've been a huge advantage for us.
2) Parker has been absolute dog . He needs to be carrying the team. He has the biggest mismatch. Conley's not a great defender. He's the youngest of the big three and the healthiest. He really has no excuse to be playing this poorly. If he was playing even average we'd be up 3-0.
I was hoping that Dice's injury would be a mixed blessing and that it would force Pop to play Splitter, but now it looks like he'll play game 4. :-( That's too bad, because with the offense so limited right now we might have to hold the Grizzlies in the low 80s to win.
I think Tony Allen purposefully re-injured Manu's elbow. He can't even raise his right arm anymore. I wouldn't be surprised if they shut him down really. Looks like it just wasn't meant to be. That's the really ty thing about this game. Maybe if we stole a win they could've rested him for Game 4 and unleashed him for Game 5. Alas.
When you need a three, you don't try to get it on the fast break.
This is particularly concerning, as it appears Neal is hitting the rookie wall offensively. His jumper all season has been a release valve for the Spurs expected lulls in offense, but now he's missing wide open shots. He's got to find the stroke to take the pressure off the rest of the team when they shadow tpony and double Manu off of the screen. I like him going for the shot fake and running it in, but he's got to hit those long distaance shots and make smarter plays when he is in the lane.
DING DING DING
but if pop was playing splitter you would be saying the same thing
Splitter needs to make long distance shots?
One big thing I would like to know is what the is with Neal going all Roger Mason jr. on us for the playoffs?
You can't expect any team to win unless their starters play up to par and so far none of the starters sans Duncan(barely) is playing anything close to par.
Neal played with balls out there... I can't fault him for that, and it's night and day from RMJ... We need more Neals in this team, tbh
Is TP injured?
I know. Allen's old ass runs ragged throughout games, yet he averaged 36 per game I believe and routinely plays 40+. Pierce plays big minutes. Bryant still does when he has to. Gasol's been ran into the ground since the day they acquired him. Yet no one on this team can play more than 36? As if they'd die. Sure, their effectiveness is likely to wane, but what were their minutes managed for all season if they're still not going to play huge minutes when needed in the playoffs? It's obvious this team can't rely on their bench yet again. Their only chance is going to be running their starters into the ground and inserting Splitter into the rotation. Unfortunately, this coach is too arrogant, stubborn and stupid, for either to happen.
Tp having trouble bringing the ball up the court and maintaining control of the ball? WTF?
As if that is a winning formula!
Watching TP struggle is like watching a catcher that inexplicably can't throw the ball back to the pitcher and completely melts down. It's that alarming. I have never seen anything like that from TP.
I think this is true. Espcially Hill, Blair and Bonner. These 3 guys are just not playing the same way they did at the beginning,
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