Chazley's season preview 11-12 Season

[chazley]

Chaz do u still believe in Roger Mason Jr too? What about Santa Claus? I believe in beer and big boobs but will still support my team.

Santa Claus is obviously real. Just turns out he wasn't who we thought he was. Kind of a reverse Dennis Green.

I still believe Roger Mason can be a valuable piece of a team, yes. I believe Pop put him in a terrible position trying to make him a backup PG on our team, and it ruined his confidence. As strictly a 3-pt shooter and occasionally running off some screens, he can still positively add to any basketball squad coming off the bench in limited minutes to provide scoring.

[chazley]

Seriously...

You seem to be butthurt that I never thanked you for the beautiful comment you gave me. So let me take the time to express gra ude that you respect me. I'm glad to have some people below me that appreciate my opinions and what I bring to the site.

[Blackjack]

I respect me some me.

[Russo21]

Does it matter? Spurs have no shot at a le with the current lineup. Sad but true. We all know what we need but we arent gonna get it. So it.

[Blackjack]

what?

It?

With what - and how?

[ElNono]

Also, just want to say to all the Bonner people, you're all looking like idiots, because you're essentially agreeing with me because I've said all along he is a great asset to this team, in a 10-15 minute role. Where this gets misconstrued is when I have to defend Bonner as being a very important piece in this role, and it comes off as me having some sort of mancrush on Matt Bonner.

On this team, Matt Bonner is a very valuable piece. He lead the league last year in 3-pt FG% - to say that a guy who led the league is detrimental to our team, which relies on the outside shot, is simply asinine. Pop obviously overuses him, and in general doesn't put him in a great position to succeed. I think he should be playing the 3 in certain situations. The guy plays his butt off. Honestly, I think a big problem of his is he's white, so he gets no benefit of the doubt in most situations as a basketball player. He was 3rd on our team last year in adjusted plus/minus. He should average 12-13 MPG.

That's my official standing on Matt Bonner. Funny thing is, most of you agree with me on most points but you're too ing dumb to realize it cause I'm on a much higher level of basketball understanding than 90% of you.

[ElNono]

I still believe Roger Mason can be a valuable piece of a team, yes. I believe Pop put him in a terrible position trying to make him a backup PG on our team, and it ruined his confidence. As strictly a 3-pt shooter and occasionally running off some screens, he can still positively add to any basketball squad coming off the bench in limited minutes to provide scoring.

Full MLE

[chazley]

Full MLE

Yea that was stupid. At the end of the 2009 season he probably would've gotten it, but I should've known that after his disastrous 2010 season he wouldn't get more than the minimum.

[5in10]

I expect big things from James Anderson. I could see him starting by the end of the year, with Manu coming off the bench.

[chazley]

I expect big things from James Anderson. I could see him starting by the end of the year, with Manu coming off the bench.

I don't think it's likely, but definitely a possibility. James was very impressive during his first 6 games before his injury, and I still think he can play at a high level for us. If Manu does come off the bench though, I suspect it will be behind Gary Neal, not JA.

[chazley]

Does it matter? Spurs have no shot at a le with the current lineup. Sad but true. We all know what we need but we arent gonna get it. So it.

I'd be shocked if Spurs don't make a big move before the season. Too many players are being associated with interest from the Spurs right now... something huge is definitely brewing...

[therealtruth]

I agree that Duncan has a good year left in him.. just not at an elite level. 12-8 would be a 'good' season by most NBA standards.

I disagree that Parker had a dominant season last year. If we compare it to his 08-09 campaign, which I would say is probably the best we will ever see Parker, his shooting percentage was only .13% worse than last year, and he put up nearly 4 more shots per game. He was much more confident on his mid range shot back then as well, and a huge criticism of Parker last season was he seemed to lose confidence in his mid range game. If we adjust his stats last season and say maybe 2 of the 4 shots per game he took less than 08-09 season were mid range shots, where the league average is probably in the 41-42% range, you can see why his relative percentage might've dropped. It's still an important shot for Parker for obvious reasons, even if the percentage is relatively low to his overall FG%.

Also, just want to say to all the Bonner people, you're all looking like idiots, because you're essentially agreeing with me because I've said all along he is a great asset to this team, in a 10-15 minute role. Where this gets misconstrued is when I have to defend Bonner as being a very important piece in this role, and it comes off as me having some sort of mancrush on Matt Bonner.

On this team, Matt Bonner is a very valuable piece. He lead the league last year in 3-pt FG% - to say that a guy who led the league is detrimental to our team, which relies on the outside shot, is simply asinine. Pop obviously overuses him, and in general doesn't put him in a great position to succeed. I think he should be playing the 3 in certain situations. The guy plays his butt off. Honestly, I think a big problem of his is he's white, so he gets no benefit of the doubt in most situations as a basketball player. He was 3rd on our team last year in adjusted plus/minus. He should average 12-13 MPG.

That's my official standing on Matt Bonner. Funny thing is, most of you agree with me on most points but you're too ing dumb to realize it cause I'm on a much higher level of basketball understanding than 90% of you.

Bonner was sixth in plus/minus but he did lead the team in true shooting percentage. Basically when Bonner goes in he should take as many shots as possible. At the same time if he's not hustling on defense and for rebounds he hurts the team. And if he's going to foul somebody he should take a hard foul and prevent the and-1.

[therealtruth]

I am tired of the Manu coming of the bench talk. If this were the Lakers for instance we wouldn't be talking about Kobe coming of the bench. Manu deserves to start. For a guy who should've been a perennial all star he's come off the bench too much. Even Pop realizes he was wrong in the past and has said he won't bring Manu off the bench anymore out of respect.

[Fireball]

I am tired of the Manu coming of the bench talk. If this were the Lakers for instance we wouldn't be talking about Kobe coming of the bench. Manu deserves to start. For a guy who should've been a perennial all star he's come off the bench too much. Even Pop realizes he was wrong in the past and has said he won't bring Manu off the bench anymore out of respect.

Of course Manu is starter material, but him coming of the bench might become a necessity if the Spurs don't acquire a solid back-up point guard. If not and if Anderson looks good in camp he could start and Manu could lead the second unit sharing point guard duties with Neal. I would not feel comfortable with Neal running point alone.

Putting Kobe on the bench is unrealistic ... he just would not do it.

[ElNono]

Of course Manu is starter material, but him coming of the bench might become a necessity if the Spurs don't acquire a solid back-up point guard.

For 10 mins a night, a serviceable backup would do. Count me in the camp that thinks you should start your best team, and that includes Manu.

[Fireball]

For 10 mins a night, a serviceable backup would do. Count me in the camp that thinks you should start your best team, and that includes Manu.

Lets see which PG the Spurs FO will bring in. But serviceable means better than Chris Quinn, does it?

And then hopefully Splitter starts as well ... I want to see him and Manu on the court together ...