Good for tonights game but....playoffs?
splitter gets good position on the lowblock when his posting up, you can tell by his hustling....its just the release and lack of energy in his pussy layups that is hurting him, i could care less if those go in/out, what matters is scoring when the team needs scoring...he should be fine if its fast break sort of points and easy transition pts since most of his points come from that and offensive rebounds and tip-ins...improve his ft shooting and he be a fine player...
The weird thing is that he looked to be moving well in preseason. So far in the regular season, he plays like he's wearing lead boots.
Tiago's supposed to read the defense and either hit a cutter or post up. Unfortunately, just about every time he was put in that position, he made the wrong decision.
I really want to give Splitter a higher grade because he's playing really good D ... buuuuut first he needs to at least not be a liability on O.
Are you sure Tiago's Hispanic?
Wait a minute, are the expectations for TD lower now than what we expect from Tiago. Especially defensively. Because base on the 2 games, and the match-up guarding Gasol, randolph and now blake & Jordan. I would have to say Tiago has played better defense than TD . So why is the guy getting a lower grade than TD?, are the expectations for Tiago higher? I was under the impression that the expectations is TD is still an all star while Tiago was at best a serviceble big coming of the bench. why the lower grade then?
If Splitters offense is iffy what does that make Leonards? Kawhi looks like complete garbage on offense tbh. Splitters grade seems too low and Kawhis way too high.
Thanks for including that. That was one of the things that worried me about him in pre-season, but he looked better against Memphis and even better tonight. Talking about the "small things" may be sort of cliche, but they can make a lot of difference over a game and a season. Kawhi can contribute a lot to this team just by moving well without the ball - wearing his man out on the defensive end, keeping him honest (playing D), and improving the quality of his own shots. Seeing him make those hard cuts the last couple of games really made me think he could be more than just a guy with some talent.
I wish more rookies (especially SF's) would spend some time watching film of Rip Hamilton. He probably moves better without the ball than anyone else in the league. No matter how well Kawhi plays, he's still a young rookie and one of his biggest assets is energy. I hope he keeps using it like he has the last couple of games.
Teams are going to take the three point shooting away in the playoffs like the Grizzlies did. Hopefully the Spurs have a plan B. The defense is much improved from a year ago. If they combine the offense that gave them first seed with better defense I think they have a good chance.
Tim looked ok to me after a bit. He was trying to get others involved. Tim knows they have no shot if just the big 3 are up to speed.
If Tim scored 20, that just means others aren't getting the ball. It would be great for those of us who want to shove that down other people's throats, but the reality is that the Spurs have a lot of options and they have to develop them.
Tim will take care of Tim, to be sure. The rest is up to Pop (pun intended).
We don't even have a plan A yet.
moving without the ball is key it will lead to easy basketballs
easy baskets are a blessing especially in postseason
Rip and Ray Allen, both move very well without the ball. Rip moves better of course, no one moves like he does.
spurs fans: B-
where are the pessimists now.....???
when the chips are up, we are all happy,
when the chips are down, lets trade everyone, including the spurs fans
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Just kidding cutewizard
do you mean asl??
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Splitter is far from a liability on O in my book, Udoka was a liability on O, Splitter needs to work on making stronger moves but aside from that he's OK with me, specially with the kind of defense he's playing.
As is Kawhi...
Kawhi at least cuts to the basket and goes for offensive boards.
Wont argue with that but Id still consider him a liability, especially when the ball is in his hands. Much moreso than Splitter yet that seems to be ignored in Kawhi's grade.
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Tiago needs to be stronger and more aggressive around the basket, it's like he forgets he's 6'11 sometimes. Having said that there's a big difference in being on the court with TJ Ford and Matt Bonner compared to Tim Tony and Manu. Apart from his strong D the other benefit of starting Tiago is he can make best use of his pick and roll skills with two of the best pick and roll guards in Manu and Tony.
I don't think we have seen anywhere close to the best Tiago Splitter on offense.. and we probably won't until he starts/gets more time with Tony and Manu. Until then.. there's going to be more post struggles and less pick and roll finishing.
Kawhi is definitely a liability on the offensive end right now. But that is in line with his expectations. I honestly still struggle to envision how he'll become even average on the offensive end ... so yeah, Kawhi doesn't have a high bar when it comes to reaching his offensive expectations in a given night.
Splitter, on the other hand, can and I'm sure will become an asset on offense. It's just been a slow start to the season for him offensively. Patience.
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