Splitter will start again tonight.

[BRs.Ganso]

in this last games i never saw spurs playing with Splitter on offense, no plays for him... Gasol and Bynum always work on him, but in spurs offense (without Duncan) no plays against Lakers centers, Splitter with 4, 5 fouls... Bynum, Gasol no fouls, just mid-long range shots, this team is more talented than last year, but i think will not go too long this playoffs.

[Blake]

Good work so far.

-6 for Splitter.

Only starter in the negative so far.

Bynum has had his way over him

[T Park]

Foul trouble again.....

[silverblk mystix]

But the start is all that matters with this spurs team...

If you start with your least talented and/or valuable players...you start below zero and have to climb out of a hole...

Until and when/if the spurs get a talented bigman/all star as a center...then Tiago at least gives you someone who can hold court with any opposing teams' frontcourt...

From there...the rest of the spurs depth can play and gain confidence and play freely and eventually wear down the other team....

Splitter gives you a fightin' chance...

It only took two years for this genius coach to see this...

[therealtruth]

Splitter and TD need more chemistry together. There have been a couple of opportunities where they're passes to each other just haven't connected.

[therealtruth]

But the start is all that matters with this spurs team...

If you start with your least talented and/or valuable players...you start below zero and have to climb out of a hole...

Until and when/if the spurs get a talented bigman/all star as a center...then Tiago at least gives you someone who can hold court with any opposing teams' frontcourt...

From there...the rest of the spurs depth can play and gain confidence and play freely and eventually wear down the other team....

Splitter gives you a fightin' chance...

It only took two years for this genius coach to see this...

Agree. Splitter gives them a fighting chance. Pop also hasn't figured out how to use him correctly on offense with Tim. If they put Bynum on him he should be able to use his speed to get to the basket and/or draw fouls.

[Blake]

But the start is all that matters with this spurs team...

If you start with your least talented and/or valuable players...you start below zero and have to climb out of a hole...

Until and when/if the spurs get a talented bigman/all star as a center...then Tiago at least gives you someone who can hold court with any opposing teams' frontcourt...

From there...the rest of the spurs depth can play and gain confidence and play freely and eventually wear down the other team....

Splitter gives you a fightin' chance...

It only took two years for this genius coach to see this...

Splitter is below zero. That's what -6 means.

You've made your fantasies about me and Pop known out loud. I think it's safe to say you have similar fantasies about Tiago.

[Rummpd]

Splitter has shown hustle and guts that is enough for me he may only have 4points but he is outrebounding Bynum 4-2! {his plus minus is now + 4}

[silverblk mystix]

Splitter is below zero. That's what -6 means.

You've made your fantasies about me and Pop known out loud. I think it's safe to say you have similar fantasies about Tiago.

So this is the stat that you hang your hat on...

not surprised...now I know why you love Bonner so much.

[maddnezz]

Splitter is below zero. That's what -6 means.

You've made your fantasies about me and Pop known out loud. I think it's safe to say you have similar fantasies about Tiago.

Dont agree with you about Splitter youve gotta do better than that. i actually respect a lot of your takes

[Blake]

So this is the stat that you hang your hat on...

not surprised...now I know why you love Bonner so much.

I loved Diaw starting the second half more than I love Bonner.

[TheSkeptic]

Dont agree with you about Splitter youve gotta do better than that. i actually respect a lot of your takes

Plus he's a second year big who just started getting consistent burn this year. I wouldn't expect him to come in and set the league on fire against the Lakers and we should be expecting ups and downs because he's still unpolished and learning.

That said, I have a really good feeling about Splitter.

And in any case, giving Splitter extra minutes and adding Diaw (while subtracting Blair) should make a deep run doable because that means Tim is getting the support he needs up front.

[therealtruth]

in this last games i never saw spurs playing with Splitter on offense, no plays for him... Gasol and Bynum always work on him, but in spurs offense (without Duncan) no plays against Lakers centers, Splitter with 4, 5 fouls... Bynum, Gasol no fouls, just mid-long range shots, this team is more talented than last year, but i think will not go too long this playoffs.

Splitter and TD could definitely draw fouls if they played off each other. They just don't have the chemistry yet.

[Blake]

Dont agree with you about Splitter youve gotta do better than that. i actually respect a lot of your takes

You don't agree with a stat?

My opinion/guess is that if the Spurs go 7 games against the Lakers, Tiago is not the starter next to Tim by game 7. He seems too small against Bynum, too slow to guard Gasol.

On the other end, the offense seemed clunky with Tiago and Tim in at the same time. You might say it's due to them not being used to playing with each other, but I think more that the coaching staff could see early on it doesn't really work. Imo.

Since Diaw did great work against Gasol tonight in the third, I think it's easy to say that Tiago coming in off the bench for Tim and keeping that smooth pick and roll going with Manu is the way to go. Imo.

[therealtruth]

You don't agree with a stat?

My opinion/guess is that if the Spurs go 7 games against the Lakers, Tiago is not the starter next to Tim by game 7. He seems too small against Bynum, too slow to guard Gasol.

On the other end, the offense seemed clunky with Tiago and Tim in at the same time. You might say it's due to them not being used to playing with each other, but I think more that the coaching staff could see early on it doesn't really work. Imo.

Since Diaw did great work against Gasol tonight in the third, I think it's easy to say that Tiago coming in off the bench for Tim and keeping that smooth pick and roll going with Manu is the way to go. Imo.

I agree they've got to take advantage of Splitter more. Another option is starting Manu to make the offense work with TD and Splitter. If he could make it work with Blair I'm sure he can do the same for Splitter.

[SA210]

Splitter was awesome lol

[ElNono]

You don't agree with a stat?

My opinion/guess is that if the Spurs go 7 games against the Lakers, Tiago is not the starter next to Tim by game 7. He seems too small against Bynum, too slow to guard Gasol.

On the other end, the offense seemed clunky with Tiago and Tim in at the same time. You might say it's due to them not being used to playing with each other, but I think more that the coaching staff could see early on it doesn't really work. Imo.

Since Diaw did great work against Gasol tonight in the third, I think it's easy to say that Tiago coming in off the bench for Tim and keeping that smooth pick and roll going with Manu is the way to go. Imo.

I disagree. I think Diaw works better when their bigs are already worn out a bit. I think when Bynum is fresh, he can post up and back down Diaw much more easily that he can back down either Tim or Tiago. And while Tim covers Bynum most of the time, you can endup with mismatches like that in transition.

Frankly, the Tim and Tiago pair might not be crazy great on offense, but it didn't hurt us tonight. We still dropped 32 in the first quarter and I thought the defense was really good.

[SA210]

I disagree. I think Diaw works better when their bigs are already worn out a bit. I think when Bynum is fresh, he can post up and back down Diaw much more easily that he can back down either Tim or Tiago. And while Tim covers Bynum most of the time, you can endup with mismatches like that in transition.

Frankly, the Tim and Tiago pair might not be crazy great on offense, but it didn't hurt us tonight. We still dropped 32 in the first quarter and I thought the defense was really good.

Tim likes the big lineup

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/2012/...canmov-2073358

[ElNono]

Coach Brown also praised Splitter boxing out their bigs and rebounds, and Gasol also chipped in with praise for Tiago and Diaw. It's on the E-N site.

[SA210]

Coach Brown also praised Splitter boxing out their bigs and rebounds, and Gasol also chipped in with praise for Tiago and Diaw. It's on the E-N site.

yup

[therealtruth]

Coach Brown also praised Splitter boxing out their bigs and rebounds, and Gasol also chipped in with praise for Tiago and Diaw. It's on the E-N site.

Exactly. Tiago might not always get the rebound but he puts the effort to box out the other team.

[Manufan909]

Coach Brown also praised Splitter boxing out their bigs and rebounds, and Gasol also chipped in with praise for Tiago and Diaw. It's on the E-N site.

I didn't see the quote from Gasol, where is it?

[TheSkeptic]

^^ Does anybody have a link? I'm having trouble finding either of those.

[Manufan909]

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/...gain-by-spurs/

Here's the link for the Brown interview, skeptic.

[Manufan909]

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/...gain-by-spurs/

Here's the link for the Brown interview, skeptic.