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    We had a terrific run last year of winning games without the Tim/Tiago pairing. And wound up with the best w/L record in the league.

    But give credit to Pop, he's never content with how his team played yesterday. He's always about how to mix and match to get the team better, given the personnel he has and the matchups with the teams we play. And also how he has to juggle the minutes of Duncan/Ginobilli to keep from wearing them out.
    Maybe we can improve

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    if pop has a fkn problem with lack of real big man off the bench? spurs should fkn sign curry...he could do everything that scrub blair does but a real fkn big 7ft tall ppl would have to attempt to shoot over instead of just scoring at will on blair

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    Free HIM!!!

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    Hallelujah!!!!!!

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    It feels like Pop has come to this lineup as a last resort more than any epiphany. With Blair being ineffective, Bonner being one dimensional, Boris being a disappearing act and our two small ball power forwards being injured, Pop has run out of ways not to play Splitter more.

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    Splitter spreads the floor as much or more than Bonner with his ability to pass and his increased ability to draw a double team.

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    Twin freaking towers, ladies and gentlemen!

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    Only a coach with 4 rings and a hall of fame career would have thought of this. Props to Pop. This is why he is well paid and well respected. Amazing.

    What a novel concept too- play your best players and if possible play your tallest players on the front line.

    What a smart coach. It only took 3 years but his genius is shining through.

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    Now that Splitter has improved, I think this is a wise decision.

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    Splitter needs to be our starting C and Duncan/Splitter have to get used to playing with each for long stretches

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    Now that Splitter has improved, I think this is a wise decision.
    Yes, that year on the bench seems to have been immensely helpful to his development...

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    Yes, that year on the bench seems to have been immensely helpful to his development...
    You don't need time on the court to practice your FTs, he even got hacked ffs... If you're going to be hacked, you better be ing dominant... I for one don't think Tiago is the messiah tbh, but his passing is looking very improved.

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    You don't need time on the court to practice your FTs, he even got hacked ffs... If you're going to be hacked, you better be ing dominant... I for one don't think Tiago is the messiah tbh, but his passing is looking very improved.
    So it's his free throw percentage that's cost him minutes all this time?

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    So it's his free throw percentage that's cost him minutes all this time?
    Well pretty sure he said it was very important for his confidence, allows him not to be so soft/scared close to the rim... But imo what cost him is that he's a great back up center and not quite as good as a starting PF.

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    Only a coach with 4 rings and a hall of fame career would have thought of this. Props to Pop. This is why he is well paid and well respected. Amazing.What a novel concept too- play your best players and if possible play your tallest players on the front line.What a smart coach. It only took 3 years but his genius is shining through.
    True dat....pop is a stubborn stubborn man. Even is he's wrong he's not gonna make the change until he says its time just so you don't think you influenced his decision.

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    It's happening

    Please pretty please Tiago don't get injured or do anything stupid to this up.

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    It's happening

    Please pretty please Tiago don't get injured or do anything stupid to this up.
    You just jinxed the 2012-13 season. Thanks!

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    You just jinxed the 2012-13 season. Thanks!
    People on ST have trouble grasping the concept of jinxing.

    It's not a jinx if I say "please don't get injured", it's a jinx if I say "he will not get injured".

    Besides, somebody else said the exact same thing a couple of posts above.

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    splitter actually had one of the best free throw rates in the nba last year and hit his free throws at a 70% rate
    which is on par with duncans career average tbh

    popovich just refused to play him until no options were available like game 5 memphis where he proceeds to on pop and put up a double double

    the hack a splitter was more of an outlier since hes been a solid free throw shooter throughout his career
    probably had more to do with the wrist injury he got during the jazz series

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    lol spurfan

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    It's just fun to watch them go.

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    It's just fun to watch them go.


    You defended Pop and his Splitter handling but now you conveniently avoid the topic...lol indeed. Just admit I was right -- YEARS AGO.

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    You defended Pop and his Splitter handling but now you conveniently avoid the topic...lol indeed. Just admit I was right -- YEARS AGO.
    Pop should have given Tiago more minutes, but it's hard to say any one was right because of the injuries Tiago suffered and because of his inconsistent play. He's damn good though and the only thing that I remember Chump say about Tiago that I don't agree with is this:

    Oh, your last check was 2011? When he played more minutes than Bonner in only one game?

    Obstructed indeed.

    Tiago is overrated. I did it too. Might as well admit it.

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    Pop should have given Tiago more minutes, but it's hard to say any one was right because of the injuries Tiago suffered and because of his inconsistent play. He's damn good though and the only thing that I remember Chump say about Tiago that I don't agree with is this:
    lol overrated...

    Just more Pop defending per par.

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