Quick Grades: Spurs vs. Raptors - Dec. 26

[playblair]

blair haters take at hard look at faried ....... that is what blair was going to be ...... @ trying to turn blair into a diaw type of player .......

[TD 21]

His injury isn't even healed yet. At the very least you give him some time for his injury to heal before jumping on him. He's also still not in rhythm yet because of the time that he sat out.

That would make sense . . . if this were new. Unfortunately, it's not. The truth is, he hasn't been all that good for the most part since he was re-acquired and him shooting out of his mind in the WCF (and being well liked to begin with) has obscured that fact.

I realize he's never been efficient, but he's gone beyond that at this point. He's shooting 37.5/27.5/66.7 (on a team that probably generates the most open looks in the league, no less), with a turnover % of 17.2, which is astronomically high for a guy who handles/creates as little as he does. His PER is 9.1.


rmt, it was 09-10. The difference is, even with Ginobili looking terrible at times, he's still had a 17-18 PER for much of the season and despite all his injuries over the years, hasn't finished a season below 21.7 since his 2nd season. In other words, he's never actually bad; just bad by his lofty standards.

[BackHome]

I got to see a lot of Raptors games (they showed 5 games for Xmas, so no Spurs - Raptors). The Raptors won 5 in a row before this game. They are good on defense and they play the offense the right way, definitely not one of the worst teams in the NBA.

I like a lot of there players if they had a decent center they would and will be a handful for any team. But their center reminded me of when we had Bonner player center..slow.slow..slow..non factor.

[Dr. Robert Lee]

blair haters take at hard look at faried ....... that is what blair was going to be ...... @ trying to turn blair into a diaw type of player .......

Blair is short and fat. Faried is a bit taller and very athletic and nimble.

[dunkman]

I like a lot of there players if they had a decent center they would and will be a handful for any team. But their center reminded me of when we had Bonner player center..slow.slow..slow..non factor.

While the Raptors aren't a match for the Spurs, they improved a lot without Andrea and Lowry. They could probably make a trade or two.

[Ice009]

That would make sense . . . if this were new. Unfortunately, it's not. The truth is, he hasn't been all that good for the most part since he was re-acquired and him shooting out of his mind in the WCF (and being well liked to begin with) has obscured that fact.

I realize he's never been efficient, but he's gone beyond that at this point. He's shooting 37.5/27.5/66.7 (on a team that probably generates the most open looks in the league, no less), with a turnover % of 17.2, which is astronomically high for a guy who handles/creates as little as he does. His PER is 9.1.


rmt, it was 09-10. The difference is, even with Ginobili looking terrible at times, he's still had a 17-18 PER for much of the season and despite all his injuries over the years, hasn't finished a season below 21.7 since his 2nd season. In other words, he's never actually bad; just bad by his lofty standards.

Fair points, but like I said, give it some more time to let his injury heal. Last season he only just got into form halfway through the playoffs. Pop even said that all those regular season games at the end of last season were basically preseason games for Jack.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...-at-christmas/

“It’s still swollen and still sore,” Jackson said after missing 6 of 8 shots in 24-plus minutes against the Raptors. “It got hit pretty bad in pregame warmups.”

“I never know how the ball is going to come off my fingers when I release it,” he said. “It gets hit at least two or three times a game where it’s a sharp pain.”

[polandprzem]

timvp

LJ would you ever consider picking Bill Russell ahead of Wilt in your team?

[wildbill2u]

[QUOTE=TD 21;6265506]That would make sense . . . if this were new. Unfortunately, it's not. The truth is, he hasn't been all that good for the most part since he was re-acquired and him shooting out of his mind in the WCF (and being well liked to begin with) has obscured that fact.

I realize he's never been efficient, but he's gone beyond that at this point. He's shooting 37.5/27.5/66.7 (on a team that probably generates the most open looks in the league, no less), with a turnover % of 17.2, which is astronomically high for a guy who handles/creates as little as he does. His PER is 9.1. ...]

I personally counted 3 TOs on drives to the basket where he simply lost the ball dribbling although he only got 2 in the stat sheets. On a night where he shot 2-8, some of his shots were so far off line that they bounced off the backboard without coming close to the basket. I question whether there isn't someone on the Toros or somewhere that is bigger, younger, more athletic and with more skills than an over-the-hill Jax.