Tiago Splitter's Toughness

[BatManu20]

While Splitter's improved dramatically over the past 2 seasons, saying that he's "tough" is a bit of an overstatement. He's still pretty soft by NBA standards and he gets pushed around quite a bit under the boards. But he definitely has improved.

[silverblk mystix]

Splitter is a whole new player this year, both physically and mentally tougher than his first two seasons.

It's a credit to him for growing as a player, but it also just goes to show (yet again!) that Pop knows what he's doing when it comes to player development - he wasn't ready for the big role before, but he certainly is now.

Funny .