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see my Kawhi thread. Happens all the time
if green isn't in the lineup, leonard has to guard harden, otherwise with beli there, harden goes for 50-60 tbh
see my Kawhi thread. Happens all the time
Changing the starting lineup seemed like a desperation move to me. You have to stick with the rotation that brought you to the Finals. Maybe Pop will have second thoughts after that horrible first quarter and bring Green back with the starters.
Duncan
Diaw
Leonard
Green
Parker
Diaw gives you spacing and another creator, it allows Leonard to post up more often and it would allow Green to get more looks, too..
Splitter gives the bench a defensive anchor and allows him to get easy layups with the spacing from Manu/Beli/Mills..
The starting lineup with Belli on Parsons didn't work, how many times "this experiment" should be repeated? C'mon Pop!!
To be fair, this thread was made at halftime and Pop actually called 4 or 5 post plays for Leonard..I just don't understand how it takes an elite coach 3 quarters to realize that he should be exploiting the Spurs' best and arguably only offensive mismatch..
My post was referring more to the Belli replacing Green in the starting unit. Never was much of a fan of that move.
I don't mind Diaw moving back with the starters either. We had a good playoff run with Diaw in 2012..Splitter in 2013. Either is fine with me. Diaw probably makes more sense for the time being since everyone seems to be struggling with their jumpshots which is ruining all the spacing.
Not gonna lie sometimes I think exactly the same thing you are saying here. I tell myself Pop is a genius and knows what he is doing. But the past few seasons really make we wonder at times. I hope you are wrong.
Pop has an early onset of dementia. I mentioned this last year.
Leonard could take advantage of many guys in the league and exploit mismatches against small/weak/slower defenders...but Pop called post plays for him against Dudley/Clippers or last night vs Toronto???
Yeah, we all know how Pop answers questions in public, but is that really a reflection of his mental processes? What does he really think about things that he doesn't reveal to anyone?
I agree with that...that's the lineup I roll with in NBA 2K. Which is obviously the best evidence for anything.
I brought up the Rockets matchup before and the biggest issue is that they have it all, IMO. Dwight can put up 20-20 every game, even on an off night. Penetrating against them is an issue in the half court. They're a nightmare to defend, because they have the big man, the shooters and the guy that penetrates at will and gets the calls. I think they're a worse matchup than OKC because OKC is missing the dominant guy inside, and it's debatable who has he better outside shooters.
The Spurs will have to be very disciplined against Houston and exploit that Lin sometimes can be shaky. It's a team that because of matchups, you can't screw up too much or they'll burn you.
It helps if they actually stay with their guy and let the interior bigs rotate rather than help defense in the paint and leave the 3 pt line open.. I think I could hit those open shots.
That was Tony's worst game in ages, tbh. That was an embarrassing performance.
FWIW, Kawhi did get some post-ups late in the game on Harden and the results weren't all that impressive, tbh. He did well in the third quarter, though.
Don't worry guys, Spurs are just losing a nationally televised regular season game to hide their true way to defeat them come playoffs. If the Spurs really wanted to win against the Rockets tonight, they could have just played Aaron Baynes against D12 like in the first round last year. Instead, Pop chose Splitter instead. All good
Now you're just trolling. Why would you put your best defender on your opponents best offensive player..... Do you really need that spelled out for you? You also make it sound like it's Pops fault for Kawhi shooting jumpers. Kawhi needs to take it upon himself to take the ball to the basket and force the issue. Pip isn't a babysitter. And Houston is a bad matchup? No, any team that plays defense is a bad matchup. You can quote defensive efficiency all you like but you'd just be wasting your damn time. The Spurs offense was clumsy and awkward and the defense was wretched all game long. Open your eyes and maybe you'd notice the pattern forming.
CIA Pop?
Please Im fed up with that , team has real problems and some people are blindfolded.
Except the Rockets don't play any semblance of defense. They're ranked 17th in the league. Great offensive team, ty defense though. Anybody that watches the NBA would know this. But I doubt you watch any games.
Hey, bimbo , Houston is nowhere near as bad a defesive team as you may think. Maybe if you open your damn eyes and take your pea brain head out of ESPN's stats analysis, you'd know this. And yeah, 7th in oponents FG% and 10th in defensive effficiency (and climbing ) is bad. It's fun to make stuff up though. You're a pro at it.
Splitter played like a big vagina tonight. Gave me flashbacks of his weak-ass effort in the finals. Remember when Harden stared him down in OKC in WCF? That was embarrassing. When a pussy like Harden makes you look away, you know you're soft.
All our bigs were fkn garbage, tbh.
Timmy only was halfway decent because he grabbed 14 rebounds, but his defense and his shooting left a lot to be desired, tbh!
Matt Bonner played well in his limited action, though, I guess.
Why do people still complain about this?
Splitter has always been a softie. He's never had the Tyson Chandler/Noah type of at ude.
The question we should be asking is, can Houston beat OKC or Portland in a series? They will likely have to go through one of those teams before they play the Spurs...unless they end up in the 3 and 6 seeds, respectively, but I don't think so. I think Houston ends up 3 or 4 and the Spurs 1 or 2.
Portland, yes. OKC, maybe. Spurs, I still say no. Too much vet experience and in the playoffs it really matters.
We really miss Neal I think. He was a great sparkplug that could have hit some threes and got us back in the game during one of those runs where we almost got over the hump. And yes, the defense was just flat out atrocious.
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