Spurs/Mavs Game 1 Game Grades

[DPG21920]

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These types of grades..

[Darius McCrary]

Manu had a very Manuesque game. Simultaneously awesome and ty.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

That's the point. Green has no purpose on the floor when he's timid. His defense is good, but overrated. If I see him jump to one more pump fake I'm going to lose it.

I admit, Ginobili may not deserve a B+, but anything below a B- is re ed.

That's not on Green, wtf? It's not his job to create is own shot. It's Tony and Manu (and Tim's) job to get Danny open looks, and they didn't do that. Danny did not shy away from shooting open shots. He never had the attempt to shoot uncontested 3s to begin with. Most of our offense was isolation (off switches with Tony or Manu taking a big off the dribble, or Tim in the post) or two man games (mostly parker/duncan). We had very little ball movement, and that's on Tony/Manu or that's a credit to dallas's D. That's not on green. Your grades are literally awful.

[Mikeanaro]

Danny Green: 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 0 turnovers, 0-2 from the field Grade: F
Manu Ginobili: 6 rebonds, 3 assists, 4 turnovers including 2 critical TOs that almost gave away the game b-b-but three 3s Grade: B+

You need to see a doctor, Danny had 0 TO but he was pretty much 0 at everything.

[313]

Manu saved the bench from being completely abysmal. Manu haters in full force, though haha

[siraulo23]

Patty, Green and Belli, Diaw all pretty much MIA

good job by dallas, spurs need to play better

[ElNono]

Manu was great today... kept us in the game for stretches in the second and third quarter when nothing was going in for the bench...

Great to see he still has gas in the tank...

[jARS mEsH sEt]

You need to see a doctor, Danny had 0 TO but he was pretty much 0 at everything.

You clearly know jack ing about basketball. Danny doesn't handle the ball. Who's fault is it if he doesn't get open looks?

[Malik Hairston]

That's not on Green, wtf? It's not his job to create is own shot. It's Tony and Manu (and Tim's) job to get Danny open looks, and they didn't do that. Danny did not shy away from shooting open shots. He never had the attempt to shoot uncontested 3s to begin with. Most of our offense was isolation (off switches with Tony or Manu taking a big off the dribble, or Tim in the post) or two man games (mostly parker/duncan). We had very little ball movement, and that's on Tony/Manu or that's a credit to dallas's D. That's not on green. Your grades are literally awful.

Yep..I'd say it's more on Carlisle than Tony/TD, tbh..

It's evident that Dallas' strategy was to make the Spurs beat them through Parker/Duncan and isolation plays, limiting ball movement..tough for Green to get going, it's up to Pop to adjust..

Green contributes in other facets, though, unlike Belinelli..

[apalisoc_9]

Leonard didn't shut down Ellis, Ellis shut-down himself tbh...Great defence but it was mostly on ellis..

I'd give Leonard a B at most and Tiago deserves a B+

Pop should have called a play or two for Green..Not a single three point play call tbh..Then again it was Dallas plan to make sure the spurs don't shoot threes so it aint too bad I guess...

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[Chinook]

That's the point. Green has no purpose on the floor when he's timid. His defense is good, but overrated. If I see him jump to one more pump fake I'm going to lose it.

I admit, Ginobili may not deserve a B+, but anything below a B- is re ed.

Green doesn't create his own shots most of the time. The team needs to do that for him. The other players need to look for him. There's no way he should only get two attempts.

He had several strong defensive stretches that did impact the game. There's no way he deserved an F. He's the biggest reason Parker had such an easy time in the first quarter.

Danny can play better, but he definitely wasn't horrible.

[DPG21920]

Manu was great today... kept us in the game for stretches in the second and third quarter when nothing was going in for the bench...

Great to see he still has gas in the tank...

He did look good in stretches. If he can find a way to handle the ball against a trap/pressure he should have a good playoff as long as his shot doesn't fade again.

[Russ]

Spurs got by without their key 2d line snipers (Beli, Green, Mills).

It only gets better from here.

[DPG21920]

Like I said OP - don't want to poo poo on your enthusiasm. I would just focus your efforts somewhere else IMO where you are more comfortable and can bring more value.

[Chinook]

You need to see a doctor, Danny had 0 TO but he was pretty much 0 at everything.

Led the team in blocks, had five boards and two steals. In 24 minutes, those are strong defensive numbers.

[Mikeanaro]

You clearly now jack ing about basketball. Danny doesn't handle the ball. Who's fault is it if he doesn't get open looks?

It seems you don´t know Danny sucked ass which game were you watching? Open looks my ass sometimes big lipped hesitates and instead shooting he makes 2 dribbles and a mid range shoot that usually goes 4/328 times.

[DPG21920]

It's this kind of analysis based on who you like that lead to evaluating Cam Newton as an elite QB...

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Like I said OP - don't want to poo poo on your enthusiasm. I would just focus your efforts somewhere else IMO where you are more comfortable and can bring more value.

DPG with the kid gloves. I like it...

[BillMc]

Tim Duncan: A+
I think all Spurs fans life flashed before their eyes when Duncan went knee-to-knee with Ellis. That being said, Duncan threw back the clock and was the 'Spur' to our comeback. 27 points, 12-20 from the floor and 7 boards, looking like the 03 Duncan. The dude is true class and is a top ten player all time. What more can you say?

Tony Parker: A-
Parker had a fantastic first half and looked like it was going to be another blowout early. Parker got to the rim with ease and made some fantastic passes. In the second half he slowed down, but still came out with some clutch shots at the end to give him an A. He still needs to cut the dribbling sometimes.

Kawhi Leonard: B+
Leonard also gave us a great edge on defense and on the boards. He finished with 11 points and 10 boards. Really liking the way Kawhi steps up in the playoffs. He completely shut Ellis down.

Manu Ginobili: B+
I know he had some turnovers, but the reason he gets a B+ is because he was the only one that stepped up other than Timmy and Tony. He also shot some difficult shots at the end to deflate his fg %. But Manu made some great plays in the first half and then got hot in the second. He played an all-around well game and this is the Manu we need to be able to win the LOB.

Tiago Splitter: B-
Splitter actually put his big boy pants on this game and grabbed 11 boards. I can't remember the last time he's done that. But he played Dirk very well, limiting him to 11 points. Splitter did great off the PNR and was fairly solid from the line. That's all we ask from him. That, and to finish more consistently.

Boris Diaw: C-
Diaw didn't do much of anything this game. His defense was alright, and his only two baskets were off layups that were set up from TP. We need him to be much more effective in our le hopes.

Patty Mills: D
Patty was not good like we hoped, and hopefully it's just playoff jitters considering he is debuting pretty much. He went 1-4 and had trouble guarding Harris early. In his defense, Harris is a lot bigger.

Danny Green: F
What the was Danny doing today? I don't know why he has the tendency to dribble around. His ball handling is pretty bad. And when he becomes scared to shoot, then what exactly is the point of him playing? He also left a lot of players wide open in the corner. He needs to be better.

Marco Belinelli: F
Belinelli pretty much continued his cold steak. Bad defense, and his shots were rimming out. He needs to step out of his funk ASAP. Would be a great X-factor for our team in a game, but at this point, is not necessary for us to win.

Matt Bonner: N/A
Bonner did his thing. Running around and playing subpar defense. At least he hustled and didn't do anything wrong. I still prefer him in over Ayres.

Pop:
Pop made great adjustments throughout the game. I really like how he didn't go away from Manu and Leonard even when they were struggling a bit. I also like that he had a lot of confidence in Splitter. For 9 mill a year, we need to use him.

Overall: C+
Don't get me wrong, we did a great job closing out, and it's always to see the Big 3 and Leonard playing well, but our bench was flat out horrible for most of the game. If Green, Belinelli, Diaw or Mills played even at least to their expectations, this game wouldn't have been close. Overall, I wouldn't be worried from here.

Thanks for the write up, man. Appreciate it.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

It seems you don´t know Danny sucked ass which game were you watching? Open looks my ass sometimes big lipped hesitates and instead shooting he makes 2 dribbles and a mid range shoot that usually goes 4/328 times.

[apalisoc_9]

Green doesn't create his own shots most of the time. The team needs to do that for him. The other players need to look for him. There's no way he should only get two attempts.

He had several strong defensive stretches that did impact the game. There's no way he deserved an F. He's the biggest reason Parker had such an easy time in the first quarter.

Danny can play better, but he definitely wasn't horrible.

Actually Dallas designed their defense to make sure the spurs don't shoot as much threes..I agree he should have gotten a couple of playcalls, but he was playing with Leonard, Parker and Duncan..Who gives up touches?

With the way Dallas played defense, the only way Danny gets more than two shot attempts is if he knew how to dribble and post up..He doesn't..

[wildbill2u]

Tim and Tony can't win a game by themselves. Without Manu and Splitter we lose this game since nobody else stepped up. Splitter worked his ass off on defense and was tougher than usual under the basket.

[ElNono]

He did look good in stretches. If he can find a way to handle the ball against a trap/pressure he should have a good playoff as long as his shot doesn't fade again.

I thought his ball-handling was fine. The only caveat would be that lazy inside pass to Tim.

[Mikeanaro]

Led the team in blocks, had five boards and two steals. In 24 minutes, those a strong defensive numbers.

Manu had 6 boards in 26 minutes so who cares about 2 blocks?