What's Your Rotation?

[Sense]

If the coach was smart he would not play Finley. Finley sucks.

Why do you keep posing as a spursfan?

[Guru of Nothing]

As previously stated, the rotation is not so much about minutes per game. It's about games played.

Should Horry play 82 games? No! But, when he does play, he should get a solid 20-25 minutes of PT. 12 minutes per game is for the birds.

And then there's Manu. His game is balls to the wall; intentionally rest him 30 games or so. While "we" are at it, rest Duncan 30 games too.

Depth is a Spurs' strength, only if they use it.

It's all about April/May/June.

[Sense]

As previously stated, the rotation is not so much about minutes per game. It's about games played.

Should Horry play 82 games? No! But, when he does play, he should get a solid 20-25 minutes of PT. 12 minutes per game is for the birds.

And then there's Manu. His game is balls to the wall; intentionally rest him 30 games or so. While "we" are at it, rest Duncan 30 games too.

Depth is a Spurs' strength, only if they use it.

It's all about April/May/June.

Wow, do you really believe we should rest Duncan and Manu 30 games?

[ducks]

with this deep of a team
should duncan even play over 30 minutes a game?
why risk it?

this team is deep and talented enough it should win most games if duncan just plays 30 minutes
against elite teams maybe play him 36- 40 but other then that keep him right at 30

[Guru of Nothing]

Wow, do you really believe we should rest Duncan and Manu 30 games?

If the Spurs sign GRob, uhhhh, .. Yeah!

Can't think of a good reason not to.

[duncan_21]

reg. season -

g tp 33mpg
g manu 33mpg
f bruce 30 mpg
f td 34mpg
c nazr 27mpg
g nve 18mpg
g barry 6 mpg
f finley 24mpg
f horry 9mpg
c rasho ?
f/c oberto ?

I don't know how good oberto is or if rasho will be around.

Playoffs:
g tp 34mpg
g manu 36mpg
f bruce 32mpg
f td 36mpg
c nazr 27mpg
g nve 17mpg
g/f mf 26mpg
horry 20mpg
rasho/oberto ???

The one thing that kinda worries me is having the portland/dallas effect where you you have too many studs and not enough role players.

I think with guys like bruce, td, and pop this team can handle it. Adding finley and nve was like new england getting another weapon in corey dillon at rb.

[NZHayden]

marks will make his way to starting C come christmas

[Mr. Body]

Barry deserves much more than 6 minutes a game. He'll likely get what he did last year - ~20 mpg.

[Trainwreck2100]

marks will make his way to starting C come christmas

After the team bus crashes taking out the three that will start before him?

[HB22inSA]

I think Finley gets more minutes only if he catches on to Pop's system quickly.

Otherwise, Barry will continue to get minutes.

Remember, Pop plays who is playing best, not necessarily the best player.

[wildbill2u]

Nonstop tinkering until at least March.

Impossible to tell with CIA POP, right?

Remember how Pop's rotations mystified us and pissed us off last year? He'll subs ute depending on matchups and injuries and sometimes just to see what happens.

We'll all be throwing things at the TV and computer before the season is very far along because our favorite players aren't getting minutes we think they deserve.

[SpizdiStrann]

my opinion.. i know almost everyone will disagree, but anyway. we can discuss again after few months. i´m quite sure spurs will go this way::

C: Rasho
PF: Tim
SF: Bowen/ Finley
SG: Manu
PG: Tony/Beno

- rasho must change something in his head. if he decide to sit on the bench_ i´m ok with it. don´t care much for him.. but somehow i know he will return even stronger than he was few years ago.
- SF depends on that how strong needs to be defence. in regular season i think finley will start more than Bowen, if he will be healthy and prepared.
- Beno is on the way to get his part on PG positioin. i´m quite sure that he´s much better than most of you think. if he will get enought minutes he will show what he can do on the court. still parker will start most games, but you can expect beno will get much more playing time TP 25/beno 23..
till playoffs-

bench:
- if horry stay healthy he will play much more than last year in reg season.
NVE will cover youngsters in playoffs, but till then ... we better wait.
nazr is quite useless coming from the bench. and his defence isn´t that what spurs need. all depends on rasho, and his play.
...

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Nonstop tinkering until at least March.

my thoughts almost exactly

[Ghost Writer]

Starters:

PF - Duncan (37)
SF - Bowen (24)
C - Mohammad (22)
PG - Parker (34)
SG - Ginobili (35)

Bench:

Horry (14)
Finley (18)
Nesterovic (10)
Barry (18)
Van Exel (13)
Oberto (8)
Udrih (5)


Thoughts:

I see Bowen's minutes diminished to preserve him for the palyoffs and as the swingman spot is now rich with talent.

I think the Barry will blossom in his second season with the Spurs and as Finley finds his way within the Spurs system.

I don't think the Spurs can continue to bury Nesterovic if they hope to see anny ROI or showcase him for a deal.

I definitely predict a trade by February.

Don't be surprised if the starting C or SF spot is different by the playoffs.

Beno won't be completely forgotten.

[timvp]

SG - Ginobili (35)

If the Spurs are smart, Manu won't average much more than 30 minutes per game.

[Ghost Writer]

Don't you think Popovich sees Manu as a guilty pleasure?

How can we not have the Spurs Big Three push 35 MPG?

(Duncan, Parker, Manu)

Many stars average around 40 MPG.

[timvp]

Manu last season averaged less than 30 minutes per game. The Spurs know that they don't give him plenty of rest, he'll be too banged up for the playoffs.

In the playoffs, he still only averaged 33.6 minutes per game. So when push came to shove, Pop was still able to hold back.

[Kori Ellis]

Early in the season:

Tony 32
Manu 28
Bruce 30
Tim 34
Nazr 22

Rasho 12
Oberto 12
Horry 16
NVE 16
Finley 22
Barry 12
Beno - spot minutes

Yeah, I know it adds up to more than 48 mpg at each spot - but that's how it works because of DNP's.


After the All-Star break everything will shake out and the rotations will be shored up.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

yeah unfortunately, Manu really does take too much a beating each play to game for 35 minutes the entire season


i think pop holding manu back for most of the regular season paid off in spades, manu was able to step up his game to a level none of us had ever seen

[picnroll]

Back to backs they should keep the minutes down in one of the two games for all players if at all possible.

[Solid D]

I normally employ two different rotation options, depending on wear and tear.

[ChumpDumper]

Many stars average around 40 MPG.

Many stars are toast by the playoffs.

I like Kori's numbers, but I think Beno may get alot more burn early A) to see where he is and B) give Parker some rest after his summer schedule and limit NVE's time to test his knees.

[slayermin]

I think Beno is going to be much better this upcoming season. Too bad he isn't gonna get minutes to prove it. Well maybe it's not all that bad.

WE GOT NICKIE VAN.

[Kori Ellis]

I think Beno may get alot more burn early A) to see where he is and B) give Parker some rest after his summer schedule and limit NVE's time to test his knees.

It's a possibility. I guess it depends on what they see out of Beno in training camp.

[Chris]

Starting Five
C: Nazr Mohammed
PF: Tim Duncan
SG: Manu Ginobili
SF: Bruce Bowen
PG: Tony Parker

Bench One
C: Radoslav Nesterovich
PF: Robert Horry
SG: Brent Barry
SF: Michael Finley
PG: Nick Van Exel (with high socks)

Bench 2
C: Sean Marks
PF: Fabricio Oberto
SG: Nick Van Exel
SF: Glenn Robinson?
PG: Beno Udrih