Spurs Offense so far (PER)

[SpursFan86]

Kawhi on Re has been working extremely well for us this series. Re is an underrated aspect of their offense (3rd most important player on offense behind CP3/Blake). He averaged over 16 ppg on 62.2 TS% in the regular season, which is fantastic for a role player. In the first 2 games we held him to 13 ppg on 47.8 TS%. One of Re 's biggest strengths is moving without the ball and getting open looks - with Kawhi suffocating him, it makes it extremely difficult for him to utilize that part of his game. Even if he does break free and get separation, Kawhi has the length to recover and still affect the shot.

If we shut down everyone outside CP3/Blake, it'll be very hard for them to win. As great as those guys are, they aren't like KD/Westbrook (and even those 2 struggled to carry the team in last year's WCF).

I think Pop had the right idea in Game 2. He waited until the 2nd half to start using Green/Kawhi on CP3. Two benefits of doing this:

1) Guarding CP3 for an entire game is extremely tiring and would require a ton of energy. Waiting until the 2nd half to really put the clamps on him saves some energy from Green/Kawhi.

2) Since CP3 is having to play such heavy minutes, it's reasonable to expect he'll be experiencing fatigue by the 4th quarter. When that fatigue starts to set in, and THEN you throw an elite defender like Green or Kawhi on him (who aren't as fatigued since they weren't having to guard him so much in the 1st half, and because they actually get rest throughout the game), that really makes things difficult for him.

[spurs10]

Thanks for this info....trust Pop to know how to play this. Tony did provide good ball handling in the first 3 quarters of game 2 which might not be reflected in his Per. He scored 1 point, so of course his Per is what it is...

[cd98]

let him keep shooting. for his career, he's a 41% shooter from the field. for the season, he's been at 39.6%

he was 4-13 in game 2 (31%). the more he shoots, thats less looks for Paul/Griffin. if he's going to make a bunch of fluke shots in a row, we're going to live with it

This. And avoid fouling him. Much rather have him taking tough jump shots than Paul or Griffin getting looks.

[FromWayDowntown]

The numbers really bear out the depth issues and highlight that, for all of the adjustments and match ups, the series really comes down to whether the Spurs can punish the Clippers when Paul and Griffin sit and force the Clippers to play uphill, particularly in the second and fourth quarters.

[cd98]

You don't put kawhi on any of the best players the first two quarters. You're risking offense.

Unless, they have two or three superstars..you hide him then have them defend on the fourth..

it seems pretty obvious...Pop has done this multiple times..The only time you see kawhi against the best offensive perimeter player is in the fourth or if there is two or three superstars in the opposing team.

Kawhi is not a defense only kinda player anymore..he's averaging 21ppg this series.

It actually appears Pop is rotating defenders every trip on defense. I think he is trying to give Paul different looks so he can't get used to how he is being defended.

[apalisoc_9]

It actually appears Pop is rotating defenders every trip on defense. I think he is trying to give Paul different looks so he can't get used to how he is being defended.

sure...

but you're not going to stick kawhi on someone unless it's the fourth or it's a team with more than 2 offensive stars...Pop has been doing this since Kawhi had to carry offensive load..in his 2nd and part of his 3rd year it was different..

[SpursFan86]

The numbers really bear out the depth issues and highlight that, for all of the adjustments and match ups, the series really comes down to whether the Spurs can punish the Clippers when Paul and Griffin sit and force the Clippers to play uphill, particularly in the second and fourth quarters.

Yup. The Clippers had one of the best starting lineups in the league this year. Unless the Spurs play out of their minds or LAC's starters drop a complete dud, it's unlikely that we'll build a big lead when both starting units are playing against each other. The key should be staying even when their starters are playing, and then building a lead once the bench comes in.

[Raven]

crawford is playing well. any ideas on how to slow him down?

actually, i think he has a lot of room to improve, more than anyone for the clippers

[FromWayDowntown]

Yup. The Clippers had one of the best starting lineups in the league this year. Unless the Spurs play out of their minds or LAC's starters drop a complete dud, it's unlikely that we'll build a big lead when both starting units are playing against each other. The key should be staying even when their starters are playing, and then building a lead once the bench comes in.

That's the ideal. Alternatively, it might be useful to force Doc to play his starters big minutes in stressful situations, particularly if this series is going to go long and even more particularly with the quick turnaround from Game 3 to Game 4.

[ElNono]

The numbers really bear out the depth issues and highlight that, for all of the adjustments and match ups, the series really comes down to whether the Spurs can punish the Clippers when Paul and Griffin sit and force the Clippers to play uphill, particularly in the second and fourth quarters.

I think a lot of ado has been made about the Spurs age and the fatigue factor, but Pop has done a masterful job, not just throughout the season, but also in this series to manage minutes whenever he could.

A cursory look at minutes played for both teams bears that out. As the series progresses, all those extra minutes start to add up, and while the Clippers are young, I think fatigue on their side could end up being a factor.

[spurraider21]

crawford is playing well. any ideas on how to slow him down?

let him keep shooting. for his career, he's a 41% shooter from the field. for the season, he's been at 39.6%

he was 4-13 in game 2 (31%). the more he shoots, thats less looks for Paul/Griffin. if he's going to make a bunch of fluke shots in a row, we're going to live with it

[hater]

Crawford beng #3 just how bad this stat is

[ElNono]

updated OP

[DPG21920]

Sorry, but TP's PER is

[Malik Hairston]

Sorry, but TP's PER is

he just needs to survive this series..should be much easier against Houston's terrible PGs..

[ElNono]

Updated with Bonner, who has now played 25 mins.

[jeebus]

Feel free to add your own notes, tbh

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[NASpurs]

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So... what I gathered from this is that Parker sucks.

[FkLA]

Tony Parker: 0.7 (84)

[Malik Hairston]

..

[Arcadian]

Reminds me of timvp's game grades...

[elbamba]

1.8

That is why you can't always judge performance through numbers. Tony had a solid game and kept the defense honest with his heavy penetration and aggressive ball movement. I was very happy with his game last night despite his shooting percentage.

[ElNono]

That is why you can't always judge performance through numbers. Tony had a solid game and kept the defense honest with his heavy penetration and aggressive ball movement. I was very happy with his game last night despite his shooting percentage.

Yeah, this is only a partial picture. A ranking that includes defense too or playmaking would have both Danny and Tony higher...

[RD2191]

That is why you can't always judge performance through numbers. Tony had a solid game and kept the defense honest with his heavy penetration and aggressive ball movement. I was very happy with his game last night despite his shooting percentage.

Crofl. Yeah, you keep telling yourself that buddy.

[FkLA]

That is why you can't always judge performance through numbers. Tony had a solid game and kept the defense honest with his heavy penetration and aggressive ball movement. I was very happy with his game last night despite his shooting percentage.