- Play historic defense
- Make baskets
- take care of the basketball/limit opponents fast break points
- Stop running plays for TD on offense
- Guard Ibaka
This isn't brain surgery.
I wonder why all the switching with Mills and I think it's designed to cover up that Mills is a terrible PNR defender. At least if you switch you don't give up the penetration, you give up the relatively open mid range jumper, something Pop's defenses tend yo give up anyways. I have seen too much of this by Mills switching to ignore the fact that it's a design meant to cover up for Mills.
We saw it against the Grizzlies too, only no one cared bc the switches were in garbage time.
I've gotten used to it, tbh. I think sometimes Pop has delusional episodes in the middle of games where he mistakes Tony for Bruce. Did the same back in 2006 against Dirk, and you saw how well that worked...
If I never see that switching bull again, I'll die a happy man, but I'm not holding my breath
I don't understand why Westy and KD were both allowed to run riot tonight?
We did so well on that in the first game
As a huge Manu fan it hurts to say but we do probably need both of Green and Kawhi on the floor when both of those are. When they switch together we did fine. Manu did hold his own in game 1 within the defensive game plan but not really tonight and then a much bigger deal was Pop inexcusably at times NOT PLAYING KAWHI when OKC had both Russ and Durant in the game, really really helped them. It is a shameful that he isn't playing more minutes and the team gets sabotaged playing a much worse player in Kyle.
More lineups with Kawhi at the 4 would also allow for more Manu though and I really do think this should be done much more against the very best teams.
duncan was atrocious at the rim, green missed a fastbreak layup and another bunny in the lane. even kawhi was missing layups that he normally makes in his sleep. some of the adjustments, sorry to say, is just for those guys to play better
there's also no way Diaw should only be playing 8 minutes. he was a game changer in the series vs OKC in 2014, and there's no reason why he can't play now. west doesn't look right against OKC
if aldridge is torching them, there's no reason he should be ignored down the stretch
Diaw was a game changer b/c Scott Brooks used to play Durant at the 4 for stretch in a game which was when Diaw punished him in the post. Boris played 8 minutes & had ZERO rebounds which isn't going to cut it against Adams/Kanter.
DONT CUT KAWHI'S MINUTES LEAST NOT FOR FKN KYLE ANDERSON
Just hustle and execute, the layups will fall. I really really wish we had Cojo instead of Patty Mills.
I have been saying that all season. ALL SEASON!!! That diaw/mills/west combination is the worst one we have. Then u add in Anderson??? what in the was popovich thinking?j What can be done is put Leonard on Ibaka when either westbrooke or durant isn't on the floor
Kawhi, slow the tempo on your jumper.
Either Kawhi or Aldridge should be on the court at all times. They shouldn't both be on the bench, ever.
Kawhi needs to play well and our shooters to shoot well from 3pt especially mills!!!
As much fun as it is to watch Aldridge have his way, I think the Spurs should get back to better ball movement. If not, the offense gets predictable and the other guys stand around. Spurs need to keep OKC guessing and moving.
On defense, the Spurs need to commit to rebounding and keeping OKC off the glass. They had way too many second chance points. The Spurs also need to make sure that OKC's bench (Waiters and Kanter especially) are kept in check. Of course, KD and Westbrook do a pretty good job of that on their own.
Make shots.
Spurs could not match the intensity of the OKC. 'We all' knew that OKC will come back and try to force their will on us. Players knew it and what happened? Still Spurs were unable to spark themselves. Missing shots and losing the physical game.
It's fricking playoffs and you playing home. You have to take care of business.
Also IMO Pop tried to overcoach and played too much on LMA without others involved. No movement at all. we counted on him making shots.
So I'd say let's force out issue on them. TP if he can go he needs to go inside and score, move the ball and let OKC big chase you. Also I was pissed at those switches like some people here. I mean the switches are cool and all but Oklahoma was waiting for it and killed us.
I need to rewatch the game though and I wonder what the spurs plan gonna be. We are getting screwed inside with those alleyoops. Clipps killed us so can OKC. And that fricking Ibaka who thinks he can put MJ on us now. F that. OKC got the momentum and will get to our throats.
no I wanted to closeline that mother er
We switched a lot in the Warriors game we won at home too.
We lost by a point in a very controversial ending when the entire team played like except for Manu and LMA. I think we'll be fine. Our biggest adjustment should be hoping Kawhi plays more like game 1 and not game 2.
Block out.
Show Tim the game film and let him stew. Tim will be better. Partially because he can't be worse.
Don't lose.
- Get the mustache brothers out of your paint
- Don't let Westbrook easily score in transition. Get motivation to guard him by looking at his face
- Block out Adams
- Kidnap all refs. Replace them with FIBA refs
- Block out Borat
- Don't play West/Diaw together
- Take 2nd chance points from them at all costs
- Block out Kanter & Adams
- Don't be afraid of playing Kawhi more minutes if necessary
- Don't stare at Westbrook in awe while he misses a lay up and mustache brothers score
the funny thing is, OKC didn't make any major adjustments from game 1 to game 2. They just played with more urgency than the spurs. It also didn't help the way we shot in the first 6 minutes of the game either. If we come out focused and energetic, I think we win the game handily. All we have to do is just limit their second chance points. They are one and done on offense.
play picknpop for 3pts with alridge
Go under the screen against WestBrick instead of helping off Ibaka who is shooting 70% in the playoffs. It's like the Heat helping off Danny on Porker's penetrations.
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