Do Spurs lack a go-to guy?

[pjjrfan]

No question Timmy is numero uno, and its what won 3 rings.

What lost 3 rings, was the people around Timmy making or missing shots

Terry Porter, Turkoglu, Ferry, Horry.

Making shots

Stephen Jackson, Ginobili, Kerr, Parker (go watch game 6 against Phoenix, Lakers, in 03, and you'll see what I mean.)

You forgot Jaren Jackson and Sean Elliott. But I truly believe that the Spurs have 3 go to guys with experience, TD, Manu and Finley. I wouldn't call Tony a go to guy just yet, but he is also the one who will handle the ball and make sure the other 3 guys get that last shot. In Manu's case he can do Tony's job of handling the ball, but Fin and TD need someone to get them the ball, and either Tony or Manu can handle that. I forgot the 2 old guys, what their names, Horry and Van Exel.

[genghisrex]

Do we have that?

Only 5 times this year, has a player scored over 30 pts. That is my point.

One player scoring a lot of points is an overrated stat. The Spurs have lost plenty of games in the past when Duncan has had great individual numbers; 53 against Dallas comes to mind. Teams aren't facing the Spurs thinking, "Thank God they don't have a 20 ppg scorer," they're thinking "even if we stop one of their big guns, they have two more and a loaded bench." The Spurs have an incredibly balanced scoring punch with three strong go-to options (19, 19, and 15 ppg at 56, 49, and 46 fg%, respectively) that have carried us pretty well so far. I think, if anything, that bodes well for the postseason.

[boutons_]

"I wouldn't call Tony a go to guy just yet,"

holy , why not?

Tony has carried the Spurs in Tim's absence this season.
Tony bellied up to Richard to force a bad bad shot to save Robert's Finals Game5 heroics, and was about the only guy who was effective in the Finals Game3,4 blowouts.
Remember Tony vs Baron in the double-OT.
etc, etc, etc.

Tony is as goto as any Spur, and his improved FTs have prevented any hack-a-Tony crunch tactics.

Michael is NOT goto at all, so far.
He has no showed with 0-fer or 1-fer shooting in several big games this season.

[Solid D]

Yes, Tim Duncan is the primary go-to guy. It's Tim centric. The Spurs have the luxury of 2 other playmakers they can rely on to put the ball in their hands...Manu and Tony, so it looks more distributed.

But...

this is a hub-and-spoke team and has been for a long time.

[aaronstampler]

This is so dumb. Yeah, they only have the greatest PF of all-time, easily one of the best 10 or 15 players to ever play, but no, they don't have a go to player...

Get out of here. Tim, Manu, and TP will all average over 18 a night in the playoffs. Really, I'm expecting about 65 points a game from them...

[Dre_7]

and have had a player score 30 pts, only five times this year(Parker 4 times and TD once)

I think you mean they had a player score 30 SIX times, right?

[Jimcs50]

Can somone bring up a valid question without people getting defnsive?

Do you people remember asking other team's fans like Blazer fans or Nuggets fans who their Go to guys were, when they had many players who scored in the teens like we have this year, when we had DRob and TD dominatiing the scoring column?

It seems funny that it does not seem to worry anyone now, even though we made out how bad it was for other teams who did not have that super scorer on their team.

So, I guess it does not matter anymore.

[Jimcs50]

Looks like Manu is still our guy.

[SAGambler]

Looks like Manu is still out guy.

In crunch time, it certainly looks like he is the man. Pop just turned that last 5 minutes over to Manu.

[Kriz-Maxima]

They have a TEAM which is superior to any individual effort. Plus, in my mind a go to guy is someone who you know will get the ball in the important moments and make the shot and you got plenty of that around.

[SequSpur]

Rasho is the "go to" guy.

Hey Rasho "go to" the lockerroom and get me a towel.

Hey Rasho "go to" the front door and tear tickets.

Hey Rasho "go to" Club 200 and sell cotton candy.

Hey Rasho "go to" the end of the bench and stfu.

Dude is awesome.

[pjjrfan]

Rasho is the "go to" guy.

Hey Rasho "go to" the lockerroom and get me a towel.

Hey Rasho "go to" the front door and tear tickets.

Hey Rasho "go to" Club 200 and sell cotton candy.

Hey Rasho "go to" the end of the bench and stfu.

Dude is awesome.

[drivanroca]

[2centsworth]

Rasho is the "go to" guy.

Hey Rasho "go to" the lockerroom and get me a towel.

Hey Rasho "go to" the front door and tear tickets.

Hey Rasho "go to" Club 200 and sell cotton candy.

Hey Rasho "go to" the end of the bench and stfu.

Dude is awesome.

That's funny.

[cs100]

They have 3 go to guys in Tim, Tony and Manu. In the past, Manu got the ball during crunch time because he was the better foul shooter. With Tony improving in that area, and Finley a high percentage FT shooter, the Spurs can run a number of plays with a good FT shooter in mind. None of these guys are afraid to make the "big" play.

[Dingle Barry]

Rasho is the "go to" guy.

Hey Rasho "go to" the lockerroom and get me a towel.

Hey Rasho "go to" the front door and tear tickets.

Hey Rasho "go to" Club 200 and sell cotton candy.

Hey Rasho "go to" the end of the bench and stfu.

Dude is awesome.

[td4mvp21]

[gameFACE]

Tony has been the "go to guy" this year so far. With the Spurs having the second best record in the NBA it's obvious that someone continually having 30 and 40 pt scoring nights is not needed. Or that the "gtg" in the Spurs system doesn't have to rack up those kinds of points. I prefer a balanced attack with several players in double digits against teams like Dallas, Phoenix and even Detroit. It works better than trying to counter one of their guys "going off". Let Dirk score 40. Fine with me. He'll blow a gasket in the clutch 'cause no one else is stepping it up.

The Spurs have several go to guys regardless of them not averaging over 20ppg. Based on the way they are recently improving their play and going into the playoffs I would rank the "GTG's" in this order:

Tim/Manu (tie)
Tony
Horry

[JamStone]

It's not that the Spurs lack a go-to guy. It's more that the Spurs' go-to guys are unselfish and don't need to score 30-40 points to help their team win. Moreover, the Spurs' main go-to guys (Tim and Manu) have not been 100% this season.

I would categorize Manu Ginobili as the best go-to guy option on the Spurs, when he is healthy. And, even as such, the scoring aspect is less of a factor because in a crunchtime situation, Manu is just as likely to penetrate and kickout for an open jumper as he is going all the way to the basket to score or step back and hit a jumper.

I don't think Tony Parker is a go-to guy just yet. I think he is the type of player that will help carry the team for most of the game, and then when the final 4-6 minutes of the game come around, the ball goes through Manu and Tim.

[NCaliSpurs]

I don't think Tony Parker is a go-to guy just yet. I think he is the type of player that will help carry the team for most of the game, and then when the final 4-6 minutes of the game come around, the ball goes through Manu and Tim.

Pop wants the ball to go through Manu in the 4th quarter. It is not the case that Tony is "the type of player" that is afraid of the ball or wants to shirk responsibility. Tony gives the ball up in the 4th because he knows that those moments are Manu's time to shine, and not because he is incapable of taking over himself.

[JamStone]

Pop wants the ball to go through Manu in the 4th quarter. It is not the case that Tony is "the type of player" that is afraid of the ball or wants to shirk responsibility. Tony gives the ball up in the 4th because he knows that those moments are Manu's time to shine, and not because he is incapable of taking over himself.

I didn't infer that Tony was afraid or didn't want the responsibility. Whatever the reason, whether it's Pop's decision or whether it's just that Manu is better at crunchtime, that's just the way it is. Even if Tony is capable, if he doesn't get those chances, then he's not yet a go-to guy.

[boutons_]

With Manu taking it to the hoop in crunch time with Tony's improved jumper as kick-out option, Tony is very much in the go-to group.

[Jimcs50]

I didn't infer that Tony was afraid or didn't want the responsibility. Whatever the reason, whether it's Pop's decision or whether it's just that Manu is better at crunchtime, that's just the way it is. Even if Tony is capable, if he doesn't get those chances, then he's not yet a go-to guy.

I like Manu over TP or TD at crunch time mainly because he can knock down FTs if they foul him and put him on the line. In history, the go to guy was always the guy that could knock down FTs at crunch time. MJ, DRob, AI, Hakeem, Kobe, and Chauncey.

Do any one of us want TD to get the ball in the post with 3 secs left and no timeouts left, down 2 pts at home in a playoff game, knowing that they are gonna foul TD if he gets near the hoop? Do we want TD at the line with .04 left needing to knock down 2 FTs to tie the game?

Not me, I wat Manu or Finley.

The other contenders, Dallas, Phenix. and Detroit all have their Go To guys that can knock down those FTs quite easliy(Dirk, Nash ad Billups) in a game inning situation. We need that too.

[nkdlunch]

DUncan is improving his game going into the playoffs. He is gonna beour man.

[Jimcs50]

DUncan is improving his game going into the playoffs. He is gonna beour man.

Yes, but I do not want him near the FT line at crunch time.