Grades: Spurs @ Mavericks

[ducks]

I stopped because I didn't have the time. This year I will force myself to do it.

NO KISSES FROM KORI TELL YOU DO

[jman3000]

Steve Kerr gets a F for looking like he has a wig on.

Marv Albert gets an A for actually having a wig on.

[kinbenzoo]

Thanks.

[smeagol]

Thanks LJ.

The season you went all the way with you grades was the season the Spurs went all the way.

Keep that in mind.

If you fail, let it be on your head.

[timvp]

Intangibles for Tim Duncan 56? That's failing, please explain.

btw, I didn't see the game.

I didn't like Duncan's energy or aggressiveness last night at all. For a lot of minutes, he was the worst Spur on the court. While most of the Spurs came out fired up, Duncan was flat and timid ... thus the low intangibles score.

[timvp]

I have a question about the grades. Are they based on the player's ability, eg played to 85% of 100 max or value to the team or some other construct.

Yeah, the grades are based on each player's potential. For example, Udrih didn't play that much but he was nearly flawless, so his grade reflects that.

That's not to say that Beno was the second best Spur last game, but that he played about as well as Beno Udrih could play.

[FromWayDowntown]

FWIW, the plus/minus numbers from last night:

+8 -- Finley
+7 -- Duncan
+6 -- Udrih
+4 -- Elson
+3 -- Horry
+3 -- Bowen
+1 -- Vaughn
EVEN -- Parker
-1 -- Oberto
-1 -- Ginobili

Pretty well reflects the back-and-forth nature of the game, I think. I thought Manu was much, much more effective last night than this number would indicate, but that's the imperfect quality of any metric.

[jman3000]

i thought duncan looked good the first few minutes but then after diop started getting physical and blocked a couple of his shots duncan took a few jumpers in a row. he still played good help D on dirk and came up big with that put back down the stretch.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Nice work Mr TIM Vice President!


Timmy's putback at the end to put the Spurs back up by 4 probably ended any real threat by the Mavs. For that reason alone I might have scored him a little higher, but he'd probably agree that he didn't earn a passing grade last night.

I thought the same thing you did about Beno's performance. Great game. The team didn't lose a step with him on the floor. It was nice to see. With VanX last post season I would be counting the seconds until Pop would pull him. It would be nice to have a point guard who could be reliable behind Tony.

[T Park]

+1 -- Vaughn

Pretty good work for 17 seconds worth.

[Slo spurs fan]

Plaese have something in mind: a single point was NOT scored on Beno last night.
So he pleyed great defence too.
PS: I just saw the game.

[jman3000]

beno also did a good job when he was trapped hard about mid court and got the ball out... it looked like it was about to be a turn over.

[timvp]

Good idea about grading Pop. I will add that from now on.

[Spurologist]

Based on their performances, those grades are dead-on

[Slo spurs fan]

Good idea about grading Pop. I will add that from now on.

You will have a lot to do after tonight´s game

[Nero]

I have a feeling a lineup of TD/Elson or Butler/Bnner/Manu/TP or is our best. Yeah, I know I left Bowen off, but really he's not doing as well defensively as he used too, since the rules have tightened and he's gotten older. We can bring him in against the good shooting guards, but he can't deal with these big 3s. Yeah, I know Bonner can't either, but at least he gives us some rebounding. Bowen is the worst rebounding SF in the L, which is where our woes there starts and gets shoved aside in the paint by big 3s when trying to box out. We lose nothing on offense with Bonner, and gain rebounding. Elson quickness and good help D will make up for Bonner's lapses.

[Kori Ellis]

You are crazy if you think Bowen isn't going to start. He's still the best perimeter defender in the league.

And you realize Bonner isn't a good rebounder, right?

[Nero]

Bonner is a better rebounder than Bowen. He still sux for a SF, but not incredibly so, and he can box strong players out in the paint to allow someone else to get the rebound. Bowen just gets overpowered now. Bowen is a great defender against shooting, agile wingmen. If there's one we got to slow down, then he should get the start. Against a team like the Cavs, he not very effective.

[Kori Ellis]

No one was going to slow down LeBron today. Especially not Matt Bonner. He's slow, out of shape, and just a shooter.

[T Park]

Id love to find the guy that can "stop" Lebron.

That guy doesn't exist yet.


He shot 8-23 I thought though, not bad.....

[Kibic]

Id love to find the guy that can "stop" Lebron.

That guy doesn't exist yet.


He shot 8-23 I thought though, not bad.....

WC 2006