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Yea, why wasn't Bonner getting more playing time?This is what I don't understand...
The spurs suck.
Yea, why wasn't Bonner getting more playing time?
Bonner sucks.
Yes, but who's taller and rebounds better...Finley or Bonner?
It's quite apparent by now that it does not matter if it was Rasho, Nazr, or Oberto last season or Elson, Bonner, or Oberto this season-- Pop will play one of two players in the fourth quarter when it matters-- Horry or Finley. And with Horry sucking/hurt, it's going to be Finley. Get accustomed to it.
At this point I suspect if we had DRob here we'd still be playing small. Pop's stubborness on this is idiotic.
At one point tonight our lineup consisted of:
Tony Parker, 6'2"
Jacque Vaughn, 6'1"
Michael Finley, 6'7"
Manu, 6'6"
Tim Duncan, 7'0"
duncan 7 turnovers
11 missed free throws
29% from downtown
spurs lost had nothing to do with small ball
DUNCAN played pathetic
he was not motivated because no oneal
2 more free throw made and this thread would not be here
manu and duncan did not even score in the 20's
Even if they won tonight, small ball still sucks and isn't going to cut in the post season.
4 players on the court that small for those HUGE stretches kills the interior D and the rebounding. It's going to kill the Spurs in the postseason.
Small ball is okay in short stretches - it's useful in spots. But you can't live with the small lineup like they are trying to do.
The beauty of small ball is that the Spurs are combining it with 24 3PAs per game as well.
At this point I suspect if we had DRob here we'd still be playing small. Pop's stubborness on this is idiotic.
At one point tonight our lineup consisted of:
Tony Parker, 6'2"
Jacque Vaughn, 6'1"
Michael Finley, 6'7"
Manu, 6'6"
Tim Duncan, 7'0"
ing pathetic.
Apparently ducks likes to overlook the fact that Dallas outrebounded us on the offensive glass by over 20 last year thanks to small ball.
Even cutting that by one Orebound per game last year would have probably been enough to flip the series in our favor.
But by all means, go ahead and keep playing Manu at power forward, who wanted to watch the Spurs play in June anyway?
Free Elson
^^Man, Jessica Alba's feet are gross
Pssst.
Didn't Tinsley blow right past Duncan for the game winner?
Yes but if we had a decent big in there as a help defender hopefully it could've changed things to an extent.
I don't know how many of you saw the replay of that last shot by Tinsley, but even if he had missed, Diogu would've been there for the putback.
You can't expect Finley, Parker, or Manu to guard the point. It's just not logical.
Elson may not be an intimidating force in the paint, but I'd feel much more comfortable having him out there for the board then relying on Finley to box out his man.
And for those that like to rave on Spurs being 20 W on their last 23 games here's a more telling stat
We're 7-3 in our last 10
The point is that Tim has had guys blow past him before, but there was always a big that had his back to clean up the garbage.
Not yesterday, unless you're trying to pass Manu Ginobili off as our center.
I love these threads....THANK YOU
Awesome defense at the end.
Great post AHF..
I'm glad we lost last night. Had we won, Pop might actually think this crap works in the playoffs. Maybe, just maybe, he will see that smallball SUCKS and won't use it anymore....at least, not for long stretches, and definitely not at the end of games.
You mean he had David or Rasho?
You can play ty as long as all your players are all over 6'10". DIdn't you know that? I think 5 Rasho's could destroy any team in the NBA.
Yeah, good argument. That's what people are suggesting.You can play ty as long as all your players are all over 6'10". DIdn't you know that? I think 5 Rasho's could destroy any team in the NBA.
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