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What a pathetic game.
I agree with this. The bench/role players are playing like crap right now.
Spurs put me in panic mode with tonight's loss. Hopefully they can win the next few games so I can snap out of it.
What a pathetic game.
No, if you're right, there's no second round. If I'm right then they'll work their way out of this funk, start playing smart, disciplined basketball with some energy and fire on both ends and start having some chances to win. If they can do it for 48 minutes, something they haven't done since the beginnig of the season, they'll become an elite team again and go deep into the playoffs. What worries me is that this will end up like 2006 where Pop thinks he can coach the team out of the funk rather than tell them to act like a team of professionals.
In today's game, Manu took 10 shot attempts. His shooting percentage was pretty good, 5-10. He also had 4 assists. Both TP and TD took 16 shot attempts each...so I think the reason why Manu didn't try to score as much was because he saw them having a nice offensive night...On the Spurs, whoever is having a good offensive night, they usually get most shot attempts.
I do agree though...energy wise, Manu did look tired...I think that mostly has to do with how much he had to carry the team in the past few months and with the extra high minutes, plus with the opposing teams now constantly doubling him/putting more pressure on him. Even, Byron Scott, prior to the game had said the his team's first key is to limit Manu's scoring...
But yeah, he did look exhausted...
IF the ROLE players don't start picking things up ASAP, I think the entire Big Three will be exhausted by the time playoffs roll in.
Hence, I think right now, Pop needs to have a talk or something with the other players, like Finley/Udoka/Damon/Horry/etc...Or Tim/Manu/Tony have to even step it up more as team leaders and have a team meeting or something like that.
I was at the game, and it looked like they were playing hard and giving a good effort, at least until the middle of the 4th, when all the missed shots and bad bounces started to catch up to them. Plus, the Hornets were scoring every time down the floor and CP was making them look foolish. Soo ... they just got spanked by a good team.
Good post.
We can't win unless the role players at least break even with the other team's role players, and the only game they've done that in the last 4 was the win over Denver.
Plus, factor in how good the other teams are right now...especially in the Western Conference. Those teams have role players stepping up. I don't think any of those teams only rely on three main players...
The compe ion is top notch right now...Hence, the Spurs need their entire team playing at a high level basketball. They cannot expect Tim/Manu/Tony to always bail them out every time.
Last year, they won because they were the best "team." Everyone contributed.
If that's true, then Parker, Ginobili and Duncan should be on the bench for the Detroit game, and the rest of them should be required to carry the load.
A truly wretched second half. That's two awful second halves, a fade down the stretch against the Sons, and a tough win over a non-playoff team.
Not looking good right now. This is probably the worst I've seen the Silver & Black look in person since ... I don't know ... a game at home against the Pacers in 96. Reggie Miller and Indiana went up 20 in the first Q and never looked back in that one.
The team competed for 1 quarter. After that, they had nothing left. Although Tony's stats looked good, I'd like to see him distribute the ball better. We need the offense to flow AND get points from him. Once he can find that flow, we'll improve.
Tonight looked really bad. The schedule is a and I think Pop knows that he needs to balance going off in a rage and realizing that his team is old and nights like this are going to happen.
Our bench was horrible. Finley has gone from extreme to extreme and Horry has been off too. We have plenty of time to get our act together. We just need to get through the next 6 to 8 games as best as possible and gear up for the playoffs.
I'm sure glad I TIVO'ed that giant piece 'o chit game.
How many 3's did the team brick? Tony made two, right? TONY?
"Gave up" or "outplayed"?
Jacked-up!
There is another option-- the opponent is better.
Spurs are dialing back their offense to avoid injury. No drives, very little cutting to the basket. The bad rebounding is a concern but, again, rebounding is mostly effort and desire.
Until the playoffs, you won't see the Spurs biggest advantage -- when "nerve" predominates.
I've noticed that the Spurs are not driving as much whether it be driving and attacking the basket or driving and kicking out to an open shooter. ? Could it be theyre saving the best for the stretch run to conserve energy for the playoffs and avoid injury now? Plus this schedule is really a . 18 games in a month? Damn. 5th game in 7 days. There is no time to rest, no time to practice! ! I mean they were in the game in the 3rd quarter then we missed shots and they made every shot possible, ing fade aways from West, Stojakovic, and other jackasses. EVERYTHING was going in, and NOTHING was going in for us. It's a , but yes there were games like this last yr. Hopefully they can pull thru and make it thru this, I KNOW they can, its just a matter of when? I Believe.
Spurs fans sitting around arguing about a game, then McMurphy sprays 'em down with water and issues his bet:
McMurphys Bet
If that were the case, they should be resting. Te ally they did take the second half off, but they should actually be on the bench. If a road division game with tiebreaker implications on the heels of a 1-2 stretch is so unimportant then they should probably just wrap it up for the year.
That's always your option isn't it Ploto? Any chance to rag on the Spurs. Why even post? pretty much all your posts that I've read are negative towards the Spurs.
Why are you here? Do you even like the Spurs at all? Or is Rasho the only reason?
That's just plain wrong. Manu and TP were driving with impunity during the first half.
Ploto - other team is better = "outplayed".
That's one of my biggest concerns with Manu. He's been playing huge minutes for a while now and even though he's doing well with them he's been getting pretty banged up (like the hip injury he went out with) in just the last few games. I just hope he can stay healthy for the playoffs.I do agree though...energy wise, Manu did look tired...I think that mostly has to do with how much he had to carry the team in the past few months and with the extra high minutes, plus with the opposing teams now constantly doubling him/putting more pressure on him. Even, Byron Scott, prior to the game had said the his team's first key is to limit Manu's scoring...
But yeah, he did look exhausted...
IF the ROLE players don't start picking things up ASAP, I think the entire Big Three will be exhausted by the time playoffs roll in.
I disagree- outplayed to me means the other team played harder, executed better...
The other team being better may just simply mean they are more talented, fit together better, match up better...
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