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first thing pop is gonna address is probably the 30-ish pts itp that utah has at halftime. i expect a much better defensive effort in the 2nd.
It's the curse of the bat.
first thing pop is gonna address is probably the 30-ish pts itp that utah has at halftime. i expect a much better defensive effort in the 2nd.
The interior defense is horrible right now. The perimeter players, especially RJ, are getting beat off the dribble and the bigs aren't doing much at the rim.
Parker is doing pretty good offensively but the Spurs need more than a one-man show on that end. Duncan isn't using his strength and Ginobili is severely out of rhythm and is making bad decision after bad decision.
That said, the Spurs are one solid run from being right back in the game. But they'll actually need some stops and a few players to get hot offensively.
AHHHHHHHHHHH the season is over. sell your tickets, burn your memorabilia, jump off a bridge!!!! aaaaiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I think we're going to win this. Duncan and Manu can hardly play worse, our defense can't get any more pathetic, and we're down only 10. Utah is pretty thin and if we can hold them for a quarter in the 20 point range I think we can pull it off.
the Spurs are a mess of a team right now. its like if somebody splattered a bunch of together to form something. it's gonna take a looooooong while to make a team of of this
where is Taigo Splitter?
I guarantee that Pop will have Finley at PF in the second half.
if spurs give any effort on the defensive end in the 2nd half well beat this fckn jazz team
Seems like when these guys play on the road those 2nd chance points are absolutely killing them.
Hopefully it's something temporary, you don't want these guys to develop the Utah Jazz syndrome (only capable of winning at home)
Parker's defense hasn't been pretty bad but he looks like Bruce Bowen compared to the rest of the perimeter players right now.
offense seems pretty steady. i don't expect a perfect flow this early in the season. it's the defense that's the problem. bonner isn't doing very well and mcdyess seems lost out there. blair isn't much of a help either. time to put in mahinmi for some stops! ...unless he's not even suited.
Come on guys, it's only a bad first half, Ginobili will be Ginobili in 2nd half.
Fin was hitting some shots early off screens. Where did that go? Ginobili just looks out of wack right now....wayyyy out of wack.
A few small things I have noticed that have given me some WTF moments in this first half.
- Has Tim Duncan forgotten that he is allowed to go baseline? That same swing across move to the middle is simply not working. Okur and Boozer can not defend Tim except when he does that move. It goes back to the 07 WCF when Tim was pulling the same crap.
- George Hill is dribbling the ball like Michael Finley. His bounce is to high at the moment and he is fumbling a lot. When he is going for his layups he is sort of forcing the ball up instead of placing it. Strange.
- Manu, stop shooting jumpshots please. The tricky crap he is trying doesn't work when you are running full speed at the defender. The running back ball hug that Manu does is a much more effective way of getting into the key as well as protecting the ball while driving.
- Pop, Richard Jefferson is an isolation, post up and cutting player. Why are you turning him into a slightly more athetlic Finley?
- Don't know what to say about the slow Utah bigmen taking the Spurs bigs off the dribble. No idea how that is happening.
Get Ratliff in the game in the 2nd half..what the is the point of having him on the active roster if you aren't going to use him?..
Bair is the only bright spot in tonights game thus far. He's being active on the boards and playing surprising good defense.
We were quite awful, still it's only ten points. I guess Manu is going to hit back to back threes or something the next time he enters the game. He can hardly play any worse.
A few small things I have noticed that have given me some WTF moments in this first half.
- Has Tim Duncan forgotten that he is allowed to go baseline? That same swing across move to the middle is simply not working. Okur and Boozer can not defend Tim except when he does that move. It goes back to the 07 WCF when Tim was pulling the same crap.
- George Hill is dribbling the ball like Michael Finley. His bounce is to high at the moment and he is fumbling a lot. When he is going for his layups he is sort of forcing the ball up instead of placing it. Strange.
- Manu, stop shooting jumpshots please. The tricky crap he is trying doesn't work when you are running full speed at the defender. The running back ball hug that Manu does is a much more effective way of getting into the key as well as protecting the ball while driving.
- Pop, Richard Jefferson is an isolation, post up and cutting player. Why are you turning him into a slightly more athetlic Finley?
- Don't know what to say about the slow Utah bigmen taking the Spurs bigs off the dribble. No idea how that is happening.
BTW, Blair was great out there. Yes, he screwed up some rotations but he put a lot of effort out there.
Half-time and the Spurs are still looking anything but sharp out there. Ginobli has got to find his shot or pass the ball.
Attacking the basket more was working on getting to the line and putting their guys in foul trouble. I hope Jefferson and Hill do that more in the 2nd half.
with our defense as bad as it is now, we really need an assistant coach who can draw up some offensive plays.
No argument there, but what are our alternative options on the perimeter?..
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