True, esp since Howard is a lousy FT shooter. Fouls aren't to be feared, they're to be used.
Tiago will be lucky to see the floor.
Magic are very much like the Thunder in that they roll a small forward game like 4 out there in Rashard Lewis and Pop will match that up with Bonner and mcdyess.
Minnesota he will see minutes while Duncan and McDyess rest.
prediction Spurs lose, Tiago gets a DNPCD Spurstalk launches "Fire Pop" 2010 officially.
Also, he played 25 minutes and was gassed.
He's still not over this summer's workload...
What everyone seems to be missing is that Tiago is a much smarter player than Howard. That's why he'll do well guarding him (and making him work on the other end). Intelligent play in the post is more important than anywhere else on the floor. Guys who are all hops under the hoop lose out on the all-time lists to the Russells, Jabbars and Waltons.
I expect limited minutes or even a DNP for Splitter unless the game blows out as McDyess is fully rested.
I'll take a gassed Argentinian that goes for 18/5/5 every night. He'll get in shape even faster like that if we play him hard. He's 25, not 34. His body will learn to cope and pace itself with the extra effort.
Why? Tiago's last game was arguably one of the best games of the year from ANY of our big men, Tim included. I don't see how that warrants a DNP tonight after he gave more effort than anyone against the Bulls.
I think you're getting a little carried away.
18 and 5 with a pair of blocks and steals to go along with it?
Yeah we've had better games, definitely, but it's still up there. The effort he gave in 26 minutes was incredible.
I think Duncan has to defend Howard, Tiago could be used once Gortat comes in to prevent Tim to wear down as Howard is a tough matchup. Maybe we can let Tiago guard DH during the 3rd if he is foul free, but i won´t try it as refs will most likely do the star-vs-rookie call all night long.
Duncan prevents that from happening.
Manu and Tony attacking the rim early would help put DH in foul trouble allowing us to play Splitter more.
Too bad nobody utilized the previous two games for him to help get his wind back. Gassed or not, I'll certainly take his production any day of the week. I'm unsure why you wouldn't.
Man, Vujacic is such a little .
Whoever is guarding Howard has to be willing to take elbows, throw downs, and baby Karl Malone kind of ...seems like a job better suited for the vets in Duncan and McDyess. Wouldn't mind seeing Tiago try to guard him for a few mins though, Tiago seems to have a knack for taking fouls and there'll be plenty against Dwight Howard.
damn, this sucks. we play this team what 2 times a year? Splitter can't even get spot minutes on our home court? I guess he must have some injury or health problems or something. If he starts to play in only blowouts and/or any other kind of meaningless game, that would be a real shame. throw this dude into the fire, even if it means merely 5-10 minutes a game.
10 seconds! What? I'm too late on predictions? Damn!
why wait for him and pay him not to play him?
I'd say naught to slightly little.
I dnt think I ever said I wouldn't.
10 seconds!?!?!? There has to be a reason why, in the end there must be a reason why.
Matchups.
d howard is good
if he played lots of minutes and got exposed his confidence would be shot
lol 9 seconds
Because Pop has some obsession with playing as small as possible, despite the fact that, when this team was winning championships, they were doing it with size. It's as if he's forgotten that.
I understand that, when you play the other 28 teams, the focus has to be on what's best against each individual team. But in the back of Pop's mind, should always be the Lakers, because if this team is going to get back to the Finals, at some point they're going to have to go through them. That means Splitter has to be a big part of it and that means he has to get used to playing next to Duncan and used to the system in general. As well as Bonner's playing right now, he can't play major minutes against the Lakers (nor can Blair).
Obviously, all five bigs need to be utilized throughout the season, but when this team plays elite teams, Blair needs to be stapled to the bench. McDyess should take his place in the starting lineup and Splitter should take McDyess' minutes off the bench.
There was almost always 2 bigs in the game at all times.
Bonner is a perimeter player... he guarded a perimeter player on Lewis... that's just how Orlando plays though... that's why I figured Pop will hurry up to match up
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