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Pray Manu doesn't break down by the time the ASG rolls around. I love him but god knows he needs so much time to recover and his tank runs dry a lot.
Manu isn't so tired.When you are tired you don't have the ball in your hands during the last minutes of the game if you have an all star pg like Tony in your team.
Pop and Manu aren't so stupid to do it.
I saw the same Manu but he has an off night.Anyway most of the shots he missed were from 3. And he ended the game playing a lot better .Even he came to help TD with the block in the last shot showing he still had energy.
He knows how many minutes can play better than us.Same Pop.
In 82 games you can't play good always.It wasn't our best week of the season but our only loss was a back to back when we shot under 36%.We'll be fine.
But ...are we good enough to be the best team of the league? Maybe our record is better than we really are. We aren't going to win all the games.
Pray Manu doesn't break down by the time the ASG rolls around. I love him but god knows he needs so much time to recover and his tank runs dry a lot.
No joke. There is going to come a time when we will seriously have to give Manu Ginobili the full-on Horry treatment. Like 12 minutes a game until playoffs then play him like ing crazy.
Hopefully something like that can be done when Anderson gets back.
Weren't you paying attention in the other thread? Manu should average 35 minutes a game so he can win the MVP.
I think they are both physically and mentally tired.I do not believe Pop pushed them to be in season long game shape during the pre season.I also think a bit of human nature is involved in recent games also. I think they are worn out right now.If I am correct then they should be able to get their legs back and that should help the mental aspect. I do think that the approach so far is correct but if the legs come back Pop has to recognize where the balance point is with the veterans to keep them ready and able to compete.The younger guys have to bring the energy more than ever.
I think this was a great way to start and set the tone ,but to maintain this pace, minute management will be crucial as we go further on into the season.
I love that we still win even when we suck this year.. Last year we would have 4 more losses easy.
That's what I was jacking off over all off-season and why I changed my little le slogan and then the guy gets ing injured.
Maybe I should change my le to "Kobe is Healthy"
That's why the Udoka signing makes less sense. I guess at some point there will be room to try out some more players in the last couple of roster spots.
It's been more than the last two games. The truth is, the Spurs have gotten lucky in a lot of games this season and should have a worse record than they do, despite the stellar point differential.
I've never been a big believer in constantly coming back being a positive. The way I see it, it's nothing more than fools gold.
My thoughts exactly.
Obviously, they can't do anything about Anderson right now, but they can do something about Splitter and it's time they do. It's also time to pull Blair from the starting lineup and insert McDyess, or the losses are going to start piling up in a hurry.
Right now, the only things different from last season are: Parker is healthy, Jefferson and McDyess look more comfortable and as a team (though they're cooling), they've shot the three significantly better. That's not enough of a change from last season to win a championship this season.
Manu just needs about 4 days off.
Sitting him against Golden State would do wonders.
How long have you've been watching the Spurs, in particularly, Pop? The ejection is an old Pop favorite, used to give the team a jolt. Sometimes it works(tonight), other times it doesn't. Just CIA Pop in action.
Except for a quarter here and there, the defense has been very suspect all along. Obviously, when we were shooting lights out it didn't matter, but those 60%+ shooting averages for guys like RJ and Bonner had to come down to earth at some point.
I didn't think Manu was tired. I think he needs to hit from 3pt land early and that opens up his game. He's been shooting poorly in the last couple of games. Some people might say it's the tired legs, but I didn't see his form being much different than normal. He's a streaky shooter though. He'll go through stretches where he can't miss and others where the basket is closed to him, that's why its good he can still get to the FT line at a good rate.
Again, I think the biggest issue is the 30+ pt quarters. It's going to be interesting to see where the defensive improvement is going to come from. Timmy needs help and nobody has really stepped up yet to give him a solid hand. I just hope Dice is taking it easy like last season, though its never guaranteed that the body will respond after trying to flip the switch (see '08 Horry).
Right now our best defensive unit is our small ball unit (TP, Manu, Hill, RJ and TD). I don't know that it can stay like that when we play good, tall front lines.
i don't think they look tired. just like a team that is playing compe ion that's significantly lower than them. they've got to catch their breath at some point in the season and it's games like these where they will probably do that.
How much playing time do you expect Neal to get, playing behind Ginoboli? I think Neal is getting adaquate minutes.
That's not the answer because that would lead to sitting him in too many games.
The answer is blow outs. This team needs some. Either way, though preferably more in their favor, obviously.
The funny thing is, up until tonight, they had the best point differential in the league and they're still close to having the best, yet they haven't been involved in many blowouts.
I'd like to see Pop at least try, preferably next game, to hold Ginobili to about 30 minutes, not rush him back into the game at the slightest bit of adversity. If they lose, they lose. But this team should be good enough that they shouldn't be as heavily reliant on Ginobili as they are, particularly against mediocre or worse teams.
I suppose you can look at it that way. But I'm pretty sure if he could've done something to win the game without getting ejected he would have.How long have you've been watching the Spurs, in particularly, Pop? The ejection is an old Pop favorite, used to give the team a jolt. Sometimes it works(tonight), other times it doesn't. Just CIA Pop in action.
It will have to be next year, as the Spurs are done with them for the rest of this season. Thank God.
I'm thinking and hoping that it's just a funk as well. The Clipper game I understood a little more than today's game since it was a back end of a back 2 back and the starters had played heavy minutes the night before against Golden State. Tonight, however just looked like a total lazy "off" game for the Spurs. Luckily they turned it on in the 4th and pulled it out. I think we all know they usually bring their "A" games for the New Orleans, Dallas, and Laker games...
Parker will be key. Hes going to have to step up and grab the next game by the throat. His stats were good today but thats not an indication of how he played, which IMO, was average for what hes capable of. If Parker can come out firing, Hill continues his aggression, At least one of either Splitter, Bonner, Blair (I would personally prefer Splitter) step up and contribute a nice all around game, I dont see why we cant blow out the next time. Rj and TD have been pretty consistent with effort and production the past few games, but I would like to see us limit Duncan as well.
Thou art close to right my brethern.....or eh...
Why are you so butthurt about other posters informing you that Manu wanted to play around 35 mins per game? If he can't play 35 minutes in a game then the Spurs aren't going to do much this season, so it doesn't matter how much he plays.
Last edited by DAF86; 12-04-2010 at 05:33 AM.
This is exactly right. If Parker had been "right" this game wouldn't have happened the way it did, his stats notwithstanding. I've about had it with the "emotional distress" excuse. I did my job, at a lot less money btw, when I was going through a nasty divorce years ago. Yes, it's difficult, but at some point you just have to nut up and do it.
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