Reply With Quote
They'd have one of the best defensive frontlines in the league if Splitter was worked in this year....
TD/Splitter starting with Dice off the bench and Blair/Bonner based on matchups.....
what could have been....
WHy on earth didn't Pop run a designed play for Gary Neal. He obviously had the hot hand, yet others kept forcing bad shots - especially Manu.
THis team shares the ball and moves the ball extremely well at home. On the road, they morph into the Golden State Warriors - a team of 3-pt gunners, and the rest role players, who are either scared to shoot or get lost in the shuffle.
They'd have one of the best defensive frontlines in the league if Splitter was worked in this year....
TD/Splitter starting with Dice off the bench and Blair/Bonner based on matchups.....
what could have been....
Neal wasn't even out there in the last play... I wonder if he's in the dog house now after chucking that 3 in transition.
Yep, and that idiot with the X on him in your avi says it all! I don't like that dude at all lol, I really don't.
Sometimes...despite playing pretty good on the road, the other team just get's a streak where EVERYTHING falls. Those guys went Fredette against Spurs. To end up losing by 3 sucks but man, that pace was unreal and for our team to battle despite conditions(Noise, Al ude, questionable no calls and calls), I'd say the evening was memorable, the result was not.
Bonner played more tonight because Splitter was tired and winded. Sean was even commenting on Splitter being out of breath. (not to mention pretty much everyone got tired tonight)
Malik Rose always had this main complaint about being on the Knicks: When you are active for each game, but get no playing time, you get out of shape. He said you can't work out or do cardio before the game if there is a chance you play. He said he would have preferred to be inactive so he could allow himself to exercise and stay in shape.
Splitter has been in that situation all year... not enough playing time to stay in shape, and always being active means no strenuous workout before games.
Hopefully, he gets used to more and more minutes as we get closer to the playoffs.
Not gonna argue that Splitter was tired, but I call bull on Bonner playing more minutes because of that when Novak has a DNP-CD on the boxscore.
I was just referring to the reason Splitter didn't play more...... I can't really justify the Bonner vs Novak argument
Even if Splitter was tired, Bonner STILL didn't and doesn't deserve Pop blind loyalty. THis continues to Pop's most glaring flaw as a coach - continuing to invest PT and faith in players who are mentally weak.
The Spurs lose tonight because the other team shoots too many free throws. The Spurs lost to the Mavs in 2006 because the Mavs shot too many free throws. Gee, did it occur to anyone that small lineups full of jump shooters might foul too much? The Nuggets pissed off Tony Brothers by ing so much. He would have probably been happy to swallow his whistle for the Spurs if they could have figured out a way not to ing foul on every possession.
no one questions Pop in the SA media. In New York or LA Pop would be bombarded with questions about Splitter. Someone in the SA media needs to grow a pair and ask him why, if he says the team needs to shore up its defense, he continues to play lineups that go against that.
They ask him about Splitter, and he lies. Pop just treats questions he doesn't like with contempt and throws a dumbass response at the questioner.
Sadly, it's nothing but a LOSS. Given Timmy's absence, and the Spurs' upcoming schedule, tonight was pretty much a must win for the Spurs to retain HCA. Spurs will have to struggle right down to the last game against the Suns in Phoenix, and will still lose HCA to the Lakers. Once the Lakers get HCA, it's all over. Threepeat. 6 for Kobe. I will probably just give up on the NBA entirely.
So your contention is that Splitter had two days of rest after playing 27 and 24 minutes in the last two games, and was benched after only 17 minutes because he was seen breathing heavily in Denver*. And this is why he didn't come back into the game at any point during the last 20 minutes of the game, despite 137 year old Antonio McDyess getting into foul trouble and Matt Bonner getting torched over and over and over by anyone that lined up against him.
Pop has continually told anyone who will listen how blue-collar and hard working and tough Tiago Splitter is. I have a really hard time believing that YOU believe that Pop would be sparing Tiago from potentially getting a s ch in his side on a night that Parker and Manu each played over 36 minutes.
*elev. 5280 ft (1609.3 m)
WTF. You were just saying yesterday no way the Spurs would lose HCA. Or is this a reverse jinx post?
No one game in the regular season is that big, unless it's a "must win." Tonight was not that game. The Spurs bounce back well. We are building character!
Spurs losses are mitigated by these threads.
Enough is enough. Everyone sucked. But complaint helps nothing.
Dice did not suck!Boner sucked worse than them all to be honesty so they did not all suck equal
Peace, they all sucked at times, but Dyess did show up big, of a game from him and Neal.
Pop has good defensive schemes.
Pop also has completely braindead subs ution patterns, a creepy affinity for certain players who tragically underperform (Bonner, Finley, etc.) on the defensive end, and of course, the doghouse for others (Splitter, Malik Rose, etc.).
These facts have always been the case. It's why I've never been a fan of Popovich or his schtick. He's won les because of Tim Duncan, not necessarily because he's a phenomenal coach. He's a good coach - I'll give him that. But he doesn't get the most out of players because of the above-mentioned reasons. A lot of the time, guys who should be playing are on the pine.
I guess with Pop you take the good with the bad, somewhat like watching Gary Neal try to defend somebody. If Neal couldn't shoot, he'd be stacking boxes at HEB.
But in Bonner's case, I really don't see how he helps us that much if he's the guy who's keeping Tiago on the pine. The entire Denver team was brimming with confidence just to see Bonner dressed out tonight. Meanwhile, Tiago did just fine out there, and the guy will only get better. But guess what? He won't get better sitting beside Pop on the bench.
+1
Actually I have always defended Bonner. It is no fluke he has been consistently a +/- beast in the regular season. If he could just bring something in the playoff he could really help.
I also like Blair. He can be really disruptive when he has a favorable matchup.
But having both on the floor together is re ed.
QFT
The last play of the game should be a pick and roll, not a Manu iso
This has got to be a reverse jinx. You've been the most optimistic guy on here. So after a 3 point loss to a hot team on their own floor without Tim Duncan, suddenly we're completely ed?
If we got the calls we deserved it would have been a blowout in our favor. The refs bailed their asses out in the with all the bs calls. And Pop baliled them out keeping Splitter on the bench. You'll notice ever quarter we had a push got a decent lead, only to lose it in the last couple minutes of each quarter when Tiago was on the bench.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
