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Backup point guard is supposed to not give the game away. I'll take the guy who hits shots when open, doesn't turn the ball over, and plays tough defense.
The past 4-5 games are great examples of my reasoning for fearing that Cory Joseph is soft, tbh..
He's too conservative and passive, tbh..finding long-term success in the NBA is difficult for conservative players, unless they are elite shooters or possess size, which is not the case for Joseph..his shooting and overall PG skills have improved, but it's pointless if he isn't using these skills on a consistent basis..
De Colo has similar problems..he's very aggressive at times, especially when he has been inserted into the starting lineup, but has been too conservative in his bench role..
It appears that the backup PG role may be assigned to the player that will play with intelligent aggression..
Backup point guard is supposed to not give the game away. I'll take the guy who hits shots when open, doesn't turn the ball over, and plays tough defense.
We have enough hero ball from a fake PG, I'd rather we have a conservative guy handle the ball to give Tony a rest. Both Cojo and Nando have proven they can play defense and protect the ball.
Blair didn't cost us that GSW game. He actually helped psuh our lead up to 10 While Splitter was on the bench. Us struggling to decide between 2 bigs and going small did.
If one just looks at TO's for Manu it may not look bad. But the # of times opponents are tipping his passes and how he seems to be falling back and on his heels...
Its not good. And the gambling D or just getting beat; the regression is obvious.
He is talking it up during time outs, his leadership and will to win have remained important. With Tony coming back I am hoping his familiar role results in a better player than we now see.
And as for the back up point spot i'd still go with Joesph by a hair tbh I like how he really fought through the screens of Bogut and lee. And with nando his defense really looked good last night. He was sticking his nose in their, getting physical with jack. good work nando
Positive step in the right direction rotation-wise heading into the playoffs for Pop, IMO. Hopefully this is a permanent trend not just a fluke. No Blair, no Neal @ point guard and the much too green Joseph out for now.
Still think Mills was the better solution @ backup pg but won't be too dissappointed to see DeColo. Other minor quibbles: Still think there's time to get Baynes into the rotation. Why not give him Bonner's minutes? We all know this is the time of year Bonner's % starts to shrink anyway.
Still, many positives here. Pop deserves an A grade.
lmao @ bull In a china shop baynes
From SpursNation, it says "Duncan has won 836 career games, tied with Cliff Robinson for fifth all time." Anyone can find the list for top 10 players? I googled but can only find most games played by a player.
He is incredible.
agree some incredible stuff from TD
let's just hope he has some left for the playoffs
that was awesome. he's something else.
nice TD got an A+
With Parker coming back it'll open up the interior for Duncan he'll still get the mid range shots with penatration and it looks like he won't have to work so hard offensively with parker picking up some of the scoring on offense. Defensively Duncan is going to have to tear it up.
Thanks for posting your thoughts & grades, timvp!
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