Spurs/Mavs Game 1 Game Grades

[TMTTRIO]

Well maybe Manu will have his baby on the next game night and so he can be out and hopefully our bench can stop relying on him and produce without him like they've been doing in the regular season. Hey at least there would be fewer turnovers.

[Chinook]

Actually Dallas designed their defense to make sure the spurs don't shoot as much threes..I agree he should have gotten a couple of playcalls, but he was playing with Leonard, Parker and Duncan..Who gives up touches?

We're talking about two or three plays a game. Those could come from anyone.

[DPG21920]

I thought his ball-handling was fine. The only caveat would be that lazy inside pass to Tim.

How many TO's did he have?

[Chinook]

Manu had 6 boards in 26 minutes so who cares about 2 blocks?

The does that even mean?

[DPG21920]

The point isn't so much that someone needs to give up shots for Danny. The point was it's hard to hammer a guy on grades based on offense when it's not in his control. If he tried to do too much and had a bunch of TO's or bricked 8 shots or passed up on a bunch of open looks, fine. Not the case today.

[ElNono]

How many TO's did he have?

I don't know. How many?

[DPG21920]

I thought his ball-handling was fine. The only caveat would be that lazy inside pass to Tim.

Also, the one time Dallas actually pressed him/trapped in the back court he coughed it up by passing it out of bounds. But overall, he did well offensively because they were not trapping him.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

The does that even mean?

Mikeanaro is literally a room temperature (Celsius) IQ Manu . Don't even bother, tbh..

[Mikeanaro]

The does that even mean?

Im discussing with Jars the Manu vs Danny grades.

Danny Green: 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 0 turnovers, 0-2 from the field Grade: F
Manu Ginobili: 6 rebonds, 3 assists, 4 turnovers including 2 critical TOs that almost gave away the game b-b-but three 3s Grade: B+

[jARS mEsH sEt]

I don't know. How many?

4

[ElNono]

Also, the one time Dallas actually pressed him/trapped in the back court he coughed it up by passing it out of bounds. But overall, he did well offensively because they were not trapping him.

So you're saying he had only one turnover due to trap? That's great. Hope that's his average against traps for the entire playoffs.

[DPG21920]

I don't know. How many?

I think he had at least 3, maybe more. So it wasn't just that one lazy pass to Tim IIRC..

[DPG21920]

So you're saying he had only one turnover due to trap? That's great. Hope that's his average against traps for the entire playoffs.

I think you misunderstand "averages" tbh...He had one trap and one TO. So his average would be turning it over 100% of the time against the trap

[Mikeanaro]

Mikeanaro is literally a room temperature (Celsius) IQ Manu . Don't even bother, tbh..

Manu ? I always put on Parker but today he played great, and Manu too, how the you think Green was better than Manu? stats don´t lie and Danny like Boris Patty Beli failed us today.

[Chinook]

Im discussing with Jars the Manu vs Danny grades.

I said Green put up strong defensive numbers and doesn't deserve an F. How is saying Ginobili had one more board in two more minutes a counter to that? It's not like I said Green had a better game than Manu.

[ElNono]

4

Could do better, but not bad... Like I said, my main beef was with the lazy inside pass... need to clean that up.

[RD2191]

Manu makes some really stupid passes at the worst times. He almost cost us the game at the end. It is what it is.

[apalisoc_9]

We're talking about two or three plays a game. Those could come from anyone.

I complained in the game thread that It seemed like Leonard, Duncan, and Parker were the only guys that were allowed to shoot tbh...

Danny didn't play much with the second unit..Duncan and Parker were having Monster nights, and Leonard was very aggressive the first two quarters of the game...

Leonard doesn't make plays, all he knows is how to score for himself and rotate, Duncan is a big...Parker prefered going to TD, Leonard post up..

It's not that big of a deal imo..Should have diversified the offense like I've said, but credit Dallas with their defensive gameplan..

I agree that grading is ridiculous..I thought danny did a decent job defensively tonight.

[ElNono]

I think you misunderstand "averages" tbh...He had one trap and one TO. So his average would be turning it over 100% of the time against the trap

No, I mean if he averages 1 TO/game due to trapping for the entire playoffs, that's an average I'll take... wouldn't you?

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Manu ? I always put on Parker but today he played great, and Manu too, how the you think Green was better than Manu? stats don´t lie and Danny like Boris Patty Beli failed us today.

Where did I say Green was better than Manu

I'm saying No lyfe scrub's man crush on Manu obviates his ability to provide unbiased grades as evidenced by Manu "B+" and Green "F"

Manu deserved a lower grade. Green deserved a higher grade. I didn't say anything about one deserving higher than the other. That's just an example to highlight No Lyfe Scrub's blatant homerism.

[jARS mEsH sEt]

Could do better, but not bad... Like I said, my main beef was with the lazy inside pass... need to clean that up.

I love you Nono. No

[Mikeanaro]

I said Green put up strong defensive numbers and doesn't deserve an F. How is saying Ginobili had one more board in two more minutes a counter to that? It's not like I said Green had a better game than Manu.

His defense is always there but we need his 3s, if danny scores spurs always win, if not... Game 6 and 7.
F grade to me.

[ElNono]

I love you Nono. No

You need to remember Manu is going to be 37 in a month or so... then everything becomes much more clear, tbh

And no, he's not a freak like Timmy

[Mugen]

Manu was the only one who could hit an outside shot and helped keep the Spurs treading water while the role players struggled. But that 4th quarter pass should be an automatic downgrade tbh

The Big 4 was great tbh...

[Chinook]

His defense is always there but we need his 3s, if danny scores spurs always win, if not... Game 6 and 7.
F grade to me.

We all have come to expect more from Green. I guess you're giving him a compliment by taking his defense for granted.