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Boban is a great player, his limitations are related to his size, not his bb-iq. Pop is learning how to use him in the spurs rotation, he could be very disruptive in both ends of the game
If/when they play boban, SAS will probably defend in 2-3 zone, so Boban doesnt get exposed on PnR on D. I saw, they tried a couple of zone D in one of last games in regular season ... i think against Memphis(?) with boban staying in the paint.
If OKC cant hit 3s, then zone defense with boban in middle could work. IMHO
...and Duncan as well.
Boban is a great player, his limitations are related to his size, not his bb-iq. Pop is learning how to use him in the spurs rotation, he could be very disruptive in both ends of the game
I hope this is not one of those situations where Pop doesn't play a guy bc he's a rookie. I suspect the rotation bigs get first dibs and if they fail, then Boban will get his chance. POP tested him against OKC though the last two games of the season, so it's not as if he hasn't contemplated scenarios where Boban could play. In one of them he struggled (Westbrook and Durant played), the other he dominated (the duo didn't play). I think Pop has given a good look at Boban and knows when he will be able to help. He may want to spare Timmy too and not have him getting punishment 30+ minutes. Boban can tire OKC bigs out too, an underrated aspect, and one of the things Pop uses his bench and depth for.
Dat Bobinator dunk is ing ferocious. Hope Pop plays him. I can see him giving their bigs a hard time. Time will tell.
Your whole post is bitter.
This is the series where all of our bigs will be the x-factor. Rebounding will be crucial and wouldn't be surprised to see them insert Bonner at times to pull Ibaka further away from the paint.
I'd like to see more fire and bullying from Boban when down on the block. He still seems to be a bit cautious. And he really needs to learn how to set a hard pick. All too often, he begins to move away from the pick before our guard or wing gets there and that ruins the pnr process.
Bobi, you have some fouls to give. Make sure they feel them. Pay them back for all those fouls they hit you with under the rim. It's allowed. Really.
I really don't see him getting any minutes in this series.
One problem with the "well, West and Duncan don't offer great mobility anymore" argument is that West and (particularly Duncan) have something that Boban does not -- credibility with officials. If there's a play where Westbrook barrels into Duncan and the the shot is blocked cleanly, there's a very reasonable chance that the officials will either correctly make no call or even call an offensive foul. If that same play occurs with Boban, the odds that Boban gets the benefit of the whistle are substantially smaller, as unjust as that seems.
I think Boban is a real NBA player, but I agree with the idea that there are matchups that just aren't for him except in very small doses. It would surprise me to see Boban get meaningful minutes (i.e., minutes when games aren't already decided) in the absence of significant foul trouble to the Spurs' other bigs.
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Bring it on.
Boban and martin
I'm looking forward to finding out that the Spurs put in some plays for Boban in these practices. I hope, anyway. Under the right conditions, Boban can pile up a lot of points. He's got a full season under his belt now. I really hope they have a few new wrinkles to take advantage of him. The surprise factor alone could be worth a game in this series.
Martin is probably the best on this team at drawing fouls. And Kanter is foul prone. If Pop sends K-Mart at Kanter, and he manages to get him into foul trouble, he really could be a difference maker in this series. He's such a streaky shooter that you never know what you'll get. But he's exactly the guy to take Kanter out of the game, IMO.
I don't want 2016 Kevin Martin having the ball hardly ever in this series.
If there is a gameplan to get Kanter in foul trouble, leave it to Manu, Tony, Kawhi, LA, TD since Kanter sees minutes vs. starters and bench players.
Manu with the guuds.
Like it or not, Martin has been one of the best in the league at sucking out fouls, and he turns the ball over a lot less (per possession) than Manu. He's a guy who can frustrate the out of a guy like Kanter, and get him into foul trouble.
If he's shooting much at all in the playoffs, it's probably a bad sign. But taking it to the rim and going to the FT line is a lot of what he's here for, IMO. And Enes Kanter is the perfect target. , he could have Kanter on the bench in 4-5 possessions. So, no, I don't want him shooting. But he's definitely not been a turnover magnet, and Pop wouldn't have to risk Manu picking up a cheap offensive foul. Just saying.
Someone got his ass spanked like a schoolgirl, and has a bit of the redass. Sweet.
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Yes, I would trust Boban in a game against OKC. Some observations.
Neither KD nor Westbrook would ever be Boban's primary responsibility. They would be guarded by Leonard and Green. Boban's assignment would always be against whatever bigs OKC has on the court. Boban would have to help out on Wb and KD sometimes, but either Leonard or Green should always be close by.
In the March 26 game at OKC where Pop rested the Spurs top 5 players, KD was 5 for 7 from 3pt range. That's obviously nothing to do with Boban, he would never be expected to guard KD at the 3pt line.
Again in that Mar 26 game, Boban gave Steven Adams fits. Adams had a rough time against him. Boban played 27 min in that game and had zero fouls, btw. I'd like to see Boban in the game, for at least a few minutes, whenever he'd be up against Adams. Adams doesn't shoot 3s, so no worry about Boban having to guard at the 3pt line. I believe Adams has only two 3pt attempts in his entire career. Adams is a pretty good center, but he cannot physically handle Boban.
Youtube has Boban highlights for both the Mar 26 and Apr 12 Thunder games.
Now, about PnR specifically, I don't know. I haven't seen enough of PnR with KD + Wb to call it. Something to look at further.
Anyway, sure, I'd play Boban some against OKC. Especially against Adams, whether KD and Wb are on the floor at the same time or not.
I think he's ready to contribute for sure. The question is, is Pop ready to give him steady minutes from game one and not wait to be on a hole for it? I can't remember what series was in the 14 run that Baynes was given solid minutes in one of the series...
Great job putting him in the 2nd qtr but then Pock pulled him and kept him chained to the bench.
Stupid. Under used.
For the Squawkers that say "oh 3 fouls in 7 minutes in Game 6"...
One word:
ThunderRef.
The topper being the 3rd foul call whereupon Anus Cancer hooks underneath Bobans arm and WWE pulls him to the floor. Foul on Boban.
FKLa it may be long gone from your video reach but if you can get it....
For $7m/year ? That's a bargain!!!!
I wish we could have kept him truly. Heck I take Baynes back...
garbage time will not be the same this season ... our 3rd unit is so bad, we might lose games we thought we had in the bag
one of the reason the starters, mainly Kawhi/LMA/Green, will likely see a bump in their minutes..no way we will be maintaining a +10 PT deep into March. the league was exceptionally ty last season with several teams either took a step back or got ravaged by injuries..
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