The Subs ution Patterns Suck Tonight

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

aggie, did you take tech and the spread? my friends who went to vegas were drooling on that sure money...

Si. $300 richer tonight. Need to send Fran and Torbush a thank you card.

[Admidave50]

what's up with the "TP hate"? With Horry, Finley, Manu and Bowen combining 5/29 we should be happy that another Spur besides Duncan is providing with scoring!

I agree he should have more assists but Pop benched him too long..

[adrien]

Are we just trying to play as many different combinations, or what?

Glad to see we left Tony on the bench for the entirety of the game going from tied to Dallas up 19.

22-3 run while Tony sat and Devin Harris smoked Van Exel to the tune of 9 points and 3 assists.

Really, it's okay to play Tony, Pop. He's young. He's in shape. You don't get points for timeouts left at the end of the game, either.

I agree. Just want to add that tony is a better defender people hink he is. Harris scored only 6pts when he was on the court and terry 0pt.

[SouthernFried]

I think Pop shoulda pulled out all the stops to win this one tonight. First road game, against Dallas where Home court advantage could come into play, set the tone for the rest of the road trip.

Experiment with lineups next week, but start on a positive note.

Finley, NVE, Oberto all still look lost out there. They are more concerned right now about not scewing up the team, than contributing to it. And if you getting killed inside, bring in big guys...Nazr playing only 5 minutes? Gimme a break.

Get your core working, then start experimenting...not vice versa, and not against Dallas.

Hopefully Pop learned something from this game.

[wildbill2u]

Are we just trying to play as many different combinations, or what?

Glad to see we left Tony on the bench for the entirety of the game going from tied to Dallas up 19.

22-3 run while Tony sat and Devin Harris smoked Van Exel to the tune of 9 points and 3 assists.

Really, it's okay to play Tony, Pop. He's young. He's in shape. You don't get points for timeouts left at the end of the game, either.

Pop doesn't care. He's willing to absorb an occasional loss during the season to experiment with lineups. He likes to tinker. That's the secret about understanding Pop.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I think all of us know he likes to tinker.

Point was, anyone who thinks they are a contender, we need to be going out and burying to crush their will.

Save the tinkering for sorry teams.