Adjustments for Game 2 - Spurs vs. Suns 2010

[Kori Ellis]

I agree with starting Parker, but it doesn't have to put Hill on the bench. You could start Parker/Hill/Ginobili. The Spurs need to get as much offense as possible, because they don't have the personnel to stop both Nash and JRich. It's possible, if you have the subs utions down, to start those three, and still always have one of them on the court to handle the ball.

RJ isn't doing anything as a starter anyway... no defense, rebounding, scoring, etc. Maybe as a reserve he can call his own number and get involved.

[HarlemHeat37]

They can't play the same rotation that we saw vs. Dallas..the Spurs are wearing down, they can't go with the short rotation for the entire playoffs, especially since Phoenix is deep..one of Bogans/Mason/Hairston/Temple has to contribute SOMETHING..

RJ should definitely get some touches..he actually contributed very well when he got the ball..he got to the line and he made some nice passes..this is a good series for him, they need to utilize him..his D was weak, but that seems to happen when he isn't involved offensively, since he's mentally weak and all..

[ALVAREZ6]

Slow the pace of the game. Definitely slow it down too. Walk it up like snails or old men at the Y

Well easier said than done...can't really do this unless we get rebounds and/or make field goals, period, especially early. And these are definitely what needs to be addressed the most IMO.

[Mikesatx]

We have too much working against us.

Duncan is choking at the FT line.
Our two bench shooters are chokers.
Hill, our new star, matches up horribly.
The opposition runs 10 deep.

Too much.

JRich is ubber confident right now. You start to shake that and it is definitely shakeable he starts to jack threes that aren't falling and the Spurs pounce. GHill deserves the benefit of the doubt he will be better than he was tonight.

[Lebowski Brickowski]

HOW THE DID THE suns OUT-REBOUND THE SPURS 44 TO 38?

[m33p0]

-to George, Manu and Mason: set your feet first before shooting the damn rock.
-Bonner has to stop watching tony parker highlight reels.
-more spacing
-tell Blair that when you rebound, you're supposed to jump not walk.
-attack Nash early and often.

[DesignatedT]

Spurs guarded Nash a whole lot better in the 2nd half.... Starting Parker will already slow nash down by forcing him to play defense.

Spurs actually played pretty good defense. Besides the first half on Nash and Jrich hitting some really tough shots.

[DesignatedT]

Spurs guarded Nash a whole lot better in the 2nd half.... Starting Parker will already slow nash down by forcing him to play defense.

Spurs actually played pretty good defense. Besides the first half on Nash and Jrich hitting some really tough shots.

[Capt Bringdown]

They also need to find some way to slow down J-Rich. If he's not going off, the Suns are very takable.

Problem is, no one in these PO's has yet to figure out how to slow him down. He's just might be the Spurs killer the Suns have been waiting for. Undoubtedly he's a huge upgrade over Shawn Marion.

Credit the Suns for a great scouting and game plan on Hill. We lost the game in the 1st quarter when we allowed Nash to score 17pts. Hill assumed the fetal position after that, and although we made it close, we didn't have enough firepower.

Hill better shake it off, because we need his production. If not, Suns will win the series, it's that simple. The big 3 can't carry the entire load anymore.

[TampaDude]

Adjustment for Game 2???

MAKE YOUR ING FREE THROWS!!!!!

[DAF86]

We need Bonner to step up.

[Warlord23]

1. Start Parker.
2. Slow the pace down.
3. Establish TD early and get their bigs in foul trouble ... we didn't throw it into the post on our first 5-6 plays and Phoenix jumped out to an early lead
4. Do not play both Blair and Bonner at the same time
5. Do not play Mason ever
6. Do not match Hill up vs Nash or Richardson. I'd rather see him on Dragic, Grant Hill or Dudley
7. No lapses in transition D. Richardson got several easy points simply because nobody hustled back to stay in front of him.
8. Trust Dice enough to play him in the clutch, rather than going small and hoping Bogans contributes offensively

[rayray2k8]

Spurs played pretty bad, but kept the game close and when they got behind, they kept coming back.
Spurs got to find some shooters, but the players known for their 3 point shooting (Bonner, Mason, Bogans) the fans don't want to see on the floor.
So what do you want Pop to do, force Manu and Hill to chunk the 3's?

[ElNono]

We need to hit the outside shot. We need *something* from the outside from Hill, Mason or Bonner.
One other thing to try is try a couple of gimmicks to slow down JRich. Maybe put a big like Dice on him while Collins is in the game?

[Bob Lanier]

RJ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bogans

Keith hit a couple of bull shots and then air balled a wide open three. He will always hurt the Spurs in the long run. Stats back this up.

RJ may not be a reliable three point shooter but guess what neither is Bogans (in fact Bogans is even worse than RJ) at least Richard can take it to the hole and with his athleticism make things happen at both ends of the floor.

speeds up the pace of the game and misses shots, which ignites the Phoenix fast break. He isn't doing a damn thing on defense.

If you must have him on the floor, play him at smallball power forward and have HIM guard 'A'm'a'r'e' instead of Duncan.

[ploto]

I think a big key for the Suns is that outside their Big Three, they get a little bit from a lot of players. Everyone I saw play for them tonight did something well. They were able twice to build up big enough leads to play these bench guys for stretches that rested their starters- not only for the late push but also for the next game.

Oh, and never, ever let Richard Jefferson run a fast break!

[NewJerSpur]

-Trap Nash more (at SOME point they're going to have to call him for that shuffle he does to buy himself more time); he looked like Butler looked in the last series when the Spurs hit him with a double team and it knocks him out of theflow of the pnr.

-Give Bogans more minutes and tell him to shoot no matter what when he's open so the Suns aren't allowed to regain their balance when they're scrambling on rotations

-No Bonner on Amare; Blair is the only guy strong/quick enough to stick with him outside of Dice.

-More TP, this is his kind of series.

[TDMVPDPOY]

whether duncan is chokin or not when his on a good run, wtf are they stop feedin him the ball...the sonner you get those clowns in foul trouble the better it is for us...no one on the suns can defend us

[ace3g]

1. Have to agree, Parker has to start the rest of this series, Nash went off in that 1st quarter and that was the difference in the game the rest of the quarters the Spurs were either only pt down, tied, or a pt up.

2. Fix the transition D, the Spurs down 10 at halftime actually had decent transition D, then in that 3rd after the Spurs went up 3, their transition D just fell apart.

3. Pop don't take out Manu, Dice after a run that got you a lead up 3. Suns went on a 12-2 run to end the quarter after that move.

4. Pop call a timeout when the Suns get on a run like the 12-2 run to stop their momentum.

5. No more Mason, I don't mind Bogans. I didn't watch the rest of the game after Mason and Bogans were in the game together (something I've started from the beginning of the playoffs) But Bogans did seem to hit a big 3 in the 4th quarter to keep the Spurs within 3-5 pts I believe.

During that 12-2 run that offensive foul on Duncan really hurt the Spurs, would have kept the game tied I think. He took a extra dribble to slide around amare and the ref still called the charge.

I knew this series was going to one of adjustments because during the regular season both teams had various starting lineups, so there was little help probably from watching video of the regular season matchups.

The Spurs are one of the best teams in the playoffs making adjustments after a loss, lets hope that trend continues.

[MannyIsGod]

I think a big key for the Suns is that outside their Big Three, they get a little bit from a lot of players. Everyone I saw play for them tonight did something well. They were able twice to build up big enough leads to play these bench guys for stretches that rested their starters- not only for the late push but also for the next game.

There is no doubt the Suns have a much deeper and effective bench.

[m33p0]

I think a big key for the Suns is that outside their Big Three, they get a little bit from a lot of players. Everyone I saw play for them tonight did something well. They were able twice to build up big enough leads to play these bench guys for stretches that rested their starters- not only for the late push but also for the next game.

truth

[Waps1980]

21% from down town does anything else need to be said! Give it up we are not that team anymore.

Bring Parker back in to start not sure who will come off the bench then Manu Hill even RJ.
Someone need to stop J Rich also can’t have him getting his way with us.

Fukn Nash 21 first half points and finished with 10 assists too……….Christ!!!

[Bob Lanier]

Problem is, no one in these PO's has yet to figure out how to slow him down.

Guard him with a smaller player and hard trap him in the low post.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Also, the trend from round 1 continues tonight......

Whoever wins the 1st quarter wins the game.

Food for thought.

[scottspurs]

Nash WILL NOT stay that hot from the field. I think the spurs need to make some adjustments, but this game down to Nash coming out of the gates on fire. The spurs can't start that badly against a team like the suns.