Do We Need Another Big?

[jermaine]

If its not Gortat, Marc Gasul, Zaza, or Dalembert, then we don't need another big man. It ain't any others out there worth a look.

[ChuckD]

That's another problem..last time these 2 teams played, Pop put Splitter on Bynum, which is a horrible match up for him..Bynum is one of the most powerful bigs in the NBA, Splitter has no chance against him right now..when Pop does put Splitter in, he seems to be putting him in against the more powerful players, which obviously isn't his game..maybe to send him a message, I don't know, but he's obviously better at defending mobile bigs, while guys like Duncan and Blair are obviously more suited to defend the post..

Gasol and Odom are both much more favorable matchups, so hopefully Pop will throw him in there against them tomorrow..

I completely 100% disagree with your first paragraph. If anything, Pop has been protecting him from the more athletic front lines. The only reason he played Bynum is that DeJuan was in foul trouble and Timmy and Dice need rest.

[xmas1997]

Troy Murphy, if he gets bought out, is a 6'11" 3 pt. shooting big who can rebound.

[Baseline]

Yes, we need another big. But are we going to get one? Doubtful.

In years past we've had guys like Kevin Willis and Theo Ratliff as insurance policies. This year we have Splitter as that guy, and unfortunately Splitter doesn't exactly have Pop's confidence.

We have four serviceable bigs, and all four of them are going to have to play extremely well for us to win the le.

[cutewizard]

hope we can Troy Morphy

[cutewizard]

then trade our 2012 first round draft pick perhaps...................

[K-State Spur]

You beat size with speed. We are a fast team. This is how we have succeeded all year. Going big will slow us down. Instead of trying to match up with teams with inferior records we should stand pat and let them try to catch up with us.

Good point. If we try to match up big with LA or Boston - we're going to come up short. There is simply isn't anybody available to us that swings that match-up in our favor.

The Spurs best chance against those 2 teams is to play their game and force the opposition to match up with them.

For all the talk about the Lakers size (which is significant) - if you can play with them for 42 minutes, they're finishing with a Gasol/Odom front line - which isn't near the physical mismatch that Bynum/Gasol presents.

[K-State Spur]

hope we can Troy Morphy

i don't see the murphy angle. the only thing he does better than Bonner is rebound (which is not really an issue with this team). both can shoot, but bonner is having a better year from the perimeter than murphy has ever had. neither is a great defender, but Bonner at least gives effort on that end. And then there's the issue that Bonner knows this team's offense and defense.

I am worried about how well he will contribute in the playoffs - but I'm no longer of the mind that we need him to be shooting 50% to be successful given Neal's emergence along with Blair and Hill continuing to progress.