We are not ready for the Playoffs

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

elson is wildly inconsistent.

I understand that. I think it has to do with the fact that he doesn't get consistent minutes. Give him at least half a game every game and see what he does. Since Pop has yanked him so much, I'm sure it has affected his confidence - if Pop shows some confidence in him, we might be surprised by the response.

I have seen Elson play wonderfully and horribly this year, but whichever we're getting at least we have a guy who goes after rebounds, tires out the other team's big men by getting up and down the floor, and will show up on help D when guys like Tinsley drive to the hole. I'll take that from our centre.

[T Park]

I have seen Elson play wonderfully and horribly this year, but whichever we're getting at least we have a guy who goes after rebounds, tires out the other team's big men by getting up and down the floor, and will show up on help D when guys like Tinsley drive to the hole. I'll take that from our centre.

That Tinsley layup was disgusting.

Duncan just let him go by, and Ginobili just stood there and watched as opposed to helping out.

Pathetic.

[mathbzh]

So we are not ready after this pathetic loss.
The suns are not ready after an embarassing loss against GSW.
The Mavs are not ready after a 20 pt loss against the Suns.
The Jazz are not ready after a loss against us...

Toronto has a 3 games winning streak! They will probably win it all

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

So we are not ready after this pathetic loss.
The suns are not ready after an embarassing loss against GSW.
The Mavs are not ready after a 20 pt loss against the Suns.
The Jazz are not ready after a loss against us...

Toronto has a 3 games winning streak! They will probably win it all

I think we're just hoping that Pop finally wakes up and risks going "Big" as in playing "Spurs ball"
because

Smallball always allows us to make more critical errors on D. Tim needs help in the front court.

I mean, by now Pop should realize that a lot of these losses have come, and every single time, I see the board bringing up smallball

So if he hasn't got a clue, to use these losses as an indicator and a preparation for the playoffs. I think , nobody's really "overreacting" to this one loss.

[slayermin]

I'm not sure if I hate small ball but the offensive rebounding it allows is frustrating. We don't have the right player to man the four.

I don't think eliminating the strategy completely is a great idea. Maybe Pop was getting the rotations ready for Thursday for the Suns. Tonight's loss was disappointing but probably just a slight hickup in the big picture. Catching the Suns would have been a tough endeavor, even with a win in Indy.

[Clutch20]

Strange game played against a strangely energized team, role reversals for most of Spurs players, a squad of black and silver imposters , Twilight Zone flashbacks anyone?

Well, now it is April, Jelling time.
The focus starts and the team concept takes over, there were early signs of this last week, the few who did rebound well and the number of assists were decent, and the dependence on 3's was cut down.

The Indy game skewed those numbers but with the random subs uting that was going on there had to be some abnormalities, question is were there some mind games taking place. Those kind of game decisions personel wise had to create some inconsistencies.

Here's to a good Tue. night game, let's see some Spurs Ball!

[bull62400]

Today's loss was completely inexcusable


pathetic showing


We shouldn't be blowing games like this, this late in the season


We aren't going to make up 3 games on the Suns, and our complete disregard for executing down the stretch along with ridiculous small ball killing our rebound chances is gonna make this look like the worst looking spurs team heading into the playoffs since the TD injury of 2000

when we lose, why does everybody .

[Man In Black]

Only in America...HIGH FIVE-UH

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

That Tinsley layup was disgusting.

Duncan just let him go by, and Ginobili just stood there and watched as opposed to helping out.

Pathetic.

Last year when Manu tried to help against Dallas in the same situation, he was chastized. Yesterday, he doesn't, and he's chastized.

Make up your ing mind.

Actually, you shouldn't have to, Pop should recognize small ball for the failure it is and have a second big in there at the end.

[ShoogarBear]

Last year when Manu tried to help against Dallas in the same situation, he was chastized. Yesterday, he doesn't, and he's chastized.

Well, to be fair there's a huge difference between doing it when you're up by three and a seven footer is driving the lane and when you're up by one and it's a guy 6'3".

However, I don't see how it would have mattered if Manu had rotated. I don't think he would have affected Tinsley's release.

[Spurminator]

Forget rotations, Tinsley wouldn't have won the game on a lay-up if we had been up by more than a point against the Pacers practice squad.

[smrattler]

I'm ready for the playoffs. :-)

I'm not panicking. It was weird, almost like Pop wanted to use this game to test his small lineup, figuring we should be able to beat a beaten up team with our worst lineup or something.

Anyway, we're pretty much locked in the 3rd seed now. Let's close the season up already and get down to business. The Suns and Mavs games are the only ones we need to overanlayze from here on.

[ploto]

I understand that. I think it has to do with the fact that he doesn't get consistent minutes. Give him at least half a game every game and see what he does. Since Pop has yanked him so much, I'm sure it has affected his confidence - if Pop shows some confidence in him, we might be surprised by the response.

Isn't this almost the exact same thing word for word that people said about Nazr last year.

[Bruno]

@ this kind of thread.
Spurs are (with Dallas) the hootest team in the league since the ASG.
I agree that everything isn't perfect but it's kinda crazy how people overreact after each loss this year.