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That was a nice slaughter by the Spurs. The Spurs are so good that they don't even need TD &TP to piss all over those gots.
Agreed. Live by it and die by it. I've seen many a game in the last couple of years where the Spurs 3 game was off and they got toasted because of that. When you can't spread the floor by hittng the 3 then the double teams on TD can be brutal. But without a big down low to be a scoring threat their options were more limited. Anyway that's mostly all Bonner can do and when Manu thinks his on - especially after last game can you blame him - then he lets it fly.
Both will get their points which will reduce the others ability to shoot the 3 as often. Of course Pop will screw come butts out if TP and TD don't gettheir share of touches.
That was a nice slaughter by the Spurs. The Spurs are so good that they don't even need TD &TP to piss all over those gots.
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To me the issue isn't so much that we shot a lot of 3s, it's that we're shooting mainly jump shots instead of getting points in the paint. The 3 has become much more popular because it helps spread a very small court and is much more efficient way to get points then shooting a long 2. The 3 by itself isn't the worst thing in the world, but an overreliance on jump shooting in general is my issue.
Having said that, I know that Tim and Tony will help improve this to some degree when they return so it's not that big of a deal. However, I don't think Tim is as dominant in the paint as he used to be, as evidenced by the declining number of double teams he sees. So, that means Tony is going to have to attack the rim as much as ever. Luckily, from last game we can fully see how effective RJ can be going to the rim. Whereas Parker magically evades contact (except with the floor), RJ is great at getting to the line through forcing contact, and with his strong frame, I'm less concerned with him getting injured as compared to Manu.
Anyway, I'm not sure what post player other than Tim can help us get points in the paint. So far the best candidate seems to be Blair, with a combination of his trash points and the rare post up. In fact, I think Pop should allow him a small amount of freedom to post players up just to see what he can do. I think it's a part of his game the team should explore. With room to operate he might do better than with his putbacks, where he's often found stuck in traffic and gets his shot blocked. If he has time to back a player down, he can use a somewhat reliable fadeaway.
Anyway, just some ideas.
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