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Spurs can't continue to rely on their 3 pt shooting to bail them out.....we need easy baskets. they killed us in points off turnovers, fast break points, AND points in the paint.
I feel that this is a rare series where homecourt advantage means little. Here you have the Spurs, a veteran team who has seen all sorts of road challenges over the years. Then you have champion Miami who thrives on the road. I feel that this series is unique in that its almost as if each game is played on a neutral court. I don't think that Miami's White Stripes humming crowd intimidates the Spurs, just ask Danny Green. And I don't think Miami could give a hoot about the Spurs' loud home crowd.
The Spurs need to minimize turnovers and that will give them a good chance to win the series, pretty simple as that.
Spurs can't continue to rely on their 3 pt shooting to bail them out.....we need easy baskets. they killed us in points off turnovers, fast break points, AND points in the paint.
Who cares what the media thinks.
In this playoffs, I believe in the Spurs because it didn't matter to them if they are down 15 pts or more they don't yield that easily (remember game 1 vs GS? the 18-2 run @ 3:47 4Q), I am thinking if we can expect some more like that.
16 turnovers, gave up 9 offensive boards, and ill advised shots. Lucky we were down 5 at half, due to great games by Green and Leonard. I saw some uncharacteristic frustration as well, it will be interesting to see if that is becomes a trend, or stays an anomaly. Surely that PnR with Parker is a problem, just like the G.S series. I can't give credit to Spol on that one. If they're going to front the post (and they will), entry feeds and ball movement will be key. It's on Timmy to seal. Gino had a great entry feed that led to a dunk (That front turned into a great seal).
Right, I didn't see Green intimidated in any way against top seed Miami. He silently bailed the Spurs before, sending the game to OT by his 3ptr.
Hope he can keep on shooting more 3s @ a high percentage like in game 2 - 100%
Anyone remember squeezing past Golden State in game one of the Conference Semi Finals with late game heroics and then being clearly slammed by the better team in Game 2? Sound familiar? I began to die to the season in that second game against Golden State. I thought "we just don't have what it takes. Another disappointing season". We went to Golden State in a split series that should have been an 0-2 hole. What the spurs did the rest of that series pleasantly surprised me. Their response to adversity and the adjustments they made are what has made them a championship caliber team this year.
Now, I'm not at all suggesting that Golden State is anywhere close to the opponent that Miami is - what I'm pointing out is that in that series the Spurs took it to another level that I wasn't sure they had. The Spurs will have to do that again now. I'm sitting in a place much like I did then - wondering "do the spurs have what it takes?" I really hope they take it to another gear and surprise me. This spurs team has raised their ceiling of potential before - and I believe they can do it again.
Believe.
That play by Spo really really scared me because I saw the same thing. I dunno how the he realized that.
I think Manu / Green should guard charlmers in order to switch and leave tony on Ray / Miller (although Ray will curl and may shoot over Tp...)
What do you think?
Did anyone really expect the Spurs to win game 2. I mean really expect it?
The CHeat won 66 games this year. They were the best team in the NBA this year
So who really thought the Spurs were going to beat them TWICE in a row on their home court????
Yeah the margin of loss was huge. But the game was tight mid way in 3rd.
Once the run was over Pop cut his losses and rested some players. Smart.
The other thought i took from the game was the 3 point shooting finally came back for the Spurs.
So you come home for 3 straight games. And you can win ALL 3 if you do the following:
1. Take care of the ball. Less than 10 turnovers in each game.
2. Continue to shoot the 3 well
3. Play solid Spurs Defense.
The Glass is DEFINITELY Half FULL
C'mon, when was the last time the road team went and took the first two away from the home team in the finals? Dare I say definitely not within the last 10 years??
It's not going to happen this time either. If the spurs had to lose then you want it to be by a blowout so they get their s*** in check for the next game.
Our defense basically said "anyone but lebron" and it worked for one out of two games. Even with their excellent D the game was close until near the end of the 3rd quarter. Will they all click again in game 3 in SA? Will our big 3 do as poorly in game 3? I will say:
Our big 3 will all do better in game 3
It's hard to see Green score as many in game 3 though
But being at home our role players step up
We dont have as many TOs
Their role players dont do as well
lbj scores more
Their TOs go up
Law of averages, it swings the other way.
Very frustrating to see Tim repeatedly go to the short jumper instead of trying to back his man down. Didn't seem to work hard to get his seal, and then, with maybe one exception, he wasn't willing to try to get a better shot. If Tim can't/won't post up Anderson, we're in trouble.
The bigger problem IMO was Manu. With the Heat paying so much attention to Tony, we need Manu to step up and make plays. Most of the plays he made were for the Heat. I hope he still has something left, but I'm doubting it more than I ever have. Manu has got to find a way to make a positive impact in this series.
I don't fault Parker too much at all. It was all eyes on Parker from the Heat most of the time. If they're going to do that, we have to work the ball around and take advantage of the fact they're paying too much attention to Tony. Green was the only one who stepped up in that regard.
Of the role players I was very disappointed in Diaw. He never looked comfortable and basically gave us nothing out there. He's got to play better in SA.
We really did miss a golden opportunity. Credit the Heat for a lot of that, but we really play well at all. Bad time to lay an egg.
Nobody right? That's why nobody watches any TV, listens to any radio or reads anything online.
1. limit turnovers (game 1 : 6 TOs win for Spurs game 2 : Heat 6 TOs win for Heat.
2. share the ball.
3. make more 3s.
4. perimeter D
5. find a way to give Duncan the ball.
Turnovers really killed the team. Spurs had a record low 4 turnovers in game 1. For the Heat, who are probably one of the best at converting turnovers into points, the low turnovers denied them a lot of points. When the Spurs revert back to the average, all of a sudden, the floodgates open.
Yes, Spurs fans should be happy with the split. But at the same time, Miami was coasting in game 1. When they actually play with energy and intelligence, they are the best team in the world.
Another thing is even when the Heat big 3 somewhat contained, their role players stepped up. When the Spurs big 3 are contained, only Green stepped up. Where did Splitter and Diaw go? I'll forgive Leonard because most of his energy is expended on the defensive end but when he gets an open shot, he still needs to knock it down.
And one!
Manu was horrible. Losing his dribble every time he touched the ball. Not only was it a bad game, but it was probably the worst game of Manu's career. Certainly in the playoffs. Ginobili was The best bench player for the Heat.
Any thoughts on the refs?
fair or what?
thanks God BTW, no more Crawford until game 7
Game 2 was a must-win for the Heat. They won by a lot, but the Spurs should just get ready for the rest of the series.
Neal couldn't handle the Heat pressure D last night, got trapped too easily; won't even mention all the defensive lapses he had.
CJ has to be the main back up guard from now on, in fact, the Spurs regained the lead in the 3rd quarter when he was on the court, then after a break he never was on the court again till the game was a blow out. He is perfect against the Heat: he can rebound, hustles, good ball handler, attacks/makes good cuts to the basket. Oh and doesn't get beat on every Heat PnR play, causing other Spurs to help thus our D breaksdown. CJ is perfect against players like Cole.
CJ might not have the scoring of Neal but we need more defensive players off the bench.
Last edited by ace3g; 06-10-2013 at 10:59 AM.
If we defend the 3 better (not giving them a million open looks like we did) i guarunteed you that game 2 would have gone down to the wire.
What I saw was a team happy with getting their split and a desperate miami team. You will see our focused Spurs in game 3. And we all know how miami lets their guard down after a win. Role players games ususally don't travel. Atleast we got joey out of the way.
Did a Heat fan e his drink cause he looked like he was on something out there....
I thought that the tony parker early had decided tunnel vision where he was either obviously trying to pass to one person on a possession or get to the rim and was dominating the ball for long stretches. When this happens it seriously hurts the spurs pace and flow, though in this case it was the first quarter and early second so didn't look that bad in scoring. Oddly this act really seems to hurt diaw though about 1/2 the time he's the person tony is trying to get the ball to.
Manu just didn't look right at any point in the game, be it passing or shooting or dribbling. It was kinda sad.
Duncan, moderately decent on defense and the boards but it wasn't great, was putting up weak jumpers mostly, on a couple of possessions especially right after the "block" (sure looked like James off hand was holding TD down and James was pushing himself up of Tim's clavicle. tough to see real speed but the replay as soon as lebron's hand hits the shoulder tim's direction changes to backwards and down. http://www.slamonline.com/online/med...-game-2-video/)
Pretty good game by Kawhi, Really good game by Green.
I'm not going to flat blame Neal he was pretty decent in the first half and in the first few of the 3rd. He was in for a good bit of the collapse but everyone was sucking then. He's not a superstar, he's a roleplayer who is playing through an injury though it looks like his legs are coming back hope his shot follows. You're also asking your 3rd string SG/PG to bail you out and take the blame, that's not really his role.
Splitter, he's got the physical ability, he has skills, he even has decent hands unlike Malik, Somehow though he is more passive than Diaw because Diaw is only passive when it comes to shooting.
Last edited by Gagnrath; 06-10-2013 at 12:33 PM.
[QUOTE=TampaDude;6643381]Spurs played like a team that didn't really need to win Game 2.
Heat played like a team that desperately needed to win Game 2.
It matters not. Spurs in 5.[/QUOT
I agree 100%. I could tell from Mr. Parker and Mr. Ginobili's lack of focus (hence the turnovers and missteps) to know they are happy going back to San Antonio with Home Court Advantage. Yes, out of the remaining 5 games, 3 are in San Antonio. In the past, San Antonio responds big time when blown out. Now we should be the more energized team in Game 3.
Spurs will bounce back a lost like this was bound to happen, happy it was on the road and a game 2.
Everyone flipping out... this team is awesome and they WILL bounce back at home, including Manu. I'd go so far as to say that it's possible that we blow THEM out.
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