I'm with Cherylsteel, starting Bonner would be a nice adjustment, unfortunately, through the years I've learned that Pop doesn't get into 'creative adjustments'. If you didn't see it in the regular season, there's little chance you'll see it in the playoffs.
what's hilarious to me is that kurt thomas is some sort of defensive monster all of sudden just because duncan only scored 29 on his ass. thomas isn't the problem. the problem is tony didn't torch the suns for 30 again. if manu, tony, and finley are playing like , then the spurs have no shot. i'm hoping that won't happen again. but it doesn't really have anything to do with phoenix.
You want to start a guy who had played a grand total of 7 minutes in 7 play-off games? Just how many points do you want Phoenix to score?
How many minutes did Rasho play in Games 5 and 6?
I'm willing to play a guy who could draw one of Phoenix's bigs out of the circle, maybe even hit a couple 3's, has the ability to rebound, and can legitimately guard Stout or Thomas for six minutes before Manu comes in.
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SJax ain't gettin it done.
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SJax ain't gettin it done.
I'd rather have Horry do that.
He played a whole lot more in the playoffs than whom he was traded for-- Bonner and Ely COMBINED.
Typical rasho excuse making
deflect from his suckiness to say BUT BUT BUT BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
toronto may have won if they went small earlier?
BTW, whats Bonner gonna do?
Allow Stoudamire to score easier than he already does?
Uh no thanks.
Speaking of Rasho, it's quite funny to see Raps fans evolution when your read their forums.
At the start of the season, they were saying that Rasho was one of the best center of their franchise history.
During the regular season, they were saying that he was average but that he brings to this team a lot of intangibles. Speaking Italian was one of his best qualities.
Before the playoffs, they were saying that he will bring a lot of experience to their teams. I finded that quite ironical given that Rasho has a crappy playoff resume.
Now they are saying that he is way overpaid, that kris Humphries is better than him... The only difference with Spurs fans is that their fantasy trades are Rasho+Graham instead of Rasho+Scola.
He played for like 3 minutes in the 2nd...and garbage time in the 4th. Did you watch, or look at the box score?
WTF are you talking about? I didn't say the injury was fake...My point is, when he was ready to play again...he didn't. Pop basically slashed his minutes to nothing after he returned.Oh for christ sake.
Now Barry's injury was fake?
Banned from playing?
That is some scary .
Bonner guards Kurt Thomas.
We need Fab Oberto to go 11/11 again
Actually, Duncan scored only eighteen points on Thomas. He got his other eleven points while Thomas was on the bench.
Actually, Duncan scored only eighteen points on Thomas. He got his other eleven points while Thomas was on the bench.
The benefit of Thomas' defense on TD goes beyond TD's score. He was able to defend TD one-on-one... make TD work hard for each shot. So, the rest of the Suns could stay on their man. For example, Marion could concentrate on guarding TP... limiting his points and the overall scoring and effectiveness of the Spurs.
Have no clue which Raptors fans you know:Speaking of Rasho, it's quite funny to see Raps fans evolution when your read their forums.
At the start of the season, they were saying that Rasho was one of the best center of their franchise history.
During the regular season, they were saying that he was average but that he brings to this team a lot of intangibles. Speaking Italian was one of his best qualities.
Before the playoffs, they were saying that he will bring a lot of experience to their teams. I finded that quite ironical given that Rasho has a crappy playoff resume.
Now they are saying that he is way overpaid, that kris Humphries is better than him... The only difference with Spurs fans is that their fantasy trades are Rasho+Graham instead of Rasho+Scola.
Anyone who thinks we beat teams or will beat them next year like Orlando, Miami, Houston, New York or whatever team ends up with Oden without a guy like Rasho on the roster is kidding themselves. He didn't play a lot in the Jersey series but dont' let that fool you or cause you to forget just how critical he was to our oncourt bbiq and man defense on opposing team's centers. He may not be a Shaq himself but he's the only person in red resembling a defensively capable center right now.I hope he's back. I like his game, and he would have been a killer in this series had 1) the offense used him more, 2) Bosh been able to score so we could afford to keep him on the floor.Thats exactly it, Rasho could have been used more effectively and it could have easily opened up some shots for Parker, Bargnani, Mo, etc. Teams know the Raps won't go inside too often and when they do it won't be a "Pretty play" It would have been good to mix it up, send the ball down low a few times which could make the Nets defense tighten up there and give some of the perimeter shooters a more open look.
That's true. The rest of the Spurs made that task much easier by collectively deciding not to show up for Game 2; and Pop exacerbated the problem with his insistence on pounding the ball through Duncan (though after the 1st Quarter, I'm not sure he had many other choices).
It will be interesting to see if the Thomas adjustment is a paradigm shift in the series or if it was a one game difference-maker.
Yes, I agree.
If Pop is thinking along these lines, he prolly won't make any adjustments for Game 3 either. If so, things will be more or less constant and it will be easier to answer your question.
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