Diaw only played 26 of 58 minutes, and most of that was at PF. He was the center for two critical possessions, but Splitter being hurt really showed in that game.
Boris will be free this summer. Can we resign him? He will demand more money than last time with his play here.
I hope he stays.....
Diaw only played 26 of 58 minutes, and most of that was at PF. He was the center for two critical possessions, but Splitter being hurt really showed in that game.
And he was outstanding on defense the first four games of the Finals. He just couldn't guard Wade.
Whatever the scenario, I would HATE to give up Diaw.
Who was playing center during the two overtimes? Once Duncan went to the locker room it was all Boris, certainly more than two possessions... Obviously not half an hour but more like the last 15.
Misleading post since he was a net negative at center as well.
i agree and i never thought i'd say this but diaw has become extremely valuable to us.
There are plenty of times I feel Boris should be starting over Tiago. Tiago might be better with the 2nd unit anyway.
And who are the Spurs much more likely to play against in the Finals? I'd really like to play the Pacers but the Heat are most likely going to their fourth straight Finals series. Tiago is just useless against them. I'd rather be a bit worse of a team ("matchup-wise") against the other west contenders if it means that we will be better prepared against the Heat this time around.
Still, Tiago had a tremendous opportunity to light up Miami's relatively small frontcourt, but he didn't.
Also, is there any information about this coming from any other news outlets?
He was a net negative due to bad offense. A lot of that was his fault, but a lot was the other players constantly giving him low passes woth Heat smalls rotating. It's too easy to get stripped if the big has to bend down.
Exactly. Tiago plays like a big on one end of the court but shrinks about half a foot in the way he plays on the other. Just the way he is.
Yeah. Diaw did a good job when he had to. But Splitter was still hurt for that game. If he had been in, the Spurs would probably have won easily.
If you trade Splitter, our defense becomes a revolving door when Tim sits, which is almost half of every game. He has a better defensive FG% against at the rim than Tim does, 4th in the NBA IIRC.
Agree here. Young is the type of guy we would have to be lucky to draft given we're always in the 20's but for this season alone, it's very hard to give up someone as versatile as Diaw. He can guard stretch 4s and other positions better than anyone other than Kawhi. Anything that doesn't disrupt the core - even if it takes a few picks - for Thad would be a no brainer.
The idea of Kawhi taking on smaller 2s in the post (if they were to trade Green and move Thad to the three) is intriguing. He can defend three positions well (2 through 4) and would be a matchup nightmare for nearly every two in the league in the block. Floor spacing would hurt and Diaw may be better in the starting lineup there than Splitter. Young's 3 pt shooting is better than I thought, looking at the stats.
Spurs aggressively looking to trade = Calling every team for a 9th time asking if they'd like to take Bonner now.
Like Bruno, I think we're 1 rotation piece away. IT doesn't guarantee a le, but Thaddeus both plays the spot that we need to upgrade(Even though he's been starlings, in the playoffs Tiago is our second Centre) and a combo 4 is the obvious spot to upgrade. Thaddeus is a really good 4, and a Bonner+Nando/CoJo + Baynes + a 1st could definitely be appealing, if the Sixers are going to tank. They should get solid offers for him if he's on the block, so our BNB1/BCB1 platter may not be enough.
What could we reasonably get for Bonner plus a 1st?
tony, manu, timmy, kawhi, danny, boris, tiago are the players that we need to win the le, i'd hate to trade cojo, everyone else is expendable.
Not when they play 10-12 minutes or less backing up Leonard.
Belinelli is expendable?
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