START MANU?

[TrainOfThought5]

The reason they aren't aggressive offensively with Tim/Tiago is TP can't find them when they're open.

nothing about this is the real truth.

[TheGoldStandard]

Too bad Airrosti can't rehab Tiago's lack of a manhood.

[DMC]

You have to go with your best strengths. That's two 7 footers.

[kaji157]

If anything, i would start Blair.
He has experience within this starting lineups and has produced countless of wins.
Plus, you get a guy that can on switches take any of the guards-

[TheGreatYacht]

I believe he needs to start with Tiago and then go to Diaw if that doesn't work. Bonner is just not going to have much of an effect in this series.

This.

Try it. If Tiago does something stupid then take him out and put in Boris Diaw. Another option is to start Boris Diaw, have Diaw guard Lebron, and Leonard guard Wade. Tiago can come off the bench as a spark. Diaw starting is nothing new. The Spurs got to the Western Conference finals last year with Boris Diaw in the starting lineup. If Diaw starts to have problems guarding Lebron or keeping him off the paint, then Diaw can guard Miller.

Thanks God I'm not Pop. He has some tough choices to make.

[JRHernandez88]

START HIM POP




Manu needs some sort of spark. I hate to see him playing the way he is, i know he's 10x better then that. He's second guessing himself right now.

[TheRemix]

it, start him

[dbestpro]

Let's see. The choice is to not screw with the rotations, but lose the game or change it up, and win the game. I vote change it up, and win the game.

If Pop starts Manu with TP, TD. Green, and Leonard I bet we will see Manu go off. If Manu has to come in to save the day, he will press, and the results will be no different than the previous games. The change is not to match Miami, but rather to get Manu going.

[PlayNando]

Start Nando and good things will happen. Play Nando.............................

[StoneBuddha]

I go with the same starting line-up but hope Pop pulls the plug on Tiago quickly if things don't look good. Playing Many more with Tony would be good but it makes it even harder for the second unit to score.

[therealtruth]

The reason I think Tiago has to start is the defensive numbers. We have to establish our defense and keep the paint off limits for the Heat. That's our advantage. If we give it up to play small they can do it better than us. Splitter's offense is gravy but he helps the team more defensively.

[BillMc]

MANU will start!

[cute_spursfan]

no tiago in the line up. good

[therealtruth]

no tiago in the line up. good

Yeah let's try to outscore the Heat and see how well that works.

[UZER]

At this point, I'm like it. Lets roll with it and see what happens.

[gnsf0946]

not a good move, book it

[tmtcsc]

I had a feeling...Maybe Manu will appreciate Pop's confidence and respond.

[Splits]

Do not like.

[Budkin]

Isn't this what we did in game 5 Okc?

[chapnis]

, Pop is panicking

[therealtruth]

Manu's improving the ball movement. The downside like in game 5 last year is Parker is more passive. Which means we're kind of wasting his minutes right now. Also now who's the backup PG? TMac? The other problem is the defense has regressed and that favors the Heat to outscore us.

[100%duncan]

Manu ting on ST again, including me.

Props to tmtcsc for calling this.

[SourCandy]

Just when you give up on manu...good lord.

[lefty]

Hehe

[ezau]

San Antonio es eating crow as usual.