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Yes, he is the only one who made TO´s. Right
I like this kid. I truly do. Unlike another Slovene Spur, I want to see Beno on the court. But dammit, watch what you are doing with the rock. That's twice now in the series that the Spurs have lost a posession due to Beno's carelessness.
Yes, he is the only one who made TO´s. Right
its not that he made turnovers, but his game 1 turnover IMO was when the momentum changed.
rookie mistake let it go
Rookie mistakes are for a January game in New Orleans.
Twice now he's given up the ghost while bringing the ball up the court against fairly average NBA defensive pressure...in this series.
Seems like he gets in trouble when a big man lingers back to help him rub his man off. Instead it limits where he dribbles. Better off just getting out of his way.
This is the playoffs! Save the rookie mistakes for the regular season.
The Nuggets watched their films and noticed a pattern, and they have players who were quick enough to exploit it. They put the exact same pressure on him, coming across mid-court, and he made exactly the same move. They were waiting for it, and took the ball. I suspect the Spurs' coaches have figured it out and run a few drills with him.
During the regular season, I specifically watched how Beno got the ball across the time line under pressure. I felt like he did a pretty damned good job, especially for a rookie. Besides just handling the ball, he is strong enough to handle a belly-bump (Derek Fisher Special) without falling apart.
As for the comment that rookie mistakes are for a January game in New Orleans... that would be nice. Unfortunately, rookie mistakes are for rookies - if you are lucky. (Some players never quit making them.) LeBron James, as good as he is, made his share; and nobody expects Beno to be quite as good as LeBron. I don't know if you remember Tony Parker's first playoffs, but Stephon Marbury ate his lunch. And it wasn't just at the end of quarters, or in specific situations. It was school time, and Marbury was the teacher. (If any of you have those games taped, go back and look at how often Tony coughed up the ball trying to bring it across mid-court.)
As backup point guards go, Beno is pretty solid. Generally speaking, he does exactly what the Spurs need him to do - hold down the fort while Tony gets some rest. He's a great passer, and he can knock down a three. But maybe more importantly, you can see that he is a student of the game and he works hard.
Speaking of Spurs backup point guards - did anyone pay attention to Jason Hart's numbers this year? 9.5 points and 5 assists, off the bench - and A LOT better when he started. He was #9 in the league for assists per 48, and #3 in assists per turnover. He was a nice guy. I was glad to see him do well.
it is also the way he made his mistakes. just bringing the ball up with minimal pressure.
GSH watches games and talks about his observation. Be careful GSH your type of posting will not make the local trolls very happy
I would like to add one thing to your excellent post and that's if you look at Beno's performance during the season he has improved so many facets of his game and rarely repeats mistakes (at least not without working on them).
I'll admit his TO in game 1 was both bad and stupid but unlike so many NBA players he bounced back by not repeating it and defending Boykins better than anybody on the team.
Udrih has been far better than anybody expected. Next post, I suggest talking about his nice shooting touch.
No offense, but go back and look at a tape of the game. It wasn't exactly minimal pressure. They came at him hard, in exactly the same way. He turned exactly the same way, and they were waiting for it. It's a weak move, and the Nuggets coaching staff must have noticed that he makes it every time. We will see what he learned from it.
There are two things that make Beno's mistake stand out in everyone's mind. One - he was one-on-one in the middle of the open court, so it was really obvious. Two - the timing.
The Spurs gave up 6 points right at the end of the half. It was a huge momemtum change, and those 6 points were ultimately the difference in the game. But don't forget that Beno's mistake only cost them half of that. Manu committed a silly charge that gave the Nuggets the ball back, and allowed them to score that last 3 pointer. And that 3 probably had more of an impact on the momentum going into halftime. And Manu isn't a rookie.
Denver has a real talent for stealing those quick points. Give them credit. That's precisely the reason that Manu held the ball until the last instant, at the end of regulation time last game. The Spurs weren't going to take any chances on a bad pass, or give the refs any opportunity to make a questionable call. If they had done the same thing at the end of the first half, they would have wone Game 1. Yes, Beno made a mistake. But Manu compounded it by trying to force something to get those points back. You can't blame it all on Beno being a rookie.
No, the Beno TO had more impact. The Miller shot was lucky to even go in, whereas the steal and score was not lucky at all by Camby. Beno's turnover resulted in an easy basket and the foul. Manu's resulted in a miracle 3 pter that would not have meant as much if Beno did not turn it over.Manu committed a silly charge that gave the Nuggets the ball back, and allowed them to score that last 3 pointer. And that 3 probably had more of an impact on the momentum going into halftime. And Manu isn't a rookie.
This past game he made up for it though. He came back and hit a 3. I feel so confident when he pops up that 3 pointer. I feel like it's going in all the time. He does struggle guarding Boykins though. But he is a rookie. He will learn.
Other than the miller shot being lucky, everything else is opinion. The Manu turnover was big, as was the stupid touch foul by Horry, coupled with an extremely late and forgiving whistle. Attacking Beno was a strategy move due to something they saw in film, just like GSH said. If he does it again tonight you guys can bag on him. I think the kid's great. He's much better in big games than another rookie point guard we had.
Sorry, but IMO the Beno turnover was worse. It directly set up an easy basket that swung the momentum.
Who cares for one fuc... TO.
The Spurs win!!!!!!!!!
Smart ass hatas do.Who cares for one fuc... TO.
The Spurs win!!!!!!!!!
I actually thought of all of the players who fronted Boykins in game four Beno was the most effective. That was a of a steal at the top of the key.
Why is everyone arguing about one bad play in game one? TP and TD have had some real stinkers in this series. Is this part of the Sparky against Slovenia clash?
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