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Pop benches Bonner the second half and the Spurs dominate.
Pop goes to small ball the entire second half and the Spurs go into obliteration mode.
Props to Pop for the right call.
Props to Don Nelson by connection.
Pop benches Bonner the second half and the Spurs dominate.
When Pop is right, he's right. Props to the 3 guard lineup in this game.
Just trade our bigs allready!
I need a drink...
Also, drives home the point that this team was built to play small...
Viva anklebiters!
Right now, Pop seems to be considering only 2 options:
A) Major minutes for Bonner
B) Small ball.
I oppose small ball as much as the next man, but small ball > Bonner any day of the week.
No team can beat the Spurs the way they played in the 2nd half. That was flawless basketball. Totally dominating.
Hope they keep some of that for the playoffs.
As I posted in the Embarrassed thread, Pop finally leveraged the advantage of small ball when they attacked the rim relentlessly, instead of just shooting jumpers.
I don't know whether to be happy or not about small ball winning the game.
Only a Pop disciple would go with a Green, Ariza, West frontcourt. you cant out-smallball Pop monty!
Couldn't believe how much better we looked with the small ball lineup, offensively and defensively. Major props to RJ for his defense on West.
I'll have to agree with you as sad as that sounds.
Pop just showed Monty Williams how its done....
Damn good move by Pop
This should be considered the same thing.
I didnt get to watch, but hopefully POP dosen't use small ball too much, but good thing it worked out today.
He started it to counter the Hornets midget ball and it worked perfectly. He was allowed to stay with it because RJ played so well on defense. Props to Pop for staying with something that was working instead of going all mad scientist and trying to get too creative.
Pops the masterminder!
Ghill...Gary neal... yeah...please no more bonner..my heart can't take it anymore...
It's amazing what happens when D. West is given some uncertainty and a different look.
Now, Pop should have given Duncan and Tiago a go against Okafor and West early. But once they were down 17 at the half, they needed to pick up the pace and create havoc. That's a small-ball tactic I can get behind. Using it as your go-to move in a close game? Not so much.
Indy was phenomenal, Jefferson was playing D, Neal was scrappy as and 'Dyess was doing yeoman's work with that 3-guard lineup defensively.
Great bounce-back win for the guys.
I don't care if the Spurs play small ball or play with a Duncan/Splitter frontcourt. I just like to see Pop's willingness to make adjustments.
That and the Spurs superior talent just flat out took over. This is what I was alluding to yesterday. They can play like for a half and still (potentially) get away with it against the Mavs, Hornets, etc. But pull this against the Lakers and they'll be buried.
Honestly I don't think that Bonner played bad while hw was on court. A nice assist to Splitter, an offensive rebound and layup was what I saw in that short period.
I usually don't like his play, but he was not too bad today. But small ball worked perfect and it overshadowed Bonner.
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