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dont hype it up all yet, Splitter played great but he needs consistency
there you have it Spurs fans
mahinmi was NEVER this good......
elson was NEVER this good......
nazr mohamed was NEVER this good
right!
Splitter can play!!!!!!
Go Spurs gooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
dont hype it up all yet, Splitter played great but he needs consistency
He just needs more playing time - the guy can play and should at least 10 min a night. The good news is Pop fully complimented him last PM he used to avoid that with Ian no matter what stats he put up once in a while.
He took some steps forward last night. He played much more aggressive but not at the expense of committing fouls. Whats most impressive is it seems like he has the IQ to figure out NBA ball. He just needs to keep learning from the coaches and vets, improve his touch around the basket(especially that jump hook), and lift some weights in the off-season(get tougher). He still needs to learn to react and position down low as the ball moves on offense. He's too stuck on the pick and roll, and if that's not there he just stands around taking up space. Would also be nice if he learned from Blair and Dice on attacking the offensive glass. With his mobility and height there is no reason why he can't be better at contesting for rebounds on the offensive end.
a legend in the making, fkn goat
In 12 games of seeing 16 minutes or more this season, Splitter is averaging 9.7 points and 5.4 rebounds in 21.3 mpg.
In 4 games of seeing 24 minutes or more this season, Splitter is averaging 14.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in 25.8 mpg.
In 17 games of seeing 8 minutes or less this season, Splitter is averaging 1 point and .8 rebounds in 4.8 mpg. (Not including his 11 DNP's this season)
The guy simply needs time.
I don't understand how critical some of you all have been, especially after the games where he gets garbage minutes at best. It's not fair and it's stupid to analyze a players performance based on such very limited outings.
Unfortunately, it just so happened Splitter was set back due to injury out of the gate this year, where he missed the entire training camp. And while trying to get back in the mix of things, his main compe ion for minutes (Bonner and Blair) progressively improved their production and have played their best ball of their careers the past several months.
All in all, the reason for lack of minutes is not because he sucks. It's because his compe ion for minutes has performed damn well and on top of that, they had already earned the minutes by gaining Pop's trust even before Splitter signed with the Spurs. Add these facts to the fact that Splitter missed the entire training camp and you get Splitter fighting a hard uphill battle for minutes so far this season.
I repeat-- the guy does not suck-- He just needs the time. /rant
Last edited by MaNu4Tres; 02-05-2011 at 09:00 AM.
He throws up weak around the basket ala Oberto 97% of the time. That won't fly in the playoffs.
He needs to get better hands. I can't stand the turnovers, missed rebounds, balls deflected, because he doesn't have a good handle on balls.
Other than that, I believe in him. He has size, great BB IQ, he's young... He's gonna contribute big for the Spurs, at least next season (I'd be glad it happens this season, though).
There are some idiots on here who have been proclaiming that Tiago sucks.
But then these are probably some of the same idioys that said the same about Manu when he first broke into the league.
It takes all kinds to make this world go 'round.
Hard to believe it is mostly some Spurs fans (or so they say) making these claims.
He is nothing more than a deep end of bench role player. He sucks for the expectations put out by this board. Most of his minutes have come in garbage time or against nonplayoff teams and he has struggled in most of those situations.
i dont think mismatches is the problem, its fkn pop not willing to play him even if his fatigued or not...dude just wants to play u can look at his face
unless pop needs him on the bench cause he loves ass
I don't get the Ian vs Tiago comparisons - it's not even close and never has been.
I was a big supporter of Ian getting some playing time last year to help on weak side defense and some help in protecting the lane (even if that wasn't his strength,) but Tiago has much different and more important qualities.
Tiago has potential for one-on-one defense that the Spurs need badly. He also has offensive potential (his moves looked vastly improved last night) that is huge as well.
Ian at best, could have been useful for small doses in a team defensive role and maybe some mop-up on offense, while Tiago could possibly help with defending proven bigs on defense and even help on offense while some of the starters are getting a rest - that's a big difference.
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then I guess Tim Duncan has been pissing you off all year.
Splitter has the potential to be pretty good.
Mohammed was not too bad (and could be pretty good sometimes).
Elson was a little worse than Mohammed.
Mahinmi was not as good as Elson (though I think he will get better over time.)
Oberto was better than all of them but wasnt tall enough.
Tres...with the goods.
I for one will be glad when people like you are eating your words about Tiago, because make no mistake, you will in due time.
Were you one of the ones who also said Manu sucks?
It certainly shows that his numbers increase exponentially with the more time he plays.
If you take his numbers when he plays 25 minutes and extend them to the 38 minutes a young starting 7 footer should be playing he would be averaging 21 points and 10 rebounds a game. Would that shut everyone up?
Seems I remember someone predicting before the season even began that Splitter would be a 20-10 player some day. Still yet to happen but early returns are looking in that direction.
The future...
it was against the Sacramento Kings
who was he matched up with most of the time? 6-8 Darnell Jackson?
obvious he wont score 15 points per game
but i think, playing 25 or more minutes, he can average at least 9.5 points and 5 boards in his Rookie Season.
Gotta disagree strongly here.
I have been saying all year that all Tiago needs is time. He will force Pop to play him eventually.
It is more than obvious that he can play. In time, good players rise above their cir stances and just play.
Remember Pop yanking Manu and benching him in the first half of Manu's first season?
I'm in no way saying Tiago is on Manu's level because they are different type players...but Tiago will play a MAJOR role for the Spurs in the future...it just depends on Pop giving him playing time.
He just needs to get stronger. If u recall David when he was first in league versus later on, u will see he really bulked on those biceps. Splitter so use to finesse play and he really isnt use to all this brutality. Given time, he will be fine. He already has the IQ and knows where he needs to be.
Show me where I said Manu sucks. I said he was a borderline all star with one gift all star appearance and doesn't put up stats like the true all stars. he is fortunate the spurs got off to a great start this year so he got an all star invite based on the teams success. He is an important part of that success but still gets the invite on the teams top record success. In years past he did not get the invite because the spurs were not winning.
I said Manu was overrated in here and I still say that .
Tell us which Spurs you actually like since Splitter is worthless and Manu overrated IYO. You may not realize it, but fans tend to focus on their home team players.
Do you have something against South Americans?
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