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Playing time exposed him.
I had such a high hope about how Tiago will help the team comes playoff. My hope is totally shattered. Against Gasol and Odom (no Bynum), he couldn't even get a position for rebounding. Blair, on the other hand, had 10 rebounds. I had a rude awakening tonight.
Playing time exposed him.
Splitter showed good things today. If you actually saw the game you would have noticed that. He showed toughness and an ability to get in good positions on defense. Hes not polished enough offensively but we already knew that.
His defense alone is much needed on this team though. And tonight he showed hes capable of holding his own.
Thought he played some good D overall..
His offensive game is , but didn't we already know this?
Splitter was great on the glass tonight... You are focusing on the wrong areas.
op probably just saw the box score.
you sir, is an idiot.
Gasol had his way with Splitter, it was as bad as Bonner trying to guard Odom
playing with duncan splitter would look better
You didn't watch the ing game. It's obvious. Tiago had some good moves and looks and just didn't hit them. His defense, rebounding, and hustle were great.
Dude your brain (or lack of it) is exposed!
Tiago played well tonight. Spurs don't need his offense, they need his DEFENSE as well as his intangibles. He drew 6-8 fouls (he drew 6 FOR SURE) and played pretty good defense as well. Nobody is going to stop Pau or Bynum, but they can force them into tough shots which is what Tiago did.
You've got to remember too that he only really started playing a couple of weeks ago, and still not even that much.
Last edited by vander; 04-13-2011 at 12:35 AM. Reason: 14
Tiago was playing very good D. He took some strange shots and most did not fall, but we knew his offense is not strong. Even better, him and Blair showed some pretty good options against LA.
OP is high.
What game were you watching?
This. I checked the OP's posts. This summer he wanted Bogans back and thought Splitter must be bad because he played behind Varejao on the national team.
His back to the basket post gameis horrible!
Yeah, he stiffed against the big boys. You can't post him up against like sized players and expect anything other than a block or wild shot off the backboard. Even though he got 8 boards, he was really marginalized in the paint, especially in the first half. He was ing invisible. He did play better in the second half, but that could have been due to the absence of Bynum, who was sending his back or altering it when he was in there.
Tiago was great on the glass tonight. He lost at least 4 rebounds due to Laker fouls on him. He had great position for rebounds. His defense was ok. He looks to be more of a help defender than a 1 on 1 defender.
i don't really know why splitter was even hyped in the first place...
Tiago was good on D, crashed the offensive boards which is huge in the playoffs. His defensive rebounding and finishing was not good.
Sidenote: If I see Pop play Bonner on Odom in the playoffs I'm going fly to San Antonio and scalp the er.
Odom only needs to do one of two moves against Bonner and it's automatic two points off the glass.
Tiago played good D on Gasol... really, he was the only guy that we could put on him and prevent him from draining jumper after jumper... his offense is terrible, but we knew that.
And the foul...
splitter 6 offensive boards
lakers 7 offensive boards
sounds like he was crashing the boards on the offensive end to me. defensively though he needs to polish up in the off season and work on his shooting! he'll be fine next year.
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