Look it's been a long time since I posted but all this year I have heard the crying and the screaming about putting in Splitter. Now I agree that Pop has gotten a little tough on the guy. Its easy for all of us " ARM CHAIR COACHES" to say we would play the guy and we would win. Problem is this, we are not at practice so we don't know his Grasp of the system. We see he is SCRAPPY on the defensive end but we need offense to. I think he will be GREAT in year 2 with a FULL training camp and Summer League (well if there is a Summer league) I want him in the game but its just not gonna happen.
Now my rant is really this. In these playoffs not putting in Splitter is not the reason we are losing...Why? Because our problem is TONY F'N Parker. in three games he is 4-16, 6-14, and 5-14 with a grand total of 17 assists. Now I know I know Tony is not an assist man but we NEED MORE PRODUCTION from the guards to win this series. Hill totally disappeared in game 3. Now I know this post is getting long and boringbut if we get better guard production especially from Parker we will win this series in 6. Gino is the Heart and Soul of this team, but Parker is the Spark that keeps them going. If Parker and Hill don't NUT UP we are out First Round year 2. We Will Do It......We are the MotherF'n SPURS!!!!!!!!!
.....And that's my rant.
Yeah...TP has been playing like lately...has he been hanging out with Kobe???
year 2 probably isn't going to matter - the odds of the big 3 being marginally healthy at the same time again is not good.I think he will be GREAT in year 2 with a FULL training camp and Summer League (well if there is a Summer league
Keep telling yourself that if only Parker was better things will be alright - it might be enough to gut out this series, but the Spurs will be in major doodoo for the next round if the level of play all around doesn't step up. Plus, it's basketball - usually taller and longer players have an advantage.
At this point, there is no logical reason for not giving Splitter some minutes. What has Bonner or Blair done in 3 games that's worth Splitter not getting a chance?
yep and homers still believing that nothing's wrong in down2-1ville, but, but Memphis is the best 8 seed there's ever been
Are you really that confident with our front line against OKC's (if we survive Memphis)?
Bonner does
Splitter = Oberto of 07 at worst.
that is still better than Bonner.
we rode in on the red rocket, we'll go down in flames on the red rocket
???
the Earth is flat
But it's true TP is our bigger problem.
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Talk about a scape goat in Tony Parker... Memphis is playing solid playoff defense. They're denying Spurs 3pt since game 1 meanwhile clogging the paint with bigger and younger bodies. I don't see how you can blame this series on 1 guy.
It's impossible to blame it on 1 guy. 2 guys to blame. Pop + Tony.
Just because some members lurk and don't regurgitate every thought that goes thru their head and post a thread or reply to one - doesn't mean they can't provide some insight, etc.
Yes, I have few posts since changing accts recently but know just as much about the Spurs and basketball as most...
This thread rocks. We must continue to believe in the power of the ginger to carry us through this crisis. Pop made the right decision to sit the offensively challenged Splitter and indulge his ginger fantasy. If anything, he hasn't indulged in it enough, which is the reason the spurs are losing. If the spurs do end up losing, Pop should be praised for his modest usage of the ginger when I'm sure he wanted to fully unleash his creation to the destruction of the rest of the league... Pop has shown his merciful side as it was to the rest of the league and this should not go unnoticed.
Can't wait for post #2.
We need Bonner to shoot his way out of this mess. If Bonner had chucked up 20 3s per game, we'd be up 3-0 on Memphis. OP is right; Bonner spreads the floor and his ass cheeks for the other team.
IMO it's time to face the music. Playoff Bonner is garbage. Look for plan B.
I know, it was tough keeping a straight face while typing that last post.
I Watched Splitter plays for more than 5 years, I know him better than anyone on this forum, and he's not solution, but can increase more defensive consistency for Spurs, he's a real 6'11, against two nice big towers (Memphis) you need height, McDyess is too old (he can't play more than 30 minutes), Blair and Bonner don't have height and defensive skills. I'm not Spur support because the franchise (I just support teams where brazilian people plays) and watching Spurs playing this season, much 3 point shots and not a solid paint, I can say easy, this team will not be champions. Not playing this way. Its more like San Antonio 'Suns' than 'Spurs'. Duncan is not the same from 2002/2003, Parker is not playing well and Ginobili is getting old too, Pop doing wierd choices, so its hard believe in this team.
So let me get this straight. No one should be concerned that perhaps the team's 2nd best interior defender and rebounder is chained to the bench? A guy who has more experience playing against Gasol, because of their mutual international experience, than any other big on the team? Furthermore, we shouldn't worry about Splitter's absence because he'll be better in Year 2?
I have a question for you. What are you smoking? In case you've not figured this out, this team DOES NOT have next year. They're playing for right now and right now only. There's absolutely no guarantee that Duncan will be back bext year. If he does come back, he's a year older. He can no longer be counted on t be the best the Spurs best frontline player, on both ends of the court, as he has throughout his career. And he shouldn't have to be. That's the real sin of Pop, for not providing him some additional frontline support sooner. If help is indeed there, in the form of Splitter, and if he is indeed the best option, Pop owes it to his aging superstar to play him. Perhaps, Pop should've even considered playing Duncan and Splitter in tandem. After all, THAT was the formula for the championship success the Spurs and Pop have enjoyed. THe Spurs didn't win les with a lineup that featured a philosophy of outside-in, and beyond-the-arc shooting as the first primary option.
Let's not stop there. Let's look further. Dice will be gone after this year. Manu has sustained yet another injury that has left him hobbled for the playoffs for the 3rd year in a row. Look at how this team has struggled to find offense and how they have declined defensively. Can you not see that the arrow for this team is pointing downward? Need more proof? Did you watch last year's second round playoff series, where the Spurs were swept away by the Suns? Also, look at the composition of this team versus the team they're currently playing (Grizzlies) or even the Thunder, the team they'd have to face if they somehow get past the Grizzlies.
In case no one has figured this out, the cycle for continued championship contention, for this squad, is spiraling down fast, on the backs of their best players. Players whose can only occasionally conjure up command performances, but whose overall skills have noticeably started to slip. It's no one's fault. That's just the cycle of sports.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. At this point, Pop has absolutely nothing to lose by throwing Splitter out there, to help support Duncan. Whatever puts the team in a better position to win should be considered. However, Pop is just too stubborn to think outside the box.
I respect your take immensely. I agree in that I don't believe or promote Splitter as an answer, but he certainly seems to have enough junk in his game to provide some production on both ends. He fared very well versus Gasol and the Grizzlies in their last regular season meeting, while Duncan was out. If Pop inserts him and he sucks, take him out. THere's nothing to lose with this decision.
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