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I'm getting tired just thinking about it.
All I can say is we better have depth and lots of youth.
I'm getting tired just thinking about it.
How many DNP-CDs do you think Timmy gets this season?
That's not really the issue, it's how many DNP-CDs Leonard and Splitter get.
lakers have one set of backtobacktoback at the start of the season
what a ing joke
JMcDonald_SAEN Jeff McDonald
40 of the Spurs' 66 games are part of a set (back-to-back or back-to-back-to-back). Gonna be a grind, for players and beat writer.
should have done 50 games not 66
Is this when the wheels fall off? Yikes.
Bonner will probably average 45 minutes a night.
Sounds like McDonald's gonna need a drink.
" The money is the motive."
Very Accurate.
Anyone want to guess on an over/under for Splitter+Leonard DNP-CDs?
How about more minutes: Bonner or Splitter?
I'm actually happy about this and see this as the proverbial glass being half full. With the games scheduled the way they are, it basically means Pop is going to be forced to play the bench/young guys more than he normally would.
I see Leonard, Anderson, Neal, Splitter(if he's still here), Joseph, Butler, Green, Blair (if he's still here), etc getting a ton of playing time they normally wouldn't have gotten in a regular 82 game season.
Just reinforces my idea that it's time to blow it up right now when there is a great draft to look forward to and not in 2 years when it will most likely be and Parker/Ginobili won't have trade value.
I wouldn't be so sure that Pop would find himself forced to play any young guys during the regular season. It would seem sensible, but that's all.
One glaring example of that is the b2b of Jan 2 & 3 in 2010. That was when Duncan played 36 minutes at the Wizards on the 2nd, then they went to Toronto on the 3rd.
As I've posted at other times on the forum:
Jan 3rd game at Toronto when Duncan was on the second night of a road back-to-back. Instead of giving Duncan the game off and activating Mahinmi, or just giving Ratliff more time, Pop sat Duncan the entire first quarter, letting him stiffen up, then brought him in during the second when they were in a big hole.
Then he proceeded to grind Duncan down playing him 29 minutes of the possible 36 just to save the game, which didn't work. The Spurs still lost. There's your Mahinmi opportunity. The Spurs refused to give Mahinmi any chance, and that game was the ultimate proof. It was a meaningless January back end of a back2back, but still Duncan was sacrificed for a loss, and then they wonder why he breaks down later in the season.
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Duncan wasn't subbed in until 10 minutes left in the second. By the time he was in a Spurs offensive possession they were down by 12. In the remaining 34 minutes he was grinding for 29 of them, a pace of 41 minutes in a 4-quarter game. AND the start time for the Toronto game was only 23 hours after the start time of the game the day before at the Wizards.
So not only was Duncan put in the game after sitting cold for about 40 minutes, he played a pro-rated heavier work load with less rest during his actual playtime, digging the Spurs out of double digit hole only to still lose, and on short, short rest on the road.
Ridiculous. If Isiah or any other coach with a sketchy rep would have done something like that they would have absolutely killed for it. And deservedly so.
splitter and ginobila for drumb role for bosh
Lol I think I remember that Toronto game. Was that Roko Ukic night?
nope, no Roko.
Yeah you're right wrong game. I remember that one as well though.
Our 4 oldest guys are:
McDyess
Duncan
Ginobili
Bonner
Other than those 4 guys, we're pretty young. Somehow, I think we'll be ok. Bonner doesn't exert much effort, Tim is less of a factor and we have guards to back up Ginobili when he's winded. Dice may not even be here.
Oh and yes, 66 games is stupid. Should have been 50. That's a realistic number to put the players through. Back to the greed.
Like I said in the other thread, I'd move Tony to the Clippers for their Minnesota pick (probably will be top 5) and a signed DeAndre Jordan. It would give the Spurs a starting-quality center, a high lottery pick in one of the best drafts in years, and probably a low lottery pick when they finish as the 9 or 10 seed in the conference without Parker. Don't get me wrong; I'm a huge Parker fan and I think he's the best player on the team now, but unless the Spurs are able to make a really big move like Dallas landing Chandler last year, there isn't much hope of a le and you might as well not get stuck in no-mans land with no options.
Of course if they can land a Nene, a Chandler, or a Varejao to give them some real defense inside then I would much rather see them compete for a le for the next couple of years. Not ty inconsistent Kaman though.
Drumb role? Are you ing kidding me?
If we still had George Hill this would be more appealing as well.
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