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Blair played the right number of minutes he should be getting.
He continues to put more faith into Splitter.
If we can get Splitter around the 30 minute mark (if not more) and cut Bonner back to 10-15, we should be good.
On the other hand, can somebody out there cut RJ's minutes in half?
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Offense was complete with Duncan and Splitter out there together tbh. Can't take too much from it though, sample size is still too little. They haven't played enough together yet.
Why? With Kawhi out there its 4 on 5 on the offensive end..He continues to try and succeed in becoming non existent on offense.Blair played the right number of minutes he should be getting.
He continues to put more faith into Splitter.
If we can get Splitter around the 30 minute mark (if not more) and cut Bonner back to 10-15, we should be good.
On the other hand, can somebody out there cut RJ's minutes in half?
Offense was because they force fed situations that weren't going to turn into efficient opportunities (force feeding Duncan and forcing Parker into multiple hedges that led to bad jump shots; outside of R.J's open look).
They went to Splitter on the block twice and scored 5 points off those 2 touches. After that, they never went to Splitter again.
That is on Pop, Parker and Duncan for not electing to go through their most efficient play-maker right now.
Those two could co-exist just fine if they actually give the ball to Splitter on the block more than 2 times the whole 4th quarter.
Splitter is our 2nd best option right now, arguable our most efficient option with Manu out.
Thank you.
There is 0 reason why Tim and Tiago shouldn't be able to play together. Tim can play the high post and stick to his jumpers to save his body, while Tiago should have 4 down run for him every time.
Hey I'm all for Tim and Tiago playing together. Just saying the offense was flat out horrible with them on the floor together. Blame it on whatever you want but it was.
But if Duncan hits even half the shots he should have, the offense would've looked great.
I bet in 2 weeks they'll look even better together than they do now. They've barely played at the same time. Defensively, they're awesome together.
I actually agree with this post. However, when Splitter hits the floor (with Tim already on the floor) the ball goes to Timmy and not Splitter. This is a grave mistake at this point in the TOSB's career.
they keep going to duncan in the post out of respect or something, but it's costing us games. when is pop gonna realize that splitter is the best big on the team? he deserves to start, he deserves more minutes, and most importantly, he deserves more touches.
Splitter in the post and Duncan in the high post. His midrange is as good as D-Robs when the situation was reversed (Duncan was a rookie and D-Rob was the downhill veteran.)
Unfortunately I fell asleep for the 4th so I didn't see what went wrong but Splitter was definitely effective again. His defense on Love wasnt the greatest in the 3rd but he was securing rebounds and making things happen on offense.
I think we're going to transition to Duncan deferring to Splitter and see what that looks like.
It just won us a game 4 days ago....
That's the issue sometimes with a living legend. Sometimes better opportunities are bypassed just to keep the legend alive.
God damn, son. This is exactly how I feel. Timmy is getting a ton of money (out of respect). Time to move on and feed the beast in Tiago.
Its a process. This is really a transition from Duncan being the #1 scoring option, at least as a big, to now Splitter. Its not going to happen overnight.
But in order to come up with the solution to the problem you got to ask yourself, objectively, why? Why was it horrible?
My reason why is because they were utilizing Splitter, who is top 5 in the NBA in PPS and top 5 in 2 pnt FG percentage; (the most efficient option on the team right now), as a 3 foot orange cone 90% of the time they were on the court together. All while Tony was dancing into multiple hedges, frantically trying to come up with any shot for himself or a teammate-- which usually ended up in a contested jumper.
In the other sequences, the plays were ran for Duncan, who was 2 for 8 entering the quarter IIRC. And ended the game going 2 for 12. Duncan is not good at creating shots for others now due to his lack of mobility. Which means, when does he gets the ball-- there's really only one shot for himself that can be created from running the play for him (unless he has a vintage Duncan game;which there's been maybe 3 this whole season).
If they utilize Splitter more and use different sets that exploit the advantage they have with Splitter/Parker (Splitter on the block and Splitter/Parker PnR); all while Duncan is spotted up from 12-15 feet from the weakside (elbow/baseline) the Spurs offense should be fine statistic wise in the long-run.
The problem with this is, Pop has to acknowledge it and Tim has to accept it (which I don't see Tim having a problem doing considering his self-less nature). **With exception of when Tim is on fire, which isn't and won't be often obviously.
For those of you calling for it. This.
Whose calling for this to happen overnight?
The mistake you are making is that the process started last year. There was a definitive shift in the Spur's mindset last year.
The fact is the process started. The fact remains that the TOSB is getting in the way.
Don't get me wrong. IF the TOSB has a hot hand, then give him the ball. But, if he is from the start then you must sit the bag down.
And today it wasn't working... you keep going to the same person?
Plenty of people. Read the game thread or all the other threads.
Didn't say that.
I thought Tim was just poor today... don't know if it's the long trip or what. Outside the 1st quarter when he was boarding well, he looked nailed to the floor. It costs us on both ends.
I'll add Blair is just playing free minutes right now.
This was a step in the right direction though... today we competed against a good team on the road. There will be mistakes along the way, but this was something to build on.
If we can stay compe ive in games, we'll win some.
Splitter in the post with Duncan playing up top.
As for the wings, whichever player is having a good night, should stay on the floor. Jefferson, Leonard, Green and Neal are all severely flawed players, go with the hot hand.
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