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Ford was pretty decent for us before the injury though. No reason to give up on him after his first game back from injury. If anything, this loss is more on Tony. No reason to be outplayed THAT badly when you're the best player on the team.
I think Green is our latest injury. That ice pack on his shoulder at the end didn't make me happy. He may have been stiffening up, and Pop shut him down.
Ford was pretty decent for us before the injury though. No reason to give up on him after his first game back from injury. If anything, this loss is more on Tony. No reason to be outplayed THAT badly when you're the best player on the team.
The Spurs desperately need another big man but I'm not sure how much Splitters injury and this being his first game back tonight had to do with his limited time and knowing Pop it's pretty likely that had a lot to do with it. Before Splitter got hurt he was actually starting to spend a lot more time on the court with TD. but of course he got hurt, lets just hope this doesn't send that idea back to square one.
It was ing funny to watch a pissed Duncan shooting two 3s in row like he didn't give a .
It must be awful to fight the whole game and then watch a hot garbage like Jefferson throwing away the game in 2 possessions letting his man free to shoot.
I'm still trying to remember the quotes but didn't Pop or somebody from the Spurs say Jefferson was going to be the Spurs' best defender every night when they acquired him?
Lost by 7 to a legit contender, one of the two best teams in the NBA, without Manu and Kawhi. I'll take this loss. Saw flashes of elite D periodically, but then RJ ed it all up. If/when the Spurs get fully healthy they can compete with anyone.
So which big will step up out of the ones we have next to Tim Duncan in the playoffs? Lack of decent bigs will stop us from competing "with anyone".
Probably. But I don't think anyone expected the team to be playing as well as they have going into this season. If you think we have the potential for a Finals trip, I think you're aiming a bit high. As far as bigs go, we might get lucky and sign someone that gets waived in the coming weeks. After missing out on EVERY free agent thus far, we have to land someone eventually. No way the FO goes into the post-season with just four bigs
I really hope Pop nuts up and benches Jefferson and starts Leonard. It would make our starting 5 an upgrade already and guys like Green, Leonard, and Anderson have shown they can bring more production than RJ.
Splitter imo. I also think the FO will nab a big that's bought out after the trade deadline that may make some difference.
It was a legit team, the best team in the East, in my opinion ( the heat) but it was a team that was on the road off a back-to-back in a condensed season. Oh, and they also came to town late after a late flight and after BARELY beating a weak Hornets team. It's still a game we should've won but of course, we need our best player back ASAP.
We definitely have a shot at the finals with the way all the young guys are playing (expectations before the season started are irrelevant as the young guys have shown they can play), but the thing that could stop that shot at making the finals dead in it's tracks is a lack of a decent second big next to TD.
If anything, I expect Pop and RC to give McDyess a call.
I hope not. McDyess must be in terrible shape right now.
McDyess has basically said he has no interest in returning. Pop and RC might as well call up Horry and DRob while they are at it, because the chances of getting them to come back are probably just as good.
BTW - the +/- kings for the Spurs last night? Yep... RJ and Blair. Man I hate that stat.
Blair had his shining moments tbh. The problem is he was up against Boozer and Noah most of the time. If he was playing against Asik and Gibson he would've ended up looking better.
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