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I havent really seen him play since he was on the Suns, but I really like what I saw from him tonight. He was playing fantastic defense, going after loose balls and putting his full effort, I bet he is ecstatic to be out of Charlotte lol.
Tonight Boris Diaw's defense was great on Dirk. In the past, I don't recall ever noting Diaw as any type of high-end Dirk defender.
Question for fans of the French national team, Suns or Mavs: Fluke performance or this had precedence?
Thanks.
I havent really seen him play since he was on the Suns, but I really like what I saw from him tonight. He was playing fantastic defense, going after loose balls and putting his full effort, I bet he is ecstatic to be out of Charlotte lol.
Given Diaw's weight, he isn't going to get pushed around by Dirk. He's also surprisingly quick on his feet. Dirk wasn't able to back him down in the post or dribble past him easily.
His defense was great, offensively he didn't show much, was disappointed with him passing up so many close in shots for kick outs he perimeter.
Dirk always plays dirty,,,throwing elbows, pushing...I am glad that at least one Spurs is playing him tough and not backing down...I was very impressed by his defense on Dirk.....
His defense was better than I remember it. We'll see if he can keep it up but the effort and awareness was on full display.
Agreed. He cant push diaw around. He is a of a passer also. Cant wait to see him in shape.
Yea and to think we wanted turiaf or Hollins I don't think either would of guarded dork that good I like experience over height and diaw is gonna be a perfect fit here in San Antonio but I have to admit it was a team effort uva win Go Spurs Go!!
+/- tonight
Diaw +20
SJax +17
+/- tonight
Diaw +20
SJax +17
Get used to it.
i remember some good Ds by Diaw when he was @ Suns
Diaw is doing a fine job usually on Dirk with FNT but nothing special. FNT Dirk stopper is Florent Pietrus.
Timvp, you should give Diaw an A tonight. His defense against Dirk was damn good.
I'm fine with it if he brings that defense...
Can't tell with Atlanta, Phoenix or Charlotte but with the French NT, Bobo has always been a solid/quick defender who can defend on the 3/4/5
Can you believe that Charlotte cut Diaw? No wonder they've only won 7 games this year. I wonder if they'd let me go coach a few games for them.
Might be a good way to earn some money for the franchise... I can see the ads now:
'Come to Charlotte, coach a real NBA team for a day.'
What a thing of beauty.
Gee Im so damn happy that the team is working it's a whole turnaround from 1 month. I felt lost. I didn't get to see the game tonight but by reading this I feel really encouraged. Im not saying anything but at least we have a team to fight.
Has there ever been another Spurs team with this many defensive options to throw at Dirk? They've got Leonard, Sjax, and Diaw who can all play really good defense on Dirk, just last year all they had was Dice!
The only other time I can remember was when they first got Finley and Bowen was on the team.
If Diaw is content to focus on dirty work (defense, screens, box outs etc) and shoot when wide open...well, I think we'll be ok with that. We've so much offensive firepower that a guy that doesn't NEED shots (but CAN make them) is nice to have around.
And in all actuality, was Finley ever really that good at it?
When he played with PHX...wasn't he the one assigned to guarding Duncan???
A better option against Bosh when we play the Heat in the finals.
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