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If Danny Green goes 9-22 instead of 4-22 on three pointers, we probably win that series, he really the bed imo and it killed our perimeter game
It's getting funny cuz on pg1 people was making fun of Curry an now people giving him the hands up. This board flipflops like crazy.
If Danny Green goes 9-22 instead of 4-22 on three pointers, we probably win that series, he really the bed imo and it killed our perimeter game
No, Curry is still a piece of crap who likely won't make the team.
While I do agree with you that Splitter sucked in the OKC series, you simply can't say that Splitter struggling was the biggest reason to why we lost that series. Splitter played 8.8 minutes/game and in the game he played the most, he played 12 minutes.
To me there were 2 bigger factors :
1 - Parker could not adapt when OKC put Sefolosha on him. And his game (and SA's offense) took a big hit when OKC started to switch in the P&R. SA's offense got stucked after that.
2 - Green missing open 3 pointers and completely losing his confidence was a much bigger factor. Green played more minutes and was starting for SA. He played so bad that Manu had to start again and Neal had to run the 2nd unit, something that we can all agree is a bad idea.
I still think SA can beat OKC ..I think it's a better match-up than LA tbh.
Splitter playing so badly he could only be out on the floor 5.5 minutes per game for the last three was pretty devastating to the team's chances.
Splitter was a one trick pony by the time the playoffs arrived and when the Thunder started switching on P&R that trick was gone. Don't forget how his pick and roll ability helped turn the tide in game 1.
Green's struggling to me is a partial indictment of TP's playmaking abilities. When a guy's struggling you've got to figure out ways to get him easy baskets to get going. You can't just leave him taking contested jumpers.
And yet the Spurs still took them to 6 games, maybe 7 if Stern didn't tell Crawford et al to hurry up the WCF.
Spurs perimeter defense wasn't that great , which is why I would prefer if Brown (still needs to show something) or Wilkerson makes the roster. We did fine against the bigger Cs this year.
I kind of feel the Curry thing is n insurance policy for when splitter demands his pay day
Oh, that,s right, the conspiracy theorists are in full bloom this fall. It's all Stern's fault.
No it wasn't all sterns fault but the way games were paced and officiated, this has also been shown by some other rules tweaks while sterns been in charge. He usually seems to have things tilted toward the team that makes the better promotional piece. Its not that it can't be overcome. Its that the less popular group is fighting an uphill battle. Moving screens and reaching in seem to be some of the favorite ways to determinate the slant of a game.
You can't teach size
Curry looked friggin good. (When he put for the effort)
How did Curry look in the scrimmages?
He might be in shape but his conditioning looks bad. Its to be expected but if he can't get his breath back, I don't see how he will be effective. He needs to look for a body to box out on rebounds. I seen him kinda flat footed just standing there looking at the rim. I've only seen him play a few mins but so far I don't see it happening. Hope he proves me wrong
Plenty of big stiffs in the league proves that doesn't really matter. If we just needed size, we could have signed Ajinca. He's even bigger than Curry at 7'2" and has a HUGE wingspan.
Personally, I saw it coming a mile away. Bonner is a given, to the bed, but I just had a feeling someone else would too; I figured it would be Green -- and it was.
In theory, Brown is a good fit. But even if he makes it (which I'll concede is suddenly beginning to look like a long shot), he wouldn't play against the Thunder anyway and especially not in the playoffs.
I'd also like to have more depth at SF, but Green is a better third option than any fringe player. Besides, other than the Heat, the other elite teams lack either quality, depth or both, at SF, too.
Leetonidas, if Jackson didn't shoot out of his mind from three, then what? That part of it more or less evened out and was not the reason they lost. The Thunder shooting out of their minds on long two's and the refs (league?) deciding they were going to make sure the Spurs wouldn't win game 6, was.
I'd take Curry over Blair. We know he is capable of scoring if he's in shape and motivated, he's proven that by averaging 19/game in the past . Blair hasn't proven , and continues to disappoint. Also Blair losing weight only further undersizes him....
Fortunately for us, you're not the one making the decision. Curry is roadkill.
get rid of blair or bonner, have curry....
we can go back to having a big frontline either starting or 2 bigs of the bench...
In addition of Spurs only having the injury prone Splitter and the old Duncan at C, something else that might help Curry to make the roster is Diaw and Blair having lost some weight. While the loss of weight makes them better players overall, it gives them less heat to bang with bigger/stronger player. Giving some minutes at the C spot to Blair and Diaw is even a worst idea than when they were fat(ter).
It's going to be interesting to see how Spurs will handle their 15th roster spot. It seems that Powell has been the best of the invites but Curry is the one that makes the most sense positional wise. The situation should/could be more clear with more preseason games play but the choice seems tough to make at this stage of the training camp.
Game six was altered by referee calls, without question.
The rest of the series was officiated fairly.
Give credit to the Thunder. They forced him to rush his shots just like with Bonner.Personally, I saw it coming a mile away. Bonner is a given, to the bed, but I just had a feeling someone else would too; I figured it would be Green -- and it was.
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