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4 down the out of them.
Game is scheduled for Monday the 6th which gives SA 3 days of preparation for the game
Diaw will likely be back and possibly Splitter
matchup wise im not sure if Lee can still actually play but assuming he doesnt that leaves GS either going small with Barnes at the 4 or Landry starting
starting Landry would make GS bench and frontline extremely thin but Jarret Magic Jack can make up for that for GS
if SA has the full starting 5 intact i would hope they exploit the huge size advantage and change the philosophy to include more pounding the glass and more post ups for Kawhi and Splitter who would be guarded by guys almost half a foot shorter
SAs 3 point defense will be tested
Spurs for the first 60 games were the third best 3 point defending team in the league and the worst for the last 20 games
i think it would be better to guard Steph without trapping and doubles and stick to the shooters
the rest of GS team is more one dimensional and will revert to isolations and heros
watching the Denver GS games the one thing that stood out to me was how horrible Denvers 3 point defense was
every key shooter for GS would get wide open shots with 1 pass drive and kicks
and Golden States experience or lack off really showed during this last game
4 down the out of them.
No faith in splitter. He couldn't even score on fisher in the WCF. Tim Duncan is a beast tho.
I want to see Kawhi on either Curry or Jack. Those guys absolutely murder us and I can see Jack going buck wild in this series.
I think Spurs take it in 5, but they have to guard the 3 point line. Winning in Golden State will be tough, but if the Spurs can just get one road win over there, they will lock this series up in a hurry.
Spurs are hungry, gotta get some redemption from last year. It goes 5 games with the Warriors taking one in GS
Did you go to sleep last June and not watch any of this season?
Don't help on the two if it allows an open three.
Know when to push the ball and know when to slow the game down.
Throw an abundance of different looks at Curry throughout every game.
The typical Spurs defense was built for teams like the Warriors. Force the ball to one side and force the star to beat doubles. If they wanna run Curry off screens, GSW better be good at long, slow, crosscourt passes. Pound it inside and Timmy's waiting. If Curry can hit threes every night off long passes, that means we aren't closing out an acceptable level and deserve to lose.
On defense, Warriors ain't . Run the normal stuff, pick and roll, four down, layups and threes. Won't have a problem there.
Not too concerned with rebounding either.
Kind of concerned at the amount of open looks Danny and Matty will get all series though, tbh.
Bogut is horrendous at guarding the pick and roll, so I'd say we should pick and roll the of them, but 4 down should be used frequently as well.
Pop can't send double teams, just play man defense and protect the 3 point line.
Rebound and defend. They've been real lazy about covering the Denver shooters, so I expect open looks. Run whoever Curry is guarding off a minimum of three screens each possession. Post him up when possible. Burn his legs up on defense.
Slow it down to a half-court game. This team is like the SSOL Suns, except with an actual center.
Don't let Jarrett Jack score another damn career high and they should be alright
I really cant highlight how horrible the Nuggets 3 point defense was
even the current Spurs who are ranked last in the nba in the past 20 games are still leagues ahead of them in that department
the key player in this series for me is Danny Green tbh
the most suspect part of his defense is defense around screens
Klay Thompson is basically one of the best in the nba at offball play and Jack is a midrange shooter who works off of screens for those shots
if Green can match his reg season production and not be completely exposed i like the Spurs chances
also this is another series where i see Joseph playing
but i remember De Colo playing the best defense out of all the guards on Jack in one of the games this series
could be an interesting thing for Pop to think about
im also wondering who the bigs of the bench will be
this could be a series where one of Blair/Bonner can be played and do well but definitely not both at the same time
Blair has been playing so well but Landry always s on him
I think Bonners spacing which also forces extra rotations which young teams arent great at would be more beneficial
hes also one of the better post defenders on the team statistically
and if a possession vs Golden State ends with Landry trying his bad post moves on Bonner instead of Curry shooting im ok with that
Have the Spurs ever faced a 6th seed or worse in the Conference Semifinals? This could be the lowest seed we've faced in round 2.
If our 3pt defense is in mid-season form, we're good. If it's at end-of-season form, then it will be a long series.
And getting Bogut in foul trouble would be swell. He's also a prime hack-a-shaq target.
that was out of plan not through bad defense
Denver has by far the worst shooters out of all playoff teams in the league
Another thing GS did that threw the Spurs off was pack and the paint and throw Thompson on Parker
they didnt go to that strategy but im sure they will vs SA
well see if Parker is really up to the challenge then
Very simple:
Never leave Curry open, ever. EVER. Don't ever help defense if you are guarding him.
Kawhi on Curry will not work. So stop being stupid.
We still don't know how Duncan will play against a huge healthy Bogut. This is the true X-Factor IMO.
Hit open shots. Looking at you, Danny, Kawhi, Bonner, Diaw, etc.
Play smart, run the system, and this should be money in the bank.
I'm SCARED.... they have shooters, athletes, and BIGS....
Play the inside out game with lots of P&R. Spurs in 5.
Stay home with the shooters.
Curry is a horrible mid-range shooter and horrible in the paint. That works exactly into the Spurs' defensive philosophy of chasing opponents off the three-point line and living with giving up inefficient 2-pt jumpers.
The only player I'm worried about it is Jarrett Jack. Hopefully Manu holds up fine and will put a stop to that guy.
Patty Mills plays well in Golden State
if shots arent falling i think he could be moved to the active list also
his energy could be needed to spark some offense as long as he isnt guarding Curry or Jack
and Curry is the best shooter in the nba period
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Spurs in 4. Book it.
I'd expect to see Jackson go right back to using Klay Thompson on Parker in the hope that Thompson's length will bother Tony sort of like Sefalosha's length bothered Tony last spring. I'm not calling Thompson even a shadow of Sefalosha as a defender, but Thompson did seem to give Parker some problems at times during the regular season matchups.
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