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Weird. Just a few days ago Pop said Tiago would be out.
Weird. Just a few days ago Pop said Tiago would be out.
yeah I agree... but here's to holding onto hope.
Jackson forced to go bigger is good news for the Spurs.
hope Tiago has been practicing his layups.
Monroe said he was a game time decision.
LOL @ Landry being included in a "going big" lineup.
Hopefully pop Is thinking clearly here, and enforces his size advantage. Make the warriors try to play big and not small. If he goes small ball, I could honestly see the spurs lose the series(plays right into gs hands)...go big or go home, pop.
Pop didn't go small when he was playing OKC, why would he change his decision process now against GSW? That would make no sense at all.
http://www.mercurynews.com/warriors/...spurs-matchups
Get a load of his matchups ratings- Man that Kool-aid tastes so good.
It's like he's never seen a Spurs game (outside of when we play the Warriors) in his life.
Forcing them to play Landry or Fetus big minutes is a big win for us. Landry's not a bad player, but the less we allow them to space the floor, the more trouble they're in. Splitter still has a big size advantage on Landry. They're almost better off conceding every rebound and just starting Barnes hoping they can take advantage of Splitter
LOL he's from San Francisco
He's hosting a live chat starting in just a few minutes for those that might want to discuss his ratings:
http://www.mercurynews.com/warriors/...te-warriors-vs
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And they're bound to try it at some point. I don't believe Jackson when he says that won't go small as long as the Spurs stay big.
I have this feeling that Landry is going to turn into a shorter version of Darrell Arthur and start draining 19 foot jumpers from everywhere to help give the Warriors support scoring. But in this case, it won't matter because the Warriors are only Warriors on the offensive side of the ball. On the defensieve(That is not a mis-spell, it's intentional- http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...881&term=sieve ), side, they play defense like they are Casper, The Friendly Ghost.
If they do play Barnes at the 4, that matchup will hopefully be exploited like crazy. Whether it be via post ups, or have him pick and roll to get a head of steam on his way to the basket. Plus I expect we end up with every rebound on both ends of the floor
if Splitter's ankle isn't limiting him too much, of course
I'd be surprised to see Tiago play tonight.
Yeah that made no sense to me.
The only issue with Landry in the starting 5 is that Jack goes back to the bench, so we can't start the game off with Green or Kawhi on Curry, as Thompson/Barnes are too big for Tony. In the small lineup we were anticipating, Tony would be on Jack with Green/Kawhi on Curry/Thompson. I still prefer this lineup. Let them have Landry out there instead of a shooter, not like he's a defensive presence anyway
If he does, I bet he plays 15 minutes max. Although when players are coming off injury, Pop has them come off the bench. Granted, it is the Playoffs. Well see.
Starting Carl Landry changes their rotation dynamic a bit. The Warriors have typically needed him for their bench energy and scoring. He has played well in this role against the Spurs, frequently injecting 6-8 points in a short amount of time. He makes great hustle plays to keep possessions alive. He almost always gives the Spurs trouble.
With him working with the starting group, they will need to find someone else to provide consistent bench scoring. Jarrett does well against the Spurs too, so if he comes off the bench, it looks different but he can certainly get hot. It will just be a different bench matchup.
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