Start Bertans right now

[TheGreatYacht]

Don't let the Super Bowl distract you from the fact this dude is god awful and might be the worst 6'10 rebounder of all time

[SAGirl]

For the people who think Bertans is crap or a crap fit as a starter ...

You might be right.

But Bertans is only making 1.3 million.

RC signed Pau to 3 years and $48 knowing full well he was really a bench player against GS and likely Houston. They knew Dedmon started after Pau became healthy again.

Bertans starting even one game over a healthy Pau is an indictment of the front office.

I agree with you on this too.

I think Bertans needs to improve his shot selection. We know he can shoot and ocassionally get so hot you can allow him heat check shots but him taking clearly contested jumpers is a bad idea. He's now shooting 36% or something from 3 which for a specialist like him is not a good %. I believe that would improve if he took better shots... I am not ready to indict him on just this one game. He wasn't impressive. I did like his rotations on defense and his effort and i prefer him a lot over the midget munchkin lineups which I hate. But him being a better option than Pau Gasol is just an indictment of Pau and his deal.. and as you said it was predictable.

Beyond that... look at them start 2 guys still in their rookie deals and a guy in basically a minimum deal. These guys (the young guys) are due to get paid any way you look at it. What happens when both DAvis and Kyle want to get paid? They are let go on what will turn out to be really moderate sums much like JSimms and Dedmon to keep the overpaid guys who are in the bench...

[SAGirl]

Bertans might not even be in the rotation if the team is fully healthy.

Pop's love for munchkin lineups will ensure that is the case.

[Seventyniner]

Pop's love for munchkin lineups will ensure that is the case.

Bertans doesn't play much like a big at all compared to Kawhi, Gay, and Anderson.

[TheGreatYacht]

Munchkin lineups > Any starting lineup with Bertans and Fathead in it

[SAGirl]

Munchkin lineups > Any starting lineup with Bertans and Fathead in it

no way.
you will continue to lose games that way.

[Chinook]

Bertans seems like a necessary starter with Kyle and Murray in the SL. I was actually fine that he was aggressive. Davis, Danny and Bryn should be taking a page out of Houston's playbook and take any open three they find. It's not like the team is going to get a better shot. I've said many times that guys don't have enough 3/10 or 4/13 games on the team. Throw it up, and let Aldridge and Murray go get them.

[ceds]

At worst he fills the Bonner role....I'm pretty sure he is a long term piece

[TheGreatYacht]

no way.
you will continue to lose games that way.

Starting lineups with Bertans and Fathead in em will continue to put the team in huge deficits

[palangi]

Why the do the Spurs not run plays or set screens like the Celtics used to do with Ray Allen to get their best shooters shots? Pop seems to be more good to great, doesn't matter who the player is taking the shot. How about not having shooters take shots and actually work to get your good shooters open shots?

Because wee are more worried about posting up LMA

[SAGirl]

Bertans seems like a necessary starter with Kyle and Murray in the SL. I was actually fine that he was aggressive. Davis, Danny and Bryn should be taking a page out of Houston's playbook and take any open three they find. It's not like the team is going to get a better shot. I've said many times that guys don't have enough 3/10 or 4/13 games on the team. Throw it up, and let Aldridge and Murray go get them.

Bertans can improve his shot selection and Pop can also call plays to get him shots...

[SAGirl]

Starting lineups with Bertans and Fathead in em will continue to put the team in huge deficits

No way either. They started off well, scoring with no problems, but in a few possssions Danny threw a bad pass to Bertans in a corner that he mishandled, Bertans felt free to take a heavily contestes shot with a guy right in his grill and Murray allowed Rubio to get hot, Aldridge missed a shot and bam. They were actually subbed out really early and the bench was worse. They have to figure it out.

I am Not sure Bertans will work out as a starter. I just said I am not ready to throw in the towel on the basis of one game.

[Down Under]

He's a shocking rebounder obviously, but his job is to come off screens and hit 3's anytime he's open - with his length & quick release he's impossible to block. He can't start though, obviously with his defense.

[r0drig0lac]

Because wee are more worried about posting up LMA

1st option, all start, etc etc...

[Seventyniner]

Bertans seems like a necessary starter with Kyle and Murray in the SL. I was actually fine that he was aggressive. Davis, Danny and Bryn should be taking a page out of Houston's playbook and take any open three they find. It's not like the team is going to get a better shot. I've said many times that guys don't have enough 3/10 or 4/13 games on the team. Throw it up, and let Aldridge and Murray go get them.

To Bertans "open" means "has the ball".

[DAF86]

3 blocks tonight.

Shooting, passing, speed, hops, athleticism, blocks. What's not to like? I don't know why some folks are so down on him.

Pop needs to start have him finish games when he's playing well, like today.

[Atl Spur]

Tony must go, patty, joff, Danny all must go! I like Bertans.......

[Atl Spur]

Oh yeah Pau too

[TheGreatYacht]

I hope OP wanted to start him to get the tank going, because.....

[TheGreatYacht]

One of the worst posters of all time

After the failure that was your BP3 blessing, now you had to watch your boy get donkey ed by Big Randle smh

[TheGreatYacht]

Watching the game yesterday reminded me of the night Bynum took Blair's manhood and any future he had in the NBA. I don't think he can look at his wife the same ever again. It was tough to watch.

[jermaine]

Watching the game yesterday reminded me of the night Bynum took Blair's manhood and any future he had in the NBA. I don't think he can look at his wife the same ever again. It was tough to watch.

What happened to him?

[TheGreatYacht]

What happened to him?

To who? The night Bynum dropped 16 & 30 on Blair, completely burying him in the doghouse forever or Randle dropping a 25 piece on Bertans while making him look like a red headed step child with 4 fingers and no shoulders?

[TimDunkem]

It's sad when your backup pf makes you miss a washed up David Lee.

[jermaine]

It's sad when your backup pf makes you miss a washed up David Lee.

Our entire roster makes you miss David Lee, an Dewayne Dedmon too!!