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AGAIN WHEN GIVEN MINS:
If you can recall on Xmas day vs detroit NAZR started the second half and he was extremely active 17 min 5-7FG 5 rebounds(2 on O) even 1ast and 10pts.
NBA Finals vs detroit
game 1: 26min 4-8FG 2-2FT 7REB(4 on OFF) 2BLK 10pts
game 2: 25min 1-2FG 4-5FT 5REB(3 on OFF) 2BLK 6 pts
game 3: 15min 2-4FG 0-2FT 7REB(3 on OFF) 0BLK 4pts
game 4: 15min 2-6FG 0-0FT 5REB(3 on OFF) 0BLK 4pts
game 5: 25min 3-4FG 0-0FT 3REB(1 on OFF) 0BLK 6pts
game 6: 22min 1-3FG 2-2FT 8REB(5 on OFF) 0BLK 4pts
game 7: 22min 0-3FG 0-0FT 7REB(1 on OFF) 2BLK 0pts -had one very important block
For the min he got, he was not so bad.
vs Denver
G1 34min 7-9FG 1-2FT 15REB(9 on OFF) 1AST 2SLT 4BLK 15pts-must have some talent
G2 23min 0-2FG 4-4FT 7REB (0 on OFF) 1AST 4pts
G3 20min 1-2FG 1-4FT 3REB (3 on OFF) 3pts
G4 26min 2-4FG 2-2FT 7REB (5 on OFF) 1BLK 6pts
G5 32min 3-7FG 4-6FT 13REB(4 on OFF) 1AST 1STL 1BLK 10pts
vs Seattle
G1 23min 1-4FG 1-2FT 7REB (3 on OFF) 2STL 1BLK 3pts
G2 24min 3-7FG EVEN 1-1 3PG 10REB (4 on OFF) 1BLK 7pts
G3 16min 3-3FG 1-2FT 3REB (0 on OFF) 7pts
G4 14min 1-2FG 0-0FT 3REB(1 on OFF) 1BLK 2pts
G5 20min 8-10FG 3-5FT 7REB(3 on OFF) 1AST 19pts ***RASHO NEVER & vs dirty sea
G6 27min 6-9FG 0-0FT 8REB(5 on OFF) 1AST 1STL 1BLK 12pts
vs PH
G1 23min 4-7FG 1-2FT 7REB(4 on OFF) 1AST 2BLK 9pts
G2 28min 5-10FG 1-2FT 8REB(5 on OFF) 3STL 2BLK 11pts
G3 19min 4-6FG 1-2FT 4REB(2 on OFF) 1AST 1SLT 9pts
G4 24min 4-8FG 0-0FT 8REB(4 on OFF) 1BLK 8pts
G5 17min 1-3FG 2-3FT 2REB(1 on OFF) 1STL 1BLK 4pts
okay nazr in the playoffs produce tons of second chances, scored very well in some games where he got lots of mins, and he GETS TO THE FT line too...and lets not forget he was a midseason aquisition and he just steped up after rasho got hurt...
AGAIN his defense might not be the best YET because he is a slow learner and pop refuses to put him in during the regular season games where he can get his bad habits out and make his mistakes, and who CARES about the regular season HIS DEFENSE OBVIOUSLY DIDNT HURT US ENOUGH LAST YEAR BECAUSE HE GOT A RING SO EVERYONE STF UP ABOUT THAT..."OH HIS DEFENSE SUCKS" "OH HE FOULS TOO MUCH" "OH NAZR LOOKS LOST" ES WE GOT A RING WITH HIM LAST YEAR OKAY LET HIM IMPROVE AGAIN HE IS A SLOW LEARNER ESPECIALLY SINCE D IS MORE X'S AND O'S and REMEMBERING STUFF MAYBE HE SHOULD BE READING WHILE HE ON THE BENCH CUZ OF EN POP.
NAZ MAN IS TIGHT THOUGH...LETS BE REAL WE NEED HIM IN THERE.
AGAIN WHEN GIVEN MINS:
If you can recall on Xmas day vs detroit NAZR started the second half and he was extremely active 17 min 5-7FG 5 rebounds(2 on O) even 1ast and 10pts.
What you need is for him to prove he knows how to play the Spurs way. Pop's principle mistake is letting Fin start above Manu in a game in which a good start is needed.
SON how can he prove that when he is not getting any mins? and he was your starting center that helped you get a RING, WHY QUESTION THAT? AND how is that now playing spurs way??
I like nazr and I love the spurs, he should just say " you spurs(pop)" after this season if they dont give him his rightful time and just go play somewhere else(although I would hate that) and become an ALL-STAR center cuz he is capable of it.
I'm tired of the pop playing all these mind games, and doghouse bs just play him 10 games and we will see.
i think Nazr should be the man starting at center. hes alot more dominant than rasho.
-Hey TDMGTP, i know nazr has at least 2pts in game 7 of the finals, i remember he dunked in the fourth qtr.
Y'all played organized hoops right? When do you set yourself and show that you deserve that time on the court?
It's called practice. He should earn his minutes. Fin got the well, the guy in front of you got hurt, so you'll start spot. That was Nazr's last year.
And all he had to do to hold it was play better during practice.
Right now, he is getting about as much time as Beno.
Practice man...ya know practice?
i checked the box score again, its has him at 0pts.
dont start with the practice bull , you give ur starting center from championship team 2 mins...pop your a fool for this one.
If he was so friggen awesome in the playoffs LAST YEAR, then smart guy, please tell us why he is doing such a horrible impersonation of himself THIS YEAR?
Especially after another 4 months of practicing and playing with the team?
really? i swear he dunked in the fourth qtr. i remember watching it on my spurs championship DVD. two handed dunk, uncontested.
recall he missed offseason because wife had labor complications, and RASHO has been here longer and he still sucks ass...Id take my chances with NAZR although he is a slow learner on D, he is way more talented
There is something else going on with Pop and Nazr. Mebbe it's a business thing, mebbe it's a personality thing. He is better than Rasho, even with some defensive lapses. Why he's not playing more, I don't think has anything to do with practice time or on the court abilities.
Just my .02
Naza + Barry for PJ Brown or Joel Pryziblla + filler. IF Pop don't use him, trade him then.
sure let's just give it to him. start sean marks. he dunks hard too
"oh he dunks hard too" NoOoOoOoO
u must be slovenian or just plain stupid. stop fighting it.
Slovenian=plain stupid.
thanks, it makes ignoring your posts so much easier.
Ahm, Filipines = Slovenia???
You must be "that stupid American". (Sorry all other American friends, but what is too much is too much)
I think pop gets a woodie everytime he starts radoslow nesterovic.
damn slovenians CHILL OUT, i shouldnt have to explain this but I will.
meant that either ur rooting for rasho cuz he is slovenian which is natural to support ur countrymen, or just plain stupid but NOT BOTH. Take it as you may cuz ultumitely I dont care.
The truth about Nazr is that Pop is diminishing his value so that the Spurs don't have to s out too much money when re-signing him....
His plan of course will backfire:
1. Because we will need more minutes from Nazr during the playoffs in order to contend.... which will again increase his value (and his agent's asking price).
2. The whole situation will piss Nazr off and he will refuse to sign back with San Antonio.
Nazr is less important then repeat. Believe me. Who cares about Nazr when his playing is not as good as Rasho's?
I agree wholeheartedly with TDMGTP. At this point Nazr doesn't even have to go back in the starting lineup. Just give the man some meaningful minutes on the floor...at least 20-25 minutes. And none of that "2 minutes on the floor and then back to the bench" garbage. If he makes mistakes it's best he's making those mistakes in January and not April-May-June.
It was a blessing in disguise that Rasho got injured last year because let's be honest...the Spurs probably don't win the le last year if Rasho is in the lineup. He's weak and always will be. If Popovich is planning to keep him out on the floor then kiss those le hopes goodbye.
The truth about Nazr is that he only averaged about 6 and 6 in last season's playoffs in about 28 minutes (I'm guessing) -- those numbers were relatively the same as Rasho's numbers during the regular season last year. But since he dunked the ball and was more active around the rim, Spurs fans glamourized it. I've heard at least three posters in the last few days says, "He outscored and outrebounded the Wallaces COMBINED in games 1 and 2 in the Finals" which is not even close.
He knew enough basics on D to get by in the postseason and Pop wasn't going to switch back to Rasho after Rasho got healthy and disrupt the rotation. But the coaching staff fully expected that this season, Nazr would IMPROVE -- particularly on defense.
He missed the whole training camp (I'm not saying that it's his fault) where they lay down the groundwork for the year. As the season began, Rasho was actually playing decent and rightfully owned the starting job.
We aren't privvy to what goes on inside of practice, but right now if Nazr has actually caught up on D and is working hard in practice - he'd be seeing more playing time.
Rasho sucks against particular teams and I certainly would think that in a game like last night Nazr would have seen some time. I don't think there's a huge conspiracy of holding his value down or not liking him personally. I just think that he likely hasn't earned playing time in practice and he misses far too many rotations when he actually does get playing time.
That all being said, there are times when you need to scrap all the rules for playing time and just let a guy get a stretch on the floor and see how it goes. The Spurs didn't do that with Nazr. But last night was likely a big wakeup call. It will be interesting to see how the player rotations get rattled because of it.
It is difficult for players to get into rythm when playing the minutes Nazr is playing.... from a rebounding standpoint, however, Nazr is better than Rasho... and seeing how the rebounding margin hurt us last night Nazr would have been needed....
Pop seems to have as short of fuse with Nazr as he did with Malik.
Nazr moved on a pick and picked up a turnover.... Pop sat him for the rest of the game.
rasho was playing pretty well before he got hurt. are you guys forgetting how well the spurs were playing last year before people started getting dinged up? hopefully the opposite is the case this year and we can get stronger as the season goes on.
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