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By the way guys, speaking of 4th qtr lineup ups
what lineup would you like to see kick off the 4th? (minus Manu)
I actually wouldn't mind trying Elson and Oberto together
good post Manny
I don't know if its his stubbornness, or just because he thinks its the most effective strategy, but at some point you need to make an adjustment when you see Duncan has not been effective when guarded by Boozer the entire evening. And I understand that your options are limited when your shooters are missing, but he didn't give Parker a chance to be effective in the fourth quater.
It was the same play over and over again: 4 down and wait for the double to swing it to Bruce. Bruce had a great night, but he's going to make far more 3s off of Tony's penetration because he can setup in the corner that way.
Also, we were lucky to be so close after the lineup he trotted out to start the fourth with again. If not for a lucky bounce to Beno for a layup and a shot clock beating 3 by Horry, they would have been down by double digits with 10 to go.
By the way guys, speaking of 4th qtr lineup ups
what lineup would you like to see kick off the 4th? (minus Manu)
I actually wouldn't mind trying Elson and Oberto together
good post Manny
What I don't get is what Pop has against Elson? I didn't get to see the game, but going by the boxscore it still looks like Horry is given way more time and opportunity. Doesn't make sense.
Eh, I don't agree this one is on Pop. The Spurs aren't a very good rebounding team. The Jazz are the best in the business.
And going to Tim was the right move. Parker wasn't aggressive at all until after the game was over. No one else was doing anything, so of course you go to Tim downlow. The problem was Tim was going for the foul more than he was trying to just score the ball.
Pop coached a decent game. Getting outrebounded and not being able to knock down open outside shots will lose you more games than not.
I think Pop must know Elson is on my fantasy team.
Yeah, if Beno can shoot the ball once every 1.5 minutes, Tony can shoot more often than every 2 and a third minutes.
Elson got plenty of minutes in the fourth. Horry was playing because he was the only Spur coming up with rebounds in traffic.
I don't think the loss is on Pop. I think the loss is on the players who let Harpring kill them on the boards.
I definetly think going to Duncan was horrible though. Over and over and he couldn't get a shot up over Boozer half the time.
I'm still trying to figure out when Beno Udrih turned into Eddie House.
Beno was pretty horrible aside for a 2 possesion stretch tonight. What did he shoot?
How are the Jazz such a good rebounding team? How does their sixth man small forward get more boards than our starting power forward? They're active, we're not. I see Spurs standing around all the time waiting for someone else to pick up the ball. You don't see Jazz players doing that .
Timvp should bump his Reggie Evans thread.
4-11
4-for-11 in 16 minutes. I miss the Beno Udrih who used to pass.
Beno was 4- 11 from the field 2-6 from the 3 point line
They run a Boozer/AK/Harpring frontline quite a bit. That'll do it.How are the Jazz such a good rebounding team?
Are you going by his assists? How often do you want to see Beno shoot a game? Or do you want him to only shoot when wide open?
Sorry, but this one isn't on Pop. The shots just weren't falling and every late rebound seemed to fall right into the hands of the Jazz.
Somebody call me when Manu is back in the lineup. This team is painfull to watch in the 4th quarter without him.
I'm thinking it's lack of focus. Tim kept showing the ball which resulted in steals, blocked shots. Guy's weren't boxing out, and everyone was looking at the ball instead of reacting to it. Utah missed a lot of shots but they worked hard to get rebounds. At the end there they were doing a good job of making it hard for TD to score, no one seemed to be able to make them pay. And Finley keeps getting smaller and smaller. I would say that it was total team effort.
The Jazz are a good rebounding team because they have three very good rebounders in their starting lineup and about three more very good rebounders coming off the bench.
The Spurs have like one and a half very good rebounders total.
Especially in the beginning of the 4th when they were running the Elson, Finley, Barry, Bowen and Beno or whatever lineup.This team is painfull to watch in the 4th quarter without him.
Not to mention Okur/Boozer/AK. And if they really want to rebound, they run Okur/Boozer/AK/Harpring.
How do the spurs expect to win a le when we cannot rebound and our trademark defense is gone and Pop insists on not playing our two centers hardcore minutes?
Ok, in the playoffs last season, especially against the Mavs, our biggest problem was rebounding. I still don't get why we didn't get anyone who could rebound. Gee Pop, our rebounding still blows!
How is this not on Pop? Did you guys not see the lineup he put in at the start of the fourth? He is not smart with lineups the majority of the time. A few certain times he finds a good one but other times he's just stupid and stubborn. The rebounds hurt but we've been outrebounded before and won. I think if we had good lineups the shots would have fallen more.
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