Spurs vs. Bucks Jan. 12th -- Grades

[timvp]

Tim Duncan
Duncan played adequately against the Milwaukee Bucks. He got off to a slow start and seemed a little slow with his decision making, but played better as the game wore on. Duncan still seems to be battling some injuries, as he’s missing some of his explosiveness around the basket. However, he’s doing enough for the Spurs to win.
GRADE: 84
JANUARY: 84.2
SEASON: 86.8

Bruce Bowen
The Western Conference Player of the Week had a tough game against on Wednesday night. He only hit 2-of-7 shots from the field, including 1-of-6 from beyond the arc. On defense, he defended Michael Redd well but Redd was still able to put up stats.(24 points).
GRADE: 82
JANUARY: 87.2
SEASON: 85.2

Rasho Nesterovic
Nesterovic had eight rebounds and four blocks in 31 minutes. Considering how he’s played for the last month, those are nice numbers. But if you watch the game, you’d see he’s far from into rhythm. He missed a number of chip shots and was getting in the way offensively.
GRADE: 83
JANUARY: 84
SEASON: 82.8

Manu Ginobli
Ginobili stuffed the stat sheet once again versus Milwaukee. He recorded 15 points, seven assists, five rebounds and two steals in 35 minutes. His defense was also spectacular, holding Desmond Mason to 1-for-8 shooting from the field.
GRADE: 90
JANUARY: 87.5
SEASON: 88

Tony Parker
It looks like Parker wants to make the All-Star team. He’s been on fire as of late and continued that trend against the Bucks. He had 20 points, 8 assists and four rebounds, as he quarterbacked the Spurs well throughout the night with ease
GRADE: 91
JANUARY: 84.7
SEASON: 86.1

Robert Horry
Horry totaled four points, three rebounds and a block in 21 minutes. With Malik Rose getting a DNP-CD, it should be official now that Horry is the team’s backup bigman. He’s played well as of late, but it’d be good to see him start rebounding more.
GRADE: 87
JANUARY: 86.5
SEASON: 85.5

Brent Barry
Barry had one of his better shooting games as a Spur. He hit 4-of-5 shots from the field, including 3-for-4 from beyond the arc. He also finished with a steal and a block to round out his stat line. If he can keep this type of play up, he’ll see consistent minutes.
GRADE: 89
JANUARY: 84
SEASON: 82.4

Beno Udrih
The backup point guard is a position that the Spurs don’t have to worry about anymore. As long as Udrih is healthy, he’s going to be great in that role. Against the Bucks, he proved it once more with eight points and three rebounds on 3-of-5 shooting from the field.
GRADE: 89
JANUARY: 85
SEASON: 84.5

Tony Massenburg
The Spurs came out slow Wednesday night … but that was until Popovich inserted Massenburg. Massenburg went into the game and throwing elbows and throwing down dunks. It was great to see a center who seemed like he wanted to be out there and wasn’t afraid to mix it up.
GRADE: 95
JANUARY: 90
SEASON: 84.9

Devin Brown
With Barry now the team’s backup swingman, Brown has to re-adjust to only having spot minutes. Against Milwaukee, he struggled in that role. He missed all four of his shots in seven minutes.
GRADE: 77
JANUARY: 79.5
SEASON: 83.9

[TwoHandJam]

With Barry now the team’s backup swingman, Brown has to re-adjust to only having spot minutes. Against Milwaukee, he struggled in that role. He missed all four of his shots in seven minutes.

Yeah, that bum cost me $500.

[BigVee]

Good call on Ginobili's defense. I have seen Mason light a lot of guys up, but Manu didn't let him breathe the whole time he was on him.

[T Park]

wanted to be out there and wasn’t afraid to mix it up.

yup, ol Dave Robinson was the same way.

Threw elbows, pushed people around, Dunked on everyone. No question. .

[Useruser666]

yup, ol Dave Robinson was the same way.

Threw elbows, pushed people around, Dunked on everyone. No question. .

You are making up Tpark. Robinson could finish. Period. One of the members of the "Rasho defense team" brought up David Robinson, not anyone else.

[Marcus Garvey]

Hey TPark, is your paper good or are you a mark ass ?