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Start Manu?
How do you counter D'Antoni's adjustments?
Boris is causing matchup problems, and hes long and quick enough to give Parker problems.
IMO this was the troubling revelation from the game.
Start Manu?
It's about ing time D'Antoni went to the Tri-Tower (nice term, btw) lineup. D'Antoni posted Diaw up all game long, and Diaw's our most qualified defender against Parker.
Diaw guarded Tony for a lot of game 3 as well, but Parker knocked down his J's. The Spurs just have to hit their shots.
Everyone guarded Parker in Game 3. It was one of those rare games where nothing could deny him. He'll play well in Game 5, but 17-26 shooting will not happen again.
I just think that Tony is too good to back down so next time he will use his greatest strenght, his speed and he will take to Diaw. I just hope that Finley and Manu make it hard for Diaw to post on them.
That's correct. This game tony did not get into rhythm and that hurt him.
lets face it the good guys did not get any favorable calls today. I believe parker can get by Diaw and get him in foul trouble thus getting the edge back for Spurs and end this on tuesday
No, I don't think it will happen again either. I'm just saying that Diaw wasn't that big of a deal on Parker today. Tony just missed some shots that he normally makes (a lot of the Spurs did). Tim played super weak around the rim for most of the game. And Manu and Tony were turnover machines due to laziness and the Suns being more aggressive.
This acutally might be good to address right now
in case we play the Lakers (Bynum, Pau, Odom), that's if Bynum plays these PO's.
If Parker doesn't get his game back on track against Diaw the Spurs are in deep
If Parker can't make jumpshots, there will be some major problems. Diaw obviously can't keep up with Tony but if he forces him into jumpshots, that can be it right there.
This game it looked like the Suns were committed to no easy layups...if you're coming in, you get a hard foul.
If Tony's J isn't falling, it's really up to Manu who has been mostly MIA in this series.
Manu has been averaging ~25 PPG 4 APG 4 RPG. He's being overshadowed by Duncan's and Parkers 40 point performances.
How do you counter the tri towers?
You start Ime Udoka instead of Finley... that way bowen can guard Nash, Udoka can guard Diaw.... that way u got 2 guys who can get to the rim (TD and TP) and 3 shooters who can shoot if they double them (udoka, bowen, thomas)... so the offense is covered and look at the HUGE defensive line-up (TP, Bowen, Ime, Kurt, TD) ... with this line-up and their defense we will be able to run a lot (imagine all the steals, blocks and boarde control)... and a froncourt of TD, Thomas and Udoka can run.... and Shaq won't be able to follow... did u see him holding his knees at the end of game 4????
Tony actually got inside more today than he did in Game 3. Parker only had 2 layups in game 3. Today, he was actually able to penetrate a lot more. He had a lot of shots rim out and was careless with the ball in the first half. Once he got out of sync, he never really got back on track.
I'm not really worried about Parker though .. he scored 18 in 3 quarters. The rest of the Spurs have to step up.
Exactly and the game was lost in the first qtr. Spurs seemed to feel like Suns were broken mentallly and were going to hand this thing to them. They hit the Spurs in the mouth right away with agression on both ends and the Spurs never got in rythm. They will be ready for game 5.
Tony, like everyone in silver and black, was just off.
Still, if you're worried about defense, the obvious thing would be to throw some zone at them, something like a triangle and two. You could keep perimeter players on Nash and Raja, and then have three guys to clutter things up against Diaw, Shaq, and Amare.
The glaring thing to address today was Michael Finley's ty ass defense. If he isn't going to give us anything on offense and is going to get lit up like the fourth of July by Bell, Diaw, and Amare (WTF was he doing on Amare?!?!?!), he shouldn't be in the damn game.
Manu is home, so I expect a huge game from him
Pop's been preserving him I think. He hasn't really called his number much this series after game 1 and game 2. In games 1 and 2 he took 20 + shots.
The last two games he's just been picking and choosing.
Pop hasn't been preserving him.Pop would have loved him to step up in this game. Manu was just off track like everyone else today. He's also banged up but so are Tony and Tim.
Offensively, you run. The Spurs are now the quicker team from end to end. Make Diaw chase Parker. If Diaw is going to postup, get the outlet pass to Parker and push the break. Diaw won't be able to defend him if the Spurs push the pace.How do you counter Boris Diaw guarding Parker, and the Suns now playing Tri Towers.
Defensively, it sounds weird but I'd think about putting Finley on Stoudemire and let the bigs guard Shaq and Diaw. When Finley was with the Mavs, he had success against Stoudemire. While he obviously didn't have success today, Finley isn't much worse than putting Oberto on him. Tell Finley to make Stoudemire shoot, take Diaw and Shaq out of the equation and just hope that the Suns don't shoot lights out again.
Manu has been getting his points but he's not been a game-changer like Timmy or Parker except for that layup in game 1. You can tell Tony and Tim are in Playoff mode, Manu still looks like he's in the regular season...it could be that nagging groin injury.
As for Tony penetrating, he's getting in but also taking a pounding now if he goes in. Diaw is stepping back from him giving him the J. Tony either gets into a shooting groove or he doesn't. If he can get that J falling, the Spurs should easily dispatch of the Suns in game 5, if he doesn't I don't think he'll be much of a factor.
Oh, well , it looked like it because I thought he wasn't almost going to play in game 2. In game 3, he was with his 11 shots and 8 shots and they were going to call more plays for Tony this series.Pop hasn't been preserving him.
I disagree , Manu changed game 2 in our favor in the first half. Putting up 15, and finishing 29 points. We didn't really need him in game 3.
Today both Timmy and Manu didn't pitch in as much. And Manu and Tony made a lot of mistakes.
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