So for the first time this season the Spurs have 2 days off, but dont worry because ESPN has the game of the year, The Los Angeles Lakers vs the NY Knicks, Kobe vs. Jeremy Lin!!! We also have a good one between Oklahoma City vs Utah later in the night.
According to the associated press, PtR's poster boy is going to be back Saturday night to play "not many" minutes, as Pop said. In most, if not all, of the previous instances when the Argentine was making a come back from all sorts of injuries one can possibly think of, we would be ecstatic about it, as if LWM were a living hell and that his return to the roster would save us from all our miseries. For some reason, that hasn't actually been the case for this particular impending return against the Nets.
We can put the blame on a couple of guys on the Spurs roster for that. Blame Tony Parker for filling the huge hole left by our best player, logging some insane minutes and numbers to eke out close victories against formidable foes, producing when all else fails. Blame old man Tim Duncan for his consistency and an aura of rejuvenation never before seen in recent memory. Blame Tiago Splitter for proving during Manu's absence that our frontline is in good shape once the old man decides that he's finally too old for all this. Blame Kawhi Leonard for his Manu-like energy, especially on the defensive end. Blame Gary Neal and Matt Bonner for their sweet shooting on most nights. Blame Richard Jefferson for continuing to do what Pop expects him to do despite the outpouring of criticisms. Blame DeJuan Blair for not boxing out... okay, it didn't come out quite right. (I like Blair in our roster, by the way... just please, Pop, don't put him inside with Bonner.) Blame James Anderson for helping us win that home game against Houston. And most of all, Blame Danny Green for making us not miss Manu too much.
Top 5 Things To Do...
1. Re-sign Tim Duncan.
2. Re-sign Danny Green.
3. Sign an athletic, defensive-minded, youngish power forward (Darrell Arthur???).
4. Sign a perimeter defender to play small forward (Nicolas Batum???).
5. Re-sign T.J. Ford...or another dependable back-up point guard.
Eventually, we want the roster to look something like this...
PG: Tony Parker - T.J. Ford
SG: Manu Ginobili - Danny Green - Gary Neal
PF: Tim Duncan - Free Agent Signing - Matt Bonner
SF: Free Agent Signing - Kawhi Leonard - Richard Jefferson
C: Tiago Splitter - DeJuan Blair
This literally makes us 13-deep.
Timmy. Garnett. And everybody else. Whatever are we going to do? Our leader is getting older. Check the list after the jump for an athletic, youngish, defensive-minded power forward who could step in and share the job with TD.
Kris Humphries...via quotes.whyfame.com Brandon Bass...via 1.bp.blogspot.com
Thank you Dallas Mavericks. Thank you for blowing us out so severely that Pop was compelled to use a lineup composed of James Anderson, Matt Bonner, Danny Green, Gary Neal and Tiago Splitter. The rest was history. I can't believe I'm saying this, but thank you Mark Cuban. You made this possible.
1st Quarter
Gold – Neal 1.92 CPM
Silver – Parker 0.72
Bronze – Duncan 0.67
Pyrite – Green -0.26
76’s
Gold – Williams 1.74 CPM
Silver – Iguodala 0.81
Bronze – Holiday 0.73
Pyrite – Vucevic -0.43
2nd Quarter
Spurs
Gold – Splitter 1.21 CPM
Silver – Parker 1.19
Bronze – Neal 0.51
Pyrite – Green -0.08
76’s
Gold – Brand 1.04 CPM
Silver- Iguodala 0.68
Bronze – Allen 0.63
Pyrite – Meeks -0.12
3rd Quarter
Spurs
Gold – Bonner 1.28 CPM
Silver – Parker 0.96
Bronze – Splitter 0.73
Pyrite – Jefferson -0.27
76’s
Gold – Williams 1.05 CPM
Silver – Iguodala 0.57
Bronze – Brand 0.49
Pyrite – Turner -0.37
4th Quarter
Spurs
Gold –Splitter 1.07 CPM
Silver – Parker 1.04
Bronze – Duncan 0.58
Pyrite – Green -0.05
76’s
Gold – Young 0.88 CPM
Silver – Turner 0.55
Bronze – Holiday 0.54
Pyrite – Iguodala -0.05
MEDAL COUNT
GOLD – Tiago Splitter x2, Matt Bonner, Gary Neal
SILVER – Tony Parker X4
BRONZE – Tim Duncan X2, Tiago Splitter, Gary Neal
PYRITE – Danny Green X3, Richard Jefferson
Medal Count
Parker 8
Splitter 7
Neal 4
Bonner 3
Duncan 2
Blair 0
Leonard 0
Joseph 0
Jefferson -1
Green -3
GOLD MEDAL WINNER – Tony
SILVER MEDAL WINNER - Tiago
BRONZE MEDAL WINNER – Neal
PYRITE – Green
MARCUS DOUTHIT
Height: 210cm / 6'11'' Position: Power Forward / Center Born: 1980 Weight: 106kg / 233.2lbs
Marcus Douthit's name might not ring a bell, especially if you haven't followed Asian basketball. I have quite intently watched this guy play for sometime now. He's of particular interest to me because he was naturalized by the Philippine government so that he could play for the Philippine team in FIBA Asia. During the FIBA Asia last year, he was among the, if not the, best big men in the entire tournament.
He is very disciplined on defense and has great timing. He handles the ball well for a big man and has a decent mid-range jumper and passing skills. He's fundamentally sound and I think if you would be able to see him play, you would not laugh at me saying that he's sort of like a poor man's Tim Duncan. Yes, he reminds me a lot of Timmeh... never flashy... very fundamental... but so efficient.
What I like most about him is that he's very composed and smart. Now, this brings me to the purpose of this post. I think he would be a great addition to our lineup as the 3rd big man behind Timmeh and Tiago... I must admit that he would not be a great option for the future because he'll be 32 this year, but since we have a great chance at getting Timmeh's 5th ring, then I think he'll be useful for us during the regular season... and possibly the playoffs.
Well, I'm really just impressed with this guy so I beg your pardon if you find this post annoying.
I haven't been that angry in awhile.
Usually, I'm rather rational when I approach Spurs games. In most cases, I choose to stop, think and evaluate what the hell just happened before I inevitably come to my senses.
Yesterday was a different story. Either my new Spurs glasses came in the mail, I'm losing all semblance of self-respect or the terrible referees were unusually awful. I hope it's the referees. I really do.
I felt a wide range of emotions: anger (after the absolutely BS blocking foul that was actually a charge with about 3:15 left in the 4th quarter), shock (Mike Conley's improbable three-pointer), more anger (after a blown call where Memphis retained possession), a little more anger (after the referees decided fifty bad calls wasn't enough) and ultimately relief.
The Spurs won a game that we probably wouldn't have in December. A game where the refs were conspiring against us, the Grizzlies were not missing from the free throw line (18-21) while Timmy posted a vintage 19-17-3, 5 block line. As expected, he was awesome even under the utmost adversity. He remained the driving force behind Memphis shooting a meager .389 from inside nine feet.
Superman. And beyond. Not only is Dwight Howard on the market (and virtually guaranteed to not wear Silver and Black next season), but there are an unusually high number of quality big men to be plucked from the vine of free agency. I list them after the jump...
Roy Hibbert...via nuggetsknicksanddimes.com
1st Quarter
Gold – Tiago Splitter 1.11 CPM
Silver – Matt Bonner .78
Bronze – Tim Duncan .74
Pyrite – Danny Green Sleeves .03
Gold – Marc Gasol .56 CPM
Silver – Cunningham .45
Bronze – Conley .34
Pyrite – Poindexter 0.00
2nd Quarter
Spurs
Gold – Tony Parker 1.22 CPM
Silver – DeJuan Blair .69
Bronze – Matt Bonner .61
Pyrite –Richard Jefferson -0.04
Grizzlies
Gold – Mike Conley 1.04 CPM
Silver- Rudy Gay .69
Bronze – Davis .68
Pyrite – Mayo -.023
3rd Quarter
Spurs
Gold – Splitter 1.23 CPM
Silver – TD .88
Bronze – RJ.25
Pyrite – Leonard -0.27
Grizzlies
Gold – Gasol .71 CPM
Silver – Mayo .67
Bronze – Conley .61
Pyrite – Gay .18
4th Quarter
Spurs
Gold – TD 1.43
Silver – Splitter .70
Bronze – TP .34
Pyrite – Green .11
Tim had a monster game in the 4th. He dominated on both sides of the court. His fellow bigman, Tiago, played excellent as well.
Grizzlies
Gold – Gasol .51
Silver – Conley .35
Bronze – Cunningham .05
Pyrite – Gay -0.16
Gay went 1-9. Great lock down defense by the Spurs. Old school style.
MEDAL COUNT
GOLD – Tiago x2, TD, Tony
SILVER – Tiago, TD, Blair, Bonner
BRONZE – TD, Tony, Blair, RJ
PYRITE – Green X2, Leonard, RJ
GOLD MEDAL WINNER – TIAGO
SILVER MEDAL WINNER - TD
BRONZE MEDAL WINNER – Tony
PYRITE – Green
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