realrayman wrote:I watched both games on TNT today - it really shows how much the Spurs defense has dropped off.
They got no stops down the stretch.
Combined with multiple turnovers in the last couple of minutes.
Blazers were the better team; I'm surprised it stayed so close tbh.
Hill doesn't play well off Parker - he stops being involved in the play and gets stuck in the corner; it's better for Bogans/Finley to be on the same unit as Parker and for Hill to come in with Manu.
It's funny how Spurs try to go small but then can't buy a rebound and don't have the length or athleticism to bother anyone. Hate to say it but Spurs aren't gonna win a championship scoring points...
Compared to the Cavs and there was a huge difference - they have a lot of long athletic 3/4s and defensively adjusted to Wade when they had to down the stretch. I have no idea why the Heat didn't do the same thing to Lebron and get it out of his hands. By the time they did the game was over.
We go small because we have no legitimate backup SF...It has actually made a positive difference for our offense but at the expense of our defense..