San Antonio Spurs 104, Utah Jazz 89: Happy New Year
AT&T CENTER–Fitting that San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich’s 800th career win would come against this organization, following this formula for success.
The Utah Jazz, after all, have been the model for which Popovich based his platform on; striving for consistent brand of basketball consisting of defense (Utah shot 37.1 percent) and execution (26 assists, 48.6 percent shooting). The San Antonio Spurs have been following this plan for a little more than a decade and the results speak for itself.
“He’s been doing this for a long time and it’s great to see a coach stick with a team in a situation like this for such a long time, he’s made us who we are,” Spurs center Tim Duncan said. “I’m proud to go out there and play hard for him, and we’re proud to see him get that 800.”
While the Utah Jazz are essentially building the third iteration of their franchise since the days of Stockton-to-Malone, the San Antonio Spurs are still trying to extend the shelf-life of Act II in the Gregg Popovich Era.
Of course the core of Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker remain the same. Duncan now functions primarily as an auxiliary offensive player but still remains the backbone of a Spurs defense that appears to be regaining its bite early in the season. Parker runs the offense and in stretches appears as quick as ever, providing the team with much-needed easy baskets.
But the latter part of this era belongs to Ginobili, who has found his shooting stroke early on this season. Ginobili scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half, hitting five-of-six three-pointers to help the Spurs break open an early 17-point lead.
“We were real fortunate in the first half to get that lead, mainly because of the threes,” Popovich said. “We didn’t do anything that well paint-wise, or inside-out-wise. We just lived on the perimeter. But we did that in Houston and lost by 20.”
Besides the three-point barrage from Ginobili, the difference between the Houston Rockets game and the Utah Jazz game was rested legs that allowed the San Antonio Spurs show off what will ultimately be the true story of this season–their depth. Popovich, with the brilliance of a coach that has 800 NBA wins on his resume, has done a masterful job of mixing and matching units to produce lineups that complements each players strengths. Particularly with the second unit.
Spurs backup point guard T.J. Ford (four assists) is still operating from a position of ignorance regarding the San Antonio Spurs system. But Popovich compensates for this by finding similar dance partners for Ford in young wings Kawhi Leonard and James Anderson, and an intuitive and mobile pick and roll option in Tiago Splitter. This young group provides the Spurs best sans-Duncan defensive unit, and an uptempo look that need not bog down inexperienced players trying to grasp the Spurs system.
More importantly, while Ford is certainly not the player George Hill is, at times his role as a true point guard afford Manu Ginobili the opportunity to continue working off the ball, relieving him of the full burden of ball-handling responsibilities against set defenses. The value of this was apparent in the second quarter when Ginobili found two three-pointers of the open spot-up variety as opposed to the off-the-dribble endeavors that made up so much of his shot selection without Parker or Duncan last season.
And by subbing for Richard Jefferson with Kawhi Leonard early, Popovich is allowing the rookie time with the Spurs first unit, where his raw offensive skills can be hidden enough to fully enjoy the defense and rebounding prowess he brings to this team. It also allows Richard Jefferson some time as the stabilizing veteran presence in an uptempo second unit, a role he was comfortable in tonight with eight points on three-of-four shooting in that second quarter.
“The second unit is typically without Manu and Tony and Tim, so I’m able to get a few more looks, a few more shots. I shoot a pretty good percentage, so typically if I get a few more shots I’m going to make one or two more a game,” Jefferson said. “I feel comfortable in that group.”
Right now, granted the small sample size, the Spurs role players are an interesting mix of beyond the box score intangibles. While it may not be enough to bring home a fifth championship ultimately, the marriage of such pieces around a hopefully healthy core and a coach with 800 under his belt will be enough to keep the Spurs intriguing throughout the season and into the playoffs.
Manu – the Mangoose and DeJuan the Beast …….. Tiago who Titletown……….
Relieved after the shocker at Houston, really didnt know which team would be playing today! As Coach remarked the same shots seem to go in at home and “pop” out in away games. TD’s scoring or lack of, in the first quarter could have dug a hole for the team, just like the second quarter with Houston did. Offense through the Big Fundamental appears to be a strategm which the coaching staff will have to re-look. Against sharper teams, such misses could either cut down a comfortable lead or get the Spurs behind, a hole we discovered in Houston, coach doesn’t want to fight his way out of, yet. The Red Rocket’s lack of stroke appears to be another area of concern.
Wishing all the 48MoH staffers a rewarding 2012.
The Spurs’ front count defense is still horrible. Spurs led Jazz by 17 points at most in the 2nd quarter, but after a Jazz timeout, a couple of score at paint area made a 9-0 run from Jazz. Also you can see at 4th quarter, the second unit was bumped by Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap a lot. That’s the Spurs need to be worried about.
Spurs have to vary their offense. They can’t rely on the same shots all the time. It’s too easy to gameplan against in the playoffs.
I think the combination of Kawhi, Tim, and Tiago can be formidable on defense.
Coach Pop addressed a question a reporter asked him about Kawhi. I didn’t hear the question, but Pop said Kawhi’s role this year is to be a “blue collar” type of player and that’s what they drafted him.
To me, blue collar means to do what is asked and placed in an area where help is needed the most.
Pretty much sums up who is this team’s 5th big.
Kahwi’s effort last night.
15 minutes, 3-5 shooting for 7 points, 1-1 3pt, 6 boards, 2pf, 1st, 1 blk, 1to. Not bad for rookie performance yet was listed at a -15 in the +/- category for the game.
Consequently…Bonner’s numbers weren’t as good as Kawhi’s but was listed at a +17 for the team.
Good call. Manu and Blair are the leaders of the team.
Tim has a higher PER than only 3 of the players on the roster….. Ford, Bonner, Joseph…..
Tiago with 3 blocks shots and blair with none, Tiago 1 personal foul Blair with 5, Tiago -2, Blair -1 hardly any separation there on the +/-. Blair 30 minutes, Tiago 21 that’s 9 minutes more of court time Blair is benefiting from Manu’s play. When Manu has a good game or the three’s are dropping Blair is just a beneficiary. But at the same time Tiago’s game doesn’t change regardless of who’s on the court with him he still does the things that he has to do. You called me out on the last thread about Tiago getting block shots well there they are I didn’t see any from Blair plus he starting to do what Pop hates getting into foul trouble. That’s not going to be a good thing once they get to the playoffs playing the better teams. This is exactly the same thing that happened last season and its starting to show itself again and everybody got on the Blair bandwagon then he melted down. Well guess what? I’ts happening again but the only difference is Splitter has doubled his minutes from last year and Bonner’s are slowly disappearing. Tiago whether you like it or not is going to be a crucial in cog in the success of this team’s playoff run. Because it is his game that will be needed and called upon rather than Blair’s offensive output of easy spoon fed lay ups. Anybody can be spoon fed on this team. But can they continue to be a vital part on defense. Had here we are again offense wins regular season games and defense wins playoff games. I don’t care about Tiago getting the glory on offense that’s not my take. It’s the defense that Blair needs to contribute when the playoffs get here. The reassuring sign I see is that Pop has realized Splitter needs to be on the court to contribute this season because he already has proved he belongs and the minutes he’s getting is at the cost of Bonner not Blair. And I always said Tiago needs just as many minutes Blair is getting during the season to have the opportunity to polish his game. By the looks of it he’s not getting them from Blair this early in the season but I’m good with it as long he’s out there doing the things he’s was brought in to do – block shots, box out and allow fellow team mates to get easy rebounds, get rebounds himself, make the man he’s guarding shoot from the outside rather than getting easy points and do it while playing 25 minutes. The magic number for Tiago minutes in my mind is 25 minutes. He needs to have that kind of time on the court night in and night out if they are going to expect him to make a difference in this shortened season going into the playoffs. And that’s “Tiago Splitter”
Hit it right on the head with that one Bob. We are four games in to the season and teams will adjust to this offense sooner than later. Defend the 3 point shot and you take away the easy flow of the game and Blair’s spoon fed points. They have to be ready for someone to take over in the paint and get someone other than Blair to score if Manu goes south or his legs are tired. This type of offense will do well when they are rested. What we are seeing from Timmy is what we are getting for the rest of the season. The poor guy looks old. Yeah he slammed one while falling down but he sure looked like an eternity from the time he dunked it and got back up. Bless his heart he’s still a gamer at heart.
All I’ve seen for the last four games when Splitter is in, the opponent lead evaporates or the Spurs leads starts to increase. And he’s not doing it by scoring. HMMM? Something there. Right TDbestever?
Agree, and it’s starting to show.
The +/- really should be taken with a grain of salt. Blair and Tiago had greater impact on the game than Bonner did. To comment on your post that’s pretty much what Tiago is also a blue collar player. Pop needs to trust that these blue collar players need significant minutes as well if they are proving their game. RJ tends to make his shots and this puts Pop in a difficult situation in giving KL more minutes. As soon as RJ misses a couple of shots or get’s a quick foul he doesn’t hesitate to throw KL in. That’s a good sign from Pop.
He didnt “melt down” Pop has man-crushes on old players whom have “paid their dues.” Pop was waiting until the end of the season to start and give McDyess the okay to lead us into the playoffs. It was not due to the poor play of Blair, it was due to the infatuation for McDyess and the hopes that he would be magically restored to 10 years ago. Unfortunately it jeopardized more than one position.
The difference between Blair last season and this season is his offensive game has become much more patient in the post. He is using his body rather than trying to flip up junk. He is THE BEST rebounder on our team. He averages 4.5 ORPG…. How is that “Spoon Fed?”
Splitter has worse defensive stats and PER than Blair… How can that be? Even when Blair plays less minutes…… You do realize that Splitter has played more minutes than Blair but contributes less all around correct?
You can have as much defense as you want. But if you CANT SCORE you cant win… PERIOD.
For all your talk about Splitter’s D, he still has a worse D rating than Blair. Stop the man-crush
Manu and Blair are the leaders of this team? Manu yes but Blair? Far fetched Blair fan. Are you and TD smoking the same thing?
Bandwagoners. Wait for it. Wait for it. Dejuan the “meltdown” Blair gets waxed in the playoff’s. Just being realistic dude. You’ll see…. again. They can give Blair 30 minutes every night but the same thing will happen to him this season what happened to him last season when the playoff teams came a knockin. You better hope Splitter will be playing long minutes in the playoffs or your spoon fed Blair will be a moot point. BOOYAH!
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have that kind of time on the court night in and night out if they are
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Not to mention the quality minutes allowing him to get even better than what he is providing now. And it will happen…getting even better. Tiago’s offense will improve with a consistent diet of minutes in the game. As it stands now…getting 7 and 7 in 25 mpg is not anything to sneeze at considering this is his first time logging that many minutes in his young career. Blair’s numbers his first year were about the same. And you’ve got to consider this year Tiago’s actual first year of playing.
Your the one who’s sensitive to Blair. 10 rebounds 5 of those are offensive rebounds because he keeps missing easy under the rim shots. They’re put backs. 5 defensive rebounds in 30 frikin minutes dude 4 defensive rebounds for Splitter in 21 minutes. One less than Blair but in 9 minutes less playing time. Stats don’t lie. Analyze them correctly before you open your mouth bandwagoner.
He’s not 22 he needs to get a move on with his career in the NBA or else ship him out where he’ll be utilized more. He’s very capable of handling the minutes. An MVP of the other pro league has to give him some cred in getting him good minutes in this league. Scola, Manu, Tony, both Gasols and some others played in that other league and their pretty much household names. Not saying Tiago will be a household name but I can tell you opposing coaches wouldn’t mind having him on their team.
Yes I’m a Splitter fan followed him in the other league since he was 16. Don’t have a man crush like those two disrespectful bandwagoners mentioned in the above posts. Just enjoyed following his career. I like what he brings and wish Pop would continue to give him the minutes he needs to polish his game like Blair’s doing. I suppose those two I mentioned they also have been following Blair since high school/college but I won’t say they have a man crush on Blair because that would just be immature. Right guys?
Splitter’s offense would benefit from playing with the starters. They will benefit from his pick and roll game. If DB’s offense is so advanced he should be able to do it with the second unit.
lol , totally agree . i can’t believe that some fans think that blair is a leader of the team.
this team is good to win alot of regular season games. however in the playoffs, when other teams crowd the paint to close driving lanes for manu and parker , blair will struggle again. Untill he develops a consistant jumper he will not get good minutes in the playoffs.
all the teams we have faced up to now have horrible inside def. (clippers, jazz, and grizz. had an off game , first game of season) , so the guy posted some good number but at the same time we got killed by guys he was supposed to be defending.
but i think as a team we r showing better team def. because of added minutes for splitter ( iam impressed by his blocks especially last game) , and kawai and anderson are good defenders and rebounders.
Iam wondering when neal comes back whose minutes will he be taking ( is it anderson, or Tj ford or Kawai ) i would rather see him play the point because he can shoot the 3 well , while ford doesn’t and that is something that parker too lacks.
Happy to see a W, and good for Pop on the 800, he deserves it. I’m still worried that our bigs can’t stretch the floor enough to compensate for them not being dominant inside, except for bonner, who lacks the defense he needs. I’m worried about playing teams with strong big man line ups.
That said everyone has to love Manu at work, one of the most entertaining guys to watch in the league.
It’s a pity there is so much bickering going on in the comments, 48moh has always been a friendly place in the past.Also Happy New Year all, especially the staff, thanks for an excellent 2011!
Tiago is what he is. Blair is what he is. Not saying you are doing this (or guilty of anything) but, when people try to compare Tiago and Blair…it’s like comparing apples to oranges in a fruit basket….both are good but provide a different variation of taste and texture.
The Spurs are fortunate to have both.
This is his 1st year……LOL just keep making excuses for the man why don’t you……. he has been a Pro since 15 or something like that and had all last year to work out the kinks in his game……..and 7 and 7 is all you say he can give……he needs to be 10-7-2 in 25 minutes if he wants to keep getting a lot of playing time……
I think Blair will be fine coming off the bench……..he will be playing against smaller/less skilled big men……….but also consider it’s hard to come off the bench ans still get 25-30 min a game that he needs to keep TD fresh for the playoffs
Look at my name……. why would I ever even dream of saying TD isn’t The Leader of the SA Spurs……… he and Manu are the only 2 players we MUST KEEP……all others can be traded….even Blair(Malik Rose 2.0), but the bigger issue here is how do you keep TD/Manu healthy and ready for the playoffs……And it’s not grinding defense for 48minutes every night……it’s offensive explosions and winning alot of games like last year…….. Only difference is we need to score/defend better in the playoffs……That also includes the guards who were out played last year as well if I remember correctly
Tiago doesn’t just block shots. He alters alot of high percentage shots and forces the miss. That can make a huge difference when teams are forced to take tougher shots.
one of my degrees is Statistical Analysis, so I would suggest you start to backpedal.
If offensive rebounds were so easy to get then why doesnt Tiago get them with all of his misses? strange….
So you discredit all of the offensive rebounds that Blair picked up that night? That can get you on ESPN you know. Eliminating stats that you see fit so that you can prove a point… Go back to your last comment “stats dont lie, analyze them correctly….”
Again, I like my players to be all around, and athletes, not just tall and an obstacle to shoot around. The NBA is full of one-dimensional players. Blair does EVERYTHING on the floor; rebounds, scores, passes, steals, HUSTLES, draws fouls and takes charges and MAKES THOSE AROUND HIM BETTER.
Blair’s weaknesses = FT shooting, reaching
Tiago: while he has shown improvement each game of the season there isnt enough he can do all around to warrant him playing over Blair. He’s tall and is doing an excellent job positioning himself to block shots.
However, unless those blocks are TOs for the opponent I dont care how many he gets. Again, statistically speaking it would be beneficial to track rebounds in an “active” and “passive” status. That way we could all tell just how much quality a rebound has. The quality of a statistic, in sports, is FAR FAR FAR more important than the quantity of a statistic. I am sure you already knew this since you have all the expertise dealing with statistics in your day job…. correct?
Demarcus Cousins may be available… Spurs should *consider what it would take to get him. I’m sure Pop, Timmy, and Manu could get him in line.
Spurs = NBA Champions 2012! Keep the updates coming I live in NJ and do not catch a lot of local news on NBA’s most dignified team!
It’s probably a good sign to see people bickering about whether Tiago or Blair is better. It means they’re both doing some good things and probably still improving. I’m glad to see Tiago now using his height and decent footspeed to shut down opposing big men, and I’m glad to see Dejuan finally taking advantage of weighing 260 pounds and punishing people inside as he should. The second he gets his man inside that circle he should bulldoze and draw the contact, especially if he’s being guarded by a 4. Last year Dice was a disappointment. I understand Pop’s decision to go with him in the playoffs and I think we were all surprised at how ineffective he turned out to be. I’m sure that played a big role in his decision to retire. Bizarrely, the Spurs appear set with only 4 big men, so I think the schedule this year will decide a lot of games before they are even played. For example, the T-Wolves just played a tough game and finally beat Dallas. A lot of their key guys played heavy minutes including Love (38) and Beasley may have injured his finger at the end of the game. So, if I’m an odds maker I’d put the Spurs as heavy favorites tomorrow night because they’ll be rested and uninjured. I expect our wings to have a field day against theirs. Here’s hoping….
Chill out, they’re both helping the Spurs to wins and that’s all that matters.
I saw that, why is a sophmore asking for a trade??
Hear hear.
Because he’s an overgrown child. I don’t even know how that trade would work. The Spurs are known to avoid ‘head-case’ players and he’s like the poster child for that kind of stuff. He’s also still on his rookie contract and doesn’t make much money. There’s a reason he dropped to number 5 in the draft and something tells me that reason will prevent the Spurs (and a number of other front offices) from offering something big as far as draft picks and young talent for that problem child. I’m all for the Spurs getting one more big man just to eat up some minutes and give them injury/fatigue insurance. But, this guy does not seem to be the answer.
I just saw the same thing, redrocket. I recently read an article on BSPN and Thorpe (or Hollinger, I don’t remember) summed up my feelings when he said he could see Cousins out of the league in 5 years or a MVP candidate in 5 years. The dude has the physical skills to be a MONSTER in the league, but he is absolutely crazy.
Two years ago, I even suggested that the Spurs should trade Parker for a top 5 pick in order to get this kid. Right now, I don’t know if even I would pull the trigger on a trade unless we were getting him for a box of chocolates and a Steven Segal movie.
The spurs should try to get Cousins. Yes he can definetely be a head case. But you don’t get players of his size and athleticism very easily. He would thrive next to duncan and could get a lot of scoring opportunities in our system. Unless we tank a season we will not be in line to get a top big man talent. No big man that is talented will come to s.a. as a free agent. We have to make trades to improve our front court. His salary is low and could actually be traded for splitter straight up salary wise. I would be willing to even throw in gary neal to sweeten the deal. Or a larger deal that sends back jefferson to take back some of their players.
To me Tiago is valuable for his defense. Not too many bigs can play good defense and avoid foul trouble like he is doing. In addition he’s now blocking shots. I don’t see Cousins in the best case improving the Spurs defensively. We know they can score but if they defend they really have a chance to contend.
I agree with most of what you said except about trading Splitter. IMO, the Spurs need to add a 5th big to the roster and trading Splitter or even Blair would be counter productive. We do, however, have a number of wing players, especially Neal. who might be attractive to Sacto.
I could see us trading Neal plus next years 1st rounder for Cousins. However, even this would be a high risk/high reward trade. If Cousins lives up to his potential, this trade is a steal. If Cousins goes batsht crazy then we just lost two very good players for a 270lb brat. I would just be really careful about trading for this kid…
Cousins=Young Ron Artest. No! We don’t want him.
Yeah, that’s a hell of a gamble. Unless thy do a bonehead move (like the Lakers did with Lamar Odom) and basically give him away cuz they want him out of there it’s unlikely they would demand so little that the Spurs front office would make the deal. I mean, this guy’s so much of a head-case that plenty of NBA teams are passing on him, and the Spurs are known for being even more intolerant of low-character guys than most of the league. I would give up ONE young prospect (I’m guessing Anderson, Neal, or Splitter) and ONE draft pick to try him out. And I’m admitting that is still a huge gamble. I wouldn’t give up more than that unless they took Jefferson and made it a bigger trade (I’d love to have Chuck Hayes, but I don’t see how they could field a front-court if they gave up both big men). That dudes been a locker-room cancer his whole career and you gotta take that into account when you judge a player’s value. Does he work well with other players. Does he make anybody around him better? If not, then he’s basically a worse version of Al Jefferson or Zach Randolph and just isn’t worth all that much to the Spurs.
SAC has a very nice guard trio and NO need whatsoever for Gary Neal with Thorton as their leading scorer and Fredette looking like a Gary Neal type, but with better PG skills. SAC won’t trade DMC yet, if they get to the point that they do, it means he will mean he has become even more cancerous. He hasn’t played well, and yet is acting like a Diva… Why? What doesn’t he get? Where in the NBA does he think it will suddenly work out for him? SAC has his high school coach and mentor on the staff, and he had to hear all the warnings about him at draft time, and then he goes on and proves the critics right? He has to be a serious headcase, right? Pop and Buford never wanted him, they wanted Favors instead.
On the other hand, is Westphal the problem? Does Cousins need a consistent role, and a good basketball teacher? Can a winning environment change everything? I think it would take nothing less than Splitter + KL to get him, and maybe a draft pick to boot. SAC needs an SF more than anything, and Splitter would fit in great. All I can say is that as much as KL and Anderson are intriguing and likeable Spurs, everyone on the roster has to be considered tradeable for a promising all-star talent (which we don’t have outside the aged Manu).
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Randolph is an excellent comparison to cousins. although cousins ceiling is actually higher due to his size. randolph was also a head case. But he got his act together and destroyed us last year in the playoffs. cousins offensively is already better than most of our bigs. it is definitely a gamble to take him on, but the spurs get so few chances to get a big of his talent level. also they say cousins does better in a winning environment. in the sac where they are rebuilding and have too many shot happy guards, that is the worst environment for him.
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giving up neal and what is usually a very late first round pick would be a steal to even just have a chance to see if it works out. most of the time the spurs trade away first round picks and they develop for other teams(dragic,barbosa at the top of my head). this would be the first time we have a top 5 talent since we drafted duncan. ideally if we could make the deal without trading splitter that would be amazing for us. also his salary is only 3.5 million so its not like a salary cap killer. Being that he is a headcase makes it easier for us to trade him without giving up a key core asset.
Dude…seriously? His real first year in the nba? What’s your excuse (excuse me…hard line) regarding Anderson. Or Leonard for that matter.
Dude…take a step back. Get real. Your trying to compare a first year player in this league compared to a player who’s been in it for what will be three years.
Tiago was a 1st round 28th pick…not a 1st round top 5 pick. You keep wanting (expecting to believe) the latter. He is what he is. Blair is too. There is NO…get it…NO comparison to how each play.
Sorry man…but you are not seeing the whole picture with regards to Splitter v. Blair because…THERE IS’NT A COMPARRISON TO MATCH EITHER.
They play in a total different style apart from each other.
Again I say…the Spurs are fortunate to have both.
Addressed to all who have been posting about DeMarcus Cousins…not sure the Spurs organization would want a player who publicly expresses their disdain for the organization they already play for.
Has he proven to be good?..YES. Would he prove to be a “team” player? Apparently not if he is publicly voicing opinion to his situation.
Personally, I wouldn’t give up just any player on this team not worth keeping for the option to get Cousins. But then again…not all people think chemistry means anything and/or….Cousins just could have a change of ‘tude if he were to play for the Spurs…
Bottom line…it’d be worth a shot.
The Kings really don’t want or need anything SA has to offer……… We would have to get into a 3 way deal in order to get Cousins and even then it would be tricky…….
What do you guys think about trying to pet DeMarcus Cousins out of Sacramento? So many tools to be a dominant center, but such a head case. Is the risk worth the reward? I think so.
Winning a lot games like last year is what we’ll get. This is the same recipe as last year heck we may even finish with a decent record but do think we’ll do better than last year in the playoffs with Blair starting? My guess if Splitter continues to hone his game and is better at the end of the regular season then maybe the Blair issue will be a moot point. The Lakers are already playing better and their front court is nothing to sneeze even with Odom gone. The Thunder will kill us. Are we just playing for the regular season and be content with it? Is that what this is all about giving Timmy a decent showing for a sendoff?
Mr. statistician Tiago doesn’t miss under the rim.
Don’t deal with fudging numbers in my day job the clinical statisticians do that for me.
I can’t wait till all your hokey stats come into plal when Blair hits the court against the Thunder or Lakers.
True. I’ll take that.