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Originally Posted by inkriminator
You know, if I were the Spurs I would play:
Duncan,
Nazr Mohammed
Ginobili
Finley
Parker
for their main minutes, this would allow the spurs to assert their dominance in rebounds/blocks while keeping flexibility to D up the quick guys and score in bunches.
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Ok but you have a couple of problems here.
Nazr is not going to be able to guard Dirk. They do that high pick and roll with Dirk and Mohammed is not going to be able to keep up with him when Dirk puts it on the floor. Bowen is the only reason Dirk has been some what silent. I mean he's only averaging 24 PPG and that includes him getting to the line a lot. Dirk will have Mohammed in foul trouble early or he's going to get torched.
Parker can NOT D up Devin Harris right now. Devin is looking against the Spurs like Parker looks like against everybody else.
Finley...you do not want him starting the game right now. The man is a defensive liability. Daniels would abuse him.
I like the idea of the defender coming off the bench to maybe help stem the runs the Mavs tend to go on when Duncan is sitting but there are one too many match up problems that for this line up to work one would hope Dirk is going to have an off night. Otherwise it's going to be a massacre early if Dirk gets hot and gets on track for a 40 point game.