The Regime Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Spurs coach Gregg Popovich envisions Tiago Splitter starting at center next season. “I think Tiago has to be a linchpin for our future here, because he has the size, the length, the toughness, the grit, the consistency,” Popovich said. “He’s going to be a stalwart of this team going forward.” Though Splitter did not spend much time paired with Duncan this season, and doesn’t have a jumper to spread the floor as McDyess did, Popovich thinks the two could coexist. For proof, he points to Fabricio Oberto, a player similar to Splitter who started next to Duncan on the Spurs’ 2007 championship team. “We played with two bigs before, when Fab was here,” Popovich said. “Fab and Timmy were the starters, and we got it done.” http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/05/13/pop%E2%80%99s-offseason-goal-discover-duncan%E2%80%99s-sidekick/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch23 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 He should have envisioned him starting next to Tim the entire [expletive]ing year. He was the 3rd best big on the team. Splitter just needs to add about 10 pounds of Muscle, ad then the Spurs can get away from that Run N gun Bullshit and go back to playing defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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