Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they want to

win the series. How do you rough up a player when the NBA has gotten so soft and most of the calls are ticky-tack anyway? I've never understood this.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

tbh, I don't think we need to "rough him up." We just need to shove it down his throat on the other end. Make Tony Parker exhausted on defense. Makes sense, tbh

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

We need to protect the rim. He has too easy of a time cutting to the paint, we need to send him to the floor and contest his shots. We need Freeland out there to back up Lopez as the first substitution.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

Tbh we can't even touch him. Tbh Leonard will have to "guard" him with a flagrant 2 tbh.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

I like the way Shaq put it better. Just touch him up a few times.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

because Wesley Matthews wasn't allowed @ all to "rough up" James Harden last series? causes the nba is soft and doesn't allow body contact.

oh how easily do some forget how Wesley was allowed to play last series. smh

(not that I'm complaining he was allowed to get into the jersey of Harden)

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

Reggie Miller is only rivaled by Jon Barry in the stupid commentary department.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

Your Mom.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

This is how far I got I to your thread - "Reggie miller said" and then I stopped caring.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

tbh fuck reggie miller.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

YES THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN. Put Meyers' clumsy ass out there and have him foul the shit out of Parker.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

Nothing wrong with a hard playoff foul. We have scrubs that we can miss for a game or two. Come in the paint, get hit. It's not a new concept.

We need to get the Spurs out of their comfort zone. That's what they did to us. Nothing wrong with punching someone in the mouth. The Spurs gave us one hell of a whallop.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

Plays like this would never be tolerated in todays NBA.

[video=youtube;OKhdP1g0CQ0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKhdP1g0CQ0[/video]

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

Yeah, but they can't eject an entire team. That's what scrubs are for.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

the thing with the Spurs is they have no comfort zone. they make adjustments. you don't think Pop is going over this exact scenario in his head? He is probably aware that Miller is saying this and he's coming up with a contingency plan.

This is why they are always excellent, they make adjustments.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

EVERY player has spots on the floor where they like to shoot and places where they don't. SAS was pushing our guys all night to places where we don't like to shoot.

They're not invincible; they're just better prepared and completely buy into their system. We have the talent and the togetherness to compete with them.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

The problem is Stotts doesn't always make the adjustments. He's pretty rigid with his rotations and subs. I think that he'll adjust eventually, I think he wanted to keep the rotation short due to our bench and just to get into the 2nd round (for job security). We all knew Parker would be getting to the paint at will, you saw how easily he did it in game 7 against Dallas and...well his entire career. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out you need to clog up the middle and contest it all. Too bad the blazers bigs didn't really board or protect the paint very well at all.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

Yeah, Reggie Miller kept saying Wes needed to play Parker more physical, WHILE the refs were calling Wes for 3 ticky tack fouls in LESS THAN 1 MINUTE. I swear it's like he's not even watching the game.

 

Re: Reggie Miller said that the Blazers will have to rough up Tony Parker if they wan

I think Rolo and LA have to win the rebound battle and lock down the paint on defense, just live right outside the 3pt line and shut down the lanes. It's the only way to make sure Parker is a jump shooter and our wings can get the long balls and get out and run. Have to make them play our game for a change. Will Barton gave Tony Parker some trouble with his length in the second half. Get frickin Splitter in foul trouble!