Also spelt his name wrong, by the way.

Baynes wasn't even matched up on Griffin for 2 of the 3 dunks.

Dickhead Mick

Chill out guys it's a joke it's been used many times before

Baynes had a solid first half but it was an eminently forgettable second. Continually late on rotations and was mercilessly manhandled at will by the Clip's bigs.

Compounding matters was a number of fluffed layups seemingly due to Deandre simply being on the court somewhere.

Not a game he'll look back on fondly but he'll be better for it in game 2. Looking forward to his response.

Those were some great dunks but as said above, isn't the take away that Baynes got up and contested them where others wouldn't have?

So many highlight reel dunks you see guys moving out of the way at the last minute - not Baynes.

And, when the dunk *is* contested and the guy still makes it (as occurred here), isn't that a better athletic spectacle from the crowd's perspective?

Strong thread title is strong.

Must stay.

Hopefully he comes back out with a hockey mask in game 2!

Shame associated with being dunked on is retarded. Coaches want players contesting every shot. If you contest a large number of shots around the basket, including dunks, you're going to get dunked on a number of times. It's just probability. You'll also get blocks you never would have got without contesting.

It's equally true the other way around. Shame associated with having your layup or dunk blocked is equally retarded. You want your players attacking the rim. You do that enough, you're going to get your shot blocked a whole bunch of times. You'll also score a lot too.

He has at least 3 more games to make up for it.

"The take away is that Baynes got up and contested them where others wouldn't have."

Others would've rotated off their defender and met Blake *before* he elevated for the dunk.

I don't blame him for being hesitant because you're leaving Deandre open for the lob, but you still need to make the play and trust your teammates to have your back.

Yes it's admirable Aron contested the dunks but the fact he was on the receiving end of some vicious facials as a consequence of failing to rotate is unlikely to placate his coach much.

I thought it was a pretty questionable thread title.

... until I saw the carnage.

Ouch!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idnICrEhNsI

You really think Baynes was *that* slow rotating? He also had DeAndre Jordan to worry about. Griffin just made some awesome moves.

The first one he was beaten fair and square off the dribble. That was the worst example of Baynes' defense.

The only thing noteworthy is that it was Baynes who made the final contest in 3 dunks. Not shameworthy. It was Joseph who was providing the embarrassing matador defense.

He actually played well today.

He got caught out trying to clean up bad defense by other Spurs on a couple of them, but the carnage remains.

On another viewing, I really don't see the issue with his rotating. He rotated across fast for a big guy. Many other bigs his size wouldn't have even made it there for a contest.

Dumb in so many ways. Poor title, and poor reasoning. if he doesnt contest, Pop pulls him.

I hate how much people (and even the NBA themselves) hype up the idea of 'been posterised'.

It's really not a big deal.

It's one of my growing dislikes with basketball - the emphasis on flashiness and 'style plays'.

Shout out to Baynes for challenging the shots regardless. I'd much rather a player challenge a dunk, then cower away because he doesn't want to get posterised.

Clippers were celebrating like they had won the NBA championship on the final dunk.

I'm an old school kind of guy - just sad to see how the NBA is dominated by the "entertainment" aspect. Hence why I love watching European, traditional, old-school styled basketball.

The NBA isn't dominated by the entertainment aspect. It's actually the most sophisticated form of the game in the world. It's just that there are amazing athletes that do stuff like this every game and if you have a pulse then you should enjoy that.

FWIW,2 of the dunks were offensive fouls. Blake pushed Baynes hands out the way.

The comments about Baynes rotating miss the point of San Antonio's defensive scheme, which is clearly to double-up on DeAndre Jordan and accept the consequences (and for the record, I agree with rjd that Baynes rotates pretty quickly on those possessions).

This is what good, multi-pronged offences do - they force you to make defensive choices, and live with the consequences. In the case of the second and third plays in this clip, Griffin got open, Baynes rotated and got dunked on. The next time down the court (or the next game), maybe Baynes makes the rotation and blocks/alters the shot, maybe he doesn't. Ultimately, his job is to challenge those shots and to not care if he's on the receiving end of the occasional poster as a result.

Clearly anon the scheme involves doubling up on Jordan *near the basket* because he is an elite near the rim scorer. Don't worry - there's no double-teaming Jordan around the 3 point line!