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Aside from several defensive lapses, this was probably his most impactful game
Yeah, he had some great moments.
Aside from several defensive lapses, this was probably his most impactful game
Agree..
If only...
It's been a while since I posted here.
I found a nice little article.
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...ady-for-spurs/
I had noticed he's played much better recently but truly didn't think much of it except it's a good sign for next season perhaps. Many have given up on this dude perhaps wrongly.
According to the article his name never surfaced in trade talks with the league.... and frankly although the article doesn't mention anyone else, I doubt any Spurs were discussed at the trade deadline. It was quiet.
Though he takes few attempts he's shooting 40% on the 3.
How do you view those Express-News articles if you are outside of the US? There are Spurs articles that I want to read, but some aren't linked to on the writer's twitter account. I can find some of them through the links they post on twitter, but other ones I can't find.
I'm shocked nobody was begging to acquire him
Hopefully he's back soon, could have used the 2nd best defender on the team, tbh..need more Anderson, less Simmons..
Yep...Anderson was a disaster early in the season but he's gradually played his way back into into decent level..His defense and boarding is enough of consistent contribution compared to what Simmons has been given us lately..
It is a shame he got injured last night while he had a great outing that could have convinced Pop to give him more non-GT minutes..
He may still get a few, better minutes. He played a solid game last night, plus Simmons is just erratic in the extreme.
Haven't been able to watch many games recently (work schedule). Any chance Anderson may replace Simmons as the backup 3? Especially with Gasol shooting more 3's while playing as the backup five along with Mills, Manu, and Lee.
I doubt it. He's been playing well for many games now and in a consistent fashion. Simmons has been erratic and mistake prone on top of being in a lengthy shooting slump and still passing up shots and Pop has instead spoonfed him minutes whenever there are opportunities which just leads me to believe that Pop has doubled down with Simmons and is trying to get him going offensively.
I don't foresee any further changes or experiments this late in the season and for Simmons to get benched it would take an epic meltdown.... which I am not wishing for bc it's not a good sign for the team.
However, Kyle has reportedly stayed ready to play if needed and it shows bc he's ready to go despite not playing for some time. (Bertanz too) so one never knows specially in the playoffs.
Well, it's his time now, tbh..PF is his best position, he's certainly going to have a shot at making an impact, let's hope he steps up..
At the very least, he'll provide a defensive specialist look to contrast Lee's offense..
Parker, Green, Anderson, Bertans, Dedmon
Mills, Manu/Murray, Simmons/Manu, Lee, Gasol
Do that for every time you can get away with it.
Been low-key playing well for how terribly he started the year..Still need to finish with more force around rim..
I'd still like him to push to be impactful rather than an essentially neutral presence, but there's something to be said for a plug-in guy who can eat minutes and not things up.
Played well against players in his level. The D-League level
^ Thanks for sharing.
Sounded like Pop said he's reached a level of consistency that inspires confidence in Pop.
He definitely started the season off but I said back then, not only is probably the SG spot less than ideal for him, he was playing with super high usage players at a time they were trying to get their own stuff going first, integrate Pau (who is now in the bench so go figure how well he was in the SL anyways), and Tony played through some injuries to start the season and he wasn't good. It just fed into a passive state by Kyle, which was awful for him and team. Anyways, since then he has been consistently playing well.
The team is now 11-1 when Kyle starts. Those are great odds considering he plays in Kawhi's stead, a league MVP caliber player (and sometimes Danny, which again, not an ideal spot for Kyle and different skillsets)... but he can make do bc he's a solid roleplayer.
Hate comparisons with Simmons in general as they are different kind of players anyways, but since they compete for minutes at times it's inescapable. Spurs are 1-2 when Simmons starts in comparison, and the one win the team had with Simmons starting was the Sacramento game where he was just awful, as well as Pop's starting rotation with him in it and the Spurs pulled an epic comeback of historic proportions in the Poppovich era and the biggest of the season for any NBA team. That epic comeback was spearheaded by Mills, Manu and Lee with Kyle and Dijon.
I suppose Kyle's solid play was not lost on coach, and I think that earned him the start in this game and good call by coach Pop in his lineups.
He's also not passing up his corner 3 pt shot and is shooting it at a very good percentage.
The team will need him in this stretch so let's hope that shooting % and good play holds up the rest of the season.
A good thing I have also noticed is that since he's been willing to shoot more he has been able to play well no matter what forward spot he's playing at or the lineup Pop has him in so that is great to see. I really thought him taking that 3 would open up his opportunities and chances to be a positive impact player and I think it has. The fact he's not passing up that shot made the difference in him being able to play with Dedmon and Lee well for example and a bigger variety of lineups and fit in with more guys... so his versatility is also useful.
13/8/6/1 from a roleplayer who was out of the rotation, on good efficiency is a great line.
GoSpursGo
Really played well aside from that blown layup. He looks like he turned a corner. I would like to see him get the backup PF spot, with LMA out and Lee stepping into the ,starting unit, then again, Pop could split the minutes at backup 4 (at least 20 minutes per game, probably) between Anderson and Bertans to see how they fair.
Kyle - 2 starts against Golden State, 2 blow outs in our favor. Coincidence?
(Yeah, probably. But he played great tonight. Guy can be plugged into 2 maybe 3 positions)
Since you mentioned Simmons, ever since the wrist injury, he hasn't been effective in offense. His confidence taking the 3 has rocked bottomed and seems to be able only to make it when in rhythm but scared to shoot when really open. I haven't seen Simmons make the kind of impact he had last season or the first half of the season. Simmons has potential, however his stock has dropped a lot recently. On the other hand, NBA teams covet athleticism, so he's going to definitely get paid when he leaves the Spurs.^ Thanks for sharing.
Sounded like Pop said he's reached a level of consistency that inspires confidence in Pop.
He definitely started the season off but I said back then, not only is probably the SG spot less than ideal for him, he was playing with super high usage players at a time they were trying to get their own stuff going first, integrate Pau (who is now in the bench so go figure how well he was in the SL anyways), and Tony played through some injuries to start the season and he wasn't good. It just fed into a passive state by Kyle, which was awful for him and team. Anyways, since then he has been consistently playing well.
The team is now 11-1 when Kyle starts. Those are great odds considering he plays in Kawhi's stead, a league MVP caliber player (and sometimes Danny, which again, not an ideal spot for Kyle and different skillsets)... but he can make do bc he's a solid roleplayer.
Hate comparisons with Simmons in general as they are different kind of players anyways, but since they compete for minutes at times it's inescapable. Spurs are 1-2 when Simmons starts in comparison, and the one win the team had with Simmons starting was the Sacramento game where he was just awful, as well as Pop's starting rotation with him in it and the Spurs pulled an epic comeback of historic proportions in the Poppovich era and the biggest of the season for any NBA team. That epic comeback was spearheaded by Mills, Manu and Lee with Kyle and Dijon.
I suppose Kyle's solid play was not lost on coach, and I think that earned him the start in this game and good call by coach Pop in his lineups.
He's also not passing up his corner 3 pt shot and is shooting it at a very good percentage.
The team will need him in this stretch so let's hope that shooting % and good play holds up the rest of the season.
A good thing I have also noticed is that since he's been willing to shoot more he has been able to play well no matter what forward spot he's playing at or the lineup Pop has him in so that is great to see. I really thought him taking that 3 would open up his opportunities and chances to be a positive impact player and I think it has. The fact he's not passing up that shot made the difference in him being able to play with Dedmon and Lee well for example and a bigger variety of lineups and fit in with more guys... so his versatility is also useful.
13/8/6/1 from a roleplayer who was out of the rotation, on good efficiency is a great line.
GoSpursGo
The two things going for Anderson has been his IQ and his length. You can't teach both. He of course has zero athleticism, explains why he can't finish a break away layup. He's made improvements in his defense and honestly he does get a lot of deflections and steals.
I had higher expectations when he was drafted, but that needs to be dialed down. He's a decent role player and his ceiling is likely to be less than Livingston. He'll fit only in the Spurs and will be totally worthless elsewhere. Due to his lack of athleticism, NBA teams will discount his value and it is unlikely that another NBA team will pick up his contract. He's a Matt Bonner, Spurs player until retirement.
I would be very concern by pop comment tbh...
its like dude is mediocre but at least don't make many mistakes... a consistent mediocre mistakeless player
That's a misreading to an extreme.I would be very concern by pop comment tbh...
its like dude is mediocre but at least don't make many mistakes... a consistent mediocre mistakeless player
Consistent mediocre mistakeless players makes decent money in the league, see Jonas Jerebko.I would be very concern by pop comment tbh...
its like dude is mediocre but at least don't make many mistakes... a consistent mediocre mistakeless player
"He is the same every game" 4 pts 2 reb 0 tov 1 assist... decent defense... no mistake... a consistent mediocre mistakeless player not progressing...
Nothing wrong with being mediocre, and even less wrong with being consistent as a deep-bench guy. Now if Pop would just move Kyle to the four with LMA out, we'd be in business.
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