Kawhi's weaknesses were exposed tonight

[hater]

You are not a 3pt shooter. stop trying to be the next Keith Van Horn

Your defense is not that great when you are lack-a-daisical

you cannot be babied every single timeout. grow up.

you are not a Max player yet. put in your work and put in your dues

[spursparker9]

Kawhi can't guard PG tbh.


Westbrook, Rose, CP3 has been shitting on him

[BatManu20]

You're somewhat right. But he's still getting the max.

[ironman2886]

Love Kawhi, but these games are becoming common for him. He's not a max player. He's a glorified defender.

[loveforthegame]

Maybe the Spurs won't match his offer sheet this summer. That should make some guys happy.

[spursparker9]

tbh, Kawhi will be just an average defender in the 90s

[fresnodog]

Wow kiwi Leonard was terrible terrible tonight green was asleep looks like no chance for a repeat. Kiwi is shooting way to much. Duncan with 30!!!! Kiwi looking fkn terrible

[Chinook]

He needs to stop taking so many bad shots, but he just had a poor shooting game. Happens, but Pop needs to actually coach him instead of constantly praising him.

[TheGreatYacht]

Clippers staying away like Kryptonite

[TheGoldStandard]

Doesn't know how to dribble, no handles whatsoever and has no go to moves.. just dribbles and takes shitty shots if the defense doesn't buckle

[DMC]

Kawhi is injured, suddenly he's the straw that stirs the drink. He plays shitty, suddenly he's overrated and weak. He's a good player, but that FMVP fucked his fragile mind up a bit.

[RD2191]

Lol OP is a faggot

[TheGreatYacht]

Cory Joseph is trash

[ironman2886]

Cory Joseph is trash
I don't know why this board loves him so much. He's very overrated defensively, and he's a black hole offensively.

[itzsoweezee]

Not a coincidence that the Clippers took over once Popovich benched Kawhi. There's about a handful of players in the league that have the two-way impact that Kawhi does.

Only a moron would assess Kawhi's value based on a few regular season games while ignoring his downright dominant playoff record.

[apalisoc_9]

He is not making shots..it happens.

[TheGreatYacht]

I don't know why this board loves him so much. He's very overrated defensively, and he's a black hole offensively.
This. He's supposed to be a defensive specialist but can't shut down a starting PG in this league.. Westbrook @ Christmas lmao

[Nathan89]

http://i.imgur.com/Io0V0Mn.png?1

He should probably stop shooting so many mid-range shots tbh.

[RD2191]

Tf does cojo have to do with this thread? Lebron fans mad that Kawhi shit all over him.:lol

[RD2191]

Not a coincidence that the Clippers took over once Popovich benched Kawhi. There's about a handful of players in the league that have the two-way impact that Kawhi does.

Only a moron would assess Kawhi's value based on a few regular season games while ignoring his downright dominant playoff record.

[TheGreatYacht]

http://i.imgur.com/Io0V0Mn.png?1

He should probably stop shooting so many mid-range shots tbh.
Wow. Bad sign for someone with very weak ball handling..

[TheGreatYacht]

By far, easiest baited poster on ST :lol just say something bad about no range Joseph

[RD2191]

I hope you aren't talking about me son. I'll get SupremeGuy in here to own your ass again.

[Sean Cagney]

I don't know why this board loves him so much. He's very overrated defensively, and he's a black hole offensively.

Yeah but he should start remember? That is our answer to start him! I swear this board at times man, a joke.

[daslicer]

Kawhi is injured, suddenly he's the straw that stirs the drink. He plays shitty, suddenly he's overrated and weak. He's a good player, but that FMVP fucked his fragile mind up a bit.
This he's an above average player who is valuable to the spurs because he brings a skill set very few players on the perimeter posses in this league but unfortunately he's not a superstar and not even an all-star player yet. I have yet to see him have a stretch of 7-10 great games in a row. He's just too inconsistent.

[TheGreatYacht]

Do it :lmao
You dudes love to hold on to each other's dicks anyways. Thanks for admitting it :lol

[timtonymanu]

He is not making shots..it happens.

Yep, but if Enrique has a bad shooting night, the excuses pile out.

smh at player fans.

[spurtech09]

wonder if his hand is 100%....something ain't right....he missed a wide open lay-up

[TheGreatYacht]

If only every team had a Rashard Lewis, MVP Kawhi would come back

[apalisoc_9]

Yep, but if Enrique has a bad shooting night, the excuses pile out.

smh at player fans.

you learn to deal with player fans...Sadly, mainstream fans are always going to be part of the fanbase..

Kawhi had a really bad shooting night..No one is hiding or defending that.

[Silver&Black]

Yep, but if Enrique has a bad shooting night, the excuses pile out.

smh at player fans.

^
This. Fucking This.

[wildchild]

He needs to stop taking so many bad shots, but he just had a poor shooting game. Happens, but Pop needs to actually coach him instead of constantly praising him.

Well, he took the same shots tonight that he made the last two games against the same Clips weak defenders -Barnes, Jamal and JJ- this season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGaZZfy_-DE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv-x5Hbuv3U&feature=youtu.be


But Kawhi missed shots that he normally makes like that bunny after Manu's play or the J, those shots just weren't falling last games...

I hope he's still confident that those looks will fall for him next games, that's the only way to hit them.

[TheGreatYacht]

I don't think there's a way to defend a 3/17 performance, followed by a 1/11 night.. :lol

[rasuo214]

I guess this is what you get with a Parker led Spurs team, losing to a Griffin-less Clippers...

[RD2191]

I guess this is what you get with a Parker led Spurs team, losing to a Griffin-less Clippers...

[Malik Hairston]

He's just shooting terribly at the moment, it happens, especially for a 2-way player that uses so much energy all over the floor..it would be much easier if he was only asked to play offense, naturally, tbh..some of his shots have been questionable, but he's missing a ton of looks that he usually makes..

He played very poorly tonight though, no denying it..although, you don't get exposed in a meaningless regular season game against a poor defensive team:lol..

Let's hope he starts making shots soon, as the Spurs are an average team when he isn't playing at a high level..

[RD2191]

He's just shooting terribly at the moment, it happens, especially for a 2-way player that uses so much energy all over the floor..it would be much easier if he was only asked to play offense, naturally, tbh..some of his shots have been questionable, but he's missing a ton of looks that he usually makes..

He played very poorly tonight though, no denying it..although, you don't get exposed in a meaningless regular season game against a poor defensive team:lol..

Let's hope he starts making shots soon, as the Spurs are an average team when he isn't playing at a high level..
Kawhi shows up when it matters. Unlike a certain french pg, tbh.

[DMC]

Griffin is a weakness overall to LA. I've said it here in a controversial statement that some have bookmarked. Griffin is trusted to score as he can, and Jordan is left to gather rebounds. Griffin isn't that skilled as a player, and isn't nearly as dominant in the paint as Jordan. Griffin could still be good for them, but not how Doc and Vinny have played him.

[TheGreatYacht]

:cry He shows up when it matters :cry

2014 Finals Game 1: 9pts, 0ast, 4TO's
2014 Finals Game 2: 9pts, 2rebs, 3-9, -6

[wildchild]

Let's hope he starts making shots soon, as the Spurs are an average team when he isn't playing at a high level..

Nah...according to OP and all guys in this thread he's just a role player, obviously the Spurs can win without him, like we won this game against the weak Blake-less Clips.
We're #5 now :flag:

[Malik Hairston]

Nah...according to OP and all guys in this thread he's just a role player, obviously the Spurs can win without him, like we won this game against the weak Blake-less Clips.
We're #5 now :flag:

:lol do you know who the OP is? Same nigga that said the Heat would never win with Lebron as their best player..same man that said Steven Adams would easily replace Ibaka against the Spurs in last year's playoffs..also said Belinelli would replace Manu and Green:lol..

[ElNono]

:lol do you know who the OP is? Same nigga that said the Heat would never win with Lebron as their best player..same man that said Steven Adams would easily replace Ibaka against the Spurs in last year's playoffs..also said Belinelli would replace Manu and Green:lol..

:lmao

[apalisoc_9]

:lol do you know who the OP is? Same nigga that said the Heat would never win with Lebron as their best player..same man that said Steven Adams would easily replace Ibaka against the Spurs in last year's playoffs..also said Belinelli would replace Manu and Green:lol..

Malik going ham

:lmao

[HI-FI]

hater's all time classic was the "Tim Duncan is finished" thread.

[TheGreatYacht]

LOL @ Harlem criticizing takes. Took a leave of absence from a forum :lol Called Joseph a cancer, and slurped it all back when he pulled a couple of good games. Sees a problem with a Duncan centered offense. Questioned if Manu was just a role player. Associates himself with someone who swears he has Canadian sources close to Kawhi :lol

The fall off was real.. Smh

[dabom]

hater's all time classic was the "Tim Duncan is finished" thread.

:lmao

[unforeseen]

Kawhi "max player" Leonard :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Kawhi "max player" Leonard :lol
:cry But he has potential :madrun

[dabom]

:cry But he has potential :madrun

https://twitter.com/SportsTalkJoe :lmao

[RD2191]

https://twitter.com/SportsTalkJoe :lmao
:lmao

[TheGreatYacht]

https://twitter.com/SportsTalkJoe :lmao
Talking about takes... The dude who said this was NEVER Duncan's team :lmao

[RD2191]

What a cock sucking faggot if that's really him.

[apalisoc_9]

:lmao

:lol

[Malik Hairston]

LOL @ Harlem criticizing takes. Took a leave of absence from a forum :lol Called Joseph a cancer, and slurped it all back when he pulled a couple of good games. Sees a problem with a Duncan centered offense. Questioned if Manu was just a role player. Associates himself with someone who swears he has Canadian sources close to Kawhi :lol

The fall off was real.. Smh

:lol most of this is highly inaccurate, and even if it wasn't, that would be pretty impressive if those are my worst takes, tbh..

Come on, Joe, you can do better than that:lol..

[RD2191]

Lebron slurper. Got owned by MVP Kawhi

[TheGreatYacht]

What a cock sucking faggot if that's really him.
Not me, but hope your heart problems get better dog :tu

[dabom]

Talking about takes... The dude who said this was NEVER Duncan's team :lmao

It's like you've been neutered man. All bark and no bite anymore. I'll stop bringing it up and maybe people will forget.

[dabom]

Not me, but hope your heart problems get better dog :tu

:lmao

[wildchild]

his fragile mind

That's the problem with Kawhi's hate.

If some guy says that "he had a bad shooting night"...well that's obvious. But all criticism of him inevitably has to finish here with the classless he has a fragile mind, or mental disorder, a retarded kid, and more...

Many of coaches would love to have a "fragile mind" player like Leonard's champ mindset.

“Kawhi has had to deal with more stresses in his life than most at a young age, and he has managed to do that, to do it in his own way, and to do it with his head held high. He is soft-spoken, quiet off the court, and someone who is filled with the burning desire to compete, improve and win, and he has done that everywhere he has been.”

[TheGreatYacht]

A copied and pasted tweet, that's got to be him! We got him guys!

*turns around to smile at the short bus*

:lmao

[dabom]

A copied and pasted tweet, that's got to be him! We got him guys!

*turns around to smile at the short bus*

:lmao

You just happen to find it out of fucking nowhere too right? :lmao

[AztecSpur]

Definitely got rattled after 4 or 5 missed shots, he should have tried inside more but he started forcing 3's, then the Clippers left him open and I started hoping they wouldn't pass it to him. You could see his frustration, he's got to learn to control that. And then when he messed up passes and finally that dunk he lost the handle on I've never seen him do that.

No one works harder than him, you can be sure he'll be shooting his ass off in the gym and he'll come back strong. His shots were too flat, not enough arch, it's fixable.

[ChumpDumper]

Kawhi's franchise game has taken a leave of absence.

[FkLA]

He's taking the same shots he was making prior to this little 2-3 game slump. Also I still don't think he gets enough looks in the post--that's been where he's been at his best either as a scorer or playmaker imo.

[apalisoc_9]

where was this weakness when it mattered tbh?

[TheGreatYacht]

Spurs system will be there when it matters, tbh

[Hoops Czar]

You can't expect Parker to carry the Spurs and Leonard. There's only so much one man can do.

[KL2]

Damn, the trolls are reaching these days, dark time for Parker fan boys tbh.

[mkurts]

You can't expect Duncan to carry the Spurs and Leonard. There's only so much one man can do.

Fixed the obvious error for you.

[Clipper Nation]

CIA Kawhi just helping out his future team, tbh :downspin:

[Clipper Nation]

Not me, but hope your heart problems get better dog :tu
568649281462247424

:lmao faggot

[cd021]

http://i.imgur.com/Io0V0Mn.png?1

He should probably stop shooting so many mid-range shots tbh.

Historically he has been an much better mid range shooter than that. He should cut down on the 3's instead.

Last season he hit 48% of his shots from 10-22 feet . Thats a ridiculous number.

[Brazil]

Yep, but if Enrique has a bad shooting night, the excuses pile out.

smh at player fans.

you are a funny dude... never paid much attention but recently your anger towards Parker is showing tbh :lol

It has been a while since nobody relevant is making excuses on Parker poor games so you simply lie

Kawhi had a shitty shooting night, yes it happens. Now from now on if Parker turns the corner excuses like opposition defense is shitty, he had a bad fourth quarter etc... will pile up to disminish what he has done... and it started tonight :lol

[jjktkk]

I'm sure Pop and the coaching staff have drilled in Leonard's head to shoot, shoot, shoot, but Leonard needs to figure out when to shoot, and what a good shot actually is.

[jermaine]

When greatness happens early an a slump follows shortly. Opinions comes out in waves. Everyone has slumps!!!! Even the young #FinalsMVP

[SequSpur]

http://i.imgur.com/Io0V0Mn.png?1

He should probably stop shooting so many mid-range shots tbh.

You're truly amazing.... WTF?

[FireMicoHalili]

It's just sad the mudslinging has gotten way out of hand. If Parker shoots like Leonard did, he sucks and he needs to be traded. If Leonard lays bricks all over it's just one of those days where his shot didn't fall. If that doesn't show partiality and childishness, we can all just agree to disagree. It's also pathetic when numbers don't support your argument and all that's left is internet hate...which is pretty disgusting.

[CGD]

Looked like he was off for a week. Not concerned about the offense, but didn't like that he mailed it in of D.

[in2deep]

http://i.imgur.com/Io0V0Mn.png?1

He should probably stop shooting so many mid-range shots tbh.

unfortunately Kawhi's problem seems to be mental right now. Not sure if he's having a personal issue or just lost confidence out there. Looks out of whack. And no, he is not injured. He's had a full week to heal the hand, he's 22. He is fine healthwise.

Hopefully this mental issue will not snowball and become a real problem.

[spurspokesman]

Wow at the comments. So I guess we are winning the championship without him.....

[hater]

Wow at the comments. So I guess we are winning the championship without him.....

I don't think any true spursfan truly believes we can win a ship without Kawhi playing at the level of last years Semis and Finals.

I myself wish the best for Kawhi and hope he can achieve a 2nd straight Finals MVP :tu

but we gotta face reality and realize we cannot win a ship without either Duncan, Parker, Kawhi or even a 15 minute under control Manu

of course there is a short bus crew here that not only believes we can win without Parker, but wishes injury on him. well... they ride the short bus for a reason :lmao

[hater]

that being said I have high confidence Kawhi will bounce back as early as tonight. Book it :tu

[Horse]

He needs to get back in the post and shoot those one handed hooks he started using in the finals.

[SupremeGuy]

Lol OP is a faggot

[Wildcat67]

He needs to get back in the post and shoot those one handed hooks he started using in the finals.

That's been part of the problem IMO. He is always immediately getting doubled in the post. He almost never even gets a shot up when they post him because he is immediately forced to pass it out. Now that does still help our offense, but it does nothing for Kawhi seeing the ball go through the hoop. I feel like he spent the summer working on his post game, early in the season he reaped the rewards, but now is getting frustrated because he isn't being allowed to use his skills at all in that situation other then setting up a teammate out of the post.

Without the post game he is forced to shot more 3s and long 2s which he will naturally shoot a lower % shooting.

What they need to do is run more backdoor cuts to get him layups to get his rhythm back. He just seems to be thinking too much and it's throwing him off.

[Hoops Czar]

2-4 vs playoff teams since returning. Spurs could have done that without him.

:lmao difference maker

[TheGreatYacht]

that being said I have high confidence Kawhi will bounce back as early as tonight. Book it :tu
I wish player fans thought like this. Wishing the best for everyone...

Unlike the short bus, who wishes an injury on Parker.. Or "a leave of absence" until he gets traded... Smh.