Kawhi, its your time now

[testies]

Can Barnes guard him? I doubt.

Fucking get that max deal this series, boi

[apalisoc_9]

Can Barnes guard him? I doubt.

Fucking get that max deal this series, boi

You think Parker will pass him the ball?

Tony will be on a mission since Paul is playing.

[RD2191]

Parker says otherwise.

[Ice009]

How can it be his time when they won't pass him the ball and Parker freezes him out whenever he decides to play the two man game between himself and Tim.

It just didn't seem like the team trusted Kawhi in that first quarter.

[apalisoc_9]

Without Parker, maybe we win..

With Parker, LA in 5.

[100%duncan]

He already has the max deal

[wildchild]

I hope.

But Kawhi didn't even get the ball in the first quarter last 3 games.
Kawhi's offensive game took protagonism in most of the games of Spurs winning streak, not sure why they didn't pass him the ball in the first half.

[apalisoc_9]

I hope.

But Kawhi didn't even get the ball in the first quarter last 3 games.
Kawhi's offensive game took protagonism in most of the games of Spurs winning streak, not sure why they didn't pass him the ball in the first half.

Parker

[wildchild]

It just didn't seem like the team trusted Kawhi in that first quarter.

Sad but true.

[wildchild]

Parker

I know and that never will change...but how about Pop?

It seems like Kawhi's offense isn't part of his game plan, "Let the offense come to you" Yeah...but how about to call his number when nobody pass him the ball??

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Fuck Leonard give the ball to Duncan.

[Kool Bob Love]

https://bendavidwong.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-22-at-7-03-40-pm.png

[RD2191]

Lol no lyfe scrub meltdown.

[wildchild]

...

"How does Kawhi (Leonard) look? Popovich: Handsome guy. Good-looking"

No homo but Pop's right. Kawhi looks so good in every pic, including this one. :tu

[Clipper Nation]

https://bendavidwong.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-22-at-7-03-40-pm.png
http://i.imgur.com/lmu9eUq.jpg

[Kool Bob Love]

"How does Kawhi (Leonard) look? Popovich: Handsome guy. Good-looking"

No homo but Pop's right. Kawhi looks so good in every pic, including this one. :tu

63.4 FT pct in the playoffs is ugly b.

[wildchild]

63.4 FT pct in the playoffs is ugly b.

b? B? These ridiculous trolls...:lmao

[james evans]

63.4 FT pct in the playoffs is ugly b.
the fact that popovich sent a 60% freethrow shooter in the game to ice it says everything. I knew he was gonna miss one. I was in a bar that night and I hated seeing him go to the line.

[Sean Cagney]

the fact that popovich sent a 60% freethrow shooter in the game to ice it says everything. I knew he was gonna miss one. I was in a bar that night and I hated seeing him go to the line.

On top of that he benches Tim Duncan when all they need is one damn rebound to win the game and Miami gets two key rebounds....... That part still pisses me off. He had 17 rebounds in the game and did enough to win, leave him IN for GODS SAKES.

I also hated seeing a young guy go to the line at that spot, then again Manu was at the line and missed one as well so I doubt he makes both the way he played that series. He used to be their ace go to guy at the line as well late, automatic until the last few years.

I knew he would miss one though, atleast he got the second.

BTW that first shot he missed was dead on and in line, just rimmed out.

[dabom]

63.4 FT pct in the playoffs is ugly b.

What about the whole playoffs faggot? :lmao

You sound like all the other C list trolls. If parker makes 1 more bucket out of all he fucking missed. If manu turns it over 8 times instead of 9. We win. He was the best player for the spurs and I'm sure you would have sucked his dick after the 2014 Finals faggot. :lmao Must have hurt when Kawhi won FMPV you fucking player fan. :lmao

[TheGreatYacht]

https://bendavidwong.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-22-at-7-03-40-pm.png
This shit gets me everytime :lmao

[Cry Havoc]

Emoticon krew in abject meltdown. :lol

[dabom]

Emoticon krew in abject meltdown. :lol

Do you post on ISH?

[dabom]

Chill dude. :lol

[mkurts]

He'd better.

Need from him at least 20+ points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks every single game in every series to cover Manu and Parker.

[therealtruth]

the fact that popovich sent a 60% freethrow shooter in the game to ice it says everything. I knew he was gonna miss one. I was in a bar that night and I hated seeing him go to the line.

There were so many bad decisions by Pop in that situation. But that might have been one of the biggest. He was outcoached by Spoelstra over those last few minutes. Spoelstra got everything he wanted and Pop got everything he didn't want. Basically he coached to not lose vs coaching to win (taking positive steps to ensure the outcome).

[loveforthegame]

He should dominate this series. Other than the last game between the teams, he's given the Clippers nightmares.

I just hope they go back to the month where they got him in the post and let him go to work. He did all sorts of damage and had his most incredible run of his career. I just hope it's not a repeat of last night where he goes stretches without a fg attempt. Parking him in the corner is not the answer.

[Spurs9]

http://i.imgur.com/lmu9eUq.jpg

:lmao

[FkLA]

I just hope they go back to the month where they got him in the post and let him go to work. He did all sorts of damage and had his most incredible run of his career. I just hope it's not a repeat of last night where he goes stretches without a fg attempt. Parking him in the corner is not the answer.

It's really fucking stupid isn't it? Spurs dominate teams for about a month with Kawhi being fed, Rique has a big scoring half vs Hou, Timmy has a vintage performance @ Hou and suddenly Kawhi is relegated to a corner three pt shooter. :lol

The only time he was a focal point yesterday was in the few minutes when those two guys were on the bench. Enrique is not letting go of those reins w/o some resistance despite what he may say.

[DJR210]

http://i.imgur.com/lmu9eUq.jpg

:lmao

[Amuseddaysleeper]

He was forcing up a ton of poor mid range jumpers last night.

[DJR210]

Emoticon krew in abject meltdown. :lol

Emoticon crew is taken by SBM and co iirc.

[FkLA]

He was forcing up a ton of poor mid range jumpers last night.

He did force some shots but can you blame him? 1 FGA the entire first quarter and he only had plays ran for him when Timmy/Rique were on the bench. The same guy that has been on an absolute tear during the past month and a half was relegated to the corner.

[FkLA]

All so some fat fuck, over the hill PG can stagnate the offense so he can get his.

[ducks]

He was forcing up a ton of poor mid range jumpers last night.

tp he made 11-17 lol
leonard went cold in 4 spurs won if he did not brick 3 straight shots in 4

[mclinejr]

On top of that he benches Tim Duncan when all they need is one damn rebound to win the game and Miami gets two key rebounds....... That part still pisses me off. He had 17 rebounds in the game and did enough to win, leave him IN for GODS SAKES.

I also hated seeing a young guy go to the line at that spot, then again Manu was at the line and missed one as well so I doubt he makes both the way he played that series. He used to be their ace go to guy at the line as well late, automatic until the last few years.

I knew he would miss one though, atleast he got the second.

BTW that first shot he missed was dead on and in line, just rimmed out.

Holy shit you guys. We're still harping on this?

[Vash StampedE]

http://i.imgur.com/lmu9eUq.jpg
:rollin

[dabom]

He was forcing up a ton of poor mid range jumpers last night.

He doesn't know when his shots are coming and the fucking team won't feed him the ball in the low post. And then he touches the ball rarely and forces up a quick jumper because he doesn't get the ball often or the time is winding down.

[tmtcsc]

It's been his time. Spurs need him to be aggressive, not foolish. Know when to pass and when to take over. They have a team of Champions who share the ball. That doesn't need to change.

[jsandiego]

http://i.imgur.com/lmu9eUq.jpg
TP kind of looks like Andre Agassi here. Anyone else see it? :lol

[apalisoc_9]

It's really fucking stupid isn't it? Spurs dominate teams for about a month with Kawhi being fed, Rique has a big scoring half vs Hou, Timmy has a vintage performance @ Hou and suddenly Kawhi is relegated to a corner three pt shooter. :lol

The only time he was a focal point yesterday was in the few minutes when those two guys were on the bench. Enrique is not letting go of those reins w/o some resistance despite what he may say.

[apalisoc_9]

All so some fat fuck, over the hill PG can stagnate the offense so he can get his.

:lmao

[Sean Cagney]

Holy shit you guys. We're still harping on this?

Last year healed all for me, just posting on what was said. I'm fine now and can even watch that game or the ending and not get too upset, last years run made up for it and then some IMO. That made it that much more sweet.

[TD 21]

They need to milk Leonard in the post early and often. If he can get Barnes (one of the most hated players in the league by the refs) in foul trouble with any degree of consistency, it'll go a long way towards winning.

Even if he can't though, Ginobili should sub in for Leonard, not Green, at the usual 7-6 minute mark in the 1st and 3rd. Then bring Leonard back the instant they sub out Barnes and play Redick-Crawford together. Or, since they'll probably want to pretend early in the series that they trust their bench, Crawford-Turkoglu.

Rivers and their staff will figure it out after a while and adjust accordingly, by having Barnes exit with him, but for a while they should be able to exploit this.

[cjw]

http://i.imgur.com/lmu9eUq.jpg

Had a Spur done that, they would have called an offensive foul on the jersey tug

[Spur|n|Austin]

Chill dude. :lol

Do you have Down syndrome? I'm seriously not trying to be rude, I'm just curious. Thanks.

[pgardn]

It's been his time. Spurs need him to be aggressive, not foolish. Know when to pass and when to take over. They have a team of Champions who share the ball. That doesn't need to change.

Exactly.
And it would help if he could start getting to the line more and making both.
If KL starts drawing some fouls, it will show me he has become our main man.
Easy points in the playoffs can be huge.

[midnightpulp]

This is Kawhi's series. He'll be defended by Matt Barnes and Jamal Crawford :lol

We have a massive matchup advantage at SF. Pop, Parker, etc better get on board and let him eat first in this series. The fear is that Parker's ego will get in the way because he's facing Chris Paul, and he'll try to do his hero thing. Parker should understand that "he'll get his" slashing off the ball during Kawhi double teams (though, Parker is sometimes afraid to slash when there's a shotblocker patrolling paint). If Parker falls in love with that 17 footer, we're in for a tough time.

We have the advantage at every position in this series, since the Clips are paper thin on the bench. I just hope Parker doesn't piss that away by trying to outplay Paul. Paul is better than you, deal with it. Let our depth do the work.

[apalisoc_9]

Parker will hero ball this series..

He is playing against paul..he always hero ball against Paul

Let's pray for hope guys.

[spurraider21]

He did force some shots but can you blame him? 1 FGA the entire first quarter and he only had plays ran for him when Timmy/Rique were on the bench. The same guy that has been on an absolute tear during the past month and a half was relegated to the corner.
yes. if he cares so much about getting his numbers that he has to force bad shots to make up for :cry not getting the ball enough :cry then he's not fitting the spurs mold

[MilesTeg]

Why is Barnes suddenly considered a bad defender? I thought he was among the better ones.

[FkLA]

yes. if he cares so much about getting his numbers that he has to force bad shots to make up for :cry not getting the ball enough :cry then he's not fitting the spurs mold

Ah yeah, let's point the finger at the best player on the team who chose to force up a couple of shots rather than stand in the corner. Meanwhile the 'point guard' who got the shooters 0 3PT FGAs and didn't get the best player on the team involved gets a free pass bc :cry he shot 60% and had 6 assists :cry.


Why is Barnes suddenly considered a bad defender? I thought he was among the better ones.

He's like 35 or 36 now IIRC. I do expect him to try to get into KL's head with cheap shit though so KL needs to be ready for that tbh.

[dbreiden83080]

All these Tony haters here are complete immature clowns. As if we are going to beat anyone elite in the west without him playing at a high level.

[FkLA]

All these Tony haters here are complete immature clowns. As if we are going to beat anyone elite in the west without him playing at a high level.

He failed to score in double digits for most games in April while the team was playing its best basketball of the season. But go ahead and keep perpetuating the 'Spurs go as Rique goes' myth. :lol

[$pursDynasty]

He failed to score in double digits for most games in April while the team was playing its best basketball of the season. But go ahead and keep perpetuating the 'Spurs go as Rique goes' myth. :lol
as long as the Parker haters keep perpetuating the Spurs would have won 18 more games this year with Austin Rivers as PG instead of MVParker shtick. Player hating is dumb, I want MVParker and the Kingslayer to have a great playoff run they aren't mutually exclusive. Yes I curse Manu when he craps the bed but only then when he does something great I applaud. Some of you guys diss a player that leads a team in scoring in a game we win by 20+. I am not sure if all the Parker hate isn't generated by Brent Barry and Eva Longoria under multiple alts. I want 6 and could care less if KAnderson or Jeff Ayers is the FMVP when we get it. Then again I have doubts in how much of the player hate is because of true belief and how much is it for effect. You can diss the Red Mamba but how many will rise up in his defense? You can diss Ayers but that is like saying water is wet. Timmy is a made man and untouchable so to get the most heat (and responses) either go hard on Kiwi or TP. It makes sense but it also sucks up too much air on this forum that could be dedicated to rooting for and loving on a team we all say we love and giving honest, objective, intelligent critiques on what's going on in Spursland. I was hoping this thread would point out mismatches that would lead to Kiwi being the major matchup advantage in a series vs the Clippers or how being able to go from "the Beautiful game" to a more Iso centric Kiwi attack might throw off our playoff competition (ala Rocky fighting left handed in Rocky II) but sadly it turned into KL vs TP thread 843. End of rant Go Spurs Go.

[pgardn]

He failed to score in double digits for most games in April while the team was playing its best basketball of the season. But go ahead and keep perpetuating the 'Spurs go as Rique goes' myth. :lol

Uhhhh...

Parker haters are claiming Parker goes hero. And if he would only get the ball to KL we will be fine.

Is this not a claim that the Spurs go as Tony goes argument...? You call it a myth.
So you want it both ways... wait, wtf exactly are you arguing?
Seriously, just stop and think.

[spurraider21]

Ah yeah, let's point the finger at the best player on the team who chose to force up a couple of shots rather than stand in the corner. Meanwhile the 'point guard' who got the shooters 0 3PT FGAs and didn't get the best player on the team involved gets a free pass bc :cry he shot 60% and had 6 assists :cry.
parker doesn't get a free pass. he deserves criticism. my only opposition with your "crew" is the constant thread spamming about it. but that doesn't excuse kawhi for his own poor decision making. and saying :cry but parker did it too :cry is just childish.

kawhi made poor decisions. but player fans simply can't accept it

[Bartleby]

Do you have Down syndrome? I'm seriously not trying to be rude, I'm just curious. Thanks.

:lol

[FkLA]

Uhhhh...

Parker haters are claiming Parker goes hero. And if he would only get the ball to KL we will be fine.

Is this not a claim that the Spurs go as Tony goes argument...? You call it a myth.
So you want it both ways... wait, wtf exactly are you arguing?
Seriously, just stop and think.

Are you stupid? You can't claim the team goes as he goes when the Spurs played their best ball of the season while he was having a minimal impact. Rique doesn't need to score big or even rack up tons of assists, the team was doing just fine with him simply staying out of the way.


parker doesn't get a free pass. he deserves criticism. my only opposition with your "crew" is the constant thread spamming about it. but that doesn't excuse kawhi for his own poor decision making. and saying :cry but parker did it too :cry is just childish.

kawhi made poor decisions. but player fans simply can't accept it

I'd agree if we assume he would've gotten his shots off ball movement or plays being called for him. That wasn't the case though, the alternative was to stand in the corner and let Rique dribble dribble dribble or play his two-man game with one of the bigs.

[spurraider21]

I'd agree if we assume he would've gotten his shots off ball movement or plays being called for him. That wasn't the case though, the alternative was to stand in the corner and let Rique dribble dribble dribble or play his two-man game with one of the bigs.
stop trying to excuse him for poor decision making just because another teammate was making poor decisions.

its not like parker was being inefficient on offense, anyway. his flaws came on the other end, and realistically shouldn't have affected kawhi's decision making on offense

[FkLA]

stop trying to excuse him for poor decision making just because another teammate was making poor decisions.

its not like parker was being inefficient on offense, anyway. his flaws came on the other end, and realistically shouldn't have affected kawhi's decision making on offense

0 3PT FGAs for the shooters and few play calls for the best player on the team while Rique was out on the court. Those are facts not an excuse. I don't care how efficient he was, that's a recipe for disaster.

[spurraider21]

0 3PT FGAs for the shooters and few play calls for the best player on the team while Rique was out on the court. Those are facts not an excuse. I don't care how efficient he was, that's a recipe for disaster.
you are still trying to excuse kawhi for poor decisions just because parker made poor decisions too

how old are you?

[dbreiden83080]

He failed to score in double digits for most games in April while the team was playing its best basketball of the season. But go ahead and keep perpetuating the 'Spurs go as Rique goes' myth. :lol

Bench him and watch the Clips beat us in 5..

[pgardn]

Are you stupid? You can't claim the team goes as he goes when the Spurs played their best ball of the season while he was having a minimal impact. Rique doesn't need to score big or even rack up tons of assists, the team was doing just fine with him simply staying out of the way.



.

You are Fckn clueless as to what you are arguing. You Fckn said when Parker goes hero Spurs lose, when he tries to do very little Spurs win. So Spurs go as Tony goes. Aggressive we lose, do nothing we win.

I would claim he must be able to differentiate between when he needs to use his aggressive penetration/ layup/ kickout and jump shot, and when he needs to move into space without the ball and occupy defenders; get the ball down the court and start motion. We need both those Parkers imo.

BTW, since we really don't need Parker, who do we star at point? You continually bypass this question.

[apalisoc_9]

none of these niggas have played basketball I assume.

If you're generally regarded as one of the better players in the field, you're going to hoist up shots if you're not getting any..

Lebron did it with Miami in 2011, Bosh has done it multiple times when he is not getting shots..

It's normal when you have other inferior players dominating the ball..

How do I know you guys haven't played ball before?

[glen907]

Love the claw but all this he need to be the focal point on offense need to stop, most times he doing his thing is an iso situation and we don't need to much of that. What we do need is for him to be a shut down defender, rebounder and to be aggressive but smart on offense, his defense and rebounding ability is far more important to the team and whoever has the hot on any given game should take the lead on offense

[Big Empty]

TOny has a a better outside shot. we are going to need them both to play up

[pgardn]

none of these niggas have played basketball I assume.

If you're generally regarded as one of the better players in the field, you're going to hoist up shots if you're not getting any..

Lebron did it with Miami in 2011, Bosh has done it multiple times when he is not getting shots..

It's normal when you have other inferior players dominating the ball..

How do I know you guys haven't played ball before?

This is laughable.
In the field, you just typed in the field...
At any reasonable level of play you may be considered the team's best player, but NOT the best ball handler.

You are a total fake.
Get back to those Phillipino pick up games.
Jesus... on the field? How about floor? Something you have never stepped on.

So you are coming into the gym; nothing to see yet. What sound is gonna tell you it's gonna be a tough practice or game? What do you hear that tells you it's time to get worn down?