Spurs with the possession of the year, tbh

[spursistan]

Deserved its own thread..

679867258194141185

When Manu is gone forever from that bench, it will never be the same again :cry

[james evans]

YES, I NEEDED A GIF THIS!! THANKS.

[timtonymanu]

I was away during that part of the game.

Great play!

[sasaint]

Deserved its own thread..

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When Manu is gone forever from that bench, it will never be the same again :cry

A truly phenomenal display of team BBIQ and skill. West had already touched the ball twice on the play when Manu hit him to finish the give and go. And some people think dunks are what "highlights" should be about.


:flag:

[Silver&Black]

:cry

[MultiTroll]

Deserved its own thread..
:tu

[DAF86]

Very cool indeed but Kyle should have taken that corner three.

[DAF86]

Just realized Bobo didn't touch the ball, would have been even nicer if he did.

[Mel_13]

Definitely threadworthy.

:toast

[TXstbobcat]

Great ball movement and unselfishness. Summed up Spurs basketball perfectly in that play. :toast

[SpurPadre]

Deserved its own thread..

679867258194141185

When Manu is gone forever from that bench, it will never be the same again :cry

I still think it's a disservice to refer to Manu as merely a bench player. When he's gone forever from that TEAM, it will never be the same again is more like it.

[pgardn]

Damn.

West has got to gather accolades.
What a ball fake, pass, break to the basket, catch the heater, put the ball in while being fouled.
4 years with Manu and a good back... What could have been for West.

Great find OP

[HI-FI]

i missed it earlier but worthy of its own thread. the collective bbiq of that group is off the charts imo.

[Mr. Body]

Worth giving up twelve million for.

[Spurtacular]

Spurgasm

[Spurtacular]

All bench players, too.

[Spurtacular]

Addition by subtraction? This wouldn't have happened with CoJo in the lineup.

[100%duncan]

I was just laughing when they did this, it's fucking natural for the 2nd unit it's unreal

[monkeypunk]

Addition by subtraction? This wouldn't have happened with CoJo in the lineup.

Or Jimmer.

[bdictjames]

Truly amazing. I would love to see the Warriors copy that.

[aal04]

Kyle should have shot that.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Very cool indeed but Kyle should have taken that corner three.
No

Kyle should have shot that.

No! That's not his game. He's not Bruce, or Danny, or Leonard, or even Simmons. He's actually a very poor corner 3 shooter, his game is passing and scoring from the high post when the other team puts a 6'1" or shorter guy on him.

[DAF86]

No

You are not pulling that 1, 2 under the basket against a good team. Kyle was wide ass open from one of the most efficient spots on the court, he has to shoot that.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

You are not pulling that 1, 2 under the basket against a good team. Kyle was wide ass open from one of the most efficient spots on the court, he has to shoot that.

That's like saying 40 year old Peyton Manning should have "run the damn ball" when given 20 yards of real estate to run instead of forcing the pass downfield.

[Nathan89]

Addition by subtraction? This wouldn't have happened with CoJo in the lineup.

Without Cojo we lose game 6 vs OKC.

[DAF86]

That's like saying 40 year old Peyton Manning should have "run the damn ball" when given 20 yards of real estate to run instead of forcing the pass downfield.

Except those things aren't really comparable. If Kyle really wants to see minutes as a Spur wing when things really matter, he will have to improve his 3pt shooting. And passing up those wide open looks won't help him in that regard. He needs to work on that shot and shoot it confidently when he has the opportunity.

[Kawhitstorm]

When Manu is gone forever from that bench, it will never be the same again :cry

Simmons has shown he can whip those passes like Manu, he just doesn't have as long a leash as Manu. Kyle on the other hand is like Bobo, gives up layups for an assist.:lol

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Except those things aren't really comparable. If Kyle really wants to see minutes as a Spur wing when things really matter, he will have to improve his 3pt shooting. And passing up those wide open looks won't help him in that regard. He needs to work on that shot and shoot it confidently when he has the opportunity.

Kyle corner 3s tend to barely hit the rim, if at all... I remember one road loss early in the season when he airballed 2 straight corner threes in the second half

I seriously doubt he'll ever be a good three point shooter or jumpshooter in general. He tends to shoot everything with 1 hand so anything that isn't on the run and/or close to the basket is going to be way off.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Without Cojo we lose game 6 vs OKC.

That Stephen Jackson technical :bang ugh refs...

[ceperez]

Very cool indeed but Kyle should have taken that corner three.

I will have to agree.... unless they were just toying with the competition.

[Spurtacular]

Without Cojo we lose game 6 vs OKC.

And win Game 7, anyways, tbh.

[313]

They passed a few times too many. Can't complain with the results I suppose.

[Kawhitstorm]

I seriously doubt he'll ever be a good three point shooter or jumpshooter in general. He tends to shoot everything with 1 hand so anything that isn't on the run and/or close to the basket is going to be way off.

Shaun Livingston almost never shoots 3s & he's doing just fine as a backup guard on a championship team.

[Em-City]

10000000000% Kyle needed to shoot that.. I looked straight over to the bench as soon as he made that pass, expecting pop to yank him on the next play. He's lucky west bailed him out.

Either way, it was pretty. Pretty but not perfect.

[iManu]

Saw it live.

Anyone could do anything they wanted to do (especially Kiwi).

[2centsworth]

Kyle corner 3s tend to barely hit the rim, if at all... I remember one road loss early in the season when he airballed 2 straight corner threes in the second half

I seriously doubt he'll ever be a good three point shooter or jumpshooter in general. He tends to shoot everything with 1 hand so anything that isn't on the run and/or close to the basket is going to be way off.

One of the greatest shooters of all-time, Dale Ellis, was a 1 hand jumpshooter.

[Fireball]

again ... the NBA.com video recap of the game and the comments on that play are hilarious and great!

[Old School 44]

From the Tribune, Zach LaVine's comment on the play:

“I was rotating, trying to help,” LaVine recalled. “I ended up going to about three different people. I thought we were playing good rotations. But no.’’

[Pauleta14]

Deserved its own thread..

679867258194141185

When Manu is gone forever from that bench, it will never be the same again :cry


So true...

[Chinook]

Honestly thought it was overpassing that happened to work out.

[dabom]

Honestly thought it was overpassing that happened to work out.

KA doesn't want wide open corner threes. :lol

[SpursIndonesia]

You are not pulling that 1, 2 under the basket against a good team. Kyle was wide ass open from one of the most efficient spots on the court, he has to shoot that.

Agreed. :tu

Especially since the Spurs groom him to be a perimeter player, he need & HAS to take those WIDE OPEN, in rhythm catch & shoot perimeter shots, the corner threes that is known as the most efficient shot after an open dunk.

[james evans]

gif anyone?

[ceperez]

KA doesn't want wide open corner threes. :lol

He had two opportunities at a corner 3. The first one he could have taken it if he was quick enough. The second one though, he was absolutely wide open. West of course was wide open too, but a corner 3 is better than a mid-range jumper.

What is crazy about this play though is that Bobo didn't even touch the ball.

[boutons_deux]

Honestly thought it was overpassing that happened to work out.

agreed, not poetry, but logorrhea

[I. Hustle]

You are not pulling that 1, 2 under the basket against a good team. Kyle was wide ass open from one of the most efficient spots on the court, he has to shoot that.

LOL so dumb. That's kind of the thing though isn't it? You don't play every team the same. Of course they don't do that to a better team. Why take advantage of situations though? If KA didn't feel comfortable taking that three then hell no I don't want him shooting.

Also, against a better team, maybe KA doesn't even have that opportunity. I say keep swinging it and wear out their defense.

[weeks]

definitely overpassing with a clutch result
overpassing wears them out at least

[Seventyniner]

As soon as I saw that play live I knew it would get this treatment. I agree with those saying that Anderson should have shot that 3.

The "Beautiful Game" narrative has actually made the Spurs' current ball movement somewhat overrated. It's still very good but not what we saw in 2014.

[Agloco]

Honestly thought it was overpassing that happened to work out.

Meh, they wound up with a layup. Overpassing results in a tough shot no?

[DAF86]

LOL so dumb. That's kind of the thing though isn't it? You don't play every team the same. Of course they don't do that to a better team. Why take advantage of situations though? If KA didn't feel comfortable taking that three then hell no I don't want him shooting.

Also, against a better team, maybe KA doesn't even have that opportunity. I say keep swinging it and wear out their defense.

You didn't get the point son. Yeah, the play was nice but it was also lucky. 90% of the time you won't be able to pull a play like that. That's why you have to shot that first great look you got.

[Seventyniner]

And about Kyle's shooting from the corners, according to this: http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/203937/stats/shooting/ (you have to scroll down a bit), he is 2-6 from the left corner and 2-3 from the right corner. A very small sample, but 44% is respectable.
(http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/203937/stats/shooting/)

[EVAY]

This particular play was highlighted in the NBA recap of the game video and the announcer for it was over-the-top in describing how great the Spurs' ball movement was, and actually said on the tape that "this is so much better than any dunk".

The guy was really funny!!

And then right after that he showed Kawhi going in for that monster dunk!

Great stuff.

We are very spoiled fans.

[Bender]

Honestly thought it was overpassing that happened to work out.
me too. During the play, I was thinking "somebody shoot, damnit!"

[spursistan]

at 0.25 sec..Pop clapping it and Udoka with his trademark suppressed smile :lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ib8PWExH_w

[DAF86]

Does anybody have this with the Spurs commentators?

[DAF86]

Fucking ESPN doesn't have this play on its highlights. :lol

[wildbill2u]

Manu could have easily made the layup instead of passing to the corner. Lots of shots passed up.

And if you were playing defense, those 8 passes for a uncontested layup had to be demoralizing as hell. Not to mention wearing their young asses out.

[skulls138]

Kyle corner 3s tend to barely hit the rim, if at all... I remember one road loss early in the season when he airballed 2 straight corner threes in the second half

I seriously doubt he'll ever be a good three point shooter or jumpshooter in general. He tends to shoot everything with 1 hand so anything that isn't on the run and/or close to the basket is going to be way off.Then he wont be an effective player. This is the point. That was a great play except for the KA pass. He needs to shoot the ball or sit on the bench, period.

[Mel_13]

Kyle corner 3s tend to barely hit the rim, if at all

He's taken a grand total of 15 corner 3s in the NBA and he's made 7 of them. That's 47%.

[SAGirl]

Addition by subtraction? This wouldn't have happened with CoJo in the lineup.

Cojo had many positives, true dedication to defense and hustle being his best attribute, but he's a ball dominant guard and not terribly gifted passing (although he has improved) that is why he was always a weird fit with Manu. He's doing well in Toronto bc he supplies the defense and grit they need and they play an Iso heavy system where Cojo' s drives to the basket are a plus. POP wanted to keep Cojo though.

[gospursgojas]

KA sucks

[Spurtacular]

Cojo had many positives, true dedication to defense and hustle being his best attribute, but he's a ball dominant guard and not terribly gifted passing (although he has improved) that is why he was always a weird fit with Manu. He's doing well in Toronto bc he supplies the defense and grit they need and they play an Iso heavy system where Cojo' s drives to the basket are a plus. POP wanted to keep Cojo though.

I always liked CoJo and acknowledge his contributions. He's much better than Ray McCallum. But generally speaking, this year's squad has more synergy without him.

[Sean Cagney]

Without Cojo we lose game 6 vs OKC.

Without Timmay and Kawhi we lose game 6 to OKC, luckily they are still in Spurs Unis and we can deal without Cojo. He did play well that game though.

[cutewizard]

Manu is the smartest player in the history of basketball

period\\

end of story

[cutewizard]

on a side note

last night Coach Ron Jacobs of the US and Philippines died...

condolence basketball

for me, Coach Ron Jacobs, mentor of Chip Engellend, is the second best coach in the history of the game, after Pop himself

i grieve

[cutewizard]

erratum,

Engelland...........

[cutewizard]

unfortunately Coach Ron has chosen a foreign country to serve

in he coached in the NBA......

sad, just sad............

i loved Coach Ron , elevator of Philippine basketball


let Anomandaris Purake now console me, hu hu hu

[Darkwaters]

Kyle should have shot that.

He can't shoot

[kobyz]

Warriors does all that basketball and much more sharp and beautifully! Stop overrating the spurs!

[HarlemHeat37]

Warriors does all that and much more beautifully, stop being homers fans!

:lol Heat in 5..never forget..

[UNT Eagles 2016]

someone show the one where parker dribbled, dribbled, dribbled, dribbled, passe- intercepted.

[kobyz]

:lol Heat in 5..never forget..

Warriors and Curry still a joke?

[HarlemHeat37]

Warriors and Curry still a joke?

Who said they were a joke?

[Darius Bieber]

This can only happen against shit teams. This did not happen against the Raptors or Rockets.