Anderson is an inconsistent player but...

[apalisoc_9]

He's an extremly talented one on one player. His basketball IQ on offense is pretty darn high. I'm positive hes part of the future

Like with most guys playing very little minutes, inconsistency is common. I think hell be a better player in a more consistent role.

[hooperflash]

:toast

[Spurtacular]

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[apalisoc_9]

Ive been very critical of anderson, but he can b a valuable 8-9 man moving forward

[Hemotivo]

Kyle is the messiah

[apalisoc_9]

:toast

You up for a game tonight? Its been close to a month since i played 2k..been playing too much dragon age

[LakerHater]

His D late was upsettin Coach Pop!

[apalisoc_9]

His D late was upsettin Coach Pop!

Yeah his D is atrocious but thats why hes a situational 8-9 man. Hes obviously going to be garbage if hes utilized more than that, but he can be utilized as a unique wing-big. Thats a valuable asset to have in league that consisitently brings about unique talent.

[Matty2Cool]

nah he sucks. go back to watching your first spurs game ever in 03 or 05 brah

[SAGirl]

He's an extremly talented one on one player. His basketball IQ on offense is pretty darn high. I'm positive hes part of the future

Like with most guys playing very little minutes, inconsistency is common. I think hell be a better player in a more consistent role.

Agree with you apalisoc.

Pop will just tinker to his heart's discontent with lineups (I say discontent bc the circumstances that call for it are not ideal).

It's tough to get a rhythm going when you play little, with different guys and at different spots (the 3 or 4, with both 1, 2nd and 3rd string). Also, he's like a rookie in the sense that he will face matchups or defensive schemes now that he is supposed to play more regularly, that will get the best of him at times. I consider it a learning season.

[SAGirl]

Also Pop had him defending on the perimeter to work on his issues, it was obvious...

[apalisoc_9]

Pop is trying to figure out anderson best position/role right now. Persoanlly, hes a better when used as small ball 4. His inability to guard the drive is his biggest weakness...

Thats valuable because it gives them the option to play small ball in the future without moving kawhi to the 4 position...i think what people are trying to figure out right now is how much of a negative he is on D playing the three and if its worth playing him those 4-5 minutes in that position..

Hes a hard cat to read in terms of his role because he has unique skillset that makes him a potentially valuable offensive tool but hes also has deficiencies on D thats magnified when he plays as kawhi sub

[SAGirl]

Pop is trying to figure out anderson best position/role right now. Persoanlly, hes a better when used as small ball 4. His inability to guard the drive is his biggest weakness...

Thats valuable because it gives them the option to play small ball in the future without moving kawhi to the 4 position...i think what people are trying to figure out right now is how much of a negative he is on D playing the three and if its worth playing him those 4-5 minutes in that position..

Hes a hard cat to read in terms of his role because he has unique skillset that makes him a potentially valuable offensive tool but hes also has deficiencies on D thats magnified when he plays as kawhi sub
Very much agree with this statement too.

[hooperflash]

You up for a game tonight? Its been close to a month since i played 2k..been playing too much dragon age

Yes sir, let's see if the sucky 2K servers are cooperating.

[Dancelot]

nah he sucks. go back to watching your first spurs game ever in 03 or 05 brah
Who is that on your sig? I want to go find naked pictures of her on the internet.

[sasaint]

Also Pop had him defending on the perimeter to work on his issues, it was obvious...

Actually I went back and watched the Pelican game. Kyle defended Ryan Anderson very well. Excellent matchup for a lot of stretch fours.

[hater]

Playmaker. Legit NBA caliber. Godsend

[SAGirl]

Actually I went back and watched the Pelican game. Kyle defended Ryan Anderson very well. Excellent matchup for a lot of stretch fours.
I definitely think that is his ultimate role... Pop just making him sweat through his weaknesses this game. I see a lot of switching when he's in the game at the 4.

I suspect when the Spurs play him at the 4 ultimately they will use more switching with him (kind of like they do with Raymond? I don't watch GSW so I am stating that ahead of time... I am guessing). For that to work, Kyle has to handle his own one on one with perimeter players occasionally. Not that you want to assign him a tough guy but he will occasionally have to deal with them, so they had him work on that this game. Not his best game for sure because the guys behind him were also not there to help contain anyone.

[Mel_13]

He's an extremly talented one on one player. His basketball IQ on offense is pretty darn high. I'm positive hes part of the future

Like with most guys playing very little minutes, inconsistency is common. I think hell be a better player in a more consistent role.

Agree. He's already a valuable player and will become more valuable with increased minutes.

[TheDoctor]

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[sasaint]

I definitely think that is his ultimate role... Pop just making him sweat through his weaknesses this game. I see a lot of switching when he's in the game at the 4.

I suspect when the Spurs play him at the 4 ultimately they will use more switching with him (kind of like they do with Raymond? I don't watch GSW so I am stating that ahead of time... I am guessing). For that to work, Kyle has to handle his own one on one with perimeter players occasionally. Not that you want to assign him a tough guy but he will occasionally have to deal with them, so they had him work on that this game. Not his best game for sure because the guys behind him were also not there to help contain anyone.

There was a stretch early in the second quarter when we had LMA, Boris, Kawhi, Simmons and Patty on the floor. In the game thread I remarked that we would see that lineup a lot next season. At that moment (right on cue), Pop subbed in both Kyle and Boban. I was very disappointed that he didn't just sub Kyle for Boris. I think we will see plenty more of that lineup next season, too: LMA, Kyle, Kawhi, Simmons and Patty. I wish we had seen it tonight, tbh

[SouthernFried]

I like Kyle. And I think he has more potential on D than he's being credited for. That long wingspan of his helps. He can stay off the ball and still get his arms and hands into who he his defending. Kawhi and Green use a lot of handsy stuff to disrupt opponents, but both of them can play closer to the ball. Kyle can do the same thing, but further from the ball.

I would like to see some better lateral movement from him tho. He tends to cross his legs instead of shuffling side to side, which puts him on his side and easier to get around...making him trail the play. Maybe he's used to that and with his wingspan, thinks he can get to the ball from behind. I dunno. I'd prefer that long wingspan to be in front of the player tho.

Hard not to like this guy. Like to see him get a lot of minutes with Manu gone just to see what he's capable of. Weird to be making so many adjustments at this point in the season...lol

[SAGirl]

There was a stretch early in the second quarter when we had LMA, Boris, Kawhi, Simmons and Patty on the floor. In the game thread I remarked that we would see that lineup a lot next season. At that moment (right on cue), Pop subbed in both Kyle and Boban. I was very disappointed that he didn't just sub Kyle for Boris. I think we will see plenty more of that lineup next season, too: LMA, Kyle, Kawhi, Simmons and Patty. I wish we had seen it tonight, tbh
I have wondered at the big rotation and how close Timmy is to getting back.

Before Manu was out, I thought Pop would want Boris at the 4 to start for the experience, and leave Kyle in the bench with Manu and the rest. We actually saw some of that, but Kyle did well at the 4 with start or bench lineups, so it really didn't matter, and I think Simmons will be the same, subbed at his natural spot as a SG, he will do well with either start or bench lineups.

However, Manu being out complicates matters, because I am guessing Pop will not want to have too many youngsters/rookies playing together in the bench without some vet leadership and I could not make sense of what he wanted to see very well because Boban had a very rough game unfortunately, and then in the second half Pop went full mad scientist mode, moved Kyle to the 3, put Butler at the 4, had Ray, Bonner... just a lot of different guys that made it hard to see them in real context in terms of real rotations.

[sasaint]

I have wondered at the big rotation and how close Timmy is to getting back.

Before Manu was out, I thought Pop would want Boris at the 4 to start for the experience, and leave Kyle in the bench with Manu and the rest. We actually saw some of that, but Kyle did well at the 4 with start or bench lineups, so it really didn't matter, and I think Simmons will be the same, subbed at his natural spot as a SG, he will do well with either start or bench lineups.

However, Manu being out complicates matters, because I am guessing Pop will not want to have too many youngsters/rookies playing together in the bench without some vet leadership and I could not make sense of what he wanted to see very well because Boban had a very rough game unfortunately, and then in the second half Pop went full mad scientist mode, moved Kyle to the 3, put Butler at the 4, had Ray, Bonner... just a lot of different guys that made it hard to see them in real context in terms of real rotations.

Agreed, but I want to address your characterization of Simmons as a natural SG. He is clearly being groomed as a combo guard very much in the mold of Manu. There are times when they give him the ball near mid court and set him up to drive and either score or dish just like the Manu sets. Tonight he made one very nice drive and dished to Patty for the open corner trey. More and more he brings the ball up court like a PG. The guy will be a very good combo guard for the Spurs TNG.

[Kawhitstorm]

Is he going to be better than Evan Turner?:wakeup

[Laughing Gravy]

He's a cocktease. He's always ABOUT to do something good but it rarely
seems to materialize.

[Chinook]

I like Kyle. And I think he has more potential on D than he's being credited for. That long wingspan of his helps. He can stay off the ball and still get his arms and hands into who he his defending. Kawhi and Green use a lot of handsy stuff to disrupt opponents, but both of them can play closer to the ball. Kyle can do the same thing, but further from the ball.

I would like to see some better lateral movement from him tho. He tends to cross his legs instead of shuffling side to side, which puts him on his side and easier to get around...making him trail the play. Maybe he's used to that and with his wingspan, thinks he can get to the ball from behind. I dunno. I'd prefer that long wingspan to be in front of the player tho.

Hard not to like this guy. Like to see him get a lot of minutes with Manu gone just to see what he's capable of. Weird to be making so many adjustments at this point in the season...lol

I'd say that Anderson's already an average one-on-one defender. If he can get a small into a phonebooth, the ball isn't leaving their hands without being deflected. And he has great anticipation in using his hands to disrupt the dribble of guys backing him down. I don't think he'll be a defensive liability against most fours, though his style of D will lead to some games where he gets unlucky with the whistle and has to sit with early foul trouble.

Behind Kawhi obviously, Kyle might be the best player the Spurs have drafted in the last decade. Tiago is the only other competition. If he can bulk up to play the four against starters, I think he'll end up being a core player. He won't be the new Manu. He'll actually be something else altogether.

[SAGirl]

Behind Kawhi obviously, Kyle might be the best player the Spurs have drafted in the last decade. Tiago is the only other competition. If he can bulk up to play the four against starters, I think he'll end up being a core player. He won't be the new Manu. He'll actually be something else altogether.
I agree, I think he's his own package. One of the most confounding talents in college, could turn out to be the same for us in the long run.

[SAGirl]

Agreed, but I want to address your characterization of Simmons as a natural SG. He is clearly being groomed as a combo guard very much in the mold of Manu. There are times when they give him the ball near mid court and set him up to drive and either score or dish just like the Manu sets. Tonight he made one very nice drive and dished to Patty for the open corner trey. More and more he brings the ball up court like a PG. The guy will be a very good combo guard for the Spurs TNG.
You are right in the characterization as combo guard. Semantics, I call him a natural SG, bc I would always see a good ballhandler at the PG next to him. His ballhandling skills are not there to be the main ballhandler... but it is semantics as what matters for the spurs is the role...

[baseline bum]

To quote ElNono, Magic without the AIDS.

[LongtimeSpursFan]

To quote ElNono (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8054), Magic without the AIDS.

I was thinking more of Penny Hardaway.

[daslicer]

He is one of those weird type of players in the sense that he has a high basketball IQ but he doesn't know how to use it to his advantage. He could end up being a better player later on in his career on a different team.

[SouthernFried]

Actually, I'm not sure any other team would want Kyle. He's slow and not athletic. Few teams, other than the Spurs, look for Basketball IQ and Chemistry as "main" attributes.

[BatManu20]

Gotta remember Kyle's only 22 also. Should be a Senior in college. He'll get better with more experience. He's 6-7 years away from his prime.

[apalisoc_9]

My critisim of kyle a year ago was largley due to the fact that he played the 3 and the perimiter in general. Kyle is not going to be manu or diaw. Hes going to a be a player with a unique playstyle that the NBA have not seen before.

Right now hes one on one talent offensively is unreal for his age and as a guy deep in the bench...i still dont know what his role will be, but its probably going to be limited minutes in 3 and a situational small ball..probably a 15mpg next year or the year after.

[SAGirl]

Actually, I'm not sure any other team would want Kyle. He's slow and not athletic. Few teams, other than the Spurs, look for Basketball IQ and Chemistry as "main" attributes.
I disagree. I think a lot if the young teams specially have just pure athletes, but not a talent that brings them all together. Raymond maybe nit so overrated TBH. Diaw when we got him elevate the team even when he wasn't scoring big time. Many young teams have point guards that really don't have court vision or mind for an offense. A different guy who's a better 3 pt shooter but similar in being a forward with passing skill is Batum.

What Kyle needs to take his game to another level is the 3 ball.

[Down Under]

Diaw clone tbh

[SouthernFried]

I disagree. I think a lot if the young teams specially have just pure athletes, but not a talent that brings them all together. Raymond maybe nit so overrated TBH. Diaw when we got him elevate the team even when he wasn't scoring big time. Many young teams have point guards that really don't have court vision or mind for an offense. A different guy who's a better 3 pt shooter but similar in being a forward with passing skill is Batum.

What Kyle needs to take his game to another level is the 3 ball.

I'm not saying they don't need guys with higher BBIQ...they obviously do. I'm saying a lot of teams don't "look" for it as one of their main requirements. If they did, they would have them. Spurs do, and it's why he's here...and dropped so low in draft. I still don't think many teams would go out of their way trying to get Kyle. Which, again...is why he is here ;)

And yes...the three ball would be nice. I just think he needs to take more of them. Got a good stroke, just doesn't take many. But, taking three's does take away some of his passing, playmaking abilities. He's not a 3 and D type player, he's a movement playmaking type, which is not that conducive to the three ball.

I still think he would be good in a Dirk-like role...that can also pass and spot open men. Unfortunately, LMA and West do a lot of mid-range jumpers as well. If there was a ton of movement on offense, I can see Kyle spotting cutters, open men, etc. But, that is not always the case on this team. So, it is kind of a conundrum for him...lol.

[sasaint]

You are right in the characterization as combo guard. Semantics, I call him a natural SG, bc I would always see a good ballhandler at the PG next to him. His ballhandling skills are not there to be the main ballhandler... but it is semantics as what matters for the spurs is the role...

No, not really a case of mere semantics. Many people believe Manu has been our best PG. I believe that we are trying to develop Simmons' ball handling skill to be the primary ball handler at times - as he was in the latter stages of this game. I believe that will be his role at times.

[sasaint]

My critisim of kyle a year ago was largley due to the fact that he played the 3 and the perimiter in general. Kyle is not going to be manu or diaw. Hes going to a be a player with a unique playstyle that the NBA have not seen before.

Right now hes one on one talent offensively is unreal for his age and as a guy deep in the bench...i still dont know what his role will be, but its probably going to be limited minutes in 3 and a situational small ball..probably a 15mpg next year or the year after.

He is unique, as you say. But, assuming Tim retires after this season, Kyle will bulk up some and play much closer to 20 mins agame, becoming essentially our "4th" big with LMA, West and Diaw, plus an occasional stint at the wing.

[SAGirl]

No, not really a case of mere semantics. Many people believe Manu has been our best PG. I believe that we are trying to develop Simmons' ball handling skill to be the primary ball handler at times - as he was in the latter stages of this game. I believe that will be his role at times.
To me it is... bc I don't see what he was doing at the end as him being trained to be direct an offense necessarily. I see him developing his skills to drive (his best offensive weapon) and dish when he gets doubled or is stuck... something that has caused him TO in the past outside of garbage time, or he's gotten blocked, so he is developing his decision making and many other skills, including ballhandling.

I have a more complex definition of PG anyways, and it is probably subjective. So I said semantics, but there is a large degree of subjectivity by both of us in different directions and we won't convince each other. I believe in his potential, regardless... just don't see him as a PG.

[SAGirl]

I'm not saying they don't need guys with higher BBIQ...they obviously do. I'm saying a lot of teams don't "look" for it as one of their main requirements. If they did, they would have them. Spurs do, and it's why he's here...and dropped so low in draft. I still don't think many teams would go out of their way trying to get Kyle. Which, again...is why he is here ;)

And yes...the three ball would be nice. I just think he needs to take more of them. Got a good stroke, just doesn't take many. But, taking three's does take away some of his passing, playmaking abilities. He's not a 3 and D type player, he's a movement playmaking type, which is not that conducive to the three ball.

I still think he would be good in a Dirk-like role...that can also pass and spot open men. Unfortunately, LMA and West do a lot of mid-range jumpers as well. If there was a ton of movement on offense, I can see Kyle spotting cutters, open men, etc. But, that is not always the case on this team. So, it is kind of a conundrum for him...lol.

Got you. :tu

[TD 21]

My critisim of kyle a year ago was largley due to the fact that he played the 3 and the perimiter in general. Kyle is not going to be manu or diaw. Hes going to a be a player with a unique playstyle that the NBA have not seen before.

Right now hes one on one talent offensively is unreal for his age and as a guy deep in the bench...i still dont know what his role will be, but its probably going to be limited minutes in 3 and a situational small ball..probably a 15mpg next year or the year after.

He's similar to Turner and Livingston.

He'd be best as a small ball PF, but that's not going to happen until Diaw is gone. He's always going to be an awkward fit playing SF alongside either Ginobili or Simmons, but I fully expect him to continue to play that role, as a sometimes rotation player, through next season.

At that point, there's the potential for significant change: Ginobili will be retired, Diaw might be gone, they'll have had Bertans over for a season and added two more 1sts to the pipeline.

[SAGirl]

To me he really comes alive with the ball, not necessarily bc he's ball dominant but it allows him to start the offense and he usually makes good decisions. When he grabs a rebound he gets into an aggressive mindset immediately and passes ahead, gets the ball to the big man if he's sealed his defender under the basket or finds an open shooter. He doesn't hold the ball without purpose I would say.

He's truly a passing forward bc he does a good job finding shots for everybody. I like to watch him in garbage time bc he plays more freely and he will get shots for everyone he plays with. He will give the ball to Simms (and they play well off each other), and clear out, he will get a PnR with Boban or a post up, he will bail out teammates (Ray is the most often culprit) if a set they started broke down, etc. None of that you can take advantage of, when he's reduced to spot up off the ball. The SF offense we have calls for spotting up off the ball a lot and then getting the ball to post up (like Kawhi's offense). It's very structured. Ideal for Kawhi, but not for Kyle.

He came alive at the 4 to me, bc that spot gets the ball every time from the guard at the top of the key (for him and Diaw, all the way out to the 3 pt line). It allows the forward to have perfect court vision. D.West, TD and Diaw are able to set up a whole lot of ppl from that spot, find cutters, throw lobs etc and Kyle playing at that spot is the same (but youngling and skinny, a PF Jr. lol) He's just not very natural spotting up... like SouthernFried (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=1548) said, he always looks to pass first, if he became a shoot first player it would take away how special he is finding ppl... He's just put in spots to shoot though, not pass as a SF.

He does have to find a balance to play the SF role though and shoot it when he's open.

[dabom]

You're a bad player if Pop doesn't know if you are a PG, SG, SF, Small ball PF or Center. :lmao

[cutewizard]

I like Kyle a lot, hehe

[cutewizard]

Kyletotbatot

[ceperez]

Spurs are in deep trouble if they don't have a player to cover Shaun Livingston.

Anderson is the only option in the team for this assignment.

[look_at_g_shred]

I wonder why we don't run our offense through KA in the post. We've seen he can score down there and make plays. I was watching GSW/Thunder and man when they went to Livingston in the post like 3-4 plays in a row. I believe the spur can do the same with KA. Of course, most people here will that's ludacris.

[SAGirl]

I wonder why we don't run our offense through KA in the post. We've seen he can score down there and make plays. I was watching GSW/Thunder and man when they went to Livingston in the post like 3-4 plays in a row. I believe the spur can do the same with KA. Of course, most people here will that's ludacris.
It's not ludicrous. We are just a vet team and run things through Diaw and West in the bench and Manu needs the ball. They have called plays for him when he plays. It's just difficult when you are in and out of the rotation to catch a good rhythm IMO. Definitely this was a development season for him. When Manu retires, maybe we don't even have West or Diaw then we will really need him. By then hopefully he will be stronger, body more developed, plus he will have matured in his game a bit.

Like ceperez said we have no answer for Livingston unless we go to him bc both Patty and Tony were owned. Maybe Pop will live with Livingston hitting shots.

I don't think we can defeat the Warriors w/o relying to a degree on some of the new guys. Maybe we can't defeat them anyway bc Simmons and Anderson are too young/rookie still coming along, to be relied upon, but I don't see the older dudes doing it on their own. Against the GSW and Cavs they looked worse than Anderson.

[ceperez]

I disagree. I think a lot if the young teams specially have just pure athletes, but not a talent that brings them all together. Raymond maybe nit so overrated TBH. Diaw when we got him elevate the team even when he wasn't scoring big time. Many young teams have point guards that really don't have court vision or mind for an offense. A different guy who's a better 3 pt shooter but similar in being a forward with passing skill is Batum.

What Kyle needs to take his game to another level is the 3 ball.

:bobo

[ceperez]

It's not ludicrous. We are just a vet team and run things through Diaw and West in the bench and Manu needs the ball. They have called plays for him when he plays. It's just difficult when you are in and out of the rotation to catch a good rhythm IMO. Definitely this was a development season for him. When Manu retires, maybe we don't even have West or Diaw then we will really need him. By then hopefully he will be stronger, body more developed, plus he will have matured in his game a bit.

Like ceperez said we have no answer for Livingston unless we go to him bc both Patty and Tony were owned. Maybe Pop will live with Livingston hitting shots.

I don't think we can defeat the Warriors w/o relying to a degree on some of the new guys. Maybe we can't defeat them anyway bc Simmons and Anderson are too young/rookie still coming along, to be relied upon, but I don't see the older dudes doing it on their own. Against the GSW and Cavs they looked worse than Anderson.

Livingston is going to kill the Spurs because he's that player in GSW that can make a living hitting the midrange shot. The smaller guards aren't going to be able to cover him, he's just going to destroy them.

[look_at_g_shred]

It's not ludicrous. We are just a vet team and run things through Diaw and West in the bench and Manu needs the ball. They have called plays for him when he plays. It's just difficult when you are in and out of the rotation to catch a good rhythm IMO. Definitely this was a development season for him. When Manu retires, maybe we don't even have West or Diaw then we will really need him. By then hopefully he will be stronger, body more developed, plus he will have matured in his game a bit.

Like ceperez said we have no answer for Livingston unless we go to him bc both Patty and Tony were owned. Maybe Pop will live with Livingston hitting shots.

I don't think we can defeat the Warriors w/o relying to a degree on some of the new guys. Maybe we can't defeat them anyway bc Simmons and Anderson are too young/rookie still coming along, to be relied upon, but I don't see the older dudes doing it on their own. Against the GSW and Cavs they looked worse than Anderson.
I agree with you. I'm not saying we need to rely on KA/Simmons offense to go deep in the playoffs. That would be horrible lol. I'm just saying throwing to KA in the post for a few possessions would be great to give opponents different looks. But like I said, I do agree with you :tu

[look_at_g_shred]

Livingston is going to kill the Spurs because he's that player in GSW that can make a living hitting the midrange shot. The smaller guards aren't going to be able to cover him, he's just going to destroy them.
And he did just that last month which is worrisome. Like damn it's bad enough curry/barnes/thompson were hitting, and then you throw that faggot into the mix? ugh!!

[snickles]

Who is that on your sig? I want to go find naked pictures of her on the internet.


i don't know if anyone ever answered this....i think it's sara jean underwood. happy fapping!

[TD 21]

Livingston is going to kill the Spurs because he's that player in GSW that can make a living hitting the midrange shot. The smaller guards aren't going to be able to cover him, he's just going to destroy them.

It's not rocket science. Livingston will obviously be defended by wings, with the "smaller guards" defending Barbosa.

[SAGirl]

It's not rocket science. Livingston will obviously be defended by wings, with the "smaller guards" defending Barbosa.
They run plays to get switches you can't hide the small guards. Whoever they were guarding went at them repeatedly or if they got doubled,passed to find cutters.

[TD 21]

They run plays to get switches you can't hide the small guards. Whoever they were guarding went at them repeatedly or if they got doubled,passed to find cutters.

The Spurs aren't beating them without all of their key players. They need to stop overreacting to every post up. Livingston is too good in the post to live with, but Parker is going to have to guard Barnes for stretches and Mills is going to have to guard Iguodala, with minimal help.

Of course they're going to physically overwhelm them at times and score easily, but you've got to give something up. If they want to milk that and it takes the ball out of Curry's hands for stretches, great. Parker/Mills have to make them pay at the other end.

[NameLess Scrub]

I wonder why we don't run our offense through KA in the post. We've seen he can score down there and make plays. I was watching GSW/Thunder and man when they went to Livingston in the post like 3-4 plays in a row. I believe the spur can do the same with KA. Of course, most people here will that's ludacris.

And this is why the rappers name selection is weird for me in this case.

[look_at_g_shred]

And this is why the rappers name selection is weird for me in this case.
I had a brain fart.. "chill" it's the internet.

[NameLess Scrub]

I had a brain fart.. "chill" it's the internet.

I wasn't taking a shot at you. I get a bit confused every time :lol

[look_at_g_shred]

I wasn't taking a shot at you. I get a bit confused every time :lol
Haha

[apalisoc_9]

The Spurs aren't beating them without all of their key players. They need to stop overreacting to every post up. Livingston is too good in the post to live with, but Parker is going to have to guard Barnes for stretches and Mills is going to have to guard Iguodala, with minimal help.

Of course they're going to physically overwhelm them at times and score easily, but you've got to give something up. If they want to milk that and it takes the ball out of Curry's hands for stretches, great. Parker/Mills have to make them pay at the other end.

The spurs in general needs to stop overreacting. They got murdered doubling the post and curry. One of the main reason they got obliterated.

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The spurs in general needs to stop overreacting. They got murdered doubling the post and curry. One of the main reason they got obliterated.

Yeah. It's mostly natural. When player see a physically overwhelmed teammate being posted up, they want to act like they're not "leaving them on an island" and that they "have their back".

It doesn't look great, but who cares if Barnes/Iguodala puts Parker/Mills under the rim and scores here and there? I'll live with that, if it takes the ball out of Curry's hands and greatly diminishes (they could still get an and one) the possibility of a three.