apalisoc_9
04-28-2017, 04:09 PM
If for some reason you missed the first round or only watched bits here's a quick grade.
Kawhi Leonard - A+.. Kawhi was so good that it started best player in the world conversations. Pop called him the best in the world. He got to the FT line a lot and missed only one FT. His defense was fantastic but it was really his help defense that stood out. Averaged 30ppg and carried the spurs in fourth quarter.
Kawhi displayed a level of decision making that only Duncan-Lebron-Paul have showed in the last 15 years. He passed and swang the ball when he needed to and made shots when the team badly wanted to make shots. In game 3, it looked like he lost his rhytem because of the Hockey sub that or he was protesting.
Tony Parker - A+ Closed the series out with an efficient 27 points. Parker did so many things right in this series. He took the threes the Grizz gave him and he punished the grizz when they would swarm Leonard and deny Aldridge. He got scored on by conley, but it wasn't for the lack of effort. He did an ok job there so much so that he wasn't a liability. He had a terrible game 3 but so did everyone.
Lamarcus Aldridge - C+...A down series for Aldridge offensively. He missed bunnies and he just could not outbody the memphis bigs in many occasions. The defense was good and I thought he did a decent job of forcing Conley take awkward shots.
Danny Green - C-....Never closed most of the game. That's dissapointing. The problem is, he just could not get into any offensive rhytem. He was bad as far shooting the three ball was concerned except for one game out of the 6. Pop was forced to play with Parker and Mills. Green had a signiture defensive game in game 2 though
Pau Gasol - D...Pau Gasol was maddening. When lee was inserted into the starting lineup he started playing some uninspried ball. He made some terrible decisions defensively such as fronting the bigs with Conley dribbling. Impacted the boards and the offense for 2 out of the 6 games but really was dissapoonting...so much so that Lee is playing more minutes than him
Manu Ginobili - D-....I was going to give him an F for scoring 14pts in six total games and with good opportunities but manu was instrumental in a must win game 5. However, it's pretty clear now that he can't penetrate to the basketat all. Sad Series for Manu
Patty Mills - B-.....up until game 5 and 6, i had mills around D. He was doing a worse Job defensively than Parker. He was making some of the worst playmaking decisions. In once instance, Kawhi had conley in him with 8 seconds left in the shot clock. You have to know in that situation where a post up is an automatic double..that you either run a pick and roll for yourself or Give to kawhi in the perimter. I've been really dissapointed with his ball managment. But His Quick trigger was huge in games 5 and 6.
David Lee - C+...Lee was getting murdered out there defensively. But his offensive boards from games 2 to 6 was huge. His roll game opened up so many opportunities for Kawhi and made his life much easier. But its maddening. When i watch him play on D..it all feels like fake Hustle. He was starting, but he nver felt like a startinf caliber player in this series.
Davis Bertans - B- So many times I wanted him to play over Lee. He didn't make rookie mistakes. He battled against guys 100lbs heavier. Moved great without the ball and made quick decisions with the ball.
Dedmam - D-...Highlight of the series is a 2 minute stint in game 6. Showed a lot of energy. He was so bad to start the series though that he became a DNP player.
Simmons C+
Anderson DNP
Pop - C+ threw away game 3.
Kawhi Leonard - A+.. Kawhi was so good that it started best player in the world conversations. Pop called him the best in the world. He got to the FT line a lot and missed only one FT. His defense was fantastic but it was really his help defense that stood out. Averaged 30ppg and carried the spurs in fourth quarter.
Kawhi displayed a level of decision making that only Duncan-Lebron-Paul have showed in the last 15 years. He passed and swang the ball when he needed to and made shots when the team badly wanted to make shots. In game 3, it looked like he lost his rhytem because of the Hockey sub that or he was protesting.
Tony Parker - A+ Closed the series out with an efficient 27 points. Parker did so many things right in this series. He took the threes the Grizz gave him and he punished the grizz when they would swarm Leonard and deny Aldridge. He got scored on by conley, but it wasn't for the lack of effort. He did an ok job there so much so that he wasn't a liability. He had a terrible game 3 but so did everyone.
Lamarcus Aldridge - C+...A down series for Aldridge offensively. He missed bunnies and he just could not outbody the memphis bigs in many occasions. The defense was good and I thought he did a decent job of forcing Conley take awkward shots.
Danny Green - C-....Never closed most of the game. That's dissapointing. The problem is, he just could not get into any offensive rhytem. He was bad as far shooting the three ball was concerned except for one game out of the 6. Pop was forced to play with Parker and Mills. Green had a signiture defensive game in game 2 though
Pau Gasol - D...Pau Gasol was maddening. When lee was inserted into the starting lineup he started playing some uninspried ball. He made some terrible decisions defensively such as fronting the bigs with Conley dribbling. Impacted the boards and the offense for 2 out of the 6 games but really was dissapoonting...so much so that Lee is playing more minutes than him
Manu Ginobili - D-....I was going to give him an F for scoring 14pts in six total games and with good opportunities but manu was instrumental in a must win game 5. However, it's pretty clear now that he can't penetrate to the basketat all. Sad Series for Manu
Patty Mills - B-.....up until game 5 and 6, i had mills around D. He was doing a worse Job defensively than Parker. He was making some of the worst playmaking decisions. In once instance, Kawhi had conley in him with 8 seconds left in the shot clock. You have to know in that situation where a post up is an automatic double..that you either run a pick and roll for yourself or Give to kawhi in the perimter. I've been really dissapointed with his ball managment. But His Quick trigger was huge in games 5 and 6.
David Lee - C+...Lee was getting murdered out there defensively. But his offensive boards from games 2 to 6 was huge. His roll game opened up so many opportunities for Kawhi and made his life much easier. But its maddening. When i watch him play on D..it all feels like fake Hustle. He was starting, but he nver felt like a startinf caliber player in this series.
Davis Bertans - B- So many times I wanted him to play over Lee. He didn't make rookie mistakes. He battled against guys 100lbs heavier. Moved great without the ball and made quick decisions with the ball.
Dedmam - D-...Highlight of the series is a 2 minute stint in game 6. Showed a lot of energy. He was so bad to start the series though that he became a DNP player.
Simmons C+
Anderson DNP
Pop - C+ threw away game 3.