***OFFICIAL KAWHI RELATED NEWS Thread***

[slick'81]

Nephew seriously has a good shot at a ring now :lol








:smchode:


We all this coming tbh

[gambit1990]

PATF:lol

i didn't know wtf they were thinking since day 1 of the trade.

[Leetonidas]

At least Green has been a complete dumpster fire for Toronto in the playoffs :lol small bit of vindication there

[loveforthegame]

Leonard is unreal. Big game by FVV too.

[TheGreatYacht]

LOTS OF CLINCHED ASSHOLES IN HERE

[RC_Drunkford]

Bucks getting back door swept

[ShutUp SayItAgain!]

Only good thing of bitch ass Kawhi winning a ring is it reminds people we would have beaten Golden State last 2 years. Fuck

[emanueldavidginobili]

Not a chance any of these teams beat GS. Let’s be real here, they win against both teams in 5 tops 6.

[slick'81]

Not a chance any of these teams beat GS. Let’s be real here, they win against both teams in 5 tops 6.


Kawhi too good tbh

[BillMc]

Nephew seriously has a good shot at a ring now :lol








:smchode:

:hang

[Ibleedslvrnblk]

Not a chance any of these teams beat GS. Let’s be real here, they win against both teams in 5 tops 6.

No shit. They just swept Portland without KD. If KD comes back GSW in three...

[Nathan89]

Kawhi is the best player in the league.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Kawhi 9 assist tonight. Is that a career high?

[r0drig0lac]

No shit. They just swept Portland without KD. If KD comes back GSW in three...

Raptors and Bucks would have swept the Blazers the same way

[slick'81]

Kawhi 9 assist tonight. Is that a career high?

Who cares

[Budkin]

Not a chance any of these teams beat GS. Let’s be real here, they win against both teams in 5 tops 6.

This. Considering the Warriors can make up a 17 pt lead in about 2 minutes against any team in the league even without KD. 3-peat incoming...

[Nathan89]

Kawhi also looked a lot more healthy this game which is something I really wasn't expecting. I thought he was going to be limping around for the rest of the series. Hopefully he continues to get healthy.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Imagine Kawhi LA DJ and White :bang

[SpurPadre]

Kawhi also looked a lot more healthy this game which is something I really wasn't expecting. I thought he was going to be limping around for the rest of the series. Hopefully he continues to get healthy.

Fuck that asshole. Go Dubs, tbh.

[Immortal Spur]

i guess we forgot why we use to call him the kingslayer... :wow

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol patfo
lol selecting a depress no heart mofo over a once in a generation player u developed...

[timvp]

Real talk:

The Warriors strategy versus the Blazers was to just stay within striking distance and then turn up the volume in the fourth to pull out the win. If they try that against the Raptors, Nephew is a different beast. His scoring in isolation and ability to create one-man stops makes it very hard to come back on the Raptors compared to a team like the Blazers.

So if Golden State doesn't up their level of play, Nephew could not only ring but do so in heroic fashion.





:depressed

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

Not a chance any of these teams beat GS. Let’s be real here, they win against both teams in 5 tops 6.

I agree. Warriors will win another finals if Durant returns. If Kevin doesn’t come back Toronto can give them a good series

[slick'81]

I agree. Warriors will win another finals if Durant returns. If Kevin doesn’t come back Toronto can give them a good series


Tor is winning as it has been written.Just imagine drake hoisting that trophy

[Kurgan]

Bucks getting back door swept

Bud truly is a Pop disciple.

[Nathan89]

I really want to see Toronto vs GSW without Durant. Let's see a more fair competition. And even though GSW has more talent I got my money on the team with the best player and that's Kawhi if he's healthy.

[NASpurs]

Bud truly is a Pop disciple.

:lol

[Capt Bringdown]

Was anyone held accountable in the Spurs organization for fucking up with Leonard? Spurs needed to adapt to Leonard, not the other way around. How does this happen?

Leonard clearly injured but still the best player on the court by a wide margin.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Bud truly is a Pop disciple.
Yuuuup. He did the classic Game 5 Pop adjustment and put their best bench player in Brogdon in the starting lineup. They should have stuck with the same lineup. The Bucks bench got dominated.

[Uriel]

The front office should’ve swallowed their pride last summer and bent over backwards to salvage the relationship with Leonard. Instead, they remained hardheaded and insisted Kawhi prove his worth before offering him the supermax. That was the last straw for Kawhi.

[TDMVPDPOY]

the gsw are setting kawhi up to be the goat if he defeats them with monster series

as for my patfo? roflmao

[RD2191]

Bud truly is a Pop disciple.

:lmao somebody bold this man

[ShutUp SayItAgain!]

Bud truly is a Pop disciple.

:lol

[Nathan89]

If the Spurs gift a championship to a team tho.:lmao

[Spurs fever]

Was anyone held accountable in the Spurs organization for fucking up with Leonard? Spurs needed to adapt to Leonard, not the other way around. How does this happen?

Leonard clearly injured but still the best player on the court by a wide margin.Maybe the Holt's should have stepped in. Pop won't be around much longer and if he couldn't deal with Leonard and his group he should probably have stepped away and focused on the national team. It's a players league now. Just saying.

[Johojowhite]

If Durant doesn’t play the raptors, with their elite defense can win it in 6 or 7. With KD it’ll be tougher.

[loveforthegame]

https://mobile.twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1131758683745128450

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

Tor is winning as it has been written.Just imagine drake hoisting that trophy

If Toronto’s bench plays like they have in these 3 wins and Durant doesn’t come back some what ready they could maybe win against Golden State.

“MAYBE” win.

Toronto’s offense has been really shaky in the playoffs with only Kawhi being pretty consistent. Lowry has played well this series and if he can keep it going against Warriors I think it could be a good series.

Bucks aren't dead yet but their offense is really predictable and Toronto has the personnel to guard them well

[Mugen]

Real talk:

The Warriors strategy versus the Blazers was to just stay within striking distance and then turn up the volume in the fourth to pull out the win. If they try that against the Raptors, Nephew is a different beast. His scoring in isolation and ability to create one-man stops makes it very hard to come back on the Raptors compared to a team like the Blazers.

So if Golden State doesn't up their level of play, Nephew could not only ring but do so in heroic fashion.



:depressed

:lol My dude, what happened to the San Antonio Warriors bandwagon?

Realer talk, this isn't that surprising. I called Nephew being the best player in this series and the Toronto supporting cast being much better.

But realest talk, beating the Dubs will still be a tall, tall order. Curry and Thompson aren't exactly Eric Bledsoe and Khris Middleton tbh...I don't really see Leonard being able to slow down either because of their offball movement...

Toronto's best shot is home court, their superior depth, and hoping Iguadola is severely hampered....

Definitely could happen but it's still Golden State with a 70% chance IMO....

Agree though re Nephew, his defense on Giannis and his gravity offensively (those offensive rebounds by the Raps tonight were due in large part to the attention being paid to him) are at an all-time level tbh....

[Jonnyblue19]

Real talk:

The Warriors strategy versus the Blazers was to just stay within striking distance and then turn up the volume in the fourth to pull out the win. If they try that against the Raptors, Nephew is a different beast. His scoring in isolation and ability to create one-man stops makes it very hard to come back on the Raptors compared to a team like the Blazers.

So if Golden State doesn't up their level of play, Nephew could not only ring but do so in heroic fashion.





:depressed


Golden State is also the best 3 point shooting team in the league. The Bucks have 2 players in the starting 5 such as Giannis and Bledsoe that can't shoot that makes them easier to guard especially with Giannis tries to take 1 on 4 or Bledsoe taking 3's instead of attacking the basket.

[gambit1990]

So if Golden State doesn't up their level of play, Nephew could not only ring but do so in heroic fashion.
you're selling him short. even just kawhi winning a ring would be heroic fashion enough.

[BillMc]

What's becoming obvious is the Bucks comparative inexperience, while every key Raptor except Siakam has deep playoff experience.

[gambit1990]

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[Mugen]

Also, I'd probably save the wrist-cutting for when Nephew rings and still bolts West :lol

[daslicer]

Kawhi also looked a lot more healthy this game which is something I really wasn't expecting. I thought he was going to be limping around for the rest of the series. Hopefully he continues to get healthy.

He was never hurt to begin with. He just took a page out of the Kobe playbook which is fake injury to deal with pressure and avoid criticism for any possible failures.

[Dverde]

DDR texted Drake “Good win!”, Drake responds with “New phone...who dis?”

[Nathan89]

1131758683745128450

antiquated offensive game tho

[TheGreatYacht]

What happened to the faggot who said he'd pray for the team that paid Kawhi the supermax earlier today? Or that one faggot with the bowl cut avatar that shit on Kawhi for being injury prone and thinks Poeltl & Walker > Adams & Brogdon

[99 Problems]

Real talk:

The Warriors strategy versus the Blazers was to just stay within striking distance and then turn up the volume in the fourth to pull out the win. If they try that against the Raptors, Nephew is a different beast. His scoring in isolation and ability to create one-man stops makes it very hard to come back on the Raptors compared to a team like the Blazers.

So if Golden State doesn't up their level of play, Nephew could not only ring but do so in heroic fashion.





:depressed

Klay and Iggy do the heavy lifting then Curry does our microwave thing. Klay used to find it hard against Spurs playoff D and doesn’t exactly get the respect he deserves these dazs here because of it. It would be fun to see Kawawaa monster Klay.

[RC_Drunkford]

2017 Kawhi is officially back. I mean come on, we all knew he was the key to ringing. He's unstoppable on offense, clutch, super efficient and locks down the opponents best player. Any team he goes to he'll elevate. We traded him for the exact opposite, DeRozan who makes any team he goes to worse because even an offball 3-point shooter is more efficient than him. That's on PATFO. The only hope there was that Kawhi's tendon keeps bothering him and he can never stay healthy, but as it looks, he's still super efficient playing with tendonitis

[ShutUp SayItAgain!]

He was never hurt to begin with. He just took a page out of the Kobe playbook which is fake injury to deal with pressure and avoid criticism for any possible failures.

Word

[Spurs fever]

What happened to the faggot who said he'd pray for the team that paid Kawhi the supermax earlier today? Or that one faggot with the bowl cut avatar that shit on Kawhi for being injury prone and thinks Poeltl & Walker > Adams & Brogdon

:lmao

[RC_Drunkford]

Spurs could've beaten the Dubs in 2017 if Zaza doesn't happen. We destroyed them in the regular season that year. Spurs could've also beaten Golden State in 2018 when Steph was injured in the first round IF Nephew came back, which he didn't. Spurs could've also beaten GS in 2019 with Durant injured, IF we still had Kawhi.
Damn man, I thought we'd just keep winning rings for another decade when Kawhi emerged and now we're stuck in the middle of nowhere with Demar DeRozan :bang:pctoss:depressed

[Nathan89]

The series would be over if Kawhi was guarding Giannis to start the series.

[bic50]

He was never hurt to begin with. He just took a page out of the Kobe playbook which is fake injury to deal with pressure and avoid criticism for any possible failures.
Ok skip bayless

[bdictjames]

Kawhi literally picks the other team's weaknesses and feasts on them.

Hate to say it, but he could be a problem for the Dubs. I don't see any one on that team stopping him.

But bring to mind that Kerr played with Michael Jordan, so he knows a thing or two about stopping superstars. The only hope is that Kerr's coaching shines. If not, you could see possibly the most epic Finals run since possibly Dirk's in 2011 or Duncan's in 2003.

[99 Problems]

In fact Iggy is the only guy that could slow down Kawa some. All things being equal Draymond has to stay foul trouble free with Fatty, Serge and Siakam.

[Kurgan]

Yep, Giannis is the least skilled MVP in a while. Cant dribble, no post moves, can't shoot.... at 24 when has an unskilled guy developed those skills?
his one skill seems to be a 4 step Euro that never gets called for traveling..

He'll always be a monkeyballer until he can learn to shoot or score without having to rely on that travel drive of his. Not the same position but he reminds me of Dwight in that he has the ideal coach and compliment of players that make him look better than he really is.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Real talk:

The Warriors strategy versus the Blazers was to just stay within striking distance and then turn up the volume in the fourth to pull out the win. If they try that against the Raptors, Nephew is a different beast. His scoring in isolation and ability to create one-man stops makes it very hard to come back on the Raptors compared to a team like the Blazers.

So if Golden State doesn't up their level of play, Nephew could not only ring but do so in heroic fashion.





:depressed

The city is buzzing right now but if we are being honest Kawhi and Van FLeet had to combine for 12/17 shooting from downtown just to win.

Even without Durant I think their ball movement will cause problems for the Raps. Raps still have no idea who their reliable second scorer is going to be. Van Vleet performance was a total fluke.

If Warriors steal one of the first two games in Toronto they'll win in 6 at the most.

[Kurgan]

Warriors without Durant were still a 73 win team. It took a historic Finals from Lebron to beat the Curry/Klay/Dray trio. It won't be a walk in the park for Kawhi.

[loveforthegame]

https://mobile.twitter.com/nbastats/status/1131779734122258433

https://mobile.twitter.com/statmuse/status/1131761634333134848

[apalisoc_9]

What happened to the faggot who said he'd pray for the team that paid Kawhi the supermax earlier today? Or that one faggot with the bowl cut avatar that shit on Kawhi for being injury prone and thinks Poeltl & Walker > Adams & Brogdon

Wow

:lol

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Warriors without Durant were still a 73 win team. It took a historic Finals from Lebron to beat the Curry/Klay/Dray trio. It won't be a walk in the park for Kawhi.

I think Warriors will win the series but GS is much worse since then and their bench is non existent.

[soxxx]

Hate to say it, but whether you love or hate Kawhi, if this man takes the Raptors, a franchise that has had zero success, to the finals, and wins it.....he is the man of this generation. The MJ comparisons will flood in, but you have to admit, tonight, what he did in the fourth quarter, the clutch shot against Philly, its turning into some fairytale shit for Kawhi Leonard.

[SpurPadre]

In fact Iggy is the only guy that could slow down Kawa some. All things being equal Draymond has to stay foul trouble free with Fatty, Serge and Siakam.

I wouldn't be surprised if Draymond tries to injure Kawhi. He's a proven dirty player.

[Kurgan]

Hate to say it, but whether you love or hate Kawhi, if this man takes the Raptors, a franchise that has had zero success, to the finals, and wins it.....he is the man of this generation. The MJ comparisons will flood in, but you have to admit, tonight, what he did in the fourth quarter, the clutch shot against Philly, its turning into some fairytale shit for Kawhi Leonard.

Probably makes it extra sweet that he's shitting on all of Pop's students on the way to the Finals. Brett Brown and Bud. If he beats GS, you can throw in Kerr as well.

[DPG21920]

Hats off. Truly an amazing run and player.

[313]

He joined a loaded roster that would've won the East last year if not for LeBron/DeFrozen, not that impressive of a run imo

Really has got to hurt Pop, though. Last year was a rough year for him, in his personal and work life.

[loveforthegame]

https://mobile.twitter.com/Bballexamined/status/1131759226127298561

[therealtruth]

Probably makes it extra sweet that he's shitting on all of Pop's students on the way to the Finals. Brett Brown and Bud. If he beats GS, you can throw in Kerr as well.

I wouldn't call Kerr Pop's student. He's more PJ like. Pop wouldn't have been able to do what Kerr has done.

[khantot]

Hate to say it, but whether you love or hate Kawhi, if this man takes the Raptors, a franchise that has had zero success, to the finals, and wins it.....he is the man of this generation. The MJ comparisons will flood in, but you have to admit, tonight, what he did in the fourth quarter, the clutch shot against Philly, its turning into some fairytale shit for Kawhi Leonard.

First year in a new team and he's at the brink of taking them to the Finals. Who does that? Name one player who's done that before? KD joined a stacked Warriors team who's won a championship already before he got there.

Kawhi is the Magnus Carlsen of basketball.

[khantot]

The series would be over if Kawhi was guarding Giannis to start the series.


Exactly! Or, if the Raps didn't fold in the closing minutes of the first game.

[khantot]

Fuck that asshole. Go Dubs, tbh.


When did a Spurs fan turn into a Warriors fan? That's sad.

[khantot]

Retarded foul by Giannis.


Vagiannis lost that game. He had 3 key turnovers that resulted in points for the Raptors.

[khantot]

Like it or not, Kawhi is showing the Spurs imprint on him. I've moved on from the trade debacle. I'm happier knowing that this amazing kid once played for the franchise and is having success.

[Nathan89]

Probably makes it extra sweet that he's shitting on all of Pop's students on the way to the Finals. Brett Brown and Bud. If he beats GS, you can throw in Kerr as well.

I'm sure this has never crossed Kawhi's mind.

[cool cat]

First year in a new team and he's at the brink of taking them to the Finals. Who does that? Name one player who's done that before? KD joined a stacked Warriors team who's won a championship already before he got there.

Kawhi is the Magnus Carlsen of basketball.

Lebron with the Heat. I don't see whats so surprising here, Raps are the most experienced playoff team in the East.

[spurs10]

Spurs were obliging to Kawhi when he demanded a trade. It's not as if they wanted it to happen. The Spurs won 5 championships in a 19 year window, as the most winning team in all team sports. They did it as a team, of course with a generational player at the lead. However Tim had a team. The Big 3 stuck together and didn't disappear at the first sign of trouble. Will Kawhi ever have a team like that? Will he accomplish what Time, Manu, Tony, Pop, and the Spurs have? That remains to be seen. He's having a good run in the ECF and has a long way to go.

[r0drig0lac]

some spurstalk studs really believe that we won the trade, getting a center with limited ceiling and a SG without range

[Strategic]

Oh look! Some more if cat dog Kawhi vs Spurs posts.

[duncan2k5]

All of these conspiracy theories about the bad Spurs management break down when you look at facts:

1. Kawhi made it clear that there were only a few teams he would play for. He wasn't just trying to get away from the Spurs, he was trying to get to specific cities.

2. Only four players had signed a supermax contract. (Not many are eligible.) Curry, Harden, Westbrook, and Wall. Wall's is considered the worst contract in the whole league - because of chronic injury. A first grader could understand why the Spurs would want to look before possibly making the new worst contract in the whole league. It's debatable whether Kawhi is as smart as a first grader.

3. If a team is willing to invest over $200 Million in you, you can't claim that they aren't "committed" to you. These guys soak up 35% of the salary cap, and then want to bitch that their teams can't surround them with more high-priced talent. And they demand that the team go deep, deep into the lux tax before they'll say whether they will even accept a super-max extension.

Most of these guys (Paul George leaps to mind) claim, "I didn't care about the money, I just wanted to win." So here's the solution: any player who gets offered a super-max deal from his team, and leaves anyway, can only get paid the 10-year vet minimum by his next team. Let's see how many of them say they don't care about money then.


Oh, and... Fuck Kawhi.

Kawhi never actually said anything... Only the media did... The same media that nba players come out on occasion to say they never said anything to that effect... The media keeps trying to get players to big markets... All they were doing was speculating, but stating it as fact... Notice they never gave nor indicated they even had a source for their information... And when they do give sources, it is from opposing GMs

[duncan2k5]

One possibility is Nephew's injury isn't that serious and he just has a low pain threshold. Looking back on his ankle rolls (stepping on David Lee's foot and even the Zaza incident) that were relatively minor yet forced him to sit out playoff games, it's possible he's just not good at playing through even minor discomfort.

Now the Zaza incident wasn't worth him sitting out?? LMFAO! u guys are precious

[duncan2k5]

22 year streak coming to an end



not games, an entire series. He was always like that, any minor pain and he usually doesn't want to play, that's why I'm a little surprised he goes that hard for the Raptors. Might just be cause he's looking for that contract

What we're the entire series he missed due to injury? Only GS... u guys act as if it is something that happened every year... It's sad to read at this point... The revisionist history...

And if he didn't play through his injury now, u guys would be saying he is trying to look for that contract... Now that he IS playing, ur saying the same thing... Kawhi derangement syndrome

[duncan2k5]

Kawhi? Dramatic?

When it fits their narrative

[duncan2k5]

Whatever happened to the guy on here that said bucks would bukkake the raps in game 5? Smh... Idiot

[duncan2k5]

Can’t do shit about it when he wants to leave.

We caused him to want to leave

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

Kawhi never actually said anything... Only the media did... The same media that nba players come out on occasion to say they never said anything to that effect... The media keeps trying to get players to big markets... All they were doing was speculating, but stating it as fact... Notice they never gave nor indicated they even had a source for their information... And when they do give sources, it is from opposing GMs

I do agree the media these days is always pushing an agenda and publicly Kawhi’s camp didn’t state where he wanted to go or even that he wanted to be traded

But either you are naive or disingenuous to act like he doesn’t have media members who are pushing narratives in his favor on a daily basis. Chris Carter, Monday through Friday since all this craziness started has been Kawhi’s ally and public mouth piece. He has even stated that he is good with the man and his family and has chatted with his Uncle Dennis.

[UZER]

Draymond will shoot a knee right into Kawhis quad on a screen.

[SuperCam]

What happened to the faggot who said he'd pray for the team that paid Kawhi the supermax earlier today? Or that one faggot with the bowl cut avatar that shit on Kawhi for being injury prone and thinks Poeltl & Walker > Adams & Brogdon

it was pretty sad watching some poster 1 month into season claim kiwi had lost his defensive prowess and was two step slow :lol

[Spurs da champs]

What happened to the faggot who said he'd pray for the team that paid Kawhi the supermax earlier today? Or that one faggot with the bowl cut avatar that shit on Kawhi for being injury prone and thinks Poeltl & Walker > Adams & Brogdon

:lmao

[spursparker9]

https://sports.yahoo.com/report-le-bron-has-contacted-kawhi-in-effort-to-join-lakers-000538111.html

Report: LeBron has contacted Kawhi in effort to join Lakers

[RC_Drunkford]

Both Leonard and DeRozan were said to be left fuming at how the trade turned out, with 2014 Finals MVP Leonard even said to be considering sitting out the entire 2018/19 season

[Keepin' it real]

B-b-but tendinopathy.
:lmao

:lmao

:lmao

A mysterious injury indeed.

:lmao

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkKEDSl_ajk

UNDISPUTED | Skip and Shannon react to Raptors def Bucks 105-99; Kawhi: 35 Pts, 7 Reb, 9 Ast

[RC_Drunkford]

just a reminder. This was 2 months before Parker's and Ginobili's comments


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWaKWLFSRIA

[soxxx]

First year in a new team and he's at the brink of taking them to the Finals. Who does that? Name one player who's done that before? KD joined a stacked Warriors team who's won a championship already before he got there.

Kawhi is the Magnus Carlsen of basketball.No one, and he doesnt have another "superstar", he has good players, but if he doesnt play good, they have no chance. If KD doesn't play the Warriors win easily haha

[TheGreatYacht]

it was pretty sad watching some poster 1 month into season claim kiwi had lost his defensive prowess and was two step slow :lol
So many garbage and butt hurt comments in here by shit posters it's hard to find them :lol

The worst one was :pop: saying Kawhi was no leader....

[exstatic]

First year in a new team and he's at the brink of taking them to the Finals. Who does that? Name one player who's done that before? KD joined a stacked Warriors team who's won a championship already before he got there.

Kawhi is the Magnus Carlsen of basketball.

LeBron? Miami?

Call me when Load Management makes that many Finals in a row. It won't happen, though, because of the word "degenerative". Right now, as bad as it is, his quad is a good as it will ever be for the rest of his career. Each year, the tissues will break down a little more, and it will be more painful to play.

[RC_Drunkford]

So many garbage and butt hurt comments in here by shit posters it's hard to find them :lol

The worst one was :pop: saying Kawhi was no leader....

Pop is always lying. When Kawhi was on the team he said he's a leader, he leads by example. Then Kawhi is off the team and he's not a leader.

[TheGreatYacht]

Pop is always lying. When Kawhi was on the team he said he's a leader, he leads by example. Then Kawhi is off the team and he's not a leader.
He also lied when he said DeRozan was a closer and Patty is the best teammate ever. Nvm he truly believes that

[Budkin]

We caused him to want to leave

No, we caused his uncle to want him to leave, and that's all it took.

[TheSpurglar]

https://mobile.twitter.com/Bballexamined/status/1131759226127298561

:lol *cries*

[TheSpurglar]

We caused him to want to leave

lol "We".

[DAF86]

:lol the revisionists on this thread

Kawhi felt so disrespected by the Spurs that he wanted to get traded to LA and only LA. :lol

[J_Paco]

LeBron? Miami?

Call me when Load Management makes that many Finals in a row. It won't happen, though, because of the word "degenerative". Right now, as bad as it is, his quad is a good as it will ever be for the rest of his career. Each year, the tissues will break down a little more, and it will be more painful to play.

Yup, misdiagnosis my ass.

Looks like Leonard just didn't want to be in SA or guy it out and play with pain. Clearly, he's trying to prove he can gut it out with Toronto (and is playing spectacular ball), but the injury is chronic and will only worsen.


I guess the Spurs' medical staff was right all along and the "Load Management" was Toronto trying to maximize their (possible 1 year) investment in Kawhi (and his "group" trying to pace him through another season before he can be offered the max).

Kawhi is still a great, tremendous talent but seems like he's damaged goods. I'm pissed how he left yet also happy the team isn't sinking $200+ million into a guy who'll never reach his '16 - '17 level, again.

[timvp]

:lol the revisionists on this thread

Kawhi felt so disrespected by the Spurs that he wanted to get traded to LA and only LA. :lol

[TDomination]

:lol the revisionists on this thread

Kawhi felt so disrespected by the Spurs that he wanted to get traded to LA and only LA. :lol

lol, pretty much this.

thanks for your ignorant comment Snoop a loop

[HarlemHeat37]

Damn, Fred VanVleet coming out of nowhere to save a series was shocking:lol

[RC_Drunkford]

Yup, misdiagnosis my ass.

Looks like Leonard just didn't want to be in SA or guy it out and play with pain. Clearly, he's trying to prove he can gut it out with Toronto (and is playing spectacular ball), but the injury is chronic and will only worsen.


I guess the Spurs' medical staff was right all along and the "Load Management" was Toronto trying to maximize their (possible 1 year) investment in Kawhi (and his "group" trying to pace him through another season before he can be offered the max).

Kawhi is still a great, tremendous talent but seems like he's damaged goods. I'm pissed how he left yet also happy the team isn't sinking $200+ million into a guy who'll never reach his '16 - '17 level, again.


well he does look like 2017 Kawhi in this series if you ask me. Just gotta hope he doesn't ring, leaves the Raptors and his tendon gets worse with time. Then Spurs might've dodged a bullet, but the way it looks now, this is the worst trade in franchise history

[weeks]

well he does look like 2017 Kawhi in this series if you ask me. Just gotta hope he doesn't ring, leaves the Raptors and his tendon gets worse with time. Then Spurs might've dodged a bullet, but the way it looks now, this is the worst trade in franchise history

i get why people feel this way but i prefer him in toronto, whatever it takes for that to happen. if kawhi is really still this elite and stays that way going forward then i dont want him out west for any reason

the trade is over and done with. don't care about who won or lost it anymore because i think most of us have accepted the spurs are in a total shithole right now because of his departure. still dont think he would have stayed here for any reason or circumstance.

[HarlemHeat37]

I wonder how much of an effect Kawhi is going to have on the NBA going forward..he took load management to a different level, this season..looked pretty bad to start the year(by his standards) and didn't play defense all season..saved it all for the playoffs, where he's been a monster on both sides..

It'll be interesting to see if everybody takes this approach now more than ever..Silver will probably have to step in..

[slick'81]

Man like seeing the love of your life marry your bff

[TDomination]

I wonder how much of an effect Kawhi is going to have on the NBA going forward..he took load management to a different level, this season..looked pretty bad to start the year(by his standards) and didn't play defense all season..saved it all for the playoffs, where he's been a monster on both sides..

It'll be interesting to see if everybody takes this approach now more than ever..Silver will probably have to step in..

Force your way out if unhappy and only play when you want to play.
Don't even show up to games if you dont want to.
Thats the future for NBA stars. Kawhi, the trend setter.

[Genovaswitness]

:lmao kawhi is entering a new prime and you have people here clinging to 2017. how many times did kawhi approach 30 only for poop to pull him to make sure he got over himself? he’s having prime Kobe post seasons on better efficiency.....I hope he re-signs with Toronto to shit all over PATFO.

WHO PAINTED THE DEROZAN MURAL

[Strategic]

KL didn’t want to be here anymore and now plays for Toronto. Is there any new news that matters?

[TDomination]

:lmao kawhi is entering a new prime and you have people here clinging to 2017. how many times did kawhi approach 30 only for poop to pull him to make sure he got over himself? he’s having prime Kobe post seasons on better efficiency.....I hope he re-signs with Toronto to shit all over PATFO.

WHO PAINTED THE DEROZAN MURAL

lol umm okay? Pop advocated that Kawhi was the best player in the NBA in 2017. Everyone was praising Harden/westbrook/Curry/Lebron but Kawhi was always left out. Only a few media members would give him praise for being a great player. But Pop flat out said he is the best player in the NBA because he plays on both sides of the ball, and plays them at a high level. Pop was not going to pull the get over yourself stuff on Kawhi. He loved him some Kawhi. He even talks praise for him during the 2014 Champions Revealed Interview.

In 2017, it was Kawhis first and ONLY playoff with the Spurs as THE main guy. It was the first year after Timmy retired. So lets see how much Pop pulled him after 30 minutes in the playoffs

Game 1 vs Grizzlies - 32 Minutes, 32 pts
Game 2 vs Grizzlies - 40 Minutes, 37 pts
Game 3 vs Grizzlies - 30 Minutes, 18 pts
Game 4 vs Grizzlies - 44 Minutes, 43 pts
Game 5 vs Grizzlies - 39 Minutes, 28 pts
Game 6 vs Grizzlies - 39 Minutes, 29 pts
AVG - 37 minutes, 31 pts

Game 1 vs Rockets - 32 Minutes, 21 pts (blowout loss)
Game 2 vs Rockets - 37 Minutes, 34 pts
Game 3 vs Rockets - 41 Minutes, 26 pts
Game 4 vs Rockets - 29 Minutes, 16 pts (blowout loss)
Game 5 vs Rockets - 38 Minutes, 22 pts (and thats with missing OT)
Game 6 vs Rockets - DNP
AVG - 35 minutes, 23 pts

Game 1 vs Warriors - 23 Minutes, 26 pts (would have been --> 37 minutes, 42pts) the way things were going

The rest is history

In the games Pop needed Kawhi to play 38+ minutes, he played him. There was no saving him.

We never got to fully see a Postseason with Kawhi leading the way without an injury. 2017 would have been a special year. But Zaza ended that. Who knew it would lead to Kawhi and his group hiding from the Spurs only a few short months later during rehab.

[Genovaswitness]

lol umm okay? Pop advocated that Kawhi was the best player in the NBA in 2017. Everyone was praising Harden/westbrook/Curry/Lebron but Kawhi was always left out. Only a few media members would give him praise for being a great player. But Pop flat out said he is the best player in the NBA because he plays on both sides of the ball, and plays them at a high level. Pop was not going to pull the get over yourself stuff on Kawhi. He loved him some Kawhi. He even talks praise for him during the 2014 Champions Revealed Interview.

In 2017, it was Kawhis first and ONLY playoff with the Spurs as THE main guy. It was the first year after Timmy retired. So lets see how much Pop pulled him after 30 minutes in the playoffs

Game 1 vs Grizzlies - 32 Minutes, 32 pts
Game 2 vs Grizzlies - 40 Minutes, 37 pts
Game 3 vs Grizzlies - 30 Minutes, 18 pts
Game 4 vs Grizzlies - 44 Minutes, 43 pts
Game 5 vs Grizzlies - 39 Minutes, 28 pts
Game 6 vs Grizzlies - 39 Minutes, 29 pts
AVG - 37 minutes, 31 pts

Game 1 vs Rockets - 32 Minutes, 21 pts (blowout loss)
Game 2 vs Rockets - 37 Minutes, 34 pts
Game 3 vs Rockets - 41 Minutes, 26 pts
Game 4 vs Rockets - 29 Minutes, 16 pts (blowout loss)
Game 5 vs Rockets - 38 Minutes, 22 pts (and thats with missing OT)
Game 6 vs Rockets - DNP
AVG - 35 minutes, 23 pts

Game 1 vs Warriors - 23 Minutes, 26 pts (would have been --> 37 minutes, 42pts) the way things were going

The rest is history

In the games Pop needed Kawhi to play 38+ minutes, he played him. There was no saving him.

We never got to fully see a Postseason with Kawhi leading the way without an injury. 2017 would have been a special year. But Zaza ended that. Who knew it would lead to Kawhi and his group hiding from the Spurs only a few short months later during rehab.

kawhi was treated like some china doll golem beast who had to be “unleashed” :lmao Why can’t he ball out on the regular? typical pop not being able to handle black American players..

[gambit1990]

remember ST when the magic won game 1? :lol

[J_Paco]

well he does look like 2017 Kawhi in this series if you ask me. Just gotta hope he doesn't ring, leaves the Raptors and his tendon gets worse with time. Then Spurs might've dodged a bullet, but the way it looks now, this is the worst trade in franchise history

People act like Dennis Rodman didn't behave like a petulant brat and get traded to the Bulls. Where he helped them win 3 straight titles when the Spurs had 0.

[Jonnyblue19]

kawhi was treated like some china doll golem beast who had to be “unleashed” :lmao Why can’t he ball out on the regular? typical pop not being able to handle black American players..

Didnt he decide to sit out over 20 games this year himself because of load management?

[J_Paco]

I wonder how much of an effect Kawhi is going to have on the NBA going forward..he took load management to a different level, this season..looked pretty bad to start the year(by his standards) and didn't play defense all season..saved it all for the playoffs, where he's been a monster on both sides..

It'll be interesting to see if everybody takes this approach now more than ever..Silver will probably have to step in..

Contracts will become more incentive based if this leads to more of his nonsense.

[Genovaswitness]

Didnt he decide to sit out over 20 games this year himself because of load management?

On his own terms. Balled the fuck out whenever he played

[Leetonidas]

He averaged like 2 more ppg while playing considerably worse defense than in 2017. Lol balling out :lol

[apalisoc_9]

remember ST when the magic won game 1? :lol

:lol

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoVW2lvykmY

Lol Skip is gonna have a breakdown if Nephew rings.

[apalisoc_9]

:lmao At not even attempting to fight over the screen with the game on the line (against a plus 3-point shooter no less) and forcing the immobile Gasol to contest late.

:lmao At playing 33 minutes, with no foul trouble, in a playoff game.

:lmao At the media for continue to slurp him and their organization, when his playoff resume as a featured player is lousy.


:lol breh

[dbreiden83080]

:lmao kawhi is entering a new prime and you have people here clinging to 2017. how many times did kawhi approach 30 only for poop to pull him to make sure he got over himself? he’s having prime Kobe post seasons on better efficiency.....I hope he re-signs with Toronto to shit all over PATFO.

WHO PAINTED THE DEROZAN MURAL

33 MPG with the Spurs.. 34 MPG with the Raptors.. Oh and he sat out 22 games..

[Joseph Kony]

33 MPG with the Spurs.. 34 MPG with the Raptors.. Oh and he sat out 22 games..

:lol he's balling out with that extra 2ppg and 1 extra minute on the court

[Genovaswitness]

:lol he's balling out with that extra 2ppg and 1 extra minute on the court

hes about to bring a ring to the 6..

[RD2191]

I wonder how much of an effect Kawhi is going to have on the NBA going forward..he took load management to a different level, this season..looked pretty bad to start the year(by his standards) and didn't play defense all season..saved it all for the playoffs, where he's been a monster on both sides..

It'll be interesting to see if everybody takes this approach now more than ever..Silver will probably have to step in..

NBA has too many teams and too many games imo. Hopefully that'll change.

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5CxUDx8Mxw

[cjw]

NBA has too many teams and too many games imo. Hopefully that'll change.

Really just need to drop to 76 games. Same schedule as right now but cut out the four games against 6/10 teams in conference outside division. 6 less games will lead to a lot less back to backs and a much better product.

How many times are teams entering national TV games on B2B? Less scheduled wins/losses and each game will matter slightly more. Against teams outside the division, there is no more 2-2 season splits for playoff tiebreakers. That third game will be much more meaningful.

[ShutUp SayItAgain!]

:lol the revisionists on this thread

Kawhi felt so disrespected by the Spurs that he wanted to get traded to LA and only LA. :lol

lol

[ShutUp SayItAgain!]

I wonder how much of an effect Kawhi is going to have on the NBA going forward..he took load management to a different level, this season..looked pretty bad to start the year(by his standards) and didn't play defense all season..saved it all for the playoffs, where he's been a monster on both sides..

It'll be interesting to see if everybody takes this approach now more than ever..Silver will probably have to step in..

Good point.

Funny thing is Pop is the one that started this load management bs long ago and now it's become this lol

[ShutUp SayItAgain!]

:lmao kawhi is entering a new prime and you have people here clinging to 2017. how many times did kawhi approach 30 only for poop to pull him to make sure he got over himself? he’s having prime Kobe post seasons on better efficiency.....I hope he re-signs with Toronto to shit all over PATFO.

WHO PAINTED THE DEROZAN MURAL

Part of me feels this way even though I'm pissed at Kawhi. I'm mad at him and PATFO both. But I also hate Golden State and I feel we'd have won these 3 straight Championships had they played us with a healthy Kawhi.

So in a sense I fucking hate seeing Kawhi win but I also want people to know Golden State never played a fully healthy Spurs team and it was a Kawhi led Spurs team that was murdering them before they purposely slid under his feet. I want their so called bs dynasty ended.

And as a fuck you to Pop and the FO bc I hate Pops stupid ass coaching and bs.

But I'm still mad at Kawhi for faking last year's injury to force a trade.

[SpursFamo]

Reading this thread after a Raptors game where Kawhi shows why he is the best player in the world, is PURE GOLD :lmao

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJnqT2AXe6Y

USA TODAY: Kawhi definitely best player in playoffs, maybe entire NBA

[SpurPadre]

If there is a God (Greek god in Giannis' case), Load Management will lose tonight. If that piece of shit wins, this is a fucked up world, tbh.

[apalisoc_9]

Assholes tight tonight in SA :lol

[TD 21]

:lol breh

:lmao At quoting a post that was all correct.

:lmao At slurping scumbag and the Craptors, while simultaneously doubting them.

Here's something really funny . . .



Bucks in 5.


Too much versatility. They have 8 guys that can drive to the rim and shoot threes.

Sad that it has to end like this, but ECF is par in terms of expectations I think for the raptors.

They should realize the Bucks are much better as a team.

[apalisoc_9]

:lmao At quoting a post that was all correct.

:lmao At slurping scumbag and the Craptors, while simultaneously doubting them.

Here's something really funny . . .







Not sure whats the big deal.

The Bucks were 36 seconds away from a 3-0 series.

[TD 21]

Not sure whats the big deal.

The Bucks were 36 seconds away from a 3-0 series.

:lmao That's not how it works, "breh".

[Genovaswitness]

kawhi is about to go to the finals again, putting the shit raptors franchise on his BACK and crickets from ST

[ZeusWillJudge]

kawhi is about to go to the finals again, putting the shit raptors franchise on his BACK and crickets from ST


Why is your avatar a picture of Drake taking it up the ass?

[davidbowie]

kawhi is about to go to the finals again, putting the shit raptors franchise on his BACK and crickets from ST

what are we supposed to say?

we are sad. we want him back. we wish he never faked an injury and forced us to trade him for trash.

[r0drig0lac]

damn...another poster on Giannis

[gambit1990]

WOOOWWW. that kawhi dunk :wow

[SASdynasty!]

Lol Spurs FO

[slick'81]

But his quad

[Immortal Spur]

what are we supposed to say?

we are sad. we want him back. we wish he never faked an injury and forced us to trade him for trash.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Imagine being so fucking dumb that you don’t think Kawhi is worth the supermax :lmao

[Dancelot]

Fuck that dunk was sick. :depressed

[Immortal Spur]

fully want timvp to make a "it still hurts" volume II

[soxxx]

My God you are watching KL take the throne and the torch, complete monster

[Budkin]

Man the Bucks are just awful under pressure.

[Immortal Spur]

Imagine being so fucking dumb that you don’t think Kawhi is with the supermax :lmao

:pop: earn it kawhi

:cry

[Genovaswitness]

the dunk that ended the series :lmao

[Keepin' it real]

Tendinopathy dunk!

Such a mysterious injury.

[Degoat]

I know he’s still young and a top 5 player but Greek freak better get drilled if they lose this series

[Degoat]

I always wonder why espn drills guys like Aldridge & DeMar for choking but guys like harden, Giannis, AD, and embiid who choke in playoffs every year get a pass

[Budkin]

I know he’s still young and a top 5 player but Greek freak better get drilled if they lose this series

He’s one of the worst “stars” under pressure I’ve ever seen.

[Budkin]

I always wonder why espn drills guys like Aldridge & DeMar for choking but guys like harden, Giannis, AD, and embiid who choke in playoffs every year get a pass


Because they are “exciting!”

[Budkin]

How fitting is it that George Hill just sealed their doom? :lol

[Genovaswitness]

wonder what demar is thinking right now. punk bitch

[timtonymanu]

Imagine being so fucking dumb that you don’t think Kawhi is worth the supermax :lmao

But we still have Patty's culture

[Kurgan]

I know he’s still young and a top 5 player but Greek freak better get drilled if they lose this series

He's been exposed as a one-dimensional monkey baller on offense. He needs to learn how to do something besides bullying his way to the basket.

[SASdynasty!]

Imagine being so fucking dumb that you don’t think Kawhi is worth the supermax :lmao
Lol I still remember when Pop would pull Kawhi when he hit 30 points.

[davidbowie]

cant believe i gotta root for the warriors to sweep this turd

[spursparker9]

wonder what demar is thinking right now. punk bitch

Reaffirming that he is Nephew's bitch

[Degoat]

wonder what demar is thinking right now. punk bitch

man he’s gotta be so fcked in the head right now lol I feel bad for the guy

[spursparker9]

Demar's whole career in Toronto < Nephew's first season with Toronto

Toronto's fans all forgetting who Demar is

[timtonymanu]

Whoever said it's like losing Timmy for Al Harrington, couldn't be more accurate :lol

[SpursGenius]

man he’s gotta be so fcked in the head right now lol I feel bad for the guy

Why demur has never worked on a 3 point shot is beyond retarded. In other news crater face needs to retire

[Uriel]

I still cannot, for the life of me, understand why the Spurs traded Kawhi instead of swallowing their pride, reconciling with him, and offering him the supermax.

[Kurgan]

wonder what demar is thinking right now.

Suicide hopefully

[Degoat]

Why demur has never worked on a 3 point shot is beyond retarded. In other news crater face needs to retire

are you really asking why? Lol he’s got depression issues that’s why

[davidbowie]

coach bud looking like ass cheeks tonight tbh

[cool cat]

Whoever said it's like losing Timmy for Al Harrington, couldn't be more accurate :lol

Ouch... that’s true.

[r0drig0lac]

clutch rebound...it's over

[ace3g]

I still cannot, for the life of me, understand why the Spurs traded Kawhi instead of swallowing their pride, reconciling with him, and offering him the supermax.

And trade him for a player that has never performed well in the playoffs...

[GAustex]

Suicide hopefully
That is a bit much

[RD2191]

SUCK IT MOTHER FUCKERS. SUCK IT LOOOOOOOONNNGGGG ANNNNNDDDDDDD HARRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[RD2191]

BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS A SYSTEM PLAYER?!?!? I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL POP?!?!? :lmao :lmao :lmao

[DAF86]

And the worst is yet to come, tbh.

[testies]

I want RC BUford to fucking get fired right now

[Fuck-Kawhi]

Fuck Kawhi

[RD2191]

WHERE DEM HATERS AT????

[spursparker9]

I still cannot, for the life of me, understand why the Spurs traded Kawhi instead of swallowing their pride, reconciling with him, and offering him the supermax.

Think they offered him, but only offered him after Nephew's Camp publicly requested for a trader (preferably to Lakers)

By then it was too late.

[Uriel]

Stay in Toronto, Kawhi. Don't head West.

[cpds421]

SUCK IT MOTHER FUCKERS. SUCK IT LOOOOOOOONNNGGGG ANNNNNDDDDDDD HARRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDD


Why do you scream it if the spurs are your team?

[Uriel]

Think they offered him, but only offered him after Nephew's Camp publicly requested for a trader (preferably to Lakers)

By then it was too late.
Exactly. They should've swallowed their pride and offered it from the start.

[ace3g]

Was that a Uncle Dennis/Kawhi hug?

[RD2191]

AWFULLY QUIET IN HERE

[BillMc]

:hang:hang:hang:hang:hang:hang

[Budkin]

Nephew is still going to get wrecked by the Dubs.

[cpds421]

^ you look like a faggot supporting the traitor of your supposedly team.

[gambit1990]

from december:

the bucks are not for real.

Thanks for sharing. 2-0 vs Raptors.
:toast

[Budkin]

I still cannot, for the life of me, understand why the Spurs traded Kawhi instead of swallowing their pride, reconciling with him, and offering him the supermax.

They tried that. He told Pop no.

[loveforthegame]

Leonard is goat. Got damn he’s a monster.

[hommeaetage]

You never let a superstar go for free. And yes, I am aware that Kawhi's camp played dirty

[RD2191]

:lol

[Budkin]

Stay in Toronto, Kawhi. Don't head West.


Dennis wants him in LA. PERIOD.

[Budkin]

Stay in Toronto, Kawhi. Don't head West.


Dennis wants him in LA. PERIOD.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

like kawhi bitches are getting their panties wet

[testies]

it doesnt fucking matter if gsw wins, this is still a win for kawhi and we look like a fucking joke

[timtonymanu]

And trade him for a player that has never performed well in the playoffs...

:cry but it was the best we could do. Seriously kawhi sitting out the entire season with us would have been so much better. We still lost in the 1st round anyway without his "lockerroom issues."

[Nathan89]

Nephew is still going to get wrecked by the Dubs.

Most thought he was going to lose to the Bucks.

[gambit1990]

from novemeber:

lowry won't fold in the POs imo because of how phenomenal his supporting cast is playing... kawhi isn't all of a sudden gonna turn into playoff demar, siakam is playing like the MIP, raps have as much depth as anyone.

[Uriel]

They tried that. He told Pop no.
They only did it after it was too late. They should've swallowed their pride and done it from the start.

[timtonymanu]

Dubs need Durant to have a chance, imo. Wing Stop was always giving the Splash Brothers fits.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol the haters

lol the enrique faggots who chase him out of town

lol patfo monkeys still living on some reputation of coat riding 5 rings developing any player

lol system player cant go nowhere without the system

lol popabitch kowtowing to a depress no heart pos over his franchise player he developed, then went and trade for another depressed player, this is not dumb and dumber, this is popabitch being a dumbkent

[MichaelBayismyUncle]

27 points, 17 rebounds, 7 assists and he scored 19 points in the second half.

His first time on a different team and he takes them to the finals. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Suck it Kawhi haters.

[RD2191]

This ain't right. Whoever even questioned Kawhi once should be taken out back and shot. :pctoss FUCK

[Uriel]

My heart is cheering for the Warriors in the Finals because it would make me sick to my stomach for the Spurs to trade away Kawhi, only for him to win a championship with another team.

But my head is cheering for the Raptors because I know that if Kawhi wins a championship with Toronto, he's more likely to stay in the East.

Warriors in 6.

[Nathan89]

it doesnt fucking matter if gsw wins, this is still a win for kawhi and we look like a fucking joke

Absolutely. He has led his team to the finals. He has an incredible resume.

[Russ]

Dennis wants him in LA. PERIOD.

I would be shocked if Kawhi doesn't end up with the Clippers.

99% Clippers, 1% the Field.

[Nathan89]

There is no reason for GSW to not have a very good chance without Durant. They have a superstar and two allstars.

[TheGreatYacht]

All the faggots that made this 200+ pages long because he didn't play against PHX, Chicago, or New Orleans LNFAOOOOOOOO

[Budkin]

Dennis hated the Spurs and controls Nephew. Nothing could have been done.

[MichaelBayismyUncle]

My heart is cheering for the Warriors in the Finals because it would make me sick to my stomach for the Spurs to trade away Kawhi, only for him to win a championship with another team.

But my head is cheering for the Raptors because I know that if Kawhi wins a championship with Toronto, he's more likely to stay in the East.

Warriors in 6.
Cheer for the Warriors then because he ain't leaving the Raptors. lol

[r0drig0lac]

it doesnt fucking matter if gsw wins, this is still a win for kawhi and we look like a fucking joke

[davidbowie]

remember when everyone was laughing at kawhi cause Pop sent him to a place thats cold.

[gambit1990]

called this shit. not surprised at all.

[Hoops Czar]

It's like a butthurt convention in here and Kawhi's providing the ether. :lol

[Nathan89]

Kawhi is the first superstar outside of Lebron and Warriors players to lead his team to the finals in awhile. Pretty sick. Since Dirk.

[RD2191]

All the faggots that made this 200+ pages long because he didn't play against PHX, Chicago, or New Orleans LNFAOOOOOOOO

:lmao:lmao

[Gobigorgohome]

You know who messed it all up for the spurs os peter holts divorse think about it he could not offer up anything. The spurs management had there hands tied. Did not know what was gonna happen thats what messed it all up did not have sturdy upper office for the first time ever and it messed itup
up

[Uriel]

:lmao at all the posters that were cheering on the front office for trading Leonard last summer instead of bending over backwards to try to keep him

[timvp]

Congrats, Kawhi. :tu

Amazing growth as a player. Part of me can't help but root for him. A small part ... but a part.

[Hoops Czar]

Kawhi is the first superstar outside of Lebron and Warriors players to lead his team to the finals in awhile. Pretty sick. Since Dirk.
B-b-but the Raptors haven't played anyone yet.

[ShutUp SayItAgain!]

This shit would have been prevented if Pop and the Spurs FO weren't pussies and made that faggot play out his contract. Seriously. That's always been my stance from day 1.

[RD2191]

You don't make the trade. A LOT can change in an year. This is just, man, no words.

[Gobigorgohome]

I hope the bastard stays in the east anyways it was good they will find a good prospect this year

[Clipper Nation]

I would be shocked if Kawhi doesn't end up with the Clippers.

99% Clippers, 1% the Field.
:lol We're not even going to get a meeting at this point. If he wasn't all Raptors after that shot against Philly, he is now.

[td4mvp2k]

**** you pop and rc for trading kl for s**t

[NASpurs]

:lmao we got DeMar DeRozan ... roll that thought nugget in your head and let it simmer.

[timtonymanu]

Yet PATFO was there at 12:01 am begging on their knees for Patty Mills :lol

[Genovaswitness]

Congrats, Kawhi. :tu

Amazing growth as a player. Part of me can't help but root for him. A small part ... but a part.

tell us what happened. not like anything noteworthy is going to happen with the spurs in our lifetimes. we had our chance with kawhi

[Nathan89]

This shit would have been prevented if Pop and the Spurs FO weren't pussies and made that faggot play out his contract. Seriously. That's always been my stance from day 1.

Agreed. I would've never took that trash trade. Can't wait till DeRozan is off the team already.

[jmard5]

Would the Spurs be better if Kawhi was not traded? No. There will be too much drama, team morale will take a big hit and we don't even know if he will even play. You Kawhi-stans are all celebrating (and gloating) because Kawhi helped the Raptors secure a finals appearance.

Still blaming the front office when in fact Kawhi's team did all the damage. Still good riddance.

[lefty]

SUCK IT MOTHER FUCKERS. SUCK IT LOOOOOOOONNNGGGG ANNNNNDDDDDDD HARRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDD


BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS A SYSTEM PLAYER?!?!? I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL POP?!?!? :lmao :lmao :lmao

[Keepin' it real]

Everybody who bought into the "Poor Kawhi, he has tendinopathy" NONSENSE, you gotta feel pretty silly right now.

He trolled the entire Spurs organization and 99% of spurstalk.

[Nathan89]

:lmao we got DeMar DeRozan ... roll that thought nugget in your head and let it simmer.

Not sure why he's in your pic tbh.

[Uriel]

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[RD2191]

Would the Spurs be better if Kawhi was not traded? No. There will be too much drama, team morale will take a big hit and we don't even know if he will even play. You Kawhi-stans are all celebrating (and gloating) because Kawhi helped the Raptors secure a finals appearance.

Still blaming the front office when in fact Kawhi's team did all the damage. Still good riddance.

Would it matter? Spurs did jack shit anyway. They fucked up. They fucked up BIG TIME.

[Gobigorgohome]

Patty dickhole needs to take one for the team and pay back his sorry contact stupid chuker

[timtonymanu]

Would the Spurs be better if Kawhi was not traded? No. There will be too much drama, team morale will take a big hit and we don't even know if he will even play. You Kawhi-stans are all celebrating (and gloating) because Kawhi helped the Raptors secure a finals appearance.

Still blaming the front office when in fact Kawhi's team did all the damage. Still good riddance.

We still lost in the 1st round without his lockerroom issues. And we have the cancerous on-court play of Demar and Patty to add to that. GTFO out of here old schooler.

[lefty]

SUCK IT MOTHER FUCKERS. SUCK IT LOOOOOOOONNNGGGG ANNNNNDDDDDDD HARRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDD


BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS A SYSTEM PLAYER?!?!? I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL POP?!?!? :lmao :lmao :lmao


All the faggots that made this 200+ pages long because he didn't play against PHX, Chicago, or New Orleans LNFAOOOOOOOO

[jmard5]

Would it matter? Spurs did jack shit anyway. They fucked up. They fucked up BIG TIME.

They did what they have to do given the circumstances. Would it benefit the team if Kawhi stays? No.

[Nathan89]

Would the Spurs be better if Kawhi was not traded? No. There will be too much drama, team morale will take a big hit and we don't even know if he will even play. You Kawhi-stans are all celebrating (and gloating) because Kawhi helped the Raptors secure a finals appearance.

Still blaming the front office when in fact Kawhi's team did all the damage. Still good riddance.

With Tony and Manu gone I think it would've been fine. Nobody on the team has status anymore.