***OFFICIAL KAWHI RELATED NEWS Thread***

[Leetonidas]

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Damaged goods.

Lol what a pussy. 27 year old who's supposedly 100% resting 3 games into the season

[dabom]

Bum ass. :lmao

[widowmaker]

So it wasn’t pop hold him out. Problem solved.

[K...]

Huzzah, another kawhi thread!

[Fusternino]

Just looked it up on BBALL REF . . . Kawhi's OBPM and DBPM have been complete trash so far this season.

[RD2191]

Just looked it up on BBALL REF . . . Kawhi's OBPM and DBPM have been complete trash so far this season.

Who gives a shit? His team is 2-0.

[daslicer]

Who gives a shit? His team is 2-0.

:lol you say it like it's quite the achievement.

[BackHome]

OMG 2 an 0 :spin

[Beartrucci]

Kind of annoyed he's not playing tonight because that would've otherwise been an interesting 6:00 central game to watch. Now I couldn't care less

plus everything on the early schedule tonight looks terrible

[RD2191]

:lol you say it like it's quite the achievement.

Good start tbh. And about as pointless as nerd stats. His obpm and dbpm are trash 2 games in! As I said, who gives a shit.

[Harry Callahan]

I did not see the first half of the game last night with Boston, so I may have missed something in that. Still, I see Leonard coasting on defense most of the second half (the end of game block was really Danny Green's play). LeBron James level of defensive intensity, not KL intensity from 2011 to 2016.

KL is not fighting through pick and rolls and getting into his man while guarding him. In addition, players are getting by him (lesser athletes). He is protecting his legs and not risking a knee hit to the thighs.

Here's the deal, the Nephew will be the person running the Toronto Raptors this year. The organization will cater to his every whim (or the Uncle's whim). He will play when he feels like it and protect himself whenever possible to get that SECOND max contract - likely not with Toronto. By the way, he will have no restrictions on hoisting up as many shots as possible - a rookie head coach with a desperate "GM" in Toronto will result in a playground totally to Nephew's liking.

Nephew has proven the signature he places on a contract means very little given what has happened in the last 15 or 16 months. There is no way I would offer $210MM or $140MM to this guy. Committing to 4 or 5 years (in 2019) would be a very risky proposition for any team. The Spurs were fortunate to get what they did for Nephew after he shamelessly tanked his trade value to harm the Spurs as much as possible.

Nephew is counting down the days until July 1, 2019 and he will not risk the payday he and his "group" desire. You know 5 YR/$95MM just doesn't go as far as it used to. I wonder if Brian Elfus ever got his money.......

[Fusternino]

I did not see the first half of the game last night with Boston, so I may have missed something in that. Still, I see Leonard coasting on defense most of the second half (the end of game block was really Danny Green's play). LeBron James level of defensive intensity, not KL intensity from 2011 to 2016.

KL is not fighting through pick and rolls and getting into his man while guarding him. In addition, players are getting by him (lesser athletes). He is protecting his legs and not risking a knee hit to the thighs.

Here's the deal, the Nephew will be the person running the Toronto Raptors this year. The organization will cater to his every whim (or the Uncle's whim). He will play when he feels like it and protect himself whenever possible to get that SECOND max contract - likely not with Toronto. By the way, he will have no restrictions on hoisting up as many shots as possible - a rookie head coach with a desperate "GM" in Toronto will result in a playground totally to Nephew's liking.

Nephew has proven the signature he places on a contract means very little given what has happened in the last 15 or 16 months. There is no way I would offer $210MM or $140MM to this guy. Committing to 4 or 5 years (in 2019) would be a very risky proposition for any team. The Spurs were fortunate to get what they did for Nephew.

Nephew is counting down the days until July 1, 2019 and he will not risk the payday he and his "group" desire. You know 5 YR/$95MM just doesn't go as far as it used to. I wonder if Brian Elphus ever got his money.......

I only watched part of the Cavs game so I may be off but others also commented that it looks like he's not trying on D. He is getting to the line (which helps his TS%) although you are right his attempts are well up and his FG% is well down which points to being a bit of chucker. While it still is early in the season both of these things (no defense, chucking) would explain the poor advanced stats through two games.

[Keepin' it real]

Raptors resting Kawhi tonight

Tendinopathy gonna tendinopathy tbh ...

[Mirrornick]

Are there any Spurs fans on here who simply don't care about Kawhi and or have already moved on by now.. So much hate

[steak n eggs]

I think a lot of fans still want to know what happened between the Spurs and Kawhi. No closure, that makes it harder to move on

[spursparker9]

Raptor resting Kawhi?

Must be Kawhi's decision. Raptor's coach and management wouldn't dare to go against Kawhi's wishes and risk losing him in the offseason

[R to the P McMurphy]

Lets just put it out there....any hardcore spur fan will watch kawhi and see whats going on. Me, personally, I'm old, but it's so shitty to see kiwi as his old self ....WTF really happened? its crazy. But, I love derozans personality, but yea, fck. Chief...get me outta here


Besides uncle fuck show. Theres def some flaws in the SA system whether we all want to admit it or not. That shit should never have happened.

[TDMVPDPOY]

dunno why u clowns care about his efficiency on the raptors, isnt it win at all costs?

remember when everyone wanted him to be a playmaker on the spurs to elevate his game to the next level like avg +5apg? why does he need to do that? he doesnt need to be play maker have all round game, his already killing it in other areas of his game where his exploiting it to his advantage, his not effective being a playmaker, especially passing the ball to open brick layers...rather kawhi take that shot then clowns like mills/green or anyone open...

im still watchin raptors games even though its hard to watch those shit kents around him, beats watching the shit thats with the spurs roster especially with mills and forbes chucking bricks or cant defend anyone...

[gambit1990]

raptors v hornets monday.

[r0drig0lac]

raptors v hornets monday.

good game, hornets perimeter core is one of the best in the league imo

[Ice009]

good game, hornets perimeter core is one of the best in the league imo

Who have the Hornets got? I only can recall Kemba and TP. Who are their other perimeter players? How's Kidd-Gilchrist doing these days?

[r0drig0lac]

Who have the Hornets got? I only can recall Kemba and TP. Who are their other perimeter players? How's Kidd-Gilchrist doing these days?

Bridges, Batum, Lamb

[HarlemHeat37]

Kawhi and Tony on the same court tonight, I'll be at the game, I'll keep an eye out for any tension:lol

It'll be interesting to see how long it takes for Kawhi to get his explosion back..outside of the 3rd quarter against Boston, he's been very underwhelming..

[ismael-robert]

I didn't want pics of his shoes i was hoping some shoe guru would kno wat they were

[DAF86]

Kawhi and Tony on the same court tonight, I'll be at the game, I'll keep an eye out for any tension:lol

It'll be interesting to see how long it takes for Kawhi to get his explosion back..outside of the 3rd quarter against Boston, he's been very underwhelming..

I'm more interested on seeing when his quad is going to explode, tbh.

[BackHome]

Not to early they have protected first round up to 20. So they give us 21 first first rounder.

[Dex]

Kawhi and Tony on the same court tonight, I'll be at the game, I'll keep an eye out for any tension:lol

It'll be interesting to see how long it takes for Kawhi to get his explosion back..outside of the 3rd quarter against Boston, he's been very underwhelming..

Give us some reports.

For better or worse, if there was any player who wasn't putting up with Kawhi's shit...it was Tony.

I'm interested to see if Tony gives Kawhi the cold shoulder now that they don't have to play nice.

[Mugen]

I'm more interested on seeing when his quad is going to explode, tbh.

:lol

[Kawhi_6rings]

100% winning percentage. Nuff said:smokin
AGAINST LOTTERY TEAM,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Ice009]

So did Tony interact with Kawhi at all? I only saw Tony talk to DG on the Raptors broadcast of the game on International League Pass.

[gambit1990]

So did Tony interact with Kawhi at all? I only saw Tony talk to DG on the Raptors broadcast of the game on International League Pass.
like harlem posted, i just saw him chummy with green and abaka. never saw tony and kawhi interact.

[Fuck-Kawhi]

Fuck Kawhi

[gambit1990]

15 for 23... 35 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks.

raps match the team’s best start in franchise history.

[gambit1990]

kawhi made a steal that was next level anticipation. never seen someone make a steal that.

[TDMVPDPOY]

raptors commontators comparing kawhi to their former shit kents like they are on the same level as kawhi..vc only cares about amazing plays for the camera and nothing else

look for kawhi to lead this team to team record high wins, or even a mvp or dpoy away is better then anything the raptors players ever won

[loveforthegame]

kawhi made a steal that was next level anticipation. never seen someone make a steal that.

That was crazy.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Raptors/status/1055252220831195136

[mystargtr34]

Best player in the world.

[SpursDynasty85]

Best player in the world.

I agree.

[313]

:lol this thread is going to be an eye sore when wins MVP and FMVP

[Austin_Toros]

Kawhi going for MVP

[TDMVPDPOY]

dpoy+mvp+fmvp>>> duncans/pops 5rings

and too think he couldve achieve all of that had they decide to rebuild around kawhi instead of keeping that pos LMA

[Harry Callahan]

Nephew will break at the number of minutes he's currently playing. A matter of time.

[slick'81]

Atleast we got poodle

[Budkin]

Imagine what Kawhi will do to the Spurs...

[Bynumite]

That was crazy.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Raptors/status/1055252220831195136

This guy used to be a spur.

[Spurs fever]

Imagine what Kawhi will do to the Spurs...I think he hates the Spurs. On media day when he was asked about them his whole face changed. I think he'll win the MVP and I fear what he'll do in their match up.

[timvp]

https://i.imgur.com/iqB1656.gif

[Cardinal]

What the fuck happened...

[r0drig0lac]

Best player in the world.

this, Giannis and Lebron are the only ones close to him, all the others are on a level below

[HarlemHeat37]

this, Giannis and Lebron are the only ones close to him, all the others are on a level below

Davis is better than Giannis and LeBron..

[TDMVPDPOY]

giannis doesnt even have a jumpshot, and u rarely see this clown defend the best player...his always on the perimeter defending a sg/pg player...why doesnt he go defend someone his own size and the same talent as him for a big?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

This guy used to be a spur.

Holy shit, your sig

Absolutely ruthless :lmao

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Kawhi is going to get MVP

[JakeCuenca]

this, Giannis and Lebron are the only ones close to him, all the others are on a level below

Boo.

Its

Kawhi
Dominos
Curry
AD
Lebron
Giannis

[skin27]

Don’t sleep on curry..he’s playing like 15-16 curry again

[SpursGenius]

Senile hack gives up mvp for garbage

[JeffDuncan]

Senile hack gives up mvp for garbage

DDR is not the problem. It's the Mills and Gasol crap that really hurts.

[Budkin]

This is why there was nothing good to come from losing Kawhi.

[mystargtr34]

Tier 1
1. Kawhi
2. LeBron
3. Durant
4. AD
5. Giannis
6. Steph
7. Harden

Tier 2
8. Westbrook
9. Jokic
10. CP3
11. Jimmy Butler
12. Embiid

The rest.

IMO

[JakeCuenca]

Tier 1
1. Kawhi
2. LeBron
3. Durant
4. AD
5. Giannis
6. Steph
7. Harden

Tier 2
8. Westbrook
9. Jokic
10. CP3
11. Jimmy Butler
12. Embiid

The rest.

IMO

Giannis is not tier 1. Everyone in that tier 1 category jas achirved something pf significance.

[TDMVPDPOY]

didnt know spurs front office were in the peanuts business... getting rid of productive players for peanuts...

[rasuo214]

Giannis is not tier 1. Everyone in that tier 1 category jas achirved something pf significance.

What has AD achieved?

[John B]

:loser:loser:loser stop spying on your ex :loser:loser:loser:lmao

[TDMVPDPOY]

AD wont win it
curry wont win it on a stacked team

kawhis mvp is for him to lose, just like last season when he took the year off, one of the weakests seasons to win mvp, dpoy, allnba, all defensive teams, yet he takes the year off....

[John B]

NBA would probably give to him just to inspite Spurs and long history of going against the league.

[dbreiden83080]

This is why there was nothing good to come from losing Kawhi.

And there was nothing we could do about it sadly.. He pitched a bitch fit and quit on the team. He probably could have played the entire second half of the season last year, he just refused out of spite. I doubt it will be the last time he acts like this. Long season. If he gets hurt again, the rehab process and timeline will be telling.

[spursparker9]

Still hate Nephew but got to admit he is the MVP thus far

[bklynspursfan]

Fwiw... This dude says more, but I'm mobile atm and can't put all the tweets. But check out his page

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[Amuseddaysleeper]

Fwiw... This dude says more, but I'm mobile atm and can't put all the tweets. But check out his page

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Thanks for sharing. Absolutely ridiculous to have the offense run through LMA when he isn’t even half as efficient as Kawhi on the offensive end

I hope Kawhi goes to an LA team next summer so we know that was the plan all along. If he resigns with Toronto then we know the Spurs actually had a chance to keep him if they weren’t so busy sucking up to LMA

[Killakobe81]

Tier 1
1. Kawhi
2. LeBron
3. Durant
4. AD
5. Giannis
6. Steph
7. Harden

Tier 2
8. Westbrook
9. Jokic
10. CP3
11. Jimmy Butler
12. Embiid

The rest.

IMO

butler over Embidd, nicca u crazy?!

[bklynspursfan]

Thanks for sharing. Absolutely ridiculous to have the offense run through LMA when he isn’t even half as efficient as Kawhi on the offensive end

I hope Kawhi goes to an LA team next summer so we know that was the plan all along. If he resigns with Toronto then we know the Spurs actually had a chance to keep him if they weren’t so busy sucking up to LMA

It says involving teammates more, not running their LMA. Aldridge was left out often. DeMar is showing you can get yours and involve others. Harden and LeBron too.

It's fair to say sometimes Kawhi made the offense stagnant at times. He would've still been "the guy" if he became a better playmaker

[bklynspursfan]

Here's the whole chain


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[RD2191]

Fwiw... This dude says more, but I'm mobile atm and can't put all the tweets. But check out his page

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Fuck PATFO if true tbh

[Amuseddaysleeper]

It says involving teammates more, not running their LMA. Aldridge was left out often. DeMar is showing you can get yours and involve others. Harden and LeBron too.

It's fair to say sometimes Kawhi made the offense stagnant at times. He would've still been "the guy" if he became a better playmaker

I’ll take Kawhi and no LMA any day of the week. We ran through Kawhi in 2017 and we looked damn good while LMA choked over and over. Should’ve done more to keep Kawhi happy.

[spursparker9]

Should have trade LMA and make Kawhi happy

[bklynspursfan]

I’ll take Kawhi and no LMA any day of the week. We ran through Kawhi in 2017 and we looked damn good while LMA choked over and over. Should’ve done more to keep Kawhi happy.

In fairness tho, he was out of rhythm a lot cause he wasn't involved a lot. Some was on him, but some was on Kawhi. There's nothing wrong with asking a guy to become more of a playmaker and expand his game to make his teammates better. Like I said, Lebron/Harden get their points/assists.

Edit: like how hard would it be to run the p&r or pick & pop? Something so simple would've made Kawhi more dangerous too

[acoelho1]

I don't think we will ever know the full truth but Pop should have done whatever it took to keep KL and his uncle happy. This is a player's league so Pop needs to get over himself. Nobody watches the Spurs to see him coach.

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't think we will ever know the full truth but Pop should have done whatever it took to keep KL and his uncle happy. This is a player's league so Pop needs to get over himself. Nobody watches the Spurs to see him coach.

It'll be interesting to see what happens next Summer..

If Kawhi goes to either LA team, then I don't think there's much the Spurs could have done to keep him..if he remains in Toronto, then we'll really have to re-examine everything:lol

[JeffDuncan]

Those tweets are full of twit. It is a known fact Kawhi was injured. There is no honest question about that. The only legitimate argument would be about the severity and the rehab.

Nor do you change an NBA offense by "suggesting" it at an offseason meeting. You change it by designing plays and practicing them.

That Greene character is a lying sack.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

It'll be interesting to see what happens next Summer..

If Kawhi goes to either LA team, then I don't think there's much the Spurs could have done to keep him..if he remains in Toronto, then we'll really have to re-examine everything:lol

Spot on!

[Ginobilly]

It'll be interesting to see what happens next Summer..

If Kawhi goes to either LA team, then I don't think there's much the Spurs could have done to keep him..if he remains in Toronto, then we'll really have to re-examine everything:lol

I think he stays in toronto if they win the championship. It will be the best thing for his people and his brand. Kawhi wining mvp/fmvp. That will shut up all of kawhi's haters and critics. If not, i think he joins forces with lebron next year to try to take out the warriors.

[Spurs da champs]

Imo if he is about winning a championship, Toronto looks like the best option, they're the perfect counter to the Warriors on paper. If they chip he'd he a God in Toronto.

[YGWHI]

Fwiw... This dude says more, but I'm mobile atm and can't put all the tweets. But check out his page

Like we should believe this guy saying that "Kawhi's stealing rebounds of his teammates in Toronto" or Danny's done.

This guy on Tw just don't know anything...F*ck it going to betray some trust on here, he's just a salty Spurs' fan hating on Kawhi and Danny because they're doing so great on other team.

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"stealing rebounds" :lol

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:lol

PATFO could have made mistakes but I doubt they chose LMA over Kawhi or wanted that Kawhi "has to give that up or bend for LaMarcus".

But if they really did it, well...they made the worst decision in the NBA history

[TDMVPDPOY]

patfo never ever bent over for kawhi in anyway shape or form during his tenure here, he had to earn that shit and never received the love the big3, his pets, his favorite crew, let alone fkn dogs who only had 1yr service getting priority over him....kawhi got the jax treatment...

1on1 eattings, yet brings one of his lapdops to the table to dine with kawhi, wtf? gtfo...

[rasuo214]

Why are we posting some random dude's twitter who clearly has no clue wtf he's talking about?

[Hoops Czar]

Why are we posting some random dude's twitter who clearly has no clue wtf he's talking about?
The same reason people keep posting Jeff Mcdonald and Jabari Young tweets.

[Spurs fever]

Who is James Greene?

[K...]

patfo never ever bent over for kawhi in anyway shape or form during his tenure here, he had to earn that shit and never received the love the big3, his pets, his favorite crew, let alone fkn dogs who only had 1yr service getting priority over him....kawhi got the jax treatment...

1on1 eattings, yet brings one of his lapdops to the table to dine with kawhi, wtf? gtfo...

Kawhi has no hobbies, interests, taste, isn't fun to be around outside the baseball court. He hasa wife i think, but she won't stand up to him they probably don't even talk to each other

[Spurs da champs]

Like we should believe this guy saying that "Kawhi's stealing rebounds of his teammates in Toronto" or Danny's done.

This guy on Tw just don't know anything...F*ck it going to betray some trust on here, he's just a salty Spurs' fan hating on Kawhi and Danny because they're doing so great on other team.

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"stealing rebounds" :lol

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:lol

PATFO could have made mistakes but I doubt they chose LMA over Kawhi or wanted that Kawhi "has to give that up or bend for LaMarcus".

But if they really did it, well...they made the worst decision in the NBA history
Yeah he sounds delusional at this point.

[Hoops Czar]

Kawhi has no hobbies, interests, taste, isn't fun to be around outside the baseball court. He hasa wife i think, but she won't stand up to him they probably don't even talk to each other
Playing basketball is a hobby and an interest. I guess he killed off two of your birds with one stone.

[Ice009]

This guy used to be a spur.

You guys should have tried harder to trade for him. I really want to see Boston, Philadephia and the Lakers all come to regret their decisions to not go ALL OUT for Kawhi.

[Arcadian]

Breaking news: Kawhi is still a faggot that quit on his team.

[dbreiden83080]

I think he stays in toronto if they win the championship. It will be the best thing for his people and his brand. Kawhi wining mvp/fmvp. That will shut up all of kawhi's haters and critics. If not, i think he joins forces with lebron next year to try to take out the warriors.

Lebron going to be 35 next year, nobody should be joining him to try and beat super teams anymore..

[RC_Drunkford]

it's not about Kawhi or LaMarcus, it's that both of them should've been paired with a PG who can break down the defense. Especially LA would benefit from that and Kawhi also cause he can play more offball. Even Danny Green would've looked way better, as you see on the Raptors now. They had to play with an over the hill Tony Parker. An All-Star PG like Kemba was the missing piece

[bic50]

It says involving teammates more, not running their LMA. Aldridge was left out often. DeMar is showing you can get yours and involve others. Harden and LeBron too.

It's fair to say sometimes Kawhi made the offense stagnant at times. He would've still been "the guy" if he became a better playmaker
You have to adjust to your best player.

[bklynspursfan]

patfo never ever bent over for kawhi in anyway shape or form during his tenure here, he had to earn that shit and never received the love the big3, his pets, his favorite crew, let alone fkn dogs who only had 1yr service getting priority over him....kawhi got the jax treatment...

1on1 eattings, yet brings one of his lapdops to the table to dine with kawhi, wtf? gtfo...

Bruh they were gushing about him. Called him the franchise player when people were hating on him calling him a system player that would never be an MVP level play. Pop was pushing him to be great in the 2014 finals and said "screw the big 3 do you" But sure

[TDomination]

patfo never ever bent over for kawhi in anyway shape or form during his tenure here, he had to earn that shit and never received the love the big3, his pets, his favorite crew, let alone fkn dogs who only had 1yr service getting priority over him....kawhi got the jax treatment...

1on1 eattings, yet brings one of his lapdops to the table to dine with kawhi, wtf? gtfo...

Pop loved Kawhi and it was obvious. While the world gushed about curry, Durant, james, harden, Pop said that in his opinion Kawhi is the best player in the league because of how he does it on both ends of the court. Pop Is not one to praise his own player in front of media very often but he loved Kawhi and we all knew it. Even in the champions revealed video you can tell he loves Kawhi because of his demeanor. Very spurlike attitude. No flash all substance.

PATFO has their issues but they aren't dumb enough to alienate their future superstar. The problem was that the superstar pushed them away and was influenced by his family.

He was on his way to winning an MVP if not for this mysterious injury, he was on a team that had just made the WCF, and he was the star player and he was on his way to a supermax. How this thing broke down is just mind boggling.

[gambit1990]

kawhi was smart for turning down jordan. he’ll definitely make more bank.

[r0drig0lac]

kawhi was smart for turning down jordan. he’ll definitely make more bank.

[TDMVPDPOY]

i see what kawhi is doing on the raptors, always looking for green....his going to get green paid, while he takes his services back to cali

[gambit1990]

6-0

[mystargtr34]

If Kawhi wins MVP this year and Raps to go to Finals he nay well get that $50M+ shoe deal from UA or Adidas given he is in such a s big market in Toronto... Nike won't do it with Durant and LeBron already in the fold but who knows..Harden got a massive $100M deal from Adidas as soon as he was being talked about as a MVP and putting up 30 PPG and its not like he's that marketable. Kawhi's game will sell shoes if he establishes himself as the b best player in the world.

[spursparker9]

Game 6: 21 Pts, 9 Rebs, 5asts, 3 stls, 1 blk in 34mins

[bklynspursfan]

:wakeup

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[RC_Drunkford]

:wakeup

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He knows Giannis is the one guy who can dominate him. So he needs rest.

[bklynspursfan]

He knows Giannis is the one guy who can dominate him. So he needs rest.

Well Giannis is out tonight too lol.

[RC_Drunkford]

Well Giannis is out tonight too lol.

Damn, what? really?

[Realdeal1]

Can already see it coming ... Toronto will rest Kahwi January 3rd at AT&T center .. kahwi won't even make the trip to San Antonio

[bic50]

He knows Giannis is the one guy who can dominate him. So he needs rest.
That wouldn't make sense considering he's going to play against him at some point this season and in the playoffs. Can't avoid him forever

[Xx_SpursNation_xX]

This is probably the beggining of faking another injury.

[RD2191]

He knows Giannis is the one guy who can dominate him. So he needs rest.

Giannis is also out so???

[bklynspursfan]

Damn, what? really?

Ya. Hasn't cleared concussion protocol

[coachmac87]

So he’s resting 2 out of the first 7 games??

This is so odd I’m so many ways...So he’s either just on a pitch count on the side of caution..which will hurt/eliminate his MVP chances..IMO him potentially winning MVP helps Toronto to pitch him to stay.

Or he’s still not 100% and has his good days or bad days in health...which pretty much means Spurs were probably correct on the diagnosis....but also means he really wasn’t faking an injury but still makes him a bitch by the way he handled things...

Does this hurt his pockets even more? If he bolts Toronto he loses money but if your an LA franchise do you pay him top max $$ if he plays mays 69 Games the past two seasons??

Also imo probably explains why SA didn’t offer super max...

[RD2191]

So he’s resting 2 out of the first 7 games??

This is so odd I’m so many ways...So he’s either just on a pitch count on the side of caution..which will hurt/eliminate his MVP chances..IMO him potentially winning MVP helps Toronto to pitch him to stay.

Or he’s still not 100% and has his good days or bad days in health...which pretty much means Spurs were probably correct on the diagnosis....but also means he really wasn’t faking an injury but still makes him a bitch by the way he handled things...

Does this hurt his pockets even more? If he bolts Toronto he loses money but if your an LA franchise do you pay him top max $$ if he plays mays 69 Games the past two seasons??

Also imo probably explains why SA didn’t offer super max...

My god, you're an insufferable faggot.

[r0drig0lac]

My god, you're an insufferable faggot.

:lol

[Immortal Spur]

My god, you're an insufferable faggot. Rocalcio

[DAF86]

:wakeup

1056939882453581828

First night of a b2b. Toronto saving Kawhi for the Sixers game.

[RD2191]

Rocalcio

:lol

[Immortal Spur]

:lol
<3

edit: beesst beef in the game

[SpurPadre]

That wouldn't make sense considering he's going to play against him at some point this season and in the playoffs. Can't avoid him forever

Bitches and retards don't typically apply logic behind their actions tbh.

[coachmac87]

My god, you're an insufferable faggot.

Clearly you’re still suffering from the time you got ethered by the guy with the shitty podcast...

But it’s cool faggot..good to know my post still strike a cord with you and your internet crew...

[urunobili]

First night of a b2b. Toronto saving Kawhi for the Sixers game.

Or being saved not to get creamed by Antetokumpo

[spurraider21]

His efficiency has been horrible
50% from the field and 45% from 3...

[DAF86]

Or being saved not to get creamed by Antetokumpo

He's not playing either.

[Ice009]

:wakeup

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I don't get it, he's had two days off, but it is an away game, and so far the pattern is that he doesn't play in away games. Why would that be?

Also, why is Giannis out?

[Hoops Czar]

I don't get it, he's had two days off, but it is an away game, and so far the pattern is that he doesn't play in away games. Why would that be?

Also, why is Giannis out?
Giannis is in concussion protocol. Kawhi is probably out because of the first game of B2B. Pop would have done the same thing. At this point, it's not even newsworthy. Don't push a guy who's missed nearly all of 2017-18.

[bklynspursfan]

First night of a b2b. Toronto saving Kawhi for the Sixers game.

Yea I know they play tomorrow. I wonder if this is how he's gonna have to be moving forward with him tho. He's supposedly 100% and lord knows he's had a ton of rest time. Plus they've been off the last couple nights

[DAF86]

I don't get it, he's had two days off, but it is an away game, and so far the pattern is that he doesn't play in away games. Why would that be?

Also, why is Giannis out?

Toronto is playing tomorrow vs the Sixers. They are just resting him in one night of a b2b. The same thing Pop would do.

[DAF86]

Yea I know they play tomorrow. I wonder if this is how he's gonna have to be moving forward with him tho. He's supposedly 100% and lord knows he's had a ton of rest time. Plus they've been off the last couple nights

It's the same as if it would be under Pop. If the Spurs do it is smart, but if other teams do it you want to find something else?

[HarlemHeat37]

My god, you're an insufferable faggot.

:lmao

[bklynspursfan]

It's the same as if it would be under Pop. If the Spurs do it is smart, but if other teams do it you want to find something else?

lol no. He wasn't always rested on B2B's. I specifically said, I wonder if this is how it's going to be moving forward with him , as in, the rest of his career. I'm not exactly sure what you think I'm "trying to find"

[DAF86]

lol no. He wasn't always rested on B2B's. I specifically said, I wonder if this is how it's going to be moving forward with him , as in, the rest of his career. I'm not exactly sure what you think I'm "trying to find"

When was the last time Kawhi played a b2b, when he was still a role player?

[Kobe'sAchilles]

Basically Kawhi doesn't think that he is 100%. He is dominating the league right now and beasting the stat line, so this would be the perfect year to get the MVP. Only real threats are Giannis and AD and if Kawhi gets the 1 seed with the Raps, he would be the heavy favorite to win it IF he plays enough games. And at this rate he won't play enough games. The Raps have him on the Joel Embid schedule. I don't have a problem with that, it's smart on the Raptors front to save him for the playoffs.
BUT it does start to show that the Spurs original diagnosis and not the diagnosis the 8th doctor Kawhi saw, was on the money about the injury. Because in the off-season his people and his doctor said he was 100% healthy. So why rest?

[iGetbuckets]

50% from the field and 45% from 3...

Well now it’s good lol

[Mikeanaro]

So he’s resting 2 out of the first 7 games??

This is so odd I’m so many ways...So he’s either just on a pitch count on the side of caution..which will hurt/eliminate his MVP chances..IMO him potentially winning MVP helps Toronto to pitch him to stay.

Or he’s still not 100% and has his good days or bad days in health...which pretty much means Spurs were probably correct on the diagnosis....but also means he really wasn’t faking an injury but still makes him a bitch by the way he handled things...

Does this hurt his pockets even more? If he bolts Toronto he loses money but if your an LA franchise do you pay him top max $$ if he plays mays 69 Games the past two seasons??

Also imo probably explains why SA didn’t offer super max...
He has no mileage like Lebron, Curry has weak ankles and is not resting every 2 games, Nowitsky/Duncan and millions like Vince Carter.
You cant be MVP by playing 50 games per season, also lots of guys have been doing better numbers.

[bklynspursfan]

When was the last time Kawhi played a b2b, when he was still a role player?

Well, he played 74 games during his MVP runner up year.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leonaka01/gamelog/2017/

Games 3/4 were b2b and games 6/7 were b2b. He played all of those. Surely there are more that yr

[RD2191]

Clearly you’re still suffering from the time you got ethered by the guy with the shitty podcast...

But it’s cool faggot..good to know my post still strike a cord with you and your internet crew...

Ethered? Crofl. And don't forget you also failed as a coach.

[Hoops Czar]

Well, he played 74 games during his MVP runner up year.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leonaka01/gamelog/2017/

Games 3/4 were b2b and games 6/7 were b2b. He played all of those. Surely there are more that yr

When was the last time he played a b2b after missing nearly the entire season the year before?

[bklynspursfan]

When was the last time he played a b2b after missing nearly the entire season the year before?

You'll have to ask Kawhi and his group that question.

[Ice009]

Toronto is playing tomorrow vs the Sixers. They are just resting him in one night of a b2b. The same thing Pop would do.

Didn't know they are playing tomorrow, so that makes sense he's sitting out the first game, especially if Giannis is out too.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

So he’s resting 2 out of the first 7 games??

This is so odd I’m so many ways...So he’s either just on a pitch count on the side of caution..which will hurt/eliminate his MVP chances..IMO him potentially winning MVP helps Toronto to pitch him to stay.

Or he’s still not 100% and has his good days or bad days in health...which pretty much means Spurs were probably correct on the diagnosis....but also means he really wasn’t faking an injury but still makes him a bitch by the way he handled things...

Does this hurt his pockets even more? If he bolts Toronto he loses money but if your an LA franchise do you pay him top max $$ if he plays mays 69 Games the past two seasons??

Also imo probably explains why SA didn’t offer super max...

I feel like if Kawhi resigns in Toronto, it makes the Spurs exit more painful because maybe something could've been worked out. Should he sign with an LA team in the summer (most likely) then it softens the blow a bit because that was Kawhi's plan all along and nothing the Spurs could do about it.

[SpurPadre]

Just by virtue of this news, I'm happy with getting DD in return, who not only is a better leader and pretty much even on an offensive level (even better overall when considering his passing) but is more durable and therefore more dependable. Fuck Kawhi.

[TDomination]

Can already see it coming ... Toronto will rest Kahwi January 3rd at AT&T center .. kahwi won't even make the trip to San Antonio

This goes without saying.

[SpursGenius]

I don't get it, he's had two days off, but it is an away game, and so far the pattern is that he doesn't play in away games. Why would that be?

Also, why is Giannis out?


Kawhi and his camp don’t want to play back to backs. Toronto wants to suck his cock so he stays next year. Also Kawhi wants to keep 25 point average so he gets minimum all nba second team if not first so he can qualify for max extension.

[Immortal Spur]

Just by virtue of this news, I'm happy with getting DD in return, who not only is a better leader and pretty much even on an offensive level (even better overall when considering his passing) but is more durable and therefore more dependable. Fuck Kawhi.
When I read that Kawhi was resting today I hoped nobody would jinx us like this... Be safe out there DD.

[SpurPadre]

When I read that Kawhi was resting today I hoped nobody would jinx us like this... Be safe out there DD.

I'm not Amused. We're safe tbh.

[Immortal Spur]

I'm not Amused. We're safe tbh.
heck you

[RC_Drunkford]

That wouldn't make sense considering he's going to play against him at some point this season and in the playoffs. Can't avoid him forever

that has to be proven. Last time he played against him was 2 years ago. 1 knee to the thigh or a tweaked ankle can get this guy to sit out weeks. I believe it when I see it

[coachmac87]

Ethered? Crofl. And don't forget you also failed as a coach.

https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274294&page=143

Click at your own risk...

You don’t remember when you had to call for your internet friends/Alts to come rescue you?? Struck a cord so bad you had to claim homophobia as your comeback....”faggot”

Does your family realize how pathetic you are? “Get a job Rob” I’m sure you’re tired of it and regret the holidays.

[Immortal Spur]

i think yall actually hate each other rofl

yall taking something too serious...

[RD2191]

https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274294&page=143

Click at your own risk...

You don’t remember when you had to call for your internet friends/Alts to come rescue you?? Struck a cord so bad you had to claim homophobia as your comeback....”faggot”

Does your family realize how pathetic you are? “Get a job Rob” I’m sure you’re tired of it and regret the holidays.

I don't have alts. Never have. You failed at life, don't take it out on me.

[coachmac87]

I don't have alts. Never have. You failed at life, don't take it out on me.


Your life is SpursTalk...that’s why my posts make me insufferable to you bruh....and your crew

[BackHome]

Fucking KY resting lol his broke ass is all ready breaking down not even 10 games played.

Dafoom and the TheGreatShit KY needs ya

[RD2191]

Your life is SpursTalk...that’s why my posts make me insufferable to you bruh....and your crew

Wrong. I don't have a crew. You seem awfully butthurt though. Looking for old threads where you "ethered" me. :lol go work on your shitty podcast son, I'm sure your 6 subscribers are waiting.

[JakeCuenca]

Wrong. I don't have a crew. You seem awfully butthurt though. Looking for old threads where you "ethered" me. :lol go work on your shitty podcast son, I'm sure your 6 subscribers are waiting.

6?

Doubt his mum even listens

[coachmac87]

Wrong. I don't have a crew. You seem awfully butthurt though. Looking for old threads where you "ethered" me. :lol go work on your shitty podcast son, I'm sure your 6 subscribers are waiting.


I’m not butthurt I just like talking shit to you. I’m insufferable to YOU..you admitted that your ass hurts. I just punk you at your own game..or “your life” and you can’t take it...and then put your hands up like you don’t want smoke...

[coachmac87]

6?

Doubt his mum even listens

Hey..those 6 subscribers pays YOUR bills bruh

[Mugen]

I thought this faggot was a 100% healthy?

[RD2191]

6?

Doubt his mum even listens

:lol

[coachmac87]

I feel like if Kawhi resigns in Toronto, it makes the Spurs exit more painful because maybe something could've been worked out. Should he sign with an LA team in the summer (most likely) then it softens the blow a bit because that was Kawhi's plan all along and nothing the Spurs could do about it.


Eh. Toronto > SA as a city/market etc. The success Kawhi can bring to Toronto can be legendary....something he will never reach in SA because of Duncan or even Lakers due to LeBron and the Lakers before him...

That’s why Clippers are “front runners”..kinda the same success legacy with Raptors..except it’s Cali life and his home...

But either way Kawhi is still a selfish bitch...and his brand became too important tbh

[weeks]

I don't have alts. Never have. You failed at life, don't take it out on me.

Rocalcio

[rasuo214]

Maybe someone stole his passport or they just don't want him playing b2bs.

[skin27]

:lolRaptors treating kawhi like he is 36 years old

[DMC]

I can see him saying he's still injured and missing a lot of games again. This motherfucker ain't mentally healthy.

[Kawhitstorm]

He knows Giannis is the one guy who can dominate him. So he needs rest.

You mean the same Giannis he shutdown in the 4th quarter while dropping 16 on him on the other end when they last met?:fishing

[Rocalcio]

Rocalcio (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=20556)

I don’t even know you kid, first time I see you here. Stop trying to be a badass.

[Rocalcio]

Rocalcio

Come on guys, stop comparing me with this loser...

[Kawhi_6rings]

You mean the same Giannis he shutdown in the 4th quarter while dropping 16 on him on the other end when they last met?:fishing

U MEAN HE ONLY PLAYING ONE GD GAME AGAINST GLANNIS IN HIS CAREER :eyebrows

[Kawhi_6rings]

Like we should believe this guy saying that "Kawhi's stealing rebounds of his teammates in Toronto" or Danny's done.

This guy on Tw just don't know anything...F*ck it going to betray some trust on here, he's just a salty Spurs' fan hating on Kawhi and Danny because they're doing so great on other team.

1053823964827381760
"stealing rebounds" :lol

1053824713460338688
:lol

PATFO could have made mistakes but I doubt they chose LMA over Kawhi or wanted that Kawhi "has to give that up or bend for LaMarcus".

But if they really did it, well...they made the worst decision in the NBA history
KACHOKE IS A BALLHOG,DDR IS A MUCH BETTER LEADER THAN KACHOKE EVER DREAM

[BillMc]

Probably already posted but I can't stomach scrolling through this thread.

Masai Ujiri wagered the Raptors' culture for Kawhi Leonard. Will it work?
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25120112/inside-toronto-raptors-gm-masai-ujiri-trade-kawhi-leonard

[Spurs da champs]

:lolRaptors treating kawhi like he is 36 years old

Yup, just like Pop did.

[K...]

Probably already posted but I can't stomach scrolling through this thread.

Masai Ujiri wagered the Raptors' culture for Kawhi Leonard. Will it work?
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25120112/inside-toronto-raptors-gm-masai-ujiri-trade-kawhi-leonard


. Ujiri will be banking on his own personality and the culture he has built to convince Leonard, whom many believe will join LeBron in L.A. next summer as a free agent, to stay in Toronto. "Masai will befriend Kawhi as an older-brother type," says David Thorpe, who helped Ujiri get his start in the NBA. "Guys who aren't easy to talk to [are] running teams at a high level. Masai is on the other end of the spectrum. He's very easy to talk to. He's willing to let things germinate, to talk to people, build the process and let the process happen."

Is basically just ujiri puff, but some funny words about how kawhi is baby who needs a dad. Masai going to run into Uncle just like pop

[bklynspursfan]

Fake, but man. That'd be awesome lol

1057073537561710592

[RD2191]

:lmao sixers. Not wanting to part with Fultz and his 3 halftime points for Kawhi. Raps tearing their overrated asses a new one. :lmao

[Kawhitstorm]

U MEAN HE ONLY PLAYING ONE GD GAME AGAINST GLANNIS IN HIS CAREER :eyebrows

Which "good game" did Giannis have against Kawhi again.....Oh, he NEVER did.:sleep

[TheGreatYacht]

:lmao sixers. Not wanting to part with Fultz and his 3 halftime points for Kawhi. Raps tearing their overrated asses a new one. :lmao
Love saying these scrub East team get their buttholes torn by Kawhi while their untradeable young bums shit the bed

[Robz4000]

Kawhi is still an absolute monster.

:lmao Sixers and Celtics getting their shit pushed in by the Raptors

[Mugen]

:lol Boston and Philly not wanting to give up fucking scraps for a top 5 player in his prime...the could have pushed RC's shit in but they let Masai do it.....

[TDMVPDPOY]

:lol Boston and Philly not wanting to give up fucking scraps for a top 5 player in his prime...the could have pushed RC's shit in but they let Masai do it.....

dont forget the lakers lol...

[Joseph Kony]

lol at cuck teams trying to lowball the Spurs and missing out on an MVP level player. Philly/LA/Boston really fucked up tbh. Jayson Tatum/Jaylen Brown/Brandon Ingram/Kyle Kuzma/Ben Simmons will never be anywhere near as good as healthy Kawhi

[Ginobilly]

:lol Boston and Philly not wanting to give up fucking scraps for a top 5 player in his prime...the could have pushed RC's shit in but they let Masai do it.....

They probably believed those "damaged goods" rumors about kawai's "injury", including the lakers, that's why they didn't want to part ways with their overated scrubs. Raptors are probably the only team that read spurstalk and saw through the bullshit and took a chance on kiwi. I think it was spurstalk posters first who claimed kiwi was faking it. Everybody else was on the spurs "misdiagnosed" bandwagon.

[Mugen]

Kawhi would be pretty fucking dumb to leave Toronto tbh, they'll be set up for a while with OG and Siakam.....

Lowry is obviously the engine makes them go and is the unquestioned leader, again making it easier for the Mute...so long as he doesn't completely fall off the cliff this season or next, they should be 1b to Boston's 1a.....

Then again, Kawhi is a fucking idiot and I'm sure dennis has some debts to pay to get his ass to LA....

[TDMVPDPOY]

kawhi destroying simmons, stealing balls

[Robz4000]

Fuck the Nephew but :depressed he's such a god damn baller...

[Robz4000]

In other news, :lmao Fultz is so bad.

[vander]

team around Kawhi seems to me to be overachieving, Green/Ibaka aren't that good, and age should start catching up with Lowry any minute now...

[BatManu20]

:lmao sixers. Not wanting to part with Fultz and his 3 halftime points for Kawhi. Raps tearing their overrated asses a new one. :lmao

:lol Sixers and Celtics going to be kicking themselves for a while tbh. Even when Kawhi goes to LA this summer.

[TheGreatYacht]

Glad Kawhi and Tony are having better years this year outside of our team

but it hurts god damn it :depressed:

[Kawhitstorm]

Lowry is obviously the engine makes them go and is the unquestioned leader, again making it easier for the Mute

Lowly & em got their ass tore up by a Bucks team that didn't have Giannis. Kawhi would be fine w/ a healthy VanVleet:wakeup

[Hoops Czar]

:lmao sixers. Not wanting to part with Fultz and his 3 halftime points for Kawhi. Raps tearing their overrated asses a new one. :lmao

Sixers head coach is pretty overrated too.

[BatManu20]

Kawhi’s recent comments in an interview when asked about the city of Toronto reconfirms that I still think he’s gone to LA next season. He said:


”I’ve been playing this my whole life. It’s a big life adjustment. You’re in a different country. You’re not used to some of the things or the cities out here. But, really, it’s the same thing as when you’re in the United States,” Leonard said. “You get drafted to a team, sometimes you get lucky and are able to play in your hometown or stay in the same state, but it’s new for everybody else, all rookies.”

“I’m competitive. I always look at what’s in front of me, not those future plans as much,” he said. “You try to plan as much as you can, but right now, I’m just taking each day at a time and just playing the game. I’m not worried about it.”

[slick'81]

Kawhi would be pretty fucking dumb to leave Toronto tbh, they'll be set up for a while with OG and Siakam.....

Lowry is obviously the engine makes them go and is the unquestioned leader, again making it easier for the Mute...so long as he doesn't completely fall off the cliff this season or next, they should be 1b to Boston's 1a.....

Then again, Kawhi is a fucking idiot and I'm sure dennis has some debts to pay to get his ass to LA....

asshole mute fell into the perfect situation

[Hoops Czar]

asshole mute fell into the perfect situation
And then Pop blew it.

[rasuo214]

Kawhi would be pretty fucking dumb to leave Toronto tbh, they'll be set up for a while with OG and Siakam.....

Lowry is obviously the engine makes them go and is the unquestioned leader, again making it easier for the Mute...so long as he doesn't completely fall off the cliff this season or next, they should be 1b to Boston's 1a.....

Then again, Kawhi is a fucking idiot and I'm sure dennis has some debts to pay to get his ass to LA....

Clippers aren't that bad and have some nice young players (Shai) plus he gets to punk Lebron in LA.

[BatManu20]

Clippers aren't that bad and have some nice young players (Shai) plus he gets to punk Lebron in LA.

Or he goes to the Lakers and he and Bron win multiple rings when the Warriors inevitably dismantle.

[Kawhitstorm]

team around Kawhi seems to me to be overachieving, Green/Ibaka aren't that good, and age should start catching up with Lowry any minute now...

Is that you DeFrozen?

[Kawhitstorm]

Fuck the Nephew but :depressed he's such a god damn baller...

:pop:: "He's a system player, I'm the system"

[Robz4000]

Or he goes to the Lakers and he and Bron win multiple rings when the Warriors inevitably dismantle.

Lebron's in retirement mode tbh. Def think he goes to the Clippers.

[skin27]

What is the brand of the shoes does kawhi wear?

[JakeCuenca]

Kawhi took a dig at Pop today in NBAtv. It was subtle but still funny.

[John B]

Kawhi’s recent comments in an interview when asked about the city of Toronto reconfirms that I still think he’s gone to LA next season. He said:

That homesick shit was just an excuse to get out of “small market “ Spurs. Fuck Kawhitter. He’ll go where uncle greedy thinks he can market him best. Toronto is not bad honestly. He could get a real shot at championship plus that’s the whole Canada market. But then again he’s an idiot.

[phxspurfan]

That homesick shit was just an excuse to get out of “small market “ Spurs. Fuck Kawhitter. He’ll go where uncle greedy thinks he can market him best. Toronto is not bad honestly. He could get a real shot at championship plus that’s the whole Canada market. But then again he’s an idiot.

I watched the Toronto game yesterday. You can tell the Raptors players like the fact that he's so good, but know he's a temporary rental then off to whatever market he favors. You can see how they pick him up off the ground, versus how they do the same with Lowry. Like the hometown son versus the honorable visitor. Or like the we love you, you're family versus we like you because you're really good/our ringer. Same with after they score when they go to the bench. It's obvious he's trying to put up MVP numbers to get his contract then bounce.

[John B]

I watched the Toronto game yesterday. You can tell the Raptors players like the fact that he's so good, but know he's a temporary rental then off to whatever market he favors. You can see how they pick him up off the ground, versus how they do the same with Lowry. Like the hometown son versus the honorable visitor. Or like the we love you, you're family versus we like you because you're really good/our ringer. Same with after they score when they go to the bench. It's obvious he's trying to put up MVP numbers to get his contract then bounce.
it’s sickening how players need to suckup to this fool. Raptors have another player, not Raptor fan, who I swear is there just to hangout with him, pat him at the back. It reminds me of Rodman’s BFF whathisname?

[dbestpro]

Bet the 76ers wish they had made a stronger push to get Leonard.

[r0drig0lac]

Fuck the Nephew but :depressed he's such a god damn baller...

He's the fucking michael jordan out there, is surreal

[Ice009]

Kawhi is still an absolute monster.

:lmao Sixers and Celtics getting their shit pushed in by the Raptors

I absolutely HATE BOSTON AND PHILLADELPHIA for not offering us anything good for Kawhi. Both those teams can go fuck themselves. I hope they get their asses whipped by the Raptors in the playoffs. They fucking deserve it. On a side note, I'm glad we didn't get Fultz. If the report is true and the Spurs asked for either Simmons or Embiid, the Spurs did the right thing. The rest of Philadelphia's roster is trash.

Lakers deserve a mention too. I hope they get their asses whipped in the playoffs and Kawhi goes to the Clippers instead of the Lakers.


Kawhi took a dig at Pop today in NBAtv. It was subtle but still funny.

What did he say about Pop?

[TDMVPDPOY]

I absolutely HATE BOSTON AND PHILLADELPHIA for not offering us anything good for Kawhi. Both those teams can go fuck themselves. I hope they get their asses whipped by the Raptors in the playoffs. They fucking deserve it. On a side note, I'm glad we didn't get Fultz. If the report is true and the Spurs asked for either Simmons or Embiid, the Spurs did the right thing. The rest of Philadelphia's roster is trash.

Lakers deserve a mention too. I hope they get their asses whipped in the playoffs and Kawhi goes to the Clippers instead of the Lakers.



What did he say about Pop?

whose to say the spurs PATFO cant fix those said rookies jumpshots?

they fix kawhis jumpshot, they even made him play defense..even though it took 3-4yrs to develop him...the process was worth the wait after seeing each seasons incremental increases of his stats...
remember pop rarely plays rookies let alone sophos, kawhi jump the pecking order of the roster very quick, given that it wasnt anything worth mentioning like rj/green/jax

[steak n eggs]

What did he say about Pop?

He basically said that the coach in Toronto listens to the players and Kawhi is allowed to be himself on the court. Which I don't understand because the offensive scheme here was basically give it to Kawhi.

[exstatic]

He basically said that the coach in Toronto listens to the players and Kawhi is allowed to be himself on the court. Which I don't understand because the offensive scheme here was basically give it to Kawhi.

#bitchmade

[jsandiego]

it’s sickening how players need to suckup to this fool. Raptors have another player, not Raptor fan, who I swear is there just to hangout with him, pat him at the back. It reminds me of Rodman’s BFF whathisname?
Jack Haley

[Immortal Spur]

Kind of make sense. Pop was probably trying to make him something he's not, like asking him to be a leader, play the pick and roll etc. He's on the record for doing that to LMA. Also falls in line with him letting DD do his thing. But in Toronto, he's playing off the ball more. He's not really being asked to be a playmaker. He's got the vocal leader and playmaker in Lowry, so he can just do his thing in the background.

Honestly, I think it was a good trade for both sides as far as fit goes. We got what we wanted Kawhi to be in DD and they got what they needed. Too early to say who won the trade, depending on if Kawhi leaves or who we get with the first. But I'm starting to be really thankful they took this trade. We'd be in the lottery if we took packages centering around Ingram, Tatum, or Fultz LOL. Just wish we could've got Siakim somehow instead of Poeltl and not given up Danny.

Crazy cause so many people here hated on DeMar and now he's the man...

[John B]

He basically said that the coach in Toronto listens to the players and Kawhi is allowed to be himself on the court. Which I don't understand because the offensive scheme here was basically give it to Kawhi.
Fuck you Kawhitter. If Spurs coaches listened to you, you’d still be pedestrian in defense without offensive skills because you were reluctant to shine. Just be thankful Spurs helped you developed for what a player you are now. Fucking ingrate.

[eDizzle20]

The NBA gm’s quickly forgot how good Kawhi is. As it has been quite apparent no teams were willing to give up proven players, now they’re kicking themselves. Credit to Toronto for actually being willing to give up a proven player. Toronto looks head and shoulders better than any other eastern conference team. They can compete with Golden State when at full strength as well. Meanwhile, LeBron tells magic not to give up their young assets and now he’s seeing that the western conference isn’t a cake walk :rollin.

[Immortal Spur]

The NBA gm’s quickly forgot how good Kawhi is. As it has been quite apparent no teams were willing to give up proven players, now they’re kicking themselves. Credit to Toronto for actually being willing to give up a proven player. Toronto looks head and shoulders better than any other eastern conference team. They can compete with Golden State when at full strength as well. Meanwhile, LeBron tells magic not to give up their young assets and now he’s seeing that the western conference isn’t a cake walk :rollin.

I don't know about that. Coach Bud has Milwaukee looking like a serious contender(in the East). Milwaukee is like a clone off Toronto. They are both really deep and can play both sides of the ball. That's gonna be a hell of a series if they play. Boston is still figuring things out... Philly is missing a wing tho. They need a star 3. Kawhi would've been perfect for them. But the East is open IMO.

[RC_Drunkford]

Here goes Chris Carter spinning this shit again. Now Kawhi went and got a 2nd opinion, then reinjured himself and got mad at the Spurs for misdiagnosing his injury. How does that even make sense?


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

[RD2191]

Here goes Chris Carter spinning this shit again. Now Kawhi went and got a 2nd opinion, then reinjured himself and got mad at the Spurs for misdiagnosing his injury. How does that even make sense?


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

These 2 idiots might be the most insufferable faggots in sports media. I just want to punch the shit out of both of them.

[BillMc]

Here's a very biased review of what happened with Kawhi. Apparently Spurs are a cult that one must break out of.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdcNrRuT2CE

:pctoss

[Spurs da champs]

He basically said that the coach in Toronto listens to the players and Kawhi is allowed to be himself on the court. Which I don't understand because the offensive scheme here was basically give it to Kawhi.

he pointed out one thing that was so true, Lowry gives him the ball when they switch smalls on to him. Spurs had to be one of the worst teams of taking advantages of mismatches. But damn, he was shitting all over Pop. :lmao

[ceperez]

I don't know about that. Coach Bud has Milwaukee looking like a serious contender(in the East). Milwaukee is like a clone off Toronto. They are both really deep and can play both sides of the ball. That's gonna be a hell of a series if they play. Boston is still figuring things out... Philly is missing a wing tho. They need a star 3. Kawhi would've been perfect for them. But the East is open IMO.

The Bucks now appear to be serious contenders with Coach Bud running the show. It's loaded with young talented players and they've got a ton of length.

I don't know much about Nurse and his coaching.

[Immortal Spur]

The Bucks now appear to be serious contenders with Coach Bud running the show. It's loaded with young talented players and they've got a ton of length.

I don't know much about Nurse and his coaching.
Thought the same actually. Don't know if the man can play chess when it counts...

[Keepin' it real]

Kawhi took a dig at Pop today in NBAtv. It was subtle but still funny.

http://thesource.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Gregg-popovich-thumbs-up.png

[skin27]

How did coach bud is in Milwaukee? I thought he’s in Atlanta?lol

[Spurs fever]

These 2 idiots might be the most insufferable faggots in sports media. I just want to punch the shit out of both of them.Punch Cris Carter sober lol

[Ginobilly]

he pointed out one thing that was so true, Lowry gives him the ball when they switch smalls on to him. Spurs had to be one of the worst teams of taking advantages of mismatches. But damn, he was shitting all over Pop. :lmao

That's what I've noticed to about the spurs over the years. They never take full advantage of mismatches and ride the hot hands. Pop always subs em them out and the other team comes back. It probably costed em a chip or 2 but it goes in line with pop's " it wouldn't be fair to the other guys" mantra. It seems to me that pop at times cared more about keeping his control over the team and winning his way than actually going balls out and wining the simple way by letting players with the mismatches win it.

[superbigtime]

Here's a very biased review of what happened with Kawhi. Apparently Spurs are a cult that one must break out of.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdcNrRuT2CE

:pctoss

You know what, that was pretty interesting. Kind of reinforces the mantra there are two sides of the story. Objectively, Pop is a control freak and F*k Kawhi.

[bic50]

Kawhi would be pretty fucking dumb to leave Toronto tbh, they'll be set up for a while with OG and Siakam.....

Lowry is obviously the engine makes them go and is the unquestioned leader, again making it easier for the Mute...so long as he doesn't completely fall off the cliff this season or next, they should be 1b to Boston's 1a.....

Then again, Kawhi is a fucking idiot and I'm sure dennis has some debts to pay to get his ass to LA....
Wrong

[Immortal Spur]

Can’t watch that. It’s extremely nutty, it was entertaining at first but then it got uncomfortable lol

[bic50]

KACHOKE IS A BALLHOG,DDR IS A MUCH BETTER LEADER THAN KACHOKE EVER DREAM
Ok skip bayless.

[bic50]

team around Kawhi seems to me to be overachieving, Green/Ibaka aren't that good, and age should start catching up with Lowry any minute now...
Raptors have a good team. They were pretty good last year also then lebron happened.

[Spurs da champs]

That's what I've noticed to about the spurs over the years. They never take full advantage of mismatches and ride the hot hands. Pop always subs em them out and the other team comes back. It probably costed em a chip or 2 but it goes in line with pop's " it wouldn't be fair to the other guys" mantra. It seems to me that pop at times cared more about keeping his control over the team and winning his way than actually going balls out and wining the simple way by letting players with the mismatches win it.

Nearly lost to the Mavs last title because of it. They never attacked Monta Ellis when he got switched on to Kawhi.

[Harry Callahan]

Kyle Lowry will break down when it counts. Again.

Why couldn't Leonard get SA past the Clippers and the Thunder in 15 and 16 respectively when he was the best player on the team?

Paying Leonard is about a 5 year $220MM committment to a guy the organization could no longer trust.

He will very likey crap on Toronto as well.

[JeffDuncan]

What did [Leonard] say about Pop?

Absolutely nothing. Not a single word.

Kawhi praised his coach, Nick Nurse, for listening to what his players have to say. That is all.

Nick Nurse of the Raptors is a rookie head coach. He's been in the NBA since 2013, when he joined the Raptors as an assistant. Nurse has numerous players - Leonard, Green, Kyle Lowry, Serge Ibaka, CJ Miles, Greg Monroe - who have been in the NBA longer than he has. Of course Nurse should listen to them.

The reaction is what you'd expect from a bunch of silly, neurotic Jr. High School girls. Did you hear, Tommy said he likes Billy. OMG, Tommy must hate Bobby!

Lunacy.

Edit - not to imply that some of the posters here are like little girls.

[bic50]

Kyle Lowry will break down when it counts. Again.

Why couldn't Leonard get SA past the Clippers and the Thunder in 15 and 16 respectively when he was the best player on the team?

Paying Leonard is about a 5 year $220MM committment to a guy the organization could no longer trust.

He will very likey crap on Toronto as well.
Were they not willing to pay him that?

[bic50]

Fuck you Kawhitter. If Spurs coaches listened to you, you’d still be pedestrian in defense without offensive skills because you were reluctant to shine. Just be thankful Spurs helped you developed for what a player you are now. Fucking ingrate.
Damn you're mad af. Lmao

[tbdog]

Did you read about that one of the reasons he stopped liking the spurs was the all-star game in 17, other players were seen driving sports cars while spurs just use team transport. This made Leonard wanting star treatment which he was not getting.

[Jordan Jackson]

This is not true.

Micheal C Wright covers this in the 'Back To Back' podcast.

[boutons_deux]

In WhatsApp, guess whose gif is in the HaHa emoji category?

yep, KL

[rasuo214]

Pop was carried by Coach Bud. No surprise that things went downhill after he left. Bud was the reason they even made the trade for Kawhi, otherwise Pop would have stood pat. Now look at what he's done with the Bucks.

[Splits]

Get yours today! (https://www.amazon.com/kawitter-Tee-definition-Funny-T-Shirt/dp/B07FRCDZH4)

:lol

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[Jordan Jackson]

Kawhi and his camp don’t want to play back to backs. Toronto wants to suck his cock so he stays next year. Also Kawhi wants to keep 25 point average so he gets minimum all nba second team if not first so he can qualify for max extension.

This poster with the goods.

Kawhi announce he's not playing b2b, for now. "Injury Prevention".

He's not injured. Never was.

[bic50]

This poster with the goods.

Kawhi announce he's not playing b2b, for now. "Injury Prevention".

He's not injured. Never was.
A team catering to their star player. Never seen that before.

[Beartrucci]

With Kawhi's defensive highlights so far this year and considering how awards are mostly narrative driven...is he DPOY so far? Kinda feels like it to me.

[K...]

With Kawhi's defensive highlights so far this year and considering how awards are mostly narrative driven...is he DPOY so far? Kinda feels like it to me.

Only if he's lost the MVP race. Kathi won't be humble anymore. Dpoy is a specialist award

[Beartrucci]

Only if he's lost the MVP race. Kathi won't be humble anymore. Dpoy is a specialist award

Dray is already trying to get media on his side for it like he does. Apparently if he won it he could get super max, but who the fuck would let Dray take up that much of their cap? :lol

[exstatic]

Did you read about that one of the reasons he stopped liking the spurs was the all-star game in 17, other players were seen driving sports cars while spurs just use team transport. This made Leonard wanting star treatment which he was not getting.

Not sports cars, limos, and he makes enough money to pay for his own damn limo. They never provided them for HOF players. Why does KL think he’s better than them?

[spurs10]

Not sports cars, limos, and he makes enough money to pay for his own damn limo. They never provided them for HOF players. Why does KL think he’s better than them? Yeah I was thinking getting paid $18 million to rehab and exercise would be plenty to rent a golden chariot pulled by a pack of wolves if he wanted.

[Hoops Czar]

Not sports cars, limos, and he makes enough money to pay for his own damn limo. They never provided them for HOF players. Why does KL think he’s better than them?

Why do you believe everything your read? A total recluse who doesn't like to do autographs, doesn't show up for his own introductory press conferences, doesn't like to be interviewed, when interviewed, his answered are short and curt, rarely smiles, doesn't do charity events unless it's mandated by the NBA and can't stand being the center of attention. This is the guy who's jealous he's not getting star treatment? Just when you think you've heard it all.

[exstatic]

Why do you believe everything your read? A total recluse who doesn't like to do autographs, doesn't show up for his own introductory press conferences, doesn't like to be interviewed, when interviewed, his answered are short and curt, rarely smiles, doesn't do charity events unless it's mandated by the NBA and can't stand being the center of attention. This is the guy who's jealous he's not getting star treatment? Just when you think you've heard it all.

He listens to his family, Uncle Fester in particular, and they’re the poisoned greedy ones. He’s just a pawn and a fool. You’re literally watching the beginning stages of a player that will be broke at 40.

[weeks]

lol at cuck teams trying to lowball the Spurs and missing out on an MVP level player. Philly/LA/Boston really fucked up tbh. Jayson Tatum/Jaylen Brown/Brandon Ingram/Kyle Kuzma/Ben Simmons will never be anywhere near as good as healthy Kawhi

i wonder if any will even be anywhere near as good as demar honestly

[bic50]

He listens to his family, Uncle Fester in particular, and they’re the poisoned greedy ones. He’s just a pawn and a fool. You’re literally watching the beginning stages of a player that will be broke at 40.
Now we just makes things up?