Giving up contract year Danny Green was a very very stupid thing to do

[gambit1990]

i was wonder how danny work look after his groin injury healed. instead of playing with the injury.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Spurs front office has to be bottom 5 in the league right now

[Mirrornick]

That play was obviously for Kawhi, but Lowry said fuck that

[gambit1990]

too bad it wasn’t kawhi, green, gasol for demar, siakom, ibaka.

would’ve made la expendable while his value was higher than it is now.

[Hoops Czar]

Spurs front office has to be bottom 5 in the league right now

You're giving them too much credit.

[loveforthegame]

Nice redemption shot for Green. He was abysmal on defense this game.

[JeffDuncan]

That play was obviously for Kawhi, but Lowry said fuck that

No, it was for Danny. You can tell just by watching him move.

[HarlemHeat37]

Nice redemption shot for Green. He was abysmal on defense this game.

He always struggles against screen players like Fournier(Beal, Redick, etc)..

It's the Raptors primary defensive weakness right now, since Kawhi is no longer himself on that end and Nurse sticks with Van Vleet's midget ass..

[YGWHI]

What amazing shot. Between three defenders...

[YGWHI]

Nice redemption shot for Green. He was abysmal on defense this game.

Fournier made Danny his b*tch all night but...Danny hit THE shot.

[loveforthegame]

https://mobile.twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1065068753086337024

[Chinook]

Danny battled his way to a competent statline tonight. For most of the game, he wasn't playing efficient ball, but he hit a few important shots down the stretch to get his team the win. His ability to do that as a fourth/fifth option was always an X factor for the Spurs. They don't have anyone like that now. Cun tried last night, but that felt like a career performance from him.

[davidbowie]

congrats danny. always got love for him

kinda depressing tho :depressed

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Danny battled his way to a competent statline tonight. For most of the game, he wasn't playing efficient ball, but he hit a few important shots down the stretch to get his team the win. His ability to do that as a fourth/fifth option was always an X factor for the Spurs. They don't have anyone like that now. Cun tried last night, but that felt like a career performance from him.

Spurs just need to tank. Such a god awful roster and Pop and RC have completely lost the plot

[Mirrornick]

No, it was for Danny. You can tell just by watching him move.

Lowry has been over riding Nick Nurses' plays few times this year. He probably did the same here. Nurse is terrible so far at designing plays.

[Spur916]

For what its worth in the on court, post game interview Danny said he wasn't the first option on that in bounds play.

[JeffDuncan]

Lowry has been over riding Nick Nurses' plays few times this year. He probably did the same here. Nurse is terrible so far at designing plays.

The Raptors are saying in the postgame that the play was for Danny all along. And that is how it looked. They used Kawhi as a decoy. The inbounds pass was a step late so they're fortunate it worked.

[JakeCuenca]

That play was obviously for Kawhi, but Lowry said fuck that

Give it up derozan stan. Trying to be salty about Kawhi as derozan stan aint gonna do you do any good since they will never ever be seen in the se breath.

That play was clearly for Danny and it was a good play.

[JeffDuncan]

For what its worth in the on court, post game interview Danny said he wasn't the first option on that in bounds play.

Really? Hm. What I heard is that he was.

[Mirrornick]

The Raptors are saying in the postgame that the play was for Danny all along. And that is how it looked. They used Kawhi as a decoy. The inbounds pass was a step late so they're fortunate it worked.

Then why did Green say he wasn't the first option lol

[313]

It looked like it was for Danny from the beginning

[JakeCuenca]

Then why did Green say he wasn't the first option lol

Because Green is a good player but is also am attention whore. Everyone is saying he was the option and Kawhi was a decoy.

[HarlemHeat37]

Give it up derozan stan. Trying to be salty about Kawhi as derozan stan aint gonna do you do any good since they will never ever be seen in the se breath.



:lol

[Mirrornick]

Give it up derozan stan. Trying to be salty about Kawhi as derozan stan aint gonna do you do any good since they will never ever be seen in the se breath.

That play was clearly for Danny and it was a good play.

you just made literally no sense.. get off the booze fat boy

[Chinook]

The play looked pretty clear for Green. Kawhi didn't sell his decoy role very well, so if he was actually expecting the ball, it would have been hard for him to get a shot. You gotta give Nurse a ton of credit for going with Green down the stretch, given his relatively poor night. I can only think of three designed game-winning attempts for Green in his Spurs career. Maybe four if you count that play against Dallas when he was a garbage-time guy. They must really like him there.

[JeffDuncan]

Then why did Green say he wasn't the first option lol

I haven't heard exactly what Danny said, in context. Coach Nurse described the play in the postgame and he stated explicitly that the play was for Danny, as the first option.

One thing to like about Danny is that he is so much a team player. Maybe he just never thinks of himself as the #1 guy. After the recent crap with Durant and Draymond, and Butler, etc. it's a wonderfully refreshing attitude.

[Chinook]

I haven't heard exactly what Danny said, in context. Coach Nurse described the play in the postgame and he stated explicitly that the play was for Danny, as the first option.

One thing to like about Danny is that he is so much a team player. Maybe he just never thinks of himself as the #1 guy. After the recent crap with Durant and Draymond, and Butler, etc. it's a wonderfully refreshing attitude.

Danny definitely doesn't try to be the star of the team, even if he acts like a total celebrity outside the game. Dude has played with Shaq, Lebron, the Spurs' Big Three, Leonard and Lowry. There's a non-zero chance that GS lets Klay walk and convinces Danny to take the MLE next year. He seems to really hate having a spotlight on him. Any time the press tries to tell him how well he played, he brushes it off. Just the prototypical role-player.

[DAF86]

I have to side with Mirrornick on this one. Green said he wasn't the first option on the interview after the game.

[DAF86]

Also, lol at the dumbasses that wanted Green out. They are the same idiots that wanted to give a scrub like Jonathon Simmons a multi-year multi-millon dollar deal. :lol

":cry but mah dunks and flashy handles :cry"

[timtonymanu]

Happy for Danny. We know he would still be scrubbing it up here in this current offense, but Toronto is getting more out of his skillset now.

[JeffDuncan]

I have to side with Mirrornick on this one. Green said he wasn't the first option on the interview after the game.

The coach said he was.

[Arcadian]

What I heard Danny say was, the play was for him to cut for a layup, but he had to settle for the jumper when the defense trapped him.

[DeRozan m8]

Well nephew had failed enough on Toronto game winners...

[r0drig0lac]

https://mobile.twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1065068753086337024

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[John B]

Danny will be the odd man out when Murray/LW4 are playing at full speed, and Poeltl has a lot of upsides as a center, cheaper and at 23yrs old. I’m happy for Danny but the move was inevitable imo.

[paperboy77]

While giving up Danny was obviously extremely retarded and I disagree that the trade could have been any worse (if RC had given up a pick instead of receiving one then he should have just been fired immediately), Danny would absolutely be trash on this year's roster.

We have nowhere near the playmakers that Toronto has and Nurse has already put in place a better system than Pop 15 games into his coaching career.

Knowing current Pop, Danny would have been relegated to Bryn's water boy this year even if he hadn't been traded out.

+1. Sad but extremely true.

[anon]

Has anyone mentioned Danny League has never iced a mid-range fadeaway game-winner over three defenders on Pop's watch? Because goddamn 31 year old Danny is killing it up north.

[DAF86]

The coach said he was.

I tend to side with the players on this plays. Pop said that he draw that Duncan three in 2008 when Manu and Duncan, both, said that he didn't.

[TDomination]

I hate Kawhi more now. I was really pissed he was part of the trade. Danny wanted to stay in sa. He loves the spurs. But we traded him cause of nephew's drama. Ugh. So much garbage.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The play looked pretty clear for Green. Kawhi didn't sell his decoy role very well, so if he was actually expecting the ball, it would have been hard for him to get a shot. You gotta give Nurse a ton of credit for going with Green down the stretch, given his relatively poor night. I can only think of three designed game-winning attempts for Green in his Spurs career. Maybe four if you count that play against Dallas when he was a garbage-time guy. They must really like him there.

I haven't been impressed with Nick Nurse at all this season. Raps are winning based on talent.

[Capt Bringdown]

The kind of shot he bricks in the playoffs.

[slick'81]

Happy for tony and danny thriving in their new roles

[ElNono]

As I said, this was good for Danny and the Spurs, tbh... Danny needed the motivation of having to earn a paycheck again, the Spurs needed to move away from a guy that had no reason to improve and be aggressive...

[Hoops Czar]

Happy for tony and danny thriving in their new roles
What a coincidence that two players basically spending their entire professional careers in the GOAT PATFO's system, left for dead the last 3 seasons or sice Duncan retired, are thriving once again.

[SpursDynasty85]

If we still had Danny this team wou would legit be good. Sigh...

[Hoops Czar]

If we still had Danny this team wou would legit be good. Sigh...
Not in Pop's system. He'd be just another broken down player getting pulled out of games for missing a defensive assignment

[SpursDynasty85]

Not in Pop's system. He'd be just another broken down player getting pulled out of games for missing a defensive assignment

Terrible take. Tbh. But I get your point. Would've liked to see Derrick White more since he is our best perimeter defender. Pop has to play him more but if he can't mesh with DeRozan then it doesn't matter.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Insanely clutch against the warriors while we are stuck with DeBrick

[TimDunkem]

But we got Jakob Turdle!!! He is actually grabbing rebounds now so it's all okay!!

[HarlemHeat37]

It was funny watching him post up, they've actually allowed him to do it several times this season and he has looked surprisingly competent at doing it.. Nurse is giving him a lot of freedom..

[TDMVPDPOY]

raptors has so many wings, yet patfo ask for jakob? hahahahaaha

[RD2191]

raptors has so many wings, yet patfo ask for jakob? hahahahaaha

Pop gonna die with the 2 big lineup tbh

[skin27]

It should be kawhi and lauvergne

[therealtruth]

raptors has so many wings, yet patfo ask for jakob? hahahahaaha

You can never have enough wings.

[Chinook]

It was funny watching him post up, they've actually allowed him to do it several times this season and he has looked surprisingly competent at doing it.. Nurse is giving him a lot of freedom..

Posted a couple of times with SA. Dude spent time playing the four in college, so he probably knows more about the post than folks would expect.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

It was funny watching him post up, they've actually allowed him to do it several times this season and he has looked surprisingly competent at doing it.. Nurse is giving him a lot of freedom..

I think the Raptors are going to walk the eastern conference.

But I think they'll lose in 5 games to the Warriors. Their interior defense needs some work.

Having said that, it is the best Toronto related team in 20 years. Siakim has to be the MIP this year.

[SAGirl]

Frankly as I was watching Danny I was thinking if PATFO is not even just a little remorseful Danny has had a renaissance. I assume Kawhi is not regarded in a positive light by the FO and news of his success must be bitter and salty... but damn with Danny. I'd be going to work dressed in black like a goth or a funeral all season in penitence for that trade.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ce/c5/36/cec53602fbd8add8dfde5779d210f883.jpg

[HarlemHeat37]

I think the Raptors are going to walk the eastern conference.

But I think they'll lose in 5 games to the Warriors. Their interior defense needs some work.

Having said that, it is the best Toronto related team in 20 years. Siakim has to be the MIP this year.

Good chance of both the Raptors and Leafs in the Finals in the same year, which I never expected in my lifetime:lol

[JakeCuenca]

PATFO didnt even grab Anunoby :lmao

Dat dere antiquated pop philosphy. Two bigs. :lol

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Good chance of both the Raptors and Leafs in the Finals in the same year, which I never expected in my lifetime:lol

Getting Tavares and Kawhi in the same offseason. :wow

I still feel conflicted watching Kawhi. I can root for Danny easily and the rest of the guys, but when Kawhi fucks up I actually don't mind. Which sucks cuz Rap shave always been my #2 team.

Shame Spurs are worse than most G-League teams this year.

[Rusty]

I’ve never seen Danny Green post up before. He did it twice this game and succeeded the first one

[Spurs da champs]

I’ve never seen Danny Green post up before. He did it twice this game and succeeded the first one
That's because he wasn't allowed to take advantage of midgets like Quinn Cook ever.