Spurs with the possession of the year, tbh

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12-24-2015
DAF86

Re: Spurs with the possession of the year, tbh

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Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016

That's like saying 40 year old Peyton Manning should have "run the damn ball" when given 20 yards of real estate to run instead of forcing the pass downfield.

Except those things aren't really comparable. If Kyle really wants to see minutes as a Spur wing when things really matter, he will have to improve his 3pt shooting. And passing up those wide open looks won't help him in that regard. He needs to work on that shot and shoot it confidently when he has the opportunity.
12-24-2015
Kawhitstorm

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Originally Posted by spursistan

When Manu is gone forever from that bench, it will never be the same again :cry

Simmons has shown he can whip those passes like Manu, he just doesn't have as long a leash as Manu. Kyle on the other hand is like Bobo, gives up layups for an assist.:lol
12-24-2015
UNT Eagles 2016

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Originally Posted by DAF86

Except those things aren't really comparable. If Kyle really wants to see minutes as a Spur wing when things really matter, he will have to improve his 3pt shooting. And passing up those wide open looks won't help him in that regard. He needs to work on that shot and shoot it confidently when he has the opportunity.

Kyle corner 3s tend to barely hit the rim, if at all... I remember one road loss early in the season when he airballed 2 straight corner threes in the second half

I seriously doubt he'll ever be a good three point shooter or jumpshooter in general. He tends to shoot everything with 1 hand so anything that isn't on the run and/or close to the basket is going to be way off.
12-24-2015
UNT Eagles 2016

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Originally Posted by Nathan89

Without Cojo we lose game 6 vs OKC.

That Stephen Jackson technical :bang ugh refs...
12-24-2015
ceperez

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Originally Posted by DAF86

Very cool indeed but Kyle should have taken that corner three.

I will have to agree.... unless they were just toying with the competition.
12-24-2015
Spurtacular

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Originally Posted by Nathan89

Without Cojo we lose game 6 vs OKC.

And win Game 7, anyways, tbh.
12-24-2015
313

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They passed a few times too many. Can't complain with the results I suppose.
12-24-2015
Kawhitstorm

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Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016

I seriously doubt he'll ever be a good three point shooter or jumpshooter in general. He tends to shoot everything with 1 hand so anything that isn't on the run and/or close to the basket is going to be way off.

Shaun Livingston almost never shoots 3s & he's doing just fine as a backup guard on a championship team.
12-24-2015
Em-City

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10000000000% Kyle needed to shoot that.. I looked straight over to the bench as soon as he made that pass, expecting pop to yank him on the next play. He's lucky west bailed him out.

Either way, it was pretty. Pretty but not perfect.
12-24-2015
iManu

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Saw it live.

Anyone could do anything they wanted to do (especially Kiwi).
12-24-2015
2centsworth

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Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016

Kyle corner 3s tend to barely hit the rim, if at all... I remember one road loss early in the season when he airballed 2 straight corner threes in the second half

I seriously doubt he'll ever be a good three point shooter or jumpshooter in general. He tends to shoot everything with 1 hand so anything that isn't on the run and/or close to the basket is going to be way off.

One of the greatest shooters of all-time, Dale Ellis, was a 1 hand jumpshooter.
12-24-2015
Fireball

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again ... the NBA.com video recap of the game and the comments on that play are hilarious and great!
12-24-2015
Old School 44

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From the Tribune, Zach LaVine's comment on the play:

“I was rotating, trying to help,” LaVine recalled. “I ended up going to about three different people. I thought we were playing good rotations. But no.’’
12-24-2015
Pauleta14

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Originally Posted by spursistan

Deserved its own thread..

When Manu is gone forever from that bench, it will never be the same again :cry

So true...
12-24-2015
Chinook

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Honestly thought it was overpassing that happened to work out.
12-24-2015
dabom

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Originally Posted by Chinook

Honestly thought it was overpassing that happened to work out.

KA doesn't want wide open corner threes. :lol
12-24-2015
SpursIndonesia

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Originally Posted by DAF86

You are not pulling that 1, 2 under the basket against a good team. Kyle was wide ass open from one of the most efficient spots on the court, he has to shoot that.

Agreed. :tu

Especially since the Spurs groom him to be a perimeter player, he need & HAS to take those WIDE OPEN, in rhythm catch & shoot perimeter shots, the corner threes that is known as the most efficient shot after an open dunk.
12-24-2015
james evans

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gif anyone?
12-24-2015
ceperez

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Originally Posted by dabom

KA doesn't want wide open corner threes. :lol

He had two opportunities at a corner 3. The first one he could have taken it if he was quick enough. The second one though, he was absolutely wide open. West of course was wide open too, but a corner 3 is better than a mid-range jumper.

What is crazy about this play though is that Bobo didn't even touch the ball.
12-24-2015
boutons_deux

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Originally Posted by Chinook

Honestly thought it was overpassing that happened to work out.

agreed, not poetry, but logorrhea
12-24-2015
I. Hustle

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Originally Posted by DAF86

You are not pulling that 1, 2 under the basket against a good team. Kyle was wide ass open from one of the most efficient spots on the court, he has to shoot that.

LOL so dumb. That's kind of the thing though isn't it? You don't play every team the same. Of course they don't do that to a better team. Why take advantage of situations though? If KA didn't feel comfortable taking that three then hell no I don't want him shooting.

Also, against a better team, maybe KA doesn't even have that opportunity. I say keep swinging it and wear out their defense.
12-24-2015
weeks

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definitely overpassing with a clutch result
overpassing wears them out at least
12-24-2015
Seventyniner

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As soon as I saw that play live I knew it would get this treatment. I agree with those saying that Anderson should have shot that 3.

The "Beautiful Game" narrative has actually made the Spurs' current ball movement somewhat overrated. It's still very good but not what we saw in 2014.
12-24-2015
Agloco

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Originally Posted by Chinook

Honestly thought it was overpassing that happened to work out.

Meh, they wound up with a layup. Overpassing results in a tough shot no?
12-24-2015
DAF86

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Originally Posted by I. Hustle

LOL so dumb. That's kind of the thing though isn't it? You don't play every team the same. Of course they don't do that to a better team. Why take advantage of situations though? If KA didn't feel comfortable taking that three then hell no I don't want him shooting.

Also, against a better team, maybe KA doesn't even have that opportunity. I say keep swinging it and wear out their defense.

You didn't get the point son. Yeah, the play was nice but it was also lucky. 90% of the time you won't be able to pull a play like that. That's why you have to shot that first great look you got.

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