Kawhi needs to spend the Summer with Kobe, tbh..

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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37

And ya, realistically, building a title team around a SF that isn't a point-forward is extremely difficult, tbh..you generally need a Lebron or a Bird to build around that position..even a generational talent like Durant will probably never win a title as a lead guy..

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Which is why reading ST threads about KL mvp is pretty fucking stupid.

your two best players are average passers at best

its gonna be tough contending in the future unless the spurs get durant

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Originally Posted by daslicer

Good luck with that your basically asking Kawhi to change his personality. People's personalities rarely change once they reach adulthood. Kawhi is a highly introverted guy who is very reserved. I don't ever see him being the type of guy to demand the ball. It's just not who he is.

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Tim is shy and he got it. Kobe is insecure as Hell.. It's not about personality, it's about style of play. Kobe can teach kawhi game. Free time for both this summer.

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Originally Posted by kobexxx

game 7 hanging in the balance right now.. but the ball is round.. still can make a run in the 3rd and 4th :)

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:lol

Kawhi's already spent his entire career with Kobe as his point guard. He can't get one summer off?

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Originally Posted by midnightpulp

Kawhi as a first option :lmao

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First Matt Barnes, now being outplayed by Andre Robertson :lmao

I don't think passiveness is a problem. You're just seeing his personality and conflating that with his game. He played aggressively enough. He took plenty of shots. He just missed a lot of them.

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Originally Posted by Arcadian

I don't think passiveness is a problem. You're just seeing his personality and conflating that with his game. He played aggressively enough. He took plenty of shots. He just missed a lot of them.

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It's not just tonight..he didn't touch the ball, at all, when the game was on the line in game 5..

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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37

It's not just tonight..he didn't touch the ball, at all, when the game was on the line in game 5..

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That's just a playcalling issue. Kawhi doesn't call plays usually, does he? And that comes back to coaching, as Pop assigns the playcalling. Kawhi is still just a kid, he can't just boss around this ancient legendary coach. No one could.

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Originally Posted by Arcadian

That's just a playcalling issue. Kawhi doesn't call plays usually, does he? And that comes back to coaching, as Pop assigns the playcalling. Kawhi is still just a kid, he can't just boss around this ancient legendary coach. No one could.

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This entire post is essentially echoing my OP, tbh:lol

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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37

This entire post is essentially echoing my OP, tbh:lol

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KL needs to see Kobe so he can continue to take turnaround jumpers and ill advised emotional threes? WTF is wrong with you? He needs to learn to get to get to the rack. Enough said.

Kawhi won't be first option material until he develops a top-tier off the dribble game, which all superstar 1st option wing and guard players have.

It has nothing to do with "personality" or Pop. Kawhi's game is 90% midpost/midrange. It's too easy to scheme for and also a style with a lot of variance. Think Kobe. One game, he scores 40 on 15-30 shooting. Next game, he goes 8-27. Rinse and repeat. Only reason the Lakers won titles with him as the first option was because the trio of Gasol, Bynum, and Odom were great offensive rebounders. Ariza and Artest were also strong rebounders from the SF position.

Leonard could be the first option in a motion offense. But he definitely can't iso the Spurs to victory. There's no shame in that. There are probably only a handful of players in the league that can do so.

At least the early exit will force Pop to make some changes and eject some of the dead weight. Spurs have a good couple of years left as long as Aldridge doesn't decline too quickly. They'll have Boban and Simmons to strengthen the bench next year. The offense was going the wrong direction this year... hopefully Pop realizes that. Some 3 point shooters would be nice and a center that rebounds would be beneficial too.

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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37

This entire post is essentially echoing my OP, tbh:lol

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Not really. I disagreed with this:

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he needs to find the voice in his head that forces him to become a killer, tbh..he's still way too passive and reluctant to dominate..

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It's not a matter of "being a killer." You were correct with the earlier part of your post, when you said he needs to work on his skills. But then you went to the old "killer instinct" criticism, which is mostly bullshit.

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Originally Posted by Arcadian

Not really. I disagreed with this:



It's not a matter of "being a killer." You were correct with the earlier part of your post, when you said he needs to work on his skills. But then you went to the old "killer instinct" criticism, which is mostly bullshit.

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If it's not killers instinct, it's shooters lack of remorse. He could be physically drained. That's a condition game planning issue. Or he could be mentally shocked by being the man. We don't know.

But is is the latter, you can teach mindfulness.

Lenard is sensitive mental midget, IMO TBH.

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Originally Posted by Arcadian

Not really. I disagreed with this:



It's not a matter of "being a killer." You were correct with the earlier part of your post, when you said he needs to work on his skills. But then you went to the old "killer instinct" criticism, which is mostly bullshit.

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He tries, he's just not a jump shooter, and pop made him a jump shooter. Improved his shooting for sure, but made him a worse overall player by not attacking the rim.

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Originally Posted by Molotov

Lenard is sensitive mental midget, IMO TBH.

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No, no need to tbh.....truth. But if he embraced that retard power, he'd be unstoppable. I think he's on the edge....not fully autistic, but full human. One he picks a side he'll reach his potential.