White as we've seen here and the thunder ot wins, needs to be our closer. Derozan is good for quarters 1-3
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White as we've seen here and the thunder ot wins, needs to be our closer. Derozan is good for quarters 1-3
Absolutely. Pop is walking on eggshells in his own locker room.Quote:
Originally Posted by TD 21
Thanks to mentally weak modern players. Hell remember how butt hurt nephew 's camp was after Manu and Tony's comments last year. Can't think of one mentally tough player in the league right now. Name one that could handle the level of tough love Pop would give to Timmay and Tony?
I like DeMar; he's a very good player when he's aggressive and asserts himself. Shown to be a very good playmaker. However, his effort doesn't seem to be consistent and he's just a bad fit on this team. His salary is also ludacris. Ideally, I'd like the Spurs to ship Demar, Mills/Forbes + picks for a legit starting 3 and backup 1. Build around White, LMA and Murray. Hopefully, LW4 gets some consistent minutes next year so we can see his upside. I'm still high on him because he was injured to start the season. People forget Derrick was injured too. Give him healthy offseason to prepare as starter, I think he takes a quantum leap next season.
Finally some sensible opinions.Quote:
Originally Posted by John B
He hasn't given up on Forbes or Mills either but that doesn't mean he shouldn't. Demar's track record speaks for itself. Pop needs to man up and own the loss. His goto motto When you can't say something nice about a player is to talk about things that can't be measured by performance and statistics like heart, positive attitude, good listener and smiles a lot. The Spurs shouldn't be paying a guy 28M/year because he has good intentions.Quote:
Originally Posted by John B
definitely wanna ship him out.
Thank god he fouled out...
It is pretty remarkable despite losing their starting pg the week before the regular season, then lose his 2nd string pg a few days after and yet we were just recently contending for a 4/5 spot in the most competitive pool of west teams and actually the whole NBA. Lots of talent now that this sport has been one of the most popular in a time when viral bball prodigies and top notch training has been at work since grade school. Spurs stay consistent always has their papers to turn in to the ballot every season and makes their best run and better than most every single year still continuing a winning tradition with enough effectiveness to build upon their current successes with young talent and in a very classy manner. This season has had ups and downs but the story is not over for the Spurs this year. I can't wait to see what unfolds and how it does. Glad we have such a kind and caring staff that makes sure to put their employees and community first, especially when it started with Robinson. Hope Demar fully embraces it and wants to keep building more for us. That's all we can ask for:
Season TEAM AGE GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TOV PF 2018-19 SAS 29 73 73 35.2 21.6 8.3 17.4 47.9 0.1 0.6 15.9 4.8 5.8 83.2 0.7 5.4 6.1 6.2 1.1 0.5 2.6 2.3
DeRozan has gotten better as the season has went on. Especially on defense as he is giving more effort and actually being in places he is supposed to be.
Trading him for ancillary parts is a perfect way to be lottery bound next season. Him, Gay and White are the only guys who are able to create their on or generate others shots on a regular basis. Rudy is a free agent next season and White is okay at it. It's not easy to find guys who can do what DeRozan does as effectively as he does it. He generates fouls, shoots at a decent % from the field and line, sets up others and doesn't turn the ball over a lot.
I will say he presses a bit at the end of tight games but some of it is due to still learning his teammates and actually having more of a ball handling load than he is used to. Hopefully next season he will not have to do it as much as he has this season with the continued emergence of White and Murray
He’s a hard-worker and I don’t doubt he would be working in the off season with the coaching staff to get better.Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Robinson 50 fan
Lottery bound? Clippers made the playoffs with zero big namesQuote:
Originally Posted by D-Robinson 50 fan
The mentality of ppl on here is why teams stay mediocre for years... DDR and LMA aren't good players to have on ur team if ur goal is a ring... Trade for decent role players
What? You can't be serious.Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Robinson 50 fan
His attitude is a cancer, and we can see it on the floor. He keeps getting the ball, his stats, the last shot, it is beyond comprehension: then nobody cares anymore. And rightly so, since he keeps losing games. He is Melo without Melo's game.
I never said anything about big names. I said it wouldn't be wise to trade the teams best offensive creator. The Clippers had Tobias Harris, Gallinari, Lou Williams, and to a lesser degree Shai Gilous-Alexander. When they traded Harris they still had guys who could create offense for themselves and others and they are also a solid defensive team which we are not.Quote:
Originally Posted by duncan2k5
You can tell DeRozan plays the game with his heart on his sleeve. He can definitely let not getting a call in his favor effect him a bit but I've never seen him actually quit.Quote:
Originally Posted by monty4329
Carmelo Anthony's issue is the fact that he was never a good defender and is used to getting a certain amount of shots to get going. He has to realize he isn't that player anymore and accept a role to better his teams chances of winning. I've never heard of Anthony being a bad teammate or causing issues in the locker room and he seems to be loved by most of the players in the league.
If Carmelo just went to the right squad who needed bench scoring, tighten up his outside jumper and worked a bit harder on defense he would be a solid bench veteran for a young team.
I wish DeRozan would quit so we can actually win gamesQuote:
Originally Posted by D-Robinson 50 fan
Considering DD's mental health issues, this has been a great season for him IMO..he got traded from a franchise he loved and the only team he had ever played for, he could have mailed it in, but he didn't..
No need for hate, he has given his all to this team..