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If Kawhi plays better in the system and shows Pop that hes a tenacious defender, he will start. RJ was riding the bench at the end of the first round last year.
I mean don't get me wrong, I'd like to see us cut his ass and start Kawhi
but I'm just pretty ing glad that we're about to get to watch some Spurs basketball.
It's kind of nice knowing that we might not've seen the end of the Duncan era just yet.
It's also nice knowing that scrubs like LeBron aren't going to get the chance to decide if they want to go overseas, that way he won't get a le
On a more serious note, I have a few thoughts and questions. Is McDyess officially retired or is there a chance he comes back for this year? Here's to hoping regardless of what happens Splitter's in the starting lineup with Duncan. His contributions, Blair stepping up to the plate coming off the bench, and the addition of another big is extremely important for the success of the team this year. (Look at how huge the signing of Tyson Chandler ended up being for Dallas. A lot more underlying factors with them last year, but he was a major factor.)
I really don't see Novak resigning with us. He's more of a tweener small forward than a PF and we've got so many other guys to get his minutes. Depth is huge at guard. If we're assuming Richard Jefferson and Kawhi Leonard both get rotation minutes at SF, that would leave Butler and Green to fight for the third spot maybe? I'm interested to see what Butler can bring to the table. I may be wrong, but I don't see Cory Joseph getting rotation minutes. At least not to start the season. I see Neal being TP's backup and James Anderson backing up Ginobili. But then again the more I think about it the more it probably won't work out that way. We'll probably sign a backup PG, Neal will probably back Ginobili up at #2, and I doubt we'll sign a big free agent. At least not anybody worth getting excited about.
But hey, at least we'll get to watch some in basketball.
If Kawhi plays better in the system and shows Pop that hes a tenacious defender, he will start. RJ was riding the bench at the end of the first round last year.
The Spurs need to use him if they are paying him. He's not worth his salary, but he's better than some of the alternatives.
I fail to see how he's better than the alternatives which are James Anderson and Kawhi Leonard. If they're going to play him in stubbornness due to not owning up to their mistake in giving him a big contract then so be it but saying he's better than those two, ha. I rather see Danny ing Green out there as well. I don't see how giving those three a chance would make the Spurs worse. All RJ is doing is taking up valuable minutes and oxygen.
Exactly. He'll be on a short leash, and if he zones out, he'll sit down. They have alternatives this year in Kawhi and even Anderson, that they didn't have all or part of last year.
You don't always start your best players at every position, proof being all of the SGs that started when Manu came off the bench most of his career.
Man, Leonard's only a rookie. He'll get 15 minutes a night probably. Jefferson's spot is safe until Pop starts going to panic lineups when the Spurs go down a game in a playoff series.
This is true if you are developing a season, but the Spurs are starting half way thorugh the season, almost. RJ knows the system already, he just doesn't execute well. Anderson and Leonard are hopefuls. Anderson did well before his injury last year, but he's still a developing player. RJ has the ability to make a difference, it's a question of how he's being used in the system and how he decides to attack it.
Kawhi won't start, you know Pop is still the coach for one last year right?
He will fit the role nicely if we're looking to tank...
RJ will start but mostly because he is familiar with Pop's system and Pop's reluctance on starting rookies not named Duncan or Parker.
If anyone takes the starting SG spot, it'll be Neal.
Tiago, Db, Leo, Anderson, Neal would be fun to watch.
leonard will def get short mins. He'll have to play great to really push RJ.
Even nicer would be having leonard take bonner's mins as a stretch 4
Well, at least we'll only have to sit through 66 games of Splitter being benched and the wonderful small ball of Bonner as the center and RJ as the PF.
I'd rather see get the boot tbh.
More importantly, what excuse will Pop use this season to not start Tiago?
Since he played overseas, he's technically a rookie again and needs a season to get over himself. Bonner will be our starting center.
that's an easy one dude... he doesn't spread the floor... duhh
Let him take his soft game somewhere not in Texas. Unless Cuban wants a nice big waste of space. Start Kawhi or Anderson.
Just laughed my ass off
RJ cannot start. If he's not amnestied or traded, you have to bring him off the bench. I've made the argument before that even though from an overall talent standpoint RJ is better than many, that this team would be better off with a much, much lesser player who possesses these qualities: High Motor, Aggressive Rebounder & Able Defender. Even if they are limited offensively, that player (hopefully Leonard) can make this a net gain for the team. What they lose in offense from RJ to said player isn't much considering RJ doesn't take many shots anyways and the Spurs have plenty of scoring options (TP/Manu/Tim/Neal...).
It's one of those subtle things in sports, but RJ kills this team. No one trusts him or believes in him and his play reflects that. He drags the team down like a sickness. No one really says it, but you can see it. His impact is very negative and his lack of energy and inability to make big hustle plays (or plays in general) kills the team.
While the team needs an infusion of talent overall, for right now they need glue guys to maximize what they have and they need a rugged, hard working rebounder at the SF position.
Amnesty RJ the outta here and sign Grant Hill to a 1-2 year contract. Use him and Leonard at SF. Hill provides better D and rebounding than RJ, and he's not as mentally fragile as RJ. Couldn't be any worse than what RJ gives us...
It's a tough question financially, but for the sake of the health of the team, RJ needs to go. Like I said, he is like a quiet sickness that just saps all the damn energy out of you.
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