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I agree, he caused some butthurt, when saying mavs>spurs last year, but he was proven right, so gotta give him props.
I like chuck. He keeps it real. He speaks his mind even when it rubs folks the wrong way
I agree, he caused some butthurt, when saying mavs>spurs last year, but he was proven right, so gotta give him props.
He aged three years in one? Because he was a 25 YO rookie. Standard math makes him 26.
Teams wouldn't even bite on Parker to swallow RJ's contract. He is officially unmovable. Trading Hill made absolutely no difference to moving RJ.
Cleveland will never truly be able to rebuild until they rid themselves of bad contracts. Trading for RJ doesn't do that, and in fact undoes that. Therefore, they won't.
He is somewhat raw, and not a good shooter, although he has nice touch around the basket and by most accounts is already showing improvement in his jump shot from end of year to the draft.
I don't get the speed part - his sprint time was better than the following G/F - Burks, Hamilton, K. Thompson, T. Leslie, D. Lighty, D. Liggins, D. Williams, T. Harris, J. Harper, K. Singler, J. Butler, and more .
The only wing players to out sprint him were Honeycutt, Brooks, and Richmond out of the top wing players who ran at the combine (and none of those guys compare in size)
The only guy his size that showed faster was Singleton (not by much) and their agility numbers are almost identical
Spurs fans like Chuck again
This only means that Pop will give Leonard the rookie treatment and bury him on the bench.
Right, like Hill, Blair, Neal, and pre-injury Anderson.
Why do people keep insisting that he may play the 4? The guy is a 3 through and through. The only thing he lacks is a jump shot and that has been improving since he changed his form. He is exactly what the Spurs need at the 3 spot! Defense and rebounding is priorty right now. We have scorers in Parker, Gino, Anderson and Neal.
Not true. What's with these misconceptions being spread like the gospel?
He changed his shooting mechanics..brings his elbow in now...he's a much better shooter
i wouldnt even call him the bowen replacement or mold him to be the next bowen, his actually better...
HIS THE YOUNG JAX who can do it all on the court, just wait till chip teaches him how to stroke perfect his shot
He's not a 4 at all. He's a defensive 3. He'll be very solid IMO. Could be a key piece right away.
If there is as season and he goes through training camp without getting injured Leonard will get significant minutes ...
Chuck respects the Spurs. He really does. I am not going to say anything negative at this time because Chuck was right about a lot of NBA stuff this year.
I don't think this guy's a franchise player or anything. But I'd be very surprised if he didn't become AT LEAST a very solid starting role player if not a future all star in the mold of prime Marion/Gerald Wallace.
Haters gonna hate. He can at least shoot better than Blair/Splitter so I don't know what the deal is. Slow my ass: http://www.nbadraft.net/players/kawhi-leonard
Why? Because whenever Pop elects to resort to his often-used "small-ball" lineups, he prefers his SFs to swing over to play the PF position. He's tried doing this with RJ the past 2 seasons - much to RJ's dismay and ineffectiveness. If Pop forced RJ into such a role, you certainly know damn well he will expect Leonard to do the same?
That's one of Pop's flaws as a coach, he sometimes forces players to play out-of-position, where their limitations are revealed and they become exposed. See George Hill being forecd to masquerade as a defensive SF.
He can shoot though, that's what I mean and he's not slow as well.
Of course he will play some 4 but it will only be situational minutes against opposition that goes small. He will primarily be a wing. People automatically assume its a negative thing that a guy can be versatile or a tweener between a 3 and 4, but its not always the case. The Spurs have routinely been killed by smaller athletic 4's because they havent had that tweener 3/4 type who can guard these guys.. but Leonard has a perfect body type to be that guy, he is a huge 6'7" (8'10 reach and 7'3 wingspan) and his rebounding is elite. He has the potential to guard guys like Durant, Dirk, Kobe, Carmelo... guys that have routinely destroyed the Spurs over the last few years because of guys like Hill and Jefferson being the only options.
You cant just build yourself to matchup with one type of lineup.. you have to have versatility.. against the Lakers you can hopefully stick him on the perimeter on Kobe and make him shoot over a 8'10 reach... and you can play him at the 4 against the Mavs and not lose anything in rebounding.
Versatility is a good thing.
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He has improved his shooting
Granted, he is not where he should be yet, but he is gonna get there
you hope
So Parker got outplayed by Conley
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