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His confidence is clearly rising, too..unlike other potential options in the past, he doesn't seem afraid of the moment and he is constantly looking to attack..
This isn't a "big 3" team anymore, tbh..
It was a good thing Kawhi didn't get a touch in OT or we might have won that game. Whew.
His confidence is clearly rising, too..unlike other potential options in the past, he doesn't seem afraid of the moment and he is constantly looking to attack..
This isn't a "big 3" team anymore, tbh..
They were looking for him early in the game then dunno what happened I guess pop doesn't trust him in late game situations
QFT.It would have been nice to run some plays for him down th stretch when Parker/Manu/Duncan all looked ty and tired, tbh..
I would've also liked to see a play get drawn up for Leonard rather than a cold, off the bench, Danny Green. Obviously maybe not the same play, but like a corner 3 or something, considering he would've been the only one to score in OT if not for the foul on parker right before that dish.
Kawhi had no problems scoring vs. Durant tonight, tbh..
Trade Parker for a big and a second folder pg and play Kawi pg
Like this, tbh
great thing about leonard is that he already has a pretty decent all around game. he can attack the rim, shoot mid range jumpers, make 3's, and post up. once he works on his ballhandling, he can definitely create shots for himself.
Still not sure how they will fully utilize his abilities at the moment, tbh..
If you re-watch OT, they actually ISO'ed him against Mo Williams in a corner and cleared out... he drove and pulled back for a nice jumper... I thought it stood out because all of Manu, TP and TD were there. It might even have been out of a timeout, but I don't quite recall.
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Twelve Spurs, including Nando De Colo, have a higher usage percentage than Kawhi Leonard.
I know pop probably doesn't want to tinker too much this late in the season, but sorry, we are not going anywhere with Manu as the 3rd banana
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im guessing its a bit higher if its based on just the last 3-4 weeks
Play to him like they play to Manu right now. Iso at the top of the arc and send a bunch of screens his way. That way he can use that underrated court vision to find shooters, or draw contact and get to the line, or just beat guys off the dribble and dunk on em.
that might work in NBA 2k13 but this is real life. Tbh, Kawhi hasn't exhibited much of those things you describe...
Having him play the PnR with TP or post up his man sounds good enough.
It shouldn't be hard to incorporate some post ups or pin down jumpers at the free throw line.
Leonard is starting to get overrated for where he is right now in his development. He shows flashes on offense, and defense for that matter, but still disappears too much. His offense is still open jumpers, random scraps around the basket, and a few lateral dribble moves for a pullup jumper. Nothing wrong with that. As much as I would like for him to pick up the slack for Manu's regression, it doesn't mean it's likely.
To utilize him better, in my opinion, they should play to his strengths, which is to play him closer to the basket. Play him at 2 guard and let him overwhelm smaller players down low. He played some post in college from what I read, so I think he should be more at home in that setting.
As Jester said in the game thread, Kawhi needs to run more pick&roll, especially on this team that thrives on pick&roll execution..
They are running more post ups for Leonard, which is a good start, although Kawhi needs to take care of the ball better in the post, tbh..
kawhi always looks poor when called upon to shoulder the load IMO, he's an opportunist, needs to be 2nd fiddle to thrive... if an NBA playoff level D were to focus on him as a main threat, he would be as worthless as
Tony Parker?
(If you weren't being sarcastic)Who said he should be a main threat?..
There are only 15-20 successful "main threats" in the NBA, tbh..
02-11-2013
yeah I don't know, maybe that was a backhanded compliment, but IMO we shouldn't be drawing up too many plays for him
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