I'm excited as well. Most of the Spurs depth is pretty young and inexperienced, and they will be more ready to play next season. If Baynes plays well, he can be a big factor with Tim Duncan. Minutes are important, and if he can handle his own for 10+ minutes, that alone would be HUGE for TD. A combo of TD and Baynes on the court at the same time? Could be interesting. Splitter needs to improve, I like his quickness and overall ability, but he needs to get better and clean up his game, especially when trying to create a shot on his own. One thing I noticed, maybe a part of his rebound issues, it seemed like he would go into spectator mode instead of fighting for position or being active. We saw his potential many times, I hope he can reach it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIhUp1g5QXs I don't know why he just started to fall apart. Confidence or frustration?
CoJo needs to improve and be a solid back up to Tony. He has great potential with his speed/quickness, effort, defense, is good finisher at the rim and has a decent jump shot, but what I love most is a quality he DOESN'T share with Tony, he is more than willing to be a play maker by passing the ball. His biggest spot of improvement will be creating shots for himself and others. We have seen him do it. but the Spurs are going to need it against starters and good defenses. He can become a complete player. Same with De Colo and Mills. I want see what he can bring.
A healthy and improved Kawhi? Wow. It was only his 2nd year! He is already playing great and is "complete player", and what I mean by that, is he can play on Offense and Defense. The Spurs don't have many of those. Now all he has to do is improve his game. I would love to see him develop a jump shot or be more consistent with his 3pt shots, but I think his strength is near the hoop, and if he can work on driving and work on some moves at the rim, he could be a monster. Especially next to a big(TD or Baynes) as those 2 alone could grab all the rebounds or put it back in. He needs to work on dribbling the ball, but he has already improved a lot! Kawhi kind of looks like a player who can play and score ANYWHERE on the court, like most superstars do. I don't know if he will ever reach that status, but I know he has the smarts, instinct and work ethic to reach it. Love this guy.
Green. If the Finals had a sign of anything positive, then hopefully we can say Green upped his 3pt game and became consistent. Now, he has to work hard on a few things. Especially dribbling, driving and finishing at the rim. If he can shoot great at 3pt land and then pull it down and burn them when they close in too fast, he could become a monster as well. He had MANY clear lanes and shots at the rim that he just completely messed up.
I know Kawhi needs to heal up, but I would love to see all the younger guys(Kawhi, Green, CoJo, De Colo, Mills, Splitter, Baynes) get together and just challenge each other to improve defense, dribbling, offensive moves and whatever else. Player organized practices and challenges. Extra effort needed to go to the next level. This team might not get another "Big 3" like they have now, but I think the team as a whole has a chance to be just a great. These young players have a great "Big 3" to learn from.
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