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Moron. If you're playing for a championship every year, and playing a significant role in your team's championship ambitions, why the would a player care about playing an extra 5-10 minutes a game?
SPuers need to stop ing around with Kawhi. He needs big minutes and with Patty out...why not?????
Moron. If you're playing for a championship every year, and playing a significant role in your team's championship ambitions, why the would a player care about playing an extra 5-10 minutes a game?
That's exactly how that turnaround jumper looked in the first preseason game against Alba Berlin. It seems like he was taught to shoot it flat. Maybe he doesn't have the hang-time to shoot that jumper properly? It seems like a move Jordan used to use, but did Jordan ever shoot it that flat?
Yeah...Why the ...but what's about the rare concept (commonly used by most of coaches in the world) that more playing time helps young players to improve their games.
Yeah...Why the Leonard wants more minutes to develop?
“In the Finals I’m playing 35 minutes a game, so I’m on the floor more and able to score the ball more and get more rebounds,” he said. “So I’m going to have to get consistent minutes to play at a consistent level like that. I’ve been trying to (be a dominant player) since I’ve been here.
“It’s just in order to get me more involved in the offense, that’s what I go by. Like I said, if I’m going to get seven more minutes on the floor, that’s going to be important....”
A young player wanting more minutes. It's unheard of.
But "why the he wants"...oh wait...
What is the big deal ? A max extension player and finals MVP should be able to average 20 - 6 - 5 shooting 50% in 28 minutes
Sure...Tony (the top Spurs scorer last season) averaged 16.7 ppg 29mpg and Kawhi should 20 points in 28...
Is 16.7 PPG the least amount of points for the leading scorer on a le team ever? I would think it is?
All max young SF guys in the league played more than 36 minutes last seson, why Leonard should play 28?
Only George averaged 21 ppg as first offensive option, why Leonard should score the same in 8 less minutes as 3rd option?
PG 36mpg/21ppg
Thompson 35.4 mpg/18ppg
Parsons 37.6/16.6ppg
Hayward 36,4mpg/16,2ppg
Batum 36mpg/13ppg
Yes, the lowest leading scorer on any championship team in the Finals history.
I decided to check ESPN which goes back to the 99-00 season and now once has a player averaged 20 ppg with under 30 mins per game.
Duncan in his prime averaged close to 40 minutes per game and only scored in the low 20s (to put that in perspective if Kawhi's stats last season were projected for 40 mins he'd be a 17.6 PPG/ 8.5 rpg and Kawhi wasn't a top 2 option like Duncan, nor did he have plays ran for him)
Parker has only averaged more 20+ ppg twice in his entire career.
Manu has never done it.
So yea.
The old had to the the Pistons of 04 I believe? That was a balanced team as well and nobody got 20ppg on that team. That is an amazing stat for the Spurs, shows you their flat out balance! That is good.
What a horrible take...
There is a reason, we won the championship, TBH.
Thats because other than the spurs, if you are a 20ppg player, you will play more than 30mins per game.
Actually rip hamilton would average close or about 20 per game on those squads
I question Kawhi not playing big minutes. Could hurt his morale and ego a little bit. Still way too early in the season to tell, he didnt have a training camp after all.
Leonard would average 14ppg, 7reb, 1apg if Pop let him play 35MPG. He's inconsistent, not a Max player tbh
I forgot to add he's Injury prone
When asked a question about his expectations for continuing his high level of play in the finals into this season, he responded with the comment you posted. He pointed out the minute discrepancy, gave the obvious answer, that with more minutes his numbers went up, not that he did anything different in the finals than he's been doing ("trying to" do) since he got here. For you to read into his comment a dissatisfaction with his role here, that might push him to want to leave SA, is like Homer Simpson trying to ride a bicycle over the Grand Canyon. It's only good for a laugh.
I just wish he'd play at least 32ish minutes per game. I'm not asking for Pop to go into Thibodeau-mode and play Kawhi every night for 40 mpg, but c'mon...someone like Kawhi should be playing at LEAST 30 mpg.
I'm hoping Pop is just easing him in since he missed a lot of preseason + the first game. I'll be a bit annoyed if we have another year of Kawhi playing 28 or 29 mpg.
For a phobic racist you sure do like to talk about the rewards of dooking.
Cant see you are in my ignore list you cuckold queen.
There is no reason to play Kawhi less than 35 min/game unless he is not 100%...
This is the last season before making the decision if the Spurs will pay him or not...
28 year old kawhi leonard will average 23mpg
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