23 year old kawhi leonard will average 28mpg this year...

**r0drig0lac** · 11-02-2014

I just want him to play 36/38 mpg

**spurraider21** · 11-02-2014

which number will be bigger?

a) Good games from Kawhi

or

b) threads from OP about Kawhi/Parker?

i'm going with B

**wildchild** · 11-02-2014

The regular season is time to experiment, Pop makes a lot of lineups and rotation changes to find what works.

What's the big deal if he tries to play Leonard 35 minutes for at least 15 games?
If he doesn't improve or increase his numbers, we don't lose nothing and it'll be another regular season experiment. But we never know that if he never plays more minutes.

Originally Posted by szkorhetz

There is a reason, we won the championship, TBH.

Agree but I think they won the finals with Leonard playing 35 minutes.

Originally Posted by capek

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 lost. You asked "why the would a player care about playing an extra 5-10 minutes a game?" and your question was answered quoting Leonard, he needs those extra minutes to play at more consistent level, improve his game and increase numbers.
Now I don't know what are you talking about...I'm not reading between the lines, I was talking about why young players want more playing time. That was all.

**mkurts** · 11-03-2014

Well why can't Leonard play more minutes ? Its not like he's 37, just play him 39 minutes a night like Brooks does with Durant.

**Bartleby** · 11-03-2014

Originally Posted by mkurts

Well why can't Leonard play more minutes ? Its not like he's 37, just play him 39 minutes a night like Brooks does with Durant.

Mentioning Durant and George (as wildchild does above) to make a case for Leonard getting more minutes kind of undermines your position.

**z0sa** · 11-03-2014

Originally Posted by Bartleby

Mentioning Durant and George (as wildchild does above) to make a case for Leonard getting more minutes kind of undermines your position.

true dat

**pookenstein** · 11-03-2014

We all expect the Spurs to blow out a lot of opponents. In these games Kawhi hopefully won't play 30+ minutes, which will lead to a drop in his mpg number.
Pop will play him big minutes in big games or when it's needed in close games. That's all that matters.

**Floyd Pacquiao** · 11-03-2014

Typical asshole pop, tbh. He knows kawhi wants more mins (he should be playing more min) so he'll play his little mind games and play him less. It's pop's way of telling kawhi to “get over himself".