I'm leaning toward no.
Pop said he is..
Lol at all these Spurstalk losers saying otherwise.
You tell 'em, Big Dawg.
"Pop is one of the best coaches ever in terms of making sure he doesn't kill his players confidence..." "of course he's going to say [that], [Leonard] is one of the most sensitive players in recent history.."
He's leaving this thread quicker than when his dad "went to the store" when he found out his gf was having a bas"Pop is one of the best coaches ever in terms of making sure he doesn't kill his players confidence..." "
"Without Parker, we go nowhere" - Popovich
Apa got_9: Bull . He's only saying that to build up his sensitive self esteem
"Kawhi is the future." "...The big 1" - Popovich
Apa got_9: He's 100% right. How does ST have the balls to doubt him
Kawhi will be a great player ..... I hope he becomes the next Clyde Drexler
Clyde Drexler could dribble a basketball.
Pippen's 4th year is when he started ascending to greatness, especially in the playoffs where he raised his game enroute to the Bulls first le. I want to see Kawhi make that leap but I'm not sure he's going to get near 21.6ppg, 9 rebs, 6 assists, 2.5 steals, 1.1 blocks in the playoffs.Or if Kawhi would not have been injured half season.
Not really...
Kawhi's 4th year isn't a finished season yet, he has been plagued with injuries but he's getting better by the season.
Well, something is sure...Kawhi isn't going to play 41.4 mpg like Scottie in those playoffs. He played 32 mpg last playoffs.
Watching Pippen's game and stats, it's hard to believe people were saying here that he wasn't a franchise player. Unbelievable
Pop is really the main reason why this team can't even get a rhythm because he continues tinkering the lineup and playing mind games with Parker, Kawhi, Green, Splitter, and DiawS..
Those comments don't contradict each other.
Pop is the GOAT but he makes mistakes.
BTW why was Kawhi pulled near the end of the game? 22 yr old trying to get his rhythm, so called future of the Spurs, and yankaroony.
Cold reality is that Pippen pound for pound wasn't that far from MJ.
Larry Bird once said during the 90's and I'm paraphrasing this quote "Pippen is the second best player in the league when he plays with MJ but without MJ he's the 5th or 6th best player in the league." That goes to show you how great Pippen was. Pippen also had a mean streak. I'll never forget when Mashburn dropped 50 on Pippen. Pippen took it personal and the next time they played dropped 36 and I remember him going at Mash from the beginning of the game. I'm not sure if Kawhi has that type of mentality but we'll see.
because he:
a) was having a horrible game on both ends... was getting beat down the court by Matt B
b) due to his poor shooting, he started getting hesitant and didnt take some shots when he had opportunities
Can/Will he be the best player on a playoff team? Yes
Can/Will he be the best player full time? Yes
Will he win more les than Duncan? Probably not
Winning multiple les takes more than one person.
As great as Duncan is, he was fortunate to have the same core of great players around him for so long.
How many times have you seen three star players play together for their entire careers? Not to mention also playing for the same coach?
Will Kawhi have that same continuity around him for his career? Who will be his "Tony and Manu"?
no he's not. his game does not translate to franchise player. He should concentrate on being a defensive specialist and a rebounding monster. But he will never lead his team on the offensive end.
defense and rebounds. as Pop said. You are not Kyle Korver. Just defense and rebounds and the game will come to you.
He never draws double team. He's not a franchise player in my book whatever impact he has on D
He's still young tho
I don't even think ur a spurs fan. GTFO u bum.
LOL coming from the "Parker deserves an injury" guy
Because he's injury prone. Pop let him play garbage minutes against Portland and he ed his hand up.
Pop was never the guy to let his players stat pad anyways, tbh
Kawhi is a tier 1 defender. He has some good scoring instincts, but he isn't a great ball handler and his post up game is a work in progress. That said, in another two years, if he keeps working hard, he's a top 5 small forward. Given how important that position is now days, you could argue that he is a franchise player. That said, I think you have to average 18-20 points for a season, as young as he is, to be considered a franchise player.
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