Too early for Kyle Anderson expectations?

[SAGirl]

KA won't make it in the NBA because the NBA isn't the SL. Simmons is going to be an awesome NBA player because he's played well in the SL.

I am already a fan of his game, so I just want to see him play well.

[Darius McCrary]

KA plays like kinda a but he'll be a decent rotation player.

[spursistan]

if he averages 13-15 MPG in +65 games role, i would be happy tbh..With Belinelli gone, this probably the year both Kawhi/Green will/should be around 33-35 MPG..They are our definition of 'young legs' on the team..

[SAGirl]

if he averages 13-15 MPG in +65 games role, i would be happy tbh..With Belinelli gone, this probably the year both Kawhi/Green will/should be around 33-35 MPG..They are our definition of 'young legs' on the team..

You risk injury, bc even as young as they are, they play really, really hard, Kawhi in particular on both ends. That has led to injuries for Kawhi and while Danny has been an absolute stud, you cant take his health for granted either. RS is precisely why you loaded up with young guys like Ray, Kyle and Simmons. They will get minutes. Ray and Simmons you want to evaluate, Ray is playing for a contract really I expect he will be very good. Kyle and Simmons are unknown to fans but Spurs have worked in their development for a year already, and they have good chemistry together. Second unit will be fine. Better than last year quite honestly.

[milkyway21]

IMO, I like Anderson over Belinelli on defense...

[ceperez]

One comparison that I have seen yet was ... a poor man's Larry Bird.

Bird is 6'9", can get off the floor but has a ton of moves to compensate for lack of athleticism.

KA still needs a lot of work but he's only 21 years old. He's the youngest player in the Spurs roster.

The next youngest are either Leonard or McCallum at 24. That's a 3 year difference!

[SAGirl]

One comparison that I have seen yet was ... a poor man's Larry Bird.

Bird is 6'9", can get off the floor but has a ton of moves to compensate for lack of athleticism.

KA still needs a lot of work but he's only 21 years old. He's the youngest player in the Spurs roster.

The next youngest are either Leonard or McCallum at 24. That's a 3 year difference!

Bird was a deadly shooter, rebounder and made momentum changing plays (steals). He was a fierce compe or too, but not athletic. His leadership and passing made him one of my favorite players from that era, along with Magic. The ball handling he had his hand eye coordination. He is a legend. That is an incredible high standard for Kyle to live up to. But he is still so young, has leadership, and a fierce compe ive spirit. To me his improvement shows that he also has a strong work ethic. I mean you don't stand out even in the SL if you are not the athletic kind or deadly shooter kind, without having just a whole lot of intangibles. And he does stand out. You could technically dare any forward that played in the summer league foe any team to play with this exact same spurs team sans Anderson, and they don't get this far. What h is doing goes just beyond the scoring. The leadership, the aggressiveness, the versatility, his craftiness, his BBIQ. He skilled and plays like a savvy vet at just 21 with an impressive offensive repertoire that allows him to draw fouls at a high rate. They for sure don't get this far without him. He has been that important to this SL team. So I am excited too.

[Despot]

One comparison that I have seen yet was ... a poor man's Larry Bird.

Bird is 6'9", can get off the floor but has a ton of moves to compensate for lack of athleticism.

KA still needs a lot of work but he's only 21 years old. He's the youngest player in the Spurs roster.

The next youngest are either Leonard or McCallum at 24. That's a 3 year difference!

worst care scenario....poor mans Michael Jordan, tbh.

[ceperez]

Bird was a deadly shooter, rebounder and made momentum changing plays (steals). He was a fierce compe or too, but not athletic. His leadership and passing made him one of my favorite players from that era, along with Magic. The ball handling he had his hand eye coordination. He is a legend. That is an incredible high standard for Kyle to live up to. But he is still so young, has leadership, and a fierce compe ive spirit. To me his improvement shows that he also has a strong work ethic. I mean you don't stand out even in the SL if you are not the athletic kind or deadly shooter kind, without having just a whole lot of intangibles. And he does stand out. You could technically dare any forward that played in the summer league foe any team to play with this exact same spurs team sans Anderson, and they don't get this far. What h is doing goes just beyond the scoring. The leadership, the aggressiveness, the versatility, his craftiness, his BBIQ. He skilled and plays like a savvy vet at just 21 with an impressive offensive repertoire that allows him to draw fouls at a high rate. They for sure don't get this far without him. He has been that important to this SL team. So I am excited too.

The earlier comparisons of KA was that of Magic. Magic played PG, but Magic had a lot better handles and athleticism than KA.

What position did Larry Bird play? Was it SF? Isn't Bird too slow to play SF? Bird was in the roster with McHale and Parish, so he was slotted as a SF. Is KA playing SF for the Spurs? Is he good enough to make life difficult for SFs?

The Spurs second unit looks like this:

West
Diaw
Anderson
Ginobili
Mills

It seems a lot more versatile that the team that had Belinelli and Baynes in it. Can this team pile up a lot of points in a flash against opponents? I don't doubt it!!

[ceperez]

Try this passing for size:

[AFBlue]

I expect he'll get rid of that pre-pubescent peach fuzz by training camp for fear of ridicule from his teammates.

[spurraider21]

here's the way i see it... last year:

Kawhi - 32 mpg
Green - 28.5 mpg
Marco - 22 mpg
Gino - 22 mpg

We need to make up Marco's minutes... i'm assuming Kawhi can play 35 mpg and Green should be playing about 33. so we need Anderson to play for 15 mpg in a capacity similar to Belinelli. if that's too much to ask, then i'm disappointed.

we also need manu back, tbh

[BillMc]

Try this passing for size:

[cd98]

Anderson had a great summer league. But hold your horses. A lot of the compe ion is made up of D Leaguers. NBA is faster, stronger, and tougher. He may adjust just fine, but he's still got more to prove to crack the rotation consistently. Summer League just means he has improved his odds of getting minutes behind Kawhi at the outset.

[silverblackfan]

The Spurs second unit looks like this:

West
Diaw
Anderson
Ginobili
Mills

Damn scary unit even with KL sitting on the bench.

[LongtimeSpursFan]

Try this passing for size:

I was more impressed with that one handed grab and pass in one motion that he made (Manuesque type pass). Although TBH he also had a wrap around and alley oop (Diaw type pass) lay in that looked just as sweet.

[skulls138]

KA impressed me tonight. I still think he needs a 3 pointer but I'm not as adamant about it as I was before. He really has a huge bbiq and his talent is in melding with those around him and raising it up higher.

[silverblackfan]

KA impressed me tonight. I still think he needs a 3 pointer but I'm not as adamant about it as I was before. He really has a huge bbiq and his talent is in melding with those around him and raising it up higher.

Which when add to the roster of the Spur players should have some interesting results. I am sure the other NBA coaches are not too worried.

[SAGirl]

I expect he'll get rid of that pre-pubescent peach fuzz by training camp for fear of ridicule from his teammates.

I fear without that he will look like a veritable kid to remind everyone that he is still so young, so lets all temper our expectations ha ha.

[Nathan89]

For him to be of any use this year he'll need to be able to hit the three point shot. Sure he has some skills that he can possibly take advantage of but the majority of the time he'll be off the ball behind the three point line. If he can't do that he can't be on the court.