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He might unseat Porker for the starting point guard role since he's just as quick as nowadays
Our future starting SF.
He might unseat Porker for the starting point guard role since he's just as quick as nowadays
YES, this is the year when we'll find out that he is NOT a bust.
So true. This kid was crucified by some in here prematurely.
Emoji war right? lol
This is the best, most balanced posting about Kyle that I have read. We fans have all of these differing opinions, but what matters is how Pop and the other coaches see him. Working with Chip, can the guy develop a good 3 point shot? In the modern NBA can he be effective as a big but slow Magic-like PG? (Pop HAS hidden Tony's defensive deficiencies all these years.) I don't think he will ever be a rotation player as a 3, but can he bulk up without losing what speed he has?��
I think most of us fans, consciously or unconsciously, are burdened by paradigms that blind us to possibilities that the coaching staff can see. We often think of positions as they are currently defined by the skill sets of in bent players. Fans speculate about who will step into the Beli role or the Manu role or the Parker role. If this forum had existed back in the day, we would have read fans' worries about who would fill the Gervin role. Well, the answer was: nobody. For that matter, who occupied the Diaw role before Boris? Nobody, because we lacked a player with his particular skill set. Different players come along with different skill sets, and coaches have the per acity to envision how those diverse skill sets might be integrated into an effective team. Kyle doesn't seem to fit our paradigms or the team as it is currently defined by the skill sets of the current occupants of each position. But moving forward, who is to say how the team will evolve? It is not impossible for me to envision a team where Kyle's skill set re-defines a role, and he becomes a solid contributor. That team would look and play a game that is pretty different from our current style. This year is definitely not a make-or-break season for him, but he does need to show substantial development. And we will get a good idea how the coaching staff wants to see him develop.
if simmons gets minutes this year 1 of 2 things happened.
1. he improved 500 percent more than summer league
2. spurs want #1 draft pick
I have my fingers crossed for both players. I would love to see them both develop into solid contributors next year and for years to come. But I do not see these guys competing for the same minutes. Their skill sets are completely different. Opponents and situations will determine their minutes more than head-to-head compe ion. My hope is that they will become players that complement one another, and they will be on the floor at the same time. For that to happen (except in garbage time) both players would have to show substantial improvement. I hope they do.
Good post!! I will go one further and say that it is precisely these kind of players that you can't replace by an equivalent the ones that differentiate one team from another. You could potentially always get yourself another shooter, but high BBIQ passers and playmakers are rare. Kyle has a style of play that is unique. Maybe several so called fans of the team don't like his style, but he can play. He's a tall, long, with an elite passing skill, unselfish style of play, and can handle the basketball. He will do other things to help your team, like rebound at a decent level for his position, get deflections, steals, and blocks. He fills up the stat sheet any way you slice it. Even last year on limited opportunities he recorded contributions in all categories. He's more than just one thing. How do you use that when he's unathletic? We don't know, but he has a skill package the team needs, and he's young enough and still early in his career where you hope for his development as do the spurs who obviously are enthusiastic about his development.
I am actually very enthusiastic to see them together. They played very well off each other in SL and Austin. Simmons also will need to show he can play in the league, not just Anderson. A group of guys emphatically question Anderson, but just assume Simmons will be able to hang in the NBA. I have been critical of Simmons to some degree only to challenge these easy assumptions. The reality is both guys have to develop and they are exciting to watch playing together and have different skillsets.
You're not at all the first to say that.
Agreed. Guessing he comes out wanting it more
I don't he can be a bust. I would save that term for players who were in the top ten. Late first round picks are a wild card. He was the 30th pick. If he can't play in the NBA's best basketball system, Anderson's skills can be salvaged by another squad. It'll be aight.
Technically he can't be a bust, being drafted so late, but no, it's not this year. It'll be the next two years when he'll have to show he can stick in the NBA.
Bust? a bust is a top 5 draft player that never delivered, a number 30 pick can work or not but that is not a bust.
Didn't know that the word bust is applicable to a #30 draft pick.
i respectfully lol
I don't see why not, he was very hyped.
+1..people throw the word "bust" out too much, tbh..
No way IMO. He's still very young, the 30th pick and on a team that actually develops player. So in the first year where he actually projects to be with the big club more than Austin the pressure is that much on? I don't buy it. Anything from Anderson is gravy in a draft sense due to his draft spot.
In terms of contribution, it's a big year, but not make or break entirely. I would say at least 2 more years before that occurs.
It wasn't until Cory Joseph's third year that he started to get his game together, so I think putting so much pressure on the second year is a bit much. I want to see Kyle take a rotation spot, but I wouldn't declare him a bust if it doesn't happen. If he still needs a ton of time in Austin, perhaps.
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