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thanks for the grades as well since i missed the game.
Kawhi? Not sure, Spurs turnovers in the perimeter gave him a couple of easy fast break opportunities, Gay exploited the missmatch against Patty several times, he got open looks in some plays 'cause Spurs double-team Cousins and our guys missed rotations, also played 10 minutes more, someone else had to defend him...Guy is part of Rudy Gay going 10/13 for 26 points and he s up the easy assist to Jimmer for a three and he gets an A-.
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thanks for the grades as well since i missed the game.
grades are GARBAGE, it's the pre-season you clown!
3 things ...
LMA looks out of shape, and it was obvious if he has to play center, then better not against guys like Cousins or Marc Gasol. I fear Timmy has to take this load.
Kyle Anderson looked sharp and seems to be able to contribute enough to more than offset his speed deficiencies on defense.
He is confident with his shot, but I missed his playmaking abilities. The Spurs need him as a solid rotation player this season.
And about Boban ... he is so much fun to watch. Now he needs to get into Cousins head so that he gets the T and not Boban himself.
To be so mobile he really lowers his shoulders and upper body, that's why his size did not translate into rebounds (he also did not jump at all).
But its encouraging that his defense was better than everybody thought, his offense will improve IMO ..
See, its time Bonner goes.
I've been lenient on him the past couple of years but , someones gonna miss out who will no doubt be better than this red nuts.
Give him a job in the organization off the court and be done with it tbh
Also, I really wanna see some Boban footage from today
Anderson C+
Jimmer D+
Bonner F
Boban C-
Simmons D+
lol at Aldridge sounding like Anthony Bennett.
Thomas didn't even play, dumb
Kawhi - Off in his long range shooting. Missed two 3 point attempts in a row.
LMA - Out of shape. Couldn't hit anything.
Danny - Missed too many forced 3 point attempts.
West - Wasn't making his shots. I personally don't like his long 2 point attempts.
Patty - Absolutely ready for the regular season. Was a good glue player with the starters and the 2nd team.
Anderson - Looked patient, confident and could take anybody and score.
Simmons - Got duties bringing the ball up under pressure. Kept looking for opportunities and finding the open man. Wasn't looking to score.
Boban - Isn't a liability going up and down the court. A major intimidator, Kings were missing badly when he was around. Gave notice to the league by elbowing Cousins in the face. The guy can cause havoc with passing lanes with his long arms and huge hands (someone has bigger hands than Kawhi). An obvious intimidator when he was on the court. The team with McCallum, Simmons, Butler, Anderson and Marjanovic was close to completely shutting down the kings before they pulled out Marjanovic. He's still adjusting to the game in offense. Spurs will eventually figure out when best to pass him the ball.
Butler - Good offensive game. Forced some shots towards the end, but being 6'7" and able to shoot from outside, he was in a good lineup with Anderson and Simmons.
Ray - Couldn't orchestrate the offense but was very good when all he needed to do was catch and shoot. Took a long 3 point with a release that was ridiculously fast. I think he release the ball faster that even Mills.
Jimmer - Had one good setup for Aldridge, but otherwise missed open 3's and couldn't defend the smaller white guy on the court.
Bonner - Missed his one 3 pointer. Typical.
Ndoye - Raw center. Will need a couple years.
Williams - Didn't share the ball in offense.
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To conclude: Jimmer and Williams are redundant players whey you see that McCallum and Butler can both hit the 3 with equal ease. People are underestimating what Boban can do. KA is proving doubters wrong. I would like to see lock down defense from Simmons. Patty and LA are ready to play, LMA, West and Green aren't ready. The first team offense looks stagnant.
I predict the 2nd team will bail out the Spurs in the first part of the season.
Last edited by ceperez; 10-09-2015 at 06:33 AM.
Grades based on expectations
Mills – Shouldn’t have started, as he’s a bench specialist. It took him a bit to get going, and he isn’t going to ignite the offense through his playmaking. Once he got some run with Anderson and Simmons, he took off. Can’t defend any legit PG, though. And I guess we have to call Rondo that to save some face for Mills. – A-
Green – Didn’t shoot well. Didn’t defend well. Thought he drove well, though. He had a couple of assists fail him off drive-and-dish and drive-and-kick plays. When he and Aldridge get their timing down, they should be able to run a serviceable PnP. That is if Danny stops trying to pocket-pass in traffic. – C+
Leonard – On offense he could get his shot when he had to, so that’s a plus. Still don’t like his game in relation to the Spurs, but seeing as the system is shot to with Aldridge on the roster, there’s hope that it all comes together. – B
West – At least at the beginning of the game, West seemed like a perfect fit for the team. He was money on his shot, made smart passes and overall just had heady play. He frayed a bit in the second half just like the rest of the starters did. – B
Aldridge – A 20-foot turnaround fadeaway might be the worst shot in the game, and Aldridge whipped it out at least once. This was a failed first attempt at letting him be the man, but it’s not like coaching was ideal. – C
McCallum – If that shooting holds up, he’s going to be a pretty good addition to the team. Thought he was out of place with the bench, so it’s good that Patty will be there. Don’t love his offensive game which consists of step-back midrange shots and threes. If he’s going to replace CoJo, he needs to get to the basket more. – B
Simmons – Was tentative to start the game and never did get up to the number of drives I wanted. Made some plays defensively, though, despite not really having a good game on that end. Hopefully, he gets some time with Mills and Anderson again, so that he can do more with the ball. Failed to box out WCS for the game-sealing rebound and sucked hard on the final play. – C
Anderson – Dude can get his shot whenever he wants. That’s the benefit of having an elite midrange game. He’s not a low-post guy unless he can sneak into ideal position before the catch. He’s not going to be backing down most guys due to his body structure. Was disappointed in his lack of play-making, though. I guess he has to score first to start forcing rotations. But the SL trend of him being a black hole (relative to his UCLA days) continues. – B+
Bonner – He’s done, and I hope the staff knows that and are willing to do what’s right. He can be a solid locker-room presence as an intern. Matt was underrated when was in his prime. But he’s hot garbage now. Took time away from more deserving guys, and that’ll be the case until he;s cut. – F
Butler – He was exactly what we could have hoped/expected him to be. He made his shots, did a little work inside. Boarded well. Seems like a great guy to have in the mix with Kyle and Jon. – A
Ndoye – Thought he was better defensively than Boban last night (though he was frazzled on offense). He was excellent at trapping guards, and he battled Cousins better than any other big. Think he would be a nice 15th man, though he’d be an even better d-leaguer who comes into camp next off-season. Would really like to see him and Cady develop more on the Toros. – B
Fredette- Awful. An absolute drag on the court last night. Made his teammates worse. Messed up spacing. Couldn’t do anything unless he had the ball in his hands. He made a nice pass to LMA (and Green should watch how that to see how to pass on a PnP) and another nice dish to Boban that was fumbled away. But Jimmer’s gonna need to score better to make the team. He’s like seventh in line for playmakers. – D-
Marjanovic – I didn’t like anything that he did outside of that last shot, honestly. Thought he got credit for the defensive plays of others (pretty sure Anderson got one of the blocks accredited to Boban). He was like the 11th guy this time, though. So I’m keen to see him with a more cohesive-looking rotation. – C+
Williams – Have no idea why this guy is even on the roster. He was never going to make the team, and he probably could have gotten a deal somewhere overseas. I guess we’ll have to see how he develops. May yet be trade bait. – F
Messina – I really think the Spurs messed up be hiring him. The chemistry just seems to be off since he came aboard. Last night, I thought his rotations were abysmal. The best lineup he put out was Mills/Simmons/Anderson/Butler/Ndoye in the middle of the second, and he never went back to it. I don’t blame him for the play-calling too much, as no one wants to show their hands in the preseason. But that only explains part of the lack of flow. Becky had the summer-league team rocking, and they had less time to gain chemistry. – D
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Kawhi deserves no more than a C, Mills no more than a B. Anderson an A-. It's eh
Thomas didn't even play, dumb
Inherent racism in those statements aside, NBA players have their names printed clearly on their jerseys as well as larger numbers that uniquely correspond with their names on the team roster.
Grades after the first preseason game already?
well, they are game grades .. so nothing wrong with ... its all about not jumping to conclusions after a preseason gameGrades after the first preseason game already?
Yeah, there something about Messina's influence with the coaching that I think is not right. I really am not sure as to what his philosophy is so I don't know just yet what it is.
The best lineup was McCallum/Simmons/Anderson/Butler/Marjanovic ... that's what they used to rally back.
I think they lost momentum when they subbed in Ndoye for Marjanovic.
Look at the stats... after 1:37 mark of 3rd quarter....
Spurs 64 - Sac 78
SAC doesn't score until 8:06 in the 4th. Marjanovic is subbed at the 9:47 mark the game was 74-78. 10 point difference.
Was talking about the second-quarter lineup that was holding its own against SAC's starters. That second-half unit benefitted from McCallum going crazy. I don't think it was sustainable. But yeah, Simmons, Anderson and Butler were key to both groups. Butler played the Eddie role from the SL.
Mad props to that funny lookin weeble wobble headed Kyle Anderson
I think the issue is that The BOBAN can't play more than a few game minutes at a time without a breather, or as ElNono said, a smoke break
Inherent racism in those statements aside, NBA players have their names printed clearly on their jerseys as well as larger numbers that uniquely correspond with their names on the team roster.
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