Preseason: Spurs vs Suns -- Tuesday (10/20) - 7:30pm CST

[cd98]

Why do you think we're going to have "big shooting issues"? I miss Marco too, but he made 1.4 3s a game last year. We basically lost him and got Anderson, but also replaced a terrible shooting big in Tiago with a big who has range in Aldridge. We also didn't have Patty most of last year, and now he looks healthy. Cojo, Baynes... none of the other departures were good shooters. So where do the "big problems" come from? It looks like a pretty similar team shooting-wise to last year.

Anderson is not in the same conversation with Beli and shooting.

[ajh18]

Three point shooting.

Again, we lost 1.4 3pointers a game in Marco. We got back a healthy Patty. And added Anderson. Where's the big drop off?

[ElNono]

Time for some cuts, and solidify the rotation, tbh

[cd98]

[QUOTE=ajh18;8227813]Again, we lost 1.4 3pointers a game in Marco. We got back a healthy Patty. And added Anderson. Where's the big drop off?

Ask Pop, I'm quoting him.

[Gladney to see you]

Anderson was awesome with the -19

[Kawhitstorm]

2/9 from Threes. This team is going to have some big shooting issues. Losing Beli is going to be painful. Obviously with Patty out, it hurts. But tonight, no real outside shooting.

Patty/Butler didn't play & Danny barely played. That's basically the top 3 shooters on the team.

[SpurPadre]

When Jimmer gets cut, someone should post that gif of Kawhi taunting him at college.

[Gladney to see you]

He couldn't do any worse that most anyone out there tonight that is for sure.

[GreggPopAsnitch]

62 win max

[LittleCriminal]

LMA and West took pay cuts. They need to learn respect

Right now they are playing like they took paycuts..

[Kawhitstorm]

Simmons with a -27. I have never disliked him, but I was more cautious than most with all the hype about him. I missed the first half of the game, and the second has had lag at moments for me, so some plays I have missed, but Reggie outplaying him is a wake up call. He's only looked good for a min or two here or there, and that is sandwiched in between a lot more minutes of sucking. His confidence is shot.

Reggie is taking the banner and running along with it.

Reggie plays w/ an irrational confidence Simmons meanwhile sulks when he makes a mistake.

[Hoops Czar]

Again, we lost 1.4 3pointers a game in Marco. We got back a healthy Patty. And added Anderson. Where's the big drop off?

Anderson is just as bad defensively and nowhere near the shooter Beli was. Zero point guard depth and slim pickens at SF after Kawhi.

[SAGirl]

Time for some cuts, and solidify the rotation, tbh

Agree. An athletic fast gunning team in OKC is waiting to welcome us to the season. We can't be dilly-dallying with the end of the bench guys.

[GreggPopAsnitch]

Anderson is just as bad defensively and nowhere near the shooter Beli was. Zero point guard depth and slim pickens at SF after Kawhi.

Ka is not just as bad on Defense than Beli, that's a reach. Anderson actually gets blocks. they both have slow feet but KA makes up for it with length.

[Chinook]

Simmons with a -27. I have never disliked him, but I was more cautious than most with all the hype about him. I missed the first half of the game, and the second has had lag at moments for me, so some plays I have missed, but Reggie outplaying him is a wake up call. He's only looked good for a min or two here or there, and that is sandwiched in between a lot more minutes of sucking. His confidence is shot.

Reggie is taking the banner and running along with it.

That's really what it is. From the interviews and articles I read about him after the summer league, the dude seemed pretty fragile. It's possible that Pop's effusive praise of him during training camp was because he wanted to build Simmons' confidence. It's not a doubly bad thing for Simmons to have confidence issues, because he's GOING to make mistakes playing the way he does. He needs to have a short memory like Manu does. I think he lacks some critical skills to be a real NBA player, but if he could even fix his mindset, he'd at least be able to have some good moments.

[LakerHater]

[Hoops Czar]

Agree. An athletic fast gunning team in OKC is waiting to welcome us to the season. We can't be dilly-dallying with the end of the bench guys.

Um, most, if not all the guys who played are making the team.

[SpurPadre]

That's really what it is. From the interviews and articles I read about him after the summer league, the dude seemed pretty fragile. It's possible that Pop's effusive praise of him during training camp was because he wanted to build Simmons' confidence. It's not a doubly bad thing for Simmons to have confidence issues, because he's GOING to make mistakes playing the way he does. He needs to have a short memory like Manu does. I think he lacks some critical skills to be a real NBA player, but if he could even fix his mindset, he'd at least be able to have some good moments.

Marbury will welcome him with open arms in China, tbh.

[Roger Freemason Jr.]

That was ing unwatchable.

[ChumpDumper]

That was ing unwatchable.

But we all watched it.

[BillMc]

have to say I am getting nervous about that opener in OKC. Thunder looking strong...

[Chinook]

Ask Pop, I'm quoting him.

Eh, that only means so much. People have to understand that Pop doesn't tend to give real team analysis in interviews. If Pop had cared about shooting so much, he would have lobbied for a decent shooter to come into camp instead of picking up detritus like Butler and Jimmer. Or he would have signed Eddie, who was the top d-league shooter last season.

[Robz4000]

Time to blow it up?

[ElNono]

Time to blow it up?

[Kawhitstorm]

have to say I am getting nervous about that opener in OKC. Thunder looking strong...

There are going to be some growing pains for a couple of weeks so I won't be surprised if they get smashed by an OKC team playing w/ a chip on their shoulders.