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If a slower Malik Hairston is part of the Spurs' future, it's a pretty dim future indeed.
Yeah...Memphis for a few years used toget away with murder during gasol dpoy days. They were fouling Blake all the time and the clilpers never got a call
If a slower Malik Hairston is part of the Spurs' future, it's a pretty dim future indeed.
Hey Clipper Nation heads up you posted on the wrong alt
Dumbass. I'm from SA. No one knows who you are got.
Ginobili hasn't been an above average three-point shooter in years, so while it's possible he suddenly is again this season, it's obviously unlikely.
Mills, the jury is still out on. It's presumed that he'll be back to normal now, but who knows? It's possible he never get's back to that level.
Green is fine and will eventually come around and shoot his usual 40+%.
You're right though; people act like they lost a lot of three-point shooting, but they really didn't. For sure, Belinelli is a better, more versatile shooter than Butler, but the biggest difference is the former was firmly entrenched in the rotation. If/when Butler (or some other random spot up guy who shoots high 30's from 3 for his career) claims fourth wing, the difference will be minimal.
Like you alluded to, they need their three-point shooting to essentially shoot their career averages. Most of them didn't last season and though early, they're not again this season. This isn't the Grizzlies though, who flat out lack shooters.
Manu will be interesting to watch. As many have said he looks to be in the best shape he's been in years, so that may be enough to get his three ball back to a high level with his legs under him. Mills' mechanics look great; every time he shoots I feel like its going in. Green is Green, as we've said. Butler will be interesting to watch; I think he might end up shooting 40% from three once he gets consistent minutes, especially with how that bench unit moves the ball.
Another thing I failed to mention will be the potential improvements of Leonard and Diaw from three. Leonard is always working on his game and his three-ball just may take another step forward as well. Diaw's outside shot looks better than it did last year as well. I think, provided the team remains relatively healthy and without the muderous stretch they had to endure with the schedule last year, the three point shooting will improve to where it was in 2014. On top of the nice talent increase, this team should be great going forward. Just sucks the rest of the top West teams improved so much as well.
That was largely driven by Belinelli shooting out of his mind (relatively speaking, so did Diaw) and playing more minutes than expected. They also had a level of ball movement that they're unlikely to reach again.
Not you silly, the guy you quoted, no need to have a periodDumbass. I'm from SA. No one knows who you are got.
Well, closer to 2014 as opposed to last year. I actually think Diaw may reach that level of shooting again this year with the added rest he's prolly gonna get.
Is he, though? It took all of a game and a half to go down to, at best, a three and a half big rotation.
I never really bought the talk about Duncan getting more rest, since they need the things he's best at as much as ever, but I did think Diaw's role would be diminished. So far, it doesn't appear as though it will be.
Pop himself said Diaw will be getting games off alongside the Big 3. Maybe he saw West and changed his mind about that; hopefully he can regain his form before too long so Pop will feel comfortable resting players.
kl can't control pace. this is why sa can't win 4th q battles
Yeah, maybe the odd one, but I'm talking in general.
Eh, I'm thinking once the bench finds their stride he'll get less minutes. It's been pretty lackluster outside Manu and occasionally Mills.
3 point shooting is a major concern.
Maybe because we're takign more mid range 2's (Kawhi, Tim, LMA) and 3's rather than just attacking the paint.
REally??? When did he say that? That sounds fishy to me. Diaw has played 80 games or so two seasons in a row, plus a lot of playoff minutes. To me it seems Pop fears that without playing time Diaw will balloon in weight no joke.
Also, Beli's shots are going to less capable three point shooters, like Kawhi.
Rique is too fat to flop anymore.
agree Spurs need another shooter.....
Agree.
“If we’re not going to make as many 3s, we’d better make more 2s and try to equal teams like Golden State and Houston,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “We can’t emulate that, so we have to do it a different way. We don’t have that kind of shooting core right now, so the 2s better go down.”
“We don’t have as many shooters as we had before,” said Green, whose 191 3-pointers last season set a club record. “It’s just me and Patty (Mills), and Matt Bonner once in a while. You’ll see a lot of mid-range.”
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