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Passing up wide open jumpers and Driving lanes. Simmons passes up Jumpers too but if that lane is slighlty open you can bet hed attack.
Hes a smarter player...but at this point, hes lost some major wing minutes to simmons.
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Seems like Simmons has caught onto NBA speed but Kyle is still experiencing growing pains. Most likely, Kyle will be the better player once he catches on but Simmons is the better fit as of now. Diaw actually struggled early in his career w/ the Hawks & he came into his own during his 3rd season after the Suns acquired him.
Kyle needs to be on a team where he can be a point forward since he isn't a slasher or shooter. Summer league worked for him b/c he was able to dominate the ball.
Just let him develop Apa. I think even if he was more ready, with more confidence in his shot, he still wouldn't play over Simmons bc Simmons is a perfect fit in this current bench.. Simmons has been that good in transition, which the bench likes to run a lot and can find him in spots. In the future it will be Kyle finding him in spots instead if Manu. Simmons can be the scorer he us, Kyle the passer, perfect tandem Tbh.
He's not ready now. Kyle had to basically really alter his game to play off the ball post up, etc. And his shot was reworked and it looks that he lacks confidence in it. He was never a scorer purely anyways. What we saw in dleague and SL was Spurs pushing his aggressiveness. He averaged 15 in college in high percentage but then almost 7 assists. He's clearly a passer and they don't need that with Manu there TBH
I think we underestimate the fact his game is not as evolved as Boban and Simmons is who are older and aside from adapting to this level compe ion, were already doing pretty much the same against lower league teams. Not Kyle, fir him this is a whole level compe ion as well as a different game. He has the toughest adjustment, but bc he's younger than the other guys he can still get significantly better.
Believe me I want him to shoot and he's clearly shooting well from the midrange. He should be shooting better from 3 and probably does in an empty gym. I think the closeouts scare him. He has a slow shot and maybe he doesn't think he can get it off. I agree with everyone questioning the aggressiveness. If he went to that shot immediately no way it's blocked with how tall/long those arms are and maybe he's even fouled. The hesitation throws him off. It has to drive Chip Pop and everyone there crazy, but it's a different mentality, he never was a pure shooter. He does need to get that shot rolling for any playtime in real games.
Not that I think he will be a factor in playoffs but you never know when they are going to start daring guys to shoot from far and who is going to stink it up.
I hope he listens to you and gets it together but he might be a year away and need to rake this as motivation.
What frustrates me is that Diaw and Anderson are the two guys who absolutely will have a ton of opportunities to make a 3 point shot. Unfortunately, these two both hesitant to take it. It is kind of like these two guys are busy studying the defense and are surprised to find that they are alone in the 3 point line.
They got a lot to learn from Kawhi. Kawhi is likely the only Spurs who does attempt a 3 point shot despite having someone covering him. Danny did well against the Rockets because he just let it fly despite being covered. If you got a mind set of taking the 3, you take it with any daylight the defense gives. What KA needs to know is that he right now is not orchestrating the offense with both Manu and Diaw on the floor. So, his role is to launch that 3!
He has not the tools, that's it
no need to over analyse the situation...
If Spurs can mold a player like KL into shooting 50% in 3point land from 29% in college, then absolutely certain you can get KA shooting a high clip from 3 point land from 36% in college.
I think that is absolutely not true.
Everyone is en led to his opinion tbh... I'm saying this since he was drafted. I do hope I will be proven wrong
To succeed with Spurs he needs a 3 pts, Chip can do miracles but difficult to change a slow release like his... this slow release makes him struggle against fast dudes with length. He used to play mostly PG in college, he is too slow to play this position in the NBA. At SF he lacks quickness to keep up, his first step is average... His best shot is probably at PF but again he needs to be a reliable 3 pts threat.
Now on defense he is better than expected tbh... I thought the lack of lateral quickness would kill him but he is doing quite well all things considered.
I don't see him playing meaningful minutes in important games or POs anytime soon tho
Kyle has 1 decent move/skill on offense, that sideways dribble dribble and back down for 7 seconds and then fadeaway from mid range, usually near the end of the shot clock. Funny thing is, that shot actually goes in more often than not.
I think this is pretty well said. Like you, I want to be wrong, and I can definitely see improvement in his development over the last couple of years. So maybe he can eventually be a rotation player, and a good one. But the problems you describe are the ones I have been concerned about as well.
I'm not saying that I think Simmons is going to make it as a Spur long-term either. I worry about his at ude toward other team members pissing off Pop big time if keeps playing the way he does ("I've got the ball and I am going to go to the rim no matter what defense is there and no matter what teammates are around me"). His athleticism definitely helps that second unit though.
Bottom line, - I hope Anderson gets to where he needs to be. I'm just not sure I think that is probable. Hope he surprises me.
Why are you guys pissing yourselves over this? Anderson will be fine. He's not there yet. It took Joseph this long to show signs of being ready. You're too stupid to realize an older player's fast development on a loaded team has nothing to do with his.
TBH, I don't think anyone is pissing themselves but you.
pretty much
not sure why this dude is mad calling people stupid for giving their opinion
It is actually quite accurate in the past couple of games. I don't think he's missed it. Considering that its done with the clock ticking away, I would say it is pretty good.
He doesn't play the way you just described. Early in the season he was looking to pass every time he drove to the paint, unfortunately at least half the time, the basket was wide open. This time he went out to score... 6-7 from the field. 3 of them dunks only one of them a jump shot.
He's got a lot of speed, but the coaching staff is good enough to know how best to use that.
Meh. He just isn't the type of player we have any need for right now. There are no minutes for him at the 4 and when healthy we have all of the ballhandling we need in the second unit in Manu and Boris.
Neither is going to see playoff action anyways, so it's moot until next year. Green/Manu will absorb all of their minutes at the 3 when the games count.
I dont think Simmon is as good as you advertise, he is just a lot more athletic so can take a lot of advantage over ty defenses. The kind we are facing now.
Mark it, against good defensive teams Kyle Anderson is a better choice, Simmons would become a turnover machine.
we're not going to kill Manu by only playing 3 wings, tbh, someone else will get 10 minutes or so per game... maybe Butler, but I think Simmons.
He has always made shots while guarded. This happened in SL too, so guys should not be surprised and that is valuable in a half court set. Just right now Kyle's not going to use that skill bc he's not going to play over Diaw, Simmons or Manu, and the Spurs are not going to channel stuff through him. It is really not difficult to see that he is the victim right now of his skills being redundant in this current bench. His best assets, what he could really bring to the bench is already being provided by others.
Kyle gets pulled for defensive breakdowns, not passing up threes. If he wants to play, he has to consistently man his spot on the defensive end. He has too many breakdowns, and does not have the foot speed to recover. He has to figure one out or he will continue to sit. Pop isn't playing when it comes to defense this year.
He's not worried about offense at this point, and spurs starting to show why.
That's why I keep saying that he has to hit those 3's at a prolific rate. That way he can differentiate himself from guys ahead of him.
If there is anyone he should model his game after, it isn't Diaw, but Larry Bird.
Diaw is athletic and has ridiculous post up moves.
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