He's on a 15-16 FGA pace. You forget most wins this season have been blowouts.
There's other plays that are not on pick and rolls where he just seems disengaged. Also, parking Kawhi at the 3 point line in those sets is beneficial for the team, since he spreads the floor.
No, he isn't.
A majority of Spurs' offense consists in pick and roll plays.There's other plays that are not on pick and rolls where he just seems disengaged. Also, parking Kawhi at the 3 point line in those sets is beneficial for the team, since he spreads the floor.
That's the point, we'll never see 1-3 p&r between Parker and Kawhi or Kawhi-LMA p&r so better try to feed Kawhi post-up/mid-range game or he's going to be underused the rest of the season and playoffs.
Kawhi is the leading FGApg player on the team, and he is second on the team per possession. Again, it's COMPLETELY absurd to argue he doesn't get enough touches in relation to his peers.
2nd in FGA and 3rd per possession in January...
Ridiculous how players who are a a few tiers below him as a player gets more usage! Cant wait till his UFA and 28 years old!..sad his request was never given.
Were not even talking about players a tier below him. Just playera that are 5-6 tiers below him.
15.8FGA per 36 minutes. So yes, he is.
Not sure we should keep him after the next two seasons. 24 years old and barely gets 12 FGA parking him in the corner "to reserve his energy"...At his 28 we won't play him more than 20 mpg...The Spurs should look for a good draft pick in 2020 instead of sign him...
Relax. He's essentially a rookie at being the offensive "man." He's only 24, and still needs to hone more offensive skills to be truly considered a guy that can put the offense on his back.
That's why I've been harping about offensive balance this season. Kawhi isn't ready yet to go into Oracle and drop 40 to get us a road win in a playoff series.
Player fan
Nice. But Kawhi played 31 minutes in December, 30 in January, it's likely he'll play 29 in February, less in March...he won't never get that number.
Because we've been blowing teams out? (or got blown out in the case of GS)
So you want Kawhi to meaninglessly stat pad in garbage time?
Yeah, just as I thought, player fan.
Why? I want the best for the Spurs. Why should we keep him when he's underused, getting old, and we can get a good pick in next seasons?Player fan
He's not being underused.
You also need to realize the fact that Kawhi being brought steadily along like this will only prolong his career. Since his game doesn't rely on freakish athleticism, he'll likely be an elite player for the next decade.
Wanting him burnt out in a high usage scenario is silly.
"I just want him getting 16FGA"
He's getting that, so calm down.
Or..he could play the whole 1st and 3rd quarter like he did in the first months of the season instead of sitting him with 3-5 minutes remaining in the clock.
midnightpulp in another meltdown. Wow.
So much for a talented poster.
Your takes get better and better I swear.
I have nothing against my homie dabom, but mid is a legendary poster, tbh... The Kobe2Magic troll job was epic stuff...
These two niglets need to kiss like Magic-Isiah and move on, imo
kawhi is among league leader in 3pt% and people are are acting like having him behind the 3 point line is a bad thing
they brag about his TS% when it is largely elevated by his 3 point shooting
If that's what helps him develops the ability to go into Oracle and drop 40, then sure, why not. You can't be that dude until you've gone out and done it. Some guys do it naturally, some guys have to learn how to carry that load. Kawhi needs to learn and what better time than scrub time. And of course is not the same level D he'll be facing in the playoffs, but he'll have that much more confidence because he HAS done it. He'll might learn which situations to conserve his energy on on defense to help his legs on offense instead of going 100 everytime on D. MJ did.
Is like developing a boxer. You gotta let him beat up on scrubs to develope his skills and confidence so when he gets to the better fighters, he's ready.
I heard but he need to step up his game. He's like torn achilles Kobe. Sad to watch really...
Nah. Next season, we'll bench him to reserve his energy...21-23mpg in the season.
Per 36 minutes. He's averaging 22 ppg per 36 minutes but you say he can't average more than 18-20 ppg on a contender...it's confused."
He's getting that, so calm down.
Kawhi's per 36 minutes stats apply to his FGA but not his PPG?
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It's a bad thing if you try to develop him as an all-around player instead of a 3-D guy.
Keep him in the corner to create space for others/to reserve his energy in some plays isn't bad, but parking him/being passive for entire quarters can't be good.
We saw that in the last Cavs and Warriors games.
He barely got a play in the first half, then he tried to take over in the 3rd.
He scored 14 against Cavs in that quarter but it won't work in all games. In fact, it didn't work against Warriors even when he scored 9 points in a row, it was too late.
Last edited by YGWHI; 01-28-2016 at 02:31 AM.
i'm not suggesting he should exclusively sit in the corner
you cant just give him the ball at the elbow every single trip down the floor and say "go"
Well, if the team want to take advantage of this 3-shooting...call more plays for him from there, not just give him the ball after a broken play.i'm not suggesting he should exclusively sit in the corner
you cant just give him the ball at the elbow every single trip down the floor and say "go"
Don't want to post him? No problem. When was the last time they call a play setting screens for his shot? He was so efficient shooting off screens in November, then suddenly without any apparent reason...no more of it.
What's about him being involved in pick and rolls just for 1 or 2 plays in a quarter?
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