Kyle "Turd" Anderson

[SAGirl]

This is a troll thread on Kyle. He probably played the best of the entire SL but he gets the heat. He's 22 and doesn't get opportunities nightly to play this kind of minutes against this level compe ion. Actually he made several defensive plays and wasn't owned by his matches, handling switches quite well and he was really aggressive when we were down and Pop sat TD and LMA.

If anything we probably could have used him earlier in the game when Tony was terrible. Why he gets the heat when others are supposed to be the stars and carry the team and when your vets shoot terribly the entire night is only a hatemongering trolling effort.

[SAGirl]

Some people dont want to admit that Simmons is an overachieving Dleaguer.

I don't want to flip this on him, but he really was terrible. I am surprised he's not accused of being a second turd, bc he really was awful in everything he did except a couple of transition baskets, which is his niche... That doesn't work against the good teams as your only source of offense. He was terrible on whoever he guarded as well, doing a very bad job on Rod who lost him easily through screens. Bah, I don't really want to get on him either, as he's a rookie too, but the double standard is evident.

[SAGirl]

Stupid thread. Kyle played pretty well. If you want to call out one of the "kids"...Simmons was absolute trash last night.

Agree. Also not a kid. 26 yr old.

[SAGirl]

Pop specifically called out Kyle and West as the only players who showed up. West I get, but Kyle?

He was aggressive and was part of a come back effort ppl attribute to Boban, pls!!! Open your eyes. POP is absolutely nit one to give empty praise. Kyle competed defensively the whole game as well.

Tony/TD/LMA didn't show up. Danny had a cold shooting night.

[DPG21920]

I am not thrilled with Kyle at all, but I see enough that warrants keeping him around. While he has moments, he does a few things wrong so consistently that they bug me:

1) Dribbles into trouble. This is my number one issue with him. He's not quick/fast and while his first step is long and decent, it's nothing special. When the offense is swinging the ball and it goes to Kyle (especially on the weak side) he passes up a lot of good shots. Because he's not capable or just flat out scared, he dribbles right back to where the ball came from and into a crowd. Causes turn overs, cluster spacing and awkward decisions.

2) Indecisive. When he does problem number one ^, he's also not doing it with any decision made. He has his body turned in weird ways and/or picks up a dribble and gets caught in-between shooting and passing too much. He then is forced to try and body off guys to get his shot off (fade away after a bump) or dish it to a guy who's close to him which makes things tight.

3) He reaches on defense. He's had some good moments using that move, but he relies on letting the guy by him too much in order to get the reach around swipe for a steal. That should be your last ditch effort, not your go to move. Hold position and move your feet.

Having said that, he has skills and I think most of this, if not all is confidence and mental. More minutes would result in less being scared and if he can do things with purpose vs always reacting, he should be a positive.

[steeledl]

Chris Webber spoke highly of Anderson. I'd take his input over fans that have never played basketball before

This is such a stupid thing sports fans go to . I don't hate or like Anderson but don't disqualify opinions because someone who played has another opinion . I mean.... How many times has Chris Webber watched Kyle Anderson compared to people on this forum.

[daslicer]

Kyle was solid last night. One thing I agree on with other posters I have noticed about his game is his indecisiveness when it comes to making decisions. He definitely lives up to his nick name slow mo because it does seem like every time he scores its in slow motion.

[dabom]

Mother er had 3 turnovers and 3 rebounds in 28 minutes.

[DenialTwist]

Chris Webber picked the Clippers to win the championship last year

And now Webber and Grant Hill are picking OKC to win it this year. Heard them say it during the Rising Stars challenge practice game.

[dabom]

Some players are like ducks on water(Kawhi) and some players have stone feet(Turd).

[dabom]

4 player fouls. 1 assist.

[TheGreatYacht]

4 player fouls. 1 assist.

"This is a troll thread!"

[SAGirl]

We're short handed and I thought outside of West and Patty, none of the Spurs really played well. But if your veterans don't show up, you can't blame the kids, IMO

According to Pop, outside of West AND Anderson nobody else showed up.

[dabom]

According to Pop, outside of West AND Anderson nobody else showed up.

Pop ain't always right.

[Mnky]

According to Pop, outside of West AND Anderson nobody else showed up.

I thought he was fine as well. He competed. Lma couldn't make a shot, but got good looks. Diaw could get a shot but good looks. Seemed like they just couldn't make shots. Bad shooting happens. Not a big deal to me. I think kyle should have got more work early, but Tony took everyone our of the game. Liked his response In the 4th. Needs to be that aggressive more often tho. I still need to see more commitment on defense to believe he will be a legit rotation player on a contender.

[Baseline21]

I know they call Anderson Slomo but this guy needs to learn how to shoot better. This dude takes forever to shoot a wide open J. I still haven't seen him improve how Kawhi was improving. This guy going to be like Dejuan Blair and warm the bench up because Simmons looks like he going to pass him up and it's crazy how Simmons is better then Anderson. Also is it just or does patty mills needs to start over tony Parker. Patty a better shooter and is quicker too. He moves around better. That ball moves better it seems when mills is in court. We beat clippers last In playoffs if mills plays more and Parker rides the pine.

[dabom]

I know they call Anderson Slomo but this guy needs to learn how to shoot better. This dude takes forever to shoot a wide open J. I still haven't seen him improve how Kawhi was improving. This guy going to be like Dejuan Blair and warm the bench up because Simmons looks like he going to pass him up and it's crazy how Simmons is better then Anderson. Also is it just or does patty mills needs to start over tony Parker. Patty a better shooter and is quicker too. He moves around better. That ball moves better it seems when mills is in court. We beat clippers last In playoffs if mills plays more and Parker rides the pine.

Very knowledgeable Spurs fan. I'm going to give you dap but watch out for some haters.

[LongtimeSpursFan]

This is such a stupid thing sports fans go to . I don't hate or like Anderson but don't disqualify opinions because someone who played has another opinion . I mean.... How many times has Chris Webber watched Kyle Anderson compared to people on this forum.

If you ever played team sports other player recognize who has talent and who doesn't. It may not always show in Kyles stat sheet but he has s good feel for the game and great skills. I really think I'm two years he is going to morph into that play making role that Manu had for years off the bench. He is also going to get into the floor when Spurs go small with LMA at the 5, Anderson at the 4 and Kawhi at the 3.

[dabom]

If you ever played team sports other player recognize who has talent and who doesn't. It may not always show in Kyles stat sheet but he has s good feel for the game and great skills. I really think I'm two years he is going to morph into that play making role that Manu had for years off the bench. He is also going to get into the floor when Spurs go small with LMA at the 5, Anderson at the 4 and Kawhi at the 3.

Coming from the guy who said Kyle is better than Kawhi.

[Mnky]

If you ever played team sports other player recognize who has talent and who doesn't. It may not always show in Kyles stat sheet but he has s good feel for the game and great skills. I really think I'm two years he is going to morph into that play making role that Manu had for years off the bench. He is also going to get into the floor when Spurs go small with LMA at the 5, Anderson at the 4 and Kawhi at the 3.

I think he has the potential to evolve into a small ball 4, but physically he seems lazy. Which doesn't help when you're already athletically behind. He does have that feel tho.

[J_Paco]

A lot less indecisive and being more aggressive going to the rim. I still have doubts that he can be a viable rotation player, but he's bringing it tonight.

[SpurPadre]

Eh, he's shining a little against dleague-type compe ion. Nothing to see here.

[dabom]

A lot less indecisive and being more aggressive going to the rim. I still have doubts that he can be a viable rotation player, but he's bringing it tonight.

Found his level of compe ion i guess...

[dabom]

Lakers have 3 more wins than the sixers...

[J_Paco]

Found his level of compe ion i guess...

Eh, he's shining a little against dleague-type compe ion. Nothing to see here.

Yeah, that thought crossed my mind too. Still it is an improvement over letting a fossil like Pierce and a non-factor on offense like Mbah A Moute outplay him.