It wasn’t long ago—just shy of two months—but it feels like ages. On Jan. 21, after a 117-89 victory over the Suns in Phoenix, LaMarcus Aldridge followed a seven point, 3-for-9 shooting performance with an interesting quote.
“This is more Kawhi’s team,” he said, “and we all fit in around him and try to make his life a little easier. If I was trying to be that guy still, I should have not come. I’m OK trying to help Kawhi be great every night.”
Maybe he was right, to a point.
Gregg Popovich declared Kawhi Leonard the future of the Spurs well before Aldridge arrived. The way in which the three-time Coach of the Year ran to midcourt and vehemently demanded Tony Parker defer primary ball handling duties to Leonard in the final minutes of their most recent game against the Oklahoma City Thunder would seem to support a commitment to continue in that direction.
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Why were you done with it?
It just seemed to be getting tier over time. Then I thought they stop posting on it so I stopped visiting.
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