I was skeptical, but Anderson's future looks promising as a...

[tholdren]

So you're saying that Tony Parker and Patty Mills are better defenders than Danny Green then?

No - I scoff at the idea that Danny Green can defend the point.

[tholdren]

Tony Parker did it twice the first year he started. Once against the Clippers and once against the Jazz. The Spurs won both games.

Parker has never been considered a NON SCORING PG.

[Obstructed_View]

Parker has never been considered a NON SCORING PG.

Yet he still did it twice.

[Obstructed_View]

No - I scoff at the idea that Danny Green can defend the point.

Right now he's covering for Patty and Parker as it is. What's the difference?

[tholdren]

Yet he still did it twice.

tp was never considered A NON SCORING PG

[Obstructed_View]

tp was never considered A NON SCORING PG

Right. Parker's a scorer. And he went 1-9 with two assists or less twice.

[dabom]

Right. Parker's a scorer. And he went 1-9 with two assists or less twice.

That's better than Tony in Game 5 2014 Finals for 2 and a half quarters.

[tholdren]

Right. Parker's a scorer. And he went 1-9 with two assists or less twice.

you misunderstand my point. Tony Parker is a scoring PG. Whether he goes 0fer is totally different when Spurs 17th option goes 1-9.

[SAGirl]

Right. Parker's a scorer. And he went 1-9 with two assists or less twice.

What the troll doesn't want to look at is that it was a practice scrimmage game where Pop had Kyle work on his weaknesses. He wasn't the PG in the game, Patty and Miller were. He wasn't even the SG. He was played as a forward and was working on improving his post up game. He had a bad shooting night. Nights like that happen to everyone occasionally and with a few exceptions of open shots (notably a 3 that rimmed in and out, it wasn't an airball or a wide off the mark shot), everything else was a contested post up. It was a perfect game for him to practice that stuff.

[tholdren]

What the troll doesn't want to look at is that it was a practice scrimmage game where Pop had Kyle work on his weaknesses. He wasn't the PG in the game, Patty and Miller were. He wasn't even the SG. He was played as a forward and was working on improving his post up game. He had a bad shooting night. Nights like that happen to everyone occasionally and with a few exceptions of open shots (notably a 3 that rimmed in and out, it wasn't an airball or a wide off the mark shot), everything else was a contested post up. It was a perfect game for him to practice that stuff.

oh my

[dabom]

What the troll doesn't want to look at is that it was a practice scrimmage game where Pop had Kyle work on his weaknesses. He wasn't the PG in the game, Patty and Miller were. He wasn't even the SG. He was played as a forward and was working on improving his post up game. He had a bad shooting night. Nights like that happen to everyone occasionally and with a few exceptions of open shots (notably a 3 that rimmed in and out, it wasn't an airball or a wide off the mark shot), everything else was a contested post up. It was a perfect game for him to practice that stuff.

It's not a post up if it ain't contested. You don't need to make it sound harder than it is. He doesn't have a post up game.

[Dro210]

He doesn't have a post up game.

lol... What?

[SAGirl]

It's not a post up if it ain't contested. You don't need to make it sound harder than it is. He doesn't have a post up game.

He didn't have it b4 he was drafted. He didn't rely on that to score or to create. It's something Pop and the coaches have him working on and he's probably not strong enough to be too effective. It's probably something that will mature with his game as he adds strength. He came in a much lighter player too.

[dabom]

lol... What?

Are you a ing dumbass. If he did he would be the actual "back-up 3"

[SouthernFried]

Parker is a scoring PG.

And that's the problem. When he ain't scoring...he does little to nothing to help the offense. And he ain't been scoring much the last half of this season...doing little to nothing to help the offense. If he was scoring, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

[Dro210]

Are you a ing dumbass. If he did he would be the actual "back-up 3"

Watch the games homie

[dabom]

Watch the games homie

I do.

got. Even SAGirl agrees.

[Dro210]

I do.

got. Even SAGirl agrees.

That supposed to mean something to me? I have no allegiance or bias towards any posters, positive or negative (different story for outright trolls). I agree when somebody's right, and disagree when they're wrong.

Anderson's great at going to the post when he has the mismatch, and he generally takes advantage... If you're saying he can't just sit in the post and post PFs, then I agree with that, cause he's not a PF. That is stupid... but he definitely has a nice post game when going against guys he has the size advantage against.

[dabom]

That supposed to mean something to me? I have no allegiance or bias towards any posters, positive or negative (different story for outright trolls). I agree when somebody's right, and disagree when they're wrong.

Anderson's great at going to the post when he has the mismatch, and he generally takes advantage... If you're saying he can't just sit in the post and post PFs, then I agree with that, cause he's not a PF. That is stupid... but he definitely has a nice post game when going against guys he has the size advantage against.

Except he can't back up the smaller player and still elects to shoot over with no semblance for post-up game. Just because he does it does not mean he has it.

[Dro210]

Except he can't back up the smaller player and still elects to shoot over with no semblance for post-up game.

He does it all the time... He did it at least twice last night, but missed the shots. He's usually money on it. Took dude from about 18' on the catch, down to 8-10', spun and took a high % shot. Do you think a postups always end in a guy being buried under the rim and dunked on? Idk what you're looking for here.

[dabom]

He does it all the time... He did it at least twice last night, but missed the shots. He's usually money on it. Took dude from about 18' on the catch, down to 8-10', spun and took a high % shot. Do you think a postups always end in a guy being buried under the rim and dunked on? Idk what you're looking for here.

When he shoots like 100% of the time it's called no post game. Sorry dude.

[SAGirl]

Parker is a scoring PG.

And that's the problem. When he ain't scoring...he does little to nothing to help the offense. And he ain't been scoring much the last half of this season...doing little to nothing to help the offense. If he was scoring, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

There are obvious trolls here. Tony misses scoring opportunities for his teammates all the time. That is the problem with his PG skills. Other than a PnP, his teammates don't get anything easy. Andre Miller and Kyle do a better job finding guys in scoring positions bc they are always looking for teammates. Kyle needs to improve his offensive game but there is no denying his passing ability.

That ability is why he was drafted but as always with Pop, specially young players, he pushes them to be better than they were when he got them. It's still too early in his career to say Pop's plan for him has failed when he's not played optimally.

I think Pop knows what he can do but he insists on playing him outside of his comfort zone for two reasons:1. Probably wants him to be the best player he can be, which he hopes can be a more versatile player who can do more for the team than pass, but also score when needed; 2. He has to fit in a role with what we need from him right now, and he's not going to rearrange others for him. That matters not bc the rearranging will be done by father time whether he's ready for it or not. We will need more scoring from him once Manu retires.

[tholdren]

There are obvious trolls here. Tony misses scoring opportunities for his teammates all the time. That is the problem with his PG skills. Other than a PnP, his teammates don't get anything easy. Andre Miller and Kyle do a better job finding guys in scoring positions bc they are always looking for teammates. Kyle needs to improve his offensive game but there is no denying his passing ability.

That ability is why he was drafted but as always with Pop, specially young players, he pushes them to be better than they were when he got them. It's still too early in his career to say Pop's plan for him has failed when he's not played optimally.

I think Pop knows what he can do but he insists on playing him outside of his comfort zone for two reasons:1. Probably wants him to be the best player he can be, which he hopes can be a more versatile player who can do more for the team than pass, but also score when needed; 2. He has to fit in a role with what we need from him right now, and he's not going to rearrange others for him. That matters not bc the rearranging will be done by father time whether he's ready for it or not. We will need more scoring from him once Manu retires.

kyle anderson is only useful in the d league

[Dro210]

When he shoots like 100% of the time it's called no post game. Sorry dude.

A post game is being able to play with your back to the basket inside, it's not a layup drill. That shot he gets out of it from 8' is his best shot on the court..... This is simple stuff here. He's a guard, he's not Diaw... He's also always looking to pass first out of it. He's always looking to pass first in every situation right now. If you wanna say he should be more aggressive and just put his head down and go straight to work when he really has a mouse, I can go with that.

[dabom]

A post game is being able to play with your back to the basket inside, it's not a layup drill. That shot he gets out of it from 8' is his best shot on the court..... This is simple stuff here. He's a guard, he's not Diaw.

I don't think you understand. He shoots the jumpshot because he can't do anything else. No post-up game at all. If someone actually game planned against him he would be shut down all the time.