Kawhi should be the MVP of the league

[YGWHI]

KL still developing, but he will have to take us home when the rest are ting the bed..last night 4th Q or Game 2 shouldn't happen to a player of his caliber..

4 years ago nobody would have thought that Curry would be THIS player.

He didn't take them home and winning the series against the Spurs by himself.

Kawhi's 24 years old. Curry, 28.

I'm not saying that Kawhi in 4 years will be Curry, or Duncan, or Jordan. No. I'm just saying it's likely that prime-Kawhi will be a better version of the player we're watching now.

[BillMc]

I'm just saying it's likely that prime-Kawhi will be a better version of the player we're watching now.

With his work ethic that will be a of a player. (He's already a of a player!) Unless the team tanks, (unlikely as long as Pop's here) he's going to win an MVP before he's done. Curry fatigue, like LeBron and Jordan fatigue before them, means the media will look for someone else and Kawhi has a great chance to be that man.

That said, for THIS series we'll need more Game 1 and Game 3 Kawhi, than Games 2 and 4. Of course a Game 1 LaMarcus and SOMEONE from the bench to step up would be great too.

Man I'm digressing.

[YGWHI]

Man I'm digressing.

No, at least not on this "someone" from the bench to step up". We really need those guys. I miss those times when our bench was our biggest advantage in playoffs.

[BillMc]

No, at least not on this "someone" from the bench to step up". We really need those guys. I miss those times when our bench was our biggest advantage in playoffs.

The loss of Cory, Baynes and Marco coupled with not so great years from Boris and Patty has hurt us. I liked Manu's play this year for the most part but he's on such limited minutes. West has moments when I absolutely want him back and other moments when he seems too small and old. Kyle has days he looks like he's going to take the leap and others that he's still learning. Sometimes I think Simmons has potential, then I think he's already 26 and many never be more than a late bench guy. Bonner looks done and Kevin Martin's never really caught on here. Truthfully, I thought this would be a transition year, I was amazed how well we've played. We're going to the WCF, book it, and who knows, maybe beyond. A lot of doom sayers on this site like to write us off against the Dubs, and they should be favored, perhaps heavily, if we get there. But I look at it as an opportunity. What a nice send off for Timmy and Manu to defeat the team with the best record of all time and then trounce LeBron again. Probably won't happen, but it definitely COULD happen, which is why I look on things positively and anything beyond OKC as gravy.

Damn digressing again. Can't stop!

I need medication.

[YGWHI]

Damn digressing again. Can't stop!

I need medication.

"We're going to the WCF, book it, and who knows, maybe beyond...What a nice send off for Timmy and Manu to defeat the team with the best record of all time and then trounce LeBron again."



If you keep saying these things, you can digress all day long.

[BillMc]

"We're going to the WCF, book it, and who knows, maybe beyond...What a nice send off for Timmy and Manu to defeat the team with the best record of all time and then trounce LeBron again."



If you keep saying these things, you can digress all day long.

Cheers Bro! Looking forward to your man Kawhi putting us on his back tonight! (And for Patty to come through like its 2014 Finals).

[SAGirl]

The loss of Cory, Baynes and Marco coupled with not so great years from Boris and Patty has hurt us. I liked Manu's play this year for the most part but he's on such limited minutes. West has moments when I absolutely want him back and other moments when he seems too small and old. Kyle has days he looks like he's going to take the leap and others that he's still learning. Sometimes I think Simmons has potential, then I think he's already 26 and many never be more than a late bench guy. Bonner looks done and Kevin Martin's never really caught on here. Truthfully, I thought this would be a transition year, I was amazed how well we've played. We're going to the WCF, book it, and who knows, maybe beyond. A lot of doom sayers on this site like to write us off against the Dubs, and they should be favored, perhaps favorably, if we get there. But I look at it as an opportunity. What a nice send off for Timmy and Manu to defeat the team with the best record of all time and then trounce LeBron again. Probably won't happen, but it definitely COULD happen, which is why I look on things positively and anything beyond OKC as gravy.

Damn digressing again. Can't stop!

I need medication.

To me the biggest loss was a big that rolled and played close to the basket for Manu to PnR partner with. That opened the paint for shooters. Bc we lack that, the thing is to feature D west finding cutters.

However, having a roll man allowed Boris to camp at the 3 and do his thing, drive, dish to the big, etc. With Dwest who only likes to Pop in pnr, Manu has a burden to drive himself, Diaw has had to act as the roller, and play a lot closer to the basket posting up bc D west is not as good close to the basket as he is. Boris and D west are not a good pairing and haven't been since the beginning. I am with Kstorm that the fit with him is not it he best. We have missed Tiago and Baynes the most.

From there, the lack of Cojo has prompted Pop to develop Mills as a more traditional PG which is not his game either.

Anderson is not ideal with this group either bc he's a passer, not a natural scorer and that group already has too much passing and not enough of wAnting to put the ball in the basket, except for Mills, which is not a good idea bc he can get in chucker mode and tAke 3/4 of the bench shots if you let him. They have issues. Marco definitely fit them better.

I actually think the bench fit nd chemistry is better between Boban/Anderson/Simmons. You can put Mills and Diaw there and you have yourself a bench, (bring Bertans over if space is cramped) but this current one is odd. It's not better than what it was and it also doesn't use the talents of the players that inhabit it to their full potential bc there are issues of fit. That puts a larger burden on Manu imo (again, specially not having a decent P&ROLL partner.)

[313]

Am I the only worried about this?

When LMA scored 41 points, Kawhi scored 14, and the Spurs lost.

When Durant scored 41 points, Westbrook 14, and the Thunder won.

Most people think this series is about Kawhi/LMA vs Durant/Westbrook, but it's about their role players outplaying ours.

Maybe if Kawhi had 16 assists we would've won

[YGWHI]

Maybe if Kawhi had 16 assists we would've won

That's my point.

If Westbrook has 16 assists in a game that means their players are making their shots. That's why I said that Ibaka, Waiters, Adams, Kanter are outplaying our role players.

[313]

That's my point.

If Westbrook has 16 assists in a game that means their players are making their shots. That's why I said that Ibaka, Waiters, Adams, Kanter are outplaying our role players.

im really not trying to knock Kawhi, and I agree that our role players need to step up, but Kawhi not having 16 assist or even 8 or 9 assists isn't because our role players are missing shots. Westbrook is a great playmaker and gets his guys plenty of easy shots. Again, not a knock on Kawhi, just saying comparing Westbrooks 14 points to Kawhi's 14 points is like comparing apples and oranges. Now if KD scored 14 points and the thunder still won that'd be more comparable.