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I was just kidding with my comment. LMA looked happy engaging with teammates and Pop.
I now tend to think him and J.simms didn't play bc Pop wanted to get good looks at Anthony, GArino and others...
I think this training camp Pop has struggled with the cuts bc he has some guys playing very well.
(see my comment on Jamychal Green above, not to repeat myself... but they probably planned to sit those two to get good looks at the roleplayers competing for spots --and maybe those competing for playing time, like Lee and Bertans.)
I was just kidding with my comment. LMA looked happy engaging with teammates and Pop.
12.000 fans, Spurs aren't trading LMA, Simms 'got something' 'nothing serious', Green hip 'is fine', Kawhi 20/Davis 18 points, Kyle was full on playmaking w game-high 5 asts...
Hey thanks for the reports....12.000 fans, Spurs aren't trading LMA, Simms 'got something' but 'nothing serious', Green hip 'is fine', Kawhi 20/Davis 18 points, Kyle was full on playmaking w game-high 5 asts...
much appreciated YGWHI...
glad to hear J.simms has nothing serious, I speculated that is what that was, but obviously my speculation has been all over the place. Glad to hear Danny is fine too.
A friend has now texted me that LMA and Pop were chuckling mostly at the BS today.
I'm not even blaming anyone honestly. Spurs fans have been so spoiled with Duncan / Robinson being easy superstars compared to everyone else.
Spurs fans are going to have to get used to things like a little drama and whatever now that Tim is gone. It's ok, its stuff that happens all of the time but fans will have to learn not to go crazy over it.
Yeah, I was wondering about Orlando. They seem to have real good defensive bigs.... Biyombo and Ibaka.... but not a lot of offense. I think a trade for Ibaka would be nice though.
la and simmons were inactive, sitting next to each other on the bench.
ime was sitting next to la throughout the game, talking to him.
pop was cordial to him.
I missed it my friend (though I'll be reviewing it on FB) tonight. Sounds like Bertans was lights out. Who was guarding him? Maybe that guy should be cut...
I saw them sharing the same cup of water too.
Kickass....thanks!
Who was guarding him though? Lol missed it.I missed it my friend (though I'll be reviewing it on FB) tonight. Sounds like Bertans was lights out. Who was guarding him? Maybe that guy should be cut...
Haha! Don't want to stir the pot with who was guarding him, but a few of his shots were well contested. At one point in the game Gasol posted him up under the basket and that didn't work. He did well against every one else. Enjoy the game!I missed it my friend (though I'll be reviewing it on FB) tonight. Sounds like Bertans was lights out. Who was guarding him? Maybe that guy should be cut...
I need to watch it again, but it was a case of musical chairs with him. Lee at one point. The last part of the game was all newbies.
Just watched it. I thought everyone looked good.
Kawhi can pretty much hit any shot he wants right now. I don't think people truly understand what that can mean. If this is just Kawhi from now on, he'll be the best player in a SA/GS match-up, and that's just insane.
Bertans is much more dynamic than Bonner. He'll shoot with guys in his face, off screens, even off the dribble. Played nice defense as well. He couldn't guard Anderson, but he was able to protect the rim.
Anderson looked really good. No one guarded him well, not even Kawhi. But that's a scrimmage for you. Hit his threes, penetrated and passed off when guys ran out on him. This is the guy who needs to show up this season.
Livio was pretty good, too. Still had trouble holding onto rebounds -- that's his top priority as a d-leaguer. Didn't show much athleticism either. But he is a smart player, and that allowed him to help the offense move along and to get in good position defensively. He needs to find a way to keep what little quickness he still has while also bulking up and getting stronger hands. Long odds, but if he can do it, he'll be that player who makes less than $3 Million a season but still manages to play 12 years.
The centers weren't as exciting. Pau was more aggressive on offense, and the results were good but mixed. He can hit the outside shot as well as any guy that tall. But he let guys harass him into bad plays in the post. Needs to clean that up before playing GS.
Dedmon continues to look competent, which is good. He didn't stand out to me much for anything good. But he had some good rebounds and at least one pretty cool put-back. The things I remember about him are plays other people made at his expense, mainly Danny having a chase-down breakup of the attempted Kawhi/Dedmon alley-oop and Joel Anthony straight taking Dewayne's cookie.
Joel looks the way I hoped Dedmon would look. Dude knows how to play the position to the best of his ability. There was nothing fancy; he simply boarded, scored around the rim and contested shots. His block on Dedmon was amazing, considering Dewayne ed back and everything. If Lee were a PF, there's no doubt in my mind I'd want Joel to make the team. As it is, I'm not sure.
Good breakdown. Anthony has surprisingly looked like he could be an asset, especially considering the bigman rotation on the bench looking shaky to start. Gonna be a tough decision between his hustle, Forbes' sniping, and Lapro's all-around game.
Really wish the Spurs would just cut ties with Simmons, as he has shown less than all three of the aforementioned players thus far this preseason imo. But I doubt PATFO makes that move, which means at least one person who probably deserves a spot isn't going to get it.
So odd that he seems to have lost his athleticism. The good sign though was he was hitting those open mid range jumpers with high accuracy. He is pretty raw, but for some reason PATFO has some faith in him developing into something serviceable.
Bertans is gonna be the Spurs 6th man going forward imo. He plays with confidence and that shot is glorious
I remember saying GS because of Bertans. They gotta play defense too! KD ain't known for his defense! F. Green will just straight up grab him by the pussy..
I hear Draymond's already starting to recruit him.
That about says it about those three. Hate to see either Forbes or Laprovittola slip away and Anthony is much more ready to play now than LJC. I too doubt Simmons is going anywhere, but that does indeed bring up your point that someone deserving won't get a spot. There's one more game and then the tale will be told.
I thought Lee was the worst player in that scrimmage. I didn't see him hit a single shot but one put back that rimmed out then in. The lack of spacing was evident when he played too. He tried to post up Bertans about 4 times and always failed. Plays a out of time outs were snuffed bc his defender (Bertans) helped on cutters then recovered to him easily bc he doesn't want to shoot. In a similar play OTO, towards the end, Anderson faked a pass to Forbes, Bertans helped off of him on the cutter, which Anderson used to drain a pretty midrange jump shot. It's things like that which are absent when you play Lee as a 4 and he's a tweener center. In very subtle ways that don't show in a box score no one can score easily. He's horrid, I can't stress that enough.
I am developing a straight up avulsuion to Lee of the kind ppl here have unreservedly on Anderson. To me there's no more cancerous player in the Spurs right now than him bc he simply can't shoot. Even Livio... Livio!! hit 2 midrange open jumpers!! I rarely get on a player's case this strongly. Heck for all of J.Simms ups and downs I still see usefulness in his game and there are some things he can do well, Lee does nothing. Nothing. Nothingggggggg!!!!
Everyone who played had some highlight, something they did to help the team. Lee dud nothing but get blocked by Bertans then get cooked on the other end. I will probably complain too much about him and annoy others but I can't help it. This dude doesn't help the Spurs. He's helped Bertans case by making himself so easy to defend.
Again, I think he will be out of the 10th man rotation when all is said and done. I am afraid that Pop will stick with him too long for his own good, which upsets me about Pop. If that was Livio out there looking like Lee has looked he'd be benched. I thought Livio had a better game for example. Grrrr.
Lee's had a strong pre-season. I don't think he's a power-forward either, but if Kyle doesn't do his part of the scoring, Lee for Dedmon makes a lot of sense. The bench needs consistent offense from someone in the front court.
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