Of course the defense

[SAGirl]

Would you say Kawhi ISOs make everyone else worse?

I'm definitely worried about that, and also that his offensive load is too heavy considering they need him to be at his best on defense too.

That kind of offense doesn't lead to good shots for others IMO. He's a terrific scorer, but you might as well throw the Austin Toros out there with Kiwi bc he's not passing or making others better. I agree with Chinook in something he said elsewhere, you can still have him handle the ball and take a lot of shots, be high usage, but add variety to how he gets those shots, so that in some cir stances, the offense places defenders in tough situations on how they are going to defend him and his teammate at the same time, ending up with a good look for one of the two.

Bad offense leads to bad defense, when you have good offense you make shots and it allows for the team to set up their defense how they prefer. When Kawhi is forcing jumpshots looking for a foul that leads to a long rebound and a shot for the other team in transition the other way. It's all tied up together, as well as teammates going cold or not getting good looks bc they have not been involved in spots that are good for them.

[MaNu4Tres]

Since it's still early in the season and there is plenty of time for experimentation, I'd like to see Pop try Simmons-Green-Kawhi together, tbh..

Despite the short length of the stint last night, I enjoyed seeing Simmons and Green on the floor together(which helped lead the Spurs to a run to tie the game), rather than having 1 sub out for the other..

Expect the village to chime in saying, " but but you need a point guard".

I agree 100%. A Kawhi - Simmons- Green - Aldridge - Dedmon would be a very interesting line up. One I'd love to see.

[sasaint]

Expect the village to chime in saying, " but but you need a point guard".

I agree 100%. A Kawhi - Simmons- Green - Aldridge - Dedmon would be a very interesting line up. One I'd love to see.

Might be the best lineup the Spurs could put on the floor. I think Simmons could grow a lot in that lineup, really internalizing how to play within himself.

[theMatrix]

Why not run the loop for kawhi like we have been running for parker for years? run some strong or weak action, some horns action that leads to kawhi having a step ahead of the defender before penetrating, everyone else gets involved, defenders run around and be out of position. Instead, iso kawhi at the top of the key like every other team is doing with their super stars.. its just not spurs basketball anymore.

[YGWHI]

That's what the Spurs need: An offense that emphasizes Kawhi but also allows the others to be options and not contingencies.

you can still have him handle the ball and take a lot of shots, be high usage, but add variety to how he gets those shots

I wonder who has to design that type of offense, who has to draw those kind of plays...Kawhi? Or Pop?

Kawhi's one of the most coachable superstars in the league, if he is playing in this way that's because Pop, not on Kawhi.

Why not run the loop for kawhi like we have been running for parker for years? run some strong or weak action, some horns action that leads to kawhi having a step ahead of the defender before penetrating, everyone else gets involved, defenders run around and be out of position. Instead, iso kawhi at the top of the key like every other team is doing with their super stars...

Good questions...Ask him ->

[YGWHI]

The Spurs were great defensively when Green on the floor.

With Danny on the floor the Rockets outplayed the Spurs in the first minutes of the game.

He's a big upgrade for the team-defense but he won't fix everything on defense.

He won't fix Parker/Patty-Manu weak backcourt on defense or Pau's lack of mobility which makes him a liability defending pick and rolls...