I agree with this whole statement 100%.
Hes playing the game as needed. When Kawhi is 100%, he will go back to how he was. Kawhi was back tonight, but he clearly wasn't back.
Trust, Pop is telling him to be aggressive. On Tuesday, we'll see a different TP more of likely , and we'll be better.
Regardleas, he's still the best in our SL and breaking down defenses and finishing around the paint. Which is good, cause early on in the year he was missing lots of shots in the paint. We need everybody at their best to have a shot in the end
my thoughts exactly.
That's not really fair, Bill. For the first couple of seasons, Tiago was more of a foul magnet than Dedmon. Diaw fouled just about as much as Dedmon, his first couple of NBA seasons, and was just about as offensively challenged (believe it or not). , Millsap was MUCH more of a foul magnet than Dedmon for his first 5-6 seasons in the league.
At least he's not passive on defense, and for the most part he's played more controlled over the last month. in the last few games, he's made several smart fouls, when the defense broke down and it was foul or give up a freebie. (And they have missed some FT's that made those fouls look like the right thing to do.) When you're playing that few minutes, one more foul can change the per-36 number drastically.
I don't disagree that he still picks up some unnecessary fouls, or that he isn't a scoring threat on his own. But he's in there for defense, and he's been doing a respectable job of that. If you're comparing him to the average starting C in the league, he's not there. But you don't pick up those kinds of centers as UFA's, for small contracts.
The fact that people are even talking about Dedmon starting in place of Pau has a lot to do with Pau's lazy defense. I don't know if Dedmon could really work out as a starter this season, but I do think that Pau's defense is a big contributor to the early holes the Spurs have found themselves in.
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Hey, if going 3/12 and missing 2 bunny gamewinners that were run for him isn't a bad game for Kawhi, we probably need a new "superstar."
Pau's a square peg trying to fit into a round hole in that starting lineup. He just doesn't fit. His defense and contested rebounding is just too poor. Not to even mention that he doesn't even box out. I hate to say this, but I would rather Kyle out there playing defense and trying to rebound in the same end of game situations. That's just how piss poor Gasol has been on the defensive end. I wish TD was out there instead.
It looks like the Spurs thought they were getting a replacement for Tim, but what they got instead was a square peg. It looks like a bad signing so far.
Nah. He found himself a little bit (which is great as he's looking a lot better), but he wants to continue on. I don't think he wants to go back to role player status. We'll see, though.
Honestly, you might be right. Who wants to do that? I mean thinking about it realistically, these guys are prideful.
However, I guess where I disagree is thinking he'll just start going crazy and worrying about himself before the team. If he has an advantage, he'll likely be instructed to take advantage. But he knows what the deal is
Was Matt Barnes in that building yesterday?
Again, it's OK that he's aggressive, but it's also all about balance. That's something he hasn't really learned. He gets tunnel vision when he's playing that well offensively. That's not a good trait to have for a PG. LA was very warm/hot from the field again tonight, and I don't think Tony looked for him enough at the end of the game. He got tunnel vision and tried to make plays for himself instead of someone like Aldridge who had the hot hand.
Not mad at this loss, it will teach Pop not to play Pau at the end of game where you need defensive rebounds & not to put the ball in Porker's hands at the end of games even if he was playing well.
I was really proud of Pop earlier in the season for benching Pau late ibut keeping Pau out there was a death knell in the end. His horrific defense just doesn't make up for the offense his gives this team which is rather erratic. He has moments of defensive competence but way too many times does his lack of effort rear its ugly head. It's weird since you'd think Pop would despise those type of defensive lapses. The Simmons and Anderson subs at the very end of OT were also bizarre. Anderson's pass at the end was nearly a turnover.
I just don't get why Pau can't come off the bench. I am thinking the Spurs FO made a promise to Pau that he would be a starter no matter what as it's really hurting the team as having two of some of the worst defenders in the league with Pau and Parker is too much sometimes. You can't start a game where 40% of your starting lineup strikes joy into the heart of your opponents. Having Pau trying to defend the pick and roll is just sad, and other teams know it.
This was more like playoffs Pop...
Knowing Pops track record since 2014, he won't realize it anyway. Watch Dedmon get the Splitter treatment in the playoffs while the Spurs lose in the 1st round to the Cripples.
This was more like playoffs Pop...
How happy the Golden Boy was after that Hardaway three.
And everyone who denied Leonard's drop on defense.
For what is worth the commentator for the Italian Tv (he's pretty close with RC and the whole organization as well as Manu) said the Spurs NYE'S dinner wasn't the quitest they've ever had, according to "sources"
For what is worth the commentator for the Italian Tv (he's pretty close with RC and the whole organization as well as Manu) said the Spurs NYE'S dinner wasn't the quitest they've ever had, according to "sources"
Glad they had a good time.
Largely irrelevant but not sure why Fathead was in the game on that last poss. tbh...
LolFor what is worth the commentator for the Italian Tv (he's pretty close with RC and the whole organization as well as Manu) said the Spurs NYE'S dinner wasn't the quitest they've ever had, according to "sources"
With so many team players right now being a lot younger... it would not surprise me if the partying was quite energetic.
Sure thing,
Largely irrelevant but not sure why Fathead was in the game on that last poss. tbh...
He was culpable for blown layups and Pop's play not freeing anyone and having to improvise where to place the ball... by the way, not TO... it was Danny running into Kawhi... I imagine bc he also ran towards the ball.
That last play was chaotic, timing was off, and nobody was setting any effective screens. Frankly, I wish Kawhi had just pulled up for about an 8-footer that was wide open rather than taking it all the way to the hole where things got congested.Sure thing,
He was culpable for blown layups and Pop's play not freeing anyone and having to improvise where to place the ball... by the way, not TO... it was Danny running into Kawhi... I imagine bc he also ran towards the ball.
Leonard has showed some choker tendencies...
It's really amazing to me how much people are influenced and blinded by individual occurrences. Kawhi hit the 3 to tie it in regulation, but because his attack minded shot didn't fall (it rolled around the rim twice) he's shown some "choker" tendencies.
He's made plenty of big shots, went toe-to-toe with perhaps the best player ever in NBA history (Lebron in the finals) and won finals MVP.
Really choker of him.
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