Brian Windhorst: "Some NBA players are frustrated with Kawhi getting too much love"

[RD2191]

I understand the hate my cowboys get, but the spurs? How the can anyone hate on the Spurs? Especially a quiet and humble guy like Kawhi? Wow. Is there a better do it all player than kawhi? Lebron maybe? Kawhi is arguably the 2nd best player in the league right now.

[apalisoc_9]

Its really astounding though.

It seems Kawhi has like a 180 with player opinions.

Some players regard him very highly cousins etc. Some are just made.

Ofcourse, windhorst is probably also trying to prop up the saturday game which is now even more exciting.

[RD2191]

if anything, Pop has held kawhi back. Tbh.

[apalisoc_9]

if anything, Pop has held kawhi back. Tbh.

Pop wants the narrative of this team to be about him. I've said it before. He's even trying to act now like he micromanaged timmy in his peak years.Timmy was actually playing 40mpg a game.

[Arcadian]

Those bitter gots. They can't stand being surpassed by a humble quiet guy who kicks their asses on the court.

[apalisoc_9]

What love!?

Exactly. Lip service...but he's actually net getting any genuine love.

[dabom]

if anything, Pop has held kawhi back. Tbh.

Kawhi can easily hit 30 points when Pop just increases his minutes.

[spurraider21]

Surprised parker wasn't on that list tbh

[RD2191]

I'm not saying what pop is doing is wrong, but let's not pretend pop doesn't treat kawhi like a 35 year old ve when it comes to playing time.

[Chinook]

Let's hope LMA shows up this time around. Dude can't let Tristan Kardashian cuck him again.

[DJR210]

In a way. He's regressed quite a bit from last season which is annoying.

He's still really really good.

[Perry Mason]

Wow some dude said had Kawhi gotten drafted on 15 other teams, he'd be Otto Porter at best right now

Did Popovich work on his own jumpshot , 3 times a day in the offseason, and then send his "IQ" to Kawhi?

Exactly.

Sure, there is a good coaching staff and with good resources. But only the Player can take the training and do the incredibly hard work to improve. And frankly if he can improve in a measurable way, then he does have the natural talent too. It just took a little longer to cultivate. So what. Beethoven wrote his best work at the end of his life.

[sasaint]

Yep, clearly "system" plays.

[SpurPadre]

I can't listen to the audio, who besides Lebron thinks Kawhi is overrated? And who compared him to Otto Porter?

[Chinook]

Those guys probably have those pictures but with Pop's face photoshopped on to Kawhi's body.

[loveforthegame]

Salty players.

[dabom]

Surprised parker wasn't on that list tbh

They were talking about talented athletes.

[apalisoc_9]

I can't listen to the audio, who besides Lebron thinks Kawhi is overrated? And who compared him to Otto Porter?

Lebron only confirmed dude. Mlst likely Melo and George.

Unlikely it's the western guys.

[Brazil]

great news tbh

[Kawhitstorm]

Okay so he said it's Lebron for sure, and there's "others"..... Ima say it's Melo and Paul George lmfao. No longer Top 5 SF's

I could definitely see Domino's favorite player (Paul George) being salty especially w/ Kawhi being associated w/ the Pacers but Carmelo (Kawhi's childhood idol) actually has a good relationship w/ Kawhi b/c of the Jordan brand & even gave him props for his defense last season. I think he even said that they've worked out w/ each other in the summer.

vs.

[apalisoc_9]

great news tbh

I was thinking the same thing. Saturday is going to be fun.

[toki9]

I can't listen to the audio, who besides Lebron thinks Kawhi is overrated? And who compared him to Otto Porter?

I think it was David Thorpe who made that Otto Porter comment, but not sure if I got the voices right. And Lebron was the only one named (Windhorst said, "Not just Lebron" when one of the other speakers threw out Lebron's name--so not sure if Windhorst meant to confirm that the comment was made by Lebron).

[SpurPadre]

Lebron only confirmed dude. Mlst likely Melo and George.

Unlikely it's the western guys.

But who says he's Otto Porter? And we all know how Durant called him a system player before and never apologized for it. Here's my list of suspects:

Lebron
Durant
Paul George
Melo
Jimmy Butler
Dwight Howard
James Harden

[SpurPadre]

I think it was David Thorpe who made that Otto Porter comment, but not sure if I got the voices right. And Lebron was the only one named (Windhorst said, "Not just Lebron" when one of the other speakers threw out Lebron's name--so not sure if Windhorst meant to confirm that the comment was made by Lebron).

Thanks. Well, Thorpe doesn't surprise me. He's a known Spurs hater.

[BillMc]

Yep, clearly "system" plays.

Those guys probably have those pictures but with Pop's face photoshopped on to Kawhi's body.