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Also LeBron did a great job of not giving Love away by looking his way until the very last second when he passed him the ball.
He's a legit NBA player because he's playing in the NBA.
He'll never be an all star tho. .. .....the only question is will he ever be a starter/end of game closer
Also LeBron did a great job of not giving Love away by looking his way until the very last second when he passed him the ball.
Gonna bump this, because, regardless of the fact it was the ty Nets, he did some stuff that we talked about him needing to do. He had some nice cuts off the ball to the basket, and again, no hesitation shooting the 3 ball.
I think if he keeps doing stuff like that, it's going to earn him more minutes.
He was a defensive monster again tonight, tbh(although the Nets barely have any NBA talent)..
LOL, dude gets 14 points against one of the worst pro basketball teams in the world and y'all going crazy for it!
Can't draw too much from anything tonight. Anderson is a known beast against D-League and Summer League level talent. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come, though. He did look good against Cleveland.
How so?
Him shooting without hesitation is important no matter the compe ion though Mid... that is what ELNono pointed out and I agree. He's improved his shot enough that he should have been shooting more since the season started (and Pop started the preseason proclaiming how he deserved to play ... among other things bc his shot had improved). He got himself benched but I guess we are seeing what Pop saw in practices that made him say that. He probably will continue to need to be pushed even by teammates bc he had been playing like a guy who couldn't shoot at all.
His defensive talent is undeniable
Keep it up Kyle
We need a diaw 2.0
It's so weird watching him move at pancake syrup speed and yet get an easy layup
those drives to the basket though. Seems liked he was warping time. Must be frustrating for fans of other teams to see someone that slow get to the basket uncontested lmao
Surprisingly Anderson stays in front of his man much better than a lot of more athletic players like Bertans. He has great anticipation reading his man.
Kyle's best play last night (Brooklyn), IMO, was one that didn't even succeed. In the third quarter, he had just made his second layup, and went loafing back up the court to play defense. Then he snapped around and aalllmost stole the inbounds pass. If he gets that ball and takes it for another layup, the game is over. It was over anyway, because Brooklyn isn't good. But plays like that, at the right time, can take the heart out of even a good team.
Robert Horry had a great sense of "the moment". Manu has always had a sense of the moment. That last play in Cleveland was just the opposite, because it wasn't just another play, in just another game. If the Spurs give their best effort, and still come up just short, it sends a totally different message if the Spurs do wind up playing Cleveland in the Finals. The Spurs pissed off an early season win like that against Memphis years ago, and I've always been convinced that it was their downfall that year. The Grizzlies were dejected and ready for a knockout blow, and instead the Spurs took their foot off the gas and got sloppy. The Griz saw a crack of daylight, and started putting out extra effort. In the end, they left with the belief that they COULD beat the Spurs, if they pushed themselves. Before the end of that game, they didn't believe it, because the Spurs had dominated them. I know Memphis had the right personnel to match up against the Spurs. But if they don't believe that they are better, they don't play as hard. Some regular season games really do matter.
Kyle has had two good games in a row, and I liked seeing him hustle the way he did in Brooklyn. The play in Cleveland didn't cost them, and hopefully he learned something.
Bertans has less mobility than Anderson due to the knee injuries. Kyle is a good defender with a well-developed knowledge of how to use whatever athleticism he has along with his elite length. That makes up for more than people realize.
I noticed that last night too, pretty solid defensive effort from him these past couple games. It's obvious he's made it a point to improve.
No I don't think so
Let me know when you see kyle do this:
Scores 21 points? Make a whole bunch of threes? No one was talking about those. Defend on the perimeter? Many more examples of that.
General athleticism and lateral mobility aren't the same things.
Kyle relies on defensive positioning and improved defensive instincts (anticipation of the play before it happens / anticipation of where and how a rebound will come off of the rim, etc...) - cause we all know his athleticism is molasses slow...
He looks elite on defense outthere, if he could only develop that 3pt shot.
I don't know if this video shows why, but I agree. I don't think Anderson has the mobility Bertans does. Even with his knee injuries he still slides his feet well and has recovered nicely if his man beats him.
Anderson probably uses his length better, but guys drive by him and at that point it's relying on help.
He's just not as smart a defender yet, and as a rookie it's not too surprising
Bertans has a small amount of Boban disease. He can't back up well when someone comes at him, particularly back up and pivot. Don't think that has anything to do with his ACL.
Anderson has better instincts for the game on defense. It's not about mobility.
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