Pau as the Release man when Kawhi is Double-Teamed

[Chinook]

Well, imho, Pau is doing more of pick and pops than "short rolls". Pau is getting the ball at the three point line, if nobody closes out on him he's letting it fly, if they do close out he's putting the ball on the floor and either get to the rim or pass it for an open shot.

Pau definitely PnPs. That's not what I was saying. The vid in the OP is on him short-rolling, which is a possible adjustment for teams double Kawhi. Pau popping wouldn't be an adjustment, because a) he already does that and b) that doesn't really create a passing lane, since Gasol doesn't move that far away when he Pops.

I wasn't trying to be a smartass, I corrected you 'cause I honestly thought you meant Boris.

Fair enough. I was saying that Pau's action in the OP vid reminded me of West's action in 2014.

[cd021]

Bertans tbh. Anderson, like Deadman, will be left open and they won't make GS pay.

I can already picture Kyle passing up an open 3 only to do his slomo crossover that gets him nowhere and he passes out to Danny to do something

I'd lean toward Anderson better defender and the Spurs would be able to still rebound well him on the floor. He has to take and knock down his corner 3's at a decent clip but his court vision and passing should also help the offense that Dedmon seems to hurt.

Bertans spacing is an excellent shooter but I wonder if Kerr wouldn't just go small from jump and start Barnes for the first 6 minutes of each half to keep his bench intact while swapping out Zaza.

I would expect their defensive match ups would be:

Parker-Thompson
Green-Curry
Leonard-Barnes
Bertans-Durant
Aldridge-Green

Excellent floor spacing with Durant being forced out far away from the rim, leaving only Draymond to protect the rim from Leonard and ,hopefully, Parker drives.


I am doubtful this would happen but the Spurs could actually have Green set screens for Leonard in hopes of forcing a switch of Curry onto Leonard as opposed to just having LMA setting every screen.

[DPG21920]

Not totally related:

[hater]

A little bit worried about the Spurs lack of ball movement in the first 2 games..We're only averaging 15 Apg in two blowouts--only 43% ast on FGs made-- a drop off from 60% in regular season..

Memphis D is top in the league tbqh

This is a good test for the ne t stage

[TheDoctor]

Not totally related:

That the most rugged player in the League will shoot 25+ FTs tomorrow

[Chinook]

Give Pau nobody at all to guard. Seems legit.

[Dex]

Oh, now we need Pau, huh?

After being called old and soft and washed-up all season, having his name dragged through the mud, his defense and his heart and his pedigree questioned...

NOW PAU IS THE GODDAMN SECRET WEAPON!?!?

.......just kidding.

I loved the Gasol pick up when it happened, and I still love it. Especially now that he has accepted the bench role that I thought fit him best.

Glad to see SpursTalk starting to warm up to the big guy. He's no Tim Duncan, but he's a proven scorer who has carried a team to a championship before. His defense isn't great, but I still feel like that is overplayed considering he is still 7-feet tall and can clog the paint just by standing with his arms up. He can also post, pass, shoot the mid-range and is looking like Nowitzki from three. Perhaps most importantly, anybody who has watched him play in the playoffs or for Spain knows that he can turn it on in the big moments.

Believe you me....the Spurs may or may not go all the way. But if they do...Gasol will be a big part of it.

[Dex]

Not totally related:

Worked in the third quarter...but only for a while.

Spurs will adjust...and Memphis' bench is gonna get ing toasted.

[YGWHI]

Parker was 3 of 5 on the night from long range, but that’s not something the Spurs can bank on every game. Ginobili was 0 of 3 and Aldridge is still hesitant to shoot 3-pointers...

The question is, if teams double Kawhi, then sell out on Gasol, can Tony Parker and the supporting cast knock down open threes consistently enough to punish the strategy?

If LMA/Kyle/Simms arent taking those shots, Davis should see some minutes...Like Patty-Danny should see more minutes with Kawhi on the floor than Parker-Manu as combo.

[DPG21920]

Guys, when the Spurs are winning, especially now, guys like Bertans are not going to play IMO.

[YGWHI]

Guys, when the Spurs are winning, especially now, guys like Bertans are not going to play IMO.

Agree. Just when the Spurs were 1-3 in the series, they made a desperate move and started Boban...I mean, played Davis.

People said his 3's could have helped in the previous games but in the game 5/6 of the series, it was too late.

[cutewizard]

Oh, now we need Pau, huh?

After being called old and soft and washed-up all season, having his name dragged through the mud, his defense and his heart and his pedigree questioned...

NOW PAU IS THE GODDAMN SECRET WEAPON!?!?

.......just kidding.

I loved the Gasol pick up when it happened, and I still love it. Especially now that he has accepted the bench role that I thought fit him best.

Glad to see SpursTalk starting to warm up to the big guy. He's no Tim Duncan, but he's a proven scorer who has carried a team to a championship before. His defense isn't great, but I still feel like that is overplayed considering he is still 7-feet tall and can clog the paint just by standing with his arms up. He can also post, pass, shoot the mid-range and is looking like Nowitzki from three. Perhaps most importantly, anybody who has watched him play in the playoffs or for Spain knows that he can turn it on in the big moments.

Believe you me....the Spurs may or may not go all the way. But if they do...Gasol will be a big part of it.

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Agree.

This is one of the best posts in spurstalk in recent years.

May it be.

[cutewizard]

the Grizzlies, show them whos boss................