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Sup mod.
man, this thread went to crap in just 4 pages.
Sup mod.
too many mental midgets...
and a few trolls.
Donkey's face...
Restricting him in a limited role within a "system" is not the best way to fully utilize Kyle's diverse skill set.
Donkey's face...
I fully expect him to have a breakout season next year, hopefully as a starting power forward. I would definitely keep him tbh
Playmaking and Ginobili like craftiness. I think you have to unleash him.
Spurs obviously have a plan for him or else he would have been jettisoned a long time ago. Hope you're right - more minutes of him and Bertans backing up Aldridge at PF.
I am hoping the plan is that Anderson and Bertans are the PFs (with Leonard occasionally playing small ball 4) while LMA slides up and plays center.
The traditional two big lineup has run it's course, or at least it should have, in San Antonio.
I think the valid argument is that the two big lineup helps defense during the regular season and that centers eat minutes. My argument is what's the point of having a top defense during the season only to completely have to go away from it in the playoffs against the who's who. I think you worry about teams like the Clippers and Grizzlies but other than that we should be fine. I think it's traditional to have to bigs too but I believe Anderson as the four would be sufficient enough. I would suspect if he put on some more muscle mass he could do fine. There really isn't that many dominant forwards in the league and somehow believe it or not Kyle is a good defender. He has his moments when he just flat out gets beat but for the most part he defends very intelligently and uses his length to get steals and blocks.
On a side note. I don't want to see Bertans anywhere near the starting lineup. He doesn't have the lateral quickness to defend adequately imo. Kyle is much better and even LMA. He shows a lot of effort but I don't trust him on defense. And plus Kyle has put in the time. He's done everything he's been asked and has handled himself very professionally. I think it's his time for a shot. He deserves it.
According to SAGirl, he should have had one the last two years.
His year to year development reminds a lot of Cojo, he's actually been better than Cojo when comparing the first 3 years of their careers. Year 4 was Cojo's breakout season, I expect the same for Slow-mo.
He played 1,020 minutes in the regular season, come playoffs time:
P.E.R. -21.7
T.S. %-60%
Win Shares Per 100-.187
Net Rtg- +18
He played 1,215 minutes (total) this season; it started out really poorly but I thought played well overall, especially in the playoffs.
SAGirl may have been a year or two off but Anderson's game is definitely coming around.
For the breakout, it was disappointing.. but a player can't breakthrough if he's not getting regular minutes in a role that he can do well. He played in a team that stayed big the entire season and which gave minutes to a promising rook in Bertans... The wing rotation was also pretty stacked and he often played SG which is not ideal for him. Considering the cir stances I thought he played well... got better and better as the season went along and less timid offensively. He actually kind of broke out in the postseason, which was much better than his postseason last year. It may have been overshadowed by Jsimms noticeable hot streak and own breakout but as pointed above, he was very efficient.
I recall a game against the Grizz he scored 15 points, 20 inthis one against GSW. That was more than he had a chance to do in the RS. His minutes and role were just really inconsistent. It's really up to Pop at this point to hold him back or set him free.
Last edited by SAGirl; 05-28-2017 at 01:37 PM.
Agree.
You first need guys who are going to compete. If not it's useless come playoff time.
If he had a three point shot, he would be a legit good NBA player.
Hopefully in the gym with Chip and Dejounte as we speak. They both are being given a chance of a lifetime.
Anderson has developed into a rotation player and a solid small ball PF. Be nice if he could ever develop a reliable 3 though.
Ready to take LMA place. Let's go Kyle!
Seriously he needs to work-out with Diaw (if he ever works out). He's too good a passer. Need to develop upper body. He could be a crafty player inside
Hes too much of a pussy for donkey and co. Spurs need a mean dude
Kyle has skills. What Kyle lacks is assertiveness and desire. Those two attributes can trump talent in most cases. Vince Carter basically just went at him because of the lack of respect and did nothing of the sort to Kawhi the whole series. Real compe ors recognize each other and respect each other while in most cases not liking each other! It just isn't in him..... He is seems to be just happy being out their vs competing and imposing his will. The skill is there.....just no HEART.
Rofl
Leading scorer in an elimination game tells you no heart? Wow you are trolling.
He's too much of a passer, and too unselfish, but his role is not generally to be scoring. He can score more and do more but that's role and Pop....
Rofl using scoring as evidence of heart? See any warriors, cavs, mcgrady.... list goes on. Ban sa tranny
Vince Carter went after Kyle because he thought starting a fight with a younger player would give his team a morale boost. That Kyle pretty much walked away showed great maturity. I can't imagine how anyone can really look at that situation and just think Carter seemed like a fool.
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