Kyle Anderson leading scorer in an elimination game..

[Snaq O'Meal]

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.

Kyle went to the hole hard and scored on Donkey Green. Did the Spurs' highest paid player even show half as much heart?

[dabom]

Dude is a scrub when it matters.

[tholdren]

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.

On the flip side, had any spurs had the juevos or drive that carter did, the spurs would have looked like they gave up, which they did, after kl left game one. No heart.

[cd021]

Hopefully in the gym with Chip and Dejounte as we speak.

If he had a three point shot, he would be a legit good NBA player.

Anderson shot 37.5% (15-40) from 3, he shot 12-29 from the corners (41.4%) last season

He is 28-66 for his career from the corners during the RS 42% 3PT

If he were to start at PF he would need to, at the very least, double his 3pt attempts per game from .6 to 1.2 and probably stick to the corner (the right corner specifically). Teams are going to leave him open, him knocking corner 3's at a similar clip as he's done is key to him maximizing his effectiveness on offense.

[raybies]

Anderson shot 37.5% (15-40) from 3, he shot 12-29 from the corners (41.4%) last season

He is 28-66 for his career from the corners during the RS 42% 3PT

If he were to start at PF he would need to, at the very least, double his 3pt attempts per game from .6 to 1.2 and probably stick to the corner (the right corner specifically). Teams are going to leave him open, him knocking corner 3's at a similar clip as he's done is key to him maximizing his effectiveness on offense.

that atually might be better than Danny over the same time right?

[duncan2k5]

I think a lot of your are going to be feel different after the playoff hangover ends.

KA is an OK player. He still does not have an elite NBA ability. He is still a tweener. He had 2 good games in the playoffs.

It was nice to see him compete and I'm happy he had a good game, but people talking about extensions and wanting him to start are crazy.

This!! KA is trash! His passing is overrated, and his hesitation on offense always breaks the good flow we have...He isn't an NBA player...Let's stop forcing it...Bertans deserves the SF/PF spot more than Kyle...Kyle has way too many defensive lapses, and he gets blown by a lot more than any SF should...Now and then he gets a reach around steal, but that doesnt make up for everything else

[Atl Spur]

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.

Why not Simmons or anyone else? I am not here to pass judgement on what you do or don't know about sports, but I will tell you per my experiences the weak is always targeted first. I like the kid but he is really gonna have a tough time if he don't get it in his mind these are grown men during grown men things on the court.

[cd021]

that atually might be better than Danny over the same time right?

Green's hit 37.6% but at a significantly higher volume sine KA has been a spur.

[buujness]

This!! KA is trash! His passing is overrated, and his hesitation on offense always breaks the good flow we have...He isn't an NBA player...Let's stop forcing it...Bertans deserves the SF/PF spot more than Kyle...Kyle has way too many defensive lapses, and he gets blown by a lot more than any SF should...Now and then he gets a reach around steal, but that doesnt make up for everything else

If you think that Bertans has more potential than KA, then that's one thing, but trying to argue that Bertans is better than KA defensively is just factually untrue. KA has actually been one of the best Spurs defensively both in the regular season and the playoffs. His Value Over Replacement Player (VORP) was actually second only to Kawhi in the playoffs.

KA actually doesn't get nearly the credit he deserves for remaking his defensive game to the point where he's become an asset on that end of the court, especially since he came into the NBA nigh unplayable there. Davis needs to do the same.

[Brazil]

tbh he has been quite ok during those POs... good for him

[SAGirl]

tbh he has been quite ok during those POs... good for him

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[Atl Spur]

tbh he has been quite ok during those POs... good for him

We need him to be better than OK periodically........

[Brazil]

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[Brazil]

We need him to be better than OK periodically........

He played much better in POs than RS, he provided good minutes to the team despite a very erratic usage. As everybody know I'm not a fan of Kyle, one of the main thing I did not like about him is to be only good in certain situation, consistent playing time and position played. Well this time he had been impactful on almost every situation: 5 mn, 18 mn, 30 sec or position played... so yeah I'm happy for him, that's how he will make his niche with the Spurs and in the NBA by being ready and contribute whatever the context. I cannot be mad with a player trying and this time he tried.