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Aldridge is a cancer that will start to sulk again because he can't accept kawhi is an alpha
Aldridge has been candid with the media that he doesn't know what will happen when Kawhi comes back but that there will necessarily be tweaks. Will the rejuvinated LMA and Kawhi gel together immediately, succeed after a short period of adjustment or actually regress to last season? Importanty, when Kawhi is out there as first option, can LMA handle it like all the other great Spurs who have taken a back seat for the good of the team?
And one devil's advocate note, what if the Spurs are better with LMA as the first option... Just raising a remote possibility. Interested to hear your thoughts.
Aldridge is a cancer that will start to sulk again because he can't accept kawhi is an alpha
Adversely.
Eh, we've talked about this in a million other threads. Kawhiso isn't going to work with any offensive structure unless it's a package that the team breaks out periodically before putting it away and running offense again.
More worried about Tony's return
Kawhi is the more efficient player and can still dominate the game on the defensive end. It’s counter-intuitive, but Kawhi is also less mentally fragile - and as such, least likely to be affected by a demotion in usage rate on the offensive side of the floor. He likely understands that the Spurs need this version of LMA for them to be able to challenge for the crown.
LMA has always been a blackhole. Dude needs the ALPHA to come back.
I saw them interacting animatedly on the bench during one of the home games. I think they will be fine. Kawhi and Lamarcus have to involve each other more and look for each other more.
I suppose a lot of the PnR run by other options currently will be run by Kawhi when he gets back, which will make Dijon fitting off the ball questionable. His defender currently roams all over and he has to get in the paint to grab a board bc he's not going to spot up outside to shoot. I mentioned that aspect elsewhere. Danny 2.0 will lose touches. Pau should lose touches and become a floor spacer basically.... but obviously not sure how Pop will tweak things up. I don't think they will take the hi-lo and some post touches, if Lamarcus has made the effort to grab good position.
Kawhiso >>>>Lamiso... And LAs problem isn't ball distribution... It's that HE wants to be the Alpha
I'm hoping that Kawhi's offense can be built into the flow a bit better so that things don't stagnate too much around him on the offensive side of the ball. Make his possessions quicker and limit the time he's handling the ball. My wish...probably won't happen.
Pop will need to find ways to keep LMA and Danny involved and engaged.
The truth is that the team is better when lots of guys are stepping up, it can't all be on the Alpha if we are going to take down GSW. Let Kawhi own the 4th quarters of big games and throw the little dogs the bones in the meantime.
LMA has said it multiple times already, that he knows Kawhi is the main dude
With Gay looking as good as he does already, I'm excited to see all 3 together with Danny playing like he is and TP running the second unit
I think they're getting away from the iso heavy game and bringing back more motion so when kawhi comes back I don't think it's going to change anything that Aldridge is doing now.
Kawhiso is better than LMA iso post-ups. But it's not better than an inside-out offense like the Spurs keep acting like they want to run.
Think about that, the game starts with Murray/Green/Leonard/Aldridge/Gasol, first subs utions are Parker in for Murray and Gay for Gasol. The starters get it off to a good start and then it drops into a lower gear with Gay and Parker coming in and the Spurs pull away.
Of course that is assuming Parker is 100%. If he accepts a Manu type role and becomes the leader of the second unit, good times.
There is still a lot of posting up in this offense. To give you an example in the last game, Dijon and Manu posted up, Kyle posted up. Rudy and LMA posted up... there's just a lot more off the ball movement, cutting and setting off screens. The hi-lo made a comback as well as the lob passes to enter the ball into the post but close to the rim, etc. I can picture Danny and Dijon losing touches more than LMA.
P.S Rudy is a superior post up choice and will help the bench so much. He should take touches from lauvergne who was running the bench offense from the big spot and not doing a good job of it frankly. Joff will need to recognize that Rudy is so much better and deserves touches.
agree. Murray has more chemistry with LMA
Wasn't there some stat last year that LMA was far more effective with Tony on the floor? Too lazy and too drunk on Friday night to look it up.
Agreed, but that inside outside game should consist of LMAO, Kawhi, and Gay... Not just LMAO...that would be disastrous when he decides to go soft
LMA shooting percentage went SLIGHTLY UP, but the impact was a NET NEGATIVE. That means we were losing when tony was on the floor.Wasn't there some stat last year that LMA was far more effective with Tony on the floor? Too lazy and too drunk on Friday night to look it up.
I think they'll find a synergy and play better together than ever before.
Gotta keep going with whatever is working.
Leonard should take the backseat until it's proven that LA can't continue to do what we've seen through four games.
Leonard can be that unstoppable beast on defense, and have the O flow through Aldridge predominately, with KL being the bailout guy on dead-end offensive sets.
If true (and I've no reason to doubt you), then I stand (actually sit) corrected.
Lmao... Didnt we see that vs golden state? And many years in Portland? LA isn't big time bro... I dont trust him to come up big in big games... Maybe in October vs the bulls and the raptors of the world... But he folded like napkins vs the big boys
This might possibly be the worst basketball take of all time.
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