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You know it's not trolling when I mentioned starting Kyle, tbh
now that Kawhi is back and Gay is out? I get that Pau is a great passer, but with options #1 and #2 being ISO Kawbe and LMA postup, Pau is somewhat underutilized. Maybe start Fathead (until Gay is back) in his place and let MVPau shine with the bench?
Kinda same situation with Tony, not all his fault he's pretty useless offensively. Maybe having another shooter in Patty/Forbes, or a penetration guy like Murray makes more sense, and TP can also have his big moment in a different lineup, tbh...
You know it's not trolling when I mentioned starting Kyle, tbh
The starting PG should have been changed two seasons ago. But PATDrunkford still thinks the same backcourt from 2014 is still playable today.
Pop should look at possible tweaks indeed.
It's not just Rudy injured, but also the lack of bigs for the bench. Rudy had hidden that fact very well, and Davis played well some games, but right now the entire team has an iden y crisis.
We shall see. I suspect Pop is going to force guys into roles... he's going to give more time to the starters to gel... and for the bench to get it together.
He adjusted the lineups when they were understaffed early this season, but only after a 3 game losing streak (that became a 4 game losing streak when they lost to GSW)... the record with Kiwi back is alarming.
Pau is indeed getting wasted with the starters. He really shines with his passing in his best games.
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You remember all those games when the Spurs play with like four starters down and the other team lets down? This is maybe that, to an extent.
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I get that sure, but this is a Pistons team missing Jackson and Bradley. This seems like an odd game to play uninspired
Tweak this..... .
With Love,
Tweak this..... .
With Love,
The loyalty is too strong and they'll go down in the sinking ship if it means being loyal to a fault.
There really isn't any tweak that can be done with the SL at this point that can help. Moving Gasol to the bench only bogs down the offense more since they need his playmaking and adds another poor shooter in Kyle, and benching Porker puts in an even worse option since neither Mills or Murray can take care of the ball or run an offense. You could bench Kawhi but he's also the best bet for the SL to get back on track; him playing well makes the rest play well (or at least hide their poor play).
Time to get rid of the first 2 SG's in the rotation. They've become revolving doors on defense and they're negatives offensively.
Unfortunately Hilliard and BumP3 are behind them on the rotation....
New Year New Shooting guards please
Ugh...Nono...tell me how my ass tastes. Nono....yeah.....tell me how my ass tastes.
Your Loyal to a Fault Friend,
P.s. New planets bruh
Tired of midget on our team we need to get rid of Forbes and Mills they suck so bad on defense.
Leonard kills ball movement trade
Our guard rotation is awful. Gasol, Lma, Leonard, Gay, and Kyle are all playing well. They is a solid 5-3 there. But TP, Mills, Murray, Green, Forbes, Paul, and Manu are so inconsistent, it hurts. I would seriously look into getting Fournier.
Leonard sucks
Lakers are trying to trade San Antonio native Jordan Clarkson tbh fyi
The ball movement was really bad with him in the game, Aldridge didn't get going until Leonard was out of the game.
Better than Kennard
Its iso w star versus team ball movement. Interesting to see gasols assists with and wo kawhi playing
Not on sa
Kennard just owned leonard
Really liked Anderson tonight wouldn't mind seeing him start but Gay makes more sense (when he returns) and have them split minutes at the 4; though benching Gasol - who has been the second best player isn't ideal.
I know I'm just a huge Leonard hater blinded by rage, but this was easy to see coming. Kawhi doesn't actually work within an offense during his best moments because of his iso plays. It's just too hard to make off-ball movements when you don't know when and where the ball is going to be. Had Leonard come in and dropped 30-plus, it likely would have been easy to overlook what was going on. But 18 points weren't good enough. It also didn't help that Kawhi is still trying to draw fouls under last year's rules. He's letting the lack of whistles get to him, but honestly I don't think he's getting hit too much. He rather seems to be initiating the contact. Objectively speaking, I'd be happy with those not being called for non-Spurs.
Moving Bertans into the starting lineup would definitely help the offense. Parker isn't the problem, as we've seen from his games without Kawhi. He works well with Pau and LMA, and the others know how to play off him. Bringing in a dynamic shooter would definitely help with spacing. The defense remains a concern, especially since Kawhi is not really back on that end. Pop had him guarding a two-guard (unsuccessfully) most of the game, conceding a size mismatch for Green and using a guy who's clearly still hurt as the primary defender. That is sickening. Anyways, it would definitely be a risk to start Bertans defensively, as the man misses rotations way more than a starter should and is a poor rebounder. But it's something I would like to see them do.
Again, though, the best thing they can do is have Kawhi take a backseat for a while and focus on getting back into basketball shape. The team will need him to be ready for them to be their best, but they weren't struggling without him. So he doesn't need to come back in and have everything like last year. He should get his legs under him, play off LMA and then start picking his spots again. As the season keeps going, he can keep getting more and more comfortable with the rest of his guys before being ready to take over during the stretch-run. It would probably also help if Kawhi is the first one out for now and having him come in and play with the bench for a while each stint. Without Gay, having a go-to scorer in the second would certainly help, and if he comes in as LMA is leaving, the issues with them both getting touches will be reduced.
Aldridge doesn't get many post touches with KL on the floor but when he does he rushes shots he seems to rush them because he won't get many other chances. He seemed to play better during the final five minutes of the second quarter without Kawi.
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