Kiwi now has a "chilling" relationship with the Sp*rs FO?

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

made up drame with nothing behind to back it up

both FO and Kawhi are frustrated about the freak injury then usual discussion happen about following franchise doc protocol vs. following advice of personnal meds and staff then BS rumors start about chilling relationships

at the end, Spurs will give Kawhi his max contract and we have a new ST scola thread in the making for nothing

Nailed it.

Some posters just enjoy watching the world burn though.

[boutons_deux]

"Some trust issues developing."

by whom? why?

KL says his leg hurts. End of story.

He wants to play in pain and Spurs are stopping him?

[bklynspursfan]

I honestly don’t think the Spurs have handled it well at all. Why in the past year or so has Pop been so prioritized with LMA. Get this in joke out of SA. I guarantee you Kawhi doesn’t mind the guards as much as he does LMA and his whiny personality who quits in the playoffs. Move on from that guy. Pop probably just keeps telling Kawhi “it’s basketball, we’ll make it work”. I have said and will continue to say not landing Kyrie is one of the biggest mistakes the Spurs have ever made, and they definitely could’ve had him over Boston. But but but we can’t give up on LMA and trade him like he WANTS because it’ll look bad on the organization so we’ll start running a offense just to keep LMA happy and not worry about driving Kawhi out of San Antonio. Most pathetic team I’ve watched all year, if we notice it do you think Kawhi doesn’t? Somebody please go throw some baby powder on their hand and b**ch slap Pop so he’ll wake up.

Do you even pay attention to what's happening? They were trying hard to get Kyrie, and Aldridge was involved in those discussions.

This literally has 0 to do with the actual topic. You should probably read the actual article and not assume from the thread le that it's something that it isn't.

[Brazil]

"Some trust issues developing."

by whom? why?

KL says his leg hurts. End of story.

He wants to play in pain and Spurs are stopping him?

Probably story about trust is trust about medical staff of FO and personnal Kawhi staff... it happens all the time when it comes to freak injuries where diagnosis is not crystal clear.. conflicts between team and private medical staff are routine tbh It happened also with Parker at one point. The player in those situations is put on a tough spot needing to choose one side.

[ElNono]

made up drame with nothing behind to back it up

both FO and Kawhi are frustrated about the freak injury then usual discussion happen about following franchise doc protocol vs. following advice of personnal meds and staff then BS rumors start about chilling relationships

at the end, Spurs will give Kawhi his max contract and we have a new ST scola thread in the making for nothing

brah, there's ing drama, end of story...

[Brazil]

brah, there's ing drama, end of story...

ok then.. let's make dat thread a 100 pages one

[Keepin' it real]

WTF, that is weird if true. Is he sitting out games for a reason (to see how the team performs without him), or are the doctors/trainers/surgeons/physiotherapists all missing something?

He's fine, but Pop's obsession with injuries has messed up Kawhi's mind. Now he thinks he's hurt all the time.

[bklynspursfan]

He's fine, but Pop's obsession with injuries has messed up Kawhi's mind. Now he thinks he's hurt all the time.

Please tell me you forgot the blue font.

[SAGirl]

I honestly don’t think the Spurs have handled it well at all. Why in the past year or so has Pop been so prioritized with LMA. Get this in joke out of SA. I guarantee you Kawhi doesn’t mind the guards as much as he does LMA and his whiny personality who quits in the playoffs. Move on from that guy. Pop probably just keeps telling Kawhi “it’s basketball, we’ll make it work”. I have said and will continue to say not landing Kyrie is one of the biggest mistakes the Spurs have ever made, and they definitely could’ve had him over Boston. But but but we can’t give up on LMA and trade him like he WANTS because it’ll look bad on the organization so we’ll start running a offense just to keep LMA happy and not worry about driving Kawhi out of San Antonio. Most pathetic team I’ve watched all year, if we notice it do you think Kawhi doesn’t? Somebody please go throw some baby powder on their hand and b**ch slap Pop so he’ll wake up.

They shopped LMA hard, b4 and after the draft. They ended up sitting down with him bc Lamarcus had tanked his value by having had a mediocre season in which he missed the all star, his numbers were down, and he looked awful in the playoffs. Then you add in his whining and the fact he wasn’t that young anymore and no one wanted him. Suns wouldn’t trade josh Jackson for him, which was a piece Cleveland allegedly wanted. Josh Jackson. Hasn’t looked special as a rookie so you can see how hard LMA tanked his value.

[Keepin' it real]

Jalen just said on First Take that his sources tell him Kawhi wants out of SA due to their inability to attract good free agents, and also due to the handling of his injury.

So now it's official.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Would yall rather Harlem butt pound Brian Windhorst for 5 minutes if Kawhi's quad healed up or DPG become the official spokesperson of the Spurs?

Kawhi is finished.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Jalen just said on First Take that his sources tell him Kawhi wants out of SA due to their inability to attract good free agents, and also due to the handling of his injury.

So now it's official.

If this is true then Pop and RC have set the franchise back 20 years

[bklynspursfan]

If this is true then Pop and RC have set the franchise back 20 years

I mean they just got Aldridge a few years ago, that was a big deal. I'm just wrapping my head around how Jalen Rose all of a sudden became a trusted outlet for the Spurs or any team's inside info.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I mean they just got Aldridge a few years ago, that was a big deal. I'm just wrapping my head around how Jalen Rose all of a sudden became a trusted outlet for the Spurs or any team's inside info.

Kawhi's camp could be leaking info, he's obviously pissed and he's absolutely right, the roster the Spurs have built in today's NBA is old and garbage. It's a superstar league and Kawhi needs a of a lot more help.

[sasaint]

If this is true then Pop and RC have set the franchise back 20 years

More like dispatched the team to Seattle.

[bklynspursfan]

Kawhi's camp could be leaking info, he's obviously pissed and he's absolutely right, the roster the Spurs have built in today's NBA is old and garbage. It's a superstar league and Kawhi needs a of a lot more help.

I'm just trying to figure out how they can look as good as they did last year against the leagues best, but he's pissed now? Idk.. The timing seems off

[palangi]

I honestly don’t think the Spurs have handled it well at all. Why in the past year or so has Pop been so prioritized with LMA. Get this in joke out of SA. I guarantee you Kawhi doesn’t mind the guards as much as he does LMA and his whiny personality who quits in the playoffs. Move on from that guy. Pop probably just keeps telling Kawhi “it’s basketball, we’ll make it work”. I have said and will continue to say not landing Kyrie is one of the biggest mistakes the Spurs have ever made, and they definitely could’ve had him over Boston. But but but we can’t give up on LMA and trade him like he WANTS because it’ll look bad on the organization so we’ll start running a offense just to keep LMA happy and not worry about driving Kawhi out of San Antonio. Most pathetic team I’ve watched all year, if we notice it do you think Kawhi doesn’t? Somebody please go throw some baby powder on their hand and b**ch slap Pop so he’ll wake up.

I agree with this 100%. The issues fall square on pop. And the front office. I've been saying all year this is a poorly constructed team. Our drafting has been terrible lately too. I think or toros team is better constructed than this show we have in San Antonio.

[sasaint]

Kawhi's camp could be leaking info, he's obviously pissed and he's absolutely right, the roster the Spurs have built in today's NBA is old and garbage. It's a superstar league and Kawhi needs a of a lot more help.

It is a superstar league, but it is also Bird-rights, supermax-driven, deep-pockets league, which does not bode well for the Spurs in San Antonio.

[sasaint]

I mean they just got Aldridge a few years ago, that was a big deal. I'm just wrapping my head around how Jalen Rose all of a sudden became a trusted outlet for the Spurs or any team's inside info.

I have never been convinced that Kawhi was that excited to have Aldridge.

[bklynspursfan]

I have never been convinced that Kawhi was that excited to have Aldridge.

Maybe not. But it was the biggest name available that summer. And Paul didn't want to come here cause of his relationship with Tony (which seemed like an odd excuse)

[TheDoctor]

Nailed it.

Some posters just enjoy watching the world burn though.

Hey, the World is just that, a sea of fire; where some shine and burn more than others tbh

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I'm just trying to figure out how they can look as good as they did last year against the leagues best, but he's pissed now? Idk.. The timing seems off

I hear you, Spurs exceeded expectations and they looked damn good for 3 quarters in game 1. But the FO’s biggest issue is that they didn’t try hard enough to improve. Even this season with all the injuries the Spurs don’t take a flyer on anyone? Really? That’s pathetic.

Especially in a western conference where everyone was improving the Spurs took a step back. I think Kawhi sees what he’s surrounded with (LMA is not s good #2 option if you seriously want a championship) and realizes the future is bleak.

[bklynspursfan]

I hear you, Spurs exceeded expectations and they looked damn good for 3 quarters in game 1. But the FO’s biggest issue is that they didn’t try hard enough to improve. Even this season with all the injuries the Spurs don’t take a flyer on anyone? Really? That’s pathetic.

Especially in a western conference where everyone was improving the Spurs took a are back. I think Kawhi sees what he’s surrounded with (LMA is not s good #2 option if you seriously want a championship) and realizes the future is bleak.

I mean they tried hard to trade for Kyrie, and CP3 wanted to go play elsewhere. The PG position was one they clearly wanted to improve big time. Sometimes you can't make it work. So they decided to stick with what they had.

[sasaint]

I mean they tried hard to trade for Kyrie, and CP3 wanted to go play elsewhere. The PG position was one they clearly wanted to improve big time. Sometimes you can't make it work. So they decided to stick with what they had.

All true. Bottom line is that the Spurs failed to bring in any upgrades and now they have a menagerie of PG aspirants, each of which has his own distinctive flaw. Plus Kawhi has to share iso-opportunities with LMA. That's one too many iso-dependent players in the lineup.

[bklynspursfan]

All true. Bottom line is that the Spurs failed to bring in any upgrades and now they have a menagerie of PG aspirants, each of which has his own distinctive flaw. Plus Kawhi has to share iso-opportunities with LMA. That's one too many iso-dependent players in the lineup.

And if they landed another big name, he would have to share the ball with them too. And Kawhi isn't as iso dependent because he is a very good catch and shoot player.