Church of Kyle Anderson

[vander]

damn, he does not play well with Murray and Manu, shouldn't be difficult to keep them separate though

weird that he plays so well with TP who's also a ballhandler

[SAGirl]

damn, he does not play well with Murray and Manu, shouldn't be difficult to keep them separate though

weird that he plays so well with TP who's also a ballhandler

Think him and Murray not being shooters either of them makes them offensively challenged. They are still a positive pairing overall, but Murray would be much better with shooters. Since that date (almost exactly a month ago, in Feb. 3) they are now a +3 together, so they have found ways to play better together throughout this past month than they had prior. I'd give credit to Murray, he has been fantastic lately.

HIm and Manu are a small sample size because Kyle has started a lot of games this season, and has played little with the bench per se, or at least not enough to be definitive.

Manu this season only has positive pairings with Danny (+4)--his best pairing, Tony (+2.7), Murray (+1.7), Lamarcus (+1.1), and Davis (+1). Everyone else has been a negative pairing with Manu, including his much beloved partner Mills, who is a (-0.9) in a very large sample size. And that makes me wonder if Mills starting has much more to do with separating him from a very defensively challenged but offensively skilled crew.

https://www.basketball-reference.com...1/lineups/2018

[tholdren]

damn, he does not play well with Murray and Manu, shouldn't be difficult to keep them separate though

weird that he plays so well with TP who's also a ballhandler

Net rating for idiots

[ElNono]

This er almost single-handedly lost us the biggest game of the season... GTFO

[K...]

He played his game, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 turnovers because he doesn't run fast breaks lol.

[dabom]

Playoff Fathead.

[HarlemHeat37]

His pass selection was terrible tonight, tbh..

[SAGirl]

Didn't have his best game but he did have a good one against the Wizards... And the team still won.

[sasaint]

He played his game, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 turnovers because he doesn't run fast breaks lol.

He ran one early and flipped the ball back to Dijon, as I recall. He was moving faster than I ever saw, and I was afraid he was going to stumble at midcourt.

[TheGreatYacht]

Has quietly played some of the worst ball I've seen aside from last game

[SAGirl]

[dbestpro]

Anderson is a great role player to complement great talent, but a real albatross on an average talented team that needs him to shine.

[DPG21920]

Kyle Anderson has been a damn good player overall.

[Chinook]

Anderson is a great player, but he shouldn't be playing the three right now. It's just putting him in position to fail by making him guard on the perimeter and have to deal with two bigs clogging the lane on offense. I wish Pop would just stick with a lineup already and not change to match the other team so much. I thought Murray, Mills, Green, Anderson, Aldridge really had something, and there's no team in the playoff bracket that could really force them to move out of that unit.

[BSfromTX]

2.1 M this year

who can you get at that price that is better? He’s not my favorite player, but at least doesn’t hang us like Gasol and Mills contracts

[daslicer]

Kyle Anderson:

[SAGirl]

I am just being appreciative of what he brought this year and that article was perfect for that. I thought it was really humorous while being appreciative of his season this year. As good of a recap as I could hope for.

Of course you'd need him to shine. He took minutes from an MVP candidate last season. It doesn't mean he's not been hilariously enjoyable this season.

Got to pay respects. I don't know if this is his final season in a Spur uniform. (I think not, but really not sure... FA is FA and Spurs might spin the needle this year).

[SpursDynasty85]

Anderson is a great role player to complement great talent, but a real albatross on an average talented team that needs him to shine.

Couldn't have said it any better. Works on both sides of the ball for him too, not just offense.

[Atl Spur]

Anderson is a great player, but he shouldn't be playing the three right now. It's just putting him in position to fail by making him guard on the perimeter and have to deal with two bigs clogging the lane on offense. I wish Pop would just stick with a lineup already and not change to match the other team so much. I thought Murray, Mills, Green, Anderson, Aldridge really had something, and there's no team in the playoff bracket that could really force them to move out of that unit.

He is not a great player.

[TD 21]

Anderson is a great player, but he shouldn't be playing the three right now. It's just putting him in position to fail by making him guard on the perimeter and have to deal with two bigs clogging the lane on offense. I wish Pop would just stick with a lineup already and not change to match the other team so much. I thought Murray, Mills, Green, Anderson, Aldridge really had something, and there's no team in the playoff bracket that could really force them to move out of that unit.

This is an instant all-timer. I wouldn't even go that far to describe what Ginobili and Parker were or Aldridge is.

The position doesn't matter, playing him with another non shooter does (unfortunately, that currently describes both Murray and Parker). This team doesn't play two bigs who simultaneously clog the paint on offense because when Gasol plays with Aldridge, he generally spaces to 3.

The reality is, Anderson is going to continue to be an awkward fit offensively until or unless he starts shooting the 3 with more frequency/proficiency and quickens his release.

[Chinook]

This is an instant all-timer..

Maybe an all-time attempt to make a semantic argument on your part. I didn't mean that the way you seem to think it HAS to have been meant. Regardless, Manu was a great player even in the sense I think you mean. How the are you not great if you get into the HoF?

The position doesn't matter,

Yes it does. Anderson shouldn't be defending on the perimeter anymore than he should be playing with two post guys on offense. Now if by "non-shooter" you meant a guy who doesn't shoot threes like a perimeter player while also being able to guard wings, when that's fine. But I'll just keep saying he should be playing the four. It's more than just spacing on offense anyway. Gasol and Anderson as the only two players above the FTLE means an easy bucket in transition if the shot misses.

The reality is, Anderson is going to continue to be an awkward fit offensively until or unless he starts shooting the 3 with more frequency/proficiency and quickens his release.

Anderson's release is fine. He does a pretty good job shooting with pressure (has probably had to do it his whole life). If he gets a good stroke, he'll be fine spotting up.

[TD 21]

Maybe an all-time attempt to make a semantic argument on your part. I didn't mean that the way you seem to think it HAS to have been meant. Regardless, Manu was a great player even in the sense I think you mean. How the are you not great if you get into the HoF?



Yes it does. Anderson shouldn't be defending on the perimeter anymore than he should be playing with two post guys on offense. Now if by "non-shooter" you meant a guy who doesn't shoot threes like a perimeter player while also being able to guard wings, when that's fine. But I'll just keep saying he should be playing the four. It's more than just spacing on offense anyway. Gasol and Anderson as the only two players above the FTLE means an easy bucket in transition if the shot misses.



Anderson's release is fine. He does a pretty good job shooting with pressure (has probably had to do it his whole life). If he gets a good stroke, he'll be fine spotting up.

If you want to claim Ginobili, Parker, Aldridge is a semantic argument, that's fine (you can be merely very good and make the HOF, under the right cir stances). But Anderson?

It just depends on match-ups. Non shooter = unwilling to take and/or unable to make 3s at a respectable rate. I agree that the Murray-Mills-Anderson-Aldridge-Gasol starting five is foolish though.

I actually think the slow release and lack of confidence in his 3 is worse than the proficiency. Think he could shoot approaching league average on decent volume right now, with the right mindset or coaching that placed a premium on it.

[tholdren]

Anderson is a great player, but he shouldn't be playing the three right now. It's just putting him in position to fail by making him guard on the perimeter and have to deal with two bigs clogging the lane on offense. I wish Pop would just stick with a lineup already and not change to match the other team so much. I thought Murray, Mills, Green, Anderson, Aldridge really had something, and there's no team in the playoff bracket that could really force them to move out of that unit.

Cracker

[NickiRasgo]

Best of luck! Wanted him to return about $5M but $9M is high considering Spurs needs some flexibility.
Prior to NBA Draft last 2014, he's my first choice to be drafted by Spurs even though he's mocked at around 15-20th range.
Love the development of this player since we drafted him. He's slow and sometimes useless but I'm a fan of his game.
I still think KA would've benefit playing with a group of athletic and shooters in the line-up.

Happy for him to get paid eventually considering he's being 30th overall pick last 2014.

[ElNono]