Kawhi is trending and NBA twitter is ripping him into shreds

[spursfan09]

Wow just wow

[duncan2k5]

Pop purposefully antagonizing an injured player because he wants to send off manu and parker in a blaze of glory at Kawhi's expense

[bklynspursfan]

[Chinook]

According to CBS
(https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/n...-overall-pick/)

Those picks each have a less than a 3 percent chance of moving into the top 3 and probably only a 5 % chance of being top five. I expect them to be about the same as where they are projected- which is still fairly valuable.

Also, that Pistons pick is top-four protected, I think. So no chance of it moving up. Something like Harris, Boban and Beverly for Kawhi, Patty and the picks might be good, especially if the team can get ATL to take Pau for some draft compensation (like Pau and 18 for 33 or Pau and 13 for 30). Spurs could end up with two lotto picks, a decent starting SF in Harris and about $15-18 Million in cap space to attack the their roster weaknesses. Pretty good, all things considered.

[bklynspursfan]

Pop purposefully antagonizing an injured player because he wants to send off manu and parker in a blaze of glory at Kawhi's expense

Or Pop doesn't know and is saying speak with Kawhi and his group? Like surely there is a media presence in NY that can get a hold of Kawhi. I think he's tired of all the Kawhi questions why Kawhi and his camp can stay hidden.

[bklynspursfan]

[ElNono]

ing ESPN reporter asking the obvious questions, and the local reporters actually retweeting them... bunch of cowards

[Clipper Nation]

Poop is truly desperate to never answer a basketball-related question himself, tbh.

[Clipper Nation]

Pop purposefully antagonizing an injured player because he wants to send off manu and parker in a blaze of glory at Kawhi's expense

[phxspurfan]

Or he's actually injured. Kawhi has zero to gain by sitting out.

if he was only injured he'd be sitting behind the bench at a playoff game supporting his guys. It's clear this has become much more than a thigh bruise. It's an entire complex that he has. Probably with anxiety to show up in front of the team that he has already abandoned

[bklynspursfan]

Poop is truly desperate to never answer a basketball-related question himself, tbh.

Yea, that was a basketball related question.

[Clipper Nation]

Yea, that was a basketball related question.

And he immediately deflected it to someone else. Meanwhile, ask him about politics, NASA, the white rhino, etc. and he'll give a whole lecture on it.

[phxspurfan]

Pop purposefully antagonizing an injured player because he wants to send off manu and parker in a blaze of glory at Kawhi's expense

Didn't watch yesterday's game, but it seems clear that Pop is throwing the series if he's playing the entire bench more than 10 minutes apiece. Even Sportscenter poked fun at him having Mills and Forbes try to guard Durant.

[SAGirl]

Glad he's at least dispelled the speculation that it was the Spurs that asked him to stay away. That was not just baseless but ridiculous to me, no disrespect meant to anyone who speculated that was a hypothetical reason since the situation is so weird.

[r0drig0lac]

Poop is truly desperate to never answer a basketball-related question himself, tbh.

if he has something good about it, is that he will not have a superstar talent in the next season to hide the shortcomings of the roster he created, so one way or another he'll have to do his job

[tholdren]

And he immediately deflected it to someone else. Meanwhile, ask him about politics, NASA, the white rhino, etc. and he'll give a whole lecture on it.

You dumb

[-21-]

if he was only injured he'd be sitting behind the bench at a playoff game supporting his guys. It's clear this has become much more than a thigh bruise. It's an entire complex that he has. Probably with anxiety to show up in front of the team that he has already abandoned

I agree that Kawhi has nothing to gain from sitting out. I believe he wants to be on the court but from what I've read his injury is really painful and isn't a simple one in terms of a timetable for recovery. I get that, it's understandable. But is it too much to ask to get an update from him? The fans deserve to know what's up. , forget the fans, even the team seems to be in the dark. Which leads to another point: Is it too much to ask for him to sit on the bench? He's showing no respect to his teammates. Obviously, there is more to this than just an injury at this point. There's a discord that I fear cannot be repaired.

[tholdren]

I agree that Kawhi has nothing to gain from sitting out. I believe he wants to be on the court but from what I've read his injury is really painful and isn't a simple one in terms of a timetable for recovery. I get that, it's understandable. But is it too much to ask to get an update from him? The fans deserve to know what's up. , forget the fans, even the team seems to be in the dark. Which leads to another point: Is it too much to ask for him to sit on the bench? He's showing no respect to his teammates. Obviously, there is more to this than just an injury at this point. There's a discord that I fear cannot be repaired.

Right, which is was i said at the beginning of the season when he sat after his 9 games. Come out of the closet and be vocal. He wasnt so he invited speculation.

[lefty]

if he was only injured he'd be sitting behind the bench at a playoff game supporting his guys. It's clear this has become much more than a thigh bruise. It's an entire complex that he has. Probably with anxiety to show up in front of the team that he has already abandoned

Too risky

What if a player dives for a loose ball and lands on him tbh

[phxspurfan]

Right, which is was i said at the beginning of the season when he sat after his 9 games. Come out of the closet and be vocal. He wasnt so he invited speculation.

Yeah tbh he f'd up handling this one pretty bad. We were all young and stupid once. He will be just fine in his next career on the Lakers

[spursistan]

Say whatever you want about Pop but if he the GOAT man-manager-- as well-spoken as he is-- gets triggered like that, you know it is a lost cause.

We are basically talking about a player hijacking by his camp. At this point, it is legitimate to ask whether Kawhi is suffering from a mental issue (anxiety, hypochondria..etc) that's enabling all of this..

It just so weird. I have never seen any player who had quit on team behave like this. So little effort being put at just pretending otherwise..

"his group" are ballsy MFer. They better be sure he will be back to his MVP-level for his new team, because his baggage is so in' toxic.

[tholdren]

Say whatever you want about Pop but if he the GOAT man-manager-- as well-spoken as he is-- gets triggered like that, you know it is a lost cause.

We are basically talking about a player hijacking by his camp. At this point, it is legitimate to ask whether Kawhi is suffering from a mental issue (anxiety, hypochondria..etc) that's enabling all of this..

It just so weird. I have never seen any player who had quit on team behave like this. So little effort being put at just pretending otherwise..

"his group" are ballsy MFer. They better be sure he will be back to his MVP-level for his new team, because his baggage is so in' toxic.

Carmelo jr

[bklynspursfan]

And he immediately deflected it to someone else. Meanwhile, ask him about politics, NASA, the white rhino, etc. and he'll give a whole lecture on it.

That wasn't a basketball related question tho... It was a guy who's not playing and has been a hot topic all year with the same questions over and over.

[tholdren]

Yeah tbh he f'd up handling this one pretty bad. We were all young and stupid once. He will be just fine in his next career on the Lakers

Ok he can go hang around in la. Being a carmelo anthonys clone. Overhyped, ringless, thanks media

[CGD]

Also, that Pistons pick is top-four protected, I think. So no chance of it moving up. Something like Harris, Boban and Beverly for Kawhi, Patty and the picks might be good, especially if the team can get ATL to take Pau for some draft compensation (like Pau and 18 for 33 or Pau and 13 for 30). Spurs could end up with two lotto picks, a decent starting SF in Harris and about $15-18 Million in cap space to attack the their roster weaknesses. Pretty good, all things considered.

Not bad, or at least enough to make Angie beef up Boston’s offer.