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Player fan back to hating LMA.
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Wasn't Aldridge trying to get traded last year? If it was this year it would be more surprising.
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Doesn't change the fact that Parker, Murray, and Anderson can't shoot. Green and Manu had off shooting seasons tbhLMA not a good passer off the double though.
Wtf..
Team was 26th in 3pt % and 27th in 3pt attempts
When he did get his touches, he posted his most efficient season; 23 ppg, 8.5 rpg, and 51% FG
If Kawhi does come back, he and LMA and Pop have to figure out how to better balance the touches and attempts. No reason why both can't get up 17 FGA per game with them running an effective 2 man game.
That's what happens when the role players have to play like superstars. The players had to shift up 1 role. Are you a ing dumbass?Doesn't change the fact that Parker, Murray, and Anderson can't shoot. Green and Manu had off shooting seasons tbh
Team was 26th in 3pt % and 27th in 3pt attempts
LMA and Kawhi do have a balance. LMA early because he is good early, and Kawhi late because Kawhi is a closer. LMA can't be a closer, and we can't waste Kawhi energy early.
If you think they never had a plan.
Knocking down open 3's isn't playing like superstars tbh.That's what happens when the role players have to play like superstars. The players had to shift up 1 role. Are you a ing dumbass?
You didn't invalidate what I said, got.
They don't play well together, lol at thinking that they do.LMA and Kawhi do have a balance. LMA early because he is good early, and Kawhi late because Kawhi is a closer. LMA can't be a closer, and we can't waste Kawhi energy early.
If you think they never had a plan.
When Kawhi actually played, he often ran P&P with Pau, leaving Aldridge to spot up in the corner. Pop never fully utilized the two man game with LMA and Kawhi by having them run p&p or p&r - teams can't double Kawhi without leaving Aldridge open for an 18 footer and they can't switch because a big would be on Kawhi and a wing would be on LMA.
Leonard excels in ISO's and post ups while LMA gets his in the posts or pick and pops; they can work well together but it hasn't been perfect in their two plus seasons together.
Kawhi and LMA had the Warriors dead to rights. Home court won. Could we have taken game 2 also? Probably. And your telling me they don't mesh well?
I still think Leonard and Aldridge can co-exist. Is there some principled reason why they couldn't? They both like to post, but Leonard is also a slasher and developed a deep threat on top of that. They should be able to play a wicked two-man game and pick-and-pop everyone to death.
Yes please!
Only news about this is I thought LMA didn't like Lillard.
But last year, he was disgruntled. So, not really a surprise.
Correct. That's his game, he wants touches so that he can fill up a stats sheet. Especially in a season in which there's no pressure or expectation (everyone knew that the Spurs were going nowhere this year without Leonard).
He doesn't know anything about winning, however. He's proven that here, and in Portland.
I mean what do you want from him? He lead this team to 47 wins and you criticize him for dragging the Spurs to the playoffs while Kawhi chilled out in N.Y
I didn't say that they couldn't but you can't tell me that they work all that well together.
What you mentioned isn't really how they play together; when Kawhi was healthy, he often ran pick and pop with Gasol with Aldridge spotting up in the corner- where he would never get the ball because Kawhi would either pull up, get to the rim or pass back to Gasol for a 3.
Continuing to start LMA at the 5; with Kawhi back would force them to actually use the two-man game a lot more with teams generally not being able to switch the P&R/ P&P because Kawhi would be guarded by a big and LMA by a wing, also doubling off Aldridge would leave him often for his mid-rangers.
When LMA posts, he would have Green, Gay, and Leonard with Murray ducking in for offensive rebounds while Aldridge's presence as a roller or hanging around the rim would make Leonard drive's harder to defend against and also allow for LMA to clean up any misses or catch dump offs when his man leaves to contest.
That is how they should be utilized but it hasn't consistently happened.
LMA said he’s grown up a lot and mended things with Lillard. He also talked about how he didn’t want the same thing to happen with Murray so he’s tried being more of a leader and learn from past mistakes.
So they potentially can play well together but haven't been utilized correctly. Sounds like a coaching problem.
Spurs are currently in NBA purgatory, tbh. Not good enough to win, too good to truly tank.
They won't embrace tanking as long as Pop is coaching, either..so might as well hope they can acquire proven talent for Kawhi and keep Aldridge around..
Plus, if they trade Kawhi they should get tanking level assets so why not be a playoff team while rebuilding on the fly when you can hit FA with a ton of money and still have plenty of youth/first round picks.
totally, was agreeing there. If only we had known.
for a shoe collection
LOL @ anyone thinking pro athletes are anything BUT big kids.
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