Yeah Spurs were basically a much better version of the Melo/AI Nuggets.
I just always felt they didn’t have much synergy. Of course DeFrozen one, especially in the playoffs and big moments is not the player Leonard was, but his chemistry with LMA is much better.
They create for eachother, communicate and even seem happy playing together. I always thought Kiwi and LMA were just taking turns on the offensive end. Even Lowry can’t seem to embrace that dude.
Yeah Spurs were basically a much better version of the Melo/AI Nuggets.
The team seems to have way more fun out there than they did when Kawhi was the star. LaMarcus is playing downright ridiculous right now too.
Kawhiso was extremely efficient but it does little to elevate the play of others.
lol...how about when lma wanted his touches and started pouting cause the offense isnt going through him..
kawhi was never a play maker, ppl wanted him to be one so he can move up on player rankings..wtf does he need to avg>5apg if his so efficient at scoring? beats passing the ball to brick throwers on the team
his stats cannot give the MVP..tbh
the year spurs made wcf with both players, he didnt win it even with improved stats and a 7-1 h2h record against the main contenders, yet westbrick won it due to triple double mr.popularity narrative
yup..that’s why he needs to improve his playmaking, otherwise he won’t beat Lebron,giannis, harden, curry in mvp race..
westbrook won the mvp because of his stats not popularity,heck!! Even Harden’s stats was better than kawhi that season
Westboork’s and harde’s stats was too much for kawhi to beat..
With Kawhi we are a much better team. If LA was in shape when Kawhi was here, we might still have him on our team. What am saying is that it was more of LA's fault than Kawhi's. Let's be honest, LaMarcus, is a much improved player since he had that talk with Pop. With this LaMarcus we beat OKC and play the warriors in the conf Finals and Kawhi is still here.
Well it wasnt like a switch where he can turn on and play harder. It was a process which involved LMA buying in and really understanding what we needed from him.
When he first came, he didn't want to play centre but he now understands we need him for that. He's inside banging on every play. Even last year he wasn't consistently playing as physical as he is now.
I doubt that was the reason Kawhi wanted to leave. And even if it was, he essentially bailed on the team. I can't see what's worse than that. LMA only played bad and might not given it his all, but at least he showed up...
Kiwi deep down knew that he couldn't be the emotional leader of the team.
DeRozan does have high emotional IQ and perhaps that's how a declining LMA was able to be motivated enough to drop 56 points on the Thunder.
The X factor in sports is the emotional commitment of the team. Spurs had that in spades in 2014.
Your team is the Lakers. Check yourself, son.
You're derp.
#2 also choked in that OKC series. Can't say he was blameless. Roberson ran his mouth throughout that series about shutting him down and #2 didn't step up to the plate to silence him. Can't imagine great players like Lebron,Durant,Curry getting shut down by a scrub like Roberson especially after Roberson runs him mouth about being able to shut them down.. Also #2 just wanted to leave which had nothing to do with LMA. Even if the Spurs had won a le in '16 or '17 he would have left.
Has the mute snake ever had chemistry with anyone?
Check yo self, socio.
I did.
You're derp.
Full re .
Full derp.
Autists are not capable of building chemistry, tbh.
Good points all around! And I think you just explained why LA and Kawhi "didn’t have much synergy". I love that LA takes the ball to the basket more often and is physical. I remember him from two seasons ago, where he would take those long jumpers (and miss most of them) and set those lame a$$ screens.
Kawhi is a guy that works super hard, and LA was not in shape those times. And I feel there was a kobe shaq type of argument; I work my a$$ off and you casually use the reg season to get in shape, and my body is taking a toll because of it and it shouldn't be that way.
With LA, in this form and White, Bryn and Davis playing the way they do, I am 100% certain Kawhi is still with us today. Dude just wants to win. I think he left SA because he realized, If I don't win as much anymore, then I might as well get paid.
GTFO here with that bs. The Spurs were a Zaza cheapshot away from winning it all in '17. If he really cared about winning he would have played last year. Him not playing cost the Spurs a chance at winning another le. I can never let that go. I remember growing up watching guys like MJ and Pippen gripe about being underpaid but still went out and competed because they had a strong desire to win.
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