***OFFICIAL KAWHI RELATED NEWS Thread***

[dbreiden83080]

��. With lots of makeup and low lights, Jeannie is very able.

Only in like 1987..

[Budkin]

Unless we find out different, it seems Pop and TP cost the Spurs the best player in the ing league.

Everyone agrees that if Timmy was still playing, no way it goes down like that, right?

Allah ingdamn

Meh so is life. We had a great run.

He was NEVER going to resign with the Spurs after this season regardless. It's become obvious now.

[LkrFan]

Jeannie's getting all antsy...
"Should I try to sleep with him?"
Pelinka "He wants to be left alone, I..."
Jeannie "I'm going to try to sleep with him."

[LkrFan]

😄. With lots of makeup and low lights, Jeannie is very able.

[SupremeGuy]

He was NEVER going to resign with the Spurs after this season regardless. It's become obvious now.

I think if Tim had stayed, in this theoretical situation, he would have. It certainly didn't help that Pop and TP's ego got in the way. We'll never know. it.

Hopefully we strike Gold in the draft again. Walker feels like a bust. Either way, Go Spurs Go!

[slick'81]

https://twitter.com/YahooSportsNBA/s...657104896?s=20

[spurs1990]

My question for Leonard is what loyalty did the Spurs show him sitting him after his ankle injury in game 5 vs Houston in May 2017?
That was a crucial game 6, and the Spurs decided they'd hold Leonard's health more valuable than a win.

Then Leonard re-injures the ankle in game 1 vs GS in the WCF.
Same thing. Spurs hold him out for the entire series knowing they have no shot by doing so.

So Leonard then develops a non-related thigh injury sometime around September 2017. Spurs declare him out just as camp opens, and he sits October, and November, and most of December. Leonard then musters enough courage to show up for games as the year ends, though his minutes are restricted, and he's held out of playing consecutive games.

THEN, Leonard claims his thigh injury is not yet healed, declares himself out, and is never to be seen again in uniform, even though it's reported he was practicing 2 on 2 into March 2018. At this point, it shouldn't surprise people that Gregg, Parker, and Manu put his act on full tilt for the public.

There's no defending the above timeline in Leonard's favor. He's the ultimate bad guy. Every loss him and James suffer in LA will be as satisfying as any of the O'Neal-Bryant era losses in the early 00s.

[Roscoe P. Coltrane]

. With lots of makeup and low lights, Jeannie is very able.

I'd er with every light on in her house.

[rastaspur]

No... I signed a contract with the Spurs to play for a certain number of years... If in traded or benched, then that means the team didn't fulfill their part (by ur logic)...because the contract was for a specific team... If that wasn't the case Steph could simply go to LA and play for the Lakers without any change to the language of the contract... But that's not the case... So if ur gonna say Kawhi didn't fulfill his contract by being injured and not playing, you have to say if a team benches a guy or trades him, they didn't fulfill their end because he signed a contract to PLAY for that specific team... (remember this is your logic) sounds stupid when you look at it from both sides, right?

That is some backasswards logic.

Yet you say you're killing people with logic. That's hilarious.

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😄. With lots of makeup and low lights, Jeannie is very able.

Rumors are that she hooked up with Pelinka.

[tonight...you]

That is some backasswards logic.

Yet you say you're killing people with logic. That's hilarious.

Be honest: if it wasn't a slam dunk case... (I don't know what you specialize in) would you take 2k5 in as a client?

I guess money is money...

[rastaspur]

Be honest: if it wasn't a slam dunk case... (I don't know what you specialize in) would you take 2k5 in as a client?

I guess money is money...

I've learned that sometimes money isn't worth the hassle of dealing with some people. In otger words, it would have to be a really big case.

[RC_Drunkford]

I've lived in LA my whole life and plan on moving out soon...can't stand the traffic, congestion and detachment of people in general anymore. The homeless problem is worsening all over and it's especially bad in Santa Monica and the K-Town/DTLA area. But the weather, culture, diversity, no wombats, etc...are all positives so I can see why people still want to move here. To each their own.

that might be the reason Kawhi wants to play in LA

[RC_Drunkford]

Let’s remember that the Spurs ended the Kobe-Shaq era. If nephew signs with them. A playoff series against them would be the ultimate revenge for the Spurs.

that means the Spurs would have to beat the Lakers with Nephew, LeBum and AD. No way that happens

[daslicer]

Right now Kawhi is the favorite son of the basketball world. Stood up to the big bad Spurs and didn't play and risk injury. Put a team of no names on his back and beat the GSW juggernaut. Loved by all sans the Spur fans. But once his manipulative delay is over and he makes a decision and joins the Lakers, he'll be one of the most vilified players in the league for joining the Lakers new Bron lead superteam. Particularly fans of the Clippers and Raps.

Unfortunately I don't think he will ever suffer any criticism for any of his moves . #2 is now like teflon when he's viewed by the media and by any other fanbase besides the Spurs. Nothing he can do will ever be considered bad unless he does some extreme like committing a crime.

[Harry Callahan]

Sports media people are even more ignorant of basic journalism, history, and economics than the MSM. Tough to do, but true.

[Harry Callahan]

Unfortunately I don't think he will ever suffer any criticism for any of his moves . #2 is now like teflon when he's viewed by the media and by any other fanbase besides the Spurs. Nothing he can do will ever be considered bad unless he does some extreme like committing a crime.

Its weird, the BSPN types have amnesia when it comes to the 2017-2018 season for Nephew. No hard questions about his actions at all. On the rare occasion when he was asked about his last year in SA - what happened etc. , he would just say "Now is not the time to answer that question." Or "I have nothing to say about that". All robotic rehearsed answers straight from Uncle Branch Manager. And that was that.

[exstatic]

Unfortunately I don't think he will ever suffer any criticism for any of his moves . #2 is now like teflon when he's viewed by the media and by any other fanbase besides the Spurs. Nothing he can do will ever be considered bad unless he does some extreme like committing a crime.

Players are teflon while playing, but that changes when they retire. Just look at Magic. He’s mocked for pretty much everything he’s done outside of basketball, and the movie house chain he started.

[Harry Callahan]

Players are teflon while playing, but that changes when they retire. Just look at Magic. He’s mocked for pretty much everything he’s done outside of basketball, and the movie house chain he started.

I don't think Magic is terribly intelligent. He may have good advisors and people helping him build his financial portfolio, but he apparently was a nightmare in the front office. The ESPN article detailing his LAL departure indicated that he treated office staff very poorly with the Lakers.

His lack of a filter resulting in numerous warnings and a couple of sanctions against him for tampering with non-Laker NBA players under contract. He simply could not keep his pie hole shut. On a related note, that is probably why he has the HIV.................LOL!

[Marcus Bryant]

My question for Leonard is what loyalty did the Spurs show him sitting him after his ankle injury in game 5 vs Houston in May 2017?
That was a crucial game 6, and the Spurs decided they'd hold Leonard's health more valuable than a win.

Then Leonard re-injures the ankle in game 1 vs GS in the WCF.
Same thing. Spurs hold him out for the entire series knowing they have no shot by doing so.

So Leonard then develops a non-related thigh injury sometime around September 2017. Spurs declare him out just as camp opens, and he sits October, and November, and most of December. Leonard then musters enough courage to show up for games as the year ends, though his minutes are restricted, and he's held out of playing consecutive games.

THEN, Leonard claims his thigh injury is not yet healed, declares himself out, and is never to be seen again in uniform, even though it's reported he was practicing 2 on 2 into March 2018. At this point, it shouldn't surprise people that Gregg, Parker, and Manu put his act on full tilt for the public.

There's no defending the above timeline in Leonard's favor. He's the ultimate bad guy. Every loss him and James suffer in LA will be as satisfying as any of the O'Neal-Bryant era losses in the early 00s.

Good summary.

[daslicer]

Sports media people are even more ignorant of basic journalism, history, and economics than the MSM. Tough to do, but true.

Agreed. The media started loving #2 the moment they found out he wanted to be in LA. All his flaws that they once hated became cool in their eyes such as him being a mute. The media " #2 is so cool how he doesn't talk and just plays. #2 says a simple comment such as "I have to go to the bathroom." Media response "Ha ha ha #2 is very funny. Oh my god that's a knee slapper."

[dbreiden83080]

I don't think Magic is terribly intelligent. He may have good advisors and people helping him build his financial portfolio, but he apparently was a nightmare in the front office. The ESPN article detailing his LAL departure indicated that he treated office staff very poorly with the Lakers.

His lack of a filter resulting in numerous warnings and a couple of sanctions against him for tampering with non-Laker NBA players under contract. He simply could not keep his pie hole shut. On a related note, that is probably why he has the HIV.................LOL!

Yeah I have never gotten the sense that he is overly intelligent either. He built a brand, and he has been able to become incredibly successful his entire life mostly because of that brand. The smiling, fun loving, easy-going, Magic Johnson. That might be bull , but he sold it.

[dbreiden83080]

My question for Leonard is what loyalty did the Spurs show him sitting him after his ankle injury in game 5 vs Houston in May 2017?
That was a crucial game 6, and the Spurs decided they'd hold Leonard's health more valuable than a win.

Then Leonard re-injures the ankle in game 1 vs GS in the WCF.
Same thing. Spurs hold him out for the entire series knowing they have no shot by doing so.

So Leonard then develops a non-related thigh injury sometime around September 2017. Spurs declare him out just as camp opens, and he sits October, and November, and most of December. Leonard then musters enough courage to show up for games as the year ends, though his minutes are restricted, and he's held out of playing consecutive games.

THEN, Leonard claims his thigh injury is not yet healed, declares himself out, and is never to be seen again in uniform, even though it's reported he was practicing 2 on 2 into March 2018. At this point, it shouldn't surprise people that Gregg, Parker, and Manu put his act on full tilt for the public.

There's no defending the above timeline in Leonard's favor. He's the ultimate bad guy. Every loss him and James suffer in LA will be as satisfying as any of the O'Neal-Bryant era losses in the early 00s.

Because he never really speaks, or expresses himself in anyway, we will never know the full story. But I think as we have heard his ing uncle really got into his head about a variety of things. Mostly that he needed to leave Texas, and go to Los Angeles. But the way he handled it was easily the tiest thing I have seen ever in the NBA in terms of a player exiting.. if he had simply gone to the spurs the off-season after injuring his ankle, and we lost to the Warriors, and requested a trade. I would not be that mad at him. At least he was upfront and honest. He didn’t steal $19 million from us.

[rasuo214]

Unless we find out different, it seems Pop and TP cost the Spurs the best player in the ing league.

Everyone agrees that if Timmy was still playing, no way it goes down like that, right?

Allah ingdamn

Meh so is life. We had a great run.

Timmy was the "Culture" of the Spurs. Not Pop. LMA came to play with the Spurs because of him. After he left LMA and Kawhi demanded to be traded. Pop and the Spurs owe everything to him.

[Raptors]

Kawhi seems to be loving the spotlight