McDonald: Mason Develops Into Mr. Big Shot

[Notorious H.O.P.]

The Spurs are not very ego driven which is what has given Mason his chance to do what he is doing here. You're never going to see Duncan or Ginobili pull a Pippen and sit out a final possession because the final play was not drawn for them.

Like Mason said, there are players on other teams that don't want you to take that shot because they want it for themselves. In other cases, the coach either just doesn't see you as a "final shot" guy or they don't want their big money players to revolt when the shot doesn't go to them.

[timvp]

I'm sorry, but to me this is just silly. There was life for the man before the Spurs.

Playing for a championship contender is massively different than playing for the Wizards, Raptors and the post-Jordan Bulls. The Spurs have even had players who had experience with other contenders and struggle to survive in Pop's offense that puts extra pressure on shooters without much help to get in rhythm. The most obviously example is Steve Kerr. It took him a few highs and lows before he learned how to consistently survive in the offense ... and he was arguably the best three-point shooter of all-time.

Even Hedo is another example. If he would have choked before the Lakers series, he may have known how to overcome his choking before it was too late.

[SenorSpur]

Playing for a championship contender is massively different than playing for the Wizards, Raptors and the post-Jordan Bulls. The Spurs have even had players who had experience with other contenders and struggle to survive in Pop's offense that puts extra pressure on shooters without much help to get in rhythm. The most obviously example is Steve Kerr. It took him a few highs and lows before he learned how to consistently survive in the offense ... and he was arguably the best three-point shooter of all-time.

Even Hedo is another example. If he would have choked before the Lakers series, he may have known how to overcome his choking before it was too late.

Makes me appreciate the cold-bloodedness of the former Anti-Spur - SJax.