So...is it safe to assume Kawhi's recent improved play is due to Splitter being out?

[exstatic]

It's two things: spacing and the fact that Kawhi plays better with players who "pop" after the pick. That pass is easier than the "roll" pass. Tiago is a "roll" guy.

[biskvito]

splittah's whiteness creates blind spots and reduces %, "tbh"

[ajballer4]

I think it has more to due with Manu being out. Yeah, Manu came back last game but I think Kawhi's streak is just carrying over

[Mikeanaro]

RFA isn't unrestricted free agency. There is a massive difference. Teams have a limited time to go after free agents and limited cap space. A team would have to make an offer that is both appealing to the player (so he will sign their offer sheet) and an offer that would make his current team hesitant of matching the offer.

Teams that did have cap space couldn't just wait 3 days for for another team to decide on whether to let a player walk.

Brandon Jennings had a similar situation. He didn't sign a deal ( an S&T) until July 30th. Thats 20 days after players could officially sign and 30 days after a team could negotiate terms of a deal.

Your logic that teams should be lining up to pay Splitter, as a measure of his value. Remember Roy Hibbert was officially signed a offer sheet with Portland before it being matched by Indiana. Minnesota was really the only team that "pursued" Batum before he resigned. Portland had reportedly planned on offering a similar deal.

Had they gotten him, they'd be better than 20th defensively, the mark the are now. Generally top 10 defensive teams are the ones who make it to the second round. Splitter is a great team defender and a solid offensive player as well.

Jimi you have a solid take, but I will keep mine, if Tiago was so good those teams should wait and move skies and seas to get him, he is a great defender, sadly not a solid offensive player against good teams, I like him as a person really down to earth but I was expecting more from him.

[BacktoBasics]

It was my point, everytime I write 2 words you write a book about what I said, making strange assumptions and overthinking too much.
Tiago is just a regular big that sometimes fits the system, if he is so ing good lots of teams could make big offers last season when he was on the market.

As pointed out by the post below this, you are ing clueless.

[BacktoBasics]

Jimi you have a solid take, but I will keep mine, if Tiago was so good those teams should wait and move skies and seas to get him, he is a great defender, sadly not a solid offensive player against good teams, I like him as a person really down to earth but I was expecting more from him.

Again and in multiple areas you fail to see how the system and roles greatly differentiate from curb appeal.

There's no shortage of examples out there where a player just doesn't fit the system, and role expected of him, only to see him move on and put up fancy stats. It sounds like you base value on statistics.

[Mikeanaro]

Again and in multiple areas you fail to see how the system and roles greatly differentiate from curb appeal.

There's no shortage of examples out there where a player just doesn't fit the system, and role expected of him, only to see him move on and put up fancy stats. It sounds like you base value on statistics.

Get a life PseudoStalker, Im bored with you, weather here is too hot to waste time answering your stupid points

[BacktoBasics]

Get a life PseudoStalker, Im bored with you, weather here is too hot to waste time answering your stupid points

You can keep posting that all you want. It only reinforces the fact that you can dish it out but can't take it.

You mouthed off like an arrogant pompous prick and now that you're getting it tossed back in your face you're crying about it.

[Mikeanaro]

You can keep posting that all you want. It only reinforces the fact that you can dish it out but can't take it.

You mouthed off like an arrogant pompous prick and now that you're getting it tossed back in your face you're crying about it.

[BacktoBasics]

Posting shots of your mom isn't going to change your inability to deal with what you asked for.

[Mikeanaro]

Posting shots of your mom isn't going to change your inability to deal with what you asked for.

[BacktoBasics]

Now who's trolling. Its obvious you can't deal with someone giving you the same you dished out. Now you've decided to take over and ruin threads because someone put you in your place. You clearly don't know who I am if you think you can run me by posting infantile pictures.

Can't actually respond with a few complete sentences? I'm obviously getting to you if you're this inept and have resorted to crafting kiddie pictures.

So not only are you a coward but a moron.

[Chinook]

Yes, to answer the OP's question. However, his numbers would be even higher had Duncan been out instead of Splitter. He'd get more touches that way. Leonard is still shooting a lot of jumpers. It's not like he's all of the sudden running PnRs and finishing at the rim. I see him posting up a little more, which is good, but he still needs add to his game. If Green can run the PnR, Kawhi can too.