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Against the Blazers was 75% midrange, 25% drive, tbh. And I expect more of the same against Sefolosha.
I'll take Kawhi 2s over Manu 3s all day every day.
Against the Blazers was 75% midrange, 25% drive, tbh. And I expect more of the same against Sefolosha.
Leonard isn't bad in the PnR at all. He's improved that facet of his game a lot, and good things come out of it. He should get more chances to run it.
I think he should do more both as the ball-handler and the screen-setter. There's no reason why Durant and James can set the screens and Leonard can't.
That's subjective. But I could see him settling for the shot more against OKC, but I believe he will do so because of Ibaka, not because of Sef.
When George Gervin was injured and had to miss a week of regular season in 1982 Ron Brewer stepped in and scored 40+ in three straight games and was Western Conference Player of the week. That's what you do in a system. Next man up takes man place of man that has fallen.
People still don't get it..Pop will not make that kind of adjustment..Simply put, he still thinks the offense should be run and be big three dependent, regardless of ability, efficiency etc..
Leonard is both in a good situation ( for having coaches that helped him become the player he is right now) but in a situation because he's good enough to take some of Duncan and Manu's responsiblity but Pop and the big three are just not ready for that kind of change.
Never going to happen with Manu and Timmy in the team..They will most likely play the same way next year as well.. situation for Leonard IMO
Leonard has been outstanding the entire series with and without Parker.
Leonard has made it to WCF for three straight years and has opportunity to go to Finals two years in a row. I cant think of any player in NBA history that has had that opportunity.
Sefolosha's going to be guarding Parker, which makes Kawhi's taking over the series absolutely imperative. If the Spurs are going to win an NBA championship this year, Kawhi's going to need to make the leap to become a star player.
The Spurs new one man fast break. Instead of finishing off with layups, he finishes it off w/ a highlight non-emotional dunk.
Pop still has him as the 4th guy. I am sorry but Leonard needs to become #1 next year and that means that he needs to take at least 13-15 shots.
You can create your own offense when you get 5 steals.
Just off the top of my head, Norris Cole has won 2 championships and is about to play in his 3rd straight ECF. Sam Cassell won 2 championships in his first 2 seasons. Manu Ginobili won 2 championships and played in the second round in his first 3 seasons. All those guys were valuable players...I'm sure there is more...
James is heavier than many centers and has a lower center of gravity. He should be able to set monster screens.
Durant is the opposite. That and he doesn't seem to like contact unless he has the ball and can sell that he's getting into his shooting motion.
Your point is still valid; if Durant can set screens, Leonard should be able to as well.
Is it me or is Kawhi starting to look less and less enthused when he has to pass it off to Manu to initiate halfcourt sets?
Meh, TP frequently misses (or ignores) a wide open KL.
Kawhi is amazing. Let's see Kawhi at center in a microball lineup alongside Parker, Mills, Manu and Green.
He needs to be given a block of 6 mins in the third where he is the primary option regardless of lineup (preferably with parker on the bench). This would reduce those stretches where we just can't score.
Not a coincidence at all. Parker is the primary scorer, and when he goes down everyone else will get more touches. No problem there IMO. We destroyed Portland with Parker leading the way in the first 3 games. When TP is aggressive, the Spurs are at their best. When he refuses to shoot/can't get open looks, the offense fizzles. The offense shouldn't preemptively take the ball out of Tony's hands, because he is still our best offensive player at the moment. However, when he gets passive, or just plain doesn't have it that night, Kawhi should get more one on one looks.
It's not just you, it's obvious.
43-30 to to 47-37, watch as Turnobili looks off a completely wide open Kwa for the trey twice in about a minutes span.
This coming after Kwa has just drained his second trey of the night.
All this blabber about how the offense always has to go thru the Medium 3 is bunk.
It's been 7 years without a le. Small adjustments are what make the difference.
Of course it is not a coincidence. You take away a player who scores over 20 points in this series, so other players will get some of the attempts and points respectively. Leonard had a good shooting night, combine that with more attempts and whoooops, he went off. That's clearly rocket science ...
If Kawhi master the way to penetrate and kick the ball out for open man, just like Ginobili or Parker, that will be very good in Spurs system. I saw one of his play when he kicked out to Duncan and Duncan made the shot. He needs to do a lot of those. Also, he needs to do pick and roll offense.
Are the Spurs able to sign Kawhi at his Fair Market Value?
Will he take the Duncan discount?
Would Kawhi take the highest offer?
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