The Big Athletic Disadvantage
Or just B.A.D. for short
He won't play many minutes in the playoffs so who cares. Way more concerned about LMA. He's too passive playing with Duncan, and TD playing really old now. When I go to work after a vacation, my mind is for a day. Hoping our team is like that being on the road...
Chris Webber spoke highly of Anderson. I'd take his input over fans that have never played basketball before
Chris Webber picked the Clippers to win the championship last year
Thought Anderson played pretty well and wasn't terrible defensively. The Spurs are going to need one of Anderson and Simmons to able to play some minutes against GSW because Mills lack of size is a issue.
Everyone sucked last night outside Boban and Mills after he got started after a cold start as well. The long vacation coupled with the funeral of Monty's wife yesterday just really had the Spurs playing bad all around last night. Understandable.
Never been a fan of his, never knew why so many people liked his game.
I thought Kyle did pretty well. And I agree, he is way underrated defensively. He's never going to be fast, and the only way he leads a fast break, is through his passing. But, I saw a lot of things I liked about him.
LMA is a bigger concern, imho. Especially in the "bigger" games. He tries harder, but he seems to force the issue...as if he knows his rap and trying to overcome it. It's like a mental block.
I'd like to see him focusing on Defense, picks and rebounds at the start of these type of games, then let the ball come to him more in the flow of the game. Dunno if that's what Pop thinks tho...lol.
Kyle played decent, he was aggressive against Pierce and did well defensively against him. His only problem was that too often he was open in the lane and passed instead of scored. He needs to be aggressive because of his length he's often open.
The problem was Spurs defense were Clippers would exploit the mismatch (i.e. anybody that Parker or Mills was guarding).
Simmons got exposed by the veteran Paul, but with proper coaching, he'll figure it out. You want a bigger player on Paul, you just can't have him bully Mills and Parker.
The Spurs had more energy when West and Boban were both on the court. It cut the lead to a manageable level until we against subbed for the pathetic starters. The starters are just ridiculously pathetic. They've been like that all season. Honestly, it really is LMA's fault. If he's not aggressive then Parker by his lonesome can't find any opportunities.
When LMA coasts (which he does often) the offense is broken.
The difference between West and LMA play is like night and day.
agree, Pop should try a lineup with
Kyle/Green/Butler/Kawhi/LMA or Duncan
Anderson was 4-6 with 2 steals. That's much better than Aldridge at 3-12!
The players that played well barely played. West was 4-6 but played 18 minutes. Boban was 2-2 played 9 minutes (best +/- at 12).
Aldridge, Duncan and Green were all disasters 3-12, 1-6, 2-9 (0-4 from 3). Problem here is you got Aldrige and Green that have a mind-set of coasting.
Aldridge and Green are quickly becoming a problem.. either way im happy i didnt stay up to watch that game.
Kind of like they feed off each other's complacency!
Pretty much agree with all of this. Kyle does pass up open shots, either passing the ball, or dribbling into the defense that was laying off him. He doesn't trust his three or set shots it seems. Maybe needs to be moving to shoot...like the Sundance kid. lol
Also agree on West. Almost the polar opposite of LMA. Kinda coasts against lesser opponents, but always shows up in the bigger games. Shame he plays so small on D. I think it's got something to do with his smaller wingspan and hunched shoulders. Geesh, I'm sounding more and more like SAGirl..
Pop specifically called out Kyle and West as the only players who showed up. West I get, but Kyle?
They showed up in the turnover department.
Stupid thread. Kyle played pretty well. If you want to call out one of the "kids"...Simmons was absolute trash last night.
Pop knew this.... this is why he always stayed on Greens ass.
Some people dont want to admit that Simmons is an overachieving Dleaguer.
He's a rookie and will make rookie mistakes against the elite teams. Paul is the craftiest of guards, he needs to cover him more conservatively and use his length and quickness to compensate. He'll figure it out once he gets the right coaching.
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