The reason Spurs lost was because everybody on the bench was absolutely useless. Manu was dressed like a traffic cone when going up against Waiters on defense, Diaw-West-Ander was trash.
Rebuild the bench
I love Kawhi but if we were to do the MVP race over again based on the postseason he would barely make the top 10.
1. Lebron
2. Curry
3. Westbrook
4. Durant
5. Derozan
6. Aldridge
7. Lowry
8. Thompson
9. Irving
10. Kawhi*
*Biyombo may even rank ahead of him if he continues to play well.
Out of those 10 Kawhi is the only player that doesn't scare me on the offensive side of the ball.
Yep, they should have waited till the new CBA kicked in so he actually gets what he's truly worth: 30 mill per.
Spurs Front Office needs to fill out a supporting cast that compliments Aldridge and Leonard. You build around those two.
They need some size at the 1
They need some athleticism and youth at the 5/4.
They need to bolster the bench with better scorers.
I am not seeing all three done in a single off season realistically.
Two out of three possibly. Definitely one of those for sure.
30 mill pesos? AgreedYep, they should have waited till the new CBA kicked in so he actually gets what he's truly worth: 30 mill per.
You must be an idiot b/c Biyombo should have CLEARLY been the unanimous MVP but he doesn't even appear on your top 10.
OP you have some of the best takes on this site
I beat you to it. But I really need a player to play well in more than 3 games. Unlike the 2014 Finals MVP.You must be an idiot b/c Biyombo should have CLEARLY been the unanimous MVP but he doesn't even appear on your top 10.
If only Porker could hit an open jumper in an empty gym......
1:08.0 90-90 T. Parker misses 2-pt shot from 19 ft 1:08.0 Defensive rebound by D. Waiters 90-90 0:55.0 Shooting foul by D. Green (drawn by K. Durant) 90-90 0:55.0 K. Durant makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 91-90 0:55.0 K. Durant makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 92-90 0:43.0 Personal foul by S. Adams 92-90 0:43.0 92-91 +1 T. Parker makes free throw 1 of 2 0:43.0 92-91 T. Parker misses free throw 2 of 2 0:42.0 Defensive rebound by R. Westbrook 92-91 0:42.0 Oklahoma City full timeout 92-91 0:30.0 Turnover by K. Durant (lost ball; steal by D. Green) 92-91 0:11.0 92-91 T. Parker misses 2-pt shot from 20 ft
LMA was the perfect signing. He's a great player and will do even better next year. Even if the Spurs don't win another championship EVER his signing was not a mistake. Only 1 team can win the le and 29 teams go home with nothing, the odds of winning a le are pretty . A lot of franchises have never won a championship because the Celtics, Lakers, Bulls and Spurs hog them all. We lost to the Thunder who are up 3-1 on the 73-9 Warriors. Yes there was bad coaching and bad officiating but we just ran into a buzzsaw.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions
Half the teams in history have never won a le. Winning championships is kinda hard. It's not LMA's fault the big 3 are old, Pop is senile and a lot of players on the team are actually kind of . Crazy we won 67 games.
I think we are gone in the era of Duncan, Manu or Parker. We can't depend on those guys any more.
We need to get a third max player. Both Kawhi and LMA suck in crunch time. Plus Kawhi cant handle the ball well during crunch.
But I have to say without LMA, we will lose to OKC in 4 or probably 5 games.
No. I don't see him as a playoff worthy player. But if West or Diaw stepped up. Heck even Mills. You know. It is what it is. So you have to put pieces back together. If Manu and TD retire, that is 2 more playoff rotation players you need to make up. And even if they stay, who knows they may fall apart before season ends. But you kinda bet that they don't.
Parker
Green
Leonard
LMA
Mills
TD
Manu
Anderson
Simmons
Bobon?
We need one more guy that can do his job. Obviously a wing and we now have a hole in the middle with West and Diaw stinking it up, and on top of that you need to have insurance policies for Manu and TD. Are we going to bet down on Anderson and Simmons getting us the insurance policy on the wing or do we make a splash in free agent? And we obvious have a glaring hole at center or a hard working young pf. Then there are questions about Mills. Will he be a burden on us or will he come back to 2014 form? So the Spurs need to make moves, but they don't need to be big fish moves.
No that would have wasted his prime on really bad teams and mediocre tank jobs bc you will never tank all the way to the 1st pick unless Kawhi is injured most of the season. And Pop will not have Kawhi pick up losing habits coasting for a season to tank. + young draft picks take a long time to develop. The first couple of years are really a learning experience, specially the lottery rookies nowadays, who are barely 19 with their bodies still developing and still developing games. Some of them with glaring weaknesses like Kawhi had when he joined the league, still loose dribble, iffy shooting, some bigs needing to add weight, etc. A rebuild like that takes a long time and you never know if the guys you invested in will turn out well either. Grabbing the best FA we could find was the way to go. Hopefully we add one more premium agent this off-season or the next.
Meanwhile, I know most here don't want to hear it but we have to develop the young projects we have as well, bc not everything can be filled in FA, where guys are overpaid. We need some homegrown young talent too, players that are in the project category.
Ppl here instead of busting young projects should just be hoping one or two pans out. Our youngest draft picks are between 21-24 yrs old. Those guys are not yet fully formed as players and they are closer to Kawhi's age. We have to hope one or even two of them becomes a good player whether to keep or to trade for a missing piece.
Do not despair, Spurs have found roleplayers from different sources and they will keep finding the right guys.
Tank next season and go hard in 2017 FA
Without LMA we don't get past the Grizzlies TBH.
Draft Thom Maker. Develop him. Get a PG with some length. Sign a banger down low who can roll, grab boards, and rim protect. Bring back Belinelli.
Give that man a cookie. David Robinson was a first teamer 4 times but he was overrated because he couldn't win with a lesser team..Kawhi is one of the top 5 players in the league. The spurs just the bed. Hes a first teamer for crying out loud
Aldridge is a third tier star that no one gives a about. He needs to be a third option ala bosh. Spurs need a True Star PG beside Kawhi.
Last edited by Hoops Czar; 05-25-2016 at 02:21 AM.
Maybe if you started at the 1:30 mark instead of 1:08. He tied the game at 90 with a mid-range J.
Nope
OMG, 1-3 on WIDE OPEN jumpers & 1-2 at the FT line.
Oh, so you just stink at math.OMG, 1-3 on WIDE OPEN jumpers & 1-2 at the FT line.
You just stink at accepting the fact.Oh, so you just stink at math.
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