Are the Spurs officially a big 4 team now?

[capek]

Lol role player. Imagine the finals wihout the role player that you make kawhi to be. Idiots.

No kidding! But don't stop there, imagine the last three years without Kawhi. Kawhi is the difference between three straight WFC trips, two Finals trips, and a Championship, versus the previous four years of very disappointing post-season outs. Or check our RS record when Kawhi's been out, versus our records when it's been Tony, or Manu, or Timmy. How "fans" of this team could not make notice of the transformative effect Kawhi has had on this team, even after this finals, is a tad mind boggling.

[mookie2001]

I think you've been in a coma, bruh.

Na. His playoff dribbling reel is about 30 second long. And mostly in the open court. KL has zero baseline moves besides shooting


If he learned to dribble he'd be one of the best players in the league

[poeticism707]

Duncan, Parker, Manu and Kawhi. Yes they are IMO.

The Spurs aren't a selfish shooting team,

but KW must average 17-18 points a game to really come into his own.

If he wants it to be a Big 4,

he must do this.

[Obstructed_View]

Na. His playoff dribbling reel is about 30 second long. And mostly in the open court. KL has zero baseline moves besides shooting


If he learned to dribble he'd be one of the best players in the league

Mmm kay.

[Brazil]

In fact it all depens of what you are talking about...

- about influence on organization, the team construction, future etc... no there is no big 4, it's a big 3. Tim, Manu and Tony are consulted on major moves organization make. Kawi is not there yet in terms of influence.
- in terms of bb yes I'd say it's a big 4

[mookie2001]

Sarcasm that you believe kawhi can dribble? Got it

[jsandiego]

No kidding! But don't stop there, imagine the last three years without Kawhi. Kawhi is the difference between three straight WFC trips, two Finals trips, and a Championship, versus the previous four years of very disappointing post-season outs. Or check our RS record when Kawhi's been out, versus our records when it's been Tony, or Manu, or Timmy. How "fans" of this team could not make notice of the transformative effect Kawhi has had on this team, even after this finals, is a tad mind boggling.

Great point, but you can also argue that we don't get past GSW in 2013 or Dallas/Portland this year without Splitter's defense. And without Danny Green locking down Wade we don't win. And without Boris facilitating offense in the WCF and Finals we don't win.

We have a Sensational Seven, not a Big 3. Best "team" any of us have probably ever seen.

[therealtruth]

I said for the Spurs to win it all they would need Kawhi to be playing like one the big 3. He won the MVP and proved my point but that doesn't diminish the contributions of any of the others. But you can't win without superstars and that's why we needed Kawhi to step up.