I have a hard time to understand, after all these years of excellence, Tim is still underrated by his own fan base. Tim was the best Spur player last year, he is not gonna be some kind of marginal dude next year
it happens brah... don't be too severe with yourself
it happens brah... don't be too severe with yourself
At 39, Tim is still one of the league's best players at his position. That's all you need to know about how great he is. However, he is not the offensive player (no one would be) he once was. LMA will be the higher scorer this upcoming season. Tim will get his fair share of touches and points and I suspect they will be much easier to come by than last year. LMA has longer range and more dependable jump shot.
Yeah, again, it wasn't even close. And that was especially true in the playoffs. Kawhi got more touches, but he barely scored more (on a worse TS%) and didn't lead Tim in any other stat (not even ones he should have led in like steals). It's amazing the impressions folks get from watching the same games.
I love how cut and dry this is with you guys. Like it either has to be LMA is the star and Timmy gets no touches or vice versa.
No one said anything about LMA being marginalized. But his numbers will go down as his USG% dips. The team is only going to give up so many collective touches to fit him in. He'll have to sacrifice stats just like the Heatles did.
true
even only talking about RS, Duncan played 13 more games, has a better PER, lower usage, better WS, even on Drtg and Ortg... not sure how it is even arguable. Now obviously Kawhi had stretches where he had been bothered by injuries and such and has obviously fully healthy a bigger impact than a 40 y/o Tim... but when you discuss about who has been the best player of a year you take into consistency and overall contribution on that it's like you said not even close
When Duncan, LMA, and Kawhi are on the floor together, the Spurs will have the best front court length in the NBA...He stands an inch shy of seven feet, with a wingspan of 89 inches -- the second longest player in Trail Blazer history
Duncan's wingspan is, I believe, 7'3". LMA's is 7'5", and Kawhi's is also 7'3".
Not that they'll ever see the floor together, but throw in 7'8" wingspan of Boban and you have some insane length.
Was . . . slightly, in the latter stages of his Raptors career and early part of his Heat career (compared to Aldridge now). The last few years though, Bosh has been in a slight decline and Aldridge has been at his peak and since they were close enough to begin with, it's been enough to nudge Aldridge slightly ahead of him.
You're overstating the defensive difference between them. Bosh is a better defender in space/pick-and-roll and has greater defensive range, but Aldridge is a better rim protector, straight up post defender and defensive rebounder.
Duncan's is probably 7'5'', if not slightly above.
Forget just length; that's the best front line in the league period and Duncan and Aldridge are the best big duo.
Pretty interested to see if Aldridge's efficiency improves. With the motion offense, he should get more shots at the rim - Pop hasn't had a big, athletic, coordinated finisher since the Spurs turned into an offensive machine in 2012.
Chinook is the biggest troll on here
I expect LMAlpha's, Duncan's, and (Spoiler Alert!!) Tony Parker's efficiency to seriously e next season.It's funny how people think TD would just be a this guy in the offense.
This is Tim's opportunity to get the easiest baskets of his life with Aldridge playing.
Watching Robin Lopez try to play offense with Aldridge
It's going to be fun seeing the haters wrong about Timmy..Thinking all of a sudden he's going to some guy in the offense.
Tim will have an equal or more PPG/usage and minute next season....tbh
I thought that was ChumpDumper. I sincerely think Chinook believes what he's writing.
LMA and Bosh are just different players, tbh... I also agree that Bosh has seemingly lost a step in the last couple seasons... Bosh probably has a more rounded up post game, but LMA can be that Dirk-type of frustrating, unstoppable offensive player at times, when he gets that jumper going and going and going... defensively, right now, it's a wash...
While it's likely LMA's numbers might drop some, it's also true that he has a chance to shine much more than he did in Portland. He can be a key cog on a team that could be a beast, and I'm sure Pop will go to him extensively...
Once Bosh had to give up his turnaround post moves he really dropped off. I hate big guys that shoot jump shots. I KNOW...some of it was by design, but he lost something after letting it happen.
He kind of had to. Wade isn't a three-point shooter and LeBron wasn't best used as one. Chalmers was a half-decent threat from range, at least when left wide open like he usually was. If Bosh didn't drift to the perimeter, the spacing would have been fatally compromised.
The Spurs should have enough spacing to let Aldridge post up from time to time. Green is an elite shooter and Kawhi is good enough to be respected. For all Parker's warts, he's still good from midrange. As for Duncan...well, he has to sit sometimes.
I am so ready for the season to start already. Longest offseason ever!
This offseason is like a long whack session with lots of edging. I just want the season already.
If and when your take isn't vanilla and mainstream, you get a called a troll.
Trade Parker for George Hill's 7ft+ wingspan- Hill + Kawhi + Duncan + Aldridge + Danny Green. Wow defensive juggernaut!
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