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Spurstalk doesn't want to admit that the elephant in the room is Kawhi. He's the team's superstar and he doesn't make the players around him better. He's Carmelo alright.
I thought this too. Left guys for too long who were struggling for example, and continued to call plays for them, then sat guys who seemed to be heating up in untimely fashion (I remember that with Pau for example, but there were others).
I thought he wanted to see certain guys execute some things and they failed. He just didn't adjust at all if someone was ting. He only started making adjustments to lineups in the 4th and went to the wrong guys.
I suppose even in losses he learns things about guys.
But I am reminded of him stating guys needed to play better after that Bulls loss and participate in their own recovery.
/sigh
Again it was a prescripted to me in terms of things and guys he wanted to see. Which left him unprepared for adjustments in the 4th.
Spurstalk doesn't want to admit that the elephant in the room is Kawhi. He's the team's superstar and he doesn't make the players around him better. He's Carmelo alright.
I'd argue that he makes his teammates worse; they rely way too much on him.
Yes LMA's "lack of compe iveness" has been very disturbing to me and still I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt.
In reality perhaps the elephants are Tony, LMA and sometimes Pau, bc the bench players are clear roleplayers, those 3 have bigger roles and paid like that.
As.Harlem and Nono said the team is top heavy.
HAJ never works
KD makes his teammates better...But who are those teammates?
Curry, Klay, Dray...Kawhi? He has old Parker, old Manu, and LMA.
LeBron makes his teammates better...
But he plays along with a dominant scoring guard like Kyrie...Kawhi has Parker who's past his prime and score 2 points in 27 minutes against elite teams
Thompson a way better rim protector than Gasol.
And even when I don't think that Love is better than LMA, he's playing a lot better than LMA this season.
Three years ago, LeBron had Wade and Bosh.
Tim Duncan had two of the most dangerous offensive threats of those years in prime Parker and Manu, to help him. It was like to play with Lillard and Harden together on the floor. Kawhi? He has this current version of Parker and Danny.
Sure, those superstars make teammates better but also, all them have better supporting cast than Kawhi.
It's easier to make a guy look/play better when he's already better and more talented than Kawhi's teammates.
For the record, Paul 6 asts, Kawhi 5...And could have been 6-7 for those open looks he gave and teammates missed
Last edited by YGWHI; 12-24-2016 at 12:52 AM.
Pop is Doc's .
Parker is a Role Player minus minus
The elephant is the ing refs. Swung momentum on a play I've never seen in basketball. Then kept us in the penalty throughout the night.
I have been of the belief that Deron Williams would do well with the Spurs. Our guard play is near terrible, we need life in the back court, Patty has energy but he is not the answer.
Judging from his weight, he's more of a roll player.
Well, tell Bertans to get more consistent, then.
Aldridge is just about the size of an elephant so, Imo..its him.
Porker is more like a hippo.
The lineups especially during midway through the 3rd last night were mind boggling....
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