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Off topic here, but why didn't Bertans or Dedmon get more action last night, its not like we had a chance...
Seriously! Like wtf was expected when your best player goes out?
Off topic here, but why didn't Bertans or Dedmon get more action last night, its not like we had a chance...
Doesn't make a ton of sense. He's a wing with size. That he couldn't guard Durant isn't that big of a mark against him.
Very few people can, but I thought he did well.
It's significant he put up his career high in an elimination game.
No 1 bc he competed and didn't fold. One wants guys with compe ive spirit who can step up. The pleasant thing with having younger guys in the team is that they can improve and reach other gears bc they are young, hungry, and still developing (him, Simms, and Murray were all pleasant to watch in the postseason).
No. 2 bc he's capable of things like that but he was not really trusted through the season with regular minutes or a role that was suitable for his game. We shall see.
Also, just beyond the scope of this one game, he improved his efficiency accross the board this postseason, over the entirety of his playing time and opportunities, both in comparison to last season and the RS. Like Jsimms, he improved his shooting, scoring, usage, and basically stepped up.
Guys that folded or really undearchieved: Mills, Lamarcus, Pau, and Dedmon bc he fell out of the rotation entirely, after being a RS starter.
Green too.
Yes. I didn't mention Green bc he's been pretty much the same from RS but his shot is extremely unpredictable nowadays. He stepped up in game 5 against the Rockets and had one or two great defensive games against the Grizz. He took the ball to the basket more than I had seen him with actual success but he does remain a low scoring and usage option. Just would have preferred to see his shot back rather than drives from Danny. When Danny lights ppl up it really energizes him and the team.
i think KA showed that he does have the capacity to be diawesque in that he has some of the elements to diaw's game. he is thick from the torso down and can post up, he can hit the three sometimes, he can rebound, defend and is a great passer. BUT, he only shows glimpses of this game. all too often, he seems hesitant and nervous. i think if he can overcome that aspect and continue to work on his shooting that he can perhaps be a reliable, as opposed to occasional, part of the rotation.
I think in that regard, Lee was a poor get. Pop set up this Ded-Lee duo and then didn't use it at all. I REALLY wanted Kyle and Bertans to get run at the forwards. Had we had some time to see if that could work long-term, then maybe keeping Simmons, Anderson and Bertans could be a real plan.
I miss the icy hot days. I guess he wanted to be more consistent... well he is just consistently worse in terms of percentage. Icy Hot Green was exciting and could go off at any time in any game and if he wasn't hitting you just took him out. Pop trying to get his money's worth with paid players has hurt us a lot this year.
If Murray ends up starting, I think it makes perfect since for Anderson to start at PF with LMA at Center his passing and court vision would help take pressure off Murray or Mills and keep Leonard from having to necessarily create almost everything.
Murray/Mills -Green-Leonard-Anderson-Aldridge
I think (and always have) thought that he was better suited playing the 4.
Key is hitting corner 3's and attacking the rim on closeout and forcing the other big to slide over off LMA (making it essentially a 2 on 1 in S.A.'s advantage.
Last edited by cd021; 05-23-2017 at 11:51 AM.
Same. Been saying it too. You can trust him to make the right decision with ball in an advantage for the most part. I'd also put him in the post against mismatches as a decision maker like GS does with Draymond and West. Your looking for the pass more than anything but he could abuse a mismatch with that length.
I think a lot of your are going to be feel different after the playoff hangover ends.
KA is an OK player. He still does not have an elite NBA ability. He is still a tweener. He had 2 good games in the playoffs.
It was nice to see him compete and I'm happy he had a good game, but people talking about extensions and wanting him to start are crazy.
to be fair, i'm not sure if pop saw that the spurs had more of a chance to win the le than he may have thought at the beginning of the season (mainly due to leonard) and then decided to go with a more veteran laden rotation. this may have been the reason why he suddenly stopped using the younger players. and i'm not sure what to make of the fact that he used so many of them last night. was it just to get them the opportunity to play in a meaningful game? was it to see what he might have with this rotation? if so, why did he sit bertans until the 4th? as for lee, his injury may have resolved that riddle for us.
Let's have a try and we'll see, we don't have much to loose at the begining of the RS.
I'm more disappointed Pop hasn't played Bertans more...I think he is more versatile and has a much better future than kyle
Good Kyle. Now, add that 3 to your game in the offseason. Maybe he develops a quicker release.
You are such a lousy player fan.
You can't appreciate a Spur playing well bc your crew ain't playing.
I like Bertans but you are so whiny.
GTFO
Anderson looks weird.
bertans more versatile than kyle? are you trolling?
Pop gave up once Kawhi went down. The hypocrite talking about the team giving up. He was the first one. The team can sense that.
I agree. Im sure Kawhi coulda played in game 3 or 4. Anderson though showed some poise and hope. I think we can turn him into a nice back up 4
Slowmo can be a good back up back up.
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