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Spurs SL team about to surrender another lead.
I didn't spot the calf issue with Primo, so my bad assuming they had shut him down.
Still, he has shown enough for me to be excited about his future.
Pain in the ass that today's game is so early. Can't watch. Well, everyone I wanted to watch is out, so it's a wash I guess. Interesting that Tre keeps doing well.... He's a consistent 3pt jumper away from a years-long career in the NBA.
Spurs SL team about to surrender another lead.
I didn't spot the calf issue with Primo, so my bad assuming they had shut him down.
Still, he has shown enough for me to be excited about his future.
Why are some Twitter people on site saying Primo is out with knee soreness if he's healthy scratch?
Who is right?
I don't like Tre's tendency to avoid shooting 3s at all. They're a quintessential part of the game nowadays, especially for a PG, especially for an undersized one - you can't be shying away from taking them, particularly in low-stakes situations like SL. You should be taking those shots whenever you can. Right there, at the end of the 3rd, 10 seconds on the clock and him handling the ball - he came ridiculously close to a ISO pullup 3..... Then bailed out of it in favor of driving at the last second, resulting in a predictable turnover.
Kid ain't gonna make it in the big league unless he gains confidence in his jumper.
Is it just me or is Tre getting beaten off the dribble depressingly easily. It's happened to Wieskamp too but I expected that of him.
Tre with the probable game winner
God damn, Tre
Feels like this game will never end.
Great game by Tre, but we already got our guy, Brent Forms. Unlucky really.
"See that, Bryn? That is what i expect of you this season."
Good win and great game! Tre seems like a great guy.
If Tre gets barried behind Forbes I'm going to officially lose it!
Win 106-105. Tre with 34 points, 9 assist and 8 boards
I’m impressed most with his scoring at all facets. I really like this kid especially if we’ll lose one of the guards to trades.
Such a shame we have Forbes.
Good day Patty
it's funny how Tre can score 20+ points and no one bats an eye, but Sengun puts up 21 points and everyone loses their mindST relativism
I don't think Forbes is competing with Tre... at all. These comments about Forbes cutting into Tre's minutes don't seem very likely to materialize imo. There was a brief stint where Forbes played PG for us, but that was when we were absolutely hammered by injury... we had just moved on from Parker, and both DeJounte and White were out with injury. He's only an emergency option at PG. Pop almost exclusively played him at the 2
There are two scenarios:
a) Pop continues starting the Murray/White backcourt.
In this scenario, Mills' departure opens the door for Tre to become the backup PG with no real compe ion. I'm sure Murray/White will stagger some to give White some PG minutes, but that role would almost certainly go to Tre, or at least he'd have every opportunity to secure that role. The main compe ion here is Forbes vs Walker for the primary backup SG role, alongside a PG rotation of Murray/White/Jones
b) Pop abandons the Murray/White backcourt, and White goes to the bench
In this scenario the real battle is over the SG role... with Forbes and Lonnie competing for the starting spot (we all know who Pop will prefer, here). In this scenario, White plays more PG than scenario A, and that limits Tre's minutes.
I still expect Forbes, Walker IV and Vassell to all enter camp ahead of him, but he'll push all for minutes and either way they'll obviously be plenty of absences from the six rotational 1-3 options, so he'll receive plenty of opportunity.
If he's not the best play maker in the organization, he's a close second to White and one of the few high IQ players on this team.
I know we all melted down over the Forbes signing, and I'm absolutely approaching his role on the team with a prove-me-wrong skepticism.... But is it really so cut in stone that he'll leapfrog all of our guards, and go back to being the ol' 18-19 Forbes that we came to loathe?
I'm not so sure anymore, especially after these "breakout" games from Tre. Granted, Tre wouldn't be the first young Spur to have a great string of games only to not be rewarded for it (or even reprimanded for it - Luka, Lonnie....). But I'm maybe even more skeptical that these good showings haven't at least earned him a place in the rotation. He's gotta hit his 3s, but he lacks nothing else really. I could see him backing up DJ and Forbes used (hopefully sparingly) as a SG, backing up White maybe, so there wouldn't be overlap between both.
Now Lonnie, that's a different story...
Beat me to the punch with this
34/8/9
You think Pop won't be spooning with Brynn on road trips and feeding each other grapes to get over the losses? Come on.I know we all melted down over the Forbes signing, and I'm absolutely approaching his role on the team with a prove-me-wrong skepticism.... But is it really so cut in stone that he'll leapfrog all of our guards, and go back to being the ol' 18-19 Forbes that we came to loathe?
I'm not so sure anymore, especially after these "breakout" games from Tre. Granted, Tre wouldn't be the first young Spur to have a great string of games only to not be rewarded for it (or even reprimanded for it - Luka, Lonnie
Now Lonnie, that's a different story...
Most here were excited about the youth/tank movement, then he brings this scab back.
Forbes, Walker, Vassell, McDermott/Thad, Jock
Anyone that knows Pop knows Tre jones isn’t beating anyone in that bench unit for minutes. He’s a ing idiot.
He was equally impressive at the Bubble. But understandably got lost in the rotation with our vets. But being a 2nd rounder, and still saw some minutes, was unheard of from Pop. He really saw something in Tre, ahead of Queen Dairy. I really hope he continues his scoring, especially since Lonnie is still iffy with decision making and can play the SG instead. This makes Patty departure as 6th man possible.
Tre Jones looking this good is what we needed to see for this year. Primo, unfortunately, was drafted as a Samanic-esque project who isn't expected to really play until year 3 or something (which is a stupid way of drafting first round picks, but here we are). Wieskamp is likely a 2-way guy who is basically just going to prepare to become McBucket's backup at some point. With Samanic not participating, Jones and Vassell were the only potential rotation guy out there, and they should be dominating his compe ion, so good to see at least Jones. Still think he's going to need a better jump shot to survive in the NBA, but it's hard to complain too much based on his overall game.
Vassell... sheesh.
I definitely think they'll be spooning to get over the losses late at night
But no, I don't necessarily think Forbes will take minutes from Tre, because they don't play the same role at all on the team. Tre is a backup PG and playmaker, also providing driving and scoring secondary abilities, whilst Forbes is a shooting-only SG who does little else on the court. Even in the modern "positionless" era, their roles on a team are different, and they should even be perfectly able to share the court together.
Again, I think Forbes will definitely end up stealing someone's minutes, but it's much more likely to be Lonnie's tbh.
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