It never is one player or one play... we laid a gigantic egg in the 1st half, and we couldn't drag ourselves out of it. Should serve as a lesson.
His defense has been awful and it's something Pop needs to account for with a better defender at the 2 than Beli. It was just a strange suggestion on your part that he was looking for his numbers, especially after a string of single digit games and few shot attempts.
Tony is the system
I said he got his numbers last night.
That's another aspect that's new to Tony, he's been fairly inconsistent, something you kinda expect from older guys like Tim or Gino, but it was a rarity on Tony.
It's not a knock, I think he's learning to adapt to his new realities. I like the fact that he at least got some speed back...
This. Spurs lost because the Pelicans played better for 48 mins.
In many of Kawhi's big games he was being assisted by..you guessed it..TP.
Don't you think that the fewer shot attempted also indicates that he doesn't care about having his numbers and is willing (too much sometimes) to let others shine?
I think what that means is that he's re-learning to pick his spots, which is fine.
Obviously, physically he's not what he used to be, and Kawhi becoming a legitimate offensive option also changes the complexion of the team.
OP taking shots before posting?
Do people watch the games or just look at box scores before posting about the game?
parker is a ballhog.
I prefer the ball movement that doesn't involve TP dribbling all over the place.
No. Learn to read you ing idiot.
its not all meaningless, still good to be peaking at the right time in generalAnd all meaningless because they finished with the 6th seed and no HCA..moron
like i said tp's ego is going to cost the spurs rings...just like in 2013 when he went 6/7846567890 because he wanted fmvp...
excellent debate
Wouldn't doubt it if Green was mad at Matrix for choking a free throw in Game 6, which cost him a Finals MVP
Danny is one of my fav players, but he no-showed in 7.
Peaking at the right time is a myth in basketball, tbh..
Kawhi was the leading scorer in the season but also in the Spurs winning streak. Why let him parking in the corner now?
The facts show that he took more shots and was more effective when Tony was on the bench. We were talking this season about how much Leonard needs to be involved in the first minutes to maximize his production through the game, why he didn't get the ball in the first quarter last 3 games?
It's about Tony's offense emergence? It's Pop demanding TP's shots instead of involve Kawhi? Or something about Parker's age and get the best of him before the fatigue starting catch up to him? So how it works with Leonard, since he also needs shots early in the game to be comfortable and confident next quarters?
Whatever the reason, the Spurs didn't win games this season and last Finals with Kawhi parking in the corner.
Watching the last 2 games in where the leading scorer of the team rarely touched the ball in the first quarters, being mostly relegated to the corner like a 3's spot shooter...this isn't a successful way.
Looking the numbers just in a few games this season both scored +20 points. Comparing with another duos in the league, they're very incompatible as offensive tandem
It seems like Pop has been unable to find a more distributed offense between these two guys.
Last edited by wildchild; 04-16-2015 at 05:59 PM.
Playing good basketball is not a myth, tbh
Sure, but a good team is a good team, regardless..NBA teams that are "peaking" usually have a good combination of scheduling and in the Spurs case, desperation/health..
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