I'm with you on this one. I haven't seen one thing that makes me think Kawhi is goin rogue. He follows the game plan to the letter. He only seems to get aggressive coming out of time-outs. If anything, Pop wants him to freelance more.
I've been a Spurs fan BEFORE Porker got drafted (I'm actually a Team Duncan fan, couldn't care less about Karl Malone's Admiral)......I'm paying respect to his 2003/2005 Finals performance which DIDN'T happen in the last 3-4 years maybe you are the newbie who started following the team in 2012 & thought Porker was always as good as 2012-13.
Spurs have won ZERO les when Porker has been the best player on the team as indicated by win-shares. #facts
If Leonard isn't back by Wednesday then I'll start to worry.
About a month back JVG who was calling the game talked a bit about this. He said Leonard was concerned he was shooting too much and Pop told him that he'd let him know when he was shooting too much. They want him to be more aggressive. Chris Webber talked about it too recently. That when Pop calls his number it's not always about scoring but creating an opportunity for the team.
Pop will shut down any me ball. No worries there.
Hopefully it's nothing serious. But it wouldn't be a Spurs season without some Kawhi freak injury.
I predicated this exact scenario in the summer, so suffice it to say, I'm not surprised that Ginobili and Leonard are injured at the same time.
I know they had limited resources after signing Aldridge, but this league is all about wing depth now. Leonard and Ginobili are injury prone and Ginobili is only good for about 20 mpg. Having a fourth, that's capable of being a third in this inevitable scenario, was/is essential. Instead, they've handcuffed themselves, with three players that are either not ready, not good enough, or not a good fit.
Leonard might be back by the Suns game, but without Ginobili for a while and a bench light on perimeter talent, get ready for the inevitable slide, which leads to them having to holding off the Thunder for the 2 seed until the end or at least close to it.
Probably tweaked it on that monster dunk in ASG.
Bill Land thinks Kawhi will be out another two more games.
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It shouldn't matter: Lackers/Sons
Very good points overall. It will require a team effort and there will be losses among the way bc we have two guys who are injured that do a lot for the team and Kawhi is a genuine MVP candidate... not going to get it over Curry, but he's had an MVP caliber season.
Not sure. I love and miss Manu but the Spurs have won 4 consecutive games without him and we should be fine w/o him in regular season. Statistically, Kawhi's the most impacful player and maybe the only one the Spurs can't afford to miss...
Manu is important for the bench. Kawhi covered up a lot, but have you not seen the terrible games Simmons has been having?
Obviously Manu's important. A lot. But the Spurs still won those games without him and Simms playing bad.
But they can't win if Kawhi's out, and LMA/Parker/Diaw/Simms don't elevate their games. Against the Clips they missed Kawhi but also other two starters and two bench guys.
Pop is babying Kawhi. If this was the playoffs or if Kawhi was on another team/different coach he'd be playing. If Pop had Steph he would have sat him out until his shin was 100%.
In fact, the Spurs need him to be more aggressive.
Kawhi draws defensive attention and that makes his teammates lives easier this season. But he won't command much attention if he's not aggressive and stays glued to the corner most of game.
Anyway, it's funny how people here underestimate Kawhi's offense and his impact on the game.
So many "He should trot to the corner and wait" fans on ST...like if the Spurs could win a lot of games with him parking there.
I think he was 0-15 tbh...
This is the right decision. Let his body rest too.
Exactly. We're not winning anything without a healthy Kawhi. It's more important than seeding, tbh.
For those comparing ter's calf injury to Kawhi's:Tiago had a sciatic nerve issue meanwhile Kawhi just has a tear in his calf muscle.
It's raining truth bombs! Holy .
Jabari Young @JabariJYoung
On Kawhi: Pop said he had an MRI on that calf. Nothing torn, but holding him out just to be safe #Spurs
good to hear..no need to rush your best player
That doesnt even make sense though. Lol
one of the few times i agree with Pop over-cautiousness..we have a couple of what should be gimme games coming and we are locked into that 2nd seed..no need to take chances..This team is ed without 100% Kawhi as you just saw..
Good news that its nothing torn... hopefully its a mild issue and he's been held out to prevent recurrence, cramps, or for it to become chronic. Better to be safe than sorry.
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