Most frustrating team I've ever seen

[SAGirl]

It's just been a frustrating season bc the team has been riddled with injuries starting with their best player, who before the season was already getting hyped as a possible MVP. Injuries completely derailed his season.

Meantime we have seen some guys develop, among other more injuries. The one Rudy suffered is a big setback bc he's new to the team and due to Kawhi's own injuries the team hadn't really integrated him in the style they wanted him for besides Kawhi...

Anyways, it is frustrating... at the same time it's an interesting puzzle to watch how they will eventually emerge from this... if they will at some point be all healthy and also what happens to the guys who have developed and kept the team afloat in this stretch.

[Dex]

It's just been a frustrating season bc the team has been riddled with injuries starting with their best player, who before the season was already getting hyped as a possible MVP. Injuries completely derailed his season.

Meantime we have seen some guys develop, among other more injuries. The one Rudy suffered is a big setback bc he's new to the team and due to Kawhi's own injuries the team hadn't really integrated him in the style they wanted him for besides Kawhi...

Anyways, it is frustrating... at the same time it's an interesting puzzle to watch how they will eventually emerge from this... if they will at some point be all healthy and also what happens to the guys who have developed and kept the team afloat in this stretch.

Spot on. It's been good to see some guys step up. LMA has been a workhorse all season and, frankly, the Spurs would be lost without him right now.

Pau looks much more comfortable and is leading the team in assists, which is as much of a testament to his passing ability as it is to the fact that Mills and Murray really aren't playmakers.

(Ironically, aren't those the two guys that SpursTalkers were bemoaning all offseason?)

Manu, Forbes, Anderson, and now Bertans have all had their moments, while others (Paul, Joff, White) have left much to be desired.

Gay started strong, but seems to have trailed off in the past month or so...we can only hope it's the sore heel.

Would be really nice to see a healthy lineup and let the guys start to build some actual chemistry, but all we can do is wait right now. Fortunately, still a lot of games to be played.

[SAGirl]

Pau and Mills combine for $27 Million. I don't think it will be a great point. If anything, PATFO have a much better point in saying that had they let those guys walk, the team would be barely in the playoff race. People act as if Kawhi missing half the season doesn't affect his value. It absolutely does. A top-10 player playing a half-season does not have a top-10 impact. Kawhi still has work to do to make his current salary worth it this year. He has quite the task ahead of him to give the team $40 Million in value, or even $80 Million in the next seaon-and-a-half.

He does have that. Tony hasn't been giving value for a couple of years already, maybe more... but he was already locked into his contract. I bet his "brittleness", age and rest/injury management will come up in future negotiations.

Not sure if applies to Kawhi bc he's young and provided he can return to his previous level of play, there is no question he will be in the discussion for the supermax. That will affect the team for sure. You just can't have Paus and Pattys around (using them as an example BG quoted, not wanting to make it a Pau/Patty critical thread... just let's say their contracts).

It's a good point that with a supermax Kiwi, the roster will be more bare... eventually I think it may normalize, the NBA player/middle class may get squeezed out completely maybe. The phenomenon that will hit the Spurs will hit others. It will hit current and future FA as well. AS you said it may have NBA player ramifications. For now it is what it is. It's an interesting topic for me to chat about but I do think Kiwi will get the supermax, barring something that will affect future performance...

[Seventyniner]

Manu, Forbes, Anderson, and now Bertans have all had their moments, while others (Paul, Joff, White) have left much to be desired.

Good points overall. A minor nit to pick: White doesn't yet deserve to be lumped in with Paul and Joff. Those two have had plenty of chances while White has only played 64 minutes all season. He may not be all that good but he has seen so little time against NBA compe ion we just can't know yet.