TrueHoop: Kawhi to re-sign with the Raptors

[MoSpur02]

I would really like for a reporter to ask Kawhi (after the Finals) since he's a free agent, if he would be open to resigning with the Spurs just to see the look on his face and just to hear what he would say.

[slick'81]

Clearly someone in the fo called this guy a pussie

[daslicer]

I would really like for a reporter to ask Kawhi (after the Finals) since he's a free agent, if he would be open to resigning with the Spurs just to see the look on his face and just to hear what he would say.

#2 "Hmm next question."

[UZER]

I would really like for a reporter to ask Kawhi (after the Finals) since he's a free agent, if he would be open to resigning with the Spurs just to see the look on his face and just to hear what he would say.

“Ummmm...sure”

[Realdeal1]

“Ummmm...sure”

[Spurtacular]

Kawhi won't leave the weaker conference. And Toronto is probably his most attractive option in said conference. These reporters could just be doing the math, tbh.

[TD 21]

Not that Thorpe is gospel, but I believe it for the 2 reasons I've believed it all along: 1) He's got everything his sleazebag uncle brainwashed him into thinking he should want, 2) It would be horrible news for the Spurs.

what "Western monsters"? It's 2019, the West is just a bunch of RS pretenders outside of the Warriors, and even they might lose Durant next season..

Yeah, I don't get this nonsense. Obviously, where Davis, Durant and Irving land could alter the balance of power. But right now, I'd guess there will be no overwhelming favorite going into next season and the path in the East could easily be more difficult than that of the West.

I don't understand Spurs fans who think this would be bad news. Spurs fans should want Neph to stay in the East. Nephew coming back West and torturing the Spurs for the rest of his career is by far the worst case scenario.

The trade is done; Spurs fans should want him to stay in the East; any other thinking is being skewed by the sunk cost fallacy, tbh.

I don't get what you don't get. The Spurs' only saving grace is if this is a true rental (even if/when it ends in a championship). The second that's gone, they look even more stupid. They're also being tortured now anyway.

I don't get why you're worried about the championship conversation. The Spurs don't even have a path to it until they luck into another superstar and given that they just had one for damn near 30 years while some have went 40 years between ones, they're overdue for a cold stretch. They're also not helping their draft position by being a treadmill team.

[DPG21920]

I don't understand Spurs fans who think this would be bad news. Spurs fans should want Neph to stay in the East. Nephew coming back West and torturing the Spurs for the rest of his career is by far the worst case scenario.

The trade is done; Spurs fans should want him to stay in the East; any other thinking is being skewed by the sunk cost fallacy, tbh.

Sons, we both know Kawhi is headed to LA though. But besides that, I personally don’t agree with this. What’s the point of being scared? I would welcome the opportunity to kick his a** and knock him out of the playoffs in the West.

Is he great? Absolutely but you either believe in this front office or you don’t. I would be fine with him staying East as it makes the path a little easier, but I would not be mad at having to face him the rest of his career. Hopefully it motivates SA to keep building toward something.

[Russ]

I trust Kawhi's sister more than "TrueHoop" on this issue.

[Capt Bringdown]

Is he great? Absolutely but you either believe in this front office or you don’t. I would be fine with him staying East as it makes the path a little easier, but I would not be mad at having to face him the rest of his career. Hopefully it motivates SA to keep building toward something.

Spurs weren't motivated when he was on the roster, ting the bed with some dreadful dead-end signings, and now they're supposed to be motivated by him on another team? That's creative.

Motivation ain't the problem with Pop/Front office - they want to keep their jobs. Whether they deserve to or not is the issue.
Past is not prologue with these cats.

[DPG21920]

Spurs weren't motivated when he was on the roster, ting the bed with some dreadful dead-end signings, and now they're supposed to be motivated by him on another team? That's creative.

Motivation ain't the problem with Pop/Front office - they want to keep their jobs. Whether they deserve to or not is the issue.
Past is not prologue with these cats.

Nice fake narrative considering SA made the WCF with him on the roster. Bad moves aside, they still built a great team.

You were probably praising Morey and now post-reaction look at where HOU stands. Even teams making great moves sometimes make questionable ones.

[DeRozan m8]

Not as stupid as this front office was apparently. But it's okay we got your empty stats boy to make people like timvp rave over his non-impact 20/6/6 numbers.

But I mean, do you actually think they chose Mills over Kawhi.

The situation was Kawhi didnt want to leave, didnt request a trade, was willing to play at least another season and we traded him anyway?

Do you think this?

[RC_Drunkford]

Kawhi has a good relationship with Mills and likes him. They hugged after the Spurs beat Toronto. That narrative is complete bull

[RD2191]

Spurs weren't motivated when he was on the roster, ting the bed with some dreadful dead-end signings, and now they're supposed to be motivated by him on another team? That's creative.

Motivation ain't the problem with Pop/Front office - they want to keep their jobs. Whether they deserve to or not is the issue.
Past is not prologue with these cats.

Truth bomb

[duncan2k5]

It might seem that way, but it wasn't really. Kawhi did not want to go to Toronto, but he likes it now and sees that the Raptors is a good place for him. Also, he did not want to play though the pain, but now he sees that as well.

To me it is ironic, that he left the Spurs to play for Toronto, who aren't as good as we were, remember we were beating a much better version of this GS team by 25+ and he doing what the Spurs wanted him to do. Manage his minutes throughout the reg season and play through pain, but I guess that wasn't good enough for him then.

At any rate, I would be surprised if any team offers him a super max long term deal given his health issues.

Not true... Spurs wanted him to play through his injury to please Manu and Parker as it was seen as a high probability that would be their last season

[BatManu20]

Good. Keep him in the East tbh.

[GreekSpursfan]

Does anyone truly, deep down believe that Kawhitter is staying with the Raptors? I give it less than 10% chance. Lets be real he's LA bound.

[exstatic]

Does anyone truly, deep down believe that Kawhitter is staying with the Raptors? I give it less than 10% chance. Lets be real he's LA bound.

I don't really care where he lands. The only part of his future that I care about is that his jersey NEVER goes up into the rafters at the AT&T Center.

[JeffDuncan]

Does anyone truly, deep down believe that Kawhitter is staying with the Raptors? I give it less than 10% chance. Lets be real he's LA bound.

It's not a matter of what anybody believes, except him. And he hasn't said.

He likes to win, I'm sure. Which team, to him, will look like his "winner"??

[phxspurfan]

Ah, the LeBron template. Play in a watered down conference to get easy s om/deals.

[TheGoatishere]

He’s staying

[timvp]

I don't get what you don't get. The Spurs' only saving grace is if this is a true rental (even if/when it ends in a championship). The second that's gone, they look even more stupid.

Nephew is gone. The trade is done. Ship sailed. Breakup complete. Nothing that happens from here on out changes that. The sooner emo Spurs fans realize that, the better off we will all be, to be completely honest.

[weebo]

Nephew is gone. The trade is done. Ship sailed. Breakup complete. Nothing that happens from here on out changes that. The sooner emo Spurs fans realize that, the better off we will all be, to be completely honest.

Exactly. Time to let the ex gf go...who's to say this next crop of young guys won't turn into all stars...everything is negative around here...like if there's some Kawhi Kurse going around

[Millennial_Messiah]

If they lose, he's 99.9% gone.

If they win, he's about 60/40 gone.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Nephew is gone. The trade is done. Ship sailed. Breakup complete. Nothing that happens from here on out changes that. The sooner emo Spurs fans realize that, the better off we will all be, to be completely honest.

The sooner emo Spurs fans realize that they and the city can't tolerate mediocrity for very long, and will thus be forced to relocate to a city like Seattle or KC that will pack the stands for an 18 win team, the better, tbh.