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My su ion here is the Spurs are deliberately not shooting the 3 much but are working more on their post game.
That's going to change come playoff time. It's just math, Spurs cannot hope to beat GS if they throw up 10 more 3 point attempts per game.
There is also evidence that both Aldrige and West have taken less 3 point attempts than their previous season (on another team).
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Nah, would rather be wrong, tbh...
I don't think it's on purpose. Manu being injured hurts us in the 3 pt shot. Simmons can shoot the 3, but he passes up many shots and ends up dribbling into a bad TO. He should really shoot more than he does. It will actually open wide lanes fir him eventually.
Anderson is not a 3 pt shooter. I think that's just clear. He's working on that corner 3 to start but he loves the midrange and apparently since they have needed minutes from him Pop has let him look for his shots. In the postseason none of this will matter bc hopefully Manu is healthy.
Other than that, I don't see any if our PF shooting the 3 except if you have Butler slotted at the 4, which could very well happen.
I agree that we need Manu for our 3 point shooting - not because he makes so many of them, but because he, like Mills, has no conscience about taking them at any time while needing no time to set up. That ability helps so many of other guys get their shots open, because the defense has to respect the likelihood of a shot coming from anywhere and going in.
Mostly though, I think he is needed for his passing and bball i.q. if we are really going to make a deep run. We CAN do it without Manu, but it is a lot iffier than with him, and it won't be nearly as much fun to watch if he is not there fully.
Love the OP btw but he's wrong a lot
Frankly, Manu's magical recovery will likely mean I was wrong, and that's just fine by me. Just an incredible warrior, tbh...
Love the OP btw but he's wrong a lot
But let's see how he looks like when he comes back...
We beat ty/average teams in this stretch and got blown out by the only contender. We're still gonna need 100% Manu.
We lost that game last year...
Spurs go like 12-1 without Ginobili and yet we still can't win without him. Spurs scrape out a win against a bottom feeder where Parker only goes for 3/5/3 and suddenly we don't need him any more. I guess it makes sense in some weird illogical way.
Have you not seen the bench net rating go from +10 to +2?
Kawhi and LMA have been carrying.
VS the elite of the elite we need Manu got.
What it means is that Kawhi and LMA have finally taken leadership of the team. Adversity and injuries have made them gel better. It has only made this team more dangerous bc when everyone is healthy and playing well we will be more dangerous than b4.
I always said the team could not be that dependent on Manu and hope to win, but against the elite teams you need all your horses.
We can't win a championship without him. And who said we don't need Tony? We need a healthy Tony, big difference.
Hopefully he comes back to hold Diaw's hand..His play has been a genuine concern in 2016..
Love the OP btw but he's wrong a lot
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