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Guys save all your lma hate for next year, when he plays C along side a rotation of bigs like caddy lalane and ndoy. Oh, Bonner too.
Gonna be the known as the twin sniper towers...two bigs shooting long 2's.
Guys save all your lma hate for next year, when he plays C along side a rotation of bigs like caddy lalane and ndoy. Oh, Bonner too.
Gonna be the known as the twin sniper towers...two bigs shooting long 2's.
Wait, he doesn't include LMA in the 4th of game 4?And at least he scored a single in the 4th compared to KL's 0.
When a troll suggests that LMA has a solid 4th quarter and way better than Kawhi because he scored a single point
KL may not be a number one option, (not saying he couldnt be, making such strides season to season) but he could still be the best player of an elite team even without being a number one option. And though I think Aldridge is the more natural scorer, I dont think he is primary option material either, thats why I feel he needs to be a better rebounder. Hes a good defender but needs to be a more well rounded player to fulfill the amount of money he is getting.
KL may not be a number one option, (not saying he couldnt be, making such strides season to season) but he could still be the best player of an elite team even without being a number one option. And though I think Aldridge is the more natural scorer, I dont think he is primary option material either, thats why I feel he needs to be a better rebounder. Hes a good defender but needs to be a more well rounded player to fulfill the amount of money he is getting.
Just for the record, Kawhi was over 80 percentile from every spot on the floor. But sure, "he isn't a true offensive player" like the trolls post here.
According to NBA.com, Leonard's shooting 54.5 FG% on drives, 45.6 on pull-up jump shots, 45.6 on catch-and-shoot attempts, and 59.1 from the post in playoffs.
He's so versatile on offense and still improving, I can't remember a more efficient player scoring +20 ppg in a season
Which, in short, is the problem. They are both getting paid a ton of money with the hopes of being able to score as #1 option. These clowns are nowhere to be found in the 4th q
There's one problem here: Kawhi also takes on the toughest defensive assignments. Even the Big 3 in their primes never had such a workload. This has contributed to Kawhi's drop in offensive performance late in games.
They are getting paid a ton of money to make us win, how doesnt matter. Tim Duncan being a prime example. Was he the #1 scorer of our team every year? No but we won while he was still our mvp because he was doing some of everything including scoring. Of course A, these guys arent Tim Duncan but also B Tim Duncan and the rest of the big 3 were supposed to have made a bigger contribution in the playoffs as well as people like Diaw.
EXACTLY - and the fallacy is that they come through when needed = why they get paid the $$. LMA and KL do not do this at a high enough level. Player fans will blame the ref, the coach, the bench for their short-comings, but right now its like having 2 Drobs in the playoffs. Which is sad.
Lets say the talent of KL and LMA are a little bit better than KD and RW. Would you be satisfied? If so then we would still have to overcome what Adams, Kanter and Ibaka did. I think it comes down to gut feelings. My gut says that KL has the tools to be a leader of a damn good team even if he doesnt lead them in scoring. My gut about LMA says that he needs to play more physically down low and think he can. I dont like saying bad things about D-Rob but in a way I see what youre saying and I see KL more as a Duncan type, he, and yes LMA, just didnt have enough help. Duncan didnt win every playoff series he was in either.
I don't think KL and LMA are as good as RW but better than KD. KD is overrated garbage. You're right, but the way to neutralize Adams, Kanter, Ibaka = attack them not shoot jumpers. KL and LMA have to be smarter. KL and LMA together are better than what Drob had. Yet they're still losing every bit as hard as Drob, and the WANT TO feels the same from these guys, which is not much.
You're right - They don't have to win EVERY playoff. But when Tim was the running the show, Spurs knew who was running the show. Here, the Spurs don't. And on ST the posters think that KL / LMA are the best ever, when in reality they haven't won as a first, second, or even third option. So until they win, and LEAD their team to a SERIES win, they are still just like patty, or Kyle, or David West.... Spurs pay them big money to show up when the game is on the line - neither of these players have.
Are we really questioning a guy who was the best player in the league for a week stretch in May, had one critical bad game that wouldn't have mattered if our bench would of stepped up just a little bit? We probably would be playing at least a couple days ago if that was the case. LA is fine, would like to see him come in better shape and extend his range to the three point line possibly next season if needed and work on his post moves.
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