Kawhi is one of the greatest Finals performers of all-time, tbh..that means more than meaningless, raw numbers..
- not going to get the same amount of minutes as his rivals..
- not as much offensive freedom..
30mpg won't get you anywhere...
Thinking about it now, kawhi has sacrificed the most in terms of touches just to get the team rolling...Its funny how all of a sudden he is better than a certain player come WCF and Finals time...Hmm
Kawhi is one of the greatest Finals performers of all-time, tbh..that means more than meaningless, raw numbers..
add another one to the tally
Good. Gives his agent less leverage when we he seeks contracts from other teams in the open market.
seriously though, who is running OP's account?
Time to stop this madness, pink the OP fwiw tbh.
Hoy crap grow up and quit being so obsessed. How old are you? 10?
Look, we all want Kawhi to do extremely well and become a superstar, but the shortcomings in his game are easy to see.
- His dribbling is shaky and he is prone to travelling violations. Having him initiate an iso or a pick and roll will lead to more turnovers
- His post game is decent thanks to his size advantage over most players, but he doesn't have the scoring touch inside the paint even if he does back down the defender
- He doesn't have great court awareness yet, and would rather take an off-balance shot when he is in trouble than attempt a difficult pass
IMO he is still not polished enough offensively to be an efficient #1 or even #2 option. His best contribution will still be off the ball, whether cutting to the basket, finishing on the fast break, shooting the open jumper, crashing the offensive boards etc.
The Spurs offense is all about passing, motion and rhythm, but the starting point is most often a pick-and-roll (initiated by Manu or TP) or a high post catch (by Duncan or Diaw). That's why you will see those 4 players continue to make the key decisions on offense.
This is all very true but I imagine Pop would try to incorporate more TP-Kawhi PnRs to start the season, especially with Tiago on the bench/injured. Having Bonner or Diaw there to spread the defense and provide spacing would do wonders for improving Kawhi's overall offensive impact. Otherwise, as you said, he'd be no more than 3rd option in any possible line-up until his dribbling and awareness improve dramatically.
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Who gives a if he makes the ASG or not...
What matters is championship, dude delivered on the highest stage of a championship final, he will get paid ASG or not
not sure why OP ing care about mpg, raw stats and ASG appearances... Spurs don't give a , he hold mpg of all the roster for years (see Manu) now suddenly he should manage his players like Thib or Brooks ? gtfo
Except hes not. In fact he is one of the weakest fmvp ever. 17.8 / 6.4 and " holding" lebron to
28.2 and 7.8.
Canadianheat. Turn his back on Lebron so he'll ride KL's tip for now.
Weakest lol. outta here. Lol most of lebrons points were scored when they were up 20 already. Lol raw stats.
19 turnovers 20 assist
OK name two weaker finals MVPs
in before Parker 2007
DWade, Kobe, Parker. Sorry Brazil tleast you were in before my
And that one name that keeps on getting thrown around from the ancient days dont remember
Cedric Maxwell...
Also, Billups, Dumars
That maxwell dude. Could argue for chauncey too, sheed and rip could have won it aswell iirc
I have no problem with that take tbh
in 2007, Duncan should have won it anyway like by the way in 2014 but thing is Duncan does not give a , like he does not give a about ASG presence
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