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If only this would have been the deal.
Did you watch the game lesser floating turd?
If only this would have been the deal.
Hey Killakobe81, remember that time that I said that you had said that the Lakers FO was doing better than PATFO and you said you didn't? I found it, tbh.
Oh, and hey look, I can hit balls off a tee and shag fly balls in the field: I'm basically Mike Trout.
Can't wait for Point Forward form of Bertans!
Very droll. I love it. He is blossoming.
For real, as soon as Griffin saw Bertans on him he went for the crazy dunk immediately, to me whether Griffin made the shot/dunk or not wasn't the point but that Bertans was so eager to challenge Griffin no matter the cir stance. He let him feel him on any attempt and that's all you can ask for.
I'm so glad that Kyle is gone and Bertans and White are getting those minutes.
I think that as he gets more minutes his game will go up another notch he just needs to finally believe he belongs in the NBA. He has very good handles I would like to see some more pump fakes take it to the rim and mid range but I do love watching his 3 rain down.
imagine we kept kyle and there was a lineup with him and cunningham
He's only not proclaimed these things because of stereotypes. He's regarded as a stretch 4 and they're typically synonymous with specialists. He's 6'10'' and anyone that size who can pass always has the qualification of good "for a big man". He's scrawny, white, "redheaded" and European, all of which is automatically equated to being a poor defender.Bertans is an underrated passer, tbh.
I know I have said this of him many times: underrated passer, underrated defender, etc.
Dude is a complete baller, he just needed minutes and confidence to show it. I still think he has a lot more to show at the NBA level. Like I said before, if Pop started to draw and call some plays for him to come out of screens, he could unlock his true potential.
why is this bumped? He didn't just sign any extension.
haha... I believe in Cunninghams 3 point shot more then Kyles thats for sure.imagine we kept kyle and there was a lineup with him and cunningham
Poor man’s Kevin Love
people were upset about 4/20
Thanks, Ace. Really. That's a great article, and I never would have seen it if you hadn't posted.
I love Bertans' fire and aggression, and I really wish Pop would have let him show it more. My favorite moment of his early time here was the game where he came to a teammate's defense and got himself ejected. I know getting ejected doesn't help the team, but I think maybe the message Davis sent was sort of a counter to the "soft" label that Pop himself used so many times. Davis is a guy who could get under the other team's skin, and get them to start making mistakes. Danny Ainge was a master of that. I hated him for it, but I also had to admit that he was effective. Pop put Bertans in his doghouse after that incident, and I think it did more harm than good for the team.
I remember that incident
Bertrans bowed up to Greg Monroe
Davis would of got squashed
Pop put him in the doghouse
Some were willing to pay Fathead what Memphis offered lol
Spermfan aren’t the brightest bunch tbh.
Solid. Thanks for posting.
LOL. Have you seen any clips of Davis in Europe? He's a damn honey badger. I know Monroe is bigger, but honey badger don't care. I can pretty much guarantee you that Monroe wouldn't have walked away feeling like a winner. Read the article that was linked in Ace's post, and read what his brother said about Davis' temper.
Anyway, I wish Pop had let Bertans play a little bit of the enforcer role. I think it would have made the team better. Mario Elie had that junkyard dog mentality, and I think it did a lot to make that team tougher.
Learn from Timmy, you crush him on the court not get yourself ejected and made your team short-handed.
There are roles, and Timmy played his. He was a superstar and the team needed him at all times, so it was different. I am not sure Davis could be an enforcer, but to deny the potential contributions of such a role is silly.
The enforcer type player is needed when a team wants to take the "mental" advantage from the opposition.When the refs disrespect you,when other teams enforcers try to bully you and take you off your game.
The Spurs have needed that advantage multiple times in the past,some times they managed to bully teams and win series (hip check to Nash,Bowen making opposing guards their pants),and sometimes they failed.
In my honest opinion though,ever since the Spurs went from the team from San Antonio who had a chance for the le,to the Spurs Golden standard of an NBA franchise,ever since Popovich went from another good NBA coach to the most respected (and many times feared) non player figure in the league,the Spurs don't really need an enforcer.They just have to play the better basketball from the other team and they'll win.
For example,let's take Serge Ibaka,a moronic player who wants to play the enforcer role.
He engages in fist fights 2-3 times per year.Last year it was Robin Lopez,this year it's Chriss.When he was in OKC he got into it against Portland's LMA.It's just Portland so they got tangled up together and went back and forth.
Last year with Toronto in San Antonio Ibaka tried to start with Aldridge again,in a close game.Big difference,the logo in LMA's jersey was a Spur and not whatever Portland has.Ibaka got pushed away and did jack .
Tim Duncan was the one player who couldn't be bullied and he has shaped this franchise to be the living embodiment of his iden y.I dunno how long it's going to last but we're still respected.
When Nephew got Zaza'd,Pop gave an interview that in today's NBA media would say he went too far,and the Warriors players would stand up for their teammate.And nobody said .Silver went down to the locker room before we were eliminated thanked the Spurs and apologized for lack of protection.Next year he enforced the undercutting rule in full effect with video replay.
Bertans needs to hit his 3's and keep his cool.We don't need an enforcer,we need him to play his role at 110%.
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