He looks lethargic on court like he doesn't want to be there. I don't think he has even dunked once so far since he's been back. The Houston game, is where he should have been the man and took over. Instead he slowly runs
around, doesn't play defense and misses about every shot he could. His shot looks off, did they screw it up over the summer with that shooting coach? I thought he was going to be this great kid, with a great at ude and work ethic. You know a SPUR. So far he looks like a punk, that shouldn't be wearing silver and black. Is the eye infection a cover up for something else???
He hasn't been on the court enough to establish any kind of trend. I think he's just working his way back into regular minutes and shaking off the rust. Overreacting and dissecting a couple bad games this early in the season is probably not a worthwhile exercise.
If the Spurs don't sound worried I wouldn't be either.
I'm starting to think Chinook was right, tbh. Kawhi looks mentally checked out. Hope him not getting paid (yet) isn't messing with his head.
All the more reason to be motivated. It did wonders for Boris.
His agent probably not too happy Leonard playing his commission check down the toilet.
As long as he is mentally check in by April is all I care about it
He missed the preseason. It is going to take a few more games for him to find his rhythm. It's a contract year, so do not worry, he is smart enough to know that the better he plays the more he makes. I have a feeling we are gonna see an improved Kawhi once he gets his preseason out of the way.
He has barely played basketball since preseason..
Leonard had 4 steals and 4 deffensive rebounds against Houston.doesn't play defense
Ariza scored in his two previous games, 19 points and 24 points, Kawhi guarded him and Trevor finished the game with 7 points.
Yep...his defense looks so bad.
Guys what's wrong with KawhiIt's been 3 games so far and he hasn't done anything crazy. I know he missed almost the entire preseason and it's still early November, but is something wrong? Maybe Kawhi is dealing with a bigger problem such as ebola? Are eye infections a common symptom of ebola?
Only three games and people already forget...I thought he was going to be this great kid, with a great at ude and work ethic
"I had our AD call me up a couple weeks ago when I was gone. He said, ‘Coach, we’ve got an issue with Kawhi in the arena. Event management called and the lights are not on, and Kawhi’s in the arena for two straight days at 6:30 in the morning. And he brought two lamps from home, and he put them up in the arena and shot." Steve Fisher about Kawhi during the lockout
In June 2012, San Antonio completed one of the most anticlimactic drafts in franchise history. With its lone pick -- No. 59 overall -- the Spurs selected Marcus Denmon, a Missouri guard who would never play a minute for them. That night, with the pick made and the clock ticking toward midnight, a public relations staffer left the war room and headed for the media room, where a smattering of weary reporters waited to be escorted onto the practice floor to get a full debriefing from general manager R.C Buford. On the way, the staffer was stopped by a basketball operations official.
Can’t bring the media out there, the official said. There’s a player getting up some shots.Now, a Spurs player showing up for a late night workout wasn’t unusual. But this player on this date was. The player was Kawhi Leonard. The date was June 28, the day before Leonard’s 21st birthday. On a night most spend sucking down Mind Erasers, Leonard was working on his midrange game.It sat in the living room of the San Diego condominium he rents during the offseason while the Spurs staffer who chaperones the trophy around the world lounged at a UTC hotel pool … while Leonard was at his three-a-day workouts.
He’s not missing a mid-August workout for a season that begins in late October to show off a shiny 2-foot, 14.5-pound trophy with a 24-karat gold overlay
Don't worry, may your wishes come true and he'll wear another colours next summer.he looks like a punk, that shouldn't be wearing silver and black
You can't wait to see his lockdown defense with another team?
You can't wait to see his defensive plays -which are worth a game or series like his strip/steal on Wes- in other franchise?
You can't wait to see the young guy -who proved to elevate his game under pressure in two consecutive finals- playing for another team?
Don't be impatient, you could have the chance to see that.
Something is wrong, dude is not doing the mid-court dunk.
If I am not mistaken he is still getting paid, but I agree with chinook about him.
Looked to me like he and Parker were half assing it last night, assuming a loss was predetermined. Why expend the energy when you know you're going to lose? Neither looked aggressive or motivated.
It could be he is shaking off preseason rust and nothing is wrong. It also could be the pressure on his shoulders to take that next step, maybe throwing off his game. Instead of letting the game come to him, he wants to do more which affects his rhythm. Not getting the extension probably didn't help. He could be thinking too much about trying to impress this year, making his shots, not getting injured.....who knows. I don't think he's salty and not trying. In fact it could be the opposite.
He's never going to go all out in the regular season even if he didn't end up missing the preseason. The playoffs is all that matters.
Exactly what I think...hope we are right.
Eh, usually that's a time for a player (especially a young player) to go off and show his talents win or lose. I remember back in '04 where Parker and Duncan both sat out against the stacked Lakers and Ginobili went in nuts in that game showing all of his talent, skill and hustle. The Spurs lost that game but they put up a great fight. I was hoping Kawhi was going to use the game against Houston to make a statement and show an improved game but he was kind of lethargic out there.
I remember the game you're talking about. Ginobili had around 47 points.
Leonard dominated the previous 2 games where the big 3 sat, both games where the Spurs beat a healthy Warriors team and a healthy Bulls team(minus Rose)..
He usually does very well when 1 or more of the big 3 is sitting, so this was more likely a case of rust..he barely played in the preseason and hadn't been too involved in the regular season, so far..
Kawhi always starts off the season slow. Remember last season when people were freaking out that Kawhi couldn't shoot the 3 anymore? Seems like things ended up alright.
It's strange, it's as if people would rather him be the same as those stat-padders that put up nice numbers in meaningless regular season games, but choke in the playoffs
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