Why is Kawhi getting a pass?

[TheGreatYacht]

Manu passing the ball out.

Got subbed for KA for being a all night.

Manu carried that bench bro, and I'm not his biggest fan tbh

[dabom]

Manu carried that bench bro, and I'm not his biggest fan tbh

He was playing out of control and got subbed for KA. Like seriously..

[YGWHI]

Some terrible shots and decisions out there... attack the rim, they can't guard you...

He misses bunnies in the first quarter and some open shots in the 2nd half, I'd blame more his bad shooting than his decisions.

Everytime he attacks the rim, he makes a bucket. Why he's not doing it very often? Why Pop doesn't ask him to do it?

And Pop needs to stop being cute with the minutes... KD played with their bench for almost the entire stretch... stop being a pussy and play your guy...

Pop sat Kawhi remaining 6 minutes in the first quarter, and 4 minutes in the 2nd.

For real Pop?

He did the same in Charlotte to play Martin in the first half and Kawhi couldn't get into rhythm in the whole game and...the Spurs lost.

We know that Pop doesn't give a about a regular season game on the road when he wants to experiment with lineups, but why is he doing it in a playoffs game against OKC?

[YGWHI]

Pop resting him at the beginning of the 4th was ridiculous, too, it's the ing 2nd round, not game 46 in January..

Pop is resting him for...the next round? Next season? Sat him remaining 4 minutes in the 2nd quarter...The Spurs won't play until Friday. Not sure what's wrong with Pop.

[midnightpulp]

He misses bunnies in the first quarter and some open shots in the 2nd half, I'd blame more his bad shooting than his decisions.

Everytime he attacks the rim, he makes a bucket. Why he's not doing it very often? Why Pop doesn't ask him to do it?


Pop sat Kawhi remaining 6 minutes in the first quarter, and 4 minutes in the 2nd.

For real Pop?

He did the same in Charlotte to play Martin in the first half and Kawhi couldn't get into rhythm in the whole game and...the Spurs lost.

We know that Pop doesn't give a about a regular season game on the road when he wants to experiment with lineups, but why is he doing it in a playoffs game against OKC?

It's never Kawhi's fault

"Attack the rim! Get easy buckets! Keep attacking."

Pop, during the timeout of Game 1.

Kawhi all too often likes to settle for "Kobe posting," and mid range jumpers.

[PopTheGOAT]

Pop is resting him for...the next round? Next season? Sat him remaining 4 minutes in the 2nd quarter...The Spurs won't play until Friday. Not sure what's wrong with Pop.

Spurs had momentum, just cut 9 point lead to 1, and Pop puts in that lineup with no creators on offense, smh. Would've had a 7-8 point lead when Westbrick went back in if Spurs had a normal lineup.

[TheGreatYacht]

Did Kobe have a tutor session with him yesterday?

[YGWHI]

It's never Kawhi's fault

"Attack the rim! Get easy buckets! Keep attacking."

Pop, during the timeout of Game 1.

Did Pop ask him to do it in this game?? I'm talking about THIS game. Because Kawhi was aggressive enough attacking the rim in Game 1.

Also, do you have some of your crazy theories about why Pop is resting Kawhi and sitting him remaining 6 and 4 minutes in the quarters in a playoffs game?

He wasn't on foul troubble, he isn't injured...Pop was doing this all regular season, but in playoffs?

He started the 4th with Patty, Green, Kyle, West and Boris. And then he was mad when OKC outplayed this lineup. For real Pop??

Please explain me this, because I don't get it.

Why Kawhi can't play 44 minutes in a playoffs game after resting all season?? Why Pop wants to play ty lineups instead of playing Kawhi more minutes? The Spurs won't play until Friday...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Pop is resting him for...the next round? Next season? Sat him remaining 4 minutes in the 2nd quarter...The Spurs won't play until Friday. Not sure what's wrong with Pop.

Over the last couple of years Pop has increasingly become a slave to the analytics, including minutes management. It makes sense in the regular season, but the idea that young guys like Kawhi and LMA need to rest this much with three days off coming up is just idiotic.

But Pop's a dumb, stubborn, SOB who talks too much with the analytics guys in the offseason. The return of the simulator crew....

[Clipper Nation]

Porker fluffers still trying to distract from the French 's statline:

7 points
3-9 shooting
-14

Read it and weep, player fans

[dabom]

Porker fluffers still trying to distract from the French 's statline:

7 points
3-9 shooting
-14

Read it and weep, player fans

[midnightpulp]

Did Pop ask him to do it in this game?? I'm talking about THIS game. Because Kawhi was aggressive enough attacking the rim in Game 1.

Also, do you have some of your crazy theories about why Pop is resting Kawhi and sitting him remaining 6 and 4 minutes in the quarters in a playoffs game?

He wasn't on foul troubble, he isn't injured...Pop was doing this all regular season, but in playoffs?

He started the 4th with Patty, Green, Kyle, West and Boris. And then he was mad when OKC outplayed this lineup. For real Pop??

Please explain me this, because I don't get it.

Why Kawhi can't play 44 minutes in a playoffs game after resting all season?? Why Pop wants to play ty lineups instead of playing Kawhi more minutes? The Spurs won't play until Friday...

So something that Pop was asking Kawhi and the team to do last game, a game that was won by over 30 points, he would not ask them to do this game?

As for sitting Kawhi.

Kawhi might've been banged up in this game (from that fall he took in game 1) and Pop was easing him along, hoping the rest of the team could pick up the slack and win the game with him getting limited minutes.

Or...

Pop has gone senile.

There's more evidence for theory number one. Kawhi didn't look right this game.

[siraulo23]

Porker fluffers still trying to distract from the French 's statline:

7 points
3-9 shooting
-14

Read it and weep, player fans

Parker way past his prime, this is "kawhi's team", spurs best player now and he looked average tonight on both ends

[Keepin' it real]

Kawhi also navigated around picks horribly all night
His lateral recovery was a step slow.

Injury?

The first play of game 1, remember?

That hammy is tender. Players don't tend to reach for their hammies for no reason.

[Clipper Nation]

Parker way past his prime, this is "kawhi's team", spurs best player now and he looked average tonight on both ends

You guys have been saying for years that MVPorker is the "head of the snake" and Kawhi is "just an autistic role player." Yet when Porker s the bed in the playoffs again, suddenly he's "past his prime" and "it's Kawhi's team." Funny how that works.

[LongtimeSpursFan]

Big Players make Big Plays in Big Games. Tonight Kawhi didn't even show up. Thank god we have Aldridge.

[TheGreatYacht]

You guys have been saying for years that MVPorker is the "head of the snake" and Kawhi is "just an autistic role player." Yet when Porker s the bed in the playoffs again, suddenly he's "past his prime" and "it's Kawhi's team." Funny how that works.

Thank god Kawhi begged like the beta he is to recruit LMAlpha, a true first option Tbh

[Clipper Nation]

Thank god Kawhi begged like the beta he is to recruit LMAlpha, a true first option Tbh

So much for MVPorker, I guess, now it's LMAlpha.

How many Finals MVPs does LMomegA have? MVKawhi has one, and didn't need Boobie Gibson to gift it to him.

[siraulo23]

You guys have been saying for years that MVPorker is the "head of the snake" and Kawhi is "just an autistic role player." Yet when Porker s the bed in the playoffs again, suddenly he's "past his prime" and "it's Kawhi's team." Funny how that works.

just calling it as it is tbh

kawhi is top 5 in mvp discussion this year and he was a no show in the 4th quarter when the spurs desperately needed him

[YGWHI]

So something that Pop was asking Kawhi and the team to do last game, a game that was won by over 30 points, he would not ask them to do this game?

So something that Kawhi was doing in the game 1, just forget in game 2?
He's frustrated about the non-call when he attacks the rim, but he still gets buckets in those plays.

As for sitting Kawhi.

Kawhi might've been banged up in this game (from that fall he took in game 1) and Pop was easing him along, hoping the rest of the team could pick up the slack and win the game with him getting limited minutes.

Or...

Pop has gone senile.

There's more evidence for theory number one. Kawhi didn't look right this game.

Pop was resting him the whole regular season...Theory number one is simply discarded.

[TheGreatYacht]

So much for MVPorker, I guess, now it's LMAlpha.

How many Finals MVPs does LMomegA have? MVKawhi has one, and didn't need Boobie Gibson to gift it to him.

LMAlpha and Parker are hall of famers, put some respect on their name gook.

As for Kawhi? Iggy won FMVP guarding Lebron

Token award

[dabom]

You guys have been saying for years that MVPorker is the "head of the snake" and Kawhi is "just an autistic role player." Yet when Porker s the bed in the playoffs again, suddenly he's "past his prime" and "it's Kawhi's team." Funny how that works.

Situational posters.

[YGWHI]

just calling it as it is tbh

Really? Calling him "austistic" and "re ed"?

kawhi is top 5 in mvp discussion this year and he was a no show in the 4th quarter when the spurs desperately needed him

I wonder who is the re ed...a guy who was that clutch in the whole season or you thinking he's re ed.

[Clipper Nation]

LMAlpha and Parker are hall of famers, put some respect on their name gook.

Calvin Murphy, Arvydas Sabonis, Bill Bradley, and the Immaculata College women's basketball team are in the Hall of Fame. I'm pretty sure they let in anyone who's ever dribbled a basketball at this point

Statpadding Against Boobie Gibson Award

[G-Dawgg]

giving Kawhi a pass.. He sucked today and it hurt us.Props to LaMarcus Aldridge for being a real star when the team needs one to lean on. Kawhi is doing his best to be the next Kobe Bryant.....