Been doing that his whole young career. D'league stats 21 pts. 9 rebounds, 5 assists. Not saying he will score much as you saw he can clearly shoot, but likes to pass. Considering Pop's love for elite passers, he's a keeper.
Hoped it was my imagination, but I changed it to be clear!!! Re-read and said 'oops!'
Act like your knee is hurt
Yes it does, a simple post up fade away, shooting over the top etc would/should work with the player of LMA's offensive caliber. Instead he tried to do much by forcing it to the middle of the paint.
I have been trying to convince everyone of his potential since the summer. This kid has been a winner at every stage. Everyone always doubts him and he comes up and flat out wins. At some point you shake your head and have to say, yea he's talented.
I like that Bill Mc said he looked spry jumping off the bench. I'm obviously hoping for the best!
That doesn't work for Dejuan Blair.
Kyle may be huge when Manu finally retires.
Still too slow for my tastes and therefore, far from matchup-proof like Manu was in his prime.
He really looked good tonight! We needed him!
Nor did it work for Charles Barkley b/c it actually requires effort
Not me. Do you not remember our exchanges in SL and pre-season? I have not been the overt champion you have, but I have been calling him and Simmons both "Spurs TNG" practically from the get-go.
Larry Bird wasn't fast or a high leaper but he was an All-NBA defender b/c he had quick reflexes, very good anticipation, length & a high IQ along with putting an effort on the defensive end.
Players have to get to "spots" to be effective. Aldridge wasn't going to move Green, so he couldn't get to his spots. And he couldn't get separation even when he did. Posting up smaller players is a mistake. It's much better to just face them up like Anderson does. The thought that short players are bad defending the post is nonsensical. It's much easier to push a box that's as tall as you than it is to push one of the same mass that's at mid-chest level. That's the reason why the Spurs didn't care when the Thunder kept trying to post Green with Durant.
I mean, it pretty much did. Dude was an offensive beast in the paint because his height meant he could get anyone off their spots.
A better example is Durant vs. Chris Paul or Tony Allen since Danny didn't really guard him much & Durant wasn't trying to play bully-ball.
The Spurs have 15 talented players. Issue is getting the right mixes to take it all the way. Kyle is the best prospect the Spurs have, foreign or domestic. And I would hate trading him. But I'd even hate trading McCallum after his game tonight. So we'll just have to see where it goes. There's obviously no need to trade for anyone if the roster can keep up this level of play.
I remember that. Although he didn't look like much earlier in the season, I knew Pop had him leashed. The kind of game he was playing before was not his game. I think Pop has finally unleashed him bc need him right now. Even if he doesn't play much postseason, right now its "all hands on deck."
You can post-up and face them up and shoot a jumper. Post-ups dont necessarily need to end in dribbling down to get a hook or a shot within 3 ft.
Green guarded Durant as much as Leonard did. Do you not remember the 2014 WCF at all? , even dabom can confirm that Leonard wasn't checking Durant late in that series.
I liked Ray's toughness... he was dedicated on defense. He allowed us to make that run.
Yeah. I wanted to post it during the game, but you don't get to make fun of a guy if his team hands you the first home loss of the season. Had to wait until it was over. He reminded me of that commercial the minute I saw him.
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