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We are the Raptors of the West now.
Accept it.
is that our offense for the next 4 years... .
We are the Raptors of the West now.
Accept it.
If mid range Kawhi and LaMarsha are running the show, Sadly, yes.
It was the horror of having two premier players in Kawhi/Aldridge a semi athletic Green and absolutely nobody else that can hang with those guys on offense. You can't max potential when you don't have spot up shooters, when you have guys who can't slash to the rim and dish, when your other center can't out rebound other teams. When your PG can't suck in a defense.. They're only as good as the role players so hopefully this offseason they build a team around the guys that matter that can play to their style which will allow for better ball movement, passing and athletic play.
today's NBA
Dribble dribble dribble turnaround fadeaway
Get the out Laker's fan
- Kawhi plays a position that is notoriously tough to build around if you aren't a point-forward like Lebron or Larry Bird(even a generational talent like Durant has only been to 1 Finals)..he isn't a natural playmaker..
- Aldridge is not a playmaker and his style of play is centered around difficult mid-range Js
- Spurs no longer have the playmakers everywhere else to run a more successful, balanced style..Parker, Ginobili and Diaw don't have much left in the tank, Patty is a 5'10" SG, etc..
Yep, hit the nail on the head
even at the end of the game when Pop put Andre out there, I found myself relieved to see them throw the ball around to result in an easy layup, even if OKC had let up on D
This year has been painful to watch. I'm not really into ISO ball.
Our "Beautiful Game" was centered around Ginobili and Duncan moving the ball around and playing smart, both were excellent passers. And Duncan was one of the most underrated screeners ever...the Pick n Roll with him was just beautiful.
I miss it sure...but, we got to see some of the best basketball ever produced in the NBA.
^^ The most underrated part of the 2014 team was it's versatility..it was the deepest le team in NBA history, statistically, and the ability to run a variety of different looks made it very difficult for opposing coaches/players to keep up..
if tp is our starting pg for the next 4 years then probably.
I honestly thought Pop tried to utilize the 14' style offense many times this series. The problem was, most of the players who made that style effective all have regressed significantly skill-wise and athletically since 14'. Manu, Diaw, Mills, Duncan, Parker all couldn't react, cut, finish, shoot as well. Pop had no choice but to go to ISO/Hero ball at times. Time to find the new parts.
The loss of Tiago and Beli (can't believe I'm typing that) changed the system to the inefficient 2 man system. Sure Tiago was done, but his passing game was underrated as .
So much more to it. Manu, Diaw, Mills, Duncan were bigger parts than Splitter and Beli in 14' and all 4 have regressed in many phases since then.
Very true.
I agree, was nauseating to watch. You can't constantly run that, but then again, what can you do when the rest of the team is playing like garbage.
4 down got us two rings.
I thought the same. The core of that team was still here. The guys we let go (with the exception of Tiago bc of his PNR with Manu, but he got limited playoff minutes and he's been injured forever. He would not have played here) were not the core. Cojo didn't even fit in with that style thus he barely played in the playoffs, Baynes wasn't much of a part of it and Marco was such a defensive liability that despite his scoring punch you could not spare him. Nope we still have the core but they all aged, declined too much. Even Manu a decline had Mills making plays off the dribble too much where his strength was spotting up.
Can't play the beautiful game with 2016 Manu. He lost his playmaking sometime early in the season.
You can't expect LaMarcus and Kawhi to play any other way if the Spurs don't have quick guards who can penetrate and break down the defense. Parker is too old to run the offense as a starter, Manu declined and Mills can't run point period. If they don't go after someone younger who can actually move the ball and get everyone else involved it will be more ISO.
A sad state of affairs.
Hopefully that's a lesson learned, at least for the new guy LaMarcus. You can get your touches without having to go ISO every play.
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