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Lowe. Now let me read this article.
Lowe. Now let me read this article.
Some nice words on LDN, though..
I hadn't thought to compare Ryan Anderson to Matt Bonner before that article, actually.
This idiot predicted Lockets in 6
I take all back, Zach!
Best article I've read yet on the series. Loads of details.
Manu Ginobili for ever...
This. He's been wrong about the Spurs all season. He didn't think we'd get to 50 wins.
Lowe taking a on Chinook with those takes.
that I would take the red rocket over that big-nosed anyday.
Lowe has been made to eat by the Spurs pretty much.
That said it was a very good article... one of his better ones from recent memory (except one other he did highlighting Manu's career? I can't recall if that was him.. anyways...)
He did highlight Gasol who I think was great in the games the team won, contesting shots right at the rim.
And he also commended Pop playing Anderson, Simmons and Murray through the season, specially finding some minutes for Anderson and Murray, even when they spent large chunks of the season outside of the rotation bc you are bound to hit some snags in a deep playoff run that may require on of them to play more minutes than coach thought. So Pop did get his well earned recognition for having guys, deep bench guys ready to play.
He liked Murray... as do we all.
Got to love the Danny reference:Murray is going to be good. His feel and craft jump off the screen. The Spurs' point guard situation is one of the most important short- and long-term questions in the league. Tony Parker's status is uncertain. Patty Mills is a free agent, and the Spurs want him back. He is an important part now of their culture. It's tempting to suggest the Spurs can get by with Mills and Murray as place-holders until they figure out a permanent answer in the starting lineup. San Antonio can clearly win 55-plus games in the regular season that way. I'm beginning to think they could do it starting one of Matt Bonner's favorite sandwiches on the wing.
But can they compete with Golden State and LeBron with a Mills-Murray-and-maybe-Parker trio? We'll see in the next round whether Mills and Murray are enough. Leonard's prime, and Aldridge's early 30s, are not to be wasted.
• Danny Green's attempts at dribbling used to be a reliable source of humor. They are still sort of awkward and slow, but Green can do stuff off the bounce now. It has been perhaps the most improved part of his game this season. He is decisive and confident going by guys closing out on him, and acting without hesitation makes up for a lot of athletic limitations.
Also: Harden's closeouts in this series were a joke, from the jump.
• Green's transition defense remains the most randomly awesome skill in the NBA.
Last edited by SAGirl; 05-12-2017 at 01:02 PM.
You can tell Lowe is one of the few media guys that actually knows the Spurs and doesn't just throw lazy cliche phrases.
Especially since Ryan Anderson is making $20 million this season (almost 1/5 of the cap) and Bonner never made over $4 million in any season.
The Rockets' problem was paying and playing Anderson as a 2nd or 3rd option and a full-time starter. Bonner was at his best as the 4th or 5th option and as a bench player.
Plus Bonner isn't one of those under-the-radar dirty players.
This is all bull . If Harden gets that shot off in game 5 and the Rockets win in 6, Lowe uses the same points to say why the Spurs lost.
It all hinges on a missed shot here, a block there, a twisted ankle, a rotation, a missed defensive assignment, some hot shooting on a couple nights... Most of the Lowe mentions are just post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacies.
What if one guy says "Curry is an overrated Kobe wannabe" and, just after a season, Curry ends up having some of the most efficient basketball seasons of all-time? What kind of fallacy is that?
The Rockets were dirty as in those last three games. MDA's comment about hitting the Spurs (or whatever) was more on-the-nose than I realized.
They call it a manibus crassus fallacy.
Agreed.
They obviously refused to call fouls on Harden and he took advantage.
Let's not forget Nene grabbed Dedmon by the neck.
Also, Ariza kicked Danny last night while he was down after that steal.
I am sure I am missing things. but those stand out.
Someone, can't remember who, undercut LMA on a putback dunk attempt... and LMA ended up falling chest first on to the floor...
article. Hack writer.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc?
Well played.
Meh. Lowe is great, one of the best writers. But I've found him off on several Spurs takes and I don't blame him since he covers such a wide demographic.
There's people on this board who have more Spurs sense than he does.
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