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i guess we will see
The way I see it, based on the current roster, kyle has to have a breakthrough year. Without that happening and assuming the roster stays the same, I don't think the spurs stand a legit chance.
Putting Bertans at the four is not a wise move in long stretches. He absolutely will crush the spurs from a rebounding perspective if he is a big.
If Bertans and rudy gay take on all of the small ball four minutes then this spurs team is going to be about as gimmicky and fools gold as the 2010 team which prominently featured Roger mason. Great regular season and just fell off in the playoffs.
I think kyle is the best fit as the small ball four and don't want kawhi manning that position for significant minutes. I think it is what's best for the team.
His rebounding is pretty good and he should be able to keep up with the speed of most fours or at least not get totally blown by.
I think paul, white and joffrey will contribute more than anticipated. If kyle can turn that corner and keep the spurs from falling off a cliff from a defensive rebounding perspective I think the spurs will pleasantly suprise folks this year and have a legit shot.
It's a big if but it's just how I see it shaking out.
Thoughts?
i guess we will see
where do you have gay if you are putting kyle at the 4? just curious.
Makes sense. We know what Kyle is capable of. Him reaching his potential could make us pretty scary.
No non top 8 rotation player, "is the key to being able to compete for a championship". There is no key for any team outside of Warriors anyway (here's theirs: have core healthy and play somewhat close to potential), unless you count an unfathomable amount of opponent injury luck.
Gay is more than fine at PF, in most match-ups, especially the ones that matter most. Anderson is a slightly better defensive rebounder, but Gay is at least as tall, longer and stronger. Bertans won't play enough to have a significant effect.
Defensive rebounding is a concern, particularly against elites, when they'll be forced to play small, but whether they get bludgeoned or not mostly comes down to Aldridge, who with healthier knees, has to revert to '12-'16 rates.
Anderson or Gay need to play at a really high level (along with Murray or Parker). The Spurs need bona fide third and fourth scorers. It can't come from committees this year. They're also going to need elite defense for their whole rotation. Most of their issues lie in their terrible scheme and injury uncertainty.
Anderson is longer than Gay. Dude has a 7-3 wingspan to Rudy's seven feet. I imagine Kyle isn't stronger, but I don't see that being a huge problem. He's strong enough and is just a better defender than Gay. Him getting a top-eight spot would be tough, but either he needs to bring his offense up to the level of his defense, or Gay needs to bring his D up to match his O. We're talking about guys who will have to go up and down the court with KD, Draymond and Klay if the Spurs get that far.
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Well obviously No. 1 is Kawhi,
No. 2 is still Lamarcus.
No. 3 is Rudy Gay.
No. 4.. guard rotation needs to be healthy. I'd say the Spurs probably do need Dejounte to grow up this season. They will need a guard to be ready when Tony gets injured in the playoffs or through the season again, and they need him right now to start and be solid. He's probably the most significant of the young players due to that factor. There are other guards that we may see through the season and hopefully they help out too, but they need something better from their guards than what they have gotten the past couple of seasons. It's been the Spurs' achilles heel.
Then I would bring up Kyle and Davis. It's too soon to say about the two of them. The main reason is that Pop appears to want to stay big a good amount and I would expect Rudy Gay to get dibs on any small lineups. The second reason is that we haven't seen the team with Kawhi and Rudy so we don't really know how Pop wants to play. Davis will get better looks when playing next to better players and he will make shots. But Kyle is possibly the most complete player of the two and should he be aggressive and lose his hesitation like he did in the playoffs he really could end up edging someone out for minutes. Too soon to say.
You might be right. But we need more than just Kyle making a leap (or maybe just gets consistent playing time - he put up a WP48 of .250, behind only Kawhi and Dedmon last year). We also need a real starting PG. I like Patty, but he's a small SG. Either Parker gets back to form by the playoffs, or Dejounte steps up as well. Then we could make some noise. If everything breaks right, we can hang with nearly anyone playing small ball...
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The Parker in the playoffs prior to injury is more than enough for that third scorer. They just need someone else who can go at the Warriors guys and get buckets one-on-one. That should be Gay. But if his injury hampers him, it probably needs to be Anderson. It would be nice if it were Pau, but come on.
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Kyle I belief will take a leap forward, mainly due the Spurs lack of size, should allow him to see the floor more. Of course, a contract year always seems to encourage guys to play better. As the league and players become positionless, Kyle needs a position to be successful. I would like him to bulk up more, and be a true power forward. Imagine the possibility with his IQ, passing/dribbling ability. With all that said, he has to be aggressive and look for & take his shot. The greatest loss of jonathan simmoms was his aggressiveness, and that is what Kyle has to show.
Also, guard play will be vital. The Spurs may have the worse starting backcourt of "true le contenders". Nobody has that ability with the exception of Dejounte to take guys off the dribble and attack the basket. Ginobili/parker maybe willing but their age is a factor. I saw Paul in the Sacramento game just shooting jumpers, Duanne Hillard did attack the basket but he is just a two way player and really won't play much. White was no different from Paul. So good luck with the guard play.
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Joff has looked good in preseason.
Gay may take a month or maybe a couple to find his game. Pop doesn't know yet if he will play the 4. He didn't play it in the preseason game which I found interesting.
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I like this article about Pop's options with with Kyle, Gay, and Davis at 4.
https://www.theringer.com/2017/10/5/...l-good-preview
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Joke of the year so far.
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