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If anyone team wants to isolate fathead with a pick and abuse him with a guard, that's real. That's part of the scouting report.
Anyone saying otherwise is re ed.
But sure, the playoffs don't count bc Kawhi didn't play (dabom).
Guess what, Kawhi has been absent for 21 games and the team needed to handle it's business (which guys take for granted).
Like I had been saying, he started to show signs of being an NBA rotation player since late last season and I thought he turned a corner in the playoffs. Coach agrees.
If anyone team wants to isolate fathead with a pick and abuse him with a guard, that's real. That's part of the scouting report.
Anyone saying otherwise is re ed.
Something like three years 40 million should get him resigned.
Danny Green would probably get around $15m per if he keeps his play up.
Uh, if every SF could guard 1-4 then Kawhi wouldn't be special. Duh, the pick and roll is designed to be effective. For someone who gets abused he sure does fine in the spurs system. He's not a guard at all...he's a small ball 4If anyone team wants to isolate fathead with a pick and abuse him with a guard, that's real. That's part of the scouting report.
Anyone saying otherwise is re ed.
Yup, this thread will definitely get people to stop making fun of him once and for all.
Really though, Kyle has his own thread. Did we need another?
But he has less lateral movement than Pau.
I normally keep all the KA chat in the church thread, but this deserved it's own thread bc dabom has made enough of an issue with his trash takes about it.
Guess what? it mattered. Coach was paying attention.
Unfortunately not so attentively to notice Patty was trash against the Warriors, but he at least looked at the positive.
Patty was there when Kawhi was playing. No one is going 100% after that. Certainly not even the opponent. I don't give a deuce if it was the playoffs. No one was trying.
This is a fact. Anyone who follows sports for more than 3 years would know.
I bet SAGirl 100 bucks Fathead isn't a Spur next year. Put up or shut up.
We can do an avatar bet for the first half of the next season.
I guess we don't have any true Kyle Anderson fans in here. We got a whole bunch of fake ones though.
it predictably triggered dabom but the truth is out there.
I was with you from the beginning SAGirl
You, Chinook too, there are others, some who don't post regularly.
Heh, there are guys like Brazil who previously resented him, who recognized he showed up.
I didn't post the thread to say I called it... but rather bc coach recognized that he grew up as a player and it carried over. It mattered.
He was able to play well in spite of an unnatural situation with Lamarcus insecure and out of his element, not showing the required leadership (he wasn't ready and had issues not feeling comfortable it turns out), but for others in the team it was a factor that leadership crumbled, everyone was pretty much overwhelmed, except Simmons some games, Manu the last game. That Kyle showed up, those things build character. They tell you, if you were a guy out of a rotation, and you are able to rise, that you belong and don't need anyone to tell you to come out and play. It showed guts, compe ive desire. It showed a lot of things. If I am honest, I didn't expect more out of Mills than he gave, he was out of his element big time and guarded by Klay and made a point of focus. I am willing to cut him some slack.. but it's ppl who didn't give Kyle credit for his development who were dishonest.
Turns out the season started much the same as it ended. The irony. Tony still down and Kawhi still out. Were they going to continue with the "poor me" at ude? Nope.
So yes, Kyle grew up in the playoffs and carried over. That coach Pop said it is an affirmation of what I have been saying.
Now..... let the trolls be troll... it's going to fall on deaf ears. I am enjoying this moment.
Yes dabom we read it the first time.
I'm a fan. Always have been I've been critical of him at times but mostly positive with him.
He's a good kid, he's smart as a whip, a great teammate, has a positive at ude and is humble. How could you not be a fan of that.
And he's a Swiss army knife and a john stockton/paul pierce type player. Not an athlete in comparison to thers. It's the Peyton manning factor. Kids iq and instincts are through the roof.
Look at his defensive metrics and number this year. He is a top defender this year and he's accomplished that with his iq, anticipation and length.
He is a sponge and has soaked up every bit of defensive pointers, advice, techniques, etc. Thrown his way. Clearly a fast learner on defense.
His growth on the defensive end is arguably in close proximity to the growth of kawhis offense. The trajectory is not as steep but in within spitting range.
I said over two seasons ago to be patient because he has shown flashes of brilliance in my eyes. There were games where he really guarded durant and other tough covers very well and extremely smart. But the talking heads and trolls just talk and troll.
I said before the season was started. I said our b8ggest key for a true chance of winning it was kyle stepping up and being the small ball four who gets the most minutes. The team has 3 bigs. Small ball is a given this year. It had to be kyle to do it because of his versatility.
He should average the most minutes off the bench when kawhi comes back, assuming pop doesn't slide him to the four and lma to five
Just because he wasn't give much of a conisistent role for the prior seasons doesnt mean he sucks. He slowl ly been groomedi into s versatile small ball four. Hes gained weoght and gotten stronger every year.
It's clear pop sees the writing on the wall and knows he's that old school ubersmart player like a mark jackson, Larry bird, jamal Tinsley who gets it done with smarts and skills other than athletic abilities.
Spurstalk is brutal. Take the constant criticizing of his appearance and game. Treat kyle like a dog but yet treated scola like a Greek god for over a decade on this site like he was the savior. Dude looked like a slightly better looking version of the fateli brother in goonies who stayed chained in the basement and fed ice cream. And he was absolute traffic cone on defense for his entire career.
Fathead this year is a bigger net positive for a team than any year scola has played in the nba.
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There's not enough money for everybody, tbh.
Sorry, but as much as I'm liking what Anderson is doing, no way I would be willing to pay him more than 10 millions per year, no way. 7 or 8 millions is the absolute max I would be willing to go.
And I love Danny too, but I wouldn't give him 15 mil per year either. Offer him 12 per just as a proof of appreciation of all the things he has done for this franchise over the years, but if he is offered more anywhere else he can go get it. It's not so difficult to find cheap 3 and D guys, tbh.
Interesting you mentioned him having Larry Bird like smarts. I actually thought about it the other day the similarities Kyle has with Bird when it comes to BB IQ along with being effective despite not being athletic.
At this point, I think PATFO would do give him Patty money and feel pretty good about it. I think it will take something akin to the full MLE (which is like $38M/4) to keep him. As far as what he's worth, it will really depend on how effective he can be when Kawhi gets back. He'll go from starting and playing a ton of minutes to fighting Gay and Manu for the sixth-man role. He essentially has to push Gay down to irrelevance to keep up his current load. If he can take a step back to 21-24 MPG while still staying aggressive and helpful, then they'll likely make keeping him their top priority. If not, they'll be a clear price tag, though they'll also have fewer teams fighting for his services.
You could see the hard work and intelligence this guy possessed from day 1. When I saw him a while back in Summer League bulked up and playing the best basketball of anyone else in the SL I was a fan and knew this guy had potential. The question was would it be unlocked in San Antonio or would he have to be traded to another team to blossom. Very happy to see him take off this year, he's earned his minutes and money.
You already wanted to bet on that with me and suddenly disappeared... Stop embarrassing yourself.I bet SAGirl 100 bucks Fathead isn't a Spur next year. Put up or shut up.
I was on the phone last night with my mom, who went on and on about how cute she thought Anderson was.
Fairly certain now that SAGirl is an alt for my mom.
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