He is young and he has high expectations. Pop getting him to focus on his D this early and trusting him on good players is a good sign. Walker will be unleashed next season.
I didn't like Lonnie hanging his head after getting subbed out in the crunch time after his untimely foul.. He cussed and put his head down for a minute or so. Hope he stays hungry, him playing the final minutes in a close game is the biggest indicator of what Pop really thinks about him.
He is young and he has high expectations. Pop getting him to focus on his D this early and trusting him on good players is a good sign. Walker will be unleashed next season.
Agree he is pushing Lonnie to be not just a pedestrian role player, but another Kawhi. Pop sees the potential of this kid. Pop doesn’t mind losing as long as Lonnie gets it, likewise Murray and White. To play behind Forbes/Marco is tough with all his talent. But Lonnie gets it. He needs to earn his minutes. I hate it because I know Spurs could’ve won some of those games, particularly Hawks. But Pop doesn’t care about that. He has a more grandeur plan on a longer term. At least I’m trying to convince myself that
i'm surprised LW4 didn't defer to ST posters as the one's who have all the right answers.
I'm talking long-term, tbh.
Yeah, that'd be a great accomplishment. Bowen + elite tools on offense = very much worth a season of work.
I was too, tbh
Are we truly sure that Lonnie couldn’t both be coached for long term and playing more now?
Seems like more minutes would be kind of helpful to work on all of those things.
Could a reporter ask Pop what he needs to work on to reach minimum NBA coaching IQ level?
I will say he has the nicest moves but rarely finishes his layups so that cant help playing time
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