spycam1
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I'm fine if people like him more than Burks, but I hate it when people like Jalen Rose say he's the next face of the Spurs' franchise. He's a role player for ****s sake.
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I'm fine if people like him more than Burks, but I hate it when people like Jalen Rose say he's the next face of the Spurs' franchise. He's a role player for ****s sake.
What's Gordy Chiesa up to these days?
Coach Ellis
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Coaching for the Spurs is a better opportunity for him personally, than coaching for the Jazz.
Pop vs. Snyder? There's no way that any of us would have passed that opportunity up. Unless the money Utah offered was so much better than what SA was offered.
This is the area that I wish the Millers/KOC/DL were a little more aggressive. It's easy to sell Utah as a good place for coaches. . . but you have to pay them. I'd invest in my coaching staff with my wallet to make sure that my head coach is always surrounded by the best possible assistants that he can get. If it were me, I'd be making a phone call to Shaka Smart and seeing if I can lure him to Utah. I can see him and Snyder hitting it off and doing very well together.
Pop vs. Snyder? There's no way that any of us would have passed that opportunity up. Unless the money Utah offered was so much better than what SA was offered.
This is the area that I wish the Millers/KOC/DL were a little more aggressive. It's easy to sell Utah as a good place for coaches. . . but you have to pay them. I'd invest in my coaching staff with my wallet to make sure that my head coach is always surrounded by the best possible assistants that he can get. If it were me, I'd be making a phone call to Shaka Smart and seeing if I can lure him to Utah. I can see him and Snyder hitting it off and doing very well together.
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Dat 12 points per game in his best year of his career doe.
(i have to admit his shooting percentage and rebounding is pretty sweet)
spycam1
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He's a role player. A good role player, but a role player none the less. I pull my hair out when people call him an All-Star or future face of the franchise for San Antonio. Just....no.
GVC
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This is some reductionist ********.
The deeper one digs on Kawhi, the better he looks. Per Synergy Sports, better than 28% of Kawhi's terminal possessions (shot, shooting foul or turnover) come out of isos, post-ups and as the ball handler in pick and rolls (that is, on-ball). He ranked in the top 10 in the NBA in points per possession in each of those three shot types this season. The numbers on drives and pull-ups in the NBA's player tracking data confirm that he's effective with the ball in his hands. The Spurs, of course, have at least 3 other capable on-ball scorers/creators (Tony, Manu and Timmy; Boris and Patty?), and a few terrific off-ball players (Tiago, Danny Green, Belinelli), so projecting Kawhi's offensive contributions in any other (read: non-perfect) situation is incredibly difficult. With that said, the raw numbers are impressive (note: Kawhi's terrific in transition and off cuts as well...he's actually a pretty mediocre spot-up shooter per Synergy Sports). When you also consider that he's one of the top perimeter defenders in the league, you definitely have the makings of a potential franchise player.
Also consider that Popovich is potentially very close to retirement (hasn't he said he goes when Duncan goes?) so it makes 100% sense to go to the Spurs if he wants to be a HC eventually. He would be in line to replace Pop.
In Utah he would just be helping a young coach get a contract extension, or just not have his contributions look that great on a struggling team.