Call it an overreaction, but is LMA even a #2 on a contender anymore?

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LMA is going to have to

1. Shed some weight

2. Change his playing style. Pop is going to have to get rid of the ISO offense.

The Spurs need to go back to their drive and kick offense from a couple years ago and find more shooters.

The Spurs won 60 games y'all. They're closer to a chip than anyone outside of CLE/GSW
 

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No, he's not a #2.

This is a 6'10, 260 lbs (and probably closer to 290), $20,000,000 player and he couldn't back down James Harden in the 2nd round.
In the 3 most important games of his career (after Kawhi went down), he scored a combined 34 points on 15 of 39 shots (.385)
He shot 4 free throws in 3 games.

A big man shot FOUR MUUUFUUUCKIN FREE THROWS IN 3 GAMES!!!

:dahell::dahell::dahell::dahell::dahell::dahell::dahell:
 

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No, he's not a #2.

This is a 6'10, 260 lbs (and probably closer to 290), $20,000,000 player and he couldn't back down James Harden in the 2nd round.
In the 3 most important games of his career (after Kawhi went down), he scored a combined 34 points on 15 of 39 shots (.385)
He shot 4 free throws in 3 games.

A big man shot FOUR MUUUFUUUCKIN FREE THROWS IN 3 GAMES!!!

:dahell::dahell::dahell::dahell::dahell::dahell::dahell:
Yeah, but what do you do at this point?

Y'all are stuck with him.
 

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Yeah, but what do you do at this point?

Y'all are stuck with him.
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Yeah, but what do you do at this point?

Y'all are stuck with him.

He's a free agent in 2019.

That's not a long time. Spurs will have to make do.

What Pop should do is go back to the offense they played from 2011-2015. They'll keep Simmons since he's an exclusive rights FA and subject to the Gilbert Arenas rule. They'll have to keep Mills because Parker is hurt. They'll have to find another wing who can create and shoot with or without Ginobili.
 

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So disappointed in Aldridge this postseason... Spurs need to get a true second option for Kawhi.
 

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Not going to trade him unless he asked for it...and he is so mentally weak he might ask for it if he has to spend the summer listened to how he couldn't do anything after Kawhi went down...

Good news for the spurs is they already have a player at his position who is a much better fit on offense...Bertans...so they could effectively just salary dump him and become a better team...

Highly likely him and gasol are back next year though...Spurs have been eyeing the '18 off season and I don't see them getting rid of either of these two...even though both should be gone...

At any rate LMA numbers are going to go down even further next year since it seems lime Murray is going to get the keys to the kingdom sooner rather than later...

I knew this bytch nikka wasn't about shyt where after Pop called him out and said he need to score more dude actually said he hoped Kawhi comes back so he doesn't have to "do as much" :mjlol:
 

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LMA is going to have to

1. Shed some weight

2. Change his playing style. Pop is going to have to get rid of the ISO offense.

The Spurs need to go back to their drive and kick offense from a couple years ago and find more shooters.

The Spurs won 60 games y'all. They're closer to a chip than anyone outside of CLE/GSW
There has always been post up/ISO opportunities in the swing offence.

Pop didn't have to adjust the offence at all..how you think Duncan scored?

Y'all think the spurs offence is rocket science.
 

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Not going to trade him unless he asked for it...and he is so mentally weak he might ask for it if he has to spend the summer listened to how he couldn't do anything after Kawhi went down...

Good news for the spurs is they already have a player at his position who is a much better fit on offense...Bertans...so they could effectively just salary dump him and become a better team...

Highly likely him and gasol are back next year though...Spurs have been eyeing the '18 off season and I don't see them getting rid of either of these two...even though both should be gone...

At any rate LMA numbers are going to go down even further next year since it seems lime Murray is going to get the keys to the kingdom sooner rather than later...

I knew this bytch nikka wasn't about shyt where after Pop called him out and said he need to score more dude actually said he hoped Kawhi comes back so he doesn't have to "do as much" :mjlol:
That kid is far from ready to be an NBA point. Even if so Murray would hurt wings not Aldridge.

Beryans defence will keep him on the bench
 

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I mean if Kawhi was there Spurs taking that to 6 or 7 games, so yes he can be a #2, just not a #1.
 
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