NBA Finals

[davisxcole]

Jalen Brunson is a freak just as much as wemby is, he is 6’0 and absolutely put the spurs to bed in that final qtr absolutely insane.

(idc about the efficiency) 

[Jceciliano98]

1-4 they match up perfectly with the spurs. Kat isnt gonna stop wemby but he aint chet hes gonna get his points and boards thats the major difference. 

[harveycmd]

A 7'5" guy should not shoot 6-21. That's why all this talk about Wemby becoming the best player ever is way too early. He's the best player now. If doesn't stop thinking he needs to play like he's 6'5", he's not going to be the best player ever. Not even close. Still like the Spurs to control the series. 

[TTaylor2135]

Everyone better than Brunson till it's time to be better than Brunson 💰.. I think this is going to be a great series and may go the distance. I grew up in Jersey so I watched Dylan Harper a bunch and man is that guy a dawg. Lot of toughness and skill for a rookie. 

 

[harveycmd]

I can think of more than a few defenders in NBA history that could lock down Brunson and light up the Knicks at the other end at the same time.

[Gerry Hamilton]

Knicks guard defensively are a great matchup with the Spurs ... I picked Spurs, but don't love it

Way too many people talk like Stephon Castle is going to be a terrific player. I think the Spurs need to take the ball out of his hands much more than they do. Dylan Harper needs to be the initiator on this team. Castle is a 30-31% three-point shooter, misses too many reads/too slow to see the read off bounce in mid range (Anyone with ball in his hands that much will average 7-8 assists with Wemby), etc... it shows up against the best competition. 

In fact, I would strongly consider moving him in off season because the more he has the ball, the more it's setting back where the Spurs need to go in the future with Dylan Harper. Castle is a solid player, plays hard, but he's not instinctive with ball in hand. Spurs are trying to appease him on O and make him something he's not going to be. 

[harveycmd]

5 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Knicks guard defensively are a great matchup with the Spurs ... I picked Spurs, but don't love it

Way too many people talk like Stephon Castle is going to be a terrific player. I think the Spurs need to take the ball out of his hands much more than they do. Dylan Harper needs to be the initiator on this team. Castle is a 30-31% three-point shooter, misses too many reads/too slow to see the read off bounce in mid range (Anyone with ball in his hands that much will average 7-8 assists with Wemby), etc... it shows up against the best competition. 

In fact, I would strongly consider moving him in off season because the more he has the ball, the more it's setting back where the Spurs need to go in the future with Dylan Harper. Castle is a solid player, plays hard, but he's not instinctive with ball in hand. Spurs are trying to appease him on O and make him something he's not going to be. 

All this would be a mute point if Wemby were just a little tougher. 

[Herbapapi]

7 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Knicks guard defensively are a great matchup with the Spurs ... I picked Spurs, but don't love it

Way too many people talk like Stephon Castle is going to be a terrific player. I think the Spurs need to take the ball out of his hands much more than they do. Dylan Harper needs to be the initiator on this team. Castle is a 30-31% three-point shooter, misses too many reads/too slow to see the read off bounce in mid range (Anyone with ball in his hands that much will average 7-8 assists with Wemby), etc... it shows up against the best competition. 

In fact, I would strongly consider moving him in off season because the more he has the ball, the more it's setting back where the Spurs need to go in the future with Dylan Harper. Castle is a solid player, plays hard, but he's not instinctive with ball in hand. Spurs are trying to appease him on O and make him something he's not going to be. 

While I agree to an extent I think the bigger issue is Fox. The amount of money they are paying him and the inconsistency he plays with will be a bigger issue for this team moving forward. He disappears for long stretches on offense and doesn’t do anything on defense. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

8 minutes ago, harveycmd said:

All this would be a mute point if Wemby were just a little tougher. 

Disagree. Castle's limitations would still show up

I think they are going to set back Dylan Harper to a certain extent with Castle in his current role

Spurs have decisions to make on the roster after season to work to maximizing for the future IMO

[harveycmd]

1 minute ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Disagree. Castle's limitations would still show up

I think they are going to set back Dylan Harper to a certain extent with Castle in his current role

Spurs have decisions to make on the roster after season to work to maximizing for the future IMO

Castle's limitations wouldn't affect the outcome of the game as much if Wemby was tougher. Ship out Castle. Won't matter until Wemby develops an inside offensive game that takes advantage of his physical attributes.

[Gerry Hamilton]

8 minutes ago, Herbapapi said:

While I agree to an extent I think the bigger issue is Fox. The amount of money they are paying him and the inconsistency he plays with will be a bigger issue for this team moving forward. He disappears for long stretches on offense and doesn’t do anything on defense. 

I don't think their backcourt pieces fit together - in terms of three guys that are ball in hand players, and Harper is going to easily be the best long term. They need to hand the ball to him starting next year, and build the team around him and Wemby. They have some good complementary pieces that know their role (Champ being one). The problem with a guy like Castle ... he will never be accepting of what he truly is as a player, and the role he should play. That dude will not be accepting of it IMO. 

This a great growth year for the Spurs, and probably answers some big questions for their decision makers.