Game Thread Spurs (32-15) @ Hornets (21-28) (Sat 1/31/26) [11:00AM CST]

[Exstatic]

The problem is, getting closer to the basket is a real chore, a physical drain that will ultimately affect his defense. If that’s the offensive plan, he’ll have nothing left for the playoffs after 60-70 games.

The FT line, AKA the nail, is the perfect place for him to set up, and it makes it difficult to double him, and impossible to triple him.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

The problem is, getting closer to the basket is a real chore, a physical drain that will ultimately affect his defense. If that’s the offensive plan, he’ll have nothing left for the playoffs after 60-70 games.

The FT line, AKA the nail, is the perfect place for him to set up, and it makes it difficult to double him, and impossible to triple him.

Do you agree that he needs to develop a very consistent mid range game as opposed to trying to be an excellent three-point shooter? Because I think if he develops the mid range, he is 100% unstoppable.

 

[LeBowen]

Do you agree that he needs to develop a very consistent mid range game as opposed to trying to be an excellent three-point shooter? Because I think if he develops the mid range, he is 100% unstoppable.

The issue with his mid-range game is that he's got no chance to develop that LMA-like catch and fade since on most attempts he gets pushed off balance and it's not a great shot.
That dribble into FT fade is way more of a weapon for him because he can get his feet/shoulders straight and have a controlled fade.
Unlike having to do it with a defender on his back without a dribble.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

The issue with his mid-range game is that he's got no chance to develop that LMA-like catch and fade since on most attempts he gets pushed off balance and it's not a great shot.
That dribble into FT fade is way more of a weapon for him because he can get his feet/shoulders straight and have a controlled fade.
Unlike having to do it with a defender on his back without a dribble.

He needs to get physically stronger without adding significant muscle. Just functionally stronger. But if he’s 10 to 15 feet from the basket and he can just rise up and that’s consistent. He’s unstoppable. Unguardable. you need somebody near 7 feet to even get a hand in his face.

 

[LeBowen]

He needs to get physically stronger without adding significant muscle. Just functionally stronger. But if he’s 10 to 15 feet from the basket and he can just rise up and that’s consistent. He’s unstoppable. Unguardable. you need somebody near 7 feet to even get a hand in his face.

He can and surely will get stronger, but he won't ever get strong enough not to get pushed around by big forwards, let alone true bigs.
He can get past the likes of Caruso and Brooks bullying him, but that's about it, imo.
And that's just fine.

For me the only real issue in his current game are those momentum killing isos.
I'd rather have him chuck 3s than take more than 2 dribbles from the perimeter.

 

[Fabbs]

even when Wemby forced a missed shot we can't get the rebound. Neither Moussa and Kelkbrenner are good shooters and yet we respect their outside shots too much, and Moussa was able to score underneath the basket quite a few times.

I am also pretty sure we got outrebounded by them, both on offence and defence, giving an inefficient team second chance and third chances multiple times, it seems. The Spurs are the best defensive rebounding team in the league, play like it.

Vasse;; and Fox completely suck at off ball rebounding, positioning and D. Particularly weak side. They rarely seek out and block off an incoming offensive opponent going for the O rebound, I want to do a thread on this but I'd like to round up some video example. And i suck at clipping vids.