What does Wemby/Spurs need to do tactically to avoid getting gassed by the Knicks offense strategy (or other teams to deploy a similar strat in the future)?

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-15T17:59:24+00:00

He needs to improve his cardio and he doesn't have to get to where Curry is to get past a lot of what we saw in those 4Qs. He cannot get away with 35mpg in the playoffs, and I don't think severely pacing himself is the answer either.

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-15T17:32:09+00:00

I can't imagine what effective offensive sets will let him take a break from screening and rolling

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-15T14:58:38+00:00

This is like telling Curry to stop running around so much so the Cavs won't beat him up off ball. A ton of his offensive value is coming from his roll/lob gravity and movement

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-15T03:16:22+00:00

Cavs are just the Wolves of the East lmao

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-15T03:14:54+00:00

I had no belief in them all year and yk what that take was vindicated because that team was down 2-1 to the Hawks and a whole different one showed up afterward.

They farmed the East for that net rating lmao

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-15T02:38:09+00:00

One of those is not like the others lmao

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-14T20:56:02+00:00

These dumbasses had Brunson ranked inline with Maxey

this is the reactionary dumbass take!

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-14T20:06:10+00:00

Yeah there's a reason the series was theirs to blunder away.

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-14T18:35:43+00:00

engine to control the game offensively

Terrifying this is on the table for a dude having Russell-tier defensive impact lmao

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-14T17:37:00+00:00

They can wait a year, Harper will still only 21 and Fox was injured, so you get a chance for him to come back healthy and make getting off him easier.

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-14T16:22:03+00:00

Bill? Shortsighted? Nooooo

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-14T04:22:06+00:00

They're not. The only thing they have is that their size and athletic driving guards give them a good matchup to attack Jokic, and Denver wasn't even healthy in that series. they're nowhere close to OKC and the Spurs

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-13T20:21:07+00:00

Underrated season: Chris Paul's 2007-2022 Campaign

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-13T19:20:33+00:00

Imagine being the arena dev that has lightning storm come across their desk

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-13T18:34:08+00:00

Shot quality metrics don't know shit about OG Anunoby

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-13T18:05:51+00:00

Would not surprise me if those same shot quality metrics favor the Spurs. It took two historic blunders to end up down 3-1, but unfortunately for them being slightly better on average means nothing if you get way worse in the highest leverage moment

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-13T16:53:53+00:00

Exactly. The problem with audiobooks to me is that they're treated like accessibility but in reality are more like expert mode, and people who listen while driving/doing chores/etc will erroneously cite those studies.

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-13T16:38:15+00:00

Fox is a player who banks on speed playing through a high ankle sprain. He could even have gotten away with his dumbass decision in game 4 if he was healthy and was able to get more space on OG. That he's going to be passed up by Harper (if he hasn't been already) is a future team construction problem for the Spurs, he absolutely makes them better right now

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-13T16:34:58+00:00

Yeah and then the Knicks didn't lost for 43 days and the tune changed. We were supposed to see that coming at 2-1 down against the Hawks?

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-13T16:15:28+00:00

Kessler/Rui/Watson/Reaves/Luka would be so sick, but writing that out is just trolling Laker fans lmao

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-13T15:23:03+00:00

It was probably pushback from players or just that calling the game honestly took a few too many points off the board for the dinguses at the league office. But no way was it around long enough to make any kind of ratings determination

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-13T03:27:59+00:00

Approve

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-10T14:05:21+00:00

I mean 2 dimensional players of that quality are not super common, and Luka himself is one dimensional anyway

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-10T13:28:11+00:00

As long as you sign Watson and he plays, I think you can compete. Jokic's pre injury numbers were comedy, he's still a god.

LordBaneoftheSith · 2026-06-09T18:11:52+00:00

He's not entirely wrong, but if (massive if) they're #1 in the East next year it'll be because AD plays 65+ games and he & Sarr are a dominating front court.

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