Kawhi farewell letter r nba9/14/2023 ![]() The Heat didn’t have a single turnover in the first half, and yet somehow still gave up 11 fast break points! As I said the other night, I’d still like to see Leonard get his teammates a little more involved, like we see in those plays above, but who can argue with the results so far? How About a Little Transition Offense?Ī huge part of the Raptors building their big lead last night came in transition, and a big part of that was Miami’s incredibly poor effort in getting back. The fact is, Leonard is good enough that he can play doing pretty much whatever he wants on offense, and still be successful. Then, a quick swing pass to Kyle Lowry for a wide open three-pointer.Īnd finally, this two-man game with Pascal Siakam, where Leonard finishes from deep: And while I don’t think anyone was seriously suggesting Leonard is not a team player or that he can’t play within the offense, allow me to present a few examples of Leonard sharing the rock.įirst, a simple dish off a drive to a waiting Jonas Valanciunas: Lots of talk during and after Friday’s game, including yours truly right here, about Kawhi being a black hole on offense. I think you could easily argue Leonard deserved the and-1 on last night’s as well perhaps that strength is what fools officials into thinking there isn’t any contact going on? Yes, Raptors Bloggers, Kawhi Can and Does Pass the Ball Here is doing against Aaron Gordon in Orlando last week, and getting the foul call: ![]() Here he is putting it to Rodney McGruder in the first quarter last night: One of the things I really enjoy about watching Kawhi Leonard drive is when he just gets a slight edge on the front shoulder - and then uses his superior strength to just move guys out of his way and protect the ball with his upper body. Here a few things we saw (and one thing we almost didn’t see): The Strength of Kawhi Leonard Last night, the Miami Heat put up a decent fight, clawing back a good chunk of a 26-point Raptors lead, but in the end, the Raptors just had too many weapons. Seventeen wins! In 21 games! That’s pretty damn good. ![]()
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