Tim, Tony and Manu reached another milestone as the Spurs
pulled off a gutsy win over the Clippers in LA Monday night. Together they have
500 regular season wins-- second only to Bird, McHale and Parish of the
Celtics. Despite this feat, the trio struggled for most of the game. Tony was
ice cold with only three of his thirteen shots falling. In a very
uncharacteristic and frustrating moment, Manu missed both foul shots
that would have put the Spurs up four with three seconds left in the game. Even
though old man riverwalk put up eighteen, it wouldn’t have been enough if we
didn’t have the cornrowed savior.
Kawhi Leonard carried the boys to 500 with a career high
of twenty-six points. This time it
didn’t come purely out of the motion of the offense. “We ran more plays for him
[Kawhi] tonight than I ever have in his career,” said Pop after the game. If this is what we can expect when more
responsibilities are placed in the largest hands in the NBA, this may very well
be Kawhi’s team by the end of the season. Just imagine when he gets over his
conjunctivitis and his vision is 100 percent.
I love Kawhi Leonard. He’s a Spur to the core and everyone
knows it. That’s why San Antonio collectively shivered when he wasn’t offered a
contract extension by the Oct. 31 deadline, making him a restricted free agent
next summer. However, this morning USA Today released an article where Kawhi spoke
very candidly about his future. “I’m pretty sure ill be in a Spurs jersey for
my whole life,” said Kawhi. Someone in San Antonio is going to make that quote
into a banner and hang it from the Alamo. Local news stations are already
breaking the news.
There is nothing more Spur than loyalty, and after twelve years
the most loyal trio in the NBA need someone strong enough to continue this
tradition. The future of the Spurs is unclear beyond this season, but I see Tony and Kawhi
running the floor together as selfless MVPs and Spurs for life.
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