The Importance of Kawhi Leonard..
The Boston Celtics just decimated the Los Angeles Clippers 145 to 108 on the road it was in Los Angeles this game took place this game had a couple interesting headlines on the Celtics side of things but the main takeaway after the Clippers faced their second
Loss in a row as Kawai set out his second game in a row we are going to be talking about the importance of kawhai Leonard for this Los Angeles Clippers team on paper it may seem like yes obviously dude Kawai is very important however I’ve seen a lot of um various
Headlines in regards to Paul George is the most player on this team or Paul George is the most impactful player on this team or kawhai lender needs to be the San Antonio Spurs version of Kawai not the Raptors version kawhai all these things I don’t agree with and a knight
Like tonight is a perfect example on the Celtics side of things they had 10 people with a positive plus minus and you may think okay you know that can happen from time to time Jason had a + 19 Al had a plus 24 Drew had a plus 22
Jaylen had a plus 29 and Derek White had a plus 27 while guys like pton Pritchard and Sam Hower at a plus 13 and plus 11 Off the Bench tonight was a game where they just got rinsed and repeated over and over and over again their defensive sets looked poor their transition play
Looked even worse there was no sets in on offense where they got anyone involved on the elbow at a successful rate James Harden had a minus 34 on the box plus minus Paul had a minus 27 while Terren man had a minus 33 um this is one of those games where
It was just very very hard to watch from the Clippers standpoint Terence man shot 0 for 10 James Harden was 6 for 13 and Paul went 9 for 17 a big thing and a big reason kawhai is so important is because say he demands and Garners so much attention while simultaneously slowing
The game down immensely for guys like Terence Man four guys like Amir coffee four guys like Russell Westbrook and Bones Highland Norman pal all these guys are getting great open quality shots because everyone has their Direction and attention pointed at Kawhi Leonard when Kawhi Leonard is on the elbow you have
To respect his mid-range jumper as it is probably in my opinion a top three most efficient shot as far as the mid-range go on the Celtics side of things they just kind of showed tonight why they are the best team in the NBA and again they showed the importance of Kawai to a
Contending team I mean a 40o loss is absolutely insane for just one player to be missing and it just shows how much kawhai Leonard really does matter to this roster I’m just going to keep reiterating that point when guys like Jason Tatum were snapping for a very
Efficient night for 30 points and you know he turned the ball over zero times tonight and he goes 5 for10 from three and then his counterpart Jaylen Brown is 24 points on 3 for six from three and 9 for 17 from the field these guys are shooting over 50% you need someone to
Let some pressure off Paul George on the defensive side of the ball because Paul can’t be trying to do it all on defense and on offense Kawai is so routinely used to being the best player on the floor on the offense and defensive side
Of the ball and Tyron Lou he is a great coach but his schemes look just a little bit different and they should look a little bit different from you know the difference from having qu lard out on the floor to not tonight the Clippers shot sub 50% from the field and they
Shot a 11 for 34 or 32% from the three-point Lane kawh Leonard to this team is what LeBron James is to the Lakers the Clippers yes they have stars yes Paul George and James Harden and past could probably have made a run but kawh Leonard’s importance to this
Franchise it really cannot be you know mimicked it can’t be uh changed it can’t be under or over appreciated it can only be understood uh what do you guys think though what did you make of this entire game this video wasn’t really supposed to be a recap more as a kawhai Leonard
Wakeup post or a kawhai Leonard appreciation post because the team’s offense looks so much different without kawhai and the defense looks even worse I know the last two videos have been kind of short and I really do apologize for that guys it’s just uh there’s some
Family stuff going on um as it usually does happen around the holidays uh and I don’t want to make any excuses but I am trying to just muscle through posting every day for you guys I appreciate youall support as always have a great rest of your day stay happy health and blessed peace
Today’s video we have a short video on Kawhi Leonard and his role with The Los Angeles Clippers. Sorry if this video seems rushed or short. Explanation at the end.
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18 Comments
Kawhi is so good man. Iβve got him top 10-15 all time
Miss him in SAS
Great video.
Great video πππ―
This shows kawhi is what make clippers tickπ π π π π π
Westbrooks +/- was 0. That's telling me that Russ is better performer than Harden against tough opponents/playoffs. Also the Guy is playing totally out of his rythm slow pace and off the bench. Still doing more than ok. I'm not sure are Clippers playing how they should. Sorry for Bones Hyland too. Maybe they should create two playing styles Hardens slow pace and faster style with Westbrook off the bench? Clippers might be a difficult team to couch.
Iβm glad you made this video bro Iβve been saying it for the past couple years kawhi is him bro π he the best player in the world right now when healthy π―
Pg is a choker, always π dude so soft, he played good only if his shots are going on or clips just beat the opp team so bad, else dude just gonna whinin and played bad d
Clippers without Kawhi is lottery team.
Kawhi got injured Clippers missed playoffs 2022.
George got injured and Kawhi carried the Clippers to reach playoffs 2023.
I blame the coach .. the way the Clippers came out against Boston is crazy.. they didn't hustle, they didn't play hard. To many turnovers. Westbrook is garbage he hurt the team at the wrong time. James never got going all played lazy. Mann is straight garbage trade that guy. I was waiting on PG to take over it's never in him to do that. Big Zu is lazy to slow he never play hard out there. One thing that make me mad he tip the ball at that the rim. Dude you over 7'0 get the rebound go back up for the dunk. Kawhi was not going to let he's team lose against Dallas he took over. James, PG don't have it in them to do what Kawhi do take over the game.
Lakers win without Lebron a lot though. Kawhi is vital to THIS version of the clippers. Last season they were still a great team with Batum and the rest of the guys they traded for Harden
The fact is Kawhi Leonard is the best player itw rn
Paul is ah star but this guy can't win championship this guy should be traded
Ok so u think without kawi they are nothing,ok what if only kawi do you think he win alone?π
Everything you said it true but if you are talking about winning a ring vs the regular season then one has to look back on how rings were won. Every year Boston and Phili kill the regular season. This year especially you have players scoring 50 and 60 points a game. Players are going for individual stats. Luka is going nowhere in the playoffs which is why he puts up 50. The reason he goes nowhere in the playoffs is because he puts up 50 during the regular season and gets completely worn out and tired for the playoffs and falls flat. The same is true for the loaded teams like Boston. Tatem has cut back on scoring in order to save himself because he too was completely tired in the playoffs. Kawhi has been there and with some luck of a few injuries on other teams in the playoffs then the Clippers can pull it off. It's who's ever healthy, fearless, and has luck are the teams that win a chip. It doesn't help that the Clippers have new players that are still learning to play with each other and when Kawhi is not playing the whole falls apart right now. The previous team new their roles. They panic. When Kawhi is not hitting 3's he going for midrange and when that isn't falling he goes for dunks and if nothing is going on then he plays hard defense. The whole team has to go that route.
No Kawhi no Contenden or Championshipπ’
Kawhi Leonard is the nba goat.