Lance Stephenson Or Kahwi Leonard:Who Would U Want On Ur Team?

[aboss4real24]

Lance Is always a Threat To Drop A Trip Dub, and Is a efficient scorer shooting 50%. Hes a very Good attacker and finsher at the basket

And is very good Playmaker

Khawi Is a Great Defender and Rebounder And A Good Shooter

Both Are Athletic And Can Run The Floor

Which 1 would You Take

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[Fire Colangelo]

Leonard, without question.

Dude has no attitude problems, does what he's told to do, true professional.

Stephenson seems like that dude that's gonna have a few good years and disappear completely.

[Smook A.]

Stephenson looks like the future JR Smith or Stephon Marbury. The dude looks cocky as hell. He's good but I want a player with a winning attitude

Therefore, I'll take Kawhi. He looks like the type of player that'll be in the NBA for 12+ years. He's the player every contending NBA team needs to have. Kawhi brings tremendous team defense and rebounds. He even adds a few points here and there. I think Leonard is the perfect role player. Also, he's a year younger than Lance and already plays like a vet.

Stephenson would be cool to have, but I would rather have Kawhi Leonard.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Leonard

[Xiao Yao You]

Leonard

[moe94]

Lance >>>>

What has Leonard done since being overrated in the Finals? He's been quiet as a church.

[Fire Colangelo]

Lance >>>>

What has Leonard done since being overrated in the Finals? He's been quiet as a church.


Idk, maybe Lance > Leonard in terms of skill. But for some reason I have a feeling Lance is gonna get overpaid and then decline into irrelevancy like Arenas/Marbury.

Leonard definitely is gonna to have the better attitude, and better contract of the two, and for that reason I'd take him over Lance.

Leonard is like the perfect role player that can do everything, he knows his role, I know his role. What is Lance Stephenson's role? 2nd option? 3rd option? Idk man, if I was a GM, having Leonard on my team will help me sleep better.

[dabigbaws]

kawhi

[LeGOAT]

Leonard because he's a better player and not a insufferable tool

[SilkkTheShocker]

Lance >>>>

What has Leonard done since being overrated in the Finals? He's been quiet as a church.

You might be right. He owned in the Finals, so that probably overshadows things.

[AboutBuckets]

Idk, maybe Lance > Leonard in terms of skill. But for some reason I have a feeling Lance is gonna get overpaid and then decline into irrelevancy like Arenas/Marbury.

Leonard definitely is gonna to have the better attitude, and better contract of the two, and for that reason I'd take him over Lance.

Leonard is like the perfect role player that can do everything, he knows his role, I know his role. What is Lance Stephenson's role? 2nd option? 3rd option? Idk man, if I was a GM, having Leonard on my team will help me sleep better.

I agree. Leonard to me is going to be the Andre Miller of SFs- he won't be in any top 5 lists or anything, but he'll be a solid contributor night in and night out. He's not gonna have a sportscenter highlight reel at the end of every season, but when his career comes to a close people will look back and say "Wow, alot of teams could have used a guy like that". True class player.

[Uncle Drew]

Lance >>>>

What has Leonard done since being overrated in the Finals? He's been quiet as a church.
What he's done since? Being injured.

[FireDavidKahn]

Lance has more carrying potential so him.

[G-train]

I'll take class

[Rocketswin2013]

Depends on what you need, Lance is a better playmaker, and Leonard is a better shooter and defender. Equal rebounders, it all depends.b

[MichaelCorleone]

Kawhi Leonard.

Dude was a beast in the finals.

[JohnFreeman]

Kawhi. Stephenson would struggle outside the Pacers system

[WWRWestbrookDo?]

Stephenson is a pretty good player but I would no doubt take Kawhi Leonard.

I think it would be easier to build around Kawhi and think he has more more room to get better.

[LuigiChambles]

Kahwi

[MichaelCorleone]

Lance hasn't proven himself in the playoffs yet, let alone the Finals.

Kawhi is legit, under Coach Pop he'll flourish as a star.

[flipogb]

Lance, i don't trust Spurs players outside of their system

[TMT]

Pacers could have had both of em. :lol

[rmt]

Lance, i don't trust Spurs players outside of their system

Pray tell, how did the Spurs win a championship one year into the so-called system (and a shortened strike season at that)? DRob and the veterans like Sean Elliot and Mario Elie were scrubs benefitting from a system? Duncan wasn't one of the best college players ever and wouldn't have been #1 draft pick for another team?

If anything, Leonard is being held back BECAUSE OF the system. He should be playing 35+ minutes per game so he can develop instead of sitting on the bench for 8 minutes while Pop fiddles with his endless line-ups. A 22 year old doesn't need to be saved or preserved for the playoffs - 27 minutes is too little - he's playing less than a soon to be 38 year old Duncan.

Stephenson 2014 Regular Season
14.3 pts / 7.4 rebs / 5.1 asst / 0.7 stls / 0.1 blks / 2.7 tov 50.2%FG 35.7 mins

Leonard 2014 Regular Season
11.7 pts / 5.7 reb / 1.8 asst / 1.7 stls / 0.5 blks / 1.2 tov 50%FG 27.7 mins

Leonard per 36 mins
14.7 pts / 7.7 rebs / 2.3 asst / 2.1 stls / 0.7 blks / 1.5 tov

Seems identical to me (per 36 mins) except more assists for Lance and more steals/less turnovers for Leonard. Now for the playoffs against much better competition

Leonard 2013 Playoffs
13.5 pts / 9 rebs / 1 asst / 1.8 stl / 0.5 blks / 1.1 tov 54.5%FG 36.9 mins

[aboss4real24]

Pray tell, how did the Spurs win a championship one year into the so-called system (and a shortened strike season at that)? DRob and the veterans like Sean Elliot and Mario Elie were scrubs benefitting from a system? Duncan wasn't one of the best college players ever and wouldn't have been #1 draft pick for another team?

If anything, Leonard is being held back BECAUSE OF the system. He should be playing 35+ minutes per game so he can develop instead of sitting on the bench for 8 minutes while Pop fiddles with his endless line-ups. A 22 year old doesn't need to be saved or preserved for the playoffs - 27 minutes is too little - he's playing less than a soon to be 38 year old Duncan.

Stephenson 2014 Regular Season
14.3 pts / 7.4 rebs / 5.1 asst / 0.7 stls / 0.1 blks / 2.7 tov 50.2%FG 35.7 mins

Leonard 2014 Regular Season
11.7 pts / 5.7 reb / 1.8 asst / 1.7 stls / 0.5 blks / 1.2 tov 50%FG 27.7 mins

Leonard per 36 mins
14.7 pts / 7.7 rebs / 2.3 asst / 2.1 stls / 0.7 blks / 1.5 tov

Seems identical to me (per 36 mins) except more assists for Lance and more steals/less turnovers for Leonard. Now for the playoffs against much better competition

Leonard 2013 Playoffs
13.5 pts / 9 rebs / 1 asst / 1.8 stl / 0.5 blks / 1.1 tov 54.5%FG 36.9 mins

they won that 1st ship cuz ewing was Out :lol

[Boarder Patrol]

Pop needs to be play Leonard more. I'm taking him over Lance 10/10 times. He's a better player, and I doubt Lance would succeed on the Knicks.

[oarabbus]

Lance, i don't trust Spurs players outside of their system


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[atljonesbro]

Stephenson. Much more versatile player. Leonard is pretty overrated on this forum.

[Legends66NBA7]

On my team ? Leonard. Were pretty good at SG and lacking size at SF, he would be a fine player for the Raptors. Don't know whether he would start or come off the bench, though. Ross has a done a good job starting too.

[Myth]

You might be right. He owned in the Finals, so that probably overshadows things.

People forgetting the missed game 6 free throws that could have clinched the championship.

[Myth]

they won that 1st ship cuz ewing was Out :lol

Spurs only lost 2 games throughout the whole playoffs and had the best record in the league. They even swept the Blazers who were better than every team in the East that year, as well as a Laker squad with prime Shaq accompanied by an already really good Kobe and a still really good Glen Rice. No team even threatened Spurs in the playoffs that year.

[rmt]

People forgetting the missed game 6 free throws that could have clinched the championship.

Don't see how you can fault a 21 year old, 2nd year player for 22 pts, 11 rbs 64.3%FG in the most Spurs minutes played in game 6. You need to look at Parker's atrocious 26.1%FG or Manu's 9 pts, 8 TURNOVERS and also a crucial missed free throw. Leonard more than exceeded expectations in the Finals.

[brownmamba00]

Lance>

Kawhi is a good role player tho but he doesn't get touches with popovich. Probably still mad at him for that missed FT in last years finals...He needs to get out of SA.

[Real Men Wear Green]

For the Celtics, Stephenson. The team needs guys that can create offense plus Leonard wouldn't defend as effectively here because the Cs don't have the interior defenders the Spurs do to back him up. My answer could be different if the Cs had a go-to scorer and/or shotblocking.

[All Net]

Tough call, Stephenson has grown alot and has become such a good all-round player who can score too. So would go with him.

[I.R.Beast]

lance...very good playmaker....underrated defender...he's a very strong guard built like dwade...can create his own offense...lance will be a star if he keeps improving like he has...

[KyrieTheFuture]

This thread is absolutely ridiculous. There isn't one aspect of basketball that Lance is better than Kawhi at except annoying other players. The way people talk in this thread makes me positive they had no idea Kawhi was out for 2 months before this.

[G-train]

People forgetting the missed game 6 free throws that could have clinched the championship.

One free throw that rimmed out defines a player's entire playoff performance?