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Why is Kawhi so quiet? Will he be engaged?

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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#21 » by execoftheyear » Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:23 pm

2 time dpoy, he let's his D do all the talking on the court...much like how I let my D do all the talking in the bedroom
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#22 » by TheMainEvent » Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:25 pm

I'm really quiet too, and don't have any disorder or condition.

What an a**hole I must be.
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#23 » by SharoneWright » Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:27 pm

Maybe he doesn't need to verbalize everything... He knows he's in TO this year. He knows the press conference will be the same old routine questions -- injury/future plans/role in TO, etc,, blah blah blah. I think he's the smart one.
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#24 » by Mister Ze » Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:33 pm

Maybe he’s just shy, but I can see why people would be anxious to hear what he has to say.

People are excited about this team and to see him bail on the press conference is obviously frustrating
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#25 » by Joker » Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:40 pm

execoftheyear wrote:2 time dpoy, he let's his D do all the talking on the court...much like how I let my D do all the talking in the bedroom


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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#26 » by Joker » Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:41 pm

maybe he'll release an on online PDF in purple comic sans font thanking the Raptors organization, in lieu of press conference.
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#27 » by Alleged Legend » Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:52 pm

for me its fine how he is but i find it weird one of the complaints he had was about lack of endorsement dollars when a big part of that is personality and shmoozing.

cant really have it both ways but his Uncle seems to think so.
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#28 » by rotty » Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:05 pm

Sounds like you answered your own question...

He seems like an introvert but I dont think he is antisocial if he can communicate with teammates and coaches.

Thats who he is. Nothing wrong with that. And if he is like this only to the media I understand why.

The media will try and twist anything you say and make you look like the bad guy. They are evil.
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#29 » by Tha Cynic » Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:22 pm

Maybe the Raptors are working a trade and he doesn't want to say anything until he's on the team he actually wants to play for?
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#30 » by JYD » Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:52 pm

Caboclo wrote:A bit OT but in this last stretch of this unbearably long off-season, with his presser being suddenly cancelled, I figured maybe we could try to understand him a bit more....

Everyone's is different and I don't know him personally but being a 27-year-old grown man who NEEDS their uncle to passively-aggressively speak on their behalf is pretty darn pathetic.

On the other hand, I recognize that it may be a mental health or psychological condition..(selective mutism? social phobia?)...But if thats the case...it would seem unlikely that he would be able to manhandle the competition and flourish in the hyper-competitive and ruthless NBA environment.

Now this is all irrelevant if he can ball out, but the thought of him continuing to be a 2-faced passive-aggressive little punk to us fans, really irks me.


So do you know him, or not?
Is it irrelevant if he can play, or is it not?

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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#31 » by Lord Eder » Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:53 pm

God, these threads are always so cringe.
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#32 » by deeps6x » Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:16 am

Why is Kawhi so quiet?

Who cares? I want a superstar on the court. I don't give a damn if he doesn't talk to reporters, or do the 30 second interviews at halftime and after the game. Let his performance on the court do all the talking.


Be Great. Stay Quiet. (and let us max you in the summer Kawhi)
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#33 » by tms » Thu Sep 20, 2018 3:44 am

because he's a child. and he was never meant to be in the spotlight. forget about Toronto, this guy couldnt handle San Antone (you cant even point it out on a map lol) . this will be a disaster
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#34 » by Yeezus_ » Thu Sep 20, 2018 3:49 am

tms wrote:because he's a child. and he was never meant to be in the spotlight. forget about Toronto, this guy couldnt handle San Antone (you cant even point it out on a map lol) . this will be a disaster

"Never meant to be in the spotlight"
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#35 » by tms » Thu Sep 20, 2018 3:54 am

Yeezus_ wrote:
tms wrote:because he's a child. and he was never meant to be in the spotlight. forget about Toronto, this guy couldnt handle San Antone (you cant even point it out on a map lol) . this will be a disaster

"Never meant to be in the spotlight"
>Wins finals MVP against Brons team.


as the fourth option on the floor, playing in the shadow of the most famous coach in the world lol
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Re: Why is Kawhi so DAMN quiet? 

Post#36 » by WaltWilliams » Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:28 am

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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#37 » by beanbag » Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:29 am

tms wrote:
Yeezus_ wrote:
tms wrote:because he's a child. and he was never meant to be in the spotlight. forget about Toronto, this guy couldnt handle San Antone (you cant even point it out on a map lol) . this will be a disaster

"Never meant to be in the spotlight"
>Wins finals MVP against Brons team.


as the fourth option on the floor, playing in the shadow of the most famous coach in the world lol


I know eh, what a loser lol. susf fap barf
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#38 » by OakleyDokely » Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:44 pm

The more you know, the less you need to stay.
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#39 » by flipside21 » Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:48 pm

I hope we get to see results on the court as soon as possible so people shut up.

Once he's leading the team on the floor everyone will love the idea of the silent assassin type.
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Re: Why is Kawhi so quiet? 

Post#40 » by Yeezus_ » Thu Sep 20, 2018 1:50 pm

tms wrote:
Yeezus_ wrote:
tms wrote:because he's a child. and he was never meant to be in the spotlight. forget about Toronto, this guy couldnt handle San Antone (you cant even point it out on a map lol) . this will be a disaster

"Never meant to be in the spotlight"
>Wins finals MVP against Brons team.


as the fourth option on the floor, playing in the shadow of the most famous coach in the world lol

Lmao okay, awful logic.

If he hates the spotlight, why does he perform so well in the playoffs?
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