Gutless Worms

[midnightpulp]

The Spurs must be the worst defending NBA champion since the 06-07 Miami Heat, getting ass-raped by a Memphis team we've historically bullied since '11. What a disgrace.

Doesn't help that none of these assholes can play through a minor injury, either. That, or Pop is doing his bullshit caution thing. Leonard's x-rays were negative. "Soreness." Cortizone or ice that fucker up and go play.

[midnightpulp]

A very "gutful" second quarter :tu

[spurraider21]

:lmao

[midnightpulp]

:lmao

Let's see if these humps show some intestinal fortitude in OT.

[midnightpulp]

MVGWs for tonight.

10 fuckin' missed FTs. What a piece of shit.

http://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Tim-Duncan-AP-e1369928184247.jpg

YET ANOTHER CRUNCH TIME TURNOVER THAT THIS TIME TOOK OUT THE BEST PLAYER ON THE FLOOR. Also missed 4 FTs.

http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/229/files/2013/06/7442540.jpg

[Venti Quattro]

:lol Bump, tbh

[midnightpulp]

If you're talking about Poop, Venti, agree.

The C team did show some gut, though.

[ElNono]

bad bump, tbh... it's not like they're not playing hard...

[Ice009]

The silliest bump of this thread I've seen. Only a Lakers fan could have come up with such a retarded bump. Doesn't seem to understand what the word 'gutless' means.

[Venti Quattro]

If you're talking about Poop, Venti, agree.

The C team did show some gut, though.


bad bump, tbh... it's not like they're not playing hard...

Sry guys :(

I'll just bump the Popsuckers thread?

[midnightpulp]

'Tis the season to be gutless and a worm.

[horsielove]

Worth the bump, tbh.

[midnightpulp]

Team is beyond gutless right now.

[look_at_g_shred]

When was the last time Spurs got blown out?

[midnightpulp]

These faggots were already looking forward to their New Years parties.

Manu and Tim are absolved tonight, though. The rest of them can die in a grease fire.

And Parker needs to man the fuck up and play through it.












Edit: Tim was a gutless worm until he forced the game into OT :p:

[spurraider21]

and manu killed it in the extra session :hat

[timtonymanu]

For real. This is gutless.

:lol blowing an 18 point lead.

[midnightpulp]

For real. This is gutless.

:lol blowing an 18 point lead.

Beyond gutless.

This team is trash. And Detroit is still one of the worst teams in the league. Their "big win" streak has come against terrible teams, Spurs among them after tonight.

[Agloco]

Both teams are playing hard......


So there's that.

[Budkin]

Can't wait to see the post game tonight.

[timtonymanu]

Did everything they could to throw the game away and they did.

Great contributions from every player tonight not named Errors in the L. Pop included. :lol

[midnightpulp]

:lol Up 14 in the 2nd quarter only to find themselves down by 10 going into the 4th.

Kawhi needs to tape it the fuck up and go play.

[ElNono]

it becomes extremely difficult to win without Gino, when you're already missing Kawhi...

hope whatever Gino has is not that serious and he won't miss a lot of time, tbh

[unleashbaynes]

:lol Up 14 in the 2nd quarter only to find themselves down by 10 going into the 4th.

Kawhi needs to tape it the fuck up and go play.

For real.....what the fuck is wrong with this kid that he needs to miss half the goddamn season?

[midnightpulp]

it becomes extremely difficult to win without Gino, when you're already missing Kawhi...

hope whatever Gino has is not that serious and he won't miss a lot of time, tbh

Oh, he's injured now?

What happened to his vagina in this one?

[ElNono]

Oh, he's injured now?

What happened to his vagina in this one?

he gave it a go in the 1st half (+11)... when we were up 14, tbh.... back spasms, apparently...

Spurs need to catch a break in the health department...

[midnightpulp]

ESPN: Ginobili is dealing with back spasms and will not return to Friday's game.

Oh come the fuck on.

[BatManu20]

:hat

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[midnightpulp]

:hat

553763494110040065

Bout fuckin' time they don't blow it in the 4th.

[pgardn]

Oh come the fuck on.

He has had to play way too many minutes already.
This is not the least bit suprising for a guy who plays like a contortionist.
An old contortionist.

[Ditty]

Surprised Midnight didn't bump this :lol

Lets get the W tomorrow against the Hornets.

[Budkin]

And here I was thinking this had gone away for a while...

[ElNono]

yeah, tonight they just completely mailed it in

[Agloco]

yeah, tonight they just completely mailed it in


And here I was thinking this had gone away for a while...

:lol Beginning to wonder about Enrique tbh. It's clear that he's still not right.

[Budkin]

:lol Beginning to wonder about Enrique tbh. It's clear that he's still not right.

Me too... he was elite two years ago. Now he's awful.

[ElNono]

:lol Beginning to wonder about Enrique tbh. It's clear that he's still not right.

More worried about the franchise that invested 3 more season in him... I just still hope there's a corner there he can turn...

[jeebus]

More worried about the franchise that invested 3 more season in him... I just still hope there's a corner there he can turn...
Knicks will take him, or the Kings with their inept leadership.

[Ice009]

I just watched the game as I couldn't watch it live due to being at work, but man, the Spurs truly did put in a gutless performance last night. Freaking horrendous game and performance.

And I am now very, very disappointed that the Spurs gave Parker that contract. He looks so, so bad out there that I don't even recognize him anymore. We could get a guy off the street right now that could play better than he has most of this season. Parker just looks like another person/player completely.

[BatManu20]

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[urunobili]

The way the Bulls played D had EVERYTHING to do with the loss. It's like they thought that competing at that level would drain them tonight so they let it go... from there that I'm posting it on this thread.

[midnightpulp]

Couldn't even drop 100 on the shitty Lakers.

I wanted a 30 point blowout tonight.

[Budkin]

Moral loss.

[ElNono]

Couldn't even drop 100 on the shitty Lakers.

I wanted a 30 point blowout tonight.

http://i.imgur.com/UYNiovz.jpg

[Budkin]

:lmao

[midnightpulp]

http://i.imgur.com/UYNiovz.jpg

That's what I'm talking about.

[Cloud786]

beyond gutless tbh

[Budkin]

:lol blowing this homestand against shitty teams

[midnightpulp]

Pretty fuckin' wormy so far.

[midnightpulp]

Already, huh?

[Ice009]

I don't know what to say anymore.

This team is going nowhere this season........IF THEY DON'T GET THEIR HEADS OUT OF THERE ASSES, fast, quick, right now. They've firmly had their heads stuck up their asses for most of this season and have played lackadaisical Basketball for stretches throughout each and every game.

I don't recall them putting together more than 2 or 3 solid games from start to finish. That's very, very poor.

[Budkin]

This team is a fucking mess. Something needs to be shaken up.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Another pathetic loss playing a subpar East team from motherfucking Canada.... CANADA, for fucks sake

[Godbama]

Another pathetic loss playing a subpar East team from motherfucking Canada.... CANADA, for fucks sake
It's even worse because all these tards still think they're playing the real Spurs and not a shadow of a shadow of their former selves, so now all the Raptors fans and Wizards fans and other mediocre fanbases are losing their shit.
OMG WE BEAT THE SPURS WE COULD BE CONTENDERS 4 REAL NOW!!!!! ALL THE WAY!!! *loses in 5 in the Finals by literally any team strong enough to make it out of the West* :lol

[midnightpulp]

Very Gutless. These assholes can't close out halves anymore, whether it's the first half or the end of the game.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

It's even worse because all these tards still think they're playing the real Spurs and not a shadow of a shadow of their former selves, so now all the Raptors fans and Wizards fans and other mediocre fanbases are losing their shit. :lol

Those fans jizz their pants but at least we have 5. Those scrub tier team fanbases would kill to get a title

[Budkin]

Two nights in a row...

[BatManu20]

:lol

[BatManu20]

It's no secret Manu is the glue to this team. When he's out, we almost always struggle.


And, like I've been saying, Spurs are most likely not going to repeat. If you're of the "Championship or Bust" mindset this season, you're setting yourself up for a letdown. If we do, that's gravy, but it's highly unlikely.

They went all in for 5, which was the ultimate goal, and they got it.

We're not going to play like we did in last year's Finals again. That was a historically great run we made, likely not to be seen by another team for a long time.

We're old, slow, unathletic, and we're not shooting it like we're capable of. Just enjoy our old fucks while they're still here, cause they won't be much longer. So let's just sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride.
:flag:

[TDomination]

I think there is too much in trying to figure out who the star of this team is and that's what's killing us. Where is the freakin ball movement, seriously c'mon Spurs this is getting worrisome

[spurraider21]

I think there is too much in trying to figure out who the star of this team is and that's what's killing us. Where is the freakin ball movement, seriously c'mon Spurs this is getting worrisome
yeah, when TP gets the ball you can tell he's trying to prove himself. Unfortunately it seems to be the same with Kawhi. he's always pressing to score or make a play at the expense of the offense

[Budkin]

Two nights in a row...

:lmao me bumping this thread prematurely!

[midnightpulp]

Your bump was justified.

I didn't have the opportunity to follow this game, but it does look like another Gutless Worm performance. I'll take the win, because we need it, but this team is a long way from Championship form.

And I have no fuckin' clue what the problem is. It's not just "Enrique." It goes deeper.

[TDfan2007]

Your bump was justified.

I didn't have the opportunity to follow this game, but it does look like another Gutless Worm performance. I'll take the win, because we need it, but this team is a long way from Championship form.

And I have no fuckin' clue what the problem is. It's not just "Enrique." It goes deeper.

Fatigue, tbh, both mental and physical. Guys are spent after 3 straight years of deep playoff runs. Kawhi's injury really hurt us too, since we didn't have an adequate backup SF. Manu, Tim, and Danny had to extend themselves far too much just to keep us above water, since the rest of the team has mediocre for the most part. The fatigue caught up to Timmy first, then Manu, and now we're seeing Danny lose his legs.

If they're still playing like this after the ASB, then I'll just throw my arms in the air and give up trying to figure it out.

[midnightpulp]

Already making me bump this.

PS. Tony Parker fuckin' sucks.

[Robz4000]

Parker is the main reason for the deficit. If CoJo started from the get go Spurs are up 3-5 points.

[urunobili]

Parker is the main reason for the deficit. If CoJo started from the get go Spurs are up 3-5 points.

[midnightpulp]

Parker is the main reason for the deficit. If CoJo started from the get go Spurs are up 3-5 points.

I held out hope that he could at least return to some of his old form, but it's clear he should be put up on the shelf next to Kobe. Even when Parker fills up the stat sheet like he did against the Clips, his defense is so terrible, he's still a net negative overall.

[Robz4000]

I held out hope that he could at least return to some of his old form, but it's clear he should be put up on the shelf next to Kobe. Even when Parker fills up the stat sheet like he did against the Clips, his defense is so terrible, he's still a net negative overall.

Yop. That contract extension is looking just as poisonous as 48.5.

[Hoops Czar]

Parker is the main reason for the deficit. If CoJo started from the get go Spurs are up 3-5 points.

Last I checked, Ginobili had 4 turnovers and his defense has been non-existent.

[MaNu4Tres]

Pop really should consider putting Parker on the shelf til late March/early April. Give him a strict diet/training regimen the next month and hope he can regain confidence.

Spurs have nothing to lose anyways. One of the bottom seeds is inevitable at this point and Spurs are better off playing Cojo right now.

[TD 21]

Pop really should consider putting Parker on the shelf til late March/early April. Give him a strict diet/training regimen the next month and hope he can regain confidence.

Spurs have nothing to lose anyways. One of the bottom seeds is inevitable at this point and Spurs are better off playing Cojo right now.

It's a no brainer at this point.

Either way, this team is done. They're by far the worst of the eight playoff teams in the West and I expect them to fall to the eighth seed at some point and be eliminated in short order. They're lucky they have enough of a cushion on the Pelicans and Suns and that the former is banged up and the latter is in disarray or they'd be in serious jeopardy of falling out entirely.

Some regression this season was inevitable, but I've never seen such a drop from one season to the next. We've all tried to rationalize it, but the reality is, it's inexplicable. They look pathetic and should be embarrassed.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Justified bump. Fucking fags have no Chemistry. Parker sucks so much dick on defense its not even funny

[J_Paco]

It's a no brainer at this point.

Either way, this team is done. They're by far the worst of the eight playoff teams in the West and I expect them to fall to the eighth seed at some point and be eliminated in short order. They're lucky they have enough of a cushion on the Pelicans and Suns and that the former is banged up and the latter is in disarray or they'd be in serious jeopardy of falling out entirely.

Some regression this season was inevitable, but I've never seen such a drop from one season to the next. We've all tried to rationalize it, but the reality is, it's inexplicable. They look pathetic and should be embarrassed.

Parker isn't the only one looking slow, old and tired since Diaw and Ginobili have looked like crap throughout the season as well. The drop off in play can easily be attributed to fatigue and that difficult early schedule. The sad part is the younger players aren't stepping up enough to offset the shitty play of Ginobili and Parker.

The team just looks like lifeless, with little energy and no fight. Fucking pathetic....................

[TD 21]

Parker isn't the only one looking slow, old and tired since Diaw and Ginobili have looked like crap throughout the season as well. The drop off in play can easily be attributed to fatigue and that difficult early schedule. The sad part is the younger players aren't stepping up enough to offset the shitty play of Ginobili and Parker.

The team just looks like lifeless, with little energy and no fight. Fucking pathetic....................

True, but the difference is, he's flat out killing the team and they have two other competent options at his position.

Ideally, I wanted them to shut Diaw down at some point this season, but they can no longer afford to with the bind they've put themselves, plus they only have one other player on the roster who can play his position and he looks done as an NBA player.

Ginobili has been up and down, but he's the closest thing they have to a lead play maker.

Leonard's and Mills' injuries can be used as an excuse/reason for their up and down play, Green, through trending down since December, has been solid overall and Baynes and Joseph have made significant strides. The problem is, the latter two are minimal players and the first three, even in peak form, aren't enough. This team needs damn near every rotation player playing at least close to their capabilities to function properly.

[jeebus]

Might as well get the bump in now before the usual 2nd half choke.

[hater]

What's this thread about niggas?

[Budkin]

And you thought we had moved past this thread...

[TE]

It happens.

[ElNono]

just surprised this wasn't bumped after the Knicks game, tbh... slacking...

[Darius Bieber]

This thread has been bumped too many times this season, and will likely be continued to be bumped in the next couple of weeks.

[BatManu20]

Might as well start warming this one up :lol

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Might as well start warming this one up :lol
http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q568/FeverMcFLY/clint-eastwood-disgusted-gif.gif

[jeebus]

:lol pissing their pants in the 1st

[timtonymanu]

Bump

[TE]

Pathetic

[tim_duncan_fan]

Deandre Jordan has intimidated the entire team into uselessness.

Pussies don't deserve championships. That's why Lebron lost last year.

[midnightpulp]

Very wormy tonight. Only game 1, though.

[jeebus]

:lol beechwood aged faggots letting Rivers shoot his DNA all over them

[Budkin]

They deserve it tonight. Probably cost them the series.

[timtonymanu]

Pathetic from the opening tip. Smh.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

No energy, pop being a bitch, Duncan playing like a pussy, parker ball hogging, scrub rivers going off. Etc etc

[midnightpulp]

Td21 was right.

[ElNono]

:pctoss

[cjw]

How did I know this would get bumped?

[DBMethos]

I was just looking for this thread...fucking disappointed in this team.

[Darius Bieber]

Tim and Manu's last home game tbh

[urunobili]

No way out of this one. Playing like it doesn't fucking matter. Losing the grip on the series like this. Can't believe it TBH

[unleashbaynes]

Pathetic effort.

[midnightpulp]

Just warming it up. Not an official bump...yet.

[Arcadian]

:rolleyes

[UNT Eagles 2016]

SHIT PISS FUCK **** COCK SUCKER MOTHER FUCKER TITS FART TURD AND TWAT :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss



- Left the enemy's best 3 point shooter WIDE THE FUCK OPEN for an easy three that half of ST can make :pctoss
- Can't handle the ball :pctoss
- Lost to scrub Leastern team :pctoss
- Leading most of the 4th and second half and still lost :pctoss
- Kawhi Leonard is a choking scrub :pctoss
- Ruined my fucking night :pctoss
- 2 games back of GSW and LAC already, 1 behind OKC and CLE, quickly falling back behind the 8 ball :pctoss
- Godawful rotations leading to excruciating losses that will count big time later in the season :pctoss
- Fuck this team :pctoss
- 52–30 1st round fodder laughingstock :pctoss
- Offseason champions just like the Miami Dolphins every year, same result :pctoss
- Shit team :pctoss
- Wasted 3 hours of my life tonight I'll never get back and I'm pissed :pctoss
- Fuck this planet :pctoss
- I can't even take consolation in the Cowboys because they're 2–5 and injured :pctoss
- Fuck sports :pctoss
- Fuck the world :pctoss
- Fuck everything :pctoss

[Perry Mason]

SHIT PISS FUCK **** COCK SUCKER MOTHER FUCKER TITS FART TURD AND TWAT :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss



- Left the enemy's best 3 point shooter WIDE THE FUCK OPEN for an easy three that half of ST can make :pctoss
- Can't handle the ball :pctoss
- Lost to scrub Leastern team :pctoss
- Leading most of the 4th and second half and still lost :pctoss
- Kawhi Leonard is a choking scrub :pctoss
- Ruined my fucking night :pctoss
- 2 games back of GSW and LAC already, 1 behind OKC and CLE, quickly falling back behind the 8 ball :pctoss
- Godawful rotations leading to excruciating losses that will count big time later in the season :pctoss
- Fuck this team :pctoss
- 52–30 1st round fodder laughingstock :pctoss
- Offseason champions just like the Miami Dolphins every year, same result :pctoss
- Shit team :pctoss
- Wasted 3 hours of my life tonight I'll never get back and I'm pissed :pctoss
- Fuck this planet :pctoss
- I can't even take consolation in the Cowboys because they're 2–5 and injured :pctoss
- Fuck sports :pctoss
- Fuck the world :pctoss
- Fuck everything :pctoss

LOL. so epic. :lol

[From Downtown]

:lol

[ElNono]

:lol too early for this thread, tbh... This should be locked until January at least, with all the roster changes

[UNT Eagles 2016]

:lol too early for this thread, tbh... This should be locked until January at least, with all the roster changes
If they're sitting in 6th place at the turn of the new year, 6+ games back of the conference lead and a lousy mediocre record that's impossible to overcome, they're gutless worms no matter what... even if they win 85% of their remaining games, they don't have a snowball's chance in hell if they don't have HCA over at least OKC, LAC, CLE and any other team not named GSW at the end of the regular season.

[midnightpulp]

Warming it up!

[Manu-of-steel]

Lol!

[UNT Eagles 2016]

at least we're one up on OKC now... LAC and GSW are obviously a huge problem.

[SAGirl]

:lol too early for this thread, tbh... This should be locked until January at least, with all the roster changes
This one is on of the funniest threads
:downspin::flag:

[midnightpulp]

It's only been "warmed up" so far. Not an official bump yet. I think we should all be pleased with how they're playing in the face of the new lineup learning curves. They could very easily be undefeated.

[TD 21]

Considering the minutes key players had to play and the fact that it was in doubt in the final minutes, this is essentially a loss. Worse yet than the fact that this was pathetic, was that it was even more predictable.

Before the cliche excuses flood in, seven of the top eight are back and we're now going on a year and a half of them showing zero ability to blow teams out from start to finish. Merely opening up significant leads is a chore and it's an even bigger one maintaining them.

They got lucky that they were playing a D-League team that flat out ran out of time or there's no question in my mind that we were in for one of their turnover fueled, miracle three allowed at the buzzer, collapses.

[MaNu4Tres]

Considering the minutes key players had to play and the fact that it was in doubt in the final minutes, this is essentially a loss. Worse yet than the fact that this was pathetic, was that it was even more predictable.

Before the cliche excuses flood in, seven of the top eight are back and we're now going on a year and a half of them showing zero ability to blow teams out from start to finish. Merely opening up significant leads is a chore and it's an even bigger one maintaining them.

They got lucky that they were playing a D-League team that flat out ran out of time or there's no question in my mind that we were in for one of their turnover fueled, miracle three allowed at the buzzer, collapses.

They made this game a lot tougher than it should have been.

With Manu and Kawhi out, Spurs didn't have two of the three guys that are productive from the PnR w/ the ball, yet it seems Spurs opted for too many PnR's out of the motion offense w/ guys who are below average w/ the ball in those scenarios. That led to Danny Green looking like a terrible D-League offensive player w/ his delusional drives to the basket out of the PnR, instead of just giving LMA the ball. There were so many times tonight when the wings had an easy angle to make the pass to LaMarcus, but they opted for the very tough plays instead.

There's no reason LMA should only have 13 FG attempts in 34 minutes on a night when Kawhi AND Manu sit.

[midnightpulp]

Considering the minutes key players had to play and the fact that it was in doubt in the final minutes, this is essentially a loss. Worse yet than the fact that this was pathetic, was that it was even more predictable.

Before the cliche excuses flood in, seven of the top eight are back and we're now going on a year and a half of them showing zero ability to blow teams out from start to finish. Merely opening up significant leads is a chore and it's an even bigger one maintaining them.

They got lucky that they were playing a D-League team that flat out ran out of time or there's no question in my mind that we were in for one of their turnover fueled, miracle three allowed at the buzzer, collapses.

Spurs have the second best point differential in the league. Basketball is a game of runs, and you rarely see one team blow out another from start to finish, especially in the NBA.

Spurs were without a top 10 player in the league and their best bench player tonight, and still sleptwalk to a win.

Too early to throw dirt on their graves just yet.

[TD 21]

They made this game a lot tougher than it should have been.

With Manu and Kawhi out, Spurs didn't have two of the three guys that are productive from the PnR w/ the ball, yet it seems Spurs opted for too many PnR's out of the motion offense w/ guys who are below average w/ the ball in those scenarios. That led to Danny Green looking like a terrible D-League offensive player w/ his delusional drives to the basket out of the PnR, instead of just giving LMA the ball. There were so many times tonight when the wings had an easy angle to make the pass to LaMarcus, but they opted for the very tough plays instead.

There's no reason LMA should only have 13 FG attempts in 34 minutes on a night when Kawhi AND Manu sit.

Pop was awful too. He still thinks this is 2-4 years ago, when they could have damn near any rotation against shit teams and still win going away.

Like the players and fan base, he either hasn't realized or accept that, until proven otherwise, they're not good enough anymore to fuck around against anybody and presume victory.


Spurs have the second best point differential in the league. Basketball is a game of runs, and you rarely see one team blow out another from start to finish, especially in the NBA.

Spurs were without a top 10 player in the league and their best bench player tonight, and still sleptwalk to a win.

Too early to throw dirt on their graves just yet.

Thank the schedule and some late runs for their point differential. The bottom line is this: They have not firmly been in control of a single game in the 1st half and maintained it throughout and as much as you people are either unaware or want to ignorant it, this is a carryover from last season.

What the hell are you talking about? Superior teams jump on inferior teams all the time, particularly when said team is decimated by injury and/or played the previous night. The Suns just did it to the Nuggets tonight.

The 76ers were without damn near every legit NBA player on their roster and played the night before, so don't pretend the Spurs had a legit excuse.

No one is throwing dirt on their graves and how hypocritical of you of all people to claim as much, considering your affinity for bumping this thread.

[Robz4000]

Spurs are fine. Philly was desperate and Pop played this as a preseason game. If this were Portland or Denver, I'd be a bit more worried.

[midnightpulp]

Pop was awful too. He still thinks this is 2-4 years ago, when they could have damn near any rotation against shit teams and still win going away.

Like the players and fan base, he either hasn't realized or accept that, until proven otherwise, they're not good enough anymore to fuck around against anybody and presume victory.



Thank the schedule and some late runs for their point differential. The bottom line is this: They have not firmly been in control of a single game in the 1st half and maintained it throughout and as much as you people are either unaware or want to ignorant it, this is a carryover from last season.

What the hell are you talking about? Superior teams jump on inferior teams all the time, particularly when said team is decimated by injury and/or played the previous night. The Suns just did it to the Nuggets tonight.

The 76ers were without damn near every legit NBA player on their roster and played the night before, so don't pretend the Spurs had a legit excuse.

No one is throwing dirt on their graves and how hypocritical of you of all people to claim as much, considering your affinity for bumping this thread.

The top teams in the league will typically have a point differential of about 6-10 points at the end of the season. You're guilty of selective memory here and only remembering the blowouts (which do in fact happen less frequently than you think). And yeah, a lot of blow outs tend to happen in the 2nd half. Golden State does that quite frequently.

I bump this thread for laughs. I tend toward the pessimistic at times, sure, but this team will be fine and contend if they stay healthy. The West is insanely deep (I would ignore the early season struggles of the Clippers, injured Thunder, etc) with perhaps a historically great team residing in the conference, so they could very well lose in the 1st or 2nd round, but that won't prove anything you say as true, like you thought it did last year. The edges between the top 4 teams are marginally thin in the West.

I think you pronounced them dead in 2014, as well. What happened?

[Hoops Czar]

Thank the schedule and some late runs for their point differential. The bottom line is this: They have not firmly been in control of a single game in the 1st half and maintained it throughout and as much as you people are either unaware or want to ignorant it, this is a carryover from last season.

What the hell are you talking about? Superior teams jump on inferior teams all the time, particularly when said team is decimated by injury and/or played the previous night. The Suns just did it to the Nuggets tonight.

When the team is 75% ISO and 25% ball movement, it's difficult to get out to big leads while maintaining the pedal to the medal for an entire game. The Spurs also don't have reliable 3-point threats outside of DG and PM and the former can't hit the broad side of a barn. That makes it difficult to erase big leads or slam the doors early on the competition. The defense is decent but way too reliant on two players to be on the floor to get stops. Otherwise, it's hope and pray the opponent misses shots. This isn't 2012-14 anymore. This Spurs team has to work hard for everything.

[TD 21]

The top teams in the league will typically have a point differential of about 6-10 points at the end of the season. You're guilty of selective memory here and only remembering the blowouts (which do in fact happen less frequently than you think). And yeah, a lot of blow outs tend to happen in the 2nd half. Golden State does that quite frequently.

I bump this thread for laughs. I tend toward the pessimistic at times, sure, but this team will be fine and contend if they stay healthy. The West is insanely deep (I would ignore the early season struggles of the Clippers, injured Thunder, etc) with perhaps a historically great team residing in the conference, so they could very well lose in the 1st or 2nd round, but that won't prove anything you say as true, like you thought it did last year. The edges between the top 4 teams are marginally thin in the West.

I think you pronounced them dead in 2014, as well. What happened?

I realize that, genius. Blowouts happen all the time and plenty occur in the 1st half. Of course, they often become more full blown in the 2nd half, but teams are firmly in control of games all the time. You should know, because no one was better at it than this team up until last season. Since then, virtually everything has been difficult.

:lol I was spot on in my assessment of last year's team. The only thing I got wrong was the amount of games they'd lose to the Clippers in, but in my defense, that was a five game series disguised as a seven gamer.

What happened was the guy who makes them shit their collective pants missed the first two games of the WCF's and after his inevitable adrenaline fueled return, wasn't quite right thereafter. But let's keep pretending that didn't play a factor.

[midnightpulp]

I realize that, genius. Blowouts happen all the time and plenty occur in the 1st half. Of course, they often become more full blown in the 2nd half, but teams are firmly in control of games all the time. You should know, because no one was better at it than this team up until last season. Since then, virtually everything has been difficult.

:lol I was spot on in my assessment of last year's team. The only thing I got wrong was the amount of games they'd lose to the Clippers in, but in my defense, that was a five game series disguised as a seven gamer.

What happened was the guy who makes them shit their collective pants missed the first two games of the WCF's and after his inevitable adrenaline fueled return, wasn't quite right thereafter. But let's keep pretending that didn't play a factor.

:lol Mice moving the goal posts with the Clippers series. And no, it was not a 5 game series disguised as a 7 game series. The two teams were so evenly matched that it was essentially a coinflip. The Spurs actually outscored the Clippers by a half a point over the series. The stats simply do not agree with your assessment that the Clippers "should've won," that series in 5 games.

Reasons we lost. Simple. Kawhi choked. It happens. I won't even place too much blame on Parker. We knew what we were getting with him, but Kawhi can't let himself get outplayed by Matt fuckin' Barnes in a crucial game 7.

As for your Ibaka excuse, please. He averaged about 12 points per on over 50% shooting, was jumping around and blocking shots like he always does, with his defensive metrics at their usual. No, the Thunder lost, because the Spurs did a fantastic job defending Westbrook and Durant. They held Westbrook to 40% shooting, and Durant to 7 points below his season average and .28 percentage points below his season shooting percentage. We also held them to 30% shooting from 3. Give some credit where it's due instead of trying to find excuses for why your failed predictions didn't materialize.

You're basically the guy who predicts the same outcome every year (a playoff loss, which the odds are in favor of for every team going against the field) and pats himself on the back when the odds stay true. Way to go out on a limb :tu

[ChumpDumper]

Considering the minutes key players had to play and the fact that it was in doubt in the final minutes, this is essentially a loss. Worse yet than the fact that this was pathetic, was that it was even more predictable.

Before the cliche excuses flood in, seven of the top eight are back and we're now going on a year and a half of them showing zero ability to blow teams out from start to finish. Merely opening up significant leads is a chore and it's an even bigger one maintaining them.

They got lucky that they were playing a D-League team that flat out ran out of time or there's no question in my mind that we were in for one of their turnover fueled, miracle three allowed at the buzzer, collapses.It was a win.

[TXstbobcat]

Why is this thread bumped after a Spurs win??????????

[ChumpDumper]

Why is this thread bumped after a Spurs win??????????spurfan

[Silver&Black]

Why is this thread bumped after a Spurs win??????????

We weren't up by 20+ the entire game....

[benefactor]

Why is this thread bumped after a Spurs win??????????
Because OP is a glorious, winged faggot

[TD 21]

:lol Mice moving the goal posts with the Clippers series. And no, it was not a 5 game series disguised as a 7 game series. The two teams were so evenly matched that it was essentially a coinflip. The Spurs actually outscored the Clippers by a half a point over the series. The stats simply do not agree with your assessment that the Clippers "should've won," that series in 5 games.

Reasons we lost. Simple. Kawhi choked. It happens. I won't even place too much blame on Parker. We knew what we were getting with him, but Kawhi can't let himself get outplayed by Matt fuckin' Barnes in a crucial game 7.

As for your Ibaka excuse, please. He averaged about 12 points per on over 50% shooting, was jumping around and blocking shots like he always does, with his defensive metrics at their usual. No, the Thunder lost, because the Spurs did a fantastic job defending Westbrook and Durant. They held Westbrook to 40% shooting, and Durant to 7 points below his season average and .28 percentage points below his season shooting percentage. We also held them to 30% shooting from 3. Give some credit where it's due instead of trying to find excuses for why your failed predictions didn't materialize.

You're basically the guy who predicts the same outcome every year (a playoff loss, which the odds are in favor of for every team going against the field) and pats himself on the back when the odds stay true. Way to go out on a limb :tu

I didn't move shit. If you care to go back and look at some of my posts last year, you'll realize I had them pegged relatively early. All the issues I harped on throughout bit them in the end.

It was absolutely a five gamer disguised as a seven gamer, as any astute fan would know. The numbers are skewed because of the Spurs' game 3 blowout. In a series that lack another clear one (at least in terms of the final score) and considering any series is obviously a small sample size, that made a huge difference. Aside from that, they didn't deserve to win another game and wouldn't have, if not for two fluke finishes.

What excuse? He really did miss the first two games of the series, no matter your opinion of his play thereafter. When two teams are so evenly matched, things like having your third best player miss a third of the series kind of matters.

I've never discredited the Spurs for it, all I've said is, let's not pretend it didn't play a factor and couldn't have potentially swung the series.

:lol So let me get this straight: If I make observations about the team that come off as unflattering, it automatically means I've lost faith in them and am predicting their demise?



It was a win.

It was beneath the standards of a team with championship aspirations. If it were a one off, I'd chock it up to them clearly taking the opposition lightly, not giving a shit, etc.

[ChumpDumper]

It was beneath the standards of a team with championship aspirations. If it were a one off, I'd chock it up to them clearly taking the opposition lightly, not giving a shit, etc.Did you even watch the game?

Would you say the Spurs used regular lineups and rotations or not?

[TD 21]

Did you even watch the game?

Would you say the Spurs used regular lineups and rotations or not?

Of course.

It shouldn't require regular lineups/rotations to handily beat the worst team in the league, on the second night of a back to back, missing almost every legit NBA player they have.

[ChumpDumper]

Of course.

It shouldn't require regular lineups/rotations to handily beat the worst team in the league, on the second night of a back to back, missing almost every legit NBA player they have.Pop tried lineups and rotations we will never see again. That's how the Spurs treat games like these -- glorified scrimmages. A guy like Brown knows he is going to be spotted several points so a win is possible. Actually making games out of these otherwise laughable matchups may actually be the plan, especially at this point of the season. I would not be at all surprised if this is the case.

[midnightpulp]

I didn't move shit. If you care to go back and look at some of my posts last year, you'll realize I had them pegged relatively early. All the issues I harped on throughout bit them in the end.

It was absolutely a five gamer disguised as a seven gamer, as any astute fan would know. The numbers are skewed because of the Spurs' game 3 blowout. In a series that lack another clear one (at least in terms of the final score) and considering any series is obviously a small sample size, that made a huge difference. Aside from that, they didn't deserve to win another game and wouldn't have, if not for two fluke finishes.

What excuse? He really did miss the first two games of the series, no matter your opinion of his play thereafter. When two teams are so evenly matched, things like having your third best player miss a third of the series kind of matters.

I've never discredited the Spurs for it, all I've said is, let's not pretend it didn't play a factor and couldn't have potentially swung the series.

:lol So let me get this straight: If I make observations about the team that come off as unflattering, it automatically means I've lost faith in them and am predicting their demise?




It was beneath the standards of a team with championship aspirations. If it were a one off, I'd chock it up to them clearly taking the opposition lightly, not giving a shit, etc.

The Clippers weren't 3 games better than the Spurs (able to win the series 4-1). Teams 3 games better don't lose 2 games at home in a playoff series and almost lose game 7 on their home floor. It took Kawhi shitting himself and Chris Paul finally being clutch in the playoffs for the Clippers to pull out a win. If Kawhi played up to par in that series, the Spurs win in 6. Splitter, a big part of both the 2013 and 2014 runs, was also a gimped up pile of shit all year and in the series. Your Clippers prediction only wound up "being right," because you call every series the Spurs play a loss (you even "predicted" the Spurs would get emasculated by Memphis again in 2013. What happened there? :lol). We had a massive mismatch against their perimeter players, especially with Kawhi playing like a top 3 player in the league for the final few games of the season. If you want to call them "gutless worms" for choking, fair enough. But that is a series we let get away. I'll toot my own horn here and say I predicted the series much more accurately than you did when I stated that for the Clippers to win, it'd take a Kawhi chokejob and Chris Paul and Blake Griffin going nuclear. Exactly what happened. Not to mention Parker having one of the historically worst series performances in playoff history, but I believed Leonard and our depth would offset it. It should've but it didn't. Choke. They happen all the time in sports. That's why "they play the games."

As for the Ibaka deal, there's more evidence in my favor than yours. What happened in game 5? The Thunder got destroyed just the same, and that was after riding the momentum of tying up the series. I even said during that series that the Spurs Achilles Heel against the Thunder was winning at Chesapeake, where I think they had something like a 12 game losing streak. So no, I don't buy the Spurs and Thunder were evenly matched. We blew them out on our home floor and won for the first time in like 2 years on their floor in a closeout game. That doesn't say "evenly matched." But keep using the Ibaka excuse (he played, looked fine, in what was essentially a 3 game series from game 5 on. Nothing suggests he would've swung the series if played from the start).

You predict their demise every year. It's fine to cite their flaws, but it's all you focus on and then pat yourself on the back like some kind of sage when those flaws (fun fact: we all here know what the Spurs' flaws are) materialize and cost the Spurs a series. I'm not calling out your pessimism, but your intellectual dishonesty. EVERY team has flaws and strengths, and a battle between contending teams usually comes down to who can more effectively impose their strengths vis a vis the opposition's flaws. And for teams rather evenly matched, that's a coinflip. You nor I will "know all along" how a playoff series will play out between contending/evenly matched teams. The Spurs have the best frontline in basketball. That is a BIG strength, but their guard rotation is average-below average, a BIG flaw. They will probably be a top 3 defense this year, BIG strength. But their 3 point shooting hasn't come around and they lack penetration, BIG flaw. Deep bench, BIG strength, but many of the bench players are older and injury prone, could be a BIG flaw.

An intellectually honest person would say, "In light of that, I give us a 35 percent chance to beat Golden State in a playoff series. If we can impose our size and length on them, bother Curry (which we have the horses for), and slow the game down like the Cavs did, we can beat them," rather than say stupid shit like, "This team's inability to blow teams out from start to finish shows they aren't a championship caliber team," and then declare yourself a basketball prophet when the odds stay true (only one team can win a title and it is very, very hard to do. You need luck, opposing teams choking, unsung heroes hitting big shots and playing out of their heads, your own star players to live up to the hype, good officiating, and health).

[TD 21]

The Clippers weren't 3 games better than the Spurs (able to win the series 4-1). Teams 3 games better don't lose 2 games at home in a playoff series and almost lose game 7 on their home floor. It took Kawhi shitting himself and Chris Paul finally being clutch in the playoffs for the Clippers to pull out a win. If Kawhi played up to par in that series, the Spurs win in 6. Splitter, a big part of both the 2013 and 2014 runs, was also a gimped up pile of shit all year and in the series. Your Clippers prediction only wound up "being right," because you call every series the Spurs play a loss (you even "predicted" the Spurs would get emasculated by Memphis again in 2013. What happened there? :lol). We had a massive mismatch against their perimeter players, especially with Kawhi playing like a top 3 player in the league for the final few games of the season. If you want to call them "gutless worms" for choking, fair enough. But that is a series we let get away. I'll toot my own horn here and say I predicted the series much more accurately than you did when I stated that for the Clippers to win, it'd take a Kawhi chokejob and Chris Paul and Blake Griffin going nuclear. Exactly what happened. Not to mention Parker having one of the historically worst series performances in playoff history, but I believed Leonard and our depth would offset it. It should've but it didn't. Choke. They happen all the time in sports. That's why "they play the games."

As for the Ibaka deal, there's more evidence in my favor than yours. What happened in game 5? The Thunder got destroyed just the same, and that was after riding the momentum of tying up the series. I even said during that series that the Spurs Achilles Heel against the Thunder was winning at Chesapeake, where I think they had something like a 12 game losing streak. So no, I don't buy the Spurs and Thunder were evenly matched. We blew them out on our home floor and won for the first time in like 2 years on their floor in a closeout game. That doesn't say "evenly matched." But keep using the Ibaka excuse (he played, looked fine, in what was essentially a 3 game series from game 5 on. Nothing suggests he would've swung the series if played from the start).

You predict their demise every year. It's fine to cite their flaws, but it's all you focus on and then pat yourself on the back like some kind of sage when those flaws (fun fact: we all here know what the Spurs' flaws are) materialize and cost the Spurs a series. I'm not calling out your pessimism, but your intellectual dishonesty. EVERY team has flaws and strengths, and a battle between contending teams usually comes down to who can more effectively impose their strengths vis a vis the opposition's flaws. And for teams rather evenly matched, that's a coinflip. You nor I will "know all along" how a playoff series will play out between contending/evenly matched teams. The Spurs have the best frontline in basketball. That is a BIG strength, but their guard rotation is average-below average, a BIG flaw. They will probably be a top 3 defense this year, BIG strength. But their 3 point shooting hasn't come around and they lack penetration, BIG flaw. Deep bench, BIG strength, but many of the bench players are older and injury prone, could be a BIG flaw.

An intellectually honest person would say, "In light of that, I give us a 35 percent chance to beat Golden State in a playoff series. If we can impose our size and length on them, bother Curry (which we have the horses for), and slow the game down like the Cavs did, we can beat them," rather than say stupid shit like, "This team's inability to blow teams out from start to finish shows they aren't a championship caliber team," and then declare yourself a basketball prophet when the odds stay true (only one team can win a title and it is very, very hard to do. You need luck, opposing teams choking, unsung heroes hitting big shots and playing out of their heads, your own star players to live up to the hype, good officiating, and health).

All things being equal (Spurs' health, fatigue and motivation), of course the Clippers aren't 4-1 better than them, but at the time that series was played, they were. It took two fluke finishes for the Spurs to make it a seven game series.

I remember exactly what I said going into the '13 WCF: If they're healthy (Parker and I believe Leonard, were banged up going in), they'll win the series.

I also never called them gutless worms for losing to the Clippers and unlike you, I don't believe they choked either.

The evidence is in my favors, on Ibaka. He was clearly in their heads, they had dominated the Spurs the previous few years and him missing a third of the series played a major role in the outcome.

I predicted the Spurs would win the championship in '12 and '14, once Ibaka got injured.

Everything in bold is made up shit. I thought you were better than that and cliche garbage, but this is a rare time that I can definitively say I was wrong.

[Budkin]

Someone lock this thread until after the ASB

[midnightpulp]

All things being equal (Spurs' health, fatigue and motivation), of course the Clippers aren't 4-1 better than them, but at the time that series was played, they were. It took two fluke finishes for the Spurs to make it a seven game series.

I remember exactly what I said going into the '13 WCF: If they're healthy (Parker and I believe Leonard, were banged up going in), they'll win the series.

I also never called them gutless worms for losing to the Clippers and unlike you, I don't believe they choked either.

The evidence is in my favors, on Ibaka. He was clearly in their heads, they had dominated the Spurs the previous few years and him missing a third of the series played a major role in the outcome.

I predicted the Spurs would win the championship in '12 and '14, once Ibaka got injured.

Everything in bold is made up shit. I thought you were better than that and cliche garbage, but this is a rare time that I can definitively say I was wrong.

There's your intellectual dishonesty again, interpreting something one way and one way only (in this case, calling a close game the Spurs win a "fluke finish") so that you can confirm your opinion. Game 2, even if you call Griffin's TO that led to a score to send the game into OT a "fluke" (it isn't, since Griffin has turned the ball over in the clutch before), the Clippers had overtime to rectify said fluke, and they lost by 4 points in the period. Doesn't seem too flukey to me. Game 5? Only lost the lead once in the 4th, going up by as much as 7 points in the quarter. Oh, the DeAndre Jordan goaltend? Yeah, you're not allowed to that. That was on the Clippers own inability to execute rather than the Spurs just getting "lucky."

In any event, close games always have "flukey" events that benefit both teams.

You have no evidence, none, that had Ibaka played the first 2 games it would've "changed the series." For one, a single player typically doesn't make up 25-30 point deficits. Two, Ibaka played in the game 5, and the Spurs won by about the same point differential as they did in the first 2 games of the series. You can invoke past games all your want, but this was a new season, a new situation, so what happened in 2012 had no bearing on what happened in 2014. You're just speculating and calling it a "fact" so you don't have to admit that you were wrong.

[spurraider21]

RJ 24 doing RJ 24 things

[SAGirl]

Someone lock this thread until after the ASB
It is a jinx to be bumping it while we are winning.
Should be on the freezer.

[TD 21]

There's your intellectual dishonesty again, interpreting something one way and one way only (in this case, calling a close game the Spurs win a "fluke finish") so that you can confirm your opinion. Game 2, even if you call Griffin's TO that led to a score to send the game into OT a "fluke" (it isn't, since Griffin has turned the ball over in the clutch before), the Clippers had overtime to rectify said fluke, and they lost by 4 points in the period. Doesn't seem too flukey to me. Game 5? Only lost the lead once in the 4th, going up by as much as 7 points in the quarter. Oh, the DeAndre Jordan goaltend? Yeah, you're not allowed to that. That was on the Clippers own inability to execute rather than the Spurs just getting "lucky."

In any event, close games always have "flukey" events that benefit both teams.

You have no evidence, none, that had Ibaka played the first 2 games it would've "changed the series." For one, a single player typically doesn't make up 25-30 point deficits. Two, Ibaka played in the game 5, and the Spurs won by about the same point differential as they did in the first 2 games of the series. You can invoke past games all your want, but this was a new season, a new situation, so what happened in 2012 had no bearing on what happened in 2014. You're just speculating and calling it a "fact" so you don't have to admit that you were wrong.

Both plays were extreme rarities, in the situations they occurred in. It wasn't just that though; the way the Spurs played was not indicative of them and unsustainable.

You have no evidence that Ibaka not playing in the first two games didn't matter. I'm not saying for sure it would have, all I'm saying is, considering the history (not just '12, but '13 and '14, too), there's reason to believe it easily could have.

You have a serious lack of reading comprehension.

[midnightpulp]

Both plays were extreme rarities, in the situations they occurred in. It wasn't just that though; the way the Spurs played was not indicative of them and unsustainable.

You have no evidence that Ibaka not playing in the first two games didn't matter. I'm not saying for sure it would have, all I'm saying is, considering the history (not just '12, but '13 and '14, too), there's reason to believe it easily could have.

You have a serious lack of reading comprehension.

No, those plays weren't extreme rarities. Have you watched how the Clippers have closed out games for the past 2 years? My Greatest Closer Thread gets bumped every week. Ask Clipper Nation if he ever feels confident during the last few seconds when the Clippers have a one possession lead.

Can't prove the negative. Ibaka played. The Spurs still won by the same margin of victory at home and beat the Thunder on the road. We can't prove it either way, since he didn't play those games, but the evidence leans in favor of, "It wouldn't have mattered." Also, since when has regular season success against a certain team ever been an indicator of what transpires in the post-season?

My reading comprehension is fine, your arguments are just bad, which you know, but you can't concede because it would mean admitting you were wrong.

[TD 21]

No, those plays weren't extreme rarities. Have you watched how the Clippers have closed out games for the past 2 years? My Greatest Closer Thread gets bumped every week. Ask Clipper Nation if he ever feels confident during the last few seconds when the Clippers have a one possession lead.

Can't prove the negative. Ibaka played. The Spurs still won by the same margin of victory at home and beat the Thunder on the road. We can't prove it either way, since he didn't play those games, but the evidence leans in favor of, "It wouldn't have mattered." Also, since when has regular season success against a certain team ever been an indicator of what transpires in the post-season?

My reading comprehension is fine, your arguments are just bad, which you know, but you can't concede because it would mean admitting you were wrong.

They were. I've watched a ton of Clippers games and games in general and you just don't see many endings like those two.

Can't prove it either way; that's the point. The difference is, only one of us is unbiased enough to admit as much. You have to be especially biased and ignorant to pretend a team missing their third best player for a third of a series is irrelevant. And the Thunder's success of the Spurs was more than just typical random regular season success. They flat out had their number.

It's terrible. You've repeatedly made things up and misinterpreted basic things.

[midnightpulp]

They were. I've watched a ton of Clippers games and games in general and you just don't see many endings like those two.

Can't prove it either way; that's the point. The difference is, only one of us is unbiased enough to admit as much. You have to be especially biased and ignorant to pretend a team missing their third best player for a third of a series is irrelevant. And the Thunder's success of the Spurs was more than just typical random regular season success. They flat out had their number.

It's terrible. You've repeatedly made things up and misinterpreted basic things.

I don't agree they were flukes. Nothing flukey about bad play in the last 20 seconds of crunch time (which happens A LOT. Duncan had a similar TO in game 5 late). As for the Jordan goaltend, the ball was going out. He made a bad play. Teams who make bad plays don't win games. Jordan has made a lot of bad plays. Don't see what's flukey.

If game 1 and 2 were closer, I would be more on your side. But the Thunder got smashed in both. Single players typically don't have 25 point impacts. Game 5, same situation. Thunder in SA. Got destroyed just the same. Can't prove it either way, correct, but logic says it wouldn't have mattered. You keep belaboring the Ibaka excuse because you don't want to admit that the 2014 Spurs bucked your early season predictions.

Reading comprehension is fine. There's nothing ambiguous about this:


They did it again. They probably will win game 7, but who cares? They've had to expend too much energy in the process for it to matter in the long run and if the Trail Blazers wrap it up tonight, they're probably gone in six games. Either way, a championship is no longer realistic, not just because of that, but because of the lack of a top ten player. It's been their Achilles heel all season and it's cost them in this series.

That and the fact that they're a bunch of mentally fragile (heck, post game six, might as well call it, broken) losers. The way they played in game four was beyond embarrassing. Literally were done from the start until Ginobili grabbed them by the scruff of the neck and willed them to survival. The rest all looked terrified from the jump, particularly down the stretch, when it was clear none of them wanted the ball. Then tonight, another predictable collapse down the stretch, filled with more laughable coaching.

This team never had me fooled this season.

:lmao losing in 6 to the Trallblazers :lmao

I think the Blazers lead for like 30 total seconds for that series. Where's your :cry Ibaka excuse :cry for that series?

That said, I understand your mentality. I get pissed and meltdown, too. Have called Manu and Tony all sorts of names, thrown dirt on the team's grave, etc, etc. But when they rise to the occasion, I simply tip my hat and say, "They proved me wrong."

It's not that hard of a pill to swallow.

[TD 21]

I don't agree they were flukes. Nothing flukey about bad play in the last 20 seconds of crunch time (which happens A LOT. Duncan had a similar TO in game 5 late). As for the Jordan goaltend, the ball was going out. He made a bad play. Teams who make bad plays don't win games. Jordan has made a lot of bad plays. Don't see what's flukey.

If game 1 and 2 were closer, I would be more on your side. But the Thunder got smashed in both. Single players typically don't have 25 point impacts. Game 5, same situation. Thunder in SA. Got destroyed just the same. Can't prove it either way, correct, but logic says it wouldn't have mattered. You keep belaboring the Ibaka excuse because you don't want to admit that the 2014 Spurs bucked your early season predictions.

Reading comprehension is fine. There's nothing ambiguous about this:



:lmao losing in 6 to the Trallblazers :lmao

I think the Blazers lead for like 30 total seconds for that series. Where's your :cry Ibaka excuse :cry for that series?

That said, I understand your mentality. I get pissed and meltdown, too. Have called Manu and Tony all sorts of names, thrown dirt on the team's grave, etc, etc. But when they rise to the occasion, I simply tip my hat and say, "They proved me wrong."

It's not that hard of a pill to swallow.

"A bad play" is too vague a term. The specifics of those plays, at those times, were flukes.

Apparently, you've never heard of the butterfly effect. The Spurs dominated the paint in games 1 and 2. I think it's safe to say both games wouldn't have played out how they did with one of the premier rim protectors in the league.

The fact that we'll never know obviously means I wasn't necessarily right or wrong; that's my point. Pretending otherwise is beyond ignorant.


As far as that post, that was probably one of the two dumbest things I've ever said on here (the other being my don't play Ginobili in crunch time anymore thread). I never actually believed either and only said them out of frustration. But I'm fine with being called out for it because there's irrefutable evidence.

The rare times I've been wrong, I've admitted it, even going so far as to put it in bold. More ignorance on your part.

[SquawkinHawkBigCock]

Worms worming it up

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Worms worming it up

Pop fucked the team with shitty rotations tbh, not that the players were anything but gutless worms, but Pop was even more gutless

[TXstbobcat]

Worms worming it up

:lmao

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Fucking pussies :pctoss


Fucking refs :pctoss

[Budkin]

That was not a worms worthy performance by any stretch.

[urunobili]

Noob bump

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Fucking pathetic effort :pctoss


Only one chance to win outside of the US, and it's blown. Spurs send Duncan into retirement a loser. What a pathetic franchise :pctoss

[DeRozan m8]

So Kawhi is recovering from gastro and this is what happens....

Honorable mention to Danny Fucking Green.

Would be nice if LMAO could step up like he did against the 6ers.

Im at work so couldn't watch, da fuq happened?

[UNT Eagles 2016]

So Kawhi is recovering from gastro and this is what happens....

Honorable mention to Danny Fucking Green.

Would be nice if LMAO could step up like he did against the 6ers.

Im at work so couldn't watch, da fuq happened?
The spurs played like trash even though we're desperately trying to stay in the race with the Warriors and have both OKC and Cleveland hot on our heels for #2 overall.

Pathetic effort, now we need OKC and Cleveland to both lose again.. and quick

[TD 21]

The spurs played like trash even though we're desperately trying to stay in the race with the Warriors and have both OKC and Cleveland hot on our heels for #2 overall.

Pathetic effort, now we need OKC and Cleveland to both lose again.. and quick

"We're" not in a race with the Warriors, but holding off the Thunder, Cavs and to a lesser extent, Clippers, is vital, since this team has been terrible offensively, on the road, against .500 or better opponents, for a season plus now.

I know they almost always play terrible in Toronto, but usually they get their during the RRT and play them on a back to back. No such excuse this time for the beyond pathetic effort. I could see right from the opening minute that they weren't ready to play and had no chance of winning despite the fools gold final score.

That's another frustrating thing with this team; they can't they win games they don't deserve. Other elite teams do it all the time.

[midnightpulp]

Warming it up!

19 points in 6 minutes to the fuckin' Lakers.

[Budkin]

Wow that was fast!

[midnightpulp]

Wow that was fast!

I still haven't officially bumped, but if they don't at least cover the spread against the joke of the NBA, I'ma bumping. I want blood tonight. 20-30 point shelling.

[Robz4000]

Bump

[Budkin]

Yeah this officially deserves the bump.

[Robz4000]

Patty Mills and Jonathon Simmons saved the Spurs tonight.

[midnightpulp]

Patty Mills and Jonathon Simmons saved the Spurs tonight.

As did LMA and Kiwi.

Still a half gutless performance overall, though. Spurs played with their food too much tonight. They really should've held the Lakers to like 65 points. You could tell they weren't taking the Lakers seriously :lol

[Robz4000]

As did LMA and Kiwi.

Still a half gutless performance overall, though. Spurs played with their food too much tonight. They really should've held the Lakers to like 65 points. You could tell they weren't taking the Lakers seriously :lol

LMA and Kawhi got involved after Mills and Simmons went balls to the walls and got the crowd going. If they can get it together and play this well on the road, the Spurs have a real chance against Golden State.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

:pctoss Fucking RUINED the last Christmas I'll ever have in SA


:pctoss Can't beat a team of fucking dicksucking faggots ONE OUT OF THREE YEARS on Christmas


:pctoss No fucking pride

[BatManu20]

Just going to start marking down an L on Christmas Day games.

[RD2191]

Pussy ass team

[timtonymanu]

Porker and LMBeta were huge tonight.

[lefty20]

Solid bump, tbh.

[midnightpulp]

A bit warm.

[Robz4000]

I know they won but similar to the Boston game this feels like a loss. Fucking Porker and LMA need to get it together.

[midnightpulp]

A little humid in here.

[ElNono]

:lol cmon mid, at least wait until halftime

[Uriel]

Kawhi Leonard is better than James Harden, tbh.

[Mel_13]

Kawhi Leonard is better than James Harden, tbh.

Water is wet.

[midnightpulp]

:lol cmon mid, at least wait until halftime

Not official, bro. Just a warm up

[DeRozan m8]

Took them a while tonight

[Budkin]

What a choke!!!

[ElNono]

a W is a W, tbh....

[horsielove]

That Porker long 2!:bang

[look_at_g_shred]

How many close games have the Warriors had again?

[Uriel]

Got lucky today, but I'll take it. :lol

[midnightpulp]

Feels like a loss, but the team needed this kind of sweat. They know they're not invincible now.

I do somewhat worry about our late 4th quarter execution in close games.

[Robz4000]

Knicks have been tough the past five years. I'll take the W.

[Robz4000]

Feels like a loss, but the team needed this kind of sweat. They know they're not invincible now.

I do somewhat worry about our late 4th quarter execution in close games.

The offense was fine in the closing minutes outside that last Parker shot and the Knicks hit some tough ones (sans that Porzingod alley-oop).

[Budkin]

Knicks have been tough the past five years. I'll take the W.

Seriously. They've gotten wins in our building a couple times in the last few years.

[midnightpulp]

Volcano hot. Will we see the first official bump this season?

[DeRozan m8]

Of all fucking games.

Trade half of the cunts

[timtonymanu]

Good bump. Pretty shitty effort the Spurs are showing for a big game.

[exstatic]

The only gutless worms are the "fans" on this forum.

[Budkin]

Well deserved. What a joke of an effort so far. Still think we win.

[cjw]

Good thing Pop gives the third quarter interview. He might get himself ejected by then so he can stop watching this disaster.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Spurs getting exposed. Cupcake schedule

Fuck

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Spurs getting exposed. Cupcake schedule

Fuck

1st quarter, calm your tits

[exstatic]

The only gutless worms are the "fans" on this forum.

[ElNono]

this thread should be locked until halftime of games, tbh

[GSH]

this thread should be locked until halftime of games, tbh


This thread should have a stake driven through it's heart. More gutsy than any team in the league now.

[midnightpulp]

This thread should have a stake driven through it's heart. More gutsy than any team in the league now.

Nah, bro. It has reverse jinx mojo.

Every time I "warm it up" (meaning not officially bumping it) the Spurs start kicking ass.

(I don't believe in jinxes, but I wonder how long my streak can go :lol)

[GSH]

Nah, bro. It has reverse jinx mojo.

Every time I "warm it up" (meaning not officially bumping it) the Spurs start kicking ass.

(I don't believe in jinxes, but I wonder how long my streak can go :lol)


LOL... sorry, my Jinx-O-Meter is broke.

I knew nobody was calling them gutless tonight. But they still do it on a regular basis. The only thing gutless is some fans.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Don't bump this thread until the game is over or all but over/white flag has been raised, tbh.

[ElNono]

Might as well start warming this one up :lol

[Agloco]

Preemptive bump.......

[UNT Eagles 2016]

preemptive bumps are worthless. Someone bumped it during the 2nd quarter of the Cavs game when we were trailing by 15... And we came back and won nicely. So meh

[spursistan]

as long as we don't get blown out badly, it's fine..

[Agloco]

preemptive bumps are worthless. Someone bumped it during the 2nd quarter of the Cavs game when we were trailing by 15... And we came back and won nicely. So meh

This from the person who is shouting doom and gloom from every rooftop? Pick a lane.

[look_at_g_shred]

lol if anyone thinks this team can contend for a championship! What a bunch of scrubs this team has!! Danny Green lol. Kawhi Leonard MVP lol . Lamarsha what a pickup that was :lol and pop you useless old fuck!!! This team is going no where!!!

[ironman2886]

lol if anyone thinks this team can contend for a championship! What a bunch of scrubs this team has!! Danny Green lol. Kawhi Leonard MVP lol . Lamarsha what a pickup that was :lol and pop you useless old fuck!!! This team is going no where!!!
You forgot about the fat French POS.

[look_at_g_shred]

Yup ^^^ lol

[From Downtown]

And D Worst,what a stupid pick,how can you forget about him

[024]

:lol

[midnightpulp]

Scorching hot.

[horsielove]

:lol

[midnightpulp]

Official bump.

[DBMethos]

Too soon?

[DeRozan m8]

Nope

[Budkin]

Well deserved tonight.

[midnightpulp]

Beyond gutless. They find new ways to lay down and die on the road.

Giving up 66 first half points?

[ErnestLynch]

It's going to be fine. Relax.

[Uriel]

The Spurs are so mentally weak. They get so rattled by playing big games on the road in a hostile environment.

[spursistan]

Warming this shit up...:lol

[Robz4000]

What a pathetic showing. Fuck Pop and fuck Parker.

[DeRozan m8]

This has been the shittest spurs week in a while tbh

[ElNono]

still won by 15 tho

[midnightpulp]

Hoping it's just pre-ASG laziness and the absence of Duncan. Still won by 15 but it wasn't pretty.

[Arcadian]

:lol spurs fans
:lol "we won, but it wasnt perfect enough!"
:lol 40-8, but having a predictable mid-season slump = we're beyond fucked

#spurfanproblems

[midnightpulp]

Bit toasty.

[Robz4000]

It's the Pelicans. Spurs could play flawlessly and still lose by double digits.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

hate premature-emo bumps of this thread, tbh


Only bump this if it's actually inevitable that we've lost. Kthxbye.

[midnightpulp]

Up by 36 at halftime only to win by 26. Will this team ever figure it out?

:p:

[spursistan]

Up by 36 at halftime only to win by 26. Will this team ever figure it out?

:p:
Tomorrow up against the streaking Lakeshow and the 12th GOAT on b2b has potential with how much Pop coasts against them..:lol

[T Park]

The Spurs are so mentally weak. They get so rattled by playing big games on the road in a hostile environment.

lmao jesus christ.....

[NASpurs]

lmao jesus christ.....

You quit in '06. You have no room. :lol

[T Park]

You quit in '06. You have no room. :lol

Never have quit on this team. Ever. Been going to every game every season since 1989. So kindly get fucked.

[td4mvp21]

You quit in '06. You have no room. :lol

Pretty sure it was '05. Regardless, that meltdown :lol

[NASpurs]

Never have quit on this team. Ever. Been going to every game every season since 1989. So kindly get fucked.

You quit, you melted down, you have no room to talk.

[NASpurs]

Pretty sure it was '05. Regardless, that meltdown :lol

Exactly, his history is all here on Spurstalk and he had a meltdown of epic proportions. :lol

[Robz4000]

Time to start warming this up...

[midnightpulp]

Time to start warming this up...

Playing like piles of shit outside of LMA. We'll still win, but anything less than 20 to 30 point ass beating is unacceptable.

[Robz4000]

Playing like piles of shit outside of LMA. We'll still win, but anything less than 20 to 30 point ass beating is unacceptable.

Idk, it seems like every season the Spurs find a way to lose to this dumpster fire.

[Budkin]

Playing like piles of shit outside of LMA. We'll still win, but anything less than 20 to 30 point ass beating is unacceptable.

[Agloco]

This needs much bumping regardless of the outcome :lol

[hater]

Chill.we got this game faggots

[midnightpulp]

This shit is embarrassing.

[Robz4000]

Spurs looking like a second round exit the past month or so. There is no fire. Also doesn't help that Kawhi doesn't play defense anymore.

[Texas_Ranger]

i don't really care about losing to top teams in this league, but losing against the Lakers is fucking pathetic. Even if there is no Tim & Manu this should have been a 20 point win.

[Agloco]

This shit is embarrassing.

[Robz4000]

God that was nauseating

[spursistan]

moral loss..if Parker/Diaw aren't going to get their shit together running the offense with better energy, we are going to pickup handful of losses this upcoming rodeo trip..the two have been visibly lackadaisical lately..

[ElNono]

we're missing 2 of our 4 best players... understandable, tbh...

[hater]

Chill.we got this game faggots

Told u pussies

[midnightpulp]

It's okay to call this team a 2nd round exit. We are in fact, as Nono stated above, missing 2 of our best players. Duncan is the anchor of the starting defense, and the bench can't seem to function without Manu.

Meanwhile, Wardell and Co. remain completely healthy.

[hater]

Lmao what a bunch of faggs. We still the 2nd best team in the league even without Duncan

Nut up pussies

[SAGirl]

Tomorrow up against the streaking Lakeshow and the 12th GOAT on b2b has potential with how much Pop coasts against them..:lol
you almost got Nostradamus on this one. eerie

[SAGirl]

moral loss..if Parker/Diaw aren't going to get their shit together running the offense with better energy, we are going to pickup handful of losses this upcoming rodeo trip..the two have been visibly lackadaisical lately..
Tony was terrible.. Lazy and lackadaisical, not even running sets or calling plays... to close out heroballing... just bad game by Tony, maybe he was tired bc of the 3 in 4 games or what not. Diaw hasn't been showing up to play his best lately TBH. I think he's a bit of in a coasting mode.

[SAGirl]

It's okay to call this team a 2nd round exit. We are in fact, as Nono stated above, missing 2 of our best players. Duncan is the anchor of the starting defense, and the bench can't seem to function without Manu.

Meanwhile, Wardell and Co. remain completely healthy.
We are not going to win regardless if the team as a whole doesn't grow up. The two legends are in their last rodeo and should not be saving young legs from shit games like this anyways. Young guys have to grow up...
on another note... Glad to see LMA is playing like the star he is finally and has stepped up. He was too much of a roleplayer before and if we are getting anywhere we need him playing like a star.

[spursistan]

Tony was terrible.. Lazy and lackadaisical, not even running sets or calling plays... to close out heroballing... just bad game by Tony, maybe he was tired bc of the 3 in 4 games or what not. Diaw hasn't been showing up to play his best lately TBH. I think he's a bit of in a coasting mode.
Tony is literally walking the ball out there and any modicum of D he was playing has disappeared..When was the last hammer action Boris got involved with? Espresso overkill?

These two need to step up the upcoming strecth..Kawhi/LMA aren't going to do it alone and the youngsters could get rattled in hostile road environment ..

[SAGirl]

Tony is literally walking the ball out there and any modicum of D he was playing has disappeared..When was the last hammer action Boris got involved with? Espresso overkill?

These two need to step up the upcoming strecth..Kawhi/LMA aren't going to do it alone and the youngsters could get rattled in hostile road environment ..
Actually, I had not thought about it, but we run the risk of really running Kawhi/LMA down at this rate. Good thing the All Star break is coming up and TD seems like he could join the team after it.

And I just realized, LMA has been our anchor on defense and giving us everything offensively.... I will not want to hear anymore diva/hate on this man. I don't know what more we could ask that he has not already done. Taken a step back and learned the offense, stepped up when we needed him.