RRT Game 1 Thread: Spurs @ Timberwolves - Feb. 6 @ 8:00 PM CST

[timtonymanu]

11 straight wins that is going to be ignored by ESPN again. Just how I like it.

[loveforthegame]

Leonard smile. Never gets old.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Spurs' defense is now in the Top 3 in the league.

[Boomersgold]

Now Parker's just padding his stats. I guess he deserves it after his performance tonight.

[capek]

He got heat because he made very silly mistakes... he also got props for his 3 point shooting at the same time... the whole 'hate' at Green is silly... Bonner is certainly hated, but Green just can play better... we all know he can (not shooting, but everything else)

Different kinds of fandom I guess. But if you read back through the thread, Green was called worthless, a waste, 'get him off the team' etc etc. To me that = the flailing of fans of lesser teams. No perspective. Then he goes off and that shit looks stupid. Why not have a memory and expect some stupid mistakes from Green each game. It's not like any of this is new. Why be surpised and outraged by things we should have come to expect by now? That is my annoyance.

[ElNono]

good win

[TE]

11 straight wins that is going to be ignored by ESPN again. Just how I like it.
It's unprecendented tbh. I don't know that's ignored at all.

[manufan10]

11 straight wins that is going to be ignored by ESPN again. Just how I like it.

Can they really ignore it when the game was shown on their network? :lol

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Our Americans(other than Neal) played pretty well today.

[spurraider21]

i'll take an undermanned road win any day. we could definitely play better, but its good to get the W

[mrjap2x]

The leaders should have been green, leonard, and parker.

[DatBoyGood]

While the lakers could be on a 3 or 4 game win streak and they go crazy about it :lol

[Captivus]

I wish the Spurs could find a way to rest Parker...

[spurraider21]

Can they really ignore it when the game was shown on their network? :lol

:lol

seriously, they just spent the last 2.5 hours on the spurs

[TE]

Can they really ignore it when the game was shown on their network? :lol
Maybe a slight mention of that and the highlights as that's it probably

[HI-FI]

Leonard smile. Never gets old.
this

[look_at_g_shred]

Muthafuckin' win baaby!

[Darkwaters]

Kawhi with 19 and 10. Niiiice.

[BatManu20]

Good, hard fought win. Give props where props are due. Without Danny Green we most likely lose this game. He saved us in the 2nd half, particularly the 4th qtr, when our offense looked terrible and was really struggling. Game ball goes to Danny. Now let's rest up and get ready for next game.

[capek]

Ya'll, it's pretty awesome that this team can maintain an 11 game win streak when 2 of our "Big 3" have missed quite a few games. It hasn't always been this way, even though we've always been really good. :tu

[Darkwaters]

Tiago with the quietest 12 points of his career.

[ElNono]

Different kinds of fandom I guess. But if you read back through the thread, Green was called worthless, a waste, 'get him off the team' etc etc. To me that = the flailing of fans of lesser teams. No perspective. Then he goes off and that shit looks stupid. Why not have a memory and expect some stupid mistakes from Green each game. It's not like any of this is new. Why be surpised and outraged by things we should have come to expect by now? That is my annoyance.

Because it isn't the kind of unforced mistakes every player has... this was shit that got Pop to yank him out of the game. He's has regressed really bad on defense too for a few games now. How many 3s he ends up nailing doesn't matter because he flat out doesn't post a career high every game.

It's not hate. I want Danny Green to succeed. And he's played better than this before. That's the bottom line.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Well done Danny Green on setting career highs! Please try harder to eliminate the stupid mental errors, and learn how to finish a fast-break. (Oh, and Green's shortcoming probably don't stand out so much when Manu is around to take over, which is a good thing).

Good job Splitter and BANE!!! for cancelling out Pek.

And TP/Kawhi, keep on rollin!

I'm out. :D

[Brunodf]

Good win. KL should get at least 35 minutes/game, the kid can play... TP was great too.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Because it isn't the kind of unforced mistakes every player has... this was shit that got Pop to yank him out of the game. He's has regressed really bad on defense too for a few games now. How many 3s he ends up nailing doesn't matter because he flat out doesn't post a career high every game.

It's not hate. I want Danny Green to succeed. And he's played better than this before. That's the bottom line.

Exactamundo. :tu

[Captivus]

http://img.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/this-thread-is-super-green.jpg

[capek]

http://img.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/this-thread-is-super-green.jpg

:lol :tu

[TE]

:lmao I bet we'll be mentioned in about 30 mins into the show

[timvp]

Great win :tu

[Mugen]

Did I say I'd given up on him. Don't strawman. And I don't expect him to be mistake-free, just to cut out the glaringly dumb stuff we saw from him in the first 3 Qs tonight. Given his limitations, I wonder if he'll ever do that.

TP/Manu still make similar mistakes even though they've been in the league 10+ years. Green's not going to be LeBron on the fast break and he's not going to be a playmaker for this team. If Manu/Timmy have a big game, you're the first guy here slurpin' them to death. But when a role player puts up 28 on 8-14 from the 3 then he just hit some shots :rolleyes

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Different kinds of fandom I guess. But if you read back through the thread, Green was called worthless, a waste, 'get him off the team' etc etc. To me that = the flailing of fans of lesser teams. No perspective. Then he goes off and that shit looks stupid. Why not have a memory and expect some stupid mistakes from Green each game. It's not like any of this is new. Why be surpised and outraged by things we should have come to expect by now? That is my annoyance.

Sure, but guys like ElNono and I said none of those things. We're capable of subtle and complex thought, unlike the hate brigade. ;)

[manufan10]

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[ElNono]

TP/Manu still make similar mistakes even though they've been in the league 10+ years. Green's not going to be LeBron on the fast break and he's not going to be a playmaker for this team. If Manu/Timmy have a big game, you're the first guy here slurpin' them to death. But when a role player puts up 28 on 8-14 from the 3 then he just hit some shots :rolleyes

How would you rate Green's defense the last few games (including tonight)?

[HeroSquad]

It's a testament to the Spurs' system when you lose the services of two of your best players over the course of the week and you still manage to reel off 11 straight wins. I mean, look at the Clippers without Chris Paul.

[capek]

Sure, but guys like ElNono and I said none of those things. We're capable of subtle and complex thought, unlike the hate brigade. ;)

I was speaking about the 'group.' Not you two. Just making observations about some a good number of posters here and bringing them up for discussion. You guys are the bees knees :tu

[TDMVPDPOY]

Because it isn't the kind of unforced mistakes every player has... this was shit that got Pop to yank him out of the game. He's has regressed really bad on defense too for a few games now. How many 3s he ends up nailing doesn't matter because he flat out doesn't post a career high every game.

It's not hate. I want Danny Green to succeed. And he's played better than this before. That's the bottom line.

didnt green also had a very high scoring game early in the season where he knocked down alot of shots, only to see him have like a shit week of games later where he couldnt hit anything...i, i dont think anything is going to change, next few games on the RRT will tell us whether his consistent enough or just another streaky player we cant afford to have

[TDMVPDPOY]

Because it isn't the kind of unforced mistakes every player has... this was shit that got Pop to yank him out of the game. He's has regressed really bad on defense too for a few games now. How many 3s he ends up nailing doesn't matter because he flat out doesn't post a career high every game.

It's not hate. I want Danny Green to succeed. And he's played better than this before. That's the bottom line.

didnt green also had a very high scoring game early in the season where he knocked down alot of shots, only to see him have like a shit week of games later where he couldnt hit anything...i, i dont think anything is going to change, next few games on the RRT will tell us whether his consistent enough or just another streaky player we cant afford to have

[Spursfanfromafar]

Great win. Although MIN have been sucking for sometime now. Makes that 7-2 prediction for the RRT pretty much on track.

[ElNono]

didnt green also had a very high scoring game early in the season where he knocked down alot of shots, only to see him have like a shit week of games later where he couldnt hit anything...i, i dont think anything is going to change, next few games on the RRT will tell us whether his consistent enough or just another streaky player we cant afford to have

you suck

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Well done Danny Green on setting career highs! Please try harder to eliminate the stupid mental errors, and learn how to finish a fast-break. (Oh, and Green's shortcoming probably don't stand out so much when Manu is around to take over, which is a good thing).

Good job Splitter and BANE!!! for cancelling out Pek.

And TP/Kawhi, keep on rollin!

I'm out. :D


Because it isn't the kind of unforced mistakes every player has... this was shit that got Pop to yank him out of the game. He's has regressed really bad on defense too for a few games now. How many 3s he ends up nailing doesn't matter because he flat out doesn't post a career high every game.

It's not hate. I want Danny Green to succeed. And he's played better than this before. That's the bottom line.


TP/Manu still make similar mistakes even though they've been in the league 10+ years. Green's not going to be LeBron on the fast break and he's not going to be a playmaker for this team. If Manu/Timmy have a big game, you're the first guy here slurpin' them to death. But when a role player puts up 28 on 8-14 from the 3 then he just hit some shots :rolleyes

See above.

[spurraider21]

One of Kawhi's best all around performances

[TDMVPDPOY]

It's a testament to the Spurs' system when you lose the services of two of your best players over the course of the week and you still manage to reel off 11 straight wins. I mean, look at the Clippers without Chris Paul.
no excuse when u have 3 day game break....

[capek]

How would you rate Green's defense the last few games (including tonight)?

He led the team in steals tonight. I thought he was quite active on D. Spurs played so long ago I can't remember off the top of my head. Hasn't hurt us winning games, so couldn't have been that bad.

[LakerHater]

Frenchies:

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[Mugen]

How would you rate Green's defense the last few games?

Subpar considering his ceiling on that end, but I'll let it slide since he's averaged 20 on 66% shooting from the 3 tbh.

[bigfan]

Time to play Mills over Neal for a few games methinks.

[ElNono]

He led the team in steals tonight. I thought he was quite active on D. Spurs played so long ago I can't remember off the top of my head. Hasn't hurt us winning games, so couldn't have been that bad.

well, I disagree. He routinely misses his rotations and he's late to close on his man... he's not costing us games as much as Neal isn't costing us games... we have Tim, Tony, etc that can win the game for us. But we can't afford to regress, especially the role players.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I was speaking about the 'group.' Not you two. Just making observations about some a good number of posters here and bringing them up for discussion. You guys are the bees knees :tu

I wouldn't go that far. :lol

And you are right about the unsubtle morons who often inhabit the game thread. ;)

[KaiRMD1]

Pop's answer was the quote of the year. "Get the ball to go in the basket"

[Mugen]

Btw, excellent game from Kawhi tonigh. Quiet ass 19 & 10 tbh.

[TDMVPDPOY]

damn everyone is going HAM on RuffnReadyOzStyle

[ElNono]

Subpar considering his ceiling on that end, but I'll let it slide since he's averaged 20 on 66% shooting from the 3 tbh.

Well, that's the story... Neal is the same. When he was shooting lights out, his atrocious D is excusable. But when the shots don't fall, then it's a whole lot of nothing.

The thing with Green, is that he's shown to be much better defender before. It's not like Neal that never has or doesn't have the tools.

[BatManu20]

Time to play Mills over Neal for a few games methinks.

That's how you kill a guy's confidence. Gotta keep Naal in there and hope he shoots himself out of this slump. We need him too badly.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Well, that's the story... Neal is the same. When he was shooting lights out, his atrocious D is excusable. But when the shots don't fall, then it's a whole lot of nothing.

The thing with Green, is that he's shown to be much better defender before. It's not like Neal that never has or doesn't have the tools.

a guy like danny green with his athletics ability who cant finish strong inside the key is just lame, greens defense is also questionable at times....

[TDMVPDPOY]

Well, that's the story... Neal is the same. When he was shooting lights out, his atrocious D is excusable. But when the shots don't fall, then it's a whole lot of nothing.

The thing with Green, is that he's shown to be much better defender before. It's not like Neal that never has or doesn't have the tools.

a guy like danny green with his athletics ability who cant finish strong inside the key is just lame, greens defense is also questionable at times....

[Mugen]

a guy like danny green with his athletics ability who cant finish strong inside the key is just lame, greens defense is also questionable at times....

Seriously, check with your mother to see if it it's not too late for an abortion.

[capek]

well, I disagree. He routinely misses his rotations and he's late to close on his man... he's not costing us games as much as Neal isn't costing us games... we have Tim, Tony, etc that can win the game for us. But we can't afford to regress, especially the role players.

I guess it's a matter of expectations. You're expecting Green to be an impact player each game. I'm OK with a basically second year player being able to start and soak up minutes and not screw the pooch, so our better players are in a good place to win us games.

Would I like Green to be an impact player every game? Yup. Do I think that's a justifiable expectation? Nope.

[ElNono]

Seriously, check with your mother to see if it it's not too late for an abortion.

definitely dropped on the head as a baby

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

damn everyone is going HAM on RuffnReadyOzStyle

No, actually, we're discussing things like reasonable adults, something you wouldn't understand. :rolleyes

Nice goat-man call tho, that made me :lmao

Now I'm really out. See you next time.

[rasho8]

Neal 2-8

Neal seems to have a lot of sub 25% shooting nights.

[capek]

I wouldn't go that far. :lol

And you are right about the unsubtle morons who often inhabit the game thread. ;)

That's where my hate is directed. :ihit

Sometimes the innocent get caught in the cross fire. :makemyday But ya gotta break some eggs ;)

[ElNono]

I guess it's a matter of expectations. You're expecting Green to be an impact player each game. I'm OK with a basically second year player being able to start and soak up minutes and not screw the pooch, so our better players are in a good place to win us games.

Would I like Green to be an impact player every game? Yup. Do I think that's a justifiable expectation? Nope.

I don't expect Green to be an 'impact player'... none at all. I expect him to be solid. Solid means playing passable defense, and making some of your shots.

The biggest issue with Green is that the mistakes are mostly mental. It's not that he doesn't have the tools to do what needs to be done. He gets lost, forgets, sometimes takes bad shots, bad decisions on the break, etc etc etc

[capek]

Neal 2-8

Neal seems to have a lot of sub 25% shooting nights.

Neal's in major need of a slump busting game. This has gotta be the worst stretch of his Spurs career. :(

[TDMVPDPOY]

Seriously, check with your mother to see if it it's not too late for an abortion.

why u butt hurt? im just pointing out shit thats consistently shown by green with or without his shots contribution...

[EricB]

Splitter was meh. Baynes was a bull in a china shop and not that great.

Hopefully they play better Friday.

[Spursfanfromafar]

well, I disagree. He routinely misses his rotations and he's late to close on his man... he's not costing us games as much as Neal isn't costing us games... we have Tim, Tony, etc that can win the game for us. But we can't afford to regress, especially the role players.

Well. Lets see. He was good this game and made limited mistakes and was fantastic on offense. He was pretty good against the Lolcats and the Wizards but certainly not mistake free. He was really bad against the Suns, but was great against the Hornets (after recovering against Eric Gordon in the second half) and the Mavericks. So, no, he doesn't "routinely" miss his rotations. He is erratic and streaky, but he hasn't hurt the Spurs and is a net positive.

[SpursIndonesia]

Danny's hot shooting the past few games and especially tonite, shouldn't cloud our judgement on how he has been so deficient in defense on average the whole season long.

I can accept his streakiness (at least in the reg season), and his shitty overall offensive game (passing & layups), but not the drop in defense, considering he was at least a slight above average defender last season (if not more), now he's not much better compared to the shitty Neal.

I'm with Nono and Ruff in this issue.

[manufan10]

I don't expect Green to be an 'impact player'... none at all. I expect him to be solid. Solid means playing passable defense, and making some of your shots.

The biggest issue with Green is that the mistakes are mostly mental. It's not that he doesn't have the tools to do what needs to be done. He gets lost, forgets, sometimes takes bad shots, bad decisions on the break, etc etc etc

An example is where he simply lost the handle, but thankfully Crawford blew the call and called it out of bounds on the T'Wolves, then called for a jump ball. He just became careless with the ball.

[ElNono]

Well. Lets see. He was good this game and made limited mistakes and was fantastic on offense. He was pretty good against the Lolcats and the Wizards but certainly not mistake free. He was really bad against the Suns, but was great against the Hornets (after recovering against Eric Gordon in the second half) and the Mavericks. So, no, he doesn't "routinely" miss his rotations. He is erratic and streaky, but he hasn't hurt the Spurs and is a net positive.

Disagree. He had a great second half shooting-wise. His first half was forgettable on every aspect. The Hornets was another game where he was MIA for half a game. He can simply play better. He has in the past.

[TDMVPDPOY]

a player like danny green could be more than what his limited skillset or role he has,.....he still has room for further improvement where he could improve his game to the next level...

[Reck]

Halftime. Also known as "Far Cry 3 time" for me.

What can you get done in 15 minutes?

You could have done more in the last minute of the game. The fucking Tcups simply didn't want this game to end. Talk about dying without some dignity. :lol

[Splits]

“They find a way,” Adelman said. “That’s what Pop does. He finds a way to give a guy a spot and shows him what it’s going to take for him to help the team. It doesn’t have to be the hero effort. It just has to be a consistent effort.”

No heroball in this town...

[Paranoid Pop]

TP/Manu still make similar mistakes even though they've been in the league 10+ years. Green's not going to be LeBron on the fast break and he's not going to be a playmaker for this team. If Manu/Timmy have a big game, you're the first guy here slurpin' them to death. But when a role player puts up 28 on 8-14 from the 3 then he just hit some shots :rolleyes

I have yet ti watch the game but Green shooting 14 3s make me facepalm, foolsgold 2011 stuff, Danny gets more Bonnerish each day, he understands how to make Pop love him and how to get away with shitty D, good for him I guess.

[bigfan]

Wanted to say that Pekovic dude looks pretty damn good, never heard of him before.

[ElNono]

11 in a row, biches...

[TDMVPDPOY]

Wanted to say that Pekovic dude looks pretty damn good, never heard of him before.

look up greek mythology...half man half goat...thats what he is

[Molotov]

spurs=this years world nba champions, tbh

[TampaDude]

Spurs just TCB...NEXT!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[Old School 44]

Last night, while watching the game, I kept wondering where have I seen Pekovic before? :lol



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[Blizzardwizard]

After sifting through the 28 pages my conclusion is: People are either expecting too much of Danny Green or they're just throwing him to the hounds and forgetting about him all together. He's a good shooting guard both offensively and defensively when he's on it. When he's not, he's not. Simple answer that was stretched out over an hour or so of arguments.

[urunobili]

Yo ace3g it'd be nice for you to open al RRT threads...