Game Thread: Wolves @ Spurs - April 17 @ 7:00 CST

[bklynspursfan]

Can't wait till the playoffs till some of these guys don't see the court again......

[thunderup]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X-gg_jSPDXg/UCTwzq5HUjI/AAAAAAAAKmM/N6FsS8EtsU0/s1600/durant+sad.jpeg

:lol mad

[crc21209]

:lol Spurs 3-7 in their last 10 = Worst finish in the Duncan era

No Manu, TP out a couple. Last year ended on a 10 game winning streak and it didnt mean shit...

[siraulo23]

:lol everyone shoots 90% on mid range against the spurs

[BatManu20]

Stiemsma flopping all over the place.

[thunderup]

:lol Spurs 3-7 in their last 10 = Worst finish in the Duncan era
:lol me actually rooting for the Spurs has been the ultimate jinx these last couple of weeks
:lol I'm gonna keep it going till I die partner

[Captivus]

Bonner is useless.
24 minutes, 2 reb

Baynes
11 minutes, 3 reb

[crc21209]

:lol me actually rooting for the Spurs has been the ultimate jinx these last couple of weeks
:lol I'm gonna keep it going till I die partner

Partner :lol this guy...

[Spursnlego]

Sheesh, I can't wait for the playoffs. Maybe these guys will actually give some effort...

[NASpurs]

So who are we rooting for tonight? Lakers or Rockets? :lol

Rockets. Short travel time to Houston, their team are below average on defense. Might be what the doctor ordered for the ailing Spurs.

[thunderup]

Partner :lol this guy...
:lol what partner?
:lol you mad?

[BillMc]

Remember after the Atlanta game where Pop called everyone but Timmy "pathetic"- that was an attempt to light a fire under the team. They did not respond.

Then he got rid of the malcontent. Team still did not respond.

It seems to a certain degree he's lost the team. Never thought I'd type that. Hope its just duldrums before the playoffs.

[crc21209]

:lol Scrub team jacking up the score..

[spurs1990]

Maybe the wolves are just fired up to play such a great team.

:grasping at straws

[ElNono]

Coasting... non-issue

[crc21209]

:lol what partner?
:lol you mad?

Not really. My team has a great winning tradition over the past 15+ years and has 4 titles. How long have you had a team again? Or even been a fan of basketball?

[spurs1990]

Is it safe to say Mills/Joseph/Blair/Baynes/De Colo will not see the light of day next week. I mean we can relax about this result right.

[TheGoldStandard]

T-Mac wishing Miami placed that phone call.

[Arcadian]

:lol Spurs were once on pace to win 73 games
:lol 58 wins
:lol How the fuck did they not win 60 games?
:lol 3-7 in last 10
:lol Spurs

[Boomersgold]

Is it safe to say Mills/Joseph/Blair/Baynes/De Colo will not see the light of day next week. I mean we can relax about this result right. You mean the rosters or the individual players?

[tony77]

Mills should have had more minutes tonight

[thunderup]

Not really. My team has a great winning tradition over the past 15+ years and has 4 titles. How long have you had a team again? Or even been a fan of basketball?
:lol Spur fan having to talk about the past to feel superior to me
:lol My team getting to the WCF faster than your team did
:lol Kevin and co closing out the Spurs last title chances in stunning fashion

[Boomersgold]

Patty > CoJo

Agreed.

[TheGoldStandard]

You mean the rosters or the individual players?

The result tonight was the same as it's been the last 10 games, starters played 1 quarter with urgency.

[thunderup]

:lol Spurs were once on pace to win 73 games
:lol 58 wins
:lol How the fuck did they not win 60 games?
:lol 3-7 in last 10
:lol Spurs
:lmao this Spurs fan gets it

[crc21209]

:lol Spur fan having to talk about the past to feel superior to me
:lol My team getting to the WCF faster than your team did
:lol Kevin and co closing out the Spurs last title chances in stunning fashion

:lol OKC "fan" on a Spurs forum
:lol No website called ThunderTalk to go to
:lol Having to steal a team from another city to call you own
:lol Bragging about WCF appearances

[spurs1990]

Remember after the Atlanta game where Pop called everyone but Timmy "pathetic"- that was an attempt to light a fire under the team. They did not respond.

Then he got rid of the malcontent. Team still did not respond.

It seems to a certain degree he's lost the team. Never thought I'd type that. Hope its just duldrums before the playoffs.

Why can't we say its injuries? Parker hasn't been the same since March 2nd. Ginobili hasn't even played.

If anyteam out there loses 2 of the 4 most valuable players, surely the same result would occur. Why are the Spurs exempt?

[Captivus]

http://www.sportsmemes.net/pics/5342.jpg

[LakerHater]

^^ kinda gay

[SpurPadre]

Why can't we say its injuries? Parker hasn't been the same since March 2nd. Ginobili hasn't even played.

If anyteam out there loses 2 of the 4 most valuable players, surely the same result would occur. Why are the Spurs exempt?

Yeah but Lebron and Bosh are both out tonight and they're still doing what an elite team should be doing to a scrub team at home...blowing them the FUCK out. THAT is why the Spurs are exempt...for tonight's performance. They were coasting but after over a month of shitbag performances, you'd think they'd want to get into some kind of rhythm before the real season starts. Oh well. On to Round 1.

[spurs1990]

You mean the rosters or the individual players?

Sorry I meant any of those guys. I mean maybe one of the PGs for a very short spell but I'm hoping we go with a 7 man rotation in postseason.

PG Parker 40 min
SG Green 35 min
SF Kawhi 35 min
PF Duncan 35 min
C Splittler 30 min
Ginobili 30 min
Neal 25 min
random player 10 min

[superjames1992]

Sorry I meant any of those guys. I mean maybe one of the PGs for a very short spell but I'm hoping we go with a 7 man rotation in postseason.

PG Parker 40 min
SG Green 35 min
SF Kawhi 35 min
PF Duncan 35 min
C Splittler 30 min
Ginobili 30 min
Neal 25 min
random player 10 min
Neal for 25 minutes? No, ah HELL NAW... The Hero will jack up 30 shots in that span and shoot us out of the game with his fricking bricks!!!

[TheGoldStandard]

Sorry I meant any of those guys. I mean maybe one of the PGs for a very short spell but I'm hoping we go with a 7 man rotation in postseason.

PG Parker 40 min
SG Green 35 min
SF Kawhi 35 min
PF Duncan 35 min
C Splittler 30 min
Ginobili 30 min
Neal 25 min
random player 10 min

Hahaha, this is Pop we're talking about, They're all playing 25 minutes or so with Kawhi getting the most minutes.

[spurs1990]

Yeah but Lebron and Bosh are both out tonight and they're still doing what an elite team should be doing to a scrub team at home...blowing them the FUCK out. THAT is why the Spurs are exempt.

Would disagree on two counts. One, it's Miami. They're head and shoulders above.

Second, Orlando is in tank central - fighting with Charlotte for worst record. They are 6-37 since January 16. Minnesota has a far superior roster. They are on the same level as Orlando.

[Mugen]

thank god for the playoffs tbh.

[Robz4000]

Sorry I meant any of those guys. I mean maybe one of the PGs for a very short spell but I'm hoping we go with a 7 man rotation in postseason.

PG Parker 40 min
SG Green 35 min
SF Kawhi 35 min
PF Duncan 35 min
C Splittler 30 min
Ginobili 30 min
Neal 25 min
random player 10 min

If Green plays as bad as he has lately, I don't want him playing at all tbqh.

[bklynspursfan]

Yeah but Lebron and Bosh are both out tonight and they're still doing what an elite team should be doing to a scrub team at home...blowing them the FUCK out. THAT is why the Spurs are exempt...for tonight's performance. They were coasting but after over a month of shitbag performances, you'd think they'd want to get into some kind of rhythm before the real season starts. Oh well. On to Round 1.

Right but how many wins did we have early on this year without key guys? They've done it too. And we've beaten good teams without key guys, not just scrub teams. Having rhythm would be nice, but now at least we know they have another level or that infamous "switch" people talk about come playoff time. Last year, we probably couldn't say the same thing, as amazing as they looked.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

7 road losses in a row, plus this disgraceful loss. Disgusting. I understand a lot of players are getting back in the groove from injuries like Manu and Kawhi, but Duncan is the only guy out there right now that really seems to want to win...

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

1st round is where Tony needs to get back in rhythm and for the team to pick back up the rotation. We look sloppy now, but with a little team building with everyone back, Spurs can sculpt the offense back to its prime.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

:lmao this Spurs fan gets it
We got another band wagon Thunder fan here folks. Go back to the Thunder forum. Oh wait, you don't have one. :lol

[spurs1990]

Is it safe to say nowhere to go but up↑ ?

[SpurPadre]

If Green plays as bad as he has lately, I don't want him playing at all tbqh.

We definitely still need Green but we need Manu even more and for a rhythm player like Manu, I hope Pop starts Manu for the Big 3's last stand to get to the Finals. Why leave a kid to do a MANU's job?

[spurs1990]

Shit just noticed. bright spot from tonight fwiw

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

[BatManu20]

Skip Bayless ‏@RealSkipBayless (https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless)1m (https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless/status/324714736904175616)
Congrats to Lakers making playoffs. Now: Who gets to put my Spurs out of their misery -- blown out at home tonite by TWolves.

[TampaDude]

Skip Bayless ‏@RealSkipBayless (https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless)1m (https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless/status/324714736904175616)
Congrats to Lakers making playoffs. Now: Who gets to put my Spurs out of their misery -- blown out at home tonite by TWolves.

More like who gets to put the Lakers out of their misery, Spurs or Thunder?

[jestersmash]

Shit just noticed. bright spot from tonight fwiw

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

It's probably fool's gold though, tbh :lol

We got the OKC treatment 1st half with 20 free throws. We got the Orlando treatment (30th in FTA/FGA) in the 2nd half.

Tony received nearly a full free throw attempt per field goal attempt (FTA/FGA = 0.9). Harden leads the league with with an average FTA/FGA = .595. I seriously would not count on Tony getting to the line at this pace during the playoffs. He's not even top 100 in FTA/FGA this season. His usual FTA/FGA average value is so low (< .232) that I can't find readily find it on teamrankings.

Edit: My mistake, Harden leads the league for guards* in this category. Dwight leads the league overall at a whopping .891 FTA/FGA, for obvious reasons.

[Sean Cagney]

Skip Bayless ‏@RealSkipBayless (https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless)1m (https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless/status/324714736904175616)
Congrats to Lakers making playoffs. Now: Who gets to put my Spurs out of their misery -- blown out at home tonite by TWolves.
LOL he is right though, blown out by the DAMN WOLVES..... That is flat out pathetic and nothing surprises me at this point. They are horrible right now.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Can someone explain to me what the junk happened tonight? Is Parker done for? And why the hell did Gary Neal take more shots than anyone else on the team? If you ask me Neal should've gone instead of Jackson.