Game 76: Spurs @ Thunderrefs, 3 April 2014, 7:00 PM

[cd98]

i have no idea how minnesota and the mavs can beat the thunder but we can't. makes no sense

All about match ups. We play the Heat much better than the Thunder do.

[RD2191]

Manu's absence was huge tonight, Spurs win easily if Manu plays, he runs that bitch like kool runs hoes.

[SPIDER2311]

actually mills has been awful until garbage time.
10 points and 4 boards in the 2nd qauter?????

[noles1983]

And just like that. We win.

:lmao Spurs

congrats on a regular season win

[Horry Hipcheck]

Welp. I wish this would have been more competitive, but we all knew the deck was stacked against the Spurs tonight. Anything less than a Thunder win would have been a surprise, all things considered. The Spurs did what they needed to do, win in Indy and against GSW to pad the West lead for a loss.

The officiating of these games just hasn't gotten better since Game 6, which is the only reason OKC's hero ball system works. The Spurs did plenty of damage to themselves, but this should be a nice reset heading into the final six games.

[thunderup]

gg tbh


gg
thks

[cd98]

Spurs played weak last minute of the first half. At that point it looked like they'd succumb to the Thunder defense. We need more mental toughness. Thunder are a great team but the Spurs can beat them if they stop being intimidated by the athletes and the refs catch the 5 or 6 times Westbrook ran into our guards, knocked them down, and then stole the ball.

[romsho]

And just like that. We win.

:lmao Spurs

When's the parade? Eat a bag of dicks.

[Raven]

10 points and 4 boards in the 2nd qauter?????

way to spin the stats..

[Horry Hipcheck]

The Spurs have to figure out how to defend OKC without fouling. There's no other choice.

Any casual observer can see the disparity in foul calls between the Spurs and Thunder. There's a reason the Thunder are playing catchup to the team they're supposed to be vastly superior to in the standings.

[crc21209]

Spurs win next 2-3 games. Thunder lose 2 out of their next 4 games. No biggie..

[RD2191]

When's the parade? Eat a bag of dicks.

[thunderup]

When's the parade? Eat a bag of dicks.
:cry

[spurs10]

This Thunderef team aren't going anywhere. Westbrick has neither the mental fortitude or knees.

[Budkin]

And just like that. We win.

:lmao Spurs

Props thunderup. Looking forward to the playoffs

[Capt Bringdown]

"The Thunder suck, the refs, return of SuperManu, etc" = fanboy delusion
For a team that sucks so bad, they sure do a good job of kicking the shit out of the Spurs.
The Thunder have a full spectrum defensive strategy to beat the Spurs.
We've got Leonard. It's just not enough. They're a better team.

[daslicer]

Spurs win next 2-3 games. Thunder lose 2 out of their next 4 games. No biggie..

I have a feeling the Thunder are going to try to win every game. Spurs can only afford to lose another game. The spurs will have to get 64 wins to win the west. I think they can pull it off. It will be funny to see OKC with 63 wins and the second seed. I don't think a team has ever won that many games and ended up in second place.

[Budkin]

These kids are in for a rude awakening in the WCF, can't wait.

I agree. As long as we have homecourt.

[~Sweetmelody~]

The good thing I got out of the game was that they were only up 10 points with under 2 minutes and they still had all their starters and we didn't.

[venitian navigator]

The disparity in foul calls was embarassing...and the one that gave the sense of how the game was gonna be called was the double techical the bold ref gave to Duncan and Perkins... Duncan was fouled and the hold by Perkins long after the call...I didn't do nothing but take out the arm of Perkins from his body. Perkins then pushed him away. Duncan didn't react. Perkins should have been ejected for his stupid reaction. I don't really understand how an nba ref can make such a call...

[RD2191]

"The Thunder suck, the refs, return of SuperManu, etc" = fanboy delusion
For a team that sucks so bad, they sure do a good job of kicking the shit out of the Spurs.
The Thunder have a full spectrum defensive strategy to beat the Spurs.
We've got Leonard. It's just not enough. They're a better team.
It's true, and they have zero respect for the Spurs, but the refs help them in a major way. Kawhi missing most of the 3rd had a huge impact on the game. Fuck them anyways, Spurs need to rough them up tbh. Hard fouls or even dirty fouls. People act is of Horry and Bowen never played for this team. Fuck the Thunder. tbh.

[Mugen]

Spurs lose!

[james evans]

but this is why i fear the thunder cuz the refs give them their flops every time. when they took away durant's swinging his arms thru for a shot, they now give westbrook and fisher freethrows for falling on 3 pointers.

[RD2191]

Pop kept Leonard out to start the 3rd for a reason, lol @ OKC taking anything out of this win.

[Horry Hipcheck]

"The Thunder suck, the refs, return of SuperManu, etc" = fanboy delusion
For a team that sucks so bad, they sure do a good job of kicking the shit out of the Spurs.
The Thunder have a full spectrum defensive strategy to beat the Spurs.
We've got Leonard. It's just not enough. They're a better team.

No. They really aren't. We have a matchup problem, for sure, but watch their offense. It's a catastrophe that relies heavily on spot up shooters running against defenses that don't have time to set. Not to mention they were handed favorable calls and no calls all night. It's not a fanboy excuse. The officiating was shit and it may not have led to a Spurs win but Kawhi's foul trouble caused issues early and the Spurs clearly gave up on attacking the paint, knowing they would just get massacred and set up another OKC fast break. OKC is far more athletic but their "system" only works when the Spurs stop imposing theirs. Game 6 of the 2012 WCF is a perfect example of the kind of wall the Spurs hit when they start playing the Thunder's game.

[slick'81]

Lol Durant and westy playing down the stretch have fun in 2nd place fuckers

[james evans]

The good thing I got out of the game was that they were only up 10 points with under 2 minutes and they still had all their starters and we didn't.
because parker wasn't in turning the all over and taking bad shots

[Capster]

The good thing I got out of the game was that they were only up 10 points with under 2 minutes and they still had all their starters and we didn't.
Good point Sweetmelody!!! You got it just right!

[TampaDude]

Duncan - 28 minutes
Parker - 26 minutes
Leonard - 29 minutes
Ginobili - DNP

Yawn...enjoy your regular season series championship, OKC...it's all you're ever gonna have. Either the Spurs will beat you in the WCF, or you will somehow make it to the Finals and get crushed by Miami. True facts.

Oh, BTW...have fun in Houston tomorrow night... :lol

[BatManu20]

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[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Guys, lets be real. Parker, Duncan, and Diaw didn't play the entire fourth quarter... their starters played the entire game. We'll be fine. I'm really not worried about the Thunder. Obviously I would prefer LAC... but we can beat the Thunder.. we have been competitive with them and although they've won we haven't played them healthy since the beginning of the season.

Obviously thunderup has a right to be cocky.. but I think it will be a very intense WCF. The Thunder officially have my respect.

[slick'81]

Yeah let's c what okc does on a b2b v htown

[RD2191]

thunderup can suck a dick, lebron owns kd so fuck him and the thunder

[spurraider21]

Callabro, wipe the Thunder jizz from your face brah...
remember, he was the Sonics play by play guy, and OKC is the remnants of Seattle... he called Collison there for a while and Durant in his rookie season

[Horry Hipcheck]

Yeah let's c what okc does on a b2b v htown

If Westbrick sits they'll probably hand us that 4 game lead right back tbh

[Horry Hipcheck]

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[TampaDude]

Guys, lets be real. Parker, Duncan, and Diaw didn't play the entire fourth quarter... their starters played the entire game. We'll be fine. I'm really not worried about the Thunder. Obviously I would prefer LAC... but we can beat the Thunder.. we have been competitive with them and although they've won we haven't played them healthy since the beginning of the season.

Obviously thunderup has a right to be cocky.. but I think it will be a very intense WCF. The Thunder officially have my respect.

^this

The Thunder are a very good team, no doubt, but we can beat them in a 7-game series, especially with homecourt, and there are no B2Bs in the playoffs. I'm not afraid of OKC at all.

[SpurPadre]

TD gets the worst techs called against him. One for laughing and now one for getting pushed by a wannabe thug. Ridiculous.

[Horry Hipcheck]

TD gets the worst techs called against him. One for laughing and now one for getting pushed by a wannabe thug. Ridiculous.

Anyone who tries to act like the officiating wasn't preposterous need only look to that. Among other examples.

[RD2191]

People are giving too much credit to the Thunder because of that backdoor sweep in the WCF. Harden was a huge part of that series and a major reason why they won 4 straight. Our regular season struggles with them don't mean shit, tbh. We used to struggle with the Grizz and the media and fans alike would overreact when we would lose a regular season game to the Grizz, but what happened in last years WCF? Swept their asses and we own them this year. Same with the Clippers, hell even the Heat give us problems in the reg season yet the Spurs still took them to 7 in the Finals. I will worry about the Thunder when and if they beat us in the playoffs, until then those ringless faggots and their fans can go fuck themselves in their trailer while doing meth and watching thunderstruck on local tv.

[TampaDude]

People are giving too much credit to the Thunder because of that backdoor sweep in the WCF. Harden was a huge part of that series and a major reason why they won 4 straight. Our regular season struggles with them don't mean shit, tbh. We used to struggle with the Grizz and the media and fans alike would overreact when we would lose a regular season game to the Grizz, but what happened in last years WCF? Swept their asses and we own them this year. Same with the Clippers, hell even the Heat give us problems in the reg season yet the Spurs still took them to 7 in the Finals. I will worry about the Thunder when and if they beat us in the playoffs, until then those ringless faggots and their fans can go fuck themselves in their trailer while doing meth and watching thunderstruck on local tv.

:lol :toast

[timtonymanu]

People are giving too much credit to the Thunder because of that backdoor sweep in the WCF. Harden was a huge part of that series and a major reason why they won 4 straight. Our regular season struggles with them don't mean shit, tbh. We used to struggle with the Grizz and the media and fans alike would overreact when we would lose a regular season game to the Grizz, but what happened in last years WCF? Swept their asses and we own them this year. Same with the Clippers, hell even the Heat give us problems in the reg season yet the Spurs still took them to 7 in the Finals. I will worry about the Thunder when and if they beat us in the playoffs, until then those ringless faggots and their fans can go fuck themselves in their trailer while doing meth and watching thunderstruck on local tv.

robdiaz with the anti-robdiaz goods.

[RD2191]

:lol :toast
:toast

[RD2191]

robdiaz with the anti-robdiaz goods.
:lol

[spurs10]

TD gets the worst techs called against him. One for laughing and now one for getting pushed by a wannabe thug. Ridiculous. Amazing. I think it will be tough for the refs to get away with this bullshit in the playoffs. Thunderefs are not the NBA's sweetheart anymore. Giving Taliban to Houston was stupid, even before they found out Westbrick has glass knees. I'm glad our scrubs kept it relatively close. Not bad for a 5th game in 7 nights. Kawhi not playing in the 3rd quarter shows you how much Pop wanted this win.

[TampaDude]

Amazing. I think it will be tough for the refs to get away with this bullshit in the playoffs. Thunderefs are not the NBA's sweetheart anymore. Giving Taliban to Houston was stupid, even before they found out Westbrick has glass knees. I'm glad our scrubs kept it relatively close. Not bad for a 5th game in 7 nights. Kawhi not playing in the 3rd quarter shows you how much Pop wanted this win.

^ this, tbh

[spurs10]

^ this, tbh:toast :flag:

[SpurPadre]

Amazing. I think it will be tough for the refs to get away with this bullshit in the playoffs. Thunderefs are not the NBA's sweetheart anymore. Giving Taliban to Houston was stupid, even before they found out Westbrick has glass knees. I'm glad our scrubs kept it relatively close. Not bad for a 5th game in 7 nights. Kawhi not playing in the 3rd quarter shows you how much Pop wanted this win.

But it's because they get away with so many bullshit calls that they are the NBA's sweethearts. They get away with more bullshit than Lebron and the Heat. Ask fans of every team and the consensus will be that they get away with the most shitty ref calls in the league. It's unreal. They're good enough as it is.

[gameFACE]

Just finished the game on DVR. The main thing I took from it is that once the Thunder turned on the switch against the Spurs in the 3rd it was quick pickings. OKC got tough on D, aggravated the Spurs offense and were emphatic in their conquest. The Spurs folded handily and Pop as usual throws in the towel.

[RD2191]

Just finished the game on DVR. The main thing I took from it is that once the Thunder turned on the switch against the Spurs in the 3rd it was quick pickings. OKC got tough on D, aggravated the Spurs offense and were emphatic in their conquest. The Spurs folded handily and Pop as usual throws in the towel.
Kawhi was out most of the 3rd, non issue.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Just finished the game on DVR. The main thing I took from it is that once the Thunder turned on the switch against the Spurs in the 3rd it was quick pickings. OKC got tough on D, aggravated the Spurs offense and were emphatic in their conquest. The Spurs folded handily and Pop as usual throws in the towel.
One team's "tough D" is another's foul trouble. It's all bullshit.

[SpurPadre]

One team's "tough D" is another's foul trouble. It's all bullshit.

The disparity in speed is alarming, though.

[TampaDude]

The disparity in officiating is alarming, though.

fify

[ElNono]

People are giving too much credit to the Thunder because of that backdoor sweep in the WCF. Harden was a huge part of that series and a major reason why they won 4 straight. Our regular season struggles with them don't mean shit, tbh. We used to struggle with the Grizz and the media and fans alike would overreact when we would lose a regular season game to the Grizz, but what happened in last years WCF? Swept their asses and we own them this year. Same with the Clippers, hell even the Heat give us problems in the reg season yet the Spurs still took them to 7 in the Finals. I will worry about the Thunder when and if they beat us in the playoffs, until then those ringless faggots and their fans can go fuck themselves in their trailer while doing meth and watching thunderstruck on local tv.

finally rob coming through with the goods :tu

[BatManu20]

People are giving too much credit to the Thunder because of that backdoor sweep in the WCF. Harden was a huge part of that series and a major reason why they won 4 straight. Our regular season struggles with them don't mean shit, tbh. We used to struggle with the Grizz and the media and fans alike would overreact when we would lose a regular season game to the Grizz, but what happened in last years WCF? Swept their asses and we own them this year. Same with the Clippers, hell even the Heat give us problems in the reg season yet the Spurs still took them to 7 in the Finals. I will worry about the Thunder when and if they beat us in the playoffs, until then those ringless faggots and their fans can go fuck themselves in their trailer while doing meth and watching thunderstruck on local tv.

Literally 12 pages back... :rollin


Spurs bitched out, this pretty much fucks up the entire season for me. Spurs still can't do shit against OKC, refs are part of it but not all of it. What a joke.

[gameFACE]

Kawhi was out most of the 3rd, non issue.
Didn't make that much of a difference when he was back in.


The disparity in speed is alarming, though.
Yep. It's the speed/athleticism on defense that makes a difference.

[RD2191]

Literally 12 pages back... :rollin
Come on son, it's well known that I cliff dive/troll/talk shit during the game. But when you look at it in perspective the Thunder are a non issue. Take it for what it's worth.

[RD2191]

Didn't make that much of a difference when he was back in.


Yep. It's the speed/athleticism on defense that makes a difference.
Game was pretty much out of hand by then and OKC had huge momentum, we were still only down 10 with minutes to go.

[SpursRock20]

Spurs offense is predicated on great ball movement leading to open shots. The Thunder are the quickest defensive team in the league and are the best at closing out on shooters. Our guys weren't ready for that tonight and it was quite easy to tell. If we play them in the playoffs, we will need to be ready to shoot the shot. Pump faking and allowing them to reset is exactly what the Thunder want us to do.

[gameFACE]

Game was pretty much out of hand by then and OKC had huge momentum, we were still only down 10 with minutes to go.

Mills cut it down to 8, I think, in the 4th. But Pop had already waved the white flag by then. One thing I have to admit is that Brooks kept Durant and Westbrook in anyway just in case........

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Just got home and didn't have a chance to watch the game but what happened with Tony? 6 points and 3 assists?

[RD2191]

Mills cut it down to 8, I think, in the 4th. But Pop had already waved the white flag by then. One thing I have to admit is that Brooks kept Durant and Westbrook in anyway just in case........
Yeah, Brooks does that, eventually it will bite him in the ass a la Thibs with D Rose.

[TampaDude]

Just got home and didn't have a chance to watch the game but what happened with Tony? 6 points and 3 assists?

Yeah, only shot 3-10 with 3 turnovers, too...not his best game, to be sure...

[heyheymymy]

you could see the legs give half way through the 2nd quarter, no excuses, but the gas was fumes.

[RD2191]

finally rob coming through with the goods :tu
:tu

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Who gives a shit if we went 0-4 against the Thunder in the regular season. It's a whole new level in the playoffs and I think Spurs will be ready to face them if they both get to the Western Conference Finals.

[sammy]

Listening to Pop say they were physical & we didn't respond! So true! Maybe we should sign MWP! I would love to see him take out Westbrick, fisher & Jackson! Hate this aholes!

Officiating was horrendous! Even satan Joey Crawford called a better game yesterday! These bitches were allowed to hack & grab! WTF!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Listening to Pop say they were physical & we didn't respond! So true! Maybe we should sign MWP! I would love to see him take out Westbrick, fisher & Jackson! Hate this aholes!

Officiating was horrendous! Even satan Joey Crawford called a better game yesterday! These bitches were allowed to hack & grab! WTF!

Lots of awful calls. The reason OKC got so many fast break points was because of poor officiating. Parker was flung to the ground by Westbrook on one play.

[spurs10]

Anyone explain why the Thunderefs have 7 more games with a 55-19 record? Are they only playing 81 games?

[SpurPadre]

Anyone explain why the Thunderefs have 7 more games with a 55-19 record? Are they only playing 81 games?

The league decided to give them one less game to heal all their wounds from the vicious fouls teams give them.

[lakerhaterade]

Over/under then number of comments that piece of shit ThunderObsessed faggot will use from this game thread to make his "Spurs meltdown" thread tbh?

[spurs10]

The league decided to give them one less game to heal all their wounds from the vicious fouls teams give them.

:lol Just saw they had 8 more games. Good!

[ducks]

spurs played thunder 2 times on backtobacks and the thunder rested three days
lol at the nba schedule
atleast the thunder now have 5 games in 7 nights

[dallasmaverickslose]

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[99 Problems]

way to spin the stats..



By the the time Pop put him back on in the 3rd the horse had just bolted.

[Raven]

By the the time Pop put him back on in the 3rd the horse had just bolted.

he was a -11 if i am correct.

[SpurPadre]

Putting aside the horrendous refs we saw tonight, how many of our many turnovers were unforced? I didn't see many. I thought most of them were forced turnovers due to their length, speed and athleticism. The length is gonna be an extra bitch if and when Sefolosha comes back. The team is gonna have to devise a heck of a game plan to find answers to that should we meet them again in the WCF. I believe we've got a shot but how would we get it done? In '12, Pop's big answer was to reinsert Manu into the starting lineup but that wasn't enough and neither was Jackson going ham in Game 6. So, how would we turn things around if we meet up again?

[wildchild]

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[justinandimcool]

2-10 in the last 12 meetings and so many excuses on ST :lol :lol

[TE]

2-10 in the last 12 meetings and so many excuses on ST :lol :lol
So do we just pack our bags? Damn son you are in the top tier of cliff-jumpers tbh.

[justinandimcool]

So do we just pack our bags? Damn son you are in the top tier of cliff-jumpers tbh.

no take the loss, accept we are underdogs, if we see them we see them.

but no, omg thunderefs :( :( :(

[Sean Cagney]

Putting aside the horrendous refs we saw tonight, how many of our many turnovers were unforced? I didn't see many. I thought most of them were forced turnovers due to their length, speed and athleticism. The length is gonna be an extra bitch if and when Sefolosha comes back. The team is gonna have to devise a heck of a game plan to find answers to that should we meet them again in the WCF. I believe we've got a shot but how would we get it done? In '12, Pop's big answer was to reinsert Manu into the starting lineup but that wasn't enough and neither was Jackson going ham in Game 6. So, how would we turn things around if we meet up again?

That is the question man, hopefully the answers come soon.

[Darius Bieber]

no take the loss, accept we are underdogs, if we see them we see them.

but no, omg thunderefs :( :( :(

See this is what I don't get about many fans around the league.. Spurs go on a great 19 game winning streak, lose one game and suddenly they're underdogs? What the hell? Spurs were on a back end of a back to back, while OKC were resting at home for four days. Of course that's not gonna end well.

So what? OKC sweeps the Spurs in the regular season. Wow. Okay. Nice. Cleveland did that too in the 2006-2007 season. And what happened? Spurs swept their asses in the finals.

All I hear around other League message boards is that OKC is too good for the Spurs, that the Spurs can't beat them, etc.. Bullshit. Tonight is one game and you bet your ass the Spurs will take care of business on the playoffs like always.

Spurs regroup, get healthy, and go into the playoffs with a gameplan to beat RefKC.

[99 Problems]

he was a -11 if i am correct.


True, but Parker was -4. But who clearly played better? Mills clearly. I use both those cheeky imposters (eye test & stats) together tbh.

[justinandimcool]

See this is what I don't get about many fans around the league.. Spurs go on a great 19 game winning streak, lose one game and suddenly they're underdogs? What the hell? Spurs were on a back end of a back to back, while OKC were resting at home for four days. Of course that's not gonna end well.

So what? OKC sweeps the Spurs in the regular season. Wow. Okay. Nice. Cleveland did that too in the 2006-2007 season. And what happened? Spurs swept their asses in the finals.

All I hear around other League message boards is that OKC is too good for the Spurs, that the Spurs can't beat them, etc.. Bullshit. Tonight is one game and you bet your ass the Spurs will take care of business on the playoffs like always.

Spurs regroup, get healthy, and go into the playoffs with a gameplan to beat RefKC.

We're not underdogs against OKC? lmfao :lol I'm gonna root as hard as fuck but I'm not going around pretending healthy OKC doesn't have the odds in their favor.

Who gives a fuck what other boards say, Tony Parker can't score against OKC's length and we have to play perfect basketball to beat them. No agenda/spurfan/thunderfan sensationalism can illustrate better than what we see on the television.

oh and more B2B/refs excuses, awesome

[FireMicoHalili]

See this is what I don't get about many fans around the league.. Spurs go on a great 19 game winning streak, lose one game and suddenly they're underdogs? What the hell? Spurs were on a back end of a back to back, while OKC were resting at home for four days. Of course that's not gonna end well.

So what? OKC sweeps the Spurs in the regular season. Wow. Okay. Nice. Cleveland did that too in the 2006-2007 season. And what happened? Spurs swept their asses in the finals.

All I hear around other League message boards is that OKC is too good for the Spurs, that the Spurs can't beat them, etc.. Bullshit. Tonight is one game and you bet your ass the Spurs will take care of business on the playoffs like always.

Spurs regroup, get healthy, and go into the playoffs with a gameplan to beat RefKC.
2006-07 team not the same as this one. Hasty to think they can pull one off. Different team, different landscape. We aren't going against James and Ilgauskas and frickin Donyell Marshall.

[spurraider21]

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[ezau]

People are giving too much credit to the Thunder because of that backdoor sweep in the WCF. Harden was a huge part of that series and a major reason why they won 4 straight. Our regular season struggles with them don't mean shit, tbh. We used to struggle with the Grizz and the media and fans alike would overreact when we would lose a regular season game to the Grizz, but what happened in last years WCF? Swept their asses and we own them this year. Same with the Clippers, hell even the Heat give us problems in the reg season yet the Spurs still took them to 7 in the Finals. I will worry about the Thunder when and if they beat us in the playoffs, until then those ringless faggots and their fans can go fuck themselves in their trailer while doing meth and watching thunderstruck on local tv.

Great take, son.