Definition of Insecurity:

[sexinthatsx]

Both Durant and Westbrook on the floor with 4 minutes to go, while Spurs have their scrubs on the floor.

[hater]

its called going in on that ass

[TD 21]

its called going in on that ass

Exactly. They love to toy with the Spurs, both for their own psyche (though their confidence is already sky high against them), but also for the Spurs'.

Worst yet, the Spurs do nothing about it; they just accept being emasculated by this team over and over again. It's embarrassing and sickening. I don't expect a key player to do something stupid, but it's inexplicable that Ayres didn't lay out Westbrook in garbage time, with all the shit he pulled. I don't get this team.

[HI-FI]

I'd buy Ayres' jersey if he ever layed out Chimpbrook or Durant. you know he has it in him, it just might be too classy :cry while Thunder are stat padding.

[DapDaGenius]

Nawh, that's what you're supposed to do. Do your best to not allow them to come back.

[RD2191]

I'd buy Ayres' jersey if he ever layed out Chimpbrook or Durant. you know he has it in him, it just might be too classy :cry while Thunder are stat padding.
:lmaoI love this shit

[DesignatedT]

Exactly. They love to toy with the Spurs, both for their own psyche (though their confidence is already sky high against them), but also for the Spurs'.

Worst yet, the Spurs do nothing about it; they just accept being emasculated by this team over and over again. It's embarrassing and sickening. I don't expect a key player to do something stupid, but it's inexplicable that Ayres didn't lay out Westbrook in garbage time, with all the shit he pulled. I don't get this team.

If the spurs were repeatedly losing playoff series to these guys or something than I could see your point. These games are fucking meaningless. Only a team full of inexperienced nobody's and coaches would think these games have any affect on anybody's psyche.

The Spurs worry about the playoffs and that's it. Been that way for 17 years. They don't give a shit about this game or some dude dunking and pounding his chest with a minute left in a regular season matchup. Only fans get caught up in that meaningless crap.

[TD 21]

If the spurs were repeatedly losing playoff series to these guys or something than I could see your point. These games are fucking meaningless. Only a team full of inexperienced nobody's and coaches would think these games have any affect on anybody's psyche.

The same game has played out virtually every time they've met since game 3 of the WCF. Even if you don't know much or you're just a blind homer, look at the ease with which they play against the Spurs, as well as their confidence level and body language and compare that to the Spurs'.

[DesignatedT]

The same game has played out virtually every time they've met since game 3 of the WCF. Even if you don't know much or you're just a blind homer, look at the ease with which they play against the Spurs, as well as their confidence level and body language and compare that to the Spurs'.

They haven't played a meaningful game since 2012. At least not meaningful for the Spurs. If you don't believe that or can't see that I don't know what else to say. The Spurs do not care about regular season games. Pop even said it on national tv tonight.

[DesignatedT]

dp

[ElNono]

They haven't played a meaningful game since 2012. At least not meaningful for the Spurs. If you don't believe that or can't see that I don't know what else to say. The Spurs do not care about regular season games. Pop even said it on national tv tonight.

Exactly. There was the same talk about Memphis when we lost in 2010... just a bunch of babbling. They're a good team, but the whole psyche talk is stupid.

[DarrinS]

This game was very important to the thunderefs. Questionable letting them play so long into the 4th -- makes you wonder

[TD 21]

They haven't played a meaningful game since 2012. At least not meaningful for the Spurs. If you don't believe that or can't see that I don't know what else to say. The Spurs do not care about regular season games. Pop even said it on national tv tonight.

You're an idiot if you don't think they care every time they play this team. Of course they do. There's a level of frustration, particularly with Pop, that's just not there against other teams.

Look, I don't enjoy this anymore than any other Spurs fan. I hate admitting they can't beat someone and I doubly hate that it's a team I probably hate more than any other since the O'Neal led Lakers, but I'm not going to be a blind homer either.

[Budkin]

Whatever, we got them in the playoffs tbh

[DesignatedT]

You're an idiot if you don't think they care every time they play this team. Of course they do. There's a level of frustration, particularly with Pop, that's just not there against other teams.

Lol an idiot. Yeah since Pop went for the throat tonight, sitting Manu and starting belinelli in the second half. Sure they want to win, sure they want to beat these guys, they are competitors, but they in no shape or form are treating these games like its a WCF game. Not even close.

[DesignatedT]

Wtf do you keep talking about blind homer. If you want to take a bunch of regular season matchups and form a conclusion then be my guest. All I'm saying is they haven't played a meaningful game since 2012. The spurs didn't treat this game any different than they did the fuckin sixers last week.

[Horry Hipcheck]

The Spurs lost the second night of a back to back on the road to a team coming off three days of rest, Pop sat Ginobili, the refs eliminated any indication that this game was going to be a balanced affair early on, and the Spurs still had it down to within 10 late without the starters on the floor. This entire forum chalked this up as a loss a week ago. So fucking what. When they beat the Spurs 4 times out of 7 in May, for which they will not have HCA, then we can bemoan the end of Spurs western dominance. This game was a hugely frustrating display of meaningless showboating by a team still hoping the team they just beat manages to hand them the 1 seed they've spent all of March letting slip further away.

[jag]

its called going in on that ass

It's a lot like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cROJW9Jn3ds

[Juggity]

Worst yet, the Spurs do nothing about it; they just accept being emasculated by this team over and over again. It's embarrassing and sickening. I don't expect a key player to do something stupid, but it's inexplicable that Ayres didn't lay out Westbrook in garbage time, with all the shit he pulled. I don't get this team.

Ayres just saving the hard hits for the playoffs when it counts tbh. By June he'll be a living a legend.

[sexinthatsx]

I honestly think Spurs had mixed emotions coming into this game. First off, Duncan, Parker, and maybe even Danny Green shouldn't have been playing this game since it was a back to back. Spurs threw in the towel with 8 minutes remaining in the 4th when Thunder was up by maybe 14 points. It was clear the Spurs were conflicted on whether they should risk injuries to their older players and try to get their consecutive win to keep the franchise record alive, or just throw in the towel because it was a back to back.

As much as I hated seeing the Spurs lose their winning streak to the Thunder of all teams, I'm one of the people who thinks this game was meaningless - Spurs held on for the division title and has a a locked seeding position, this game was purely for keeping the win streak alive.

[Hoops Czar]

Lol an idiot. Yeah since Pop went for the throat tonight, sitting Manu and starting belinelli in the second half.

Lol, yeah, that's why they lost. Holy shit!!!

[Man In Black]

Durant played 40 minutes and didn't drop 40 on the team. He shot terribly and Kawhi pestered him like he does every real perimeter scorer. If they lose tomorrow to Houston, it'll be because they didn't have the sense to use their bench like Pop did.

[DesignatedT]

Lol, yeah, that's why they lost. Holy shit!!!

I didn't say that fucktard. But only a fool would think this game was played and coached like a playoff game from the Spurs end.

[ChumpDumper]

Exactly. They love to toy with the Spurs, both for their own psyche (though their confidence is already sky high against them), but also for the Spurs'.

Worst yet, the Spurs do nothing about it; they just accept being emasculated by this team over and over again. It's embarrassing and sickening. I don't expect a key player to do something stupid, but it's inexplicable that Ayres didn't lay out Westbrook in garbage time, with all the shit he pulled. I don't get this team.I'm sorry OKC emasculated you.

[TJastal]

I'm sorry OKC emasculated you.

:lol

[DJB]

Both Durant and Westbrook on the floor with 4 minutes to go, while Spurs have their scrubs on the floor.

I think the whole league knows better than to play their bench against ours down by 10 with 4 minutes to go. Our bench would be a 2-3 seed in the Eastern conference.

[Embedded]

We didn't give OKC a look at our playoff lineup, rested Manu Ginobili, and they had to keep their starters in until the end. We were finishing 5 games in 7 nights, and Tony Parker's legs showed he had just played the night before. I am okay with the loss. This wasn't a 30 or 20 point loss, even with their starters against our subs the last half of the 4th. We played the night before, had to travel, and OKC was at home resting since Sunday. In post-game interviews our classy team ALWAYS puts a win in the proper context. Coach Popovich stated that Golden State was decimated with injuries and had just played the night before. No Thunder said such about us, including Durant.

From a layman's perspective, it seemed like OKC was able to get out into the passing lanes, yet still able to recover. How do we adjust to that?

[TD 21]

Lol an idiot. Yeah since Pop went for the throat tonight, sitting Manu and starting belinelli in the second half. Sure they want to win, sure they want to beat these guys, they are competitors, but they in no shape or form are treating these games like its a WCF game. Not even close.

Pop's an actor. Look no further than the show he put on pretending to be overjoyed for the Heat last season. Don't kid yourself; he wanted this one, but he also wanted to leave himself an out for pretending he didn't, which is why Ginobili sat out and he pulled the plug on Duncan and Parker the instant the Thunder took control of the game. By handling it the way he did, he get's to have his cake and eat it too, while partially salvaging the team's psyche.

Once again, it's not that they lost to them, it's how. Unbeknownst to some, we've seen this movie over and over again. Even if we hadn't, 10 of 12 is no fluke and it's not meaningless. I can't recall a stretch even similar to that against any team in the Duncan era.

[Horry Hipcheck]

but he also wanted to leave himself an out for pretending he didn't, which is why Ginobili sat out and he pulled the plug on Duncan and Parker the instant the Thunder took control of the game.

You actually think Pop sets himself up to have an excuse in the event of a loss to a talented team? Which Coach Pop have you been watching since 1996?

[silverblk mystix]

Pop: "Play the right way"

As far as coaching....


Pop: "I am not actually coaching to win - because I am a chickenshit - so I will coach with fear - but don't do as I DO - just do as I say"

[Brazil]

Pop: "Play the right way"

As far as coaching....


Pop: "I am not actually coaching to win - because I am a chickenshit - so I will coach with fear - but don't do as I DO - just do as I say"

Focus on the :lmao in the club, you suck at basically everything else faggot

[Splits]

Pop: "Play the right way"

As far as coaching....


Pop: "I am not actually coaching to win - because I am a chickenshit - so I will coach with fear - but don't do as I DO - just do as I say"

http://i.imgur.com/hmbrvTT.gif

[TD 21]

You actually think Pop sets himself up to have an excuse in the event of a loss to a talented team? Which Coach Pop have you been watching since 1996?

Absolutely. Otherwise, what reason was there for playing Duncan and Parker in the first place? He also held an impromptu 10 minute film session right after the game.

[Leetonidas]

Focus on the :lmao in the club, you suck at basically everything else faggot

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/640/962/d91.gif

[Horry Hipcheck]

Absolutely. Otherwise, what reason was there for playing Duncan and Parker in the first place? He also held an impromptu 10 minute film session right after the game.

There are seriously several reasons he could have played Duncan and Parker, not the least of which being that they both insisted that they receive playing time. The suggestion that he'd do it just so the loss would look a certain way to people other than Scott Brooks is ludicrous and ignores literally everything he's instilled in the Spurs franchise.

[TD 21]

There are seriously several reasons he could have played Duncan and Parker, not the least of which being that they both insisted that they receive playing time. The suggestion that he'd do it just so the loss would look a certain way to people other than Scott Brooks is ludicrous and ignores literally everything he's instilled in the Spurs franchise.

They've admitted that they argue about it many of the times he decides to sit them, yet he get's his way because in the end, it's his say, so why didn't he this time, when he admitted he'd have preferred to?

He wanted it, he just figured out about two thirds of the way through that it was a lost cause, so he pulled the plug in order to rest them/avoid injury and attempt to salvage as much of the team's psyche as he could by pretending he didn't care . . . yet up until that point, he was playing a tight 8 man rotation and had Duncan and Parker on pace for high 30's minutes, despite it being their 5th game in 7 nights. This from the same coach who generally wouldn't do those things if the team were coming off of 3 days off.

[Mnky]

For everyone talking about "psyche." You've never played competitive sports if you think sitting on the bench watching your rival tear into the scoreboard on you in the fourth isn't a pump-up. Pop knows what he's doing. Not only has he not shown any type of strategy all year against what is to be expected the spurs biggest hurdle, he has 4 games of motivation to tear into the Spurs with.


:pop: Chess Bitches.