Spurs' locker room stayed closed for 20 minutes after final horn...

[Amuseddaysleeper]

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[Robz4000]

Don't worry, they'll follow this up with a close loss in Portland with Enrique putting up an astounding 10 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, a steal, and 5 TOs in 35 mins of play!

[apalisoc_9]

Don't worry, they'll follow this up with a close loss in Portland with Enrique putting up an astounding 10 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, a steal, and 5 TOs in 35 mins of play!

:lmao

[HI-FI]

That's good to hear.

[Leetonidas]

At least we all know they are aware and frustrated with their own suckage

[Malik Hairston]

Don't worry, they'll follow this up with a close loss in Portland with Enrique putting up an astounding 10 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, a steal, and 5 TOs in 35 mins of play!

:lol followed by Cry Havoc making a thread about Parker being on the rise..

[NASpurs]

Kind of makes me feel better, don't know why.

[timtonymanu]

Messed up of Pop to put Enrique on the spot in front of his teammates.

[apalisoc_9]

:lol followed by Cry Havoc making a thread about Parker being on the rise..

:lmao

[apalisoc_9]

Probably talk about how bad Danny, Kawhi, and Tiago have been..

Pop never questions the big 3 tbh

[FkLA]

:lol followed by Cry Havoc making a thread about Parker being on the rise..

:rollin


Probably talk about how bad Danny, Kawhi, and Tiago have been..

Pop never questions the big 3 tbh

Danny has unfairly been the scapegoat all season. Wouldn't blame that LDN if he bolted in the off-season.

smh at giving his minutes Belli

[CitizenDwayne]

Interesting. The next game could determine the season, in a way.

If they come out with some serious aggressiveness and get a damn win (not just a close game), then that's reason for at least some hope.

If not, I am going to be seriously fucking scared.

[100%duncan]

They finally decided to stop coasting

[Malik Hairston]

As a Spurs fan, the only times I have felt a starter was killing the team was the washed-up perimeter players of 2001 and 2002, Michael Finley in 2008 and 2009, and Keith Bogans during whatever year that was..I didn't even feel as strongly about Bonner and Blair, tbh..

This year's version of Parker has joined that list, unfortunately..there's really no hope for this team as long as he is starting and finishing games..

[midnightpulp]

Good. I hope these assholes sober the fuck up.

[CitizenDwayne]

As a Spurs fan, the only times I have felt a starter was killing the team was the washed-up perimeter players of 2001 and 2002, Michael Finley in 2008 and 2009, and Keith Bogans during whatever year that was..I didn't even feel as strongly about Bonner and Blair, tbh..

This year's version of Parker has joined that list, unfortunately..there's really no hope for this team as long as he is starting and finishing games..

Thank you for that.

As concerned as I am about this Spurs team, I still don't get that overwhelming sense of dread I got when I saw Bogans step onto the court.

[SpurPadre]

Best news we could hope for since the AS break, tbh.

[Silver&Black]

Best news I've seen all night.

[apalisoc_9]

The spurs are done tbh..

pop is inlove with Belli and obviously Parker is still playing.

[Robz4000]

Beli isn't the problem; its Pop gutting the rotations and Green/Leonard's confidence by benching them for tiny mistakes. Also Enrique obviously.

[dabom]

Beli isn't the problem; its Pop gutting the rotations and Green/Leonard's confidence by benching them for tiny mistakes.

Thread worthy material. Jackson with the "pop only cares about the big 3" tbh. I could never see tony manu or tim benched although tim for obvious reasons but it definitely is unfair to the team chemistry that tony will never get benched and definitely not by themselves as to never hurt their feelings. When green makes a mistake. Pop benches him. When kawhi fucks up, he benched him. When Parker sucks, time to bench the whole team because they cant carry enrique good enough. :lmao

[TheGreatYacht]

I hope they came to the conclusion that KawhISO's aren't the answer and move on.

[dabom]

I hope our 2 best PGs call out Enrique and Pop and Belli love triangle.

[Cloud786]

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[SpursFan86]

Yeah the whole "bench Danny every time he makes a mistake on defense" is getting really old.

[Ditty]

The spurs are done tbh..

pop is inlove with Belli and obviously Parker is still playing.

and Kawhi is still driving :lol

"I'm not a player lover :cry"

[Sean Cagney]

At least we all know they are aware and frustrated with their own suckage

They should be, they should have been quite some time ago but maybe now they wake up some? IS THIS THE WAKE UP? Doubt it but we can hope.

[apalisoc_9]

Of course the big 3 had all the words...

Pop never really bothered with the big 3...

5 years ago that's fine...

But not now.

[Cloud786]

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[marinoman]

Still the champs, it's looking real bad, but I still believe it can be done

[Ditty]

Kawhi probably had a hard time getting out of the locker room because Tim and Baynes were standing by the door.

[Malik Hairston]

Kawhi probably had a hard time getting out of the locker room because Tony Parker was stuck in the doorway

[polandprzem]

Finally they found a key after 20 minutes

[ElNono]

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[TDfan2007]

http://i59.tinypic.com/veluvn.png

:lmao this is too good

[spurs10]

http://i59.tinypic.com/veluvn.png Please no!! :bang

[ElNono]

:lol

[rasuo214]

Maybe bench the starting unit and come out with the bench, make each starting player earn their job back.

[spurraider21]

http://i59.tinypic.com/veluvn.png
El Cliente probably turned it over

[benfti]

I know Patty is not himself, but how is he going to get into form when he is getting 8 minutes? He starts hitting shots, the team gets moving. Ive got no doubt.

[MAxEric]

Manu always find the excuse for the Spurs!!
bullshit!!!!
This Spurs is done!!!
No hope and no fire I can find in this team!!

Action is better than being optimistic!

[Agloco]

Good. I hope these assholes sober the fuck up.

This

[spursparker9]

Don't worry, they'll follow this up with a close loss in Portland with Enrique putting up an astounding 10 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, a steal, and 5 TOs in 35 mins of play!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dfzsKzo7l4s/UpK8pIx0xDI/AAAAAAAAIDc/jPmQjzjKg7A/s1600/seems+legit4.gif

[MVPCues]

After that loss, they probably misplaced the key on purpose hoping everyone would be gone before they walked out.

[jag]

:lol followed by Cry Havoc making a thread about Parker being on the rise..

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/image.php?u=18403&dateline=1424554647

:lmao

[jag]

All those years of carrying the team on his back...Manu's glass body has taken a toll on everyone.

[cd98]

Looks like 50 win per season streak is going to end.

[hater]

they were probably logged into spurstalk and laughing at the short bussers' takes on the game :lmao

[Fireball]

they were probably logged into spurstalk and laughing at the short bussers' takes on the game :lmao

but they missed great stuff like this ...

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=244765&p=7843234#post7843234

[hater]

but they missed great stuff like this ...

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=244765&p=7843234#post7843234

disagree. the coaching staff is to be blamed for this debacle tbh. they simply look incompetent :tu

[SayTown]

Manu needs to start for Danny so there will always be one of either Danny or Kawhi in the game, when those two are out the defense is crap

[Raven]

:lol followed by Cry Havoc making a thread about Parker being on the rise..

so true :lol

[Fireball]

disagree. the coaching staff is to be blamed for this debacle tbh. they simply look incompetent :tu

That might be the case ... but these Spurs players were a well oiled machine over the past seasons so I do not know how the assistant coaches might have fucked it up so badly.

[hater]

That might be the case ... but these Spurs players were a well oiled machine over the past seasons so I do not know how the assistant coaches might have fucked it up so badly.

NBA watched the last 2 Finals closely and adapted. They know how to play the Spurs. good coaches like Carlisle, Van Gundy wrote the blueprint. Now it's on Spurs coaches to redesign the game. They are failing at doing this. This combined with the regression of Parker and the other big 2 and the failure of utilizing Kawhi correctly. And you have the season we are having.

[DesignatedT]

Nobody is doing what Carlisle did :lol. Fuckin clueless. They played man to man switching everything all series. Not one team has done that to the Spurs so far this year lol.

Actually, Pop has now been trying to do it defensively and it's failing big time.

[hater]

yeah, nobody has been staying on our shooters. Nobody has been sending bigmen to obstruct the ballhandlers. nobody has been packing the driving lanes. nobody has been allowing our tall wings to hold the ball. nobody :lol

[RD2191]

Kawhi probably had a hard time getting out of the locker room because Tim and Baynes were standing by the door.
:lmao

[TXstbobcat]

They used that 20 minutes to discus where to go for dinner that night.

[Malik Hairston]

Babar used that 20 minutes to discus where to go for dinner that night.

[look_at_g_shred]

More interested to hear what pop said.

[MVPCues]

More interested to hear what pop said.

"We are still only 4 games out of the 3rd seed." -Pop in locker room

[Malik Hairston]

Pop: "Tony, put that fucking donut down and listen!"

[bd_monster]

Pops loving all this regress in production from alot of his players in regards to payroll. Gonna have some pay cuts going around soon.

[MVPCues]

Pops loving all this regress in production from alot of his players in regards to payroll. Gonna have some pay cuts going around soon.

Will that include refunds?

[hater]

Pop: "Kawhi, say something for god's sakes!"

[jeebus]

Pop: "Tony, put that fucking donut down and listen!"

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[Malik Hairston]

http://i.imgur.com/XYr9FpS.png

:lmao Fat Tony !!

[jeebus]

:lmao Fat Tony !!

:lol my nigga

[Johnny RIngo]

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:rollin

[Texas_Ranger]

but its only February

[DMC]

Every team in the league has the same excuses for losing. No one gives a fuck. You win or you don't, stop making excuses or "worm turn" comments and either play or retire.

[cd98]

Seeing the Spurs' decline this season has reminded me of the Detroit Bad Boys decline. For a few years, they were so good, and then age finally caught up with them and while they could still beat good teams that took them lightly, they just didn't have it anymore. The Spurs have had a great run, and I wrote them off three years ago. While that was a mistake, let's be honest, when your best player is near 40, you don't have much gas left in the tank. We'll play out this season and finish with an 8th seed and then lose in the first round to a younger, hungrier team. And I have no problem with it as last year made it well worth what our rebuilding will be like over the next six years.

[313]

I don't think a brief 20 minute discussion is going to fix everything that's wrong with the team, but I'll take it.

[in2deep]

they were probably waiting for Kawhi to finish a sentence

[AztecSpur]

Holy crap..that Jeebus account needs to be shut down...I could see this in the deep south, but San Antonio????

[Cry Havoc]

:lol followed by Cry Havoc making a thread about Parker being on the rise..

Awww, you and your little krew members have assembled. I bet it's just like being back in high school when you were trying to be the cool clique!

[benefactor]

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:lol

[look_at_g_shred]

I wonder what Timmy thinks about all this

[hater]

they were probably waiting for Kawhi to finish a sentence

:lmao :lol

[UZER]

More interested to hear what pop said.

"They made shots. We didn't"

[spurtech09]

570094430696255488pop saying these spurs fans are abunch of spoiled whiners .....total meltdown....

[Budkin]

pop saying these spurs fans are abunch of spoiled whiners .....total meltdown....

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[phxspurfan]

This team needed a signature loss. Like the every year Bucks loss of years past.


The good thing is, the way things are going, if they make the playoffs, they have a chance to peak in the playoffs.

But this team reminds me of the 03 Lakers.

[cjw]

5 up in the loss column with 26 games to play. Would take a pretty substantial meltdown of winning 40% of games + Suns or Hornets 60%. Though think about how big that Asik tip in looms in retrospect - would be 4 games plus a guaranteed tiebreaker to NO, which they can salvage by winning the last game of the season.

[pjjrfan]

Turnovers, defensive lapses, and inconsistent shooting, right now this team is on a downward spiral, but on the bright side this is the same team that walked away with the Larry O'Brian Trophy they just have to get that chemistry going, and it's not one guy, it's equal opportunity everyone is getting a shot at messing up.

[DMC]

When Kawhi comes back, he'll turn things around. You can't tell me not having the Finals MVP doesn't make a difference. Hell, we only lost by a few points on a lot of games. Wait...nm

[heyheymymy]

Turnovers, defensive lapses, and inconsistent shooting, right now this team is on a downward spiral, but on the bright side this is the same team that walked away with the Larry O'Brian Trophy they just have to get that chemistry going, and it's not one guy, it's equal opportunity everyone is getting a shot at messing up.

all fixable, non-core problems if it's stemming from disinterest like I suspect is.

[spurs10]

Pop, "This grape is really young, but I find it's very rich and full on the palate. Boris that cheese is for everyone......"

[SpurPadre]

Possible things Pop said in the closed door meeting:

A: "I'm not buying out anybody's contract!"

B: "yada, yada, I want some nasty!"

C: "Remember Game 6, tbh.,"

D: "(channeling his inner Tomjanovich) Don't ever underestimate the heart of a Champion!"

E: "Tony, stop fucking Becky up the ass and listen!"

F: "Matt, (gets down on one knee) will you marry me?

[DMC]

Nah, it was all about starting a new sculpture, how the rock is new and the pounding has to begin anew, that you cannot lean on your last work to compensate for lack of execution of this new piece, if you want a work of art. Eventually the rock breaks, and eventually you can perhaps carve out a championship but it takes one swing at a time. Pop was telling them to not get frustrated, to just keep playing though the difficulty, that it would galvanize them, bring them together. He probably said he will accept a loss if he knows they played their best, but they aren't doing that right now. He asked for their best, each one of them. He probably didn't bitch anyone out. He'd do that in public.

[spurs10]

He probably said he will accept a loss if he knows they played their best, but they aren't doing that right now.
Hopefully....or..." You're f*cking kidding me! They can't find the key!!!??"

[lefty]

:lol followed by Cry Havoc making a thread about Parker being on the rise..
:lol

[Sean Cagney]

but its only February

Don't forget wait until the Rodeo Road trip where we start to gel! I read a fan say today that wait until we get home and get some home cooking, now it's come to that :lol. Next it's only March is coming.

[TheGreatYacht]

When Kawhi comes back, he'll turn things around. You can't tell me not having the Finals MVP doesn't make a difference. Hell, we only lost by a few points on a lot of games. Wait...nm
:lol

[look_at_g_shred]

When Kawhi comes back, he'll turn things around. You can't tell me not having the Finals MVP doesn't make a difference. Hell, we only lost by a few points on a lot of games. Wait...nm
The teams we lost to in Dec without him (small sample) we haven't lost to again since his return.

[TheGoldStandard]

It'll be a wake tonight after they get torched by Portland

[MVPCues]

Maybe the team needs a crisis since losing doesn't seem to be enough. Maybe another loss tonight and some sort of self induced implosion needs to happen.

[Johnny RIngo]

Maybe the team needs a crisis since losing doesn't seem to be enough. Maybe another loss tonight and some sort of self induced implosion needs to happen.

An implosion in Parker's knees would certainly help the team right now.

[cd021]

Beli isn't the problem; its Pop gutting the rotations and Green/Leonard's confidence by benching them for tiny mistakes. Also Enrique obviously.

KL was benched in the Clippers game, he deserved it there.

[TheGreatYacht]

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