Game Thread: Spurs @ Blazers presented by Eagle, CO

[ElNono]

:lol Beli's D is indefensible

[Darius Bieber]

Just like that, back down 10.

[hater]

fuck

damn

shit

damn

[RD2191]

Son of a bitch

[beirmeistr]

please keep tp on the bench

[BatManu20]

Danny's bricking the hell out of these shots

[mkurts]

http://hoopeduponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tony-parker-french-burger.jpeg

Green and Mills trying to keep us afloat while Porker stuffs his face

[NASpurs]

Motherfuckers can't miss :lol

[TMTTRIO]

I love Manu but I think he's done.
Well the way this season is going he's going to be retired very soon.

[hater]

assbeating official assbeating

[spurtech09]

spurs just can't get it going but the blazers are.....

[RD2191]

Fucking faggot going off.

[ElNono]

just like that back to 12

[hater]

please keep tp on the bench

still getting our ass beat tbh

[timtonymanu]

Maybe we should sit Diaw,Splitter, and Beli too. Let Patty and Danny play 2 on 5. Since it's pretty much what they're doing right now.

[TDfan2007]

:lol well so much for that. These guys are way too hot for a comeback...

[Uriel]

Welp. That's the ballgame.

[01Snake]

4 game skid.

[TheGoldStandard]

Well the way this season is going he's going to be retired very soon.
Spurs announce they'll extend Manu 2 more years at 14 mil

[BatManu20]

They're shooting it really well tonight. The fact that our shitty D is giving them so many open looks doesn't help.

[MI21]

Why does Boris never do spin move bully ball anymore, up and unders or any of that tricky french pastry bullshit, it's all fadeaway bullshit...

[TE]

It's annoying...this shit about watching a team shoot lights out, jumpers of the iso hero ball variety is so fucking annoying.

[Darius Bieber]

Blazers score 76 against the Jazz lol

[SupremeGuy]

We're just asking too much from our bench, tbh.

[spurtech09]

sucks cause we all know blazers are choke artists in the play offs...just like clips warriors

[RD2191]

This is a win if anyone but parker had started at PG. Hell becky would have us up double digits.

[Silver&Black]

You don't have to be James Naismith to know those back to back threes hurt.....:cry

[Robz4000]

Spurs keep making the same god damn defensive lapses...

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs go on an 11 game losing streak. Book it. lol 20 minute locker room talk.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Wes Matthews a cute little regular season player, he'll shit the bed in the playoffs like last year though.

[TheGoldStandard]

Spurs keep making the same god damn defensive lapses...

Marco is in the game so....

[Silver&Black]

This is a win if anyone but parker had started at PG. Hell becky would have us up double digits.

robdiaz with the goods....

My nigga.

[cjw]

Please tell me Beli isn't covering Matthews. And if it's Green, wtf is he doing?

[ElNono]

Danny and Tiago are the only two defenders in that lineup... if you don't light it up on offense, you're screwed

[TheGoldStandard]

Just thankful phoenix and new orleans sucked for much longer than the Spurs or else we'd be out of the playoffs

[spurtech09]

eh this game is pretty much over....spurs look helpless

[SupremeGuy]

Might as well get used to losing, cause pop won't bench parker, and it's going to take everyone else on the team playing great to make up for it.

[Johnny RIngo]

Team France 3-19 tonight.

[RD2191]

robdiaz with the goods....

My nigga.
:hat

[Malik Hairston]

Belinelli just can't be on the floor against any decent team, his defense is way too much of a liability, as we saw in last year's playoffs..last year's Portland team had one of the worst benches in the league, so he was allowed to stay on the floor, but they're torching him with Afflalo out there..

[hater]

:lmao Mills

[SupremeGuy]

This is a win if anyone but parker had started at PG. Hell becky would have us up double digits.Yup.

[siraulo23]

^ and even tiago's mobility is hindered

marco defensively just causes breakdowns every possession

[hater]

game

[Malik Hairston]

Please tell me Beli isn't covering Matthews. And if it's Green, wtf is he doing?

Green hasn't defended Matthews at any point IIRC..

[tmtcsc]

I'm seeing signs of life from some players. Tim is a friggin stud. Manu - Games like you & Tony are having just can't happen. Goes for Tiago too. He is the absolute biggest pussy of a player I've ever seen in a Spurs uniform. So fucking weak. Last year's playoffs was the aberration. He gets outboarded on the norm.

[ElNono]

nobody can rebound for shit?

[Silver&Black]

4 black jerseys under the basket.....Kaman gets the board.

:pctoss

[Uriel]

Looking at Kaman's face makes me so mad. I don't know why.

[Darius Bieber]

When's the last time the Spurs have had two 4 game losing streaks in a season? Gonna be 5 losses on Friday.

[TXstbobcat]

Mills!!!!

[RD2191]

Start mills.

[LakerHater]

Team is so rollercoaster

[Silver&Black]

#StartMills

[Budkin]

This reminds me of the end of the 2011 season. Let's see if we can match that 6 game losing streak now.

[ElNono]

Patty in 6 mins already better than TP in 23...

[mkurts]

Mills looking much better

[TDfan2007]

Matthews is absolutely destroying us.

[hater]

Patty in 6 mins already better than TP and Manu in 23...

FIFY

[noles1983]

Looking at Kaman's face makes me so mad. I don't know why.

he looks like a mangy vagrant

[SupremeGuy]

What would pop do if Kawhi, Green, and CoJo walked into his office and said they're not re-signing if he keeps starting porker?

[RD2191]

Lol spurs

[ElNono]

FIFY

Manu played 12 mins

[timtonymanu]

You have to fucking rebound, Spurs. Holy hell

[RD2191]

:lmao

[ElNono]

fucking rebounds.... Timmy really has to do it all...

[NASpurs]

That last sequence is just a summary of the season.

[Darius Bieber]

This team is done. Gonna be last in the league next season.

[noles1983]

fucking pathetic rebounding, stupid pussies

[Uriel]

Wow.

[BatManu20]

:lol this is sad tbh

[cjw]

Shot clock violation? I guess barely hit rim.

[Budkin]

Fuck this piece of shit team.

[Silver&Black]

That wasn't a 24 sec. violation? Did it knick the rim?

[testies]

BOX HIM OUT BELIFATTY

[noles1983]

note to front office, get a fucking scorer and a damn rebounder please

[NASpurs]

Pop needs to change things up and it doesn't start with the center positron.

[Johnny RIngo]

GOATbrook gonna lead the Thunder past the Spurs in the standings while Porker sinks SA out of the playoffs.

[TheGoldStandard]

Batum just patted Tim and Mills in the back, he knows they're done

[timtonymanu]

And Enrique is gonna check in. Game over for sure

[loveforthegame]

Murdered by Kamen.

[mkurts]

oh no

[Darius Bieber]

The Jazz beat this Blazer team by almost 20.

[siraulo23]

bellineli running away to get boxed out, instead of boxing out xD

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard and1

[spurtech09]

even camen looking legit lol

[Darius Bieber]

LOL PARKER. Gonna lose by 40 now.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Game over.

[loveforthegame]

It wasn't pretty but we'll take it Leonard.

[testies]

WHY THE FUCK IS PARKER COMING BACK

[mkurts]

Porker

[TheGoldStandard]

What would pop do if Kawhi, Green, and CoJo walked into his office and said they're not re-signing if he keeps starting porker?
Call Keith Bogans

[timtonymanu]

The Jazz beat this Blazer team by almost 20.

Well we lost to the Jazz twice so obviously Jazz > Spurs. :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Kawstatpad

[TheGoldStandard]

note to front office, get a fucking scorer and a damn rebounder please

But Tiago was a great deal remember

[RD2191]

Nothing is going to change unless pop benches parker. Nothing. His shit starts fuck the entire game. Bench exerts too much energy trying to catch up and fucks up the entire game.

[ViceCity86]

I dunno how to upload images here,but if you google "Tony Parker fat".Wow there are some disturbing pics,like the one with his new girlfriend or mistress or whatever.
Parker is not gonna be recognizable after his playing days.

[Darius Bieber]

Bring SJAX back to beat some sense into this pussy ass team.

[ElNono]

why Pop?

[mkurts]

Steve Blake crushing Porker

[spurtech09]

now the refs in the mix

[mkurts]

Steve Blake crushing Porker

[FkLA]

:lmao at Barry thinking Enrique Porker can spur a comeback

[SupremeGuy]

LMAO ESPN "as soon as parker enters, he struggles at both ends"

[cjw]

Should we send Parker to Austin for a few weeks?

[Johnny RIngo]

Jon Barry taking a huge dump on Tony on national tv

[Cry Havoc]

Not sure, but Parker might have been better in his rookie season than this. He needs to be sat for a couple of weeks and maybe meet with LeBron's doctor, tbh.

[Silver&Black]

This is fucking hilarious. These commentators are shitting all over Porker every chance they get....

[tmtcsc]

Tony - sucks
Manu - sucks
Tiago - sucks

I don't want to hear shit about the number of games TP's played either. That NAtional team bullshit is on him.

[SupremeGuy]

Steve Blake just blew by parker :lmao

[spursparker9]

lol kawhi getting away

[ElNono]

Not sure, but Parker might have been better in his rookie season than this. He needs to be sat for a couple of weeks and maybe meet with LeBron's doctor, tbh.

it's really sad to watch... what happened to this guy? He's only 32...

[Legacy]

Dallas, Clippers, and Memphis all lost tonight, but will the Spurs be able to take advantage of that? :lol

[Silver&Black]

Somebody bump the Popsuckers thread.....

[Johnny RIngo]

:lol Parker-Bellineli lineup to close the game. Pop, you senile old fuck

[hater]

Evita in the doghouse :lol :lmao

[cjw]

Team France 3-19 tonight.

Nah, Batum is killing it

[RD2191]

If Pop doesn't bench parker he obviously doesn't care about making the playoffs. Enough is enough. Time to try something different.

[jkid12456]

pop is a fuckwit is parer in

[tmtcsc]

Tony - sucks
Manu - sucks
Tiago - sucks
Pop's Beard - sucks

I don't want to hear shit about the number of games TP's played either. That NAtional team bullshit is on him.

[slick'81]

Parker is 32 but with his mileage he might as well be 40 .maybe the fall off is real

[Southwest Texas Fan]

We need Kawhi to do more of that.

[jkid12456]

parker is shit

[TheGoldStandard]

Evita in the doghouse :lol :lmao

He's still pissed he couldn't play for argentina

[ElNono]

Nothing is going to change unless pop benches parker. Nothing. His shit starts fuck the entire game. Bench exerts too much energy trying to catch up and fucks up the entire game.

Unfortunately, Pop gonna go down with the ship, I think?

[marinoman]

This is the end, my only friend, the end

[SupremeGuy]

Nothing is going to change unless pop benches parker. Nothing. His shit starts fuck the entire game. Bench exerts too much energy trying to catch up and fucks up the entire game.This. Nothing will change until parker is benched.

[jkid12456]

WHY DID POP FKIN SUB PATTY OUT THIS IS FKED

[spurtech09]

hope the spurs can pull this out

[hater]

He's still pissed he couldn't play for argentina

:lol

[Uriel]

I don't even know why I'm still watching this game, tbh. So much work to do, and here I am tearing my hair out in frustration cheering in vain for a losing basketball team.

[TheGoldStandard]

Pop is retiring after this season...

[timtonymanu]

This. Nothing will change until parker is benched.

Better chance of Timmy retiring tonight than Enrique ever seeing the bench.

[cjw]

Splitter is useless if he can't handle a pass into the post. Essentially Kendrick Perkins. Get some value for him before everyone else catches on.

[spursparker9]

lol ESPN trolling

[tmtcsc]

This is worse than December.

[ViceCity86]

We got beat by the Clips,smashed by the Warriors and Spurs fans downplayed those teams by saying they will sucked in the playoffs and they're overrated.Time to pick on the Blazers.
Who's next?

[Budkin]

Thank God for 5.

[Uriel]

:cry I miss the 2014 Spurs :cry

[Silver&Black]

:cry 2014 NBA Champions :cry

[ElNono]

This is worse than December.

Way worse... we were shorthanded then and still competing

[TimDunkem]

Tony is part of the Big 3, thus Pop will never give up on him.

[NASpurs]

Holy shit, I would even take KA at the PG position right now... well a point forward.

[Darius Bieber]

You could tell the Spurs were done with the ALBA Berlin loss during Pre-Season. I called it but everyone laughed at me.

[Legacy]

This is the end, my only friend, the end

Aaaahhhhh... Hi, fellow Doors fan. :D

[RD2191]

Unfortunately, Pop gonna go down with the ship, I think?
I'm sure he is.:lol

[rogues]

:lol Elephant in the room, tbh..considering how the Spurs are this year, last year's title was a fluke..

[313]

Tony is such a warrior. He could take PEDS but he wants to keep his game legit. Props.

[Silver&Black]

Nice D on LMA Timmy....

My nigga.

[Mugen]

Manu better not get a pass this game either. Nigga has been atrocious.

[siraulo23]

Spurs still defending champs tho :)

[Johnny RIngo]

it's really sad to watch... what happened to this guy? He's only 32...

Tony Parker believes he can play as many as 20 years with the San Antonio Spurs.

“Why not?” Parker said. “The way I play, I think I can definitely play that long.”

“When I see (Lakers point guard) Steve Nash being an All-Star at 38, I feel like I've got the same kind of game,” he said. “Neither one of us jumps that much. We're sort of like the kings of layups and great pick-and-roll players, so I can see myself playing that long, too.”

“I take care of my body, and I've already told Coach Pop that after 2016 I will be done with the (French) national team. So I think I can play a long time.”

:lol

[spurtech09]

no cojo

[CitizenDwayne]

Aldridge is really not that stellar of a player tbh

[InRareForm]

:lol Elephant in the room, tbh..considering how the Spurs are this year, last year's title was a fluke..

2011 mavs-ish. but it still counts in record books ;)

[NASpurs]

:lol Elephant in the room, tbh..considering how the Spurs are this year, last year's title was a fluke..

Can't be a fluke when they were in the Finals two years in a row methhead. :lol

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Timmy closing in on a double double.

[jkid12456]

GET FUCKED KAWHI UR SHIT

[BatManu20]

Needed that 3

[Silver&Black]

:lol Elephant in the room, tbh..considering how the Spurs are this year, last year's title was a fluke..

Same thing could be said about that OKC championship.....wait nevermind.

[marinoman]

I feel more comfortable when TD runs the break than Parker

[TXstbobcat]

And that's the dagger

[RD2191]

Law of averages maybe? Team has been dominant for so long, maybe it's just time.

[hater]

Van Horn smh

[BatManu20]

Aaaaaand game.

[spurtech09]

aaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Come on Danny!

[BatManu20]

:lol Belli

[Uriel]

Okay, I'm done. Adios, fellas.

[Darius Bieber]

lol Spurs are the laughing stock of the league. Piece of shit team.

[timtonymanu]

:lol Elephant in the room, tbh..considering how the Spurs are this year, last year's title was a fluke..

:lol I don't care, we rang.

[rogues]

2011 mavs-ish. but it still counts in record books ;)
:lol No..the Mavs lost personnel..the Spurs brought everyone back..which makes it that much more flukish..

[testies]

great substitution, old fart

[RD2191]

2 points in 27 minutes

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs haven't won in two weeks.

[FkLA]

Tony Parker believes he can play as many as 20 years with the San Antonio Spurs.

“Why not?” Parker said. “The way I play, I think I can definitely play that long.”

“When I see (Lakers point guard) Steve Nash being an All-Star at 38, I feel like I've got the same kind of game,” he said. “Neither one of us jumps that much. We're sort of like the kings of layups and great pick-and-roll players, so I can see myself playing that long, too.”

“I take care of my body, and I've already told Coach Pop that after 2016 I will be done with the (French) national team. So I think I can play a long time.”

:lol

:lmao :lmao :lmao

[jkid12456]

kawhi is overrated, he is shit for what hes getting paid. tony parker is fkin atrocious

[spurtech09]

already turned the tv off....can't watch this sorry display of basketball anymore....put a fork in them there done

[FkLA]

Tony Parker believes he can play as many as 20 years with the San Antonio Spurs.

“Why not?” Parker said. “The way I play, I think I can definitely play that long.”

“When I see (Lakers point guard) Steve Nash being an All-Star at 38, I feel like I've got the same kind of game,” he said. “Neither one of us jumps that much. We're sort of like the kings of layups and great pick-and-roll players, so I can see myself playing that long, too.”

“I take care of my body, and I've already told Coach Pop that after 2016 I will be done with the (French) national team. So I think I can play a long time.”

:lol

:lmao :lmao :lmao

[ElNono]

Manu better not get a pass this game either. Nigga has been atrocious.

He did, but he played just 12 mins... unfortunately Beli is no upgrade

[timtonymanu]

Another loss. The Spurs are gonna pretend that those locker room meetings mean something but Enrique will continue killing the team, Pop will keep playing him, and the rest of our guys are gonna mail it in too.

[Budkin]

It was a hell of a run fellas...

[Nathan89]

:lol Elephant in the room, tbh..considering how the Spurs are this year, last year's title was a fluke..

:lmaoHeatfan

[spursparker9]

Tony Parker believes he can play as many as 20 years with the San Antonio Spurs.

“Why not?” Parker said. “The way I play, I think I can definitely play that long.”

“When I see (Lakers point guard) Steve Nash being an All-Star at 38, I feel like I've got the same kind of game,” he said. “Neither one of us jumps that much. We're sort of like the kings of layups and great pick-and-roll players, so I can see myself playing that long, too.”

“I take care of my body, and I've already told Coach Pop that after 2016 I will be done with the (French) national team. So I think I can play a long time.”

:lol

http://media.giphy.com/media/hqOl7UJOVZJUk/giphy.gif

[spurtech09]

time to rebuild

[MI21]

That miss by Kawhi was the end of any chance, tbh.

Has he hit an important shot this season? I can't remember

[cjw]

On the bright side, maybe we'll be picking inside of 20th with our own pick for the first time since '97...

[Darius Bieber]

First losing record of the Rodeo trip. Pathetic team.

[TDfan2007]

Huge 6 point swing with Kawhi's miss and Lillard's make.

[marinoman]

Spurs must really want a matchup with GSW, interesting strategy

[Silver&Black]

#StartMVPatty

[Johnny RIngo]

:lmao :lmao :lmao

TP's deluded. The fact he compared his game with Nash's is hilarious.

[BillMc]

Tough times, but we fans must support our team through good and the bad. If we celebrated last's years championship, we shouldn't really bitch now.

[Darius Bieber]

This must be the worst Championship-defending team in the history of the league.

[spursparker9]

This must be the worst Championship-defending team in the history of the league.

Nah.

The 2007 Miami Heat should be the worst.

[spurtech09]

On the bright side, maybe we'll be picking inside of 20th with our own pick for the first time since '97...+1

[Darius Bieber]

Nah.

The 2007 Miami Heat should be the worst.

We'll see if the Spurs manage to get 44 wins.

[ElNono]

ends in rape... per par

[ElNono]

40 min player only meeting coming up?

[timtonymanu]

We suck, but Portland is still a pretender.

[RD2191]

Spurs must really want a matchup with GSW, interesting strategy
:lol

[daslicer]

This must be the worst Championship-defending team in the history of the league.

I would say the '06 Heat was worse.

[Silver&Black]

Wes Matthews shitting on us.....just a sad/depressing day.

[spurtech09]

wonder who is going to be in the nba finals this yr lol...looks like its going to be a sorry finals lol.....

[diceman]

Irregardless of how bad Parker is playing, the coaching staff has to make some kind of change to the starting lineup to try to salvage the season. The problem with Kawhi is he can't hit the side of a barn, and his confidence is shot. That can be fixed. There is no doubt OKC overtakes the Spurs. If SA finishes 8th, they might get swept by GSW in 1st round. It is so sad after a magical year last year, especially imagining this prob will be TD's last year after playing solid!

[ViceCity86]

http://hoopeduponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tony-parker-french-burger.jpegKeep on eating

[RD2191]

Spurs gonna fuck the Warriors in the 1st round. Bet on it.

[Budkin]

Irregardless of how bad Parker is playing, the coaching staff has to make some kind of change to the starting lineup to try to salvage the season. The problem with Kawhi is he can't hit the side of a barn, and his confidence is shot. That can be fixed. There is no doubt OKC overtakes the Spurs. If SA finishes 8th, they might get swept by GSW in 1st round. It is so sad after a magical year last year, especially imagining this prob will be TD's last year after playing solid!

No way TD goes out like this.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Horrible

[daslicer]

Besides Parker sucking this year the other trend that has been terrible is opposing teams continue to have scrubs go off on the Spurs for career nights. Matthews is not a scrub but he scored his career high tonight against the Spurs. The defense has gotta to get better.

[spurs10]

Huge 6 point swing with Kawhi's miss and Lillard's make. This has happened a lot.

[FkLA]

TP's deluded. The fact he compared his game with Nash's is hilarious.

No shit.

Enrique: score first, all speed, no shot, no courtvison
Nash: pass first, elite shooter, elite courtvision

[Legacy]

already turned the tv off....can't watch this sorry display of basketball anymore....put a fork in them there done

Turned my TV off the beginning of the 4th. Couldn't watch the slaughter anymore.

[Clipper Nation]

Tony Parker believes he can play as many as 20 years with the San Antonio Spurs.

“Why not?” Parker said. “The way I play, I think I can definitely play that long.”

“When I see (Lakers point guard) Steve Nash being an All-Star at 38, I feel like I've got the same kind of game,” he said. “Neither one of us jumps that much. We're sort of like the kings of layups and great pick-and-roll players, so I can see myself playing that long, too.”

“I take care of my body, and I've already told Coach Pop that after 2016 I will be done with the (French) national team. So I think I can play a long time.”

:lol
:lol To be fair, he is playing like 2015 Steve Nash.... on second thought, Nash has a less cancerous effect on his team.

[Chomag]

Cant wait to hear the homer excuses after this one.

[TheGoldStandard]

Spurs gonna fuck the Warriors in the 1st round. Bet on it.
We know what Becky and Bonner will be doing but what does that have to do with basketball

[TXstbobcat]

This is fucking depressing. From nba champions to dogshit in such a short period of time.

[timtonymanu]

No way TD goes out like this.

Meh, he got his 5th. His teammates for the most part are disgraceful though, starting with Enrique and followed by Diaw/Splitter.

[look_at_g_shred]

That rebounding though. And Matthews making everything he threw up :lol

[timtonymanu]

:lol To be fair, he is playing like 2015 Steve Nash.... on second thought, Nash has a less cancerous effect on his team.

Exactly, I hope we can be fortunate enough that Enrique would rather go hiking than play for the Spurs.

[diceman]

No way TD goes out like this.

I really hope not. He said as long as he is still contributing which he is. However, this year has to be killing him from a competitive standpoint and his kiddos might take precedence.

[Darius Bieber]

Matthews season high 31 points lol

[spurtech09]

spurs losing ground and fast

[Mugen]

Spurs win! :flag:

[SpurPadre]

Nah.

The 2007 Miami Heat should be the worst.

Yeah b u t at least that franchise was able to defend their title once. We're 0-4 and dangerously close to being 0-5 in that regard.

[HI-FI]

Spurs win! :flag:
:lmao

[ducks]

Huge 6 point swing with Kawhi's miss and Lillard's make.

the three was wide open and BRICK CITY

[RD2191]

Pop has to bench Parker. Only way we'll win again.

[ElNono]

Spurs win! :flag:

:lol

[ViceCity86]

Tony Parker believes he can play as many as 20 years with the San Antonio Spurs.

“Why not?” Parker said. “The way I play, I think I can definitely play that long.”

“When I see (Lakers point guard) Steve Nash being an All-Star at 38, I feel like I've got the same kind of game,” he said. “Neither one of us jumps that much. We're sort of like the kings of layups and great pick-and-roll players, so I can see myself playing that long, too.”

“I take care of my body, and I've already told Coach Pop that after 2016 I will be done with the (French) national team. So I think I can play a long time.”

:lol"I take care of my body" Keep phrase

[timtonymanu]

Yeah b u t at least that franchise was able to defend their title once. We're 0-4 and dangerously close to being 0-5 in that regard.

I honestly don't care about the repeat accomplishment. Of course I want the Spurs to repeat but it doesn't make their past title runs any less impressive, especially 2014. TD is already the greatest player post-Jordan and the Spurs are the best franchise post-Jordan Bulls.

What grinds me though is what this team is going to look like with Enrique Bryant for the next 3 years while having one of Leonard/Green leave for other teams.

[BillMc]

I really hope not. He said as long as he is still contributing which he is. However, this year has to be killing him from a competitive standpoint and his kiddos might take precedence.

Yeah, at this point, my biggest worry is whether this could drive TD/Manu/Pop into retirement and Danny and Kawhi to want to go elsewhere. (Though Leonard won't have much choice in the short term).

A team with a losing streak but a winning record is no big deal in sports, its just so startling to see us like this. The 2012, 2013, and 2014 teams were so good, even 2011 was a dynamo in the regular season, such a drop off is still hard to deal with. Especially with out oldest player still so damn good.

[diceman]

Pop has to bench Parker. Only way we'll win again.

I agree with benching TP at this point. Do we really think Pop will actually pull the trigger? If you only could combine Cojo's D and Patty's O......that would make it easy to bench basically his basketball son.

[Roxsfan]

at least you're not Miami or Chicago

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Kawhi is garbage
Parker is done
Manu sucks
Mills sucks
Diaw sucks
Splitter sucks

[SpurPadre]

I honestly don't care about the repeat accomplishment. Of course I want the Spurs to repeat but it doesn't make their past title runs any less impressive, especially 2014. TD is already the greatest player post-Jordan and the Spurs are the best franchise post-Jordan Bulls.

What grinds me though is what this team is going to look like with Enrique Bryant for the next 3 years while having one of Leonard/Green leave for other teams.

The way PATFO stood pat in the off-season with no plan b when Pau snubbed us shows they don't care about the repeat accomplishment, either, unfortunately.

[DontStopBelieving]

at least you're not Miami or Chicago

Or Houston :lol

[timtonymanu]

at least you're not Miami or Chicago

I wish we could be like the Bulls right now. They lost their version of Enrique for the season.

[RD2191]

I agree with benching TP at this point. Do we really think Pop will actually pull the trigger? If you only could combine Cojo's D and Patty's O......that would make it easy to bench basically his basketball son.
Yeah, cojo is trash offensively but his defense and hustle is at least something. TP isn't giving us anything. I think Mills should start. He's a pest on defense and has good offense. TP can come off the bench until he finds his shot.

[timtonymanu]

The way PATFO stood pat in the off-season with no plan b when Pau snubbed us shows they don't care about the repeat accomplishment, either, unfortunately.

Yeah, they made the mistake of standing pat, but who would have thought that with the exception of Timmy that every one of the rotation guys would decline so significantly? The long runs really killed this team sooner than expected plus Pop's loyalty to Enrique.

[Roxsfan]

Or Houston :lol

Have a beer. Relax bruh. It's going to be ok.

[Sean Cagney]

Kinda hard to explain. I always thought we'd go down with injuries, yet here we are, stinking up the gym with a healthy roster.

They are moving backwards man, they were actually better with injuries earlier in the year and able to get some good wins. They are moving backwards now and at a VERY fast pace. They lost it man, damn.
I agree with benching TP at this point. Do we really think Pop will actually pull the trigger? If you only could combine Cojo's D and Patty's O......that would make it easy to bench basically his basketball son.I disagreed before on this and tried to hold on but Tony needs to sit. Too bad our backups are not that good either and can't carry a team so it really won't make a huge difference but it might make some :( Neither Patty or Cojo is a starting PG in this league but they can't be any worse than Tony right now.

[Sean Cagney]

This has happened a lot.

Yep, infact you can count on it happening now with a miss on our end and a three on the other end. It no longer is a so called fluke or a bad break, it's a given.
I honestly don't care about the repeat accomplishment. Of course I want the Spurs to repeat but it doesn't make their past title runs any less impressive, especially 2014. TD is already the greatest player post-Jordan and the Spurs are the best franchise post-Jordan Bulls.

What grinds me though is what this team is going to look like with Enrique Bryant for the next 3 years while having one of Leonard/Green leave for other teams.
AMEN....... Good post.

[SouthTexasRancher]

It was a nice 5 game Championship run. We all have known this was coming but, we all kept hoping for one more with this group. Not sure what is wrong with Pop but, he seems off. Strange substitutions all season long. I have a feeling that Danny will get an offer from Cleveland and he'll take it. When Pop puts a player in his stupid 'ego-maniac' doghouse then that player is usually toast. Tim and Manu will most likely retire. Tim may not but, the team must now look to the future. Mr. Leonard will now get probably half the max contract at best. He keeps showing he is not a franchise player. Tony is Tony. He is overrated but, this season he gets hurt and doesn't do the things he could do to stay in shape and not get fat. Then when he healed he wouldn't need half a season to get into game shape. Boris, Marco and Tiago owe Peter Holt a bunch of their salary they have not earned this season. And so does Pop. :bang

It was fun while it lasted but, it is now time to work for a decent draft pick like we haven't had for a while. I'd actually prefer we didn't get into the playoffs and get swept by Golden State. Just start shutting it down. GoSpursGo....2030 NBA Champions! :toast

This is all just my humble opinion.

[BillMc]

They are moving backwards man, they were actually better with injuries earlier in the year and able to get some good wins..

That's what so weird about this. Compared to now the November team looked like the Old Spurs, and even that December team that went through the gauntlet with barely a losing record, had way more fight than this. I think it is a vicious cycle. Injuries and poor play by some, meant Pop wasn't in a position to rest people, and now even when we're whole, the team looks exhausted. Throw in Tony and Boris's issues and the Kawhi-centered offense earlier in the season that never worked out, and our O is hurting. We had great D for a while, but exhaustion is setting in. Also, since the O is so bad Pop is forced to play Beli who can at least get his own shot, more and Green less, which hurts the D. And Splitter, so good last year, arguably the MVP of our first two rounds, is a non-factor.

[Ice009]

Yeah, they made the mistake of standing pat, but who would have thought that with the exception of Timmy that every one of the rotation guys would decline so significantly? The long runs really killed this team sooner than expected plus Pop's loyalty to Enrique.

I did. I did after every championship. I always want to reload because it helps the team stay fresh and takes pressure off the same guys you've ridden into the ground.

The only off-season after a championship that I was happy with was 2006 and that team should have won it all.

Spurs front office is overrated. I won't give them props for getting TD and not maximizing what they could have done with one of the greatest players of all time.

Most times they were too cheap to reload, didn't want to sign players to help the team, more often than not went the cheaper route. When they do go after someone, they don't seem to go after them hard enough.

[timtonymanu]

I did. I did after every championship. I always want to reload because it helps the team stay fresh and takes pressure off the same guys you've been ridden into the ground.

Spurs front office is overrated. I won't give them props for getting TD and not maximizing what they could have done with one of the greatest players of all time.

Most times they were too cheap to reload, didn't want to sign players to help the team, more often than not went the cheaper route.

I think them failing to upgrade after past titles was certainly foolish, but I can understand staying pat in 2014. Unfortunately, every player minus Timmy is worse than last season. The only miss out was not giving Leonard a back up, but I don't remember the free agent market looking promising. It doesn't matter who we would have brought in anyways if our main guys are all playing like shit.

[Ice009]

I think them failing to upgrade after past titles was certainly foolish, but I can understand staying pat in 2014. Unfortunately, every player minus Timmy is worse than last season. The only miss out was not giving Leonard a back up, but I don't remember the free agent market looking promising. It doesn't matter who we would have brought in anyways if our main guys are all playing like shit.

I can understand this off-season too, but when I had that thought during the off-season myself, age is what made me change my mind and want to try and upgrade again.

It's just foolish. It just doesn't seem like the Spurs front office thinks it all the way through. It took me a few minutes during the off-season to come to that conclusion. You know, for the first bit of the off-season I thought like everyone else here did, which was that we don't need to upgrade, but then I thought because of age and possibility of injuries, we need to do it anyway. Spurs FO obviously didn't.

If they hadn't learned their lesson, I think, finally, once and for all they've learned it now. If they haven't, then I don't know what to say. I mean, they did it in 2006 and that team by far had the best chance of repeating than any of our previous championship teams. They should have won it. I don't understand what the Spurs are using as a reason not to try and reload.

[timtonymanu]

I can understand this off-season too, but then when I had that thought during the off-season myself, age is what made me change my mind and want to try and upgrade again.

It's just foolish. It just doesn't seem like the Spurs front office thinks it all the way through. It took me a few minutes during the off-season to come to that conclusion. You know, for the first bit of the off-season I thought like everyone else here did, which was that we don't need to upgrade, but then I thought because of age and possibility of injuries, we need to do it anyway. Spurs FO obviously didn't.

If they hadn't learned their lesson, I think finally, once and for all they've learned it now. If they haven't, then I don't know what to say. I mean, they did it in 2006 and that team by far had the best chance of repeating than any of our previous championship teams. They should have won it. I don't understand what the Spurs are using as a reason not to try and reload.

I was actually more disappointed we didn't dump off any of our scrubs like Beli, Bonner, Errors. The drop off after the 8th man on the team is significant and it would have been nice to have younger, more NBA like players occupying the bench instead of all the deadweights we have now.

[Sean Cagney]

I did. I did after every championship. I always want to reload because it helps the team stay fresh and takes pressure off the same guys you've ridden into the ground.

The only off-season after a championship that I was happy with was 2006 and that team should have won it all.

Spurs front office is overrated. I won't give them props for getting TD and not maximizing what they could have done with one of the greatest players of all time.

Most times they were too cheap to reload, didn't want to sign players to help the team, more often than not went the cheaper route. When they do go after someone, they don't seem to go after them hard enough.
I hate to agree on this but I really have to agree with some of it to be honest. I wanted them to spend the MLE after last years run and bring someone in and a few other times as well. I know they got 5 titles with Tim and could have had 6, but as you said off seasons at times have been very underwhelming. I don't call the FO overrated though as they turned Hill into Kawhi, pulled Manu and Tony from overseas when few were doing that, they did their thing in ways as well and deserve some credit there. This is one of the best organizations in the league from top to bottom but I agree on the spending in the off season at times, they should have gone for broke to try to repeat this year but instead brought everyone back (Which looked good at first) and didn't add another piece they needed.