:lol Melting down over a loss

[Brazil]

Shit happens tbh... not the first time Spurs lose against a shitty team on the road

try to act like you have been there before

[benefactor]

This place knows no other way.

[MultiTroll]

^^ why don't you two fags have another crumpett

[benefactor]

^^ why don't you two fags have another crumpett
Sup Faggs...you ready for some warm weather so you can play creeper at SA's public swimming pools?

[MultiTroll]

Sup Faggs...you ready for some warm weather so you can play creeper at SA's public swimming pools?
Since you've long since been banned from public pools I'll be sure you get the report.

Put your apron back on and continue serving crumpetts.

[cjw]

Atlanta just lost to Philly. Golden State almost just lost to the Lakers, at home.

Let's be more worried about 3+ game losing streaks to good teams as opposed to an off night in NY (don't forget the team likely had a night in town before the game).

[RD2191]

http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/003/229/671/2861d8f1b51644726ebf39caec8ee92a_crop_north.jpg?w= 630&h=420&q=75

[Darius Bieber]

Atlanta just lost to Philly. Golden State almost just lost to the Lakers, at home.

Let's be more worried about 3+ game losing streaks to good teams as opposed to an off night in NY (don't forget the team likely had a night in town before the game).


Golden State and Atlanta were resting their entire first team pretty much... Spurs were at full strength, minus Manu. Can't compare them. Atlanta and Golden State are actual contenders, the Spurs aren't.

[TXstbobcat]

Let's be completely honest about this. The Spurs just lost to a team whose only goal for the rest of the season has been to loose their remaining games to get the #1 pick.

[K...]

Let's be completely honest about this. The Spurs just lost to a team whose only goal for the rest of the season has been to loose their remaining games to get the #1 pick.

That's management's goal. Players want to win. Fish and pj probably want to win against us specifically. I mean, it's clear the more athletic team won tonight. Doesn't mean they'd win a seven game series against us. At home, with at least one reliable shooter (preferably not Marco) the spurs win by 20. Without Manu, without green and mills, with several players coasting, we lose.

Nothing new in basketball happened lastnight. God bless the team, the season goes on.

[FromWayDowntown]

The same thing happened on St. Patrick's Day in 2007, when a full-strength Spurs squad dropped a very similar home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200703170SAS.html) to a Celtics team that was terrible and openly tanking (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/40780/when-tankers-tell-the-truth) to get a shot at Oden/Durant.

For that matter, the 2013 Spurs dropped a home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201303080SAS.html) around this same time of the year by 30 to a Portland team that finished 33-49.

I'm not saying that the future for the 2015 Spurs will be the same as it turned out for the 2007 Spurs, but a loss like that one (as bad as it seems) doesn't necessarily mean doom.

Bad losses happen and one got the Spurs last night, who paid for treating that game -- from top to bottom -- as a formality.

[100%duncan]

The same thing happened on St. Patrick's Day in 2007, when a full-strength Spurs squad dropped a very similar home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200703170SAS.html) to a Celtics team that was terrible and openly tanking (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/40780/when-tankers-tell-the-truth) to get a shot at Oden/Durant.

For that matter, the 2013 Spurs dropped a home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201303080SAS.html) around this same time of the year by 30 to a Portland team that finished 33-49.

I'm not saying that the future for the 2015 Spurs will be the same as it turned out for the 2007 Spurs, but a loss like that one (as bad as it seems) doesn't necessarily mean doom.

Bad losses happen and one got the Spurs last night, who paid for treating that game -- from top to bottom -- as a formality.

Shhhhh, it's ST. Home of the doubters

[bklynspursfan]

The same thing happened on St. Patrick's Day in 2007, when a full-strength Spurs squad dropped a very similar home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200703170SAS.html) to a Celtics team that was terrible and openly tanking (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/40780/when-tankers-tell-the-truth) to get a shot at Oden/Durant.

For that matter, the 2013 Spurs dropped a home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201303080SAS.html) around this same time of the year by 30 to a Portland team that finished 33-49.

I'm not saying that the future for the 2015 Spurs will be the same as it turned out for the 2007 Spurs, but a loss like that one (as bad as it seems) doesn't necessarily mean doom.

Bad losses happen and one got the Spurs last night, who paid for treating that game -- from top to bottom -- as a formality.

:tu

[RD2191]

The same thing happened on St. Patrick's Day in 2007, when a full-strength Spurs squad dropped a very similar home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200703170SAS.html) to a Celtics team that was terrible and openly tanking (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/40780/when-tankers-tell-the-truth) to get a shot at Oden/Durant.

For that matter, the 2013 Spurs dropped a home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201303080SAS.html) around this same time of the year by 30 to a Portland team that finished 33-49.

I'm not saying that the future for the 2015 Spurs will be the same as it turned out for the 2007 Spurs, but a loss like that one (as bad as it seems) doesn't necessarily mean doom.

Bad losses happen and one got the Spurs last night, who paid for treating that game -- from top to bottom -- as a formality.
no one gives a shit about the loss. it's about the seeding at this point.

[K...]

This doesn't make sense. Losses determine seeding. I get what you're saying though, you want the spurs to gas out, play injured Manu, and Iso kawhi till it bleeds, all to maybe get home court in one round.

I'm exaggerating, but a loss in March is a loss anytime. We know this team can be mentally tough from last year, we know they may not be based on last night and several other games this year. Nbd.

[Cry Havoc]

The same thing happened on St. Patrick's Day in 2007, when a full-strength Spurs squad dropped a very similar home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200703170SAS.html) to a Celtics team that was terrible and openly tanking (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/40780/when-tankers-tell-the-truth) to get a shot at Oden/Durant.

For that matter, the 2013 Spurs dropped a home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201303080SAS.html) around this same time of the year by 30 to a Portland team that finished 33-49.

I'm not saying that the future for the 2015 Spurs will be the same as it turned out for the 2007 Spurs, but a loss like that one (as bad as it seems) doesn't necessarily mean doom.

Bad losses happen and one got the Spurs last night, who paid for treating that game -- from top to bottom -- as a formality.

You don't even have to go that far back. We lost to the Knicks just last year, and they were terrible last year as well.

[heyheymymy]

at this point, i think they are just trying to dodge the GSW bracket side. maybe they don't think they can make it up to #3 and are trying to stay in 6/7 to avoid 4/5?

[RD2191]

You don't even have to go that far back. We lost to the Knicks just last year, and they were terrible last year as well.
Again, it's not about losing to the Knicks, it's about seeding. Last nights game should of been put away by mid 3rd qtr.

[Darius Bieber]

Again, it's not about losing to the Knicks, it's about seeding. Last nights game should of been put away by mid 3rd qtr.

This. The Spurs went 16-0 last March and everything was clicking with a top western conference seed. Not so much the case this season.

[itzsoweezee]

The same thing happened on St. Patrick's Day in 2007, when a full-strength Spurs squad dropped a very similar home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200703170SAS.html) to a Celtics team that was terrible and openly tanking (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/40780/when-tankers-tell-the-truth) to get a shot at Oden/Durant.

For that matter, the 2013 Spurs dropped a home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201303080SAS.html) around this same time of the year by 30 to a Portland team that finished 33-49.

I'm not saying that the future for the 2015 Spurs will be the same as it turned out for the 2007 Spurs, but a loss like that one (as bad as it seems) doesn't necessarily mean doom.

Bad losses happen and one got the Spurs last night, who paid for treating that game -- from top to bottom -- as a formality.

This Knicks team is much worse than those teams and the stakes are MUCH higher for the Spurs right now.

[Budkin]

This. The Spurs went 16-0 last March and everything was clicking with a top western conference seed. Not so much the case this season.

Absolutely no motivation at all this year. Sucks.

[spurraider21]

Again, it's not about losing to the Knicks, it's about seeding. Last nights game should of been put away by mid 3rd qtr.
this. we need somebody that can close games

[Darius Bieber]

Absolutely no motivation at all this year. Sucks.

Exactly. If the Spurs were in the top 2 seeds right now, with a few games ahead of the next place team then no one would call this a meltdown after a Knicks loss. But the Spurs are 1-6 in Overtime... They are anti-clutch right now. All 6 of those losses could have been EASILY avoided if they could hit their free throws. We'd have another banner hanging and T-Mac would have a ring if the Spurs were just average in crunchtime... But let's face it, the Spurs are one of the worst teams when it comes to end of game situations. Just look at the ALBA Berlin game at the beginning of the season. That set the tone for what we have now.

[Budkin]

Exactly. If the Spurs were in the top 2 seeds right now, with a few games ahead of the next place team then no one would call this a meltdown after a Knicks loss. But the Spurs are 1-6 in Overtime... They are anti-clutch right now. All 6 of those losses could have been EASILY avoided if they could hit their free throws. We'd have another banner hanging and T-Mac would have a ring if the Spurs were just average in crunchtime... But let's face it, the Spurs are one of the worst teams when it comes to end of game situations. Just look at the ALBA Berlin game at the beginning of the season. That set the tone for what we have now.

Truth bombs. Fucking Alba Berlin curse. :lol

[hater]

yup I don't believe an NBA team has won a ship after losing to a Euro team the same season tbqh

spurs have odds stacked against them. losing in the most humiliating way in the 1st game of the pre-season and expecting to win the last game of the NBA playoffs is gotta be near impossible feat.

it's like the spurs are trying to outdo game 6 of the 2013 finals every single night :lol

[unleashbaynes]

http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/003/229/671/2861d8f1b51644726ebf39caec8ee92a_crop_north.jpg?w= 630&h=420&q=75

:lmao he just looks like what you'd imagine when you think of a typical NBA scrub

[Sean Cagney]

The same thing happened on St. Patrick's Day in 2007, when a full-strength Spurs squad dropped a very similar home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200703170SAS.html) to a Celtics team that was terrible and openly tanking (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/40780/when-tankers-tell-the-truth) to get a shot at Oden/Durant.

For that matter, the 2013 Spurs dropped a home game (http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201303080SAS.html) around this same time of the year by 30 to a Portland team that finished 33-49.

I'm not saying that the future for the 2015 Spurs will be the same as it turned out for the 2007 Spurs, but a loss like that one (as bad as it seems) doesn't necessarily mean doom.

Bad losses happen and one got the Spurs last night, who paid for treating that game -- from top to bottom -- as a formality.
Portland had actual talent and the Spurs sat their stars so that number is a little skewed there from 2013. The Knicks are just flat out horrible, woeful and get blown out every night except last night when the mighty Spurs came to town, they manage to lose to them. 2007 Spurs still had their guys in their primes, that was a very good team and this one is not near it, so yeah don't bother comparing this one to the 2007 team that won 59 games or so. You can't compare years really unless it's one or two years ago because honestly the same thing is not going to happen every single year and the players change and so on so I don't like doing that really. You can compare this one to the 2013 team though and honestly this one right now is not as good by any means, the 7th seed for this team is not the norm as they are usually near the top.

I do remember in 99 the Spurs losing to the Bulls who were only winning 10 games that year and tanking and just woeful, that one stands out and they fared pretty well that year so I see your point on that end of things as it can turn around. Losing to the Knicks is so embarassing though for a defending champ, MY GOD they are the first team to be defending a title to lose to a .200 team I read last night, pathetic.

[Juggity]

spurfans are bipolar. Never change, spurstalk.

[RD2191]

:lmao he just looks like what you'd imagine when you think of a typical NBA scrub
:lol

[Chomag]

Spurs at their worst should still be able to beat that Knicks team. Just sayin...

[Darius Bieber]

I like it. Spurs = anti-clutch = the "ALBA Berlin curse"

[cjw]

Golden State and Atlanta were resting their entire first team pretty much... Spurs were at full strength, minus Manu. Can't compare them. Atlanta and Golden State are actual contenders, the Spurs aren't.

Huh? Thompson, Green, Curry played 35, 34 and 33 minutes. That's resting the first team?

Horford + Teague both played (as did Schroeder). Millsap was out and Korver was hurt.

Manu plays and Spurs win yesterday running away.

[100%duncan]

:lmao he just looks like what you'd imagine when you think of a typical NBA scrub

:lol

[Horse]

Even more the last year we won't see the truth till atleast the playoffs. Even against dallas they fucked off till they had to. Took a game off against Portland. Needed Cojo to wake them up against okc. And probably should've won game 2 of the finals but when push came to shove they kicked ass and we're gonna see that again. Injury is the only concern.