Game Thread: Spurs at Pelicans 8:00 EST (7:00 CST. 3:00 Riga Time) April 15th.

[timtonymanu]

Now he checks in. Smh Pop.

[Budkin]

Fuck this shit.

[crc21209]

Why foul? Play defense and hit a 3 and it makes it a 2 pt game. Now you're giving up free pts :td

[SpursFan86]

Now Pop wants to put Green in :lol

[ElNono]

we got into too big of a hole early, tbh... otherwise this was a winnable game

[ViceCity86]

Brooklyn wins.A plus for now.

[FkLA]

fucking bearded faggot :pctoss

I wouldn't even give a fuck if they lost this game as long as he played the right players tbh.

[beirmeistr]

is mempis playing yet?

[BatManu20]

Why did we foul? There's still 40 sec left?

[Raven]

lol fouling gordon

[KaiRMD1]

At least the Thunder are out lmao!!!!!

[Johnny RIngo]

No home court for possibly 3 series would be very difficult considering the parity of teams in the west. Mentioned it before and saying it again, it would be epic if we win it all this year.

Not winning shit with Pop rolling our the Parker/Marco lineup like tonight.

[milkyway21]

now Pop puts in Green so he is not hurt? CIA Pop BS

That's what I'm thinking.

[james evans]

pop's coaching job tonight was horrible, but i'm not afraid of the clippers. I'd much rather play them or portland than dallas. I think dallas can beat houston

[boutons_deux]

Lost it in first qtr

[itzsoweezee]

Spurs suck on the road. This is not going to be a long playoff run.

[DMC]

Danny hasn't taken a shot in 18 minutes of play. Is he sulking?

Kawhi hasn't attempted a 3. Why are people saying he's missed 3 of them? Is the box score wrong?

[timtonymanu]

At least the Thunder are out lmao!!!!!

It isn't worth a first round exit for us though.

[Mugen]

-Pop not calling timeouts early.
-CoJo getting too many minutes
-Taking Patty out for TP
-Beli/Manu playing way too much
-Green/Kawhi not playing enough

:lol sometimes you gotta wonder tbh

[ironman2886]

Pop didn't have this team ready. Benching Green, and not punching rainman in the chest to pump him up was on him.

[Death In June]

Stupid decision to foul

[$pursDynasty]

well all will be forgotten if we steal game 1 on the road, IF we are on the road, Go George Hill!

[ElNono]

monster block by AD

[lofds]

Fuck this effort they've given. They didn't want it and their first half D killed them for the whole game. Kawhi didn't get any touches at all.

[shingo_318]

Fuck Thunder! That's the only bright side SMH

[703 Spurz]

4 of the 5 Miami Heat starters tonight have played the entire game. Only Zoran Dragic hasn't played all 48 minutes. They've played 6 players all night.

[TXstbobcat]

Time to switch to the pacers game on league pass. :depressed

[ElNono]

-Pop not calling timeouts early.
-CoJo getting too many minutes
-Taking Patty out for TP
-Beli/Manu playing way too much
-Green/Kawhi not playing enough

:lol sometimes you gotta wonder tbh

:lol

I think we played to win, we just laid too big an egg on the road early, tbh

[BatManu20]

Crunch time: Give the ball to your least athletic player, and try to let him go 1-on-1 with the best shot-blocker in the league. Genius, Pop :lol

[james evans]

i think pop threw this game cuz he's afraid of dallas too. We need not fear the clippers or portland.

[boutons_deux]

Fucwk u pop

[Silver&Black]

:yield

Just give it up Pop...

[TXstbobcat]

Pop throwing in the towel

[UZER]

:lol 4 three point shooters in the game and you drive it right into the swatting machine that is Anthony Davis.

[ElNono]

white flag

[Darius Bieber]

Well it was an okay season guys.

[Splits]

This loss is on Kawhi. Terrible defensive effort, getting schooled by Tyreke fucking Evans and Eric Gordon :lol Dribble dribble dribble mid-range pull up brick after brick. Missed bunny. How many straight did he miss in the 4th quarter? 4?

[Chomag]

Spurs can beat all those teams on the road, except GSW. They won't get HCA against them anyhow. If you need an easier road, you're not fit to compete.

Nothing is impossible but you have to getting pretty close to homer glasses territory to discredit history facts. No one is saying spurs cant but its a much more difficult road without the HCA and history backs that up. Hopefully the Spurs can make new history though.

[SpurPadre]

Hopefully Paul George gets extended minutes today against the Grizzlies. 5th seed with HCA is still within grasp. Gotta hope for that. At least we're making the Dubs nervous. Dubs get a tougher 1st round matchup without the crippled Thunder and then they will get us...if the Pacers help us out.

[Raven]

:lmao

and you go for a layup after fouling gordon :lmao

[boutons_deux]

Why quit??????

[james evans]

Pop didn't have this team ready. Benching Green, and not punching rainman in the chest to pump him up was on him.
well it should be obvious he threw the game then. right? so why be mad? is homecourt really that important? didn't we win game 6 last year in OKC?

[beirmeistr]

Fuck this effort they've given. They didn't want it and their first half D killed them for the whole game. Kawhi didn't get any touches at all.

terrible effort

[ElNono]

The good news is that the minute limits should be lifted for the playoffs. Pop still rested some guys this game.

[Mugen]

:lol

I think we played to win, we just laid too big an egg on the road early, tbh

I'm not saying Pop threw the game tbh. I'm legit questioning his senility....

[TXstbobcat]

Pacers loosing :depressed

[BatManu20]

This loss is on Kawhi. Terrible defensive effort, getting schooled by Tyreke fucking Evans and Eric Gordon :lol Dribble dribble dribble mid-range pull up brick after brick. Missed bunny. How many straight did he miss in the 4th quarter? 4?

This loss is on the whole team, tbh. Nobody played well in the first half. But yea, Kawhi's performance tonight was pretty shitty.

[ironman2886]

I hope Danny Green opens every bottle of wine in Pop's collection and jizzes in all of them.

[TXstbobcat]

Mills3333333333

[UZER]

This game was lost in the first half with parkers olé defense.

[james evans]

Hopefully Paul George gets extended minutes today against the Grizzlies. 5th seed with HCA is still within grasp. Gotta hope for that. At least we're making the Dubs nervous. Dubs get a tougher 1st round matchup without the crippled Thunder and then they will get us...if the Pacers help us out.
that's why everyone should be happy. I have no idea why everyone wanted the warriors to play against westbrooke(cuz he would have been the only one shooting)

[Malik Hairston]

Well, silver lining, I won a ton of money tonight, tbh:lol..

[SpurPadre]

Have fun watching the playoffs Chuckbrook, you piece of shit motherfucker!!!!

[Raven]

:lol

I think we played to win, we just laid too big an egg on the road early, tbh

you playbeli, you don't play to win

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Silver lining: Thunder miss the playoffs, Mills might be back

[Chomag]

People that keep saying Home court isn't important must have not been following basketball for very long.

[ElNono]

I'm not saying Pop threw the game tbh. I'm legit questioning his senility....

In Pop we trust... that's all we have

[PingPong]

At least, Mills is getting sharp as a razor...

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs just teasing tbh

[Uriel]

I don't understand why Pop didn't play Patty more.

[milkyway21]

#5 or #6.

Hope it's vs Portland

[timtonymanu]

Pop is the Pelicans MVP tonight.

[Godbama]

great way to end the season Pop, the biggest tease game in months.

[RD2191]

FUCK YOU POP. NEVER SHOULD OF PULLED MILLS FOR PORKER YOU FAGGOT

[TheGoldStandard]

The good news is that the minute limits should be lifted for the playoffs. Pop still rested some guys this game.
So that means more Ayres or Baynes?

[ElNono]

need a pick me up... let me load up thunderfans.com...

[Mugen]

:lol But TP had 20+......

[Raven]

even more annoyed.

[Uriel]

FUCK YOU POP. NEVER SHOULD OF PULLED MILLS FOR PORKER YOU FAGGOT
:lol

[romain.star]

Boris is the only good Euro on this team. Parker and Marco are so fucking bad. Both choke artists in the post season too

When a gigantic piece of shit is being appreciative of such a refined player, you know something is wrong

[Chomag]

Guess we now have to depend on the Pacers since Spurs didn't take care of business tonight.

[Johnny RIngo]

One of the worst coached games in Pop's career. Pathetic

[Mugen]

Grizz taking care of business against Indy. Spurs have to open up in LA.

[ElNono]

:lol But TP had 20+......

:lol

[cd98]

Spurs have played like a 6 seed for most of the year. No surprise here.

[Mikeanaro]

Lol No green, no 3s shitty D, lazy effort like they love the 6th seed.

[Uriel]

I'm happy for the Pelicans, tbh. They're a good, young team, with a bright future ahead of them. :toast

[703 Spurz]

Danny Green with more fouls than points :lol

[rogues]

need a pick me up... let me load up thunderfans.com...
:lol We're fine.

[milkyway21]

FUCK YOU POP. NEVER SHOULD OF PULLED MILLS ..

True.

Mills was hot .then, he pulled him out. :wtf

[TXstbobcat]

#5 or #6.

Hope it's vs Portland

#6. Grizzlies winning at home tonight.

[ducks]

manu stupid three cost the spurs the w

[boutons_deux]

Fucking shit shit shit

[ploto]

Congrats to the Pelicans!

[Death In June]

At least they shit the bed now. They've been playing progressively shittier since the Houston game.

[ironman2886]

well it should be obvious he threw the game then. right? so why be mad? is homecourt really that important? didn't we win game 6 last year in OKC?
I just hate the rotations and how they came out.

[Splits]

need a pick me up... let me load up thunderfans.com...

My troll target tonight...

[ElNono]

happy for the Pels... fuck OKC, tbh

[SpurPadre]

Grizz taking care of business against Indy. Spurs have to open up in LA.

Still early man. Indy will make a run.

[beirmeistr]

spurs think they are Rocky

[ducks]

new Orleans is 3-0 against gs

maybe pop wanted that match up

spurs need splitter against new orleans

[TheGoldStandard]

I don't understand why Pop didn't play Patty more.
Pop sucks cock

[ironman2886]

God damn I'm tired of Pop's hugging crap after every game. Beta.

[Quiet Strength]

Should have just rested the starters..

[Mugen]

:lol ElNono better thank the fuck out of Pop for overshadowing an absolutely horrendous game by Manu

[ploto]

All of this and the Spurs will end up the 6th seed.

[rogues]

Thanks Spurs for that possible lottery pick! :D

[Arcadian]

Gotta feel happy for Davis, tbh. The best player in the league should be in the playoffs.

[milkyway21]

#6. Grizzlies winning at home tonight.

Whoa..the reigning chunmmps :lmao

[beirmeistr]

well, nothing to do but erase this shitty game from the dvr

[timtonymanu]

Pop, you fucking cuck, you just costed the Spurs title 6.

[Ellsworth]

Pop is the Pelicans MVP tonight.

It's what it is... time to get ready for the Playoffs & see how good or hungry we still are :downspin:

[ironman2886]

Biggest Troll around.

http://i2.wp.com/www.brobible.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/gregg-puppetvich.jpg?resize=599%2C399

[SpurPadre]

new Orleans is 3-0 against gs

maybe pop wanted that match up

spurs need splitter against new orleans

Actually Dubs are 3-1 vs. the Pelicans, who barely won by 3 against a disinterested Dubs team last time out.

[Darius Bieber]

Memphis, a real contender, is taking care of business unlike the Spurs. Clippers gonna run train on the Spurs in the first round.

[SpurPadre]

Thanks Spurs for that possible lottery pick! :D

LOL. KD is a cripple and when he finally recovers, he's leaving to ATL. LOL.

[TXstbobcat]

Spurs pissed away home court in the 1st 2 rounds :depressed

[tholdren]

I would rather play Clippers than Dallas.

[TheGoldStandard]

Actually Dubs are 3-1 vs. the Pelicans, who barely won by 3 against a disinterested Dubs team last time out.

GS sweeps 1st round.

[TheGoldStandard]

Memphis, a real contender, is taking care of business unlike the Spurs. Clippers gonna run train on the Spurs in the first round.

We lose in 5

[ViceCity86]

This Pelicans team,finally healthy will pose some problems for Golden State.

[ElNono]

:lol ElNono better thank the fuck out of Pop for overshadowing an absolutely horrendous game by Manu

I was just saying, I thought he played well... nothing spectacular, but a decent game... didn't shot well, but moved the ball, got everyone involved... two blocks

[rogues]

LOL. KD is a cripple and when he finally recovers, he's leaving to ATL. LOL.
:lol Keep dreaming

[Silver&Black]

http://i.imgur.com/He8s77Z.png

[SpurPadre]

GS sweeps 1st round.

Maybe it'll go 5 or the 4th game will be a double OT losing sweep but still more competitive than a series against the OKC Cripples.

[timtonymanu]

Grizzlies pulling away now. Looks like it's Clippers in the 1st round. Rockets in the 2nd. Warriors in the 3rd. All without HCA. Fucking brutal.

[Mugen]

I was just saying, I thought he played well... nothing spectacular, but a decent game... didn't shot well, but moved the ball, got everyone involved... two blocks

I thought he looked done tbh. Moved terribly even for present day Manu.

[Johnny RIngo]

When a gigantic piece of shit is being appreciative of such a refined player, you know something is wrong

French players in general are all overrated. Parker, Batum, Mahinmi, DeColo, Beaubois - all either low IQ basketball players or choke artists when the pressure's on. Boris is the exception. Very Robert Horry-esque with his ability to step up in the playoffs. Almost too good for that shitty country.

[SpurPadre]

:lol Keep dreaming

He's still a ringless cripple who resorts to talking shit about players he can't beat on Twitter.

[Ellsworth]

All of this and the Spurs will end up the 6th seed.

Considering all the injuries & how on/off the team was playing up until recently, it's still good to see some kind of a streak, like this recent one (less tonight's effort), which is better than not having one... time is now to defend that title in a few days :)

[Darius Bieber]

Grizzlies pulling away now. Looks like it's Clippers in the 1st round. Rockets in the 2nd. Warriors in the 3rd. All without HCA. Fucking brutal.

Yep. If by a miracle the Spurs win round 1, they get swept round 2.

[Darth_Pelican]

GG guys.

The Pelicans played their guts out & had a flukish 2nd Quarter. That was the difference. You guys will win #6 despite your seed.

[Silver&Black]

BillMc

You've got to go back to the old avi my nigga.

[Silver&Black]

Double post...sorry.

[ironman2886]

Anything can happen with the Warriors/ Pelicans series. Spurs beat the Mavs 8 straight times in the regular season before last year's game 7. Carlisle almost pulled it off. Warriors haven't experienced playoff success.

[TampaDude]

All those OT losses come back to bite the Spurs, like we all knew they would.

Spurs should've had the #2 seed locked up a week ago.

Oh, well...we're gonna pull a 95 Rockets, right?

At least we fucked the Thunder hard tonight.

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[ElNono]

I thought he looked done tbh. Moved terribly even for present day Manu.

He was out there when we made our run in the 3rd... and didn't suck on defense like Beli... If he can give us this in the playoffs, we'll win more than lose...

[therealtruth]

Right, and no team in NBA history won with the margin the Spurs did in the Finals last year.

Teams that have HCA historically are better teams in the 1st place. No so this season.

Exactly. If we can survive till we get Splitter back that could be the difference maker in winning it all from 6 and an early exit.

[beirmeistr]

ginobili -5, parker -11

[ironman2886]

Why should Danny re-sign with this team? Another team will pay him and play him.

[Johnny RIngo]

+13 Patty
-2 Duncan
-2 Cojo
-3 Leonard
-3 Green
-5 Manu
-6 Diaw
-7 Baynes
-7 Marco
-11 Parker

[still.focused]

I dont want Parker on this team anymore
He kills ball movement & doesnt play a a lick of defense
He literally is the antithesis of what the rest of the team is about

[Ice009]

Memphis, a real contender, is taking care of business unlike the Spurs. Clippers gonna run train on the Spurs in the first round.

you can't be serious??????? Memphis is playing at home without their season on the line. In SA, Spurs would have won behind the home crowd. No way some of those NO scrubs would have shot like that in SA.

[Darius Bieber]

you can't be serious??????? Memphis is playing at home without their season on the line. In SA, Spurs would have won behind the home crowd. No way some of those NO scrubs would have shot like that in SA.

Indiana's season is on the line. They, like the Pelicans, must win to make playoffs.

[beirmeistr]

Why should Danny re-sign with this team? Another team will pay him and play him.

true

[Johnny RIngo]

I dont want Parker on this team anymore

:lol $45 million extension

[RD2191]

+13 Patty
-2 Duncan
-2 Cojo
-3 Leonard
-3 Green
-5 Manu
-6 Diaw
-7 Baynes
-7 Marco
-11 Parker

[ViceCity86]

Splitter better be healthy or right or we are going down in round one to Clippers.

[beirmeistr]

:lol $45 million extension

ny will take him

[ducks]

manu was worse spur tonight

[TheGoldStandard]

Splitter better be healthy or right or we are going down in round one to Clippers.
His body is rejecting his new Penis.. might be out a while..

[still.focused]

Why should Danny re-sign with this team? Another team will pay him and play him.

Granted he would not be as good elsewhere because he cant create his own shot
But for the way Pop dogs him I couldnt blame him if he took the payday & left just for a fair shake

[beirmeistr]

His body is rejecting his new Penis.. might be out a while..

can it be reversed?

[SpurPadre]

GG guys.

The Pelicans played their guts out & had a flukish 2nd Quarter. That was the difference. You guys will win #6 despite your seed.

Classy post. Congrats and hope you guys give the Dubs hell. And if not, you still have a legitimately bright future for seasons to come.

[TheGoldStandard]

can it be reversed?

Yes but then he becomes a soft POS

[ironman2886]

Granted he would not be as good elsewhere because he cant create his own shot
But for the way Pop dogs him I couldnt blame him if he took the payday & left just for a fair shake
I agree, but teams are looking for Green type players.

[Blizzardwizard]

Is this the end of BillMc's run tbh? Who starts the first playoff thread?

[Death In June]

manu was worse spur tonightNobody cares

[TheGoldStandard]

I agree, but teams are looking for Green type players.

Yup, other teams might actually run him off screens and get him a look here and there.

[BillMc]

BillMc (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=16431)

You've got to go back to the old avi my nigga.

Personally I think it was all the Wendy votes against Melissa in the Melissa vs Wendy thread. Bad Karma!:lol

I'll go back to my old avi, bro. Thing is as my streak is over. Someone else should probably do the first playoff game. I was 16-3, but you're only as good as your last game.

Hope Pacers rally.

[beirmeistr]

I'm so dissapointed with Duncan----he failed to fire up the spurs

[james evans]

Man yall acting like somebody died. can't believe spurs fans are afraid of the clippers. They aint shit. Jordan won't even play in teh 4th from hack-a-jordan and the lane will be wide open. Green and Leonard will Guard Crawford and Paul and we'll put Parker's sorry ass on barnes or reddick for defense.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

GG guys.

The Pelicans played their guts out & had a flukish 2nd Quarter. That was the difference. You guys will win #6 despite your seed.
Pels looked good, they knew they had to win and they beat a 55 win team that was on a 11 game win streak. A few shots might have been a fluke but regardless, the Pelicans forced a bunch of live ball turnovers and were just too fast for the Spurs. I don't know if they can beat the Warriors but hopefully they make it a fight.

[beirmeistr]

because of this pendejada, the spurs are going to steal hca from their opponents

[romain.star]

French players in general are all overrated. Parker, Batum, Mahinmi, DeColo, Beaubois - all either low IQ basketball players or choke artists when the pressure's on. Boris is the exception. Very Robery Horry-esque with his ability to step up in the playoffs. Almost too good for that shitty country.

I deny you the right to appreciate something/someone coming from France. It's like asking a retarded 5 months old pig to read and review a book of Albert Camus : this is non sense.

[ironman2886]

Jesus Christ, Spurs shot 57%. Danny's benching, and Kawhi's apathetic play really F&cked us on the defensive end.

[TheGoldStandard]

Tim lying through his teeth.. Spurs didn't come to win

[Venti Quattro]

This Pelicans team,finally healthy will pose some problems for Golden State.

I agree, flying from the Bay Area to Nawlins is kind of tiring so that will pose some challenges for Golden State tbh.

[beirmeistr]

I think the Spurs partied last night in the French Quarter

[LakerHater]

so since the Spurs seed changed does the gametime change also?
do they play Sat or Sun?

[LakerHater]

“This will be another journey and hopefully it’ll be a fun one.”

-Timmy

[beirmeistr]

biggest losers tonight is the River Parade committee

[Mugen]

:lol I'd rather give Tpark a sponge bath than have to rely on CJ Miles and Roy Hibbert tbh

[Malik Hairston]

Miles and Stuckey should take every shot for Indiana, tbh..

Get Hibbert and West off the floor, they're so fucking bad..

[Venti Quattro]

:lol I'd rather give Tpark a sponge bath than have to rely on CJ Miles and Roy Hibbert tbh

Damn you, commies!

[NASpurs]

:lol I'd rather give Tpark a sponge bath than have to rely on CJ Miles and Roy Hibbert tbh

while chugging down draino. :lol

[RD2191]

Spurs won't get past the 1st round. You heard it here first. Unless they do which I will call this the reverse jinx. :wakeup

[spurs10]

Still nothing said about the benching of the best 3 pt shooter in the history of our team? Injured? Tanking? Why?

[Johnny RIngo]

It's like asking Tony Parker to step up in the post-season : this is non sense.

Agree with you on that one.

[beirmeistr]

does Pop ever take blame for a poorly-coached game?

[DMC]

+13 Patty
-2 Duncan
-2 Cojo
-3 Leonard
-3 Green
-5 Manu
-6 Diaw
-7 Baynes
-7 Marco
-11 Parker
You only need to be -1 to lose.

[Johnny RIngo]

Still nothing said about the benching of the best 3 pt shooter in the history of our team? Injured? Tanking? Why?

The team desperately needed three point shooitng tonight and he benches Danny and Patty.

[DMC]

:lol I'd rather give Tpark a sponge bath than have to rely on CJ Miles and Roy Hibbert tbh
Goddamnit, I had a drink turned up and could have ruined my new laptop.

[Ice009]

Indiana's season is on the line. They, like the Pelicans, must win to make playoffs.

It's not the same situation and you know it. Memphis don't have as much to play for. Memphis are at home so that automatically takes some pressure off them. Indiana are on the road and fighting for the 8th seed, they're at a much larger disadvantage to what NO was at tonight. If this game was at Indiana, then you could say that it was a similar situation and Indiana would have had as much of a chance and NO did tonight.

Spurs still shit the bed though, no excuses for that. I've got more fire than these guys. I have no idea why they're not motivated every game.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Damn that one was a stinger. One second later and Spurs are down four seeds. :depressed

[Mugen]

Is CJ miles clinically retarded?

[timtonymanu]

:lol I'd rather give Tpark a sponge bath than have to rely on CJ Miles and Roy Hibbert tbh

:cry Drink drano.

[Ice009]

Also, no offense to the Pelicans and their fans (good win, you guys deserved it), but why the fuck would any of you idiots here be happy about OKC not making the playoffs? They could potentially get a lottery pick out of this.

If you're a Spurs fan, you should have wanted OKC in so they can get as worse of a pick as possible. They're not going to win the Championship, so them making it would have been better. The same shit could happen as when the Lakers missed the playoffs in 2005 and ended up with Andrew Bynum because of it. That always pissed me off as the Spurs had to keep settling for washed up veterans while LA got a darn good lottery pick out of it and it. They got two more championships out of missing the playoffs that one season and it could have been much worse for the Spurs if Bynum had of stayed healthy and fully interested in Basketball.

That's exactly what I'm thinking about in regards to OKC not being in the playoffs. All you guys that didn't want them in, I just have no idea why. It doesn't make sense to me on any level. They had no chance of winning, so it was all good. All this does it give them a better chance at a better draft pick. It also lets Ibaka heal and gives Westbrook more time to heal over the off-season. Durant, they fucked up on, not sure what they can do with that one. They should have had him resting in the first place. If anything, not having him sit out more games at the start of the season may screwed the Spurs chances of getting the 2nd seed even more, as NO probably wouldn't have been playing to make the playoffs tonight.

[MI21]

:lol I'd rather give Tpark a sponge bath than have to rely on CJ Miles and Roy Hibbert tbh

:lol I actual lol'ed

[SASdynasty!]

You only need to be -1 to lose.
Lol, pretty hard to have a good +/- when 3 of your starters combine for less points than you put up.

[timtonymanu]

Also, no offense to the Pelicans and their fans (good win, you guys deserved it), but why the fuck would any of you idiots here be happy about OKC not making the playoffs? They could potentially get a lottery pick out of this.

If you're a Spurs fan, you should have wanted OKC in so they can get as worse of a pick as possible. They're not going to win the Championship, so them making it would have been better. The same shit could happen as when the Lakers missed the playoffs in 2005 and ended up with Andrew Bynum because of it. That always pissed me off as the Spurs had to keep settling for washed up veterans while LA got a darn good lottery pick out of it and it. They got two more championships out of missing the playoffs that one season and it could have been much worse for the Spurs if Bynum had of stayed healthy and fully interested in Basketball.

That's exactly what I'm thinking about in regards to OKC not being in the playoffs. All you guys that didn't want them in, I just have no idea why. It doesn't make sense to me on any level. They had no chance of winning, so it was all good. All this does it give them a better chance at a better draft pick. It also lets Ibaka heal and gives Westbrook more time to heal over the off-season. Durant, they fucked up on, not sure what they can do with that one. They should have had him resting in the first place. If anything, not having him sit out more games at the start of the season may screwed the Spurs chances of getting the 2nd seed even more, as NO probably wouldn't have been playing to make the playoffs tonight.

They're the 14th pick in the lottery. And Durant looks done. I'm more pissed off we lost because of seedings.

[Ice009]

does Pop ever take blame for a poorly-coached game?

He can't, it'd lose the team if he did. They would start second guessing him the moment he did if he was to do something like that.

[Ice009]

They're the 14th pick in the lottery. And Durant looks done. I'm more pissed off we lost because of seedings.

Can't they possibly get a higher pick? Aren't they in the lottery? 14 is the projected pick? Can't they still get a higher pick if they get lucky with the lottery balls? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[romain.star]

Agree with you on that one.

irrelevant: Parker is not French.

Just be a nice pig, stay away from Bobo.

[timtonymanu]

Can't they possibly get a higher pick? Aren't they in the lottery? 14 is the projected pick? Can't they still get a higher pick if they get lucky with the lottery balls? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I'm not sure about the percentages but they have a very slim chance of going higher. usually the best team of the lottery ends up at 14.

[Pelicans78]

damn Jen Hale...:wow

:bobo

[BillMc]

Game grades courtesy 48 Minutes of Hell:

http://www.48minutesofhell.com/el-conclusion-pelicans-108-spurs-103

El Conclusion: Pelicans 108, Spurs 103
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Tim Duncan, PF 33 MIN | 6-9 FG | 3-4 FT | 10 REB | 6 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 15 PTS | -2 +/-Ineffective first half, really good second half. Omer Asik gives him fits on the block because he’s big and doesn’t bite on his up fakes. Either way, great finish to the regular season for Timmay.

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Kawhi Leonard, SF 38 MIN | 6-14 FG | 2-2 FT | 10 REB | 3 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 1 TO | 14 PTS | -3 +/-Another solid game, nothing dominant, but he looked good. Between Tyreke Evans, Eric Gordon and Jrue Holiday, New Orleans has a ton of ball handlers, which makes matching up on defense really tricky.

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Aron Baynes, C 26 MIN | 4-6 FG | 0-0 FT | 6 REB | 2 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 8 PTS | -7 +/-Good game from Baynes except when he had to guard Anthony Davis. It’s not his fault, Anthony Davis is great, but things didn’t go well when that match up had to happen.

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Tony Parker, PG 35 MIN | 11-17 FG | 1-2 FT | 1 REB | 6 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 TO | 23 PTS | -11 +/-Easily the most encouraging part of the night. He was extra aggressive both getting his own shot and finding his teammates. If he’s playing like All-Star level Tony Parker in the playoffs, the first round match up won’t matter much.

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Danny Green, SG 18 MIN | 0-0 FG | 0-0 FT | 1 REB | 2 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 0 PTS | -3 +/-Ew (I mean, whatever, he’s fine) but Ew.

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Marco Belinelli, SF 15 MIN | 0-2 FG | 2-2 FT | 0 REB | 0 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 2 PTS | -7 +/-Under no circumstance should he have to guard Tyreke Evans, but given Danny Green’s foul trouble that happened a lot and it didn’t go well (unless you’re Tyreke Evans). The discouraging part was that he was missing on offense too.

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Boris Diaw, C 34 MIN | 10-14 FG | 0-0 FT | 5 REB | 5 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 4 TO | 20 PTS | -6 +/-Great game from Bobo, who looks like he’s ready for the playoffs too. Whether it’s Portland or the Clippers in the first round, aggressive Bobo is going to be an advantage for the Spurs.

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Patty Mills, PG 11 MIN | 6-8 FG | 1-1 FT | 0 REB | 3 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 15 PTS | +13 +/-Great timing if he really has found his shot? He’s shooting 40% from 3 over his last five games.

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Cory Joseph, PG 7 MIN | 0-1 FG | 0-0 FT | 1 REB | 2 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 2 TO | 0 PTS | -2 +/-Not great tonight when they could’ve used him against that backcourt trio.

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Manu Ginobili, SG 21 MIN | 1-7 FG | 1-2 FT | 2 REB | 4 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 2 TO | 4 PTS | -5 +/-Definitely not good Manu tonight.

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Three Things We Saw

Totally understandable if you’re pissed about this loss. It’s likely going to put them in the six seed against the Clippers (Memphis game hasn’t been decided as of writing this). That’s a little ridiculous that the two hottest teams in the league have to play each other in the first round.
At the same time, the Spurs are playing so well, a lot of feel who they play in the first round really won’t matter. They will and should be the favorites in that series. Going on the road for three straight series before the Finals isn’t ideal, but the Spurs have shown they can win on the road in the playoffs.
Anthony Davis is awesome. That is all.