Spurs to open season @OKC on Wednesday, October 28th

[SpursFan86]

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Would've liked to open at home, but regardless, should be an interesting game. Both teams will look very different from last year.

edit: Well, I guess it's possible we could be opening at home on the 27th...but hopefully the league wouldn't give us a b2b to start off the season :lol

[scottspurs]

full schedule will come out Tuesday or Wednesday night

[TheGreatYacht]

Not surprised its on the road smh. NBA almost let the defending champs open up on the road last year..

[SpursFan86]

Not surprised its on the road smh. NBA almost let the defending champs open up on the road last year..

Huh? This is going to be only our 2nd time opening up on the road since the '07 title :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Huh? This is going to be only our 2nd time opening up on the road since the '07 title :lol
Wasn't there rumors that we were opening up @ MIA last year? Or @CLE can't remember

[FromWayDowntown]

edit: Well, I guess it's possible we could be opening at home on the 27th...but hopefully the league wouldn't give us a b2b to start off the season :lol

at OKC is the opener:

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With that said, opening with a back-to-back isn't all that uncommon. The Spurs have opened with a back-to-back 4 times since the start of the 2007-08 season.

[szkorhetz]

Firt loss of the season, you heard it first.

[SpursFan86]

With that said, opening with a back-to-back isn't all that uncommon. The Spurs have opened with a back-to-back 4 times since the start of the 2007-08 season.

Yeah after posting that I remembered that both Cleveland and NY opened last season with b2bs. Guess it's not that rare, but regardless, nice to get confirmation that OKC is our opener as well.

[hater]

Chimp rook goes for 55. Spurs lose by 40

[TheGreatYacht]

This will happen again.


http://youtu.be/LqlZ-55Z6OM

[Chinook]

This will happen again.


http://youtu.be/LqlZ-55Z6OM

Danny Green with the game-winning assist.

[TheGreatYacht]

Danny Green with the game-winning assist.
:wakeup Lol

[BillMc]

This will happen again.


http://youtu.be/LqlZ-55Z6OM
:toast

[Dex]

Starting off the season by handing the Thunder a home loss? Sounds great to me!

Only...79 days :depressed

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Yeah... Pop tries really hard on opening games for some reason. 17-1 in the TD era. Great to start 1-0 in the season series against one of the West heavyweights.

[Fireball]

Home game would be preferred ... @ OKC is a tough one ... always

[TXstbobcat]

Cool. Spurs will pound OKC on the road to open the season.

[spurraider21]

Danny Green with the game-winning assist.
^player fan

:lol

[Chinook]

^player fan

:lol

He makes it a habit:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxTdNV8Ydnw

[look_at_g_shred]

This will happen again.


http://youtu.be/LqlZ-55Z6OM
What else is new? :wakeup

[TheGreatYacht]

:toast

What else is new? :wakeup
:bobo

[szkorhetz]

LMA points watch. Over or under 20?

[r0drig0lac]

Cool. Spurs will pound OKC on the road to open the season.

this

[TheGreatYacht]

Aldridge owns Sergio, tbh.


http://youtu.be/iaSA6nKgmyA

[FromWayDowntown]

Starting off the season by handing the Thunder a home loss? Sounds great to me!

Only...79 days :depressed

The game's an opportunity. If you win it, you get a road win that will likely prove to be very helpful down the road. If you don't, you've tested yourself with the new guys early on, in a tough road spot and should grow from that experience.

[TheGreatYacht]

Aldridge owns Sergio, tbh.


http://youtu.be/iaSA6nKgmyA

http://youtu.be/vB3Fr-NzTE8

http://youtu.be/Vnz8L3xoMrM

[SURGE]

Bogus was hoping for the Warriors oh well at least we're not playing the thunder on a back to back like we usually do

[Kool Bob Love]

Hope KD isn't healthy gonna drop 40 on system player smh.

[Kool Bob Love]

Not worried about a loss. LMAlpha and the big 3 gonna pull a win out in OKC. :tu

[kobyz]

I'll sit the big 3... Should start the new process against easier matchup...

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Would rather face them early when they arent in a rhythm and Durant is still working his way back in. Good time to face them.

[JeffDuncan]

LMA points watch. Over or under 20?

Over!

[ducks]

actually would rather have lots of back to backs early not late

[dweaver99027]

Nice. Good star-studded affair to kick off the season.

[Keepin' it real]

Firt loss of the season, you heard it first.

I must have more hair in my ears than I thought, because that don't sound right.

[Darius Bieber]

OKC by 40 tbh

[From Downtown]

On a Wednesday...fuck

[baseline bum]

LMA points watch. Over or under 20?

I'm going to say under 20, I think he'll put up about 18-20 ppg this season. I hope people aren't getting unreal expectations and thinking he's going to be like Prime DRob. I think he's going to be huge for making the offense even more efficient, but you're not dropping him the ball on the block or clearing out the lane for him on every possession with a team this talented around him.

[RD2191]

OKC by 40 tbh
DB with the truth bomb.

[random21]

First meltdown of the year...... Great! 0-1 and this page will start questioning Max-Lemarcus mid-rangers, pops lineup choices and Porker looking done....

[timtonymanu]

Damn I was hoping it would be against the Dubs.

Oh well, Spurs will destroy Meth.

[spurs10]

Damn I was hoping it would be against the Dubs.

Oh well, Spurs will destroy Meth. Well said!:bobo

[Chillen]

I like that matchup for an opening night game.

[BillMc]

Damn I was hoping it would be against the Dubs.


Oh well, Spurs will destroy Meth.

This

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

Spurs have ended their season the last two years so its only fitting...

[The_Klaw]

Hope KD isn't healthy gonna drop 40 on system player smh.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap5wg-jZo00


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkM8NT5CIgQ

[The_Klaw]

Spurs-OKC game is one full of expectations this season, about Aldridge and the rest of new players on the team, about Durant's recovery from his third surgery...Can't wait!

[Spurtacular]

The last few preseason games will matter more, I'd say.

[Mikeanaro]

Fuck OKC, pretenders.

[Biernutz]

The NBA will probably have us do a back to back with OKC then G.S. at home ....

[skin27]

:lol spurs fans so scared of okc.. i say we beat them by 10pts!:flag:

[Biernutz]

:lol spurs fans so scared of okc.. i say we beat them by 10pts!:flag:

Who is scared of OKC? Kevin probably won't play anyway and Westchimp is time for another
leg problem....

[spursistan]

The fear with these early big match-up games vs fellow contenders is wracking up losses that might come to bite us in the ass in tiebreak situation in the final stretch..We are going to need to work our team chemistry the first couple of months, so i'm hoping for a soft schedule in Nov/Dec...

[Spurtacular]

I feel robbed. I wanted to see the Spurs put an ass whooping on the Warriors in their building on opening night. Reign on their lil we beat a bunch of muppets ring ceremony...

[z0sa]

Cool. We get to start the season 1-0.

[Kool Bob Love]

I feel robbed. I wanted to see the Spurs put an ass whooping on the Warriors in their building on opening night. Reign on their lil we beat a bunch of muppets ring ceremony...

The NBA wasn't gonna allow that cmon b. They'll probably play the Kings opening night.

[SpursFan86]

The fear with these early big match-up games vs fellow contenders is wracking up losses that might come to bite us in the ass in tiebreak situation in the final stretch..We are going to need to work our team chemistry the first couple of months, so i'm hoping for a soft schedule in Nov/Dec...

I agree, but OKC will need adjusting just as much as us tbh. KD missed the 2nd half of last season with injury so he might be shaking off some rust, plus he never got to play with Kanter. They have a new coach who has never coached in the NBA.

[SpursFan86]

The NBA wasn't gonna allow that cmon b. They'll probably play the Kings opening night.

They play the Pelicans. It's just like how it was for us - opening the season again the first round opponent from the previous title run.

[soxxx]

Looking like clippers spurs on Christmas. Not confirmed yet but thunder are playing the Bulls.

[Brazil]

need to start somewhere tbh...

it's a solid and exciting match up to begin with

[TampaDude]

OKC ain't shit. Blowout win for the Spurs.

[Spurtacular]

Apparently, the league thinks Durant will be healthy on opening night? I don't see the point of scheduling this as an opening night match-up otherwise.

[SpursFan86]

Apparently, the league thinks Durant will be healthy on opening night? I don't see the point of scheduling this as an opening night match-up otherwise.

Why would they not think that? He's already been doing full-strength practices and is playing during the Team USA mini-camp. The season isn't starting for another 2 and a half months. I don't see any reason why he wouldn't be playing opening night.

[Spurtacular]

Why would they not think that? He's already been doing full-strength practices and is playing during the Team USA mini-camp. The season isn't starting for another 2 and a half months. I don't see any reason why he wouldn't be playing opening night.

Okay.... I haven't followed it that closely. I know that there's a significant risk of setbacks with Jones fracture injuries though.

[FromWayDowntown]

Apparently, Spurs at Rox on Christmas (following at MIN on 12/23) with a home game on the 26th.

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[TXstbobcat]

Apparently, Spurs at Rox on Christmas (following at MIN on 12/23) with a home game on the 26th.

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Thank you for sharing this! I now know when one of the spurs games up here in Minneapolis is going to be!!!

[Fireball]

I do not understand the NBA ... the Christmas games are very very important for them ... they want to present a good product and put participating teams in "3 games in 4 nights" situations?

[BillMc]

I do not understand the NBA ... the Christmas games are very very important for them ... they want to present a good product and put participating teams in "3 games in 4 nights" situations?

Yeah. And they're just tempting Pop to rest some star on a nationally televised game.

[FromWayDowntown]

Apparently the game before the pre-Christmas trip to Minnesota is a December 21 home game against Indiana:

"The next reunion comes on Dec. 21 in San Antonio, when the Pacers travel to Texas to face the Spurs and former teammate David West."

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/insider/2015/08/12/indiana-pacers-nba-schedule/31552045/

[BillMc]

When is the full schedule announced?

[FromWayDowntown]

Spurs in Portland for first time on November 11.

[FromWayDowntown]

21 nationally televised games for SA.

[Cloud786]

Schedule release show just started on NBATV. Lamarcus Aldridge about to come on to talk.

[SpursFan86]

Looks like this game will be the first ESPN matchup of the season.

[FromWayDowntown]

GST in SA on March 19; CLE in SA on Jan. 14; LAC at Spurs on Dec. 18.

[crc21209]

Schedule release show just started on NBATV. Lamarcus Aldridge about to come on to talk.

Nope, Rachel Nichols is just an idiot. She said Aldridge, when she was supposed to day DeAndre Jordan...

[FromWayDowntown]

No 4-in-5 sets for the Spurs this yearn per Dan McCarney.

Strauss says the Warriors have the most back-to-backs in the league (20); McCarney says only 16 back-to-backs for the Spurs.

[FromWayDowntown]

Home opener in Brooklyn on Oct. 30.

[SpursFan86]

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[hooperflash]

Schedule release show just started on NBATV. Lamarcus Aldridge about to come on to talk.

:tu


http://youtu.be/RA6dIBbu2cs

[cd021]

This will happen again.


http://youtu.be/LqlZ-55Z6OM

MVParker. Down four with less than 30 seconds left and he hits a 3 to beat the buzzer and hits the GW over Ibaka