Preseason: Spurs vs Pistons -- Sunday - 3pm CST.

[Kawhitstorm]

Simmons isn't in the regular rotation, so it's not surprising to see him not on the box score. He'll probably get some time in the second half. Butler is in for Diaw, who I guess isn't healthy yet. And Parker is hurt, but McCallum is not starting for him for some reason.

Patty probably started b/c he hasn't played w/ the starting line up & Pop wants him to get acclimated playing w/ them since he's is going to be closing when Tony is out of the lineup ala 2013-14.

[weeks]

finally some boris diaw!

what a hand

[ace3g]

Diaw 2.0 time

[siraulo23]

Bobo

[weeks]

boris trey!

[r0drig0lac]

Diaw!!!!

[TheDoctor]

Spurs basketball!

[weeks]

manu just makes shit happen
beautiful ball movement

[apalisoc_9]

beautiful

[NASpurs]

Holy crap that was beautiful

[apalisoc_9]

I think it's safe bet that bulter will be making the team. He's almost always playing with the bench and the regulars...

[From Downtown]

Hope we get this Manu all season

[TheDoctor]

Kyle with 5 assts already

[apalisoc_9]

With how Manu and Mills playing..Tony shouldn't be playing more than 25 tbh

[ChumpDumper]

Those high passes from Kyle are nifty.

[weeks]

emoji cam :rolleyes

[weeks]

Another Diaw three!

[spursgu]

Diaw doesn't look fat like he did last year.

[From Downtown]

Good to see BoBo shooting 3s

[Diego20]

3 blocks :wow

[Nathan89]

Diaw 2.0 is back.

[weeks]

3 blocks :wow
yeah west has been pretty good on defense
doing a lot of strips,. altering shots

[313]

Diaw 2.0 is back.
Preseason tbh

[TheGoldStandard]

This is going to be a scary team if they stay healthy

[Kawhitstorm]

yeah west has been pretty good on defense
doing a lot of strips,. altering shots

He has long ass arm & he surprises the opposing players w/ his reach

[NASpurs]

Holy shit, Boban makes Baynes look small

[Kawhitstorm]

Simmons w/ the Danny trademark fast-break defense:wow

[weeks]

BOBAN!!
EVERY DAMN DUNK

[Darius Bieber]

lol everyone's getting playing time but Jimmer

[Kawhitstorm]

Boban bringing the thunder:lol

[TheDoctor]

How in the f*ck Simmons fouled in that play? With his beard?

[apalisoc_9]

Fredette :lmao

[Kawhitstorm]

How in the f*ck Simmons fouled in that play? With his beard?

The guy can't get a break

[TheGoldStandard]

So good to see aggressive assertive play around the rim sans pump fakes and lazy hooks

[Kawhitstorm]

Boban playing by FIBA rules:lol

[From Downtown]

BOBAN!

[Kawhitstorm]

Bobanators w/ the rim protection. :bobo

[r0drig0lac]

Boban!!!!!!!

[weeks]

BOBAN!!
EVERY DAMN DUNK
:wow

[TheDoctor]

BOBAN SLAM!

[ace3g]

Boban again!!

[NASpurs]

Boban aggressive as fuck

[Kawhitstorm]

"From Serbia w/ love":lmao

[ChumpDumper]

Third team getting it together.

[ace3g]

the butler did it

[spursgu]

Fredette :lmao

[apalisoc_9]

"From Serbia w/ love":lmao

:lmao

[DeRozan m8]

I'm at work so cant watch but th score....
the scrubs ruining this again or what?

[Kawhitstorm]

Bonner/Jimmer warming the bench:tu

[apalisoc_9]

I'm at work so cant watch but th score....
the scrubs ruining this again or what?

almost....

[ChumpDumper]

I'm at work so cant watch but th score....
the scrubs ruining this again or what?Scrubs doing fine since they are in with Butler and Boban.

[Kawhitstorm]

So good to see aggressive assertive play around the rim sans pump fakes and lazy hooks

Becky told him to man up:hat

[Kawhitstorm]

Scrubs doing fine since they are in with Butler and Boban.

Ndoye/Jimmer/DeShaun haven't played--> addition by subtraction

[spursgu]

lol that shot by Simmons

[NASpurs]

Detroit still playing their starters :lol

[TheDoctor]

lmao at SVG playing 2 starters vs scrubs in preseason.

[ChumpDumper]

Ndoye/Jimmer/DeShaun haven't played--> addition by subtractionNdoye is injured. he'd probably be in for Butler at this point.

[Nathan89]

Simmons loses the ball every time.

[Kawhitstorm]

LoL @ the Pistons playing their starters including Drummond against the Scrubs & getting owned by Bobanator

[TheDoctor]

4pt play coming

[Kawhitstorm]

Simmons loses the ball every time.

He has loose handles & a high dribble. He needs to tighten it up.

[Richie]

Marjanovic size making the difference on defense. Whole team looks awful on offense but it's end of bench/d league guys against NBA starters so not surprising.

[From Downtown]

Still convinced that Butler should make the final roster

[Kawhitstorm]

4pt play coming

Tim isn't inbounding the ball:bobo

[TheDoctor]

Tim isn't inbounding the ball:bobo

:rollin

[NASpurs]

Spurs win!

[spursgu]

We win!

[From Downtown]

82-0

[weeks]

boban had a pretty good defensive game. good win

[TimDunkem]

Simmons is nervous and overthinking things. He was even fumbling the ball at the free-throw line.

[TheGoldStandard]

Better start making those parade plans in June

[Kawhitstorm]

Still convinced that Butler should make the final roster

He will..it's between Reggie/Simmons for the last spots & Simmons checked in before Reggie so he might have the upper hand especially considering Reggie is just a shooter like Butler so he would be redundant.

[Nathan89]

He has loose handles & a high dribble. He needs to tighten it up.

I knew his handles were an issue but they are way worse than I thought. Very disappointing.

[Kawhitstorm]

Simmons is nervous and overthinking things. He was even fumbling the ball at the free-throw line.

The pressure of getting cut might be getting to him.

[ChumpDumper]

Hard to see Simmons being cut at this point. I expect to see him getting a more specific role in Austin for awhile.

[ChumpDumper]

lol Kyle at +10 not even taking a shot.

[Kawhitstorm]

Hard to see Simmons being cut at this point. I expect to see him getting a more specific role in Austin for awhile.

Maybe he will play more relaxed once he makes the team instead of being tentative.

[TheGoldStandard]

So when is Pop going to shave though?

[DeRozan m8]

Pains me to say it but i'd take Bonner over Williams.
Williams is just the worst

[ChumpDumper]

Maybe he will play more relaxed once he makes the team instead of being tentative.Maybe. I just think he's more of a project than other people might.

[Gladney to see you]

We have an awesome 10.

[steeledl]

We have an awesome 10.

I cant find an awesome 10 on our roster, tbh.

[ace3g]

https://s.yimg.com/sr/imgv1/1/4e60b43d-55cf-3e91-b8d4-3b59e2ac7514

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[SAGirl]

lol Kyle at +10 not even taking a shot.

I saw that.. A very Diaw-esque stat. If you asked him, would probably say he had a terrific game taking no shots...
:lol

[ace3g]

https://s.yimg.com/sr/imgv1/1/71402535-3501-30ad-87f4-99ae7de8967a

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[Amuseddaysleeper]

http://goatd.net/123615/watch-detroit-pistons-vs-san-antonio-spurs


link working here
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I have this one. http://live.realstreamunited.com/streaming/free-live-video-streaming-detroit-pistons-san-antonio-spurs-basketball-nba-pre-season-159864.html


Thanks guys!

[Kawhitstorm]

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Simmons/Butler look alike.

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

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[SpursFan86]

Stopped watching midway through - how did Boban look? Looking at the box score it seems he had a decent outing.

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

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[NASpurs]

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I don't know why that picture trips me out. Kind of like the past looking at the future in a mirror, especially with the jersey numbers if you flipped 21 into 12.

[apalisoc_9]

Aldridge already counting the number of shots his taking. SMDH...

"I got 14 shots tonight"..Who says that? it's hard enough to stay in the game and keep track of the number of shots he takes...

[ChumpDumper]

Aldridge already counting the number of shots his taking. SMDH...

"I got 14 shots tonight"..Who says that? it's hard enough to stay in the game and keep track of the number of shots he takes...Maybe it's really hard for you to count or to look at a stat sheet. I doubt it is for LMA.

[Mr. Body]

Aldridge already counting the number of shots his taking. SMDH...

"I got 14 shots tonight"..Who says that? it's hard enough to stay in the game and keep track of the number of shots he takes...

Do you think he's illiterate or something? They all get box scores after the game.

[TheGreatYacht]

Aldridge should have more shots than Kawhi at the end of every game

[SAGirl]

There was a Pop interview posted too. Very insightful about Kyle Anderson, high IQ, talented passer. Pop says he makes everybody better. Also, he will probably play different positions through the season. Sounds to me, like Pop is going to see where he does best, probably a lot of 3 bc that is a need, but will not be surprised to see him at the 4 when they want to run and be really mobile particularly if they want to make a run to get back into the game.

Here it is:

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/teams/spurs/2015/10/18/1445210802201-coach-popovich-10-18.mp4-64913

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

There was a Pop interview posted too. Very insightful about Kyle Anderson, high IQ, talented passer. Pop says he makes everybody better. Also, he will probably play different positions through the season. Sounds to me, like Pop is going to see where he does best, probably a lot of 3 bc that is a need, but will not be surprised to see him at the 4 when they want to run and be really mobile particularly if they want to make a run to get back into the game.

Here it is:

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/teams/spurs/2015/10/18/1445210802201-coach-popovich-10-18.mp4-64913

Of course the interview would cut off on a question about Jonathon, one of the few players I wanted insight about.

[Kool Bob Love]

Aldridge should have more shots than Kawhi at the end of every game

[LittleCriminal]

Where can one go to watch this game after it has been played?

[playbonner15]

Aldridge should have more shots than Kawhi at the end of every game

[DeRozan m8]

Where can one go to watch this game after it has been played?

Theres no upload yet but it doesn't usually take too long I don't think, just search Torrentz.com for Spurs.

[RD2191]

Aldridge already counting the number of shots his taking. SMDH...

"I got 14 shots tonight"..Who says that? it's hard enough to stay in the game and keep track of the number of shots he takes...

Dude won't be in SA long. Tbh.

[Kool Bob Love]

Dude won't be in SA long. Tbh.

Kawhi gonna run off LMA smh.

[DeRozan m8]

Dude won't be in SA long. Tbh.

So do you just go around typing any junk that you think or what?

[Chinook]

Also, he will probably play different positions through the season. Sounds to me, like Pop is going to see where he does best

Could also be that he wants to get Kyle on the floor as much as possible. If Pop's seriously going to play Kawhi as much as he did tonight, Anderson isn't going to much time at all. Pop may try to plug him in at the 2, 3, or 4 in order to get a solid chunk of minutes for Anderson to use to develop.

[Kawhi 5-0]

https://s.yimg.com/sr/imgv1/1/71402535-3501-30ad-87f4-99ae7de8967a

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Great to see these pics! So excited for the season!! We're so lucky to have such an awesome organization in our city!!! --Paul

[lilbthebasedgod]

So what did Boban do aside from a dunk? I'm hearing lots of good things but his stats seem meh and its hard to tell off them.

[Fireball]

So what did Boban do aside from a dunk? I'm hearing lots of good things but his stats seem meh and its hard to tell off them.

he played with scrubs, so he did not get the ball very much ... I liked the defense against Drummond and it was two dunks plus one goal tending. For the first time he looked a little more comfortable.

[szkorhetz]

Great to see these pics! So excited for the season!! We're so lucky to have such an awesome organization in our city!!! --Paul
Where did you find these photos? I badly need a new facebook cover photos. :D

[lilbthebasedgod]

he played with scrubs, so he did not get the ball very much ... I liked the defense against Drummond and it was two dunks plus one goal tending. For the first time he looked a little more comfortable.
Sounds good. He was obviously uncomfortable the whole time before. To me it looks like he has potential when he actually gets used to things.

[ceperez]

There was a Pop interview posted too. Very insightful about Kyle Anderson, high IQ, talented passer. Pop says he makes everybody better. Also, he will probably play different positions through the season. Sounds to me, like Pop is going to see where he does best, probably a lot of 3 bc that is a need, but will not be surprised to see him at the 4 when they want to run and be really mobile particularly if they want to make a run to get back into the game.

Here it is:

http://www.nba.com/spurs/video/teams/spurs/2015/10/18/1445210802201-coach-popovich-10-18.mp4-64913

What say the KA detractors?

[Gladney to see you]

He is wrong

[DeRozan m8]

Theres no upload yet but it doesn't usually take too long I don't think, just search Torrentz.com for Spurs.

There's a link up

[RD2191]

So do you just go around typing any junk that you think or what?

Yes. Yes I do.

[Thunder1]

the butler did it

good one!!!

[SnakeBoy]

Could also be that he wants to get Kyle on the floor as much as possible. If Pop's seriously going to play Kawhi as much as he did tonight, Anderson isn't going to much time at all. Pop may try to plug him in at the 2, 3, or 4 in order to get a solid chunk of minutes for Anderson to use to develop.

From Pop himself postgame...


Spurs coach Gregg Popovich praised Anderson after the game.

“Well Kyle, he makes everybody better,” Popovich said. “He is a heck of a passer. He really sees the floor. That’s something you can’t coach. Some guys have it. Some guys don’t. He’s really a smart player. He’s going to play a variety of positions during the season.”

[Chinook]

From Pop himself postgame...

Yeah, that's what I mean. If Kawhi's getting nearly 36-40 minutes a game, Anderson will have to play elsewhere besides the three. The question is if he's good enough to push one of Diaw or West off the floor.

[mando6599]

I don't know why that picture trips me out. Kind of like the past looking at the future in a mirror, especially with the jersey numbers if you flipped 21 into 12.

I thought the EXACT same thing!

[SpursFan86]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fst66BQbtrw

Would be a huge plus if Manu can hold up like this throughout the season and play like he did in the '14 playoffs. In particular, it'd be great if his 3-point shooting holds up. With Belinelli gone, the bench could really use it.

[spursistan]

Compare LMA attitude playing with sulky, chucking midget like Lillard and co to being in the same team with the GOAT PF..you can only fit in here..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRoq1OAWcAA2yI4.jpg:large

[BillMc]

Compare LMA attitude playing with sulky, chucking midget like Lillard and co to being in the same team with the GOAT PF..you can only fit in here..


:lol

[ceperez]

Yeah, that's what I mean. If Kawhi's getting nearly 36-40 minutes a game, Anderson will have to play elsewhere besides the three. The question is if he's good enough to push one of Diaw or West off the floor.

Given that McCallum totally sucks at PG, KA should be able to take his spot.

[apalisoc_9]

Yeah, that's what I mean. If Kawhi's getting nearly 36-40 minutes a game, Anderson will have to play elsewhere besides the three. The question is if he's good enough to push one of Diaw or West off the floor.

God I hope Kawhi doesn't play 40mpg. that's terrible.

34-37 is fine but 40 is brutal. I don't care how young he is..He's the best defender in the league and an offensive beast..That's way too much responsibility to be playing 40..

[SAGirl]

Just watched the game after Apalisoc posted the link. Was a fun game. Kawhi looks very comfortable out there, both being aggressive for himself and making the correct pass if his options are taken away. He did not try to do too much, and he had open shots created by ball movement and by Aldridge being double teamed. Good stuff from the starting lineup.

Aldridge missed some chippie ones right at the basket. It does seem that like he said some passes caught him surprised and maybe he rushed his shot. I liked that he made good passes out of double teams. I thought he had a good game, didn't dominate scoring, but promoted ball movement. He hesitated a couple times on a long jumpshot, seems like he was looking for a pass to others. To me it looks like he's still getting adjusted to the offense a little bit.

Second unit is kicking. Boban made an appearance at the end, and he was thrilling. I thought he was the best player in that last unit that Pop threw out there. That is good stuff, he seems to be getting a little bit more confident and didn't look timid like in previous games.

I liked Kyle and it was intriguing that Pop said they will play him at different spots, and that he makes others better. I agree with Chinook, it probably signals that Pop will find him playing time to help him develop and may not be relegated to Kawhi's backup. He may backup other positions for a few minutes. If he continues playing like he's currently playing, maybe 15 minutes this year is not out of the realm of possibilities for him, and more when the vets rest.

[SAGirl]

God I hope Kawhi doesn't play 40mpg. that's terrible.

34-37 is fine but 40 is brutal. I don't care how young he is..He's the best defender in the league and an offensive beast..That's way too much responsibility to be playing 40..

I agree with you. Playing like that will run him down to the ground. He may get just nagging bumps here and there. I don't think Pop will do that at all. Around 35 should be enough, and if we have too many blow outs even less minutes.

[apalisoc_9]

I agree with you. Playing like that will run him down to the ground. He may get just nagging bumps here and there. I don't think Pop will do that at all. Around 35 should be enough, and if we have too many blow outs even less minutes.

Pop will probably try to make sure h at least averages 34 a game.

[tholdren]

From Pop himself postgame...
The pop KA love-fest is the new Bonner love-fest. KA will play minutes whether he should be or not.

[Kawhi 5-0]

Where did you find these photos? I badly need a new facebook cover photos. :D

Oh, it wasn't me. It was ace3g. I'm not sure where they are from.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

2005 :lobt:GSG

[Mr. Body]

Watched the game finally. Not worried about Aldridge at all. He's figuring it out. He'll get plenty of shots.

My big takeaway, other than how great Ginobili looks, is Kyle Anderson. He looks like a real player with real fit in the second unit. I don't worry about him much now. Plus he impacts the game in many ways. By the end of the season he could be a big asset off the bench.