Game Thread #1: Spurs at Thunder 10/28 8:00 EST (7:00 CST, 2:00 Riga Time)

[RD2191]

Kyle looking good imo

[Raven]

YES YES YES ANDERSOOOOOOON WITH AUTHORITY

[SpursIndonesia]

Kyle !!

[HI-FI]

Slomo is such a stealthy badass.

[Lostwingman]

Man I love when Kyle gets aggressive.

[BD24]

Kyle looking good so far :toast

[steeledl]

Kyle Anderson better than Ginobili... smh

[ElNono]

Anderson has been very good on defense so far... impressed

[r0drig0lac]

wow Kyle

[Uriel]

Kyle Anderson can BALL.

[100%duncan]

Ok so we have seen how Kyle has improved on offense, I just hope he isnt slow as fuck and doesn't get torched on defense every time.

[DPG21920]

That is where Kyle should have HUGE value. He has the skills, just like Boris, to rebound and then push the ball and make great decisions and/or score. He needs to be looking out for those opps every time he can.

[LakerHater]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSce9N7WsAAQHRO.jpg

[RD2191]

Can't expect great D from the bench. As long as they can keep scoring I'm good.

[100%duncan]

Anderson has been very good on defense so far... impressed

Really? He has been torched repeatedly. Good offensive start though

[DarrinS]

Anderson is going to be special

[random21]

If Kyle can abuse people with that size all season.... :toast

[BillMc]

Anderson looking more confident.

We need to win the battle of the benches to win this, tbh.

[Robz4000]

I'm just afraid Anderson is going to be gun shy with that 2nd unit... he needs to play, not be a prop

Was thinking the same thing but he looks good so far.

[peacemaker885]

Not to mention mis-matches. He's pretty quick reading it...

[ElNono]

Really? He has been torched repeatedly. Good offensive start though

Don't think his guy scored on him?

[SAGirl]

I am in. both teams starting off hot hah!

[Raven]

it seems to be that parker has been told to stop being soft jumpshooting parker and just go back to what he's famous for.

[dabom]

Not to mention mis-matches. He's pretty quick reading it...

Manu told him to go for it.

[Mugen]

No Defense Allowed babyyyyyyy

[Ibleedslvrnblk]

Kyle Anderson better than Ginobili... smh

You would hope so at this point, they were born a century apart...

[BillMc]

Just relax and enjoy what you can (we don't have the home court advantage). :)

No.I enjoy the anxiety. :lol :toast

[urunobili]

Manu not bad TBH. Loving Kyle. West body language seems natural to the System. Diaw 3.0 sighting

[100%duncan]

Don't think his guy scored on him?

I think waiters scored once, and he was slow on a pick n roll help once.

[LakerHater]

Kyle knows this might be his last year here if he dont contribute!

[313]

Don't think his guy scored on him?
He's gotten blown by a couple times that I've seen

[Raven]

Really? He has been torched repeatedly. Good offensive start though

i think his D looks great tbh. It's just a different type of D, he uses his length instead of his feet. It's acceptable imo.

[100%duncan]

Wtf TP gotta convert those

[loveforthegame]

Duncan diving on the floor.

[RD2191]

Be careful Timmy

[100%duncan]

i think his D looks great tbh. It's just a different type of D, he uses his length instead of his feet. It's acceptable imo.

I guess I was being pretty harsh

[DarrinS]

Lol TP

[Russ]

Kawhi at the point.

[hooperflash]

Loving the defense when the opposing player is driving in -> strip steals and blocks.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Bunch of slow feet out there in this lineup. The bench lineup especially showed this to be an issue all pre-season.

Yeah hopefully it'll improve, it's only the first game but they look slow as hell for sure

[100%duncan]

Green is yet to convert a 3

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Kaboom!

[LakerHater]

KAWHI with the block!!!

[313]

LEONARD

[Ron Swanson]

Kawhi destroyed KD

[100%duncan]

That D :worthy:

[loveforthegame]

That defense by Leonard. Holy shit.

[RD2191]

DPOY mother fucker!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

UNMATCHED ROLE PLAYER DEFENSE

[hater]

Kawhi eating mofos alive

[Raven]

that's the perennial DPOY right there.

[ElNono]

kawhi with the great block... deserved the chuck, tbh

[BD24]

that block though :wow

[steeledl]

LeonarDDDDD

[random21]

DPOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's a highlight for 2015-16 season.............

[Uriel]

I fucking love Kawhi. :lol

[SAGirl]

Kawhi beasting

[Ditty]

Looks like the same Thunder for the most part. Iso..iso...iso.

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Rejected by Kawhi.

[KL2]

Leonard completely out playing KD.

[100%duncan]

Sometimes I wish Kawhi would just drive, I mean who can stop him on a fastbreak

[Mikeanaro]

That Jones foot isnt going any higher, tbh.

[spursistan]

DPOY mother fucker!

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

I like how they show a Durant commercial after just getting blocked LOL...

[Lostwingman]

Kawhi is such a ridiculous defender holy shit.

[turb0time]

Kawhi holy shit:wow

[moisaenz]

kawhi should value possessions..

[dabom]

kawhi with the great block... deserved the chuck, tbh

:lol

[100%duncan]

Looks like the same Thunder for the most part. Iso..iso...iso.

What do you expect from a college coach? They are the artists of below 40% shooting :lol

[Mnky]

UNMATCHED ROLE PLAYER DEFENSE

:lol


Det D tho..

[urunobili]

Durant Kawhowned

[100%duncan]

Hope Simmons can play minutes. Is he suited up?

[moisaenz]

pop is most probably pissed about that chuck

[lofds]

Damn! This defence by Kawhi is beautiful! He's so much more aggressive and in control than last season. I'm so excited to see what he'll do.

[spurs10]

Good game just got better with that block!:ihit

[SAGirl]

Kyle knows this might be his last year here if he dont contribute!
he got his option picked up. better get off that train early. its the first game of the season tbh, and pretty much very rookish since he didn't play rotation minutes last year.

[Robz4000]

Man, Spurs are gonna be deadly come post ASB. Once the chemistry is there, NBA = f:lolcked...

[LakerHater]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSch4J-XAAAVP6Q.jpg

Spurs shoulda dun sumthing like this!

[Raven]

I guess I was being pretty harsh

you've got to also consider that oklahoma is very athletic and ft needy, most of the time it's better to reach from behind than to try to go around screens and be physical.. at least imo, i think that's what him and green are doing. Kawhi's assignment, is clearly different though.

[313]

659529545771536384

[BillMc]

Cleveland murdering Memphis...

[random21]

That block may make Durant change the way he shoots the ball over Kawhi... Thus affecting his form...

[DMC]

lots of room to grow

[vander]

kawhi should value possessions..

yeah he threw away his block

[spursistan]

these fucking refs..

[Ron Swanson]

Airball for Danny

[Lostwingman]

Green Pls NO

[TheGreatYacht]

Alright feed LMA the ball... Wtf was that

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Man, Spurs are gonna be deadly come post ASB. Once the chemistry is there, NBA = f:lolcked...

:tu

[Canyonero]

Stop wasting shots.

[313]

kawhi should value possessions..
:tu

[RD2191]

Good D Danny

[100%duncan]

Glad we have a player that can get superstar calls :lol

[DMC]

thats what he does

[ElNono]

take us home LMA

[hater]

Aldridge coasting. hopefully he will wake up

[SAGirl]

Love Aldridge TBH besting too.

[SpursIndonesia]

So fuckin glad to be able in just dumping the ball down low to a dominant big & get something out of it !

[LakerHater]

WoW Kawhi!

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard!!!!!

[100%duncan]

Kiwi :worthy:

[Russ]

Kawhi looks better offensively.

[Ron Swanson]

Det fade away tho

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Damn Kawhi

[DMC]

my nigga

[LakerHater]

:wow

[Canyonero]

KAWHI

[100%duncan]

KAWHI

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard slam!!!!

[loveforthegame]

Leonard. Holy shit.

[RD2191]

Oh shit Kawhi!!!!

[LakerHater]

Jeezz Kawhi!!

[100%duncan]

Oh my god kawhi

[Ron Swanson]

Holy shit, Kawhi

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard!!!!!!!

[loveforthegame]

Leonard is unreal. On both ends of the court. That's what is impressive.

[313]

Leonard with no hesitation lol

[Canyonero]

DAT PASS

[Mikeanaro]

Bow Bow doing good stuff.

[TXstbobcat]

Mills!!!!!

[100%duncan]

Patty :tu

[LakerHater]

Great Cut!

[DPG21920]

Wow - Mills that was tough :lol

[Ron Swanson]

Holy shit. That ball movement

[turb0time]

The ball movement boys...

[random21]

That block may make Durant change the way he shoots the ball over Kawhi... Thus affecting his form...

[SAGirl]

eoe Kawhi!!!!!!!!

[100%duncan]

Oh shit Kawhi!!!!

roleplayer

[ElNono]

great lineup, tbh

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Nice pass by Lamarcus.

[Uriel]

Great pace. This game is so fun to watch.

[hater]

Kawhi exploding IMO

if someone else in this fucking team wakes up we win easily.

[SAGirl]

Leonard is unreal. On both ends of the court. That's what is impressive.
Agree he is now starting to look legit as an MVP candidate. Both ends, the full package.

[100%duncan]

Great pace. This game is so fun to watch.

Yep. Ain't even mad when the Thunder scores.

[LakerHater]

659534480605081600

[BillMc]

Parker started but Patty is getting a lot of time with the first team, and Tony spent a good chunk of time with the bench.

[313]

Kawhi looks better offensively.
Imagine if had the first step of someone like Russ :wow

I wonder how Aldridge will feel about Kahwi getting more touches than him

[100%duncan]

Kawhi exploding IMO

if someone else in this fucking team wakes up we win easily.

:wow

[RD2191]

Green back to back 3s to pull away imo.

[urunobili]

Westbrook owning the entire team. Can't get why Danny isn't the one guarding him...

[TheDoctor]

Kawhi is doing a great job guarding Durant. making life miserable

[100%duncan]

Imagine if had the first step of someone like Russ :wow

I wonder how Aldridge will feel about Kahwi getting more touches than him

Then he'll be Lebron James

[hater]

Parker started but Patty is getting a lot of time with the first team, and Tony spent a good chunk of time with the bench.

Parker looked way better with the bench than Patty. IMO Pop saw this.

[TheDoctor]

Parker looked way better with the bench than Patty. IMO Pop saw this.

[313]

Green drives :lol

[Ron Swanson]

Kawhi destroyed KD again

[100%duncan]

wtf is Danny doing :lol

[Raven]

damn durant is getting murdered :lol

[DPG21920]

:lmao Danny But :wow Kawhi

[DMC]

lol again

[hater]

:lmao Durant

Kawhi going in raw :lol

[Ditty]

Come on Green...

[Russ]

I'm starting to like this Leonard.

[sasaint]

Kawhi owning Dutant!

[RD2191]

Lmao fuck off Durant. Pussy crying to the refs.

[loveforthegame]

Leonard. Don't be so mean. :lol

Green is trash offensively right now.

[ElNono]

DPOY street cred is nice, tbh

[Mikeanaro]

Indubitably.

[313]

Westbrook makes some of the best pocket passes in the league

[RD2191]

"System player" huh Durant? :lol

[Uriel]

Good move by Pop to get Green out of there.

[313]

DPOY street cred is nice, tbh:lol :tu two years ago all these plays he's making are fouls, especially in OKC

[ElNono]

great block!

[diego]

So many big stops wasted, need to capitalize on that shit

[100%duncan]

Timmy :wow :worthy:

[Ron Swanson]

Timmy getting in on the block party

[TXstbobcat]

Manu!!!!!!

[100%duncan]

MANUUUUUUUU

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Damn the defense is good!

[313]

:wow Manu

[RD2191]

Manu baby!!!

[Lostwingman]

God that was beautiful from Manu.

[Aztecfan03]

awesome play from aldridge to mills. oops. im not on live tv so that was a coule minutes ago.

[Ron Swanson]

Manu with the fucking rainbow

[Mikeanaro]

Chimp doing chimp things.

[TheDoctor]

Parker himself doesn't believe that shot.

[sasaint]

Manu rainbow!

[Canyonero]

Fuck Westbrook

[ElNono]

Manu WITH THE RAINBOW

[TXstbobcat]

LMA!!!!!!

[100%duncan]

Nice end :tu

[hater]

:lmao Chimpbrook ready to lose his shit :lol

[Mikeanaro]

Do something Pork.

[ElNono]

pretty good 1st half

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Feels like the Spurs should be up more than 5 BUT can't argue at all with that first half.

[Raven]

ginobili is back guys.

[SPURt]

Not a bad half, I love what Kawhi is bringing

[Mikeanaro]

Aldridge saving us the suffering.

[DPG21920]

Ugh, without that WB triple felt like the Spurs were going to close the half great.

[hater]

:lmao Chimpbrook ready to lose his shit :lol feeces about to fly

[Beaverfuzz]

Great first half, I'll take that.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

I don't think you can blame any one person for Westbrook going off, he's beating the bigs as well.

[ElNono]

ginobili is back guys.

prayingdog.gif it lasts... but heck yeah

[BillMc]

Good half. Cut down on the turnovers and we pull away.

[Arcadian]

Good shit

[unleashbaynes]

Kawhi is lookin beastly.

[LakerHater]

http://i.imgbox.com/IU8uksKA.jpg

[keeferob25]

Love Splitter and he will be missed, but I LOVE how Aldridge is able to play with the athleticism of OKC. It was a problem for Splitter overall and often left us playing a bit of 4 on 5 but our team defense thus far has been better than expected.

[TheGreatYacht]

:lmao Chimpbrook ready to lose his shit :lol feeces about to fly
:lmao

[james evans]

let's see, parker is offering nothing on offense, can't even penetrate and dish, and he's getting cooked on defense. Someone explain to me again how his extension was a great deal. Every season people say, "if parker is healthy". I'm sick of the excuse bullshit. Dude is done.

[sasaint]

Chemistry experiment looking good after 1 half.

[BillMc]

Denver hanging tough with the rockets!:toast

[TheDoctor]

Damn the defense is good!

Yup. Similar to healthy Tiago. LMA isn't as good as a p'nroll defender but he's a lot more mobile.

[100%duncan]

Ugh, without that WB triple felt like the Spurs were going to close the half great.

I think it was still a good end. The power of 2 for 1, we still got a +1 net there.

[DMC]

chimp ready to tear acl 1st game

[Mikeanaro]

Westchimp is only beating himself, wearing his body and hurting his own team.

[Lostwingman]

Feels like the Spurs should be up more than 5 BUT can't argue at all with that first half.

It's soo much Westbrook. Guy is still going at the same speed he closed last season with.

[8FOR!3]

You can't stop Westbrook when he gets to the rim. You've got to try to strip the ball, that's your best bet.

[Mugen]

Pretty damn good half tbh

[Robz4000]

Spurs look damn good already.

[moisaenz]

LMA knowing the end of quarter curse , steps in front of the ball..

[DarrinS]

Is this coach going to play Westchimp and Durbeta to death like the last coach?

I hope so.

[loveforthegame]

Lots to be happy about.

Need to clean a few things up but nothing time won't fix.

Let's hope the good guys win. :tu

[MVPCues]

Good half. Good aggression. Good ball movement. Kawhi stellar.

[Vokun]

Defense has really picked up. Really surprised by how good LMA defense has been. Kawhi playing like a Finals MVP per par.

[r0drig0lac]

Kawhi looking amazing out there

[Russ]

Republican debate/halftime.

[james evans]

Lmao fuck off Durant. Pussy crying to the refs.
that's all he and westbrook do. They drive the lane, hit the floor and hope for a whistle. pussy ass nba shit. those 2 and harden. They've heard whistles so much that they expect that shit to be normal

[scottspurs]

Refs letting them play. Makes it so much easier to watch.

[DMC]

prayingdog.gif it lasts... but heck yeah
We all see the inevitable coming, anytime Manu starts out good.

[ElNono]

Let Anus Cancer gte his double-double and he'll happily hand us the W, tbh

[RD2191]

Let Westbrook keep chuck, the more he does it the more shots he takes away from KD.

[SpursIndonesia]

RW hit his outside shots, can't do anything much about it, since the Spurs seem more focused on stopping his penetration.

[99 Problems]

Kawhi's D is otherworldly.

[DarrinS]

let's see, parker is offering nothing on offense, can't even penetrate and dish, and he's getting cooked on defense. Someone explain to me again how his extension was a great deal. Every season people say, "if parker is healthy". I'm sick of the excuse bullshit. Dude is done.

Now that he's lost a step, this particular matchup sucks for him.

[DarrinS]

Let Anus Cancer gte his double-double and he'll happily hand us the W, tbh

Lol

[SAGirl]

Parker started but Patty is getting a lot of time with the first team, and Tony spent a good chunk of time with the bench.
I saw that. What was that about do you think? Experiment? More spacing for 3 post players with 2 shooters in Danny and Patty? Westbrook was doing whatever he wanted with both Tony an dPatty pretty much, so its not a defense adjustment, its got to be for the offense.

[DMC]

that's all he and westbrook do. They drive the lane, hit the floor and hope for a whistle. pussy ass nba shit. those 2 and harden. They've heard whistles so much that they expect that shit to be normal
Coach has no plan, status quo.

[BillMc]

Let Westbrook keep chuck, the more he does it the more shots he takes away from KD.

THis.

There are only two players in the league that can keep Durant under twenty points.

1) Kawhi
2) Westbrook

Fortunately they're both playing in this game.

[100%duncan]

I saw that. What was that about do you think? Experiment? More spacing for 3 post players with 2 shooters in Danny and Patty? Westbrook was doing whatever he wanted with both Tony an dPatty pretty much, so its not a defense adjustment, its got to be for the offense.

It's natural since we are pretty much running a 2 pg rotation without Cojo.

[313]

If we're doing this to the Thunder in OKC

Nba=f:lolcked

[ElNono]

let's see, parker is offering nothing on offense, can't even penetrate and dish, and he's getting cooked on defense. Someone explain to me again how his extension was a great deal. Every season people say, "if parker is healthy". I'm sick of the excuse bullshit. Dude is done.

To Pop's credit, he played Mills with the starters quite a bit

[Amuseddaysleeper]

It's soo much Westbrook. Guy is still going at the same speed he closed last season with.

Yeah, he's been such a beast. It's ridiculous how easy it is for him to get a layup in traffic like it's nothing.

[sasaint]

I saw that. What was that about do you think? Experiment? More spacing for 3 post players with 2 shooters in Danny and Patty? Westbrook was doing whatever he wanted with both Tony an dPatty pretty much, so its not a defense adjustment, its got to be for the offense.

Yep, Tony's offense was pretty poor that half. He has talked the talk of a "new role" now he has to figure out how to walk the walk.

[BillMc]

I saw that. What was that about do you think? Experiment? More spacing for 3 post players with 2 shooters in Danny and Patty? Westbrook was doing whatever he wanted with both Tony an dPatty pretty much, so its not a defense adjustment, its got to be for the offense.

I'd say an experiment, though you're certainly right about the additional spacing with both Danny and Patty out there.

[Raven]

man, green is going to carry my fantasy team tbh, with aldridge and west now in, he can statpad rebounds and get clean triples all night while those two warrant additional attention from the D. Diaw is great, but is not a threat on the boards..

[SAGirl]

Westbrook makes some of the best pocket passes in the league
He's improved a whole lot. I like him more than Durant TBH. Of our rivals, has to be my favorite.

[turb0time]

If we're doing this to the Thunder in OKC

Nba=f:lolcked

[pgardn]

The good: We are making easier shots; KL D has lead to many of these

The bad: Aldridge is in no way a part of our offense.

With Tim, LaMarcus, and KL we are playing with quite a bit of length on D. Parker is the obvious weak spot here; speed, strength and length non existent. Not much we can do about this though.

P&R layup or jumper by Aldridge would be nice to see repeatedly.

[Mnky]

Anyone notice Parker going out early and then playing Wight the second unit? I think that's good all around. Parker can force the issue with them, and let Aldridge and Kawhi dominant with the first unit and mills dropping 3s.


Aldridge has a handful of assits by now doesn't he? Hrs getting great looks for his team mates.

[dbestpro]

The Spurs will only get better as everyone learns each other. OKC continues to rely to much on two players. They will win some games, and they might even win this game, but they are going no where come the playoffs if Durant and Westbrook do nor learn how to play team ball.

[RD2191]

Tbh I'd rather have Parker out there than Mills. Mills is just a bad PG imo. He's a good shooter but not a great playmaker.

[DMC]

Yep, Tony's offense was pretty poor that half. He has talked the talk of a "new role" now he has to figure out how to walk the walk.
or sit the sit

[Beaverfuzz]

Tbh I'd rather have Parker out there than Mills. Mills is just a bad PG imo. He's a good shooter but not a great playmaker.

Mills really is a shooting guard, but can run the point if need be.

[DarrinS]

Tbh I'd rather have Parker out there than Mills. Mills is just a bad PG imo. He's a good shooter but not a great playmaker.

This isn't a good matchup for small-ish pg

[100%duncan]

Tbh I'd rather have Parker out there than Mills. Mills is just a bad PG imo. He's a good shooter but not a great playmaker.

:wow :wow :wow

[Mnky]

Tbh I'd rather have Parker out there than Mills. Mills is just a bad PG imo. He's a good shooter but not a great playmaker.

Aldridge and Kawhi will continue to dominate touches on offense with the way things are going. Having a bail out shooter is a good thing with ball dominate players who can pass.

[theman21]

Don't know if anyone else notice the cheap push Durant got away with on Kawhi after he owned him, but it woke Kawhi up.

Kawhi shutting down Durant.

[sasaint]

This isn't a good matchup for small-ish pg

Right. Spurs do not have anybody on the roster to be effective PG against OKC.

[TheDoctor]

Loving Kawhi's mentality. He's IN.