Game Thread: Spurs @ Raptors -- Wed. (12/9) - 6:30PM CST (2:30AM Riga Time)

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The Spurs struggled last year in Toronto, but look to reverse the trend this time around.


Kawhi is still a question mark but hopefully he plays. Lowry has been on fire lately and Terrence Ross has come out of a season long slump to show signs of life.


I will be at the game tonight so if you see a random fan run onto the court trying to high five Ginobili only to get tackled by security you'll know it's me.


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[Fireball]

no Carroll ... no Valuwhatever ... so win the game!

[BatManu20]

In Toronto tonight to take on the Drakes, who are currently 13-9 on the season and losers of 3 of their last 5. Young, athletic team who plays with pace. Won't be easy. Kawhi still listed as questionable. Let's get it.


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[hooperflash]

I will be at the game tonight so if you see a random fan run onto the court trying to high five Ginobili only to get tackled by security you'll know it's me.


Just make sure to go for it with your left hand :tu

[Brian Windhorst]

For some reason I always want to bleach my eyes after watching 48 minutes of Raptors basketball. I don't expect tonight to be different.

[BatManu20]

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[Fireball]

second game thread within a minute

[hooperflash]

Let's get it!

[Fireball]

amused will probably slip and sweep Manu's legs ...

[NASpurs]

Fuck that other thread, I'm supporting this one.

[Robz4000]

Official game thread imo

[Fireball]

the non-injury thread :lol

[hooperflash]

second game thread within a minute

We'll probably use this thread to protect our players from any potential career ending injuries.

[BatManu20]

Ah dammit. Amusedd trying to fuck with my winning streak again. Not on my watch!

[BatManu20]

Fuck that other thread, I'm supporting this one.

:tu

[RD2191]

Official thread. Imo. Tbh. Fwiw.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

:lol

[r0drig0lac]

We'll probably use this thread to protect our players from any potential career ending injuries.

lmao this

[loveforthegame]

Hope Leonard plays.

Stay healthy and get the win. :flag:

[Trainwreck2100]

the karma is lost this game is a loss

[wildcardX]

Noooooo!! We need Manu healthy the rest of the year. Go high five Cojo instead.

[RD2191]

Sorry OP.

[ElNono]

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[Joseph Kony]

Too late. Dislocated knee for Duncan and broken hand coming up for Leonard tonight tbh

[BatManu20]

Carrol out for the Raps.

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[TXstbobcat]

The Spurs struggled last year in Toronto, but look to reverse the trend this time around.


Kawhi is still a question mark but hopefully he plays. Lowry has been on fire lately and Terrence Ross has come out of a season long slump to show signs of life.


I will be at the game tonight so if you see a random fan run onto the court trying to high five Ginobili only to get tackled by security you'll know it's me.


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Have a great time at the ame tonight!

[jhfenton]

:bobo I laugh in the face of fate.

[BatManu20]

Spurs should place a friendly wager on this game with the Raps. If we win, Cojo returns to SA with us. If we lose, they get to keep Bonner.

[Kikoluna]

This game has me worried. We don't do well with young athletic teams. I'm afraid a L is coming. Hope I'm wrong.

[NameLess Scrub]

Kyle Lowry triple double.

CoJo 20 pts.

Scola 4 3pts.

Spurs lose.

[SpursFan86]

Should hopefully be a win considering both Carroll and Valunciunas are out, but you never know playing in Toronto. Would be nice if Kawhi could play.

[100%duncan]

Id rather lose than get a player injured

[SupremeGuy]

Fuck that other thread, I'm supporting this one.


Official game thread imo


the non-injury thread :lolThis. Nothing against Amused, but that fuck that injury curse that walks beside him.

[TheGreatYacht]

Sorry Amused, I would support your thread if Kawhi played tonight... But he's most likely not. Can't risk an injury to our most important players LMA, Parker, Duncan, Green, Ginobili, Mills, Diaw, West, Anderson, Simmons, Butler, Boban, & McCallum.

[spursistan]

Kawhi playing :tu

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[BatManu20]

Nice. I'm sure Pop will limit his minutes.

[Hoops Czar]

Kawhi playing :tu

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Enough with the kid gloves already. Dude missed one game, not 1 year.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Sorry Amused, I would support your thread if Kawhi played tonight... But he's most likely not. Can't risk an injury to our most important players LMA, Parker, Duncan, Green, Ginobili, Mills, Diaw, West, Anderson, Simmons, Butler, Boban, & McCallum.

Pop says Kawhi is good to go :tu

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Have a great time at the game tonight!

Thanks buddy :tu

[Dex]

Kawhi playing :tu

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He "took fluid"? So...he drank something. :lol

[FromWayDowntown]

Spurs play some strange games in Toronto, for whatever reason.

Last year, they shot 33% at ACC; the worst team shooting performance of the Duncan era also took place in Toronto in February 2002, when the Spurs shot 24% for the game, still managed to get it to overtime, and ended up losing by 6 while managing only 35 points in the 29 minutes after halftime. In early 2004-05, they had a 19 point lead at the end of 3 quarters and lost by 5, getting outscored 33-9 in the 4th (mostly by Rafer Alston and Lamond Murray).

On the flip side, 2 of the 10 best road shooting performances in the Duncan era have both happened in Toronto -- a 59.8% night in a 26 point win in 2003 and a 59.0% night in February of 2006. In keeping with the weirdness of Toronto games, though, the 2006 game went to overtime even though the Raps shot only 49% from the floor on only 2 more FGA than the Spurs and even though the Spurs had fewer turnovers.

They're somehow still 10-6 in Toronto during the championship era, but I think the best bet for any game in Toronto at this point is that something funky will happen.

[TheGreatYacht]

Pop says Kawhi is good to go :tu
This is the game thread then :hat

[BatManu20]

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[loveforthegame]

He "took fluid"? So...he drank something. :lol

I'm assuming he got IV treatments.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2015/12/09/spurs-leonard-expected-to-play-vs-raptors/


“He’s getting back and feeling pretty good,” Popovich said this morning. “I think he’ll probably play. They gave him some fluid, and it’s been another day. He might start out a little slow and get his rhythm back, but he’ll be fine.”

[SAGirl]

I'm assuming he got IV treatments.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2015/12/09/spurs-leonard-expected-to-play-vs-raptors/
Yea, he's probably no longer dehydrated, but Pop is likely to not play him heavy minutes. We shouldn't need to anyways. Without Carroll and Valanciunas Toronto has struggled lately.
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[ceperez]

Raptors is #8 in Power Rankings. http://espn.go.com/nba/powerrankings I should expect some decent competition for a change.

Celtics were #9 and Spurs weren't able to blow them out.

Should be a good test, the Raptors almost beat GSW a couple days ago.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Raptors are very solid at home. Ginobili always gets a nice reception when he comes to town. I've been to every Spurs game in Toronto since the 2003-2004 season and my favorite is probably the OT win the Spurs had back in 2012: http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=400277911


And BatManu20 I am not looking to mess with your game threads/win streak. Only started the game thread cause I was going to the game. From here on out, it's all you man :tu

[LakerHater]

So threads were merged?

[SpursFan86]

Alright now that Kawhi should be playing, I'll be a bit disappointed if we lose to the Raptors. I know it's in Toronto, but they're missing 2 starters.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

This is trending on Raptor forums :lol



http://i.imgur.com/ILuKCw4.jpg

[Dex]

So threads were merged?

First come, first served my friends.

It's fun to give Amused shit for single-handedly trying to destroy the Spurs and all, but...it's all in jest.

Unless someone gets hurt. Then it's time for blood. :ihit

[Nathan89]

This is trending on Raptor forums :lol



http://i.imgur.com/ILuKCw4.jpg

Reminds me of that idiot who was convinced that Kawhi was going to leave the Spurs. I forgot the posters name though.

[TrainOfThought5]

Spurs should place a friendly wager on this game with the Raps. If we win, Cojo returns to SA with us. If we lose, they get to keep Bonner.

So its a win-win??!?! Ah i see what you did there.

[Canyonero]

Go espuelas

[TheDoctor]

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[NameLess Scrub]

Alright now that Kawhi should be playing, I'll be a bit disappointed if we lose to the Raptors. I know it's in Toronto, but they're missing 2 starters.

Exactly why the Spurs will lose.

It's some NameLess Scrub's night to shine.

[LakerHater]

First come, first served my friends.


exactly how I feel

[From Downtown]

GO SPURS GO

[Kawhitstorm]

Spurs play some strange games in Toronto, for whatever reason.

Last year, they shot 33% at ACC; the worst team shooting performance of the Duncan era also took place in Toronto in February 2002, when the Spurs shot 24% for the game, still managed to get it to overtime, and ended up losing by 6 while managing only 35 points in the 29 minutes after halftime. In early 2004-05, they had a 19 point lead at the end of 3 quarters and lost by 5, getting outscored 33-9 in the 4th (mostly by Rafer Alston and Lamond Murray).


They party too much trying to make the best of their lone annual visit to Canada, the international flavor in Toronto suits the team better than any city.

[SupremeGuy]

So threads were merged?Yup. Nothing we can do about it now. We're fucked.

[SupremeGuy]

Exactly why the Spurs will lose.

It's some NameLess Scrub's night to shine.https://tromoticons.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/i-see-what-you-did-there.jpg

[spursistan]

It would be disappointing if we lose this one considering we are basically coming off a 3 days of rest + Toronto thin front court due to injuries...

[Silver&Black]

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[Budkin]

It would be disappointing if we lose this one considering we are basically coming off a 3 days of rest + Toronto thin front court due to injuries...

Meltdown worthy as always.

[SpursFan86]

Nogueira is out for Toronto tonight as well...he's one of their bench bigs who's actually been playing pretty well since JV went down.

[Robz4000]

Tim and LMA should annihilate them in the paint then. Just contain Lowry and let DeRozen chuck them out of it.

[spursistan]

Nogueira/Valanciunas /Carrol...all out..

[LakerHater]

Yup. Nothing we can do about it now. We're fucked.Now Cory & Lowry goin for 50!

[TXstbobcat]

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[100%duncan]

We fucking lost

[Mel_13]

:flag:

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Fuck this game thread to hell

[Silver&Black]

#Let'sFuckingGo

[ElNono]

Fuck this game thread to hell

[TheGreatYacht]

Parker hitting Drake in the head with the ball, believe dat

[Silver&Black]

Just excellent analysis on the Raptors broadcast...

3 keys to winning:

1. Play good defense
2. Play good offense
3. Good bench play

[Canyonero]

Game over tbh

[TXstbobcat]

Verde!!!!!

[Kawhitstorm]

LoL @ biting on Scola's shot fake at the 3 point line, fly by DAnny:lol

[TXstbobcat]

LMA!!!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

LMA jumper...

My nigga.

[TXstbobcat]

Tony!!!!!

[Canyonero]

Parker smh

[loveforthegame]

Dumb foul.

[Kawhitstorm]

Tony was silly TO & silly foul

[Silver&Black]

Out of bounds....

:pctoss

[Kawhitstorm]

Parker channeling his inner Turnobili:lol

[Canyonero]

Stop brainfarting

[Kawhitstorm]

Scola going beast mode

[loveforthegame]

:td

[Silver&Black]

Just sloppy with the ball...

[TheGreatYacht]

Aldridge wtf are you doing

[r0drig0lac]

wtf

[timtonymanu]

Yep time to bench this unit and put in one that actually will try

[SpursFan86]

:lmao

[Kawhitstorm]

Tony might want to give the ball to Kawhi & get the fuck out of his way. He hasn't even touched the ball since tip off:downspin:

[spursistan]

awful all round start..stop mopping around..

[Kawhitstorm]

awful all round start..stop mopping around..

Seems like they stayed out late partying last night

[BatManu20]

Oye Danny

[loveforthegame]

Leonard chucking. smh

[Kawhitstorm]

Leonard chucking. smh

You mean LMA, Kawhi hasn't even taken a shot

[Silver&Black]

:lmao Sperms sighting

[timtonymanu]

This unit has nothing. Change it up

[BatManu20]

Can't make a shot right now. Attack the basket and get to the line

[urunobili]

Verde on such s slump it's not even fair to say anything...

[loveforthegame]

You mean LMA, Kawhi hasn't even taken a shot

Sarcasm. They're not even looking for him.

[Silver&Black]

:lol Kawhi getting his cookie taken

:lmao Gutless Worms

[Canyonero]

Get in Manu

[TXstbobcat]

West!!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

Good pass Manu...

[Silver&Black]

Doubling Kawhi the past two times down the court...

[FkLA]

Enrique semi regains his form and our Top 5 player is relegated to a spot-up shooter. Such a cancer smh.

[TXstbobcat]

Manu!!!!!!

[BatManu20]

Manuu

[Silver&Black]

More of that please....excellent ball movement.

[Kawhitstorm]

Scola playing like Blair did against the Spurs in the playoffs

[Silver&Black]

Que the circus music...

[Kawhitstorm]

West had to get that loose ball, dude didn't want to bend his knees

[timtonymanu]

Smh gonna be that kind of night.

[urunobili]

Supreme D by Manu ruined by Patty...

[TXstbobcat]

Bobo!!!! :bobo

[Silver&Black]

D-West to Bobo...

My niggas.

[FaM0us Skins]

diaw!

[Silver&Black]

No more amuseddaysleeper game threads please....

[TXstbobcat]

Que the circus music...

1st quarter clown show out there

[ceperez]

Sheesh... Anderson on a very short leash.

[ElNono]

This unit looking better... gotta reduce that lead

[TheGreatYacht]

Sheesh... Anderson on a very short leash.
His slow ass don't belong in this game. Raptors are athletic, Simmons is needed

[Kawhitstorm]

The Raptors applying pressure on D & the Spurs struggling to get into their sets

[look_at_g_shred]

Turd Towers 2.0!!

[LongtimeSpursFan]

West is a better passer than advertised.

[SAGirl]

Sheesh... Anderson on a very short leash.
He wasn't even the culprit of all the bad play.
Poor guy.

[Johnny RIngo]

Aldridge and Parker in playoff form tonight.

[SAGirl]

Spurs just sucking.
One of those really frustrating games.

[timtonymanu]

Aldridge and Parker in playoff form tonight.

Doesn't help that Green continues to shit the bed too

[SAGirl]

Aldridge and Parker in playoff form tonight.
:lol

[Silver&Black]

C:lolJ:lol

[Silver&Black]

:bobo...

My nigga.

[TXstbobcat]

Bobo!!!!!! :bobo

[loveforthegame]

Would love to see Leonard get some minutes with the bench.

[Canyonero]

AND 1

[Silver&Black]

Diaw too strong...

My nigga.

[TXstbobcat]

Bobo and 1 :bobo

[TheGreatYacht]

Let Diaw create everything and gtfo the way

[r0drig0lac]

Diaw!!

[timtonymanu]

BoBo 2.0

[Kawhitstorm]

Postups are the answer to the Raptors pressure D:bobo

[SAGirl]

Boris!

[Johnny RIngo]

Bench unit keeping things respectable.

[SpurPadre]

I'm still waiting for Leonard to take a shit on the Raptors...

[TheGreatYacht]

For those of you who don't watch the Raptors.... Imagine Harden with a big ass living pimple on his face, that's Derozan

[timtonymanu]

Diaw, West, and Manu saving the Spurs right now

[SAGirl]

De Rozan drawing fouls early.. That is basically his game pretty much...

[Robz4000]

:lmao Spurs

[Johnny RIngo]

Bonner in:lol

[TXstbobcat]

Pop has unleashed the red rocket :lol

[r0drig0lac]

this is ridiculous

[loveforthegame]

Simmons!!

[ace3g]

Simmons and1 !!!

[Canyonero]

SIMMONS

[Silver&Black]

And 1....at the buzzer.

My nigga.

[TXstbobcat]

Simmons and 1!!!!!!

[bic50]

Simmons!

[SAGirl]

Wow a Bonner sighitng. That is something.

[BatManu20]

Simmons!!

[timtonymanu]

That nigga Simmons

[SAGirl]

Simmons el tiro de leche lol

[Kawhitstorm]

Simmons bailing out Patty, Patty should NEVER handle the ball against pressure D

[FaM0us Skins]

Great shot by Simmons

[ElNono]

welp, if we stop fucking around this game is still within reach

[Silver&Black]

:wow 12 Spurs players have played in the 1st Q :wow

[Kawhitstorm]

Wow a Bonner sighitng. That is something.

Retirement tour, so had to play in Toronto

[ace3g]

Damn, almost went in for Bonner

[loveforthegame]

If Bonner made that. :lol

[Kool Bob Love]

His slow ass don't belong in this game. Raptors are athletic, Simmons is needed

And 1 at the buzzer to end the 1st quarter. :toast

[timtonymanu]

6 point deficit. Totally winnable. Hopefully Parker, Green, and Aldridge stop their weak shit.

[Kawhitstorm]

:wow 12 Spurs players have played in the 1st Q :wow

A lot of players experiencing hangovers & Kawhi w/ diarrhea so limited minutes for the rotation player

[Silver&Black]

Raptors lead 27-21 after one Q....

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

[SAGirl]

Retirement tour, so had to play in Toronto
lol
I hadn't thought about it.
... Bonner won't retire, he plays so little, as long as he hits that 3, Pop will have him around.
Might retire with Tony.
:lmao

[Johnny RIngo]

Simmons and1 !!!

Nice to see someone drawing fouls besides Manu. Soft ass Aldridge doesn't seem to want to

[Kawhitstorm]

6 point deficit. Totally winnable. Hopefully Parker, Green, and Aldridge stop their weak shit.

Add Tim/Patty to the list

[Robz4000]

Can't believe how shitty the starting five looked. Against a team missing some of their better starters, no less.

[timtonymanu]

Nice to see someone drawing fouls besides Manu. Soft ass Aldridge doesn't seem to want to

He needs to stop hesitating out there like he's Richard Jefferson for sure.

[TheGreatYacht]

And 1 at the buzzer to end the 1st quarter. :toast
Has already contributed more than our Max player with braids tbh

[313]

Just turned the game on, what did I miss?

[313]

Finals are over :hat

[Kawhitstorm]

lol
I hadn't thought about it.
... Bonner won't retire, he plays so little, as long as he hits that 3, Pop will have him around.
Might retire with Tony.
:lmao

I believe he said he wanted to play only one more season during the offseason

[SAGirl]

Can't believe how shitty the starting five looked. Against a team missing some of their better starters, no less.
They had absolutely no energy. They all looked 60 years old.
Then the bench turning the ball over... and West with some weak shit not picking up a loose ball.
SMH

They better get more fired up.

[Silver&Black]

C:lolJ:lol

[FkLA]

Raptors lead 27-21 after one Q....

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

Top 5 player in the league with 0 FGAs. :lol

[loveforthegame]

Simmons. :tu

[ace3g]

Simmons for 3!!!

[TXstbobcat]

Simmons33333333

[313]

Simmons :tu

[Silver&Black]

:worthy: Simmons

[bic50]

Simmons

[BatManu20]

Simmons came to play

[r0drig0lac]

MVSimmons

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Simmons shits on Anderson

[SAGirl]

Simmons 3!
Wow his first of the season I think.

[timtonymanu]

Simmons is earning his playing time.

[Kawhitstorm]

Bobo taking CoJo to the torture camber & Simmons showing CoJo he is more than capable of replacing him:toast

[timtonymanu]

Fucking Green and Mills can't hit those though

[Kawhitstorm]

Jebuzz, refs have been calling travels quite a lot this season when player start their move while letting a bunch of guy get away w/ 5 steps when the pick up their dribbles:downspin:

[bic50]

Damn

[bic50]

Now put in boban with simmons and this shit over

[TheGreatYacht]

Mills has to be shooting <20% on catch and shoot 3's it seems like

[SAGirl]

Jebuzz, refs have been calling travels quite a lot this season
Simmons prone to travels bc he gets too antsy.
Not the first time its happened...

[Kawhitstorm]

Fucking Green and Mills can't hit those though

Wouldn't mind putting in Kyle for Patty

[Kawhitstorm]

Simmons prone to travels bc he gets too antsy.
Not the first time its happened...

That was basically every time he got the ball in preseason:lol

[313]

Turnobili sighting

[SAGirl]

I just had a rough day today...
I am kind of moody.

[$pursDynasty]

Turnobili

[loveforthegame]

:td

[$pursDynasty]

It's contagious

[Kawhitstorm]

Turnovers killing the Spurs

[r0drig0lac]

Aldridge is a shame

[SAGirl]

Our team doesn't have the energy to match Cojo . lol

[Dex]

Starters get down 12 early. Bench brings them back within 6....and Pop goes back to the starters early?

WTF?

Three straight turnovers since putting them in.

[ElNono]

we look like the Lakers... smh

[Reck]

Corey torching the Spurs. :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Kawhi should've rested if he was gonna be this much of a cancer

[313]

Spurs can't beat the top teams :cry

[timtonymanu]

CoJo shitting all over our PGs

[Robz4000]

Kawhi doesn't look right. Sit him down tbh.

[r0drig0lac]

LMA killing the Spurs

fixed

[dabom]

Starters get down 12 early. Bench brings them back within 6....and Pop goes back to the starters early?

WTF?

Three straight turnovers since putting them in.

Shut the fuck up faggot. They got to play too. :lmao

[loveforthegame]

:lol

[boutons_deux]

Spurs. Gonna beat themselves for 5th road loss

[313]

lmaooooo what a shot

[TXstbobcat]

Lucky shot :lol

[SAGirl]

Starters get down 12 early. Bench brings them back within 6....and Pop goes back to the starters early?

WTF?

Three straight turnovers since putting them in.
Freaking Cojo and Lowry will shit on this kind of slacking effort.

[BatManu20]

Lowry... smh

[loveforthegame]

Verde finally.

[TXstbobcat]

Verde33333333333

[BatManu20]

Danny! there we go

[spursistan]

:lmao Kawhi 0 shots

[Dex]

Would be a great game for Danny to wake the fuck up, tbh.

[urunobili]

Another L TBH

[timtonymanu]

Smh that kind of night huh

[SAGirl]

A rare Danny 3 sighting.

[spurraider21]

kawhi struggling a bit out there

[SAGirl]

Kawhi obviously was really sick, it was no kidding to sit him against the 76ers.

[timtonymanu]

Would be a great game for Danny to wake the fuck up, tbh.

This, tbh.

[Silver&Black]

we look like the Lakers... smh

Low blow El....

Keep the gloves up.

[Budkin]

:lmao Spurs

[BatManu20]

Has Danny even made two shots in a row this season? tbh

[Reck]

Leornard honoring Kobe tonight by bricking everything.

[Kawhitstorm]

Danny makes one shot & all of a sudden jacks up a shot :downspin:

[spurtech09]

Spurs are playing sloppy...and Raps are making lucky shots.