Game Thread: Spurs @ Warriors -- Mon. (1/25) - 9:30PM CST (5:30AM Riga Time)

[mexicanjunior]

Lol...Kerr feeling bad and trying to give the Spurs some free points.

[ElNono]

The bench has actually played them even so far... It's the starters that stunk it up...

Kawhi -18, Danny -18, Tony -12

[timtonymanu]

:lmao @ people saying we didn't need Duncan to win this game

If this is the LMA we're gonna get in a series, it doesn't matter if Duncan plays or not

[Pauleta14]

:lol Kerr is sooo nervous!! idk why tbh..

[Texas_Ranger]

the Warriors are by far the best team in the NBA, so why even be mad about this. No team is beating them in a series when they are playing like this. This guys are just on another level.

[KDKSpurs24]

I wish Tim was at least on the bench. But maybe not because this needs to be a learning experience for someone to step up and lead in situations like this.

[steeledl]

What was Steve upset about?

[NASpurs]

I hate that Manu over the last few years has made me hate him

Fucking stupid, he's old as shit. It's not his fault.

[Lostwingman]

God this is pissing me off. Whatever, the streams are shitting themselves now. Maybe I'll come back tomorrow and we'll have rallied to not look like a fucking embarrassment.

[Chris]

wtf Aldridge

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

LOL @ the Steph T.

[Beaverfuzz]

Wow Aldridge...just sit down tonight.

[Ron Swanson]

Kerr is pulling a UNT

[SAGirl]

It's crazy how much people are throwing lma under the bus. Slow start, just like everyone else. Kawhi has had just as bad a start on both ends.. and its "his team."
Its on the entire team. I was just surprised the veterans came this out of whack.
Anderson struggling I understand, even expect... but the veterans have shocked me.

[NASpurs]

LaBeta sucking the big one.

[timtonymanu]

Fuck you Aldridge

[steeledl]

Their ball movement is better than ours

[100%duncan]

Fuck you Lamarcus fucking faggot

[DAF86]

Why are you rushing thing? Settle down, don't even look at the score. We knew this was a loss anyway. Play spurs ball and win the second half.

[KDKSpurs24]

Aldridge pathetic as fuck.

[Splits]

:lmao LaMarsha

[loveforthegame]

LMA blocked by the rim. :lol

[r0drig0lac]

gtfo LMA

[SouthernFried]

Total lack of confidence lost this game.

That is what causes turnovers also. Spurs playing scared. That and LMA sucks.

[HarlemHeat37]

Simmons still has no clue where to be on defense, tbh..

[weeks]

alridge :lol

[313]

Cut Aldridge at halftime

[beirmeistr]

aldridge is a bucket of dmoking shit

[Beaverfuzz]

All fucking day Aldridge, man up and grow a pair.

[Uriel]

Anyone else on Raw Streams? It's not working anymore here.

[ElNono]

This is what I was afraid of with LMA... He still gonna need TD to hold his hand

[100%duncan]

Fucking fag cant score against raymond we fucking lost :lmao

[GSH]

Wow... finally blew a whistle on Raymond.

[hitmanyr2k]

The "bigs" today are fuckin laughable :lol

[r0drig0lac]

LMA stupid soft fucking

[BD24]

Draymond Green is such a fucking hack and he just gets away with it.

[mexicanjunior]

Aldridge used to be so good...he is a fat piece of shit now.

[SAGirl]

This unit is working better bc they got back to the defensive identity.

[AZK619]

LMA:lmao

[313]

Simmons still has no clue where to be on defense, tbh..
Cut him some slack tbh

[Mnky]

I know Pop is telling LMA to go hard down low, but its Such an easy shot over that smaller defender.

[HarlemHeat37]

the Warriors are by far the best team in the NBA, so why even be mad about this. No team is beating them in a series when they are playing like this. This guys are just on another level.

They are the best team in NBA history for a reason, tbh..

[100%duncan]

you just knew he was gonna miss one :lol

[TE]

lma has been really bad. wow

[Beaverfuzz]

About fucking time you call that shit ref.

[GSH]

Well LMA came up small when they needed him.

[sasaint]

If this is the LMA we're gonna get in a series, it doesn't matter if Duncan plays or not

The truth.

[Killakobe81]

good patience by Aldridge ... but I am so glad we did not get him. he makes 100% perfect sense for the Spurs but for my shitty ass Lakers would have made no sense ... not sure what my Fo is doing ...

[AztecSpur]

Can't stop the back door cuts....halftime huddle fixit.

[Beaverfuzz]

lma has been really bad. wow

Ima should blow himself.

[afireinside20]

Offensive foul on Boy Meets World

[Silver&Black]

:lol That Manu 3pt attempt

[Chris]

worst half of the season for the Spurs by far

[100%duncan]

Really manu? No other shot than that? Fucking piece of shit

[SupremeGuy]

Are you faggot ready for the comeback tho?

[Ron Swanson]

Knew the wild Manu 3 at the buzzer was coming

[NASpurs]

Start the 3rd quarter with a 5-0 run or some shit and they'll be back in the game.

[From Downtown]

What a play

[SPURt]

Worst half of the season. Wow. LMA is the worst of the worst

[Pauleta14]

just go for the 2pts!!!!

[spursistan]

Stop with the fucking step back Manu ..

[DAF86]

Why the fuck give the ball to 38 yearold grandpa there? Give it to our 24 year old superstar.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

:lol only down 15 TBH

[soxxx]

Spurs will comeback and steal this one.

[GSH]

All those balls didn't just come loose. Lots of arm hacking going on. But they're gonna have to find a way to push through. Pop needs to ride the guys who came to play, and take whatever comes. Throw Boban in, WTF

[100%duncan]

good patience by Aldridge ... but I am so glad we did not get him. he makes 100% perfect sense for the Spurs but for my shitty ass Lakers would have made no sense ... not sure what my Fo is doing ...

It's not like any player would make sense on your team right now

[marinoman]

Lot of cliff jumping and name calling here, calm down

[Fireball]

everything as expected tbh ...

[HarlemHeat37]

Nothing to really say about the 1st half outside of: layup drill + turnovers + nothing from Aldridge = blowout

Hopefully man shows us some glimpses of what he can do in the 2nd half, at least..

[beirmeistr]

West needs to bitchslap Aldridge all half long

[dabom]

Da fuck is BoBan fuck you Pop

I like KA and West shitty defense more. :pop:

[DAF86]

Btw, lol at this being only a 15 pts game. :lol

[jack sommerset]

This game was predictable. God bless

[ElNono]

Good shot by Gino, trying to put some energy on a team that looks defeated out there, tbh

[ceperez]

Spurs aren't going to win this year if Manu is playing hero ball.

[Nathan89]

Spurs pgs being rendered useless vs GSW is a huge blow. They are too much off a defensive liability to even play. We should stop that doubling shit and just make them score over them when they do play.

[Silver&Black]

Well.....we only committed 5 turnovers in the 2nd. Down 3 from 8 in the 1st. I guess there's that.

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

[spurtech09]

Spurs need to settle down.....Ball slipping out of there hands ....Nerves

[BillMc]

I knew Livingston would be a problem. We need to put Manu or Kyle against them.

[SAGirl]

Their ball movement is better than ours
Our starting unit has been terrible offensively most of the season. They really didn't "gel" until recently and that requires TD. It doesn't look good.

[Slime Baller]

I'm starting to think Pop sat Duncan to try and force LMA to step up. Or to confirm what the eye test suggests--that, defense aside, he's been middling to bad most nights--and to use it to motivate him.

Something. I'm really reaching for a silver lining here.

[sasaint]

Their ball movement is better than ours

Yeah, but they only pass it to guys on their team. We make it more interesting.

[james evans]

Truth! Green pushes LMA across the floor like a broom.
but that's not legal. Especially with the touch foul on parker when guarding Livingston and the clean block on Klay by Green. It's like Duke basketball. The refs are letting one team play physical and the other not. Anderson was fouled twice on drives and Leonard was humped out of bounds by Green. NOw I'm not saying the refs should call those for us, but they shouldn't call it for them.

[ducks]

Announcers slobbering Warriors every move :lol
They are gs announcers

[TE]

-The Warriors have feasted on points off turnovers. Its easy to create turnovers when the other team is startled and can't even get into a second option.

-Lemarcus Aldridge has played like a little bitch. Wow. Man the fuck up.

-Kawhi has underperformed.

-The bench has been shit.

[Southwest Texas Fan]

the Warriors are by far the best team in the NBA, so why even be mad about this. No team is beating them in a series when they are playing like this. This guys are just on another level.

Let's just hand them the LOB then... That's why the games are played.

[ninjaskrzypek]

These refs

[r0drig0lac]

worst half of the season for the Spurs by far

right, it has nothing to do with the opponent

[Pound the rock]

Hoping pop tears them a new one at the half and they come out focused

[BillMc]

Somewhere in Texas Tim is pissed.

[Xevious]

People need to calm the fuck down. Warriors are playing lights out and Spurs are shitting the bed. Pop's obviously tinkering with lineups especially with Tim out. It's one regular season game, not game seven. There will be a lakerfan sperm cloud to deal with though.

[NASpurs]

:lol seriously, relying on a 38 year old to bail you out. Our "future" stars need to step up and grab this game by the balls. Stop being faggots.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Nothing to really say about the 1st half outside of: layup drill + turnovers + nothing from Aldridge = blowout

Hopefully man shows us some glimpses of what he can do in the 2nd half, at least..

Alot of the turnovers were the spurs own doing too. Spurs also had some mental lapses defensively.

[spurs10]

All those balls didn't just come loose. Lots of arm hacking going on. But they're gonna have to find a way to push through. Pop needs to ride the guys who came to play, and take whatever comes. Throw Boban in, WTF
That is exactly what I'd say to Kerr too. They fouling us like crazy STFU!

[HI-FI]

:lol I figured Spurs would lose but this is embarrassing.

Still, gotta see how the second half shakes out. If nothing else this will keep the team humbled and hungry.

[$pursDynasty]

You know it's bad when Butler is one of your three best contributors. I thought Pop was waving the white flag when he put him in but he isn't cropping the bed like most of the team.

[LakerHater]

59% for GSW

[Capt Bringdown]

This is precisely the kind of game in which LMA needs to make a big contribution. Otherwise, his signing must be deemed a bust.

[GSH]

Spurs aren't going to win this year if Manu is playing hero ball.


Manu shouldn't have to try and play hero ball. Plenty of blame to go around.

[Ibleedslvrnblk]

Oh no the Spurs are losing to the defending champs who stomp everyone! Oh no! Must kill self! Oh no....Spurs playing ugly meh....just another regular season game. Wake me up in the playoffs.

[SPURt]

On the bright side, we found out Simmons can contribute in a playoff series against the Warriors.

[ducks]

Duncan coaching Lma would be nice

[100%duncan]

:lol seriously, relying on a 38 year old to bail you out. Our "future" stars need to step up and grab this game by the balls. Stop being faggots.

LMA is nothing without Tim holding his hand.

[Slime Baller]

And now we get to listen to a bunch of talking heads talk up the Warriors as though this one half is the definitive answer to all potential future match ups.

[tbdog]

Curry wont miss.
Leonard not getting shots up
Refs not calling the hacks
LMA stinking it up
Turnovers

Yet, we are just holding on. I really don't know how. We have had, what one three pointer?

[ElNono]

weird Harlem is posting and SAGirl isn't, tbh :lol

[SinceWeDraftedDROB]

Punt. Fml, tbh.

[keeferob25]

Its one game but it seems fairly clear that we don't present a single matchup problem for GS while they cause a plethora of matchup issues.

[sasaint]

Nothing to really say about the 1st half outside of: layup drill + turnovers + nothing from Aldridge = blowout

Hopefully man shows us some glimpses of what he can do in the 2nd half, at least..

I think we have seen what he can do. I'm not crazy about it. People calling him LMAlpha. :lmao

[HarlemHeat37]

3 shot attempts for Kawhi is beyond ridiculous, tbh..

Curry and Thompson are going to get their points(Thompson has 11 points on 8 shots, which is good, but nothing crazy), but giving up a bunch of points to the rest of the Warriors is killing the Spurs, along with the turnovers..11 points in the 1st half from Livington is fatal..

They're having arguably the best run in NBA history, for a reason, though..it's virtually impossible to match-up with them, man for man..

[td4mvp21]

:lol I figured Spurs would lose but this is embarrassing.

Still, gotta see how the second half shakes out. If nothing else this will keep the team humbled and hungry.

Perhaps the only plus side is they'll know they have a lot of work to do.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Spurs bench getting outscored is a huge problem. Its almost a given that the starters get outplayed in the 1st quarter, the bench needs to be able to make up the difference.

[Ron Swanson]

Somewhere in Texas Tim is sleeping.

More likely

[crc21209]

Aldridge has been pretty damn bad. But man...Green gets away with aome shit that not even Kawhi gets away with. He uses his body to defend very well, problem is he's using his body so much to the point that it SHOULD be a foul, but they wont call it. Aldridge needs to back his ass down...

[BillMc]

Really surprised with the trouble LMA is having especially with Green.

[Nathan89]

Baynes wouldn't be getting bullied like LMA to be quite fucking honest. Going forward LMA is going have to learn how to score more off pnr and off ball screen action. He needs more Baynes and Splitter type scores in his game.

[Box]

They need to erase the box score and just put lack of energy and stupid turnovers in bright bold letters so hopefully the Spurs realize how they lose this game.

[th3answ3r]

we have to endure

[cutewizard]

cmonnnn shit i hate the wariors

[Mnky]

Its on the entire team. I was just surprised the veterans came this out of whack.
Anderson struggling I understand, even expect... but the veterans have shocked me.

LMA needs to show up, or get to the bench. I said this is the game he is supposed to help lift the spurs with. It's his shooting that makes that possible tho. Just like west had a bunch of good shots and shot over smaller guys, lma should be doing.
Kawhi is a non factor on defense and offense so far. He is the bigger dissapointment in my opinion as the whole year has revolved around him and his tools.

I'll give the role players a pass for now. Diaw, west, and Simmons playing good. They need help. Parker wanted to play curry like he's in the same league. That ship has sailed Parker.. :lol

[NASpurs]

LMA is nothing without Tim holding his hand.

No I'm talking about the Spurs relying on Manu too much tonight.

[Ibleedslvrnblk]

This is precisely the kind of game in which LMA needs to make a big contribution. Otherwise, his signing must be deemed a bust.

I think we should Blatt him after tonight. Just toss him away after one game. Totally agree. Maybe they should look to trade KL while we are at it

[SAGirl]

I knew Livingston would be a problem. We need to put Manu or Kyle against them.
I don't know what to say.
Pop is still trying to win this thing, but it may be beyond salvaging.
I know Kyle was very poor in his minutes, but so were the vets and he's a 22 yr old with little experience. I say throw him and Boban to the fire, let them grow a pair TBH, and let the veterans show them some cojones too.

It is still too painful to watch this discombobulation.

[Nathan89]

Aldridge has been pretty damn bad. But man...Green gets away with aome shit that not even Kawhi gets away with. He uses his body to defend very well, problem is he's using his body so much to the point that it SHOULD be a foul, but they wont call it. Aldridge needs to back his ass down...

He gets to play the roughest game in the NBA. Is unbelievable the force he gets to utilize on defense.

[TE]

If Duncan was playing and the out of character play continued, I'd be really worried. I'm just worried kinda. This is the team that will be there at the end before a possible finals berth.

[ElNono]

I just hate that Pop is just going to say "turnovers" in the post game pressed and that will be that...

[crc21209]

3 shot attempts for Kawhi is beyond ridiculous, tbh..

Curry and Thompson are going to get their points(Thompson has 11 points on 8 shots, which is good, but nothing crazy), but giving up a bunch of points to the rest of the Warriors is killing the Spurs, along with the turnovers..

They're having arguably the best run in NBA history, for a reason, though..it's virtually impossible to match-up with them, man for man..

This. Fuck it. Go with the 2005 Amare strategy. Let Curry and Thompson get theirs. But you cant let fucking Ezeli and Brandon fucking Rush to score points. Thats just gravy for them..

[BillMc]

oUR turnovers are so distributed you got to hand it to the opponent's defense.

[spurs10]

Manu shouldn't have to try and play hero ball. Plenty of blame to go around.
At least he's showing some grit! LMA needs to be a lot more aggressive.

[still.focused]

LMA(O)
This dude is as soft as they come
If he put as much effort in finishing around the rim as he does double high 5ing everyone in sight hed be pretty good
Kawhi ISOS were productive 3 straight times down court
So what do the Spurs do
It doesnt matter wtf they did because it wasnt a Kawhi ISO
Sometimes I wonder if he enjoys playing in San An
Its like they only want him to prosper at their pace despite how good he is
Its embarrassing

[steeledl]

If we want to get back in this game run the offense through Parker, Kawhi, and West.

Limit playing time for Manu, Green, and Mills who has no business in this game.... even if it means you have to play unproven guys like Simmons and Anderson a lot of minutes ,

[Ditty]

Quit playing scared and intimidated!

[HarlemHeat37]

As expected, there's nowhere to hide for Parker and Mills, too..I suppose you could try to force them to go to Harrison Barnes, but Kerr has acknowledged in the past that he wouldn't divert from his gameplan to exploit a potential, individual mismatch..

[james evans]

game isn't over

[cutewizard]

can we improve??

[random21]

1) Turnovers
2) LMA playing worse than Jeff Ayres
3) Warriors bench outplaying whole Spurs team

[Pauleta14]

Tony and LA were the 2 that needed to step up and they are the worst!!!

I still don't know what makes Tony go...

He is playing like a rookie out there, it's embarrassing.

[$pursDynasty]

but that's not legal. Especially with the touch foul on parker when guarding Livingston and the clean block on Klay by Green. It's like Duke basketball. The refs are letting one team play physical and the other not. Anderson was fouled twice on drives and Leonard was humped out of bounds by Green. NOw I'm not saying the refs should call those for us, but they shouldn't call it for them.
THIS^^^

[sasaint]

Its one game but it seems fairly clear that we don't present a single matchup problem for GS while they cause a plethora of matchup issues.

Kawhi still might create a matchup problem if we went to him.

[~O~]

SO this thread is making the freaking site crash. Jesus.

[TDfan2007]

There is absolutely ZERO defensive communication on the court. I know Timmy's absence has something to do with that, but holy shit this is embarrassing. The amount of times we've been backdoored tonight has reached "Harden" levels of pathetic.

[Mnky]

People being surprised about Green playing good defense. He has great body control and feet. He is already low to the ground so its easy to hold position. The weakness is he gets real low. Lma should have an easy shot over him. Where's that Dirk fade away today?

[crc21209]

David West is one tough bastard. This guy is going to be HUGE come Playoff time. :tu

[r0drig0lac]

3 shot attempts for Kawhi is beyond ridiculous, tbh..

Curry and Thompson are going to get their points(Thompson has 11 points on 8 shots, which is good, but nothing crazy), but giving up a bunch of points to the rest of the Warriors is killing the Spurs, along with the turnovers..11 points in the 1st half from Livington is fatal..

They're having arguably the best run in NBA history, for a reason, though..it's virtually impossible to match-up with them, man for man..

unless you have a guy like Cousins / Drummond or an ultra athletic and long team as the Bucks

[spurs10]

I'm starting to think Pop sat Duncan to try and force LMA to step up. Or to confirm what the eye test suggests--that, defense aside, he's been middling to bad most nights--and to use it to motivate him.

Something. I'm really reaching for a silver lining here. I'll take it!

[99 Problems]

Some very poor calls and non calls in the second.

LMA concrete hand today

Green & Kawhi getting called, bad calls. But that said Bogut & Barnes been whittled as well. Draymond committed 3 fouls been called for 1.

Rim protection - Without Tim there is none.

GSW are good. But getting those decisions they excellent.

[boutons_deux]

It's not just LMA's defender, they are collapsing on any Spur trying to back down.

[TE]

Tony and LA were the 2 that needed to step up and they are the worst!!!

I still don't know what makes Tony go...

He is playing like a rookie out there, it's embarrassing.
Precisely. Both have been bad all around.

[james evans]

Tony and LA were the 2 that needed to step up and they are the worst!!!

I still don't know what makes Tony go...

He is playing like a rookie out there, it's embarrassing.
no he's not playing like a rookie, he's playing like he's trying to prove a point and normally when he does that, he fucks us up. He just needs to remain calm and stop driving into triple coverage

[Nathan89]

I just hate that Pop is just going to say "turnovers" in the post game pressed and that will be that...

Do you want him to say they are better than us?

[Pauleta14]

Both teams are even on TOs, it's not the reason we're down 15!!

[NASpurs]

Spurs should trade Aldridge at halftime for Splitter, Baynes and Cojo.

[Trainwreck2100]

it's fucking cleveland all over again playing all timid and shit

[Russo21]

Heaps of turnovers, LMA and Leonard with their worst first halves of the season. Golden State shooting 58.5%, kind of surprising we're only down 15. Get back to Spurs basketball and this could be n interesting 2nd half

[TE]

David West is one tough bastard. This guy is going to be HUGE come Playoff time. :tu
I'm excited for his possible contributions tbh. One tough ass mfker.

[crc21209]

As expected, there's nowhere to hide for Parker and Mills, too..I suppose you could try to force them to go to Harrison Barnes, but Kerr has acknowledged in the past that he wouldn't divert from his gameplan to exploit a potential, individual mismatch..

Barnes hasnt been what he looked like he was becoming lately tbh. He's taken a back seat to Curry, Thompson, and Green. Let Barnes try and beat you one on one then, so.be it...

[Mnky]

I just hate that Pop is just going to say "turnovers" in the post game pressed and that will be that...

Take those away and its a very different looking scoreboard tbh.

[ElNono]

As expected, there's nowhere to hide for Parker and Mills, too..I suppose you could try to force them to go to Harrison Barnes, but Kerr has acknowledged in the past that he wouldn't divert from his gameplan to exploit a potential, individual mismatch..

Yeah... and Kawhi has tried to double to cover and gotten burnt... tough matchup for our PGs

[Ron Swanson]

This girl with scoliosis could probably do better than Tony right now.

[BillMc]

Man we should have kept Jimmer...:depressed

[HarlemHeat37]

The no-calls/calls weren't bad, tbh..Draymond gets away with shit the same way all "reputation" defenders do..it was a fairly reffed game, with the home team getting the slight advantage, which is typical..

The only egregious calls were both Danny Green fouls that were pretty clearly clean blocks..

[maverick1948]

You have to get the ball to LMA before he can $hit the bed.

[ducks]

Manu and Lma 2-12

[cutewizard]

shit gs

[Nathan89]

it's fucking cleveland all over again playing all timid and shit

Yeah, but we didn't have take all our pgs out vs cleveland.

[LakerHater]

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=media%2Fgettyphoto%2F2016%5C01%5C25%5C506781 690.jpg&w=399&h=589


http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=media%2Fgettyphoto%2F2016%5C01%5C25%5C506781 688.jpg&w=386&h=589

[ElNono]

Do you want him to say they are better than us?

That wouldn't be lying at this particular point in time, but I wish he would talk more about where we are and where we need to be to beat this team, rather than the canned response

[DAF86]

As expected, there's nowhere to hide for Parker and Mills, too..I suppose you could try to force them to go to Harrison Barnes, but Kerr has acknowledged in the past that he wouldn't divert from his gameplan to exploit a potential, individual mismatch..

Mills on Curry isn't that awful, tbh. He bothers Steph a bit with his peskiness. curru is going to be curry no matter what though.

[Mnky]

Both teams are even on TOs, it's not the reason we're down 15!!

Transition. Spurs TO led to easy buckets. It's definitely a reason.

[r0drig0lac]

Do you want him to say they are better than us?

he has said

[spurs10]

Both teams are even on TOs, it's not the reason we're down 15!! Well they score when we turn it over...so you're right!

[Pauleta14]

no he's not playing like a rookie, he's playing like he's trying to prove a point and normally when he does that, he fucks us up. He just needs to remain calm and stop driving into triple coverage

No. When he tries to make a point, at least he is aggressive...

Did you see his "lazy/no energy attitude?

I don't care if they miss shot or Curry's 3s, at least put some intensity on D, the transition D is terrible..

[sasaint]

I just hate that Pop is just going to say "turnovers" in the post game pressed and that will be that...

True, but what matters is what he says to the team in the locker room. I'm glad I'm not there to hear that!

[SPURt]

Pop spotting them 15 to really break them and their fans spirits! GSG!

[TheDoctor]

In B4 "All the Meltdown in the 1st half".

[GSH]

When you look at the numbers, the bottom line is that the Spurs got their asses kicked in the paint. That's supposed to be their advantage over other teams, and they just got beat 32-18 in the half. Curry made 3-4 threes, but the rest of the team is 1-6 from the arc. It's the weak-ass play in the paint (both ends) that has killed the Spurs.

[Horse]

Turnovers led to an avalanche but we can't play any worse you get the feeling the score should be worse than it is. A lot of unforced mistakes and easy shots missed.

[dabom]

David West is one tough bastard. This guy is going to be HUGE come Playoff time. :tu

Are you watching the game. His help rotations are fucking garbage. We losing because of him.

[crc21209]

Either this is gonna be an awesome comeback win, a comeback that falls short, or the ass kicking continues and should light a fire under their ass and keep them focused going forward...

[Killakobe81]

The no-calls/calls weren't bad, tbh..Draymond gets away with shit the same way all "reputation" defenders do..it was a fairly reffed game, with the home team getting the slight advantage, which is typical..

The only egregious calls were both Danny Green fouls that were pretty clearly clean blocks..

agree 100% ... in SA it will even out.

[ElNono]

Manu +1
Simmons +3
Butler +3

Only guys in the positive with starters in double digit negative...

[HarlemHeat37]

Barnes hasnt been what he looked like he was becoming lately tbh. He's taken a back seat to Curry, Thompson, and Green. Let Barnes try and beat you one on one then, so.be it...

My point is that they won't go to Barnes on more than 1 or 2 occasions on the mismatch, though..

Kerr specifically discussed this strategy, last year..he's not a fan of stubbornly attempting to exploit a mismatch like Mark Jackson attempted to do with Barnes vs. the Spurs in 2013..

It's just a difficult matchup for the Spurs' PGs..both Livingston and obviously Curry..

[sasaint]

Man we should have kept Jimmer...:depressed

:lmao

[tbdog]

Aldridge has been pretty damn bad. But man...Green gets away with aome shit that not even Kawhi gets away with. He uses his body to defend very well, problem is he's using his body so much to the point that it SHOULD be a foul, but they wont call it. Aldridge needs to back his ass down...

He pushes with the forearm as the post player goes for the shot. It should be an automatic foul.

[Pauleta14]

it's fucking cleveland all over again playing all timid and shit

No. Cleveland just quit fighting at some point, not the spurs, we still have a shot at least

[Venti Quattro]

:lol seriously, relying on a 38 year old to bail you out. Our "future" stars need to step up and grab this game by the balls. Stop being faggots.

:lol Relying on Mertesacker

:lmao Arsenal

[TDfan2007]

Kawhi needs to get more involved. Since our guys forgot how to pass the basketball tonight, I'm all for more Diaw/Kawhi post ups

[TheMulletMan3000]

Man we should have kept Jimmer...:depressed

truth nuke

[SAGirl]

I just hate that Pop is just going to say "turnovers" in the post game pressed and that will be that...


If we want to get back in this game run the offense through Parker, Kawhi, and West.

Limit playing time for Manu, Green, and Mills who has no business in this game.... even if it means you have to play unproven guys like Simmons and Anderson a lot of minutes ,
Steele, I know you hate Anderson, so this comes from the heart.

If the veterans are going to show this terrible a game. . . scratch that, and then lets watch some guys who are developing and its justifiable for them to struggle as they are still learning, have a terrible game. Maybe they grow a pair, since they are young and/or rookies and/or new and can find an edge in themselves to learn something this game even if it is a loss.

[Mouth is Bleeding]

We have players guarding certain GS players who should never be guarding those players and our double teams have been shit and a horrible idea against GS.

[Nathan89]

Honestly, the Spurs playing without any pgs is why I wanted Jarrett Jack vs a GSW matchup. We need more size at the pg position and the 1st half made that abundantly clear.

[Killakobe81]

Are you watching the game. His help rotations are fucking garbage. We losing because of him.

truth but he is getting some of it back on the other end ...

[crc21209]

When you look at the numbers, the bottom line is that the Spurs got their asses kicked in the paint. That's supposed to be their advantage over other teams, and they just got beat 32-18 in the half. Curry made 3-4 threes, but the rest of the team is 1-6 from the arc. It's the weak-ass play in the paint (both ends) that has killed the Spurs.
In that 2nd qtr alone for a stretch of about 4 mins I counted about 8 straight layups/dunks...

[HarlemHeat37]

Mills on Curry isn't that awful, tbh. He bothers Steph a bit with his peskiness. curru is going to be curry no matter what though.

On paper, I agree, but he torched him in the 1st half..

Obviously there isn't much you can do, though, Curry is the best PG I've ever seen:lol

Livingston destroyed the Spurs, too, though..some of that was against Manu and Simmons missing rotations, though..

[2centsworth]

A victory is to win the 3 and 4 qtrs. Not to concerned about the final score at this point. We need to start figuring out this team for the future

[Dimes]

I still can't believe the Spurs aren't down 30. I'm not sure they could play worse if they tried.

If we lose though, Pop will get to pull out the ol' "We're soft" speech. Probably a good wakeup call in the end.

[Pauleta14]

David West is one tough bastard. This guy is going to be HUGE come Playoff time. :tu

yep, and he was the was we had the most doubt about... :lol

[dabom]

truth but he is getting some of it back on the other end ...

Yeah but he is giving up 2 for every shot he makes. :lol

[NASpurs]

:lol Relying on Mertesacker

:lmao Arsenal

Nigga, I told you he fucking sucks and you said you didn't mind him. Who's laughing now :lol

[keeferob25]

No. When he tries to make a point, at least he is aggressive...

Did you see his "lazy/no energy attitude?

I don't care if they miss shot or Curry's 3s, at least put some intensity on D, the transition D is terrible..

But that's the thing about Parker. Any fan that's followed this team long enough knows he'll have games like this where he will start of trying to play up to a personal matchup...if it starts well for him then he'll remain aggressive...but if it falls flat out the gate he will then curl up in his little shell and remain invisible the rest of the game to show face...however he'll have already fucked up our rhythm by that point. Its annoying and he's done it countless times.

[ElNono]

Steele, I know you hate Anderson, so this comes from the heart.

If the veterans are going to show this terrible a game. . . scratch that, and then lets watch some guys who are developing and its justifiable for them to struggle as they are still learning, have a terrible game. Maybe they grow a pair, since they are young and/or rookies and/or new and can find an edge in themselves to learn something this game even if it is a loss.

That was a not so subtle troll post, imo

[HI-FI]

Tony and LA were the 2 that needed to step up and they are the worst!!!

I still don't know what makes Tony go...

He is playing like a rookie out there, it's embarrassing.
damn. respect for calling out Parker.

Tony loves to be appreciated and aggrandized like Kobe imo. When his shit gets pushed in, it gets ugly.

Just gotta hope they learn from this game. the Warriors are fkin obnoxious as fans and players imo.

[ducks]

Matthew R Tynan
Matthew R Tynan – ‏@Matthew_Tynan

Bones just showed a few highlights emphasizing the effect of not having Duncan in this matchup. Spurs missed him, esp with LMA being awful.

[steeledl]

RUN THE OFFFENSE THROUGH KAWHI AND PARKER FUCK.

[Mouth is Bleeding]

I guess Pop is saving Green on Curry for another time. It's been very limited.

Not that he can stop him but he seems to be our best option on him by far.

[GSH]

In that 2nd qtr alone for a stretch of about 4 mins I counted about 8 straight layups/dunks...


Yep. And on the other end, the Spurs missed chip shots and fast breaks. This is a ball game if the Spurs weren't soft in the paint.

[G-Dawgg]

They're running around all frantic turning the ball over. It's very uncharcteristic of them. They need to relax, slow down and pound the ball inside. -Post Aldridge up alot

[Beaverfuzz]

ABOUT FUCKING TIME LAMARSHA!

[sasaint]

When you look at the numbers, the bottom line is that the Spurs got their asses kicked in the paint. That's supposed to be their advantage over other teams, and they just got beat 32-18 in the half. Curry made 3-4 threes, but the rest of the team is 1-6 from the arc. It's the weak-ass play in the paint (both ends) that has killed the Spurs.

League's best defense is a sieve. But how many of the points in the paint are lay ups off of turnovers?

[Ron Swanson]

LMA

[steeledl]

WAKE THE FUCK UP LMALPJHA

[Xevious]

That wouldn't be lying at this particular point in time, but I wish he would talk more about where we are and where we need to be to beat this team, rather than the canned response
Pop is playing chess. He isn't going to say anything in a press interview that will give a potential playoff opponent something to use.

[turb0time]

LMA!

[Silver&Black]

Just find something that works on D this half...could care less if we win or lose by 20.

[Beaverfuzz]

KIWI
4
33333333333

[Mnky]

Yes, finally the fade away! Ty LMA

[Silver&Black]

Kiwi 4 333333333333333333

[Ron Swanson]

Kawhi!

[SAGirl]

I just hate that Pop is just going to say "turnovers" in the post game pressed and that will be that...


Honestly, the Spurs playing without any pgs is why I wanted Jarrett Jack vs a GSW matchup. We need more size at the pg position and the 1st half made that abundantly clear.
Not so much Tony, since Danny and our defense covers so much for him, but Mills has been torched by a number of bench PG, from Austin Rivers, to Livingston, to pretty much any scoring PG. He can't stop anybody. He's pesky and scrappy, that is it. He will come away with loose balls, I mean he shows effort, but there is nothing more he can do with his size. It's an unsolvable issue bc we can't bench Mills.

[steeledl]

GOOD SHIT

[marinoman]

Manu +1
Simmons +3
Butler +3

Only guys in the positive with starters in double digit negative...
That's not fair tho, when our starters are in usually their starters are in

[313]

We might have something here

[GSH]

Double dribble, chicken wing, shove off. Not bad for one play.

[tonight...you]

Pop needs to kick Aldridge in the balls to see if they're still there.
Then he needs to tell these guys to quit pissing their pants and overplaying the situations.

Now: Feed LMA in the LOW post, feed Kawhi and stay disciplined.
This can be pulled out.

[313]

We might have something here
nvm

[RD2191]

Crofl lma

[steeledl]

Pop already getting Green out. Good thinking Pop

[testies]

WHY DOESNT LMA FADE AWAY MORE?
ITS WIDE OPEN FOR HIM FFS

[NASpurs]

RIP Danny Green

[Kawhitstorm]

LMA ignoring Kawhi & putting up a bailout shot:lmao

[DMX7]

Danny Green may play himself off the team. What happened to him???

[ElNono]

That's not fair tho, when our starters are in usually their starters are in

All 3 played with Curry, Draymond and Klay were out there

[loveforthegame]

Need a goic of that graph of Currys success against our defenders.

[GSH]

Pop needs to kick Aldridge in the balls to see if they're still there..

He needs to break out the Vagisil.

[Ron Swanson]

Tony just got abused again

[NASpurs]

Simmons was out of the circle :lol

[spurtech09]

Offensive foul yo

[Killakobe81]

Barnes has been trash. Cant belive he turned down all that money. someone heck the Lakers might pay him but I hope they don't overpay.

[GSH]

Oh well fuck me. You can't beat calls like that.

[ElNono]

Offensive foul

[spurs10]

Fucking charge!

[KDKSpurs24]

Ref called block before the block even happened.

[FaM0us Skins]

OFFENSIVE FOUL WTF

[HI-FI]

I really just want to see Curry get bashed in the face, especially after chewing on his fucking mouthpiece.

[SAGirl]

Simmons has grown a pair though. He has shown effort.

[RD2191]

Lmao Parker

[spurtech09]

eh this game is over,,,,,

[Beaverfuzz]

3 seconds on the Spurs? That's the first call all night?

[Kikoluna]

Lol. Laughing at pop for putting Chubbs on curry. I knew he was going to do it.

[r0drig0lac]

off 3 second? wtf