Game Thread: Spurs @ Pacers -- Mon. (3/7) - 6:00PM CST (2:00AM Riga Time)

[resistanze]

I think awful finishing at the rim is probably #1 on the list if they lose :lol

[spurtech09]

So many chances but Spurs can't do nothing....Garbage

[Perry Mason]

uhhh what was that Kawhi. Put Tony back in. I don't care if he has been sucking, he can at least dribble to the basket.

[ElNono]

I don't think Manu should've closed this game with him being out for so long... either that or put in Patty for Danny...

[Mnky]

Kawhi needs to go strong if he's looking for a call. That soft crap ain't going to work on George. Too good a defender.

[Budkin]

:lol you take out Mills, the only guy who's hit 3s for Manu who's been terrible tonight

But Messina.

[Splits]

I actually do been vaping for years now :toast

Sames. 3 years without a fag

[NASpurs]

And why is TD out of the game again? :lol

Because Messina doesn't know what he's doing with his nonsensical substitution

[BanditHiro]

is Monta Ellis the greatest Spur Killer to ever play the game?

[SAGirl]

seriously this lack of boxing out and rebounding by Dwest is inexcusable!

[td4mvp2k]

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
(https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn)Parker has a left toe contusion. He will not return


:rollin

[SpursIndonesia]

Manu forcing the issue without trying to post LMA first, damn. At this juncture, only Leonard has the right to call the play all by himself over any other option.

[BillMc]

You have to bench this Manu. Jeezus fuck he sucks tonight

Messiina would never bench Manu, tbh

[TheGreatYacht]

Det Messina preferential treatment. Where is Sean Marks when you need him?

[Robz4000]

Messina is so bad tbh.

[Kawhitstorm]

Kiwi choking
:toast

[ElNono]

steal this game!!!! stops, stops, stops

[NASpurs]

Messina will ride Manu until he dies :lol

[DPG21920]

Get stops. I don't care if you make shots, I want to see the defense.

[loveforthegame]

Kawhi. :tu

[ElNono]

steal this game!!!! stops, stops, stops

[NASpurs]

3 point game!

[100%duncan]

:lma

[steeledl]

Alpha rebound and put back

[DPG21920]

Boom! Another stop!

[Splits]

Why the fuck is Manu still in?

[ElNono]

BULLSHIT PUSSY ASS REF

[100%duncan]

:lmao :lmao :lmao

[SAGirl]

I don't think Manu should've closed this game with him being out for so long... either that or put in Patty for Danny...
Agree bad decision by messina, he's just getting back from long injury plus he's been off. I get it with Tony out he's going all WCF 2014 with Manu.

Damn I miss CoJo.

Cant say Andre Miller has endeared himself to me yet.

[spurtech09]

Bunch of bull lol.....

[NASpurs]

What a bullshit call :lmao :lmao

[BatManu20]

That's clean! Fuck the refs

[EVAY]

Wow. Just wow.

[Mugen]

:lol that call

[r0drig0lac]

damn

[FaM0us Skins]

Wow what a bitch move by Ellis

[Robz4000]

:lmao that call

[spurtech09]

eh no way we get this....thank you refs

[DPG21920]

Dat call. Come on.

[loveforthegame]

These refs.

[SAGirl]

Why the fuck is Manu still in?
I am guessing right now that he's not playing tomorrow and he insisted.

[ElNono]

execute and stops

[100%duncan]

Aight imma scratch this loss on the refs. Nothing to see here.

[td4mvp2k]

BS!!!

[Mnky]

LMA coming up big.

[timtonymanu]

Fucking some incompetent jackasses in this league

[spurtech09]

Get these refs out of here..

[loveforthegame]

Come on Patty.

[Silver&Black]

Got bailed out...

Don't have time to dribble dribble dribble MVPatty.

[NASpurs]

Thank you Georgie

[ElNono]

:lol this is why Manu was still out there... lucky we got bailed out

[LongtimeSpursFan]

Kawhi is so friggin overrated.

[DPG21920]

Man, if the Spurs are lucky enough to get another chance, will one of these 3's fall? Damn.

[SAGirl]

referees killin us
this will happen in playoffs too.

[Silver&Black]

Need a stop...

[NASpurs]

Kawhi is so friggin overrated.

Lol look at this faggot

[ElNono]

get a basket!!

[Silver&Black]

MVpatty for 3 incoming...

[DPG21920]

2 for 1, get a score here boys.

[Perry Mason]

ok make the freebies. then get a stop. then make a 3. overtime.

[EVAY]

referees killin us
this will happen in playoffs too.

Exactly.

[Mnky]

Go to the rim. Get a call.

[Splits]

Messina !!!

[Perry Mason]

PG with the shit shot. lulz.

[Kawhitstorm]

Kawhi is so friggin overrated.

Curry missed a million 3 against the Lakers:sleep

[sasaint]

referees killin us
this will happen in playoffs too.

From the little I have seen, our failure to make open threes is what is killing us, tbh.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Kawhi is so friggin overrated.

No.

[FaM0us Skins]

After all this BS, we're only down by 3

[r0drig0lac]

Lol look at this faggot

lmao

[LongtimeSpursFan]

Is Kawhi the only 'superstar' that does not have to be double teamed?

[DPG21920]

Feels like they've been running a ton to spring Kawhi from 3. He's been open, just not connecting. Go to him again?

[01Snake]

Green with a brick?

[spurtech09]

referees killin us
this will happen in playoffs too.
Yeah I can see that in the play offs

[ElNono]

damn Patty...

[BatManu20]

Terrible shot by Patty

[100%duncan]

What a horrible play. Fuck you messina

[DPG21920]

Damn it. Get your stop and you get another crack at it.

[loveforthegame]

Thought LMA could have taken that shot.

[spurtech09]

Spurs deserve to lose tonight...

[spursistan]

Spurs ball..

[Thomas82]

Let's get that stop!!

[Robz4000]

Why chuck a three there?!

[Kawhitstorm]

Why go for a 3 on a night where the team can't buy one, you Italian faggot.:bang

[ElNono]

stops, stops...

[EVAY]

This has not been Kawhi's most efficient night... 8 of 22 or something...but he is still our best. He's got to make the shot or we lose.

[Mnky]

Is no one looking at the spurs 3 pt shooting tonight? :lol Kawhi has missed 5 straight.

Blaming the refs when we down by 3.
Meh.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

If refs didnt hose us then we are leading right now

[loveforthegame]

Sure refs.

[Kawhitstorm]

Thought LMA could have taken that shot.

Italian faggot drew up a play for 3

[DPG21920]

LMA should have broken the "play" there.

[100%duncan]

LMA had a shot, but fucking designed a play for a contested 3. Fuck this coach

[SpursforSix]

F'ing storms took out DirecTV. Missing the game and possibly Better Call Saul. What a nightmare.

[TheGreatYacht]

Is Kawhi out for the night as well?

[NASpurs]

Spur Killer

[Kawhitstorm]

Is no one looking at the spurs 3 pt shooting tonight? :lol Kawhi has missed 5 straight.

Blaming the refs when we down by 3.
Meh.

If -9 Porker didn't play this wouldn't have been a shitty night.:wakeup

[EVAY]

Great d right up until he made the shot

[atoyotagaspedal]

spurs are gonna fuck this up I know it

[NASpurs]

And one, of course

[ElNono]

wow, really and1???? come on

[loveforthegame]

Really.

[td4mvp2k]

d the fuk up!

[BatManu20]

Omg these refs :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Game. PG >>>>> KL

[BatManu20]

That's game.

[Mnky]

Horrible play Kawhi..

[Splits]

:lmao Messina

[LongtimeSpursFan]

This loss is on all on Kawhis shoulder.

[SAGirl]

From the little I have seen, our failure to make open threes is what is killing us, tbh.
You cannot control that, but when you try to get stops to get a run and fouls are mistakenly called its impossible. You can't control the cold shooting nights.

[sasaint]

TERRIBLE FOUL BY KAWHI!

[spurtech09]

ok I don't curse but fuck you refs......Im cool when the spurs lose but in this case the refs were clearly screwing the spurs....Refs you suck.....

[Kawhitstorm]

:lmao

[Silver&Black]

wow, really and1???? come on

Right call, IMO.

Too bad Kawhi couldn't get that same call earlier.

[r0drig0lac]

holy fuck

[resistanze]

Well deserved loss tbh

[Mugen]

:lol holy fuck I hope Messina goes to Brooklyn by the end of the week

[Perry Mason]

oh gee, it's Tony's fault the Spurs lost....

ok it's not.

[EVAY]

If -9 Porker didn't play this wouldn't have been a shitty night.:wakeup

Oh give it up, man... I would be happy if Parker never played another second if we could win all our games without him...but he didn't make all of our guys miss all of their shots in the first and second quarters.

[100%duncan]

Messina looks like he has nary a clue

[timtonymanu]

The officiating sucked tonight. but the Spurs did this to themselves, tbh.

[BillMc]

Well, it happens on the road.

[td4mvp2k]

:pctoss

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs probably gonna lose tomorrow too.

[.G.]

:lol oh well

[Budkin]

Gotta be shitting me.

[313]

Back to back poor shooting nights for Kiwi :rolleyes

[DPG21920]

That mistake pretty much sums up the night. Just not focused or crisp at all. On top of that, felt like every "bounce" when IND way.

[100%duncan]

The officiating sucked tonight. but the Spurs did this to themselves, tbh.

Nah. PG gets that call but Kawhi doesnt.

[Kawhitstorm]

TERRIBLE FOUL BY KAWHI!

The game was over on that stupid 3 point attempt out of the timeout & Monta sealed it by burning Danny one last time.

[BillMc]

Kinda worried about Boris.

[phxspurfan]

Just play for the 2 seed at this point

[Mugen]

Took a miracle TP injury just for them to be in this game. Too bad they couldn't take advantage, annoying game tbh :lol

[ElNono]

they gutted it out after a horrible first half... can't complain, tbh... take the L and hope for better tomorrow...

[ceperez]

Crap execution..... team is crap.

[rasuo214]

So Pop is COY right?

[SAGirl]

got to hand it to P.George he's a legit star and we had it coming cause the time he came to SA he played like shit.

[cjw]

Glad Spurs controlled their own destiny for about 24 hours.

Even though they're a .500 team, Indy's still tough on the road (65% winning percentage). Hard to win a game when you shoot 11 more threes and make 3 less - you'd need to win the turnover or rebound battle, neither of which happened.

[Silver&Black]

Ball game...

[loveforthegame]

Timmy. :lol

[$pursDynasty]

Almost think that the Spurs didn't want this game. They know 2nd seed is almost assured but if they stay close to the Dubs they have to push for the first seed but if they give up chasing the#1 seed tons of rest and dnp's for everyone.

[100%duncan]

That play by Messina doe

[BillMc]

This is what happens when you waste the first half.

[EVAY]

Shooting 4 of 27 from three point land just might have had something to do with our loss tonight.

Our front line going 3 for 16 in the first half might have something to do with our loss tonight.

Everybody on the team not playing up to par tonight might have something to do with our loss tonight.

Messina not being as good a coach as Pop might have something to do with our loss tonight.

We deserved to lose tonight. We deserved it as a team.

[Robz4000]

:lol holy fuck I hope Messina goes to Brooklyn by the end of the week

This. What a horrible fucking coach.

[DPG21920]

Tim has been a nightmare at in bounding the ball for longer than I care to remember. Stop it.

[r0drig0lac]

haha off course

[spurtech09]

The officiating sucked tonight. but the Spurs did this to themselves, tbh.No way this is the Refs doing...

[Darius Bieber]

Lol Spurs aren't an elite team.

[tbdog]

I rather that coach who forgets Leonard than Messina

[spurraider21]

lol TD inbound passes

[EVAY]

So Pop is COY right?


pretty much, I guess

[timtonymanu]

Lol Spurs dropping a game to the Indiana Scrubs. No excuses tonight. They should have beaten this mediocre team.

[SAGirl]

Damn this one stings bc we were within sriking distance. Our offense looks like crap when no one can shoot a 3 that is for sure, but it was teamwide.

[Leetonidas]

Leonard needs to learn how to do other things to win if his shot isn't falling. he got hacked a lot but he really forced the issue for way too long when it was obvious it wasnt his night shooting

[SAGirl]

Lol Spurs dropping a game to the Indiana Scrubs. No excuses tonight. They should have beaten this mediocre team.
karma.
we trolled the GSW bc they went dry from 3.
now it was our turn.

[.G.]

Add dat nigga monta to the list of spurkillas

[$pursDynasty]

Shame to waste the MOJO of one of Bill's hottest Melissa pics :bang

[Silver&Black]

Lost this game in the first 4 minutes of the game. Played even the other 44 minutes...

http://i.imgur.com/2HWcRUn.png

[DPG21920]

Damn this one stings bc we were within sriking distance. Our offense looks like crap when no one can shoot a 3 that is for sure, but it was teamwide.

Everyone's offense looks like crap when their shot isn't falling. GS lost to the Lakers because of it.

[Kawhitstorm]

Eh, meaningless loss. Will make it easier to cut the starters minutes going forward b/c the team is stuck as the #2 seed.

[$pursDynasty]

Add dat nigga monta to the list of spurkillas
Monta is near the top of that list

[TheDoctor]

Game was lost in the 1st quarter tbh. 13 points.

[spurtech09]

Lol Spurs aren't an elite team.Refs are though...

[SAGirl]

Leonard needs to learn how to do other things to win if his shot isn't falling. he got hacked a lot but he really forced the issue for way too long when it was obvious it wasnt his night shooting
Probably has to keep an aggressive mentality no matter what.
Can't pin this one on him.
But I think against good defenses our current offense doesn't generate necessarily good looks. Many of the 3s were forced or semi contested.

Once ppl were not in rhythm, they got some open 3s, but it is already not your night. Still it was a winnable game but the refs ruined some stops were able to get.

[Kawhitstorm]

Leonard needs to learn how to do other things to win if his shot isn't falling. he got hacked a lot but he really forced the issue for way too long when it was obvious it wasnt his night shooting

He posted up & drove but missed a couple of bunnies. He missed 3 or 4 shots he would have made 9 out of 10 times.

[TheDoctor]

Also Monta, Spurs' killer forever.

[Mnky]

Good lose. Can learn a lot from it.

[r0drig0lac]

gsw vs lakers 3pt 4-30
sas vs pacers 3pt 4-28

[Budkin]

One of those nights. Burn the tape.

[Darius Bieber]

Refs are though...

Can't blame the refs everytime the Spurs lose.

[SAGirl]

Game was lost in the 1st quarter tbh. 13 points.
:tu very much agree and the slow starts were an early season concern and have been for a while.
Remember when Manu would come in and save the SL. He was unable to in this one.

[Russ]

4-28 from three. Just can't win with that.

[Arcadian]

Meh, I expected the FG% to rise above 35%, but it didn't. Hence the loss.

[sasaint]

You cannot control that, but when you try to get stops to get a run and fouls are mistakenly called its impossible. You can't control the cold shooting nights.

Curious argument. Seemed like we got more than enough stops down the stretch to win this one. Just a lot of brick-laying.

[rasuo214]

Leonard needs to learn how to do other things to win if his shot isn't falling. he got hacked a lot but he really forced the issue for way too long when it was obvious it wasnt his night shooting

Like Defend and Rebound? Kawhi's shot wasn't falling but the problem was that applied to the entire team as well. To the point that you might as well have Kawhi force shots and hope he gets hot.

[EVAY]

Lost this game in the first 4 minutes of the game. Played even the other 44 minutes...

http://i.imgur.com/2HWcRUn.png

True.

[spurtech09]

Spurs are better than the Pacers...yes spurs were struggling but damn the refs screwed the spurs as well...

[timtonymanu]

Lost this game in the first 4 minutes of the game. Played even the other 44 minutes...

http://i.imgur.com/2HWcRUn.png

Wow, such ugly offense. Look at those numbers.

[crc21209]

Can we drop Messina to add KMart? :lol Drop Messina, elevate Becky to Messina's position, and Bonner to Beckys position. :tu

[TheDoctor]

gsw vs lakers 3pt 4-30
sas vs pacers 3pt 4-28
CIA POP!

[Silver&Black]

Wow, such ugly offense. Look at those numbers.

David West was the only guy to shoot 50%+

[Kawhitstorm]

Cavs about to lose so the Spurs haven't even lost ground on homecourt in the Finals:lol

[timtonymanu]

Loss isn't a big deal, but hopefully Pop gets well soon. Messina fucking sucked.

[crc21209]

:lol Wolf man blaming it on Monaco...

[SAGirl]

Curious argument. Seemed like we got more than enough stops down the stretch to win this one. Just a lot of brick-laying.
I missed the first half which is when we were the most dry except for the first couple of minutes. TD and LMA together... spacing issues big time.

[DPG21920]

Spurs got plenty of wide open 3's tonight. Offense, IMO, generated quality looks. Sure, some were contested, but between their misses within 5 feet and some wide open 3's, it was a really bad shooting night.

[spurtech09]

Can't blame the refs everytime the Spurs lose.What game were you watching?????...Spurs were struggling but the refs were doing there thing as well.....All those BS FTs...Ticky Tack fouls.....

[hooperflash]

Those missed layups in the 1st Quarter really cost us.

[Kawhitstorm]

I missed the first half which is when we were the most dry except for the first couple of minutes. TD and LMA together... spacing issues big time.

The issue was Tim/LMA missing point blank layups, not spacing.:lol

[Kawhitstorm]

Those missed layups in the 1st Quarter really cost us.

Porky Pig, -9:wakeup

[TheDoctor]

Lost this game in the first 4 minutes of the game. Played even the other 44 minutes...

http://i.imgur.com/2HWcRUn.png
Damn, BIG3-Patty started 3-3 from three land, ended shooting 0-7.

[sasaint]

I missed the first half which is when we were the most dry except for the first couple of minutes. TD and LMA together... spacing issues big time.

I got here just in time to see us chip the lead down from 16.

I am not getting into the Tim/LMA tandem discussion ever again. Nice try! :lol

[SAGirl]

can we look at that bench and realize that KA got more rebounds than D. West and Diaws 4 and 2? We gave up offensive rebounding too. Specifically remember D.West failing to box out :bang

[SAGirl]

I got here just in time to see us chip the lead down from 16.

I am not getting into the Tim/LMA tandem discussion ever again. Nice try! :lol

Seriously Messina could have tweaked things. I think he allowed our scoring issues for too long b4 making an adjustment.

[Mugen]

IIRC, the only time the O ran through Aldridge down the stretch, it generated a wide open 3 for Leonard that he missed...

While I'm not generally a fan of just dumping it down to him, he was our best scoring option tonight with Kawhi having PG on him tbh

[BatManu20]

At least the Cavs lost tonight... not that that helps us much.


More importantly, come back soon Pop.

[TheDoctor]

Boris1.1 played FOURTEEN minutes tonight thank you :bobo

[BillMc]

Road losses happen. Get well Pop and/or his family member.

[SAGirl]

Spurs got plenty of wide open 3's tonight. Offense, IMO, generated quality looks. Sure, some were contested, but between their misses within 5 feet and some wide open 3's, it was a really bad shooting night.
I don't know it felt like Kawhi had to force up a lot of tough shots, Tony too, and they were playing passing lanes, so Kawhi's attempts to pass were deflected. Have to credit the Pacers too, they were tough in this one defensively too.

[sasaint]

can we look at that bench and realize that KA got more rebounds than D. West and Diaws 4 and 2? We gave up offensive rebounding too. Specifically remember D.West failing to box out :bang

I did not even see DWest in the game, IIRC. Nor Kyle, nor Simmons for that matter.

[SAGirl]

Boris1.1 played FOURTEEN minutes tonight thank you :bobo
And was terrible. he played 14 probably for a reason.

[TheDoctor]

At least the Cavs lost tonight... not that that helps us much.
This was on par with the Worriers losing vs Lakers. No Conley, No Gasol, No Z-Bo, No Barnes, No Wright...

[TheDoctor]

And was terrible. he played 14 probably for a reason.
Yup, he played too much.

[sasaint]

David West was the only guy to shoot 50%+

Did he even play in the 4th quarter?

[Mnky]

Like Defend and Rebound? Kawhi's shot wasn't falling but the problem was that applied to the entire team as well. To the point that you might as well have Kawhi force shots and hope he gets hot.

Lamarcus hit 8-13 going into the 4th.

[Mnky]

Curious argument. Seemed like we got more than enough stops down the stretch to win this one. Just a lot of brick-laying.

Yea tonight is on the spurs.

[SAGirl]

I did not even see DWest in the game, IIRC. Nor Kyle, nor Simmons for that matter.
Simmons didn't play. I didn't see Kyle the first half, the second they called up a play for him but he didn't want to force up a contested jumpshot. I can't recall who was defending him, but he was a long player, it was not a mismatch kind of situation and he passed out of it. I guess he didn't have confidence he was going to get a good look.

During the stretch Tony forced shots that he missed, and got injured. Dwest and Diaw failed to box out or rebound. It was bad. They didn't move the ball very well either.

[BillMc]

3 ball not falling for Kawhi last two games. Hope it doesn't mean his legs are tired or that calf issue is flaring up.

[SpurPadre]

Way to piss away a gift from the Lakers...

[SAGirl]

Did he even play in the 4th quarter?
early 4th.

[sasaint]

3 ball not falling for Kawhi last two games. Hope it doesn't mean his legs are tired or that calf issue is flaring up.

An unfortunately good point.

[SAGirl]

3 ball not falling for Kawhi last two games. Hope it doesn't mean his legs are tired or that calf issue is flaring up.
I hope not.
Tony got injured and despite him having a bad game, we are in trouble without him with our schedule coming up.

[NASpurs]

Spurs weren't going to catch the Warriors. :lol Have you seen our upcoming schedule? I made peace with the second seed.

[look_at_g_shred]

Spurs weren't going to catch the Warriors. :lol Have you seen our upcoming schedule? I made peace with the second seed.

[spurtech09]

Well look at it this way....Spurs struggled and got screwed by the refs but still had a chance at the end....It was still a close game and Spurs struggled in all quarters....

[spurtech09]

Spurs weren't going to catch the Warriors. :lol Have you seen our upcoming schedule? I made peace with the second seed.
What about it? Home games brah.....

[NASpurs]

What about it? Home games brah.....

Yeah they're all home games huh.

[sasaint]

Simmons didn't play. I didn't see Kyle the first half, the second they called up a play for him but he didn't want to force up a contested jumpshot. I can't recall who was defending him, but he was a long player, it was not a mismatch kind of situation and he passed out of it. I guess he didn't have confidence he was going to get a good look.

During the stretch Tony forced shots that he missed, and got injured. Dwest and Diaw failed to box out or rebound. It was bad. They didn't move the ball very well either.

Was Simmons on the bench? Why would Messina stick with a bunch of guys who couldn't throw BBs in the ocean and not give some other guys a chance to do better?!?! Let Becky take over next game, tbh.

[Darius Bieber]

First loss at Indiana in almost a decade.

[spurtech09]

Yeah they're all home games huh.uh huh

[DPG21920]

I don't know it felt like Kawhi had to force up a lot of tough shots, Tony too, and they were playing passing lanes, so Kawhi's attempts to pass were deflected. Have to credit the Pacers too, they were tough in this one defensively too.

Agreed, INDY was very active and Kawhi was really the only one though consistently facing tough shots. Spurs missed a lot within 5 feet and while INDY was doing a good job at swarming the 3PT line, it did lead to some very nice wide open 3PT attempts after the first pass.

INDY did a damn good job, just saying Spurs really did generate enough good looks to win.

[wildbill2u]

I think Pop will start resting players more, using bench more, and try to acclimate the new guy(s). With our schedule we could lose a lot of games going into playoffs so the eruption on this site will be massive.

[SpurPadre]

We can sugarcoat it all you want, we might have pissed away a golden opportunity to have a shot at the one seed. Compared to most of the rest of the schedule, this was a game we should have penciled in. I just hope this doesn't end up being as bad as that pelicans loss last season.

[TMTTRIO]

I wonder if Manu sits tomorrow night.

[DPG21920]

The 2 seed is locked unless catastrophe strikes.

[Mugen]

We can sugarcoat it all you want, we might have pissed away a golden opportunity to have a shot at the one seed. Compared to most of the rest of the schedule, this was a game we should have penciled in. I just hope this doesn't end up being as bad as that pelicans loss last season.

Dubs have one of the easiest remaining schedules while the Spurs have one of the toughest. Getting the 1 seed would have been a miracle that would have pretty much required the Spurs to go all out the remainder of the season....

[BatManu20]

This was on par with the Worriers losing vs Lakers. No Conley, No Gasol, No Z-Bo, No Barnes, No Wright...

Oh damn. Didn't realize they were missing all those guys. And it was in Cleveland.

[SAGirl]

Was Simmons on the bench? Why would Messina stick with a bunch of guys who couldn't throw BBs in the ocean and not give some other guys a chance to do better?!?! Let Becky take over next game, tbh.
He was in the bench as was Boban. I wanted to see Boban, particularly bc Diaw was trash thsi game and if there is one thing Boban can do it's score or get to the line. Frankly get the ball to boban close to the basket he will get a bucket. I am not sold on Diaw/WEst frontline. Boban can be a situational player.

Your guess is as good as mine on Simmons. I suspect he is out of the playoff rotation entirely and this is probably not development time anymore. He frankly hasn't looked good for too many games in a row and the good defensive teams have neutralized him entirely lately.

I think Kyle earned a chance bc he's helped win some games, and I guess Pop has seen them both in practices and KA has earned his trust, but he too will have to keep producing to keep his own spot with Kmart showing up soon.

[NASpurs]

Dubs have one of the easiest remaining schedules while the Spurs have one of the toughest. Getting the 1 seed would have been a miracle that would have pretty much required the Spurs to go all out the remainder of the season....

Seriously, that whole "we control our own destiny" bullshit was never realistic with the schedule the Spurs have.

[DPG21920]

"You control your own destiny if you never lose" :lol

[SAGirl]

I wonder if Manu sits tomorrow night.
He should.

[BatManu20]

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[Ice009]

How are they going to get better when they can't build any chemistry or cohesion if Pop keeps resting players all the time? Chopping and changing the lineups all the time isn't going to help at all.

Tim is the only one that should be getting rest as his knees are shot and he can probably use it.

Parker, I don't give a shit about if it's just fatigue. If he's that fatigued, then he needs to stop playing in the off-season, otherwise they need to look at trading him if you have to keep resting him for a month towards the end of the season just so that he can be a bit above average and get his ass torched in the playoffs. That's ridiculous.

Boris needs to either get in shape or get rid of him. Sick of him wasting his talent (and hurting the team) by being lazy physically with his body. He capable of so much more if he just got into some decent freaking shape.

[DMC]

I agree, but the Grizzlies rotation is: Mario Chalmers, Tony Allen, Vince Carter, JaMychal Green, Lance Stephenson and a couple of others that most people have never heard of:lol

As long as Lebron wins a couple games in the Finals he'll be all set.

[DMC]

"You control your own destiny if you never lose" :lol
Controlling one's own destiny is a bit of a paradox

[Ice009]

Btw, where was Pop last night? I never got around to asking why he wasn't coaching the game.

[Dex]

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:vomit:

Missed half their shots around the rim. Not gonna win a whole lot of games that way.

[Budkin]

Btw, where was Pop last night? I never got around to asking why he wasn't coaching the game.

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