Game Thread: Spurs @ Thunder -- Sat. (3/26) - 7:00PM CST (2:00AM Riga Time)

[Mnky]

Kyle Anderson always looks to blame others for his bad rotations.. it never fails.

[Kawhitstorm]

Why are Durant and Westbrook still in this game?

B/C OKC leads the league in blown 4th quarter leads:lol

[sasaint]

Can somebody explain to me why Durant is still in this game? Oh yeah, STATS! :rolleyes

[SPURt]

Hilarious okc has their starters out there still
It's nice of them to scrimmage the Spurs bench.

[Hoops Czar]

:lol
Reverse psychology...
how about him scrubbing it up for those guys?
:rollin

The truth is this is nothing more than a wasted game. If Pop would have balanced the rest between the Memphis and OKC games (I'm not talking about Danny "scrub" Green and Boris "just here to collect paychecks" Diaw), this might have bee a good game to see some real player development.

[sasaint]

Consistency comes with repetition. He just hasn't had consistent reps.

He did earlier in the season and played himself out of the rotation, tbh.

[wildbill2u]

yeah, but Simmons is taking all the shots now, getting out of team concept into hero ball to get scores for himself.

[Texas_Ranger]

havin to play Wesbrook 35, Ibaka 34 and Durant 32... Oklahoma idiots.

[bklynspursfan]

Kyle Anderson always looks to blame others for his bad rotations.. it never fails.

I noticed that too haha.

[TXstbobcat]

B/C OKC leads the league in blown 4th quarter leads:lol

kind of sad that OKC needs their stars to finish off the Spurs Junior Varsity Squad in the last few minutes.

[Spurtacular]

Might have to turn this sh** off.

[bklynspursfan]

He did earlier in the season and played himself out of the rotation, tbh.

But the whole team was really getting familiar with one another. So it's not crazy for it to take longer for him to grasp.

Even Anderson who gets somewhat consistent minutes hesitates and overpasses for too often

[TheGreatYacht]

Swear to god, I'd rather keep ginger than fat head.... At least one POS won't get playing time

[sasaint]

Id give him all of Martin's minutes.

I'd be tempted to do it to see if Simmons 2.0 is better than the version that played himself out of the rotation earlier this season.

[TXstbobcat]

Miller time!!!!

[Hoops Czar]

Kyle Anderson always looks to blame others for his bad rotations.. it never fails.

He's got a lot of Tony Romo in him.

[Mnky]

That's two wide open threes and one layup Anderson handed over with his lack of movement. It's garbage time, but no need to play like it's the d league.

[TheGreatYacht]

The "Anderson is a good defender" crowd :lol

[TXstbobcat]

Boban!!!

[Hoops Czar]

That's two wide open threes and one layup Anderson handed over with his lack of movement. It's garbage time, but no need to play like it's the d league.

It's been garbage time since tip off.

[SPURt]

Is this what it's like to be a 76er's fan?

[TXstbobcat]

Boban!

[ElNono]

fuck zitface, tbh

[Kawhitstorm]

Shots popping out on Boban/K-Mart:bang

[Mnky]

The "Anderson is a good defender" crowd :lol

After those 8 points he handed over, he made up for it when he did his patented reach around technique to poke the ball out... you're just not appreciating all the little things he does!

[TXstbobcat]

Is this what it's like to be a 76er's fan?

Imagine having to go through a whole season of this. Then you will know what it's like to be a 76er fan :lol

[Mnky]

Is this what it's like to be a 76er's fan?

That's both funny and kind of sad at the same time..

[Ditty]

GYT melting down because we are losing to a team without our top five players :lol

[sasaint]

Is this what it's like to be a 76er's fan?

So funny. So sad. So true.

[Kawhitstorm]

Juuuuuuuuuuuuuicccceeeeeee:toast

[sasaint]

Imagine having to go through a whole season of this. Then you will know what it's like to be a 76er fan :lol

Not just one.

[Hoops Czar]

So funny. So sad. So true.

Two years ago, the Spurs B team could have hung with any team in the league. Now, they just get blasted.

[TheGreatYacht]

After those 8 points he handed over, he made up for it when he did his patented reach around technique to poke the ball out... you're just not appreciating all the little things he does!
Same technique Harden does when he gets blown by :lol

[SAGirl]

I'd be tempted to do it to see if Simmons 2.0 is better than the version that played himself out of the rotation earlier this season.
I hear you. Hopefully next season he's better. Definitely too inconsistent and risky this particular season and we are at the end of it and he was having terrible games in the dleague prior to this one too, so you don't know which Simms you get at this point.

Also this game is a glorified scrimmage against good competition, games that we were intending to win for real and not throwing up, he scrubbed them up big time.

Still I am rooting for him. He was much more in control in this one. I think his excitement made him be all over, both on defense and offensively throwing the ball away in prior games.

[Kawhitstorm]

I'd be tempted to do it to see if Simmons 2.0 is better than the version that played himself out of the rotation earlier this season.

One takeaway from this game is that Simmons can play against OKC's backups, Kyle also should be fine against Singler as opposed to KD.:lol

[sasaint]

It's been garbage time since tip off.

Certainly in Pop's mind!

[SAGirl]

GYT melting down because we are losing to a team without our top five players :lol
lol not a surprise, that guy melts down even when we win. :lol

[Kawhitstorm]

kind of sad that OKC needs their stars to finish off the Spurs Junior Varsity Squad in the last few minutes.

That's why you want OKC in the 2nd rd rather than the Cripples, Austin Rivers alone would have torched the scrubs. :lol

[$pursDynasty]

Well at least point differential wasn't destroyed

[GSH]

Two years ago, the Spurs B team could have hung with any team in the league. Now, they just get blasted.


I don't think that's fair. They could hang for stretches, but not a whole game. And it was never the Spurs second unit against the entire starting unit of another team. Tonight was what?.. 48-44 at the half. I'd call that hanging with OKC. They just can't do it for 48 minutes.

[dabom]

The "Anderson is a good defender" crowd :lol

Those dudes are fucking retard low IQ posters. :lol

[SAGirl]

After those 8 points he handed over, he made up for it when he did his patented reach around technique to poke the ball out... you're just not appreciating all the little things he does!
It was over and guys were not trying lol

[Mnky]

Same technique Harden does when he gets blown by :lol

I try to tell people that all the time.. :lol

[Mnky]

It was over and guys were not trying lol

Oh you..

[SAGirl]

I don't think that's fair. They could hang for stretches, but not a whole game. And it was never the Spurs second unit against the entire starting unit of another team. Tonight was what?.. 48-44 at the half. I'd call that hanging with OKC. They just can't do it for 48 minutes.

Good point. At some point you can't stop the other teams' stars going on runs. Really the most impactful thing was we didn't have much of a paint presence. When you have Bonner and Anderson trying to make contested shots in the paint you are in trouble. That is why I wanted Boban to have a better game than he did. Then securing rebounds was an issue. For example we might have gotten a stop of a shot on the perimeter, but didn't secure the defensive board, etc. Just things like that happen when you don't have your stars.

then offensively, sometimes none of your roleplayers can get it going, that is when your stars get you a shot, but we didn't have any.

It was expected.

[sasaint]

I don't think that's fair. They could hang for stretches, but not a whole game. And it was never the Spurs second unit against the entire starting unit of another team. Tonight was what?.. 48-44 at the half. I'd call that hanging with OKC. They just can't do it for 48 minutes.

I agree. Plus this season 4/5 of our second unit is new and/or young guys.

[SAGirl]

Oh you..
:lol
Isn't that the excuse for everyone here?

[coachmac87]

What were people expecting from this game?? A win??? Lmao

[Hoops Czar]

It was over and guys were not trying lol

You'd think that a player like KA would be very motivated to play since he's the one trying to earn and keep his backup minutes to Kawhi. So, if that true, that's very disappointing for a player who hasn't yet established himself in the league.

[nym]

Oh being a Sixers fan is way worse. I've attended a few games this season cause the tickets are dirt cheap and it's BAD. Like worst game Spurs ever played times 5 bad.

[Mnky]

:lol
Isn't that the excuse for everyone here?

Simmons played awesome tbh. West was wet early..Martin got a bunch of great looks and clanked them all short. Dude needs to get in the gym or some some. Patty was hussling as usual.. Miller played great. Green looked horrible to me. He really needs to stay in his element.

Kyle had to play against legitimate competition without a star teammates leaving the worse defender on him. It wasn't a good showing..

Of course you won't play Durant and Westbrook every night.

[SAGirl]

You'd think that a player like KA would be very motivated to play since he's the one trying to earn and keep his backup minutes to Kawhi. So, if that true, that's very disappointing for a player who hasn't yet established himself in the league.
I think he was tired and the game was over clearly. He competed against guys he was overmatched against most of the game, and he doesn't play over 30 minutes on a nightly basis against that level of competition + it was a back to back. At least Simms was getting over 30 minutes in the dleague. The level of effort to compete against OKC is not the same as a practice with the staff, its just not the same.

[SAGirl]

Simmons played awesome tbh. West was wet early..Martin got a bunch of great looks and clanked them all short. Dude needs to get in the gym or some some. Patty was hussling as usual.. Miller played great. Green looked horrible to me. He really needs to stay in his element.

Kyle had to play against legitimate competition without a star teammates leaving the worse defender on him. It wasn't a good showing..

Of course you won't play Durant and Westbrook every night.
Just before seeing this I replied something on that vein to Czar. The level of competition is superlative for him. First lets admit who he was against and that he's not on that level... then you realize he's not used to competing against guys like that on a nightly basis and it was a back to back, 25 mins yesterday, 31 tonight. It's a learning experience, but he was overmatched, it took a lot of stamina to keep up with that team and he was tired.

[SAGirl]

What were people expecting from this game?? A win??? Lmao
:lol
I wanted to see some guys play better than they did, but this is what happens when you play without your stars.
:toast

[TheGreatYacht]

Those dudes are fucking retard low IQ posters. :lol
For real :lol...

[cutewizard]

the scrubs played hmmmmmmpppp

[cutewizard]

so we lost, so what, fuck OKC

[cutewizard]

meaningless loss, tbh

[cutewizard]

Goooooooooooooooooooooooo Spuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrsssssssssss go!!

[cutewizard]

:bobo

[KenziE]

:bobo

nasa states ka ba or sa pinas

[Robz4000]

Third stringers played with OKC on the road for two and a half quarters tbh. Impressive :tu

[$pursDynasty]

Well at least point differential wasn't destroyed

[spurs10]

:bobo :bobo

[ceperez]

I expected our scrubs to destroy the Thunder.... not.... expected more that they didn't get blown out and competed.

Kevin Martin and Danny Green were the big disappointment. Both mailed it in early.

[Agloco]

Lol everyone overanalyzing this loss.

You really can't take anything away from this. Move on.