Preseason Game Thread: Spurs vs Heat: 10/14/16 @ 7:30 PM CT / 3:30 AM Riga Time

[TheGreatYacht]

Because our Argies suck
Agreed. Cut all of them

[tonight...you]

All those decent-looking players competing for one spot. Can Simmons and LJC be sent to Austin to free up their roster spots?
Yeah, let's let Simmons go to Austin again so he can... what? You tell me.

[TheGreatYacht]

Lapussy has ZERO penetrating skills :lol..dude is too slow and unathletic for an NBA career imo.

They're not going to waive simmons, but i hope they're at least considering on trading him...but at this point, hes probably not even worth a second rounder.

Forbes starting to feel comfortable out there.
Grab em by the Lapussy

[MaNu4Tres]

Can Simmons and LJC be sent to Austin to free up their roster spots?

That won't free up roster spots. Simmons & LJC are on the team unless traded or waived. If waived Spurs would have to eat their salary.

[tonight...you]

Forbes over Simmons, no doubt. Zero Doubt.

[Splits]

:lmao Forbes will never play in the NBA fucking idiots

[TheDoctor]

Trade Simmons to Philly or Milwaukee for a protected 2nd round pick.

Make room to sign Forbes or Lappro and leave a spot open for another big (that's better than Anthony) that cuts or bought out.

Enter Xis Bosh.

[apalisoc_9]

Also another shitty game for Anderson....

[Obstructed_View]

Obviously. Trying to get the contact in every possession affects FG% because when playersy don't get the whistle, the shot is a tough shot, missed.

Kawhi'll take shots that he didn't take before to get the contact. Some of them will be good, others not that good.

He won't do it every possession. He'll take the same shots he took last year but he'll take the contact instead of avoiding it when it's there. I'm not sure why you think he's suddenly going to turn into Ricky Davis. :lol

[tonight...you]

:lmao Forbes will never play in the NBA fucking idiots
So you like Simmons over Forbes for this team. Good to know and remember...

[SAGirl]

:lmao Forbes will never play in the NBA fucking idiots

have you seen Patty Mills?

[MaNu4Tres]

Enter Xis Bosh.

Bosh wasn't one I was referring to.

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Yeah, let's let Simmons go to Austin again so he can... what? You tell me.

So he can not take up a roster spot. Asked and answered. Back to trading him, Jean Charles and a half a mil for the conditional second rounder.

[tonight...you]

Also another shitty game for Anderson....
Man... Anderson. The guy that just can't get out his own way. I'm 40 games from saying "Execution, no less".

[Kawhitstorm]

Nice drive and kick J.Simms.. has to play smarter... like I said will show flashes enough to stay in the team all season..

Hopefully, he shows enough flashes to have trade value so he could be packaged w/ Kyle to a desperate team like the Bucks who could cough up a protected 1st rd pick.

Tbh, Bertans/JLC have been more impressive than Fathead & what the team really needs is a backup perimeter defender who can play the CoJo role b/c Manu/Patty are essentially traffic cones. Lee can pass so Kyle best asset is still a luxury just like it was when Diaw was on the roster. Bertans is also a better fit w/ Lee/Dedman.

If PATFO package Simmons/Fathead for MCW+1st rd pick, it would open up an extra roster spot to sign someone like Forbes.

Pau/Dedman
LMA/Lee/JLC
Kawhi/Bertans/MCW
Danny/Manu/MCW/Forbes
Tony/Patty/Leprosy/Murray

MCW can defend 1s/2s & some 3s so Pop can rotate him based on the matchups. Offensive he should be fine playing in a lineup that has multiple shooters such as: Pau/LMA/Kawhi/Patty, he can actually be the primary ball handler if Patty is the other guard.

[Splits]

So you like Simmons over Forbes for this team. Good to know and remember...

I never said that. I said Forbes will never play in the NBA.

If you want to take make it official, I will bet you that Forbes never starts more than 50 games in an NBA season ever in his life. If you win, I will stop posting in the Spurs forum. If you lose, you have to suck my dick.

[Splits]

have you seen Patty Mills?

Yeah, I have. I've been a Spurs fan longer than you've been alive. So, with that experience, I can tell you Forbes will never make an NBA roster.

If you'd like to place wager on that, name your terms.

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:lmao Forbes will never play in the NBA fucking idiots

I can't tell if you're just attempting to be antagonistic and edgy, of if you're just the stupidest basketball poster I've ever seen. Seriously, you make ducks look like the president of Mensa. If you have to do this to get attention, and you've chosen a message board for an unpopular NBA team in the preseason, then you seriously need to go out and meet people.

[Chinook]

Livo had a really good game today (for his standards). It's really too bad about his injury, because without it, he'd be a really intriguing defensive prospect. His IQ is beginning to show as he gets more comfortable with the Spurs' system. He looked like he knew where he should be at all times, but sometimes his body wasn't agile enough to get there. Dude's going to have to develop some skills in the d-league to make up for the loss of athleticism, but there's definitely hope.

[MaNu4Tres]

Anderson and Simmons are not the answers the bench needs.

After watching 4 preseason games, I prefer the Spurs ride Bertans at the back up SF.

I know Bertans played PF tonight, like Anderson, but once Aldridge gets back, those minutes will be Mr. Lee's.

[TimDunkem]

I'd rather have any of the preseason prospects over both Simmons and Anderson at this point.

[Chinook]

I feel a damned sight better about Kyle than I have after any other preseason game. His inefficiency is fine. He took a lot of shots, and that's what matters. Hell, he should have taken even more than that. Definitely playing with Bertans helps him have the room he needs to operate, and I guess he knew that because he stopped deferring once the Spurs went with that lineup.

[Splits]

I can't tell if you're just attempting to be antagonistic and edgy, of if you're just the stupidest basketball poster I've ever seen. Seriously, you make ducks look like the president of Mensa. If you have to do this to get attention, and you've chosen a message board for an unpopular NBA team in the preseason, then you seriously need to go out and meet people.

I don't know what the fuck you're trying to say with all this guarded language.

Are you saying Bryn Forbes is an NBA stalwart? Will he make the Spurs roster this year? Will he ever make any roster on a multi-year deal?

[tonight...you]

I never said that. I said Forbes will never play in the NBA.

If you want to take make it official, I will bet you that Forbes never starts more than 50 games in an NBA season ever in his life. If you win, I will stop posting in the Spurs forum. If you lose, you have to suck my dick.
Word. Strong. I bet with my head, not with my dick, brother. So no go, bud. I appreciate your aggressiveness on this though. Good stuff. I would not be happy approaching a poker table and seeing you sitting down, with a buttload of chips.

[Chinook]

Lol, you are so literal.

There's actually a difference in the way the rights work depending on which one they do. MaNu4Tres pointed that out about a month ago.

[tonight...you]

There's actually a difference in the way the rights work depending on which one they do. MaNu4Tres (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=5714) pointed that out about a month ago.
Which makes what point to my post?

Edit: Seriously, I've posted too much and too many replies. I need to hire a helper to organize and correlate.

[YGWHI]

I'm not sure why you think he's suddenly going to turn into Ricky Davis. :lol

I'm under the effect of ST panic, scared af. I'm gonna go to church tomorrow...

[Russ]

Pop is morphing into Robert E. Lee....

It's that fucking beard.

Someone needs to remind Pop the South done LOST!

[BillMc]

It's that fucking beard.

Someone needs to remind Pop the South done LOST.
:lol He had a third-day of Gettysburg look tonight.

[SAGirl]

I feel a damned sight better about Kyle than I have after any other preseason game. His inefficiency is fine. He took a lot of shots, and that's what matters. Hell, he should have taken even more than that. Definitely playing with Bertans helps him have the room he needs to operate, and I guess he knew that because he stopped deferring once the Spurs went with that lineup.

I thought he played well overall. Key word overall. If he doesn't get shots he won't get a rythm, when all is said and done his line looks better than Bertans and there were a lot of things he did that don't show in any stat, like all the passes he made to dudes who got fouled right under the basket and other hockey assists. I think he will settle in and only get better though the season.

Like I said, I hate to bag on Lee bc he's good at what he does, but teams don't do well with him on the floor and a nonspacing big like Dedmon. It's a horrible pairing that is already showing that it can't work even in preseason.

The Pistons game we saw it with Anderson, this time we saw that lineup but with swap Anderson with J.Simms and it was exponentially worse, like seriously horrible.

I don't know how Pop will work things out with the bench but the two nonspacing bigs are a problem together.

[tonight...you]

I thought he played well overall. Key word overall. If he doesn't get shots he won't get a rythm, when all is said and done his line looks better than Bertans and there were a lot of things he did that don't show in any stat, like all the passes he made to dudes who got fouled right under the basket and other hockey assists. I think he will settle in and only get better though the season.

Like I said, I hate to bag on Lee bc he's good at what he does, but teams don't do well with him on the floor and a nonspacing big like Dedmon. It's a horrible pairing that is already showing that it can't work even in preseason.

The Pistons game we saw it with Anderson, this time we saw that lineup but with swap Anderson with J.Simms and it was exponentially worse, like seriously horrible.

I don't know how Pop will work things out with the bench but the two nonspacing bigs are a problem together.
Pop is going to give Anderson a ton of chances with starters and spearheading the bench, the beginning of the season. Things will get real in March. I hope he's a net positive, to the max, when that happens.

He has things... they do show. I saw some slick passing, but did they go anywhere, or just look slick?

He can make things happen, but does he make things happen often enough to win?

Those are the questions that will be answered this year.

[Kawhitstorm]

Like I said, I hate to bag on Lee bc he's good at what he does, but teams don't do well with him on the floor and a nonspacing big like Dedmon. It's a horrible pairing that is already showing that it can't work even in preseason.

I don't know how Pop will work things out with the bench but the two nonspacing bigs are a problem together.

Pop can stagger their minutes so Pau/Lee & Dedmon/LMA are paired more often than Dedmon/Lee.

He used to pull Tiago & have him play w/ the bench unit to start the 2nd/4th quarter.

[SAGirl]

I can't tell if you're just attempting to be antagonistic and edgy, of if you're just the stupidest basketball poster I've ever seen. Seriously, you make ducks look like the president of Mensa. If you have to do this to get attention, and you've chosen a message board for an unpopular NBA team in the preseason, then you seriously need to go out and meet people.

Splits always posts pervy shit. I don't think he even knows his basketball. Sick mind he has. I don't even ignore him bc he's harmless and so predictable. :lol

[Russ]

:lol He had a third-day of Gettysburg look tonight.

I'm thinking Appomattox.

[SAGirl]

Pop can stagger their minutes so Pau/Lee & Dedmon/LMA are paired more often than Dedmon/Lee.

I have an impression of having seen him with Pau here. Pop will indeed have to stagger them out.

[Chinook]

I thought he played well overall. Key word overall. If he doesn't get shots he won't get a rythm, when all is said and done his line looks better than Bertans and there were a lot of things he did that don't show in any stat, like all the passes he made to dudes who got fouled right under the basket and other hockey assists. I think he will settle in and only get better though the season.

Like I said, I hate to bag on Lee bc he's good at what he does, but teams don't do well with him on the floor and a nonspacing big like Dedmon. It's a horrible pairing that is already showing that it can't work even in preseason.

The Pistons game we saw it with Anderson, this time we saw that lineup but with swap Anderson with J.Simms and it was exponentially worse, like seriously horrible.

I don't know how Pop will work things out with the bench but the two nonspacing bigs are a problem together.

I think Lee's passing will help. He's good at it and willing to feet Dedmon, and that definitely makes interior play better. Issue is that if Anderson isn't the one running the PnR, his secondary penetration will not work very well. It's definitely something to look forward to.

But I think Anderson clearly had a different mentality once that ideal bench unit moved into the game. He stopped looking to pass or to make the "right play" and instead got to his spots and went to work. You're not going to be able to make great plays often if you don't have a go-to method of scoring, so that's why this game was encouraging. Let him be a chucker for a while before you want him to run anything. With shooters, a roller and Manu, there's plenty of organization to get the team their points.

[tonight...you]

Splits always posts pervy shit. I don't think he even knows his basketball. Sick mind he has. I don't even ignore him bc he's harmless and so predictable. :lol
You don't pay attention to him downstairs. I'm man enough to give props. He's creative and strong. He straight up came at me in this game thread and I had to give him 'spec. He threw all in on a gamble I wasn't completely convinced in.
Strong. I just call everything as I see as I see it. No matter what it says upon myself.

[SAGirl]

Pop is going to give Anderson a ton of chances with starters and spearheading the bench, the beginning of the season. Things will get real in March. I hope he's a net positive, to the max, when that happens.

He has things... they do show. I saw some slick passing, but did they go anywhere, or just look slick?

He can make things happen, but does he make things happen often enough to win?

Those are the questions that will be answered this year.

Indeed.
:flag:

[SAGirl]

You don't pay attention to him downstairs. I'm man enough to give props. He's creative and strong. He straight up came at me in this game thread and I had to give him 'spec. He threw all in on a gamble I wasn't completely convinced in.
Strong. I just call everything as I see as I see it. No matter what it says upon myself.

Well he only throws pervy shit at me, so i can also vouch for what I know. He has a sick mind. I don't know his basketball at all,but I do know he's a perv.

[BillMc]

I'm thinking Appomattox.

:lol Isn't that a postseason elimination game?

[spurs10]

I'm thinking Appomattox. Mannassas..

[spurs10]

I attended the game tonight and my one takeaway was that Dedmon looked like he can play. Because of the blackout on pre-season games it's my first time to lay eyes on him. Stats wise it was obviously his best game. Saw some good signs from Pau and TP. Kawhi looked disinterested. I have no clue if anyone will fill that 15th spot.

[SAGirl]

I attended the game tonight and my one takeaway was that Dedmon looked like he can play. Because of the blackout on pre-season games it's my first time to lay eyes on him. Stats wise it was obviously his best game. Saw some good signs from Pau and TP. Kawhi looked disinterested. I have no clue if anyone will fill that 15th spot.
Thanks for sharing!
I saw a 1 minute review from Spurs Nation that described the play as uninspired.

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[SAGirl]

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[spurs10]

787126744918687744 That about says it. Ho-hum...

[SAGirl]

Highlights for those who missed it:

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[cutewizard]

Nice mix of veterans and newcomers.......

Im excited for this coming season, it will be a learning curve for sure.

But if the team gets it (super chemistry) around the all star break, then watch out NBA!

[SAGirl]

Hopefully, he shows enough flashes to have trade value so he could be packaged w/ Kyle to a desperate team like the Bucks who could cough up a protected 1st rd pick.

Tbh, Bertans/JLC have been more impressive than Fathead & what the team really needs is a backup perimeter defender who can play the CoJo role b/c Manu/Patty are essentially traffic cones. Lee can pass so Kyle best asset is still a luxury just like it was when Diaw was on the roster. Bertans is also a better fit w/ Lee/Dedman.

If PATFO package Simmons/Fathead for MCW+1st rd pick, it would open up an extra roster spot to sign someone like Forbes.

Pau/Dedman
LMA/Lee/JLC
Kawhi/Bertans/MCW
Danny/Manu/MCW/Forbes
Tony/Patty/Leprosy/Murray

MCW can defend 1s/2s & some 3s so Pop can rotate him based on the matchups. Offensive he should be fine playing in a lineup that has multiple shooters such as: Pau/LMA/Kawhi/Patty, he can actually be the primary ball handler if Patty is the other guard.
Kyle will not be traded this season. (neither may Simmons to the dismay of some, or at least not until he's had enough of a run to turn his career around or show that he's not going to do that, and go like De Colo or Daye, it's all on him right now)
Bertans is a 4.

[Obstructed_View]

Word. Strong. I bet with my head, not with my dick, brother. So no go, bud. I appreciate your aggressiveness on this though. Good stuff. I would not be happy approaching a poker table and seeing you sitting down, with a buttload of chips.

Lots of guys wanting gay shit with you in this thread. Must be your cologne.

[TrainOfThought5]

Nice mix of veterans and newcomers.......

Im excited for this coming season, it will be a learning curve for sure.

But if the team gets it (super chemistry) around the all star break, then watch out NBA!

Super chemistry wont save this team. It doesnt have the right personnel makeup. We need to make a trade or two.

[tonight...you]

Lots of guys wanting gay shit with you in this thread. Must be your cologne.
:lol

[SAGirl]

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