Spurs @ Lakers (9:30 PM CDT/5:30 AM Riga Time) Brought To You By RGMCSE's Safe Space

[SpurPadre]

Kawhi close to that triple dub

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Spurs with the second fewest point in the paint in the entire NBA :wow

[Robz4000]

Good stretch there. Now don't get lazy and start fucking things up. Put forth effort on both ends and make good decisions.

[timtonymanu]

Nice run. This team is as capable of making runs as much as they give them up

[Ditty]

Manu! $14 million worth every penny!

[TheGreatYacht]

799447346958467072

[Ditty]

Best player in the league, Kawhi!

[sasaint]

Without Tony playing well the team is toast TBH

Very sobering thought.

[spurtech09]

ouch Patty Mills

[Ditty]

David Lee>>>Boris Diaw

[Robz4000]

Kawhi prolly gonna get det triple double tonight.

[Splits]

HOTS goes to the bench, guards attack the rim with impunity

[spursistan]

Kawhi triple double watch..

[SpurPadre]

799447346958467072

They have hot wives, tbh.

[SAGirl]

Spurs can make runs thankfully, but they go through stretches with all those layups they give up /smh...

[$pursDynasty]

ouch Patty Mills
Not to hate on Peppermint but he needs to step it up

[FkLA]

Kawhi orchestrating while Enrique blows his season's load on a 40 year old Calderon.

[Kawhitstorm]

PnR defense::lol

[bklynspursfan]

David Lee runs the court so well and is a great finisher around the rim

[Ron Swanson]

Kawhi making things happen now.

[Ditty]

Co-MVP Leonard!

[Kawhitstorm]

Spurs with the second fewest point in the paint in the entire NBA :wow

Their starting center has the best mid-range shooter in the ENTIRE league.:lol

[timtonymanu]

There you go Kawhi

[SAGirl]

Kawhi!!! :toast

[timtonymanu]

Co-MVP Leonard!

Who's the other "co"? :stirpot:

[Ditty]

Please get Anderson out of the game!

[FkLA]

Fathead about to singlehandedly blow a 15 pt lead, tbh.

[BD24]

mvparker doing work tonight

[Ditty]

Who's the other "co"? :stirpot:

MVPGasol :lol

[Splits]

Fathead/Leehead is a disaster waiting to happen

[Ron Swanson]

Pau: Fucking foul! :lol

[spurtech09]

Rebound!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ditty]

Anderson falling asleep on defense per usual after playing a one good defensive possession against Ingram.

[lilbthebasedgod]

Wow, that touch pass by anderson was nice.

[$pursDynasty]

Damn might need to hurry Tony back in. Not Patty's night

[Spur|n|Austin]

Anderson is utter shit at this point, I wonder how much longer Pop is going to keep pumping minutes to him.

[Ron Swanson]

Anderson is utter shit at this point, I wonder how much longer Pop is going to keep pumping minutes to KA.

Bonner gave those photos of Pop to Kyle. He'll keep playing a lot.

[FkLA]

MVPGasol :lol

The correct term is MVPau, tbh.

[Robz4000]

Spurs finally started playing with effort and half a brain and build a lead. Who'd-a thunk it?

[Ditty]

MVPau underrated defense

[SAGirl]

well not so bad to enter the 4th... hopefully guys don't meltdown.
:flag:

[spursistan]

I would put Kawhi in to start the fourth and let's bury these fools..

[dabom]

The correct term is MVPau, tbh.

[dabom]

I would put Kawhi in to start the fourth and let's bury these fools..

Nah. We up 15.

[Ditty]

The correct term is MVPau, tbh.

:toast

[Ditty]

Anderson is utter shit at this point, I wonder how much longer Pop is going to keep pumping minutes to him.

[spurtech09]

Nice ball movement

[Ditty]

3 & Danny to MVPau!

[thiste]

loving that pass Verde!

[Robz4000]

Get Kawhi back in there and take Fathead out.

[Ditty]

Becky looks good tonight, I haven't noticed her all season...

[spursistan]

Lee getting torn a new one by Pop :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Fathead/Leehead is a disaster waiting to happen
Happened tbh

[spursistan]

Get Kawhi back in there and take Fathead out.

[$pursDynasty]

MVParker +18

[spurtech09]

Spur having another bad run..

[Ron Swanson]

Get Kawhi back in there and take Fathead out.

[Robz4000]

Here comes another fucking meltdown

[timtonymanu]

This team cold spelling again

[Ron Swanson]

Tony for 3

[TheGreatYacht]

David Lee almost got David West'd

[Splits]

HOTS

[SpurPadre]

This team keeps struggling to maintain comfortable control of games.

[SAGirl]

10 pt lead is nothing...

[Ditty]

3rd best player on the team to the head of the snake!

[spurtech09]

Spurs can't shake this Lakers team.

[Ron Swanson]

HOTS

Based on that pic you posted the other night, that means Hair of the Snatch.

[thiste]

MVParker!!!

[Robz4000]

Layup line for the Lakers

[SAGirl]

layup, layup, open 3.. etc.

[Robz4000]

:lmao Spurs

[Horse]

Refs going in deep

[spursistan]

Pop is also culprit in killing momentum by rushing to his bullshit resting button of his keys players as we about to bury an opponent ...

[SAGirl]

This Lakers team is young... they got a good thing going with their mix of youth and vets finally...
they going to be a headache.

[Ron Swanson]

:lma

[Ditty]

Great hustle by the head of the snake! Verde to LMA!

[Splits]

Based on that pic you posted the other night, that means Hair of the Snatch.

:lol

[bklynspursfan]

Let's pull away again and let the 3rd stringers come in and mess up our point differential :/

[Horse]

Garbage ass lakers just chucking shit at the rim begging for fouls

[sasaint]

This Lakers team is young... they got a good thing going with their mix of youth and vets finally...
they going to be a headache.

And they apparently have a good coach for the first time in awhile.

[SAGirl]

nice play Tony _> Danny -> LMA

[Robz4000]

Just can't trust this team. It should not be this much of an effort to get the team to play defense for more than a few minutes at a time.

[dabom]

:lmao Spurs

MVLma

[dabom]

Just can't trust this team. It should not be this much of an effort to get the team to play defense for more than a few minutes at a time.

Fathead

[sasaint]

Pop is also culprit in killing momentum by rushing to his bullshit resting button of his keys players as we about to bury an opponent ...

Once a Pop, always a Pop.

[SAGirl]

And they apparently have a good coach for the first time in awhile.It does show, and although the vets they added seemed puzzling, they were good roleplayers for the guys they have.. I guess that guy Buss is keeping his job after all or something.

raybies is high on their young big Zubac too, though he's raw. I haven't watched much of him, but raybies scouts a lot of young guys.

[spurtech09]

too easy.....to much easy dunks this season...

[Splits]

omg fathead in crunch time?

[timtonymanu]

Pop is also culprit in killing momentum by rushing to his bullshit resting button of his keys players as we about to bury an opponent ...

Doesn't make sense for him to do that anymore when Tim is retired and Manu and Tony aren't the focal points anymore.

[FkLA]

I never joined in on the LMA hate train.

[Ron Swanson]

omg fathead in crunch time?

Pop's playing chess while we're playing checkers. Have to negate that force known as Luol Deng.

[TheGreatYacht]

What goes thru Pop's head that makes him think "I think a little bit of Kyle is needed here"

[FkLA]

The fuck is Fathead doing out there smh.

[SAGirl]

B4 you say anything... Manu reached his minutes allotment... already at 20.

[sasaint]

omg fathead in crunch time?

Too early for crunch time. He'll be out by real crunch time.

[SpurPadre]

come on Kawhi, 3 more assists

[SAGirl]

http://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&w=100 Spurs



STARTERS
MIN
FG
3PT
FT
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS


L. Aldridge (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2983/lamarcus-aldridge)PF
32
9-12
1-1
2-2
0
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
+15
21


K. Leonard (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6450/kawhi-leonard)SF
35
7-13
2-6
4-4
1
9
10
7
2
0
3
0
+12
20


P. Gasol (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/996/pau-gasol)C
27
6-13
0-0
4-4
0
4
4
2
0
2
2
2
+12
16


T. Parker (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1015/tony-parker)PG
26
5-8
1-1
3-3
1
1
2
7
0
0
0
2
+12
14


D. Green (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3988/danny-green)SG
24
4-6
2-3
0-0
0
4
4
6
2
0
1
2
+8
10


BENCH
MIN
FG
3PT
FT
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS


D. Lee (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2772/david-lee)PF
18
1-1
0-0
2-2
1
2
3
0
1
0
1
1
+1
4


D. Bertans (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6426/davis-bertans)SF
6
1-2
1-2
0-0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
-9
3


P. Mills (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4004/patty-mills)PG
18
5-8
1-4
0-0
0
0
0
3
0
0
2
3
-1
11


M. Ginobili (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/272/manu-ginobili)SG
20
4-6
2-4
0-0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
+7
10


J. Simmons (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2579466/jonathon-simmons)SG
3
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-6
0


K. Anderson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2993874/kyle-anderson)SG
10
0-1
0-0
0-0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
+4
0


D. Murray (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907497/dejounte-murray)PG
Has not entered game


N. Laprovittola (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2968338/nicolas-laprovittola)G
Has not entered game


TEAM

42-70
10-21
15-15
3
27
30
29
7
6
12
16

109




60.0%
47.6%
100.0%

[spursistan]

how awful that screen by LMA to Kawhi :lmao

[Ron Swanson]

Use some clock, Kawhi

[spurtech09]

Playing some better d...

[sasaint]

Kawhi 3?!?! :rolleyes

[TheGreatYacht]

Kawhi's teammates ain't helping with that trip dub

[spursistan]

fuckin Mills robbing Kawhi of his carrer high in assists :pctoss

[SAGirl]

Too early for crunch time. He'll be out by real crunch time.
Pop
making heads explode here. .. frankly he hasn't been bad on defense

[spurtech09]

Laker ...Bunch chuckers

[Spur|n|Austin]

Anderson for 3 you kidding me?

[spursistan]

this team :lmao

[TheGreatYacht]

Manu > Green
Parker > Mills
MVPau > Kancer

[Robz4000]

What a fucking shitfest

[Ron Swanson]

Sweating this shit against this scrub team. :lol

[FkLA]

The fuck is Fathead doing out there smh.

[bklynspursfan]

Get Manu back in there to close the game. Also, green for the love of god, stop leaving your feet on closeouts

[Ditty]

I can't wait for the day that Kyle Anderson is off this team.

[$pursDynasty]

Put MVParker back in

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Mannnnn, Patty hitting that wide open 3 would have iced the game.

[Kawhitstorm]

Fag Head:rolleyes

[UNT Eagles 2016]

lol, Fathead shooting...


SWAGGY PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[boutons_deux]

Spurs -10 in 4th

[$pursDynasty]

Manu > Green
Parker > Mills
MVPau > Kancer
Not much for the youth movement

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I never joined in on the LMA hate train.

He's just frustratingly passive at times and plays some lazy defense, but when he's engaged like he has been in this fourth quarter he's fantastic.

[Robz4000]

Fuck Fathead. If he's in after this the Spurs deserve to lose.

[spursistan]

Parker and Manu not closing out when they were good..Poop :lol

[bklynspursfan]

omg fathead in crunch time?

I was surprised to see him come back in tbh, especially with the game still in reach.

I'm glad he took that corner 3, just don't know how confident/comfortable he is. I'd be shocked if he's in now

[boutons_deux]

Pau? Wtf pop?

[timtonymanu]

I can't wait for the day that Kyle Anderson is off this team.

This. Don't know why Pop is still wasting time with him. He still plays like a rookie in his 3rd season. Time to accept the fact that he's just not good enough.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Swaggy P hits this game winner and wins 110-109 for some crazy deja vu.

[TheGreatYacht]

Kyle Anderson needs an injury. Trade for Baynes and he'll handle this

[Spur|n|Austin]

Spurs -10 in 4th

Wouldn't be surprised if that was a season average..

[Darius Bieber]

This Spurs team sucks. Struggling and probably gonna lose to a Lakers team without Russell.

[bklynspursfan]

Mannnnn, Patty hitting that wide open 3 would have iced the game.

Yup. Smh. Was in and out

[sasaint]

Sweating this shit against this scrub team. :lol

You might prepare yourself for a lot of sweating this season, tbh.

[bklynspursfan]

This Spurs team sucks. Struggling and probably gonna lose to a Lakers team without Russell.

No, they're not going to lose. Smh.

[Robz4000]

:lmao Porker

[spurtech09]

offensive foul

[james evans]

why the hell was kyle anderson in the fucking game?

[timtonymanu]

Mannnnn, Patty hitting that wide open 3 would have iced the game.

It's amazing when he misses wide open 3s and has 1-5 like shooting nights from 3. He use to be automatic.

[Ron Swanson]

You might prepare yourself for a lot of sweating this season, tbh.

I know. Damn.

[Arcadian]

:lol Dallas 64 points tonight

[Spur|n|Austin]

This season LMA has gotten better as the game has gone on

[Ron Swanson]

why the hell was kyle anderson in the fucking game?

HOW DID KYLE ANDERSON GET TICKETS TO THE GAME?

[SAGirl]

Meltdown time

[Kawhitstorm]

Lob for Porker:lmao

[james evans]

parker you piece of shit!!

[bklynspursfan]

All these blown big leads will help us as the season goes on
Better to get em out the way now

[Ron Swanson]

HOTS with the dagger.

[Splits]

HOTS

[$pursDynasty]

HOTS

[Ditty]

Head of the snake!

[timtonymanu]

LMA when engaged is good, he can't be the Aldridge that gets 3 rebounds a game and only takes midrange jumpers.

[Kawhitstorm]

40yr Turnobili guarding Lou Williams:lmao

[bklynspursfan]

parker you piece of shit!!

Huh?

[spursistan]

MVParker :wow

[ismael-robert]

Surprised no one saying nothing bout Becky's tight leather pants n stilleto heals. Had red bottoms can't remember who makes thosr

[dabom]

Mvporker

[BatManu20]

Parker with some redemption

[sasaint]

Lob for Porker:lmao

Out of a TO. :rolleyes

[Spur|n|Austin]

Parker with the dagger

[TheGreatYacht]

Whatever we're paying MVParker..... it ain't enough :lol

[$pursDynasty]

Lob for Porker:lmao
Dagger for MVParker, guess he's laughing now

[timtonymanu]

Love November Parker.

[james evans]

Parker better had hit that shit cuz he purposely let the clock wind down to be the hero. Good game from him

[lefty20]

MVParker

[SAGirl]

good flashback game from Tony...
got to admit, if Tony doesn't have a flashback game this was a blowout.

[thiste]

Surprised no one saying nothing bout Becky's tight leather pants n stilleto heals. Had red bottoms can't remember who makes thosr

Louboutin.



I'm not gay, I'm French.

[spursparker9]

Head of the snake!

[FkLA]

Enrique still playing hero smh.

[TheGreatYacht]

Let Kawhi shoot them

[TheRemix]

Just tuning in. What the fuck is up with the spurs letting these teams come back late in the game?

[Spurs9]

Parker carrying this team this year

[SpurPadre]

So weird that the Spurs have played their best game of the season in the opener.

[timtonymanu]

sasdynasty! getting excited, tbh

[Amuseddaysleeper]

It's amazing when he misses wide open 3s and has 1-5 like shooting nights from 3. He use to be automatic.

So true! It's quite bizarre

[Robz4000]

Game still not over with this team tbh.

[Ron Swanson]

Whatever we're paying MVParker..... it ain't enough :lol

2 year, $30 million extension after this season and ST explodes.

[TheGreatYacht]

Bill Land and Sean going in with no Vaseline on Kobe's tour last year :lol

[Splits]

Fuck off Larry Brown

[james evans]

Popovich tried to give this game away in th 4th with more of his bullshit substitutions

[bklynspursfan]

Kings with a big comeback, they were down 26. Now down 6..

[SAGirl]

Kiwi FT :tu

[Kawhitstorm]

It's amazing when he misses wide open 3s and has 1-5 like shooting nights from 3. He use to be automatic.

He robbed Kawhi of a triple double tonight.

[$pursDynasty]

LMAlpha had a good game tonight too, as did Pau

[SAGirl]

sasdynasty! getting excited, tbh
:lol

Let him enjoy it.. I want Tony to play well TBH... it's foolish to want him to be awful...

[TheGreatYacht]

2 year, $30 million extension after this season and ST explodes.
If Whataburger opens up a couple more places, that might do it as well tbh :lol

[sasaint]

good flashback game from Tony...
got to admit, if Tony doesn't have a flashback game this was a blowout.

I thought he was excellent Wednesday against the Kings. Very grateful to see him play strong 2 games in a row.

[james evans]

Parker carrying this team this year
http://media.giphy.com/media/5ts3Iw77fJD58ou9E5i/giphy.gif

[bklynspursfan]

Dam, missed ft. Couldn't even win by double figures lol

[FkLA]

The problem with Enrique is games like these make him think he can be the HOTS. He ain't doing this against the Clippers or Warriors of the world, but he'll try which is a terrible idea tbh.

[timtonymanu]

:lol

Let him enjoy it.. I want Tony to play well TBH... it's foolish to want him to be awful...

Agreed

[Mnky]

Tuned in to see a close game. Check the box score, kyle with double digit minutes and zeros across the board.. oh wait, he got a rebound.

Cue the "but he's good at rebounding" crew. :lol

Cue

[Robz4000]

Lakers are definitely a playoff team in the West this year. Still, the fact this was such a struggle despite huge runs is an embarrassment for the Spurs. There should not be this many open threes given up, especially with Kawhi and LDN on the perimeter. Team needs to work on its focus.

[Kawhitstorm]

Is this the first game Kawhi has led or been an outright leader on the team in Points/rebounds/assist/steals?

[thiste]

MVParker GOAT

[SAGirl]

I thought he was excellent Wednesday against the Kings. Very grateful to see him play strong 2 games in a row.
It really must have been the knee (I was worried he was going to have a Tim situation with that knee affecting his offensive performance, jumpshots etc.) but he's come back playing well. I think Pop is going to have to manage his minutes carefully (Manu too. I know Pop didn't want to play him more than 20 minutes.)
With the Spurs bench being so young and rooks (I mean Laprovittola, Murray?) I don't know how Pop will manage it, but he's going to have to keep them both rested and healthy through the season.

[SpurPadre]

Would Bud do us a favor and take Slomo off our hands?

[SAGirl]

Lakers are definitely a playoff team in the West this year. Still, the fact this was such a struggle despite huge runs is an embarrassment for the Spurs. There should not be this many open threes given up, especially with Kawhi and LDN on the perimeter. Team needs to work on its focus.I thought the layup lines were worrisome too. I have seen them against other teams.. even the heat.

[Splits]

btw, I'm going to get my Dale Robinson on and claim HOTS. Don't you faggots steal my shit. Get your own shit.

[Splits]

Lakers are definitely a playoff team in the West this year. Still, the fact this was such a struggle despite huge runs is an embarrassment for the Spurs. There should not be this many open threes given up, especially with Kawhi and LDN on the perimeter. Team needs to work on its focus.

No, they're not

[SAGirl]

Tuned in to see a close game. Check the box score, kyle with double digit minutes and zeros across the board.. oh wait, he got a rebound.

Cue the "but he's good at rebounding" crew. :lol

Cue
He was very solid on defense TBH, otherwise you would have seen huge negatives when he was on the floor and he came out better than even until he was there in the last few minutes of the game... there weren't many shots to be had for him and that is fine, unless you want him taking shots from others TBH... bc that would make you kind of a hypocrite.

[SpurPadre]

As frustrating it can be watching this team, one cannot deny how much we need Dedmon.

[dabom]

Tuned in to see a close game. Check the box score, kyle with double digit minutes and zeros across the board.. oh wait, he got a rebound.

Cue the "but he's good at rebounding" crew. :lol

Cue


:lol

[Robz4000]

No, they're not

West is the worst its been in decades. If they win 40 games I can see them making it.

[sasaint]

It really must have been the knee (I was worried he was going to have a Tim situation with that knee affecting his offensive performance, jumpshots etc.) but he's come back playing well. I think Pop is going to have to manage his minutes carefully (Manu too. I know Pop didn't want to play him more than 20 minutes on a B2B.)
With the Spurs bench being so young and rooks (I mean Laprovittola, Murray?) I don't know how Pop will manage it, but he's going to have to keep them both rested and healthy through the season.

IMHO, at a minimum Pop simply must find a taker for Kyle before the trade deadline who can send us a 2nd PG. I love Patty, but he is capable of serving as a backup PG only against the league's bottom-dwellers. Barring a miracle, neither Dijon nor Lapro is capable of making any contribution this season.

[thiste]

As frustrating it can be watching this team, one cannot deny how much we need Dedmon.

+1

[SpurPadre]

+1

With him, we'd have won by at least 15 with the Lakers scoring under 100.

[skulls138]

LMAlpha had a good game tonight too, as did Pau

[dabom]

Would Bud do us a favor and take Slomo off our hands?

Splutter was an actual NBA player though. :lol

[SpurPadre]

Splutter was an actual NBA player though. :lol

True and Bud never bothered taking a flyer on sandwich boy either.

[SAGirl]

IMHO, at a minimum Pop simply must find a taker for Kyle before the trade deadline who can send us a 2nd PG. I love Patty, but he is capable of serving as a backup PG only against the league's bottom-dwellers. Barring a miracle, neither Dijon nor Lapro is capable of making any contribution this season.
I would not mind the trade... contrary to most I believe Kyle to be an NBA player and in a lesser team he'd get playing time and eventually find his niche. The team already has a lot of guards though so he's unlikely to be the trade chip IMO... Trading him for a guard depletes the Spurs forwards even more... but whatever.

[Arcadian]

Solid road win.

[TimDunkem]

I would not mind the trade... contrary to most I believe Kyle to be an NBA player and in a lesser team he'd get playing time and eventually find his niche. The team already has a lot of guards though so he's unlikely to be the trade chip IMO... Trading him for a guard depletes the Spurs forwards even more... but whatever.
If trading him would mean we're "depleted" at the SF position, the team could always call up Garino or maybe take a flyer on a FA that isn't scared to shoot the corner three.

Kyle is expendable.

[SpurPadre]

Solid road win.

They were missing their best player so it wasn't exactly solid. I still believe Dedmon is a big difference maker for us, though.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Andershit is terrible. Can't do ANYTHING on offense, he's basically a fucking memory hog out there.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

They were missing their best player so it wasn't exactly solid. I still believe Dedmon is a big difference maker for us, though.

Who? Fucking Mozgov? :lmao

[SpurPadre]

Who? Fucking Mozgov? :lmao

Russell, duh.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Russell, duh.
Jordan Clarkson always kills us worse than D-Snitch, tbh.

[SpurPadre]

Jordan Clarkson always kills us worse than D-Snitch, tbh.

He's still an important part of their team. That they kept it a game late should embarrass a team with Championship aspirations but these things happen.

[Kawhitstorm]

Lakers are definitely a playoff team in the West this year. Still, the fact this was such a struggle despite huge runs is an embarrassment for the Spurs. There should not be this many open threes given up, especially with Kawhi and LDN on the perimeter. Team needs to work on its focus.

Not Danny's best defensive performance of his career which was why he kept getting benched.:lol

[timtonymanu]

They were missing their best player so it wasn't exactly solid. I still believe Dedmon is a big difference maker for us, though.

Russell hasn't been their best player this season. I think this was a good win but far from the best.

[SpurPadre]

Russell hasn't been their best player this season. I think this was a good win but far from the best.

Now you're in denial. Who on that team is better than him? And I don't only say that because he's their leading scorer. He's clearly their best player, IMO.

[Robz4000]

Not Danny's best defensive performance of his career which was why he kept getting benched.:lol

Shame too since his shot is really starting to round into form.

[timtonymanu]

Now you're in denial. Who on that team is better than him? And I don't only say that because he's their leading scorer. He's clearly their best player, IMO.

I still say Clarkson has been better. We just don't agree there. Either way a win against the Lakers shouldn't mean too much. Spurs have to compete with Cle/LAC/Dubs so those are the games that should have more meaning.

[TheGreatYacht]

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Went 1-2 without him, tbh

[SpurPadre]

I still say Clarkson has been better. We just don't agree there. Either way a win against the Lakers shouldn't mean too much. Spurs have to compete with Cle/LAC/Dubs so those are the games that should have more meaning.

Yeah, and the Dubs game was clearly fool's gold though we match up well against them. I think we match up well with the Cavs too. The Clips on the other hand...all three of them are scary. I'm not sure we scare any of them, though, especially sans TD.

[sasaint]

I would not mind the trade... contrary to most I believe Kyle to be an NBA player and in a lesser team he'd get playing time and eventually find his niche. The team already has a lot of guards though so he's unlikely to be the trade chip IMO... Trading him for a guard depletes the Spurs forwards even more... but whatever.

Spurs have a lot of guards, but no good option beyond Tony as a PG - especially if the team makes it to the playoffs. Might have to move Kyle AND another piece to get a serviceable wing, too. Still holding my breath on Simmons.

[jiggy_55]

Loving Pau Gasol right now, a perfect addition to the team... Over the last 5 games he's been exactly what we need, good to see the Spurs spreading the wealth right now, before yesterday a season high 29 assists and today again a new season high with 30 assists

[james evans]

:lol

Let him enjoy it.. I want Tony to play well TBH... it's foolish to want him to be awful...
I definitely don't want him to play bad. That would just be foolish. The problem with him playing this well against inferior teams is that he tries it against teams with better defense which leads to bad results for the whole team

[Kawhitstorm]

Yeah, and the Dubs game was clearly fool's gold though we match up well against them. I think we match up well with the Cavs too. The Clips on the other hand...all three of them are scary. I'm not sure we scare any of them, though, especially sans TD.

Warriors are the most punk-able team since the Spurs can maul them inside unlike the Clips/Cavs. If they want to attacked Pau/Softridge on PnRs then they can dare Gaymond to beat them & one of them can hide on Iggy who is looking as washed up as 2013 Turnobili.:lol

Kawhi/Danny is also as good a defensive duo as you can have to check Dominos/Wardell. Just put Porker on Klay & bait him into post-ups which is better than him shooting 3s. The high tempo nature of the game also suits Patty/Simmons.

Best case scenario:
-Cripples finishing w/ the #1 seed & having to face a relatively healthy Memphis squad in the 2nd rd.
-Duds having to play a relatively healthy Jazz squad in the 1st rd.
-Spurs facing the Rockets in the 1st rd to work on their small-ball defense before they face the Duds.

[james evans]

Spurs have a lot of guards, but no good option beyond Tony as a PG - especially if the team makes it to the playoffs. Might have to move Kyle AND another piece to get a serviceable wing, too. Still holding my breath on Simmons.
Parker/Anderson for Klay Thompson. Move Patty Hearst to the point, bring Ginobli and Green off the bench and search for a pg in the off season.

[james evans]

Yeah, and the Dubs game was clearly fool's gold though we match up well against them. I think we match up well with the Cavs too. The Clips on the other hand...all three of them are scary. I'm not sure we scare any of them, though, especially sans TD.
Exactly how was the Warriors game fools gold when damn near every team they've played has been bullying them down low and crushing them on the offensive glass. Did you see the Warriors vs Raptors the other night? It came on before our game with the Kings. That small ball shit is about dead since teams figured out adding Durant and taking away 6 role players destroyed the defense. That's why there is talk of moving Thompson, which I was coming before the season started

[timtonymanu]

Warriors are the most punk-able team since the Spurs can maul them inside unlike the Clips/Cavs. If they want to attacked Pau/Softridge on PnRs then they can dare Gaymond to beat them & one of them can hide on Iggy who is looking as washed up as 2013 Turnobili.:lol

Kawhi/Danny is also as good a defensive duo as you can have to check Dominos/Wardell. Just put Porker on Klay & bait him into post-ups which is better than him shooting 3s. The high tempo nature of the game also suits Patty/Simmons.

Best case scenario:
-Cripples finishing w/ the #1 seed & having to face a relatively healthy Memphis squad in the 2nd rd.
-Duds having to play a relatively healthy Jazz squad in the 1st rd.
-Spurs facing the Rockets in the 1st rd to work on their small-ball defense before they face the Duds.

Agree with this. I like our matchup with the Dubs the most and don't buy into calling that first game a fluke. Danny wasn't even playing too. Spurs gotta hope bad luck continues to get the Clippers but you think at some point they stop choking/having bad luck ala 2011 Mavs.

[Kawhitstorm]

Agree with this. I like our matchup with the Dubs the most and don't buy into calling that first game a fluke. Danny wasn't even playing too. Spurs gotta hope bad luck continues to get the Clippers but you think at some point they stop choking/having bad luck ala 2011 Mavs.

The difference b/w the Mavs & Clips is that the Clips could be the #1 overall seed over the Duds while the Mavs were a 3rd seed in a conference where the Dick Jefferson Spurs were the #1 seed.:lol

If the Cripples had to face Grizz with the weight of the world on their back then they are bound to meltdown when push comes the shove. The Gasol/Conley PnR is as much of a headache to the Cripples as the Blake/Choke-P3 PnR is to the Spurs now that Gasol is shooting 3s.:lol (Z-Bo also still punks Blake on the block & Conley doesn't back-down from Choke-P3)

[FkLA]

btw, I'm going to get my Dale Robinson on and claim HOTS. Don't you faggots steal my shit. Get your own shit.

No. I coined it. Me.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264605&page=17&p=8794399#post8794399

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264605&page=12&p=8794247#post8794247

[NameLess Scrub]

Exactly how was the Warriors game fools gold when damn near every team they've played has been bullying them down low and crushing them on the offensive glass. Did you see the Warriors vs Raptors the other night? It came on before our game with the Kings. That small ball shit is about dead since teams figured out adding Durant and taking away 6 role players destroyed the defense. That's why there is talk of moving Thompson, which I was coming before the season started

Hope nobody helps them and they end up "living & dying" on the splash they did by signing Durant.

[Splits]

No. I coined it. Me.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264605&page=17&p=8794399#post8794399

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264605&page=12&p=8794247#post8794247

Dammit.

[bklynspursfan]

Parker/Anderson for Klay Thompson. Move Patty Hearst to the point, bring Ginobli and Green off the bench and search for a pg in the off season.

Oh God no.

[SAGirl]

Spurs have a lot of guards, but no good option beyond Tony as a PG - especially if the team makes it to the playoffs. Might have to move Kyle AND another piece to get a serviceable wing, too. Still holding my breath on Simmons.
I doubt he's traded TBH but I said whatever bc I don't care, it might even be better for Kyle... but I don't see it bc they just don't have depth in their forwards aside of him and Bertans is a rookie with very questionable defense and has been making a lot of mistakes. On top of that he's got an injury history that you can't ignore. And Kyle won't fetch much better than Simmons or the 3 guards at the end of your bench, so you basically make the team worse, FWIW. Pop has also preferred lately to let a guard go for another guard, etc.

They have 3 rookie guards and Simmons... If you want better guards that's the direction to be looking, one of them would need to go.

[r0drig0lac]

799853909909106688

Went 1-2 without him, tbh

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smishocked.gif

[tholdren]

I doubt he's traded TBH but I said whatever bc I don't care, it might even be better for Kyle... but I don't see it bc they just don't have depth in their forwards aside of him and Bertans is a rookie with very questionable defense and has been making a lot of mistakes. On top of that he's got an injury history that you can't ignore. And Kyle won't fetch much better than Simmons or the 3 guards at the end of your bench, so you basically make the team worse, FWIW. Pop has also preferred lately to let a guard go for another guard, etc.

They have 3 rookie guards and Simmons... If you want better guards that's the direction to be looking, one of them would need to go.
kyle anderson is a waste o life on an nba roster

[cutewizard]

quality win by the Spurs, i downloaded the game, nice, pleased with the team effort

[cutewizard]

Starting line-up starting to jell

Danny Green, welcome back to the NBA, lol

Gasol is starting to look comfortable, what a pick-up (if he arrived two years ago, just imagine the possibilities......)

I have the feeling Lamarcus is a streaky, rhythm scorer, he needs more touches at the start of a game.....

just my humble opinion