Game Thread: Spurs at Hawks (5:00 PM CT/11:00 GMT) sponsored by Tiago Street Clothes

[spursistan]

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[apalisoc_9]

I wanna see Anderson play more 4 minutes.

I think this team has a potentially scary defensive lineup with Anderson at the 4..Green-Leonard-Anderson-Dedmon in short stretches can maybe be a best 4 lineup defensive team in the league kinda thing.

All those 4 guys know how to help and board.

Outside lf dedmon everyone also has very high defensive IQ

[Ron Swanson]

:flag:

[spursistan]

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[spursistan]

815677653197975552

:tu

[spursistan]

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[spursistan]

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[spursistan]

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Upgraded to a trap game..NYE spent in a big city, and whatnot (Green hit the clubs laSt night according to his IG)..

[r0drig0lac]

815677653197975552

:tu

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[From Downtown]

Here we go

[DPG21920]

Nice to see LMA make a really good pass!

Also:

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[FaM0us Skins]

Let's go!

[Canyonero]

:lol Parker

[FkLA]

just lol at that enrique flop

[FaM0us Skins]

Bad turnover

[Ron Swanson]

Bigs are hitting 3s.

[Ron Swanson]

Why in the hell is Kyle already in for Kawhi?

[SpurPadre]

Man I'd love to have Sefolosha on this team...

[DPG21920]

TP with 2 nice finishes - he's continuing to get to the rim in recent games which is a great sign.

[SpurPadre]

Why in the hell is Kyle already in for Kawhi?

Probably wants to take a shit, tbh.

[Ron Swanson]

Probably wants to take a shit, tbh.

:lol

[spursistan]

If Kawhi wasn't 100 percent, just why put him on a plane for a one game road trip!

[Dancelot]

Sweet moves Kyle! :lol

[FaM0us Skins]

Good job by Gasol

[Robz4000]

Lot of no-calls so far for both sides.

[dabom]

Kyle loses the ball on a fastbreak. Can't catch and score a layup and passes it 3 feet to pau. :lmao

[r0drig0lac]

Man I'd love to have Sefolosha on this team...

[TheGreatYacht]

Why the fuck is Kancer in the game?!?!

[Kawhitstorm]

If Kawhi wasn't 100 percent, just why put him on a plane for a one game road trip!

He probably wanted to get away from his kid & turnt up in Magic City for NYE.:lol

[TheGreatYacht]

:lol Turnobili

[Robz4000]

All these fucking turnovers...

[Kawhitstorm]

What the hell is up w/ the sloppy ball handling?:downspin:

[DPG21920]

Patty is no TP when it comes to finishing in the paint unfortunately.

[TheGreatYacht]

Mills already cancerous on the defensive end...

[SpurPadre]

Watching Howard only reminds me of Timmy laughing at him and not taking him seriously, lol.

[DPG21920]

Another missed layup by Patty. He's actually getting inside some which is surprising but he's not finishing. But just getting in there has huge value (like TP does)

[TheGreatYacht]

Parker and Manu need some fucking help....

[DPG21920]

Watching Howard only reminds me of Timmy laughing at him and not taking him seriously, lol.

That was seriously one of the best TD moments

[FaM0us Skins]

Manu!

[$pursDynasty]

Patty is no HOTS in the paint

[spursistan]

Patty stinking up the joint..

[Robz4000]

God damn Patty has crashed back to Earth the last week.

[Raven]

boy is david lee annoying

[Kawhitstorm]

Patty getting no love from the rim.:lol

[Leetonidas]

Sean: “i don't think manu has had a poor shooting performance all season”
Andrew: “hes shooting 31% from the arc”
Sean: “yeah he's been shooting great”

Lol

[TheGreatYacht]

:lol Pay Patty krew

[From Downtown]

If only Patty could make a layup

[SpurPadre]

That was seriously one of the best TD moments

That and shoving Dick Jefferson aside when he was trying to bully CoJo.

[FaM0us Skins]

:claw

[$pursDynasty]

Tiago in a suit how surprising.

[$pursDynasty]

Can't Simmons come in for Kiwi instead of Fathead?

[TheGreatYacht]

Fathead jumped ahead of Simmons in the rotation because of his 4 & 1 performance while Simmons just had a 19 point game?!?!

:lmao Poop

[DPG21920]

Patty with the most hilarious defensive stop I've seen in a long while :lol. He always at least tries.

[DPG21920]

Man Hardaway has had a lot of good games this year.

[HI-FI]

Lee has been the shit this season. Zero complaints.

[DPG21920]

Well, things turned a little sour when the bench came in, but overall have to be happy with a 1q lead on the road. Just have to clean things up.

[From Downtown]

Lee's defense today...

[Robz4000]

Atlanta really is a great defensive team tbh. Really feels like every basket is a struggle.

[spursistan]

Why is Fathead subbing in for Kawhi twice and no Simmons ? :lmao

[From Downtown]

Why is Anderson in instead of Simmons tho?

[Robz4000]

Why is Fathead subbing in for Kawhi twice and no Simmons ? :lmao

Defense

[Kawhitstorm]

Well, things turned a little sour when the bench came in, but overall have to be happy with a 1q lead on the road. Just have to clean things up.

They have keep an eye on Korver since he has it going & got open on a couple of blown coverages.

[Kawhitstorm]

Atlanta really is a great defensive team tbh. Really feels like every basket is a struggle.

Buds only know the Spurs playbook from front to back.:lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Defense
If that's the case, why is Fathead in?

[$pursDynasty]

That unit had no scorers in there

[r0drig0lac]

great D by Kyle

[DPG21920]

Really active defensive possession from Kyle there - great job!

[Robz4000]

God damnit Dedmon

[Kawhitstorm]

Atlanta Hawks power forward Paul Millsap will opt out at the end of the season and become an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell ESPN.

[r0drig0lac]

weird game

[DPG21920]

Wow goaltending

[Robz4000]

:lmao refs

[spursistan]

Refs :lmao

[TheGreatYacht]

No one has gotten fucked over by refs more in the history of the game than Tony Parker. Dude continuesly led the league in points in the paint, and barely had 2-3 free throws a game..... now they're not even calling goaltends smh

[SASdynasty!]

More disrespect for Parker: Refs or Spurstalk?

[Robz4000]

Calls have shifted completely in Atlanta's favor.

[bklynspursfan]

Why in the hell is Kyle already in for Kawhi?

Anyone who has had what Kawhi had knows it takes a little time for your stamina to kick back in. He needs to stay hydrated and rested.

Expect him to play in spurts probably

[spursistan]

He is now Noel-status; Hawks will get lowballed to losing him for nothing in the summer :lol

[spurtech09]

Goal tending

[spursistan]

Manu/TP laying into the ref..

[DPG21920]

Have to stop losing Kyle and guys like Hardaway. Focus guys.

[spurtech09]

More disrespect for Parker: Refs or Spurstalk?tough one.....

[TheGreatYacht]

Really good passed up 3 there by Kyle! :D

[DPG21920]

What is Pop doing with this lineup??

[spurtech09]

Refs :lmao

[Leetonidas]

Wtf is this lineup

[From Downtown]

This unit can't score

[Robz4000]

:lmao this lineup

[spursistan]

This unit can't score...WTF Pop thinking out there?

[spurtech09]

What is Pop doing with this lineup??

[ElNono]

Korver is boss tbh

[Kawhitstorm]

They have keep an eye on Korver since he has it going & got open on a couple of blown coverages.

:wakeup

[Robz4000]

Pop blew the game with that piece of shit lineup.

[Canyonero]

:lol this shitty 5

[Leetonidas]

Pop is such a fucking dumbass sometimes. Wtf did you think was gonna happen

[$pursDynasty]

What the hell with David Lee, and why is Anderson getting so much PT?

[DPG21920]

Hardaway and Korver. Have to guard them.

[spurtech09]

Hawks will cool off on the 3's.......

[r0drig0lac]

holy shit

[TheGreatYacht]

Wtf was Poop thinking with that lineup? :lol

The spacing in a Simmons-Fathead-Lee-Dedmon unit lmaooooo

[dabom]

Porker defense/offense. :lmao

[Darius Bieber]

One of the worst 3PT shooting teams in the league torching the Spurs from downtown

[From Downtown]

Pop clearly trolling

[Vokun]

I'm so fucking sick of Pop now. He just doesn't care anymore. You are a legend Pop, but if you are going to continue to not not give a fuck anymore, then get somebody new in here.

[ElNono]

Does the team knows Kawhi is out there getting frozen out?

[beirmeistr]

tp needs to distribute more

[DPG21920]

Guys have to move on offense right now off the ball. TP is being relied upon too much.

[ElNono]

There we go

[DPG21920]

tp needs to distribute more

It's not TP's fault.

[99 Problems]

C'mon Pop cut this rubbish line up out. In fact I'm ringing Holtcat to complain.

[bklynspursfan]

Pop blew the game with that piece of shit lineup.

He didn't blow anything

[Kawhitstorm]

He is now Noel-status; Hawks will get lowballed to losing him for nothing in the summer :lol

cRaptors are desperate enough to give them a decent offer since they won't have cap space in the Summer if they re-sign Lowry.

[Vokun]

Put fucking Bertans in there Poop. Hawks are literally collapsing everybody in the paint because nobody on the court is a threat from 3. Make some godamn moves.

[spurtech09]

AIR BALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[r0drig0lac]

Guys have to move on offense right now off the ball. TP is being relied upon too much.

[spurtech09]

Spurs need those 3's.....

[spurtech09]

Tony for 3.....needed that...

[DPG21920]

Great movement by everyone on that possession and leads to an open corner 3 and he buries it.

[r0drig0lac]

MVParker

[TheGreatYacht]

Oh look, Fathead gone.... Points are going up

[Robz4000]

Kawhi should prolly be sat for the rest of the game; he just doesn't have his legs. Need to get Green back in there.

[gambit1990]

It's not TP's fault.
nothing is according to you.

[TheGreatYacht]

nothing is according to you.
Not talking basketball, per par. Faggot

[DPG21920]

nothing is according to you.

Shhhhhh, girl.

[MultiTroll]

Head of the Food Truck with the most shot attempts. :clap

[DPG21920]

Wow! How does that not go down for Danny

[Robz4000]

Verde

[DPG21920]

Boom! Great job. Danny Green.

[SASdynasty!]

Parker just made up for his Green staredown.

[r0drig0lac]

Danny!!

[spurtech09]

Spurs need those 3's.....

[SASdynasty!]

Head of the Food Truck with the most shot attempts. :clap
And double the points of everyone else.

[Pauleta14]

Parker just made up for his Green staredown.

:lol

I need to see that gif again...

[TheGreatYacht]

LakerHater gif of that TP-Danny hug :tu

[DPG21920]

Let's keep moving around Danny. Have to find ways to get him shots. TP has been looking for him and every time guys have moved off the ball vs standing around SA has gotten good 3PT looks.

[SpurPadre]

I know their record says otherwise but don't the Hawks look better without Horford?

[DPG21920]

Really smart by Pop to switch TP onto Korver. Say what you will about TP but he's good at fighting around screens and Korver won't post him up. TP was all over him last 2 trips for ATL

[DPG21920]

Patty lost his guy but what a rotation from Pau!

[spurtech09]

LMA!!!!!!!

[DPG21920]

Mills gave Dennis wayyyy too much room there with that little time on the clock. Be smart Mills.

[r0drig0lac]

I know their record says otherwise but don't the Hawks look better without Horford?

Fell after the Milsap injury and never recovered

[DPG21920]

LMA & Pau are digging in and rotating more crisply today. It's helping. Just have to avoid the fouling.

[Robz4000]

Atlanta really getting a kind whistle

[bklynspursfan]

Let's keep moving around Danny. Have to find ways to get him shots. TP has been looking for him and every time guys have moved off the ball vs standing around SA has gotten good 3PT looks.

Agreed

[ducks]

lma getting going nice first half stats

[bklynspursfan]

I know their record says otherwise but don't the Hawks look better without Horford?

I think they do. They started out strong and went on a terrible streak of losing with some injuries. They've been weird lol

[SpurPadre]

Fell after the Milsap injury and never recovered

Wonder where they'd be with a healthy Splitter?

[r0drig0lac]

MVPau?

[Kawhitstorm]

:lmao

[DPG21920]

Lol Pau is so smart - that little pass fake totally lost that defender :lol

[Raven]

look how good this team is when lee is off the floor...

[MultiTroll]

Originally Posted by MultiTroll (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8846591#post8846591) Head of the Food Truck with the most shot attempts. :clap


And double the points of everyone else.

That's the Kobe spirit.
Maybe he can get 60 points in his last game!

[vander]

:lmao

[r0drig0lac]

Wonder where they'd be with a healthy Splitter?

Would be between D12 or Splitter, so I do not know how much better they would get, though I believe that Splitter healthy does not exist anymore

[SpurPadre]

I think they do. They started out strong and went on a terrible streak of losing with some injuries. They've been weird lol

Yeah and I'm sure Bud completely regrets doing us a solid for Splitter.

[Ron Swanson]

Dwight :lol

[spursparker9]

Was Pau still a laker when Howard was at LA for that 1 year?

[Vokun]

:lol Howard is such a faggot

[TheGreatYacht]

Kawhi 1/5

[From Downtown]

Kawhi has no legs

[FaM0us Skins]

Lol

[Raven]

most obvious blocking foul ever and everyone complains... ehhh

[r0drig0lac]

Was Pau still a laker when Howard was at LA for that 1 year?

yes https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT4Cewm_o2FOcgQSYpqMmWSmD6dLWGf9 23A5sUpVOv7NNustD_7bg

[spursparker9]

yes https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT4Cewm_o2FOcgQSYpqMmWSmD6dLWGf9 23A5sUpVOv7NNustD_7bg

:lol

oh yea. i forgot that cover on SI: "This is gonna be fun!"

[Robz4000]

All things considered I'll take the lead at the half. Gonna be tough if Kawhi keeps playing this shitty.

[gambit1990]

Not talking basketball, per par. Faggot
tp with a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio in the first half. wanna try spinning that?

[dabom]

tp with a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio in the first half. wanna try spinning that?

Porkenitis.

[Russ]

Random observation: Aldridge looks as tall or taller than Dwight Howard.

That kind of blows my mind. :wow

[ducks]

spurs usually play one great half one half stinking this year

[SpurPadre]

Dwight :lol

http://25.media.tumblr.com/165ee41a51987967f852fb8d924ba5c6/tumblr_mlx3l8bErw1qzaoamo1_r1_500.gif

[SPURt]

Please Pop, play more of that Parker/Simmons/Anderson/Lee/Dedmon lineup. In the words of Kawhi, "it's good"

[DPG21920]

spurs usually play one great half one half stinking this year

Don't think it was a terrible half. There was some weird experimenting and Mills really played poorly but it wasn't a terrible half at all.

SA can definitely clean up the defense by sticking to Hardaway and Korver and move off the ball on offense and should be fine.

[SpurPadre]

Kawhi has no legs

Hard to have legs when you have the shits, tbh.

[TheGreatYacht]

tp with a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio in the first half. wanna try spinning that?
Parker 9 & 1 in 12 minutes shooting 50%
Mills 1/5
Kawhobe 1/5

[Kawhitstorm]

Kawhi 1/5

Thabo: 0-3:wakeup

[spursistan]

Kawhi should prolly be sat for the rest of the game; he just doesn't have his legs. Need to get Green back in there.
I don't understand the point of flying him for one this game...dude has a weak immune system..this is like 4th or fifth time he is bedridden by some kind virus in last 3 years (ear, eye, stomach); it usually takes him 10 days- two weeks to fully recover his playing mojo..

[dabom]

I remember Kawhi having a game like this after not playing because of the shits. :lol

People need to chill. :lmao

[TheGreatYacht]

Thabo: 0-3:wakeup
Thabo air balled a wide open 3 :lol

[dabom]

I don't understand the point of flying him for one this game...dude has a weak immune system..this is like 4th or fifth time he is bedridden by some kind virus in last 3 years (ear, eye, stomach); it usually takes him 10 days- two weeks to fully recover his playing mojo..

I'm pretty sure the average person gets more sick than this over 4 years. :lmao

[Kawhitstorm]

Thabo air balled a wide open 3 :lol

Kawhi dared him to shoot b/c he's a smart defender.:toast

[TheGreatYacht]

LMAlpha is shooting 32/41 in his last 4 games :lol :wow

[TheGreatYacht]

Wtf is Kawhobe doing

[$pursDynasty]

Kiwi is invisible, might need to sit him, except that means more Fathead

[DPG21920]

TP is balling right now. Moving off the ball, getting into the paint, getting guys good looks.

[Robz4000]

:lmao these refs

[Ron Swanson]

These refs are retarded.

[spurtech09]

Refs

[spursistan]

this ref is gloriously incompetent :lol

[FaM0us Skins]

Gasol!

[spurtech09]

Nice block by LMA.....

[spursistan]

Best LMA/Pau combo game of the season..

[Robz4000]

Parker, LMA, and Gasol playing really well :tu

[DPG21920]

I love how engaged LMA is tonight on defense.

[spursistan]

Pau/LA/TP carrying us, tbh.

[DPG21920]

Best LMA/Pau combo game of the season..

Not that TP has been good this year, but when he's getting to the rim like tonight, having 2 bigs that can score is huge

[TheGreatYacht]

Eva just got married IIRC :lol

just connecting the dots

[DPG21920]

Look at TP moving off the ball! Great pass by Pau too.

Then everyone is really going hard for rebounds - even if it's just tapping it to someone else

[r0drig0lac]

damn kawhi

[Robz4000]

Get Kawhi out of there, my God.

[Robz4000]

This is nearly verbatim how the game at Toronto went last year with Kawhi coming back after having the shits.

[From Downtown]

Eva just got married IIRC :lol

just connecting the dots
Now it all makes sense

[TheGreatYacht]

Kawhobe was total shit out there

[spurtech09]

LMA heating up......

[DPG21920]

TP! LMA shooting unreal lately.

[spursistan]

Just when Pop needs to sit somebody; he doesn't..

[spurtech09]

Another bailout call by the refs.

[Robz4000]

Jesus fuck this officiating

[Ron Swanson]

Millsap loses the ball and it's a foul on Simmons. :lol

[DPG21920]

TP needs a breather. He's tired.

[spurtech09]

Good ball movement but got to make those open shots.

[Robz4000]

Somebody needs to step up from three to give the Spurs a chance. Or Kawhi can find his legs. Either would suffice.

[TheGreatYacht]

Pop saw enough of the Kawhi-Fathead substitution in the first half and adjusted:tu

[SpursIndonesia]

Millsap loses the ball and it's a foul on Simmons. :lol

Naah, the foul was legit, Simmons's swipe didn't hit much of the ball if any.

[SpursIndonesia]

Bonehead foul by Schroeder. :lol

[DPG21920]

What???? How is that a foul on Lee?

[DPG21920]

Coach Bud face is a great face.

[Robz4000]

:lmao these refs are a fucking mess

[SpursIndonesia]

Nice break there with the shot clock violation .....

[DeRozan m8]

Refs are fucking terrible.

Schroder fucking sucks too

[DPG21920]

Shoot that LMA

[DPG21920]

Manu gets fouled stupidly then fouls someone stupidly

[r0drig0lac]

bad foul

[spurtech09]

So much bad calls by the refs.

[DPG21920]

Man LMA is protecting the damn paint tonight

[r0drig0lac]

Lee!

[spurtech09]

Wow nice dunk by Lee......

[TheGreatYacht]

Parker and Manu continue to have throwback games :tu

[From Downtown]

That foul from Manu wasn't that bad tbh

[spursistan]

Manu has been amazing the past couple of weeks..Best TOSB in the league :tu

[Robz4000]

Man LMA is protecting the damn paint tonight

Yop. His mobility is on full display as well. Great to see both him and Gasol playing well at the same time, and on both ends no less.

[NASpurs]

I love D Lee, that guy is a positive on the court and on the bench.

[spurtech09]

LMA taking over....Better D by the Spurs.

[DPG21920]

Luckily Dennis is sucking because Mills is really compromising the defense getting beat by him so easily.

[spurtech09]

Mills needs to take that shot.

[TheGreatYacht]

Kawhobe 1/6

[spursistan]

Can Pop just sit Kawhi for the rest of the game..dude doen't have it tonight...

[DPG21920]

Wow was Manu not blatantly fouled there?

[spurtech09]

Wow was Manu not blatantly fouled there?Saw that

[r0drig0lac]

lmao

[Robz4000]

Of course they're nuking the Spurs from 3

[spurtech09]

Those fluke 3's by the Hawks......

[spursistan]

Could have blown open this game, but the D has collapsed..

[spurtech09]

Of course they're nuking the Spurs from 3Flukes

[$pursDynasty]

KingSlayer was actually sick, at first thought it was a slick way for Pop to get Kiwi some rest against lackluster competition but he isn't himself

[beirmeistr]

Flukes

for some reason, the spurs are fluke magnets

[Robz4000]

Flukes

Not when its their three best 3-point shooters. If it was Schroedner or Sefolosha then yeah.

[spurtech09]

for some reason, the spurs are fluke magnetsI know right.....

[DPG21920]

Need to bring TP back in.

[spurtech09]

Patty having an off night.