Game Grades against the Pelicans brought to you by TGY

[Chinook]

Lamarcus Aldridge - C-
14pts, 14rebs, 6/20 shooting
The only good thing he did tonight was crash the boards. Now to the ugliness.... everything else. Lamarcus, Kiwi, and Paddy built houses in NO 12 years too late.


David Lee - B+
13pts, 10reb, 5/7 shooting
Really the only starter who brought it tonight, tbh.. he'll be a great fit next to Nerlens Noel.


Kawhi Leonard - F
23pts, 6/16 shooting, 4TO
Got most of his points from pity fouls. Absolutely terrible game from Kiwi on both ends. Really selfish and sloppy play by him tonight.


Danny Green - D+
8pts, 3reb, 2ast, 2/5 shooting
Despite having 3 steals, he was the worst player defensively out of all starters. Solomon Hill, Tyreke Evans, and Buddy Hield tag teamed this dude back to the D-League. Kawhi's 30pt streak ended tonight, but Danny's airball streak still lives another day


Tony Parker - C-
7pts, 3ast, 1blk
The game got completely out of hand when he got benched UP 6, only to comeback in the game down double digits thanks to Microwave Fatty and crew


Fatty Mills - F
1/6 shooting, -14
Can we just ship this dude off to Philly for Nerlens already? I'll pay for 1-day delivery. The microwave is broken.

Manu Ginobili - C+
7pts, 4ast, -6
Was the only guy looking for Bertans. Would've gotten a higher grade if this was a win.


Fathead - F
4pts, 0/2 shooting, -18
Jesus Christ this guy blows when he plays with the second unit. He was a one man run for New Orleans tonight. Solid strip on brow, though, I guess..

Davis Bertans - A-
17pts in 19mins
Continues to take advantage of his small appearances. He needs more minutes, I don't care if it's at the 3, 4, or 5. Free B3rtans

Dewayne Deadmon - F
5 rebounds, 1 missed dunk
Benched for Joel Anthony. He's been extremely subpar since his first month here. He's an and-1 machine... for the other guy

[K...]

well considering the team just found out half the team is getting deported i think this letdown was forseeable.

[YGWHI]

"Really selfish" to the guy with team-high asts = 6...

What a grades-joke :lmao

[Kawhitstorm]

Kawhi Leonard - F
23pts, 6/16 shooting, 4TO
Got most of his points from pity fouls. Absolutely terrible game from Kiwi on both ends. Really selfish and sloppy play by him tonight.

Kawhi was the only player w/a positive +/- on the entire roster.:wakeup

[TheGreatYacht]

"Really selfish" to the guy with team-high asts with 6...

What a grades-joke :lmao
Garbage time assists....

Rondo racks up assists, but he's still a ball hog :lol

Low IQ fans smh

[YGWHI]

Kawhi was the only player w/a positive +/- on the entire roster.:wakeup
Well, it's just TGY...:lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Kawhi was the only player w/a positive +/- on the entire roster.:wakeup
Considering Fathead was his sub, therefore he never shared the floor with him (biggest - on the team).... that's not hard to believe

[BanditHiro]

lol Parker with a higher grade than Kawhi. The guy who did the grades needs to be drowned in boiling water

[YGWHI]

Garbage time assists....
Why you did a thread about a game you didn't watch?

He was benched remaining 6 minutes in the 1st quarter, 4 minutes in the 3rd quarter and 4 minutes in the 4th quarter...He wasn't playing in garbage time.

[ElNono]

thanks for the grades :tu

[TheGreatYacht]

Why you did a thread about a game you didn't watch?

He was benched remaining 6 minutes in the 1st quarter, 4 minutes in the 3rd quarter and 4 minutes in the 4th quarter...He wasn't playing in garbage time.
Um.... he was there during "the run" :lol

As soon as Parker came out after putting the team up 6, the ball went straight to Leonard's hands and that was game

[YGWHI]

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"but but played terrible on BOTH ends...:cry"

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"but but he just assisted in garbage time...:cry"





lol Parker with a higher grade than Kawhi. The guy who did the grades needs to be drowned in boiling water

It's just a grades-troll thread. Nothing else.

[TheGreatYacht]

thanks for the grades :tu
De nada :toast

[YGWHI]

As soon as Parker came out after putting the team up 6, the ball went straight to Leonard's hands and that was game

Again...Why you did a thread about a game you DIDN'T WATCH...?

[TheGreatYacht]

Again...Why you did a thread about a game you DIDN'T WATCH...?
I'll post game highlights later since you clearly missed the game

[SAGirl]

These are not Chinook's but TGY... thanks for getting these out so quickly and with your sense of humor I guess. :toast

[Kawhitstorm]

Considering Fathead was his sub, therefore he never shared the floor with him (biggest - on the team).... that's not hard to believe

Yeah, he only shared the ball w/ a ball hog who looked him off when he was wide open & a D-League talent who shot an air-ball when he passed him the ball. Let's not forget the all-star snub who got outplayed by Terrence Jones.:lol

[sasaint]

Yeah, he only shared the ball w/ a ball hog who looked him off when he was wide open & a D-League talent who shot an air-ball when he passed him the ball. Let's not forget the all-star snub who got outplayed by Terrence Jones.:lol

And to think that some of us thought that the snub might actually motivate LMA!

[Kawhitstorm]

And to think that some of us thought that the snub might actually motivate LMA!

He didn't get snubbed b/c of Anthony Davis; Gaymond is the one that took his spot.:wakeup

[sasaint]

He didn't get snubbed b/c of Anthony Davis; Gaymond is the one that took his spot.:wakeup

I thought the snub might motivate LMA in general - not just against the player who might be perceived to have "taken his place."

[dabom]

I'm gonna bump this when Patty blows up in the playoffs. Win or lose. Op actually made a take. :lmao

[SAGirl]

I'm gonna bump this when Patty blows up in the playoffs. Win or lose. Op actually made a take. :lmao
You do know these grades were TGY right?

[dabom]

Dude still thinks green has more gravity than MVP kawhi. :lmao

[dabom]

You do know these grades were TGY right?

Thanks for correcting me. I'm at a bar. I'm gonna give you a win against me. Keep it up junior. :tu

[rasuo214]

The grades are as embarrassing as the Spurs performance tonight.

[YGWHI]

I'll post game highlights later since you clearly missed the game

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"just pity fouls :cry :cry"

[Splits]

I'll post game highlights later since you clearly missed the game

Probably the most accurate grades of the season, thanks TGY. And to think you're pinked but that faggot FkTP can still start threads? :lmao

Bold this man

[dabom]

The grades are shit. :lol


Nice try tgf.

[YGWHI]

"but but Tony Parker - C-7pts, 3ast, 1blk Kawhi Leonard - F 23pts, 6/16 shooting..."

I wonder why he didn't mention Kawhi had 6 asts in his grades...

Because the SF outplayed the PG as playmaker tonight? "but but Head of the Snake :cry"

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Chinook I think you mean 11 years, 4 months, and 29 days too late.

[TheGreatYacht]

These are not Chinook's but TGY... thanks for getting these out so quickly and with your sense of humor I guess. :toast

Probably the most accurate grades of the season, thanks TGY. And to think you're pinked but that faggot FkTP can still start threads? :lmao

Bold this man
Thanks :bobo

I really wanted these grades to make up for the lack of game grades recently

[Kawhitstorm]

I thought the snub might motivate LMA in general - not just against the player who might be perceived to have "taken his place."

In 2011, he was taking it out on Blake/Love.

[Splits]

Thanks :bobo

I really wanted these grades to make up for the lack of game grades recently

Yeah, it's a crying shame we didn't get Toronto grades? Which poster weaseled out of that commitment? Another board faggot like FkTP I assume.

[TheGreatYacht]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWVLt6pAVm0&feature=share

[TheGreatYacht]

Yeah, it's a crying shame we didn't get Toronto grades? Which poster weaseled out of that commitment? Another board faggot like FkTP I assume.
HH, iirc. Chinook can you confirm?

[Splits]

HH, iirc. Chinook (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=37557) can you confirm?

What a welching asshole if true.

[Hoops Czar]

Yeah, it's a crying shame we didn't get Toronto grades? Which poster weaseled out of that commitment? Another board faggot like FkTP I assume.

Someone close to HarlemHeat37 (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=11597) should really consider doing a wellness check. He had both the Cleveland and Toronto game grades.

[GSH]

Congrats to Chinook for resisting the urge to editorialize. You've played this whole game grade thing straight-up, from the beginning. Agree or disagree, you've rolled with what was presented - even times you could have edited, like tonight. Given the same opportunity, I'm not sure I could have resisted.

I only got to see the 4th quarter, so I can't comment much. Defense looked ugly in the 4th. Shots not falling. Lee looked like he did his usual thing, but I think some people have to start understanding why I didn't think he belongs at the C, even though he brings great effort.

[Splits]

Someone close to HarlemHeat37 (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=11597) should really consider doing a wellness check. He had both the Cleveland and Toronto game grades.

He's probably just busy sewing his blouse sleeves and capri pants

[313]

Nice write up TGY. It's a breath of fresh air to get some critical, unbiased grades these days. Bertans should absorb all Kyle's minutes.

[TheGreatYacht]

Nice write up TGY. It's a breath of fresh air to get some critical, unbiased grades these days. Bertrans should take absorb all Kyle's minutes.
Means a lot coming from one of the most dominant posters on ST

[FkLA]

Where's the outrage from all the sanctimonious French fags on ST because the game grades have not been taken seriously? Go root for Utah, faggots.

Brazil (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14466)

[Chinook]

HH, iirc. Chinook (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=37557) can you confirm?

Yes, both Cle and Tor. Sucks because I'm sure other people would have gladly done those grades.

[Chinook]

Congrats to Chinook for resisting the urge to editorialize. You've played this whole game grade thing straight-up, from the beginning. Agree or disagree, you've rolled with what was presented - even times you could have edited, like tonight. Given the same opportunity, I'm not sure I could have resisted.

I only got to see the 4th quarter, so I can't comment much. Defense looked ugly in the 4th. Shots not falling. Lee looked like he did his usual thing, but I think some people have to start understanding why I didn't think he belongs at the C, even though he brings great effort.

Thanks for the praise, man. That's why I/we do these.

I really want these threads to represent all of Spurstalk, even parts of ST that I disagree with. As much as people want to criticize the quality of some threads or the grade choices the OPs give, it takes time and effort even to put out a half-assed assessment. I like to get mine out as soon as possible, and I'll think I've just written a bit only to see 70 minutes have passed since I started. Grades take time out of people's schedules, and that's shown in the number of drops we've had recently. Even if TGY was trolling or just didn't care to give grades that made sense to most of us, it still took time out of his day, and for that I appreciate his effort.

I missed the first quarter, so I can't comment too much, but I think the middle quarters were good enough to warrant some better grades. It was an ugly end, but there were stretches of nice ball thrown in. However, getting skunked late by NO always feels horrible even though they aren't an untalented team. The Spurs always find a way to lose on to the Pels, though.

[YGWHI]

Where's the outrage from all the sanctimonious French fags on ST because the game grades have not been taken seriously? Go root for Utah, faggots.

Brazil (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14466)

Like I've said before, we don't see the same guys that claim about Parker's 'unfair' criticism in grade-game and 'not taking it seriously', when other player is being trolled in these threads.

I wonder why...

[SAGirl]

Thanks for the praise, man. That's why I/we do these.

I really want these threads to represent all of Spurstalk, even parts of ST that I disagree with. As much as people want to criticize the quality of some threads or the grade choices the OPs give, it takes time and effort even to put out a half-assed assessment. I like to get mine out as soon as possible, and I'll think I've just written a bit only to see 70 minutes have passed since I started. Grades take time out of people's schedules, and that's shown in the number of drops we've had recently. Even if TGY was trolling or just didn't care to give grades that made sense to most of us, it still took time out of his day, and for that I appreciate his effort.

I missed the first quarter, so I can't comment too much, but I think the middle quarters were good enough to warrant some better grades. It was an ugly end, but there were stretches of nice ball thrown in. However, getting skunked late by NO always feels horrible even though they aren't an untalented team. The Spurs always find a way to lose on to the Pels, though.
What did you think of Pop's coaching?
I didn't miss the game but things were going on at home and my attention wasn't fixed enough to where I saw everything.

I hate to throw shade on anyone... but I thought defensively the effort wasn't there and it was uneven. It was a winnable game.

[Robz4000]

Thanks for the write-up bruh :tu

[SAGirl]

:pop:"We ran out of gas. New Orleans was aggressive. They played great for 48 minutes. They moved the ball, hit the boards hard and got loose balls," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "Kawhi did a good job. Tony, again, hasn't played in 10 days."

http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900122


The Spurs had been winning lately despite having starters Kawhi Leonard (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6450/kawhi-leonard) and Tony Parker (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1015/tony-parker) sidelined with nagging injuries. San Antonio fell with both back on the court. Leonard, returning from sore left hand that caused him to miss two games, scored 23, but showed some rustiness, missing 10 of 16 shots. Parker, who'd sat out four games with a sore left foot, hit only two of seven shots and one miss was a momentum-stalling air ball from the right corner in the final five minutes.

Tony:

"We had a great first half," Parker said. "In the second half, they were shooting the ball very well. They made a lot of 3s, so we have to give them credit."

I suppose it was a scheduled loss.. The Spurs were on a kind of historic road record and it was bound to end sometime. Still questionable coaching from Pop. I hope he's not just thinking "oh guys just got tired."

[Nathan89]

20 shots for 14pts. Lma is a terrible second option. Every team we play seems to have someone that can throw his soft ass off his game.

[Slippy]

Pop should get an f but he was in experimental mode tonight.

[Pocho La Pantera]

Good grades, all things considered:bobo

[BillMc]

Thanks for the grades TGY. :toast
I am one of the biggest Bertans fans here, but I would have give him a slightly lower grade. He really struggled in the first half defensively when the Pelicans forced Davis to guard perimeter players. He also got blocked on a lazy dunk attempt.

That said, he can damn well shoot and delayed the Spurs collapse (for a few minutes at least.:lol)

[SAGirl]

Thanks for the grades TGY. :toast
I am one of the biggest Bertans fans here, but I would have give him a slightly lower grade. He really struggled in the first half defensively when the Pelicans forced Davis to guard perimeter players. He also got blocked on a lazy dunk attempt.

That said, he can damn well shoot and delayed the Spurs collapse (for a few minutes at least.:lol)
Like I said... hate to throw shade on anyone but the rim protection was awful. Davis was terrible on defense if I am honest but at least he's an offensive player. I completely understand Dedmon in context getting the bench, he's there to board and defend and wasn't doing much on defense. I think Davis is just too light and gets pushed around on defense too much, a guy just puts a body on him and he's off his feet unfortunately, with said guy creating space. He tries hard though.

Patty was just awful both ends... just terrible. Murray should have played instead.:rolleyes

[100%duncan]

Chinook you should just do the Cleveland and Raptors game grades honestly or anyone for that matter.

[r0drig0lac]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smilol.gif
good

[Raven]

when david lee is getting praises over anybody, you know the cancering is on... sounds like a lot of ferrari, doesn't it?

[SAGirl]

when david lee is getting praises over anybody, you know the cancering is on... sounds like a lot of ferrari, doesn't it?
It does... frankly Davis too. As much as he can light things up ... he can't defend a flag pole.

Patty had a horrible game though.. but you have a point... when Davis and Lee are your best players it's a loss and it does remind me of Ferrari, a lot.

[Clipper Nation]

Nice write up TGY. It's a breath of fresh air to get some critical, unbiased grades these days.
:lmao

[BillMc]

I think Davis is just too light and gets pushed around on defense too much, a guy just puts a body on him and he's off his feet unfortunately, with said guy creating space. He tries hard though.

Patty was just awful both ends... just terrible. Murray should have played instead.:rolleyes

I didn't notice particularly his being pushed out by weightier bugs. What I noticed was the Pelicans were forcing switches that left Davis on a quicker, smaller guys he couldn't keep,up with.

Dedmon has has been a serious disappointment in Pau's absence. Patty can playe but when his shots not falling he doesn't bring much else to the table except enthusiasm,

[Perry Mason]

Great grades TGY. Matches the feel of the game. Ignore the agenda posters. No one gets it perfectly (you would have to watch and rematch ad nauseum), but these are spot on for guys like LDN and LMA.

And frankly I'm entertained by all the reactions to the grades. :lol
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[r0drig0lac]

Unfortunately only George Hill played yesterday

[HankChinaski]

Honestly I chalk last night's game to the team just being uninspired and playing lazy unfocused ball.

The Mavs game should be a much better overall performance.

[TheGreatYacht]

Good grades, all things considered:bobo

Thanks for the grades TGY. :toast
I am one of the biggest Bertans fans here, but I would have give him a slightly lower grade. He really struggled in the first half defensively when the Pelicans forced Davis to guard perimeter players. He also got blocked on a lazy dunk attempt.

That said, he can damn well shoot and delayed the Spurs collapse (for a few minutes at least.:lol)

:lol
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Great grades TGY. Matches the feel of the game. Ignore the agenda posters. No one gets it perfectly (you would have to watch and rematch ad nauseum), but these are spot on for guys like LDN and LMA.

And frankly I'm entertained by all the reactions to the grades. :lol
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Thanks for all the great responses :toast

[spurs10]

Thanks for the grades! :flag:

[K...]

do y'all people really not know game grades are normalized to a player's expected performance? so yes leoard gets an F and lee gets a C bc lee played his hustle role but kawhi had to be food stamped his grades like a god damn post achilles kobe bryant. Demand better folks , thanks for the grades TGY

[wildbill2u]

The game was shit so the grades are problematical at best. After 3 really great road games where they beat the best of the East in Cleveland and The Raptors, it was clear they were tired and had no focus. The game in Cleveland had the intensity of a playoff game.

[FkLA]

:lol At people thanking TGY for his shit grades. Literally wrote one troll sentence for each player, couldn't have taken more than 5 minutes. He should be banned from ever doing game grades again, imho.

[spurs10]

The game was shit so the grades are problematical at best. After 3 really great road games where they beat the best of the East in Cleveland and The Raptors, it was clear they were tired and had no focus. The game in Cleveland had the intensity of a playoff game. True...I was hoping with two days of rest they'd play with energy instead of rust.
:pctoss

[SAGirl]

I didn't notice particularly his being pushed out by weightier bugs. What I noticed was the Pelicans were forcing switches that left Davis on a quicker, smaller guys he couldn't keep,up with.

Dedmon has has been a serious disappointment in Pau's absence. Patty can playe but when his shots not falling he doesn't bring much else to the table except enthusiasm,
I have observed it when guards drive on him. You know they put the body on the shot blocker to defuse him and Davis just gets pushed off. Heck I saw Cojo do it to get a floater over him. But the help defense he was giving Mills who wasn't even looking to go over a screen is what did him in. I wish I could explain it better... but I wasn't referring to bigs posting him up but how a guard is able to push him out of the way with their body weight and momentum.

[SAGirl]

The game was shit so the grades are problematical at best. After 3 really great road games where they beat the best of the East in Cleveland and The Raptors, it was clear they were tired and had no focus. The game in Cleveland had the intensity of a playoff game.
Claiming they were tired is a bad excuse. They had two days rest and both Tony and Kawhi were rested from injuries...

[SAGirl]

True...I was hoping with two days of rest they'd play with energy instead of rust.
:pctoss
I don't even consider rust an excuse. Deep bench players have come in out of the blue to have good games..they are pros. Shots didn't go in but they were also horrible on defense.

[K...]

:lol At people thanking TGY for his shit grades. Literally wrote one troll sentence for each player, couldn't have taken more than 5 minutes. He should be banned from ever doing game grades again, imho.

Shit game = shit grades.. Meanwhile no Cavs grades? There's a bitchable topic

[Prose]

idk if the spurs party the nigh before in new orleans but we can't ever win in that building for the past couple of years

[Brazil]

Where's the outrage from all the sanctimonious French fags on ST because the game grades have not been taken seriously? Go root for Utah, faggots.

Brazil (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14466)

did not read the thread...

speaking of faggot you are the one with the take of hero balling based on 3 actions: a missed pass, a missed lay up and a missed 8 footer ? :lmao

[Brazil]

btw yes his Kawhi grade is trash and comment mostly sucks