76ers @ SPURS - 2/2 7:30 CT 3:30 AM Riga time 10:30 PM Chapelco

[GSH]

Dedmon with nice D against Okafor. And Simmons forcing the action AGAIN, and drawing the whistle. Nice.

[GSH]

Simmons is working his ass off. He blows some plays, but he's all over the place.

[TheGreatYacht]

Juice took the juice out of the arena

[sasaint]

Dedmon with nice D against Okafor. And Simmons forcing the action AGAIN, and drawing the whistle. Nice.

Even if Kawhi can't get no respect, Simmons is drawing fouls like Manu once did. :tu

[NASpurs]

Davis, wtf man

[pgardn]

Dedmon has given Okafor hell on D.

[sasaint]

Simmons is working his ass off. He blows some plays, but he's all over the place.

He blows fewer and fewer plays. :tu

[GSH]

Who was it saying Tony never throws lobs? Never fails, does it? :lol

[sasaint]

Tony in; Kawhi out.

[Splits]

tony tony tony!

[ElNono]

Ideally, there would be a better alternative, but you can't have a useless off-ball PG on the floor, it'll make it a 4 vs. 5 game..

https://m.popkey.co/73e5f2/NOm3_f-maxage-0.gif

[pgardn]

Bertans tried a lob dunk...

[james evans]

well there's a parker alley

[bklynspursfan]

Does Tony do lobs?

Yes :)

[GSH]

Bertans tried a lob dunk...


That was really a nice play. Dedmon set a great pick, then got it back and made a nice feed to Bertans. He just lost the handle.

[RD2191]

tony tony tony!

Sucks sucks sucks!

[TheDoctor]

Sound the drums, we got this

http://wecravegamestoo.com/forums/members/cx-albums-cx-s-collection-animated-gifs-picture2726-2c1nw.gif

[dabom]

https://m.popkey.co/73e5f2/NOm3_f-maxage-0.gif

:lmao

[SPURt]

When did Davis replace his 9 fingers with ten penises? He's been shooting like butt

[NASpurs]

I bet this lineup is the first time they've played together all year long.

[Ron Swanson]

Double Double for Dedmon

[sasaint]

Yes :)

And again!

[Cry Havoc]

Dedmon Bertans and Simmons are balling the fuck out. :tu

[TheGreatYacht]

TP3 :wow

[RD2191]

Davis is cold as hell.

[GSH]

Double Double for Dedmon


:tu

[MultiTroll]

Bertans try your midrange or take it to the rack.
Treys are not falling tonight.

[TheDoctor]

Davis is tired

[pgardn]

That was really a nice play. Dedmon set a great pick, then got it back and made a nice feed to Bertans. He just lost the handle.

He was trying to throw tremendous uppercuts with both hands while holding a ball.

[GSH]

Davis is cold as hell.

He's playing better D, though, and hammering the boards. He delivered the shots in the first, when they were needed.

[james evans]

Parker can really be a great playmaker when he wants to. i have no idea why he doesn't play like this against top teams.

[sasaint]

Kawhi in; less than a minute later - Tony out.

[Splits]

Tony shredding this D with his passing

[pgardn]

Dedmon"s 1v. 1 D has been awesome.

[TheGreatYacht]

Brett Brown telling Pop to not risk a Paddy injury before the trade

[sasaint]

Davis is tired

Truth.

[DarrinS]

TP3 :wow

1pt 6 ast. -- he was like Stockton out there

[GSH]

He was trying to throw tremendous uppercuts with both hands while holding a ball.


Heh. I still like it that he had his teammate's back.

[TheDoctor]

Double Double for Dedmon

Mon noir :toast

[bklynspursfan]

Parker can really be a great playmaker when he wants to. i have no idea why he doesn't play like this against top teams.

Every game has a different feel. He's had games like this already against good teams.

[RD2191]

Parker can really be a great playmaker when he wants to. i have no idea why he doesn't play like this against top teams.

Because top teams aren't the sixers.

[GSH]

Dedmon"s 1v. 1 D has been awesome.


He's tired of people saying trade for Okafor.

[TheGreatYacht]

1pt 6 ast. -- he was like Stockton out there
And you're Magic Johnson off the court. Faggot

[TheDoctor]

Tony shredding this D with his passing

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Jeff-Van-Gundy-Stare.gif

[GSH]

1pt 6 ast. -- he was like Stockton out there


Oh, shit! :lmao

[pgardn]

Poor Saric has a serious hair lip.

[DarrinS]

And you're Magic Johnson off the court. Faggot

Lol, you mad

[Splits]

Game Grades:

Pop: A+ Benched Manu the entire 2nd half after seeing we were getting shit-Manu in the 1st half

[sasaint]

D-league blows Dijon's assist.

[GSH]

Oh, c'mon. Flop much?

[bklynspursfan]

Murray about to get pulled again. Why are u rushing and forcing a shot dude. Burn some clock

[NASpurs]

Is Pop going to bench Murray for that offensive foul? :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Why isn't Manure out there with the scrubs?

[TheGreatYacht]

Game Grades:

Pop: A+ Benched Manu the entire 2nd half after seeing we were getting shit-Manu in the 1st half
He's making the bench great again :tu

[FkLA]

Parker can really be a great playmaker when he wants to. i have no idea why he doesn't play like this against top teams.

1. He can't contain his inner hero. Scoring > playmaking for him.
2. He's not good enough anymore to do this against good teams.

[james evans]

Pop got Green out there with the 3rd unit haha

[bklynspursfan]

Is Pop going to bench Murray for that offensive foul? :lol

I wouldn't be surprised. Taking a shot 7 seconds into the shot clock? 2nd game in a row he just isn't recognizing the game/clock situation.

[Splits]

And you're Magic Johnson off the court. Faggot

:wow

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/pwnt.gif

[sasaint]

Game Grades:

Pop: A+ Benched Manu the entire 2nd half after seeing we were getting shit-Manu in the 1st half

Pop needs to park that car in the garage and leave it there for the rest of the season. Manu needs to mentor the young guys.

[NASpurs]

Murray's on the bench :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[GSH]

Poor Saric has a serious hair lip.


Poor guy. At least he can afford to have some work done now. Malik Rose has some of the straightest teeth on the planet now.

[DarrinS]

Why isn't Manure out there with the scrubs?

Because he's trying to give the youngsters some experience, dumbass.

[pgardn]

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Jeff-Van-Gundy-Stare.gif

Zoom out;
Zoom the fck out pronto!

[james evans]

And you're Magic Johnson off the court. Faggot
cmon man that was uncalled for :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

:wow

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/pwnt.gif
:lmao

[GSH]

I don't care of Bertans has missed some shots. I hope the game grades show the kind of game he had.

[NASpurs]

Isn't this the third game in a row that Murray got benched in like a minute? :lmao

[pgardn]

Poor guy. At least he can afford to have some work done now. Malik Rose has some of the straightest teeth on the planet now.

I think he is trying to grow a mustache to hide it.
Its not working...

[$pursDynasty]

Why Juice and no Dijon?

[SpurPadre]

Poor guy. At least he can afford to have some work done now. Malik Rose has some of the straightest teeth on the planet now.

Wonder why Michael Strahan refuses to fix his gap?

[TheGreatYacht]

Because he's trying to give the youngsters some experience, dumbass.
Is that why Joel Anthony is out there? You wrinkled old faggot

[TXstbobcat]

:flag:

[ducks]

Isn't this the third game in a row that Murray got benched in like a minute? :lmao

Jeff McDonald thinks so
Pop is teaching did it a lot with tp

[TheDoctor]

Isn't this the third game in a row that Murray got benched in like a minute? :lmao

Pop got him in sight like
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa253/fatbassgrizzly/GIFs/chuck.gif

[GSH]

Pop got him in sight like
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa253/fatbassgrizzly/GIFs/chuck.gif


WTF? That's the longest animated gif I've ever seen. :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Murray getting that young TP treatment

http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/e1cf345341e74109b0f97dc27cbce281/san-antonio-spurs-head-coach-greg-popovich-yells-instructions-to-guard-h0tfeh.jpg

[TheDoctor]

Because he's trying to give the youngsters some experience, dumbass.

http://www.ldssmile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Hilarious-funny-LDS-Mormon-memes-and-gifs-10.gif

[Robz4000]

Couldn't watch the game but from what it sounds like Simmons, Dedmon, and Bertans were impressive?

[TheGreatYacht]

Couldn't watch the game but from what it sounds like Simmons, Dedmon, and Bertans were impressive?
Their athleticism stood out against a mostly white team. changed the game

[DarrinS]

Is that why Joel Anthony is out there? You wrinkled old faggot

You seem like an intelligent person. Does Anthony have a lot of experience in this system?

Your use of homophobic slurs doesn't bother me, btw. :lol

But, if it makes you feel hard... :lol

[DarrinS]

Their athleticism stood out against a mostly white team. changed the game

Wtf?

[TXstbobcat]

With the Rockets loss to Atlanta, the Spurs have a 4 game lead for the 2 seed in the west. :toast

[ceperez]

I don't care of Bertans has missed some shots. I hope the game grades show the kind of game he had.

Highest plus/minus of the team.

[GSH]

Couldn't watch the game but from what it sounds like Simmons, Dedmon, and Bertans were impressive?


They kicked ass. But you left out David Lee.

[TheDoctor]

Couldn't watch the game but from what it sounds like Simmons, Dedmon, and Bertans were impressive?

They were our firepower
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[GSH]

Highest plus/minus of the team.


And the most minutes. I'm not a fan of the +/-, but when a guy is on the floor more than anyone else, there's a better chance that his +/- means something.

[GSH]

Spurs have had 49 blocks+steals in the last two games! :wow


But 19 freaking turnovers tonight. No bueno. And nearly everyone got in on the TO action, not like one player was guilty of most of them. Simmons had none, though. Boy gonna get paid.

[DarrinS]

They kicked ass. But you left out David Lee.

David Lee brings it every game. What an upgrade from West.

[SAGirl]

It looks like Pop is staggering TOny and Kawhi. I fear the "transition" to "Kawhi's Team" has hit a snag that is having an effect on the team's performance.
I remember your talking about locker room issues. ... we don't know what they are.
I don't get the vibe there are but Pop experimenting in the regular season I am all for. In fact very quietly he has tried Tony with the bench a few times already prior to this game.

[sasaint]

I remember your talking about locker room issues. ... we don't know what they are.
I don't get the vibe there are but Pop experimenting in the regular season I am all for. In fact very quietly he has tried Tony with the bench a few times already prior to this game.

Before this game I do not recall Pop's staggering their minutes in such a way that they were barely on the court together. Harlem has been saying for some time that Tony needs to be aggressive when he is on the floor, or else the defense can just ignore him. I am starting to think there is a lot of truth in that. But that aggressiveness definitely does not mesh well with Kawhi. Pop is experimenting, trying to determine what the optimal Tony Lineups are and what the optimal Kawhi lineups are. They do not appear to be the same. On the other hand, If Tony really has rediscovered the lob (and tonight wasn't just an anomaly), he and Deadman seem to play very well together (as Pop noted in his post-game comments).

As for the locker room - I am just speculating wildly (like most here on ST :lol). But I am guided by what my instincts tell me when I watch a totally apathetic, dysfunctional "contender" take the floor in consecutive games against lottery teams - and lose in very ugly fashion. But watching Tony and Kawhi play with completely different "platoons" tonight could shed some light on those behind-the-scenes issues I sense.

[SAGirl]

Before this game I do not recall Pop's staggering their minutes in such a way that they were barely on the court together. Harlem has been saying for some time that Tony needs to be aggressive when he is on the floor, or else the defense can just ignore him. I am starting to think there is a lot of truth in that. But that aggressiveness definitely does not mesh well with Kawhi. Pop is experimenting, trying to determine what the optimal Tony Lineups are and what the optimal Kawhi lineups are. They do not appear to be the same. On the other hand, If Tony really has rediscovered the lob (and tonight wasn't just an anomaly), he and Deadman seem to play very well together (as Pop noted in his post-game comments).

As for the locker room - I am just speculating wildly (like most here on ST :lol). But I am guided by what my instincts tell me when I watch a totally apathetic, dysfunctional "contender" take the floor in consecutive games against lottery teams - and lose in very ugly fashion. But watching Tony and Kawhi play with completely different "platoons" tonight could shed some light on those behind-the-scenes issues I sense.
Good insight sasaint... keep it up.
Better to read some interesting speculation like this than the too much trolling and woe is me-sky is falling. :tu

[Robz4000]

David Lee brings it every game. What an upgrade from West.

This tbh. Other than Kiwi he's been the Spurs' most consistent player.

[DAF86]

We should be 40-9, tbh. 39-10 at worst.

[sasaint]

Good insight sasaint... keep it up.
Better to read some interesting speculation like this than the too much trolling and woe is me-sky is falling. :tu

Haha! Thanks, but whether the speculation was insightful or blindness remains to be seen!

[SpurPadre]

Thanks, Bud...now give us Thabo, tbh.

[Canyonero]

And OP wins again.

[bklynspursfan]

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[RD2191]

827383431776522241

That's almost as gay as you.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Wait, they hunt tigers or are the tigers??

[bklynspursfan]

Wait, they hunt tigers or are the tigers??

Yea, tough to decipher lol. Not quite as cool as the foreign legion, but whatever works I guess

[ceperez]

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Only a select few? So we have exclusive benches now that only the really accomplished can play? So who's not part of the regular bench? Forbes, Murray, Anthony?

[Spurtacular]

Fucking Simmons with the shit 3 and D (not in position to make the steal and hand down as the man busts the shot in his face) cost me the payout. Spurs would've beat the spread otherwise. Then, he had a chance to redeem himself; but the jackass "dribbled it out."