Game Thread(57/82): Spurs @ Cipper (9:30 PM CT) sponsored by Automatic L

[Leetonidas]

Spurs actually playing with fire and stepping up after Leonard goes out?? :wow what am I watching

[PopTheGOAT]

Heh. I'm not allowed to be a smartass?

That's going to cut way into my posting. :lol
I just don't want to be grouped with these other cliff jumping faggots :lol

[Chinook]

Still a -1 quarter for the Spurs.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/b4/c8/67/b4c8674e4f7e5847fd47a10c69951fb9.jpg

[james evans]

Even though Leonard is our best player and the Clips aren't one of the top teams in the league, we are playing better with him off the floor. Iso ball works well against most teams, but for some reason, it doesn't with these guys. And the fact that they don't do a lot of iso ball on the offensive end outside of Crawford, we've contained them with him off the floor. In the words of us boxing fans, "styles make fights"

[SpurPadre]

Who would've thought a Paddy, TP, Manu lineup would light up a spark on both ends?

[Chinook]

Spurs actually playing with fire and stepping up after Leonard goes out?? :wow what am I watching

The reason why Kawhi doesn't have great on/off numbers?

[PopTheGOAT]

Still a -1 quarter for the Spurs.
:rollin

[Nathan89]

Rivers would start on the Spurs:lol

[sasaint]

Spurs actually playing with fire and stepping up after Leonard goes out?? :wow what am I watching

Truly. Best performance with Kawhi on the bench with the game in the balance that I remember.

[GSH]

Dedmon and Lee with great tag-team defense there.

[sasaint]

Rivers would start on the Spurs:lol

I bet I am not the only Spurs fan that wanted the Spurs to sign the guy for that reason.

[NASpurs]

Why is MVPRivers on the bench? Doc giving the Spurs one.

[spurs10]

Lee! Dedmon! Manu!!

[PopTheGOAT]

Hell yeah

[BillMc]

Malcolm McDowell going gonzo at a British boys' school with a young Helen Mirren. A bit of the old ultra-violence, a bit of the old in-out, in-out, my brother droog.

The colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen.:lol

I'll check it out

[cd98]

Manu with a throw back game.

[TheDoctor]

I can't believe with the confidence that fucker Rivers plays against the Spurs. It's just incredible.

This is Austin Rivers vs the NBA:
http://cdn0.wideopenspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/download-2.gif

And this is the same fucker vs the Spurs:
http://www.gifbin.com/bin/012012/1336500690_clay_pigeon_shooting.gif

[GSH]

:lol My wife made me put on the shitty low-def CW feed, so we could listen to Sean instead of PJ.

[itzsoweezee]

Manu is saving this team's ass

[spursistan]

Dedmon is our most impactful big...more minutes and should stay starting...:tu

[SpurPadre]

They're showing alot of heart and pride out there.

[SAGirl]

Mills and Danny will have to do more than show up - both tonight and for the rest of the season!

Yes.
And they still need tony and Manu to play well. It's just how it is.
They look very different when Tony and Manu play well.... it's just the truth.

I am not a Tony/Manu hater.. the opposite. When they ain't right like Tony in the first half it's horrible.

[Nathan89]

Dedmon started playing basketball at 18 but knows how to roll to the basket better than LMA. Pathetic.

[Leetonidas]

:lol My wife made me put on the shitty low-def CW feed, so we could listen to Sean instead of PJ.

I was gonna watch the ESPN feed for the quality until I saw pj :lol

[Nathan89]

I can't believe with the confidence that fucker Rivers plays against the Spurs. It's just incredible.

This is Austin Rivers vs the NBA:
http://cdn0.wideopenspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/download-2.gif

And this is the same fucker vs the Spurs:
http://www.gifbin.com/bin/012012/1336500690_clay_pigeon_shooting.gif:lol

[PopTheGOAT]

I bet I am not the only Spurs fan that wanted the Spurs to sign the guy for that reason.
I bet he'd shoot 30% and continue to be a Spur killer

[bklynspursfan]

They're showing alot of heart and pride out there.

It's important for Kawhi to come in and be more of a facilitator this game imo. Keep the offense versatile and unpredictable

[NASpurs]

Dedmon is our most impactful big...more minutes and should stay starting...:tu


Pau making those 3s in the first half gave Poop a boner. Nearly threw the game because of it.

[SAGirl]

I can't believe with the confidence that fucker Rivers plays against the Spurs. It's just incredible.

This is Austin Rivers vs the NBA:
http://cdn0.wideopenspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/download-2.gif

And this is the same fucker vs the Spurs:
http://www.gifbin.com/bin/012012/1336500690_clay_pigeon_shooting.gif
Dude generally can't shoot jumpers but he has gotten a lot of experience and confidence in the playoffs by now and has improved. He's always aggressive against the Spurs bc Patty can't guard him, just can't.

[Nathan89]

:lol My wife made me put on the shitty low-def CW feed, so we could listen to Sean instead of PJ.

You should've known she a poor decision maker tbh.

[NASpurs]

Holy shit, what a sequence :lol

[bklynspursfan]

Dammit we needed that Danny

[sasaint]

The colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen.:lol

I'll check it out

60's - 70's anti-establishment stuff I was raised on - from a British perspective. Interesting soundtrack, including "Sanctus" by the Missa Luba - truly haunting piece.

[Benoit]

this game ends Kawhi Leonard MVP talk lmao they look dominant without him

[GSH]

Dammit Danny!!!! You HAVE to knock that down. The whole team going all out, and you tank the damn shot.

[FaM0us Skins]

We're killing them on the glass

[SpurPadre]

Imagine the Spurs playing a team that has Teletovic, Rivers and Waiters. That would scare me more than the Dubs, tbh.

[cd98]

Dedmon started playing basketball at 18 but knows how to roll to the basket better than LMA. Pathetic.

Well he's faster and more athletic. I think LMA prefers the pick and pop.

[spursistan]

fuckin Danny... shot been off in 2017 after that hot start...

[Ice009]

Can Green fucking hit an open shot to save his life? I will fucking destroy that scrub in a shooting contest.

[BillMc]

Welly welly well well....Manu to the rescue my little droogs!

He's got yarbles of steel (literally)

[sasaint]

I bet he'd shoot 30% and continue to be a Spur killer

:lmao Spurs luck. You could be right.

[TheDoctor]

Danny dodge a bullet w/ that loose ball foul. That shot was awful

[bklynspursfan]

Dam TP. In and out

[GSH]

You should've known she a poor decision maker tbh.


:lol If I had said that to someone else, I'd think it was funny as hell. Gotta laugh when I'm the one walking into it. :toast

[TheDoctor]

Damn Dedmon doing everything. Pay that man

[SAGirl]

This group playing well.
One has to appreciate Dedmon D
Lamarcus doing a good job on D as well, good hands.

[NASpurs]

You know Pop is considering hacking Jordan :lol

[timtonymanu]

Ugh softdridge

[sasaint]

Damn Dedmon doing everything. Pay that man

A MUST! :tu

[SpurPadre]

It's important for Kawhi to come in and be more of a facilitator this game imo. Keep the offense versatile and unpredictable

But with more shot attempts than TP, though

[bklynspursfan]

Parker the glove! Haha

[NASpurs]

Holy shit MVParker :wow

[GSH]

Well if we can't have Danny defending DeAndre, I guess Tony defending him is the next best thing.

[Capt Bringdown]

LMA...fuck that guy

[timtonymanu]

Ooh nice Parker

[PopTheGOAT]

Parker ripped Paul :wow

[Leetonidas]

MVParker:wow

[NASpurs]

"I can taste my own blood!"

[cd98]

Dedmon now the enforcer. Stitches.

[SpurPadre]

Wow. TP's best defensive sequence all season.

[Ron Swanson]

Great. Griffin is getting AIDS all over the court.

[bklynspursfan]

But with more shot attempts than TP, though

If Parker is open more, from cuts to spot ups, no problem with TP having more shots. This isn't a Kawh-ISO opponent . It's get the best shot available

[TheDoctor]

HOTSDPOY :wow

[GSH]

LOL. Fucking Blake head-butting Dedmon, and comes down bleeding.

[NASpurs]

Great. Griffin is getting AIDS all over the court.

:lol

HPV is all the rage nowadays.

[Capt Bringdown]

Dedmon popped Blake's eyeball! Love this guy.

[Leetonidas]

Griffin did that shit to himself :lol

[100%duncan]

Griffin got checked :lmao

[$pursDynasty]

Hit em hard get your money's worth

[007nites]

Thats not even a foul

[TheDoctor]

Yes. There will be blood

http://media3.giphy.com/media/9F9ibVaDlGf2E/giphy.gif

[sasaint]

Well if we can't have Danny defending DeAndre, I guess Tony defending him is the next best thing.

You started out wanting Manu on him. Make up your mind! :lol

[spurs10]

He's got yarbles of steel (literally) We are getting a little touch of the ol' ultra violence!

[GSH]

Yes. There will be blood

http://media3.giphy.com/media/9F9ibVaDlGf2E/giphy.gif


Dedmon drank his milkshake.

[bklynspursfan]

Kawhi fell asleep

[Darius Bieber]

Clippers run for the win here.

[cd98]

Just like that. Damn you Chris Paul.

[NASpurs]

GOAT Rivers is about to check into the game.

[resistanze]

smh Kawhi is out of it

[RD2191]

GOAT Rivers is about to check into the game.

:lmao

[spursistan]

Kawhi asleep at the wheel..He just fuckin struggles agaisnt this team..

[GSH]

You started out wanting Manu on him. Make up your mind! :lol


I meant Manu. Danny wouldn't be much better, though.

Jordan under the basket with hobbits guarding him is like free points.

[SpurPadre]

Griffin was fouled there, should've been an and-1, tbh.

[$pursDynasty]

Good time out by Pop get em focused

[sasaint]

Kawhi fell asleep

I missed the first half, but apparently not an MVP-level game.

[TheDoctor]

Kawhi fell asleep

#MVPAttitude

[NASpurs]

Maybe Kawhi should had stayed on the bench... just saying.

[spursistan]

Ugh softdridge:lmao...useless per par...

[$pursDynasty]

Kawhi asleep at the wheel..He just fuckin struggles agaisnt this team..
makes me wish he would have skipped the all star game

[BillMc]

60's - 70's anti-establishment stuff I was raised on - from a British perspective. Interesting soundtrack, including "Sanctus" by the Missa Luba - truly haunting piece.

I;ll definitely watch it. Many thanks.

[sasaint]

Kawhi asleep at the wheel..He just fuckin struggles agaisnt this team..

He spent himself scoring 4 points in the ASG.

[bklynspursfan]

I wish the refs watched blakes feet. Dude travels a lot. Very unorthodox footwork

[BillMc]

We are getting a little touch of the ol' ultra violence!

:lol

[timtonymanu]

MVPatty!!!

[GSH]

You started out wanting Manu on him. Make up your mind! :lol


I meant Manu. Danny wouldn't be much better, though.

Jordan under the basket with hobbits guarding him is like free points.


Patty on Griffen, though. That's a different story.

[spurs10]

Patty!

[NASpurs]

MVPatty!

[PopTheGOAT]

Patrick!

[CGD]

Kawahi prolly getting home cooking, and distracted. He's had no rythym today.

[bklynspursfan]

Let's go Patty

[TheDoctor]

835365632438910976

[TheDoctor]

Paddy with his 2nd 3point basket of the year

[bklynspursfan]

Blake with a Draymond Green kick.. good defense by dedmon

[NASpurs]

There's still six minutes left...fuuu

[Chinook]

Guess jump balls aren't a thing anymore.

[GSH]

Shit Dewayne. If they're gonna call it like that, hit him in the eye.

[sasaint]

I;ll definitely watch it. Many thanks.

Less political, but more fun is the follow-up to Clockwork - O Lucky Man! Great music by the Alan Price Combo. Price was an original Animal with Eric Burdon. Not a Limey are you?

[bklynspursfan]

Blake Nash doesn't miss fts now huh

[Ice009]

Dedon, great fucking defense with LA fucking weak giving up the rebound and And 1. Nut up LA.

[NASpurs]

Dedmon!! :wow

[SAGirl]

I like Griffin's game...

[sasaint]

Patty on Griffen, though. That's a different story.

:lol

[bklynspursfan]

Such bs. That was not a foul

[RD2191]

Lascrubus still scrubbing it up I see.

[GSH]

Fuck... just look at Jordan in there holding. Getting pretty sick of that.

[phxspurfan]

Typical staples center ref job

[bklynspursfan]

I'd almost go with lee vs Pau. I hope it works out

[sasaint]

I like Griffin's game...

:lol you and everybody else on the planet.

[UZER]

:lol Griffin acting real tough against the Spurs. Runs and hides from Draymond.

[NASpurs]

Go sit down Kawhi

[timtonymanu]

Wtf was that Kawhi :lol

[PopTheGOAT]

What is Kawhi doing?

[100%duncan]

Holy fuck Kawhi :lmao

[spurs10]

C'mon Kawhi!

[SpurPadre]

Kawhi forcing shit

[bklynspursfan]

Manu!

[RD2191]

When was the last time Kawhi had a good game against the clips? WTF is this shit?

[NASpurs]

Our TOSBs!! :wow

[timtonymanu]

Clippers are so bitch made

[unleashbaynes]

Fucking die already

[GSH]

Jordan kicked that loose ball on purpose, right in front of a ref, and no whistle.

[unleashbaynes]

Dumbass kawhi shooting way too early in the shot clock.

[sasaint]

Kawhi?!?!

[spursistan]

Kawhi shot selection :lmao

[bklynspursfan]

Kawhi with a bad shot.

our back court looks good for the most part tonight, tony and Manu provided a great spark in the 3rd and look good now

[timtonymanu]

Spurs dodging bullets with the Redick misses

[Ron Swanson]

Parker needs to recognize that Redick was guarding Kawhi.

[PopTheGOAT]

Sloppy game from the players and refs

[100%duncan]

:lmao griffin is such a crying bitch

[SupremeGuy]

LMAO at Verde being reduced to Kawhi's water boy

[james evans]

Leonard is had 2 HORRIBLE 3 point shots here in the 4th. Just stupid shots

[UZER]

Clippers crying about fouls.

Aldridge 5

Kawhi 5

[TheDoctor]

Kawhobe sighting tbh

[SAGirl]

This is a very competitive game... Reddick not making shots is the difference. He has gotten a lot of good looks.

[100%duncan]

Griffin :cry

[bklynspursfan]

Spurs dodging bullets with the Redick misses

Seems if he doesn't get going early he struggles.

They dodged bullets when we missed like 3 straight open 3s, it balances out lol

[sasaint]

Spurs dodging bullets with the Redick misses

Whew!

[Ron Swanson]

:lmao griffin is such a crying bitch

Can't fucking stand him.

[SupremeGuy]

Reddick can't pull off that sleeve tat. It looks fucking ridiculous on him.

[NASpurs]

All those CP3 misses are from rust. That nigga is usually like 100% against the Spurs.

[ducks]

Dumbass kawhi shooting way too early in the shot clock.

[HI-FI]

Clippers want no piece of Dedmon.

[timtonymanu]

Seems if he doesn't get going early he struggles.

They dodged bullets when we missed like 3 straight open 3s, it balances out lol

Honestly I've gotten use to not seeing him miss. Crawful was even MIA today. Only Rivers was a problem.

[james evans]

:lmao griffin is such a crying bitch
i hate these flopping mfs. That cut under his eye was caused by him. He's the one that put his head down and drove to the basket..

[GSH]

This is a very competitive game... Reddick not making shots is the difference. He has gotten a lot of good looks.


Offset by LMA going 5-14 and a bunch of them open looks.

[Leetonidas]

Griffin must be menstruating tbh

[SpurPadre]

Spurs dodging bullets with the Redick misses

True but they're benefitting off of Kawhi's off night.

[UZER]

Did Kawhi party it up last night?

[ducks]

Kawhi forcing shit

[PopTheGOAT]

Both teams playing below par. Refs calling ticky tack BS all game.

[100%duncan]

i hate these flopping mfs. That cut under his eye was caused by him. He's the one that put his head down and drove to the basket..

:cry "HE STEPPED IN FIRST!" :cry

[timtonymanu]

Dedmon 12 boards. Outrebounding the "all-star" DeAndre.

[bklynspursfan]

Honestly I've gotten use to not seeing him miss. Crawful was even MIA today. Only Rivers was a problem.

Yea I thought his last 3 were going for sure. They did good on him early tho, he never really got into a rhythm. Even fat Felton was pretty quiet against us

[GSH]

Did Kawhi party it up last night?


After the AS Game, he's not expecting people to play defense.

[sasaint]

Leonard is had 2 HORRIBLE 3 point shots here in the 4th. Just stupid shots

Missed the first half. Has he been pressing to make up for a bad game? He has been mediocre to bad this half, but he has been playing with 5!fouls.

[PopTheGOAT]

Did Kawhi party it up last night?
Missed out on some minutes due to foul trouble, trying to get his average

[SAGirl]

Offset by LMA going 5-14 and a bunch of them open looks.
I don't even mention Lamarcus bc he's back to brick city.
Spurs are lucky Pau came back from his injury with his jumpshot hot.

[100%duncan]

Dedmon 12 boards. Outrebounding the "all-star" DeAndre.

His defense on switches is what impresses me.

[CGD]

Kawahi back at home. Prolly distracted.

[TheDoctor]

Kawhi needs to learn something that MJ was a master of. When he had bad bad shooting nights, he just decided to be a distributor, control the game's tempo and look for the open man.

[Ice009]

Leonard is had 2 HORRIBLE 3 point shots here in the 4th. Just stupid shots

Kawhi only shoots 31% or something on the road 3 pointers. If that is all he can hit, he needs to stop shooting them. He's something like 47% at home, but 31% or so on the road. I've gotta be consistent as I'd tell Westbrook to not take any threes at all, but Kawhi on the road shooting 3s is piss poor, so I'm going to tell him too, he needs to either get better at them, or just stop fucking jacking them up.

[GSH]

Paul coming into the paint pushing people, and Pau gets the whistle? Fuck this.

[CGD]

Deddy gonna get paid! So happy Noel went to Dallas. Eliminates the biggest threat to poach DD.

[SpurPadre]

We've found our DeAndre answer in Dedmon is my biggest takeaway from a gutsy, hardfought performance.

[sasaint]

His defense on switches is what impresses me.

You bet!

[spursistan]

why the hell take Dedmon out?

[RD2191]

MVP taking us home per usual.

[james evans]

I am so tired of seeing Blake Griffin hit the floor. Every other possession this guy is on the ground

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Did Kawhi party it up last night?

I think the fouls have affected him.

[SAGirl]

Well Kawhi is tremendous making super tough shots but isos like that don't help anyone else score obviously unless he's doubled.

[100%duncan]

Whi's ft shooting smh :lol

[SpurPadre]

Becky is like, who the fuck is that bitch?!

[boutons_deux]

KL chokes FT at 2 min remaining

[spurs10]

Someone better hide the razor blades at Darius Beiber's house.

[GSH]

I am so tired of seeing Blake Griffin hit the floor. Every other possession this guy is on the ground


Funny how a guy who thinks he's a badass, will let himself get knocked down by guys he outweighs by 70 lbs.

[NASpurs]

I like this new role for Gasol. Please don't change it Pop.

[bklynspursfan]

If we come back and win ,will you stop posting?


Like that's gonna happen.


http://i.imgur.com/x4Z93Nt.gif

[SpurPadre]

Kawhi is the worst 4th quarter free throw shooter who makes 90% of them overall of all-time.

[BillMc]

Not a Limey are you?

No I'm from Vegas. Though I did get a Masters from the University of Manchester. :lol

[PopTheGOAT]

Let this shit end already

[cjw]

Dedmon on these switches has been outstanding. Cutting down on the fouling too. And works within the offense. If the Spurs play GSW he's going to have to play a HUGE role defending their small ball lineups and imposing his size.

Happy with Pau showing some range tonight and will be interesting to see if he keeps pushing out his range the duration of the RS.

The one lineup I really enjoyed was the Parker-Mills-Manu one. Against a team without quality SF like the Clippers it is very playable. Remains to be seen if the Spurs can trot it out when the Warriors aren't playing Durant at the 3.

Clippers obviously were tired tonight but are still not a team I want any part of come the postseason. Would still much rather see the Rockets than them.

[NASpurs]

Manu with a +21, MVP

[RD2191]

20-6-3 in 30 minutes, not bad for an off night.

[100%duncan]

Spurs fans in LA cheer better than at home :lmao

[GSH]

Someone better hide the razor blades at Darius Beiber's house.

It wasn't a cliff when I jumped
https://media.giphy.com/media/SR3Hi1IKBmDoQ/giphy.gif

[TheDoctor]

There goes TP's hammy/foot/achilles/whatever

[bklynspursfan]

Spurs by 12

Take away that bs and 1 for Rivers and ignored foul on TP, and it's an 11 point game.

[Chinook]

So any volunteers for the grades?

[ducks]

Big win a loss spurs might not have beaten them a game in playoffs

[GSH]

All right, Bill. The Clipper game is over. Ditch that damn avatar and bring back the milk-plus maids.

[PopTheGOAT]

Beat the Clips in LA :wow

[UZER]

Manu and Parker with the fresh legs goods. Looks like a November game.

[spurs10]

Singin' in the rain..I'm singin' in the rain!!!

[SpurPadre]

Ballsiest win of the season. They can do better but so proud of them, tbh.

[Darius Bieber]

Eh a flukey win is a win in the end

[100%duncan]

So any volunteers for the grades?

Id take it but I missed the first 6 mins of both the 1st and 3rd quarters

[SAGirl]

Quality win.
:flag:

[NASpurs]

So any volunteers for the grades?


A win in LA against the Clippers? A+ for everyone. Moving on.

[TheDoctor]

The Spurs went LA blasting like:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/46/97/0c/46970cf6171784a1bc3f6f76b8eb5dcd.gif

[Darius Bieber]

Chris Paul going right from the bench to the locker room like the little bitch that he is.

[Chinook]

Id take it but I missed the first 6 mins of both the 1st and 3rd quarters

It was pretty much all Spurs in the first and all Clips in the third.

[SAGirl]

So any volunteers for the grades?
I didn't take any notes whatsoever for this.. my grades are likely to be just awful. I dare not.

[CGD]

Spurs fans in LA cheer better than at home :lmao

What was the deal with the Spurs fans at Staples tonight? Never seen that before in that stadium.

I cant remember another year when I've seen/heard so many Spurs fans in visiting arenas.

[sasaint]

No I'm from Vegas. Though I did get a Masters from the University of Manchester. :lol

I didn't think so. The young Malcolm McDowell trilogy for me is: If, Clockwork Orange, O Lucky Man! I grew up with the music of the British Invasion, so I am partial to the soundtrack from OLM. The Alan Price Combo is very good. Plus anything that is related to the Animals is tops in my book. The trilogy goes from more to less political. "If" is pretty fascinating... Hope you find it.

[cjw]

Kawhi is the worst 4th quarter free throw shooter who makes 90% of them overall of all-time.

He's 108 for 125 this year (before tonight) in the fourth and OT or 86.4%. Not bad at all. 52 for 62 when score is within 5 points (83.8%) but sample size starts getting too small to be meaningful - three more FT and he's essentially at his season average.

[SAGirl]

Dedmon on these switches has been outstanding. Cutting down on the fouling too. And works within the offense. If the Spurs play GSW he's going to have to play a HUGE role defending their small ball lineups and imposing his size.

Happy with Pau showing some range tonight and will be interesting to see if he keeps pushing out his range the duration of the RS.

The one lineup I really enjoyed was the Parker-Mills-Manu one. Against a team without quality SF like the Clippers it is very playable. Remains to be seen if the Spurs can trot it out when the Warriors aren't playing Durant at the 3.

Clippers obviously were tired tonight but are still not a team I want any part of come the postseason. Would still much rather see the Rockets than them.
I don't want to mention this, but depending on how impactful he's in the playoffs... He reminds me of a Tristan Thompson like impact.. which means a huge contract.
We shall see, playoffs is where guys earn their contracts.

[spurs10]

All right, Bill. The Clipper game is over. Ditch that damn avatar and bring back the milk-plus maids. :lol

[TheDoctor]

Dedmon's defense and Manu's hustle won this game for us tbh.

[100%duncan]

It was pretty much all Spurs in the first and all Clips in the third.

Where's robzz when you need him tbh

[ElNono]

MVPelon <3

[spurs10]

Time for a bit of Ludwig Van to celebrate!

[808]

What was the deal with the Spurs fans at Staples tonight? Never seen that before in that stadium.

I cant remember another year when I've seen/heard so many Spurs fans in visiting arenas.

Sanctuary city

[100%duncan]

What was the deal with the Spurs fans at Staples tonight? Never seen that before in that stadium.

I cant remember another year when I've seen/heard so many Spurs fans in visiting arenas.

They were always cheered iirc against the clippers but tonight was on another level :lol

[spursistan]

The Spurs' problems with the Clips are schematic. They just won't beat them relying so heavily on one player. That's why they used to be able to beat them while still resting the Big Three. A lot of guys are made to look worse than they are for no reason other than the new schemes.A lot of truth in this..but question, can you bank on the fresh legs Manu/TP had tonight for a 7-game series? the decline of these two has killed us in this matchup ..

[SpurPadre]

He's 108 for 125 this year (before tonight) in the fourth and OT or 86.4%. Not bad at all. 52 for 62 when score is within 5 points (83.8%) but sample size starts getting too small to be meaningful - three more FT and he's essentially at his season average.

Thanks for finding those stats. I would've thought he'd be in the mid 70s in the fourth. It turns out, I Trumped with alternative facts and stand corrected. I still would like him to improve at the line in crunch time, though.

[SAGirl]

MVPelon <3
He had a lot of huge plays, the inbound steal.. the other steal leading to a JSimms dunk, a momentum 3 he hit, the cut with the bucket off Pau's pass.. he was huge.

Good to see.

:flag:

[kuato]

So any volunteers for the grades?

Manu = Alpha and Omega, without Manu the team was useless.
Aldridge = B , he did what he does, score something, rebound something, defend nothing.
Parker = B , i don't wish to talk about Parker
Gasol = A , he delivered when needed, even with his fucked up hand.
Kawhy = A , started strong but he was without energy in the second
Dedmon = B+, great on defense, he make some stupid errors with the ball
Mills = B, he did what Patty does
Green = C , nothing special on defense, his 3s were absent
Lee = C , he was on the field but feels like he wasn't there

[HarlemHeat37]

Nice win, tbh..haven't looked through the thread, I'm assuming there was a mass suicide here when the Clippers had control of the game?:lol

[cjw]

I don't want to mention this, but depending on how impactful he's in the playoffs... He reminds me of a Tristan Thompson like impact.. which means a huge contract.
We shall see, playoffs is where guys earn their contracts.

Tristan's contract was partly Lebron's doing (though he did deserve around what Danny made but not as crazy as he's making). I'm holding onto hope that there simply won't be enough teams with cap space and a need for centers to offer more than the MLE to him. Thankfully Dallas grabbed Noel, Philly needs guards badly (more of a threat to snatch Mills) and the Nets likely will go for wings. Need to canvas other potential bidders now that we have a better idea of salary situations.

[SAGirl]

A lot of truth in this..but question, can you bank on the fresh legs Manu/TP had tonight for a 7-game series? the decline of these two has killed us in this matchup ..
I will tell you one thing:
in the first half when Tony was playing hero and not running things well the Spurs except for kawhi were just awful.

They need him... Manu too. It's just the truth. Nothing more can be done. This is how we go into the postseason. When they play well it's a different team (oh and they need Patty to be making shots, once he did, it loosened up the defense).

[Chinook]

A lot of truth in this..but question, can you bank on the fresh legs Manu/TP had tonight for a 7-game series? the decline of these two has killed us in this matchup ..

Depends on what they do in the two series before. I think Kawhi, LMA and Pau are the engines for most match-ups. They are playing this iso style on purpose. Hopefully between them not having to take on a huge load and the other role-players stepping up, they could manage. That's all the Spurs can hope for.

[cjw]

Thanks for finding those stats. I would've thought he'd be in the mid 70s in the fourth. It turns out, I Trumped with alternative facts and stand corrected. I still would like him to improve at the line in crunch time, though.

You're actually right though in that his averages fall in the fourth. Hard to tell if it's clutchness or getting more tired as the game goes on. When not on my phone I may look at the league as a whole and see if everyone lags in the fourth.

[Arcadian]

:lol Los Angeles Shitters

[Ice009]

I can't believe no-one has commented on a stat I've brought up several times over the past week or two.

Kawhi is shooting around 32% (it was around there last time I looked a week or two ago) from three-point range on the road. Does that not concern anyone? He also takes more 3 point attempts on the road than he does at home. He's now down to 38% overall for the season after another poor 3 point shooting night on the road.

[SAGirl]

Tristan's contract was partly Lebron's doing (though he did deserve around what Danny made but not as crazy as he's making). I'm holding onto hope that there simply won't be enough teams with cap space and a need for centers to offer more than the MLE to him. Thankfully Dallas grabbed Noel, Philly needs guards badly (more of a threat to snatch Mills) and the Nets likely will go for wings. Need to canvas other potential bidders now that we have a better idea of salary situations.
Very few bigs out there that can guard the way Dedmon is showing us he can. He will get paid, but like you I hope he's not priced out of the Spurs range.
We shall see.

[Chinook]

Nah, that's a fluky stake.

[SpurPadre]

I was more impressed with Pau tonight than LMA.

[GSH]

:lol Los Angeles Shitters


Cuck the Flippers.

[SAGirl]

I can't believe no-one has commented on a stat I've brought up several times over the past week or two.

Kawhi is shooting around 32% (it was around there last time I looked a week or two ago) from three-point range on the road. Does that not concern anyone? He also takes more 3 point attempts on the road than he does at home. He's now down to 38% overall for the season after another poor 3 point shooting night on the road.
Thanks for bringing that up.
It will mean tougher games on the road...
it could mean he's forcing things more.
It's strange.

[skulls138]

Pau got the glamour, LA got the grit.

[SAGirl]

I was more impressed with Pau tonight than LMA.
Me too. Lamarcus back to brick city but he was very active and good on D.

[HarlemHeat37]

Loved seeing Pau in a 3rd big role off the bench, tbh..hopefully he would accept that role going forward, but it's likely that he'll be starting again within a few games..

[sasaint]

Time for a bit of Ludwig Van to celebrate!

:lol

[BillMc]

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We are getting a little touch of the ol' ultra violence!

[SAGirl]

Depends on what they do in the two series before. I think Kawhi, LMA and Pau are the engines for most match-ups. They are playing this iso style on purpose. Hopefully between them not having to take on a huge load and the other role-players stepping up, they could manage. That's all the Spurs can hope for.
The most succinct and at the same time accurate assessment.

[TheDoctor]

Pau got the glamour, LA got the grit.

Liked the sound of that :toast

[BillMc]

I didn't think so. The young Malcolm McDowell trilogy for me is: If, Clockwork Orange, O Lucky Man! I grew up with the music of the British Invasion, so I am partial to the soundtrack from OLM. The Alan Price Combo is very good. Plus anything that is related to the Animals is tops in my book. The trilogy goes from more to less political. "If" is pretty fascinating... Hope you find it.

I'll look. thanks. I've only seen Clockwork Orange.

Okay, well, as the Animals said "I gotta get out of this place" . Been up all night... :lol

[SpurPadre]

Me too. Lamarcus back to brick city but he was very active and good on D.


Yeah and to be fair, LMA looked confident in his shots and he didn't miss badly. It's just that he missed a couple moments to post up on mismatches and settled for jumpers.

[skulls138]

Liked the sound of that :toastThanks. Enjoyable game :toast