Game 5 Rockets @ Spurs: 7:00 PM Central 5/9/2017 brought to you by Kawhi's Wrath

[GSH]

MANU HATERS FUCK OFF


How many times did you say the Spurs lost this fucking game? You're one of the most ignorant pieces of shit on the Internet.

[CGD]

Great win, and epic choke job by harden. Three turnovers and a blocked shot at the end.

[Slippy]

Did Pop sat Kawhi for whole OT and fucking won that game ?

He couldnt play injured anymore.

Spurs did well to get the win considering

[ElNono]

Manu almost pulled a Mavs G7

tears, tears everywhere

[lefty20]

Nothing to see here boys, just Clutchobili doing clutch things.

[skin27]

Spurs have a foul to give


Manu almost pulled a Mavs G7yeah!!! But this time. He got it perfect!!!

[Capster]

WHAT A BLOCK!! Ginobili ROCKS it!

[NameLess Scrub]

Kawhi doesn't look good.. can only hope is not serious

[TampaDude]

GINOBILI!!!!!!!!!!!

[99 Problems]

YERRRRRRRRRRR.

[tholdren]

Kawhi doesn't look good.. can only hope is not serious

ankle, better than knee. stem it and then see what it do

[Ron Swanson]

Love me some Allie LaForce tbh.

[Mal]

He couldnt play injured anymore.

Spurs did well to get the win considering

I woke for ot. What happened ?

[NASpurs]

:pop: "He's Manu Ginobili"

[GSH]

Great win, and epic choke job by harden. Three turnovers and a blocked shot at the end.


Simmons did a damn good job guarding him for some important stretches.

[808]

How many times did you say the Spurs lost this fucking game? You're one of the most ignorant pieces of shit on the Internet.

[PopTheGOAT]

You have no business posting Butthole! Get out MF
What? I think you misunderstood :lol

[tmtcsc]

So happy to see Manu have a Steve Kerr "moment" in these playoffs.

[rastaspur]

Legendary game by a legendary player. Ginobili will always be my favorite player. Everyone had written him off and then he shows you why he is a top 5 competitor of all time. All heart. 40 year old bastard schooling every one on pure adrenaline. Latin alpha

[pgardn]

I hope all you Fckn wimps go back over this thread and slam a pie in your face.

And yeah.
We very likely won't win this series without KL AND Parker or the next.
A championship is most unlikely.
But you took the ride and Fkn did not pay.
Wussies.
Pathetic gutless worms.



- Sergeant Slaughter

[snickles]

please someone tell me you got a screenshot or gif-able DVR shot of the ghetto ass kardashian wanna be rockets fan spinning in a circle double flipping off the arena right after the buzzer!

[TampaDude]

Harden is such a faggot.

[MVPCues]

Sit Kawhi in game 6 if he isn't near 100%? Better to have him 100% in game 7 than half hobbling in two games.

[timtonymanu]

That kinda reminded me of Bowens block on dirk

[Chomag]

great fighting to win it for our guys! im gonna do some heave praying for Kawai, i hope hes good for next game

[PopTheGOAT]

Kawhi didn't look good :td
He was about to take over and got injured tbh

[Snaq O'Meal]

Harden beat by the 39 yr old version of his idol lol

The difference between those two is on the defensive end.

[GSH]

Legendary game by a legendary player. Ginobili will always be my favorite player. Everyone had written him off and then he shows you why he is a top 5 competitor of all time. All heart. 40 year old bastard schooling every one on pure adrenaline. Latin alpha


He's doing it with all heart now, but he's still got it. El leon.

[SASdynasty!]

Lol "that was 1999 Ginobili"

[NASpurs]

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[rastaspur]

How many times did you say the Spurs lost this fucking game? You're one of the most ignorant pieces of shit on the Internet.

Cosigned.

[Snaq O'Meal]

He was about to take over and got injured tbh

How did he get injured?

[TampaDude]

Houston is such a faggot city with a faggot team. Fuck those faggoty faggots.

[sasaint]

Hate to be a downer but no kawhi no chance going forward

With Kawh we only had a small chance against the Rockets. How many games like this is Manu likely to play in the next two? For us to,have any chance we will have to have all of our guys shooting much better than they have - especially Patty.

[rasuo214]

I hope Pop learned that the Spurs have to go small to match the Rockets. The Pau + LMA lineups were trash.

[dabom]

Ya can thank me later... I just went hard.

[Mugen]

Manu is such a fucking legend. That old fuck has the biggest testicle in NBA history.

[tholdren]

Sit Kawhi in game 6 if he isn't near 100%? Better to have him 100% in game 7 than half hobbling in two games.

sit for both.

[PopTheGOAT]

How did he get injured?
Rolled left ankle

[Diego20]

Ginobili just pulled a Pippen-like block :lol

:lol

[RD2191]

Manu is such a fucking legend. That old fuck has the biggest testicle in NBA history.

:lmao

[Eggeye]

https://postimg.org/image/ds6vod4j3/

[PopTheGOAT]

sit for both.
Fuck off faggot

[sasaint]

Sit Kawhi in game 6 if he isn't near 100%? Better to have him 100% in game 7 than half hobbling in two games.

That gives us our best chance.

[rastaspur]

862138064549715968

Why not, ginobili carried and supported everyone tonight.

[SASdynasty!]

tears, tears everywhere
Ginobili is a legend tbh

[Slippy]

I woke for ot. What happened ?

Sore knee first but then tweaked an ankle. Jumping off one foot near the end of 4th so pop pulled him.

Manu, danny & patty closed it out for the win.

[HI-FI]

Incredible game. Major props to everyone. LMA was very underrated tonite but Green and Ginobili were the story. Simmons too. Hope Kawhi is alright.

[rastaspur]

That gives us our best chance.

I tend to agree

[noles1983]

And gordon made the 3 after the buzzer lols

[tim_duncan_fan]

Manu is incredible.

And stop trying to get rid of DANNY Green!

[sasaint]

I hope Pop learned that the Spurs have to go small to match the Rockets. The Pau + LMA lineups were trash.

You think Pop will make a change like that after a win?

[pgardn]

tears, tears everywhere

I need you to apologize to KL.

You won't sleep if you don't.

[tholdren]

Fuck off faggot

says the douche with the terrible name

[Crazymaddopeyo]

Hopefully that ankle can take a brace and a pain shot and be good to go.

[tmtcsc]

please someone tell me you got a screenshot or gif-able DVR shot of the ghetto ass kardashian wanna be rockets fan spinning in a circle double flipping off the arena right after the buzzer!

Those are the guys that get their asses beaten in the parking lot. Seriously.

[TampaDude]

And gordon made the 3 after the buzzer lols

Karma you Houston cocksuckers.

[SAGirl]

862138064549715968
sad.
First HOTS, now this.
not fair.

[SpurPadre]

Thanks Shaq and Kenny for downplaying Kawhi's injury and saying he'll be alright.

[r0drig0lac]

Why not, ginobili carried and supported everyone tonight.

[Robz4000]

862138064549715968

Spurs won the battle but prolly lost the war. Fuck.

[TampaDude]

Fuck those Houston FAGGOTS!!!!!!!!!!!

[mclinejr]

Simmons needs to be on Hardin from here on out.

[SASdynasty!]

I can win without Kawhi :pop:

[tmtcsc]

Houston is such a faggot city with a faggot team. Fuck those faggoty faggots.

Them are faggot words.

[PopTheGOAT]

says the douche with the terrible name
Yeah I'll give you that. I'd change it if I could :lol But seriously, you're a POS troll. Piss off

[ElNono]

https://s27.postimg.org/tdo78bghf/sas.jpg

[daledondale]

Manu, Patty, Verde & Simmons deserves a blowjob tonight. And maybe some hookers dances or some shit like that. What a fucking win.

[daslicer]

Ankle injuries are weird and hard to predict. I have had several of them. A few times I didn't think the injury was that bad but it ended up being bad I need 4 weeks to rehab. Other times I thought the injury was terrible and it took only a few days to heal after icing it.

[ElNono]

Ankle injuries are weird and hard to predict. I have had several of them. A few times I didn't think the injury was that bad but it ended up being bad I need 4 weeks to rehab. Other times I thought the injury was terrible and it took only a few days to heal after icing it.

we'll keep that mind

[GSH]

They just showed that first score in OT. Harden drove, dished to the corner, and then kicked Danny's legs out from under him. No accident there. And fucking Miller was talking smack about Danny "falling down" on that play.

[cd021]

Manu is such a fucking legend. That old fuck has the biggest testicle in NBA history.

:tu

His cohonees factor is off the charts. :lol

[TheRemix]

Ankle injuries are weird and hard to predict. I have had several of them. A few times I didn't think the injury was that bad but it ended up being bad I need 4 weeks to rehab. Other times I thought the injury was terrible and it took only a few days to heal after icing it.

This, its always random. We'll find out by thrusday what the verdict is

[GSH]

we'll keep that mind


:lol

[NASpurs]

Manu is such a fucking legend. That old fuck has the biggest testicle in NBA history.

:lol

[daslicer]

we'll keep that mind

Go fuck yourself.

[Dex]

https://s27.postimg.org/tdo78bghf/sas.jpg

Reminds me of Bowen's block on Nowitzki. :toast:

http://www.espn.com/photo/2006/0605/nba_g_bowennowitzki_268.jpg

[cd021]

Manu, Patty, Verde & Simmons deserves a blowjob tonight. And maybe some hookers dances or some shit like that. What a fucking win.

Those four dragged this team to victory. Patty with a big 3 in OT, Green scoring the final 7 points, Simmons locking down Harden and attacking the rim, Manu being a fucking legend :tu

btw

it's sad watching LMA. This guy used to dominate the likes of Ibaka and can't even get buckets agains Ryan Anderson and Harden. :depressed

[TampaDude]

Fuck those faggoty faggots.

[cjw]

Spurs won the battle but prolly lost the war. Fuck.

Sucks for us, but another asterisk Warriors.

[AztecSpur]

SUCKS Kawhi only gets a one day break to heel. Trump needs to fire the commisioner!

[cd021]

BTW

Can someone elaborate on that offensive goal tending. I am certain the rule is the ball has to be off the cylinder before it can be touched, it looked as though LMA cleanly tipped it back in.

[GSH]

SUCKS Kawhi only gets a one day break to heel. Trump needs to fire the commisioner!


Watch Pop rest Kawhi and LMA in Game 5. It will be fucking epic. Silver's ugly bald head will explode.

[RD2191]

we'll keep that mind

:lmao

[TheDoctor]

Bunch of losers in here. We'll win this game playas :lol

Told you fuckers. We gonna win this no matter what :lol

:flag:

[GSH]

Manu is such a fucking legend. That old fuck has the biggest testicle in NBA history.


Manu still has one more ball than LMA and Pau put together.

[TampaDude]

Spurs fucked those faggoty faggots in their faggot asses.

Houston = Faggots

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[PopTheGOAT]

Reminds me of Bowen's block on Nowitzki. :toast:

http://www.espn.com/photo/2006/0605/nba_g_bowennowitzki_268.jpg
Or the block vs Detroit in the finals

[ElNono]

Go fuck yourself.

:lol

[daledondale]

Those four dragged this team to victory. Patty with a big 3 in OT, Green scoring the final 7 points, Simmons locking down Harden and attacking the rim, Manu being a fucking legend :tu

btw

it's sad watching LMA. This guy used to dominate the likes of Ibaka and can't even get buckets agains Ryan Anderson and Harden. :depressed
Really sad performance of LMA, he was in full gay mode. I don't wait anymore a savior game or series of him. Fuck him, really. You see Patty in the ground or Manu with 50 years giving everything and this guy do this, maybe he has some arctic shit in his body instead blood.

[cd021]

The Manu block already has 407,000 view in 21 minutes:wow might reach a 1,000,000 by midnight.

[TheDoctor]

https://s27.postimg.org/tdo78bghf/sas.jpg


Reminds me of Bowen's block on Nowitzki. :toast:

http://www.espn.com/photo/2006/0605/nba_g_bowennowitzki_268.jpg


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[lefty]

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[paperboy77]

Would be just awesome of Pop sits KL for game 6 yet still get the win.

[pgardn]

862143419379982336

Beautiful.

[cd021]

Would be just awesome of Pop sits KL for game 6 yet still get the win.

With LMA going 8-24 for 19 point and a missing a pair of clutch FT's while Green, Manu, Simmons, Mills, put in work

[Harry Callahan]

That was not true by spears. He walked off the court under his own power. He was giving congrats to manu.....

[cjw]

NBA replay center admitted the backcourt violation called on Kawhi was the wrong call. Wonder about the offensive goaltending on LMA



That was not true by spears. He walked off the court under his own power. He was giving congrats to manu.....

Probably true as well given he was standing up during timeouts. Let's hope precautionary and it doesn't swell too badly overnight.

[GSH]

LMA finishes with 18 and 14, and I still feel like he's a weak suck. I almost feel bad, looking at those numbers, but I can't help it.

[lefty]

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[SAGirl]

I normally don't do this, but I have to give that guy dabom credits for this thread.:toast
Win well earned.:lobt:

[SAGirl]

LMA finishes with 18 and 14, and I still feel like he's a weak suck. I almost feel bad, looking at those numbers, but I can't help it.
Dude just didn't have spirit or spine when it mattered. It was Danny, Manu, Simmons, Mills tbh. Yes he got some offensive boards.. but boy his offensive game is ugly

[dabom]

I normally don't do this, but I have to give that guy dabom (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=47543) credits for this thread.:toast
Win well earned.:lobt:

:bobo

[Snaq O'Meal]

https://s27.postimg.org/tdo78bghf/sas.jpg




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862138233571954688

Loved the Harden flail after the block. That guy's flop response is automatic.

[rasuo214]

:bobo

And your boy Patty had a great game. :hat

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjUgDgcAIXY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDEiwx4K7P8

[John Petrucci]

Absolutely unreal. Last 8 minutes without our two best scorers/distributors and the best defender in the league, and we win against this Rockets squad in a tight game.

[TheDoctor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjUgDgcAIXY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDEiwx4K7P8
:cry

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_b1JsNUwAIyCkX.jpg:large

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[Aggie Hoopsfan]

862138064549715968

Hopefully Manu kicked Pop in the balls when he asked to be carried too.

[Shabazz]

Don't worry. Danny and Manu have got game 6.

[dabom]

I don't know if I got strength for another GT. :dizzy:fight

[TheGreatYacht]

I don't know if I got strength for another GT. :dizzy:fight
Good shit tbh

[Arcadian]

:lol Houston using a 7-man rotation
:lol Same old Mike Dantoni

[BillMc]

Victory!:flag:

[cutewizard]

The perfect partner for Kawhi would be a young Gary Payton, at the peak of his powers, and the rebounding demon years of Rodman, tbh

[cutewizard]

The Spurs better retool in the offseason....

this current coaching staff has not made the NBA Finals?????

[tbdog]

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/index.php?threads/vote-game-5-hero-ball-or-refs.282623/

[cutewizard]

The Spurs priority in the offseason should be the DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG TALENT,

and NOT a 60-win season..............

[tbdog]

The Spurs priority in the offseason should be the DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG TALENT,

and NOT a 60-win season..............

I think Simmons deserves a 3 year contract from us.

[DPG21920]

Nice win OP. Cost SA Kawhi, but what can you do? Sucks that the first time my internet in Europe sucked was for this game. Missed a great one.

[cd021]

LMA finishes with 18 and 14, and I still feel like he's a weak suck. I almost feel bad, looking at those numbers, but I can't help it.

On 21 shots, 2 missed FTs to start OT, and a turnover in the post after two offensive rebounds on an extended possession late in OT. He also missed some bunnies and a couple of make-able jumpers. I'd give him a 5/10, he did play 42 minutes and have + 4, there is a value in that but Mills, Green, Manu, and Simmons were more valuable tbh.

[Chinook]

LMA finishes with 18 and 14, and I still feel like he's a weak suck. I almost feel bad, looking at those numbers, but I can't help it.

And that's why with all the shit I keep getting for it, I've been saying that LMA has been better than people think. That he is able to go in there, play 40 minutes, force double-teams get offensive rebounds and fight his way to a decent line is much more significant than people want to admit. He had a TO and might have been screwed on a put-back. But the team would have lost without him, and frankly that's been the case in five of the seven wins the Spurs have had this post-season.

[100%duncan]

And that's why with all the shit I keep getting for it, I've been saying that LMA has been better than people think. That he is able to go in there, play 40 minutes, force double-teams get offensive rebounds and fight his way to a decent line is much more significant than people want to admit. He had a TO and might have been screwed on a put-back. But the team would have lost without him, and frankly that's been the case in five of the seven wins the Spurs have had this post-season.


On 21 shots, 2 missed FTs to start OT, and a turnover in the post after two offensive rebounds on an extended possession late in OT. He also missed some bunnies and a couple of make-able jumpers. I'd give him a 5/10, he did play 42 minutes and have + 4, there is a value in that but Mills, Green, Manu, and Simmons were more valuable tbh.


lol at the team would've lost without him, you paid the guy 20 million, restructured the offense around him and kawhi, play him for majority of the game, if he's an nba level player he should produce more good than bad no matter how negative he is

[cd021]

lol at the team would've lost without him, you paid the guy 20 million, restructured the offense around him and kawhi, play him for majority of the game, if he's an nba level player he should produce more good than bad no matter how negative he is

I wasn't exactly glowing about his performance, he wasn't a train wreck but he wasn't Game 1 and Game 2 WCSF LMA vs. OKC. It's amazing to see how far he's fallen off.

[cd021]

And that's why with all the shit I keep getting for it, I've been saying that LMA has been better than people think. That he is able to go in there, play 40 minutes, force double-teams get offensive rebounds and fight his way to a decent line is much more significant than people want to admit. He had a TO and might have been screwed on a put-back. But the team would have lost without him, and frankly that's been the case in five of the seven wins the Spurs have had this post-season.

Still haven't seen why they waived it off,. Every angle appeared to show the ball off the cylinder when he tipped it back up and in. Either I misunderstand offensive inference or they blew a big call. He played 42 minutes and had a +4; that's not necessarily indicative of his game but he wasn't a negative despite making several mistakes (missing 2 FT's to start OT, turning the ball over in the post on a long and crucial offensive possession, he also missed an easy putback on a Kawhi drive in the second half).

[cd021]

I think Simmons deserves a 3 year contract from us.

3 years, $25 million would be a good deal for the Spurs, but I expect him to get north of 3 years, $30 million . I wouldn't be opposed to paying him; though I'd be hesitant if it was 4 year deal, or it exceeded $10 million per) . I wasn't a fan but he had shown something.

Those above the break 3's are probably fluky but he can consistently get to the rim and handle the ball. In small ball lineups his value increases because he can defend on the wing, allow Kawhi to play off ball for a possession or two and being able to drive.

[100%duncan]

I wasn't exactly glowing about his performance, he wasn't a train wreck but he wasn't Game 1 and Game 2 WCSF LMA vs. OKC. It's amazing to see how far he's fallen off.

I was quoting you to partially answer chinook and added some of my own.

[szkorhetz]

Guys!

Where to find great quality pictures from games?

Thanks!

[Chinook]

lol at the team would've lost without him, you paid the guy 20 million, restructured the offense around him and kawhi, play him for majority of the game, if he's an nba level player he should produce more good than bad no matter how negative he is

$20 Million is nothing in a world where Kent Bazemore is making more than $17 Million a year. LMA had nine offensive rebounds. That's nine times he gave the Spurs extra possessions, and in a game where the Rockets won the three-point battle by 15 points, it made a huge difference. Yes, had LMA been in Game Three form, the Spurs would have won going away. But since the first game of this series, he has averaged 19 and 9 in 34 minutes a night. Yes, he did it on 32/69 shooting, but the team wasn't going to really get that anywhere else.

[RD2191]

Chinook could spin a 0-10 shooting night as a positive.:lol

[Chinook]

Chinook could spin a 0-10 shooting night as a positive.:lol

There are cases of that happening. Or I could look at a game without trying to shit on LMA and realize that the front court without him looks shaky right now. It's like all those people trying to shit on Parker.

[poeticism707]

$20 Million is nothing in a world where Kent Bazemore is making more than $17 Million a year. LMA had nine offensive rebounds. That's nine times he gave the Spurs extra possessions, and in a game where the Rockets won the three-point battle by 15 points, it made a huge difference. Yes, had LMA been in Game Three form, the Spurs would have won going away. But since the first game of this series, he has averaged 19 and 9 in 34 minutes a night. Yes, he did it on 32/69 shooting, but the team wasn't going to really get that anywhere else.

This and this.

LA is worth every penny.

[100%duncan]

$20 Million is nothing in a world where Kent Bazemore is making more than $17 Million a year. LMA had nine offensive rebounds. That's nine times he gave the Spurs extra possessions, and in a game where the Rockets won the three-point battle by 15 points, it made a huge difference. Yes, had LMA been in Game Three form, the Spurs would have won going away. But since the first game of this series, he has averaged 19 and 9 in 34 minutes a night. Yes, he did it on 32/69 shooting, but the team wasn't going to really get that anywhere else.

If a 40 year old Duncan or literally ANYONE in the NBA played as bad or say with the same shooting night, I can still say that the team wouldn't have won without him simply because of the playing time given to him to produce.

[Chinook]

If a 40 year old Duncan or literally ANYONE in the NBA played as bad or say with the same shooting night, I can still say that the team wouldn't have won without him simply because of the playing time given to him to produce.

Not necessarily. In a game with a hobbled Kawhi and missing Parker, SOMEONE needed to score. That LMA battled through his missed shots, gave the Spurs more possessions and in general be the only big who could reasonably play 42 minutes of positive baskeball on the roster was huge. To put it into perspective, LMA had as many O-boards in his 42 minutes as Houston did in 255 minutes, and as the Spurs besides him did in 213 minutes. So the idea that he was just benefiting from playing time makes no sense.

[Dex]

And that's why with all the shit I keep getting for it, I've been saying that LMA has been better than people think. That he is able to go in there, play 40 minutes, force double-teams get offensive rebounds and fight his way to a decent line is much more significant than people want to admit. He had a TO and might have been screwed on a put-back. But the team would have lost without him, and frankly that's been the case in five of the seven wins the Spurs have had this post-season.

People's expectations for LMA are too high because of the way he came into the team (as a "prized" free agent) and his lofty contract. They see him as a "max player", thus he should be putting up "max player" numbers. Since he isn't marking down 25 and 10 every night, it's like they just dismiss everything else he provides for the team, which is ample offense and solid defense.

Yes, Aldridge's game can be frustrating at times...but it's the player he has always been ever since he played for Texas. He's never been the type to go bully in the paint. He's always favored that mid-range jumper. He'll show flashes in the post from time to time, but it's never been his strong suit and never will be. The difference between now and his Portland days is that he's getting much less shots and isn't quite as effective from mid-range as he used to be. But people who think he is all of a sudden going to transform into a post player are going to continue to be disappointed, despite who is guarding him.

Now if he could just get his jumper back on line, he'd be an even greater asset to the team...because he's going to continue to shoot them.

[boutons_deux]

how can Pau and LMA, 6'10 or better miss SO MANY uncontested gimmes, bunnies, putbacks?

[ducks]

how can Pau and LMA, 6'10 or better miss SO MANY uncontested gimmes, bunnies, putbacks?

they are soft like comey Clinton should have been charged!

[dabom]

Nice win OP. Cost SA Kawhi, but what can you do? Sucks that the first time my internet in Europe sucked was for this game. Missed a great one.

"We got the win, it's all that matters" - :claw

[100%duncan]

Not necessarily. In a game with a hobbled Kawhi and missing Parker, SOMEONE needed to score. That LMA battled through his missed shots, gave the Spurs more possessions and in general be the only big who could reasonably play 42 minutes of positive baskeball on the roster was huge. To put it into perspective, LMA had as many O-boards in his 42 minutes as Houston did in 255 minutes, and as the Spurs besides him did in 213 minutes. So the idea that he was just benefiting from playing time makes no sense.

No, you're saying that because we won. So I'm stating my argument from the same premise, put in anyone from the NBA in his scenario granted that we won game 5, and you still can say that he did well even if he actually was so bad. That's how useless he was, the roleplayers carried him.

[cd021]

they are soft like comey Clinton should have been charged!

Wasn't Trump supposed to "hire a special prosecutor to look in to her situation?" He's the soft one. tbh

and :lol at forcing a political jab into a game thread

[SAGirl]

People's expectations for LMA are too high because of the way he came into the team (as a "prized" free agent) and his lofty contract. They see him as a "max player", thus he should be putting up "max player" numbers. Since he isn't marking down 25 and 10 every night, it's like they just dismiss everything else he provides for the team, which is ample offense and solid defense.

Yes, Aldridge's game can be frustrating at times...but it's the player he has always been ever since he played for Texas. He's never been the type to go bully in the paint. He's always favored that mid-range jumper. He'll show flashes in the post from time to time, but it's never been his strong suit and never will be. The difference between now and his Portland days is that he's getting much less shots and isn't quite as effective from mid-range as he used to be. But people who think he is all of a sudden going to transform into a post player are going to continue to be disappointed, despite who is guarding him.

Now if he could just get his jumper back on line, he'd be an even greater asset to the team...because he's going to continue to shoot them.
Frankly, I can't speak for anyone else but it's not just how much he's getting paid, etc. or the fact he was the best FA signing by Spurs in I don't know how many years.
To me it's really about the fact that offense was tweaked for him, that he's fed the ball for his shots in his spots and that everyone else plays around him often, except for kawhi who is number one and does his thing when he has the ball and is the real No. 1.
I dislike LMA offense bc it's inefficient and he's a very poor passer to channel a lot of things offensively through. He's likely to TO the ball or simply take a bad contested shot himself, or to pass to someone who is covered who then has to in turn take the bad shot... the 2 man game with Danny ending in Danny heaves. Sometimes those heaves are now ending up in Patty heaves.
Anyways, when the Spurs play him differently and channel the offense through others, even their system, etc. and don't force feed Lamarsha I am cool.
I have stated somewhere else I'd rather have him than not have him precisely bc of the reasons Chinook gave. Lee and Pau? heh neither can stay on the floor long for defensive reasons (Gasoft much?, no defense playing Lee much?---though Lee did block a shot on a drive in this game and worked well off the ball and I have to give him props... in small allotments of minutes I have been fine with Lee lately)... Dedmon isn't even playing at this point...
Anyways, he does bring value, but I definitely do not like when the offense is run through him.

[SAGirl]

how can Pau and LMA, 6'10 or better miss SO MANY uncontested gimmes, bunnies, putbacks?
Lamarcus sometimes looks scared he could get blocked and hesitates. Either draw a foul Lamarcus or be crafty like Tiago. I think he's on the crafty side but needs to hesitate less and go for it more.

[Yuixafun]

Best game of the post season easy.

Instant classic.

Been a long time since I had the butterflies.


Ps... Pop was fired up tonight too, loved how he was coaching at the end. He still has it.

The Spurs are alive and their eyes show it. Hopefully LMA has been baptized this game. He needs to be huge game 6.