Preseason Game 3: Spurs vs Nuggets: 3:00 PM CT - 11:00 PM Sunday, in Riga

[ace3g]

AT&T CenterSan Antonio, TX



http://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/scoreboard/den.png&h=70&w=70 (http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/den/denver-nuggets)
Nuggets (http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/den/denver-nuggets) (3-0, 3-0 away)





http://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/scoreboard/sa.png&h=70&w=70 (http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs)
Spurs (http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs) (1-1, 1-0 Home)

[BillMc]

Ace with the Riga time. :flag:

[FlAVaK]

Unfortunately, the Spurs vs Nuggets game cannot be seen online on Sunday. There is no stream for the matchup and it will not air on TV. This was also the case for the first two preseason games on San Antonio’s schedule.

https://airalamo.com/2017/10/08/spurs-nuggets-live-stream-watch-online-oct-8-2017/

:depressed

[ace3g]

^ and yet there were streams of the first 2 preseason games...

[Amuseddaysleeper]

^ and yet there were streams of the first 2 preseason games...

Exactly, reddit's nba streams page should have something.

[dabom]

No Eastern time?..

[jyra]

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[SAGirl]

Thanks for the update Jyra. :tu

[pookenstein]

I just saw that bwin.com has the video sign for the spurs/nuggets game. They show also show Clips/Blazers, which the LP says will not be televised. So I think we should be able to stream via bwin.

[Rocalcio]

917093013201014785
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Anderson didn't play on Friday, how could he twist his ankle against Sacramento ? :wtf

[Ellsworth]

http://myfeed2all.eu/watch/581966/1/watch-san-antonio-spurs-vs-denver-nuggets.html

[Rocalcio]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW35F9jaqN0

[BillMc]

http://myfeed2all.eu/watch/581966/1/watch-san-antonio-spurs-vs-denver-nuggets.html


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW35F9jaqN0

Cheers guys

[TimDunkem]

Anderson didn't play on Friday, how could he twist his ankle against Sacramento ? :wtf
Only Fathead can tweak his ankle and break Gasol's finger before they ever get on a court. :lmao

[BillMc]

Go Spurs!

[LittleCriminal]

As soon as you post a link to this site it gets yanked... happens more than you guys think.

[BillMc]

Youtube stream just ended.

[NASpurs]

That first stream on reddit works fine.

[jiggy_55]

Reddit link? Please share

[NASpurs]

Reddit link? Please share

http://www.rjh217.win/p/stream-11.html

Try the second player on that page, not the first one that says "Free Live Stream". Also if you're on Chrome, make sure Flash is enabled.

[SAGirl]

send me a pm NASpurs... the NBa police yanking feeds. It wouldn't be a problem if they transmitted the games... geez

[BillMc]

http://www.rjh217.win/p/stream-11.html

Try the second player on that page, not the first one that says "Free Live Stream". Also if you're on Chrome, make sure Flash is enabled.
W
Neither work for me on laptop or ipad. wEIRD

[jiggy_55]

Got it thanks

[BatManu20]

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[apalisoc_9]

flash...

the fuck..So antiquated.


None of this shit works with on the go devices...

once again a failure to broadcast games by spurs.


Its like they wish they dont have to show any preseason games. smdh.

[BillMc]

Damn nothing works

[TimDunkem]

flash...

the fuck..So antiquated.


None of this shit works with on the go devices...

once again a failure to broadcast games by spurs.


Its like they wish they dont have to show any preseason games. smdh.
Gotta' pinch pennies where you can when you're paying two scrubs 98 million dollars.

[TimDunkem]

Forbes finally hit two shots in a row.

[BatManu20]

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[SAGirl]

can't take much away from this... preseason teams really aren't even trying. Only guys who may get the ax really try.

[FlAVaK]

Damn nothing works

http://livetv.sx/dex/eventinfo/572935_denver_san_antonio/

Hail Pootin, tbh.

[paperboy77]

Use Photon browser for iPad. It’ll allow flash pages to work.

[BillMc]

Finally got a stream on FirstRow. What did I miss in the first quarter?

[jiggy_55]

Finally got a stream on FirstRow. What did I miss in the first quarter?

A bunch of 3s, and a bunch of Lauvergne assists. LMA and Gay looked good too

[BatManu20]

Bryn lighting it up.

[BillMc]

http://livetv.sx/dex/eventinfo/572935_denver_san_antonio/

Hail Pootin, tbh.
Thanks bro

[BillMc]

A bunch of 3s, and a bunch of Lauvergne assists. LMA and Gay looked good too


Bryn lighting it up.
Cheers

[raybies]

please no one mention Green all year....

[raybies]

whats up with these replays...

[NASpurs]

Dejounte's getting better and better trying to fit the role of floor general instead of a Jamal Crawford wannabe chucker.

[raybies]

StartJoff accounts anyone?

[SAGirl]

hmm Gasol doesn't play and it's a hot start for everyone. coincidence?

[raybies]

Dejounte's getting better and better trying to fit the role of floor general instead of a Jamal Crawford wannabe chucker.
gotta build that kid from the ground up tbh

[raybies]

hmm Gasol doesn't play and it's a hot start for everyone. coincidence?
:hat

[BillMc]

hmm Gasol doesn't play and it's a hot start for everyone. coincidence?

If you pair LMA and Jeof in the starting lineup and let Pau use his passing in the second unit, I wonder how that would work.

[TimDunkem]

hmm Gasol doesn't play and it's a hot start for everyone. coincidence?

Good observation. The offense flows so much better without him, ironically.

[BatManu20]

King Joffrey hits a 3. This dude might be the steal of the offseason if he keeps playing like this.

[raybies]

how many assists does LMA have?

[TimDunkem]

Manu just HAS to make at least one bone-headed pass a game. Must be in his contract or something.

[raybies]

vintage manu to

[NASpurs]

Manu, go sit down please.

[raybies]

Murrays game so far has been everything i want for him this year

[Snaq O'Meal]

hmm Gasol doesn't play and it's a hot start for everyone. coincidence?

Nah, it's just Becky doing the coaching instead of Pop.

[raybies]

Nah, it's just Becky doing the coaching instead of Pop.
touche

[raybies]

LMA doin work

[BatManu20]

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[SAGirl]

Forbes definitely has it going on.
Again trying to restrain myself from any conclusions. Preseason game after all.

[Snaq O'Meal]

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If he keeps this up, Pop will put him on the IR for the next 10 games.

[TimDunkem]

Forbes is a black hole, imo. He never looks for anyone else.

[John B]

None of about stream works ��

[TimDunkem]

Then he makes his next two. :lol

[raybies]

Forbes definitely has it going on.
Again trying to restrain myself from any conclusions. Preseason game after all.
and it's a shame... no matter how well he does he likely doesn't get a real shot at the rotation

[Rocalcio]

Forbes is on fire ! :chestbump

[SAGirl]

and it's a shame... no matter how well he does he likely doesn't get a real shot at the rotation

he can eventually get a contract elsewhere. A good sign for me, this team is not as dependent on Manu as it used to be.
Again, I have to check myself from any conclusions. Preseason game after all.

and Becky coaching... :lol

[BillMc]

Forbes is on fire ! :chestbump
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Pink_Floyd%2C_Wish_You_Were_Here_%281975%29.png

[raybies]

he can eventually get a contract elsewhere. A good sign for me, this team is not as dependent on Manu as it used to be.
Again, I have to check myself from any conclusions. Preseason game after all.

and Becky coaching... :lol
I'm not gonna lie, i legit feel confident in her ability to coach. She's gonna be the first female head coach one day imo

[picnroll]

Forbes is a black hole, imo. He never looks for anyone else.
Any black hole that makes 18 points on 8 shots is welcome to keep shooting.

[SAGirl]

Forbes is on fire ! :chestbump

:toast

[SAGirl]

Any black hole that makes 18 points on 8 shots is welcome to keep shooting.

agreed. His talent is really shooting and scoring, that is the role from where anything else flows, like if he's blitzed or denied, then do something else.. but he has to be aggressive looking to score. If he isn't he'll be out of the league.

[SAGirl]

I'm not gonna lie, i legit feel confident in her ability to coach. She's gonna be the first female head coach one day imo
agreed on Becky. I have been rooting for her since her first season.

[raybies]

agreed. His talent is really shooting and scoring, that is the role from where anything else flows, like if he's blitzed or denied, then do something else.. but he has to be aggressive looking to score. If he isn't he'll be out of the league.

feel the same way. just playing the cards he has. he's a shooter and shot maker... if he's not shooting he has really no use out there, especially if he's making his shots.

[TimDunkem]

Any black hole that makes 18 points on 8 shots is welcome to keep shooting.

Have to see this more often. Not just in Vegas or the preseason. Obviously, this is welcome if he's going to be out shooting our bricklayers Green and Mills.

[TimDunkem]

My only problem with Forbes is that he'll pull up with hand in his face rather than give it to the wide open guy on the wing, which he has already done several times this game. Reminds me of Parker at his heroball worst.

Again, if he does this more often, I really don't have a problem with him, tbh. If anything, it makes me even more upset about the Pity Mills contract.

[raybies]

but on the Murray front, he pretty much had a perfect half relative to the flaws we all have noticed. He's been keeping the ball low, limiting turnovers and fouls, playing solid on d and offense and just being a solid floor general. Very positive signs. Night and day from summer league.

[BatManu20]

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[NASpurs]

5 assists for Aldridge has to be a Spurs high for him in this uniform.

[NASpurs]

5 assists for Aldridge has to be a Spurs high for him in this uniform.

Just looked it up, he's had 6 assists 4 times. Huh...

[TimDunkem]

LMA and Joff are a surprisingly great combo.

[BillMc]

LMA is definitely thinner than last year at this time.

[raybies]

wth is danny shooting

[raybies]

portland

[BillMc]

LMA and Joff are a surprisingly great combo.
Yep. I'd like to see them get some run with Gasol on the bench

[TimDunkem]

Good to see Rudy's three falling.

[John Petrucci]

Have they changed the continuation rule? Can't see how that wasn't an and-1 for LA.

Led to Rudy 3, though so it worked out.

[John Petrucci]

Joker starting to not surprisingly outclass our bigs.

[TimDunkem]

Joker starting to not surprisingly outclass our bigs.

No surprise that it got started once Costello came in.

[raybies]

costello is a scrubby

[TimDunkem]

Hardy starts coaching the second half and the offense falls apart. Hmm..

[John Petrucci]

No surprise that it got started once Costello came in.

For sure. Enormously outmatched there. Only a matter of time before game turned around.

Overall pretty happy with what I've seen from Gay today. Eager to see him play with Kawhi.

[raybies]

Hardy starts coaching the second half and the offense falls apart. Hmm..
was gonna post the same... but i decided to give him a break on here. but while we are on the subject Becky far superior coach with potential... Hardy otoh lifetime assistant

[John Petrucci]

White is good on the fast break. Smart plays.

[NASpurs]

Manu should retire after that pass.

[raybies]

ginobili

eesh

[raybies]

retire Hardy and Manu plz

[NASpurs]

And then he sets up Bertans for 3 on the next play. Manu giveth...

[Splits]

Manu in post-season form

[ElNono]

Great pass by Manu to the corner

[TimDunkem]

To this day, I still don't know how someone like Manu can nutmeg guys on the regular yet still create turnovers you'd only see on the playground.

[ElNono]

Gonna take a while for new teammates to get used to Manu's greatness, tbh

[ElNono]

Who's that tall white guy on the Spurs? He looks worse than Ayres..

[TimDunkem]

Who's that tall white guy on the Spurs? He looks worse than Ayres..
Which one? :lol

[ElNono]

Which one? :lol

not Bertrans

[RD2191]

Gonna take a while for new teammates to get used to Manu's greatness, tbh

:jack

[BillMc]

How is that not an and 1?

[TimDunkem]

Costello is so shit. Any way to give that two-way contract to someone else?

[John Petrucci]

How is that not an and 1?

Thought so at first too, but on replay looked like he was holding him before Bertans received pass.

[raybies]

keep collectin dem checks manu

[NASpurs]

Everything went to shit once Will Hardy was given the whiteboard.

[ElNono]

Surprised Kyle Anderson isn't still running the point

[John Petrucci]

Bertans couldn't have passed that any better to KF.

[ElNono]

Manu making Costello lookg good... what else is new

[ElNono]

this lineup can't stop anybody, tbh

[NASpurs]

Murray to Derrick White to Brandon Paul... a sequence of names I never thought I would say last year.

[ElNono]

great pass by Danny

[ElNono]

wait #4 isn't danny?

[ElNono]

DJ!

[raybies]

Paul with the quick release

[SAGirl]

but on the Murray front, he pretty much had a perfect half relative to the flaws we all have noticed. He's been keeping the ball low, limiting turnovers and fouls, playing solid on d and offense and just being a solid floor general. Very positive signs. Night and day from summer league.
Remarkable improvement. Exactly what I had hoped to see from him at this point. Hopefully several guys in the team have a good season. the old farts are still going to be farting...
maybe Pop needs to let Becky coach more too.

[ElNono]

Remarkable improvement. Exactly what I had hoped to see from him at this point. Hopefully several guys in the team have a good season. the old farts are still going to be farting...
maybe Pop needs to let Becky coach more too.

<fart>

[NASpurs]

The youngins doing work :wow

[ace3g]

Spurs type play per par

Brandon Paul makes alley oop layup (Dejounte Murray assists)

[SAGirl]

wait #4 isn't danny?
Derrick White .. it's confusing imo.. specially with these low resolution feeds and White is similar size as Danny.

[SAGirl]

Hopefully this Lamarcus is not a tease bc it's preseason. I want to see that in May.

[ElNono]

Derrick White .. it's confusing imo.. specially with these low resolution feeds and White is similar size as Danny.

yeah, my feed looks like:

https://media.giphy.com/media/VL3h366EYv5Ys/giphy.gif

[TimDunkem]

Murray stealing the ball and throwing it down hard. Nice...

[NASpurs]

Murray stealing the ball and throwing it down hard. Nice...

And we won't see Murray for the next 3 games because of "showboating".

[SAGirl]

<fart>
bad smell tbh :bang

[TimDunkem]

Give Brimah Costello's two-way contract plz

[raybies]

costello quietly with 12 boards like we care...

[Splits]

Dubs better look out, this team is so deep, might be better than our '14 team.

:lobt2:

[NASpurs]

That was actually a fun preseason game.

[raybies]

we might be pretty deep on the guard slot

[SAGirl]

costello quietly with 12 boards like we care...
compare that with Bertie.

Too difficult to complain about a game in which the Spurs were on fire. I thought Manu showed his age. This one needs to be his last season tbh.
Anyways. What a beatdown. Spurs shot almost 60% from 3. That's just unreal. Again, preseason game. Going to shelve it.
http://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&w=100 Spurs



STARTERS
MIN
FG
3PT
FT
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS


L. Aldridge (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2983/lamarcus-aldridge)PF
31
9-16
1-2
2-2
2
6
8
6
0
1
2
3
+6
21


J. Lauvergne (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2959753/joffrey-lauvergne)PF
21
3-6
1-3
0-0
0
4
4
3
0
0
3
3
-2
7


R. Gay (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3005/rudy-gay)SF
22
4-9
2-4
1-2
0
3
3
1
1
0
0
3
-8
11


D. Green (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3988/danny-green)SG
21
3-6
3-4
2-2
0
1
1
2
0
2
2
0
+0
11


D. Murray (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907497/dejounte-murray)G
26
4-7
0-0
0-0
0
2
2
6
2
0
2
1
+19
8


BENCH
MIN
FG
3PT
FT
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS


P. Gasol (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/996/pau-gasol)PF
--
-----
-----
-----
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--


M. Costello (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2999546/matt-costello)SF
18
2-2
0-0
1-2
0
12
12
0
0
2
2
2
+8
5


D. Bertans (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6426/davis-bertans)SF
20
2-4
2-3
4-4
0
3
3
1
3
0
2
4
+28
10


K. Leonard (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6450/kawhi-leonard)SF
--
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-----
-----
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--


A. Brimah (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3074748/amida-brimah)C
5
0-0
0-0
0-0
1
2
3
0
0
1
1
0
+4
0


T. Parker (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1015/tony-parker)PG
--
-----
-----
-----
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--


L. Perrantes (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3059286/london-perrantes)PG
5
1-1
1-1
0-0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
+4
3


D. White (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3078576/derrick-white)PG
14
4-6
1-2
0-0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
4
+21
9


P. Mills (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4004/patty-mills)PG
--
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-----
-----
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--


M. Ginobili (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/272/manu-ginobili)SG
18
0-2
0-1
0-0
0
4
4
5
2
0
3
0
-3
0


K. Anderson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2993874/kyle-anderson)SG
--
-----
-----
-----
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--


B. Forbes (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2994526/bryn-forbes)SG
17
7-11
4-5
2-2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
-1
20


B. Paul (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2488911/brandon-paul)SG
17
4-6
1-2
0-0
2
3
5
1
0
0
1
1
+30
9


D. Hilliard (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2578259/darrun-hilliard)SG
5
2-3
0-1
4-4
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
+4
8


TEAM

45-79
16-28
16-18
5
42
47
31
8
6
21
22

122




57.0%
57.1%
88.9%

[BillMc]

That was actually a fun preseason game.

I agree.

[BillMc]

compare that with Bertie.

:rolleyes

[SAGirl]

we might be pretty deep on the guard slot
One wonders how Pop is going to play all these guards. ah well. at least he won't have to over-rely on the old guards is what I am hoping.

[SAGirl]

:rolleyes
:lol I knew you'd say something.

[TimDunkem]

One wonders how Pop is going to play all these guards. ah well. at least he won't have to over-rely on the old guards is what I am hoping.
Prepare to be very disappointed.

[SAGirl]

Prepare to be very disappointed.

What a downer :td

I think some guys earned playing time.. but we shall see.

[Chinook]

Prepare to be very disappointed.


What a downer :td

Yeah :td You're a grouch!

[TD 21]

Spurs are loaded with depth of 3-point shooting and secondary ball handlers. When one or some of the top 8 is out, they could actually get more explosive, just by some combination of Bertans, Forbes, Paul or White, having an increased role . . . too bad they don't have an above average table setter.

Still, wouldn't be surprised if they have, if not their best, at least most aesthetically pleasing offense since '14.

[SAGirl]

Spurs are loaded with depth of 3-point shooting and secondary ball handlers. When one or some of the top 8 is out, they could actually get more explosive, just by some combination of Bertans, Forbes, Paul or White, having an increased role . . . too bad they don't have an above average table setter.

Still, wouldn't be surprised if they have, if not their best, at least most aesthetically pleasing offense since '14.
It hasn't looked the same when Pau and LMA share the court. They are together too slow and these guys thrive playing super fast. It was a fun game and everyone got enough shots to get in rhyhtm too, an underrated aspect of playing fast.

[BillMc]

PTR's Observations of the game:

https://www.poundingtherock.com/2017/10/8/16445026/san-antonio-denver-final-score-spurs-pull-away-from-nuggets-122-100





Rudy Gay (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/21735/rudy-gay) seems to be gelling. Known for forcing looks during his days in Memphis and Sacramento, it was promising to see the 11 year veteran play within the offense Sunday afternoon. It's been a small sample size, but I'm very intrigued by what #22 could bring to the table this season.
It was refreshing to see a confident Bryan Forbes on the floor. The second year sharpshooter was plagued by a severe cold streak shooting the ball in the NBA last season, which significantly hampered him. It will be very interesting to see if he can play his way into a supporting role early in the year while Parker is rehabbing.
It looks like Bertans has put in some work this summer. The lativian sharpshooter clearly put a lot of focus on putting the ball on the ground this offseason. It didn't quite show on the stat sheet today, but you can tell he is much more comfortable being chased off of the 3 point line, as there were a couple of possessions in the first half which saw the big man pump fake and get to the rim. Oh, and that shooting stroke of his didn’t disappear over the 5 month hiatus either. The 6’10 sniper went 2-3 from deep Sunday afternoon.
Murray is continuing to grow as a point guard. The 20 year old out of Washington appears to be focusing on running the offense this preseason rather than his lay making ability that he flashed in the conference finals last year. It appears that Pop and his staff want to develop the young guard’s game slowly after thrusting him into action late in the playoffs last season.

[tonight...you]

Prepare to be very disappointed.
At least you're consistent.

[John B]

Stacked :flag:

[ace3g]

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

[BillMc]

That was actually a fun preseason game.

+1 Young talent, intriguing veterans.

[Mr. Body]

Well, this team is going to rip a lot of wins off because it's just a far better system than most teams'. It's just a bad league right now. I see 55 wins at least.

[Chinook]

None of this means anything until Kawhi gets back. How his game fits with a free-flowing offense will determine the team's success on that end. It's really easy for LMA to look great in against pre-season D and with him getting the ball every time down the court. We don't know how he'll react to going back to the second option.

[tonight...you]

None of this means anything until Kawhi gets back. How his game fits with a free-flowing offense will determine the team's success on that end. It's really easy for LMA to look great in against pre-season D and with him getting the ball every time down the court. We don't know how he'll react to going back to the second option.
Extremely important point.

[Mr. Body]

Aldridge easily outplayed a dude this board jizzed over this summer, Paul Millsap, a guy who is 32 and just signed a multi-year megadeal. :lol

[tonight...you]

Let me add... I think the new gameplan is going to be more hustle to the front court by the bigs, especially Aldridge to gain low post position and he's to be the 1st option, if he succeeds upon gaining said position.
If he don't make it- Kawhi is 1st option and go from there.
If he does- it's on LA to either eat, or try to feed Kawhi 1st then look for who's open, if Kawhi's smothered.

[LakerHater]

https://images.imgbox.com/d9/64/judHps86_o.gif

[TimDunkem]

At least you're consistent.

:bobo

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUk2CJpatvw

[tonight...you]

:bobo
Fist to chest homie.

[Mr. Body]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUk2CJpatvw

Looks like the Denver D was really shitty.

[ivanfromwestwood]

Damn near every one of those 3-pointers was assisted by LaMarcus Aldridge

[Seventyniner]

Damn near every one of those 3-pointers was assisted by LaMarcus Aldridge

Good catch. If Danny can keeping playing that well off Aldridge he will have a resurgence.

[Nathan89]

Damn near every one of those 3-pointers was assisted by LaMarcus Aldridge

Which won't happen vs good teams.

[BillMc]

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

[BillMc]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv0JMCGMChc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bei9LAKwAH0

[YGWHI]

Aldridge easily outplayed a dude this board jizzed over this summer, a guy who is 32 and just signed a multi-year megadeal. :lol

A guy who also scored 32 on him in Atlanta last season.

[callo1]

Most impressed by the assists LA put up. Very promising.

[YGWHI]

Let me add... I think the new gameplan is going to be more hustle to the front court by the bigs, especially Aldridge to gain low post position and he's to be the 1st option, if he succeeds upon gaining said position.
That's exactly what LMA told Michael Wright from ESPN this preseason.


If he don't make it- Kawhi is 1st option and go from there.
If he does- it's on LA to either eat, or try to feed Kawhi 1st then look for who's open, if Kawhi's smothered.

LMA's scoring didn't decrease with Kawhi on court last season so IDK why he cried that much... 17.3 ppg with Kawhi 17 ppg w/o Kawhi
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But after all this drama, I agree that Pop will change the way to initiate the offense to benefit LMA in the post.

[raybies]

still can't believe Rudy Gay is a Spur...

[BillMc]

That's exactly what LMA told Michael Wright from ESPN this preseason.



LMA's scoring didn't decrease with Kawhi on court last season so IDK why he cried that much... 17.3 ppg with Kawhi 17 ppg w/o Kawhi
916006734241595393

But after all this drama, I agree that Pop will change the way to initiate the offense to benefit LMA in the post.

Really, interesting info. Thanks for posting. LMA sounds hungry. Good sigh.

[YGWHI]

LMA sounds hungry. Good sigh.
Well, I have a different perspective on this. A Spurs player saying he was "unhappy" because he felt he was being underused, wasn't the focus of offense, didn't make the ASG, isn't positive.

But I'm fine with other fans thinking it's good.


Edit: Also, this isn't just about "Spurs players don't care about stats", this is specifically about LMA's personality.

I can't imagine Bosh telling Spo he was unhappy because he was underutilized...He was willing to be a complementary -suplementary most times- piece. LMA will never be that guy. That's an issue.

[Nathan89]

I'm happy he spoke up because now based on that article they might utilize him properly. Can't wait to see lma run hard and get into some deep post position. You can't start from midrange if you can't dribble and lma can't dribble. Plus we don't have the off ball players that can just run around like draymond tbh. Also love that Pop told him to work on his 3pt shot. Spread the court and the look for opportunities to duck in and get in great position. Plus minimize the midrange shot at least somewhat.

Can't wait to watch small ball with gay at 4 and a shooting pg/g. Having so much space around kawhi will be amazing.

[spurs10]

still can't believe Rudy Gay is a Spur... It's a good thing. The man can play and wants to win!


Really, interesting info. Thanks for posting. LMA sounds hungry. Good sigh. Yes these guys are pros. We will see a killer year from LMA.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

PTR's Observations of the game:

https://www.poundingtherock.com/2017/10/8/16445026/san-antonio-denver-final-score-spurs-pull-away-from-nuggets-122-100

Any time Rudy Gay starts gelqing things are on the up.

[MaNu4Tres]

can't take much away from this... preseason teams really aren't even trying. Only guys who may get the ax really try.

Same thing can be said for players who get most of theirs during garbage time in the regular season/playoffs.

[SAGirl]

Same thing can be said for players who get most of theirs during garbage time in the regular season/playoffs.
Indeed, but preseason games don't even count for anything other than the coaches doing their experiments and seeing the marginal talents with more minutes, etc. Even holding a lead in garbage time is a real task and playing against another team's regular players in a loss shows who can compete. I am not among those who dismisses things of that nature. In preseason there's just a lot of marginal talent and experiments playing. It's a good sign, but at the same time, can't put that much stock in it.

[rjv]

Indeed, but preseason games don't even count for anything other than the coaches doing their experiments and seeing the marginal talents with more minutes, etc. Even holding a lead in garbage time is a real task and playing against another team's regular players in a loss shows who can compete. I am not among those who dismisses things of that nature. In preseason there's just a lot of marginal talent and experiments playing. It's a good sign, but at the same time, can't put that much stock in it. unless it's summer league and murray is involved

[SAGirl]

unless it's summer league and murray is involved
:lol. If he had been mediocre I wouldn't have mentioned it, but he was SOooooo bad. He still definitely needed to put in more work. I never said his issues weren't fixable but they hadn't been fixed.

[dabom]

unless it's summer league and murray is involved

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/c8/c8fce312f321a767d12a4f0c2a01ef01433b312c22910cca0b cdd5ad9549aa01.jpg

That was a sick burn dude. :lol