Game Thread: Spurs vs. Thunder -- Fri. (11/17) - 7:00/C (3:00am Riga Time)

[Amuseddaysleeper]

No fouls, let’s close this out

[hater]

It's prison ball on those rebounds.

Lmao gotta give props to Manu for banging with Adams for 3 or 4 rebounds tbqh

Dude is made out of rubber

[SpurPadre]

If Spurs lose this game I hold Manu and Pop accountable. manu was AARP tonight. Pop didn't need to have him out there to close out this game.

Manu played hard in the 2nd half, tbh. That last turnover was Danny and Patty's fault.

[BackHome]

Pop yelling at Patty like it was his mistake when it was on Green and Manu ya Fucking Idiot!!

[bklynspursfan]

If Spurs lose this game I hold Manu and Pop accountable. manu was AARP tonight. Pop didn't need to have him out there to close out this game.

I would say that's fair if we didn't let OKC jump out in front early before Manu even came in..

[Keepin' it real]

Shitty play by LMA. Trade him. -- spurstalk

[Uriel]

Aldridge shitting on SpursTalk :lmao

[007nites]

No threes here

[tholdren]

Spurs with 13 TO, 6 of them by Manu.

Kyle anderson 30 o rebs given up. Choke

[duncan2k5]

If Spurs lose this game I hold Manu and Pop accountable. manu was AARP tonight. Pop didn't need to have him out there to close out this game.

agreed!

[SAGirl]

Lamarcus a superstar play that time. I didn't like Pop giving the ball to Mills again, if not for that play it was a choke.

[pgardn]

Kyle anderson let them hang around

You are truly deranged.

Go.
Leave.

[bklynspursfan]

Manu played hard in the 2nd half, tbh. That last turnover was Danny and Patty's fault.

Seriously. Hit momentum gaining 3s, drew a charge, etc.. those little things helped along with Bertans/Green hot shooting

[Ron Swanson]

We deserved that.

[MVPCues]

Toe on line

[SAGirl]

Aldridge shitting on SpursTalk :lmao
Been doing that most of the season but but spurstalk got to troll...

[tholdren]

Pop yelling at Patty like it was his mistake when it was on Green and Manu ya Fucking Idiot!!

Patty is pg. Go get ball

[DAF86]

Too obvious. :lol

[pgardn]

Thank you Billy.

Holy shit...

[r0drig0lac]

spurs want lose this game

[Spurtacular]

Pau a statue in the paint.

[K...]

Rebounds :sad

[007nites]

OMG so lucky

[NASpurs]

:lmao :lmao time out

[RD2191]

:lmao of fukin course

[bklynspursfan]

Offensive boards .. missed that illegal screen too by Bogut, I mean Adams

[Uriel]

:lmao Donovan :lmao

[DAF86]

Give the ball to Danny. Only guy I have a little faith won't miss at least one.

[SpurPadre]

Rebounding was frustrating tonight

[bklynspursfan]

Damnit man. Needed Green to get the ball. Don't trust anyone else

[BackHome]

Manu played hard in the 2nd half, tbh. That last turnover was Danny and Patty's fault.

No Green got the ball and didn’t even look up he just ran to Manu and gave him the ball. Not even close to Patty’s fault

[bbarry]

Free throws plz

[Uriel]

He had a foot on the line as well.

[007nites]

Give the ball to Danny. Only guy I have a little faith won't miss at least one.

ya he's pretty good with clutch ft's

[Spurtacular]

Honestly surprised spurs didnt turn it over there.

[Ron Swanson]

Big FTs, Pau

[Uriel]

My heart.

[tholdren]

No Green got the ball and didn’t even look up he just ran to Manu and gave him the ball. Not even close to Patty’s fault

Patty is the pg. Go get ball

[hater]

Man great game nigas

Enjoying this shit

[007nites]

wow I'm glad manure isn't taking those

[RD2191]

Clutch pau

[MVPCues]

Some frustration but overall a real good game.

[Keepin' it real]

Gasol with the Body Spanish on that first one!

[tholdren]

Clutch pau

The anti anderson

[K...]

Sigh, overtime coming up

[tholdren]

Anderson will screw up

[NASpurs]

Big Dick Gasol coming up clutch.

[Ron Swanson]

Holy shit

[pgardn]

No Green got the ball and didn’t even look up he just ran to Manu and gave him the ball. Not even close to Patty’s fault

Manu is our only true PG...
At 40

It is what it is.
Give it to th guy with the biggest testicles.

[Silver&Black]

:flag:

[DAF86]

Best win of the season.

[Budkin]

What a fucking win!!!

[bklynspursfan]

Shout out to all the cliff jumpers in the 1st

[FkLA]

:flag:

lol at the cliff jumpers that bailed after the 1st Qtr

[SpurPadre]

So lucky there was a toe on the line. Tbh, I've always wanted to eliminate that rule. I think it should be a three as long as you don't cross the line, imo. Still, the best win of the season.

[daslicer]

Great win.

[OrEmuN]

Great win tonight

[Mr. Body]

What a fucking win.

[BackHome]

Patty is the pg. Go get ball

Yeah right like then he should have 100 rebounds . Lol

[SAGirl]

Really quality win.
:flag:

[raybies]

Not gonna talk trash.... GOOD FN GAME!

[hater]

Lmao Espn after the game commentary nigas are in shock

[pgardn]

This should be savored.

We were dead meat and with hustle and OKCs lack of composure, we win.
Live with it.
This is who we are right now.

[RD2191]

Great win, just glad I never gave up like raybies

[007nites]

Shout out to all the cliff jumpers in the 1st

Reverse Jinx

[MVPCues]

Is this a turn the corner against a decent team win? Or just a collapse by OKC?

[raybies]

COngrats to @brklnspursfan on the win

[dabom]

Shout out to all the cliff jumpers in the 1st

[SAGirl]

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


C. Anthony (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1975/carmelo-anthony)PF
33
9-17
2-3
0-1
0
6
6
3
0
1
1
2
-3
20


P. George (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4251/paul-george)SF
42
5-16
3-6
5-8
2
5
7
6
3
0
3
5
-1
18


S. Adams (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2991235/steven-adams)C
35
6-8
0-0
4-7
5
2
7
0
0
2
1
4
-8
16


R. Westbrook (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook)PG
38
5-22
0-4
5-5
3
6
9
9
0
0
2
3
+0
15


A. Roberson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2530596/andre-roberson)SG
25
1-2
0-1
0-0
1
4
5
1
1
0
0
3
-4
2


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


P. Patterson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4264/patrick-patterson)PF
13
2-3
2-2
0-0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
-5
6


J. Huestis (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2531364/josh-huestis)SF
6
0-1
0-1
0-0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
-2
0


J. Grant (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2991070/jerami-grant)SF
14
4-6
0-0
0-0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
2
+3
8


D. Johnson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3064516/dakari-johnson)C
3
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
+7
0


R. Felton (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2753/raymond-felton)PG
14
3-6
1-1
0-0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
-2
7


A. Abrines (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2995702/alex-abrines)SG
18
4-8
1-5
0-0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
9


N. Collison (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1978/nick-collison)PF
Has not entered game


T. Ferguson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4230546/terrance-ferguson)SG
Has not entered game


TEAM

39-89
9-23
14-21
12
28
40
24
7
3
8
22

101




43.8%
37.5%
66.7%



















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
36
8-14
0-1
10-12
5
4
9
1
0
0
1
3
+6
26


K. Anderson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2993874/kyle-anderson)SF
31
4-7
0-0
2-4
0
3
3
6
1
1
1
1
+7
10


P. Gasol (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/996/pau-gasol)C
30
3-7
2-3
6-6
3
5
8
4
0
2
1
3
+21
14


P. Mills (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4004/patty-mills)PG
34
3-11
2-7
0-0
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
+5
8


D. Green (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3988/danny-green)SG
35
6-15
5-13
0-0
0
6
6
4
4
2
1
0
+11
17


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


R. Gay (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3005/rudy-gay)SF
18
4-8
0-2
1-2
2
2
4
1
0
1
2
2
-13
9


D. Bertans (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6426/davis-bertans)SF
11
3-4
3-4
0-0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
+11
9


J. Lauvergne (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2959753/joffrey-lauvergne)C
5
0-1
0-1
1-2
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
-9
1


D. Murray (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907497/dejounte-murray)PG
12
0-4
0-1
0-0
0
4
4
2
1
0
0
3
+1
0


B. Forbes (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2994526/bryn-forbes)SG
9
1-3
0-1
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
-12
2


B. Paul (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2488911/brandon-paul)SG
2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
-3
0


M. Ginobili (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/272/manu-ginobili)SG
18
2-3
2-2
2-3
0
3
3
0
0
0
6
2
-10
8


TEAM

34-77
14-35
22-29
12
33
45
23
6
7
13
18

104




44.2%
40.0%
75.0%

[SpurPadre]

We need to shore up the defensive glass though.

[r0drig0lac]

The anti anderson
relax

[bklynspursfan]

COngrats to @brklnspursfan on the win

Yessir :toast

[raybies]

Reverse Jinx
fuck that they get no glory.

[$pursDynasty]

Beadle should have given the rest of the panel more grief, they gave the Spurs no chance to win the game and were all about the Thunderefs

[tholdren]

Yeah right like then he should have 100 rebounds . Lol

High?

[pgardn]

Yessir :toast

Ditto.

Thank you real fans.

[BillMc]

Victory!:flag:

[SpurPadre]

No Green got the ball and didn’t even look up he just ran to Manu and gave him the ball. Not even close to Patty’s fault

It was also Patty's fault because he didn't get in position. Pop was chewing him out for that.

[raybies]

Victory!:flag:
feels dam good. We showed tons of heart.

[RD2191]

fuck that they get no glory.

As if your fat ass did anything to win the game. Talking about glory gtfo lmao

[tholdren]

relax

3 offensive rebs given up in less than 2 min, and 0 for 2 ft.... you call that finishing?

[SAGirl]

COngrats to @brklnspursfan on the win
Got to give you and him props.
I wasn't sure they had this at all.
Kyle showed up big,
LMA and Pau were huge, Danny was huge, Davis made some big buckets too, Dijon contributed some.
I hope POp has a short leash with Manu tbh.

[raybies]

Ditto.

Thank you real fans.
:toast

[dabom]

It was also Patty's fault because he didn't get in position. Pop was chewing him out for that.

That was not on patty. WTf. :lol

[kjhip1]

A win is a win no matter how ugly. OKC is ugly basketball to watch. No movement straight up one on one. They should have easily won the game after being up 23. On to the next one

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Great win, playoff intensity. Refs were a disgrace - almost as much as the cliff jumpers in this thread.

[SAGirl]

Beadle should have given the rest of the panel more grief, they gave the Spurs no chance to win the game and were all about the Thunderefs
yup. She's classy.
-----------
Props to those who bet on the Spurs.

[bklynspursfan]

Ditto.

Thank you real fans.

:bobo

Need more optimism here

[tholdren]

Got to give you and him props.
I wasn't sure they had this at all.
Kyle showed up big,
LMA and Pau were huge, Danny was huge, Davis made some big buckets too, Dijon contributed some.
I hope POp has a short leash with Manu tbh.

Your terrible kyle love is the best trolling i have ever read

[SAGirl]

Great win, playoff intensity. Refs were a disgrace - almost as much as the cliff jumpers in this thread.
nah they were worse bc that was their job.
guys here, trolling and whining is entertainment.

[FkLA]

Not complaining, but how the hell did OKC get both the Melo basket and a timeout called? They shouldn't have been able to call timeout after the shot was released since they no longer had possession, tbh.

[K...]

Damn patty with the broken microwave box score..3-11, 2-7.

[BillMc]

Let me find out you're one of those "If you don't like our president you can leave the country" folks, Bill. Smh

I don't like our president and I do live in another country. :lol

[SAGirl]

Not complaining, but how the hell did OKC get both the Melo basket and a timeout called? They shouldn't have been able to call timeout after the shot was released since they no longer had possession, tbh.
thunderrefs... in reality I have no idea.

[RD2191]

A win is a win no matter how ugly. OKC is ugly basketball to watch. No movement straight up one on one. They should have easily won the game after being up 23. On to the next one

Tbh. Russ and melo going full chuck mode is what won us the game

[BillMc]

feels dam good. We showed tons of heart.

Absolutely! A lot of fun!

[SAGirl]

Damn patty with the broken microwave box score..3-11, 2-7.
/sigh yea. If he was still at a moderate salary I could live with it and that is that.
There is just no way he's worth 50 mills.

[raybies]

This was a huge game in this young season for these guys. Can't wait to see how they respond following. But def a confidence boost.

[spurs10]

Man this is brutal. I'm pretty sure it's the worst performance I've witnessed in some time. Will be tough to sell my tickets for Monday's game. Sorry I only saw the 1st quarter! :lol

[pgardn]

I don't like our president and I do live in another country. :lol

Yeah.

And stay here.
Please.

[pgardn]

Absolutely! A lot of fun!

Hell yes.

Happy Thanksgiving.

[bklynspursfan]

This was a huge game in this young season for these guys. Can't wait to see how they respond following. But def a confidence boost.

Its great to be able to come back like that. Gives you confidence that no matter how much you go down by, you can get right back in it most nights.

Turnovers gotta get cleaned up. It'll probably help once we get TP/Kawhi back

[SAGirl]

This was a huge game in this young season for these guys. Can't wait to see how they respond following. But def a confidence boost.
What do you think Pop does with Kyle? It was a total team effort but he stabilized that offense after the shitshow with AARP Manu and 50Mills.
He doesn't deserve a benching when Kawhi gets back and will be gone for sure if that is the case.

[Arcadian]

Great fucking comeback

[DAF86]

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


C. Anthony (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1975/carmelo-anthony)PF
33
9-17
2-3
0-1
0
6
6
3
0
1
1
2
-3
20


P. George (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4251/paul-george)SF
42
5-16
3-6
5-8
2
5
7
6
3
0
3
5
-1
18


S. Adams (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2991235/steven-adams)C
35
6-8
0-0
4-7
5
2
7
0
0
2
1
4
-8
16


R. Westbrook (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook)PG
38
5-22
0-4
5-5
3
6
9
9
0
0
2
3
+0
15


A. Roberson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2530596/andre-roberson)SG
25
1-2
0-1
0-0
1
4
5
1
1
0
0
3
-4
2


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


P. Patterson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4264/patrick-patterson)PF
13
2-3
2-2
0-0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
-5
6


J. Huestis (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2531364/josh-huestis)SF
6
0-1
0-1
0-0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
-2
0


J. Grant (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2991070/jerami-grant)SF
14
4-6
0-0
0-0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
2
+3
8


D. Johnson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3064516/dakari-johnson)C
3
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
+7
0


R. Felton (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2753/raymond-felton)PG
14
3-6
1-1
0-0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
-2
7


A. Abrines (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2995702/alex-abrines)SG
18
4-8
1-5
0-0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
9


N. Collison (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1978/nick-collison)PF
Has not entered game


T. Ferguson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4230546/terrance-ferguson)SG
Has not entered game


TEAM

39-89
9-23
14-21
12
28
40
24
7
3
8
22

101




43.8%
37.5%
66.7%



















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
36
8-14
0-1
10-12
5
4
9
1
0
0
1
3
+6
26


K. Anderson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2993874/kyle-anderson)SF
31
4-7
0-0
2-4
0
3
3
6
1
1
1
1
+7
10


P. Gasol (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/996/pau-gasol)C
30
3-7
2-3
6-6
3
5
8
4
0
2
1
3
+21
14


P. Mills (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4004/patty-mills)PG
34
3-11
2-7
0-0
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
+5
8


D. Green (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3988/danny-green)SG
35
6-15
5-13
0-0
0
6
6
4
4
2
1
0
+11
17


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


R. Gay (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3005/rudy-gay)SF
18
4-8
0-2
1-2
2
2
4
1
0
1
2
2
-13
9


D. Bertans (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6426/davis-bertans)SF
11
3-4
3-4
0-0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
+11
9


J. Lauvergne (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2959753/joffrey-lauvergne)C
5
0-1
0-1
1-2
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
-9
1


D. Murray (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907497/dejounte-murray)PG
12
0-4
0-1
0-0
0
4
4
2
1
0
0
3
+1
0


B. Forbes (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2994526/bryn-forbes)SG
9
1-3
0-1
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
-12
2


B. Paul (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2488911/brandon-paul)SG
2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
-3
0


M. Ginobili (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/272/manu-ginobili)SG
18
2-3
2-2
2-3
0
3
3
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Westbrook has been lowkey sucking this season, tbh.

P/S: lol superbad, should be retired Manu with 8 pts on 3 shots. All in the 4th.

[raybies]

What do you think Pop does with Kyle? It was a total team effort but he stabilized that offense after the shitshow with AARP Manu and 50Mills.
He doesn't deserve a benching when Kawhi gets back and will be gone for sure if that is the case.
Pop's got to continue to grow Kyle's pick and roll game. He's the best point we got right now. And by that I mean decision maker. Helps his size and length give more angles for passing. The fact that he is finishing efficiently at the rim, is what makes him exceedingly dangerous.

[raybies]

Its great to be able to come back like that. Gives you confidence that no matter how much you go down by, you can get right back in it most nights.

Turnovers gotta get cleaned up. It'll probably help once we get TP/Kawhi back
Yeah great point. Having that belief in your back pocket is gonna win some games we had no business winning

[SAGirl]

Pop's got to continue to grow Kyle's pick and roll game. He's the best point we got right now. And by that I mean decision maker. Helps his size and length give more angles for passing. The fact that he is finishing efficiently at the rim, is what makes him exceedingly dangerous.
against good defenders too.
He had one floater/jumphook over KAT last game that was a thing of beauty. Thanks for your feedback. :tu

[bklynspursfan]

What do you think Pop does with Kyle? It was a total team effort but he stabilized that offense after the shitshow with AARP Manu and 50Mills.
He doesn't deserve a benching when Kawhi gets back and will be gone for sure if that is the case.

Who do you think he should start over? Only guy I think makes sense is Pau, but Pau hasn't been too bad

[pgardn]

Only three TOs in the second half.

And in addition we caused them to implode with harassing.
We need about everyone to give something.

Bertans even gave us a big lift.

[$pursDynasty]

/sigh yea. If he was still at a moderate salary I could live with it and that is that.
There is just no way he's worth 50 mills.
we need LeBron to come to the Spurs because that might be the only way to get out from under the bad Patty and Pau contracts, via his supernatural ability to influence other franchises.

[bklynspursfan]

Only three TOs in the second half.

And in addition we caused them to implode with harassing.
We need about everyone to give something.

Bertans even gave us a big lift.

I didn't even realize, wow. So only 2 up until that PG steal. Good stuff

[raybies]

against good defenders too.
He had one floater/jumphook over KAT last game that was a thing of beauty. Thanks for your feedback. :tu
that finish vs Adams that should of been an and 1 kind of showed his level of finishing in the lane. He's a unique talent and he's starting to come into his own.

[SpurPadre]

Who do you think he should start over? Only guy I think makes sense is Pau, but Pau hasn't been too bad

Yeah, Kyle clearly belongs in the bench on this team when Kawhi comes back.

[DAF86]

Got to give you and him props.
I wasn't sure they had this at all.
Kyle showed up big,
LMA and Pau were huge, Danny was huge, Davis made some big buckets too, Dijon contributed some.
I hope POp has a short leash with Manu tbh.

How many more times are you going to repeat that? He had a bad first stint, then made up for it in a big way on the 4th. He scored 8 pts on 3 shots. Why are you acting like he was an absolute cancer, tbh? :lol

[Budkin]

Anything's possible. Biggest thing is not to turn the ball over a ton

Good call! They pulled it off!

[SAGirl]

How many more times are you going to repeat that? He had a bad first stint, then made up for it in a big way on the 4th. He scored 8 pts on 3 shots. Why are you acting like he was an absolute cancer, tbh? :lol
bc Pop is super strict with young players and I am tired of his double standard tbh.

[Darius Bieber]

Okc by 20+ tbh

Spurs got lucky. Were down by 20+ early but OKC collapsed.

[FkLA]

What do you think Pop does with Kyle? It was a total team effort but he stabilized that offense after the shitshow with AARP Manu and 50Mills.
He doesn't deserve a benching when Kawhi gets back and will be gone for sure if that is the case.

He does deserve the benching just because Kawhi is Kawhi and the rest of the wings/ bigs have too much tenure and are playing well.

But I'd hope Pop still finds a way to play him 25 mpg. Maybe let him share playmaking duties with Manu in the second unit.

[SAGirl]

Who do you think he should start over? Only guy I think makes sense is Pau, but Pau hasn't been too bad
No... I am thinking he's a rotation player and needs minutes even when Kawhi gets back. That is what I am saying. Doesn't matter wher those minutes come, but no way should he be in the 9th to 10th guy department getting benched when Pop fancies tbh

[FkLA]

Spurs got lucky. Were down by 20+ early but OKC collapsed.

GS got lucky @ SA. Were down 20+ but SA collapsed.

[raybies]

He does deserve the benching just because Kawhi is Kawhi and the rest of the wings/ bigs have too much tenure and are playing well.

But I'd hope Pop still finds a way to play him 25 mpg. Maybe let him share playmaking duties with Manu in the second unit.
with the success he's having in the pick and roll,... you got to keep feeding that. He's growing a lot. He's what 24 and handling the rock with the game on the line vs a team like OKC. Season but the intensity was playoff level.

[SAGirl]

He does deserve the benching just because Kawhi is Kawhi and the rest of the wings/ bigs have too much tenure and are playing well.

But I'd hope Pop still finds a way to play him 25 mpg. Maybe let him share playmaking duties with Manu in the second unit.
I wasn't clear. by benching I meant real benching. like sending you to the 10th-13th guy battling with others for his minutes benching.

[raybies]

No... I am thinking he's a rotation player and needs minutes even when Kawhi gets back. That is what I am saying. Doesn't matter wher those minutes come, but no way should he be in the 9th to 10th guy department getting benched when Pop fancies tbh
He's earned more trust from than that imo. Pop's calling his number in the pnr game with LMA in clutch. Pop's been praising the kid. He's in.

[BillMc]

Hell yes.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving man. Wins always make the holidays slightly more fun.

[SAGirl]

with the success he's having in the pick and roll,... you got to keep feeding that. He's growing a lot. He's what 24 and handling the rock with the game on the line vs a team like OKC. Season but the intensity was playoff level.
What has been surprising is that Pop didn't give them those opportunities b4 in all his seasons. It was JSimms who get them the most after Manu and Mills, then Dejounte. He is showing things that he had that he hadn't been given the opportunity to show.

[wildbill2u]

Fantastic comeback on offense and they finally crumbled under our defensive pressure. If nothiing else, this team can be interesting this season.

[raybies]

I wasn't clear. by benching I meant real benching. like sending you to the 10th-13th guy battling with others for his minutes benching.
It's like someone said. He'll find excuses to get the longer tenured players in because of body of work, but it's in his hands imo. He's a heady player and he makes few mistakes. Those kind of players rise in the ranks fast with Pop.

[BillMc]

Davis is perfect to use against OKC, tbh. He pulls them out of the paint ala classic Red Rocket and they can't exploit is lack of lateral movement.

[pgardn]

How many more times are you going to repeat that? He had a bad first stint, then made up for it in a big way on the 4th. He scored 8 pts on 3 shots. Why are you acting like he was an absolute cancer, tbh? :lol

We must have him.
We have no real ballhandlers. No one person on this team presently can handle PG for the whole season. It's committee.

Green F'N just shits the ball to Manu at the end of the game. I don't want it... Manu is willing to be the guy to stink. Or rescue. It's hard to find guys with the large cajones.

[DAF86]

He does deserve the benching just because Kawhi is Kawhi and the rest of the wings/ bigs have too much tenure and are playing well.

But I'd hope Pop still finds a way to play him 25 mpg. Maybe let him share playmaking duties with Manu in the second unit.

Play Kyle at point, tbh.

[raybies]

What has been surprising is that Pop didn't give them those opportunities b4 in all his seasons. It was JSimms who get them the most after Manu and Mills, then Dejounte. He is showing things that he had that he hadn't been given the opportunity to show.
Well imo he had opportunities but let me use this analogy, he's like Adrian from Rocky. No one seen anything pretty about her. She didn't so anything to stand out, she was just there. Same with Kyle. He's done the right thing for three years and is finally taking the glasses off.

J Simms on the other hand made flashy plays and got noticed. He's not here now, but Kyle is. His time is now. Just be happy :) :toast

[FkLA]

He's earned more trust from than that imo. Pop's calling his number in the pnr game with LMA in clutch. Pop's been praising the kid. He's in.

Agreed. He's earned Pop's trust. I think Gay, Manu, and Fathead are the three guys that are guaranteed major minutes off the bench.

[BillMc]

Agreed. He's earned Pop's trust. I think Gay, Manu, and Fathead are the three guys that are guaranteed major minutes off the bench.

Yep.. And Patty when Tony comes back.

[bklynspursfan]

No... I am thinking he's a rotation player and needs minutes even when Kawhi gets back. That is what I am saying. Doesn't matter wher those minutes come, but no way should he be in the 9th to 10th guy department getting benched when Pop fancies tbh

Gotcha . Well I think thus far he's earned his playing time. Of course he'll see a dip in minutes, but I can't see him not being a rotation player unless he starts playing super passive again. But I think he's solidified himself a rotation spot this year.

[bklynspursfan]

Davis is perfect to use against OKC, tbh. He pulls them out of the paint ala classic Red Rocket and they can't exploit is lack of lateral movement.

Agreed. If he was better defensively, man... He'd be special

[raybies]

Agreed. He's earned Pop's trust. I think Gay, Manu, and Fathead are the three guys that are guaranteed major minutes off the bench.
Yup. I agree.

Parker/Green/Leonard/LMA/Gasol
Mills/Ginobili/Kyle/Gay/Joff

Murray, Paul, Forbes, Bertans will be used situationally and for energy. Kyle gets the nod because he's proving he can be played in the clutch. Murray and others haven't proven that yet

[SAGirl]

Davis is perfect to use against OKC, tbh. He pulls them out of the paint ala classic Red Rocket and they can't exploit is lack of lateral movement.

I am happy Davis came through BillMc. Really happy for your guy. He had the perfect role as bench sparkplug and hit big shots that were key to get back and ahead. :tu:toast

[raybies]

Davis is perfect to use against OKC, tbh. He pulls them out of the paint ala classic Red Rocket and they can't exploit is lack of lateral movement.
He's got all the wires to be a better shotmaker in the playoffs. We all know Red Mamba's dynamic. Bertans has a history of hitting clutch shots in big games.(Euro but hey)

[BillMc]

I am happy Davis came through BillMc. Really happy for your guy. He had the perfect role as bench sparkplug and hit big shots that were key to get back and ahead. :tu:toast

Cheers.:toast

And I like Pop playing Kyle as a point. Works really well in the small sample size. Need to see that more often.

[dabom]

Yep.. And Patty when Tony comes back.

Parker at his age, declining skill set, injuries isn't gonna be a starter Bill. You can bank on that.

[BillMc]

He's got all the wires to be a better shotmaker in the playoffs. We all know Red Mamba's dynamic. Bertans has a history of hitting clutch shots in big games.(Euro but hey)

Yep. I don't think he'll be afraid of the moment. Dude overcame two major knee injuries and a lost finger to play in the NBA. How can anyone not root for him?

[FkLA]

Play Kyle at point, tbh.

Man, I'd love that. Share PG duties with Kawhichael and Imagine all the length on defense. Pop would probably never do it though.

[raybies]

Yep. I don't think he'll be afraid of the moment. Dude overcame two major knee injuries and a lost finger to play in the NBA. How can anyone not root for him?
well put

https://media.giphy.com/media/aLdiZJmmx4OVW/giphy.gif

[DAF86]

Man, I'd love that. Share PG duties with Kawhichael and Imagine all the length on defense. Pop would probably never do it though.

Kyle, Green, Kawhi, Gay, LA. Switch 1 through 5. I hope it's an idea that crosses Pop's mind at least for crunch time.

[BillMc]

well put

https://media.giphy.com/media/aLdiZJmmx4OVW/giphy.gif
:bobo

[FkLA]

Kyle, Green, Kawhi, Gay, LA. Switch 1 through 5. I hope it's an idea that crosses Pop's mind at least for crunch time.

I concur. :tu

[dabom]

Kawhi is gonna have the ball in crunch time. Fact.

What does fathead bring that improves the flow of offense from there? :lol

[dabom]

Do people fucking live in fantasy world all the time? :lol

You may not like it, but that's fact. Can anyone dispute it? Also taking out your best duo lineup. :lol

[raybies]

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That's our team

[DAF86]

Kawhi is gonna have the ball in crunch time. Fact.

What does fathead bring that improves the flow of offense from there? :lol

On offense you get one more guy that can create off the dribble. But the biggest change would be on D. No weak links out there. Switch on every screen. Make the other team go one on one.

[raybies]

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[FkLA]

Kawhi is gonna have the ball in crunch time. Fact.

What does fathead bring that improves the flow of offense from there? :lol

Typically I'd agree since he isnt a 3PT threat but he's been pretty damn good at using others penetration to attack the basket and get easy buckets for himself/others. Then there's the other end.

Fatty just kinda sucks.

[dabom]

Typically I'd agree since he isnt a 3PT threat but he's been pretty damn good at using others penetration to attack the basket and get easy buckets for himself/others. Then there's the other end.

Fatty just kinda sucks.

He's not gonna have the ball vs GSWs or Rockets or Thunder or Cleveland. :lol

People with their shitty lineups. :lmao

[dabom]

On offense you get one more guy that can create off the dribble. But the biggest change would be on D. No weak links out there. Switch on every screen. Make the other team go one on one.
Kawhi is gonna have the ball. Whatever you think fathead even "brings" is non existent. :lol

[raybies]

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[FkLA]

He's not gonna have the ball vs GSWs or Rockets or Thunder or Cleveland. :lol

People with their shitty lineups. :lmao

Doesnt need to have the ball to contribute.

[Spurs9]

:cry I turned this game off in the 2nd and just saw the final score :wow

[dabom]

Doesnt need to have the ball to contribute.

He is a cancer. He can't even close out most regular season games. It's not gonna magically appear in the playoffs. :lol

[FkLA]

He is a cancer. He can't even close out most regular season games. It's not gonna magically appear in the playoffs. :lol

Mills? Agreed.

[dabom]

Mills? Agreed.

You've dipped into rambling now. It's not a good look.

[raybies]

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[99 Problems]

Great win.

[DAF86]

Kawhi is gonna have the ball. Whatever you think fathead even "brings" is non existent. :lol

You know Patty is my guy. He's just not bringging it right now, specially not for the kind of money he's making. When he is hitting, I have no problem with him finishing games. But when he's not, I would rather go with someone like Kyle, that at least makes a difference on D.

Why all the blinding hate on KA son? He's doing well.

[FkLA]

You've dipped into rambling now. It's not a good look.

Fathead > Mills

I've always been in Patty's corner but he's let himself go and he had a pretty low ceiling to begin with.

[dabom]

You know Patty is my guy. He's just not bringging it right now, specially not for the kind of money he's making. When he is hitting, I have no problem with him finishing games. But when he's not, I would rather go with someone like Kyle, that at least makes a difference on D.

Why all the blinding hate on KA son? He's doing well.

He's been playing well, yeah. Does he close out? Not really. Are you gonna see stuff that isn't done in the RS happen in the POs? :lol

I'm not hating, and I'm stating my position.

[dabom]

Fathead > Mills

I've always been in Patty's corner but he's let himself go and he had a pretty low ceiling to begin with.


:lmao :lmao :lmao

Stop it. :lmao :lmao

[dabom]

That LMA double team passing. :lmao :lmao

[FkLA]

:lmao :lmao :lmao

Stop it. :lmao :lmao

In what way is a fat Mills better than Fathead? I'd like to see some stats or metrics to support that.

[dabom]

In what way is a fat Mills better than Fathead? I'd like to see some stats or metrics to support that.

He closes out most of the games where as fathead doesn't. Same for playoffs, the ones that mattered.

Look at all of Patty's PO numbers faggot. :lmao :lmao

[SAGirl]

931745564659732480
Danny was spectacular in this game as well it must be said. Defensively and he made his shots.

[SAGirl]

dabom with a meltdown bc Kyle played well is a sad pitiful sight

[FkLA]

He closes out most of the games where as fathead doesn't. Same for playoffs, the ones that mattered.

Look at all of Patty's PO numbers faggot. :lmao :lmao

Those aren't stats or metrics.

Mills wouldn't be closing playoffs games either if the Spurs backcourt was as good as their frontcourt.

[dabom]

Those aren't stats or metrics.

Mills wouldn't be closing playoffs games either if the Spurs backcourt was as good as their frontcourt.

There's advance metrics for playoffs faggot. :lmao

I'm glad Spurs started winning when MVP became the starter. :lol

[SAGirl]

Article in expressnews: http://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Spurs-get-nastier-rally-past-OKC-12367546.php


LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points, and Pau Gasol included a pair of game-sealing free throws among his 14, but it was Green who largely powered the Spurs' comeback from a 23-point first-half deficit.

Not only did Green pump in 17 points of his own, including five 3-pointers, but his defense was a key reason the Thunder could not fire on all cylinders.

His primary assignment was Russell Westbrook. The NBA's reigning MVP had 14 points and nine assists while going a dreadful 5 of 22 from the floor.

Green added two blocks and four steals to his All-Defense kind of night, and it allowed the Kawhi Leonard-less Spurs to contain OKC's All-Star trio of Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony into something manageable.

"He must be tired," Gasol said, admiring Green's Friday night. "That's what it takes. We're shorthanded at this point. We're probably missing the best defender in the game Danny is also a good defender. He needs to step up and take the challenge, especially when they have multiple All-Stars."


"You've got to start somewhere to turn it around," Gasol said. "It just takes one play at a time."

It is difficult to trace where the comeback began. It might have started with 6:31 remaining in the half, when Aldridge took a pass at the top of the key and drove for a two-handed slam.

That only cut the Spurs' deficit to 43-27. But it showed they weren't going anywhere.
"You just try to play the play at hand and not make the hero play," Aldridge said. "As we played with pace, things changed for us."

By half, the Spurs had climbed within seven points. With 38.7 seconds left in the third, they tied the game on Davis Bertans' third 3-pointer of the quarter.

The game was most definitely on.

"The guys really dug deep, pounded the rock," said coach Gregg Popovich, whose team matched the largest comeback in the NBA this season. "They kept a great attitude and just kept their minds on playing basic basketball and things turned their way."


Earlier, in an in-game ESPN interview, Popovich summed up the Spurs' attitude adjustment by saying it went from "poor me to screw you."

Spurs forward Kyle Anderson put it this way: "I think we got a little nastier."


"Every win is important, and every win is valuable," Gasol said. "But I think this win definitely tastes very, very good."


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

[tbdog]

Thunder's lane violation is getting a little out of hand now. This needs attention like enforcing the fouling the 3p shooters. It's insanely obvious and the NBA is silent on it. Spurs nearly lost a game because of it tonight. Take a look at this below picture a few games ago.

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[james evans]

Ginobli stunk it up in the 1st quarter but he rebounded and almost cost us the game. Don't know why Popovich was yelling at Mills for Ginobli trying to go behind his back and turning the ball over hahaha. We also have got to be one of the worst 4th quarter freethrow shooting teams in the league. One thing I didn't like about this game is that Green was hot. He took a mid range shot with 24 seconds on the shot clock and popovich pulled him out of the game and it made him cold. One thing I don't like about Popovch is that he still haven't lerned how to defend a 3 point shot at the end of the game with seconds left. If 2 seconds are left and a team is down by 3, WHY THE FUCK ARE THERE DEFENDERS INSIDE OF THE PAINT???????????????????????

[SAGirl]

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[Fireball]

dabom is a sad pitiful sight
fixed

[spursistan]

my nigga FkLA regulating dabom in this thread :lol..

Eh; I'm close to declaring Anderson a better overall player than Mills, which would be damning for the latter..Kyle's consistent, 'average level' is currently superior to that of Mills' whose show-up-once-every-8-games act has gotten old and infuriating for his new price tag..

[BillMc]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmvr5X0IgAY

[BillMc]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yXux9yPsoY

[BillMc]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6domd2lAkTk

[BillMc]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-CmK6VHHXQ

[BillMc]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFLcIixnJl4

[Ginobili2Duncan]

Very good possibility the Spurs could win the next six straight. Spurs get Memphis twice and Conley is injured. Davis might not play for the Pelicans if the concussion issue is serious. The toughest game appears to be on the road at Charlotte.

[BatManu20]

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[LittleCriminal]

10pts 3 reb in 31min...
8pts 3reb in 34 min...

One is beloved and the other is shat upon by the same 3 posters who scissor each other on the reg.
I don't understand how one had a better game from the other.

[raybies]

Very good possibility the Spurs could win the next six straight. Spurs get Memphis twice and Conley is injured. Davis might not play for the Pelicans if the concussion issue is serious. The toughest game appears to be on the road at Charlotte.
My concern is for Atlanta right now. They play very hard. You got Dedmon and Belli that are gonna want to play big and we are coming off a big emotional win. Has the set up for a trap game. Like I said in this thread. I want to see how they respond.

[Fireball]

10pts 3 reb in 31min...
8pts 3reb in 34 min...

One is beloved and the other is shat upon by the same 3 posters who scissor each other on the reg.
I don't understand how one had a better game from the other.

one was 3/11 and the other 4/7 from the field ... makes a huge differene IMO

[bklynspursfan]

10pts 3 reb in 31min...
8pts 3reb in 34 min...

One is beloved and the other is shat upon by the same 3 posters who scissor each other on the reg.
I don't understand how one had a better game from the other.

Everyone on the team is shat on here

[bklynspursfan]

It's worth noting, it seems teams are putting their best defenders on Patty these days. I noticed PG on him quite a bit last night.

He's still getting some quality looks and just not connecting, but it just shows teams still view him as a concern. Same thing in the WCF, they made an effort to not let him get involved.

[Ginobili2Duncan]

My concern is for Atlanta right now. They play very hard. You got Dedmon and Belli that are gonna want to play big and we are coming off a big emotional win. Has the set up for a trap game. Like I said in this thread. I want to see how they respond.



Atlanta is not a good team. But it's the regular season so losses can come at any time. But even without Kawhi this is still an average team, meaning they'll beat bad teams and lose to good ones. They've done a good job up to this point of taking advantage of lesser teams and I don't see that changing during these next 6 games. Not to mention the Spurs December gets a whole lot tougher and if Kawhi still isn't playing it's gonna get rough in a hurry.

[tholdren]

dabom with a meltdown bc Kyle played well is a sad pitiful sight

But he didnt... sad you choose to ignore the kyle giving the game away
..
Ps your posts suck

[99 Problems]

How many times did Little MVP turn that rock over? Hehe. You think that not :pop: s big ticket item with his point guards.

[LakerHater]

"3 of you, 1... 2... 3..., fuckin blind!"

https://s1.gifyu.com/images/AngryPop.gif

[spurs10]

I don't like our president and I do live in another country. :lol :bobo