We are paying 80 million for a guy who can’t do jack in crunch time

[Amuseddaysleeper]

:bang

[UZER]

He can turn it over.

[Robz4000]

He did have that monster block on McCollum that otherwise would've tied the game.

[Dex]

Are you going to bitch about a win too, Amused?

http://replygif.net/i/1045.gif

[daslicer]

Amuse is addicted to losing. I'm convinced he's more happy when the Spurs lose versus when they win.

[tholdren]

Are you going to bitch about a win too, Amused?

http://replygif.net/i/1045.gif

Cryhavoc alt tbh

[BackHome]

Man LMA is having a great year I like what he is doing

[dabom]

Amuse is addicted to losing. I'm convinced he's more happy when the Spurs lose versus when they win.

Well he's a giant pussy.

[spursgu]

Amused is embarrassing for a so-called "longtime poster." He gets dumber and dumber with each thread.

[BatManu20]

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2013/02/incredulous.gif

[daslicer]

Well he's a giant pussy.

Agreed he's on suicide watch every game.

[Ice009]

What exactly did he do wrong or so poorly? I thought he played hard on both ends of the court at the end of the game.

[SpursBig3s]

Yeah, let’s dog on the guy who’s the reason we are 22-10 :downspin::lma

[spursgu]

Agreed he's on suicide watch every game.

A good amount of people on here are like that. Maybe they have shit luck in real life that they have such an extreme pessimist outlook, but people vent about this team like they're the goddamn Knicks.

[daslicer]

LMA has been the Spurs MVP this year. Without him the Spurs would be in contention for a lottery pick right now.

[daslicer]

A good amount of people on here are like that. Maybe they have shit luck in real life that they have such an extreme pessimist outlook, but people vent about this team like they're the goddamn Knicks.

That could be true. I think most people can't handle losing and sound off the alarm even before the spurs lose the game when they are down. I can understand getting angry if the team is on a 4-5 game losing streak but going pyscho after 1 loss is pretty stupid.

[SAGirl]

Amuse is addicted to losing. I'm convinced he's more happy when the Spurs lose versus when they win.
I get that sense with a couple of guys here but Amused is on a league of his own with the pessimism

[timtonymanu]

:lmao I see Amused still trolls people with his threads.

[daslicer]

I get that sense with a couple of guys here but Amused is on a league of his own with the pessimism

Amuse was the only Spurfan who was overjoyed when Kawhi got injured in the WCF. Dude was panicking when the Spurs were up by 20 before Kawhi got injured.

[dabom]

:lmao I see Amused still trolls people with his threads.

Don't bail him out with the trolling angle. :lol

[dabom]

We all know amused is a fucking big pussy vagina. That's who he is.

[timtonymanu]

Don't bail him out with the trolling angle. :lol

I think Amused is genuine in his reactions but damn do his threads always generate a lot of hate. :lol

[daslicer]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Pretty much this.

[Mr. Body]

What the fuck is this thread?

[ducks]

:bang

Duncan never failed?
Tp did not play either

[daslicer]

What the fuck is this thread?

It's a thread where Amuse is frustrated the Spurs prevented him from committing suicide. By winning they gave him a reason to live for another day which he's resentful about.

[spursgu]

We all know amused is a fucking big pussy vagina. That's who he is.

exactly, he’s not trolling anybody. Just continuously making a fool of himself but I’m sure the loathing Spurs fans like spuristan, DMC, Tim Dunkem can find solace in here and circlejerk him.

[dabom]

exactly, he’s not trolling anybody. Just continuously making a fool of himself but I’m sure the loathing Spurs fans like spuristan, DMC, Tim Dunkem can find solace in here and circlejerk him.

:lol

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Amuse was the only Spurfan who was overjoyed when Kawhi got injured in the WCF. Dude was panicking when the Spurs were up by 20 before Kawhi got injured.

Bullshit, show me where I was happy when Kawhi got injured

LMA has been good in the year as a whole, but fourth quarter time it’s Kawhi or Manu or nothing. LMA can’t be trusted 80% of the time if it’s crunch time.

[daslicer]

Bullshit, show me where I was happy when Kawhi got injured

LMA has been good in the year as a whole, but fourth quarter time it’s Kawhi or Manu or nothing. LMA can’t be trusted 80% of the time if it’s crunch time.

You predicted the spurs would lose that series before it started. Kawhi getting hurt allowed you to feel good that your prediction was going to come true.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

You predicted the spurs would lose that series before it started. Kawhi getting hurt allowed you to feel good that your prediction was going to come true.

Oh fuck right off, the entire world had the Spurs losing that series, Warriors were HEAVY favourites to win that series. The only shame in the Spurs losing that series was how awful LMA looked at the time. But keep making stuff up.

[Dex]

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[Austin_Toros]

everyone getting triggered :lol you people need to calm down

[Stabula]

Not trying to troll or be a dick this is an honest question. Why is OP bold?

[weeks]

this is totally the opposite of how i've seen aldridge this year

he's been doing work in tight situations towards the end of games. everyone remembers the manu three VS the celtics but LA made it possible within the final few minutes

[r0drig0lac]

It's a thread where Amuse is frustrated the Spurs prevented him from committing suicide. By winning they gave him a reason to live for another day which he's resentful about.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/images/smilies/smilol.gif

[Fireball]

yeah, LMA is playing good in the last few minutes of the game (which he rarely did against the Spurs when he was a Blazer) ... he may not take the last shot, but he has had critical buckets/blocked shots in crunch time this season ...

[Stabula]

this is totally the opposite of how i've seen aldridge this year

he's been doing work in tight situations towards the end of games. everyone remembers the manu three VS the celtics but LA made it possible within the final few minutes

I'm not even a big Aldridge fan but I agree 100%. If it wasn't for him we wouldn't be in the playoffs much less the 3 seed.

[spursgu]

Not trying to troll or be a dick this is an honest question. Why is OP bold?

he claims he's a long time poster on here, which is also his go to excuse to justify the shitty threads and attention whoring game threads he starts. Should have just left with the other old timers while he still had some dignity.

[coachmac87]

A good amount of people on here are like that. Maybe they have shit luck in real life that they have such an extreme pessimist outlook, but people vent about this team like they're the goddamn Knicks.

Lmao

[spursistan]

Water is wet :lol..

Stuff like that doesn't change with better effort..The "IT" factor; you either have it or you don't..

[tonight...you]

We all know amused is a fucking big pussy vagina. That's who he is.
His misery extends to his game threads. There's always a culling when he creates one.
Dude is cursed up the ass.

[Stabula]

His misery extends to his game threads. There's always a culling when he creates one.
Dude is cursed up the ass.

He probably prays to the wrong god.

[tonight...you]

He probably prays to the wrong god.
You and I are on the same page. We be brothers in basking upon the light of the Morning Star.

[hater]

Stupid ass thread

At least marsha suits up and doesnt sit on Pops china shelf

[duncan2k5]

I'm not even a big Aldridge fan but I agree 100%. If it wasn't for him we wouldn't be in the playoffs much less the 3 seed.

u can say this about any team that has one borderline all star...remove them from the team, they wont be in the playoffs...its not like kawhi was playing...

[Stabula]

You and I are on the same page. We be brothers in basking upon the light of the Morning Star.

"Samael, Star of the Morning
I will always follow you
And if I should fall without my wings
At least I die for you."

[Stabula]

u can say this about any team that has one borderline all star...remove them from the team, they wont be in the playoffs...its not like kawhi was playing...

That's the point, he's an all-star and this season has been playing like it. He's been worth his money.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Brutal

[offset formation]

Yeah, let’s dog on the guy who’s the reason we are 22-10 :downspin::lma

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Choked so badly on two free throws and had a TERRIBLE final shot of the night that looked like it was going to hit the side of the backboard.

[Mikeanaro]

Screwed a totally winnable game.

[John B]

I almost knew it he was missing those shots. Why not give on Ginobili who was hot??! :bang

[TheGreatYacht]

Don't know why anybody still doubts OP, tbh....

[UZER]

He's got Chris Paul syndrome. Great for 3 1/2 qtrs. Chokes the last half.

Is it just me, or did the other players kinda react like that's not what was drawn up in the timeout?

Maybe I'm seeing things.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

He had a one on one with the defender, 95% of the players in the league attack the rim, had a wide open lane.

Opts to shoot a Kobe-esque fadeaway :lmao

[TheGreatYacht]

He's got Chris Paul syndrome. Great for 3 1/2 qtrs. Chokes the last half.

Is it just me, or did the other players kinda react like that's not what was drawn up in the timeout?

Maybe I'm seeing things.
Nope. Poop drew that up. One of the worst out of timeout playcallers in the league and it doesn't receive enough attention

[Hoops Czar]

He's a fake all-star That's been stat padding for his entire career. Yet, people still get fooled into thinking He's a core player and a difference maker. I'm sure he'll show up big time against the Lakers and King and everybody will love him again because that's what fake all stars do. I'm sure Portland really misses him.

[TD 21]

Free throws are one thing, but he's a big, with a sub par handle and play making ability; what do you expect? Outside of prime Duncan and Nowitzki, off the top of my head, I can't think of another successful team in recent memory that played through a big down the stretch.

Blame the front office for not acquiring a second perimeter player that they can play through. There's no other above average team that doesn't have two.

[spursistan]

Extremely discouraging to see him shook again down the stretch after a great game in a low-stake affair..Again, very few have the "it" factor..

[Ditty]

He is who he is. The second best player on a good team that shouldn't be taking the last shot. Not his fault that his alcoholic coach is daydreaming about what winery he should go to after the game, except watching one of his best players for 15 years playing great basketball who should of taken that last shot.

[UZER]

That last shot was just plain stupid.

But missing both those free throws speaks volumes about just how mentally weak this dude is in the clutch.

[Spurtacular]

LMA doesn't want the ball at the end of the game; but his feelings will be hurt if he doesn't get the ball.

[Spurtacular]

That last shot was just plain stupid.

But missing both those free throws speaks volumes about just how mentally weak this dude is in the clutch.

Yup. 86 percent and top one or two among bigs last I checked. But shits his pants when the game is tight at the end.

[tholdren]

Yup. 86 percent and top one or two among bigs last I checked. But shits his pants when the game is tight at the end.

Bigs shooting jumpers... welcome to todays nba

[Darius Bieber]

We got Rudy Gay for the clutch tbh, dude's got ice in his veins.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK7lIjFsGvg

[Prose]

i don't think LMA is a choker like OP, what i disagree with is not putting it in manus hands and do a p&r with LMA. only reason not to go with him is if he was tired since he had played i believe the last 8 mins straight of the 4th

[Dex]

i don't think LMA is a choker like OP, what i disagree with is not putting it in manus hands and do a p&r with LMA. only reason not to go with him is if he was tired since he had played i believe the last 8 mins straight of the 4th

This. Asking Patty to orchestrate a game-winning play is basically asking to lose, especially when you have Ginobili on the floor.

Stick Patty in the corner where he belongs and throw it out for an open three if he gets it, but Manu is by far our best P&R passer.

[kaji157]

That was Manu's shot to take. Pop over coached as usual.

[kaji157]

That was Manu's shot to take. Pop over coached as usual.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

:wakeup

[Brunodf]

I mean, what did u expect from a guy that could never lead Portland to anything and had trouble scoring on Splitter in the playoffs

[Atl Spur]

Wasn’t his fault.........Pop gave this one away

[sook]

I thought he played just as good as we expected from him. That lineup was garb mills had no business being in the game

[Atl Spur]

LA earned his chips; them other dudes rather be friends with the other team than compete! Some of these dudes have NO heart!

[Leetonidas]

Aldridge was the reason spurs even had a lead in the fourth and hit some shots in the quarter. Can't put this loss on him

[Slippy]

Not on Aldridge at all. He showed up including the 4th. They crowded him & forced others to make plays.

This team lacks closers who can play smart & a competent floor general that knows what to run in the last 2mins . Pop could of controlled some of it through lineups. No Gay or Tony to finish is a glaring mistake.

[HarlemHeat37]

Aldridge played great, I don't know why anybody expects him to be a closer, it's not his game..it's very easy to erase his impact in a tight game with a swarming defense..

I don't know why they signed Gay if they aren't going to use him as a closer, it's been his best attribute throughout his career..

[Atl Spur]

Pop threw this game!

[Thomas82]

Aldridge was the reason spurs even had a lead in the fourth and hit some shots in the quarter. Can't put this loss on him

Yeah, it's a shame that we wasted a 30-17 game from him.

[theman21]

Aldridge was great and I don’t get why everyone is upset, you go into the reigning champions building and nearly shock them. They had benefit of crowd and favorable touch calls.

Sure GS is a different team with Curry, but Kawhi means more to the Spurs than Curry means to GS; one just changes the offensive opportunities and pace, the other ALSO plays defense.

This is the worst Spurs team by most accounts and still looked competitive against championship-caliber team. Let’s not be naive though,Spurs needed a full year with Kawhi to get defensively cohesive, the team has adapted to Aldridge offensively but defense wins championships.

I think what Pop has done is pretty good considering the talent, but in the West you need 2 superstars not just 2 all stars. Sadly Aldridge is finally living up to his paycheck this season but a big portion of me believes it’s due to NOT coexisting with Kawhi. If the two could work together and get over themselves they’re enough to make the Spurs a championship contender.

It’s clear that the Spurs lack 3 point threat and a defensive big that can run the floor. We need to give up on Gasol (worst offseason move since paying Malik Rose).

Not really sure though, Spurs FO have painted themselves into a corner with ability to build around Kawhi. We look like Portland 2.0 that Aldridge left when he couldn’t be the star.