Game Thread: Spurs vs Nets -- Tue. (12/26) - 7:30/C (3:30am Riga Time)

[ElNono]

LMA not going to be happy with Sean's pumping up Kawhi as The Man.

What’s he gonna do? Unfriend him?

[pgardn]

Old man wasting his 1 good out of 12 games on a lottery team as per usual

So who do you want out there?

At any moment.
Which two guards do you want on the floor?

Yeah.
Thats what I thought.

[TheGreatYacht]

Leading scorers:

Kawhi - 21
Aldridge - 20
Gasol - 15
Parker - 14

The big 4 :wow

[pgardn]

So who do you want out there?

At any moment.
Which two guards do you want on the floor?

Yeah.
Thats what I thought.

[spursistan]

Outside his 3PT shooting, Manu has been great this season tbh..He is finding multiple ways to score this year, especially his finishing off the dribble-- it is the best it's looked in few years..

[sasaint]

What’s he gonna do? Unfriend him?

Pout... And unfollow him like he did the Spurs.

[NASpurs]

I missed it and had to rewind to see it. :lmao

:lol

https://streamable.com/a756w

[$pursDynasty]

That win makes me feel good. Not because of the competition but it finally feels like the whole team is BACK!!!

[Spurtacular]

Parker desperate for some camera time. Cozying up to MVManu on his way to the tunnel. :lol

[SPURt]

Good win, Kawhi starting to look like Kawhi again. He is a beast, granted it’s the Nets.

[sasaint]

I missed it and had to rewind to see it. :lmao

:lol Me, too. :tu

[bklynspursfan]

Parker desperate for some camera time. Cozying up to MVManu on his way to the tunnel. :lol

Or he's just giving his good friend some love for that putback dunk?

[$pursDynasty]

Leading scorers:

Kawhi - 21
Aldridge - 20
Gasol - 15
Parker - 14

The big 4 :wow
That's the lineup the league will come to fear. Right on time since the world starts watching after Christmas

[SAGirl]

Safe to assume team back to regular Pop minutes ???
I hope so. Team looked good in the second half.
Kawhi playing normal minutes and a win.
Victory:flag:

[spursistan]

Still not fully there, but a much better outing for Kawhi :tu.

[daslicer]

LMA not going to be happy with Sean's pumping up Kawhi as The Man.

LMA got his 20 points that's what he cares about so he should be fine.

[sasaint]

Spurs will miss Manu's panache almost as much as his play when he hangs 'em up.

[pgardn]

Or he's just giving his good friend some love for that putback dunk?

Nah...

Thats no fun.
Pretend like they don't like each other.

[Spurtacular]

Or he's just giving his good friend some love for that putback dunk?

Could be a secondary motive.

[$pursDynasty]

LMA not going to be happy with Sean's pumping up Kawhi as The Man.
nah he got his touches and his 20 points, it's all good

[sasaint]

Or he's just giving his good friend some love for that putback dunk?

That is so vanilla. No agenda at all.

[TheGreatYacht]

Or he's just giving his good friend some love for that putback dunk?
Could be worse.

He could get his only airtime because he fought Marbury in the Chinese league


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCv4OQQ0Jzw&feature=share

[SAGirl]

Or he's just giving his good friend some love for that putback dunk?
Yup. This forum can be as acid as lime most of the time. But you already knew that

[TheGreatYacht]

That's the lineup the league will come to fear. Right on time since the world starts watching after Christmas
Bold this man.

[SAGirl]

Still not fully there, but a much better outing for Kawhi :tu.
Hopefully he’s not sore for a week :lol

[Thunder1]

Team seems to be jelling...

[SAGirl]

Spurs will miss Manu's panache almost as much as his play when he hangs 'em up.
That’s true. I have given up expecting retirement. Bar of soap still has a few slivers left.

[sasaint]

I hope so. Team looked good in the second half.
Kawhi playing normal minutes and a win.
Victory:flag:

Not my idea of "good". I'd give the team a "C" at best. Fair against the Nets...

[Cloud786]

Gay doesn't look happy.

[SAGirl]

Not my idea of "good". I'd give the team a "C" at best. Fair against the Nets...
Compared to all previous games with Kawhi in it this season this was good. Still room for improvement of course.

[SAGirl]

Gay doesn't look happy.
What made you think that?

[sasaint]

Gay doesn't look happy.

Didn't see. When? Did he play much in the first half. He looked pretty good in the second. Just not a lot of burn.

[bklynspursfan]

Compared to all previous games with Kawhi in it this season this was good. Still room for improvement of course.

Agreed. Best Kawhi back game..

[Chinook]

Has Okafor even played? Why did Brooklyn even trade for Okafor when they have Allen?

They took him in exchange for a second-round pick.

[sasaint]

Compared to all previous games with Kawhi in it this season this was good. Still room for improvement of course.

Okay. I'll give you that. You are grading on a curve.

[Mr. Body]

I feel like the ball sticks in Kawhi's hands a bit too much. He doesn't make decisions as quickly as the rest of the team is.

[bklynspursfan]

Nah...

Thats no fun.
Pretend like they don't like each other.

It's gotta be at least somewhat reasonable lol TP/Manu? Nah

[sasaint]

They took him in exchange for a second-round pick.

Okafor, Stauskas and a #2 for Trevor Booker. Yeah I get it. He's still gonna end up in China next season. :lol

[pgardn]

I feel like the ball sticks in Kawhi's hands a bit too much. He doesn't make decisions as quickly as the rest of the team is.

I feel like your correct.
But it was the same with LMA as well and he does not even handle.

This is game is an attempt to work this out.
We are not there. But we can at least be something in the playoffs, assuming that other teams have some bad luck injuries.

[FkLA]

I feel like the ball sticks in Kawhi's hands a bit too much. He doesn't make decisions as quickly as the rest of the team is.

Yeah, it's pretty obvious. Im hoping its just over eagerness on his part and that he eventually finds a happy medium once he's playing heavy minutes consistently.

[Mr. Body]

Yeah, it's pretty obvious. Im hoping its just over eagerness on his part and that he eventually finds a happy medium once he's playing heavy minutes consistently.

Well, that was sort of the offense with him in the game last year. Iso-heavy. The team offense has been really great to watch for much of the season because the ball isn't sticking and I hope the coaching staff gets Kawhi integrated into that feel. Isos should ocme when everything has broken down and KL was calling his own number a lot tonight. I'm hoping it's just to get him into the swing and isn't a long-term sign.

[ducks]

Spurs are now 41-4 (.911) all time at home against the Nets - the best home winning percentage of any team against any opponent in NBA history.

[TD 21]

I don't get why Gay is playing so little. Whether good, bad or indifferent, he should be playing about half a game, if for no other reason than to prevent Aldridge and Gasol from being overplayed.


I feel like the ball sticks in Kawhi's hands a bit too much. He doesn't make decisions as quickly as the rest of the team is.

Yeah, it's worse than ever. I can't tell whether it's him trying to make up for lost time, thinking it's necessary to give this laboring offense a jolt, him feeling himself too much or a combination thereof. Whatever the reason(s), he needs to tone it down.

They don't need him to do his Bryant imitation; they need him to make the correct play. I'm not expecting him to magically become a pick-and-roll maestro all of a sudden, but how many times can he disregard or miss Aldridge or Gasol when they're wide open on the pop, to force a contested shot? That becomes contagious, as others become consumed with getting theirs when they have it because they don't know how long it'll be until they do again.

[SAGirl]

I don't get why Gay is playing so little. Whether good, bad or indifferent, he should be playing about half a game, if for no other reason than to prevent Aldridge and Gasol from being overplayed.



Yeah, it's worse than ever. I can't tell whether it's him trying to make up for lost time, thinking it's necessary to give this laboring offense a jolt, him feeling himself too much or a combination thereof. Whatever the reason(s), he needs to tone it down.

They don't need him to do his Bryant imitation; they need him to make the correct play. I'm not expecting him to magically become a pick-and-roll maestro all of a sudden, but how many times can he disregard or miss Aldridge or Gasol when they're wide open on the pop, to force a contested shot? That becomes contagious, as others become consumed with getting theirs when they have it because they don't know how long it'll be until they do again.
Spurs had very good chemistry up until this point, even if their ceiling as a team was lower. They definitely pulled through some close games due to outstanding chemistry.

Its something to watch. I dont think Rudy is going to be happy playing 15 minutes a game either, although I missed any in game gesture he may have made about it.

I think Pop might even be conflicted. I am not sure he wants to completely banish Davis from the rotation and he still doesn’t know what to do with Joff.

[$pursDynasty]

Bold this man.

My man TGY

[$pursDynasty]

Maybe the Nets would trade us Okafor for Joff with all that Spurs corporate knowledge. Whatever his issues he can't be as bad as Joff

[TD 21]

Spurs had very good chemistry up until this point, even if their ceiling as a team was lower. They definitely pulled through some close games due to outstanding chemistry.

Its something to watch. I dont think Rudy is going to be happy playing 15 minutes a game either, although I missed any in game gesture he may have made about it.

I think Pop might even be conflicted. I am not sure he wants to completely banish Davis from the rotation and he still doesn’t know what to do with Joff.

He won't be. Think he's somewhat confused about what his role is supposed to be offensively.

The 10th man should be 50/50 between Bertans and Forbes, depending on whose playing better and match-up. Its obvious what to do with Lauvergne: Only play him in blowouts or when one of Aldridge or Gasol is inactive.

[Spurtacular]

Gay doesn't look happy.


Didn't see. When? Did he play much in the first half. He looked pretty good in the second. Just not a lot of burn.

Better get used to it with Kawhi back, tbh.

[BillMc]

Spurs by 12:flag:
:hat

[Pocho La Pantera]

Old man wasting his 1 good out of 12 games on a lottery team as per usual best spur ever. Dig it

[BillMc]

That's the lineup the league will come to fear. Right on time since the world starts watching after Christmas

[daledondale]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WV5V1xL6tg

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WV5V1xL6tg

9:20 Need more of this from Kawhi. Don't over complicate things. Just create the space and bury the bunny.