Game Thread 12/30 Spurs at Pistons 7:00 EST (6:00 CST, 2 AM Riga Time)

[SAGirl]

Bryn Forbes sucks.
He's fine in small doses. No way should he be playing this many minutes.
we are screwed. Pop fell in love with forbes. no way Murray is going to play at this rate.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs can't do shit on the road.

[NASpurs]

Game. Told you it was gonna be catch up all game. Happens most of the time when this team trails by double digits after 1.

I don't know man, I was told this team were the comeback kids. I've been waiting all night.

[boutons_deux]

3 possessions, 3 TOs, down 13

[timtonymanu]

And then people wonder why this team is 8-9 on the road. :lol

Couldn’t even beat the fucking Mavs. People just acting like it’s nothing are in for a rude awakening.

[ducks]

"Kannard already on a career night" of course...

4 game with starters

[LakerHater]

Goddamn Parker

[emanueldavidginobili]

Spurs about to lose against the Pistons without Reggie Jackson and Avery Bradley hahaha

[ElNono]

:lmao more like he's putting his mummified carcass into that hole and burying himself

He was a net positive at least on the 1st half... unlike some French lard

[boutons_deux]

another TO :lol

[NASpurs]

4 game with starters
ducks translation needed

[Darius Bieber]

Haven’t seen any delusional Spur fans on here in a while. Hopefully they’ve come to their senses and realized this team is complete trash.

[Robz4000]

I don't man, I was told this team were the comeback kids. I've been waiting all night.

As much as that dude complains about the negativity on here his blind faith is just as bad.

[spursistan]

Laying another egg against a depleted team :lmao..

Spurs have looked super mediocre on the road this season..And yep, that record with and without Kawhi is becoming a thing..

[timtonymanu]

Let me be your hero babyyy

[TheGreatYacht]

white American drawing fouls on Kiwi... wtf
Cant blame Kawhi for being unable to stop the Forrest fire Manure has started tbh

[boutons_deux]

spugs lucky to finish with 75 pts

[Hoops Czar]

Coaching staff didn't have the team prepared to play basketball. This playcalling is flat out laughable.

[ElNono]

Sean pulling the ‘rust’ card on kawhi again...

[NASpurs]

Couldn’t even beat the fucking Mavs. People just acting like it’s nothing are in for a rude awakening.

2nd round exit is starting to look like an accomplishment now.

[LakerHater]

Ima blame it on Kawhi's Tights!

[timtonymanu]

Laying another egg against a depleted team :lmao..

Spurs have looked super mediocre on the road this season..And yep, that record with and without Kawhi is becoming a thing..

[Mal]

I did not realize how bad Spurs are this year. And somehow, they've got 26-11 record.

[703 Spurz]

Bullock and Kennard average a combined 12 a game. These faggots have dropped 36 tonight.

[ducks]

This is the fourth game this season the Spurs will have their preferred starting five available. They are 1-2 in previous three such games.

[Hoops Czar]

He was a net positive at least on the 1st half... unlike some French lard
KA was carrying him, tbh.

[duncan2k5]

plz put murray in the freaking game let him breathe some life into this...he is hungry...our guys are playing soft

[Robz4000]

Laying another egg against a depleted team :lmao..

Spurs have looked super mediocre on the road this season..And yep, that record with and without Kawhi is becoming a thing..

Been saying it for weeks. This whole playing Kawhi limited minutes thing is killing the team and has no benefits. If he can play, he can play 30 mins (or just play him off the bench). Otherwise he can't play.

[timtonymanu]

Sean pulling the ‘rust’ card on kawhi again...

His homerism this season is pretty bad honestly. The generic takes that blind Spurs fans love so much.

[ElNono]

Cant blame Kawhi for being unable to stop the Forrest fire Manure has started tbh

Manu is -1, tbh... look at the starters tho...

[TheGreatYacht]

Bullock and Kennard average a combined 12 a game. These faggots have dropped 36 tonight.
Both shooting guards.

Connect the dots. This is a norm for Danny G-League and Manure.

[ducks]

I did not realize how bad Spurs are this year. And somehow, they've got 26-11 record.

Have 11 losses like cavs

[Robz4000]

I did not realize how bad Spurs are this year. And somehow, they've got 26-11 record.

25-12. Their record in close games (1-2 possessions) is ridiculous.

[NASpurs]

As much as that dude complains about the negativity on here his blind faith is just as bad.

TD ain't walking through that door anymore. I lost faith on this team when TD retired and was replaced by a couple of soft faggots.

[SAGirl]

plz put murray in the freaking game let him breathe some life into this...he is hungry...our guys are playing soft
I agree. #freemurray.

[NASpurs]

Steve Novak going nuclear. SMH

[sasaint]

Couldn’t even beat the fucking Mavs. People just acting like it’s nothing are in for a rude awakening.

Rodeo Road Trip will be Armageddon on ST.

[ElNono]

Canard having a career night smdh

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs won’t win one game on their rodeo road trip.

[TheGreatYacht]

Time to bring in Manure to clean up the popcorn the fans dropped on the floor

[ElNono]

White flag

[ducks]

Sean pulling the ‘rust’ card on kawhi again...

What is manus excuse?

[SAGirl]

Kiwi has drawn fouls this game, that is a good sign. (got to look at silver linings)

[SAGirl]

Kyle bucket

[spursistan]

Been saying it for weeks. This whole playing Kawhi limited minutes thing is killing the team and has no benefits. If he can play, he can play 30 mins (or just play him off the bench). Otherwise he can't play.
Yep, he either can play or he can't. Pop has just killed this franchise with his overthinking shticks the past few years. Whether the style of play or this resting bullshit we've been getting more diminishing returns than anything..

Someone in the organization needs to slap this senile faggot silly..

[Robz4000]

Looking at the Spurs' upcoming schedule I don't see any road wins until either the Laker or Hawk games.

[Mal]

Forbes missing every shot

[TheGreatYacht]

This white bastard is abusing us like this is an NCAA game and we're Butler

[LakerHater]

Look absolutely terrible!

[Hoops Czar]

What is manus excuse?

He's old.

[sasaint]

His homerism this season is pretty bad honestly. The generic takes that blind Spurs fans love so much.

I was thinking this the last game. Sean was always a homer, but he had enough objectivity that he was a cut above Drexler, Murphy et al. But this season Sean is right in their league.

[NASpurs]

947238005240156161

Anything less than a comfortable W would be disappointing tbh..

"Pistons will be without Reggie Jackson, Avery Bradley, Jon Leuer and Stanley Johnson."

crofl

[Robz4000]

Spurs won’t win one game on their rodeo road trip.

They should win the Phoenix game, but the other five are all tough.

[ElNono]

What is manus excuse?

-22 :wow

[ducks]

Players makings shots Leonard will look better
More pressure on him when everyone especially manu sucking

[703 Spurz]

Both shooting guards.

Connect the dots. This is a norm for Danny G-League and Manure.

But I thought Green’s defense was awesome? I mean why not, he’s been so great with 6 whole points tonight.

[ducks]

-22 :wow

Leonard -21

[SAGirl]

the heck with Kyle... might look weird but he should have taken his jump hooks b4

[sasaint]

Time to bring in Manure to clean up the popcorn the fans dropped on the floor

:lol

[ElNono]

Leonard -21

-22 :wow

[timtonymanu]

They should win the Phoenix game, but the other five are all tough.

Is Booker playing? We’re guaranteed to get one +50 point game from him.

[ducks]

Green -20

[TheGreatYacht]

But I thought Green’s defense was awesome? I mean why not, he’s been so great with 6 whole points tonight.
Green being a good defender is just a narrative used by virgin nerds who use analytics and bandwagon Spurs fans that haven't watched a game since 14'

[ElNono]

Manu deservedly saved for the game against the Knicks, tbh..

Hopefully the starters don’t lay another egg

[TE]

Pure definition of a very shitty loss

[ElNono]

Green -20

-22 smh

[timtonymanu]

TD ain't walking through that door anymore. I lost faith on this team when TD retired and was replaced by a couple of soft faggots.

This. And I’m not buying they were a WCF team last season. The West is better than last season as well, I’m not convinced this team is contending this year.

[SAGirl]

Joff is really bad.

[ducks]

Jeff McDonald
Jeff McDonald
@JMcDonald_SAEN
You remember all those games when the Spurs play with like four starters down and the other team lets down? This is maybe that, to an extent.
Richard Streeter Richie_streeter
Replying to @JMcDonald_SAEN
I get that sure, but this is a Pistons team missing Jackson and Bradley. This seems like an odd game to play uninspired

[TheGreatYacht]

Manu deservedly saved for the game against the Knicks, tbh..

Hopefully the starters don’t lay another egg
The Puerto Rican Knicks fans will be disappointed when they find out he's Cuban.

[Hoops Czar]

-22 :wow
He can lead a bunch of camels to water but he can't make them drink.

[TE]

Loss is on Pop tbh

[boutons_deux]

looks like Forbes is not a road warrior

[SAGirl]

Manu deservedly saved for the game against the Knicks, tbh..

Hopefully the starters don’t lay another egg
He played 20 minutes. For a regular season game that is about as much as he should be playing anyways.

[timtonymanu]

Jeff McDonald
Jeff McDonald
@JMcDonald_SAEN
You remember all those games when the Spurs play with like four starters down and the other team lets down? This is maybe that, to an extent.
Richard Streeter Richie_streeter
Replying to @JMcDonald_SAEN
I get that sure, but this is a Pistons team missing Jackson and Bradley. This seems like an odd game to play uninspired

Jeff late to the party, how is this moron a writer for the Spurs?

[Robz4000]

Is Booker playing? We’re guaranteed to get one +50 point game from him.

They see Booker and the Suns at home next week in SA. That could be a rough game.

[Hoops Czar]

looks like Forbes is not a road warrior
Forbes is a homeless man's Gary Neal.

[TE]

Jeff late to the party, how is this moron a writer for the Spurs?
Seriously. He's better just keeping his twitter silent.

[Robz4000]

Have the Spurs ever had a losing record on the road during a season?

[Spurtacular]

Kawhi with a season high 27 minutes. That's "the silver lining."

[Snaq O'Meal]

the heck with Kyle... might look weird but he should have taken his jump hooks b4

Kyle gets a pass. He’s been consistently good, even in this game.

The starters are disgraceful. Just look at the +/-.

[SAGirl]

looks like Forbes is not a road warrior
4-12 shooting is awful from Forbes tonight. some of his looks were wide open, and he really didn't do anything esle, no steals, no rebounds, etc.

Still he's a roleplayer... Pop screwed up rotations to begin with.

[BillMc]

Clearly idiot OP shouldn't start anymore game threads this year. :bang

[TheGreatYacht]

Is Booker playing? We’re guaranteed to get one +50 point game from him.
Another Spurs killer that's a shooting guard smh

[SAGirl]

Kyle gets a pass. He’s been consistently good, even in this game.

The starters are disgraceful. Just look at the +/-.
agreed. He's very reluctant to force up shots, still ended with an efficient scoring night... OTOH, forbes with 4-12 shooting...

but I agree with your principal point. Starters fucked up to begin with.

[ducks]

Spurs do not crack 80 blame the liberal pop

[ElNono]

Clearly idiot OP shouldn't start anymore game threads this year. :bang

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j/k :lol

[timtonymanu]

Clearly idiot OP shouldn't start anymore game threads this year. :bang

You’re good people, Bill. Just the wrong season to be starting threads.

[ducks]

Kawhi with a season high 27 minutes. That's "the silver lining."
18 points

[spurs10]

What a fitting way to end this horrible game. This was a blown opportunity to catch up with Rockets. Big stupid Spurs....I'm gonna have to drink heavy all night!

[raybies]

burn the t4pe

[ducks]

Have the Spurs ever had a losing record on the road during a season?

Not under pop

[ducks]

What a fitting way to end this horrible game. This was a blown opportunity to catch up with Rockets. Big stupid Spurs....I'm gonna have to drink heavy all night!

That will solve the spur problems

[FkLA]

Still not done watching but smfh at getting killed by some random scrub and a nerdy white guy.

[ducks]

Manu deservedly saved for the game against the Knicks, tbh..

Hopefully the starters don’t lay another egg
If he can not play 20 tonight 20 on Tuesday he should be cut

[spurs10]

Clearly idiot OP shouldn't start anymore game threads this year. :bang :lol Yeah I doubt the 35ish% shooting pct. had anything to do with it! I thought Mancini's "Peter Gunn Theme" was going to put us over!

[ducks]

It will suck if Gs and cavs lose tonight also
Could have gained ground!

[LakerHater]

Clearly idiot OP shouldn't start anymore game threads this year. :bang
:lol
You tried bro!

[TE]

What a fitting way to end this horrible game. This was a blown opportunity to catch up with Rockets. Big stupid Spurs....I'm gonna have to drink heavy all night!
Cirrhosis for the win!

That will solve the spur problems
:lmao

[FkLA]

Fucking lol at Fatty Mills passing up a wide open corner 3 to have Murray shoot a wide open 3 from the other corner. Also lol at playing that scrub BP3.

[BillMc]

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j/k :lol
:lol

You’re good people, Bill. Just the wrong season to be starting threads.

Yep. Sad but true. I can always take solace in starting a ton of GTs in 2014:lobt2: But this year I'm done.

[ElNono]

If he can not play 20 tonight 20 on Tuesday he should be cut

bro you should try cutting yourself, tbh...

[ducks]

Lol at Gs giving up 38 to memphas in first

[Robz4000]

Forget gaining ground, Spurs could drop down to the fourth seed by Wednesday night tbh.

[Ice009]

Well, I can't believe they played so poorly.

Like I said yesterday, Spurs look like they're going to be fighting to stay 3rd, could very well drop to 6th or 7th after going on a big losing streak thanks to this injury management BS. They're a poor road team and have lots of road games coming up. This could get ugly. They really do look like a mediocre team. Piss poor on the road. Injury management will get them on a big losing streak unless Pop cuts that shit out.

[Robz4000]

Really hope the Spurs look long and hard at the buyout market. If George Hill and ZBO are cut loose from Sactown they should go hard after them.

[BillMc]

:lol Yeah I doubt the 35ish% shooting pct. had anything to do with it! I thought Mancini's "Peter Gunn Theme" was going to put us over!

I booted the song with Eminem because of his Detroit connection. Clearly Peter Gunn was a bad choice.


:lol
You tried bro!

Thanks man. But I may need to be put out to pasture.

[LakerHater]

Damn all starters in the Negative

[NASpurs]

I wonder what cliche shit Poop is going to use in the post game.

[Budkin]

Easily the worst loss of the season. WTF??

[Ice009]

Really hope the Spurs look long and hard at the buyout market. If George Hill and ZBO are cut loose from Sactown they should go hard after them.

You also hope the Spurs dump losers like Forbes and Joffery immediately if guys like that are bought out. Mills should be traded if they can get any kind of decent return for him.

[spurs10]

That will solve the spur problems The way they played tonight makes me think that might be their problem! :drunk:drunk:drunk The Big Apple won't help unless Pop quarantines the team.

[BillMc]

Easily the worst loss of the season. WTF??

Gotta think everyone was looking ahead to New Year's Eve in New York. Finding places, flying in family, mistresses, etc...

[BillMc]

The way they played tonight makes me think that might be their problem! :drunk:drunk:drunk The Big Apple won't help unless Pop quarantines the team.
:lol

[Budkin]

I wonder what cliche shit Poop is going to use in the post game.

“We didn’t have the appropriate fear.”

[ducks]

Mills needs to go

[Budkin]

Mills needs to go

[timtonymanu]

I wonder what cliche shit Poop is going to use in the post game.

“It’s just basketball. By the way look at how liberal I am, Trump is a meanie. Hey DeJounte get over yourself, I don’t care if celebrating is part of your culture, you listen to the white man.”

[james evans]

the Warriors lost last night. Did any of you actually think we'd win tonight?

[Robz4000]

You also hope the Spurs dump losers like Forbes and Joffery immediately if guys like that are bought out. Mills should be traded if they can get any kind of decent return for him.

I'd rather hold on to Forbes. He's had a tough stretch but he brings an important skill to the table (shooting) while actually being able to put the ball on the floor after getting run off the 3-pt line. Lauvergne and BP3 would be the obvious sacrifices.

[NASpurs]

“It’s just basketball. By the way look at how liberal I am, Trump is a meanie. Hey DeJounte get over yourself, I don’t care if celebrating is part of your culture, you listen to the white man.”

:lol pretty much on the nose

[TheGreatYacht]

Remember when we had Ferrari and Simmons in there to bail out G-League and Ginose? Good times.

[BillMc]

I wonder what cliche shit Poop is going to use in the post game.

"We refused to try and win, thus further lowering the morale of the oppressed Detroit population enslaved to that capitalist pig Henry Ford! Workers of the world unite!"

Or "It's just basketball." Then Pop shrugs.

Take your pick. :lol

[SAGirl]

Fucking lol at Fatty Mills passing up a wide open corner 3 to have Murray shoot a wide open 3 from the other corner. Also lol at playing that scrub BP3.
good one... Murray still had a better, more impactful game than Fatty.

[SAGirl]

Easily the worst loss of the season. WTF??
I think you missed the Orlando game tbh.

[TheGreatYacht]

good one... Murray still had a better, more impactful game than Fatty.
:lol :tu

[tholdren]

good one... Murray still had a better, more impactful game than Fatty.

Dumb.

[tbdog]

Kyle needs to start instead of Gasol. Nothing against Gasol, he is playing well, but Manu and Gasol 2 man game will do better together.

[spurs10]

Gotta think everyone was looking ahead to New Year's Eve in New York. Finding places, flying in family, mistresses, etc...
The mistresses are probably are already waiting at the Ritz Carlton!

[ducks]

Jazz 19-3 in third over cavs

[BillMc]

BatManu and Dabom were both missing Hmmmm.... Maybe those Game Thread wars were just trolling between two alts.

[SAGirl]

Kyle needs to start instead of Gasol. Nothing against Gasol, he is playing well, but Manu and Gasol 2 man game will do better together.
Gasol is not going to like getting the bench... but frankly if it's for the good of the team...

I suspect Pop is going to force more Joff lineups instead.

[NASpurs]

"We refused to try and win, thus further lowering the morale of the oppressed Detroit population enslaved to that capitalist pig Henry Ford Workers of the world unite!"

Or "It's just basketball." Then Pop shrugs.

Take your pick. :lol

:lol pretty good

[NASpurs]

Gasol is not going to like getting the bench... but frankly if it's for the good of the team...

I suspect Pop is going to force more Joff lineups instead.

Fuck that, start Anderson and bench Gasol so Joff Ayers never sees another minute this year.

[BillMc]

The mistresses are probably are already waiting at the Ritz Carlton!

No wonder they couldn't concentrate! :eyebrows

[LakerHater]

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&w=100Spurs




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
33
6-15
0-1
3-4
5
6
11
1
0
2
0
1
-11
15


K. Leonard (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6450/kawhi-leonard)SF
28
4-11
1-3
9-9
0
2
2
3
1
0
4
3
-21
18


P. Gasol (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/996/pau-gasol)C
22
4-9
0-2
0-0
3
7
10
1
0
0
3
0
-14
8


T. Parker (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1015/tony-parker)PG
20
2-6
0-1
0-0
0
4
4
2
0
0
3
1
-22
4


D. Green (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3988/danny-green)SG
19
2-6
2-4
0-0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
-20
6


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


K. Anderson (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2993874/kyle-anderson)SF
20
4-7
0-1
0-0
1
6
7
2
2
0
0
2
+8
8


D. Bertans (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6426/davis-bertans)SF
5
0-1
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
0


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


D. Murray (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907497/dejounte-murray)PG
13
2-6
0-2
0-0
0
3
3
1
2
1
3
2
+11
4


P. Mills (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4004/patty-mills)PG
18
0-1
0-1
0-0
1
1
2
4
2
0
0
0
-6
0


B. Paul (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2488911/brandon-paul)SG
11
1-2
0-1
0-0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
+7
2


B. Forbes (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2994526/bryn-forbes)SG
25
4-12
2-6
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
-1
10


M. Ginobili (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/272/manu-ginobili)SG
19
2-6
0-3
0-0
0
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
-1
4


TEAM

31-84
5-26
12-13
10
36
46
18
8
4
14
13

79




36.9%
19.2%
92.3%

[BillMc]

:lol pretty good

Thanks bro. :toast

[tbdog]

Gasol is not going to like getting the bench... but frankly if it's for the good of the team...

I suspect Pop is going to force more Joff lineups instead.

He came off the bench of half the year last year. Dedmon started, remember?

[tholdren]

Kawhi needs to go

[tholdren]

He came off the bench of half the year last year. Dedmon started, remember?

Yes, dedmon lee combo led sa. Then pop switched lineup to end the season

[spurs10]

No wonder they couldn't concentrate! :eyebrows
Yeah plus they were saving their energy! :lol

[SAGirl]

Fucking lol at Fatty Mills passing up a wide open corner 3 to have Murray shoot a wide open 3 from the other corner. Also lol at playing that scrub BP3.
Here is Patty earning them 50 mills just like you said.
947286259088678915

[SAGirl]

He came off the bench of half the year last year. Dedmon started, remember?
Yes, I remember that, but he's also since then made a big deal about him starting and Pop staying big etc.
I don't think he will not do what Pop asks or anything, but he might object saying Pop needs to give it more time or whatever. It's not even about Pau, he has been playing well, but in the world of Kawhiso, they don't really take full advantage of all that Pau does. I do agree with your suggestion however. I hope some of the coaches are in Pop's ears.

[BillMc]

Yeah plus they were saving their energy! :lol
:lol

[tholdren]

Here is Patty earning them 50 mills just like you said.
947286259088678915

You and wilco are idiots. It was ball movement that led to a wide open shot. Had it gone in espn would be highlighting. Murray is to basketball as you are to posting.

[ducks]

Cavs lose

[Spurtacular]

Parker picking up Ish at the free throw line even with the help defense in place. :lol

[Spurtacular]

Cavs lose

They'll be in the finals.

R.I.P. Gordon Hayward

[ducks]

Spurs would be to easily in east

[boutons_deux]

For the years I've been following NBA, the road record has been reliable indicator of a team's real strength.

SA's 8 road losses, a losing road record, vs 2 home losses is seriously troubling.

Pop has always screwed around with in-game rotations before ASB, but managed to have strong road records anyway. This year's losing RR is clearly an anomaly.

[TXstbobcat]

Good God what a fucking terrible loss. Spurs looked absolutely awful. At least I was at a sports bar and I could also watch the Wisconsin Miami game at the same time.

[TXstbobcat]

The way they played tonight makes me think that might be their problem! :drunk:drunk:drunk The Big Apple won't help unless Pop quarantines the team.

Yeah, their minds are on going out in the city that never sleeps and not on basketball right now.