Game 39: Spurs @ Philly, Wed. Jan. 3., 7:00E/8:00C/2:00AM Riga

[Robz4000]

I almost can't believe after all this, that the game is still this close.

Mills, Forbes, and Bertans are hitting with good play by Fathead. If LMA could show up on offense they could win.

[Raven]

Fuck these shitty LMA postups

yeah KA needs to learn how to give the ball to Aldridge properly, he had perfect positioning like a thousand times...

[SpurPadre]

With Mills having his best game of the season, would Brown be tempted to take him off our hands?

[bklynspursfan]

C'mon Aldridge get the rebound

[Leetonidas]

Grab a fucking rebound!

[Robz4000]

Spurs can't rebound

[Spurtacular]

BS. That was off Philly.

[spursistan]

Feels like like the OKC game..Can't get over the hump because you are too shorthanded..Pop just throwing away Ws..

[Spurtacular]

Good play by Kyle (if this was volleyball).

[bklynspursfan]

Just camp in the paint if you're Philly.

[r0drig0lac]

great assist by White

[NASpurs]

:wow Fathead Jr

[Amuseddaysleeper]

We are absolute cancer on the glass.

[NASpurs]

We are absolute cancer on the glass.

Bertans

[bklynspursfan]

Holy crap that was a late call. Such BS man. 32 FTs for these guys :lol

[SAGirl]

Pop definitely should play White more in these games... has shown more game than Brandon Paul and Hilliard.

[NASpurs]

2 point game bitches

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Can't keep Philly off the line for fuck's sake

[SAGirl]

Holy crap that was a late call. Such BS man. 32 FTs for these guys :lol
unfreaking believable. I am with you there.

[Leetonidas]

ANOTHER FUCKING FOUL:pctoss


How many fucking FTs is that already jesus

[NASpurs]

Keep fouling Simmons I guess. He fucking sucks.

[r0drig0lac]

Lasoft!!!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Nice shot from LMA :tu

[NASpurs]

Tie game!!! :wow

[SAGirl]

tie game

[bklynspursfan]

Aldridge missed a wide open Bertans for that fade away

[r0drig0lac]

slam

[NASpurs]

LaSHarkus wtf :wow

[bklynspursfan]

Thank you Aldridge. throw it down big man

[Robz4000]

LMA showing up on offense now. Spurs have a chance.

[Chris]

Lamarcus wanted some nasty.

[FaM0us Skins]

:flag:

[SAGirl]

I thought this was a foregone game but now I want the guys to win it. Despite the mistakes and all they have battled really hard at the end.

[Spurtacular]

Gotta finish this one. No excuses.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Just gotta keep Philly off the line and pack the lane

[Raven]

aldridge waking up a bit

[spursistan]

Glad the team didn't pack it in..They deserve to steal this one..

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Get a fucking rebound jesus christ

[NASpurs]

Holy fucking shit, rebound ffs

[r0drig0lac]

Saric get a rebound against 3 spurs ..wtf

[TheGreatYacht]

Why is Fathead out there?

[Spurtacular]

Eh, they could also be down 20 if he did and had one of his awful games.

No penetration outside of Mills and that one play by White on the assist to LMA.

[Leetonidas]

Another offensive rebound and of course another foul

[bklynspursfan]

Killing us on the boards. Boxing out is simple to do

[bklynspursfan]

Patty!!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Patty!!

[r0drig0lac]

Magic Kyle WTF

[NASpurs]

Fatty Patty for 3! Spurs lead wow

[Chris]

Mills :wow

[bklynspursfan]

Hack a Ben :wow

[Robz4000]

Fuck you Pop

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Hack a simmons oh no :lol

Pop is an idiot, why foul when you have the lead

[NASpurs]

Was that a hack a Simmons?

[spursistan]

Fuck yeah Paddy!!

[FaM0us Skins]

Great play

[Raven]

Why is Fathead out there?

could be because he's the only active sf..

[SAGirl]

I can't believe these fouls...

[Chris]

Sixeref

[spursistan]

Poop :lmao..

[NASpurs]

:lol fucking Pop

[bklynspursfan]

LMA got the putback, but Bryn should've been at the line

[Robz4000]

Fuck you Pop

[Chris]

Hack-A-Simmons

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Pop cost us the game what a fucking idiot

[r0drig0lac]

Pop is so stupid... not even funny

[NASpurs]

That shit is going to bite Pop in the ass. Trying to be cute in 2018. Fuck off old man.

[Robz4000]

Pop cost the Spurs the win. What a piece of shit coach.

[spursistan]

Game..

[TheGreatYacht]

Thanks a lot Poop you moon faced faggot

[spursistan]

Tired of this fuckin faggot of a coach destroying his team momentum..

[bklynspursfan]

Pop cost us the game what a fucking idiot

How? We haven't exactly gotten consistent stops and they keep getting to the line anyway. Might as well make their worst FT shooter earn them.

Worked on the 1st possession. He hit the next pair

[duncan2k5]

Wow pop... Smh

[Spurtacular]

Why the fuck is a ref making a call six seconds after the play? WTF!

[TheGreatYacht]

It's 2018 and Poop hasn't learned from the Lakers and Clippers series that you can't hack a 50% FT shooter lmfaooooo

[bklynspursfan]

Game is far from over you freaks :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

WHY IS BERTANS IN THE LEAGUE MUCH LESS IN DURING CRUNCH TIME :lmao

[bklynspursfan]

Brett Brown should go hack a LMA

[Spurtacular]

At least we're getting offensive rebounds too.

[NASpurs]

Nice pushoff Redick.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Ball game, fuck you Pop you stupid piece of shit

[r0drig0lac]

damn Kyle

[Leetonidas]

Pop is a fucking moron. What a complete dipshit

[bklynspursfan]

Not a good pass there to LMA. That'll do it

[TheGreatYacht]

When was the last time Poop called a timeout late in the game and drew a play? :lmao

[NASpurs]

Ball game, fuck you Pop you stupid piece of shit

Pretty much

[Darius Bieber]

God this team is trash

[Robz4000]

How? We haven't exactly gotten consistent stops and they keep getting to the line anyway. Might as well make their worst FT shooter earn them.

Worked on the 1st possession. He hit the next pair

He's fucking 9/11 from the line tonight.

[99 Problems]

Millsy rebounding machine

[bklynspursfan]

Nice pushoff Redick.

He's not in black or silver so it's allowed. Apparently a new rule this year

[Spurtacular]

Mills in when we need defense? :bang

[Robz4000]

This loss is 100% on Pop. Fuck this old ass piece of shit.

[LakerHater]

Fuck Kyle

[SpurPadre]

Hack a shit and then we miss a big free throw since we're the worst fourth quarter free throw shooting team in NBA history.

[Spurtacular]

Another great pass from Fathead. :bang

[TheGreatYacht]

Fathead entry passes will never work. Senile faggot doesn't see that. Fathead is not a natural passer

[TheDoctor]

Fuck this shit gd :pctoss

[NASpurs]

Pop throwing another game aiming for that 4th spot now.

[bklynspursfan]

He's fucking 9/11 from the line tonight.

So? He's a 54% FT shooter and shooting under pressure is different.

Had Philly hit 2 3's , the bitching would've been about defense. They scored 3 points total. It was still tied, and we didn't execute on the other end. We were still in control

[Spurtacular]

Why were we doing hack a simmons when we we're up by two? :bang

[LakerHater]

Goddamn Kyle!!!
Stay w ur fuckn man!!

[TheDoctor]

Spurs on a groove taking the game back and Pop decided to hack Simmons :pctoss

[duncan2k5]

Poor performance from Pop, tbh...

[Robz4000]

So? He's a 54% FT shooter and shooting under pressure is different.

Had Philly hit 2 3's , the bitching would've been about defense. They scored 3 points total. It was still tied, and we didn't execute on the other end. We were still in control

So the fuck what? He hit them tonight, and we've lost playoff series' in the past because of Pop pulling this shit.

[TheGreatYacht]

So? He's a 54% FT shooter and shooting under pressure is different.

Had Philly hit 2 3's , the bitching would've been about defense. They scored 3 points total. It was still tied, and we didn't execute on the other end. We were still in control
Incredible stroking of the cock displayed here

[SpurPadre]

When you're up by 2 late, you don't give the opposing team a free chance to tie the game. No, you put actual trust in your defense.

[bklynspursfan]

4 seconds to foul?

[Spurtacular]

Spurs on a groove taking the game back and Pop decided to hack Simmons :pctoss

Play fucking defense for one possession and those noobs would've laid down and died. :pctoss

[SAGirl]

sucks... heartbreaker... I thought anyways they weren't going to win it, but to spend this much energy getting it this close... There were guys that only showed up to a couple of quarters anyways. And guys like Hilliard should not have played since White is playing better....

Still the the few who played were probably very tired at the end. Pop and the team were battling the refs too. On to the next one.

[NASpurs]

So the fuck what? He hit them tonight, and we've lost playoff series' in the past because of Pop pulling this shit.

Almost like the guy was in a rhythm from the free throw line, basically meaning that his season ft% means jack shit.

[bklynspursfan]

So the fuck what? He hit them tonight, and we've lost playoff series' in the past because of Pop pulling this shit.

Yea. Well, like I said we still had our chances to keep the lead on offense.

[Spurtacular]

Bert clanking game-tying threes left and right. :pctoss

[Raven]

meh

[TheDoctor]

43 FT attempts by Philly :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Great effort from LA, Patty, and Forbes.

Sucks Poop and Fathead's entry passes happened.

[Spurtacular]

When you're up by 2 late, you don't give the opposing team a free chance to tie the game. No, you put actual trust in your defense.

KGB Poop

[SpurPadre]

Just like players have bad nights, so do coaches and Pop had a bad night tonight, making the worst coaching decision of the season tonight.

[Robz4000]

Pop can't keep getting away with this shit, can he?

[NASpurs]

:lol instant loss when you get the time wrong in the OP. It never fails.

[bklynspursfan]

sucks... heartbreaker... I thought anyways they weren't going to win it, but to spend this much energy getting it this close... There were guys that only showed up to a couple of quarters anyways. And guys like Hilliard should not have played since White is playing better....

Still the the few who played were probably very tired at the end. Pop and the team were battling the refs too. On to the next one.

That they were. Still had a shot to steal it, but some of those calls made it tough. Plus giving up timely offensive rebounds

[Robz4000]

Just like players have bad nights, so do coaches and Pop had a bad night tonight, making the worst coaching decision of the season tonight.

Pop's done more bad than good this season, and it's been that way for a few seasons now.

[Chinook]

At least I've got Simmons on both my fantasy teams.

[NASpurs]

When's the last time the Spurs were below .500 on the road almost halfway through the season?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Pop needs to stop resting half the team every night. Their chemistry is off as well.

[SpurPadre]

Pop's done more bad than good this season, and it's been that way for a few seasons now.

Since LMA isn't afraid to vocally whine about touches, I wish he'd criticize the Hack-A-Shit in an interview.

[TheGreatYacht]

:lol instant loss when you get the time wrong in the OP. It never fails.
These fucking retards continue to fuck over BatManu's streak and they always botch the threads from the beginning

[timtonymanu]

Pop's done more bad than good this season, and it's been that way for a few seasons now.

Buh buh :cry In Pop we trust. - blind homers

[cutewizard]

At least we made the effort

[NASpurs]

Pop needs to stop resting half the team every night. Their chemistry is off as well.

I agree with this. Rest some on game 1 of the b2b and rest others in the second game but don't put all your eggs in one basket and have half of the team missing in the second game. Spurs have a fabricated depth this year, it's not the real depth they've had in the past years.

3 of those guys are Hilliard, BP3 and Lauvergne FFS and even the guys ahead of them aren't that fucking good.

[SAGirl]

That they were. Still had a shot to steal it, but some of those calls made it tough. Plus giving up timely offensive rebounds
The team really competed so it sucks to lose a close game.

OTOH, the silver lining is that it was going to be uphill to win this game anyways, and the team really competed, which was great to see. In the past they had had trouble scoring on the road and that was not the case here except for Pau and Murray (out of the guys expected to get rotation minutes), and many of the TO were due to lack of personnel, chemistry for some and for others, sometimes bad decision making from which guys can learn (specially the young guys).

[SAGirl]

Another silver lining, no one got hurt.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

There is NO silver lining, what's the point of competing if your senile coach is going throw the game away? You should playing well because of your coach not in spite of him.

If I'm a Spurs player I'm pissed as hell at his idiotic coaching down the stretch. Spurs played hard enough to win, but their worst enemy was the one on the sidelines.

[Mikeanaro]

The reffing was awful, and Pop chose the wrong time to be a spoiled old fart.

[bklynspursfan]

There is NO silver lining, what's the point of competing if your senile coach is going throw the game away? You should playing well because of your coach not in spite of him.

If I'm a Spurs player I'm pissed as hell at his idiotic coaching down the stretch. Spurs played hard enough to win, but their worst enemy was the one on the sidelines.

Their worst enemy was their early lackadaisical that put them in a big hole.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Their worst enemy was their early lackadaisical that put them in a big hole.

And it starts with Pop. Players take on the mentality of their coach. He just doesn't have that fire. Yes, it's January, I don't expect Spurs to go all out but they HAVE to be playing better than this and Pop needs to be doing better.

[bklynspursfan]

The team really competed so it sucks to lose a close game.

OTOH, the silver lining is that it was going to be uphill to win this game anyways, and the team really competed, which was great to see. In the past they had had trouble scoring on the road and that was not the case here except for Pau and Murray (out of the guys expected to get rotation minutes), and many of the TO were due to lack of personnel, chemistry for some and for others, sometimes bad decision making from which guys can learn (specially the young guys).

Yea. Had they showed up in the 1st half, things might've turned out differently. The slow starts have been an issue, but hopefully it improves as the season goes on.

Murray had a shot to be more impactful, he kinda failed. Patty, Davis, Anderson, Bryn all looked good overall and kept us in it. Aldridge joined in later too, but he definitely didn't put his mark on this game like he has others.

[bklynspursfan]

And it starts with Pop. Players take on the mentality of their coach. He just doesn't have that fire. Yes, it's January, I don't expect Spurs to go all out but they HAVE to be playing better than this and Pop needs to be doing better.

How do you know he doesn't have that fire? He's still getting on guys, calling quick TOs, getting at the refs, etc... What consistitutes having that fire? We have no idea what he's like behind the scenes, but on the court he seems like he always has.

[Robz4000]

Thankfully the T'Pups just lost to the Nets so they didnt gain a game on the Spurs.

[SAGirl]

There is NO silver lining, what's the point of competing if your senile coach is going throw the game away? You should playing well because of your coach not in spite of him.

If I'm a Spurs player I'm pissed as hell at his idiotic coaching down the stretch. Spurs played hard enough to win, but their worst enemy was the one on the sidelines.
This was going to be a game that was going to be tough to win anyways.
5 rotation players were sitting.
Pau and Murray didn't show up to play.
Lamarcus and Mills didn't show up to play until the second half.
The referees were definitely happy to whistle...
I was surprised Lamarcus showed up in the 4th Q to tie tbh bc he was nowhere to be found for most of the first half, etc.

I am satisfied with the way guys competed. It was a tough game on the road by an understaffed crew in a B2B. Look at Pau, played 14 minutes and besides some passes, couldn't be bothered to score. Pop's bigs were LMA, Davis and Kyle basically with some Joffrey Errors sprinkled in. None of their guards is really a playmaker, more of shooters basically, so the game was really tough at times to get the ball to Lamarcus. This was a game Murray should have taken advantage of and he didn't. The guys who closed the game were exhausted.

I am satisified with the guys who competed. It was always going to be tough.. so ehhhh. On top of that the referees screwed the Spurs too.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

This was going to be a game that was going to be tough to win anyways.
5 rotation players were sitting.
Pau and Murray didn't show up to play.
Lamarcus and Mills didn't show up to play until the second half.
The referees were definitely happy to whistle...
I was surprised Lamarcus showed up in the 4th Q to tie tbh bc he was nowhere to be found for most of the first half, etc.

I am satisfied with the way guys competed. It was a tough game on the road by an understaffed crew in a B2B. Look at Pau, played 14 minutes and besides some passes, couldn't be bothered to score. Pop's bigs were LMA, Davis and Kyle basically with some Joffrey Errors sprinkled in. None of their guards is really a playmaker, more of shooters basically, so the game was really tough at times to get the ball to Lamarcus. This was a game Murray should have taken advantage of and he didn't. The guys who closed the game were exhausted.

I am satisified with the guys who competed. It was always going to be tough.. so ehhhh. On top of that the referees screwed the Spurs too.

I see where you're coming from, this was going to be a tough game (hell Sixers were favored to win coming into it) but what makes it frustrating once the game was played was Pop ingle handedly giving the game away. To me, that's a slap in the face to the players who competed their ass off. Pop's ego is becoming a detriment to this team.

It's nice to not have any injuries but with Pop even if you're healthy you're still glued to the bench every other night. It's maddening. His shtick is tiresome.

[SAGirl]

Yea. Had they showed up in the 1st half, things might've turned out differently. The slow starts have been an issue, but hopefully it improves as the season goes on.

Murray had a shot to be more impactful, he kinda failed. Patty, Davis, Anderson, Bryn all looked good overall and kept us in it. Aldridge joined in later too, but he definitely didn't put his mark on this game like he has others.
Completely agree with this assessment.

[bklynspursfan]

I see where you're coming from, this was going to be a tough game (hell Sixers were favored to win coming into it) but what makes it frustrating once the game was played was Pop ingle handedly giving the game away. To me, that's a slap in the face to the players who competed their ass off. Pop's ego is becoming a detriment to this team.

It's nice to not have any injuries but with Pop even if you're healthy you're still glued to the bench every other night. It's maddening. His shtick is tiresome.

He didn't give away the game tho. Philly was scoring just as easily. Had we been getting consistent stops I'd legit get all the fuss. But they were scoring too. Be it from getting "fouled" or 2nd chance points, or whatever. They were consistently going back and forth with us.

Also, if you really think his ego plays a factor, do u think he'd"throw" the game vs winning on a b2b without several rotational players?

[boutons_deux]

In nearly every lost the Spurs start out really really bad getting a deep hole

[bklynspursfan]

In nearly every lost the Spurs start out really really bad getting a deep hole

Exactly. It's something that's good to be confident about, early deficits don't mean the game is out of reach. But at the same time, they gotta start jumping out and play the way they do when they're down.

[SAGirl]

In nearly every lost the Spurs start out really really bad getting a deep hole
I thought the lineups with Pau couldn't keep up with the 76ers to begin with and if Pau wasn't going to be scoring you couldn't afford to have him out there. A Pau who showed up to play could have made a difference.

These are the kinds of games ppl point to when it comes to Pau specifically and his ability to stay in games played at a faster pace.

[Fireball]

nice effort in the second half ... Pau being useless does not help when so many players are missing. good game by Kyle especially his defense on Simmons at the start of the game. Aldridge again fought through a bad start ... this would have been impossible for him last season

[SAGirl]

nice effort in the second half ... Pau being useless does not help when so many players are missing. good game by Kyle especially his defense on Simmons at the start of the game. Aldridge again fought through a bad start ... this would have been impossible for him last season
I think this team is resilient, more resilient than they were last season and have been hit with adversity the hardest. Hopefully they keep improving as a team. Got to keep things in perspective. As painful as the loss was there were lessons to be learned for everyone (hopefully for Coach too).

[r0drig0lac]

so we can put the 76ers on the team list where Gasol can not be in court? however, we could have won if Lasoft (I want to be a all star) had played some kind of competitive basketball since the beginning of the game

[LittleCriminal]

Another great pass from Fathead. :bang

[LittleCriminal]

Fathead entry passes will never work. Senile faggot doesn't see that. Fathead is not a natural passer

id also throw in not a natural scorer/defensive player...

[spurs10]

He didn't give away the game tho. Philly was scoring just as easily. Had we been getting consistent stops I'd legit get all the fuss. But they were scoring too. Be it from getting "fouled" or 2nd chance points, or whatever. They were consistently going back and forth with us.

Also, if you really think his ego plays a factor, do u think he'd"throw" the game vs winning on a b2b without several rotational players? This..:bobo

[TheGreatYacht]

id also throw in not a natural scorer/defensive player...
Agreed. 80% of his baskets come from being forgotten on that side and being left open under the rim. As for his defense, he's a product of whoever is the big protecting the rim since he gets blown by each time