Game Thread: Spurs @ Blazers -- Sun. (1/7) - 8:00/C (4:00am Riga Time)

[timtonymanu]

Fathead clutch!

[bklynspursfan]

Anderson ice water in his veins

[Robz4000]

Good shit Fathead. Get a fucking stop.

[TheDoctor]

What a horrible pass by 50M w/ the game on the line like that

[TheGreatYacht]

The absolute state of this wretched roster constructed by PATFO
Fixed

[resistanze]

FatHead more clutch than Softridge tbh

[spursistan]

Damn..Fathead with ice in the veins :tu

[ElNono]

if we lose this, it's on LMA

[kuato]

What the fuck was that pass to Mr Anderson?
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[bklynspursfan]

That was a good call. Terrible pass.

The announcer showed Anderson's arm being grabbed but still said "man that's a tough call" hilarious

[phxspurfan]

The absolute state of this wretched season

Shitty season indeed, but w/e who cares. Manu is playing and one day he won't. We'll have to watch 50 Mills close a game out and lose by 20

[Ditty]

This is why KA is the 5th best player on this team! :lol:toast

[NASpurs]

if we lose this, it's on LMA

:cry but he's leading the team in scoring :cry

[SAGirl]

kyle made them FT nailbiter

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

The announcer showed Anderson's arm being grabbed but still said "man that's a tough call" hilarious
Yeah these announcers are hard to listen to.

[ducks]

Jason Quick
Jason Quick
@jwquick
Spurs 110, Blazers 109. Blazers ball with 13.4 ... I know conventional wisdom would be give the ball to CJ, but I'm kinda feeling Shabazz here because of his passing ability as well as shot making ability

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Of course

Maybe if aldridge hit his damn free throws

[TheDoctor]

Of course LaFaggus misses those.
Got triggered at the moment he saw Manu had more points than him.

[TheGreatYacht]

WHY IS FATHEAD GUARDING SLASHING GUARDS

[ElNono]

Should be Manu with the game winner coming up, but we all know diva LMA is gonna get the last shot

[Robz4000]

Son of a bitch. Give the ball to Manu I guess.

[phxspurfan]

Figured McCollum would come up clutch. Lets see what MasterMind Pop draws up for the final play.


1. LMA fadeaway
2. Kyle Fadeaway
3. Manu top of key left hand drive
4. Mills corner 3

[Ditty]

Looked like a travel

[bklynspursfan]

Manu for the win?

[Spurtacular]

Not sure about that defensive line-up.

[kuato]

You know who needs to have the ball now

[LittleCriminal]

Mills screamed "fukkin shoot it" to himself after they called that foul..
I think he realized who he passed it to..

[spursistan]

Aldridge in the clutch no bueno unfortunately..Guy gets the yips when the clock approaches 0.00..

[ducks]

Manu is -3 even with his 26 points

[NASpurs]

Should be Manu with the game winner coming up, but we all know diva LMA is gonna get the last shot

Incoming Carmelo Aldridge fadeaway jumper.

[TheGreatYacht]

Pop is one of the worst out of timeout coaches in the league

[phxspurfan]

O snap looks like Pops going to Forbes

[ElNono]

Manu is -3 even with his 26 points

:lmao so mad right now... only a loss will make you happy

[SAGirl]

that was super tough shot CJ made

[ElNono]

Pop is one of the worst out of timeout coaches in the league

He was great when Bud was an assistant, tbh... :\

[NASpurs]

That was the shot?!?!?! :lmao :lmao :lmao

Fuck you Poop, fuck you LaFaggus

[ElNono]

Called it, tbh... LMA choking per par

[phxspurfan]

Nope, Pop went with 1. LMA Fade. Can't say it's high percentage

[resistanze]

Great playcalling tbh

[Leetonidas]

Thats what we came up with after 2 timeouts?

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Should be Manu with the game winner coming up, but we all know diva LMA is gonna get the last shot
Nailed it as always.

[bklynspursfan]

Aldridge had 4 seconds, drive the ball dude

[timtonymanu]

Scheduled loss against Sacto now because of rest management tomorrow by Pop

[Robz4000]

What the fuck was that play?! Fuck you Pop you old piece of shit.

[ElNono]

:lmao airball in the crunch

[spursistan]

You could see why we say Poop is washed-up :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Pop is one of the worst out of timeout coaches in the league
Senile faggot confirms it once again

[Spurtacular]

LMA shitting his pants in the clutch. Same ole.

[Darius Bieber]

Anyone who thinks the Spurs are a decent team is an idiot.

[phxspurfan]

At least Pop will get this crap out of his system during the reg season. Perhaps in the playoffs he will go to Gary Neal Deux (Forbes) or Manu or hell even Kyle/Patty.

[kuato]

Mahtouches...

[Robz4000]

Pop fucking sabotaging Manu now too.

[cjw]

Manu is -3 even with his 26 points

Because he’s paired with Mills

[SAGirl]

what the fuck play was that Pop?

[vander]

Pop threw the game again?

[timtonymanu]

LaMarcus Anthony

[turkish spurs fan]

fuck popovich. give that fuckin ball to manu.

[TheGreatYacht]

He was great when Bud was an assistant, tbh... :\
But, but, but "whoever you replace Pop with will be a downgrade. Das a faqt"

[bklynspursfan]

Nope, Pop went with 1. LMA Fade. Can't say it's high percentage

I highly doubt it was LMA fade. But LMA was the guy to have the ball, and instead of being aggressive he chose to shoot a crappy shot. He had the whole paint one on one to work with

[Ditty]

Doesn't even hit rim. I hate this team :lol.

[DeRozan m8]

What the fuck was that?

What the fucking fuck?

[phxspurfan]

What the fuck was that play?! Fuck you Pop you old piece of shit.

TBH you gotta blame LMA for that more than Pop. LMA on paper is a mismatch there. Too bad he isn't clutch at all

[boutons_deux]

LMA choked bad on 2 FTs, and on that last shot, his layup defense against the winning layup was laughable

Manu's leaning off balance 2 ptr was horrible.

[Trainwreck2100]

LMA missing both is where this shit was lost

[SAGirl]

Pop fucking sabotaging Manu now too.
He definitely had to go to Manu, he was on fire, and frankly I trust Manu to draw a foul or something...

[LakerHater]

Damn, all of Manu's hard wrk for Lamarcus to shoot off the backboard!! :bang

[NASpurs]

What does Pop even do nowadays? Serious question. He's become the Brandon Paul of coaches.

[ElNono]

What does Pop even do nowadays? Serious question. He's become the Brandon Paul of coaches.

rofl

[SAGirl]

LMA missing both is where this shit was lost
it has to be said that was right.

[bklynspursfan]

What the fuck was that play?! Fuck you Pop you old piece of shit.

Dude, the middle was wide open for Aldridge to do something. It was designed well. He can't control what Aldridge does with the ball, but he had 4+ seconds to get to the basket with no help and he chose to shoot a really poor shot.

[mexicanjunior]

Fuck LaCarcass...

[phxspurfan]

LMA missing both is where this shit was lost

This. Missing key FTs is always to blame. We lost by 1

[LittleCriminal]

should blame that last play on the inbounder..

[vander]

Damn, all of Manu's hard wrk for Lamarcus to shoot off the backboard!! :bang

fade-away 3s aren't really hard work

[SAGirl]

LMA wasted a tremendous game from Ginobili at 40...

(team still had too many TO though, it wasn't just one guy either)

[Spurtacular]

We could've used Gay on defense tonight.

[Chinook]

I don't mind LMA getting that shot, but damn, it should have gone to someone else first. What's the point in giving it to a big 20 feet out with no movement to get him open? If it were tied, sure. Down, one, you give it to a guard with a score/pass option.

[Arcadian]

This is where we miss Tim Duncan. He might have missed 1 of 2 FTs at the end, but he would've scored to make up for it.

Still a solid game for Aldridge overall. Not everyone can be a legend like Tim.

[Robz4000]

Dude, the middle was wide open for Aldridge to do something. It was designed well. He can't control what Aldridge does with the ball, but he had 4+ seconds to get to the basket with no help and he chose to shoot a really poor shot.

No, fuck that. You give Manu the ball and get the fuck out of the way with how he was playing. Especially after LM0 choked at the line seconds previously.

[ducks]

Manu missed 2 big threes under 2 minutes
Dude was hot better that but chocked under 2 minutes

[timtonymanu]

It’s all part of Pop’s plan to be the 4th seed and play the Dubs in the 2nd round.

[spurs10]

We found a way to lose...too bad after all the great Manuvers.

[BillMc]

Weird that Gasol wasn't in on that last play.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Anyone who thinks the Spurs are a decent team is an idiot.
This team is heading for a second round exit at best.

[ducks]

I don't mind LMA getting that shot, but damn, it should have gone to someone else first. What's the point in giving it to a big 20 feet out with no movement to get him open? If it were tied, sure. Down, one, you give it to a guard with a score/pass option.

Normally spurs would have went to Leonard there

[Robz4000]

It’s all part of Pop’s plan to be the 4th seed and play the Dubs in the 2nd round.

Spurs wouldn't beat the T'Pups/Thunder in the first round.

[phxspurfan]

We could've used Gay on defense tonight.

True, we were missing like 1,250,000 guys

[TheGreatYacht]

What does Pop even do nowadays? Serious question. He's become the Brandon Paul of coaches.
Pretty much all he's useful for now is having a shoulder for Dex and bklynspursfan to cry on tbh

[NASpurs]

Manu missed 2 big threes under 2 minutes
Dude was hot better that but chocked under 2 minutes

:lol so triggered by Manu's great game

[phxspurfan]

Spurs wouldn't beat the T'Pups/Thunder in the first round.

True, the Pups scare me with Jimmy Butler now ballin' his azz off. Rockettes with Spur Killer CP3 also scare me.

[SAGirl]

I don't mind LMA getting that shot, but damn, it should have gone to someone else first. What's the point in giving it to a big 20 feet out with no movement to get him open? If it were tied, sure. Down, one, you give it to a guard with a score/pass option.
I didn't like the play either.
I wouldn't say it was on the passer either bc no one else was open. Very simple play... Maybe Lamarcus ran too far out. But definitely awkward and poor play drawing.. the first play drawn didn't free up anybody.

[Chinook]

Normally spurs would have went to Leonard there

Well then passing wasn't going to be an option.

[Pocho La Pantera]

All the Manu haters happy with the loss, they suck

[BillMc]

Hey, OKC lost tonight. And min yesterday. We're treading water in that 3 spot. :lol

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Hey, OKC lost tonight. And min yesterday. We're treading water in that 3 spot. :lol

It just sucks that everytime Houston loses we struggle to make up ground. Would love a shot at the 2 seed but right now we'd be really lucky to hold on to the third seed.

[vander]

All the Manu haters happy with the loss, they suck

only thing worse than manu haters are manu fans tbh

[Chinook]

I didn't like the play either.
I wouldn't say it was on the passer either bc no one else was open. Very simple play... Maybe Lamarcus ran too far out. But definitely awkward and poor play drawing.. the first play drawn didn't free up anybody.

I think it was a terrible play. It should have been Manu coming off a LMA curl with both running toward the basket. Why the hell wasn't Pau in the game? He was scoring decently enough, and he could both make a good pass or get a tip-in.

[SAGirl]

Weird that Gasol wasn't in on that last play.
I would have put him in to screen if nothing else.. he's a good shooter two in case he has to take the shot for whatever reason.. maybe bc of poor FT shooting.

[Ice009]

That 3rd seed is slowly slipping away.

The Spurs are a poor road team. I expect them to lose a hold of that seed with all these road games coming up.

This could be a disastrous season because if they slip and drop, they'll still be in the playoffs and not get a lottery pick.

The Lakers were able to retool by getting Bynum with a lottery pick and win two more Championships (obviously the Pau trade helped even more, but they needed Bynum too). I'd rather a lottery pick than finishing 5th or lower. 2015, I would have rather of not made the playoffs than finish 7th.

I don't even want to talk about this game. The lineups were terrible. Mills is a useless waste of space on the roster. Both in money and play on the court. He can't guard a traffic cone and can easily be shut down. They need to trade his ass.

[John B]

That was a Kawhi shot so it doesn’t say much, just that LMA should never take the last shot :wakeup

[spurs10]

Weird that Gasol wasn't in on that last play. Was asking the same ...especially when we had zero rim protection. Layups were a given.

[TheGreatYacht]

only thing worse than manu haters are manu fans tbh

[TheDoctor]

I think it was a terrible play. It should have been Manu coming off a LMA curl with both running toward the basket. Why the hell wasn't Pau in the game? He was scoring decently enough, and he could both make a good pass or get a tip-in.
Why wasn't TD in Game6? Exactly.

[phxspurfan]

Fuck man, we play the Kangs tomorrow. We should have rested guys in that game.

[BillMc]

It just sucks that everytime Houston loses we struggle to make up ground. Would love a shot at the 2 seed but right now we'd be really lucky to hold on to the third seed.

Agreed. Every time Houston loses I get excited, then Spurs lose the next night. :bang Like trying to lay that stripper at the club, all tease, no result.

[Pocho La Pantera]

only thing worse than manu haters are manu fans tbh you are a hater so nobody gives a shit to what you say.

[BatManu20]

LMA choked on a fat one in crunch time. Shocker.

[TheDoctor]

you are hater so nobody gives a shit to what you say.
:wow

[phxspurfan]

Was asking the same ...especially when we had zero rim protection. Layups were a given.

This.

[Armchair Coach Pop]

Lineup is LMA, Pau, Kyle as inbounder, Mills, Manu. Manu at the top, Mills flashes to the close corner, Kyle passes to whoever is open. Pau/LMA stay on the blocks/high post to draw in defenders. Option to lob if they don't. If not, LMA at the top of the key/Manu 2 man game with option to shoot or pass to Mills who sits in the corner to tee up a wide open 3.

[BatManu20]

Don't like the play call either But I digress.

[Ice009]

Spurs wouldn't beat the T'Pups/Thunder in the first round.

Yep. It depends on the first round match-up. There's a few teams that can eliminate the Spurs in the first round. Fucking terrible team they've constructed. One that will do poorly in the playoffs. Can squeak out some wins in the regular season, but in the playoffs they will get exposed badly. Very well may not make it out of the first round.

Fucking terrible. I'd rather get a lottery pick than end up exiting in the first round like the 2015 playoffs.

LA should have been there to rebound, not fucking taking the shot. There was a high chance he could have gotten a rebound off of a miss and get a put-back or foul drawn to win the game. I always prefer or guard or SF having the ball to play-make or take a shot to win the game. The bigs should be there for rebounds in case of a miss. Unless you're a super clutch big like Dirk, or even TD (although not as good of a shooter as Dirk, TD was still one of the best clutch big men of all time), I wouldn't give most bigs the ball in that situation.

[Chinook]

Why wasn't TD in Game6? Exactly.

Because he couldn't defend on the perimeter. Benching him made plenty of sense. People are just pissed because the Heat scored, but Pop had benched Duncan in similar situations with success previously (like the semis against Golden State that same year).

[spurs10]

Well I guess thanks to Manu we’ve won our share of close ones. LA was our top scorer and took a terrible shot. Tomorrow will be rough without Manu’s energy and confidence.

[vander]

you are a hater so nobody gives a shit to what you say.

lol, 525 posts, probably every single one after a good Manu game, doesn't actually care about the Spurs, typical Manu fan

sad thing is that I'm amazed and ecstatic at what Manu has been able to accomplish this year at 40, but idiot Manu fans have to come along and ruin it

[Darius Bieber]

Could have used clutch ass Gay in that situation. Dudes straight money with the game on the line.

[Hoops Czar]

only thing worse than manu haters are manu fans tbh

[SAGirl]

Dude, the middle was wide open for Aldridge to do something. It was designed well. He can't control what Aldridge does with the ball, but he had 4+ seconds to get to the basket with no help and he chose to shoot a really poor shot.
I think it's on Pop to know Lamarcus is not going to drive the ball in 4 seconds from 20 feet out. If he wanted that, he needed to call the play for Manu...

[TheGreatYacht]

lol, 525 posts, probably every single one after a good Manu game, doesn't actually care about the Spurs, typical Manu fan

[spurs10]

Agreed. Every time Houston loses I get excited, then Spurs lose the next night. :bang Like trying to lay that stripper at the club, all tease, no result. Good analogy...but sometimes you get lucky! :lol

[NASpurs]

Good thing there's another "winnable" game tomorrow... that the Spurs might lose.

[BillMc]

Dude, the middle was wide open for Aldridge to do something. It was designed well. He can't control what Aldridge does with the ball, but he had 4+ seconds to get to the basket with no help and he chose to shoot a really poor shot.

Truth. That's why you had all those shooters outside to open the lane. Why take a contested jumper?

[BillMc]

Good analogy...but sometimes you get lucky! :lol
:lol

But not a good way to get the 2nd seed.

[Ice009]

Manu missed 2 big threes under 2 minutes
Dude was hot better that but chocked under 2 minutes

He still did better in the last 5 minutes of the game than LA. LA is a no-show when you ask him to carry a team in crunch time.

I can't watch that shit choke it up after watching TD all these years. TD was one of the best clutch big men of all time.

As great as Shaq, Wilt, Hakeem, D-Rob and all those guys were, they sucked in crunch time. TD was better than all of them with the game on the line.

[$pursDynasty]

I would be more concerned if we were this mediocre with a full roster or minus just one major rotation player. However when you are down 4 due to injuries, and CIA Pop moves,you have to not care too much about playoff positioning if the powers that be, don't.

[Spurtacular]

True, we were missing like 1,250,000 guys

Well, I mean 100 percent Kawhi is optimal or even Green compared to Gay on defense. My point is we just needed a wing player with some length tonight. Those passing/driving lanes were just way too big for Portland tonight.

This is why I say if Gay just focuses on defense and doesn't force his offense, he'll be a great fit.

[BillMc]

Really these blown last plays shouldn't be the focus here. Those things happen in close games. What should be the question is how did we blow that 12 point lead in the 3rd when the Spurs were taking control of the game. Need to rewind and look at that.

[Ice009]

I would be more concerned if we were this mediocre with a full roster or minus just one major rotation player. However when you are down 4 due to injuries, and CIA Pop moves,you have to not care too much about playoff positioning if the powers that be, don't.

The powers that be are idiots. We've all seen what happens in the playoffs when the Spurs get a lower seed. They usually end up losing in embarrassing fashion. The Spurs have done best in the playoffs with a higher seed.

With how poor of a road team they are, and all these road games coming up, they're likely to start dropping. If they drop to 5th or less, they're likely out in round 1, which would be a completely wasted season. I would rather a lottery pick. Even getting 4th could be dangerous, because if it's the Thunder that are 5th, Pop is still likely to play Kawhi 25-30 minutes while Westbrook, Carmlelo and Paul George all play 35-40 minutes a night. The result of that could be a humiliating upset for the Spurs.

Rest, rest, rest.

[Hoops Czar]

Really these blown last plays shouldn't be the focus here. Those things happen in close games. What should be the question is how did we blow that 12 point lead in the 3rd when the Spurs were taking control of the game. Need to rewind and look at that.
Bertans, Paddy and Manu entered the game, lead gone.

[TD 21]

The final play should have been an attempt at an actual play that they couldn't have seen coming a mile away, to free up either Bertans or Forbes for a catch and shoot. Not enough time to run some type of movement to attempt to get Ginobili a step ahead of the defense before going into a p-n-r and didn't want him running a static one against a set defense.


LMA wasted a tremendous game from Ginobili at 40...

(team still had too many TO though, it wasn't just one guy either)

I keep hearing that, but it's not true. They're 18th in turnover percentage and tonight hit their average of 14, good for 13th in the league . . . for a team without a primary ball handler / play maker.

The issues are that, the archaic style due in part because of that, the constant state of flux in the rotation and an inexplicable regression in shooting, particularly from 3.

[bklynspursfan]

I think it's on Pop to know Lamarcus is not going to drive the ball in 4 seconds from 20 feet out. If he wanted that, he needed to call the play for Manu...

Lol, who knows what going to Manu vs LMA in Portland does to his psyche.

But it's not like Aldridge can't drive, he's done it before. He could've drove and/or pump faked to draw a foul

[BatManu20]

"Leadership" lol.

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[bklynspursfan]

Truth. That's why you had all those shooters outside to open the lane. Why take a contested jumper?

And he was facing the basket, he knew how much time was left. Idk what went thru his mind. On to the next... Good thing its tomorrow so they can try and bounce back

[LakerHater]

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Jus saw that interview.....he knew

[spurs10]

LA manning up in the presser. “This one was on me!” Said he rushed the shot and will use this to be better.

[sasaint]

Dude, the middle was wide open for Aldridge to do something. It was designed well. He can't control what Aldridge does with the ball, but he had 4+ seconds to get to the basket with no help and he chose to shoot a really poor shot.


Truth. That's why you had all those shooters outside to open the lane. Why take a contested jumper?

You guys are thinking about somebody other than Touches. Going strong to the hole is not his game. Never has been. Doubt it ever will be. He is all about the turnaround fade-away.


I think it's on Pop to know Lamarcus is not going to drive the ball in 4 seconds from 20 feet out. If he wanted that, he needed to call the play for Manu...

Exactly!

[spurs10]

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[UZER]

950228078306840576

That's leadership? SA sports writer are horse shit.

[NASpurs]

950228078306840576

Except he's done both of those things in the past (missed fts and low percentage jumper in crunch time) and nothing has changed. "Another sign of his leadership" :lol fuck off

[spurs10]

:lmaShowing leadership!

[NASpurs]

That's leadership? SA sports writer are horse shit.

:lol so fucking cringe worthy for the non sheeple

[SAGirl]

Really these blown last plays shouldn't be the focus here. Those things happen in close games. What should be the question is how did we blow that 12 point lead in the 3rd when the Spurs were taking control of the game. Need to rewind and look at that.
This lineup: Joff, Davis, Manu, Bryn and Patty...
no defense whatsoever. I remember a few shots straight at the rim.

[BatManu20]

That's leadership? SA sports writer are horse shit.

Yea that was dumb. Just let him own it and move on. No need for the Disney filter.

[BatManu20]

Also continues to be of note: This team needs a PG in a bad way.

[BillMc]

LMA giving Portland one more win - for old times sake.

[ducks]

This lineup: Joff, Davis, Manu, Bryn and Patty...
no defense whatsoever. I remember a few shots straight at the rim.

Yep Manu-3 even with his 26 points

[spurs10]

:lol

But not a good way to get the 2nd seed. Yeah well one step forward two steps back. I guess what worries me is Houston has been losing a lot and we’ve had our chances.

[BillMc]

Also continues to be of note: This team needs a PG in a bad way.

Love Patty but he's no playmaker. Neither is Forbes, or sadly, Murray.

[SAGirl]

"Leadership" lol.

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well... good
I hope Pop in his mind says: its on me too... he will never say it to the media.

[BatManu20]

Manu continues to impress, however.

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[BatManu20]

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[Ice009]

Really these blown last plays shouldn't be the focus here. Those things happen in close games. What should be the question is how did we blow that 12 point lead in the 3rd when the Spurs were taking control of the game. Need to rewind and look at that.

That's because Pop keeps playing midget guards that can't guard a traffic cone, then when they're not doing anything on offense, it's basically just giving the other team free points. I'm sorry, but I still would have preferred Simmons' length and athleticism over midgets like Mills, Forbes or whoever else Pop decides to play that is shorter than average.

He likes playing bigs at C and PF, but then he likes playing smaller than average lineups at SF, SG, PG. I don't know what you call that? Queerball?

[sasaint]

"Leadership" lol.

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I really don't know whether that's a sign of leadership - it's just words. Give me a leader like Tim who spoke few words and was an assassin on the court. Performance, not words, is what counts in my leadership book. LMA is no leader. We have seen him "own up" in the past. So what? His performance doesn't change regardless of how many times he shows some kind of "verbal leadership." He plays a soft, loser's game.

[BatManu20]

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[Ice009]

Manu continues to impress, however.

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Who actually gives a fuck about these stats. I only care about the win. I would have been happier with 2 pts and the win.

Great, great game from Manu, but I don't give a crap about the first to do this and first to do that.

[Ice009]

I really don't know whether that's a sign of leadership - it's just words. Give me a leader like Tim who spoke few words and was an assassin on the court. Performance, not words, is what counts in my leadership book. LMA is no leader. We have seen him "own up" in the past. So what? His performance doesn't change regardless of how many times he shows some kind of "verbal leadership." He plays a soft, loser's game.

Do you remember the game in Cleveland last season that the spurs won with Kawhi scoring 40+?

Aldridge missed 2 free throws at the end that could of cost us the game. He owned up to it, said he was mad at himself and said that won't happen again. He did the same thing multiple times in the following games shortly after saying that. His words are empty. If Tim said anything, or made any kind of statement like that, he usually always followed through on it.

[sasaint]

Do you remember the game in Cleveland that season that the spurs won with Kawhi scoring 40+?

Aldridge missed 2 free throws at the end that could of cost us the game. He owned up to it, said he was mad at himself and said that won't happen again. He did the same thing multiple times in the following games shortly after saying that. His words are empty. If Tim said anything, or made any kind of statement like that, he usually always followed through on it.

Yeah. Touches has "owned up" a number of times. That is easy. It takes a true star to back up words with actions to reflect that resolve. When it comes to mental fortitude LMA is the 90 pound weakling compared to Tim's Charles Atlas.

[UZER]

Who actually gives a fuck about these stats. I only care about the win. I would have been happier with 2 pts and the win.

Great, great game from Manu, but I don't give a crap about the first to do this and first to do that.

From the movie Little Big League:

“He’s eight for 13 this year, against left-handers, in night games, played above the Mason Dixon Line.”

:lol

[LittleCriminal]

Kyle 36min 8pts 6reb
Forbes 27min 12pts 1reb
Bertans 28min 8pts 4reb

https://media.giphy.com/media/l2YWoFU3Bmum4yyLC/giphy.gif

[spurs10]

Really these blown last plays shouldn't be the focus here. Those things happen in close games. What should be the question is how did we blow that 12 point lead in the 3rd when the Spurs were taking control of the game. Need to rewind and look at that. This is always true. We actually had a great comeback after blowing a big lead. That should be the focus.


"Leadership" lol.

950228078306840576 At least he owned it and didn’t deflect. Maybe owning something isn’t a leadership quality, but I like the idea of him saying he would learn from the loss and that he copped to to ‘rushing’ the shot. I really think that our play earlier was more to blame for the ‘L.’

[objective]

Really these blown last plays shouldn't be the focus here. Those things happen in close games. What should be the question is how did we blow that 12 point lead in the 3rd when the Spurs were taking control of the game. Need to rewind and look at that.

There was an 8 point lead when Joffrey and Paul subbed in at 2:48 left in the third.

The line-up was Joffrey-Bertans-Ginobili-Paul-Mills

It took a 3 from Bertans to tie it up before the quarter ended.

edited to fix line-up

[vander]

Kyle 36min 8pts 6reb
Forbes 27min 12pts 1reb
Bertans 28min 8pts 4reb

https://media.giphy.com/media/l2YWoFU3Bmum4yyLC/giphy.gif
NBA players should always be looking for stats and self-glorification

tbh I would rather you be a fan of another team. day to day, I just assume my fellow Spur fans are better than this...

[BatManu20]

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[spurs10]

Really these blown last plays shouldn't be the focus here. Those things happen in close games. What should be the question is how did we blow that 12 point lead in the 3rd when the Spurs were taking control of the game. Need to rewind and look at that.


There was an 8 point lead when Joffrey and Paul subbed in at 2:48 left in the third.

The line-up was Joffrey-Bertans-Ginobili-Paul-Mills

It took a 3 from Bertans to tie it up before the quarter ended.

edited to fix line-up Well there you go.

[Fireball]

another fun game to watch, wrong outcome when the Spurs normally win these close ones ... Manu was so great, but of course he had to chuck up that one three which was a completely bad shot ... but I would have done the same I guess

[Pocho La Pantera]

lol, 525 posts, probably every single one after a good Manu game, doesn't actually care about the Spurs, typical Manu fan

sad thing is that I'm amazed and ecstatic at what Manu has been able to accomplish this year at 40, but idiot Manu fans have to come along and ruin it I take my 525 exquisite posts over your bullshit 5125.

[daledondale]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u3rodolhFU

[r0drig0lac]

That's because Pop keeps playing midget guards that can't guard a traffic cone, then when they're not doing anything on offense, it's basically just giving the other team free points. I'm sorry, but I still would have preferred Simmons' length and athleticism over midgets like Mills, Forbes or whoever else Pop decides to play that is shorter than average.

He likes playing bigs at C and PF, but then he likes playing smaller than average lineups at SF, SG, PG. I don't know what you call that? Queerball?

yes, it goes in the opposite of everything the alloy has been doing (long wings and bigs more versatile, faster and smaller)

[tholdren]

This lineup: Joff, Davis, Manu, Bryn and Patty...
no defense whatsoever. I remember a few shots straight at the rim.

Yet kyle anderson gave up the winning basket.... irony

[LittleCriminal]

[QUOTE=vander;9242831]NBA players should always be looking for stats and self-glorification

tbh I would rather you be a fan of another team. day to day, I just assume my fellow Spur fans are better than this...[/QOUTE]

I am a Spurs fan for life.
Always have been and always will be.

But I think you don't understand what I'm spitting.
I'm not trying to glorify a player looking for self-glorification and individual stats.

I'm simply calling out the underachieving player who gets matched or outperformed stat wise by players with fewer minutes and fewer seasons as a spur on a regular basis.

[LittleCriminal]

Yet kyle anderson gave up the winning basket.... irony

KA gets burned on D all the time.
Watching him on the offensive side of the ball is just as infuriating.

fukkin sux Leonard and Gay are out.

[spurraider21]

Joff -7 in 5 minutes. replace him with Bonner, the +/- wizard and we'll ring tbh

[Dex]

This lineup: Joff, Davis, Manu, Bryn and Patty...
no defense whatsoever. I remember a few shots straight at the rim.

I'm ready to give up on the Joff experiment already. He had a few nice moments in preseason, but ever since the big games started, he has hardly looked like an NBA talent.

His idea of defense is literally just to stand in one spot with your arms up.

Spurs either need to find another big on the waiver wire, or need Rudy Gay to come back healthy. Probably both.

[Brazil]

^ Joff will be a bust was an easy call tbh :lol

[Ice009]

^ Joff will be a bust was an easy call tbh :lol

Darn, I hate that you're right about it. In the preseason he looked like a steal. Right now, I want him cut.

[Fireball]

Darn, I hate that you're right about it. In the preseason he looked like a steal. Right now, I want him cut.

+1

[BillMc]

Darn, I hate that you're right about it. In the preseason he looked like a steal. Right now, I want him cut.
+2

[Brazil]

Darn, I hate that you're right about it. In the preseason he looked like a steal. Right now, I want him cut.

dude has skills but he is soft, injury prone and very inconsistent. He can have a couple of solid games followed by shitty ones. He is quite cheap so there is that