Game Thread: Spurs @ Hawks -- Monday, 1/15/18 - 2:00CT (10:00pm Riga)

[Dex]

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With a complete starting lineup for what feels like the first time all season, the Spurs bounced back against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday with a commanding all-around performance. Now the team will look to keep it going against the Atlanta Hawks in a Monday matinee game for MLK.

Fortunately, the injury report is unchanged, as only Rudy Gay remains sidelined with his busted heel. This is great news, meaning that Kawhi has finally been relieved from his "two-days rest" restriction, and hopefully with some health and a little luck, this team can start building some consistency and stringing together some wins.

Atlanta is literally the worst team in the NBA right now and, quite honestly, more focused on the lottery than the standings sheet, so there is absolutely no excuse to not walk away with this win. Time to start bolstering that road record and get it back above .500 where it belongs.

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[Dex]

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[Dex]

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[spurraider21]

LMA was never going to get voted in as a starter, but i cant see him not being selected as a reserve. he's had too good a season

[Dex]

LMA was never going to get voted in as a starter, but i cant see him not being selected as a reserve. he's had too good a season

Yeah, too much talent at the forward positions and not enough spots with Durant, Davis, and Boogie.

Still would be nice for him to get a solid vote count though...the fact that he is so low despite having one of his best seasons is borderline criminal.

[Leetonidas]

Yeah no way LA doesnt get selected as a reserve imo. Spurs are 3rd in the West because of him. Dealing with a mountain of injuries and random lineups he's been the one consistent bright spot for SA.

[Dex]

Yeah no way LA doesnt get selected as a reserve imo. Spurs are 3rd in the West because of him. Dealing with a mountain of injuries and random lineups he's been the one consistent bright spot for SA.

Agreed, I think he will be a shoe in with the coaches.

The real question is whether they will give Manu a nostalgia spot...but there is so much talent in the West, I'm not sure how they would be able to justify it.

The media, of course, would try to give it to Lonzo fucking Ball before they would vote Manu in.

[BillMc]

Yeah, too much talent at the forward positions and not enough spots with Durant, Davis, and Boogie.

Still would be nice for him to get a solid vote count though...the fact that he is so low despite having one of his best seasons is borderline criminal.

You're right. But it does seem weird that the NOP get two starters when their team is barely making the playoffs.

[BillMc]

Spurs by 12

[spurs10]

https://i.imgur.com/b6e1reh.png

With a complete starting lineup for what feels like the first time all season, the Spurs bounced back against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday with a commanding all-around performance. Now the team will look to keep it going against the Atlanta Hawks in a Monday matinee game for MLK.

Fortunately, the injury report is unchanged, as only Rudy Gay remains sidelined with his busted heel. This is great news, meaning that Kawhi has finally been relieved from his "two-days rest" restriction, and hopefully with some health and a little luck, this team can start building some consistency and stringing together some wins.

Atlanta is literally the worst team in the NBA right now and, quite honestly, more focused on the lottery than the standings sheet, so there is absolutely no excuse to not walk away with this win. Time to start bolstering that road record and get it back above .500 where it belongs.

http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/42/35/25/9033066/5/rawImage.jpg Oh one of these scary games we are supposed to win! Actually glad for all pt Kawhi, TP, and Danny can get working back into a rhythm. Go Spurs!
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[r0drig0lac]

easy win

[spurs10]

You're right. But it does seem weird that the NOP get two starters when their team is barely making the playoffs. Looks like they aren't playing Kawhi again...this is getting ridiculous and Sean is talking about it in the pre-game. Hard to have any continuity.

Viva ABBA!

[BillMc]

Looks like they aren't playing Kawhi again...this is getting ridiculous and Sean is talking about it in the pre-game. Hard to have any continuity.

Viva ABBA!

They're not playing Kawni again!!!!??????!!!!!!:bang

Clearly Kawhi should have said "Take a chance on me!!!!" :bang

[007nites]

I got an alert saying the game is starting in 15 minutes on the NBA app.

[BillMc]

RIP Dolores O'Riordan

[emanueldavidginobili]

Complete joke. Pop said himself Kawhi wasn’t winded. I’ve never seen any management for a 26 year old that didn’t have surgery.

[LakerHater]

No Kawhi!

[Fireball]

I got an alert saying the game is starting in 15 minutes on the NBA app. your app is correct

[007nites]

Pop said earlier that kawhi will be resting every 2nd game till the end of his career. Also, limited to 30 mins till the end of his career.

[Darius Bieber]

Hawks by 20+ tbh

[cd98]

952928998522224640

This must mean Pop has him down as a game time decision.

[Robz4000]

:lmao Pop is a joke

[vander]

:lmao Pop is a joke
but no one's laughing

[Darius Bieber]

Injury management, fuck that shit. Either he's completely healed and ready to play or he's not. Let him get in a rhythm. We're already passed the halfway point of the season.

[NASpurs]

Oh fuck off already Poop. SMH

[FkLA]

Poop gonna Poop. He's seriously ruined the regular season for me. I used to look forward to games, hadn't missed any in years. Now I just record them and watch them hours/days later unless they're shit shows like the Lakers game which I won't bother watching at all.

[Chinook]

Why Pop would use the same "injury management" style that got Kawhi a hurt shoulder is beyond me.

[Fireball]

they scratched him from the lineup after warm up ... that is shitty ... I hate Pop ... and when Kawhi injure himself in warm ups then I hate Kawhi

[SupremeGuy]

Looks like they aren't playing Kawhi again...this is getting ridiculous and Sean is talking about it in the pre-game. Hard to have any continuity.

Viva ABBA!This is fucking bullshit.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Pop is a huge faggot no other way around it.

[Trainwreck2100]

we'll see how friday goes, if this was a night game he hopefully plays

[007nites]

This is fucking bullshit.

https://youtu.be/4nhjppiu-q4

[resistanze]

Jesus, Poop continues to ruin Kawhi's rhythm.

[r0drig0lac]

Kyle for three

[$pursDynasty]

HOTS

[$pursDynasty]

I hate that Kiwi isn't playing but Spurs taking a workman like approach dismantling the Hawks

[r0drig0lac]

Dedman hits a three..lmao

[jyra]

Collins is wearing some seriously short shorts.

[Chinook]

Don't mind the idea of Murray as the tenth man. Wish he more frequently played with Mills/Manu.

[Trainwreck2100]

HOTS

Change your sig

[$pursDynasty]

Subs come in lead disappears

[r0drig0lac]

Dedman hits a three..lmao

[FaM0us Skins]

Lol Dedmon hit a three

[Robz4000]

Fucking hell, now Manu's hurt.

[Raven]

cancernelli always delivering the bads

[TheGreatYacht]

Get Parker back in there. These scrubs need a proper PG

[Raven]

manu limping

[Darius Bieber]

That’s what faggot ass Pop gets for resting players.

[NASpurs]

It is January, pretty much on cue for Manu's annual injury. See you in March brah!

[weeks]

fuck manu hurt

[Trainwreck2100]

Well fuck

[TheGreatYacht]

LOL what the hell was Fathead trying to do? I swear the god there's nothing cringier than him trying to initiate an offense

[Amuseddaysleeper]

How bad did Manu’s Injury look?

[Fireball]

Manu bumbed knees ... whole bench plays like shit ... just great

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Lmao! Manu hurt, that's what you get Pop. You deserve all of it

[TheGreatYacht]

You form a team full of old fucks and dudes coming off season ending injuries, this is bound to happen.

Stevie Wonder saw this coming yet Drunkford didn't?

[Trainwreck2100]

How bad did Manu’s Injury look?
Contact injury banged knees hopefully just a bruise

[NASpurs]

With Manu out, Fatty is going to suck even worse than usual. Smh.

[LakerHater]

Damn Dedmond

[r0drig0lac]

goat shooter Davis Bertans

[LakerHater]

B3rtans!!

[Fireball]

Davis getting abused ...

[$pursDynasty]

LDL

[weeks]

manu just has a thigh contusion

[Chinook]

I don't see how the Hawks don't throw a big offer sheet at Anderson, unless Pop makes Bud back off.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Bertans seems to officially have claimed the 3rd big spot, but he's got to stop leaving his man open. He won't be hitting 6/7 threes every game and in the games he doesn't he'll have to show more on defense to keep the job.

[Rocalcio]

Kyle doing great !

[LakerHater]

manu just has a thigh contusion

So under coach pop, you're out 2-3 wks & thn min restriction!

[weeks]

parker with five steals already
DPOY

[Chinook]

Bertans seems to officially have claimed the 3rd big spot, but he's got to stop leaving his man open. He won't be hitting 6/7 threes every game and in the games he doesn't he'll have to show more on defense to keep the job.

I think Davis has only beaten Joff for the moment. Once Gay comes back, it starts over again. Rudy should be the first front-court player off the bench when healthy.

[r0drig0lac]

cmon Kyle hahahahaha

[resistanze]

:lol Fat Head

[Robz4000]

What a shitfest of a game.

[Trainwreck2100]

Marco scrubanelli out there collecting scalps

[BillMc]

My only concern is Manu. We've so few playmakers as it is.

[Fireball]

Kyle to Belli ... awesome ...

[Chinook]

Kyle to Belli ... awesome ...

They had that one year together...

[Fireball]

They had that one year together...

IMO they can have another one ... and I do not want Belli back

[LakerHater]

Is it jus me or Dedmon playin a lil chippy

[NameLess Scrub]

I was going to post in before another injury, but I was too late.

[Fireball]

Is it jus me or Dedmon playin a lil chippy

talked to Pops answering machine for sure

[TheGreatYacht]

Ferrari showing why he was the best 6th man we've had over the last 2 decades

[Fireball]

god damn ... Patty sucks ... fuck the great teammate

[Robz4000]

This is shaping up to be an awful loss.

[NASpurs]

What a boring team :sleep

I'm trying to hold back my yawns.

[spurs10]

RIP Dolores O'Riordan
Just heard, way too young! Long live The Cranberries!

[TheGreatYacht]

Aboriginal Fatty House absolutely cancerous on both ends

[Robz4000]

Mills isn't an NBA player these days.

[LittleCriminal]

gah dam Anderson sux

[TheGreatYacht]

Why are we trying to feed Latouches? It's obvious his clitoris is tight right now

[Chinook]

Another example of Murray's lack of gravity not letting him throw an entry pass.

[NASpurs]

The Road Warriors might lose to the worst team in the NBA on the road. Nothing new.

[spurs10]

If the Spurs don’t turn this around quick ...:ihit

[TheGreatYacht]

Another example of Murray's lack of gravity not letting him throw an entry pass.
Anderson syndrome

[Darius Bieber]

lmao Joffrey coming in. Pop has gone full senile.

[Raven]

playing like shit

[Darius Bieber]

GET PATTY OUT FUCK

[TheGreatYacht]

Has the ginger ever seen a shot he didn't like?

[LittleCriminal]

I don't get pop with these shit lineups.. it's like he wants to lose to shit teams..

[spurs10]

Joff is getting his chance. Spurs look bad.

[jyra]

It's killing me how the commentators keep butchering Lauvergne's name.

[NASpurs]

Dejounte rebounds well and plays good defense. Parker runs the offense well. I don't even know what Fatty does well anymore except siphon money out of the club like the parasite that he is.

[Splits]

Butchering "Shrooder"

[Chinook]

Joff playing well would be huge right now.

[LittleCriminal]

is joffery going to turn this game around?

[TheGreatYacht]

King Joff :wow

Parker continues to carry Drunkford as per usual

[r0drig0lac]

Bertans again...wow

[LittleCriminal]

mill's starting to heat up... quarter almost over.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Collins is listed at 6'10 :lol

[Fireball]

bullshit call

[$pursDynasty]

Even with the end of the bench guys in Patty looks like the worst player on the floor, smh

[SpursforSix]

mill's starting to heat up... quarter almost over.

Good. He only has $49,999,100 left to earn.

[spurs10]

Hawks need to tank harder!

[Stabula]

Lauvergne carrying us

[jyra]

Kyle bumped his knee?

[Fireball]

Kyle bumped his knee? yes, like Manu

[Robz4000]

:lmao this lineup

[$pursDynasty]

No Gasol but Joff, Pop makes no sense sometimes

[TheGreatYacht]

Good god. Fathead will never be a PF. Stop making it happen. He's not even a good SF, SG, PG, or C

[Fireball]

is Pop serious with this lineup?

[dabom]

Jeff needs to boxout.

[boutons_deux]

How to say 'blockout" in french? :lol

[LakerHater]

Time to get LaMarcus back in Pop!

[jyra]

I don't understand why Forbes has the green light to take that kind of shot.

[SAGirl]

Gasol isn’t earning those 16 mills? What’s happened to him? He can’t play against the Hawks? Late to the party

[Robz4000]

Game.

[r0drig0lac]

pathetic

[TheGreatYacht]

Fathead is the worst entry passer in the history of the game. Clearly one of the Spurs nerdy virgin statisticians has to realize that....

[$pursDynasty]

Fathead is the worst entry passer in the history of the game. Clearly one of the Spurs nerdy virgin statisticians has to realize that....
Don't know TGY, Patty's entry passes to LMA are pretty pathetic as well.

[texbound]

Havent had a chance to watch a lot of games this year, but this is painful to watch. The offense looks stagnate and the defense looks like a sieve. They look listless.

[jyra]

Where is Green, still on a minute restriction?

[$pursDynasty]

Pop putting Patty back in makes me wonder if he wants to win this game.

[NASpurs]

Fathead is the worst entry passer in the history of the game. Clearly one of the Spurs nerdy virgin statisticians has to realize that....

Makes you wonder if there's a mole in the organization feeding lies and terrible advice to the team, like that injury management bullshit, give Fatty Mills a big contract at 12:01, that Kyle should be playing as much as he does... etc.

Someone needs to waterboard Nick Kerr.

[vander]

man they just can't miss, why do scrubs and nobodys always starthitting fade-away contested 17 footers (and other shots) against the spurs

[TheGreatYacht]

Holy shit

3 midgets in Fatty, Forbes, and Murray.

2 stiffs in LaTouches and the llama.

Formula to success

[bbarry]

edit nvm.

[TheGreatYacht]

Makes you wonder if there's a mole in the organization feeding lies and terrible advice to the team, like that injury management bullshit, give Fatty Mills a big contract at 12:01, that Kyle should be playing as much as he does... etc.

Someone needs to waterboard Nick Kerr.
Im sure Jeff Sessions would gladly do it if you said it to him out loud

[FaM0us Skins]

Goaltending!

[r0drig0lac]

spurs ref tbh

[Fireball]

refs got the message that the Hawks are in tanking mode

[NASpurs]

:lol thanks ref

[Robz4000]

Refs taking points away from the Spurs.

[gambit1990]

didn’t realize the game was on :lol

[Robz4000]

Bertans didn't shoot a FT on that double foul.

[TheGreatYacht]

Postup offense in 2018. Only this young and hungry coaching staff

[SAGirl]

Pops weird rotations don’t help either tbh

[$pursDynasty]

Mills sucks

[SAGirl]

Davis has a very bad shooting game

[NASpurs]

I like how these faggots get tunnel vision to get LMA the ball even when he's being double teamed in the paint.

[Trainwreck2100]

Bertans didn't shoot a FT on that double foul.

I think it out them in the bonus and they shouldnt have been in the bonus

[Spurtacular]

That is not and one. Terrible.

[SAGirl]

LDN defense

[NASpurs]

:lol losing to the worst team

[Darius Bieber]

I keep telling you this team is trash. Losing to the worst team in the NBA. Any Spur homers try to defend this shit?

[Trainwreck2100]

La gonna miss ft

[Spurtacular]

Patty missing the wide open three for the lead.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs REALLY suck

[Robz4000]

Spurs lost to the worst team in t he league after losing to the second-worst.

[bbarry]

Spurs REALLY suck

on the road.

[Spurtacular]

F*ck. Any quick pg with a crossover can put us down.

[TheGreatYacht]

Coach Bud in a completely different class.

The whole world knows the Spurms easily switch so he gets Bertans on Schroeder

[TheGreatYacht]

SPURMS ONCE AGAIN EASILY SWITCH BERTANS ON HIM LMFAOOOOOOOO

[Hoops Czar]

You know you have a roster full of scrubs when you can't beat th worst team in the league without Kawhi. But LMA got his numbers so there's that.

[Spurtacular]

Bertans needs to learn how to move his feet on d.

[Darius Bieber]

Gonna be an airball off the time out per par. Pop the worst coach drawing plays.

[jyra]

Bertans on the bench, just why..

[Hoops Czar]

Bertans on the bench, just why..
Because he sucks.

[TheGreatYacht]

Alpha Coach Bud teaching scrubs how to protect 3pt leads in late games

[Trainwreck2100]

Bud playin like a pussy

[Darius Bieber]

Bud playin like a pussy

This "pussy" is beating the Spurs so.......

[Robz4000]

That point they took away coming into play now.

[NASpurs]

Bud playin like a pussy

He's playing chess while Poop's playing with sticks.

[TheGreatYacht]

Former Spurs continue to dick this team down.

Thank god Kyle won't get the chance next year in China....

[Hoops Czar]

Bud playin like a pussy
I hope Pop is taking notes because he could learn a thing or two on how to preserve a late lead.

[Darius Bieber]

Spurrefs tbh

[Trainwreck2100]

This "pussy" is beating the Spurs so.......
No manu early game perpar

[Spurtacular]

Free throws and the ball. But we don't have anyone to make the a shot at buzzer.

[NASpurs]

Former Spurs continue to dick this team down.

Thank god Kyle won't get the chance next year in China....

Spurs players and Spurs coaches after Coach Brown took Poop to the back of the shed.

[Spurtacular]

Free throws and the ball. But we don't have anyone to make the a shot at buzzer.

Why have a fucking rule and video review?

Company men.

[Raven]

i mean, he's been fouled on the whole process

[NASpurs]

Apparently if the ball is in the air, you can foul immediately. Remember that I guess.

[Keepin' it real]

Finals-like drama.

[TheGreatYacht]

Spurs players and Spurs coaches after Coach Brown took Poop to the back of the shed.
It's almost like he's a product of Duncan, Parker, and Kawhi tbh

[Robz4000]

:lol anyone who thinks this team is good

[Horse]

Maybe now pop stops fucking around

[szkorhetz]

Home court papertigers. :lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

[BatManu20]

Patty was wide open and Danny jacks a 3 while double-teamed. Brilliant :lol

[BillMc]

Hells Bells.

[dabom]

Green had patty open.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs suck

[cd98]

At least Pop bad mouthed Trump before losing to yet another bottom dwelling team. He's glad that the media will worship him over his comments and ignore that he can no longer beat scrub teams on the road.

[NASpurs]

"Comeback kids"... more like the "Cum on their back kids". :lmao

[Keepin' it real]

Heartbreak city. This must be how Saints fans felt yesterday.

[smaka]

Tank for Doncic, fellas...

[LakerHater]

A lil embarrassed

[NASpurs]

:lol anyone who thinks this team is good

Delusions of grandeur after being up on GSW for a half in the playoffs. :lol

[Mal]

Spurs are bad, there is no need to get excited for this season

[Spurtacular]

Patty was wide open and Danny jacks a 3 while double-teamed. Brilliant :lol

Mills been playing like a rookie. But Green had him wide open in the corner with plenty of time left.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

"Comeback kids"... more like the "Cum on their back kids". :lmao

:lmao

[TimDunkem]

It's almost like he's a product of Duncan, Parker, and Kawhi tbh

Truth bomb, tbh.

[$pursDynasty]

Pop playing Patty and Joffrey too many dang minutes

[Spurtacular]

Tank for Doncic, fellas...

KGB Pop?

[emanueldavidginobili]

Lost to the absolute worst team in the NBA. This team is dust

[Spurtacular]

Pop playing Patty and Joffrey too many dang minutes

I'd do a seven man rotation over playing Joff, tbh.

[Big Dog]

:lmao Spurs

[Dex]

Yeah, this team is not a contender right now....certified pretender status.

Even without Kawhi and Manu, that is a game the Spurs have to win.

There is still time left to get it together, but if the playoffs started tomorrow, I'd say first round exit is our ceiling.

Embarrassing tbh.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs cant shoot, how many layups and close-in shots missed?

[TheGreatYacht]

Hawks beat Hawks-west.

The 2000s Hawks is what we'll be for the next decade. Bottom feeding playoff team not good enough to contend and not bad enough to tank.

Stuck in basketball purgatory

[NASpurs]

Yeah, this team is not a contender right now....certified pretender status.

Even without Kawhi and Manu, that is a game the Spurs have to win.

There is still time left to get it together, but if the playoffs started tomorrow, I'd say first round exit is our ceiling.

Embarrassing tbh.

:wow

[cd98]

At least the Hawks have a losing record...oh wait. Spurs suck on the road.

[timtonymanu]

Another fucking road loss smh. This team is a first round exit. No sugar coating it anymore.

[timtonymanu]

:lol anyone who thinks this team is good

They will still convince themselves this team is good

[DPG21920]

What can SA do? They are not healthy or in rhythm. Everyone knew this ceiling was high but margin for error was slimmer than most due to guard play/age/etc...

SA is still a very good team and fans are being way too critical of a team not only dealing with losing an MVP player for the majority of the season but then a ton of other key injuries.

In the short-term SA overcame this better than almost any team outside of GS could. But this is lingering for a long time.

Without Harden, HOU lost a ton of games. CLE even with Lebron is struggling, imagine if they lost him. SA is doing well for what they have but it’s an issue what is going on.

[timtonymanu]

Really hate this current team. It’s comparable to the 08 - 11 seasons. Dark times indeed.

[$pursDynasty]

I would be more worried if it appeared the Spurs were trying their best to win games and lost. Pop's rotations and substitution patterns seem more about putting the not ready into situations and see how they react instead of caring about wins and losses. Also this whole resting scheme.

[Budkin]

We all knew we would be mediocre after the horrendous offseason. Add in the injuries and inconsistency and here we are.

[TheGreatYacht]

What can SA do? They are not healthy or in rhythm. Everyone knew this ceiling was high but margin for error was slimmer than most due to guard play/age/etc...

SA is still a very good team and fans are being way too critical of a team not only dealing with losing an MVP player for the majority of the season but then a ton of other key injuries.

In the short-term SA overcame this better than almost any team outside of GS could. But this is lingering for a long time.

Without Harden, HOU lost a ton of games. CLE even with Lebron is struggling, imagine if they lost him. SA is doing well for what they have but it’s an issue what is going on.
Um maybe dont construct a roster full of injury prone players???

Kawhi and Rudy were expected to be hurt, considering both are coming off season ending injuries.

Parker, Manu, and Gasol are all running on an empty tank at this point and it's been known they're past their expiration date.

Green is 30 years old and injury prone and it's so obvious PATFO will overpay to keep his scrub ass around.

[spurraider21]

:lol judging this team without kawhi

[DPG21920]

Um maybe dont construct a roster full of injury prone players???

Kawhi and Rudy were expected to be hurt, considering both are coming off season ending injuries.

Parker, Manu, and Gasol are all running on an empty tank at this point and it's been known they're past their expiration date.

Green is 30 years old and injury prone and it's so obvious PATFO will overpay to keep his scrub ass around.

Gasol has been great and barley missed any time. Manu too. TP came back earlier than expected. Unfortunatley Murray didn’t do much with his time so SA has no choice but to play TP/Mills.

Even with all that, this same injury prone team made it to the WCF last year and is still top 3 in the West

[duncan2150]

Um maybe dont construct a roster full of injury prone players???

Kawhi and Rudy were expected to be hurt, considering both are coming off season ending injuries.

Parker, Manu, and Gasol are all running on an empty tank at this point and it's been known they're past their expiration date.

Green is 30 years old and injury prone and it's so obvious PATFO will overpay to keep his scrub ass around.


You can't expect kawhi to miss this number of games, Injuries are the major issue for us. After that you have that bad summer and we miss talent to be better without kawhi, gay .....

[BillMc]

What can SA do? They are not healthy or in rhythm. Everyone knew this ceiling was high but margin for error was slimmer than most due to guard play/age/etc...

SA is still a very good team and fans are being way too critical of a team not only dealing with losing an MVP player for the majority of the season but then a ton of other key injuries.

In the short-term SA overcame this better than almost any team outside of GS could. But this is lingering for a long time.

Without Harden, HOU lost a ton of games. CLE even with Lebron is struggling, imagine if they lost him. SA is doing well for what they have but it’s an issue what is going on.

Voice of reason.

[phxspurfan]

Man, the more I look at this, the worse of a loss it seems. Atlanta is 12-31, good for 14/15 in the East. Sure we were on the road, but we should have beat this team. Their top scorers were 26 for Schroder (a young, quick, above average PG), 20 for Ilyasova (a streaky shooting jack-of-all-trades big with a season and career 11ppg), 12 for Dedmon and John Collins each, both of which were going against our supposedly strong font line. This means 1. our backcourt gave up a large portion of 26 to their starting PG while our PGs scored 6, 8 and 13 combined, 2. we gave up 12/12/10/10 to replacement level players, including a center and a SG we let go earlier (Dedmon/Beli). Also scary is Aldridge had another great offensive game with 25 points/11 boards. This means we need Kawhi even more to beat a bottom dwelling team on the road. Especially since our coach got out coached in the game winning time (<1min to go).

We've also lost to the worst team in the East, the Magic, earlier in the year.

[TheGreatYacht]

Gasol has been great and barley missed any time. Manu too. TP came back earlier than expected. Unfortunatley Murray didn’t do much with his time so SA has no choice but to play TP/Mills.

Even with all that, this same injury prone team made it to the WCF last year and is still top 3 in the West
Kawhi was that great. He overcame coaching and shit roster constructions

[dabom]

This board is filled with a lot of pussies. :lmao

[spurs10]

What can SA do? They are not healthy or in rhythm. Everyone knew this ceiling was high but margin for error was slimmer than most due to guard play/age/etc...

SA is still a very good team and fans are being way too critical of a team not only dealing with losing an MVP player for the majority of the season but then a ton of other key injuries.

In the short-term SA overcame this better than almost any team outside of GS could. But this is lingering for a long time.

Without Harden, HOU lost a ton of games. CLE even with Lebron is struggling, imagine if they lost him. SA is doing well for what they have but it’s an issue what is going on. Great post. We are fortunate we haven’t lost more. LMA playing hard and showing leadership. I was really disappointed to see Kawhi sit and today’s loss is tough. We dropped to 4th in the West.

[$pursDynasty]

Worse still the Spurs started off dominating the game but Pop's substitution patterns lost the momentum that they were never able to regain.

[spurs10]

Dead Man’s Revenge!

[venitian navigator]

we had a very good schedule till now...expecially for road games. The fact we have a bad road record is scaring...we lost to teams like Atlanta, Orlando and Lakers that are some of the worst this year...I am really beginning to think that our streak of 60 % or more winning games in regular season (or 50/82 or more winning games for season) is in danger...

[Splits]

we had a very good schedule till now...expecially for road games. The fact we have a bad road record is scaring...we lost to teams like Atlanta, Orlando and Lakers that are some of the worst this year...I am really beginning to think that our streak of 60 % or more winning games in regular season (or 50/82 or more winning games for season) is in danger...

yeah, we're going to finish the season 20-17.

[HarlemHeat37]

If only Dedmon was European, Pop would have found a way to keep him, tbh..not like the Spurs could use a 3rd big or anything:lol

[TD 21]

More horrible coaching from the genius. I don't know which of his 3 atrocious decisions was the worst: Playing non shooter Murray primarily off ball down the stretch, playing non creator Mills mostly on ball down the stretch or having reluctant, middling - sub par shooter Anderson in over knockdown shooter Bertans, when they needed a three on the final 2 possessions.

[SAGirl]

More horrible coaching from the genius. I don't know which of his 3 atrocious decisions was the worst: Playing non shooter Murray primarily off ball down the stretch, playing non creator Mills mostly on ball down the stretch or having reluctant, middling - sub par shooter Anderson in over knockdown shooter Bertans, when they needed a three on the final 2 possessions.
Davis and Mills both had horrible shooting nights. Davis 29% on 15 shots. He doesn't do anything else above average besides shooting, so one might say that was the kiss of death. Spurs could have used a better shooting night from him. But obviously Pops decisions in the stretch of a close game didn't help at all.

[SAGirl]

Edit ...weird repost.

[bic50]

Another fucking road loss smh. This team is a first round exit. No sugar coating it anymore.
I don't think much was expected from them tbh. But they have been better then expected.

[TD 21]

Davis and Mills both had horrible shooting nights. Davis 29% on 15 shots. He doesn't do anything else above average besides shooting, so one might say that was the kiss of death. Spurs could have used a better shooting night from him. But obviously Pops decisions in the stretch of a close game didn't help at all.

Your Anderson bias clouds your judgement. I don't care if Bertans was at 0% on 15 shots, he's still a far better range shooter and the fact that he was shooting poorly only makes it more likely that the next one would have went in. The decision was inexplicable.

[SpurPadre]

:lol judging this team without kawhi

Which is fair considering he has become Mr. Glass and may never be the same again. Fact is, we didn't do enough this past offseason to give Kawhi more support. Instead, we got A Game of Thrones scrub and a dude coming off a serious injury who's in his 30s.

[SpurPadre]

If only Dedmon was European, Pop would have found a way to keep him, tbh..not like the Spurs could use a 3rd big or anything:lol

Once Dedmon tweeted about getting more minutes, he was a marked man in San Antonio, tbh.

[mexicanjunior]

This team is garbage...I wished we tanked sooner...

[tholdren]

Kawhi was that great. He overcame coaching and shit roster constructions

And he led spurs to....

[spurraider21]

Which is fair considering he has become Mr. Glass and may never be the same again. Fact is, we didn't do enough this past offseason to give Kawhi more support. Instead, we got A Game of Thrones scrub and a dude coming off a serious injury who's in his 30s.
is anybody seriously expecting pop/RC to build a contender around LMA and without kawhi? no.

our chances of contending are reliant on a healthy kawhi to out-duel kevin durant. no matter how they constructed this team, we would steal need MVP level Kawhi. so judging this team without kawhi is a wasted thought

[Slippy]

So kawai was slated to play & then a game time decision took him out. Its getting beyond a joke.

No wonder this team struggles on offense with no cohesion. Their main offensive weapon plays every second or third game. Throw in the fact Tony their main PG is in & out consistently . Its choose your own adventure on gameday.

[spurraider21]

:lol panicking before SPAM
:lol rookies

[SAGirl]

So kawai was slated to play & then a game time decision took him out. Its getting beyond a joke.

No wonder this team struggles on offense with no cohesion. Their main offensive weapon plays every second or third game. Throw in the fact Tony their main PG is in & out consistently . Its choose your own adventure on gameday.
That is a great way to describe it.

[Robz4000]

:lol panicking before SPAM
:lol rookies

SPAM hasn't been a thing in four years bruh.

[peacemaker885]

#freekawhi #nokawhiinjury

[TimDunkem]

Spurs are extending Kawhi's career for another franchise with the way they mismanage him and the personnel around him.

[DPG21920]

What I find hilarious is that people are hyping Min and saying "they are on our a**".

Min has been fully healthy, have a stacked team and play their best players tons of minutes and they just TIED SA in the standings :lol

So a fully healthy MIN is awesome and SA sucks but we have the same record and our team has been massively injured.

[boutons_deux]

Cavs- gsw game, serious bball, Spurs are such clowns

[Arcadian]

Mills was wide open in the corner. Green should've passed back. There were 3 seconds left, Mills had a cleaner look, and the corner 3 is always a higher %.

[spurraider21]

Mills was wide open in the corner. Green should've passed back. There were 3 seconds left, Mills had a cleaner look, and the corner 3 is always a higher %.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywb00ST8RJo