Game Thread: Spurs vs. Rockets @ 7:30 CST - Nov. 10, 2018

[DAF86]

We should trade Aldridge before the rest of the league realizes he has fallen off.

[bklynspursfan]

Great D by White. Should've been a clear path foul too

[NASpurs]

Frauden :lol

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1061454196896137217

[BatManu20]

Melo is going to be cut, isn’t he :lol


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[Spurtacular]

Forbes doing a pull-up 3 is preferable to a wild runner through the lane.

[r0drig0lac]

magic white...amazing

[DAF86]

White is a complete baller in both O and D.

[NASpurs]

White with that sweet pass :wow

[bklynspursfan]

White looks really good out there man.

Also lol at refs not calling that foul for Bryn

[007nites]

lets go

[KDKSpurs24]

like charmin?
Is there anything softer?

[sananspursfan21]

D White, o how we missed thee

[Mr. Body]

White has the best vision in the team. Told ya.

[NASpurs]

Melo is going to be cut, isn’t he :lol


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:lol wow, that dude is gone and should probably retire.

[objective]

White is the key

Shame on the haters

[james evans]

We got a 9 point lead. Time for Pop to start experimenting

[TheGreatYacht]

How much did the refs put down on the Rockettes tonight? :lmao

[Spurtacular]

Melo is going to be cut, isn’t he :lol


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I assume fluid means accept that your bench role of GTFO, bitch.

[emanueldavidginobili]

You can tell the difference from Whites BBIQ from the other spurs players.

[BatManu20]

:lol wow, that dude is gone and should probably retire.

Cutting him would be the smartest thing Houston has done in a while. He’s such a cancer. One of the worst defenders in the league and a massive chucker at this point. Would be unplayable in the playoffs anyways.

[TheGreatYacht]

Probably sits in the corner with a camcorder.

McDougal was already clowned on Twitter today when he declared that Aldridge would be the only non-rookie over 6-7 available to play tonight. Of course people pointed out Bertans and Cunningham. McDougal is such a disgraceful clown.
:lmao

[DAF86]

Best momentum in the entire game. Was this really the moment to bench our two best players for Mills and Belli?

[r0drig0lac]

Belli

[bklynspursfan]

Harden swiped on Aldridge , should've been a dam foul

[paperboy77]

Love it... White is playing kinda great and Pop says sit the f down.... Patty get in there. WTF! This will be the end of us, as usual.

[NASpurs]

Can't convert a basket with Harden guarding you :lol Should had been automatic

[Spurs fever]

How does LA not score on Harden?

[bklynspursfan]

Best momentum in the entire game. Was this really the moment to bench our two best players for Mills and Belli?

As they extend the lead lol.

[NASpurs]

Cutting him would be the smartest thing Houston has done in a while. He’s such a cancer. One of the worst defenders in the league and a massive chucker at this point. Would be unplayable in the playoffs anyways.

Everyone knows his reputation and knows his declining skill set. That's what you get when players are the ones recruiting TOSBs to your team.

[DAF86]

It feels like Houston has missed half of their FT's.

[james evans]

Why does Aldridge have so much trouble posting up harden?

[Spurs fever]

Is DeMar being at SF hurting his place?

[NASpurs]

Here comes the Rockets.

[paperboy77]

Can't convert a basket with Harden guarding you :lol Should had been automatic

Unfortunately... yup. LA needs a leader on that team.. Needs an ass chewing. It's amazing how there is a GIGANTIC leadership void on this team yet no one steps up. Someone just needs to say fuck it and take charge.

[r0drig0lac]

please...

[bklynspursfan]

DeRozan is struggling big time. Still feel like he'll make his presence felt at some point

[Spurs fever]

Why did we re-sign Beli?

[boutons_deux]

LMA missing layups

DD stone cold

[paperboy77]

Get White back in there dumbass!

[bklynspursfan]

Everyone knows his reputation and knows his declining skill set. That's what you get when players are the ones recruiting TOSBs to your team.

He'll just end up with Bron in LA lol

[Spurtacular]

We got a 9 point lead. Time for Pop to start experimenting

Yup. No killer instinct.

[$pursDynasty]

Wth Derozan do something , why is he lurking in the corner when he doesn't like shooting 3's

[objective]

Ugh, letting the Rockets right back in

I hate seeing the offense get jammed up because Marco and Mills fumble simple passes and have to corral their dribble so often

[BatManu20]

11-0 Spurs run followed up by multiple terrible possessions where we can’t even get a shot up

[marinoman]

Get patty and Belinelli outta there

[Keepin' it real]

Playoff atmosphere.

[bklynspursfan]

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[paperboy77]

please...

Me? What you mean bruh? LA doin great? Spurs have a leader? Pop is the shit?

[objective]

Why did we re-sign Beli?

Because they needed an over-30 bad defender. Just the kind of guy that Pop loves and will keep Lonnie Walker on the bench

[DAF86]

As they extend the lead lol.

6 pts game lol. I posted that just as Belli was hitting the three and we took an 11 pts lead. I look at the big picture son.

White was dominating and playing with confidence but Pop felt like benching him with 6 minutes to go in the quarter.

[bklynspursfan]

Derrick KaWhite 0_o

[Spurs fever]

Amazing what happens when Pop plays his athletes.

[objective]

Classic Pop.

Put White back in ... BUT MAKE HIM OFF THE BALL so Fatty can be pretend point guard.

[bklynspursfan]

6 pts game lol. I posted that just as Belli was hitting the three and we took an 11 pts lead. I look at the big picture son.

White was dominating and playing with confidence but Pop felt like benching him with 6 minutes to go in the quarter.

A more realistic reason is to have him play more in the 4th when it matters. Especially since he hasn't played big minutes in a while.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Choke job incoming, fuck

[Slob]

Like what I'm seeing from White other than the forced three.

[r0drig0lac]

sad...sad

[Spurs Brazil]

Metu is damn bad

[r0drig0lac]

Me? What you mean bruh? LA doin great? Spurs have a leader? Pop is the shit?

no...Pop

[Amuseddaysleeper]

11 point lead gone just like that oof

Need a big fourth quarter from DD

[DAF86]

As they extend the lead lol.

Half of a second away from heading into the 4th losing. :lmao:lmao:lmao

[$pursDynasty]

Lead disappeared when LMA left the game. DD invisible

[SpurPadre]

Fuck that was disgusting to watch...

[NASpurs]

Choke job incoming, fuck

At least they're doing the inverse of what they did the last two games. Still probably going to end up with the same result.

[emanueldavidginobili]

What a disastrous couple minutes for Metu

[Slob]

Choke job incoming, fuck

First time watching Metu for me. He looks like he sucks.

[Fusternino]

Why are we playing 4 guards, again?

[Beartrucci]

These teams are such an awful watch

[BatManu20]

Rough end to the quarter. 4th should be interesting

[r0drig0lac]

Like what I'm seeing from White other than the forced three.

this avatar is weird af

[Spurs fever]

Can someone explain to me what's going on with DeRozan? It's like hrs not even involved in the offense.

[slick'81]

What a disastrous couple minutes for Metu


did we really expect much from a late 2nd rnd pick

[Mirrornick]

DD's worst game of his career. just standing there not involved whatsovever.

[TheGreatYacht]

Pondexter scored 7 points and was the best defender on the team and then was never seen again. Craterface

[KDKSpurs24]

DeRozan is being extremely soft. Getting pushed off of his spots and redirected. Killing the team.

[sananspursfan21]

To everyone clamoring about playing Metu:

Exhibit A

he needs time. Even then, he may be the next Pops Mensa Bonsu

[SpurPadre]

And back to Austin you go Metu. You had a golden opportunity to showcase your skills and you're just not ready for prime time

[bklynspursfan]

Glad they called that.

[DAF86]

A more realistic reason is to have him play more in the 4th when it matters. Especially since he hasn't played big minutes in a while.

No, a realistic thing is to not make any changes with 6 minutes into a half and all the momentum in the World.

[KimmyGib]

4 turnovers, 0 points, and -14 from Metu in 10 minutes of play. Ouch.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Choke job incoming, fuck 3/10 DeFrozan :lmao

[r0drig0lac]

Pondexter being physical and throwing bully ball out there, if everyone else could do the same we would have a chance

[bklynspursfan]

Choke job incoming, fuck 3/10 DeFrozan :lmao

And winning tbh

[DeRozan m8]

I'm getting sick of LMA bricks tbh

I was excited when we lost Danny, but now we just have a new bricklayer replacement

[bklynspursfan]

T up Capella

[DAF86]

White is the most well rounded player on this roster.

[sananspursfan21]

Kudos to Pondexter for playing very smart basketball. Tonight he’s at least showing why he’s worth single digit minutes

[NASpurs]

The cold weather in SA probably has DeFrozan feeling a certain way. Getting flashbacks and shit. Probably took Prozac at halftime.

[objective]

Pulling Mills now instead of White just guarantees Mills in crunch time, and that's a bad idea

[sananspursfan21]

What is Capaella doing with his hair???

[DAF86]

White is Manu lite.

[objective]

How many charges has White drawn?

He's doing a damn good job.

Time to pull him for Mills - :pop:

[DJR210]

:lol pontdexter

[Mr. Body]

White adds a badly needed dynamic to this team on both sides of the ball.

[Spurs fever]

DeMar should play SG again

[sananspursfan21]

Derrick White softens the blow of Murray being done for the season

[slick'81]

rockets suck

[Ditty]

White is pretty good

[ducks]

White adds a badly needed dynamic to this team on both sides of the ball.

White is so needed

[r0drig0lac]

White carrying this team, and Pondexter making the right move every moment

[Ditty]

Our PA announcers keep getting worse and worse.

[Mr. Body]

Pondexter plays like a guy desperate to stay in the league.

[emanueldavidginobili]

If mills comes in for white right now I’m going to lose it

[DAF86]

Another light of difference. Time for Pop's changes again.

[Spurs fever]

DeRozan and White pulled?

[DAF86]

Aldridge's balls have dropped back on.

[objective]

If mills comes in for white right now I’m going to lose it

sorry man

Fatty's gotta eat

[bklynspursfan]

Thank you Aldridge. Playing with some fire finally

[Ditty]

Mills, Marco and Bryn on the floor this is going to end well! :flipoff

[bklynspursfan]

If mills comes in for white right now I’m going to lose it

Let's just hope White finishes this game. He and DD maybe getting a quick breather

[Mr. Body]

Mills, Marco and Bryn on the floor this is going to end well! :flipoff

Forbes has been playing well. He can into the lane on them, which causes problems.

[slick'81]

Damn la

[Spurs fever]

LA lol

[bklynspursfan]

Tucker is super physical with Aldridge, and no call. Harden gets all these weak ass calls tho

[objective]

Aldridge's balls have dropped back on.

It's all White I think.

Having a guard looking for him so much, but also having the skill to get it to him in advantageous situations, is just what LMA likes

White and he will get better chemistry and White will be the anti-pouting potion

[DAF86]

Another light of difference. Time for Pop's changes again.

Every. Fucking. Time.

[Fusternino]

Get Mills and Marco out of the game . . .

[r0drig0lac]

which worst Aldridge is playing this season compared to last is scary

[weebo]

rockets suck

[DAF86]

Pop's rotations are shit. Bench your guys 6 minutes into a half. Start the 4th with them, only to have to get them a breather at the most importune of times.

[slick'81]

Mvp

[bklynspursfan]

Quincy man. Just stood there

[slick'81]

White in to save the day

[SAGirl]

Every. Fucking. Time.
Be sure to Point out the coaching in the game trades thread.

[slick'81]

Way to go fatty

[emanueldavidginobili]

Why on God’s green earth is patty in the game over white

[ducks]

Fuck Mills bench his ausie ass now

[r0drig0lac]

Did Pop really take White out of court again?

[Mirrornick]

Mills is treash

[objective]

Classic Mills

Brick a 3, turn it over

Pop rewards him with more minutes

[hater]

Lol losing to a 2-14 3pt shot from Hardon :lmao

Holy fuck

[DAF86]

I better see White for Patty and Bertans for Pondexter after the TO.

[Ditty]

If Fatty Mills girl wasn’t so hot he would even be more useless on this team.

[slick'81]

Boom

[Spurs fever]

White!

[r0drig0lac]

White carrying these scrubs

[ace3g]

White!!!

[Ditty]

White!

[kaji157]

Shitty Mills is fucking everything up.

[james evans]

I hate that flopping ass Harden.

[ducks]

White has balls

[slick'81]

Game

[objective]

White is dangerously close to not being over himself! He better settle down!

[Kurgan]

Pop loves that Forbes/Mills tandem

[ducks]

When white went in spurs much fucking better

[r0drig0lac]

White is dangerously close to not being over himself! He better settle down!

sad but true

[bklynspursfan]

Refs really wanted to call that on us lmao

[SpurPadre]

Forbes is not a 4th quarter player

[212094ever]

White :tu

[kuato]

Forbes sucks, White is the carrier of Manu's spirit.

[ducks]

White coming back in fucking changed the outcome

[bklynspursfan]

Winning a game with DeRozan struggling. That's a great sign

[Spurs fever]

Pop best coaching decision all night. A timeout lol

[Mr. Body]

White is so nice.

[slick'81]

White is so nice.

He is smooth out there

[playbonner15]

Pop loves that Forbes/Mills tandem

[james evans]

I’m glad this Houston team is stupid.

[Slob]

Pop loves that Forbes/Mills tandem

SMDH

[ducks]

White greater then manu

[SAGirl]

White!

[Mirrornick]

" great game White , now hit the pine. "

-pop

[playbonner15]

Almost a steal again by the rox lol

[KDKSpurs24]

Winning a game with DeRozan struggling. That's a great sign
It WOULD ave a good sign but.. We’ve seen the Lakers take us to OT with this deficit and remaining time.

[Kurgan]

Forbes is not a 4th quarter player

He shouldn't even be an NBA starter. Still mind boggling that he's getting almost 30 mpg this year. Same for Mills. Such a shit roster assembled by Pop and RC.

[slick'81]

White greater then manu


Shut ur bill

[007nites]

paul is a pest

[bklynspursfan]

DeRozan with 11 boards

[objective]

White should have been playing last year

Really doesn't make me feel good about watching Marco, Mills and other scrubs playing ahead of Lonnie Walker

[ducks]

Manu cost spurs 2 titles

[NASpurs]

Mini Fathead >>>> Fathead

[Slob]

Chris Paul is a spazz.

[Robz4000]

Can't watch the game. Is White an all star?

[playbonner15]

White has great ball handling!

[Kurgan]

Aldridge's first good game in a while...dude is only motivated when he gets the most shots

[Mr. Body]

Fantastic showing by White. He opened up the offense and played good defense. Really promising.

[SAGirl]

White should have been playing last year

Really doesn't make me feel good about watching Marco, Mills and other scrubs playing ahead of Lonnie Walker
Agreed completely.

[ducks]

White for Rockie of the year

[r0drig0lac]

Aldridge had an game efficient af and still looked passive there accepting smaller players without punishing them as he should

[Spurs fever]

Spurs need to empty Beli and Mills...

[bic50]

So glad Spurs have derozen. Would absolutely hate to have harden or Westbrook on this team.

[DAF86]

Can't watch the game. Is White an all star?

Yes. Yes, he is.

[Kurgan]

Can't watch the game. Is White an all star?

No, but he's a lot better than Forbes/Mills

[playbonner15]

Finally a win!

[ducks]

White has 2 steals

[objective]

Aldridge's first good game in a while...dude is only motivated when he gets the most shots

Good thing White looks for him and can make the passes to get him easier shots

[ducks]

White 8 assist

[playbonner15]

White for Rockie of the year

[SAGirl]

White for Rockie of the year
Not a rookie.

[Silentbob]

9/41 on three's, yikes. Good thing the rockets kept throwing bricks

[spursparker9]

White is better than James Flight White!

[ducks]

White 14 points in 9 shots

[Arcadian]

:lol Harden "MVP"
:lol Rockets
:lol city of Houston

[Budkin]

Glad to see White bringing his Austin Spurs Magic.

[ducks]

White 4 rebounds

[Immortal Spur]

gg

[NASpurs]

Not a rookie.

You misread his post.

[SAGirl]

Seeing white play well made it fun. Glad to have him back.

[BD24]

Didn’t catch the game, but it looks like White had a solid game from the box score.

how did he look out there?

[SAGirl]

You misread his post.
:lol

[Immortal Spur]

Good thing White looks for him and can make the passes to get him easier shots
spot on. The playmaking of white was huge tonight. was also a breath of fresh air seeing him push the ball and help us be a threat in transition.

[The Closer]

And Mirrornick caught hell for his game thread? :lmao

:lmao

[Mirrornick]

Did we just watch 3 point guard line up Mills,Forbes and White LMAO

[Kurgan]

White should have been playing last year

Really doesn't make me feel good about watching Marco, Mills and other scrubs playing ahead of Lonnie Walker

Really hate this about Pop. His bullshit about rookies having to get over themselves. Splitter was buried on the bench too despite being a lot better than Dice, Blair, and Bonner.

[ducks]

Didn’t catch the game, but it looks like White had a solid game from the box score.

how did he look out there?

Like a nba player that will get a big payday

[boutons_deux]

27 from the bench

[Immortal Spur]

Seeing white play well made it fun. Glad to have him back.
agreed. He looks very promising. starting to see the value of letting players play a year in Austin before time with the big club. The learn at the expense of the farm club and after a year, they are ready for the system. Tough to be a rookie and unfamiliar with a complex system. He looks very comfortable out there.

[Gordy58]

White finally looked confident out there, his defensive instincts and smart contests really forced Houston into some bad shots

[SpurPadre]

He shouldn't even be an NBA starter. Still mind boggling that he's getting almost 30 mpg this year. Same for Mills. Such a shit roster assembled by Pop and RC.

Definitely agreed. And I don't care how much DeRozan struggled tonight, Forbes shouldn't be taking almost as many shots as him...ever.

[Mr. Body]

Forbes actually played well. His ability to get into the lane was causing them trouble. Mills, Beli, DDR, couldn't do that.

[cd021]

Mini Fathead >>>> Fathead
Are people still comparing him to Anderson? I always thought he played closer to Mills.

[Gordy58]

Metu might need to get some burn in the g league, he needs to gain some confidence

[NASpurs]

Are people still comparing him to Anderson? I always thought he played closer to Mills.

No comparing head sizes.

And did you just compare White to Mills? Wtf did I misread that.

[BD24]

Are people still comparing him to Anderson? I always thought he played closer to Mills.
They aren’t comparing the play style. They look the same lol

[objective]

Didn’t catch the game, but it looks like White had a solid game from the box score.

how did he look out there?

Remember back when the Spurs had players who could play competently on both offense and defense? And could do the little things that win possessions?

It was like that.

[slick'81]

No comparing head sizes.

Megamind with the goods

[bklynspursfan]

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[wildbill2u]

I didn't see the first half, but it looked like LMA is shooting himself in the foot instead of in the basket. Shots are really off target.

[objective]

Mini Fathead >>>> Fathead

Slowmo = False Prophet Fathead

White = the true only begotten Fathead; the lamb of craniums

[cd021]

Spurs 14th in D Rtg prior to this game :wow, probably to improve once this game is added.

[ducks]

Go spurs go

[SpurPadre]

I didn't see the first half, but it looked like LMA is shooting himself in the foot instead of in the basket. Shots are really off target.

He had one of his better games of the season tonight, mainly thanks to White, who was great on both ends. Good to finally have a legit NBA PG again.

[ducks]

People are now seeing when spurs had Parker what it means
They had a point guard

[tbdog]

Did we just watch 3 point guard line up Mills,Forbes and White LMAO

Rockets play CP3, Harden, and Gordon down the stretch. It's not like we can put Bertans out there.

[Spurs fever]

Really hate this about Pop. His bullshit about rookies having to get over themselves. Splitter was buried on the bench too despite being a lot better than Dice, Blair, and Bonner.One of the reasons Randolph fucked us

[SAGirl]

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I mean I expected the team to win the Rockets are awful this season and Chris Paul isn't playing well, it's not just Melo. Only that they have to respect their opponent regardless. Anyone can win in the NBA if players in the team don't bring it, but other Rockets aren't good this season.

That clutchfans thread :lol

[bklynspursfan]

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[bklynspursfan]

I mean I expected the team to win the Rockets are awful this season and Chris Paul isn't playing well, it's not just Melo. Only that they have to respect their opponent regardless. Anyone can win in the NBA if players in the team don't bring it, but other Rockets aren't good this season.

That clutchfans thread :lol

Of course.. clutch thread isn't as bad as Spurs talk but they're definitely pissed. Also, it's just funny watching a former rocket saying that. (Tho he was a Spur briefly) Music to my ears.

[DAF86]

Rockets play CP3, Harden, and Gordon down the stretch. It's not like we can put Bertans out there.

CP3 was like 0 for 10 against Bertans tonight.

[bklynspursfan]

Only 3 TOs in the 2nd half. Big time adjustment after 12 in the first

[cd021]

No comparing head sizes.

And did you just compare White to Mills? Wtf did I misread that.


They aren’t comparing the play style. They look the same lol

Gotcha lol

[Chinook]

CP3 was like 0 for 10 against Bertans tonight.

But Gordon repeatedly took Bertans inside. I don't know what happened to Davis. Dude must have lost some weight or something. He wasn't this bad against contact last season.

[ducks]

Jordan Howenstine
@AirlessJordan
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LaMarcus Aldridge now has 107 career games with 25+ points and 10+ rebounds. Only players with more since he was drafted in 2006: A. Davis, Cousins, Durant, Love, James.

[DAF86]

But Gordon repeated took Bertans inside. I don't know what happened to Davis. Dude must have lost some weight or something. He wasn't this bad against contact last season.

Maybe we should keep Bertans on PG's(?).

[Chinook]

Cousins and Davis were drafted years after LMA. It's not a good thing that they've already lapped him.

[Chinook]

Maybe we should keep Bertans on PG's(?).

I don't think he was all that good on them. Paul is just a weird player to guard one way or that other, because he can overthink his situation and bail a guy out. Anyways, the plan still has to be to get more grit and confidence on that end of the court. Don't go down unless they force you to. The Spurs aren't getting calls for falling right now, whether they're deserved or not.

[BatManu20]

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[tbdog]

White had more ast that CP and Harden combined. Oh and they are both on max deals.

[SAGirl]

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Wow. He does have a large forehead too , capped by frizzy tall hair...

[NASpurs]

Wow. He does have a are forehead too.

Already falling in love?

[SAGirl]

Already falling in love?
Not as cute, but has charm... :lol

[BatManu20]

Already falling in love?


:lol

[SAGirl]

But Gordon repeatedly took Bertans inside. I don't know what happened to Davis. Dude must have lost some weight or something. He wasn't this bad against contact last season.
I think he was protected from matchup a lot. Pop was very reluctant to play him if you recall which I didn't even know why. But he has looked soft and I think once guys figure out they can attack him they will exploit him. He has been disappointing tbh.

[BatManu20]

Spurs now have a 3-game road trip at Sacramento, at PHX, and at LAC, before coming home to get their butt-holes reamed by the Warriors next Sunday.

[ducks]

Spurs going on 5 game wining streak

[RC_Drunkford]

agreed. He looks very promising. starting to see the value of letting players play a year in Austin before time with the big club. The learn at the expense of the farm club and after a year, they are ready for the system. Tough to be a rookie and unfamiliar with a complex system. He looks very comfortable out there.

White is 25 and played college basketball. I think he would look the same if he played consistent NBA minutes last year. It's just Pop not wanting to play rookies, cause it wouldn't be fair to the 40-year olds he keeps on the team

[playbonner15]

Already falling in love?
:lol The Megamind template

[SpurPadre]

Spurs now have a 3-game road trip at Sacramento, at PHX, and at LAC, before coming home to get their butt-holes reamed by the Warriors next Sunday.

Forbes better not start that game against the Dubs or it will be a monumental embarrassment. Can you imagine Mills and Forbes on the floor at the same time defending Curry and Thompson?

[SpurPadre]

White is 25 and played college basketball. I think he would look the same if he played consistent NBA minutes last year. It's just Pop not wanting to play rookies, cause it wouldn't be fair to the 40-year olds he keeps on the team

White's 24 tbh.

[Mr. Body]

This season sucks. Murray, White and Walker were going to be a lot of fun to watch.