Game Thread: Spurs @ Clippers (11/15, 9:30pm C) on TNT

[Robz4000]

:lol of course

[NASpurs]

:lmao DeFrozan

[Xx_SpursNation_xX]

Playoff DD makes an appearance.

[Spurs da champs]

Regular season games mean absolutely nothing?

He's never been on a team good enough to prove if his clutch play translates in the playoffs.

He was outplayed by Fatty Mills with the Rockets in the 2nd round in 17 :lmao.

[BatManu20]

Christ DeMar

[SuperCam]

defrozan :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Stop fucking zooming in on Derrick White without a god damn warning

[Dhbsr555]

Omg

[Arcadian]

What the fuck? :lol

[Kurgan]

DeFrozen choke :lol

[Spurs da champs]

Rudy Gay's heel is fucked.

[Leetonidas]

What a fucking joke. And Harris fouled Forbes away from the ball in front of the ref and nothing. Fuck this shit

[BatManu20]

Ya that’s game.

[SpurPadre]

DeRozan with the Kawhi turnover choke

[SuperCam]

and to think some of you slurpers were making fun of kiwi doing the same thing yesterday :lmao

[Chinook]

They let the Clips foul Forbes to disrupt that play, but the moment DeRozan got that ball, the Spurs really didn't have much of a chance.

[DAF86]

Hahahaha. Great play fuckers. Great closing lineup Pop. Who would have imagined a bunch of midgets wouldn't get a single rebound? Nobody. That was impossible to predict. A- for you for getting us that moral victory.

Top marks for keeping Cunningham on the lineup. Godfather of centerpieces right there.

[Mirrornick]

Man other then DeRozan this team blows!! So many black holes on this team

Are you Cream? Which one is you

[bklynspursfan]

Murray would have also gotten that rebound... But some idiots on here don't get the importance of guards rebounding in today's NBA where bugs are pulled out the paint... This isn't 1990

Murray is hurt.

[Mugen]

:lol welp....

Honestly better effort tonight (minus Lamarcus with one of the softest offensive performances of all time) but when as a front office, you decide to make guys like Patty, Bryn, and Beli cornerstones of your roster....

And as a coach, you play those guys heavy, heavy minutes (Rudy got hurt, but you really can't trust Pop to not have played those guys regardless)...it makes your ceiling extremely limited.

Your only defense is praying to god that professional nba players miss shots that they mostly make in practice. That's your recipe for success in the 2018 NBA, that's what you think wins now in today's league :lol

[Spurs fever]

Wow....

[bklynspursfan]

What a fucking joke. And Harris fouled Forbes away from the ball in front of the ref and nothing. Fuck this shit

Which should be a FT and possession I think . Smh

[SpurPadre]

DeRozan's disappearing act in the 4th quarter would be a concern...for a good team.

[BatManu20]

LMA: 3-15

Mills: 5-14

White: 0-5



There’s your difference.

[TheGreatYacht]

Forbes is like 0/30 when under a minute left in the game :lmao

[J_Paco]

He was outplayed by Fatty Mills with the Rockets in the 2nd round in 17 :lmao.

I completely forgot about that.

Well, fuck.....

[Robz4000]

:lol the 2018-2019 Spurs

[NASpurs]

Next game, GSW. :lol

[anon]

Incoming 5 game L streak until Memphis

[TheGreatYacht]

LMA: 3-15

Mills: 5-14

White: 0-5


There’s your difference.
Hopefully Timvp doesn't give Patty a B grade for once

[Chinook]

It's crazy how good Gay is this year. Such a fucking shame he's hurt.

[Robz4000]

Incoming 5 game L streak until Memphis

They aren't beating Memphis either

[SpurPadre]

Forbes is like 0/30 when under a minute left in the game :lmao

And the man he defends is 29/30 in that time.

[Mugen]

I mean they have to be sellers right? Like this roster is complete trash and they have a bottom 10 coach right now.....

The SA fatties will still waddle into the AT&T center regardless of who's on the team since they're the only show in town, so who cares if you tank hard this season...

There's still time.

[timtonymanu]

Let’s get that top 5 pick

[Degoat]

I really like Derozan but it’s looking like we should have taken the picks from the Celtics in the kawhi trade

[ElNono]

Competed, tbh... but the tank must go on...

[boutons_deux]

spurs make more 2s and 3s, but lose

[Gibbz]

Bertans played 2 minutes. Pop has lost his fucking mind.

[Kurgan]

Going from the clutch big three to Softridge and DeFrozen as your cornerstones. I hate these two fake stars.

[anon]

They aren't beating Memphis either
50/50. Spurs have to be a trap game for somebody

[HarlemHeat37]

Wow, that Forbes 3 would have hurt..I got the middle at -4.5 and +5.5, hit everything but the Spurs ML dart throw..

[Degoat]

We need Gasol back pronto lol

[Dhbsr555]

Can only hope

[BatManu20]

Next game, GSW. :lol

Then @ Pelicans, Grizzlies, @ Pacers, and @ Bucks. All good teams. This could be a brutal losing streak.

[SpurPadre]

People are ragging on Pop's coaching but we simply lack the players needed. It's more the bad offseason moves and injuries than the coaching, tbh.

[NASpurs]

50/50. Spurs have to be a trap game for somebody

:lmao

[Mugen]

Hopefully if they get a top 10 pick, Pop is gone by next season. I don't trust him with any guys in the lottery since the game has passed him by hard in the last 4 years.

Getting a top 10 guy to star status isn't the same as getting a scrub like Forbes to become a serviceable role player on a lottery team....

[TimmyBuckets]

sheesh

[tim_duncan_fan]

:lol welp....

Honestly better effort tonight (minus Lamarcus with one of the softest offensive performances of all time) but when as a front office, you decide to make guys like Patty, Bryn, and Beli cornerstones of your roster....

And as a coach, you play those guys heavy, heavy minutes (Rudy got hurt, but you really can't trust Pop to not have played those guys regardless)...it makes your ceiling extremely limited.

Your only defense is praying to god that professional nba players miss shots that they mostly make in practice. That's your recipe for success in the 2018 NBA, that's what you think wins now in today's league :lol

This is the reality. The team is trying but this is their ceiling due to their physical and offensive limitations.


The only question is, what can we do about it?

[Mugen]

People are ragging on Pop's coaching but we simply lack the players needed. It's more the bad offseason moves and injuries than the coaching, tbh.

:lol You know Pop is responsible for the roster that we have too, right?

[DAF86]

We need Gasol back pronto lol

:lmao

[Degoat]

I agree this just a badly constructed roster, I just wish they try to improve it even if it’s a lateral move lol

[Chinook]

I mean they have to be sellers right? Like this roster is complete trash and they have a bottom 10 coach right now.....

The SA fatties will still waddle into the AT&T center regardless of who's on the team since they're the only show in town, so who cares if you tank hard this season...

There's still time.

Philly might be desperate enough to give up something for Gay. They need a solid offensive forward.

[ElNono]

Hopefully if they get a top 10 pick, Pop is gone by next season. I don't trust him with any guys in the lottery since the game has passed him by hard in the last 4 years.

Getting a top 10 guy to star status isn't the same as getting a scrub like Forbes to become a serviceable role player on a lottery team....

RC is drafting and stashing that shit for 5 years, tbh... by the time they want him, the player had 3 surgeries and a torn Achilles... who are we kidding? :lol

[SpurPadre]

:lol You know Pop is responsible for the roster that we have too, right?

That's personnel management NOT coaching.

[TimmyBuckets]

God it sucks Gay keeps getting injured.

[Mugen]

Philly might be desperate enough to give up something for Gay. They need a solid offensive forward.

If they take Fatty and his contract, I'll take back whoever they want to send out for Gay tbh.

[Dverde]

If LMA plays better offensively we win this game. Better effort. We are one of those “six teams” battling for the 8th spot right now. We’ve been spoiled. This season is an ugly baby, still gotta feed it, love it, do your best raising it. Go Spurs Go!

[DAF86]

People are ragging on Pop's coaching but we simply lack the players needed. It's more the bad offseason moves and injuries than the coaching, tbh.

And whose fucking responsability is that? :lol

Also, you lack talent? At least play your fucking best shooter for more than 2 fucking minutes. And try not to close the game out with a bunch of fucking defenseless midgets. There was just not chance to pull that shit out with 4 below average defenders below 6'6".

[Degoat]

Pop probably won’t play him but maybe just maybe lol Lonnie walker can provide some needs that will get us over the hump

[SpurPadre]

I'd take that sick ass spin move if DeRozan can show up in the 4th or at least not lose the fucking ball when it matters the most.

[JeffDuncan]

My main take away from the game...

Those broads in L.A. are as fat as the ones in San Antonio.

[SpurPadre]

Pop probably won’t play him but maybe just maybe lol Lonnie walker can provide some needs that will get us over the hump

Beggars can't be choosers, tbh. They don't have the luxury to not give him minutes.

[Robz4000]

Can't post in the Over .500 thread downstairs anymore :depressed...

[spurs10]

This team needs Gay to be able to compete. We had a good game really. DDR should have gone to the line. Hopefully the next game is against someone not ver....oops.

[Beartrucci]

Fucking shit there's something so frustrating about getting beat by Lou Williams :lol

[Mugen]

That's personnel management NOT coaching.

Who the fuck do you think manages the personnel? :lol

[SpurPadre]

And whose fucking responsability is that? :lol

Also, you lack talent? At least play your fucking best shooter for more than 2 fucking minutes. And try not to close the game out with a bunch of fucking defenseless midgets. There was just not chance to pull that shit out with 4 below average defenders below 6'6".

Y'all aren't understanding me. I agree with you guys. It is Pop's personnel management not his actual in game coaching that's the real problem. I clearly mentioned that.

[Kobe'sAchilles]

Actually somewhat encouraged by this game. We showed actual heart unlike our previous losses. Golden St is in a funk so who knows... Maybe we only lose by 20?

[SpurPadre]

Who the fuck do you think manages the personnel? :lol

Not seeing the forest for the trees, smh. It is his personnel management NOT his in game coaching that's the issue. I'm ragging on Pop's GM hat NOT his coaching. There's a difference.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Pop probably won’t play him but maybe just maybe lol Lonnie walker can provide some needs that will get us over the hump

Over what hump?

[spurs10]

God it sucks Gay keeps getting injured.
Ain't that the truth.

[DAF86]

Y'all aren't understanding me. I agree with you guys. It is Pop's personnel management not his actual in game coaching that's the real problem. I clearly mentioned that.

Pop's in game coaching is fucking atrocious too. Playing Cunningham, not playing Bertans, not staggering White and DeRozan. Playing Mills, Forbes and Bellinelli all at once. Etc, etc, etc.

[duncan2k5]

Murray is hurt.

Ppl still want Forbes to start regardless of him being injured or not... Hence my post

[SpurPadre]

Actually somewhat encouraged by this game. We showed actual heart unlike our previous losses. Golden St is in a funk so who knows... Maybe we only lose by 20?

Fuck moral victories, tbh. This is a Championship or Bust Franchise and the product is shit right now.

[SpurPadre]

Pop's in game coaching is fucking atrocious too. Playing Cunningham, not playing Bertans, not staggering White and DeRozan. Playing Mills, Forbes and Bellinelli all at once. Etc, etc, etc.

LOL, you think Bertans would've done anything in the 4th?

[duncan2k5]

People are ragging on Pop's coaching but we simply lack the players needed. It's more the bad offseason moves and injuries than the coaching, tbh.

Roster is bad... Coaching makes it worse

[John B]

Actually somewhat encouraged by this game. We showed actual heart unlike our previous losses. Golden St is in a funk so who knows... Maybe we only lose by 20?
I like the effort tonight. I don’t like Bertans no defense. It’s contagious. Poeltl can hassle, just need put ups, roll to the basket. They actually protected the ball tonight. Just LMA did not score which basically caused the game.

[duncan2k5]

Beggars can't be choosers, tbh. They don't have the luxury to not give him minutes.

Nah... Lonnie needs to get over himself

[DAF86]

LOL, you think Bertans would've done anything in the 4th?

I don't know if in this particular 4th, but I'm sure as hell that with time, experience and confidence, players like Bertans and White can do a hell lot more than low ceiling players like Mills, Forbes, Bellinelli and Cunningham.

[TimmyBuckets]

At this point I just want LW to come back and at least see some playing time. Silver lining in all this is that White at least looks like he can pass the ball and defend decently. A little aggressiveness and opportunity and he can really shine as s decent point. DJ has a lot of upside obv., and LW looked good preseason. At least the core youngsters are looking promising.

[BatManu20]

99% sure he's trolling simply cause he knows how delicate LMA's mentality is and knows he couldn't handle scrutiny.

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[SpurPadre]

Let me take the opportunity to say: Fuck you, Kawhi, you homewrecking piece of shit! Rot in fucking hell you autistic asshole!

[Mugen]

Look, I've been shitting on Pop for a while now (and I probably will continue to do so) but he was the reason for the 2014 championship. He pushed all the right buttons then and his drive was the reason for that ring.

But the game has clearly passed him by. It's not even a knock on him since he was supposed to go out with Timmy but soft ass Lamarcus had to beg him to stay.

Still a couple of seasons left until the Olympics so it's going to suck just watching him be terrible until then.

[Mugen]

Roster is bad... Coaching makes it worse

Pretty much the tl;dr of the Spurs season.

[DAF86]

Let me take the opportunity to say: Fuck you, Kawhi, you homewrecking piece of shit! Rot in fucking hell you autistic asshole!

Kawhi and uncle must he laughing their asses off right now.

[TimmyBuckets]

99% sure he's trolling simply cause he knows how delicate LMA's mentality is and knows he couldn't handle scrutiny.

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He had 16 rebounds 2 blocks 2 steals. He's talking about effort. Shot's not gonna fall sometimes (or in the case of this season, pretty much every time lol)

[gambit1990]

Let me take the opportunity to say: Fuck you, Kawhi, you homewrecking piece of shit! Rot in fucking hell you autistic asshole!
move on.

[SpurPadre]

Kawhi and uncle must he laughing their asses off right now.

Like this, tbh:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5099/5521803298_679546ec8e.jpg

[Kawhitstorm]

Why can't Bellinelli take a fucking jumper jumping straight? He always has to be fading somewhere. Sideways, backwards, forwards, downwars.

B/c he’s takes it in the ass...

[SpurPadre]

move on.

He ruined this team, tbh.

[gambit1990]

even if murray and lonnie were healthy this team wasn't going to accomplish much.

[SpurPadre]

Admiral, TD, Sean Elliott, Manu, and Avery Johnson can suit up now and beat this team, tbh.

[spurs10]

Kawhi and uncle must he laughing like asses right now. Kawhi's laughter does sound a lot like an ass. Does his uncle have that same bray?

[spurs10]

:donkey

[Hoops Czar]

So much Karma in DeRozen losing the ball out of bounds at the end of the game, I don't know where to start.

[r0drig0lac]

Hopefully if they get a top 10 pick, Pop is gone by next season. I don't trust him with any guys in the lottery since the game has passed him by hard in the last 4 years.

Getting a top 10 guy to star status isn't the same as getting a scrub like Forbes to become a serviceable role player on a lottery team....

if they draft a pg or sg less than 6'6 "I could really shut myself down emotionally until Pop left the team management, it's really worrying that his view on today's game and how to build the team has gotten so outdated

[sasaint]

99% sure he's trolling simply cause he knows how delicate LMA's mentality is and knows he couldn't handle scrutiny.

1063316282164994048

I don't think Pop is trolling. I think he is delusional - or continuing to stand behind a player that they should not have signed in the first place.

[The Closer]

OP :lmao

[TheGreatYacht]

OP :lmao
Post on dabom faggot :lmao

[NASpurs]

The Spurs most used lineup of Aldridge, DeRozan, Cunningham, Forbes and White has a net rating of -31.8.

Offensive rating of 82.8 and defensive rating of 114.6.

[SuperCam]

The Spurs most used lineup of Aldridge, DeRozan, Cunningham, Forbes and White has a net rating of -31.8.

Offensive rating of 82.8 and defensive rating of 114.6.


white is another fake pg. he can't lead a wet dog shit out of a paper bag

[jyra]

The Spurs most used lineup of Aldridge, DeRozan, Cunningham, Forbes and White has a net rating of -31.8.

Offensive rating of 82.8 and defensive rating of 114.6.

Same front court + Beli and Mills is somehow killing it:



Lineups

TEAM
GP
MIN
OffRtg
DefRtg
NetRtg
AST%
AST/TO
AST Ratio
OREB%
DREB%
REB%
TO Ratio
eFG%
TS%
PACE
PIE


.L. Aldridge, .D. DeRozan, .D. Cunningham, .B. Forbes, .D. White

SAS (https://stats.nba.com/team/1610612759/traditional/)
5
60
82.8
114.6
-31.8
60.0
1.20
15.2
19.4
74.6
46.3
0.2
42.2
46.1
98.49
35.1



.L. Aldridge, .M. Belinelli, .D. DeRozan, .D. Cunningham, .P. Mills

SAS (https://stats.nba.com/team/1610612759/traditional/)
11
29
110.3
75.0
35.3
61.5
2.67
16.5
36.1
73.5
54.3
0.1
46.7
53.4
107.52
68.7

[ducks]

Do you think pop could handle the fragile Durant

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Do you think pop could handle the fragile Durant
Can the Spurs even remotely afford Durant to begin with?

[slick'81]

Can the Spurs even remotely afford Durant to begin with?

Not unless they shed salary.as constructed barring a trade were stuck with this team for two more seasons until pau,patty,lma,demar contracts expire

[John B]

Same front court + Beli and Mills is somehow killing it:



Lineups
TEAM
GP
MIN
OffRtg
DefRtg
NetRtg
AST%
AST/TO
AST Ratio
OREB%
DREB%
REB%
TO Ratio
eFG%
TS%
PACE
PIE


.L. Aldridge, .D. DeRozan, .D. Cunningham, .B. Forbes, .D. White
SAS (https://stats.nba.com/team/1610612759/traditional/)
5
60
82.8
114.6
-31.8
60.0
1.20
15.2
19.4
74.6
46.3
0.2
42.2
46.1
98.49
35.1


.L. Aldridge, .M. Belinelli, .D. DeRozan, .D. Cunningham, .P. Mills
SAS (https://stats.nba.com/team/1610612759/traditional/)
11
29
110.3
75.0
35.3
61.5
2.67
16.5
36.1
73.5
54.3
0.1
46.7
53.4
107.52
68.7



I think it’s Forbes. Him and Demar cannot be in the same. Demar needs the ball in his hands to establish early. While LMA needs White to feed him when Demar takes his first rest.

[TD 21]

Pop's in game coaching is fucking atrocious too. Playing Cunningham, not playing Bertans, not staggering White and DeRozan. Playing Mills, Forbes and Bellinelli all at once. Etc, etc, etc.


:tu I especially liked his closing with no big wings/forwards, particularly against a team playing two of them.




Look, I've been shitting on Pop for a while now (and I probably will continue to do so) but he was the reason for the 2014 championship. He pushed all the right buttons then and his drive was the reason for that ring.

But the game has clearly passed him by. It's not even a knock on him since he was supposed to go out with Timmy but soft ass Lamarcus had to beg him to stay.

Still a couple of seasons left until the Olympics so it's going to suck just watching him be terrible until then.

:lmao This is some Dex, raybies, coach-no-one-listens-to-my-podcast, etc. type shit. You're usually much better than this.

[spurraider21]

:lmao... :madrun you dont shit on pop enough therefore you're a bad poster :madrun

[LakerHater]

https://s2.gifyu.com/images/DDSpin.gif

[TDomination]

https://s2.gifyu.com/images/DDSpin.gif

Wow sweet play. I missed that one.

Man, DeRozan is probably really missing his raptors a lot with having to play with our scrubs.

Sucks

[TimDunkem]

Wow sweet play. I missed that one.

Man, DeRozan is probably really missing his raptors a lot with having to play with our scrubs.

Sucks
I'd be depressed too if I had to move from Toronto to South Texas and play with a bunch of scrubs led by a dictator in liberal clothing.

[sasaint]

Can the Spurs even remotely afford Durant to begin with?

If they could, why in the world would Durant sign here?

[DAF86]

If they could, why in the world would Durant sign here?

Do not want. Not Spurs material. No culture at all.

[TDomination]

If they could, why in the world would Durant sign here?

To prove he can take a team to the championship as the clear cut main guy? That's my only thought

[Kurgan]

To prove he can take a team to the championship as the clear cut main guy? That's my only thought

Makes no sense. SA already has multiple titles. Spurs winning another championship does nothing for Durant's legacy. Makes more sense to sign with a franchise that's never won a title before like the Nets or Clippers. You become the savior by bringing them a title for the first time in their history. Both are big market teams that have some interesting pieces too while San Antonio is a dung heap of a city in comparison to LA or NY.