Game Thread: Wolves @ Spurs — Fri. (12/21) - 7:30/C (3:30am Riga Time)

[NASpurs]

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https://sports.yahoo.com/spurs-defense-key-timberwolves-head-alamo-city-040510701--nba.html

“The Spurs have held their past six opponents under 100 points, the longest streak by any team in the NBA this season.”

That’s amazing to me :lol

[RC_Drunkford]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToBUBUO2Opw

[timtonymanu]

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Lolkets

[Ron Swanson]

:flag:

[NASpurs]

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[TDMVPDPOY]

lol cpfail...160m/4yr still owin on that contract

[JPB]

lol cpfail...160m/4yr still owin on that contract

Might end up as worse contract in NBA history.

[OffTheWallJamal]

Glad to know that Spurs and Methodist Healthcare are helping out drunk addicts and on top of that Spurs paying him 16 millions a year.


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[r0drig0lac]

alleyoop

[FaM0us Skins]

Good play

[bklynspursfan]

I like that Aldridge actually pointed to the mismatch with Rose on DeRozan. Maybe minor, but cool to see

[Shakril]

Might end up as worse contract in NBA history.

This kind of thing can happen to everyone. Today spurs are playing against D-Rose for Example, or think about Grant Hill. Sometimes it is just bad luck.

[Robz4000]

Rudy getting bullied by Gibson again.

[r0drig0lac]

Forbes and Gay carrying the team

[skin27]

Forbes carrying the offense

[r0drig0lac]

Forbes again....

[boutons_deux]

it's only cw35?

[Ron Swanson]

Forbes already in double digits

[emanueldavidginobili]

Loving how the ball is moving around tonight

[emanueldavidginobili]

Bertans first off the bench good stuff

[DAF86]

Get Poodle in the there.

[DAF86]

Or not.

[skin27]

LA is back at sucking balls

[Robz4000]

DeRozan is having a terrible game so far. LMA has missed a lot of bunnies too.

[MoSpur02]

That Mills/Poeltl pick & roll though

[skin27]

The offense sucks tonight

[Robz4000]

Should be a 14+ point lead tbh. Stupid decisions and missed chip shots hurting the Spurs.

[r0drig0lac]

The offense sucks tonight
30 in the first ... good things

[Shakril]

I like the presence of Poeltl in the paint. That alone makes the opponent offense harder. How often they have to abort the shot or make a bad shot. I like.

[bklynspursfan]

Forbes been money lately. Hopefully he takes that shooting to Houston tomorrow

[skin27]

Forbes playing like a an allstar

[Robz4000]

Just stick to shooting Mills...

[$pursDynasty]

Patty still sucks

[SpurPadre]

LOL, Wolves making Forbes looking like an NBA player.

[MoSpur02]

Hopefully teams are watching Forbes' production and offer us a player we need.

[r0drig0lac]

all star rudy gay

[r0drig0lac]

this team is onfire again...unreal

[Ron Swanson]

Ferrari

[bklynspursfan]

Dam Marco :lol

[MoSpur02]

That's the Belinelli I like to see

[skin27]

Ferrari!!!

[boutons_deux]

61% - 32%

[SpurPadre]

Touches and DeRozan with 5 combined points and we're still up by 18. Never thought I'd see that with this team. Good stuff.

[SPURt]

This is a fun team to watch. The defense and ball movement is getting so good. They’re starting to get back to the beautiful game.

[skin27]

Belineli and forbes carrying the spurs

[phxspurfan]

Beli, Mills, Forbes and Gay all on tonight. Meanwhile, white struggling to execute basic entry passes

[MoSpur02]

Wow!!!!

[SpurPadre]

Hopefully teams are watching Forbes' production and offer us a player we need.

I just hope Pop doesn't continue to be fooled by his streaky scoring into thinking he's untouchable.

[Leetonidas]

Spurs are jizzing on the Wolves from deep

[Dex]

Marco is spicy right now!

[BatManu20]

Wow Ferrari is en fuegoooo

[phxspurfan]

Also Towns...wow what a head case. Would rather have an injured Boogie Cousins on my team tbh. Can’t think of a big man I respected less since Dwight Howard

[phxspurfan]

Watch Pop bring in Centerpiece now

[$pursDynasty]

Big Balls Bellinelli

[$pursDynasty]

Anyway Jordan would trade HOTS back to us for Patty. He even sucks in Spurs blowouts.

[bklynspursfan]

:santahat DDR racking up the assists, and everyone scoring. The flow lately has been great.

[MoSpur02]

It's raining 3s!!!!

[JPB]

Catching up now and I see the Trash Bros at work... (Beli + Forbes)

OK, whats going on now with these spurs ? Starting to freak out a bit tbh.

[Robz4000]

Impressive stuff again tonight.

[Raven]

pop is a fucking genius tbh

[skin27]

This is how should they play

[JPB]

pop is a fucking genius tbh

Water is wet.

[bklynspursfan]

Gotta keep this up so our guys can get some rest for tomorrow.

[bklynspursfan]

The streak of under 100 still very much in play

[Dex]

This team is totally Jekyll and Hyde.

When we play well, we look like we can beat anybody.

When we play poorly, we look like...the Phoenix fucking Suns or something.

[skin27]

But but but they lead the bulls by 21 pts too,right?

[JPB]

D-Rose is back tbh.

[Robz4000]

Refs stepping up now for Minny.

[bklynspursfan]

Dam good pass from Poeltl. Davis gotta finish that

[timtonymanu]

This team is totally Jekyll and Hyde.

When we play well, we look like we can beat anybody.

When we play poorly, we look like...the Phoenix fucking Suns or something.

This. Hard to believe this team got spanked by 30 against some opponents.

[phxspurfan]

LMA fadeaways

[SpurPadre]

Bad end to the half, tbh.

[bklynspursfan]

Glad we got a stop. I thought that DeRozan layup would drop. He's been spoon feeding guys, and not scoring as much. But hopefully he gets into more of a rhythm

[Robz4000]

Joke of a close to the half. Minny has momentum now.

[JPB]

They've been more Jekyll than Hyde lately tho. Someone throws that potion away.

[Barfunk]

DeRozan and Aldridge are going to have to step it up, but in other news, Marco has been killing it lately after looking awful to start the season.

[BackHome]

I am so glad we didn’t do that shitty Philly trade.

[anon]

Up 18 and this baby hasn't even hit 2 pages, GET IN HERE

[DAF86]

We're not up 20? Fucking shameful.

[Joseph Kony]

i see all you fags lurking, why is this thread only at 3 pages and spurs are actually playing well :lol

[JPB]

We're not up 20? Fucking shameful.

I blame Cunningham. He didn't sheer loud enough.

[boutons_deux]

Bad end to the half, tbh.

dropped from 61% to 52%, went cold

[BackHome]

Lol yeah we killing them playing way better then we all thought.

[Emperor]

Would be awesome if Lakers and Blazers lose tonight.

[DAF86]

i see all you fags lurking, why is this thread only at 3 pages and spurs are actually playing well :lol

Bad play attracts more reactions. True story.

[Strategic]

Damn if the good guys keep this up I’ll have to spring for league pass at the mid season.

[JPB]

i see all you fags lurking, why is this thread only at 3 pages and spurs are actually playing well :lol

Waiting for the next loss to shit on PATFO tbh.

[TDomination]

On pace to hold them under 100! I'm loving it

[SpurPadre]

dropped from 61% to 52%, went cold

They were forcing up shots there and the ball movement kinda stopped.

[Raven]

4 fouls... yuck.

[skin27]

Don’t be too confident this team can choke this lead

[TDomination]

Waiting for the next loss to shit on PATFO tbh.

I do notice more activity when we lose or when were struggling.

It's like our success I guess isn't that exciting but I love the team winning!

[skin27]

Don’t be too confident this team can choke this lead

[Robz4000]

:lmao refs

[bklynspursfan]

Timberefs smh

[bklynspursfan]

I do notice more activity when we lose or when were struggling.

It's like our success I guess isn't that exciting but I love the team winning!

That's what happens when trolls outweigh fans

[bklynspursfan]

Suck it pups

[Ron Swanson]

Fuck these refs

[playbonner15]

This team is totally Jekyll and Hyde.

When we play well, we look like we can beat anybody.

When we play poorly, we look like...the Phoenix fucking Suns or something.

When 3pointers and mid ranges are not falling, Spurs get blown out coz they dont play D. But now team is giving an effort to close out their man and now Poetl gets some minutes and get some points rolling to the basket. And theyre lucky their shots are falling but i expect their percentage to drop and I hope the defense is still there

[anon]

Forbes mad about something again

[Raven]

wow, forbes risked a bad injury there

[Uriel]

Bertans-Poeltl is the new Bonner-Splitter.

[DAF86]

That's what happens when trolls outweigh fans

Nah, it's a perfectly normal human reaction to be more outspoken when your teams is doing bad than when it's doing well. Also, friday night. Many people do shit at this time. I know I wouldn't be here most friday's nights, tbh.

[TDomination]

Don’t be too confident this team can choke this lead

No doubt

But hopefully they learned from that night and keep the pedal to the metal.

[Rosewood]

i really wish i got spurs games, i have to rely on unreliable stream sites that's covered with virus ads.

at least spurs are playing well.

[SpurPadre]

Bertans-Poeltl is the new Bonner-Splitter.

Fuck, that's harsh. What did Bertans do to you?

[bklynspursfan]

Nah, it's a perfectly normal human reaction to be more outspoken when your teams is doing bad than when it's doing well. Also, friday night. Many people do shit at this time. I know I wouldn't be here most friday's nights, tbh.

Most definitely. Outspoken when disappointed vs trolling are different. And there are straight up trolls here a lot of times.

Makes sense about Friday night tho

[JPB]

3pt :

Wolves : 1/7
Spurs : 11/18

that's your game right there.

[JPB]

i really wish i got spurs games, i have to rely on unreliable stream sites that's covered with virus ads.

at least spurs are playing well.

Tried Vipleague ?

[DAF86]

Defense declining a bit.

[Rosewood]

this passing has been on point


Tried Vipleague ? nope, i'll check it out thanks.

[Indianman]

3pt :

Wolves : 1/7
Spurs : 11/18

that's your game right there.

You forgot assists mate.

[Robz4000]

Refs have changed the tone of this game.

[Chinook]

DeRozan gave up three FTs because he was pissed. He really needs to quit that shit.

[bklynspursfan]

Someone definitely reached on DeRozan

[Robz4000]

This is turning into the Bulls game tbh.

[DAF86]

Shut the fuck up DeMar.

[Rosewood]

rudy gay has been my favorite spur this year. easily.

[JPB]

You forgot assists mate.

You're hard but by popular demand...

Ass :

Wolves : 10
Spurs : 23

[DAF86]

Foul trouble fucking up our defense.

[Robz4000]

:lol gonna blow a 26 point second half lead

[BatManu20]

Get Bryn out of the game tbh.

[skin27]

Bulls game all over again

[SPURt]

These refs are fun

[bklynspursfan]

These guys gotta play thru the BS. Hopefully they come out the TO strong

[JPB]

Did Cunni got in or something ?

[DAF86]

11 pt quarter so far bro

21 with 4 and a half minutes to go. Wolves have scored in like 8 of the last 10 possessions.

[Shakril]

:lol gonna blow a 26 point second half lead

Thats on the REFs tbh. They completly changed the tone of the game with that. Frustration sets in an stupid decisions follows. Demar's Reach in-foul, bad pass to poeltl in the paint by white, and so on an so on.

[Robz4000]

It's ridiculous how officials can consistently get away with being this bad.

[bklynspursfan]

Holy fuck. That was an obvious offensive foul

[Rosewood]

It's ridiculous how officials can consistently get away with being this bad. even worse in nfl tbh.

[Leetonidas]

Wtf

[SpurSpike]

Aldrige and Rudy foul trouble early in the 3rd is a killer...

[phxspurfan]

Spurs shots not falling at the same rate, and defense the usual shitty

[BatManu20]

Officials have been horrible this qtr.

[Budkin]

Refs bending us over now.

[Leetonidas]

28 fts to 9 on our own floor lmao

[emanueldavidginobili]

Refs getting in Demars head

[BatManu20]

Spurs cannot hit an outside shot suddenly

[Robz4000]

Playoff DDR in full effect.

[Uriel]

That LMA 3 shouldn't have counted tbh.

[Shakril]

As bad as it looks, only gave up 2 points on the quarter.

[bklynspursfan]

28 fts to 9 on our own floor lmao

Pathetic smh

[SPURt]

Only lost thst quarter by 2, I’ll take that considering how abysmal the refs were

[DAF86]

That LMA 3 shouldn't have counted tbh.

Why?

[boutons_deux]

FTs 11 - 28

[Dverde]

We’ll do it this time, we will win this game.

[anon]

Getting beautiful basketball flashbacks

[SpurSpike]

That was beautiful!

[Robz4000]

Refs back at it already.

[phxspurfan]

Refs getting in Demars head

He’s pretty mentally fragile tbh

[phxspurfan]

That band doesn’t look family friendly

[Rosewood]

He’s pretty mentally fragile tbh I've liked Demar so far, but yeah he seems very emotional.

[TDomination]

We’ll do it this time, we will win this game.
ISWYDT

[BackHome]

That was a beautiful move by Beli

[bklynspursfan]

Let's keep the starters on the bench. DeMar can save his star performance for tomorrow

[Fusternino]

No more "Daddy" . . . please. So creepy.

[BatManu20]

Spurs hitting again. All is well

[Chinook]

:lol Saric Philly fans on RealGM wanted to trade him and McConnell to the Spurs for Forbes and both of their first-round picks. Just awful.

[TDomination]

Killer instinct, giving the wolves no life

[anon]

Should've told me this was gonna be the retro Beli game, would've tuned in earlier

[Rosewood]

Killing them.

[emanueldavidginobili]

god damn this kid Davis can shoot

[boutons_deux]

Pop: we make 17 3Gs, this isn't basketball

[anon]

B33333RTANS

[phxspurfan]

Ferrari on premium fuel tonight

[Uriel]

Why?
Looked like the ball was still in his hands when the buzzer sounded. Not complaining though :lol

[DAF86]

Leave the 3pt squad in after the TO. They can close this out without the need of getting the starters back in.

[Uriel]

Freaked out when I heard Bill Land say "Cunningham." Glad he meant the one from Minnesota :lol

[Uriel]

Freaked out when I heard Bill Land say "Cunningham." Glad he meant the one from Minnesota :lol
Though he should've said Covington.

[JPB]

The San Antonio Rockets

[Ibleedslvrnblk]

Just a reminder for those that wanted to tank. Twolves have two 1st overall picks on the roster. And they stink...

[Rosewood]

Just a reminder for those that wanted to tank. Twolves have two 1st overall picks on the roster. And they stink... Yup, you can score gold but often times you're SOL.

[SPURt]

That was a fun lineup. Surrounding Jakob with shooters is dangerous. Wouldn’t mind seeing LMA or Gasol run with those 4 either.

[Chinook]

WTF? DeRozan played 32 of the first 36 minutes of this game. Why? The offense does just fine without him, and he's had a forgettable game himself.

[bklynspursfan]

The San Antonio Rockets

Except ours are usually generated from ball movement and are open looks

[emanueldavidginobili]

Cunningham zero minutes, I love it.

[JPB]

Spurs blowing the fuck out of the NBA right now... Bring on the dubs.

[anon]

Damn Bertans you didn't have the acl for that :lol

[bklynspursfan]

3 seconds???

[Uriel]

Spurs blowing the fuck out of the NBA right now... Bring on the dubs.
:lol Let's not get ahead of oursevles.

[TDomination]

Except ours are usually generated from ball movement and are open looks

Ball movement is the key. That's where a player like Danny green became so lethal. Some of these guys are becoming lethal as well.

[DAF86]

As soon as I saw the 3pt squad to start the 4th I knew they would put the game away.

[TDomination]

:lol Let's not get ahead of oursevles.

It's just nice to be feeling good about the team again. I truly hope this continues!

[SPURt]

There should be a spur in the 3 point competition this year. Davis has been on fire since becoming a father.

[TDomination]

There should be a spur in the 3 point competition this year. Davis has been on fire since becoming a father.

Didnt belinelli win it back in 2014?

[anon]

That was a fun lineup. Surrounding Jakob with shooters is dangerous. Wouldn’t mind seeing LMA or Gasol run with those 4 either.
White-Forbes-Beli-Bertans-Poeoeoeltltlt going to town sure was fun as fuck to watch

[emanueldavidginobili]

Keep them under 100!

[TDomination]

Keep them under 100!

That's all I want now!

[bklynspursfan]

Ball movement is the key. That's where a player like Danny green became so lethal. Some of these guys are becoming lethal as well.

Yeah. The 2nd unit is starting to look like the foreign legion from a few years back.

[Barfunk]

Keep em under 100 and score 120

[Shakril]

Cunningham in, first play an nearly a turnover, this guy is a joke.

[skin27]

Spurs hitting 3’s

[bklynspursfan]

Didnt belinelli win it back in 2014?

He did. Davis should get an invite for sure but probably won't

[Uriel]

Pondexter > Cunningham tbh

[skin27]

That's all I want now!


its hard to do that in today’s nba.

[bklynspursfan]

Shit

[BatManu20]

One of these days Derrick White is gonna start making some 3’a . Hope it’s sooner rather than later.

[bklynspursfan]

1 more stop guys

[bklynspursfan]

I think we got this :downspin: no 100 for you

[DAF86]

Poodle :wow

[Uriel]

Not to put a damper on our winning streak, but we've been incredibly lucky with the timing of our opponents' injures.

Played Orlando without Vucevic. Played Minnesota without Teague. ANnd tomorrow, we're playing Houston without Paul.

[DAF86]

Yay! Kept them under 100.

[skin27]

Victory!!!!

[NASpurs]

Just a 26 point win? Slacking.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Man the difference from Poeltl from the start to now is incredible. Feels good to have a legit Center prospect.

[Shakril]

Not to put a damper on our winning streak, but we've been incredibly lucky with the timing of our opponents' injures.

Played Orlando without Vucevic. Played Minnesota without Teague. ANnd tomorrow, we're playing Houston without Paul.

You can say that when spurs win by 5, but they blow out their opponents...

[Barfunk]

Not to put a damper on our winning streak, but we've been incredibly lucky with the timing of our opponents' injures.

Played Orlando without Vucevic. Played Minnesota without Teague. ANnd tomorrow, we're playing Houston without Paul.

Always gotta keep in mind that we're short handed as well.

[DAF86]

7 players on double digits.

[BatManu20]

Won by 26... that’s significant because the Spurs just became the first team since the 1972 Milwaukee Bucks to win 5 straight games by 25+ points.

Wild.

[spursparker9]

Bring Walker back

[BillMc]

Victory my dogs of war!:flag:

[SPURt]

Didnt belinelli win it back in 2014?
Sure did. It twas a good year to be a Spurs fan

[bklynspursfan]

Not to put a damper on our winning streak, but we've been incredibly lucky with the timing of our opponents' injures.

Played Orlando without Vucevic. Played Minnesota without Teague. ANnd tomorrow, we're playing Houston without Paul.

No doubt. It happens, just like we've had our injuries against other squads (and still do) It's more about how we're playing and developing chemistry/fluid offense.

[kjhip1]

and won by over 25 again

[BatManu20]

Also made 19 3’s, one shy of the franchise record set back in 2012.

[MoSpur02]

Another team under 1000

[spurs1990]

We went from looking like the worst team in the League to the 1972 Lakers.

What the hell

[skin27]

This is gonna be great for our point differential

[SpurPadre]

You can say that when spurs win by 5, but they blow out their opponents...

And I guess some people haven't been keeping up with current events to see that we've been playing without Murray and Gasol.

[MoSpur02]

The 36 assists is what really stands out to me.

[DAF86]

Man, I'm afraid to even ask but how many games do we have to wait before we can think this improvement is for real?

[SpurPadre]

Another team under 1000

Our defense had been horrendous but I'm pretty sure no team scored 1000 on us, tbh.

[skin27]

The 36 assists is what really stands out to me.


looked like the 2012 to 2014 spurs

[SpurPadre]

Man, I'm afraid to even ask but how many games do we have to wait before we can think this improvement is for real?

If we beat a healthy Raptors on the 3rd, tbh.

[skin27]

Man, I'm afraid to even ask but how many games do we have to wait before we can think this improvement is for real?

until next 10 games..

[Rosewood]

Man, I'm afraid to even ask but how many games do we have to wait before we can think this improvement is for real? The next 13 will be very interesting.

[vavvi]

Is our second unit better than our starting five?
More fun to watch for sure ))

[MoSpur02]

And I guess some people haven't been keeping up with current events to see that we've been playing without Murray and Gasol.

Don't forget Walker

[MoSpur02]

looked like the 2012 to 2014 spurs


Yeah another "Beautiful Game" appearance.

[SpurPadre]

Poetl hit jumpers too, tonight. Never thought I'd see that, tbh.

[SpurPadre]

Don't forget Walker

True but it looks like Pop is determined not to play him this season, tbh.

[Shakril]

Poetl hit jumpers too, tonight. Never thought I'd see that, tbh.

He has that skill, but if you are never allowed to use it, you get rusty with it. His Free Throws also improved a lot, so yes he can shoot. I just wished he would get the Ball more often on the inside, that would make the Death Line-Up with him and 4 3Pt-Shooters even more scary.

[Barfunk]

True but it looks like Pop is determined not to play him this season, tbh.

I really hope not. Want Walker to play.

[anon]

Man, I'm afraid to even ask but how many games do we have to wait before we can think this improvement is for real?
Here's your answer

Also made 19 3’s, one shy of the franchise record set back in 2012.
They're not getting close to that record again. First round exit ceiling is still in place.

[Mr. Body]

We went from looking like the worst team in the League to the 1972 Lakers.

What the hell

Pop is a fucking genius.

[DAF86]

Here's your answer

They're not getting close to that record again. First round exit ceiling is still in place.

5 straight wins of 25+ pts, tbh.

[BackHome]

I’ll start believing when we do this on the road.

[SpurPadre]

I'm open to the idea that we can be a very good team but Forbes doesn't fool me. He still sucks, tbh.

[XDT76]

Holy shit, we won by 25+ point with our "big 3" scoring less than 15 each.

[anon]

5 straight wins of 25+ pts, tbh.
Tpups
Magic
76ers
Bulls L :lol
Clippers
Suns

I'll give you the wins over the Clips and the Sixers, no excuses. Too bad Clips aren't getting a top 4 seed so Pop and Glenn can have a first round rematch.

[XDT76]

Tpups
Magic
76ers
Bulls L :lol
Clippers
Suns

I'll give you the wins over the Clips and the Sixers, no excuses. Too bad Clips aren't getting a top 4 seed so Pop and Glenn can have a first round rematch.

Other than the Suns and bulls all have better record than us before the run.

[DAF86]

Tpups
Magic
76ers
Bulls L :lol
Clippers
Suns

I'll give you the wins over the Clips and the Sixers, no excuses. Too bad Clips aren't getting a top 4 seed so Pop and Glenn can have a first round rematch.

WE WILL SEE.

[TDomination]

I’ll start believing when we do this on the road.

It depends in what your believing in.

A team that's getting better and has a ceiling of 1st round.

Or a championship contender? Cause if they consistently play like that on the road, that's what champion teams do.

[anon]

Other than the Suns and bulls all have better record than us before the run.
Not much of a yardstick when the only tanking team in the west are the Suns while the rest of the conference are, I'm sure you've heard this repeated a billion times over this season, never more than ~4 games of each other. My original statement is first round exit so get the Spurs to blow out GS, DEN and OKC by 25+ and I'll high five you as I climb up the bandwagon.

[DAF86]

It depends in what your believing in.

A team that's getting better and has a ceiling of 1st round.

Or a championship contender? Cause if they consistently play like that on the road, that's what champion teams do.

If they keep this up, they can have a higher ceiling than 1st round exit, tbh. In fact, with how mediocre the West is looking, any team that gets hot at the right time has a ceiling of conference finals.

[Rosewood]

Not much of a yardstick when the only tanking team in the west are the Suns while the rest of the conference are, I'm sure you've heard this repeated a billion times over this season, never more than ~4 games of each other. My original statement is first round exit so get the Spurs to blow out GS, DEN and OKC by 25+ and I'll high five you ​and log back onto my main account FIFY

[skin27]

I hope forbes, mills, beli and bertans have a good game tomorrow