Game Thread: Spurs vs Suns — Tue. (1/29) - 7:30/C (3:30am Riga Time)

[BatManu20]

At home tonight as we host a garbage 11-41 Suns team that is tanking hard. No DeMar for us again tonight but Deandre Ayton is DOUBFTUL for PHX and De’Anthony Melton and TJ Warren are OUT. No reason not to win this one comfortably at home. Let’s get it.


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[BatManu20]

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[z0stix]

Booker gonna drop 70...Spurs still win by 16

[Shakril]

Playing @ Home? check
Playing against a garbage Team? check
Opponent is depleted ? check

PHX by 5, with a 25 - 4 run in the 4Q.

[TheGreatYacht]

30-22

[DAF86]

I really hope they don't pull another one of their stinkers.

[cd021]

Aldridge going for 36 and 9 and the Spurs lose by 7 tbh.

[WallyTiger]

:hat

[GreekSpursfan]

If we lose to the tanking Suns, blow it up right after the final whistle. Go Spurs Go.

[slick'81]

Tour vs leagues worst continues

[TDomination]

we better win this game comfortably.

[TimmyBuckets]

Put Lonnie out there.

[Genovaswitness]

any chance we can dump derozan's trash ass by the trade deadline?

[Ron Swanson]

:flag:

[Degoat]

White didn’t make the rising stars roster for all star weekend.... bunch of BS

[Skoobz]

Spurs lose by 9.

[ace3g]

B3rtans getting the start tonight!!!

[spurs10]

Victory forthcoming!!

[BatManu20]

Davis!

[Leetonidas]

Steph Bertans out here

[ace3g]

Be awesome if Bertans shot 100% from 3 leading up to All-Star Weekend

[TheGreatYacht]

Had no idea they had Holmes. Always been a fan of his

[RD2191]

Suns going off :lol

[Leetonidas]

I wish LA would never shoot jumpers. He's such a monster down low especially when he gets position he's basically unstoppable near the rim if he is engaged and focused on attacking. No real big can guard him when he's on in today's NBA tbh

[RD2191]

Damn, fine bitches.

[$pursDynasty]

That :lma basketball IS winning basketball

[RD2191]

I wish LA would never shoot jumpers. He's such a monster down low especially when he gets position he's basically unstoppable near the rim if he is engaged and focused on attacking. No real big can guard him when he's on in today's NBA tbh

Especially in the playoffs tbh.

[Robz4000]

:lmao Pop

[emanueldavidginobili]

Absolutely disgusting Pau is playing over Poeltl now.

[SPURt]

This rotation sucks. Pau should not be the first big off the bench and never paired with Cunn.

[MoSpur02]

Again no wing defender. Booker getting past everyone

[MoSpur02]

Gasol looks like someone's dad playing at the local park against high school kids playing pickup ball

[boutons_deux]

suns 63%

could be suns first road win vs WC

[MoSpur02]

Great pass by Mills

[GreekSpursfan]

Thank god Bender reminds them that they have to tank.

[RD2191]

Man, our defense is bad.

[MoSpur02]

Actually the pass by Belinelli's pass was NICE too

[Robz4000]

Yep, this was a trap game going in. Suns look determined to win.

[BatManu20]

Suns going off per par. Hopefully they come back down to earth soon

[Ragamuffin]

gasol go out pls …

[$pursDynasty]

I wish LA would never shoot jumpers. He's such a monster down low especially when he gets position he's basically unstoppable near the rim if he is engaged and focused on attacking. No real big can guard him when he's on in today's NBA tbh
Pop needs to tell him he gets 1 jumper for every ten times he takes it down low, heck I would settle a 1 to 5 ratio.

[MoSpur02]

Man White driving to the basket is great to see.

[MoSpur02]

After seeing that play from Poeltl, how can Pop play Pau?

[MoSpur02]

Marco!!! Playground moves

[Ron Swanson]

Marco :wow

[GreekSpursfan]

Oubre, another tank commander

[RD2191]

Bryn slam :wow :lol

[emanueldavidginobili]

After seeing that play from Poeltl, how can Pop play Pau?
Exactly it’s ridiculous that Pau was off the bench over a player that is 15! years younger than him and better than him smh

[MoSpur02]

Man White looks good and it's basically his rookie year. Huge props to the Spurs scouts!

[Robz4000]

Refs been helping the Suns so far too.

[Spurs da champs]

I know all the idiots here wanted Otto Porter Jr, but I wish the Spurs tried to trade for Oubre, he could've been had by the Grizzlies but they didn't want to give up Dilon Brooks. :lmao

[MoSpur02]

Wow. White again.

[RD2191]

Wtf

[$pursDynasty]

No defense whatsoever

[Leetonidas]

Ugh defense is garbage. Spurs should be up by double digits by now

[GreekSpursfan]

Trade everyone not named White.

[Robz4000]

Yet another "worst loss of the season" brewing.

[Ron Swanson]

Davis!

[MoSpur02]

Bertans needs to go to the 3pt contest

[GreekSpursfan]

Oh keep Davis too, thats about it though.

[MoSpur02]

White has kept the Spurs in this game. He's going for a career high.

[Jay.From.NbTx]

Crawford is one of a long list of dudes who average about 6 points a game but when he plays the Spurs he averages 28

[MoSpur02]

Man our defense sucks. The front office has to see this defense and know that they HAVE to make a move and bring in someone to help with defense.

[Robz4000]

This team is embarrassing.

[TheGreatYacht]

Decaying corpse of Crawford going for a season high on us :lmao He had two zero point 20 minute games last week....

[Leetonidas]

Lol can't believe suns are about to hang 70 on us in the first half without Ayton and Warren

[timtonymanu]

Rofl 40 year old Jamal Crawford still a Spurs killer

[RD2191]

Of course the Suns are playing lights out.

[MoSpur02]

Stupid pass by Mills.

How come it seems like we've never been able to defend the alley-oop.

[Ron Swanson]

This "defense" is embarrassing.

[timtonymanu]

Man our defense sucks. The front office has to see this defense and know that they HAVE to make a move and bring in someone to help with defense.

But we have soooo much depth already :rolleyes

[Leetonidas]

Stupid pass by Mills.

How come it seems like we've never been able to defend the alley-oop.

Because our bigs can barely get off the ground :lol

[Leetonidas]

Lonnie getting off the bench...

[DAF86]

Lonnie sighting.

[timtonymanu]

Lol can't believe suns are about to hang 70 on us in the first half without Ayton and Warren

I can

[Spurs da champs]

Lmao as soon as Marco comes in it gets substantially worse.

[ace3g]

Looks like LWIV is about to check in.

[MoSpur02]

Lonnie needs to show the coaching staff something. He has to show what he has on defense and take advantage of this opportunity to earn a little more playing time.

[MoSpur02]

He almost got burned by Jackson

[MoSpur02]

Bertans!!!! Three!!!

[boutons_deux]

Gasol looks like someone's dad playing at the local park against high school kids playing pickup ball

disgusting

does think he has earned the privilege from his career to loaf around with zero effort?

[Ron Swanson]

Get that man in the 3 pt contest.

[TheGreatYacht]

Stupid pass by Mills.

How come it seems like we've never been able to defend the alley-oop.
Because Pop has always told the guards to funnel their players into the paint where a big (Duncan/LMA) is waiting for them. Problem is that will always give them the easy lob. Doc Rivers and Chris Paul always expose us.

[DAF86]

My man Bertans with laser shots and laser passes. :wow

[DAF86]

Davis missed that but you can see the confidence he's playing with out there.

[Joseph Kony]

someone set a screen for Walker man, the fuck yall doing out there

[emanueldavidginobili]

The biggest thing I’m happy with with Bertans is not his shooting it’s his toughness he’s clearly playing with a chip on his shoulder. Playing more physical than he has ever played so far in the NBA

[RD2191]

I wanna see a Walker slam for fucks sake.

[TheGreatYacht]

Remember when Fatty Mills wasn't an overweight piece of aboriginal shit and used to draw charging fouls?

[Arcadian]

A big night from Bertans = we're struggling with the Suns

[spurs10]

We held them to 67!!

[MoSpur02]

Not sure if it's been said, but our defense SUCKS.

[BillMc]

Spurs got this. Win by 11.

[TheGreatYacht]

Worst team in the league shooting 61% :lmao

[ceperez]

WTF? Why is it that every team we play is shooting the 3?

[timtonymanu]

Hopefully Bertans being snubbed means he's about to go off even more the rest of this season

[SpurPadre]

:rollin

Letting these G Leaguers drop 67 points in one half...

[SpurPadre]

WTF? Why is it that every team we play is shooting the 3?

Because Forbes constitutes as one of our perimeter defenders, which is less of a barrier than the racks spread out for each shooter in a 3 point competition.

[timtonymanu]

:rollin

Letting these G Leaguers drop 67 points in one half...

We are starting a G-Leaguer in Bryntouchable

[GB20]

Because Forbes constitutes as one of our perimeter defenders, which is less of a barrier than the racks spread out for each shooter in a 3 point competition.

That's why he got bench and pop put walker in.

[SpurPadre]

We are starting a G-Leaguer in Bryntouchable

True dat how could I forget The Chosen one...

[TheGreatYacht]

White 13 points, 5-7 shooting, 15 minutes
Forbes 2 points, 1-4 shooting, 14 minutes

Poop needs to stop spreading the guard minutes and play the hot hand. Hate when he does this shit. Closing with no White to end the quarter.... rofl. There would've never been a 37pt Klay Thomson quarter if he was coached by Pop.

[Budkin]

This is almost the same halftime score of the Wizards game. That defense!

[SpurPadre]

White 13 points, 5-7 shooting, 15 minutes
Forbes 2 points, 1-4 shooting, 14 minutes

Poop needs to stop spreading the guard minutes and play the hot hand. Hate when he does this shit. Closing with no White to end the quarter.... rofl. There would've never been a 37pt Klay Thomson quarter if he was coached by Pop.

Manu would've easily averaged in the high 20's but got fucked by Pop with this strategy, tbh.

[spurs10]

This is almost the same halftime score of the Wizards game. That defense!
Yep!

[Robz4000]

:lol fuck this Spurs team

[DAF86]

Suns just won't miss.

[timtonymanu]

Still no defense I see

[$pursDynasty]

White less shooting more defense

[DAF86]

Everybody's bitching but to me it seems more like Suns making everyfucking jumper than Spurs playing bad defense.

[RD2191]

This is gonna get ugly

[GreekSpursfan]

White :wow

[skin27]

We’re going to lose to the worst team in the league

[emanueldavidginobili]

Man Forbes is really really bad at defense. If he was even mediocre at defense he’d be a good player

[timtonymanu]

Everybody's bitching but to me it seems more like Suns making everyfucking jumper than Spurs playing bad defense.

Suns need to remember they’re legit tanking. I hate it when bad teams get up for the Spurs like this.

[spurs10]

Better not sleep any longer on these dudes.

[Robz4000]

Everybody's bitching but to me it seems more like Suns making everyfucking jumper than Spurs playing bad defense.

They're hitting wide open jumpers. That's on bad defense.

[timtonymanu]

Forbes is so trash. But I bet he gets a passing grade in the Grades thread later for "trying" on the defensive end.

[TheGreatYacht]

Spurs finally realized they can stay off Jackson. What a miracle.

[BatManu20]

Rough stretch for Bryn here

[TheGreatYacht]

Forbes is so trash. But I bet he gets a passing grade in the Grades thread later for "trying" on the defensive end.
*White scores 30*
Grade: B+
Summary: The sophomore had a good day


*Forbes scores 4 and gives up 50*
Grade: B-
Summary: You can't be mad at his effort

[NASpurs]

*White scores 30*
Grade: B+
Summary: The sophomore had a good day


*Forbes scores 4 and gives up 50*
Grade: B-
Summary: You can't be mad at his effort

:lol

[skin27]

Mills heating up

[timtonymanu]

*White scores 30*
Grade: B+
Summary: The sophomore had a good day


*Forbes scores 4 and gives up 50*
Grade: B-
Summary: You can't be mad at his effort

:lmao

[BillMc]

Damn Kings for screwing up our longterm deal with Davis.

[RD2191]

Marco 3

[Leetonidas]

Finally gaining some separation

[DAF86]

3pt squad getting us that breathing space.

[Leetonidas]

*White scores 30*
Grade: B+
Summary: The sophomore had a good day


*Forbes scores 4 and gives up 50*
Grade: B-
Summary: You can't be mad at his effort

:lmao

[GreekSpursfan]

Gay has been brutal in this game but against the Suns it won't hurt us.

[timtonymanu]

Finally some good stretch of basketball in this game for us

[GreekSpursfan]

refs trying to keep it close

[bklynspursfan]

Pels (no AD) up 12 with 3 mins and change left in Houston.

[Fusternino]

Garbage league.

[timtonymanu]

:lol Byrn

[Ron Swanson]

Pels (no AD) up 12 with 3 mins and change left in Houston.

Harden 7/28 shooting, so far.

[timtonymanu]

Of course a shitty close to end that quarter, still anyone's game.

[RD2191]

Pau can't even grab a board:lol

[skin27]

Aldridge should get more attempts

[RD2191]

Harden 7/28 shooting, so far.

How many free throws? 40?

[Leetonidas]

Finally gaining some separation

:pctoss nevermind

[Ron Swanson]

96-91 after 3. Today's NBA. :lol

[Robz4000]

Gay and Forbes singlehandedly led that comeback for the Suns. Play White, LMA, and Bertans significant minutes in the fourth please.

[Ron Swanson]

How many free throws? 40?

Surprisingly only 7

[bklynspursfan]

Harden 7/28 shooting, so far.

And 5/17 from 3 with only 7 FTA's lol

[PoppaP]

Forbes repeatedly getting shat on!

[RD2191]

Surprisingly only 7

That is surprising:lol

[boutons_deux]

12 pt lead cut to 5

[RD2191]

The choke is real

[timtonymanu]

People laughing at Houston yet we're struggling to beat the worst team in the West

[RD2191]

12 pt lead cut to 5

1

[Leetonidas]

Rudy has been awful tonight

[Ron Swanson]

12 pt lead down to 1.

[timtonymanu]

Just sit Rudy and Byrn Forbes FFS

[bklynspursfan]

And they have Jason Terry calling that Rockets game :td

Keep that fucker away from our games

[skin27]

:lolSpurms

[Ron Swanson]

Party foul on the front row.

[Larry O]

Hmmm... Beli or Jamal Crawford. Which would be better for this team?

[RD2191]

Crawford playing like prime MJ

[Leetonidas]

Save us Ferrari :cry

[Ron Swanson]

Ferrari!

[bklynspursfan]

Marco and Davis with 3 point plays, neither saw the ball fall thru the hoop lol

[timtonymanu]

God I hate Jamal Crawford so much. From his ugly style of play to him always going off on the Spurs. Just fucking retire already you POS

[NASpurs]

People laughing at Houston yet we're struggling to beat the worst team in the West

We lost by 20 to these losers already. Losing twice to them in one season is firing Pop worthy. :lol

[BatManu20]

Pelicans about to choke the game away too

[Ron Swanson]

Pon got this.

[RD2191]

Wtf Davis

[bklynspursfan]

Dammit Davis. 2 great looks

[Ron Swanson]

Holy shit :lol

[Leetonidas]

Why is pondexter in the game...

[DAF86]

Damn, I can't believe Davis missed two straight open 3's.

[Robz4000]

:lmao how the fuck is Pondexter getting meaningful playing time in 2019?!

[timtonymanu]

:lmao how the fuck is Pondexter getting meaningful playing time in 2019?!

:pop: I'm a genius.

[DAF86]

:lmao how the fuck is Pondexter getting meaningful playing time in 2019?!

How does he get 4th quarter minutes in a close game after not seeing minutes the whole night? :lol

[GreekSpursfan]

We're gonna win this but this fucking team looks exactly like a playoff treadmill team and Pop knows it. Need to blow it up in the summer when probably Pop retires.

[BatManu20]

Goddamn the Pels are doing everything in their power to throw this game

[RD2191]

That's why you weren't invited to the 3 point contest, Davis. :pctoss

[PoppaP]

Aldridge morphing into Drummond

[KDKSpurs24]

Damn, I can't believe Davis missed two straight open 3's.
Nba all star committee who snubbed him are loving that

[Robz4000]

But yeah, not sure if losing this will be worse than the loss to the Bulls but it'll be close. Maybe the fact they already lost to this 11-win Suns team puts this over the Bulls choke.

[skin27]

Pelicans finding ways to choke

[RD2191]

Oh come on

[Ron Swanson]

Old Man Crawford with 20

[TheGreatYacht]

Can Forbes sit for more than 2 minutes?!?!?!?!

[playbonner15]

Is Phoenix that good?

[Leetonidas]

Embarrassing

[RD2191]

Forbes

[Ron Swanson]

Forbes :wow

[Leetonidas]

Lmao Forbes didn't even realize the clock was at 2.5 for a sec

[GreekSpursfan]

Forbes heating

[Ron Swanson]

Forbes again

[RD2191]

We might win 1 game on the rodeo road trip tbh

[bklynspursfan]

Bryn heating up

[bklynspursfan]

Goddamn the Pels are doing everything in their power to throw this game

That foul they called for Harden was BS (his 3 point attempt)

[Robz4000]

:wow Forbes

[timtonymanu]

Again fuck Jamal Crawford

[RD2191]

MVForbes :wow

[Leetonidas]

Forbes going nuclear :wow

[$pursDynasty]

Loaded magazine

[GreekSpursfan]

Forbes take over, cant believe i'm saying this.

[timtonymanu]

Bryntouchable earning his passing grade there.

[Ron Swanson]

Forbes said "Fuck you, I'll take it inside too"

[BatManu20]

Damn Bryn on Fire

[spurraider21]

bryn taking us home tbh

[Robz4000]

Too bad there's still time on the clock. Spurs are dying to lose this.

[ceperez]

Can Forbes sit for more than 2 minutes?!?!?!?!

8 straight points!

[GreekSpursfan]

Lets not go through Gay again please.

[DAF86]

Thankfully Holmes is done. He was a pain in the ass tonight.

[bklynspursfan]

We should be glad Ryan Anderson hasn't touched the court

[Ron Swanson]

Beautiful pass to LMA

[TheGreatYacht]

8 straight points!
His the guy he's guarding, yes!

[Leetonidas]

Holmes out time for LA to close this out

[timtonymanu]

We should be glad Ryan Anderson hasn't touched the court

Yeah considering Crawford is turning back the clock, guarantee RA would make 7 3's in a row

[bklynspursfan]

Ahh Patty missed Davis on that break

[DAF86]

What does Mills have against giving it to Bertans for easy dunks on the break?

[Ron Swanson]

Davis was wide open there.

[bklynspursfan]

Yeah considering Crawford is turning back the clock, guarantee RA would make 7 3's in a row

No doubt about it lol

[GreekSpursfan]

Second time Mills fucks it up by not looking to his right.

[BatManu20]

Mills is not a PG. That much we know.

[Ron Swanson]

LMA :wow

[bklynspursfan]

Davis can't hit anything anymore

[RD2191]

For fucks sake

[BatManu20]

LMAlpha :wow

[timtonymanu]

smh can't put these fuckers away

[RD2191]

This is pathetic

[Leetonidas]

Oh my god :pctoss

[DAF86]

Fuck Pop for not having White's steady hand to finish off the game.

[timtonymanu]

Mills for all the "corporate knowledge" he supposedly has is a low IQ player.

[TheGreatYacht]

Rudy Fag always has the dumbest turnovers. Never fails

[RD2191]

Should've made a move for Oubre tbh

[RD2191]

Davis 3

[Ron Swanson]

Davis at the buzzer

[timtonymanu]

Davis!!!!!!

[bklynspursfan]

Davis missing open 3s, and hits that shit lol 1 more stop please

[skin27]

Aldridge playing like MVP

[Austin_Toros]

Hopefully that Davis 3 was the dagger

[timtonymanu]

Just get one stop. No bullshit Crawford 3's or Booker 4 point plays.

[Robz4000]

Refs doing all they can to win this.

[resistanze]

Why was LMA getting bullied on the block by skinny ass Oubre?...

[Budkin]

There’s no fucking reason the Suns should be anywhere near winning this game. Terrible defensive performance.

[GreekSpursfan]

Yeah Davis hit that but the sad thing is that LMA couldn't get position on Oubre on that play. Cant get more pussy than that.

[BatManu20]

Why was LMA getting bullied on the block by skinny ass Oubre?...

Seconded.

[bklynspursfan]

No timeouts left for Suns. Hit your FTs and don't foul/give up a 3

[DAF86]

Don't turn it over and make your FT's.

[timtonymanu]

And couldn't get a stop again. SMH. If the Spurs manage to pull this off, it's still a horrible performance.

[playbonner15]

HAHAHAHA

[bklynspursfan]

Same shit as OKC. But no foul lol

[RD2191]

:lmao :lmao spurms

[Ron Swanson]

Marco got mugged