Game Thread: Spurs vs Pelicans — Sat. (2/2) - 7:30/C (3:30am Riga Time)

[BatManu20]

Back tonight for our last home game before the RRT as we host a struggling 23-29 Pels team that has lost 6 of their last 8. Anthony Davis, Nikola Mirotic, Julius Randle, & Etwan Moore are all OUT for New Orleans. Chimezie Metu has been recalled from Austin. Let’s get it.



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[BatManu20]

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[Robz4000]

Is Randle back?

[Leetonidas]

Bought tickets to this before all this shit happened so kinda disappointed a lot of Pels especially Davis won't be playing. Oh well, should be fun

[TimmyBuckets]

Better be a win

[Blackhaus]

These are the games that should be a easy win but somehow the Spurs will let the pelicans play their best game. Okafor and Frank Jackson will turn into Kobe and Shaq.

[cd021]

Randle, Mirotic, Davis, Moore, and Payton are out.

Spurs should win by 30 tbh -should.

[objective]

If Metu is in, does that mean no Walker? That's sad.

This is the kind of game Walker needs. Hopefully a blowout against a team ready to quit with the AD garbage. Plus even a showcase for Walker right before the trade deadline just in case.

Give DDR more rest for his knee and give Walker the minutes, damn

[spurs10]

Bought tickets to this before all this shit happened so kinda disappointed a lot of Pels especially Davis won't be playing. Oh well, should be fun Have a great time and send them off with a big night!
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[DAF86]

Randle, Mirotic, Davis, Moore, and Payton are out.

Spurs should win by 30 tbh -should.

Have we played a team that wasn't missing multiple key players this season? :lol

[Chomag]

This would have been a perfect time to get Walker in damn...

[HarlemHeat37]

Hopefully the Spurs aren't too relaxed early on..tough to find motivation against a team you just defeated by 12 in their own arena and they're missing half their team..

[BillMc]

So has Davis played his last game for the Pelicans? Is he even around the team after the trade-wish announcement?

[Ron Swanson]

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[HarlemHeat37]

So has Davis played his last game for the Pelicans? Is he even around the team after the trade-wish announcement?

He intends to play when he returns from injury(probably lying IMO) and he was on the bench last game IIRC, but I doubt they'll let him get on the court..

[BillMc]

He intends to play when he returns from injury(probably lying IMO) and he was on the bench last game IIRC, but I doubt they'll let him get on the court..

Cheers. Yeah, I agree, they should keep him off the court. He'd be booed at home and courted away (like Kyrie was in NY recently).

[HarlemHeat37]

Cheers. Yeah, I agree, they should keep him off the court. He'd be booed at home and courted away (like Kyrie was in NY recently).
Quite possible, although from what I've seen, most Pelicans fans don't seem to hold this against him..

[phxspurfan]

Gonna be the most boring game in a long time

[cutewizard]

:bobo

[Shakril]

This will be a suns game. Bad play with an uncertain outcome.

[BillMc]

Spurs by a Nigel Tufnel amp setting.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1091859979999592448

[Ron Swanson]

Spurs by a Nigel Tufnel amp setting.

:lol

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/Spinal_Tap_-_Up_to_Eleven.jpg/330px-Spinal_Tap_-_Up_to_Eleven.jpg

[DAF86]

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1091859979999592448

Of course he's out against the only team he plays well.

[Ron Swanson]

Nice Tom Petty intro.

[Spurch]

Doesn't matter who plays for pelicans once Spurs complete the 4 home game with a victory

[BillMc]

:lol

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/Spinal_Tap_-_Up_to_Eleven.jpg/330px-Spinal_Tap_-_Up_to_Eleven.jpg
:bobo Well played.

[WallyTiger]

:flag:

[ace3g]

No LeBron tonight vs Warriors due to "load management." Whoever coined that phrase is rich, lol.

[Genovaswitness]

is demar gonna cry like a pussy bitch tonight

[Ron Swanson]

Nice pass to Rudy

[ace3g]

The bats are back, lol

[Ron Swanson]

Holy shit. The bats are back. :lmao

[Robz4000]

Batman returns

[baseline bum]

fckin manu having to retire when we need him most :pctoss

[WallyTiger]

bats:blah

[DAF86]

Hopefully White didn't injure himself trying to dunk that. Loved the intention though.

[Alfo21]

I don’t understand why you say Lonnie should have been here in a blowout game for experience. That guy is DeMar DePression tbh. Let Lonnie rest in this relatively easy game so DeMar can get some learning experience on how to play basketball.

[WallyTiger]

Rudy block :wow

[Chinook]

DeRozan is such an embarrassment right now.

[DAF86]

DeRozan is such an emotional lesbian.

[KDKSpurs24]

DeRozan sucks omg..

[weebo]

DeRozan is such an emotional lesbian.

[MoSpur02]

I think that frustration is more on how he's playing, not the refs. More about him and how much he's been sucking.

[WallyTiger]

Depression Biatches again

[Crazymaddopeyo]

DeRozan is such an emotional lesbian.

You’re so macho. If only everyone could be as manly as you.

[MoSpur02]

If Derozan doesn't use that technical to fire him up, then I don't know what will.

[Capt Bringdown]

Here's an old-school term that best applies to DeRozan: headcase.
I'm really getting tired of seeing this kunt in a Spurs uniform.

[MoSpur02]

Good find by Marco

[spurs10]

No LeBron tonight vs Warriors due to "load management." Whoever coined that phrase is rich, lol. Maybe last night was "date night." :wow

[DAF86]

You’re so macho. If only everyone could be as manly as you.

Did I hurt your feelings? Sorry bro.

[MoSpur02]

Forbes actually looked like a point guard after that dish.

[Ron Swanson]

:lma

[MoSpur02]

Pop inserting Gasol. Why? Why Pop?

[Crazymaddopeyo]

Did I hurt your feelings? Sorry bro.

Yeah I’m so hurt but your masculinity is making me feel strong. Thanks. God bless America.

[Robz4000]

Pop inserting Gasol. Why? Why Pop?

At least he can't play Cunningham with him tonight, albeit he actually plays well against the Pels.

[DAF86]

There comes Pau. Fuck Pop for setting back Poeltl's development.

[313]

:tu Derozen showing some fire

[BillMc]

Is LMA in the Spurs all time top 10 players after only 4 years? Top 6?

[DAF86]

Yeah I’m so hurt but your masculinity is making me feel strong. Thanks. God bless America.

Is ok to be gay, just don't be a bitter bitch about it. Elthon John bless son.

[Ron Swanson]

Pau immediately turns it over.

[DAF86]

At least he can't play Cunningham with him tonight, albeit he actually plays well against the Pels.

But there comes Pon. :lol

[MoSpur02]

Pointdexter too???

[MoSpur02]

There goes our lead because of this horrible rotation by Pop.

[Robz4000]

:lmao this unit
:lmao Pop
:lmao senile

[timtonymanu]

Yet Pop actually blames the players for not showing up when he’s the one playing Pau and Pon

[DAF86]

:lol Pau Gasol > Poeltl
:lol Chinook
:lol pop

[timtonymanu]

Man I really hate Pau

[ace3g]

Pau to Beli!!!

[MoSpur02]

Killer Bree Marco Belinelli

[RC_Drunkford]

Pop really messed up the bench unit by inserting Gasol

[MoSpur02]

Good pass by Gasol. He's always been a good passer

[BatManu20]

Pau is beyond washed man. Sad tbh.

[Crazymaddopeyo]

Is ok to be gay, just don't be a bitter bitch about it. Elthon John bless son.

Bless you. Thanks for saying it’s okay to be gay. I didn’t know, maybe one day I’ll be gay, we all deserve to be gay. Love it or leave it.

[Chinook]

:lol Pau Gasol > Poeltl
:lol Chinook (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=37557)
:lol pop

Seriously, you're so petty. What makes it worse is that Pau is playing just fine right now.

[Ron Swanson]

Get Pau out of there.

[Chomag]

Pau...

[313]

Ferrari :tu

[RC_Drunkford]

Seriously, you're so petty. What makes it worse is that Pau is playing just fine right now.

:lmao

[Degoat]

Pau might be the worse player in the NBA lol

[DAF86]

Seriously, you're so petty. What makes it worse is that Pau is playing just fine right now.

:lmao

[DAF86]

Seriously, you're so petty. What makes it worse is that Pau is playing just fine right now.

Like seriously, check your eyes or something. :lol

[timtonymanu]

We knew Pop couldn't resist playing his precious veteran. Stuff like this makes me wish Pop retires as planned.

[timtonymanu]

Seriously, you're so petty. What makes it worse is that Pau is playing just fine right now.

Good lord. :lol

[Degoat]

You have to imagine the spurs are trying to show pau can still play because Jakob should be playing over him no question

[emanueldavidginobili]

Pau returing as absoutely stunted Peoltl growth.

[WallyTiger]

Pop inserting Gasol. Why? Why Pop?
Depression Biatches with Gasol Yells would be beautiful.

[Robz4000]

Seriously, you're so petty. What makes it worse is that Pau is playing just fine right now.

He had some good sequences but overall he was bad. His chemistry with Beli can't be understated, however.

[DAF86]

Bless you. Thanks for saying it’s okay to be gay. I didn’t know, maybe one day I’ll be gay, we all deserve to be gay. Love it or leave it.

Eww, toxic masculinity, tbh.

[Chinook]

Like seriously, check your eyes or something. :lol

Yeah, no. This is getting really old. Gasol had a really good defensive possession to end the first quarter, and no one on here said shit about it. He had really good passes, and everyone is like "yeah, we knew he could do that". Spurs are plus-3 with him, and everyone is acting like that's normal. Then what, he misses a shot, and then it "Get him out of there."

Spurstalk is just so shitty right now. Even as I type this, Gasol just had another good defensive possession, and I'm betting nobody commented on that either.

[Robz4000]

Fuck, Okafor bullying LMA.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Yeah, no. This is getting really old. Gasol had a really good defensive possession to end the first quarter, and no one on here said shit about it. He had really good passes, and everyone is like "yeah, we knew he could do that". Spurs are plus-3 with him, and everyone is acting like that's normal. Then what, he misses a shot, and then it "Get him out of there."

Spurstalk is just so shitty right now. Even as I type this, Gasol just had another good defensive possession, and I'm betting nobody commented on that either.

So do you think he should be playing over Poeltl?

[Shakril]

Yeah, no. This is getting really old. Gasol had a really good defensive possession to end the first quarter, and no one on here said shit about it. He had really good passes, and everyone is like "yeah, we knew he could do that". Spurs are plus-3 with him, and everyone is acting like that's normal. Then what, he misses a shot, and then it "Get him out of there."

Spurstalk is just so shitty right now. Even as I type this, Gasol just had another good defensive possession, and I'm betting nobody commented on that either.

Chinook, i know you mean well, but except for one or two games he plays awful. Whats worse ist, that because of him Poeltls minutes got cut tremendously, which visibly has shaken his confidence. Up to Gasols return, Poeltl has played very very well.
Than LMA also plays excellent, which also has cut into Poeltls Minutes.

As long as Poeltls, plays 4 minutes a game, he wont develop and that is a problem long term.

[Chinook]

So do you think he should be playing over Poeltl?

I don't know. I would not have put Gasol back into the rotation when he was healthy. Poeltl was playing well and should have kept his spot. I don't think Pop's doing anyone favors by playing all three guys. At the same time, Gasol IS better than Poeltl. If Pop were to give him time to settle into the spot rather than doing this time-share thing, I think he'll be good. Or they can go back to Poe. Just don't do both.

[slick'81]

Pau returing as absoutely stunted Peoltl growth.


The time share is killing both their value

[313]

Okafor asserting hsi dominance

[RC_Drunkford]

DeFrozan 1/5

[R. DeMurre]

Okafor's Defensive awareness is even worse than I remember it being.

[Chinook]

Chinook, i know you mean well, but except for one or two games he plays awful. Whats worse ist, that because of him Poeltls minutes got cut tremendously, which visibly has shaken his confidence. Up to Gasols return, Poeltl has played very very well.
Than LMA also plays excellent, which also has cut into Poeltls Minutes.

As long as Poeltls, plays 4 minutes a game, he wont develop and that is a problem long term.

I have nothing against the idea that Poeltl should not have been benched. I do think folks are way too quick to excuse Jakob's bad play and ignore Pau's good play. Like everyone seems to think it's fine that Poeltl isn't playing well in a part-time role, but they don't think Gasol would also play better in more minutes. Both are professionals now. Both should be ready at all times. And both might need to be in a rhythm. I can get that. I feel, though, that ST's agendas makes it to where that type of objectivity just doesn't apply most of the time.

[Robz4000]

This Spurs team is so painful to watch, they have such low IQs.

[Ron Swanson]

DDR shot his wad against Toronto. It would be great if he could get out of this funk.

[DAF86]

Yeah, no. This is getting really old. Gasol had a really good defensive possession to end the first quarter, and no one on here said shit about it. He had really good passes, and everyone is like "yeah, we knew he could do that". Spurs are plus-3 with him, and everyone is acting like that's normal. Then what, he misses a shot, and then it "Get him out of there."

Spurstalk is just so shitty right now. Even as I type this, Gasol just had another good defensive possession, and I'm betting nobody commented on that either.

He had like one good defensive possession and one good pass and everything else was shit. :lol

But I guess you are right and everybody else is wrong.

[timtonymanu]

Gasol IS better than Poeltl :lmao
"We have enough depth" :lmao
Bryn is untouchable :lmao

[Arcadian]

Here's an old-school term that best applies to DeRozan: headcase.
I'm really getting tired of seeing this kunt in a Spurs uniform.

Is "headcase" considered offensive now? I don't see the problem with it, given that mental disorders literally affect the organ inside your head :lol

[timtonymanu]

Where's Mugen at? He called this Pau obsession shit.

[RC_Drunkford]

the thing with Gasol is he can't score at all. Then when he misses the bucket he's also slow running the floor that it's a straight lay up line if the other team pushes the pace. And if he's under the basket they just get a switch with a guard on him who makes a jumper/floater. Poeltl fits the playing style of the bench way better cause he's more mobile, runs the floor hard, is a better offensive rebounder and is a roll man. Gasol is still a pick and pop big

[Chinook]

He had like one good defensive possession and one good pass and everything else was shit. :lol

But I guess you are right and everybody else is wrong.

He had at least three good defensive possessions and two assists to go with his score. But I guess is good impact stats are wrong and you're the one who knows how the game is played... The way folks were talking, you'd think New Orleans went on a run with him in the game rather than as soon as he went to the bench.

[Ron Swanson]

Not this Gay!

[Robz4000]

Really low IQ shot by Rudy, but at least he made it.

[Chinook]

Gasol IS better than Poeltl :lmao
"We have enough depth" :lmao
Bryn is untouchable :lmao

First one hasn't stopped being true, no matter how much it hurts people's feelings.

Second one still hasn't been demonstrated to be wrong. They won three games with out their top guard for fucks sake.

Nobody said Bryn was untouchable.

[RC_Drunkford]

He had at least three good defensive possessions and two assists to go with his score. But I guess is good impact stats are wrong and you're the one who knows how the game is played... The way folks were talking, you'd think New Orleans went on a run with him in the game rather than as soon as he went to the bench.

New Orleans did go on a run, it's just that the Spurs still scored a lot so the lead didn't go away. Pau being +1 is not really a good impact stat either

[ace3g]

Apparently this is Rudy Gay and bats.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Q1xx7t-HU

[DAF86]

He had at least three good defensive possessions and two assists to go with his score. But I guess is good impact stats are wrong and you're the one who knows how the game is played... The way folks were talking, you'd think New Orleans went on a run with him in the game rather than as soon as he went to the bench.

Using +/- for a 5 minutes stretch. :lol Also, Pau is only +1 on a game where the Spurs are +13

[BillMc]

Apparently this is Rudy Gay and bats.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Q1xx7t-HU
:rollin

[DAF86]

First one hasn't stopped being true, no matter how much it hurts people's feelings.

Second one still hasn't been demonstrated to be wrong. They won three games with out their top guard for fucks sake.

Nobody said Bryn was untouchable.

Yes, yes it has. Stop being so fucking dense.

I love how you claim +/- for a 5 minutes stretch but refuse to do the same for a whole season worth of sample size. :lol

[BillMc]

Is DeMar ever going to regain his form?

[Chinook]

New Orleans did go on a run, it's just that the Spurs still scored a lot so the lead didn't go away.

If both teams score, then neither team went on a run. Anyways, the Spurs gave up 11 points in the five minutes Gasol played. That's a pace of 105.6 a game, less than the 110.1 points the team gives up every game.

[Fusternino]

Glad to see Rudy has found the touch from distance again.

[DAF86]

If both teams score, then neither team went on a run. Anyways, the Spurs gave up 11 points in the five minutes Gasol played. That's a pace of 105.6 a game, less than the 110.1 points the team gives up every game.

He played those 5 minutes against the Pelicans 3rd string guys, and he still looked like a whale out of water.

[R. DeMurre]

I've always liked Jrue Holiday... gotta feel bad for him-- AD will leave at some point and he'll start with 4 non-starters, like he did tonight.

[BillMc]

Who we rooting for in Rockets-Jazz?

[Ron Swanson]

Who we rooting for in Rockets-Jazz?

A meteor.

[BatManu20]

I've always liked Jrue Holiday... gotta feel bad for him-- AD will leave at some point and he'll start with 4 non-starters, like he did tonight.

He’ll be traded eventually imo, despite today’s reports that the Pels aren’t even taking calls for him right now.

[timtonymanu]

Who we rooting for in Rockets-Jazz?

Go "Dat Core." Anything to separate us from Houston for the Division crown.

[BillMc]

A meteor.
:lmao:bobo

[Chinook]

Yes, yes it has. Stop being so fucking dense.

No it hasn't. You're just being butt-hurt and crying every chance you get because you got soggy-biscuited for your Aldridge thread. Your "Whole season worth of sample size" has Gasol as a way better defensive player than Poeltl, but you'll cling to the one stat that puts Jakob ahead in that category. It just goes to show how skewed your basketball world-view is. You claim to be all new-age and stat-driven, but when it comes time to actually talk about the numbers and how they apply, you give a paper-thin analysis. You complain about people using "traditional position markers" then whine that Bertans isn't playing the three rather than the four. It just doesn't make sense. It's like you don't think about what you type at all.

[marinoman]

Should’ve traded kawhi/derozan for Beal

[DAF86]

Who we rooting for in Rockets-Jazz?

The Jazz scare me more than the Rockets. Would like to gain as much separation from them as possible.

[RC_Drunkford]

If both teams score, then neither team went on a run. Anyways, the Spurs gave up 11 points in the five minutes Gasol played. That's a pace of 105.6 a game, less than the 110.1 points the team gives up every game.

man even you can't be that stupid to not see that we're playing the Pelicans who have 5 injured rotation players. This is not the norm

[Chinook]

man even you can't be that stupid to not see that we're playing the Pelicans who have 5 injured rotation players. This is not the norm

Yeah, it is. Gasol has the best defensive numbers on the team. It's not a damned accident, and they don't play New Orleans every game.

[marinoman]

Who we rooting for in Rockets-Jazz?
I’m going for jazz, don’t want lakers to make it. Plus it’s too early to tell the matchups so I’m not sure what seeding is best

[skin27]

Derozan still sucking

[BatManu20]

Should’ve traded kawhi/derozan for Beal

Hindsight is always 20/20. We were lucky to get DeMar at the time, given the circumstances. Kawhi fucked us bad.

[RC_Drunkford]

Yeah, it is. Gasol has the best defensive numbers on the team. It's not a damned accident, and they don't play New Orleans every game.

Poeltl has a better +/- so by your logic Poeltl > Gasol

[Ron Swanson]

WTF was that call?

[Chinook]

Poeltl has a better +/- so by your logic Poeltl > Gasol

No, because we live in a world with more than just the one stat. On/off is the only stat that has Jakob ahead.

[Robz4000]

:lol this team is so dumb

[Capt Bringdown]

Gay is so dumb

[RC_Drunkford]

No, because we live in a world with more than just the one stat. On/off is the only stat that has Jakob ahead.

I know you live by the motto "men lie, women lie, numbers don't" although they actually do sometimes

[Robz4000]

:lmao Gay

[emanueldavidginobili]

LA’s hustle in the last month have been off the charts

[Robz4000]

At least LMA is beasting. This team really pisses me off regardless. Spurs of old wouldn't beat themselves like DeRozan/Gay seem wont to do.

[timtonymanu]

When was the last time we handled the Pelicans this easily? I know they're without AD, but considering this team would always play us well in the past even when he wasn't playing, we've had their number this year so far.

[marinoman]

Gay has the shittiest shoes I’ve seen since Durant’s creamsicle shoes

[skin27]

LA showing all of us that he is the alpha of this team

[weebo]

LMVP :lobt2:

[Robz4000]

When was the last time we handled the Pelicans this easily? I know they're without AD, but considering this team would always play us well in the past even when he wasn't playing, we've had their number this year so far.

They've been missing half their roster the past two games. Last time they were fully healthy they ran the Spurs out of their arena in NO.

[Chinook]

I know you live by the motto "men lie, women lie, numbers don't" although they actually do sometimes

I don't live by that motto, actually. I believe numbers need context and explanations before we can try to apply them to anything. If you can give me real reasons why the numbers are wrong, that's one thing. But if you're just going to be like "They're wrong because I disagree with them," that's not a real critique. That stretch tonight is a perfect example how Gasol can come in and play well, and fans on here still think he's fucking up. I see Pau play, and I can see why his numbers make sense. I also see how he doesn't work in situations. It's not like I'm a fan of how Pop is using him or Poeltl right now either. But I don't have to pretend his numbers are lying to think that.

Like the reason why I think Pau's on/offs are worse is because he played 158 of his 291 minutes before Pop got his defensive gameplan installed, and that's a way higher percentage than any other guy on the roster. Pau himself was actually a fine defender for what he can do. But the team was missing rotations and not trying very hard back then. They fixed that starting in December, and everyone got the plus-minus bump from that except Gasol. Now he's back, and his numbers are consistent in that regard, but he still has to deal with more than half his minutes being during the worst defensive stretch in recent Spurs memory.

[Robz4000]

God damnit White, dumb dumb foul.

[MoSpur02]

That technical seems to have done some good for Derozan

[Robz4000]

That technical seems to have done some good for Derozan

He's still been making bad decisions tbh, just getting to the line now.

[Robz4000]

Another low-IQ foul.

[MoSpur02]

Damn you Pop!!! Why!?!?!?!? Why Gasol!?!?!?

[Robz4000]

Low-IQ play by the Spurs letting the Pelicans hang around. Reminding me more and more of the Bulls game.

[Robz4000]

:lmao Spurs gonna choke another 21 point lead

[DAF86]

No it hasn't. You're just being butt-hurt and crying every chance you get because you got soggy-biscuited for your Aldridge thread.

Nothing I said on that thread has proven to be wrong, and it is very unlikely that ever chances, tbh. So I don't know why I would be butthurt about being right. :lol


Your "Whole season worth of sample size" has Gasol as a way better defensive player than Poeltl, but you'll cling to the one stat that puts Jakob ahead in that category. It just goes to show how skewed your basketball world-view is. You claim to be all new-age and stat-driven, but when it comes time to actually talk about the numbers and how they apply, you give a paper-thin analysis.

When it comes to defense, advanced stats aren't as reliable as offensive stats or impact stats in general. Also, I love how when I said Bertans was a positive on defense you showed his defensive on/off stat 5 games into the season saying that's better than DBPM. But now that that stat doesn't fit your agenda you did a 180 on that. :lol


You complain about people using "traditional position markers" then whine that Bertans isn't playing the three rather than the four. It just doesn't make sense. It's like you don't think about what you type at all.

I already explained the SF/PF thing and it was pretty clear. You are just salty because you realized you had an awful take for which you are getting rightfully gang banged so you are just trying to divert from that fact. :lol

BTW, you still didn't answer who played SF the other night, Gay or Bertans.

[hoopdreams11]

Pop showcasing Pau tonight the only way we get someone to bite on the contract is to at least rebound. Right now he has zero. Bellini has 1 and Davis 4

[marinoman]

AD outplaying gasol so far

[MoSpur02]

I really hope the reason for Pau playing lately is to showcase him so that the Spurs can move him.

[Ron Swanson]

There you go, 50

[MoSpur02]

Hate to say it because I hate his defense, but Patty has been plugood lately.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Why isn’t Lonnie with the team? No Austin game either smh

[Robz4000]

Pelicans have scored 30 points in the last 6 minutes. Spurs need to clean up the defense, specifically from the 3-point line.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Why isn’t Lonnie with the team? No Austin game either smh
Just saw his Instagram story too he’s out to eat with his girl right now lol

[Ron Swanson]

What does it take for Poeltl to get some fucking minutes?

[Chinook]

Nothing I said on that thread has proven to be wrong, and it is very unlikely that ever chances, tbh. So I don't know why I would be butthurt about being right.

Dunno why you'd be so butt-hurt regardless, yet you have been.


When it comes to defense, advanced stats aren't as reliable as offensive stats or impact stats in general. Also, I love how when I said Bertans was a positive on defense you showed his defensive on/off stat 5 games into the season saying that's better than DBPM. But now that that stat doesn't fit your agenda you did a 180 on that. :lol

Oh, no. On/offs are still my favorite of all the defensive stats. I like them more than RPM and BPM. But as I've mentioned, there's a really obvious reason why Gasol's on/offs were worse than Poeltl. Unlike you, I don't think just listing a number constitutes an argument. The other stats don't have the same blind spot to Gasol's injury that on/offs do.


I already explained the SF/PF thing and it was pretty clear. You are just salty because you realized you had an awful take for which you are getting rightfully gang banged so you are just trying to divert from that fact. :lol

The take wasn't bad at all. You tried to compare DeRozan's rebounding to Bertans' by using rebounding rate, and that's wrong. It's not how the stat is supposed to be used. I explained that, and you decided to change the subject.


BTW, you still didn't answer who played SF the other night, Gay or Bertans.

No I didn't. I haven't even gone back to that thread, because I've been working massive overtime all week. This is my only night off until next Saturday, and I didn't really do much posting besides a couple of messages from my phone since last weekend. I didn't watch either game this week, so I honestly don't know who played where. I do think in general he spends most of his defensive possessions as a big and is usually closer to the rim than DeRozan is. Regardless, Rudy's rebounding rate is a lot higher than Bertans' is.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

Just saw his Instagram story too he’s out to eat with his girl right now lol

:lol today’s nba :lol

[MoSpur02]

Gasol with the airball. :lmao

[Rosewood]

Lmao omg Pau. Disgraceful.

[ace3g]

Davis just did the "smitty" and then passed to Gasol for easy layup.

[MoSpur02]

Spurs fastbreaks have to be the worst in the NBA.

[Rosewood]

Spurs fastbreaks have to be the worst in the NBA. Yeah I have no idea what the fuck they're doing half the time and I don't think they do either.

[Robz4000]

Someone needs to save Gay from himself. His stats are fine tonight but this is some of the dumbest basketball I've seen him play.

[Robz4000]

White having one of his better defensive games tonight.

[Robz4000]

Poeltl comes in, immediately blocks Holiday.

[MoSpur02]

1 minute in and Poeltl showing he's better than Gasol

[Robz4000]

1 minute in and Poeltl showing he's better than Gasol

He was bad the last two possessions on defense after that block, unfortunately.

[emanueldavidginobili]

First bad shooting game for Derrick in a very long time. He was due for one tbh

[MoSpur02]

He was bad the last two possessions on defense after that block, unfortunately.

True

[Robz4000]

Pop putting in scrubs too early again.

[MoSpur02]

Poeltl should've shot it

[DAF86]

Pop still thinks this is the mid 2000's NBA. 15 pts with 4 minutes to go is not a finished game.

[Ron Swanson]

Like clockwork.

[Robz4000]

:lmao Pop

[Rosewood]

What the fuck LOL

[emanueldavidginobili]

First bad shooting game for Derrick in a very long time. He was due for one tbh

[ace3g]

Spurs lapses....

[Chinook]

1 minute in and Poeltl showing he's better than Gasol

Bad jinx.

[DAF86]

One day Pop will lose one of these games and I'm going to laugh my ass off. :lol

[MoSpur02]

Wow. Horrible defense

[Robz4000]

One day Pop will lose one of these games and I'm going to laugh my ass off. :lol

Could be tonight. This one isn't over.

[BatManu20]

Lol Spurs scrubs trying to give it away. Pop pulled the starters too early though

[Degoat]

Jesus pop lol he always pulls the starters too soon

[Robz4000]

:lmao fuck you Pop

[Chinook]

It's a miracle when Chim touches the ball and doesn't shoot

[Ron Swanson]

:lmao

[timtonymanu]

Pop is so out of touch with the league

[Chinook]

Spurstalk: Why was Gay in the game when the Spurs have the lead?

Also Spurstalk: Why did Pop pull his guys up 20 with five minutes left?

[DAF86]

Any other coach would get murdered for this shit :lmao

[Rosewood]

Spurstalk: Why was Gay in the game when the Spurs have the lead?

Also Spurstalk: Why did Pop pull his guys up 20 with five minutes left? Pretty much, our warmers looking pretty bad atm though.

[PoppaP]

You gotta be shittin me

[BatManu20]

Fucking Pop man GTFOH with this ego bullshit. Should’ve put the starters back in a long time ago. Terrible.

[hoopdreams11]

Pop's fault you can't have Patty running the show to close it out he does not know how to slow it down.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

I turned this shit off up 20... wtf happened

[timtonymanu]

Watch these guys tie the game now

[Robz4000]

I turned this shit off up 20... wtf happened

Pop

[MoSpur02]

Embarrassing game TBH

[Ron Swanson]

I turned this shit off up 20... wtf happened

:pop:

[Ron Swanson]

Holy shit. I thought that was going down.

[DAF86]

For a guy that talks so much about being over yourself, Pop sure likes to draw attention to himself doing "special" things.

[Leetonidas]

:lmao sad as fuck seeing this in person. Half the arena cleared out already

[Chinook]

Frazier totally traveled on that shot anyway.

[MoSpur02]

Props to Gentry and the Pelicans for not folding. Sucks they have Kawhi 2.0 on their team. At least he's sitting on the bench with his teammates though.

[Rosewood]

At least he got the clipboard out. We're good boys.

[Robz4000]

Spurs can't even inbound the ball properly. That's all coaching.

[Rosewood]

Props to Pelicans, they are very shorthanded and they gave our warmers the work. Totally destroyed them.

[bbarry]

does it irk anyone else when former players, like sean elliott rant about stuff like not letting teams back in the game, not playing with enough energy, not falling asleep on defense, etc, etc? it's so annoying to hear because they did the SAME exact things when they played.

[MoSpur02]

We can't inbound for crap this season.

[DAF86]

Pretty much, our warmers looking pretty bad atm though.

Pop could get away with this shit in '14 when he had Quality 3rd stringers, now he has Pondexter and Cunningham.

[Degoat]

It was still a good game by the starting guys, 3rd string guys just suck bad and pop is crazy lol

[Chinook]

Getting really sick of people blaming Pop for this. How big of a fucking score does it have to be to play Poelt and Metu? Everyone else had been part of the rotation when the team got a their lead. This is on the players. It's not too much to ask to not give up a 20-point lead in a half-quarter.

[Robz4000]

God damn, fuck Pop.

[timtonymanu]

Pop should get an F for this 4th quarter stretch alone. Also for supposedly having so much corporate knowledge, Mills is a low IQ guy. He’s lucky he has a lot of team spirit because his basketball play on the court is so inconsistent.

[Mr. Body]

Normally I defend Popovich, but what the fuck was that? I understand giving guys a chance to learn, but that lineup at the end was ass.

[MoSpur02]

Can't wait for Pop's post game interview. Interesting to see him go out and embrace Davis. Hopefully he did some recruiting. ��

[Proxy]

Getting really sick of people blaming Pop for this. How big of a fucking score does it have to be to play Poelt and Metu? Everyone else had been part of the rotation when the team got a their lead. This is on the players. It's not too much to ask to not give up a 20-point lead in a half-quarter.

yep

[timtonymanu]

For a guy that talks so much about being over yourself, Pop sure likes to draw attention to himself doing "special" things.

For sure. One of Pop's most annoying traits. Likes to put the blame on others and never himself.

[Robz4000]

Getting really sick of people blaming Pop for this. How big of a fucking score does it have to be to play Poelt and Metu? Everyone else had been part of the rotation when the team got a their lead. This is on the players. It's not too much to ask to not give up a 20-point lead in a half-quarter.

This is :lol today's NBA where any team can score 30 points in a hurry thanks to 3-pt chucking. Let's also not act like Pondexter and Metu are NBA players. Team also had no PG out there during that run.

[DAF86]

Waiting for that B+ grade for Pop, tbh.

"Liked that Pop didn't panic and put the starters back in early. Not his fault his garbage time lineup couldn't deliver".

[RC_Drunkford]

nah this was on the players. Mills, Forbes, Pondexter, Metu, Poeltl should be good enough to close out a 20 point lead against the Pelicans 3rd stringers. Pop should've called a time out when the Pels went on a run and cut the lead to 8 though

[BillMc]

Pop gave his guys the rope to hang themselves. then pulled it out at the end. No problem. Learning experience.

[spurs10]

Victory!! :flag:

[timtonymanu]

:pop: "Guys is Monty still in the Pelicans staff? Time to make this game look semi decent. Get in there, Pondexter."

[DAF86]

Getting really sick of people blaming Pop for this. How big of a fucking score does it have to be to play Poelt and Metu? Everyone else had been part of the rotation when the team got a their lead. This is on the players. It's not too much to ask to not give up a 20-point lead in a half-quarter.

This is the same NBA where teams are putting 40 pts quarter on the regular, tbh.

[BillMc]

Victory!! :flag:
:bobo

[timtonymanu]

Lol Mills though.

So much corporate knowledge when he's on the court.

[KDKSpurs24]

nah this was on the players. Mills, Forbes, Pondexter, Metu, Poeltl should be good enough to close out a 20 point lead against the Pelicans 3rd stringers. Pop should've called a time out when the Pels went on a run and cut the lead to 8 though
Exactly. All the people blaming Pop but that shit was on the players for being trash! But yeah he definitely should have called a timeout.

[Robz4000]

nah this was on the players. Mills, Forbes, Pondexter, Metu, Poeltl should be good enough to close out a 20 point lead against the Pelicans 3rd stringers. Pop should've called a time out when the Pels went on a run and cut the lead to 8 though

Two of those guys are non-NBA players and Poeltl was ass all night. Mills was also on the bench for the majority of the Pelicans run. Lead was only 15 with 4:30 to go when he put that shit lineup in, which is basically a 5 point lead in :lol today's NBA.

[skin27]

Victory

[emanueldavidginobili]

We only won by 5?!?! What in the actual fuck? I switched the game with like 8 minutes left to check out the Warriors/Lakers

[Chinook]

This is :lol today's NBA where any team can score 30 points in a hurry thanks to 3-pt chucking. Let's also not act like Pondexter and Metu are NBA players. Team also had no PG out there during that run.

The Spurs had the same players they use for their back-up PG out there. They run with that guard tandem quite a bit. You also don't have to tell me teams can score quickly. But the Spurs playing bad offense and not using any time while also leaving guys open wasn't excusable. This was garbage time, but the guys who came in played unrealistically bad. Pop stick with them because, how can you really expect them to lose a 20-point lead so fast?

If Gasol were in the game instead of Jakob, he'd be getting killed rather than Pop. It's sad how predictable the channels are on this site.

[Chinook]

This is the same NBA where teams are putting 40 pts quarter on the regular, tbh.

So should Pop play all of his guys until the whistle? How much time has to be left to where it's not Pop's fault when Gay gets hurt?

[NameLess Scrub]

Frazier totally traveled on that shot anyway.

Forbes block looked clean too.

[NameLess Scrub]

Frazier totally traveled on that shot anyway.

Forbes block looked clean too.

[Robz4000]

The Spurs had the same players they use for their back-up PG out there. They run with that guard tandem quite a bit. You also don't have to tell me teams can score quickly. But the Spurs playing bad offense and not using any time while also leaving guys open wasn't excusable. This was garbage time, but the guys who came in played unrealistically bad. Pop stick with them because, how can you really expect them to lose a 20-point lead so fast?

If Gasol were in the game instead of Jakob, he'd be getting killed rather than Pop. It's sad how predictable the channels are on this site.

Gasol was fine tonight and I can understand why he's the back-up instead of Poeltl (who looks like shit right now). However, the Spurs not milking clock and taking bad shots while not defending the 3-pt line is something the Pop of old would call timeouts for even if the team were up 30.

[John B]

Forbes was garbage without the starters tbh. And Pop should have called time when the lead was cut to 8. This probably shook the players’ confidence than taught especially getting pulled out not doing an NBA job. Bad coaching on the last 5 mins tbh.

[MoSpur02]

Really not looking forward to the RRT unless they make a trade.