Game Thread: Spurs @ Blazers — Thur. (1/7) - 10:30/C (6:30am Riga Time)

[GAustex]

Alas

[SpurPadre]

:lol Paying 16 million to Gasol to sit on the bench.

And paying Forbes to be the worst starting player amongst all playoff teams.:lmao

[skin27]

Derozan has 35/6/6 in a losing effort..smh

[slick'81]

Lol metu

[duncan2k5]

This is the worst job PATFO have ever done in building and managing a Spurs roster. Inexcusable to stand pat and "not lose sleep" over a shit roster you refused to improve.

Yep... I know everyone sees what I see... They just don't like me being the messenger

[paperboy77]

Damn.. aren’t the Spurs supposed to be old school b-ball? Getting schooled by nurcic fucker. We suck.

best 3 point shooting team in the nba....so shoot the shit outa it! Sorry guys just wrapping up the day. 5 double shot Diet Coke and crown. In Houston righ5now and bar loving this game. 2 ring muthas!

[ceperez]

The Blazers are a team that has got better passing, defense and shooting compared to the Spurs. Like the tables have turned.

Aldridge and DeRozan's problem is that they can't make plays for everyone else.

[Larry O]

Good Night. Drive Home Safely. O-3 on this RRT. Looks like 0-4 in Utah could be incoming... SMH...

[timtonymanu]

Derozan has 35/6/6 in a losing effort..smh

Misleading cause he looked pretty horrible tonight

[Alfo21]

Starting five of Avery Johnson, Sean, Bowen, Timmy, Admiral would defend much better if they suited up today.

[ryanbhp]

Not a playoff team yet...

[emanueldavidginobili]

But when I say it, the entire board says I'm wrong... Lol
You’re not wrong. Don’t get me wrong Pop is a great coach but he’s stubborn and refuses to adapt to the new NBA. he’s the oldest coach in the nba.

[spurs10]

Derozan has 35/6/6 in a losing effort..smh Yeah that's a real drag. Too many TO's. Looked hopeful for awhile.

[GAustex]

Starting five of Avery Johnson, Sean, Bowen, Timmy, Admiral would defend much better if they suited up today.
Damn near impossible to score on that team

[emanueldavidginobili]

Really missing White. After this RRT we can see ourselves out of the playoffs possibly

[GAustex]

At least they did not cave completely

[Hoops Czar]

Derozan has 35/6/6 in a losing effort..smh

In a losing effort, story of DeRozan's career.

[Slippy]

Derozan as PG with his iso ball offense doesnt work in the long run. Opposing teams have him figured out by now. That's why he started so well in October. It's easy to guard against. The massive problem. Off the ball he doesn't know how use his talents.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Can’t be mad though. This team isn’t winning the championship this year. Just have to hope DJ comes back great and Lonnie has a great offseason. And we get a decent draft pick or a another steal in the draft. This offseason there’s going to be a lot of teams that get better and we won’t do anything

[BatManu20]

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[timtonymanu]

And paying Forbes to be the worst starting player amongst all playoff teams.:lmao

Forbes is on a cheap contract. Move him back to the bench next year and problem solved. Not as bad as 27 million a year for the inefficient version of Derrick White in DeRozan. And 12 million a year for a backup PG that only plays well for half the season.

[Larry O]

Pop's plan to place his top players on "load management" has turned to poop, lol!

[timtonymanu]

And paying Forbes to be the worst starting player amongst all playoff teams.:lmao

Forbes is on a cheap contract. Move him back to the bench next year and problem solved. Not as bad as 27 million a year for the inefficient version of Derrick White in DeRozan. And 12 million a year for a backup PG that only plays well for half the season.

[boutons_deux]

Misleading cause he looked pretty horrible tonight

28 FGA

[Bynumite]

I repeat: THIS team stood pat at the deadline while most other teams actually made an effort to improve their rosters.

Not really. Poop managed to advise several GM's not to trade with the Lakers. That's considered a successful free agency in Poop's book :tu

[RVSTX]

BOTTOM LINE IS WE JUST CANT STOP ANYBODY...TEAM DEFENSE IS BAD, INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE IS BAD, BEING TOO SMALL IN SOME POSITIONS DOESNT HELP...

[slick'81]

Kenny smith and his stupid car analogys

[Bynumite]

So you get your shit pushed in by 40 while you rest DeFrozen and LaSoft, only to lose by 10 instead of 20 the next game?

Another gem straight out of Poop's playbook. Wow :wow

:lmao

[SpurPadre]

This Spurs defense makes Dantoni's Suns teams look like the '03 Spurs D.

[skin27]

This Spurs defense makes Dantoni's Suns teams look like the '03 Spurs D.. 04 spurs tbh..

[$pursDynasty]

DeRozan's points were like empty calories, yeah he had 35 points, but it looks like he had like 10 turnovers that lead directly to points

[cd021]

Forbes is on a cheap contract. Move him back to the bench next year and problem solved. Not as bad as 27 million a year for the inefficient version of Derrick White in DeRozan. And 12 million a year for a backup PG that only plays well for half the season.

You want Mills, Forbes, and Beli to all play most of their minutes together next season? Yeesh.

I expect White to move to the bench and take a larger role as the 6th man while Murray starts at PG and Forbes continues to start at SG.

[cd021]

This Spurs defense makes Dantoni's Suns teams look like the '03 Spurs D.

His Suns teams were actually near league average or better.

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This Spurs team is 22nd, they'd be on pace to win 50+ games if they had those rankings tbh.

[Slippy]

DeRozan's points were like empty calories, yeah he had 35 points, but it looks like he had like 10 turnovers that lead directly to points

Yap and Demar iso ball lead to easier baskets for Portland. At that pace team d has no chance.

[SpurPadre]

His Suns teams were actually near league average or better.

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This Spurs team is 22nd, they'd be on pace to win 50+ games if they had those rankings tbh.

Those numbers are skewed really. Their offense fueled their D against the worst teams in the league but they were always exposed against elite teams. Nash was horrendous on D and so was Amare. Maid Marion was good at opportunistic steals but his perimeter D was awful.

[RC_Drunkford]

I'm just glad Spurs didn't make a trade :rollin

[TimmyBuckets]

This. Team. Is. Utter. Trash.

[NameLess Scrub]

Remember when lose 1 to win the other?

[TimmyBuckets]

This roster is utter trash. Derrick White is the highlight of this roster? Trash.

[cd021]

Those numbers are skewed really. Their offense fueled their D against the worst teams in the league but they were always exposed against elite teams. Nash was horrendous on D and so was Amare. Maid Marion was good at opportunistic steals but his perimeter D was awful.

Them being average takes into account stopping bad teams and being exposed by good ones- thus the term average.

[BackHome]

Forbes and Mills are just to small to play extended minutes they just get abused on defense all the time.

[SpurPadre]

Forbes and Mills are just to small to play extended minutes they just get abused on defense all the time.

Mills is too small. Forbes is simply too unskilled

[SpurPadre]

Forbes and Mills are just to small to play extended minutes they just get abused on defense all the time.

Mills is too small. Forbes is simply too unskilled. He wasn't drafted for a very good reason.

[SpurPadre]

You want Mills, Forbes, and Beli to all play most of their minutes together next season? Yeesh.

I expect White to move to the bench and take a larger role as the 6th man while Murray starts at PG and Forbes continues to start at SG.

You want Forbes to start next season? Yeesh!

Murray shouldn't carry the burden of cleaning up after that bum.

[venitian navigator]

this game showed another time, as if this was necessary, that no team can pretend to win with no perimeter defense...and that we have a horrid back court defense...simply no one can stay in front of a very good offensive back court player (and Portland have two of them).
Mills, Forbes, Bellinelli, DDR = 0 perimeter defense = orgy of blood for TJ and Damien sharks

[cd021]

You want Forbes to start next season? Yeesh!

Murray shouldn't carry the burden of cleaning up after that bum.

Murray, White, DDR, Gay/ Bertans, and LMA would/should close each half so it's not a big deal to start Forbes for 6 or 7 minutes each half.

[cd021]

Mills is too small. Forbes is simply too unskilled. He wasn't drafted for a very good reason.

Forbes issues isn't a lack of skill. I've been pretty down on him for most of his time here but he's a great shooter, can knock down spot ups and knock down shots off the dribble as well as occasional drives to the rim

His issue is he's 3 inches too short, average arm span, and unathletic. Best case for him is probably a below average defender even with him having to be hidden on D.

[RC_Drunkford]

the real solution is to trade both Mills and Forbes and replace them with players who can hit the 3 and defend. Ship DeRozan out too while you at it and move Pau's contract.

[ceperez]

the real solution is to trade both Mills and Forbes and replace them with players who can hit the 3 and defend. Ship DeRozan out too while you at it and move Pau's contract.

Like for who? Everyone is placing high value for the kind of 3 and defend player you seek.

Spurs invented the 3 and defend player in Bowen and now everyone wants that kind of player.

The only option I see for a small market team is to seek out lottery busts and put them through the Spurs program. So like Caboclo, Stanley Johnson etc. Guys with length and athleticism but haven't learned how to shoot.

No amount of effort by Forbes is going to compensate for his short arms!

[BackHome]

If we can draft a tall SG who can stroke the 3 and play defense I would have no problem using our first draft pick. To me Mills, Forbes, and DEROZZ are not what we need as starting SG in today’s NBA they are to flawed and are just Terrible defensive players.

[itzsoweezee]

this loss is on LMA. He got completely outworked by nurkic. The Spurs only got back in the game after they stopped going to LMA and let Rudy and DeMar take over.

[tlongII]

Just beating the teams we’re supposed to beat. No big deal.