Game Thread: Spurs vs Heat — Wed. (3/20) - 7:30/CST, 8:30 EST (2:30am Riga Time)

[Hoops Czar]

Lol Patty lets D-Wade walk into a half court 3 and he drains it.

Neal with it!

[ZeusWillJudge]

That's that Patty Mills leadership. Been here for 8 years yet still doesn't understand that you pressure the ballhandler when there are only 3 seconds left

[GreekSpursfan]

This fucking league has become a joke, they gifted Harden 3 FT's to tie the game.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Forbes out there taking his fucking defensive stance. As if.

[007nites]

single digit game folks

[Hoops Czar]

Patty doesn’t even bother trying to defend there at the end.
Maybe it's for the better. If he defended, it's probably a 4-point play.

[Capt Bringdown]

Whiteside wiping out LMA

[YoungbuckMurray]

Box somebody out holy

[skin27]

:lol Rockets forced an ot

[Mugen]

When the chips are down, it's Bryn and Fatty.

"Go fuck yourself Derrick"
-:pop:

[KDKSpurs24]

LMA has looked lazy as fuck tonight

[ZeusWillJudge]

single digit game folks


It pays to be a quick typist in this game.

[timtonymanu]

Yeah I fail to see what leadership Patty provides other than towel waving and being a good teammate. He has such stupid basketball IQ

[BillMc]

What is wrong with the Thunder? Why do they suck suddenly? Injuries?

[Mugen]

At least Spurfan got that fluke ass winning streak tbh. This is the real squad.

[slick'81]

Yeah I fail to see what leadership Patty provides other than towel waving and being a good teammate. He has such stupid basketball IQ

But he lives,eats and breaths spurs basketball:lmao:rollin:rollin

[skin27]

Fuck the rockets!!!

[007nites]

Get a stop please

[GreekSpursfan]

Lets go Spurs, come on.

[r0drig0lac]

we have a chance

[007nites]

lets go

[007nites]

Grind it out and get over this hump

[slick'81]

Spurs got this shit

[r0drig0lac]

5 point game

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Nice comeback

[Cry Havoc]

FIVE POINT GAME

[slick'81]

Lol a peeps believing spurs would lose at home minus gasuck

[FkLA]

We're back in it, boys. :flag:

[KDKSpurs24]

I’ve been saying all game that Miami always blow their leads.. Now it’s up to the Spurs to take the lead and close this out

[SpurPadre]

Fuck, if we lose it better not be because of that fluke three...

[Slippy]

Wtf down to 5. If they come back from this anythin is ispossible.

Ok jk but this team never comes back when playing from behind so this would be progress

[NameLess Scrub]

:lol making up for beating the Warriors

[boutons_deux]

+7 in 4th

[Larry O]

Clamp down on that D, get the rebounds and hit their shots, and NO TURNOVERS, and the W is in the books, baby!!! GSG!!!

[Capt Bringdown]

Dang, LMA so stiff tonight, like he's got broken ribs

[KDKSpurs24]

Why TF did LMA settle for that difficult ass shot?? He had open guys..

[r0drig0lac]

cmon Demar

[ZeusWillJudge]

White made the right decision there, that was just a great defensive play.

[bklynspursfan]

Um how the fuck don't they call a foul there.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Idiot DeRozan

[GreekSpursfan]

the fuck is Derozan doing

[Cry Havoc]

Fuck the refs. How fucking obvious is this bullshit.

[Ron Swanson]

Fucking refs

[ZeusWillJudge]

cmon Demar

He got clotheslined. Not his fault. Fucking zebras.

[Capt Bringdown]

Heat D is just eating the Spurs alive

[bklynspursfan]

That was an obvious foul, idk what y'all expect from Demar.

[NameLess Scrub]

That's only a foul if it's harden

[sasaint]

Blew multiple opportunities to get closer than 5, and now DeMar trying to hero. Almost lost the ball in the back court on the previous possession, and was determined to iso on this play. Not smart.

[SpurPadre]

Way to give them a free point, DeMar...

[YoungbuckMurray]

These refs are garbage

[GusT15]

:lmao Lolckets forcing OT with 3 Harden FT's with 4 secs to go
:lmao Lolckets still losing the OT and the game :lmao

[diceman]

DeMar get mugged. Don't blame him from losing it. Not sure how refs missed a near clothesline.......

[ZeusWillJudge]

Houston down by 1 with .1 seconds. Looks like a Harden's opportunity to shoot FT's

[BatManu20]

Lol DeMar

[diceman]

Woohoo, Grizz win vs the Rockets!

[bklynspursfan]

Moving screen, no foul. Smh

[sasaint]

Adebayo with the body slam.

[r0drig0lac]

attack the fucking rim

[ZeusWillJudge]

Huge tap-outs by Aldridge on both ends.

[Larry O]

That was a clear foul, don't blame DD10, SMH...

[Cry Havoc]

Watch the touch fouls come out for Miami.

[bklynspursfan]

God dammit Rudy

[Alfo21]

Patty/Forbes to close the game LMAO.

[Capt Bringdown]

Dragic with the dagger

[Larry O]

Hope this fires this team up! GSG!!!

[bklynspursfan]

Again they didn't wanna give him the whistle

[007nites]

cmon now

[ZeusWillJudge]

Spurs have missed too many at the rim in the 4th. They could still pull it out, but they sure make it hard.

[Ron Swanson]

Ken Mauer can go fist himself.

[phxspurfan]

DeMar gonna get hurt on one of these drives

[ZeusWillJudge]

Back atcha bitch!

[GreekSpursfan]

Need a couple of stops, good job Patty

[bklynspursfan]

Come on now

[Cry Havoc]

Alright here we fucking go

[Cry Havoc]

Ken Mauer can go fist himself.

He wants to officiate the WWE, it seems. Fucking loser.

[skin27]

In before a dragic dagger

[r0drig0lac]

Wade...

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Terrible decision making by DeRozan

[007nites]

Mills played as good as D as one could there

[GreekSpursfan]

And that was the end of that.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Wade just chucks and catches glass for a bucket. But DeMar didn't get a shot up. Difference in this quarter.

[Texas_Ranger]

derozan in playoff mode

[slick'81]

3 point game

[Larry O]

Where is this ref in Worriers games to tee up Green... SMH...

[BatManu20]

DeMar is an 11-year nba vet and still didn’t understand the concept of not stopping your dribble. It’s actually impressive.

[bbarry]

again :lmao

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Absolute fucking idiot DeRozan my god

[r0drig0lac]

Demar shitting on bed

[sasaint]

DeMar...

[Ron Swanson]

Fucking goddamnit

[BatManu20]

Lmao classic DeMar

[DAF86]

That fucking Wade prayer at the end of the 3rd ended up being the difference. Smh.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Sweet Jesus DeRozan just blew ANOTHER game in the final seconds

[D-Wade]

What a brilliant player... D Wade

[GreekSpursfan]

Derozan giveth Derozan taketh away

[Larry O]

Defense!!!

[Capt Bringdown]

Terrible choices by DeRozan in clutch time, again and again

[TDMVPDPOY]

ddr stupid clown

[TheGoatishere]

Pop should have called a timeout ..

[BlackAndWhite]

Another Choke :/

[YoungbuckMurray]

You gotta kick that to mills

[diceman]

DeMar...

Not a DeMar homer, but he made a great block and got picked from behind........come on.

[Texas_Ranger]

hey demar, there is no LeBron on the Heat anymore so why you choking?

[davi78239]

Thy give thy take

[Degoat]

Why does pop never call a GD time out

[ZeusWillJudge]

Expensive loss. Spurs had a real chance tonight to make some gains in the standings.

[Ron Swanson]

That bullshit 3 by Wade looms large now.

[c whata11]

white doesn't even seem to be on the bench. is he hurt?

[r0drig0lac]

Pop should have called a timeout ..

yep

[YoungbuckMurray]

Pop should have called a timeout ..

Hard to say that, we had numbers

[r0drig0lac]

lmao look this

[Amuseddaysleeper]

That fucking Wade prayer at the end of the 3rd ended up being the difference. Smh.

And his fluky shot with a minute left over Aldridge

[SpurPadre]

Curry's 61 footer on Monday should've taught this team a lesson in defending at ALL times and yet the same shit happens again tonight that costs us the game.

[007nites]

Derozan giveth Derozan taketh away

[NameLess Scrub]

Where's White?

[ZeusWillJudge]

Shit clock management. Again.

[Barfunk]

Ughh why did they not foul there....

[Nivek_ogre]

Can demar not jizz his pants every time he handles the ball late in games?

[007nites]

Pop should have called a timeout ..

[c whata11]

LMAO and NOW White's back out there

[Degoat]

Gay missing the 3 too

[BD24]

Is white hurt? If not why the fuck isn’t he closing the game our

[Genovaswitness]

really enjoyed how that fucking retard derozan lost the game.

[8sy21vd]

Whole team looks like it was at the club last night with Danny lol. White needs to be in at the end, period! I don't care if he's 0 for 100 and Patty is 100 for 100. He's proven to be clutch on both ends. Awful loss.

[tim_duncan_fan]

"Herp derp how do I attack a zone?" lost us the game.

Low IQ is a killer and this team is very...uncerebral.

[duncan2k5]

Typical DDR

[diceman]

Heat's zone threw the Spurs for a loop and it took way too long to figure it out. D White & LA had sub par games with Mills 1st half performance.

[sasaint]

Not a DeMar homer, but he made a great block and got picked from behind........come on.

He made about 3 boneheaded plays in the last 2 minutes. They all involved trying to do too much, including dribbling into traffic and getting picked from behind.

[BD24]

What the actual fuck. I feel if White closes out we win this game tbh. Shit job by pop imo

[timtonymanu]

Fuck, if we lose it better not be because of that fluke three...

Thanks a lot Fatty Mills. What we would do without his precious leadership?

[sammy]

Donkey Demar does it again! Ball hog turns it over again! Why isn’t White in their handling the ball! Pop this is on you allowing DeRozen being PG! Dumbasses!

[Floyd Pacquiao]

White comes in plays tremendous defense. Pop takes him out and puts that scrub patty in

[TDMVPDPOY]

ddr low iq kent, why the fck is this clown still in the game trying to close, when his a reindeer without headlights

[Alfo21]

Great decision by Pop to bench our most reliable clutch player in crunch time let DeRozan make super stupid decisions. Can't count how many games he cost us with his shitty decision making this year.

[ceperez]

He made about 3 boneheaded plays in the last 2 minutes. They all involved trying to do too much, including dribbling into traffic and getting picked from behind.

What is wrong with him? You got to have White in the game to keep DeRozon from attempting hero ball.

[r0drig0lac]

Is white hurt? If not why the fuck isn’t he closing the game our

probably because he played like shit today, Pop is already giving him the status of high level player, he can not have more inconsistent games, maybe it's a lesson

[sasaint]

Curry's 61 footer on Monday should've taught this team a lesson in defending at ALL times and yet the same shit happens again tonight that costs us the game.

How many teams have every suffered two such shots in back-to-back games?

[Degoat]

The DeMar haters are back out lol :lol

[Larry O]

SMH... the Spurs turned up the heat just too late....

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol going to lma and forbes wtf

[BatManu20]

Sweet Jesus DeRozan just blew ANOTHER game in the final seconds

Just warming up for the playoffs tbh.

[HankChinaski]

Bad execution in the final two minutes. Time out should have been called after the block.

The first half was just not an ideal way to start. They come out better in the first half...w for the boys at home.

[Barfunk]

The DeMar haters are back out lol :lol

Lol, yeah the flip flopping on this forum reaches psychotic levels.

[Genovaswitness]

wonder if this fucking pussy is going to up his prozac dose

[GreekSpursfan]

Not mad at this loss at all, we fought and had a chance. Oh well, on to the next one. Is White ok?

[8sy21vd]

Heat will get swept by the Buck if they even get in. All these terrible losses at home to scrub teams are gonna cost the Spurs. What is that now? Bulls, Hornets, Heat...lol

[skin27]

What a loss!!!

[ceperez]

Heat will get swept by the Buck if they even get in. All these terrible losses at home to scrub teams are gonna cost the Spurs. What is that now? Bulls, Hornets, Heat...lol

Honestly, Heat had pretty good defense against the Spurs

[8FOR!3]

I think if DDR could have gotten that ball to Patty on the drive where he got picked from behind it might've been a tie game.

[Mugen]

:lmao I couldn't think of a better preview for the playoffs tbh...

Patty closing instead of DWhite, Demar with two crucial turnovers in crunch time, Pop failing to draw up any sort of good play when it mattered most.....

[Degoat]

Sucks we lost but honestly we should want the 7th seed anyways

[8sy21vd]

Demar is a really frustrating player. So much skill yet makes too many rookie plays at the end of games. Doesn't let the game come to him. Forcing it too much.

[BillMc]

Well, onto the next game.

[Mugen]

Honestly, Heat had pretty good defense against the Spurs

Pretty good defense? It was a fucking zone that Pop hasn't been able to figure since it was made legal like 18 years ago :rollin

[GAustex]

I think White got busted taking a charge in the first half. Bertans was called for the foul but White got slammed

[HankChinaski]

For some reason this had trap game written all over it. Eh. Move on to the next game.

[GusT15]

Meh,we played like shit,were down by 20,came back and had an excellent chance to steal the game in the end.

The Heat were fighting for their life,Spo coached a good game and their 3's went in.

On to the next one.

[Degoat]

Just an ugly game... they need to figure out that 2-3 zone tho lol nets had success doing that against us too

[KDKSpurs24]

Heat will get swept by the Buck if they even get in. All these terrible losses at home to scrub teams are gonna cost the Spurs. What is that now? Bulls, Hornets, Heat...lol
They won’t get swept. I guarantee they will have a hell of a gameplan for Giannis and take a game or two.

[Mugen]

The excuses from the Pop suckers when people correctly call that Patty will always play over DWhite when it matters most.....

[Strategic]

Spurs needed 3 and DDR had the ball. Why didn’t Pop call the time out? Wtf

[timtonymanu]

The DeMar haters are back out lol :lol

I mean it was his fault

[GreekSpursfan]

Patty brought us back and White sucked the entire game(maybe because of health, i don't know), Patty deserved to close the game.

[SpurPadre]

How many teams have every suffered two such shots in back-to-back games?

It could only happen to us. We've seen all kinds of fucked up shit happen to the Spurs, so we must be prepared for anything. Fucking Mills...

[Hoops Czar]

Great decision by Pop to bench our most reliable clutch player in crunch time let DeRozan make super stupid decisions. Can't count how many games he cost us with his shitty decision making this year.
Come on man! Pop is a beast! He's smarter than any of us clowns. I'm sure he lost the game to teach the Spurs a lesson in humility.

[Capt Bringdown]

By now it's a worn-out/corny joke, but I guess Pop wanted White to get over himself tonight.
White was not having a great game, but benching him in favor of Mills, when White has proven himself to be our best closer?
Poor coaching is putting it mildly.

[tim_duncan_fan]

It's not all on Demar. It's not his fault the entire fucking team decided they were scared to attack the post against the zone while the heat racked up a 2 million point lead.

And god, the defense was fucking atrocious. Good thing the Warriors were missing shots the other night.

[Mugen]

trap games are for actual good teams, they're not for pretender ass loser squads that lucked out with a favorable home heavy schedule

[timtonymanu]

I wasn’t on the Demar bandwagon when he was playing well. Bad habits don’t go away and he’s still a turnover machine when he’s the main ball handler.

[Degoat]

I mean it was his fault

Lol I feel you but Pop should know better by now to call a timeout

[skin27]

Gay and mills had more attempts than derozan and aldridge.

[davi78239]

Three game losing streak coming up probably

[timtonymanu]

The excuses from the Pop suckers when people correctly call that Patty will always play over DWhite when it matters most.....

Pop went back to everything wrong after that timely “clown” thread

[paperboy77]

Very frustrating but predictable with this bunch. Hey.. the Rockets lost to a shitty team and so did the Bucks. Shit happens.

[sasaint]

What is wrong with him? You got to have White in the game to keep DeRozon from attempting hero ball.

Absolutely. DeMar is not going to change his spots. You just have to minimize his opportunities to hero in crunch time. Spurs fans have enjoyed such intelligent players for 20 years; we are not accustomed to that kind of boneheaded play.

[KDKSpurs24]

Spurs needed 3 and DDR had the ball. Why didn’t Pop call the time out? Wtf
Umm... because Patty was gonna be wide open. Obviously. Patty hit a lot of 3s in the 4th. I had confidence that it would have went in (and I don’t even like Patty as a player)

[Mugen]

Demar's IQ to close out games is crazy low considering he's been an all star and in the league for like 10 years...

Even against the Dubs, he hit a miracle shot over Thompson that he dribbled right into

[duncan2k5]

ddr low iq kent, why the fck is this clown still in the game trying to close, when his a reindeer without headlights

Reindeer typically don't have headlights......

[RD2191]

Nice one :lol

[skin27]

Now wee need to win the next game whic is much tougher:lol:lol

[diceman]

He made about 3 boneheaded plays in the last 2 minutes. They all involved trying to do too much, including dribbling into traffic and getting picked from behind.

He definitely had a couple of wtf plays, including that pass to LA (should of shot) but this loss is not on DeMar. LA & White were not good. LA looked way slower tonight for some reason. Our starting 5 as a group was pretty bad.

[SpurPadre]

Thanks a lot Fatty Mills. What we would do without his precious leadership?

Yeah, that was fucking awful of him. If only he could've gone along with Pau and Manu had come out of retirement for the stretch run.

[GusT15]

Heat will get swept by the Buck if they even get in. All these terrible losses at home to scrub teams are gonna cost the Spurs. What is that now? Bulls, Hornets, Heat...lol

Heat will not get swept by the Bucks and you can bet $$ on it.

They are always playing physical defense to the limits of hacking,they are always defending Giannis well,Spo is a good coach and they are playing hard every game despite not having enough talent.

[8sy21vd]

Mills and Forbes nearly 30 minutes each and close the game. Meanwhile White who has proven to be a clutch scorer and defender getting splinters on his ass riding the pine. I could care less if he was 0 for 100. Dude needs to be in there unless he's hurt.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Heatles are still going strong it seems :lol

[diceman]

Pretty good defense? It was a fucking zone that Pop hasn't been able to figure since it was made legal like 18 years ago :rollin

Well if they the Spurs can't figure it out, doesn't that sound like a good defensive plan????

[duncan2k5]

Very frustrating but predictable with this bunch. Hey.. the Rockets lost to a shitty team and so did the Bucks. Shit happens.

And we are the shitty team the warriors lost to, but we took that game to mean we have a chance to beat them in the playoffs

[GreekSpursfan]

Pop was right not to call a time out there when your "best player" has the ball against an unprepared defense and he gets stripped from behind. It happens on to the next one.

[diceman]

Meh,we played like shit,were down by 20,came back and had an excellent chance to steal the game in the end.

The Heat were fighting for their life,Spo coached a good game and their 3's went in.

On to the next one.

Summed up perfectly. Yeah, we are pissed but they were hitting Curry step-back 3's...so what are you to do. 2nd point chances killed us.

[BillMc]

One shouldn't really agonize over closes losses (or take too much from close wins) there is a huge random factor in basketball these days. We lost. Move on. Houston will be a good challenge.

[TDMVPDPOY]

He definitely had a couple of wtf plays, including that pass to LA (should of shot) but this loss is not on DeMar. LA & White were not good. LA looked way slower tonight for some reason. Our starting 5 as a group was pretty bad as a group.

dont expect much from lma, this clown plays in a weak era of big man, yet he plays like a soft cock limping kent shooting jumpers instead of playing bully ball down low for easy baskets...fkn weak kent

[GAustex]

It is too bad that DDR seems unable to make winning plays when it counts

[Hoops Czar]

Could have picked up a game on the Rockets and Thunder but Beastly Pop was out there teaching life lessons.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Pop was right not to call a time out there when your "best player" has the ball against an unprepared defense and he gets stripped from behind. It happens on to the next one.

he had 3 plays and he stuff all of it up, shouldve given the ball to someone else to have a go

ddr is easy to pick, u know what his going to do with the ball when he dribbles, he go down low and u see him pull the ball back then swing left or right into a defender as usual...guy is a fkn scrub

[GusT15]

Pop was right not to call a time out there when your "best player" has the ball against an unprepared defense and he gets stripped from behind. It happens on to the next one.

DeMar must not bring the ball down the court in close situations,period.

His dribble style,crossover maneuvers work in half court plays where he can slow the game down and control the court,but pushing the ball in the open court,he isn't controlling shit and he gets the ball poked away from him constantly.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Trap game. Sucks we couldn’t nut up and win this one. Had a chance to gain two on the Rockets with a win Friday.


Oh well. :pctoss

[sasaint]

He definitely had a couple of wtf plays, including that pass to LA (should of shot) but this loss is not on DeMar. LA & White were not good. LA looked way slower tonight for some reason. Our starting 5 as a group was pretty bad as a group.

Yeah, Miami played with much more energy, and our guys looked terrible. Shooting was way off. LMA was lethargic. White was off. But even so, in crunch time it was DeMar who committed the boneheaded errors when we had several chances to cut the lead. He is clearly more responsible for the loss.

[diceman]

Absolutely. DeMar is not going to change his spots. You just have to minimize his opportunities to hero in crunch time. Spurs fans have enjoyed such intelligent players for 20 years; we are not accustomed to that kind of boneheaded play.

Are you serious? Have you heard of Ginobili? He played 16 season and was my fav player but he gave away plenty of games including game 7 of 2006.

[sasaint]

DeMar must not bring the ball down the court in close situations,period.

His dribble style,crossover maneuvers work in half court plays where he can slow the game down and control the court,but pushing the ball in the open court,he isn't controlling shit and he gets the ball poked away from him constantly.

Absolutely! The Raptors BENCHED the guy in the playoffs!

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

And we are the shitty team the warriors lost to, but we took that game to mean we have a chance to beat them in the playoffs

Oh yeah, and shut up. Funny how you rear your head in a loss.

[diceman]

Oh yeah, and shut up. Funny how you rear your head in a loss.

I blocked that troll and it is so much nicer not to hear that noise.

[Mugen]

Pop went back to everything wrong after that timely “clown” thread

Didn't have DWhite to bail him out tonight tbh

[paperboy77]

And we are the shitty team the warriors lost to, but we took that game to mean we have a chance to beat them in the playoffs

Disagree. Spurs are a good team. A dangerous team. Besides the Warriors who else is far and away better than us?

[John B]

It was a total let down after a perfect game. Shit happens.

[sasaint]

Are you serious? Have you heard of Ginobili? He played 16 season and was my fav player but he gave away plenty of games including game 7 of 2006.

Sure I am serious. Manu drove people nuts - no denying it - me included. Still much higher BBIQ than DeMar. DeMar has probably done more boneheaded stuff in crunch time as a Spur than Ginobili did in his career.

[GreekSpursfan]

he had 3 plays and he stuff all of it up, shouldve given the ball to someone else to have a go

ddr is easy to pick, u know what his going to do with the ball when he dribbles, he go down low and u see him pull the ball back then swing left or right into a defender as usual...guy is a fkn scrub

Demar was the player that had the stop though so you have to give him the chance while his confidence is up from making that stop. I have no issue with Pop's desicion there.

[TDomination]

Did not like white sitting the last few minutes.
I missed the first 3 quarters, why was bertans not out there at the end?

DDR simply cannot dribble in traffic. The sooner he realizes this the better this team will be.

Had a perfect opportunity there at the end to drive and dish to Aldridge who was open by the basket but throws a bad pass and goes out of bounds.

We had plenty of chances to cut into the lead at the end. Especially after wade got his technical. Had a couple of turnovers and some missed shots. The missed shots I can handle but those TOs are killer. Most of them at the hands of DDR.

[TDomination]

And we are the shitty team the warriors lost to, but we took that game to mean we have a chance to beat them in the playoffs

Dude just go away. Its obvious you think our team sucks.

[Mugen]

Disagree. Spurs are a good team. A dangerous team. Besides the Warriors who else is far and away better than us?

6 other teams in the West tbh.

[TDomination]

It was a total let down after a perfect game. Shit happens.

Trap game. And we fell in it.
Sucks but hopefully they learn from it. We werent going to win 20 straight going into the playoffs.

[GusT15]

Demar was the player that had the stop though so you have to give him the chance while his confidence is up from making that stop. I have no issue with Pop's desicion there.

Demar had the stop with 13 secs left on the clock.

You are down 3.

What is Demar gonna do,bring the ball down court and hit a 3 in traffic? No? Pass to Patty for a 3? Yes,but you have to be able to make the pass.

You don't let DeRozan bring the ball down court,you call a time out and draw up a 3 point play.

[timtonymanu]

6 other teams in the West tbh.

People forget how atrocious this team is on the road. They are definitely really good at home but any competent coach/team playing in their arena can expose their flaws and take that advantage away. We lost to the fucking Hornets for example after not taking them seriously.

[GreekSpursfan]

White and LMA were MIA, of course we were going to lose that game. We can't afford to have two important starters go missing while the other team hits ridiculous shots from 3

[NameLess Scrub]

:lol you just know they'll make up for beating the warriors.

[Hoops Czar]

Trap game. And we fell in it.
Sucks but hopefully they learn from it. We werent going to win 20 straight going into the playoffs.
There's no such thing as trap games. If they don't play up to the level of the competition, they can be beaten by anyone on any given night. Just ask the Knicks and Suns.

[GreekSpursfan]

Demar had the stop with 13 secs left on the clock.

You are down 3.

What is Demar gonna do,bring the ball down court and hit a 3 in traffic? No? Pass to Patty for a 3? Yes,but you have to be able to make the pass.

You don't let DeRozan bring the ball down court,you call a time out and draw up a 3 point play.

We disagree, you expect your highest paid player to make the right play while his confidence is high against an off balance defense than draw a play against a set defense. You take a time out when you get a rebound and most of the other team players are back, this was not the case here at all. There was no traffic, if he hadn't been stripped he goes for an easy fast two and then you try to steal the ball or foul fast and get a time out after that.

[Mugen]

People forget how atrocious this team is on the road. They are definitely really good at home but any competent coach/team playing in their arena can expose their flaws and take that advantage away. We lost to the fucking Hornets for example after not taking them seriously.

Yeah any competent coach with proper time to gameplan should be able to get any shot they want when Pop continues to roll out the Patty/Beli/Bryn steel curtain tbh.

Miami or any other team hitting 3s at a high clip isn't a fluke tbh, the real fluke is expecting the gimmicky defense to hold up when it actually matters, it's expecting Derozan to not choke like crazy when the stakes are raised....

[SpursDynasty85]

:lmao I couldn't think of a better preview for the playoffs tbh...

Patty closing instead of DWhite, Demar with two crucial turnovers in crunch time, Pop failing to draw up any sort of good play when it mattered most.....

White was terrible basically the whole game. It was a fair call. Wouldve liked Bertans over Forbes though.

[Mugen]

I mean does anybody think the Spurs are going to win @ Houston, @ Boston? It's easily a 3 game losing streak and being locked into the 8th seed to face the Dubs.

Their last win on the road against a .500 team was against the fucking Pistons in early January :lol

[Hoops Czar]

White was terrible basically the whole game. It was a fair call. Wouldve liked Bertans over Forbes though.
He had zero turnover though. Who said he had to score? You want the ball in hands of your best ballhandler so he can create shots for his teammates.

[Mugen]

Regardless of how DWhite played in the game, it was clear tonight that Pop sees him on the same tier as guys like Patty, Bryn, and Beli. That's a fucking problem and I don't think it'll be fixed until the old man retires.

[Capt Bringdown]

Are you serious? Have you heard of Ginobili? He played 16 season and was my fav player but he gave away plenty of games including game 7 of 2006.

Indeed, one might say that DeMar pulled a Manu tonight.

[timtonymanu]

White was terrible basically the whole game. It was a fair call. Wouldve liked Bertans over Forbes though.

But you go with your best players. What the fuck was the excuse for Enrique then when he was dogshit here while Pop sat guys like CoJo and Patty? Why wasn't he benched then? I guess White doesn't have enough corporate knowledge to earn Pop's full respect just yet.

[GusT15]

We disagree, you expect your highest paid player to make the right play while his confidence is high against an off balance defense than draw a play against a set defense. You take a time out when you get a rebound and most of the other team players are back, this was not the case here at all. There was no traffic, if he hadn't been stripped he goes for an easy fast two and then you try to steal the ball or foul fast and get a time out after that.

I,personally,don't expect anything from DeMar in the last two minutes of play.I expect him to perform well for 3 and a half quarters.

Also,go check the final play again.He has Waiters covering the post,Richardson right in front of him,Wade right behind him.That,by definition,is TRAFFIC.

He wasn't going for the quick 2,he was trying to get the ball to Patty who is already in the corner ready to fire.

What you're saying is right but only if it's an actual fast break 1on1,there was traffic involved,Pop should've called time.

[jbspurs]

Demar had the stop with 13 secs left on the clock.

You are down 3.

What is Demar gonna do,bring the ball down court and hit a 3 in traffic? No? Pass to Patty for a 3? Yes,but you have to be able to make the pass.

You don't let DeRozan bring the ball down court,you call a time out and draw up a 3 point play.

DeMar will eventually learn how to play smart basketball. He is still learning to play the right way, We Spurs fans are just used to seeing smart/ high IQ basketball players that we expect every single player to be the same. DeMar will learn from those mistakes and will be better next time.

[Keepin' it real]

Let's get some payback for 6! Fuck the Heat ...

http://thesource.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ray-Allen-Game-6.jpg

It hurts again. :depressed

[Hoops Czar]

DeMar will eventually learn how to play smart basketball. He is still learning to play the right way, We Spurs fans are just used to seeing smart/ high IQ basketball players that we expect every single player to be the same. DeMar will learn from those mistakes and will be better next time.

It's his 10th year in the league. It's getting a little late in the game for him to learn new tricks.

[Mugen]

DeMar will eventually learn how to play smart basketball. He is still learning to play the right way, We Spurs fans are just used to seeing smart/ high IQ basketball players that we expect every single player to be the same. DeMar will learn from those mistakes and will be better next time.

Demar has probably been playing basketball for 25 years now, he's not going to get smarter, WTF :lol

[timtonymanu]

It's his 10th year in the league. It's getting a little late in the game for him to learn new tricks.

:lol had to do a double take when I read that. This isn't Murray/Walker/DW. This guy is suppose to be a vet like the corporate knowledged Patty.

[Mugen]

In the 2018-2019 season, the San Antonio Spurs have exactly 3 wins on the road against above .500 teams :lmao

But yeah they'll totally win @Houston and Boston...

[Mugen]

Even supreme leader Patty still doesn't know to fucking run a simple 2 for 1 to end a quarter and this fat fuck spends 90% of his day huffing Pop farts.....

[jbspurs]

Demar has probably been playing basketball for 25 years now, he's not going to get smarter, WTF :lol

He's on his first year with Spurs. Spurs system is different from other teams. There are reasons why some players wants to join a team with a great coach, One of them is to learn more.

[Kobe'sAchilles]

Didn't watch the game at all but is Derrick White injured or something? How come he played so little? Was it simply bc he sucked so badly?

[sasaint]

He's on his first year with Spurs. Spurs system is different from other teams. There are reasons why some players wants to join a team with a great coach, One of them is to learn more.

Just to remind you - Demar isn't a Spur because he wanted to join them or play for Pop.

[BackHome]

Hard to win every game we were due for a loss no biggie.

[NASpurs]

Why is my guy BatManu20 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=33095) not starting this thread instead of loser ass OP tbh.....


Fuck you. I did Monday's Game Thread. You know, our biggest win of the season.


Sorry, I just think the bar for being able to create game threads should start at "Knows what date it is"


It will be redeemed with a win, guaranteed, tbh.

smh

[jbspurs]

Just to remind you - Demar isn't a Spur because he wanted to join them or play for Pop.


I didn't say he wanted to join the Spurs.. " SOME" players!

[KDKSpurs24]

On a positive note. Probably needed this type of game for a reality check and wake up call or whatever you want to call it. We were due a loss. Who knows.. this could help make the team focus on improving enough to win this upcoming games. Guess we will see.

[spurs10]

That D Wade strip was it. He's pretty good. As someone said on the Spurs after game 'If someone were to say after that 1-7 RRT, would you take 9-1 for the next 10?' We have two tough games coming, but we need the challenge. Let's bounce back in Houston!

[TDMVPDPOY]

so after this loss, are the spurs over themselves yet?

[BD24]

It's a bit concerning how much they struggled with a fucking 2-3 zone tbh.

[skin27]

Spurs wasted a good game from patty

[skin27]

I watched the highlights..gay missed the wide open 3 To tie the game

[TDMVPDPOY]

cant wait for playoff mode ddr .... that first round exit is going to be epic

[Amuseddaysleeper]

cant wait for playoff mode ddr .... that first round exit is going to be epic

It’s gonna be such a train wreck

[GusT15]

It's a bit concerning how much they struggled with a fucking 2-3 zone tbh.

Isn't it to be expected though?

I mean,analysts revel in how we are insisting in the midrange and we are so good cause of it,but zone defense causes the midrange to malfunction effectively every time.

I guess the silver lining is that not all teams have bodies like Bam and JJ to throw at LMA but still better ball movement and 3pt shooting is needed against zone defense.

[Slippy]

Demar had the stop with 13 secs left on the clock.

You are down 3.

What is Demar gonna do,bring the ball down court and hit a 3 in traffic? No? Pass to Patty for a 3? Yes,but you have to be able to make the pass.

You don't let DeRozan bring the ball down court,you call a time out and draw up a 3 point play.

Under 2mins left you would think pop would have this figured out by now. Demar brining the ball up and initiating plays should be a nono by now. This ain't rocket science, we've seen him picked off or fumble away plenty. Only coach can make the adjustment because Demar ain't changing. His mind is set

[TimmyBuckets]

Streak had to end some time.

[SpurPadre]

smh

A fluke 50 footer fucked up the win we should've had, tbh.

[duncan2k5]

Disagree. Spurs are a good team. A dangerous team. Besides the Warriors who else is far and away better than us?

You'll see when the playoff comes