Game Thread: Spurs @ Timberwolves - Nov. 13, 2019 - 7:00pm CT

[timvp]

Kori's preview: https://www.spurstalk.com/preview-prediction-san-antonio-spurs-minnesota-timberwolves/

IMO, this could be a bit of a statement win if the Spurs can get it. At least a statement that they won't continue to tumble down the standings without a fight...

[BatManu20]

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[BatManu20]

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[Mugen]

...took the Wolves -2 :lol

Prove me wrong, Pop.

[BatManu20]

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[BatManu20]

Prob watching Raptors highlights tbh.


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[Robz4000]

Spurs lose by double digits imo.

[timvp]

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Those five would give today's Spurs a good run in a winner take all game assuming that is Tony Parker with a Mills mask on the back of his head.

[timtonymanu]

I’d be surprised if the spurs won this

[timtonymanu]

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2014 feels so long ago. :cry

[Mugen]

Spurs lose by double digits imo.

Minny winning by 10-13 points was +800 so I hope you're right :lol (Not really but also kinda tbh).

[spurrunner]

I think the spurs have a good shot at this game. Wiggins is still terrible, even though the metrics have him pegged as a replacement level player this year. Murray and White can stop him from getting to the paint and he will settle for terrible midrange jumpers like he always does.
Aldridge usually outplays KAT in head to head matchups.

[SAGirl]

Don't know what to think about this one. Based on recent past performance, this would be a loss, but part of me thinks Spurs pull a quick turnaround. Maybe it's the fandom.

I don't expect them to lose. I am not a betting gal, but Spurs pull the win here.

(All the optimistic fans will breathe easy and think Pop pulled the turnaround).

[BatManu20]

If Spurs drop this one tonight, they’ll have lost 5 of their last 6 and ST is gonna melt down tbh.

[RD2191]

Wolves by 20.

[Leetonidas]

Spurs are trash on the road and Minny has looked improved this year especially Wiggins. Minny by double digits

[Ron Swanson]

:flag:

[RC_Drunkford]

Wolves by 20.

This. Spurs will be down double digits in the first quarter

[Genovaswitness]

wolves by at least 15. look for another pop genius switch with Forbes covering KAT for stretches

[3&D_TBH]

When was the last time the Spurs had a losing record? We squeak this one out (hopefully).

[Jordan Jackson]

If Pop continues to roll out Belinelli/Mills/Forbes lineups this team will get drilled by the Wolves.

[DC23]

Looks like there is about 1,500 people in attendance

[emanueldavidginobili]

Wiggins is going to destroy Forbes

[r0drig0lac]

lmao forbes

[timtonymanu]

Where’s Mugen? Roger Forbes Jr plays :lmao

[Robz4000]

Spurs already dead in the water.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs can't shoot, same old shit

[r0drig0lac]

wiggins going to 60

[Dhbsr555]

Starting to see how great and rare tony Tim and manu was

[Slippy]

Spurs trying to get Bryn going

[timtonymanu]

This should be over quick hopefully

[YoungbuckMurray]

Is this team ever gonna start on time?

[Robz4000]

Spurs getting abused by yet another big forward.

[Slippy]

Wiggins and now Covington taking turns on Bryn so subs in Patty. Lol

[SuperCam]

Spurms getting worked by the timberw:lollves

[poopbox]

LMA found a cutter :worthy:

[RC_Drunkford]

there are 29 NBA teams that Bryn Forbes would never be a starter on, but he has to start on the Spurs cause Pop needs to play Mills also
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[TimDunkem]

Lol Space the floor, Sean? Look who's out there, egghead.

[Robz4000]

:vomit:

[Dhbsr555]

Damnit pop stop playing beli

[boutons_deux]

31% vs 57%

[YoungbuckMurray]

Great. Already down 8 now belli is coming in. Gonna be down 20 soon

[Leetonidas]

Lol at Pop putting midget Forbes on 6'8 Wiggins.

So disinterested in this game tbh. Spurs are just hard to care about knowing the deadweight on the roster will get extended minutes while we get blown out again

[Mugen]

If you aren't betting against Pop and this rotation, I don't know what to tell ya....

He had Bryn Forbes guarding Wiggins :lol:lol

[spurs1990]

Derrick White's last offensive possession didn't inspire my confidence

[Leetonidas]

Pop clearly doesn't give a shit about winning :lol why should any of the fans care either

[timtonymanu]

Lol Space the floor, Sean? Look who's out there, egghead.

Glad I don’t listen to the Spurs feed and his shitty commentary tbh

[Joseph Kony]

rudy actually finished a dunk for once

[timtonymanu]

Pop clearly doesn't give a shit about winning :lol why should any of the fans care either

That should have been apparent since the hawks game, my dude

[TDomination]

Dang I was hoping for some kind of change in the Starting lineup or in the rotations after the Memphis. Looks to be same old same old

[Dhbsr555]

Pop what’s it gonna take to play walker over beli

[timtonymanu]

:pop: there’s a game today? I was watching the trump impeachment conference. :pop:

[Joseph Kony]

as shitty as Mills is at least he has his one useful skill that makes him playable. Marco is just all kinds of terrible

[TheGreatYacht]

Patty has been having a good season so far, tbh.

[TimDunkem]

Marco is going to chuck it everytime. :lol

[RC_Drunkford]

Dang I was hoping for some kind of change in the Starting lineup or in the rotations after the Memphis. Looks to be same old same old

Pop won't change shit unless this team keeps losing which is why I'm rooting for the Wolves

[YoungbuckMurray]

How is Marco still getting minutes? He can’t even shoot

[Dhbsr555]

Maybe if we go on a 10 game losing streak pop will have to change the rotation

[Mugen]

Just a matter of time. They'll get boned soon enough.

[Sugus]

Where the hell is Carrol smh, his lack of playing's the most annoying thing out of everything that's wrong with Pop's rotations

[Joseph Kony]

why the fuck are we paying Carroll 7 million to sit on the bench every single game :pctoss

[Dhbsr555]

pop Your an idiot. I have spoken

[poopbox]

pop on the court like :madrunat dejounte and rudy

[TheGreatYacht]

Instagram Baller showings these last few games huh

[007nites]

Poetl playing soft again giving away boards and not defending the paint

[007nites]

why the fuck are we paying Carroll 7 million to sit on the bench every single game :pctoss

he has to get over himself

[poopbox]

That play is the reason why you got to get this bum Derozan off this team...

Missed dunk...Dejounte pushes to Bryn...they jump out on Bryn...Bryn passed to Derozan...but Derozan doesn't shoot 3's...so what does he do...throw Lyles a bad pass and we get NOTHING out of that turnover...

His inability to even SHOOT a 3 pointer just single handidly ruined a fast break...fucking disaster

[RC_Drunkford]

DeRozan in interviews: "I'm shooting 3s this season"

DeRozan in games: passing up wide open 3s

[timtonymanu]

I wish we had Covington

[TheGreatYacht]

DeRozan needs to take 20-25 shots tonight, that soft team can’t stop him from getting to the paint

[r0drig0lac]

good to see Rudy

[007nites]

Rudy not backing down

[boutons_deux]

put carroll in to rough up KAT

[Joseph Kony]

fucking classic Aldridge right there. has a wide open dunk in front of the basket and instead turns and fades away :lmao :lmao

[Dex]

fucking classic Aldridge right there. has a wide open dunk in front of the basket and instead turns and fades away :lmao :lmao

Just what I was thinking. Instead of walking in for a layup, he takes one of the more difficult short range shots in basketball.

[TimDunkem]

White turnover and then immediately loses Layman. Lol

[007nites]

These guys are making everything

[TimDunkem]

Imagine if LMA actually worked on his 3pt jumper.

[timtonymanu]

I hope Demar having a good game means he’s being shopped

[RC_Drunkford]

40 point quarter by the Wolves. Great defense once again by the Spurs. Flopovich will never learn

[007nites]

Gave up too many points that half

[Spurs fever]

Imagine if LMA actually worked on his 3pt jumper.The Spurs have a way of making bad teams look good. Memphis looked like a 1 seed against us.

[RC_Drunkford]

These guys are making everything

so were the Celtics, the Grizzlies and everybody else we played against. Spurs defense is one of the worst in the NBA

[TimmyBuckets]

This team is trash.

[Dennis the Menace]

The roster we have cannot play defense. That’s on Pop/RC

[Mugen]

You can tell that the team just has zero fight in them outside of a few guys. They look miserable playing for Pop and frankly Pop looks like he doesn't even want to be there.

The team quitting on him is poetic justice tbh.

2015 and on Pop deserved to get Jerry Sloan'd and Kawhi did that and more. I just really hope he's gone before he can do any more damage to the organization.

[TheGreatYacht]

Wolves have been scoring like crazy and Wiggins is having a career year. Another team going young at Head coach and it pays off. Must be nice not having a boomer that has coached the 30th 3pt shooting team in the league 3 years in a row

[Genovaswitness]

I hope Demar having a good game means he’s being shopped

wait for him to have a psychotic breakdown at the end of the game tbh

[timtonymanu]

Let’s go Minny!

[Mugen]

People being surprised by that a team that plays Beli, Forbes, Mills, Derozan huge minutes is crappy defensively. Maybe if LMA or Poetl were good enough to cover for their mistakes but those two are soft AF as well.

What a horribly constructed roster.

[timtonymanu]

The two “stars” having good games and the Spurs are still behind. Empty calories stars indeed

[boutons_deux]

40 point quarter by the Wolves. Great defense once again by the Spurs. Flopovich will never learn

yep, but Spurs got 35, 47% vs 49%

26 bench pts

[DPG21920]

Just a listless team. You can’t have all the spark and leadership coming from Murray/Patty/White. That won’t cut it and someone has to do something.

They aren’t playing awful, but they can’t string together enough good stretches of defense to gain any footing. Everything is hard. Everything is from behind and no one seems to be able to really right the ship here. It’s baffling.

[spurs1990]

why the fuck are we paying Carroll 7 million to sit on the bench every single game :pctoss

His contract looked good when he first started with the Spurs. Now at a later time in his tenure here it's something you have to live with. Vets' performance level declines over time and he's just not the player he once was.

[timtonymanu]

Trading 2s for 3s ain’t cutting it

[Genovaswitness]

sniff sniff sniff sniff

[Mugen]

Just a listless team. You can’t have all the spark and leadership coming from Murray/Patty/White. That won’t cut it and someone has to do something.

They aren’t playing awful, but they can’t string together enough good stretches of defense to gain any footing. Everything is hard. Everything is from behind and no one seems to be able to really right the ship here. It’s baffling.

It's not baffling. It's a team that quit on its coach. We see it all the time with teams every NBA season. The difference is those teams usually make a coaching change. This team won't.

[Joseph Kony]

His contract looked good when he first started with the Spurs. Now at a later time in his tenure here it's something you have to live with. Vets' performance level declines over time and he's just not the player he once was.

lol what?? he has only been on the roster this year ... :lol

[timtonymanu]

Lol pop at training camp to a reporter.

“It seems like team’s don’t preach defense anymore.”
:pop: But I do. :pop:

Yet his team is one of the worst defense in the NBA this year.

[Joseph Kony]

imagine being the analytics guy for the Spurs :lol must feel like the most useless and disregarded person in the organization

[timtonymanu]

Spurs are lucky to only be down 7 but they probably won’t take advantage in the 2nd half tbh

[sasaint]

Just a listless team. You can’t have all the spark and leadership coming from Murray/Patty/White. That won’t cut it and someone has to do something.

They aren’t playing awful, but they can’t string together enough good stretches of defense to gain any footing. Everything is hard. Everything is from behind and no one seems to be able to really right the ship here. It’s baffling.

Yep. The team seems relatively energized tonight. But even when this team plays well games are a real struggle due to the poor roster construction, the dead weight, players with skill sets that are not complementary and the bizarre combinations that Pop insists on playing. The inexplicable banishment of DeMarre is the cherry on top of this shit sundae.

[Mugen]

Having Forbes guard Wiggins to start the game would be crazy except it's the same story we've seen for years now. By the time you've already switched a better defender onto him, he's already in a rhythm.

Forbes would be a good 9th player on a good team. But of course with this shit organization, he's treated like the 3rd best player. :lol

[timtonymanu]

imagine being the analytics guy for the Spurs :lol must feel like the most useless and disregarded person in the organization

“Pop, I think with the current style of the league we could use more athletes on the team.”
:pop: Have any of them gotten over themselves or had notable playoff shots 5 years ago or more? :pop:
“Okay... I think we could try to make our players work on 3’s. You know how important that is today.”
:pop: It’s not basketball. Next topic. :pop:

[james evans]

Covington said "It's a fucking foul" when he flopped due to his teammate fouling him hahahahahaa. He got called for the travel. Omg that was hilarious

[sasaint]

imagine being the analytics guy for the Spurs :lol must feel like the most useless and disregarded person in the organization

Are you sure they have an analytics guy?

[TheGoatishere]

Why is Forbes guarding Wiggins ?

[SAGirl]

so were the Celtics, the Grizzlies and everybody else we played against. Spurs defense is one of the worst in the NBA
timvp thought last season that the Spurs roster construction was with Murray in mind hoping that he would fix all their "defensive" problems.
Seems ridiculous to think that now tbh. Do think the coaching department took a hit.

[RC_Drunkford]

imagine being the analytics guy for the Spurs :lol must feel like the most useless and disregarded person in the organization

Analytics guy: the Forbes/Mills line up has a net rating of -50, maybe we should stop playing them together

Pop: No, I need them both to stop Dame Lillard and CJ McCollum in crunch time

[DPG21920]

Won’t say they quit - they just lack fire and more baffling cohesion. You’d think it’s a brand new team.

But when LMA and Derozan don’t play consistently with effort it’s going to hurt. Let’s see if Derozan can focus on playmaking more. It’s great when he does.

[Joseph Kony]

timvp thought last season that the Spurs roster construction was with Murray in mind hoping that he would fix all their "defensive" problems.
Seems ridiculous to think that now tbh. Do think the coaching department took a hit.

watch out, before he calls you out for being an edgelord :lol

[RC_Drunkford]

timvp thought last season that the Spurs roster construction was with Murray in mind hoping that he would fix all their "defensive" problems.
Seems ridiculous to think that now tbh. Do think the coaching department took a hit.

the issue is actually not on the perimeter, even though Mills, Belinelli and Forbes are bad defenders. The issue is Aldridge not contesting enough shots in the paint and getting abused in the pick and roll. Teams are going at him on purpose and they get too many easy shots around the rim. Spurs are dead last at opponents shooting % at the rim

[Slippy]

Offense is rolling, more importantly team is getting stops

Want to get excited. Need 2 full quarters from this team. Would be huge road win.

[timtonymanu]

Offense is rolling, more importantly team is getting stops

Want to get excited. Need 2 full quarters from this team. Would be huge road win.

Are we watching the same team?

[SAGirl]

the issue is actually not on the perimeter, even though Mills, Belinelli and Forbes are bad defenders. The issue is Aldridge not contesting enough shots in the paint and getting abused in the pick and roll. Teams are going at him on purpose and they get too many easy shots around the rim. Spurs are dead last at opponents shooting % at the rim
I don't know the technicalities of it, but he's often helping on the guard and the big has open lanes... think the funneling is not done correctly or the guard has to impede the pass or something. I don't think it's all aldridge... though he has regressed... schemes aren't working out and no adjustment either. also they switch guards on bigs and vice versa too much.

[Slippy]

Murray getting beat. On offense rhey sagging off him so has to shoot it.

That's midrange shot he just took was fugly.

[RC_Drunkford]

I don't know the technicalities of it, but he's often helping on the guard and the big has open lanes... think the funneling is not done correctly or the guard has to impede the pass or something. I don't think it's all aldridge... though he has regressed... schemes aren't working out and no adjustment either. also they switch guards on bigs and vice versa too much.

of course it's not all on him, the help has to rotate and it would help if the guards wouldn't be traffic cones. But interior D is the issue right now. Spurs don't have a Danny Green anymore flying in from weak side to contest shots

[Texas eye]

Offense is rolling, more importantly team is getting stops

Want to get excited. Need 2 full quarters from this team. Would be huge road win.

You seem confused. None of that is happening.

[RC_Drunkford]

Murray getting beat. On offense rhey sagging off him so has to shoot it.

That's midrange shot he just took was fugly.

I said it after game 1. Scouting reports adjusted and now he's inefficient. It was the same 2 years ago. He has to hit jump shots to change that

[Slippy]

Are we watching the same team?

Mean the start of the third. Spurs got the lead back. First half was shite. Rhey getting stops finally

[Chinook]

Damn, this quarter is going to take forever.

[MoSpur02]

I was excited as anyone else about Murray's return, but so far I'm not that impressed. I know we're only 10 games into the season, but his handles still need a lot of work and he seems to be lacking smarts on the defensive end. He's a great on the ball defender, but he misses too many assignments on the defensive end. His lack of ball handling skills and failure to play under control has hurt the team.

[007nites]

I don't know the technicalities of it, but he's often helping on the guard and the big has open lanes... think the funneling is not done correctly or the guard has to impede the pass or something. I don't think it's all aldridge... though he has regressed... schemes aren't working out and no adjustment either. also they switch guards on bigs and vice versa too much.

Aldridge actually has gotten better at protecting the rim over the last couple of seasons and hes one of our better big defenders which I know isn't saying much. Its more of a communication/coaching problem. When our worst defenders Mills or Belli are on the floor they are like pylons. Even Forbes and Derzoan are bad at times.

[Slippy]

Double

[Slippy]

You seem confused. None of that is happening.

Had you just watched the last 5 min It was a great start to the third quarter. What game u watching. Or u following boxscore

[SAGirl]

of course it's not all on him, the help has to rotate and it would help if the guards wouldn't be traffic cones. But interior D is the issue right now. Spurs don't have a Danny Green anymore flying in from weak side to contest shots
wasn't all just Danny you know?

If LA can't play as a defensive anchor anymore Spurs are done. More done than the Demar lack of shooting and balldominance issue. I'd be fine with a trade, a rebuild etc. I'd still watch them this season if I knew relief was in sight this summer.

What is despiriting is to not expect any changes bc Spurs like to stand pat, and don't like to trade culture guys, and don't want to tank, and etc. you know the schtick.

[Leetonidas]

Derozan melting down over a no call per par

[Robz4000]

God I hate DePression.

[sasaint]

wasn't all just Danny you know?

If LA can't play as a defensive anchor anymore Spurs are done. More done than the Demar lack of shooting and balldominance issue. I'd be fine with a trade, a rebuild etc. I'd still watch them this season if I knew relief was in sight this summer.

What is despiriting is to not expect any changes bc Spurs like to stand pat, and don't like to trade culture guys, and don't want to tank, and etc. you know the schtick.

The change that has to occur before any others is cutting ties with Pop.

[007nites]

God I hate DePression.

It's setting in

[Leetonidas]

Jesus fuck this team sucks :lol

[RC_Drunkford]

Let's go Wolves!!!

[KimmyGib]

Nice 1-2-3 punch from DeRozan: turnover, dumb foul, technical all in 3 seconds.

[MoSpur02]

I don't mind a little feistyness from our guys, but Derozan needs to calm down at times. Some of those technical fouls are just plain dumb. That was like a four point swing and like a 8-2 run after that technical foul on Derozan.

[Capt Bringdown]

Worst Spurs squad in decades

[Robz4000]

:lol Poeltl getting bullied in the post by Jeff Teague of all players

[Bill_Brasky]

:lol i remember during our best years when we'd play a team that was clearly just shit, and i'd be thinking wow, it must suck to have to watch that every night.

We're that team now. And i have to watch it every night.

[Slippy]

Well there goes that comeback. Started with Demars infectious play

[timtonymanu]

Let's go Wolves!!!

[Robz4000]

There's the double digit deficit.

[Bill_Brasky]

:lol at 99-89 with 2 minutes left in the third quarter. Meanwhile the Clips/Rockets are both in the 80s midway through the fourth.

[Robz4000]

:lmao Okogie literally walked to the rim

[MoSpur02]

I was excited as anyone else about Murray's return, but so far I'm not that impressed. I know we're only 10 games into the season, but his handles still need a lot of work and he seems to be lacking smarts on the defensive end. He's a great on the ball defender, but he misses too many assignments on the defensive end. His lack of ball handling skills and failure to play under control has hurt the team.

[ZeusWillJudge]

What the hell has happened to Poeltl? He was a pretty effective dive man last season. Now he looks like Boban in the PnR.

[r0drig0lac]

our defense sucks

[Leetonidas]

Does any team give up more dunks than SA :lol

[FkLA]

defense can't get a stop

:pop: Get in there, Marco

[timtonymanu]

I love this loser team getting exposed every game so far

[Leetonidas]

Back to back 40 point quarters?? Oh my god :lmao I have never seen this in my life

[sasaint]

Way to end the quarter Spurs!

[Chinook]

Awful sequence by Poe there.

[r0drig0lac]

+100 in 3q again....

[Mugen]

I love how the knock on Lonnie was that he wasn't competitive defensively. :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Seems like everyone has a white scrub that can hoop. We have an autistic Shawn Bradley and Stallone that never got a gym membership

[sasaint]

Does any team give up more dunks than SA :lol

More dunks and more 3s. :lol

[Capt Bringdown]

White looks like shit. Disappointed.

[SAGirl]

The change that has to occur before any others is cutting ties with Pop.
For as much as I criticize Pop, I respect him so much and he has trained so many Spurs players and roleplayers that I love watching and I loved what he did for the Spurs in the past... but perhaps it's time. It's kinda sad, kind of like watching each of the big 3 all get old and watch their last seasons, in which each was either injured or just not the same, and only a shade of their prime self. It's like that.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Does anyone give up more dunks than SA :lol


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[Mugen]

Funny how Messina is gone and the defense is absolute garbage again. Just remember that the old man is supposed to be a defensive coach.

Fucking propped up by 3 of the best defenders in NBA history :lol

[Mugen]

Remember - the Spurs badly need shooting. No need for defense.

[TheGreatYacht]

MARCO PATTY AND FORBES LOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLL

[timtonymanu]

I love how the knock on Lonnie was that he wasn't competitive defensively. :lol

I like how a lot of the sniffers kept saying Lonnie doesn’t look ready yet the experienced guys in front of him don’t even look competent so far this season

[FkLA]

:lol Bryn-Wombat-Beli

Pop is fucking senile, tbh.

[RC_Drunkford]

Does any team give up more dunks than SA :lol

nope worst interior defense in the NBA. Opponents are shooting over 69% against the Spurs in the paint

[Mugen]

106 through 3 quarters so he runs with Beli/Forbes/Patty lineup.

[TimDunkem]

Rudy keeps playing this hard and he'll be gassed by December. Sad...

[ZeusWillJudge]

Gay, at his age, working his ass off out there.

[Mugen]

No coach's challenge here.

[timtonymanu]

Please retire after this season, old man, while you still have some dignity with the media and casual fans not watching the spurs right now. :lol

[FkLA]

I like how this arrogant asshole shrugged off the question about whether lineup changes were coming with a sarcastic "yeah that'll fix everything".

Yes, if you played your best defenders more and your worst defenders less it literally would change a lot you arrogant fuck.

[sasaint]

Seeing shots of LMA on the bench with that smirky tilted-head makes me believe Mugen is right, and most of the guys have tuned out Pop.

[ZeusWillJudge]

You can see them looking for ways to take it to Patty. It's a statfest.

[Mugen]

Beli, Forbes, and Patty all together.

The senile fuck is actually moving away from Dejounte and Derrick.

Just wow. Every game is just something different.

[212094ever]

:lmao

[SuperCam]

Where are the White/Instagram baller defense krew who spent all offseason insisting these two were the future backbone of a spur contender? :lmao

[Darius Bieber]

Using the challenge on that? Lol Pop has completely lost it.

[spurraider21]

:lmao mills/forbes/belinelli #competitive

[Mugen]

Holy fuck that stupid fuck actually used a coach's challenge.

[ZeusWillJudge]

LMAO! So THAT is what Pop finally challenges? Did he set an alarm on his phone or something? Pick a date and time out of a hat?

WTG, Craterface. If you weren't already the GOAT, that would cement it. :lol

[Mugen]

This shit is so fucking hilarious.

[SpursDynasty85]

part desperation move by Pop. Spurs are about to lose this one unless they turn it around right now.

[TimDunkem]

Where are the White/Instagram baller defense krew who spent all offseason insisting these two were the future backbone of a spur contender? :lmao

They're not looking great right now that's for sure but the saddest part is they're the only hope this franchise has. :lol

[timtonymanu]

Seeing shots of LMA on the bench with that smirky tilted-head makes me believe Mugen is right, and most of the guys have tuned out Pop.

I would to. It would be frustrating playing for a coach who refuses to adapt to the current style of success in the NBA and then put the blame on me and call me soft, uncompetitive when he’s the one who puts together the personnel and system. At the same time, putting out there that he doesn’t really care about basketball anymore. Basically deflecting to others what a shit job he’s doing.

[Slippy]

They just said first time spurs give up 2 40point quarters in a game under pop. That kind of says it all. Doesn't it?

Pop is killing his own legacy

[Mugen]

Just remember that this old fuck said Lonnie was non-competitive then trots out a lineup of Beli/Mills/Forbes and Trey Fucking Lyles.

[Joseph Kony]

:cry you're all edgelords :cry

[Darius Bieber]

Wish Trump would tweet about Pop and how much his team is trash now. Pop would go absolutely berserk, that old senile fuck

[emanueldavidginobili]

Pop is ridiculous, no minutes for Walker and Carroll is absolutely asinine at this point.

[tbdog]

Watched 89 games last season with the same issues we have now. I thought having Murray and Carroll would bandage some of our weaknesses. Ffs

[Capt Bringdown]

Things are so bad that The World's Biggest Spurs Homer, aka Sean Eliot, has run out of faux optimism.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Where are the White/Instagram baller defense krew who spent all offseason insisting these two were the future backbone of a spur contender? :lmao

Probably hanging with the people who said that Cam Newton was the QB of the future for the whole NFL.

[Slippy]

Pop just challenged . Scored LA a free point

[raybies]

https://media.giphy.com/media/NTur7XlVDUdqM/giphy.gif

[timtonymanu]

:cry you're all edgelords :cry

:lol

[FkLA]

Not that it matters, but why in the world wasn't that overturned?

[Mugen]

I repeat Beli / Mills / Forbes on the court at the same time.
timvp get in here

[Darius Bieber]

The Austin Spurs would beat this trash ass excuse for a team.

[sasaint]

part desperation move by Pop. Spurs are about to lose this one unless they turn it around right now.

They already lost this one. Pups gonna win by 20 going away.

[Capt Bringdown]

Just remember that this old fuck said Lonnie was non-competitive.

Do you really think Walker would make a difference? He doesn't even look like he belongs in the NBA.

[Raven]

spurs are way too high in the standings for how they are playing. These lineups and scheme are just dogshit.

[Darius Bieber]

Do you really think Walker would make a difference? He doesn't even look like he belongs in the NBA.

The rest of the team doesn’t look that way either.

[Dancelot]

This team can barely get the ball up the court, good lord

[boutons_deux]

Spurs go cold in 4th, game over

[Nivek_ogre]

Odd game. I actually think the spurs are playing well. The wolves just look like a much better team.

[boutons_deux]

2 40 pt qtrs

[SpursDynasty85]

spurs are way too high in the standings for how they are playing. These lineups and scheme are just dogshit.

Yep. The first 3 games were spoon fed to us despite us making all of them competitive.

[tim_duncan_fan]

He doesn't even look like he belongs in the NBA.

How is that different from most of the other guys on the team lol

[sasaint]

I would to. It would be frustrating playing for a coach who refuses to adapt to the current style of success in the NBA and then put the blame on me and call me soft, uncompetitive when he’s the one who puts together the personnel and system. At the same time, putting out there that he doesn’t really care about basketball anymore. Basically deflecting to others what a shit job he’s doing.

Totally agree, but I have not been convinced that the team has tuned him out. But tonight is starting to change that.

[timtonymanu]

Such a chore watching the Spurs play basketball, it’s not even cause they’re losing, it’s just such a boring inefficient style that it literally puts me to sleep sometimes.

[Ibleedslvrnblk]

You in trouble when Aldridge shoots more threes than DDR and DJM

[Mugen]

In years past, Pop would throw out a young Danny Green in there to provide a spark to the team.

Now 2019 Pop just trots out Beli, Forbes, and Patty.

This team would really benefit just from Lonnie's energy but nah. He's too non-competitive. The Spurs might give up 50 points while he's on the court instead of the usual 40.

[Joseph Kony]

Do you really think Walker would make a difference? He doesn't even look like he belongs in the NBA.

Belinelli doesnt look like he belongs in China, the fuck are you talking about

[Genovaswitness]

this is fucking horrible :lmao

How long until the game threads are only 2-3 pages?

ill be here

[sasaint]

spurs are way too high in the standings for how they are playing. These lineups and scheme are just dogshit.

Haha. They won’t be that high much longer.

[TimDunkem]

Spin move into the freethrow line and fade off of your weak foot.

DeMar DeRozan, ladies and gentlemen.

[Robz4000]

:lmao Sean complaining about the offensive end when the T-Pups are literally walking to the rim and scoring

[FkLA]

Marco "the competitor" Belinelli gonna play the whole 4th Qtr, tbh.

[r0drig0lac]

I think the spurs have a good shot at this game. Wiggins is still terrible, even though the metrics have him pegged as a replacement level player this year. Murray and White can stop him from getting to the paint and he will settle for terrible midrange jumpers like he always does.
Aldridge usually outplays KAT in head to head matchups.

100% right

[raybies]

this team has hit rock bottom for this young year already... just rolling over

[davidbowie]

not only do we stink but we're boring too. i changed the channel like 5 times tonight

[Raven]

5 extra passes so you can get a dejounte jumper from the top of the key... i mean

[sasaint]

Worked to get Dumbmar a wide open 3 from the corner which he declined in favor of a drive and kick for a covered shot.

[212094ever]

Lol Belinelli still playing

[Joseph Kony]

this team has hit rock bottom for this young year already... just rolling over

nah man, every game they're managing to smash through the bottom a little bit and hit and even lower point :lol

[Raven]

lyles is way worse than anything i have ever seen with the spurs, save for belinelli i guess

[SpursDynasty85]

Marco "the competitor" Belinelli gonna play the whole 4th Qtr, tbh.

Frealz. Pop is so stubborn. Would love to see White in.

[Nivek_ogre]

It's gonna be nice to have a lottery pick this year

[Slippy]

Marco cannot hit a wide open shot anymore. Opposing teams will take note. Allow him to shoot at will and we already know about his defense. Pop has made Marco unplayable.

An adjustment has to be made on this . You cannot ignore no matter how senile one might be.

[cjw]

Can we get a draft thread going?

[raybies]

can't believe i rushed home to watch this..

[davi78239]

I’m rooting for losses now. Does that sound bad?

[raybies]

Can we get a draft thread going?
who's got the best luck?

[slick'81]

Our san antonio spurs ladies and gents

[timtonymanu]

this team has hit rock bottom for this young year already... just rolling over

Dang bro and you were one of the optimists on here

[Dr. John R. Brinkley]

And this was a game where Demar was relatively motivated.

[davidbowie]

i wish i was drunk

[Mugen]

https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2019/07/17/1a7abe80-5b97-43f9-82a4-7e2450d1864e/thumbnail/770x433/274d96d1d14ff354f403aa39a3ec21b4/sloan.jpg

[tbdog]

As sad as our offensive schemes are, we are still putting up points. But because we consistently can't get stops, it just means during our offensive droughts, we always are behind.

[barakz21]

This Spurs team sucks. I wonder how TD will handle it? He never got to experience this as a player, and the worst he did wasn’t as bad as this. Whole team looks like it doesn’t have any sense of urgency as shown by multiple possessions where the wolves got multiple offensive rebounds. Might as well give the young guys some burn, at least they’ll be looking to prove something.

[mexicanjunior]

Lottery pick will be nice this year. It's just too bad this tank job doesn't include getting playing time for Walker and the rookies but I suppose that would defeat the tank job to begin with...

[timtonymanu]

And this was a game where Demar was relatively motivated.

Empty calories like always.

[raybies]

lineup of the future in??? !!! :wow

[TimDunkem]

And this was a game where Demar was relatively motivated.

Like Aldridge, he actually looks decent when taking it to the hole but either settles for a bad shot, or is double-teamed and the play ends up breaking down because this team has a total of 2 three point shooters.

He's a loser and so is the rest of this team.

[Joseph Kony]

Murray becoming dogshit really quickly has been pretty disappointing

[davidbowie]

remember when kawhi was on our team? that was cool

[Mugen]

It's beautiful. Lonnie, DWhite, and Dejounte all on the court together.

And it's that Italian fuck shooting an off balance 35 footer

[YoungbuckMurray]

Why is Carroll glued to the bench when we give up 130 a game?

[RC_Drunkford]

So when will Pop decide to change line ups? :lmao I bet his first move is to start Poeltl and have Forbes out there as the only 3-point shooter

[Gibbz]

50 points, 2 turnovers, 64% from the field from LA and DDR, and still an absolute blowout. This stinks.

[Gibbz]

Man, Wiggins really seems to be putting it together this season. He is BALLING so far.