The Lonnie Breakout Game, Dec. 3rd, 2019

[raybies]

Please update with Videos and reaction.

[playblair]

fire tim duncan for taking this long to tell popovich to play belineli over walker

[davidbowie]

WHERE THE HATERS AT

[raybies]

WHERE THE HATERS AT
BRO!!! He seriously has a shot at Superstar potential... or at least who's the only one who can get that high... we need to build around Lonnie, White, and Murray.

[raybies]

Im gonna puke with Pops lineup though

[dabom7]

I called this shit pre draft!

[dabom7]

Pop not gonna let IV be the OT hero. SMH

[ace3g]

Wish I could have seen it...... damn Dish Network / Fox Sports SW......

[SAGirl]

Unbelievable how Pop kept this guy chained to the deep bench getting over himself. The noncompetitive. Sure the slurping crew going to credit CIA Pop.

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY3qxdOY45U

[SAGirl]

Should be starting in this team. What the heck they doing burying their talent in the bench that’s been gross negligence

[Spurtacular]

Walker has the hot hand; and Mills and Forbes are still in the lineup in 2OT fucking it all up.

[Poolboy5623]

How much longer b4 he'll be starting over that midget Forbes??

[LakerHater]

The only way pop can get Forbes outta the game

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Gonna be sent back to the bench to get over himself.

[tim_duncan_fan]

We've also had breakout games from White and Murray.

Does Lonnie have the mentality required to keep a similar effort consistent?

[Spurtacular]

Should be starting in this team. What the heck they doing burying their talent in the bench that’s been gross negligence

That's a solid three with plenty of minutes to go around. Just stop pretending that Mills and Forbes are not end of the bench guys is all FFS.

[r0drig0lac]

Unbelievable how Pop kept this guy chained to the deep bench getting over himself. The noncompetitive. Sure the slurping crew going to credit CIA Pop.

yes but we will be here to stop them

[Mugen]

Unfuckingbelievable that it took him this long to get some minutes. The Sniffers will say it was necessary which is an absolute joke.

Lonnie shitting on every single POS hater on this board :lmao

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EK6ph7AWoA8NPPM?format=jpg&name=large

[Dejounte]

Moving closer to my dream of Lonnie replacing Forbes in the SL (which i called during the offseason)

White/ Dejounte/ Mills/ Quinndary
Lonnie/ Forbes
DeMar/ Beli/ Carroll/ Keldon
Aldridge/ Gay/ Lyles/ Samanic
Poetl/ Eubanks

[cjw]

To be fair, Forbes was key in that first OT. He was matching the Rockets’ baskets.

But damn Lonnie, what a coming out party. And awesome D to boot.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EK6qTl0WkAAUFXi?format=jpg&name=large

[Spurtacular]

Unfuckingbelievable that it took him this long to get some minutes. The Sniffers will say it was necessary which is an absolute joke.

Lonnie shitting on every single POS hater on this board :lmao

It was obvious all along to anyone with half a fucking brain. Sure he's still a bit raw. But he's supposed to get seasoning on the bench? SMH


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70khKN4Dd3E

[timvp]

https://i.gifer.com/ULMC.gif

[SayTown]

Where are all the sniffers and slurpers at. Let's not get ahead of ourselves though it's only one game, let's see if Skywalker can be consistent but there is no doubt he is miles better than Mills, Marco, and Forbes.

[slick'81]

Already ordered my walker jersey online

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/1202089463595380736

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/BR_NBA/status/1202073246792728576

[Russ]

How much longer b4 he'll be starting over that midget Forbes??

They may just go three guards plus DeRozan and Aldridge.

It's hard to take Forbes out of the lineup after has was the best offensive player in the biggest win of the year.

[Keepin' it real]

This is merely his Austin-Daye-against-the-76ers game.

[timvp]

Walker goes for 28 even though he was scoreless until less than two minutes remaining in the third...

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/spurs_legacy/status/1202091470695653377

[Harry Callahan]

Lonnie has the tools, obviously.

Last year was a bummer with the knee issue cropping up - the U of Miami medical staff screwed up his knee when he was a freshman and the Spurs had to clean up their mess last year. With good health he can be really good in the future.

He can get anywhere he wants to go on the court.

[SAGirl]

Nah he clearly has talent, is physically gifted, and is very young still. He’s barely getting an opportunity. I am sure people will say he needs to be consistent but let’s see the minutes be consistent first.

[Russ]

So if Walker emerges, DeRozan may become expendable.

[Boomersgold]

Where do the Spurs go from here? Does he usurp White/Forbes in the starting lineup or does Pop just play him off the bench.

[FkLA]

The day the next great Spur arrived. :cry

[raybies]

The day the next great Spur arrived. :cry
bless your heart :cry

[ZeusWillJudge]

Wish I could have seen it...... damn Dish Network / Fox Sports SW......


I hope you can find a copy of it to watch. Really incredible performance by Lonnie. He absolutely put the team on his shoulders - something I haven't said about a Spur in years.


You might want to fast forward through the 3rd. :lol

[DPG21920]

Member when people equated playing Lonnie/White/Murray more to tanking since they would be taking “vets” time :lol.

[timtonymanu]

This is merely his Austin-Daye-against-the-76ers game.

Except Daye was a finished product and much older. The two situations aren't even comparable.

[raybies]

For the Record... Pop was right. He wasn't ready. The day he was ready I posted to FKLA. There was no cover up. Early in the season he hadn't found his peace. No matter what your philosophy is about playing time all that matters is he has arrived.

Y'all act like he was ready for this the whole season. He wasn't. He is now.He said it himself the "non competitive" talk motivated him. He ain't soft. He got that superstar mentality. He was born for this.

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghTT43i3qME

[ZeusWillJudge]

Member when people equated playing Lonnie/White/Murray more to tanking since they would be taking “vets” time :lol.


I've always said that they would be at least as well off. I think they could shitcan Beli and replace him with Keldon and be ahead. I understand that Keldon needs work, and I still believe it.

[FkLA]

For the Record... Pop was right. He wasn't ready. The day he was ready I posted to FKLA. There was no cover up. Early in the season he hadn't found his peace. No matter what your philosophy is about playing time all that matters is he has arrived.

Y'all act like he was ready for this the whole season. He wasn't. He is now.He said it himself the "non competitive" talk motivated him. He ain't soft. He got that superstar mentality. He was born for this.

Don't go ruining a perfectly good thread with your sniffing, raybs. These are happy times.

[Mugen]

This is merely his Austin-Daye-against-the-76ers game.

Great point. My counterpoint is that you're a fucking moron tbh :lol

[raybies]

Don't go ruining a perfectly good thread with your sniffing, raybs. These are happy times.
yeah your right man.. we haven't had many of these moments this season.. definitely should cherish them and respect the moment

[DPG21920]

I've always said that they would be at least as well off. I think they could shitcan Beli and replace him with Keldon and be ahead. I understand that Keldon needs work, and I still believe it.

Agree. At a minimum it would inject youth and fire and competitive spirit into a team that obviously needs it.

[ZeusWillJudge]

For the Record... Pop was right. He wasn't ready. The day he was ready I posted to FKLA. There was no cover up. Early in the season he hadn't found his peace. No matter what your philosophy is about playing time all that matters is he has arrived.

Y'all act like he was ready for this the whole season. He wasn't. He is now.He said it himself the "non competitive" talk motivated him. He ain't soft. He got that superstar mentality. He was born for this.

I would rather have seen him learn it on the court. What could have happened - the Spurs might lose?

[Spurtacular]

For the Record... Pop was right. He wasn't ready. The day he was ready I posted to FKLA. There was no cover up. Early in the season he hadn't found his peace. No matter what your philosophy is about playing time all that matters is he has arrived.

Y'all act like he was ready for this the whole season. He wasn't. He is now.He said it himself the "non competitive" talk motivated him. He ain't soft. He got that superstar mentality. He was born for this.

Bull shit. He wasn't playing as the Spurs went to 7-14. We knew in the preseason he was ready. Pop nut sac eaters gonna still say he's not ready when he gets benched again too.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EK6wB85WoAIR3ra?format=jpg&name=large

[Phenomanul]

Clutch baskets and defense to boot!! Hopefully this motivates the rest of the team as well.

[Spurtacular]

Great point. My counterpoint is that you're a fucking moron tbh :lol

:lmao

[FkLA]

Great point. My counterpoint is that you're a fucking moron tbh :lol

:lol

[raybies]

I would rather have seen him learn it on the court. What could have happened - the Spurs might lose?
that's fair hence the philosophy of playing time... IMO he would've rose to this any way you sliced it... pop chose the less popular path.. you just never know, it will be speculation. all we know is that what he did worked like it or hate it

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/1202091050426388480

https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/1202091906907410432

[Harry Callahan]

Lonnie is someone we can get excited about. This was the second game this year that was truly enjoyable (beating the Clips and turd boy was great too).

[timvp]

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199902120PHI.html

This reminds me of the legendary Malik Rose Breakout Game in 1999 in Philadelphia. Rose emerges from the shadows to take over with his family going crazy in the stands. He then remained in the rotation for good after that.

Man ... can't find any video of that game :depressed

[acoelho1]

The Spurs are watchable again. However, watch Pop give Lonnie a DNP next game ��. I think this game officially makes Marco the old Patty.. wave them towels.

[raybies]

https://media2.giphy.com/media/8hZokQU7FWiS5le6b9/giphy.gif
5/10 for meme game
0/10 for contribution...
if you review the games or just even the stats you'd see what I'm talking about... I'm not making stuff up brother. step your game up

[Mugen]

Man, just think of Dejounte/White/Lonnie on the wings.

Murray has been absolutely horrible but the defensive potential of those guys would be so damn good. You could even play trash ass Demar with that lineup and get away with it :lol

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/1202089463595380736

[ZeusWillJudge]

Great point. My counterpoint is that you're a fucking moron tbh :lol


Bull shit. He wasn't playing as the Spurs went to 7-14. We knew in the preseason he was ready. Pop nut sac eaters gonna still say he's not ready when he gets benched again too.


:lol

Can't decide which is funnier. "Pop nut sac eaters" is pretty rich.

[SAGirl]

Don't go ruining a perfectly good thread with your sniffing, raybs. These are happy times.
Thanks for doing that 4 all of us.

[raybies]

Man, just think of Dejounte/White/Lonnie on the wings.

Murray has been absolutely horrible but the defensive potential of those guys would be so damn good. You could even play trash ass Demar with that lineup and get away with it :lol
It's time to trade the anti-big three(LMA, DD, Gay,) and let the youth play. They are ready.

[raybies]

lol umkay

[ZeusWillJudge]

Man, just think of Dejounte/White/Lonnie on the wings.

Murray has been absolutely horrible but the defensive potential of those guys would be so damn good. You could even play trash ass Demar with that lineup and get away with it :lol


I said it in the game thread - if Lonnie plays like this, I think he'll give Murray a lift. Maybe I just want to believe, but that kind of play is contagious.

Meh - Poeltl too. He's been working his ass off.

[SAGirl]

:lol

Can't decide which is funnier. "Pop nut sac eaters" is pretty rich.
Remember when people were saying that he sucked based on a couple minutes of play and some scattered minutes in garbage time. Jeeeeezus

[K...]

Is bench8ng lamarcus to clear driving lanes a necessary change? I remember pop was going to try and have the Spurs run, and Aldridge is the main impediment to that. Lonnie may be smMart enough to play at high tempo, but is it worth teaching him to defer to Mr my touches? I think Aldridge may get some of that load management soon

[SAGirl]

The thread I want to see is what’s Pop going to do about Lonnie being too good to be chained to garbage time. I imagine Belli is done as a rotation player but who knows? I’d like to see Bryn get less minutes too but that’s wishful thinking with Pop, but I can hope.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Remember when people were saying that he sucked based on a couple minutes of play and some scattered minutes in garbage time. Jeeeeezus

Yep.

I'm telling you. Put Murray in a better situation and I think he'll get his groove back too. I hope Pop has it in him to embrace the future. They would have some bad games, but I'd much rather live or die with the young guys and their energy.

[ace3g]

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199902120PHI.html

This reminds me of the legendary Malik Rose Breakout Game in 1999 in Philadelphia. Rose emerges from the shadows to take over with his family going crazy in the stands. He then remained in the rotation for good after that.

Man ... can't find any video of that game :depressed

I think I found it


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlh3_6T0MbM

[timvp]

I think I found it


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlh3_6T0MbM

:wow Holy crap, you found it.

[timvp]

0k5qg

[ZeusWillJudge]

Rose en trafico!!!!!


0k5qg

[Russ]

That cult programming is powerful isn't it.
https://media3.giphy.com/media/9DjNC785612J6Q2zg8/giphy.gif

Here's some KoolAid for you -- the Spurs are 2.5 games out of the playoffs. :)

[Arcadian]

So all this time, we thought we needed a closer...and it turns out we had one all along. Imagine that!

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EK61SikX0AArBCL?format=jpg&name=large

[spurraider21]

Man, just think of Dejounte/White/Lonnie on the wings.

Murray has been absolutely horrible but the defensive potential of those guys would be so damn good. You could even play trash ass Demar with that lineup and get away with it :lol
and imagine nephew was still on the team :lol

[apalisoc_9]

I called him a potential star half a year ago. ME

[Spurtacular]

Here's some KoolAid for you -- the Spurs are 2.5 games out of the playoffs. :)

They can head that direction if Pop doesn't castrate this team by sitting IV.

[Spurtacular]

I called him a potential star half a year ago. ME

Post it, or it never happened. TBH

[ZeusWillJudge]

I called him a potential star half a year ago. ME


You throw more shit at the walls than anyone I can think of. Some has to stick. How about pulling out the bad with the good? Better still, how about just let it go?

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/dav_mcg/status/1202109416033726465

[raybies]

You throw more shit at the walls than anyone I can think of. Some has to stick. How about pulling out the bad with the good? Better still, how about just let it go?
ehh it might be a tie of him and TD 21

[NASpurs]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghTT43i3qME

The fucking description to that youtube video is hilarious and has a lot of truth bombs. I don't think this guy is a Spurs fan and he can see the injustice of Lonnie not getting minutes.


There was a lot of very weird stuff happening this game (what was up with that dunk by James Harden that somehow didn't count????? someone's gonna get fired for that), but perhaps the weirdest was Lonnie Walker LITERALLY (I say that without hyperbole) TAKING OVER THE GAME IN THE FOURTH QUARTER TO SEND IT INTO OVERTIME. Normally I don't use capital letters for a whole phrase like that, but he deserves it. With the Spurs down by eight with about a minute to go, Walker scored eight straight points, including a mega-deep three to tie it that probably should never have been attempted (at least not by him). But when you're the one who has brought your team back from the edge of the abyss, you're the one who gets to take the big-balls shots. At least during regulation.Walker hit a three at the start of the first overtime, and had a free-throw (plus a calculated miss) at the end of the second overtime to seal it. Other than those plays, during the overtimes he was content to see if his inferior teammates could pull out the win he put on a platter for them.This dude didn't even score in the first half. I looked at the boxscore while the game was going on and was like "well, a dud after his good performance last game, Popovich is never going to play him again". He had 0 points in 10 minutes at that point. I couldn't believe my eyes when I looked a bit later and saw he had 27. My first thought was "that custom boxscore script that I wrote to make my life easier is lying to me about how many points Mr. Hairtower has". My second thought was to do a complete scan of my computer to make sure no rival highlight-makers had infected me with malware that corrupted my script to make it display erroneous point totals for role-players and scrubs.Don't laugh. It has happened before. Remember Stylish80? Not many people do, after I had him eliminated after he messed with my operations. DawkIns, I'm on to you. Don't try any funny business.But what I saw in the boxscore was real. For me, for you, for everybody. Lonnie Walker scoring 27 points (which became 28 after some end-of-game shenanigans) is just about the realest thing in the whole of reality right now. Popovich will have to reach real deep into his bag of excuses to come up with a reason for why this guy won't be playing in the future.

[NASpurs]

Where's that faggot Roscoe something hiding at anyway?

[Mugen]

Where's that faggot Roscoe something hiding at anyway?

Roscoe and that fucking clown Monty saying Lonnie didn't even belong in the league :lmao

[SAGirl]

The fucking description to that youtube video is hilarious and has a lot of truth bombs. I don't think this guy is a Spurs fan and he can see the injustice of Lonnie not getting minutes.
That is a nice description in that chunk of text. What I liked about him taking that 3 was that he had the balls to take it. Coach didn’t need to call a set play for him, infuse his ego with confidence calling him Curry for a year b4 he even resembles an NBA player, and that he didn’t have Derrick-like confidence issues. He definitely brought the team back and however that ended was on him. That’s star potential IMO. His confidence is high and I’d not like to see him benched out of the rotation again. He may struggle with his shot at times but his energy is needed and he will learn and gain experience.

[Spurtacular]

The fucking description to that youtube video is hilarious and has a lot of truth bombs. I don't think this guy is a Spurs fan and he can see the injustice of Lonnie not getting minutes.


With the Spurs down by eight with about a minute to go, Walker scored eight straight points, including a mega-deep three to tie it that probably should never have been attempted (at least not by him). But when you're the one who has brought your team back from the edge of the abyss, you're the one who gets to take the big-balls shots. At least during regulation.

:lol

Walker IV got a shot at the start of OT and that was it after that. I'm honestly half surprised that Gregg didn't take him out of the game.

[cjw]

:lol

Walker IV got a shot at the start of OT and that was it after that. I'm honestly half surprised that Gregg didn't take him out of the game.

After the Rockets protest is successful...

:pop: “What are you guys talking about? That breakout fourth quarter technically never happened.”

[Fireball]

it was great to see him doing that ... but lets just calm down ... how many players have scored 30 on the Spurs on an occasional night and never did anything else after that

lets just hope he does not crash down to earth like murray

[Chucho]

Almost as excited as I was for DJs opening night.

[wildcardX]

Nah he clearly has talent, is physically gifted, and is very young still. He’s barely getting an opportunity. I am sure people will say he needs to be consistent but let’s see the minutes be consistent first.

Very important. Pop can't keep pulling him out of games from a screw up after 5 minutes. Got to give him a chance to make up and learn from his mistakes and I'm not talking about two games later. He's a young player that is learning and needs the minutes to build that consistency. Looking at this game, it took Lonnie into the fourth before he really looked comfortable and in rhythm.

[ace3g]

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[BillMc]

Damn. I was sitting in a snowstorm without WIFI when this went down. :(

[99 Problems]

:lobt2:

[spurs10]

Damn. I was sitting in a snowstorm without WIFI when this went down. :( Bill did you say something? I was slightly distracted by that young lady's ass covered in flour presumably. :hungry: Flour power!

I hope you can see it. A great one indeed. They'll at least be a lot of highlights to watch.

[r0drig0lac]

Where are all the sniffers and slurpers at. Let's not get ahead of ourselves though it's only one game, let's see if Skywalker can be consistent but there is no doubt he is miles better than Mills, Marco, and Forbes.

he was already better than these guys by the time he stepped on a court for the first time, just because he can do things none of them can (mostly play real defense).

[BillMc]

Bill did you say something? I was slightly distracted by that young lady's ass covered in flour presumably. :hungry: Flour power!

I hope you can see it. A great one indeed. They'll at least be a lot of highlights to watch.

Flour power. :lol Cooking class is fun.

I've been reviewing the Lonnie moments (WOW!) and the Harden dunk issue. Later, hope to watch the whole game somewhere.

[TDMVPDPOY]

can shoot and have range, why is this clown playing behind ballhogs and IB kent?

he should be playing alongside white, just like KL/GREEN/SIMMONS tandem...

[pookenstein]

Flour power. :lol Cooking class is fun.

I've been reviewing the Lonnie moments (WOW!) and the Harden dunk issue. Later, hope to watch the whole game somewhere.

Do yourself a favor and skip the third q...

[r0drig0lac]

For the Record... Pop was right. He wasn't ready. The day he was ready I posted to FKLA. There was no cover up. Early in the season he hadn't found his peace. No matter what your philosophy is about playing time all that matters is he has arrived.

Y'all act like he was ready for this the whole season. He wasn't. He is now.He said it himself the "non competitive" talk motivated him. He ain't soft. He got that superstar mentality. He was born for this.

https://media.tenor.com/images/0708330da90c6a9776f170fbef35a963/tenor.gif

[RC_Drunkford]

Not only did Walker expose Pop, but he's also exposing a lot of spurstalkers lack of basketball knowledge. Comparing Walker's game to Austin Daye and Malik Rose lmao. Posts like this one are hilarious:


it was great to see him doing that ... but lets just calm down ... how many players have scored 30 on the Spurs on an occasional night and never did anything else after that

lets just hope he does not crash down to earth like murray

Murray can't shoot, so it's pretty clear that as scouting reports adjust his numbers go down. All you need to do is sag off of him and he becomes ineffective on offense. He also got iffy handles so pressure him when he runs in transition and he'll turn it over. None of that works against Walker. He's just too physically gifted to be able to stop him, he can get his shot off against anybody and is faster than most NBA players and jumps higher than most. There's no way to stop his offense.


Bull shit. He wasn't playing as the Spurs went to 7-14. We knew in the preseason he was ready. Pop nut sac eaters gonna still say he's not ready when he gets benched again too.

now this is right on the money. He was the best player in Summer League and his shot looked really good. It was clear this will transition to the NBA well since he has elite athleticism and speed. It was just a matter of adjusting to the tougher competition, being in the right spot and getting used to overall NBA play and physicality/refereeing.

When he played defense on Harden in preseason it was also clear that he's a good defender. What he had to learn was again, NBA play. Refereeing and team defense. Being in the right spot and rotating.

You know how you learn those things? By playing games. Parking him on the bench for Belinelli won't help him improve. I said at the beginning of the season he can do what Donovan Mitchell did in his first season, which is score 20 points per game on 45% or better shooting. Now with Pop being the coach I thought it would most likely be about 10 points per game in 20 minutes. Let's hope we can get that going forward. I'd like to see him average close to 30 minutes per game. Pop needs to have him handle the ball more and put him in the pick & roll. Kid is elite and scoring coming of screens. The reason he was never able to show it was cause he's out there deferring trying to move the ball

[RC_Drunkford]

shades of the Kawhi's game against Houston in 2017 where he nailed the 3 and then blocked Harden on the other end. Eubanks throwing his hands behind his head reminded me of Manu's reaction back then. Rockets fans must have nightmares playing the Spurs

[Dejounte]

Lmfao so many armchair coaches on this site. Dont quit your day job for your absurd dream of winning championships in the NBA with your "high thought" analysis of how to handle players...because what you write on this forum would easily transfer over to real life.

[ceperez]

I think DeRozan gets traded. Remember, we still have Keldon Johnson playing in the G-league.

[BillMc]

Do yourself a favor and skip the third q...

Will do! :bobo

[Sugus]

I think DeRozan gets traded. Remember, we still have Keldon Johnson playing in the G-league.

Hopefully. I would much rather we trade DD than LMA (though the ideal is getting rid of the 2); not only are we much thinner on bigs than guards, but DD's ISO and mid-range game completely halts our offensive momentum, and he can't defend a broken traffic cone to save his life. LMA at least tries on defense and has been slowly adding a 3ball to his game. Getting a pick or two out of DeMar, then running a White-DJ-LW-Lyles-LMA starting unit would be a sight to behold. We'd probably still miss the playoffs as the young guys develop, which is icing on the cake - pick a SF or C in the lottery and we're set.

[GreekSpursfan]

Have to see him do the same against teams that actually give a fuck about the defensive end.

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

I called him a potential star half a year ago. ME

it wasn’t just you who did that A few of us did. Lol.

[ZeusWillJudge]

You know how you learn those things? By playing games.

BAM! Should shut down a bunch of other threads and condense them into those two sentences.

If the kid's not ready, get him ready. You can't get him ready on the fucking bench.

[JeffDuncan]

BAM! Should shut down a bunch of other threads and condense them into those two sentences.

If the kid's not ready, get him ready. You can't get him ready on the fucking bench.

If benching a player is so good for him, there's this player named Belinelli who needs improvement.

[ZeusWillJudge]

For the Record... Pop was right. He wasn't ready. The day he was ready I posted to FKLA. There was no cover up. Early in the season he hadn't found his peace. No matter what your philosophy is about playing time all that matters is he has arrived.

Y'all act like he was ready for this the whole season. He wasn't. He is now.He said it himself the "non competitive" talk motivated him. He ain't soft. He got that superstar mentality. He was born for this.

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[JuneJive]

You can't get him ready on the fucking bench.

Then what was this? Where was he getting ready for this breakout performance?

He shied away from the task when he first faced Kawhi.

Pop pulled him. If anything, Pop sees something great in him and wants him battling the greats.
Starting on the defensive end.

[BillMc]

Anyone got a link to the whole game? Many thanks in advance.

[RC_Drunkford]

Then what was this? Where was he getting ready for this breakout performance?

He shied away from the task when he first faced Kawhi.

Pop pulled him. If anything, Pop sees something great in him and wants him battling the greats.
Starting on the defensive end.

that does not mean he has to let him sit out games and then start playing him when the record is 7-14. He could've easily let him play every game off the bench, then when he makes a mistake bench him for his pet Belinelli. Then let him play again the next game or next half. That would've done the job too. If Aldridge wasn't out, who knows if Pop even gives Lonnie minutes

[RC_Drunkford]

Anyone got a link to the whole game? Many thanks in advance.

just google NBA replay and pick a site. That's how I watched it

[sasaint]

https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/78457054_10156704095731981_7294900084221673472_o.j pg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ohc=NSxS16nNG2wAQn7uuqBkLm1lGrIreIbDssXvhIEJ6V 87kOy_E-Odpju3g&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=ea48669224b9c77f703c6a2ab4c5c98b&oe=5E81B5D0

I thought so at the time he took the shot - that form is textbook.

[sasaint]

Hopefully. I would much rather we trade DD than LMA (though the ideal is getting rid of the 2); not only are we much thinner on bigs than guards, but DD's ISO and mid-range game completely halts our offensive momentum, and he can't defend a broken traffic cone to save his life. LMA at least tries on defense and has been slowly adding a 3ball to his game. Getting a pick or two out of DeMar, then running a White-DJ-LW-Lyles-LMA starting unit would be a sight to behold. We'd probably still miss the playoffs as the young guys develop, which is icing on the cake - pick a SF or C in the lottery and we're set.

Trade Dumbmar for a big and then trade LMA for a SF.

[BillMc]

just google NBA replay and pick a site. That's how I watched it

Thanks. I'll do that. :toast

[DAF86]

We've also had breakout games from White and Murray.

Does Lonnie have the mentality required to keep a similar effort consistent?

It's more up to Pop not to fuck with his psyche like he did with White and Murray, tbh.

[DAF86]

BTW, we all know a letdown game is coming up next. Hopefully that doesn't give Pop the excuse to take him out of the rotation once again.

[weebo]

Where do the Spurs go from here? Does he usurp White/Forbes in the starting lineup or does Pop just play him off the bench.

Play him off the bench--that's his role--be a disrupter on defense and scorer on offense--him and murray can be deadly coming off the bench

[gospursgojas]

BTW, we all know a letdown game is coming up next. Hopefully that doesn't give Pop the excuse to take him out of the rotation once again.

He already has plays for Marco drawn up for this exact time.

[Dr. John R. Brinkley]

I think he needs to play alongside Demar. It makes Demar play at a higher pace. I thought they had good synergy last night.

[Yogatti]

This just makes gregg poopab*tch look bad again. Calling this kid noncompetitive and he single handily saved the Spurs this game

[cd98]

Is his performance somewhat skewed by the fact that he was guarded by James Harden?

[Kobe'sAchilles]

Trade Dumbmar for a big and then trade LMA for a SF.
My dream trades are Demar for Randle and LMA for Hayward. Keeps us young and solves a lot of issues

[sasaint]

My dream trades are Demar for Randle and LMA for Hayward. Keeps us young and solves a lot of issues

I was thinking a bit larger than Randle, although I like him and wouldn't mind having him. But he that would leave us with only Poodle as only player with the size of a 5. LMA for Hayward would be terrific IF Hayward would re-sign with us. If not, I would rather go for somebody else.

[Kobe'sAchilles]

I was thinking a bit larger than Randle, although I like him and wouldn't mind having him. But he that would leave us with only Poodle as only player with the size of a 5. LMA for Hayward would be terrific IF Hayward would re-sign with us. If not, I would rather go for somebody else.

I want a big who is athletic and can run and finish to be paired with Murray and Walker. Randle fits that build perfectly. Our fast breaks would be nasty. Demar and LMA play too slow.
Is Haywards contract up? I thought he had one more year after this one. But the dude is just so smart and talented that I would love to have him for our team.

[NASpurs]

I was thinking a bit larger than Randle, although I like him and wouldn't mind having him. But he that would leave us with only Poodle as only player with the size of a 5. LMA for Hayward would be terrific IF Hayward would re-sign with us. If not, I would rather go for somebody else.

I don' t know, in today's NBA that's probably isn't such a big deal in the grand scheme of things. I rather be smaller at the 5 than having the glaring hole at 3 like we do right now.

[Chinook]

Kinda surprised that people aren't talking about Walker icing down his knee during his short rest in the second half. Obviously, he played the rest of the game after that. And it's to be expected from a guy who was just coming back from surgery on that knee this time last year. But given the nature of meniscus injuries, it concerned me.

[FkLA]

https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1202317578909233153

[Keepin' it real]

Great point. My counterpoint is that you're a fucking moron tbh :lol

:eyebrows :smokin :tongue

[TDomination]

Not sure if anyone mentioned this but this reminded me a lot of the Kawhi "breakout" game against the Rockets in 2017. I say breakout because it was one of the first times we saw Kawhi as a true monster after Timmy Retiring and made him a legit MVP candidate when he nails a 3 on one end and blocks Harden on the other.

19 pts in the 4th quarter lol, amazing.
most people in the NBA are probably thinking who is this guy? But we know who he is and what he can become. Hopefully he continues to get minutes.

[Monkeyboy14]

I never post here, just read. Didn’t want to start a thread for this question but does anyone know why the Spurs have 6 days off after the next game?? And we don’t even have a back to back for a looong time.. does anyone know why? Is the nba stretching out the season?

[koriwhat]

was eating at snooze earlier today and watching spurs highlights on the tv there when lonnie himself walked by the restaurant. went outside, said hi to him, shook his hand, and told him to keep on doing great things because we all want to see him blossom in that spurs uniform. nice dude with a nice car. :tu

[sasaint]

I don' t know, in today's NBA that's probably isn't such a big deal in the grand scheme of things. I rather be smaller at the 5 than having the glaring hole at 3 like we do right now.

If that's the choice, then yes, I certainly agree. But we still need to protect ourselves from teams that can throw legitimate "bigs" at you.

[sasaint]

I want a big who is athletic and can run and finish to be paired with Murray and Walker. Randle fits that build perfectly. Our fast breaks would be nasty. Demar and LMA play too slow.
Is Haywards contract up? I thought he had one more year after this one. But the dude is just so smart and talented that I would love to have him for our team.

I agree about LMA and Dumbmar. But you still need to protect yourself against the teams who can throw legitimate "bigs" at you. I am not sure Poodle is enough.

Hayward's contract expires after NEXT season, so you would have him for a year and a half. As well as I like Hayward, I would like to have a guy on a longer contract. I don't have any feel for what the guy would likely do after 2020. The Spurs may well be in a state of flux if not downright chaos.

[ace3g]

Now I know why LWIV had a breakout game...

https://twitter.com/lonniewalker_4/status/1202418875234738181

[marinoman]

Start Lonnie, trade DeMar for a 2nd rounder

[sasaint]

Lonnie's breakout game may become the breakout that wasn't. How much of Lonnie's damage was done after Harden's non-dunk?

[raybies]

https://media.giphy.com/media/CBCfKyMldAi6Q/giphy.gif
https://media.giphy.com/media/21S5JsbRPSzN9WD8Ho/giphy.gif

[ElNono]

ugh, I like the kid, but he's officially already overrated over one game...

[Sugus]

Lonnie's breakout game may become the breakout that wasn't. How much of Lonnie's damage was done after Harden's non-dunk?

TBH, even though a replay would be complete bullshit, it would kind of be a win/win for the Spurs; Lonnie already has the experience and confidence gained during the game, and we get to add another L to the tanking train, bringing us closer to the promised lowland.

[Maddog]

ugh, I like the kid, but he's officially alreiady overrated over one game...

I'm afraid I have to agree. Although I would argue that it's two games (Minnesota).
I'm trying to be cautious. Given the drab season so far, it's easy to to start over reacting to a young charismatic player with promise.
Yes it was against a defensively challenged team that had taken their foot off the gas, but 19 in a quarter is impressive. Also the athleticism combined with solid shooting form. I'm excited. But have seen plenty of one game wonders to be cay

[RD2191]

After re-watching his 4th qtr highlights I noticed most of his points came off of fast breaks and turnovers. I'd like to see what he can do in isolation when he's the focus of the opposing defense. Too early to call him a future all star but he's definitely going to be at least a very solid role player.

[weeks]

After re-watching his 4th qtr highlights I noticed most of his points came off of fast breaks and turnovers. I'd like to see what he can do in isolation when he's the focus of the opposing defense. Too early to call him a future all star but he's definitely going to be at least a very solid role player.

lol. What a trash-ass take.

[Dejounte]

lol. What a trash-ass take.

This is the first time Ive seen him try so give him a break. Dude usually says two words, but now hes saying something more.

[RD2191]

lol. What a trash-ass take.

So what's your take? I'll wait.

[RD2191]

This is the first time Ive seen him try so give him a break. Dude usually says two words, but now hes saying something more.

Shut your bitch ass up.

[Chinook]

Rob's a top-five poster on here. What makes it even more amazing is that he's still putting in work at an elite level while constantly moving from safehouse to safehouse to stay ahead of those ICE raids. Dude's a real pro, and you all should appreciate him while you can.

[RD2191]

Rob's a top-five poster on here. What makes it even more amazing is that he's still putting in work at an elite level while constantly moving from safehouse to safehouse to stay ahead of those ICE raids. Dude's a real pro, and you all should appreciate him while you can.

And what do we say to immigration and customs enforcement? Not today!

[Chinook]

And what do we say to immigration and customs enforcement? Not today!

http://m.quickmeme.com/img/c7/c7c1556b72fc67f2221bffbe8c4f3a6d8d523c80a44873e2de e6eb35f8e2e463.jpg

Rob as he climbs into a helicopter parked on the roof of his high-rise safehouse.

[RD2191]

http://m.quickmeme.com/img/c7/c7c1556b72fc67f2221bffbe8c4f3a6d8d523c80a44873e2de e6eb35f8e2e463.jpg

Rob as he climbs into a helicopter parked on the roof of his high-rise safehouse.

:lmao

[TDomination]

i love the hype and don't think he's overrated. many have already mentioned that he's got the potential to be a star cause we all see it.
biggest thing i want to see is how his overall bball IQ is and when he's not hitting shots, how will his defense hold up?

you can tell that throughout the season he just looked jittery out there. whether it was nerves or whatever he just didn't look right. but i believe it was a comfort thing and obviously with more minutes comes more comfort.

now i want to see it more, and also want to see how he can do on the road. but he needs at least 20-25 minutes.

[weeks]

So what's your take? I'll wait.
:lol im just fucking with you rob, you know you're That Dude.
i'll roll with your trash today