Game Thread: Spurs vs Nets - Dec. 19, 2019 @ 7:30pm CST

[FkLA]

Opponents see the red sea parting when Yakob isn't out there manning the paint, tbh.

[slick'81]

Herpes for 2

[sasaint]

DJ - Nice!

[ZeusWillJudge]

Nah, Lyles. We need to stick with Lyles. His improvement has been pretty steady - and pretty good for a first year Spur. I still like his potential on this team.


We'll just disagree on that one. His shooting was bad, but he wasn't throwing the ball away, and he was solid enough on D. With the other 4 guys on the floor, he was good enough to let them make a 12-0 run. There are some other guys who would have killed them.

[FkLA]

why the fuck is belli closing man, it's so disgusting

:pctoss

[212094ever]

Forms and Belinelli in for defensive purposes

[Sugus]

Lonnie's shots not falling tonight and he's still one of the best players for the Spurs

[Ron Swanson]

Ugh, this is one of those stupid games you can't watch on League Pass or Youtube TV in Austin.

Pick up an indoor HD antenna at Target.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Opponents see the red sea parting when Yakob isn't out there manning the paint, tbh.


Right on cue they go THROUGH Aldridge. Poeltl would have swatted that.

[slick'81]

These nets are awful

[Robz4000]

:lmao fuck Forbes

[ZeusWillJudge]

Fucking Forbes undercutting a 3P shooter. He might get a flagrant for that.

[sasaint]

Forbes! Sheesh!

[poopbox]

Forbes :bang

[slick'81]

Wtf put forbes in there!!

[GB20]

That was illegal from Forbes , I hope he bans for the whole year.

[slick'81]

Forbes always plays the victim

[ZeusWillJudge]

You can't get mad at Pachulia and defend that shit. Eject Forbes' dumb ass.

[FkLA]

I hate senile Pop so much.

[Slippy]

Forbes it's not your fault the old man plays ya.

[slick'81]

Patty consoling his bff

[slick'81]

Ouch,flagrant on bryn

[spurs1990]

Maybe Forbes gets a one game suspension

[sasaint]

Pop gonna give Forbes an extension offer after the game to boost his confidence.

[Slippy]

went to mommy for comfort cuz dady wuz pizzzed :lmao

Haha He does that all the time. Did daddy give him a look back?

[r0drig0lac]

thanks refs

[Sugus]

Bench Brytch please

[Leetonidas]

Forbes :lmao

[Ron Swanson]

This will be a teaching moment for Forbes, and he'll play 40 minutes next game.

[timtonymanu]

:lol Brent Forms

[ZeusWillJudge]

Nwaba tore his achilles. All the dumbshits the other night who said non-contact injuries are no big deal.

[slick'81]

Bring the great wall of poodle back

[spurraider21]

:lmao patty forbes and marco on the floor together

[Slippy]

BRYNS foul a Momentum killer aside from Belli out there

[DMC]

LMA and DDR beasting... sorry, autocorrect.. resting.

[sasaint]

You can't get mad at Pachulia and defend that shit. Eject Forbes' dumb ass.

Forbes may be a slow, poor defender, but he is also stupid.

[timtonymanu]

Thank God for Brent Forms helping our lottery run

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Game went to shit per par when pop put his pets back out there for Lonnie.

[Darius Bieber]

Why can’t DeRozan or Forbes or Belinelli tear their Achilles instead? Dang it

[sasaint]

Wow

Is this what we've come down to?

Wanting a Scrub Pop Pet Avatar to get suspended so he HAS to play good rotations


WOW

With this team, I'll take what I can get. Sounds good to me.

[FkLA]

This arrogant piece of shit coach would rather lose with his pets than win with the better players.

[Robz4000]

Forbes will find a way to one day give up 10 points in one possession. It's his NBA goal.

[slick'81]

Vroom vrrom

[Spurs Brazil]

Stupid Forbes. Damn

[boutons_deux]

5 min left, up by 2, do the Spurs have any balls?

[ZeusWillJudge]

Forbes may be a slow, poor defender, but he is also stupid.


They were saying that Forbes didn't do it on purpose. To me, that's almost worse. If he doesn't have any more control over what he's doing on D than that? Well... that's Bryn Forbes.

[sasaint]

Game went to shit per par when pop put his pets back out there for Lonnie.

Mostly replacing Poodle with LMA.

[Shakril]

What happend to the defense? It kind of bad now of a sudden.

[Robz4000]

:lmao DeRozan at PF again

[timtonymanu]

Can’t even get the white Murray combo when the team is winning

[boutons_deux]

so marco in crunch time? :lol

[slick'81]

Can’t even get the white Murray combo when the team is winning


There will ways be a combo of belli,bryn,mills or derozan on the floor at all times

[slick'81]

Great d marco!

[Dr. John R. Brinkley]

And the comeback begins!

[slick'81]

Nice stroke aldridge

[ZeusWillJudge]

so marco in crunch time? :lol


Forbes is currently unavailable.

[slick'81]

Vrrom vroom

[sasaint]

And the comeback begins!

And Pop will not bring in Poodle, Derrick or Lonnie.

[ZeusWillJudge]

There was a good example of Aldridge not sliding (like Bertans does). He was totally out of position for that pass from Patty, and they damn near turned it over. All because Aldridge is lazy and stands around like a fucking pylon.

[MoSpur02]

Marco with a defensive play???? Wow.

[r0drig0lac]

Marco carrying this team

[MoSpur02]

MVPatty for real, for real

[Ron Swanson]

Closer gonna close.

[slick'81]

Patty feasting on scrubs per usual

[timtonymanu]

Remember when most of us wanted Patty gone so Brent Forms could take his spot away lol. Times have changed.

[spurs1990]

Aldridge and Mills being the offensive anchors may work going forward

[sasaint]

Wow! Spurs gonna win!

:pop: "That's what closers do."

[ZeusWillJudge]

Pop actually coaching a young guy on the sideline?

[spurraider21]

marco with the defensive plays :wow

and patty on the other end

unlikely heroes

[ZeusWillJudge]

Remember when most of us wanted Patty gone so Brent Forms could take his spot away lol. Times have changed.


I remember wanting Patty gone. I'm pretty sure the thought of Forbes taking over never crossed my mind.

[SpurPadre]

Since when did DumbWoodie morph into a Superstar?

[Degoat]

Who would’ve thought that patty mills is are best player lol

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Worst case is Marco making plays out there. Now pop is gonna Play him more smh. He was probably gonna Play him anyway though...

[slick'81]

Game

[timtonymanu]

Worst case is Marco making plays out there. Now pop is gonna Play him more smh. He was probably gonna Play him anyway though...

Yeah any time he contributes to a win is a loss for the Spurs

[Degoat]

Who would’ve thought that patty mills is are best player lol

[slick'81]

Since when did DumbWoodie morph into a Superstar?


What else does this nets team have besides harris

[FkLA]

I honestly can't even enjoy wins with these lineups. Fuck Pop.

[Leetonidas]

A team like Philly or Milwaukee would love to have patty on their roster. Too bad Pop would never trade him

[sasaint]

I honestly can't even enjoy wins with these lineups. Fuck Pop.

The lineup that got the lead was loads of fun.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Well that settles it. The Spurs are better than shorthanded Nets.

Well, the bench is anyway.

[SpurPadre]

Who would’ve thought that patty mills is are best player lol

You do realize he gives up alot of points on the other end, right?

[spurs1990]

17th straight win vs them in San Antonio. Way to keep that streak intact

[MoSpur02]

Does Brooklyn really need Kyrie with the way Dinwiddie is playing?

[Slippy]

Forbes is currently unavailable.

Marco is the lesser evil.

I'm hoping Bryn is suspended for next game because pop simply can't help himself. Havnt hoped for a spurs player being unavailable since Vinny Delnegro days.

[Robz4000]

Does Brooklyn really need Kyrie with the way Dinwiddie is playing?

Its who Dominos wants tbh.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Yeah any time he contributes to a win is a loss for the Spurs

This seriously sucks man :lol

[FkLA]

Wombat - 26 minutes
Shitinelli - 26 minutes
White - 20 minutes
Yakob - 16 minutes
Lonnie - 13 minutes


There's something seriously wrong with Pop.

[spurs1990]

What's crazy is two choke jobs vs Cle and Hou kept them from having a six game win streak. There's still something there.

[ducks]

Dave McMenamin
@mcten
LAL loses consecutive games for the first time all season and falls in MIL, 111-104, dropping its record to 24-5. The Lakers made a game of it after trailing by 21 in the 1st half, but 19 turnovers and 4 bench pts didn't help. AD 36p 10r 5a; LeBron 21p 12r 11a; DG 21p; KCP 18p

[slick'81]

(11-16)

[sasaint]

Did Metu just get Forbes an assist?

[ZeusWillJudge]

You do realize he gives up alot of points on the other end, right?


When Poeltl, Lonnie, and White are on the floor with him, it's easier to hide him on D. That's really the story of that comeback.

[FkLA]

Lonnie and White in in garbage time to preserve the closers Milli Bellinelli :lmao

[slick'81]

What's crazy is two choke jobs vs Cle and Hou kept them from having a six game win streak. There's still something there.


Well yeah theyre still breathing

[MoSpur02]

Wow. Metu is in for 40 seconds and scored two points and grabs a rebound, but yet he can't get a solid 6-8 minutes per game?

[SpurPadre]

Killa Kyrie still gonna send him to the bench when he returns because "reasons" :lmao


What else does this nets team have besides harris

I've only seen Spurs games this year so I thought it was another case of a scrub only playing well against us but he's actually been doing this all season. He was a scrub in previous years.

[sasaint]

Wow. Metu is in for 40 seconds and scored two points and grabs a rebound, but yet he can't get a solid 6-8 minutes per game?

I don't think those minutes would come at the expense of the Tired Trio or Pop's Pets. The young guys would lose that time, so I am okay with it.

[Slippy]

When Poeltl, Lonnie, and White are on the floor with him, it's easier to hide him on D. That's really the story of that comeback.

They also played this lineup with neither midget on the court and it worked. Think Belli was the designated/ token floor spacer.

Problem with Pop, hee loves his pets. He will go back to them.

[wildbill2u]

This Spurs edition can be fun to watch if they quit iso plays for DDR in the 4th. His efficienty in the 4th is terrible--but he still wants the ball and tries to be a hero. Then he pouts if he misses and claims he was fouled. Get over it man.

[SpurPadre]

When Poeltl, Lonnie, and White are on the floor with him, it's easier to hide him on D. That's really the story of that comeback.

Agreed but his chucking still puts me at unease, especially in a close game. Oh well, better him chucking in the 4th than DeChokan, I guess.

[slick'81]

Mlls has come into this season in great shape and motivated.I hate to say it but wombat is pretty steady off the pine leading the bench mob

[MultiTroll]

Patti Curry wth :rollin

Where is Bryn starting to rank All Time for Pops Pets

[SpurPadre]

No he wasn't not in the least bit

He was beasting last year and when On DETROIT he was CLEARLY better than

Caldwell-Pope but Fat Vangundy didn't play him

Thats why Brooklyn signed him to a 34 million dollar contract and let D Russel go..

Argentinian Manu fans are ponderous

I'm not Argentine but you seem quite touchy just because I'm surprised at Dinwhatever's play.

[SpurPadre]

Don't like FANS of DUDES

I like Baskeball Period

thats why I watch it

you don't

but it doesn't stop you form posting 12878 things of mostly uninformed takes, right

Wow, triggered. Relax dude.

[poopbox]

Remember when most of us wanted Patty gone so Brent Forms could take his spot away lol. Times have changed.

You know how hard it is for me to pretend like I am not one of these people :rollin

[KobesAchilles]

Didn’t get to see the game. But any reason why White only played 21 minutes? I’m pretty sure he sucked in the first half but why did Forbes play more than him when he was waaay worse?

[SpurPadre]

Didn’t get to see the game. But any reason why White only played 21 minutes? I’m pretty sure he sucked in the first half but why did Forbes play more than him when he was waaay worse?

Is this the first Spurs game you've read about this season? This has been an ongoing theme.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Didn’t get to see the game. But any reason why White only played 21 minutes? I’m pretty sure he sucked in the first half but why did Forbes play more than him when he was waaay worse?

Its just pops shit rotations per par. White played really well I though hits some tough 3s and led the comeback with Jakob and Lonnie. It's just pop has to have his pets out there

[cascaders]

spurs win

[BillMc]

Missed the game. But, hey, better late than never. :flag:

[ZeusWillJudge]

Missed the game. But, hey, better late than never. :flag:


Heh. Your sig pics are always a welcome addition to a thread.

The +/- doesn't always tell you anything, but sometimes it does. Lonnie was +25 tonight, in 14 minutes of play. The Spurs outscored the Nets by 25 during his minutes, and this game it was definitely because Lonnie was on the court. When he checks in, there is an immediate lift in energy and toughness. You can see that the other guys feel it and start playing with some pride. Lonnie didn't shoot well, but he made the team better. Poeltl was an absolute BEAST in the paint - to the point that the Nets started avoiding it altogether. A couple of times they challenged him after he'd established that, and it didn't go well for them. White most def looks better when he's on with that bunch. And Patty's lack of D doesn't hurt as badly when he has help - that group of bench misfits (to Pop) provided defensive cover, and Patty provided offense.

[Fireball]

nice win ... pops rotations still put me off ...

[ZeusWillJudge]

Agreed but his chucking still puts me at unease, especially in a close game. Oh well, better him chucking in the 4th than DeChokan, I guess.


Yeah, I understand. During that comeback he wasn't volume chucking - he just shot badly. But they didn't call his name a lot. In that limited situation, I like that better than hearing DDR's name over and over. Or Bryn's. Or Beli's. He played respectable D, and mostly let the other guys do their thing. The results were good, and I'm not sure that would have happened with several of the other guys out there.

[BillMc]

Heh. Your sig pics are always a welcome addition to a thread.

The +/- doesn't always tell you anything, but sometimes it does. Lonnie was +25 tonight, in 14 minutes of play. The Spurs outscored the Nets by 25 during his minutes, and this game it was definitely because Lonnie was on the court. When he checks in, there is an immediate lift in energy and toughness. You can see that the other guys feel it and start playing with some pride. Lonnie didn't shoot well, but he made the team better. Poeltl was an absolute BEAST in the paint - to the point that the Nets started avoiding it altogether. A couple of times they challenged him after he'd established that, and it didn't go well for them. White most def looks better when he's on with that bunch. And Patty's lack of D doesn't hurt as badly when he has help - that group of bench misfits (to Pop) provided defensive cover, and Patty provided offense.

Many thanks for the summary bro! I and my sig girls thank you!

Glad to see Lonnie is effective even when his shot is not falling. Of our young guys he has the most long-term potential. In a few years Lonnie, Dj, White, Poeltl, and yes Forbes in the right role, could be a real boon. If KJ or Luka emerge the Spurs could have a good young core. But at least one and hopefully two have to emerge as a borderline All Star at least for the Spurs to advance. It seems Lonnie has the best shot. I think White (when healthy) is good, but near his ceiling. I wonder if DJ will ever really be an able shooter or field general. Lonnie, I pin my hopes on you.

[r0drig0lac]

Does Brooklyn really need Kyrie with the way Dinwiddie is playing?

Irving + Durant + LeVert, they will definitely be scary, Dinwiddie was almost out of the league, but good GMs are always working to improve the team, so he's on Nets today.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Many thanks for the summary bro! I and my sig girls thank you!

Glad to see Lonnie is effective even when his shot is not falling. Of our young guys he has the most long-term potential. In a few years Lonnie, Dj, White, Poeltl, and yes Forbes in the right role, could be a real boon. If KJ or Luka emerge the Spurs could have a good young core. But at least one and hopefully two have to emerge as a borderline All Star at least for the Spurs to advance. It seems Lonnie has the best shot. I think White (when healthy) is good, but near his ceiling. I wonder if DJ will ever really be an able shooter or field general. Lonnie, I pin my hopes on you.


I've said for a long time now that I would move Keldon onto the roster in place of Beli right now, if the only consideration was the success of the SA Spurs this season. He probably benefits from being in Austin for the whole season.

I've been having my doubts about DJ and whether he can be a feature or just a fill-in. But more and more I can't get away from wondering if he's just one more who could be better on a different team.

The same goes for White - he's not going to be a star, but I still think he has the stuff to be a very solid player for a lot of years. I don't know if you remember Anthony Parker, but he was pretty much written off as not worth much notice. He went to play for Maccabi, and all of a sudden people found out that he was a lot more than that. He came back to the NBA and had 5-6 very solid seasons as a starter, including starting with LeBron in Cleveland. Not a star, but a guy you want on the team. I think White could be that.

[KobesAchilles]

This is why Jackson Called Pop and his staff the "simulator crew" but now he has Mah Becky and Tim Duncan and they KNOW better but Timma is loyal to his master. Look at the start of the 3rd and Timma is looking at the stat sheet as Marco is out there starting the third. Becks is fucking frustrated. So much so she WANTS to coach the Nicks and Be part of JD and the Straight Shot
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Dumb question but hey that’s what I’m here for :lol
is that what they really said? Bc it looks like it lol. Becky is genuinely pissed off.

[BackHome]

If Pop is helping the team by tanking then keep home one or two more years. If Pop is actually trying to win then I would do him like Jerry did Landry.

[spurraider21]

Remember when most of us wanted Patty gone so Brent Forms could take his spot away lol. Times have changed.
i still wouldn't have a problem with that, given their relative salaries. the problem is having those redundant smurfs on the roster and actually seeing them share the floor

[TimDunkem]

^I would. Patty is paid too much, but Bryn is literally a contender for worst defender in the league. He also seems to get easily taken out of games, becoming visibly frustrated with every bad play or missed shot. You can't count on him.