Eighth Seed!

[timvp]

https://i.imgur.com/dO3PnUW.jpg

We're back, boys and girls.

:danceclub

[Robz4000]

Enjoy it while it lasts...

[silverblackfan]

The Spurs earned it.



This season is a roller coaster.

[slick'81]

I said it was inevitable,now just waiting for our first rnd matchup with kawhi or lbj.

Dare we dream 7th seed!?

[spurs10]

:chestbump:flag::clap FTL!!!

[Dejounte]

I would love to get the Nuggets in the playoffs.

[slick'81]

Damn ,bottom half of the west sucks ass

[timtonymanu]

Enjoy it while it lasts...

[timtonymanu]

Spurs losing to Warriors tomorrow will be on par with how this season has been playing out :lol

[bdictjames]

Yeah boi!!!!

[DAF86]

Keep the streak alive.

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I bet they finish with the 6th seed.

[phxspurfan]

we're officially LeBron's Milwaukee Bucks of 2007. The team that makes the playoffs with a sub-500 record, super happy to be there as LeBron sweeps.


Btw who thought the vaunted West would be so shitty as to allow a team like us to be in 8th, so far under .500.

[Realdeal1]

Well being in the playoff mix pretty much kills off any potential trades this season ..the chances of any major in season trades were slim to begin with but this pretty much means pop will go all in with this roster

[slick'81]

Well being in the playoff mix pretty much kills off any potential trades this season ..the chances of any major in season trades were slim to begin with but this pretty much means pop will go all in with this roster


Yup! spurs are riding this roster until the wheels fall off (gay,ddr,lma,mills expire etc)

[JokicParty]

Grizzlies are quite easily more talented than the spurs or blazers and will get the 8 seed if Morant stays healthy. Grizzlies can push my underwhelming Nuggets in a series.

[hombre]

I would love a Clippers matchup.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I don’t even know how to feel co differing how dire the team is :lol

But I’ll take it!

[spurs10]

I bet they finish with the 6th seed.
:bobo

[Emperor]

Thank goodness for a weak Western Conference this season.

[SpurPadre]

Streak and likely getting butt fucked by Load Management or LeBron in the first round vs. Getting a lottery pick. Man, fuck pride, I'd rather get the lottery pick, tbh.

[slick'81]

I would love a Clippers matchup.


Careful what you wish for

[SpurPadre]

Careful what you wish for

Losing to that faggot in the playoffs would be the worst thing that has ever happened to the franchise, tbh. Even worse than Game 6.

[baseline bum]

Losing to that faggot in the playoffs would be the worst thing that has ever happened to the franchise, tbh. Even worse than Game 6.

Worst would be being competitive and then maxing out DeRozan because they were so close.

[SpurPadre]

Worst would be being competitive and then maxing out DeRozan because they were so close.

With DeMar missing a big free throw or getting his shot blocked or stripped with that faggot hitting the game winner on the other end. Fuck that shit, give me a lottery pick while losing DeMar, please.

[ZeusWillJudge]

It still hurts.

[gambit1990]

could you imagine making the POs, matching up with the clips, and proceed to get destroyed by kawhi?

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

If they can go through a very tough january schedule and still be in the mix the chances would be good for getting the 7th/8th seed. OKC may do a lot of deals and drop off after the trade deadline, but the Blazers might eventually get healthy and get it together.

It's nice that they're in a competitive environment and play important games all the time.

[RC_Drunkford]

Spurs gotta win the OKC match ups and try to get to the 7th seed. There's a good chance for a rematch with Denver

[John B]

A little shimmer ahead should keep this team motivated. They might just taken a turn. GSG!

[Russ]

Keep the streak alive.

NBA history -- 23 years in a row.

[JPB]

With his massive mileage and physical play and how he still have carry the burden and do it all at 35... curious to see how Lebron is gonna enter the PO physically (if he enters them...)

He missed a lot of games last year for the first time and is already having issues this year... Can you imagine Lakers fans finally able to trash talk spurs fans after all these years only to be upset in the first round?

C'mon, do it Karma.

[lmbebo]

Eh.... a sub 500 team in the playoffs doesn't really count in my opinion. Its basically Philly pre tank. Barely a play off team stuck in mediocrity.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

With his massive mileage and physical play and how he still have carry the burden and do it all at 35... curious to see how Lebron is gonna enter the PO physically (if he enters them...)

He missed a lot of games last year for the first time and is already having issues this year... Can you imagine Lakers fans finally able to trash talk spurs fans after all these years only to be upset in the first round?

C'mon, do it Karma.

Indeed. Even a tiny chance to upset Lebron or the snake is worth it. Better than the loser talk about forfeiting the season. As if the difference between drafting 10th or 18th is going to be that significant.

Give me competitiveness, trying to make the playoffs and games where winning matters every time.

[spurspl]

yeaaaah another 1st round exit and 15-20 pick in a draft.....ur stupid guys

[Spursfanfromafar]

Wow. The Western Conference lower half is really bad this season. Will take a playoff entry for the 23rd time this year but Spurs must think long term and not be led falsely about this team.

[baseline bum]

could you imagine making the POs, matching up with the clips, and proceed to get destroyed by kawhi?

Sounds like you're imaging it with your pants around your ankles tbh

[Play Boban]

Embarrassing tbh

[rjv]

i don't expect this to last all that long. after the next two winnable games, the upcoming stretch of games for the spurs is brutal and that's even before the rodeo road trip. unless LMA turns into a stretch 4 all of a sudden, this spurs team will continue to suffer from its major deficits which will continue to result in struggles on the road and against better teams.

[sananspursfan21]

I’m seeing all these records being broken that I honestly thought could stand the test of time. I just want San Antonio to have something that nobody else will get. 23 straight years will be one of those. Screw tanking, let’s do this!!!

[ZeusWillJudge]

Spurs gotta win the OKC match ups and try to get to the 7th seed. There's a good chance for a rematch with Denver


Seriously? One good game against Detroit, and you've left the Dark Side to hang out with those ankle-biting optimists? :lol


BTW - there's a good chance that load management will keep the Clips out of the 1 seed. I'm not so sure that Denver will beat them out for the 2 seed though. How do you like the Spurs chances of getting to 6, to get that rematch?

[Big P]

I'd rather have a lottery pick, instead of one and done in the playoffs.

[ismael-robert]

I bet they finish with the 6th seed.

That's a ballsy prediction u actually think they'd pass a loaded utah? They're not even playing with Conley right now...u think spurs are better

[Prime BEEF]

Well being in the playoff mix pretty much kills off any potential trades this season ..the chances of any major in season trades were slim to begin with but this pretty much means pop will go all in with this roster
Don’t worry. We’ll likely go 2-7 after the GS game and possibly lose all 8 games on the RRT. That will be hard to recover from.

Now with all that said, I don’t think making or not making the playoffs has any influence on pop. Pop will always do what he wants. If you want change, you won’t see it until he retires or is forced out.

[Dennis the Menace]

Yay! 1st round exit in the playoffs and a middle/late round draft pick that will need 4 years to develop. Hallelujah! Let’s celebrate & preserve Pop’s legacy and not do what’s best for the organization. Once.Again. All those whispers in the NBA circles about how little front office talent remains in SA is just that. Whispers. Let’s pray Pop blesses us with 5 more years of this great sucess and harmony

[Prime BEEF]

Yay! 1st round exit in the playoffs and a middle/late round draft pick that will need 4 years to develop. Hallelujah! Let’s celebrate & preserve Pop’s legacy and not do what’s best for the organization. Once.Again. All those whispers in the NBA circles about how little front office talent remains in SA is just that. Whispers. Let’s pray Pop blesses us with 5 more years of this great sucess and harmony
Yes! Let’s all rejoice!

[TDomination]

If Lonnie continues playing and gets to where he’s playing at least 20mpg then yeah I would like playoffs. I think playoff experience is great for all the young players even if it’s in a losing effort. At least they get to see firsthand how playoff basketball is and try to improve the following year

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That's a ballsy prediction u actually think they'd pass a loaded utah? They're not even playing with Conley right now...u think spurs are better

I think one other team besides OKC falters a bit, most likely Houston, but maybe Dallas. Or that we just play better than them down the stretch.

I think Spurs might have finally found something and whatever it is ought to win more games than we lose going forward, even with a bit tougher schedule. I think (hope) that we start to congeal a tougher identity and more reliable lineups and rotations. Would love to see LWIV get some consistent run.

Or I could be way off base and we finish 12th or worse if a bad injury comes to one of our key guys, or if Pop actually hasn't figured anything out with the lineup.

I think we'll see, or know soon enough, likely within next 10 games, which scenario comes to pass. If we are 6-4 or better, we will do fine, because the next 10 are pretty fucking rough.

[RC_Drunkford]

Seriously? One good game against Detroit, and you've left the Dark Side to hang out with those ankle-biting optimists? :lol


BTW - there's a good chance that load management will keep the Clips out of the 1 seed. I'm not so sure that Denver will beat them out for the 2 seed though. How do you like the Spurs chances of getting to 6, to get that rematch?

I never said anywhere that I want the Spurs to tank. I said before the season they should keep it going. I even said during the losing stretch that this team could still be a playoff team if the senile headcoach would play the right rotations. I troll Pop a lot, because he's considered the GOAT coach, but does a lot of dumb shit no other coach would do. That doesn't mean that I don't want the team to succeed. I'm very optimistic about the changed offense and think that it will have a major positive effect on the team. They are already playing better and the games they lost were close losses where they had a chance to win, besides the Clippers game. I think 7th seed is the ceiling of this squad.

Also consider this: In the last 4 weeks the Spurs have the 6th best defense in the league

[Duncan2177]

I'd rather have a lottery pick, instead of one and done in the playoffs.

[talkspurs]

Eh.... a sub 500 team in the playoffs doesn't really count in my opinion. Its basically Philly pre tank. Barely a play off team stuck in mediocrity.

Do you count the NBA champions where there were between 8-12 teams? when there were 8 teams they had a 12.5% chance of winning. This is also when the other 22 playoff game streak was set. I dont know how many teams made the PO but I bet their chance to make the PO were easier then ours.

That being said. when looking back most people wont remember what the record was they will just see that we have it.

[JeffDuncan]

So people are thinking the Spurs ought to miss the playoffs for a better chance to draft... LaMelo Ball.

Or whoever. The point being, this does not project as a strong draft class. There may not be a dramatic difference between the #5 pick and the #20 pick, this time around. Or even #1 and #21.

Maybe things will change as the season continues. Maybe a few players will emerge as sure-thing prospects. It hasn't happened yet.

It's much better, this year, to go for the playoffs. A little more hotel business, and restaurant business. City tax revenue. A couple more tv appearances. Some more playoff experience for the youngsters. That's better than a draft where it looks like any of the picks the Spurs could get will be an Austin project for two years.

But what of those who say, "Oh, woe is me! If the Spurs lose in the first round, I shall be so humiliated and despondent that I shall surely swoon! Oh, woe!"

What of them?

Rub some dirt on it.

[Uriel]

From competing for the championship every year to celebrating even making the playoffs. How far we’ve fallen :lol

[ZeusWillJudge]

I never said anywhere that I want the Spurs to tank. I said before the season they should keep it going. I even said during the losing stretch that this team could still be a playoff team if the senile headcoach would play the right rotations. I troll Pop a lot, because he's considered the GOAT coach, but does a lot of dumb shit no other coach would do. That doesn't mean that I don't want the team to succeed. I'm very optimistic about the changed offense and think that it will have a major positive effect on the team. They are already playing better and the games they lost were close losses where they had a chance to win, besides the Clippers game. I think 7th seed is the ceiling of this squad.

Also consider this: In the last 4 weeks the Spurs have the 6th best defense in the league


I've been reading your posts about the improved offense - I'm just giving you shit.

I don't think that wanting the Spurs to tank is the same as not wanting them to succeed. Personally, I think that a 7 seed and first round exit is the worst of all worlds for the future of the team. It's because I want them to succeed that I don't want to see that. But for all of Pop's talk over the years about how he doesn't care about records, he sure as shit is coaching like setting that playoff appearance record is the big goal.

The defense? They beat the Clippers that one game, when Kawhi and George shot a combined 10-35 or something like that. I'm not sure I'd chalk that up to some sort of improved defense since the next game they gave up 132 to the damn Pistons in regulation. And the next time they faced the Clippers, they put up something like 135. But if Pop will keep that Italian fuck off the court, and minimize Forbes, I think it will bring an automatic improvement on the defensive end. (It's pretty amazing that Pop could spot something that nobody else in the country recognized, and it only took 30 games to do it.)

If the Spurs make some kind of great trade that includes next year's draft pick, then I'll be fine rooting for them to make the playoffs, even if it's 7 or 8 seed and a first round exit - because it won't matter. So long as they don't have Beli on the team next year, or Forbes in the SL with DeRozan, it will be an improvement.

[DMC]

Better than the Cowboys

[gambit1990]

very weird seeing a team so below .500 being the 8th seed in the west.

nurkic and zion injuries helping the spurs.

[Prime BEEF]

very weird seeing a team so below .500 being the 8th seed in the west.

nurkic and zion injuries helping the spurs.
And favors/Ball. The pelicans are a different team when they have favors.

[TD 21]

This franchise can't catch a break in the past half decade. The latest proof: They're terrible and in desperate need of a re-tooling/re-build and high pick, so of course this is the year where the bottom has dropped out of the middle of the West, making it almost impossible to not "be in the hunt" for a playoff spot.

Instead of them rightfully being put out of their misery, we get to suffer them continuing to meander along, likely unchanged and either fall ass backwards into a shellacking at the hands of an L.A. team (with their luck, probably Scumbag's) or end up with a late lottery pick.

[itzsoweezee]

That January/February schedule is going to kill any dream of the playoffs

[horseshue]

37-45 season record, by looking at the rest of the schedule. When was the last time 37 win teame made a post season?

[rascal]

Sooner or later the Spurs are going to have to get into the lottery to get high draft picks to load the team with potential star talent. They are not getting it in free agency or with trades. The Spurs build through the draft.

[slick'81]

37-45 season record, by looking at the rest of the schedule. When was the last time 37 win teame made a post season?


85'86 bulls won 30 games and got in,tbh and nets recently with 38

[MultiTroll]

Losing in the 1st Round with Pops Pets would be continued waste of time, resources and a further regression.

Losing a competitive 1st Round with the Youngins ballin, White, DJ, IV with Pets only getting support time and pulled the f out if they are sucking would be a good ending to this season.

[ElNono]

:lol Guests... @tlong

[Prime BEEF]

37-45 season record, by looking at the rest of the schedule. When was the last time 37 win teame made a post season?
Excluding injuries, I agree. Will probably end up with 34-37 wins this season.

[Spurtacular]

SMH Chris Paul by himself is basically better than this Spurs team.

[Spurtacular]

Excluding injuries, I agree. Will probably end up with 34-37 wins this season.

If we're not gonna play IV his minutes, you're probably right, sadly.

[timtonymanu]

Spurs losing to Warriors tomorrow will be on par with how this season has been playing out :lol

rofl

[SpurPadre]

Dubs tonight: "Thanks for helping us get a better draft pick while you guys get fucked by LeBron or Load Management in Rd. 1...and oh yeah, we'll get back to fucking you guys again when Curry and Thompson are back next season!"

Spurs fan: "But...but..8th seed!"

[slick'81]

Dubs tonight: "Thanks for helping us get a better draft pick while you guys get fucked by LeBron or Load Management in Rd. 1...and oh yeah, we'll get back to fucking you guys again when Curry and Thompson are back next season!"

Spurs fan: "But...but..8th seed!"


Bbbb but weak draft why bother!?

[Prime BEEF]

SMH Chris Paul by himself is basically better than this Spurs team.
Paul has the ability to make his teammates better. There isnt one player on the spurs that can elevate his teammates play

[ZeusWillJudge]

We're number eight! We're number eight!

[Spurtacular]

Paul has the ability to make his teammates better. There isnt one player on the spurs that can elevate his teammates play

I don't think it's even so much that. It's just game management that we aren't getting with lesser than midgets.

[ducks]

Denver nuggets as a 8 seed once did damage

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We're number eight! We're number eight!

Not bad considering we were like 14th a week and half ago.

[Dejounte]

I think we are going to jump higher and take that 6th seed.

[swrowe78]

I kinda hope we get higher than 8th seed. That means we have to play Lakers in first round. I don't Lebron to improve his playoff record against us.

[ismael-robert]

Those okc bastards won another game they should've lost

[horseshue]

I think we are going to jump higher and take that 6th seed.
For us to take 6 seed, means that mavs or Jazz have to seriously fall of the cliff and go like 15-34 for the rest of the season. I dont think that is possible. If those teams plays the reminder of the season around 0.500, that means that Spurs need to go for at least 32 wins of reminding 50 games. 32-18 isnt realistic, so 6 seed is a tall order for us.

[duncan2150]

I think we are going to jump higher and take that 6th seed.

Next seven games with bucks x2 Celtics Raptors heat Okc and Memphis Will show if we can go higher

Imo it will depends on pop for the big part.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Fuck that, tank

[BackHome]

We going to come crashing down to earth the next seven games if we can win games on the road will truly show us what this team and coaches are really made off

[Budkin]

How the hell is this even possible? :lmao

[cjw]

Portland is pretty mediocre to bad, and has eight of their next ten on the road.

Lots of teams with around 20 losses, so if one goes on a bit of a run, they could easily keep pace or pass the Spurs. But none of them are necessarily really well positioned to do that. Maybe New Orleans if everyone gets healthy.

Thunder have a nice starting five, so could hold in there if they move pieces for a sixth man type.

[Chinook]

It's amazing how many folks think the smart thing is to tank. How many teams were ruined because they waited too long to blow it up? The closest example to this was Memphis when they kept pounding the rock with Gasol and Randolph. Yet multiple fans have been creaming themselves over the Grizz' young players. They just started tanking two years ago. How did waiting hurt them? Even Philly, the team that gets pointed to the most for why tanking works (though it doesn't) spent years as a middling team that not only didn't really have assets but actually owed two first-round picks to other teams. It's never too late to tank. You can keep trying for the playoffs as long as you want, try to win to send off a coach or player in whatever fashion, try to raise your guys in a winning environment. It doesn't matter. Where you start in a tank doesn't matter, because the team's best assets are almost certainly going to be their natural picks they get from being bad, and almost any other asset they could get pre-tank can be replicated making tanking trades.

So shut up, basically. They don't need to get shitty assets for guys. They aren't hurting their future if the tank starts now or in five years. If people thought the next Lebron were in the draft or thought a great class were coming up, then I could understand the urgency. But the desire to become a horrible team without any reason to believe they'll climb out of the basement anytime soon is dumb. It'll make sense one day (and maybe soon), but it's easy to see why the Spurs wouldn't be in a rush to be a bottom-feeder.

[Coach X]

The last wins are irrelevant until Spurs beat some good teams playing good defense. Grizzlies, Pistons, Warriors aren't quality wins so Thunder and Bucks will be the real tests. Should the Spurs play good D and manage to win one or two of them, then we can start considering playoff contention worth it.

It's hard to take the recent wins seriously when Brynn Forbes keeps starting, shooting a lot and even closing games. Our PGs are looking slightly better, specially Murray but they aren't solid enough yet: too many turnovers and defensive mistakes.

Regarding the offense, IMO Aldridge shooting more 3s is not the point. I mean, I'm fine with it but LA playing behind the 3pt line doesn't necessarily helps the team. Yesterday, Popovich could have closed the game way before the overtime just giving the ball to Aldridge in the block in front of Chriss. Instead, Mills had to force the switch so DeRozan could play 1on1 avoiding Draymond Green's match-up. DeMarr did a hell of a job scoring every single time but Spurs were lucky Kerr didn't come up with a collective answer in any of the 5 consecutive posessions Spurs went to DeRozan. They did in the overtime and Murray came to the rescue.

Spurs shouldn't give up posting up with Aldridge when he has a good match up. Pop should mix up our best options: LA post up, DeRozan frontal 1on1, screening for Mills 3pt shot, PG+Aldridge P&Pop, DeRozan post up.... Anyway, offense is fine, the focus should be on getting stops.

Popovich is closing some games with units that hardly can get a stop. Not even securing the rebound when the opponent misses a shot. I don't understand why Forbes is on the court when the team needs to play defense. In the other hand, Murray is the only guard that is making defensive plays regularly. White is hurt or whatever, and there is no big difference in the other side of the court so DJ has to play the PG. He's gaining self confidence again, and overtime good play will be a boost.

8th, 7th, 13th seed? I don't care. First of all:
- Murray on the court playing hard and focused.
- Improve team defense White playing the defense he showed last season.
- Reduce Forbes' role. Give some minutes to the pinneaple hairdo kid, he deserves it.
- Get the most of your offense mixing up your best options.

Give me that and then I'll start looking at the standings.

[RC_Drunkford]

pretty much agree with all of the above

[EasyMoney]

Portland just gave the Spurs a solid and lost to the Knicks lol

[ZeusWillJudge]

How many teams were ruined because they waited too long to blow it up?

I give up... how many?




So shut up, basically.


Shut up? Is there something you're afraid of hearing? I got a better idea. How about fuck off. You know, basically.

[poopbox]

What exactly are the players on this team...the people in the front office...and toe coaching staff going to learn when we are the 8th seed and lose in the 1st round for the third year in a row?

Like how do the Spurs benefit more from having Lonnie Walker be on a 8th seed team and lose in the playoffs vs the Spurs not making the playoffs and getting a higher draft pick which gives them a better opportunity to pair Lonnie Walker with a better player?

Who is the free agent that is looking at the spurs and saying "well if they don't make the playoffs I don't want to play there but if they make the playoffs as the 8th seed I do want to play there?"

What real basketball benefit is there to making the playoffs that outweighs the basketball benefit of selecting higher in the draft by being a bad team?

Team should have gone into rebuild mode when they traded Kawhi and didn't...

Team should have been traded LMA and DDR and Gay and didn't...

But I guess some spurs fans are happy watching the lakers or clippers blow this teams asshole open 4 out of 5 games so...

[Prime BEEF]

What exactly are the players on this team...the people in the front office...and toe coaching staff going to learn when we are the 8th seed and lose in the 1st round for the third year in a row?

Like how do the Spurs benefit more from having Lonnie Walker be on a 8th seed team and lose in the playoffs vs the Spurs not making the playoffs and getting a higher draft pick which gives them a better opportunity to pair Lonnie Walker with a better player?

Who is the free agent that is looking at the spurs and saying "well if they don't make the playoffs I don't want to play there but if they make the playoffs as the 8th seed I do want to play there?"

What real basketball benefit is there to making the playoffs that outweighs the basketball benefit of selecting higher in the draft by being a bad team?

Team should have gone into rebuild mode when they traded Kawhi and didn't...

Team should have been traded LMA and DDR and Gay and didn't...

But I guess some spurs fans are happy watching the lakers or clippers blow this teams asshole open 4 out of 5 games so...
obviously the only benefit is gaining sole possession of the longest playoff winning streak in nba history. You’re right on everything else. But that streak is more important to some then delaying the rebuild.

BTW, funny name.

[Chinook]

I give up... how many?






Shut up? Is there something you're afraid of hearing? I got a better idea. How about fuck off. You know, basically.

Bro you're coming off as having not read what I wrote yet still feeling the need to respond viscerally to it. I answered the question I posed in that same post. Nobody is ruined by waiting too long to tank. Doesn't matter if you agree with that assertion or not. That question was addressed.

So yeah, shut up. You're not a bad poster by any means, but you have an awful habit at taking regular discourse but being unable to remain civil with folks who disagree with you. Getting randomly hostile doesn't make you seem cool or tough. It jus overshadows that you bring good points much of the time and care enough to do a bit of research.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Bro you're coming off as having not read what I wrote yet still feeling the need to respond viscerally to it. I answered the question I posed in that same post. Nobody is ruined by waiting too long to tank. Doesn't matter if you agree with that assertion or not. That question was addressed.

So you don't know how many, either? Maybe if you cared enough to do a bit of research.




but you have an awful habit at taking regular discourse but being unable to remain civil with folks who disagree with you. Getting randomly hostile doesn't make you seem cool or tough. It jus overshadows that you bring good points much of the time and care enough to do a bit of research.


:lol You mean like telling them to shut up, because you don't like what they're saying?

There's nothing random about me, "bro". You'll find that I tend to not remain civil with people who aren't civil. There are people here who I disagree with - I see their point, but we agree to disagree. You constantly try to bully people here, including some of the most knowledgeable people on the site. And you're one of those jackasses who ALWAYS have to have the last word. On everything.

Life is like a bowl of chili. Sometimes you have to stir things up to keep the scum from rising to the top.

[DPG21920]

It's amazing how many folks think the smart thing is to tank. How many teams were ruined because they waited too long to blow it up? The closest example to this was Memphis when they kept pounding the rock with Gasol and Randolph. Yet multiple fans have been creaming themselves over the Grizz' young players. They just started tanking two years ago. How did waiting hurt them? Even Philly, the team that gets pointed to the most for why tanking works (though it doesn't) spent years as a middling team that not only didn't really have assets but actually owed two first-round picks to other teams. It's never too late to tank. You can keep trying for the playoffs as long as you want, try to win to send off a coach or player in whatever fashion, try to raise your guys in a winning environment. It doesn't matter. Where you start in a tank doesn't matter, because the team's best assets are almost certainly going to be their natural picks they get from being bad, and almost any other asset they could get pre-tank can be replicated making tanking trades.

So shut up, basically. They don't need to get shitty assets for guys. They aren't hurting their future if the tank starts now or in five years. If people thought the next Lebron were in the draft or thought a great class were coming up, then I could understand the urgency. But the desire to become a horrible team without any reason to believe they'll climb out of the basement anytime soon is dumb. It'll make sense one day (and maybe soon), but it's easy to see why the Spurs wouldn't be in a rush to be a bottom-feeder.

They are already pretty horrible. So telling people to shut up when using a sub .500 team as an example of something to cling to is quite....odd.

There really isn’t a difference in being a team that can win 37-40 games and a team that can win 25. There just isn’t.

I don’t speak for everyone, but I don’t think SA can get amazing assets for DeRozan/LMA, but if they can get POSITIVE assets, especially for DeRozan that they don’t want to keep and don’t control, that is just good GM’ing.

Would it kill or really hurt SA if DeRozan walks for nothing? No. But it also doesn’t help and you keep leaving that logic out of your argument.

Plenty of teams trade guys they know they don’t want to pay before they hit FA. It’s not some odd thought or loser mentality; it’s good business especially when you already have a crappy team. I am fine waiting until end of January to decide too. I wanted something done early in the season if they were actually dedicated to being something serious, but it’s obvious and clear they are fine just coasting with no real ceiling.

So if they aren’t willing to invest into winning, then see how January goes and be ready to pull that trigger if the team still has a losing record.

Your mindset is akin to the money mattress stuffers. Sure, by stuffing your money in the mattress, you aren’t “losing” anything. You are losing buying power and the ability to grow that money, but you will still have “some” buying power with that money in the mattress.

That doesn’t make it a good financial decision however.

[cool cat]

How the hell is this even possible? :lmao

Playing .500 ball for a month and moving up in the standings is about as close to backing into the playoffs as you can get.

[Chinook]

So you don't know how many, either? Maybe if you cared enough to do a bit of research.






:lol You mean like telling them to shut up, because you don't like what they're saying?

There's nothing random about me, "bro". You'll find that I tend to not remain civil with people who aren't civil. There are people here who I disagree with - I see their point, but we agree to disagree. You constantly try to bully people here, including some of the most knowledgeable people on the site. And you're one of those jackasses who ALWAYS have to have the last word. On everything.

Life is like a bowl of chili. Sometimes you have to stir things up to keep the scum from rising to the top.

You calling someone arrogant while painting yourself as some vigilante against the "scum" of ST is rich. The reason why I suggested you shut up is exactly this. You are trying to argue that I should give you a list of teams hurt by waiting when my assertion is that there are no teams on that list. You can think there are teams on teams on that list. But trying to shift that burden on me is dumb. It's not even asking me to prove a negative.

And no, you aren't civil unless folks agree. That you don't own that explains why you always come off as being less mature than you are.

[Chinook]

They are already pretty horrible. So telling people to shut up when using a sub .500 team as an example of something to cling to is quite....odd.

There really isn’t a difference in being a team that can win 37-40 games and a team that can win 25. There just isn’t.

I don’t speak for everyone, but I don’t think SA can get amazing assets for DeRozan/LMA, but if they can get POSITIVE assets, especially for DeRozan that they don’t want to keep and don’t control, that is just good GM’ing.

Would it kill or really hurt SA if DeRozan walks for nothing? No. But it also doesn’t help and you keep leaving that logic out of your argument.

Plenty of teams trade guys they know they don’t want to pay before they hit FA. It’s not some odd thought or loser mentality; it’s good business especially when you already have a crappy team. I am fine waiting until end of January to decide too. I wanted something done early in the season if they were actually dedicated to being something serious, but it’s obvious and clear they are fine just coasting with no real ceiling.

So if they aren’t willing to invest into winning, then see how January goes and be ready to pull that trigger if the team still has a losing record.

Your mindset is akin to the money mattress stuffers. Sure, by stuffing your money in the mattress, you aren’t “losing” anything. You are losing buying power and the ability to grow that money, but you will still have “some” buying power with that money in the mattress.

That doesn’t make it a good financial decision however.

If you were to tell me that LMA and/or DMDR can fetch a foundational player, then I could agree. But their future doesn't depend on getting low picks or middling assets rather than fighting to sneak into the eight-seed. Maybe DeRozan can bring back a Brandon Clarke, but the Jackson Jrs and Morants would only come from their own bad records (outside of Billy King getting another GM job). With no one claiming that this draft has any real importance, no one's given a legit reason to prioritize it.

I get you think an asset is better than nothing. But the Spurs value their guys for their present value and always has. You don't value backing into the post season. PatFO certainly seems to and doesn't care about a couple of seconds. I totally get them just playing this out of they're still the likely eighth seed (or better) through the deadline. You don't seem to. That's fine. The part that I consider less fine is overselling the opportunity cost of not making trades this season. I don't think you're doing that here. The opportunity cost does exist. But you didn't really hold the views I was railing against anyway.

[DPG21920]

If you were to tell me that LMA and/or DMDR can fetch a foundational player, then I could agree. But their future doesn't depend on getting low picks or middling assets rather than fighting to sneak into the eight-seed. Maybe DeRozan can bring back a Brandon Clarke, but the Jackson Jrs and Morants would only come from their own bad records (outside of Billy King getting another GM job). With no one claiming that this draft has any real importance, no one's given a legit reason to prioritize it.

I get you think an asset is better than nothing. But the Spurs value their guys for their present value and always has. You don't value backing into the post season. PatFO certainly seems to and doesn't care about a couple of seconds. I totally get them just playing this out of they're still the likely eighth seed (or better) through the deadline. You don't seem to. That's fine. The part that I consider less fine is overselling the opportunity cost of not making trades this season. I don't think you're doing that here. The opportunity cost does exist. But you didn't really hold the views I was railing against anyway.

For sure - I do think there are OC as you mentioned, but yeah, I don’t hold out the hope that getting a late first guarantees anything. If SA has a bad January and a losing record though? I do want them to move on. More because it’s not a healthy environment pushing for the chance to get destroyed with no investment into actual winning.

AT that point, it’s counterproductive even if it’s not totally toxic. I, for a long time, did value present value and win-building. But this team isn’t winning any more so it changed my thinking.

If they click and start winning games sustainably? Ok. It will change my thinking. I just don’t see it happening and I want this team to get out of neutral and pick a lane. Either go for it or go the other way.

I’m tried of neutral and it’s catching up to the Spurs now.

[spurraider21]

first off, i dont think the team should tank. i think you can rebuild with the pieces you have. murray/walker/white/luka/poodle/keldon is an decent collection of young talent that could develop. nothing stops us from continuing to draft good players in the teens or 20's of drafts like we had done for years. i dont think "blowing it up" for draft picks is the way to go. i do think trading derozan (who isnt very compatible with those young guys) for somebody who would be, like an aaron gordon, is a worthwhile move

however, with respect to chinook's question of "whats the harm in waiting to tank"... its wasting those interim years. lets assume the theory is that if you decide to tank, your team will be competitive in, say, 3 years.

if that theory were correct, and we start tanking now, we'd theoretically accumulate talent to the point were the spurs would be competitive by 2022-2023.

if the spurs try to stay the course, keep derozan/lma, etc, and then start tanking in 2 years... then the idea is that we wasted 2019-2021 fielding a roster that couldnt win. then the tank would begin in 2021-2022 and the process has delayed such that the team would only be competitive by 2025 or so.

so route A has the team competing by 2022, while route B has the team being noncompetitive until 2025. there's your harm.

but that all assumes tanking works

[RC_Drunkford]

I'm against the tank, but what pisses me off the most is that PATFO is not picking a direction. Either you blow it up and tank or if you want to keep making the playoffs, make a trade to improve this garbage-ass roster. Forbes and Lyles are not starters, Beli and Carroll are out of the rotation. Move some of those pieces to get a real starter, attach a 2nd-rounder to that package. Do something

[Prime BEEF]

I'm against the tank, but what pisses me off the most is that PATFO is not picking a direction. Either you blow it up and tank or if you want to keep making the playoffs, make a trade to improve this garbage-ass roster. Forbes and Lyles are not starters, Beli and Carroll are out of the rotation. Move some of those pieces to get a real starter, attach a 2nd-rounder to that package. Do something
Agree. This is what is frustrating for fans.

[TD 21]

If you were to tell me that LMA and/or DMDR can fetch a foundational player, then I could agree. But their future doesn't depend on getting low picks or middling assets rather than fighting to sneak into the eight-seed. Maybe DeRozan can bring back a Brandon Clarke, but the Jackson Jrs and Morants would only come from their own bad records (outside of Billy King getting another GM job). With no one claiming that this draft has any real importance, no one's given a legit reason to prioritize it.

I get you think an asset is better than nothing. But the Spurs value their guys for their present value and always has. You don't value backing into the post season. PatFO certainly seems to and doesn't care about a couple of seconds. I totally get them just playing this out of they're still the likely eighth seed (or better) through the deadline. You don't seem to. That's fine. The part that I consider less fine is overselling the opportunity cost of not making trades this season. I don't think you're doing that here. The opportunity cost does exist. But you didn't really hold the views I was railing against anyway.

This is short sighted thinking. Parker, Ginobili, Scumbag, Butler, Antetokounmpo, Gobert, Jokic, Siakam, etc. were all non lottery picks. Sure, it's unlikely to draft those types at that point, but that's the point: draft picks are essentially lottery tickets and when you're about to enter a re-build, you need as many as possible.

If this team had a reasonably high ceiling, I'd get forgoing that, but anyone who's not delusional realizes they're the antithesis of that.

They can and more than likely will further delay the inevitable by waiting until after the season to purge this roster, but that's risky too because at anyone point, someone could suffer a career altering injury and torpedo their value.

[spurraider21]

:lol thread title reminds me of Semi Pro where they were celebrating 4th place

[TimDunkem]

Pick a lane: Compete for the chip or compete for those ping pong balls, but don't settle on NBA purgatory. Make a move.

[JeffDuncan]

obviously the only benefit is gaining sole possession of the longest playoff winning streak in nba history. ...



Some of you guys live in a total vacuum.

You ever heard of hotel room rentals? You ever heard of restaurant meal sales? You ever heard of car rentals? You ever heard of city tax revenue? Etc. You ever heard of any of that?

Apparently not. You're like little babies.

[Russ]

Some of you guys live in a total vacuum.

You ever heard of hotel room rentals? You ever heard of restaurant meal sales? You ever heard of car rentals? You ever heard of city tax revenue? Etc. You ever heard of any of that?

Apparently not. You're like little babies.

Dang, someone has some sense here. It's a miracle! :toast

:flag:

[Prime BEEF]

Some of you guys live in a total vacuum.

You ever heard of hotel room rentals? You ever heard of restaurant meal sales? You ever heard of car rentals? You ever heard of city tax revenue? Etc. You ever heard of any of that?

Apparently not. You're like little babies.
This is just ridiculousness. I was talking from a basketball perspective. The adults would understand that.

Ok so the community gets 2 more home games. Yay.

[XDT76]

What exactly are the players on this team...the people in the front office...and toe coaching staff going to learn when we are the 8th seed and lose in the 1st round for the third year in a row?

Like how do the Spurs benefit more from having Lonnie Walker be on a 8th seed team and lose in the playoffs vs the Spurs not making the playoffs and getting a higher draft pick which gives them a better opportunity to pair Lonnie Walker with a better player?

Who is the free agent that is looking at the spurs and saying "well if they don't make the playoffs I don't want to play there but if they make the playoffs as the 8th seed I do want to play there?"

What real basketball benefit is there to making the playoffs that outweighs the basketball benefit of selecting higher in the draft by being a bad team?

Team should have gone into rebuild mode when they traded Kawhi and didn't...

Team should have been traded LMA and DDR and Gay and didn't...

But I guess some spurs fans are happy watching the lakers or clippers blow this teams asshole open 4 out of 5 games so...

You know that the same question can also be ask ,who we can draft that transform this team immediately into a title contender?

There so many teams trying to rebuild through draft where had it gotten them? The Suns, the Knicks, the Kings, the Wolves even those who napped the so call "generational talents" of AD (Pelicans), Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid (76ers) and Blake Griffen (Clippers) even the Celtics (who everyone is saying fleeced the Nets for multiple picks) do not even have a Conference Champion between them.

Not every draft are equal just let things play out and see what happens, the last time the Spurs decided to tank and get a lottery pick it brought us the franchise player, the other time when they decided to do something and draft early, it brought us a championship and probably a future HOF player. So let's just trust PAFTO to determine which year we should tank.

[DMC]

Pick a lane: Compete for the chip or compete for those ping pong balls, but don't settle on NBA purgatory. Make a move.

The Spurs are competing to play extra games in the post season and to fill some seats. People will watch a team that's seeded before watching the same team that's tanking.

I don't think the Spurs get better in the lottery, but during the RS moves or free agent signings assuming anyone is about to retire and needs a warm, dry area.

[ismael-robert]

We're exactly where we belong sixth seed unrealistic

[NASpurs]

Everything underneath OKC is fucking trash. The 8th seed is like getting a participation award while not getting a lotto pick. Of course this team will stumble into it.

[timtonymanu]

Everything underneath OKC is fucking trash. The 8th seed is like getting a participation award while not getting a lotto pick. Of course this team will stumble into it.

Pretty much

[horseshue]

:bobo

[exstatic]

Everything underneath OKC is fucking trash. The 8th seed is like getting a participation award while not getting a lotto pick. Of course this team will stumble into it.

Every lotto pick after about #3 is trash for at least 3 years, so I'll take that participation award.

[Mugen]

Every lotto pick after about #3 is trash for at least 3 years, so I'll take that participation award.

Meh, I'll take a better shot at landing a Jaren Jackson, Trae Young, SGA, etc. over getting our shit pushed in by the Lakers for 4 games.

Not sure why the Sniffers want a meaningless playoff streak...they only show that graphic the once/twice a year the Spurs are on national TV :lol

[exstatic]

Meh, I'll take a better shot at landing a Jaren Jackson, Trae Young, SGA, etc. over getting our shit pushed in by the Lakers for 4 games.

Not sure why the Sniffers want a meaningless playoff streak...they only show that graphic the once/twice a year the Spurs are on national TV :lol

They've really flattened the lottery odds. Chances are, since the tank wasn't on from the get go, you're looking at a 15/16 pick versus maybe 12-14. I'll take the streak this year. Ask me again next year.

[TimDunkem]

Not sure why the Sniffers want a meaningless playoff streak...they only show that graphic the once/twice a year the Spurs are on national TV :lol

:lmao So true. Literally no one cares except a few Spurs fans.

[gambit1990]

last night they mentioned the spurs are currently tied... but didn’t even mention the team they’re tied with :lol

[Darius Bieber]

Meh, I'll take a better shot at landing a Jaren Jackson, Trae Young, SGA, etc. over getting our shit pushed in by the Lakers for 4 games.

Not sure why the Sniffers want a meaningless playoff streak...they only show that graphic the once/twice a year the Spurs are on national TV :lol

Very true, unfortunately the draft this year is the worst in ages so not much to get either way.

[Coach X]

Dejounte, White, Walker, Poetl, etc. need to gain experience and winning is the best way to learn how to... win.

Even a 4-0 first round would be good for them and Spurs migth beat any team once at least. Before that, learning how to play well on a daily basis, competing every night, and trying to become a better player into a winning team is what you want your young players experience.

Adittionally, the playoffs are the harsher player evaluation tool. Take this roster to the playoffs and those games will tell who can play real basketball and who can't. I believe playoffs will expose Forbes, etc. and the young talents will define their position in the team jerarchy (maybe overtaking DeRozan-Aldridge).

Murray, White, Walker won't play much more minutes if the team tanks.They'll just have a worst environment to develope their game. Draft pick won't be much better than fihishing 8th either.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

Back! in the saddle again!

[DC23]

If the Spurs can learn to close out games and win games they should then 7th seed is definitely achievable. I don't wish injury on anyone but you never know with CP3 or anyone else on the Thunder to be honest. Seeds 2-6 are jammed pack. If one of these teams suffers a major injury or goes on a slump then it's not inconceivable for the Spurs to slide up to 6th or better.


Fact of the matter is we have played like shit all year and should easily have 5+ more wins. Oh well. Spurs can also stink it up and finish as bad as 12th behind the Grizzles, Suns, Blazers, and Pelicans. Anything can happen tbh.

[Dex]

Compete for the record. These chances come along once in a century.

Next year...tank it away if you have to.

[Proxy]

Fuck the tank, just get the Consecutive playoff appearance streak, nice record to top off the Duncan/Pop era. Worry about the rebuild/tank shit when LMA and DeMar are off the books

[ace3g]

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[DavidTheGoliath]

Meh, I'll take a better shot at landing a Jaren Jackson, Trae Young, SGA, etc. over getting our shit pushed in by the Lakers for 4 games.

Not sure why the Sniffers want a meaningless playoff streak...they only show that graphic the once/twice a year the Spurs are on national TV :lol

So you think patfo sucks at drafting but at the same time wants to tank instead of try to win so we get to use patfos drafting skills? :downspin:

[ZeusWillJudge]

The Nets closed to within 1 point with 50 seconds left in the 3rd quarter, and about 3 minutes later the Lakers were up by 14. About 3 minutes after that it was a 23 point lead for the Lakers. I hope that playoff record is satisfying, because meeting them in the first round isn't going to be fun... unless you're a Lakers fan.

[JeffDuncan]

For those who are so insanely terrified of losing to the Fakers, there is a simple solution. Just become a Fakers fan. Problem solved.

[ZeusWillJudge]

For those who are so insanely terrified of losing to the Fakers, there is a simple solution. Just become a Fakers fan. Problem solved.


Shut up faggot.

[JeffDuncan]

Shut up faggot.

You'd be happier as a Fakers fan. They're all pagans out there in Cali. You could make a comeback.

[Mugen]

So you think patfo sucks at drafting but at the same time wants to tank instead of try to win so we get to use patfos drafting skills? :downspin:

When did I say they suck at drafting? I've said drafting is pretty much the only thing they've done right in the last 6-8 years :lol

They've been pretty good in the bottom half of the 1st round. I think it'd benefit them greatly to pick in the lottery instead of getting swept in 4 games but that's just me.

[dbestpro]

So, if the Spurs get the 8th seed I fully expect Pop to go with Forbes, Beli and Mills against lineups that feature Lebron, Davis, and Howard. Pop loves to play small in more ways that one.

[Coach X]

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Thunder will leave a playoff spot free if they trade Chris Paul. They say they don't want to do it but will they reject a good offer? CP3's contrat is long and expensive and they have Shai Gilgeous Alexander...

In the other hand, I don't see Portland forgetting about playoffs but just the opposite. I like Phoenix team, Memphis has found identity and JaMorant and the Pelicans are finally healthy. Some of these teams have a tough schedule or they'll find adversity in form of injuries but they're 4 serious contenders for the playoff spot.

I wish OKC trades and tanks so the playoff fight has two winners.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Dallas has overachieved with Luka playing above 2nd year expectations. I'd love to see the Spurs climb up to that sixth spot, but I suppose 8 is fine too. Getting past the first round is going to be tough no matter what the seed looks like. Just for the record-books, though, I'd like to see them end the year with a winning record and a playoff spot.

[JPB]

Dallas has overachieved with Luka playing above 2nd year expectations. I'd love to see the Spurs climb up to that sixth spot, but I suppose 8 is fine too. Getting past the first round is going to be tough no matter what the seed looks like. Just for the record-books, though, I'd like to see them end the year with a winning record and a playoff spot.

The winning record honestly seems like a reasonable goal and one I also would like them to reach. There's 39 games left and they need to go 22-17.

They beat a lot of good teams and if they can fix those 4th quarters collapses, the second part of the season should be much better. then after that... you never know...

[DavidTheGoliath]

When did I say they suck at drafting? I've said drafting is pretty much the only thing they've done right in the last 6-8 years :lol

They've been pretty good in the bottom half of the 1st round. I think it'd benefit them greatly to pick in the lottery instead of getting swept in 4 games but that's just me.

Nah this years draft is not that good. Id say pass.

[ace3g]

welp....

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Los Angeles Clippers (https://theathletic.com/team/clippers/)

32

14

.696

4.5

W1

7-3

19-4

13-10



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Denver Nuggets (https://theathletic.com/team/nuggets/)

31

14

.689

5.0

W1

7-3

17-6

14-8



5

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Dallas Mavericks (https://theathletic.com/team/mavericks/)

28

16

.636

7.5

W1

6-4

13-11

15-5



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Houston Rockets (https://theathletic.com/team/rockets/)

28

16

.636

7.5

W2

5-5

15-7

13-9



7

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Oklahoma City Thunder (https://theathletic.com/team/thunder/)

27

19

.587

9.5

W4

7-3

15-9

12-10



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Memphis Grizzlies (https://theathletic.com/team/grizzlies/)

21

24

.467

15.0

W1

8-2

12-13

9-11



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San Antonio Spurs (https://theathletic.com/team/spurs/)

20

24

.455

15.5

L1

6-4

12-11

8-13



10

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Phoenix Suns (https://theathletic.com/team/suns/)

19

26

.422

17.0

W1

5-5

9-16

10-10



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Portland Trail Blazers (https://theathletic.com/team/blazers/)

19

27

.413

17.5

L1

4-6

10-11

9-16

[timtonymanu]

Spurs fans really want to face the Lakers in the playoffs and get their ass whooped, just for a pointless playoff streak :lol

[Rummpd]

Spurs fans really want to face the Lakers in the playoffs and get their ass whooped, just for a pointless playoff streak :lol
Beats finishing 9th I suppose

[ZeusWillJudge]

Beats finishing 9th I suppose


You know, that's a damn good point. I was in favor of going for one of the top 7-8 draft picks this year, and clearing some of the dead wood off the roster (Mills and Beli). But PATFO didn't really commit one way or the other. If it really is a choice between finishing 8 or 9 in the West, then 8 probably is better. But it's a choice between two really shit options.

[rascal]

You know, that's a damn good point. I was in favor of going for one of the top 7-8 draft picks this year, and clearing some of the dead wood off the roster (Mills and Beli). But PATFO didn't really commit one way or the other. If it really is a choice between finishing 8 or 9 in the West, then 8 probably is better. But it's a choice between two really shit options.

Facing the Lakers will only last a few days. Looking forward to the draft lottery and real draft will be better with a higher lottery pick.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Facing the Lakers will only last a few days. Looking forward to the draft lottery and real draft will be better with a higher lottery pick.

If they don't embrace it, they difference is probably two draft slots at most. Yeah, two slots higher could be the difference, but it's not what a lot of us have been hoping for. If it's a question of either 8th or 9th in the West, I really don't give a shit.

[ismael-robert]

To put in perspective if spurs would've been 1 slot higher would they have taken Goga? Mospur said something along those lines so thats the difference 1 spot makes. Would goga be doing more than luka?

[ace3g]

Western


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Los Angeles Lakers (https://theathletic.com/team/lakers/)

36

10

.783

-

L1

7-3

16-5

20-5



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Utah Jazz (https://theathletic.com/team/jazz/)

32

13

.711

3.5

W4

9-1

18-3

14-10



3

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Los Angeles Clippers (https://theathletic.com/team/clippers/)

33

14

.702

3.5

W2

8-2

19-4

14-10



4

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Denver Nuggets (https://theathletic.com/team/nuggets/)

32

14

.696

4.0

W2

7-3

18-6

14-8



5

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Dallas Mavericks (https://theathletic.com/team/mavericks/)

28

17

.622

7.5

L1

6-4

13-11

15-6



6

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Houston Rockets (https://theathletic.com/team/rockets/)

28

17

.622

7.5

L1

4-6

15-7

13-10



7

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Oklahoma City Thunder (https://theathletic.com/team/thunder/)

28

19

.596

8.5

W5

7-3

15-9

13-10



8

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Memphis Grizzlies (https://theathletic.com/team/grizzlies/)

22

24

.478

14.0

W2

8-2

13-13

9-11



9

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San Antonio Spurs (https://theathletic.com/team/spurs/)

20

25

.444

15.5

L2

5-5

12-12

8-13



10

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Portland Trail Blazers (https://theathletic.com/team/blazers/)

19

27

.413

17.0

L1

4-6

10-11

9-16



11

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Phoenix Suns (https://theathletic.com/team/suns/)

19

27

.413

17.0

L1

5-5

9-16

10-11

[slick'81]

Every loss pushes us closer to those lotto balls

[BackHome]

I think we got 18 games left think we go 8 wins and 10 losses.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I think we got 18 games left think we go 8 wins and 10 losses.

Left? In the season? I believe it's still an 82 game season, last time I checked.

[JeffDuncan]

I think we got 18 games left think we go 8 wins and 10 losses.


Home games, you mean? 17 now, I believe.

20 road games. The RRT is 8 games, and begins on Feb 3 against the Clippers.

[timtonymanu]

Still 2 games out of 8th lol

[Darius Bieber]

:danceclub:danceclub:danceclub

[ace3g]

Western


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Los Angeles Lakers (https://theathletic.com/team/lakers/)

36

10

.783

-

L1

7-3

16-5

20-5



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Utah Jazz (https://theathletic.com/team/jazz/)

32

13

.711

3.5

W4

9-1

18-3

14-10



3

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Los Angeles Clippers (https://theathletic.com/team/clippers/)

33

14

.702

3.5

W2

8-2

19-4

14-10



4

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Denver Nuggets (https://theathletic.com/team/nuggets/)

32

14

.696

4.0

W2

7-3

18-6

14-8



5

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Dallas Mavericks (https://theathletic.com/team/mavericks/)

29

17

.630

7.0

W1

6-4

13-11

16-6



6

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Houston Rockets (https://theathletic.com/team/rockets/)

28

17

.622

7.5

L1

4-6

15-7

13-10



7

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Oklahoma City Thunder (https://theathletic.com/team/thunder/)

28

20

.583

9.0

L1

6-4

15-10

13-10



8

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Memphis Grizzlies (https://theathletic.com/team/grizzlies/)

22

24

.478

14.0

W2

8-2

13-13

9-11



9

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San Antonio Spurs (https://theathletic.com/team/spurs/)

20

26

.435

16.0

L3

4-6

12-12

8-14



10

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Portland Trail Blazers (https://theathletic.com/team/blazers/)

20

27

.426

16.5

W1

5-5

11-11

9-16



11

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Phoenix Suns (https://theathletic.com/team/suns/)

19

27

.413

17.0

L1

5-5

9-16

10-11



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New Orleans Pelicans (https://theathletic.com/team/pelicans/)

18

29

.383

18.5

W1

6-4

9-15

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Sacramento Kings (https://theathletic.com/team/sac-kings/)

17

29

.370

19.0

W2

4-6

8-13

9-16

[Darius Bieber]

Just sucks that this finally happens when it’s probably one of the weakest drafts ever, where a low lottery pick isn’t much different than an early second rounder.

[Play Boban]

Racking up those Ls :fro

[slick'81]

Come on sa! Still a shot at 12th!

[NASpurs]

I can't wait for SPAM, as in Spurs Plummet After March. The Rodeo Road Trip is also going to be a blood bath. Good times for tanking purposes.

[Rummpd]

No chance of the playoffs now realistically - losing to bad teams means Spurs are just another bad team.

[MrJonestha3rd]

Too many pound/shelter puppies on this team and not enough AKC dogs! The mixture of too short, non explosive, non shooting, defending and consistency is crushing this team. Not to mention poor lineups and rotations. These big money aging guys are never getting any better. Cut bait and let's move into the new century before the league is so far ahead that we can't catch up.

[emanueldavidginobili]

LA already ruled out for tomorrow’s game against the Jazz. Another L

[timtonymanu]

^ Good news.

[cd021]

Spurs really need to hope that Memphis loses to Denver because if they don't and we lose to Utah, then we'll be 3 games back of the 8th seed.

[DPG21920]

Spurs really need to hope that Memphis loses to Denver because if they don't and we lose to Utah, then we'll be 3 games back of the 8th seed.

I know it’s been discussed ad-nauseam but I still don’t care about games back from the 8th seed. If you aren’t even a .500 team who cares about making the playoffs. Over half the teams in the league make the playoffs and having a losing record is a failure.

[cd021]

I know it’s been discussed ad-nauseam but I still don’t care about games back from the 8th seed. If you aren’t even a .500 team who cares about making the playoffs. Over half the teams in the league make the playoffs and having a losing record is a failure.
The Spurs care, that's why I think its important. They probably don't care that they are probably going to be 7 games under .500 after the Utah game but it matters how far back they are of the 8th seed.

[timtonymanu]

Spurs shouldn’t have to hope another team fails. Maybe if they actually took advantage of some winnable games early on. They clearly don’t deserve to make it, even though they “care” to be there. Making the playoffs with an under .500 record and giving Pop an excuse to run back the same team next year <<<<< missing the playoffs and actually trying to make changes in the offseason.

The team already had notable flaws last year, but because they took Denver to 7 games, they bought into that we will be improved with Murray back hype and didn’t improve the team much, aside from getting burned by Morris, but it’s not him to blame for Forms looking like a G League scrub. And now look at the state of the roster.

[DPG21920]

The Spurs care, that's why I think its important. They probably don't care that they are probably going to be 7 games under .500 after the Utah game but it matters how far back they are of the 8th seed.

If that’s the case we should be very worried about the state of this franchise moving forward. Your goal is to build winners not just make the playoffs. That is an absolutely ridiculous mindset to have in any field let alone sports. Being less worse than others is not an organizational direction or Vision. Great front offices innovate and never stop looking for ways to improve. If they are satisfied and have meaningless goals like making the playoffs despite the fact they built a losing team it’s a rather large concern in my eyes.

[DPG21920]

“Hey, we were the 9th seed - it means we are this close!!”

“Umm, you’re actually closer to the 13th seed than 8th and were not even a .500 club”

“Who cares! We are the next in line for the 8th seed!!”

[itzsoweezee]

The Spurs care, that's why I think its important. They probably don't care that they are probably going to be 7 games under .500 after the Utah game but it matters how far back they are of the 8th seed.

The Spurs don't care that much. They don't care enough to make significant adjustments.

[ace3g]

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[daslicer]

Memphis is surging and looks like they are going to be above .500 pretty soon.

[Sugus]

Every step further from the 8th seed by the Spurs is a win in my book. Roll on the tank, let's get it over with, tbh.

[slick'81]

Memphis pulling away,tbh

[daslicer]

Every step further from the 8th seed by the Spurs is a win in my book. Roll on the tank, let's get it over with, tbh.

This draft is crap but the Spurs need to miss the playoffs just so the front office and Pop gets the message that this crap roster needs an overhaul.

[NASpurs]

Memphis is about to be one game below .500 (hopefully not jinxing it) while the Spurs are six below .500 and have a tough schedule including the RRT.

:lol this one is over; this team doesn't have the dudes with the love and fire to right the ship. Just a bunch of losers earning a paycheck.

[timtonymanu]

Good. Grizzlies deserve it. I know some fans want that streak to continue so they’re desperate for any run, but it’s really embarrassing that the thunder and Grizzlies who were projected to be worse than the Spurs have actually played like they belong in the playoffs, while the Spurs (Pop) strategy is throwing away winnable games and hoping the teams above them lose. It’s such a loser strategy for a successful franchise like the Spurs.

[timtonymanu]

Wouldn’t count out the Guests passing the Spurs in the standings soon either

[NASpurs]

Wouldn’t count out the Guests passing the Spurs in the standings soon either

And the Suns are one game in the loss coming behind the Spurs. Go Suns!

[timtonymanu]

And the Suns are one game in the loss coming behind the Spurs. Go Suns!

I’m hoping for 14th seed in the West. :lol if this team can actually get a lower record than the Warriors though.

[daslicer]

Memphis is about to be one game below .500 (hopefully not jinxing it) while the Spurs are six below .500 and have a tough schedule including the RRT.

:lol this one is over; this team doesn't have the dudes with the love and fire to right the ship. Just a bunch of losers earning a paycheck.

I put a lot of blame for Pop for that. When these guys see Pop playing Belli,Forbes in the 4th quarter and blow leads it's going to be demoralizing for them. Pop has lost 7-8 games this year by playing that putrid combo.

[NASpurs]

I’m hoping for 14th seed in the West. :lol if this team can actually get a lower record than the Warriors though.

Tankathon is looking mighty spicy specially getting a top six pick. If the draft sucks, trade that pick + LMA/DeRozan (whatever) to get something decent in return. A good high pick is looking mighty realistic.

[lmbebo]

Tankathon is looking mighty spicy specially getting a top six pick. If the draft sucks, trade that pick + LMA/DeRozan (whatever) to get something decent in return. A good high pick is looking mighty realistic.

Don't think we can trade DDR this summer. He will be a FA.

[timtonymanu]

Funny to think Spurs had some of their best wins of the season this month but still have a 7-8 record in the month of January while the Grizzlies could be looking at a 10-3 record in January if they beat Denver today.

[timtonymanu]

Tankathon is looking mighty spicy specially getting a top six pick. If the draft sucks, trade that pick + LMA/DeRozan (whatever) to get something decent in return. A good high pick is looking mighty realistic.

Sure beats watching Brent Forms guard LeBron in the 4th quarter of a 1st round matchup while Becky, Lonnie and co. shake their heads on the bench staring at Pop.

[daslicer]

Sure beats watching Brent Forms guard LeBron in the 4th quarter of a 1st round matchup while Becky, Lonnie and co. shake their heads on the bench staring at Pop.

You are wrong Mills would be guarding Lebron in the 4th.

[SuperCam]

of course spur going to lottery in worst draft in 20 years :lol

[SpurPadre]

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/nba-draft-2020-prospect-rankings-big-board-top-players/1l8tpmxn7kicl1dvhc85g9royw

"These issues at the top of the class are emblematic of this draft's overall issues. It would be harsh to say the class is bad, although few could realistically critique some who says as much.


This year's group just appears to find itself beholden to a significant number of swing skills that will make or break individual prospects. If the switch flips in the right direction, we could look back at the pre-draft analysis and have a hearty laugh at how wrong we all were. If it doesn't, things could get ugly, and the draft could struggle to produce many relevant NBA pieces. Perhaps we can agree to call it highly variable rather than just outright bad."

[daslicer]

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/nba-draft-2020-prospect-rankings-big-board-top-players/1l8tpmxn7kicl1dvhc85g9royw

"These issues at the top of the class are emblematic of this draft's overall issues. It would be harsh to say the class is bad, although few could realistically critique some who says as much.


This year's group just appears to find itself beholden to a significant number of swing skills that will make or break individual prospects. If the switch flips in the right direction, we could look back at the pre-draft analysis and have a hearty laugh at how wrong we all were. If it doesn't, things could get ugly, and the draft could struggle to produce many relevant NBA pieces. Perhaps we can agree to call it highly variable rather than just outright bad."

I have a low expectations for this draft but I would like to see the Spurs get a good 3-D perimeter defender out of this draft. No more midgets.

[timtonymanu]

Grizzlies running away with the win while the Suns are up by 20 in Dallas

[SpurPadre]

of course spur going to lottery in worst draft in 20 years :lol

Spurs 5 rings, 22 straight playoff appearances>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Bobcats

[emanueldavidginobili]

Spurs, Blazers, Suns, and Pelicans all with 20 wins after tonight

[SpurPadre]

I have a low expectations for this draft but I would like to see the Spurs get a good 3-D perimeter defender out of this draft. No more midgets.

Jaden McDaniels and Precious Achiuwa are intriguing wings who can play d and have improving (but still questionable) 3 point shooting.

[slick'81]

Spurs, Blazers, Suns, and Pelicans all with 20 wins after tonight


Poor spurs

[DPG21920]

Spurs really need to hope that Memphis loses to Denver because if they don't and we lose to Utah, then we'll be 3 games back of the 8th seed.

Memphis wins. SA is in big trouble.

[Sugus]

Everyone focusing on only the draft for this season. What makes y'all think the Spurs will be out of the gutter after a single pick? We can address an immediate need with a lower ceiling prospect in this weak draft then look to strike gold by all-out tanking next season from the get-go, whilst we're too late for this one even if the Spurs decided tomorrow to throw it out the window. A new coach, big PT for the young players, and a healthy dose of losses for 20-21 and we might be on the next Luka, Young etc.

[ace3g]

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Los Angeles Lakers (https://theathletic.com/team/lakers/)

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Los Angeles Clippers (https://theathletic.com/team/clippers/)

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14

.702

3.5

W2

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Utah Jazz (https://theathletic.com/team/jazz/)

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14

.696

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L1

8-2

18-4

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Denver Nuggets (https://theathletic.com/team/nuggets/)

32

15

.681

4.5

L1

6-4

18-6

14-9



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Houston Rockets (https://theathletic.com/team/rockets/)

29

17

.630

7.0

W1

4-6

15-7

14-10



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Dallas Mavericks (https://theathletic.com/team/mavericks/)

29

18

.617

7.5

L1

6-4

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Oklahoma City Thunder (https://theathletic.com/team/thunder/)

28

20

.583

9.0

L1

6-4

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Memphis Grizzlies (https://theathletic.com/team/grizzlies/)

23

24

.489

13.5

W3

8-2

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San Antonio Spurs (https://theathletic.com/team/spurs/)

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26

.435

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L3

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Portland Trail Blazers (https://theathletic.com/team/blazers/)

20

27

.426

16.5

W1

5-5

11-11

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Phoenix Suns (https://theathletic.com/team/suns/)

20

27

.426

16.5

W1

6-4

9-16

11-11



12

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-85-50x50.png
New Orleans Pelicans (https://theathletic.com/team/pelicans/)

19

29

.396

18.0

W2

6-4

9-15

10-14

[DPG21920]

NO, Suns and Portland are all closer to SA than SA is to the 8th seed. But yeah.

[DPG21920]

Memphis wins. Suns win. NO wins. POR, PHX and NO all within 1.5 games of SA and SA is looking at being 3 back of MEM if they lose to UTA tomorrow. With a loss tomorrow Spurs will find themselves as close to the 13th seed as they are the 8th with very slim chance to even finish the year with a .500 record (let alone winning record). Staring down a losing season and I don’t care if that somehow miraculously still nets them a PO spot, that is completely unacceptable and they cannot keep this core together.

Whether it’s this deadline or the Summer, drastic changes are in store. Either invest in winning for real or go the other way. No more can they just coast on their past accomplishments. Tim isn’t here any more. They have to do the work.

The fact that they really truly think being a playoff team matters when they have a losing record and are just as close to the bottom of the West as a playoff team is astonishing to me.

[ace3g]

Western


Team
WIN
LOSS
%
GB
STRK
L10
HOME
AWAY


1

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-89-50x50.png
Los Angeles Lakers (https://theathletic.com/team/lakers/)

36

10

.783

-

L1

7-3

16-5

20-5



2

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-90-50x50.png
Los Angeles Clippers (https://theathletic.com/team/clippers/)

33

14

.702

3.5

W2

8-2

19-4

14-10



3

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-82-50x50.png
Denver Nuggets (https://theathletic.com/team/nuggets/)

32

15

.681

4.5

L1

6-4

18-6

14-9



4

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-79-50x50.png
Utah Jazz (https://theathletic.com/team/jazz/)

32

15

.681

4.5

L2

7-3

18-4

14-11



5

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-84-50x50.png
Houston Rockets (https://theathletic.com/team/rockets/)

29

18

.617

7.5

L1

4-6

15-7

14-11



6

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-87-50x50.png
Dallas Mavericks (https://theathletic.com/team/mavericks/)

29

18

.617

7.5

L1

6-4

13-12

16-6



7

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-80-50x50.png
Oklahoma City Thunder (https://theathletic.com/team/thunder/)

29

20

.592

8.5

W1

7-3

15-10

14-10



8

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-83-50x50.png
Memphis Grizzlies (https://theathletic.com/team/grizzlies/)

24

24

.500

13.0

W4

8-2

14-13

10-11



9

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-86-50x50.png
San Antonio Spurs (https://theathletic.com/team/spurs/)

21

26

.447

15.5

W1

5-5

13-12

8-14



10

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-81-50x50.png
Portland Trail Blazers (https://theathletic.com/team/blazers/)

21

27

.438

16.0

W2

5-5

12-11

9-16



11

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-91-50x50.png
Phoenix Suns (https://theathletic.com/team/suns/)

20

27

.426

16.5

W1

6-4

9-16

11-11



12

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-85-50x50.png
New Orleans Pelicans (https://theathletic.com/team/pelicans/)

19

29

.396

18.0

W2

6-4

9-15

10-14

[timtonymanu]

Grizzlies just need to keep winning

[Chillen]

This could get really ugly for the Spurs nearly all teams near them have 20 wins and if Memphis goes on a big losing streak they will drop in the standings and the 8th seed is going to be an ugly battle. Pretty much the only team there I don't expect to make the playoffs in the West is the Warriors and how odd does that sound, lol. Though they still have a shot if they go on a 10 game winning streak and other teams like Spurs, Grizz, Blazers, Wolves, etc lose more games than they should.

Really ugly 8th seed battle shaping up for the rest of the regular season unless OKC, Mavs or Rockets start losing more and more. Figures first real season the Spurs struggle in like 22 seasons the West playoffs from 7,8 and down is an ugly mess. If Spurs make it to playoffs consider it a blessing in disguise. Though this all is likely going to come down the last game of the NBA season if this trend continues.

[RC_Drunkford]

https://i.imgur.com/dO3PnUW.jpg

We're back, boys and girls.

:danceclub

too soon

[ace3g]

Let's go Pelicans (who are playing the Grizz tonight).

Western


Team
WIN
LOSS
%
GB
STRK
L10
HOME
AWAY


1

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-89-50x50.png
Los Angeles Lakers (https://theathletic.com/team/lakers/)

36

10

.783

-

L1

7-3

16-5

20-5



2

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-82-50x50.png
Denver Nuggets (https://theathletic.com/team/nuggets/)

33

15

.688

4.0

W1

7-3

19-6

14-9



3

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-90-50x50.png
Los Angeles Clippers (https://theathletic.com/team/clippers/)

33

15

.688

4.0

L1

7-3

19-5

14-10



4

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-79-50x50.png
Utah Jazz (https://theathletic.com/team/jazz/)

32

16

.667

5.0

L3

6-4

18-4

14-12



5

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-87-50x50.png
Dallas Mavericks (https://theathletic.com/team/mavericks/)

29

18

.617

7.5

L1

6-4

13-12

16-6



6

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-84-50x50.png
Houston Rockets (https://theathletic.com/team/rockets/)

29

18

.617

7.5

L1

4-6

15-7

14-11



7

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-80-50x50.png
Oklahoma City Thunder (https://theathletic.com/team/thunder/)

29

20

.592

8.5

W1

7-3

15-10

14-10



8

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-83-50x50.png
Memphis Grizzlies (https://theathletic.com/team/grizzlies/)

24

24

.500

13.0

W4

8-2

14-13

10-11



9

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-86-50x50.png
San Antonio Spurs (https://theathletic.com/team/spurs/)

21

26

.447

15.5

W1

5-5

13-12

8-14



10

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-81-50x50.png
Portland Trail Blazers (https://theathletic.com/team/blazers/)

21

27

.438

16.0

W2

5-5

12-11

9-16



11

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-91-50x50.png
Phoenix Suns (https://theathletic.com/team/suns/)

20

27

.426

16.5

W1

6-4

9-16

11-11



12

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-85-50x50.png
New Orleans Pelicans (https://theathletic.com/team/pelicans/)

19

29

.396

18.0

W2

6-4

9-15

10-14

[ace3g]

:spless::spless::spless:

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1223422852122103809

[Prime BEEF]

Let's go Pelicans (who are playing the Grizz tonight).

Western


Team
WIN
LOSS
%
GB
STRK
L10
HOME
AWAY


1
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-89-50x50.png
Los Angeles Lakers (https://theathletic.com/team/lakers/)
36
10
.783
-
L1
7-3
16-5
20-5


2
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-82-50x50.png
Denver Nuggets (https://theathletic.com/team/nuggets/)
33
15
.688
4.0
W1
7-3
19-6
14-9


3
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-90-50x50.png
Los Angeles Clippers (https://theathletic.com/team/clippers/)
33
15
.688
4.0
L1
7-3
19-5
14-10


4
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-79-50x50.png
Utah Jazz (https://theathletic.com/team/jazz/)
32
16
.667
5.0
L3
6-4
18-4
14-12


5
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-87-50x50.png
Dallas Mavericks (https://theathletic.com/team/mavericks/)
29
18
.617
7.5
L1
6-4
13-12
16-6


6
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-84-50x50.png
Houston Rockets (https://theathletic.com/team/rockets/)
29
18
.617
7.5
L1
4-6
15-7
14-11


7
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-80-50x50.png
Oklahoma City Thunder (https://theathletic.com/team/thunder/)
29
20
.592
8.5
W1
7-3
15-10
14-10


8
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-83-50x50.png
Memphis Grizzlies (https://theathletic.com/team/grizzlies/)
24
24
.500
13.0
W4
8-2
14-13
10-11


9
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-86-50x50.png
San Antonio Spurs (https://theathletic.com/team/spurs/)
21
26
.447
15.5
W1
5-5
13-12
8-14


10
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-81-50x50.png
Portland Trail Blazers (https://theathletic.com/team/blazers/)
21
27
.438
16.0
W2
5-5
12-11
9-16


11
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-91-50x50.png
Phoenix Suns (https://theathletic.com/team/suns/)
20
27
.426
16.5
W1
6-4
9-16
11-11


12
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-85-50x50.png
New Orleans Pelicans (https://theathletic.com/team/pelicans/)
19
29
.396
18.0
W2
6-4
9-15
10-14



New Orleans will pass us in a week or 2.

[ace3g]

Team
WIN
LOSS
%
GB
STRK
L10
HOME
AWAY


1

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-89-50x50.png
Los Angeles Lakers (https://theathletic.com/team/lakers/)

36

11

.766

-

L2

6-4

16-6

20-5



2

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-82-50x50.png
Denver Nuggets (https://theathletic.com/team/nuggets/)

34

15

.694

3.0

W2

7-3

19-6

15-9



3

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-90-50x50.png
Los Angeles Clippers (https://theathletic.com/team/clippers/)

33

15

.688

3.5

L1

7-3

19-5

14-10



4

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-79-50x50.png
Utah Jazz (https://theathletic.com/team/jazz/)

32

16

.667

4.5

L3

6-4

18-4

14-12



5

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-84-50x50.png
Houston Rockets (https://theathletic.com/team/rockets/)

30

18

.625

6.5

W1

4-6

16-7

14-11



6

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-87-50x50.png
Dallas Mavericks (https://theathletic.com/team/mavericks/)

29

19

.604

7.5

L2

6-4

13-12

16-7



7

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-80-50x50.png
Oklahoma City Thunder (https://theathletic.com/team/thunder/)

30

20

.600

7.5

W2

7-3

15-10

15-10



8

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-83-50x50.png
Memphis Grizzlies (https://theathletic.com/team/grizzlies/)

24

25

.490

13.0

L1

7-3

14-13

10-12



9

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-81-50x50.png
Portland Trail Blazers (https://theathletic.com/team/blazers/)

22

27

.449

15.0

W3

6-4

12-11

10-16



10

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-86-50x50.png
San Antonio Spurs (https://theathletic.com/team/spurs/)

21

26

.447

15.0

W1

5-5

13-12

8-14



11

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-91-50x50.png
Phoenix Suns (https://theathletic.com/team/suns/)

20

28

.417

16.5

L1

5-5

9-17

11-11



12

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-85-50x50.png
New Orleans Pelicans (https://theathletic.com/team/pelicans/)

20

29

.408

17.0

W3

6-4

10-15

10-14

[Dancelot]

Dang, road trip is gonna send us down to 12th pretty damn quickly

[RC_Drunkford]

10th seed. The Flopovich effect

[ace3g]

Western


Team
WIN
LOSS
%
GB
STRK
L10
HOME
AWAY


1

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-89-50x50.png
Los Angeles Lakers (https://theathletic.com/team/lakers/)

37

11

.771

-

W1

6-4

16-6

21-5



2

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-82-50x50.png
Denver Nuggets (https://theathletic.com/team/nuggets/)

34

15

.694

3.5

W2

7-3

19-6

15-9



3

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-90-50x50.png
Los Angeles Clippers (https://theathletic.com/team/clippers/)

34

15

.694

3.5

W1

7-3

20-5

14-10



4

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-79-50x50.png
Utah Jazz (https://theathletic.com/team/jazz/)

32

17

.653

5.5

L4

5-5

18-4

14-13



5

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-84-50x50.png
Houston Rockets (https://theathletic.com/team/rockets/)

30

18

.625

7.0

W1

4-6

16-7

14-11



6

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-87-50x50.png
Dallas Mavericks (https://theathletic.com/team/mavericks/)

30

19

.612

7.5

W1

6-4

14-12

16-7



7

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-80-50x50.png
Oklahoma City Thunder (https://theathletic.com/team/thunder/)

30

20

.600

8.0

W2

7-3

15-10

15-10



8

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-83-50x50.png
Memphis Grizzlies (https://theathletic.com/team/grizzlies/)

24

25

.490

13.5

L1

7-3

14-13

10-12



9

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-81-50x50.png
Portland Trail Blazers (https://theathletic.com/team/blazers/)

23

27

.460

15.0

W4

7-3

13-11

10-16



10

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-86-50x50.png
San Antonio Spurs (https://theathletic.com/team/spurs/)

22

26

.458

15.0

W2

5-5

14-12

8-14



11

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-91-50x50.png
Phoenix Suns (https://theathletic.com/team/suns/)

20

28

.417

17.0

L1

5-5

9-17

11-11

[timtonymanu]

The RRT will be so sweet. I hope they can be like last year where they only won like 1 game.

[vander]

this might be a playoff team if Becky cuts it down to a playoff rotation

LMA
DDR
Mills
White
LWIV
Poeltl
Murray
Lyles

that's it

[ace3g]

Both Suns and Pelicans lost today.

Western


Team
WIN
LOSS
%
GB
STRK
L10
HOME
AWAY


1

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-89-50x50.png
Los Angeles Lakers (https://theathletic.com/team/lakers/)

37

11

.771

-

W1

6-4

16-6

21-5



2

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-90-50x50.png
Los Angeles Clippers (https://theathletic.com/team/clippers/)

34

15

.694

3.5

W1

7-3

20-5

14-10



3

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-82-50x50.png
Denver Nuggets (https://theathletic.com/team/nuggets/)

34

16

.680

4.0

L1

6-4

19-6

15-10



4

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-79-50x50.png
Utah Jazz (https://theathletic.com/team/jazz/)

32

17

.653

5.5

L4

5-5

18-4

14-13



5

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-84-50x50.png
Houston Rockets (https://theathletic.com/team/rockets/)

31

18

.633

6.5

W2

5-5

17-7

14-11



6

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-87-50x50.png
Dallas Mavericks (https://theathletic.com/team/mavericks/)

30

19

.612

7.5

W1

6-4

14-12

16-7



7

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-80-50x50.png
Oklahoma City Thunder (https://theathletic.com/team/thunder/)

30

20

.600

8.0

W2

7-3

15-10

15-10



8

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-83-50x50.png
Memphis Grizzlies (https://theathletic.com/team/grizzlies/)

24

25

.490

13.5

L1

7-3

14-13

10-12



9

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-81-50x50.png
Portland Trail Blazers (https://theathletic.com/team/blazers/)

23

27

.460

15.0

W4

7-3

13-11

10-16



10

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-86-50x50.png
San Antonio Spurs (https://theathletic.com/team/spurs/)

22

26

.458

15.0

W2

5-5

14-12

8-14



11

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-91-50x50.png
Phoenix Suns (https://theathletic.com/team/suns/)

20

29

.408

17.5

L2

4-6

9-17

11-12



12

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/theathletic-team-logos/team-logo-85-50x50.png
New Orleans Pelicans (https://theathletic.com/team/pelicans/)

20

30

.400

18.0

L1

6-4

10-15

10-15

[ace3g]

Grizz beat the Pistons tonight and are back at .500 (25-25)

[Dejounte]

Grizz just wont slow down.

[RC_Drunkford]

Grizz just wont slow down.

Grizz are not coached by Flopovich

[DPG21920]

The fact that SA is still a losing record team is so astonishing I can’t even put it into words.

A losing record? Can’t even crack being a mediocre .500 team? What is the point of this team?

[ace3g]

The fact that SA is still a losing record team is so astonishing I can’t even put it into words.

A losing record? Can’t even crack being a mediocre .500 team? What is the point of this team?

And they have a 7-8th seed type roster, just not playing the right players. I never expected even with this roster that we would be so bad this year.

[Chillen]

And they have a 7-8th seed type roster, just not playing the right players. I never expected even with this roster that we would be so bad this year.

The front office likely won't even make any trades by the trade deadline to. It would have been nice to have that 23 season playoff record and than start rebuilding.

Right now it's getting tougher and tougher, Spurs look set to miss playoffs for the first time in 22 seasons.

Unless this Spurs team can win 10 straight and hope Memphis, Portland start losing a few it's going to be tough to make playoffs now. Even Phoenix and New Orleans are creeping up on Spurs.

Yes, this team as constructed should not be this bad.

If they miss the playoffs this is on the front office, coaching staff and players.

[Rummpd]

12th is becoming a lock

[tbdog]

If they miss the playoffs this is on the front office, coaching staff and players.

Oh glad it's not on the fans.

[ace3g]

1:22 - 3rd


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MEM
31
28
33

92


DAL
32
24
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74

[daslicer]

And they have a 7-8th seed type roster, just not playing the right players. I never expected even with this roster that we would be so bad this year.

It shows Pop is overrated. He got way too much credit for his success while Duncan was the reason for the success.

[Coach X]

Grizzlies win at Dallas and Spurs are 3.5 games away from 8th seed with the RRT barely started. Very important game at Portland tonight. Are there still hopes of continuing the record providing some playoff experience to the young players? It looks more improbable every day.

I believe the front office staff isn't sleeping too much these days. A lot of head-scratching there: should they trade and re-start or keep pursuing the playoffs this season? It seems like facts are against their plans. They're still on time to change their minds, though...

[SuperCam]

spur ending up in the lottery in the worst draft in 20 year instead of tanking last year to get zion is typical PATFO arrogance :lol

[NASpurs]

1 1/2 games behind the NINTH seed :smokin

[timtonymanu]

1 1/2 games behind the NINTH seed :smokin

2.5 games away from 13th. :flag:

[NASpurs]

2.5 games away from 13th. :flag:

Closer to the 13th seed than being an 8th seed.

itshappening.gif

[slick'81]

But can we keep the momentum gong vs sac-to

[ZeusWillJudge]

But can we keep the momentum gong vs sac-to


If they fuck up the RRT by beating the Kings, I'm going to be pissed.

[SAGirl]

1 1/2 games behind the NINTH seed :smokin
Lol and DeMarre still getting his fall clothes line ready.

[ZeusWillJudge]

https://imgur.com/a/dxlJkSBhttps://i.postimg.cc/SNKXGd2Z/newsweek.jpg

[Larry O]

The way this RRT is going so far, by the time they get back to SA at the end of the month, this team will be so far back from the 8th spot that it will be too late and too difficult for them to scratch and claw their way to that point, especially how Memphis, Portland and Zion, oops, the Pelicans are surging right now. These teams will be the ones that
will be fighting in the race for that 8th spot, and the Spurs will be on the outside looking in. Perhaps this team may continue to compete, but the bottom line is, if this team continues on this trend, PATFO will have to realize that the PO picture is out of reach and they need to go ahead and plan for the off season and next season. Lots of unknowns, but hopefully lots of BIG changes (BLOW IT UP!!!) also incoming... :corn:

[Coach X]

Team is competing well these games, all acceptable L but there are too much dead weight in the standings to carry on. Too many awful games and terrible loses already. In fact, Spurs have been still alive in the playoff contention just because too many teams have been losing too many games. This is absolutely unusual in the Western Conference. Historic stats say you have zero playoff chances in the West if your record has been consistently well under the 0.500 since November.

The Spurs have been playing decent basketball in the last weeks but neither the coaching or players' performance has been good enough in order to figure out how to get wins in tough games. The Ws missing in the standings now, where lost in winnable games all along the season.

It's very hard to imagine this team winning 19 games until the end of the season (31 left) and they would probably need something like that to be in the playoffs.

[TDomination]

What happened to this team man :(

What happened to being smart with the ball. I think about how we used to play, how we would NEVER beat ourselves. If the ball just doesn't go in the hoop but you got the best shot available then so be it. If the opponent just makes ridiculous shot after ridiculous, so be it. But we used to be so fundamental. yes i know big 3 gone, kawhi gone. but man even if you don't have all star talent or you're not big enough or strong enough to do certain things, there is no reason why still shouldn't be able to be fundamentally sound in your game.

-Good to Great on Passes and Shots.
-Not shooting in traffic when 8 or more seconds are left on the shot clock.
-Never forcing up a 3 unless clock is running out.
-Pulling the ball back out during a fast break if you don't have a clear path to the basket
-Making the smart pass vs the "tricky" one unless you're Manu or Boris...dude could pass.
-Controlling the pace.
-Running back in transition
-Driving into a triple team with a plan. (Manu/Parker would do this but would either to try get the foul which they were great at or would dish it out after sucking in the Defense.) If we miss the 3 after passing it out oh well. At least it was a great shot. You live with it.
-Controlling pace/clock when you have the lead in the 4th. Make sure you make only smart shots if you have the lead.
-BALL MOVEMENT, don't let the ball stick.
-Keeping your composure

These things every player can control. Even if you're a young team, you can control these things.

[Big P]

What happened to this team man :(

What happened to being smart with the ball. I think about how we used to play, how we would NEVER beat ourselves. If the ball just doesn't go in the hoop but you got the best shot available then so be it. If the opponent just makes ridiculous shot after ridiculous, so be it. But we used to be so fundamental. yes i know big 3 gone, kawhi gone. but man even if you don't have all star talent or you're not big enough or strong enough to do certain things, there is no reason why still shouldn't be able to be fundamentally sound in your game.

-Good to Great on Passes and Shots.
-Not shooting in traffic when 8 or more seconds are left on the shot clock.
-Never forcing up a 3 unless clock is running out.
-Pulling the ball back out during a fast break if you don't have a clear path to the basket
-Making the smart pass vs the "tricky" one unless you're Manu or Boris...dude could pass.
-Controlling the pace.
-Running back in transition
-Driving into a triple team with a plan. (Manu/Parker would do this but would either to try get the foul which they were great at or would dish it out after sucking in the Defense.) If we miss the 3 after passing it out oh well. At least it was a great shot. You live with it.
-Controlling pace/clock when you have the lead in the 4th. Make sure you make only smart shots if you have the lead.
-BALL MOVEMENT, don't let the ball stick.
-Keeping your composure

These things every player can control. Even if you're a young team, you can control these things.

TD, Manu and TP retired..that's what happened...the Spurs success came from having HOF players, not from pop..combined with pops apparent lack of caring and interest in winning or making the necessary changes to make this team competitive and you have a shitty team that is going nowhere until he is out of the decision making process....he's way past his due date.

[Dverde]

Anyone saying the upcoming Sac is a must win is mistaken. Plenty of season left. Spurs lost to a back to back against the two best teams then Portland on the road. Bummed they lost all three, but none were easy games. Basketball gods have this team destined to be swept by the Clippers with nephew and Morris.

[sasaint]

Anyone saying the upcoming Sac is a must win is mistaken. Plenty of season left. Spurs lost to a back to back against the two best teams then Portland on the road. Bummed they lost all three, but none were easy games. Basketball gods have this team destined to be swept by the Clippers with nephew and Morris.

No. This team's destiny is to fail to reach the playoffs. Not a chance.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Suns and Kings both picked up wins tonight. Spurs are closer to being the 13th seed than being the 8th seed :lol

[ace3g]

Grizz beat the Wizards tonight.



How many games back of 8th seed before we see this lineup? #LukaKeldonWhiteWalkerDejounte (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23LukaKeldonWhiteWalkerDejounte)

[slick'81]

Grizz beat the Wizards tonight.



How many games back of 8th seed before we see this lineup? #LukaKeldonWhiteWalkerDejounte (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23LukaKeldonWhiteWalkerDejounte)


Probably not this season

[ace3g]

Blazers also won tonight.

[Thomas82]

Grizz beat the Wizards tonight.



How many games back of 8th seed before we see this lineup? #LukaKeldonWhiteWalkerDejounte (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23LukaKeldonWhiteWalkerDejounte)


The Blazers also just beat the Heat, which doesn't help us in our push for the playoffs.

[FutureMan]

Spurs have like a 5% chance of making the playoffs at this point. The real question now is how good of a pick can they get? We should land somewhere between 10-12 I think.

[NASpurs]

With a loss tonight, they’ll be 9 games under .500 getting closer to being double digits under .500. Go Nuggs!

[EasyMoney]

2 more losses, and if Sacramento, new Orleans and Phoenix win their games this week. Spurs will be the 13th seed by Friday.

[gambit1990]

https://i.imgur.com/dO3PnUW.jpg

We're back, boys and girls.

:danceclub

spurs winning percentage now is .004 higher than it was in december.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

spurs winning percentage now is .004 higher than it was in december.

:pop: we're trending upwards; we just got to continue pounding the rock

[RC_Drunkford]

:pop: we're trending upwards; we just got to continue pounding the rock


damn you beat me to it :lol

[ace3g]

Just two weeks ago Spurs were in the 8th seed (20-23) and Grizzlies 9th seed at 20-24...

Western


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LOSS
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GB
STRK
L10
HOME
AWAY


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Los Angeles Lakers (https://theathletic.com/team/lakers/)

39

12

.765

-

W1

6-4

17-7

22-5



2

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Denver Nuggets (https://theathletic.com/team/nuggets/)

37

16

.698

3.0

W3

7-3

20-6

17-10



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Los Angeles Clippers (https://theathletic.com/team/clippers/)

37

16

.698

3.0

W1

7-3

22-5

15-11



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Utah Jazz (https://theathletic.com/team/jazz/)

34

18

.654

5.5

W2

5-5

19-5

15-13



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Houston Rockets (https://theathletic.com/team/rockets/)

33

20

.623

7.0

L2

6-4

18-8

15-12



6

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Dallas Mavericks (https://theathletic.com/team/mavericks/)

32

21

.604

8.0

W1

5-5

14-13

18-8



7

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Oklahoma City Thunder (https://theathletic.com/team/thunder/)

32

21

.604

8.0

L1

8-2

17-11

15-10



8

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Memphis Grizzlies (https://theathletic.com/team/grizzlies/)

27

26

.509

13.0

W1

7-3

15-13

12-13



9

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Portland Trail Blazers (https://theathletic.com/team/blazers/)

25

29

.463

15.5

W1

7-3

15-11

10-18



10

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San Antonio Spurs (https://theathletic.com/team/spurs/)

22

30

.423

17.5

L4

3-7

14-12

8-18



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New Orleans Pelicans (https://theathletic.com/team/pelicans/)

22

31

.415

18.0

W2

6-4

10-16

12-15

[slick'81]

Memphis starting to pull away

[XDT76]

Memphis starting to pull away

At the current rate we would not even catch up to Portland.

[SAGirl]

Wow! Look at the Spurs away record. Is that 8-18 I am seeing? The worst record in that list. And frankly both of Portland and the Pelicans dealt with injuries to key players early in the season and the Grizzlies had injuries as well.
:td

[look_at_g_shred]

:pop: “we’re 100% obsessed” lmao 10 games below .500 and trying to make the playoffs :lmao