Game Thread: Spurs vs. Bucks - Jan. 6, 2020 @ 7:30 PM CT

[$pursDynasty]

No Belli no problem

[HarlemHeat37]

I took Spurs +7.5, couldn't trust them enough to fire on the ML, sadly. They always play well against Bud's teams, they should have covered last game, too, but melted down at the end.

[RC_Drunkford]

if our faggot coach would just start Lonnie and bench forbes this team would actually have a punchers chance in the playoffs if they make it

I been saying this. Imagine if they would trade the dead weight for a forward who can get rotation minutes. Yet people here want to tank. If Morris hadn't fucked us over and Pop played the right line ups this team would be top 4 in the west

[Ron Swanson]

Lonathan

[sasaint]

How the hell does this team manage to beat the Bucks, Clippers, Rockets..... while losing to the Cavs?

It's not so much the Ws and Ls, but the way this team is enthusiastic one night and totally lethargic the next.

[phxspurfan]

DiVinTokenWhiteGuyzo

[$pursDynasty]

Not even scrub minutes for ferrari, only way to insure a win

[NASpurs]

Who knew the recipe for winning was making more 3s than the opponent. Pop might be onto something.

[tbdog]

Carroll :dizzy

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I need to start game threads more often

[emanueldavidginobili]

Thoroughly enjoyed this game for the first time in a while.

[sasaint]

Not even scrub minutes for ferrari, only way to insure a win

Honestly, I would rather he play a few minutes and Forbes none at all.

[ace3g]

https://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&w=100 Spurs



Starters
MIN
FG
3PT
FT
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS


T. Lyles (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3136196/trey-lyles) PF
18
2-11
2-6
0-0
3
9
12
1
1
0
1
1
+4
6


L. Aldridge (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2983/lamarcus-aldridge) C
33
5-10
2-3
5-5
1
3
4
3
0
1
0
4
+12
17


D. Murray (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907497/dejounte-murray) PG
26
5-11
3-4
0-0
3
6
9
4
1
0
1
1
+3
13


D. DeRozan (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3978/demar-derozan) SG
33
11-15
1-1
2-2
0
3
3
7
0
0
4
2
+14
25


B. Forbes (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2994526/bryn-forbes) SG
24
2-6
1-4
1-1
0
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
+11
6


Bench
MIN
FG
3PT
FT
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS


C. Metu (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3914283/chimezie-metu) PF
2
1-1
0-0
0-0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
+5
2


R. Gay (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3005/rudy-gay) SF
25
6-10
2-2
3-4
1
7
8
1
0
0
1
2
+13
17


D. Carroll (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3970/demarre-carroll) SF
2
0-1
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
+5
0


J. Poeltl (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3134908/jakob-poeltl) C
13
1-1
0-0
0-0
0
4
4
1
0
0
1
2
+2
2


D. White (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3078576/derrick-white) PG
20
3-6
1-3
2-2
2
2
4
1
0
1
0
1
+14
9


P. Mills (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4004/patty-mills) PG
23
6-10
6-10
3-3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
+11
21


L. Walker IV (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4277890/lonnie-walker-iv) SG
19
3-6
1-2
1-2
0
7
7
2
0
0
1
2
+16
8


M. Belinelli (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3190/marco-belinelli) SG
Has not entered game


TEAM

45-88
19-35
17-19
10
44
54
23
4
2
11
16

126




51.1%
54.3%
89.5%

[Uriel]

If Morris hadn't fucked us over and Pop played the right line ups this team would be top 4 in the west
This.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Carroll is butt cheeks

[Russ]

Bud walked off awful quick . . .

[phxspurfan]

Pop loves him some RoCo

[BatManu20]

Good win tbh.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Fully expect the Spurs to get destroyed Wednesday vs. the Celtics but I’ll enjoy tonight’s game.

[phxspurfan]

Bud walked off awful quick . . .

Bad loss tbh

[Fusternino]

Carroll looks legitimately finished.

[Degoat]

Hey we beat the best team in the league let’s blow up are team and rebuild :lmao

[sasaint]

Hey we beat the best team in the league let’s blow up are team and rebuild :lmao

You act like scrubs like the Knicks didn't ever beat us when we were on top. It happens.

[Dennis the Menace]

Bud walked off awful quick . . .

Maybe he needed to use the restroom

[RC_Drunkford]

Impressive win nonetheless, they kept the lead throughout the 4th and closed the game out executing well. Now play like this consistently and they could go on a win streak. I doubt that though

[BillMc]

Victory!!!

[Jordan Jackson]

Walker makes momentum plays. That attempt to dunk the entire Bucks team and that 3 pointer were big.

The guy has a chance to be special.

[spurs1990]

I need to start game threads more often

Please save it for the next Lakers and Clippers games

[NASpurs]

Carroll looks legitimately finished.

:lol 3 years/$21 mil... we're in year 1.

[sasaint]

Victory!!!

Better than that. We played consistently well AND Victory!

[SpurPadre]

Bud walked off awful quick . . .

His team was blown out by a team that started Forbes.

[sasaint]

:lol 3 years/$21 mil... we're in year 1.

Somebody set me straight. Apparently only a small part of year 3 is guaranteed. Woo Hoo!

[BackHome]

Pop loves him some RoCo
Bud walked off awful quick . . .

[ducks]

Walker makes momentum plays. That attempt to dunk the entire Bucks team and that 3 pointer were big.

The guy has a chance to be special.
Like TRUMP

[UZER]

Bud walked off awful quick . . .

Doesn’t want to get molested at mid court by the opposing coach.

[BillMc]

Better than that. We played consistently well AND Victory!

True my friend. :toast

[Down Under]

Somebody set me straight. Apparently only a small part of year 3 is guaranteed. Woo Hoo!
It's 1 mil guaranteed for the last season. S&T needs to be 3 years min.

[BillMc]

I need to start game threads more often

It's a risk I'm willing to take these days. :lol

[r0drig0lac]

Like TRUMP

lmao

[Down Under]

Murray is shooting over 50% from 3 the last 10 games & 45% since the start of December. He looks great since he slowed down & become less hyper.

[JeffDuncan]

I need to start game threads more often

You gave Giannis a punch in the gut. Well done!

[SpurPadre]

Like TRUMP

Yes, Trump is special, alright. Let me list the ways:

Special kind of racist
Special kind of xenophobe
Special kind of war-monger
Special kind of asshole
Special kind of moron
Special kind of orange pigment
Special kind of piece of shit
Special kind of liar
Special kind of narcissist
Special kind of brainwasher
Special kind of colluder
Special kind of evil

Yes, Trump is special.

[timtonymanu]

Hey we beat the best team in the league let’s blow up are team and rebuild :lmao

Yeah a 15-20 record competing with the Grizzlies and Blazers for the 8th seed. Surely we should stand pat and do nothing to improve the roster.

[spurraider21]

Murray is shooting over 50% from 3 the last 10 games & 45% since the start of December. He looks great since he slowed down & become less hyper.
his release is still slow but he gets getting left so open that he's able to get it off. his height/length at the position helps too

still, a great improvement from his first couple of seasons, where even his long jumpers basically looked like floaters/push shots.

[JeffDuncan]

Yes, Trump is special, alright. Let me list the ways: ...


I think there's another forum around where you're supposed to do your treasonous, anti-American D'rat ass kissing.

[SpurPadre]

Yeah a 15-20 record competing with the Grizzlies and Blazers for the 8th seed. Surely we should stand pat and do nothing to improve the roster.

Don't forget, also a 15-20 record team that had to go to OT to beat a severely crippled Dubs team AT home not long ago...yeah, let's stand pat.

[timtonymanu]

Don't forget, also a 15-20 record team that had to go to OT to beat a severely crippled Dubs team AT home not long ago...yeah, let's stand pat.

Also lost to the Cavs at home, couldn't beat the worst team in the East, the Hawks, on the road. Bad teams beat on better teams all the time, doesn't mean jack shit or that the Spurs deserve a playoff spot or have put themselves in the best position.

[FkLA]

his release is still slow but he gets getting left so open that he's able to get it off. his height/length at the position helps too

still, a great improvement from his first couple of seasons, where even his long jumpers basically looked like floaters/push shots.

His shot still looks ugly. Like even when they go in, they rarely go in cleanly. I dont know if it's the rotation or what but something about his shot looks off. I don't trust it yet.

[Degoat]

Yeah a 15-20 record competing with the Grizzlies and Blazers for the 8th seed. Surely we should stand pat and do nothing to improve the roster.

Did I say we shouldn’t look to improve the team?? I’m just pointing out that the spurs can compete with anybody

[spurraider21]

His shot still looks ugly. Like even when they go in, they rarely go in cleanly. I dont know if it's the rotation or what but something about his shot looks off. I don't trust it yet.
murray > white tbh

[BillMc]

Probably the best win of the season so far

[Amuseddaysleeper]

It's a risk I'm willing to take these days. :lol

https://youtu.be/ofQ6i9I1IYY

[Manong Ginobili]

This team can legitimately compete if Bryn gets 0 minutes

[BillMc]

https://youtu.be/ofQ6i9I1IYY

Your vid is broken!

(Better a broken video than a broken Spurs player! )

[SpurPadre]

Probably the best win of the season so far

Better than beating Load Management?

[Prime BEEF]

murray > white tbh
Both don’t really move the needle tbh. They are good backup PGs. Wish we had stronger play at the PG position.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Your vid is broken!

(Better a broken video than a broken Spurs player! )

:lmao

I’ll try again, in response to you willing to take the risk :lol

https://youtu.be/ofQ6i9I1IYY
https://youtu.be/ofQ6i9I1IYY

[FkLA]

murray > white tbh

No.

[Dennis the Menace]

This team can legitimately compete if Bryn gets 0 minutes

[horseshue]

Massive L incoming.

I'll take this.

[Down Under]

his release is still slow but he gets getting left so open that he's able to get it off. his height/length at the position helps too

still, a great improvement from his first couple of seasons, where even his long jumpers basically looked like floaters/push shots.
I think Murray needs more time than the other two also. White came in with a pretty complete skillset & good ability to read the game. Lonnie came in with much tighter handles, a better jumper & an even better athlete. Not everyone can come in & improve at the rate of Siakam, but his ceiling is still pretty high IMO.

[spurs10]

Probably the best win of the season so far You know it!

[RC_Drunkford]

Now let's see if this team can actually win on the road where our role players usually miss everything from 3

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/nbastats/status/1214414894575030273

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/lonniewalker_4/status/1214413983639318528

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENp3EfIXUAAVOxz?format=jpg&name=large

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/1214413117934985217

[tim_duncan_fan]

Incredible win tonight!

[SpurPadre]

https://twitter.com/nbastats/status/1214414894575030273

And yet he still can't lace the shoes of the following Spurs players:

1. TD
2. Admiral
3. Manu
4. TP
5. Gervin
6. Bowen
7. Sean Elliott
8. Ma Touches

[Ditty]

2-0 this season going to games. Went the first game that we beat nephew then tonight. Man the AT&T Center gives you a headache the fans are pretty loud but the music is so fucking loud also. Hope we still wind up in the lottery tbh. Go Spurs Go!

[BillMc]

Better than beating Load Management?

Its close

[BillMc]

:lmao

I’ll try again, in response to you willing to take the risk :lol

https://youtu.be/ofQ6i9I1IYY
https://youtu.be/ofQ6i9I1IYY
:lol:bobo

[spursparker9]

And yet he still can't lace the shoes of the following Spurs players:

1. TD
2. Admiral
3. Manu
4. TP
5. Gervin
6. Bowen
7. Sean Elliott
8. Ma Touches

And Nephew

[Sugus]

I think Murray needs more time than the other two also. White came in with a pretty complete skillset & good ability to read the game. Lonnie came in with much tighter handles, a better jumper & an even better athlete. Not everyone can come in & improve at the rate of Siakam, but his ceiling is still pretty high IMO.

This, tbh. Not only is it difficult for players to come back into form after lower body injuries (took Hayward more than a year of playing to get back on track), but he's being criticized after less than half a season. He's been steadily improving the last few games as well; his court vision and playmaking still leave a lot to be desired (I maintain he should be played with White as a SG), but his speed is still top notch and his jumpshot is looking much, much better. It'll take him a lot of training to speed up his motion and release, but once he gets it down he can be a deadly shooter. Last night showed exactly the potential that he has - making defenses pay for sagging off him, earning respect.

Let's see how he's playing at the beginning of next season.

[XDT76]

Probably the best win of the season so far

Does this means that the team is improving, I had seen this quote for a few times since Dec.

[azarel]

This, tbh. Not only is it difficult for players to come back into form after lower body injuries (took Hayward more than a year of playing to get back on track), but he's being criticized after less than half a season. He's been steadily improving the last few games as well; his court vision and playmaking still leave a lot to be desired (I maintain he should be played with White as a SG), but his speed is still top notch and his jumpshot is looking much, much better. It'll take him a lot of training to speed up his motion and release, but once he gets it down he can be a deadly shooter. Last night showed exactly the potential that he has - making defenses pay for sagging off him, earning respect.

Let's see how he's playing at the beginning of next season.

agree.. as long as DJM is able to make opposing defense pay for sagging off him i'm more than happy. its a good improvement if u compare to his earlier seasons where his shooting is so unreliable even if u gave him time and space to shoot.

[sasaint]

agree.. as long as DJM is able to make opposing defense pay for sagging off him i'm more than happy. its a good improvement if u compare to his earlier seasons where his shooting is so unreliable even if u gave him time and space to shoot.

Lately Dijon has shown a 3-point stroke that reflects the time he reportedly spent on it during the summer. :tu

I no longer cross my fingers when he shoots from 3.

[tholdren]

Lately Dijon has shown a 3-point stroke that reflects the time he reportedly spent on it during the summer. :tu

I no longer cross my fingers when he shoots from 3.

If he could only dribble and pass....

[BillMc]

Does this means that the team is improving, I had seen this quote for a few times since Dec.

I think they are slowly improving, yes.

[sasaint]

If he could only dribble and pass....

In my evaluation he is best suited to be a shooting guard, and he already dribbles and passes better than Danny ever did.