Game Thread: Spurs @ Raptors - Jan. 12, 2020 @ 5:00 PM CT

[FkLA]

https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1216354894237634560

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[JeffDuncan]

Siakam, questionable.
Gasol, questionable.
VanVleet, out.

The Spurs ought to win.

Go Spurs Go!

[RC_Drunkford]

DeRozan should go for 40. Norman Powell will destroy Bryn Forbes. Spurs should still win

[slick'81]

If forbes sucks as much as everyone says were screwed :lol

[Darius Bieber]

Siakam, questionable.
Gasol, questionable.
VanVleet, out.

The Spurs ought to win.

Go Spurs Go!

Siakam is playing again today after missing 11 games

[Degoat]

Guys always come off injury against us it seems lol :bang

[ace3g]

What's the scouting reporting on this Duncan kid???

https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1216473514183741441

[emanueldavidginobili]

Murray, Forbes, DeRozan, Lyles, and Aldridge.

[Jordan Jackson]

Guys always come off injury against us it seems lol :bang

For some strange reason teams still get up to play the Spurs. Like it's some kind of crowning achievement. Tim Duncan is sitting on the bench wearing a sports coat; and Manu and Tony are off somewhere playing tennis. Who cares.

[RC_Drunkford]

If Siakam is playing this team is fucked. Siakam vs. Trey Lyles :lol b-b-b-but Trey Lyles is such a good addition

[r0drig0lac]

:lmao forbes

[Gorepopovich]

Forbes. :devil

[BlackAndWhite]

Please sub in demarre carroll

[jermaine]

Derozen with him Raptor Red shoes on.... Can we trade him back there?

[EasyMoney]

Bryn Forbes...

[Slippy]

One weak link there. Where the help to save that poor guy. Lol

Rinse and repeat . Wonder what pop sees

[Sugus]

We deserve to lose every fucking game that Forbes starts. A 7 game losing streak wasn't enough to change Pop's mind so let's see how long it will take. Trash

[jermaine]

Every team knows to go at Forbes.

[jermaine]

To watch him get bullied under the basketball was pathetic

[r0drig0lac]

superstar siakam

[Slippy]

Spurs playing some dumb basketball

[Darius Bieber]

Yeah this is gonna be a huge blowout

[Darius Bieber]

Blazers beat them, Hornets only lost by 2 in OT to them, but they'll beat the Spurs by 30+. Trash team.

[r0drig0lac]

Massai piled the Raptors with versatile elite defenders, it's a spectacular job

[MichaelBayismyUncle]

Yeah this is gonna be a huge blowout
Lowry and OG anunoby were the only starters playing that game. Siakam, Marc Gasol, Norman Powell and Fred Vanvleet were injured.

[Sugus]

Lonnie comes in and immediately impacts the defensive game :lol Pop

[Darius Bieber]

Lowry and OG anunoby were the only starters playing that game. Siakam, Marc Gasol, Norman Powell and Fred Vanvleet were injured.

Making it even more pathetic.

[Chomag]

Forbes subed out? Yay! I can turn my TV back on now lol

[Chomag]

Dang Lonnie are you trying to try benched with that driving dunk?

[EasyMoney]

It would be absolutely criminal to see Bryn Forbes play another second this game.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/TyJagerRadio/status/1216504153540898817

[get_mills_out]

Glad to see Rudy took his pregame Xanax prescription.

Surely Carroll or even Metu could give you something better than whatever Rudy currently "does" for the team.

[212094ever]

Rudy has to go too

[get_mills_out]

Truly horrible offense.

Glad spacers and vets like Forbes and Gay get minutes or how else would we get great possessions like these?

[r0drig0lac]

this team is a little more watchable without fucking scrub Bryn Forbes on the court....and then he has to go back to the court

[get_mills_out]

https://i.ibb.co/tPQS41B/Screen-Shot-2019-12-24-at-4-25-42-PM.png

[sasaint]

Bryn back in,,, Goes to Shit

Pop GIVES NO F's

Heard anything yet on Metu's injury? He is assigned to Austin today, but may be out...

[TimDunkem]

Brynt almost gave up 5 points in 10 seconds.

Annnd he turned the ball over as I typed this. :lol

[emanueldavidginobili]

I can’t watch this shit

[tbdog]

Fuck off Forbes

[Darius Bieber]

Bryn better have his knees explode or something during this game

[boutons_deux]

FG 30%, the two upsets raised false hopes

[timtonymanu]

:lol people were ready to call this team a contender after the Celtics game. Looks about more of the same inconsistency, too bad they’re gonna stand pat like usual

[TimDunkem]

Furms lost Powell again.

[sasaint]

LMA with the steal on the perimeter. :wow

[TimDunkem]

Sniffers will say that 3 makes up for the turnover and 6 pts scored on Furmes.

[Shakril]

Poeltl is a beast today on defense.

[sasaint]

Furms lost Powell again.

Not as much a case of Bryn's losing him as still looking for him...

[sasaint]

Poeltl is a beast today on defense.

Typical, tbh.

[sasaint]

Nick Nurse out coaching POOP :lmao

Any more it's hard to say whether opposing coaches are out-coaching Pop or he is just victimizing himself.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Putting in Patty instead of White right now is criminal.

[212094ever]

Terrible clock management per par

[Slippy]

Glad to see pop finish with LA and Jacob into the half. There's your cover for Bryn.

[sasaint]

Terrible clock management per par

Clock management is a hoax just like analytics.

[RC_Drunkford]

I got a question for Flopovich: Why are we double teaming on post ups to give up open 3-point shots?

[dbestpro]

Seems Pop is back to senile coaching. Forbes is as usual. Gay looks exceedingly stiff and slow. His uneven play is just as bad this year. White and Murray seem to always look like they do not know what to do out there, this year.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Dejounte needs to stop pump faking on these threes holy shit. No one is going to jump for it just let it fly. You have to have a respected three point shot for it to work.

[r0drig0lac]

I got a question for Flopovich: Why are we double teaming on post ups to give up open 3-point shots?

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[MannyIsGod]

Rotations are awful. Spacing is awful. Just don't understand how a Spurs team is so bad at these things. Must drive Pop insane

[emanueldavidginobili]

1:25 left in the half and he subs out Bryn for Mills. I just don’t get it how Pop blatantly doesn’t play White and DJ together. It makes zero since..

[EasyMoney]

Dejounte needs to stop pump faking on these threes holy shit. No one is going to jump for it just let it fly. You have to have a respected three point shot for it to work.



100%. Just let it fly.

[Darius Bieber]

This is one of those games where a 6 point deficit feels like a 20+ point one. One of those games where the Spurs cannot get over the hump no matter what, even if the Raptors don’t score for like 5 minutes.

[sasaint]

This is one of those games where a 6 point deficit feels like a 20+ point one. One of those games where the Spurs cannot get over the hump no matter what, even if the Raptors don’t score for like 5 minutes.

Agree. Spurs struggling on the court, and I am struggling to watch. Looks like a stat-padder for Dumbmar.

[Chomag]

Forms.....sigh

[sasaint]

Does anybody know what % of wide open 3s Bryn bricks?

[sasaint]

Passing up some decent looks tonight.

[RC_Drunkford]

:lmao Poeltl post moves

[RC_Drunkford]

Does anybody know what % of wide open 3s Bryn bricks?

apparently not enough to not be starting

[Slippy]

Even Jacob can't save the defense.

Not looking good. Pop not making any adjustments. You would think he seen enough

[212094ever]

That's game

[r0drig0lac]

there is a huge difference between these teams (in talent on both sides of the court), but the difference in coaching is even more serious (Nick in 2020 is less harmful to his team than Greg)

[spurs1990]

We are so close to seeing Johnson, Samanic, and more of Walker. Gregg is on the verge of being fed up.

[SPURt]

https://media.giphy.com/media/x47gj23jEvGxdWkQEC/giphy.gif

[Chomag]

How many minutes is Forbes going to play? Geeze

[Slippy]

2 timeout in a row to run a play for Bryn Curry. Only pop

[sasaint]

We are so close to seeing Johnson, Samanic, and more of Walker. Gregg is on the verge of being fed up.

Nah. I don't believe it. He is waaay more stubborn than that. The captain is sinking, and he is taking the ship down with him - his ship, his way.

[XDT76]

Raptors offense sucks, but ours is a few tier below them. Wonder whether we can hit 80 today.

[GB20]

Pop's rotation suck.

[dbestpro]

This team mirrors its coach. Poor effort by all.

[sasaint]

Our knock-down shooters are gonna knock down the rim with those clanks.

[spurs1990]

Wait no Van Fleet or Gasol? How is Toronto playing so well

[emanueldavidginobili]

There’s a reason why the Raptors are 12 games above .500 and the Spurs are 5 games below .500

[Degoat]

GD Demar lol

[Capt Bringdown]

Wait no Van Fleet or Gasol? How is Toronto playing so well

Toronto isn't playing well.

[XDT76]

Wait no Van Fleet or Gasol? How is Toronto playing so well

They are NOT playing well, they have no 30+ points in aby quarter. It's just that the Spurs are worse than them by missing most of their shots

[SPURt]

Damn DD!!!

[sasaint]

There’s a reason why the Raptors are 12 games above .500 and the Spurs are 5 games below .500

Only one?

[SPURt]

Awful tech

[sasaint]

Awful tech

Yeah, but inconsequential. Doesn't even upset me in this abortion of a game.

[GB20]

This spurs team seems small out there.

[sasaint]

Mills muffs the layup to close out the quarter in Spurs style.

[r0drig0lac]

RHJ (who should have been a spur if we had a smart front office) looking like prime Rodman out there

[slick'81]

Maybe patty can pull his head outta his wombat ass in the 4th

[Slippy]

Vicious dunk by Demar

Bench playing better .

[emanueldavidginobili]

If your team is playing zone defense in the NBA in 2020 you need reevaluate your roster.

[slick'81]

Save us marco

[Chomag]

Lonnie not even being subed in anymore lol

[sananspursfan21]

I keep telling myself not to get my hopes up about this team...

[SPURt]

It’s Marco time, ew

[slick'81]

I keep telling myself not to get my hopes up about this team...


Nobody should

[Chomag]

Trash line up getting lit up

[JeffDuncan]

We are so close to seeing Johnson, Samanic, and more of Walker. Gregg is on the verge of being fed up.

And Pop's solution is... Belinelli.

[Quiet Strength]

Marco and Patty in there to start the 4th....

[boutons_deux]

yet again, losing on 3G 4 - 13

[r0drig0lac]

If your team is playing zone defense in the NBA in 2020 you need reevaluate your roster.

That's when you know you created a unathletic roster

[slick'81]

Old man gay turning back the clock

[Chomag]

Pop's rotations and line ups is pure trash, you can't even make this up.

[slick'81]

Lead down to 6

[sasaint]

Lead down to 6

That's been the wall this game.

[wildbill2u]

These guys have shown a lot of heart in this season, never giving up AND trying to keep it close for a win. Let;s give them some props for not just mailing it in every game.

[sasaint]

That's been the wall this game.

Broke through! White!

[slick'81]

Get that shit outta here

[Slippy]

Dwhite been huge on both ends. That block

[r0drig0lac]

what a block

[slick'81]

Raptors ice cold

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

Spurs take the lead yes!!!

[emanueldavidginobili]

I turn the game off to watch the NFL and I look at the box score and Spurs are up 1 wtf

[Slippy]

Spurs back in this

[wildbill2u]

Told ya. came back again with defense and heart

[emanueldavidginobili]

Lonnie is clearly hurt smfh, sucks.

[slick'81]

Review that

[spurs1990]

Marco was sooo slow on that closeout. Luckily the Raptor bricked

[slick'81]

Derozan wants this game

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOH35p9WoAEQ2Q9?format=jpg&name=large

[spurs1990]

Marco is the slowest guard in this league

[Dhbsr555]

Great now Lonnie back to doghouse

[slick'81]

Raptors about to fold

[lonrot]

zone win : lol

[wildbill2u]

Funny. Raptors don't know how to beat a zone defense. Spurs mixing it up with every trip down court. Gotta love this team coming back for the lead

[slick'81]

zone win : lol

Spurs couldnt match up so the zone def helped

[Slippy]

Awesome. Spurs outhustling raptors. Demar and DWhite carving them up on offense. Pls pop no Bryn. C l lose this game properly

[boutons_deux]

Pop really gonna close with Marco and Patty?

[RC_Drunkford]

Does he SEEK OUT Timmy to get some of that Knowledge....

NO

fucking Millennials man.

Actually he does. He's been on record saying that he's working on his offensive game with Tim and that that's his focus. I just don't see any improvements

[SPURt]

Wtf? Marco and a zone defense is enough to help DDR beat the raptors? How did Pop land on that solution?

[boutons_deux]

Spurs 29 - 9 so far in 4th

[RC_Drunkford]

I don't know why Pop doesn't go zone more often. That's what literally saved the team last season

[r0drig0lac]

this defense working so well is (a fucking luck) one of the weirdest things I've ever seen in the nba

[FkLA]

Yeah, fuck that. Turned it off at the start of the 4th when I saw that piece of shit out there for Lonnie.

[slick'81]

When white gets going its ova

[boutons_deux]

Marco misses the dagger

[slick'81]

Tie game

[Ron Swanson]

Marco smh

[Robz4000]

Just wanted to drop in and say :lmao Poop

[boutons_deux]

Marco misses 2nd dagger

[r0drig0lac]

fucking marco

[emanueldavidginobili]

Having your 23 year old future on the bench in crunch time and playing a 33 year old is CRIMINAL

[tbdog]

Beli missed two W____I_____D_____E open 3's

[slick'81]

Raptors close in and marco/patty are now closers

[FkLA]

Wait the Spurs won? :lol

[emanueldavidginobili]

Put Murray in the game!!!!

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

FINALLY Marco hits it!!!

[Slippy]

Marco you are useless. Can't hit 2 wide open threes. That should of been game for spurs.

Instead they going to fall behind

[slick'81]

Lonnie who

[tbdog]

BUT the 33% shooting won't miss three in a row.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Having your 23 year old future on the bench in crunch time and playing a 33 year old is CRIMINAL


Nah. Marco clutch. :lol

[Darius Bieber]

Fuck that just guaranteed Marco more
playing time.

[spurs1990]

Marco has to hit a shot

[Slippy]

About time Marco you had enough warm up

[r0drig0lac]

:lmao

[BlackAndWhite]

MARGO BELINELLI

[lonrot]

Marco with the balls

[emanueldavidginobili]

Idgaf I rather lose this game than Pop thinking Beli is a better alternative in crunch time than DJ and Lonnie

[wildbill2u]

Who can't enjoy this game between these two mismatched teams?

[RC_Drunkford]

1 thing you can't take away from Belinelli: he makes big shots

[r0drig0lac]

Idgaf I rather lose this game than Pop thinking Beli is a better alternative in crunch time than DJ and Lonnie

this

[spurs1990]

If Marco missed that he’d be walking back to San Antonio. Saved his own hide

[Slippy]

Lonnie who

You want more Bryn?

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

Lol...

[emanueldavidginobili]

So Lonnie was healthy to play and Pop just refused to play him in the second half lmao.

[slick'81]

You want more Bryn?


Vroom vroom

[tbdog]

You can't trade DD unless it's a really good deal. He is just been on a massive tear and carried us.

[tbdog]

So Lonnie was healthy to play and Pop just refused to play him in the second half lmao.

He wasn't playing well and this game was gettable.

[spurs1990]

What do you think guys. Derozan may have just earned our permanent appreciation after this performance

[Robz4000]

Spurs gonna turn it over here, Siakam will get a breakaway fast break buzzer-beating dunk.

[r0drig0lac]

fool's gold, especially with the kind of defense that was used

[tbdog]

Oh god, the monthly choke inbounds play coming right up after the break.

[emanueldavidginobili]

He wasn't playing well and this game was gettable.
It doesn’t matter if he’s playing well or great. Get this man the reps he needs. God forbid he didn’t play well in 10 minutes of the 48 minutes of a game. This season is a wash anyways, what’s the positive of playing anyone else?

[Robz4000]

:lmao LMA

[slick'81]

Uh oh

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

Spurs escaped with the W!!!

[boutons_deux]

amazing choke LMA, fucking amazing

[slick'81]

Rushed shot by pascal

[Chomag]

Scrub basketball but it's still a win lol

[timtonymanu]

This team being rewarded for choking at the line! Lol

[tbdog]

It doesn’t matter if he’s playing well or great. Get this man the reps he needs. God forbid he didn’t play well in 10 minutes of the 48 minutes of a game. This season is a wash anyways, what’s the positive of playing anyone else?

Playoffs are still alive. Pop made the right decisions (Besides not benching Forbes for good).

[SPURt]

LMA choking the Spurs to victory!

[Genovaswitness]

fucking POS aldridge actually missed both free throws

[emanueldavidginobili]

Playoffs are still alive. Pop made the right decisions (Besides not benching Forbes for good).
If we make the playoffs how far do you think they’re getting?

[tbdog]

Survived the LMA choke. But those two power trip ref T's on us could of hurt.

[Capt Bringdown]

DeRozan and LMA with some terrible clock awareness (why rush a shot?) almost blew a great comeback effort.

[XDT76]

Is the Eastern conference the fool's gold? 3 of the top 4 teams had been defeated by the Spurs while the 9th seed of the western conference beat the Spurs comfortably

[JPB]

spurs 3-1 on last 4 with wins vs Boston, Bucks and Raps. We'll take it.

[Mr. Body]

If only the Spurs were in the EC.

[timtonymanu]

If we make the playoffs how far do you think they’re getting?

1st round exit but people really want that meaningless playoff streak to continue

[RC_Drunkford]

gutsy win. Far from perfect, but that's how you win games on the road. Spurs probably lose in Miami, so going 2-2 on a 4 game road trip is actually better than expected

[tbdog]

If we make the playoffs how far do you think they’re getting?

It does not matter. We have seen upsets before. We have seen top teams get bad injuries in the first round. Heck, we were once an 8th seed and on the last game of the season, Manu breaks his elbow and Grizzlies beat us. But we know for sure we don't go far if we are not there.

[ZeusWillJudge]

The entire team gets D's, except for Forbes and Pop who get B+.

[Sugus]

Bad tasting win. Spurs were outplayed on offense and defense for large stretches of this game, and it was the Raptors being cold and not any impressive outing by Spurs that got them a flukey win. Worst of all, Marco took Lonnie's second half minutes and actually made a big shot. Watching this team is very hard tbh

[TDomination]

Im actually happy for demar that we got this win. This was his game. Although Aldridge wanted to lose it for him

[Slippy]

Bench in the 3rd got the spurs back into this one . Demar and D White were huge.

Credit to pop for resisting going back to Bryn Forbes.

[Leetonidas]

Too many people nitpicking. Spurs won against a good team on the road. Theyve beaten Milwaukee and two of the top teams in the east on the road recently. Brightest moment of a pretty meh season

[JeffDuncan]

The weirdness is upon us. But happy for the win.

[Slippy]

To finish the 3rd spurs tried out zone D. Raptors had no answer for it . Pop continued with into 4th. Top team effort o minus Bryn. That was key, they got stops instead of trading baskets.

[RC_Drunkford]

that DeRozan dunk was definitely the turning point. Whole team woke up after that. White was great, hope we see this D. White more often. That looked like White from last season

[MannyIsGod]

Bad tasting win. Spurs were outplayed on offense and defense for large stretches of this game, and it was the Raptors being cold and not any impressive outing by Spurs that got them a flukey win. Worst of all, Marco took Lonnie's second half minutes and actually made a big shot. Watching this team is very hard tbh

LOL what the fuck?

Pop went to a zone that worked really well. They attacked the rim really well. This is fucking idiocy. That was a GREAT win on the road against a good team. lol bad tasting win. STFU.

[RC_Drunkford]

Bad tasting win. Spurs were outplayed on offense and defense for large stretches of this game, and it was the Raptors being cold and not any impressive outing by Spurs that got them a flukey win. Worst of all, Marco took Lonnie's second half minutes and actually made a big shot. Watching this team is very hard tbh

you couldn't be more wrong

[kht]

1st round exit but people really want that meaningless playoff streak to continue

Playoff experience goes a long ways with the younger guys.

[r0drig0lac]

in any parallel universe this victory would not have happened, this win really makes no sense, Spurs was completely dominated and a zone with Marco and Mills on the court simply recovered the difference.

[SpurPadre]

It does not matter. We have seen upsets before. We have seen top teams get bad injuries in the first round. Heck, we were once 1st seed and on the last game of the season, Manu breaks his elbow and Grizzlies beat us. But we know for sure we don't go far if we are not there.

FIFY

[Down Under]

Lonnie looked out of control a few times tonight when attacking the basket. He makes some good reads & some bad ones which is to be expected. I wish he'd just pull the trigger more when he's wide open for 3.

[JeffDuncan]

that DeRozan dunk was definitely the turning point. Whole team woke up after that. White was great, hope we see this D. White more often. That looked like White from last season

White looked totally serious out there, and it looked good.

[MannyIsGod]

Lonnie should play ahead of Belli 99.9% of the time. That was a good coaching move by Pop. The zone didn't allow Belli to get exposed and they spread the floor eally well for White and Derozan. That was just goo coaching there.

[GreekSpursfan]

1st round exit but people really want that meaningless playoff streak to continue

Not people, the owner, playoff revenue because financially Spurs didnt do well last season, its a business first and foremost.

[Arcadian]

:lol Eastern conference still isn't shit. Their best teams losing to the mediocre Spurs :lol

[MannyIsGod]

I don't know why you guys don't think this shit makes sense. Raptors were hot from the outside. Spurs were ice cold from the outside. Spurs played a defense that limited Raptors to contested jumpers and they cooled off. Spurs attacked the rim ruthlessly (count the number of dunks FFS) and closed the gap.

It was an excellent adjustment. Its not that hard, but the Raptors just had no answer for the zone and they couldn't stop the Spurs penetration.


Flukey win my ass.

[SpurPadre]

Impressed by White today. Really encouraged by his play.

[LakerHater]

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[tholdren]

The entire team gets D's, except for Forbes and Pop who get B+.
Lma should get an f. So should walker, who was outplayed by Belli.

[emanueldavidginobili]

It does not matter. We have seen upsets before. We have seen top teams get bad injuries in the first round. Heck, we were once an 8th seed and on the last game of the season, Manu breaks his elbow and Grizzlies beat us. But we know for sure we don't go far if we are not there.
I feel you but let’s be realistic. Manu isn’t coming through that door and this team doesn’t stand a chance at the championship. Wins against the Bucks, Celtics, and Raptors is nice, but don’t get me wrong I rather see Lonnie turn it over 3 times in crunch time than Marco hit 1-3 clutch shots. It’s a process and Marco is completely irrelevant to the future and the process.

[RC_Drunkford]

I don't know why you guys don't think this shit makes sense. Raptors were hot from the outside. Spurs were ice cold from the outside. Spurs played a defense that limited Raptors to contested jumpers and they cooled off. Spurs attacked the rim ruthlessly (count the number of dunks FFS) and closed the gap.

It was an excellent adjustment. Its not that hard, but the Raptors just had no answer for the zone and they couldn't stop the Spurs penetration.

Flukey win my ass.

exactly. And yeah that was great coaching. Even playing Beli over Walker for that stretch made perfect sense. And Pop subbed Walker back in on defensive posessions, where he then got the rebound.

[RC_Drunkford]

we need that type of Derrick White more often. Kid's Bball IQ is just on another level, he makes great decisions with the ball in his hands, but he has to be in attack mode for it to really show

[spurs1990]

For us Walker fans very pleased that coach went with him for defense in the last 40 seconds. He could've gone with Murray. Walker is slowly earning his stripes

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Lonnie was great at the end of the game on the defensive possessions. Clutch rebound and outlet pass

[BillMc]

Victory. Missed the game, but happy for the comeback win. :clap

[sasaint]

For us Walker fans very pleased that coach went with him for defense in the last 40 seconds. He could've gone with Murray. Walker is slowly earning his stripes

Should have gone with Murray, too. But, no, we needed Patty on D.

[tholdren]

Lonnie was great at the end of the game on the defensive possessions. Clutch rebound and outlet pass

Yes. I think spurs should use all time outs immediately so that he has a chance to be entered for a rebound and an outlet pass. His plus minus would be awesome

[Capt Bringdown]

we need that type of Derrick White more often. Kid's Bball IQ is just on another level, he makes great decisions with the ball in his hands, but he has to be in attack mode for it to really show

White >>> Murray

[sasaint]

we need that type of Derrick White more often. Kid's Bball IQ is just on another level, he makes great decisions with the ball in his hands, but he has to be in attack mode for it to really show

In that 4th quarter, Derrick showed me what I expected to see from him on a consistent basis. But I think Pop usually closes with Dijon not Derrick, so I think Derrick may have felt a little more empowered.

[JPB]

Usual suspects mad cos spurs won :lol

[sasaint]

Lonnie was great at the end of the game on the defensive possessions. Clutch rebound and outlet pass

Because he isn't in that position much, and he came in cold after sitting for more than a quarter made it more impressive. I was especially impressed that he didn't travel when the double-team forced him off balance and he didn't travel under those circumstances.

[tholdren]

Usual suspects mad cos spurs won :lol
If lonnie doesnt play 30 mpg it doesnt matter. Spurstalk is the new and1 forum

[Degoat]

Another spurs ROAD W!!!:flag::flag::flag:

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Was at the game and of my 20+ years of going to spurs games in person outside of SA that was one of the most EPIC games. We looked dead in the water but man did that crowd get SILENT quick at 100-91.

Props to DeMar :tu

[vander]

1st round exit but people really want that meaningless playoff streak to continue

meaningless ?
lol that playoff streak is literally the only thing the Spurs have left to play for, and it's not that difficult a task, half the teams make the playoffs.

you don't really believe the Spurs (with a slightly better draft pick) will actually contend for a championship again do you?

[sasaint]

Victory. Missed the game, but happy for the comeback win. :clap

You missed an impressive 4th quarter.

Victory! :flag:

[FkLA]

White needs to close at all times. Ideally for Brent Forms. Pair him with Murray or Wombat.

[RC_Drunkford]

White >>> Murray


In that 4th quarter, Derrick showed me what I expected to see from him on a consistent basis. But I think Pop usually closes with Dijon not Derrick, so I think Derrick may have felt a little more empowered.

Not really, Pop closes with whoever of the 2 plays better that night. It's just that White has been up and down a lot this year. It might be the foot injury, but this team really needs the Derrick White we saw last year. And since that was his first NBA season, you'd actually think he would improve and not regress

[jmard5]

What the hell happened to you guys? This was an impressive road win against one of the top teams in the EC. Came back from a huge lead and you chose to nitpick? Still call them chokers, 1st rounder exits, POS when a kudos was warranted? Damn if you do and damn if you don't. It feels like you guys wanted them to lose even before the game started. Ready to bitch if they lose. Spurs got lucky? Nah, they earned it. SMH.

[John B]

Spurs got lucky. Pop gambling with Beli and Mills with Spurs ahead by 7? He should’ve put the best defenders already to secure the lead. Man really I don’t what he’s doing.

[Genovaswitness]

wow demar is having a great stretch!!!!!!!!

wait what????? the spurs are still below 0.500?

what???? 9th seed?

fuck demar

[John B]

What the hell happened to you guys? This was an impressive win against one of the top teams in thr EC. Came back from a huge lead and you chose to nitpick? Still call them chokers, 1st rounder exits, etc when a kudos was warranted? Damn if you do and damn if you don't. It feels like you wanted them to lose even before the game started. SMH.
Because Spurs got lucky that desperate 3 didn’t go in. First, Pop should’ve already substituted Lonnie for Beli to protect the lead. And yes Lonnie could’ve made that same open 3 1 out 3. 2nd, Aldridge should sunk those 2 and made it 3pts game, maybe foul to protect the 3. I applaud the come back, but once they got the lead, they didn’t have to give it back and almost lost down the wire. They need to clearn to close.

[slick'81]

Spurs are improving,slowly but improving

[Darius Bieber]

What the hell happened to you guys? This was an impressive road win against one of the top teams in the EC. Came back from a huge lead and you chose to nitpick? Still call them chokers, 1st rounder exits, POS when a kudos was warranted? Damn if you do and damn if you don't. It feels like you guys wanted them to lose even before the game started. Ready to bitch if they lose. Spurs got lucky? Nah, they earned it. SMH.

Raptors were missing two key starters and we still could barely do shit.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Spurs 3-1 since I've been able to fully commit to watching entire games again - league fucked.

[Degoat]

What the hell happened to you guys? This was an impressive road win against one of the top teams in the EC. Came back from a huge lead and you chose to nitpick? Still call them chokers, 1st rounder exits, POS when a kudos was warranted? Damn if you do and damn if you don't. It feels like you guys wanted them to lose even before the game started. Ready to bitch if they lose. Spurs got lucky? Nah, they earned it. SMH.

Lots of fake fans on this website, the real ones still root for Wins and want the team to be successful

[jmard5]

Because Spurs got lucky that desperate 3 didn’t go in. First, Pop should’ve already substituted Lonnie for Beli to protect the lead. And yes Lonnie could’ve made that same open 3 1 out 3. 2nd, Aldridge should sunk those 2 and made it 3pts game, maybe foul to protect the 3. I applaud the come back, but once they got the lead, they didn’t have to give it back and almost lost down the wire. They need to clearn to close.

LoL. 20/20 hindsight. So you figure to see what went wrong and bitch about them instead of what the Spurs did for a great come back? I am no coach, I don't know how they decide what lineups and gameplan to use. But I trust their years of experience.

[jmard5]

That is the Raptors problem. The Spurs did what they needed to do against a still highly talented home team. And if the Spurs lose, Spurs will still get a lot of burn saying they should have won because Raptors are without 2 key starters. See, damn if you do and damn if you don't.

[jmard5]

Raptors were missing two key starters and we still could barely do shit.

That is the Raptors problem. The Spurs did what they needed to do against a still highly talented home team. And if the Spurs lose, Spurs will still get a lot of burn saying they should have won because Raptors are without 2 key starters. See, damn if you do and damn if you don't.

[jmard5]

meaningless ?
lol that playoff streak is literally the only thing the Spurs have left to play for, and it's not that difficult a task, half the teams make the playoffs.

you don't really believe the Spurs (with a slightly better draft pick) will actually contend for a championship again do you?

This. Usual people want the Spurs youngsters to improve, get more experience yet they don't want the Spurs to go into thr playoffs.

[spurs10]

You missed an impressive 4th quarter.

Victory! :flag: Victory! :flag: