Game Thread: Spurs vs Nuggets — August 5, 2020 - 3PM CT

[DC23]

A win would go a long ways toward securing a 8th/9th seed. It's worth noting the Nuggets are in the 3rd seed and 2-6 is very tight. First game of a back-to-back for the Nuggets.

[Leetonidas]

Jaren Jackson Jr tore his meniscus and is out for the rest of the restart. Grizz will be in free fall. Spurs really need to take advantage if they want to make the playoffs.

[Robz4000]

Jaren Jackson Jr tore his meniscus and is out for the rest of the restart. Grizz will be in free fall. Spurs really need to take advantage if they want to make the playoffs.

At this point its basically between SA, NO, and POR for the playoffs then. Spurs have to go at least 4-1 to get themselves into the play-in game(s).

[EasyMoney]

Barton and Harris out. Murray is questionable. Very winnable game.

[Degoat]

Suns 3-0 lol if they make the playoffs we move up to 10th selection in lottery I think

[BatManu20]

At this point its basically between SA, NO, and POR for the playoffs then. Spurs have to go at least 4-1 to get themselves into the play-in game(s).

PHX can rub the table and get in. They’re playing well right now. 3-0 so far in the bubble and just beat the Clippers today.

[Robz4000]

PHX can rub the table and get in. They’re playing well right now. 3-0 so far in the bubble and just beat the Clippers today.

Their schedule is ridiculous the rest of the way. They got the Pacers next and TJ Warren prolly has that game circled.

[DC23]

Suns need to finish 6-2 to have a chance. Suns have difficult schedule ahead but the are the most talented team on the outside IMO.

[gambit1990]

michael porter jr dropped 37 last night.

[gambit1990]

jokic was really solid for denver late against okc.

[BWS-1994]

Aren’t the Nuggets the with the tallest starting 5 right now?

[Joseph Kony]

Aren’t the Nuggets the with the tallest starting 5 right now?

midget ball vs giant ball should be interesting :lol

[Sugus]

Winnable game. No excuses, both the Spurs and Nuggets have some starters out. Obviously the Nugs are the more talented team, but anything can happen in the NBA these days. Rooting for a win, or at least some entertaining ball, the match against the Sixers was very fun to watch despite the result.

[Degoat]

Marco belly is probable tomorrow

[talkspurs]

Marco belly is probable tomorrow

Why is he even still playing. he is probably going to be forced into retirement after this year and is not better then the youn players. Hurts development and doesnt help us win.

[GAustex]

The old senile poop cannot see it.
What a joke he is-poop

[cjw]

God I would hate being a Rockets fan. This team is insufferable to cheer for

[RD2191]

Fukin faggot ass Harden and west brick choking per usual.

[BatManu20]

Blazers are about to beat Houston so that sucks. Spurs choking last night and giving that game away was costly.

[slick'81]

This game is huge for sa

[Robz4000]

Spurs still control their own destiny to get to the play-in game, but I can't see them beating the Guests twice.

[SAGirl]

At this point its basically between SA, NO, and POR for the playoffs then. Spurs have to go at least 4-1 to get themselves into the play-in game(s).
Thanks for this input Robz. I have to ask you if this is regardless of what the other teams do. I read the situation same as you. Without Jaren, the Grizzlies have no chance, but the Suns have been playing well. They have won 3 in a row and the last one was a close game against the Clippers. It would be a mistake to disregard a hot team in a short tournament situation. Anyways, its currently SA, NO, POR and Suns I think.

Oops. I posted while you were posting your prior comment.--You've already answered my questions.

[gambit1990]

i don't think jokic will be letting the spurs off the hook.

[Robz4000]

Thanks for this input Robz. I have to ask you if this is regardless of what the other teams do. I read the situation same as you. Without Jaren, the Grizzlies have no chance, but the Suns have been playing well. They have won 3 in a row and the last one was a close game against the Clippers. It would be a mistake to disregard a hot team in a short tournament situation. Anyways, its currently SA, NO, POR and Suns I think.

Oops. I posted while you were posting your prior comment.--You've already answered my questions.

If the Spurs win out or go 4-1 they finish with a better winning pct than the Suns regardless of if they win out (which they won't). Grizz could win out and the Spurs would be fucked but they're a dead stick with JJJ out.

Spurs need to win that game against the Pelicans otherwise even if they go undefeated in their other games the Pels can overtake them.

[gambit1990]

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

not a bad player for the 41st pick in the draft...

[Dex]

jokic was really solid for denver late against okc.

Jokic is what scares me about this game. Neither Poeltl or Eubanks are equipped to handle him.

[Dejounte]

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

not a bad player for the 41st pick in the draft...

Jokic must be the slowest player in the league. Yet it's his feel and just knowing how to play that sets him apart. Athleticism is overrated. If you know how to play, its enough. See Jamal Murray also. Dude has the shortest wingspan and can play. I put Derrick White and Keldon in this category also. They're just natural hoopers. The other players we have are street ballers and dunk champions but dont know how to play organized basketball.

[Dex]

Jokic must be the slowest player in the league. Yet it's his feel and just knowing how to play that sets him apart. Athleticism is overrated. If you know how to play, its enough. See Jamal Murray also. Dude has the shortest wingspan and can play. I put Derrick White and Keldon in this category also. They're just natural hoopers. The other players we have are street ballers and dunk champions but dont know how to play organized basketball.

Reminds me of ol' man Timmy.

Dude could barely run and, as Sean put it, couldn't jump over a piece of paper...but he was still dominating deep into the playoffs and Finals in his late career because he just knew how to play the game.

[lefty]

I dn't know why people compare Doncic to Bird

Everytime is see Jokic's assists he reminds me of Larry, their passes are so similar it's uncanny

[baseline bum]

Game stream here

http://nbastreams.xy/stream/san-antonio-live-stream/ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_dTLeM1K1E)

[offset formation]

Game stream here

http://nbastreams.xy/stream/san-antonio-live-stream/ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_dTLeM1K1E)

You da real MVP.

[B1gduff]

This is must win game for us. This game might determine our chance of reachign the playoffs. 3 or their top player might not play, its winable game!

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eeq2izzXkAED2tD?format=png&name=large

[Darius Bieber]

This game already feels like a do-or-die must-win.

[ace3g]

I'm predicting big games from White/Walker today.



https://twitter.com/HPbasketball/status/1291049619405774848

[SpurSpike]

3:00 pm? LAME, most people have a job...

[Darius Bieber]

3:00 pm? LAME, most people have a job...

Must be great for people who normally have a night-shift or live in Eastern Europe to get to watch at a decent hour though

[Darius Bieber]

No Riga time on the Game thread = Loss

[SAGirl]

Saw on Twitter that Marco Ferrari is active for today’s game.

[ace3g]

Saw on Twitter that Marco Ferrari is active for today’s game.

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Spurs have upgraded Marco Belinelli to active for today's game with Denver after he missed the last two games with an injured foot.


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Coach Pop says Patty Mills will stay in the rotation even with Belinelli being back.


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"He's kinda gotten back into the rotation so to speak, so we're gonna keep him back in." -Pop on Patty Mills




https://twitter.com/RealTomPetrini/status/1227049620729204736

[Dejounte]

I guess Keldon's minutes will go down in favor of these crappy vets

[BillMc]

Spurs by 1 if Jakob can contribute. If he's in foul trouble it will be a long night against the Joker.

[r0drig0lac]

Mills and Marco...fuck this

[SpurSpike]

Hey at least Forbes is out. I can stand one of Marco or Patty being on the floor so long as they aren't sharing minutes together. The killer of this team is when you have Forbes with one of Mills/Marco on the floor at the same time.

[NASpurs]

:pop: blah blah "young guys" "development"

Mills and Beli in for big minutes.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

:pop: blah blah "young guys" "development"

Mills and Beli in for big minutes.
I’m done the second he plays Marco over keldon Johnson

[BatManu20]

Utah Jazz look like complete ass this season. Currently down double-digits to the Grizz who are missing one of their best players in JJJ. They’re about to be 1-3 in the bubble with their only win coming by 2 pts against a last place Pelicans team whose best player was on a heavy minutes restriction.

[ace3g]

Well, all the early help we were getting is no long on our side I guess..

5:44 - 2nd


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[Mugen]

:lol People that think Forbes wouldn't be getting big minutes if he was healthy. Pop is probably rushing him back to play so he doesn't have to give all the young guns actual minutes.

[ace3g]

Jazz finally woke up

Halftime


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[Uriel]

Nuggets down 3 starters. Should we be favored?

[EasyMoney]

No Barton, Harris, and murray for denver

[ace3g]

Jazz let off the gas again...

7:08 - 3rd


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[ace3g]

Nuggets down 3 starters. Should we be favored?


No Barton, Harris, and murray for denver

Normally this might be a big deal but they have been playing without all 3 for their first 3 restart games.

[Larry O]

Hoping that the Spurs will have an attitude of that of a mad hornet after their disappointing loss with the 76'ers & come out & aggressively punch the Nuggets in the mouth & not look back. Oh well, that would be nice, but I expect a close game with JP25 & Eubanks having their hands full with The Joker, while DDR & Rudy will have their hands full with Millsap. If Marco is back in the lineup... yeah, his 3 point threat & playmaking are valuable, but I rather see KJ3 or Q-Spoon playing instead. I looove their motor; their hustle & their defensive aggressiveness. This, I believe, is a must win game for the team, but a game that's winnable. GSG!!

[r0drig0lac]

future superstar Michael Porter jr...

[Darius Bieber]

Already feels like a blowout loss waiting to happen tbh

[ace3g]

Great Porter, like Milton, gets off to the hot start from 3...

[NASpurs]

At least we're getting that lotto pick as a consolation prize.

[Robz4000]

:lmao its like children playing with their parents

[Uriel]

:lol Popovich took out the entire starting lineup.

[r0drig0lac]

it would be nice to have a center that didn’t need help practically 100% of the time

[Mugen]

:lol Lonnie being taken out for no reason

[Uriel]

OMG the Denver commentators just called Eubanks Poeltl......

[Dejounte]

OMG the Denver commentators just called Eubanks Poeltl......

So did the SA commentators

[BillMc]

Given what it may cost to keep Jakob just save money and sign Drew. He's really not that much worse.

[ace3g]

At this point if we are playing these big/post heavy Centers, I wouldn't mind Zeller getting some minutes to see if we can get away from having to double.

[Rocalcio]

Great come back, thanks Patty !

[EasyMoney]

Quinn and drew trying a 2 man game. What the hell?

[NASpurs]

Might wanna consider getting more size during the offseason. Just throwing that out there...

[BillMc]

Quinn and drew trying a 2 man game. What the hell?

You ain't see nothing like the mighty Quinn.

[Dejounte]

Drew honestly playing better than Poetl

[ace3g]

Might wanna consider getting more size during the offseason. Just throwing that out there...

I agree to a certain extent but I think Lyles would have helped against teams like 76ers and Nuggets.

[Uriel]

Damn, Pop shaved his beard? No wonder this team is winning again.

[Uriel]

DeRozan clearly didn't see the clock.

[BillMc]

Drew honestly playing better than Poetl

Yep

[Degoat]

Not liking the start

[Mugen]

I know we were spoiled by the big 3 but the BBIQ on this team, man :lol

[ace3g]

I swear if I see another NBA player let another just walk into their jumper and don't even put their hands up for the contest...

[smush]

Yep
Yes. Aldridge and trey need to start next year. Jakob is not ready.

[Mugen]

:lol Trey sucks

[r0drig0lac]

this kid jakob is soft af

[Mugen]

Jakob costing himself some money in this restart tbh.

[ducks]

Spurs need to catch fire
Pretend their ex is the other team and beat them!

[Dejounte]

Lonnie Walker still has a long way to go

[spurspl]

after a 2 decent games spurs is playing shit again

[Dejounte]

Lack of size killing us yet again

[DC23]

Spurs need to get aggressive and draw some fouls. Put pressure on the defense and get to the line.

[objective]

Why does poeltl think he should dribble? Someot tell him to just grab and pass and not grab and go.

[spurspl]

Lack of size killing us yet again

+ no 3pt shoooting!!

it looks really bad when u have 4 guards on a roster and nobody shoots threes...

[Mugen]

Dejounte a liability on both ends today, smh.

[BatManu20]

Just no interior presence for us. We need a viable big man in a bad way.

[DC23]

Just no interior presence for us. We need a viable big man in a bad way.
Feel like Trey Lyles would have been an impactful player in today's match-up.

[Seventyniner]

I love this new version of White. No hesitation on launching threes when he has a sliver of space.

[DC23]

I can't believe the game is as close as it is tbh

[LongtimeSpursFan]

Spurs are realizing Nuggets have no interior defense and have started attacking rim.

[r0drig0lac]

the effort is still there, and the team is playing well, unfortunately we are always at a physical disadvantage regardless of the opponent

[smush]

Drew is playing better than Jakob!!!!

[smush]

Interview With Brent. Wonder what he thinks about the tony news lol

[Dejounte]

Brent has a terrible haircut

[BillMc]

Why don't they have these interviews at halftime? So distracting.

[smush]

Party has been Goid today. I want Drew resigned

[Mugen]

Why don't they have these interviews at halftime? So distracting.

You don't like seeing Matt and Sean in a skittle eating contest with the coyote?

[BillMc]

I said it before, but Drew is as good as Jakob. (Not that this a high bar)

[Degoat]

That guy broke his nose last year lol

[Seventyniner]

Sure looked like Millsap shoved Eubanks into Craig there.

[DC23]

Jazz victorious over Grizzlies. Spurs need to take care of business.

[Ocotillo]

Why don't they have these interviews at halftime? So distracting. I guess they don't want to cut into "the Challenge" :dramaquee

[BillMc]

You don't like seeing Matt and Sean in a skittle eating contest with the coyote?

I may have to miss that one my friend.

[EasyMoney]

Drew has attempted more dunk attempts than this game than jakob has all bubble

[BatManu20]

They called that a flagrant?? Lmao fucking NBA. Joke

[r0drig0lac]

nice play by Keldon

[TimDunkem]

Ewwbanks sucks.

[Mugen]

What a terrible technical foul call, jesus.

[Dejounte]

BIG BODY!!

[ducks]

Mem going to lose go spurs go

[Rummpd]

Team has heart who would ever thought they would even be competitive?

[TimDunkem]

Poeltl looking sad. Shakril is punching the air right now.

[DC23]

All things considered...We got a game here! Let's fucking go!

[EasyMoney]

Jokic gets away with a blatant elbow hook

[Uriel]

Popovich is finally coaching. Such a refreshing disparity from the rest of the season.

[Leetonidas]

Officiating has been terribly lopsided toward Denver. So many bullshit calls

[Dejounte]

Aggressive White is here to stay fellas

[smush]

If we gave DJ 60 for 4 years how much will Derrick want? He is clearly better.

[Dejounte]

If we gave DJ 60 for 4 years how much will Derrick want? He is clearly better.

I hope passive White comes to the table during contract negotiations and aggressive White stays on the court

[r0drig0lac]

Keldon!!!!

[Dejounte]

KELDON IS MONEY FROM 3 BABY

[Uriel]

6-point swing. Great challenge by Pop :tu

[ace3g]

Don't want to be stuck on Mustang Island

[BatManu20]

DeMar is horrible at half court shot attempts. Dude never even draws iron or hits the backboard

[ace3g]

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[BillMc]

I'M KINDA SHOCKED WE HAVE THE LEAD

[BatManu20]

Great challenge by Pop though. Helped swing things for us and it obv wasn’t a foul to begin with

[Mugen]

Man, it'd be great if Jak and Dejounte contribute anything in the 2nd half.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eer8RacUMAEbw5b?format=jpg&name=large

[Dhbsr555]

Trade Murray

[BatManu20]

Grizzlies lost.

[TDomination]

Wow that challenge was fantastic. 6 pt swing. That kind of swing can win ballgames

[TDomination]

Cmon spurs please pull this one out!

[Dhbsr555]

With Jjj our for Memphis is gonna be difficult for them to even make the playoffs

[Coach X]

Murray and Walker playing scared in front of so many big men. Spurs can't score or even attack the paint vs Nuggets' positional defense, they must PUSH the ball and play in transition.

Denver's guardless units are vulnerable to full court press, I've watched Spurs doing this a few times during these games. Hopefully Popovich tries at some point in the second half. I can see our guys running some zone defense as well.
Anything that puts the pressure on Denver's big man dribbling creation should favor Spurs. Any broken play it's a opportunity for San Antonio of running the court faster than Denver.

[TD 21]

Harder to predict contracts in this climate, but thinking 4/$70M for this version of White.

Walker isn't playing great, but at least isn't playing dumb and can shoot. Same can't be said for Murray, yet he continues to receive a free pass.

[TDomination]

It’s been said a lot already but man this version of the spurs is so much more enjoyable to watch then the one we saw all year.

it’s night and day

[Dhbsr555]

The only thing that might save Memphis as there playing the bucks there last game and the bucks probably don’t play anyone

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Harder to predict contracts in this climate, but thinking 4/$70M for this version of White.

Walker isn't playing great, but at least isn't playing dumb and can shoot. Same can't be said for Murray, yet he continues to receive a free pass.

On the flip side, Murray is a bit of an overpay

[Amuseddaysleeper]

It’s been said a lot already but man this version of the spurs is so much more enjoyable to watch then the one we saw all year.

it’s night and day

Attacking the rim and going away from mid range play has been a god send.

[NASpurs]

:wow

[r0drig0lac]

amazing start

[Seventyniner]

What did Pop put in the gatorade at halftime??

[offset formation]

So they put up a stat earlier of Poeltl's plus/minus and it smacks of being another example of a useless stat. He's been in foul trouble for the better part of the restart and has played limited minutes. He's just been lucky to be on the floor when we've had our cumulative runs.

In short, despite the numbers, I think Poeltl hasn't been much of a factor one way or the other.

[Dejounte]

There we go. Theyre finally sharing the ball.

[Dhbsr555]

Come on spurs let’s get this one

[DC23]

Let's keep pushing. Draw that 4th foul on Jokic.

[TDomination]

cmon spurs keep it going! strong finish to the half and strong start out of halftime.

good teams always know how to finish quarters/halves strong. we'll see if we can keep it going.

[offset formation]

Attacking the rim and going away from mid range play has been a god send.

Nah, Rudy, Demar, and even Dejounte have made multiple midrange buckets. It's the combination of attacking, midrange, and 3 pt efficiency that's making the difference.

[spurspl]

white>murray

with white on a court this team looks much better, faster and more confidence.

[EasyMoney]

Dunk the fucking ball JAKOB

[BatManu20]

My god Jakob is soft. Nesterovic 2.0

[Dejounte]

Jokic is bullying the shit out of Poetl wtf?

[offset formation]

Poeltl's not giving us much.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Lmao Poeltl playing like a bag of sand

[Degoat]

Get Jakob out of there

[r0drig0lac]

softkob

[EasyMoney]

DUNK THE FUCKING BALL JAKOB

[szkorhetz]

Could anyone PM me a link, please?
Can't find any. Thanks!

[Uriel]

:rollseyes

[Mugen]

Jak is charmin soft right now.

[Dejounte]

Craig is the same dude who made DeMar his bitch during his last playoffs with us

[emanueldavidginobili]

Christ put Zeller in at this point my god

[212094ever]

Poodle is just a pitiful defensive rebounder

[DC23]

I could see DeRozan quietly finishing with a triple double.

[BatManu20]

If only Dejounte could shoot...

[Dejounte]

Thank God Beli hasnt seen any minutes

[Seventyniner]

The Spurs are really dodging 3-point bullets here. The Nuggets are missing a lot of open looks.

[BillMc]

If only Dejounte could shoot...

Or pass...

[Rummpd]

Shame not on tv

[spurraider21]

poodle softer than wet tissue, and dejounte cold as ice

[offset formation]

What's maddening is that if the Spurs don't give away that game on Monday, if the spurs hold onto this game (big if), they are in the 8th seed after only the 4th game. Now, if we lose, we are on the outside looking in from no better than the 10th seed.

One. Fucking. Shot. (And a bunch of missed free throws, and a couple shirt calls, of course).

[Mugen]

This one's got all the makings of another chokejob loss :lol

[BatManu20]

Zero awareness Patty

[Uriel]

I'm impressed with Eubanks.

[BatManu20]

Jokic Bird

[spurspl]

when a center hits better 3s than ur guards XD

[Leetonidas]

Defense is so bad. Every shot they take is wide open :lol idk why they're sagging so far off Jokic at the line

[emanueldavidginobili]

Why aren’t these guys pressuring Jokic!!! His fat ass isn’t going to blow by you

[Dejounte]

Drew another Gleague success story?

[Mugen]

Man, I hate today's NBA :lol

[BatManu20]

Zero awareness Patty

[Robz4000]

Spurs have completely abandoned playing defense. Bold strategy, let's see if it pays off...

[Dejounte]

Drew 12 pts

Poetl 0 pts

[BatManu20]

If only the Spurs could shoot.

[r0drig0lac]

Keldon and Drew are bulldogs

[ace3g]

Those consecutive 3s we allowed Jokic were killers in the 3rd....

[Dejounte]

Ive always felt Drew was insurance in case Poetl walks. Spurs' faith in him was not unfounded after all. There's some talent there.

[Mugen]

Derrick/Demar/KJ/Rudy/Eubanks should be the closing lineup tbh.

[Dhbsr555]

The spurs problem is Murray he is a cancer

[BillMc]

Drew 12 pts

Poetl 0 pts

And drew will be half as expensive to keep.

[Dhbsr555]

This is big because I believe we can beat Utah

[szkorhetz]

Ive always felt Drew was insurance in case Poetl walks. Spurs' faith in him was not unfounded after all. There's some talent there.
Jokic just shoot three consecutive threes above him. What are you guys talking about?

[TDomination]

Man jokic killing us with those wide open 3pointers. How does he keep making them? I mean isn’t it intimidating when left alone like that?

[Dejounte]

Jokic just shoot three consecutive threes above him. What are you guys talking about?

Are you watching the game? Theyre switching off and players arent getting to him in time.

[Darius Bieber]

If teams were reversed, Denver would have gotten that clear path foul 100%

[Dejounte]

Move the fucking ball Rudy. God I hate when the ball sticks like that

[spurraider21]

Are you watching the game? Theyre switching off and players arent getting to him in time.
are you? one of them he just faced up poeltl and shot over him. the next one they looked like they were switching and mills or whoever it was just walked away from him :lol

[offset formation]

Keldon 'Ugly Buckets' Johnson.

[cd98]

Spurs need to beat good teams to get into the playoffs. Kings and Grizzlies are only bubble teams.

[BatManu20]

Get Dejounte off the floor tbh.

[spurraider21]

gotta be able to capitalize with joker on the bench

[Dejounte]

are you? one of them he just faced up poeltl and shot over him. the next one they looked like they were switching and mills or whoever it was just walked away from him :lol

Im responding to his question specifically about Eubanks

[Dhbsr555]

Well we’re not making the playoffs now

[spurraider21]

:lol taking pull-up midrange jumpers with 15+ on the shot clock. thats a shot you can get whenever you want, so dumb to take those that early in the clock

[MannyIsGod]

3 point defense is beyond atrocious

[Degoat]

Dejounte frustrates me more then any of are young players, has all the tools but just can’t put it together consistently

[Leetonidas]

Yeah this one is probably over. Spurs doing a pathetic job of trying to capitalize on Jokic being on the bench. Disgustingly soft defense. Poeltl soft as baby shit. And Instagram baller shitting the bed big time out there

[Mugen]

Welp good effort, but when your gameplan is let Rudy Gay go off and don't play any defense, you're gonna get boned :lol

[r0drig0lac]

comparisons with Durant are spot on, MPJ is an absolute monster

[smush]

The amount of threes they give up is crazy.

[Rummpd]

Sad this will take a miracle now

[MannyIsGod]

Honestly really dissatisfied with Lonnie. Not sure if it's cause he's coached to do it, but he should be attacking and not looking for mid range jumpers like Murray. Waste of athleticism to play this way.

[Dejounte]

The only silver lining here is Rudy Gay increasing his trade value

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Spurs need a Player that can match up with these 6’9 guys. Someone like kawhi

[MultiTroll]

3 point defense is beyond atrocious
Pet Pattys no D or everyone?

[BatManu20]

DeMar needs to start taking over here. He hasn’t done shit today. 9 pts on 3/9 shooting. Max player needs to contribute something here.

[ace3g]

3 point defense is beyond atrocious

Even if you have to get around a screen you can have your hands up prior to the contest...

The shooter will feel more pressure/less space if you close out with your hands already up.

Another thing- you can start your close out with your hands up. Players tend put their hands up only when they are within arms reach...

I swear if I see another NBA player let another just walk into their jumper and don't even put their hands up for the contest...

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Some of my tweets during this game...

[Darius Bieber]

Always feel like pulling teeth for Spurs to get back into games... but it feel easy as fuck for other teams to come from behind when Spurs lead.

[spurraider21]

Honestly really dissatisfied with Lonnie. Not sure if it's cause he's coached to do it, but he should be attacking and not looking for mid range jumpers like Murray. Waste of athleticism to play this way.
its one thing if the shot clock is below 7 and you just want to get a shot off, but why you would settle for that shot so early in the clock is beyond me

[spurraider21]

Always feel like pulling teeth for Spurs to get back into games... but it feel easy as fuck for other teams to come from behind when Spurs lead.
thats because so many of our players love midrange jumpers (early bricks in the clock)

[cd98]

Don't be fooled by the Spurs's first two wins. They were against flawed bubble teams. They are playing legit title contenders and the young guys are going to get exposed. They are still fun to watch and will have their moments, but wins are going to be hard to come by against the better teams.

[Coach X]

Rudy Gay kills the Spurs every day. It doesn't matter how much he scores it's about how many points he costs. Bad defense after bad defense, he kills any chance of playing solid defense. He is TERRIBLE in the defenive end: lazy, absent minded, stupid and IT'S NEVER HIS FAULT, always blaming refs, team mates...

[Robz4000]

Murray needs to go.

[LakerHater]

Seems like Murray sags off his man too much

[SPURSCHAMP]

SHOOT THE FUCKING BALL DEJOUNTE

[Leetonidas]

Jokic gets away with so much shit

[Mugen]

No shame in losing to the Nuggs tbh. They've got way more talent (even with their backcourt out) and they're just much better coached as well.

[BatManu20]

Poeltl is literally useless today. Worst game he’s had in a while.

[Gibbz]

I'm not even one of the Dejounte haters around here, but IG Baller is extremely disappointing. Another bad performance with horrible defense. I don't know what has happened to him on that end after making an all-defensive team at such a young age.

[r0drig0lac]

joker playing chess with our defense

[gambit1990]

everyone but white, lonnie, and keldon should be available to trade.

[Leetonidas]

Jakob is such a soft ass pussy at the rim :lol if this our starting C for the foreseeable future we're so fucked

[spurspl]

walker drives and passes to open murray, oh wait i cannot shoot 3s, passes to wide open ddr, oh wait i cannot shoot 3s, passes to not so open white... that's ridiculous

[Dejounte]

The only silver lining here is Rudy Gay increasing his trade value

[spurraider21]

has keldon ever made a pretty shot? :lol

[Mugen]

Imagine gifting the Raptors a championship and Jakob was the only young guy you get from their roster :lol

Hopefully Keldon becomes a superstar lmao

[Collins21]

Jakob really sucks but people really think he's better than LMA and before you slurps say it no yes LMA is 35 but he will be better than Poeltl at 45.

[TimDunkem]

Poeltl is soft as shit. :lol

[offset formation]

I'm now convinced. We move on from Poeltl this offseason. If he gets an offer a penny over a team friendly deal, wish him luck. I just don't see his contribution. He's just too limited to be a starting option.

[MannyIsGod]

Yeah I'm not really interested in keeping Jakob.

[TD 21]

Imagine gifting the Raptors a championship and Jakob was the only young guy you get from their roster :lol

Hopefully Keldon becomes a superstar lmao

And the confidence that follows it . . . at least it was a tainted one considering a top 5 player intentionally depressed his trade value to the point of shifting competitive balance in the league.

[spurraider21]

eh, poodle playing poorly today but jokic is also one of the best players in the league

[offset formation]

has keldon ever made a pretty shot? :lol

No, that just dawned on me earlier and it's why I just called him Ugly Buckets Johnson above.