Game Thread: Spurs vs Rockets — Jan. 14, 2021 - 6:30pm CT

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ero2HAbXUAAP7UP?format=jpg&name=large

https://twitter.com/YahooSports/status/1349446663870554119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[DC23]

I feel badly for DeMarcus, Wall, and PJ Tucker! Should be an easy win for the Spurs.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/taylorlpate/status/1349413623467270144

[BillMc]

Spurs by 6:flag:

[Robz4000]

Rockets are gonna come out with something to prove. Smells like a trap game.

[RC_Drunkford]

Rockets have a bunch of players who are better than ours. Just gotta hope they still pouting, so we can get the W

[Joseph Kony]

Damn, too bad we couldn't get to play them with fat Harden still cancering it up out there. Seems like he's going to be sitting at home until they trade him now

[Seventyniner]

Rockets are gonna come out with something to prove. Smells like a trap game.

Yeah, I much rather would have had the Spurs face the Rockets at the end of the Harden era rather than the beginning of post-Harden.

[John B]

Rockets are gonna come out with something to prove. Smells like a trap game.
Agree. Well the Spurs can choose to be a punching bag or respond with the same intensity. Spurs by 6

[Sugus]

Let's make it more interesting than the usual "Spurs by 7" and "Spurs to get blown out lol" takes.

Lonnie Walker. We all know he's hot (scoring and lookswise, you know it ST). Coming off two 20+pt performances, still no DeMar to take his touches, going against the team he murdered last season, that should be without their star but hungry to prove that they can win without him. What's his final scoring output?

Winner gets to wear the "I Was Right" crown until the next game, tbh, quite the enticing prize for ST folks. I'll start off by predicting 28 for my guy Skywalker.

[Robz4000]

Let's make it more interesting than the usual "Spurs by 7" and "Spurs to get blown out lol" takes.

Lonnie Walker. We all know he's hot (scoring and lookswise, you know it ST). Coming off two 20+pt performances, still no DeMar to take his touches, going against the team he murdered last season, that should be without their star but hungry to prove that they can win without him. What's his final scoring output?

Winner gets to wear the "I Was Right" crown until the next game, tbh, quite the enticing prize for ST folks. I'll start off by predicting 28 for my guy Skywalker.

The fuck?

Anyway, I say he scores 16.

[ace3g]

It was brought up that if Harden is traded before tomorrow's game that players in/out could miss both games due to covid protocols (have to quarantine first).

[Mugen]

Hopefully Pop stays away from Harden. I don't want that fat fuck giving COVID to the old man tbh :lol

[Mugen]

Man, if Boogie is the voice of the reason in the locker room....:lol

Fuck today's stars tbh. That said, Rockets by 8.

[Mugen]

If there is a basketball god out there, please let Harden end up in Brooklyn without Kyrie going back. Pls.

[mo7888]

Harden to Brooklyn...Shams

[Robz4000]

Hopefully LaVert and Allen don't play in either of these games.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Jarrett Allen going to Cavs apparently.

[Darius Bieber]

Wall is ruled out for tomorrow's game as well.

[Mugen]

Harden to Brooklyn...Shams

:danceclub

[Robz4000]

Welp, that takes a lot of drama out of tomorrow's game.

[Mugen]

Cleveland has a ton of Cs tbh. I wonder if they become a trade partner down the line if the Spurs find themselves in need of another big man (LA trade, Jak continuing to suck, etc.).

[Joseph Kony]

I expect the Rockets to come out hot tomorrow after dropping that anchor dragging them down. Would be surprised if Dipo made his debut

[Robz4000]

I expect the Rockets to come out hot tomorrow after dropping that anchor dragging them down. Would be surprised if Dipo made his debut

Same, but with Wall out and no other real playmaker Spurs prolly win it anyway. Still a trap game though.

[KobesAchilles]

Spurs first place in the division tomorrow baby :flag:

[SpurPadre]

Rockets are gonna come out with something to prove. Smells like a trap game.

It's not like we're some kind of powerhouse with an 11-1 record. We recently lost to the Wolves. There is no trap game for these Spurs. There are hard games and then there are games. We have no luxury these days.

[NASpurs]

It's not like we're some kind of powerhouse with an 11-1 record. We recently lost to the Wolves. There is no trap game for these Spurs. There are hard games and then there are games. We have no luxury these days.

Yeah we haven't earned the "trap game" excuse yet. We're the trap game for other teams. :lol

[Robz4000]

It's not like we're some kind of powerhouse with an 11-1 record. We recently lost to the Wolves. There is no trap game for these Spurs. There are hard games and then there are games. We have no luxury these days.

:lol true

[Sugus]

The fuck?

Anyway, I say he scores 16.

You know it, Robz. Low end prediction, hmm, interesting, on par with your generally pessimistic takes. We'll see what happens!

[Robz4000]

You know it, Robz. Low end prediction, hmm, interesting, on par with your generally pessimistic takes. We'll see what happens!

Pessimistic would be him scoring like five points. He averages 14 on the season and the Spurs are playing a team with some decent defenders (Wall, Tucker). If anyone goes off this game its prolly LMA being defended by Wood.

[Sugus]

Pessimistic would be him scoring like five points. He averages 14 on the season and the Spurs are playing a team with some decent defenders (Wall, Tucker). If anyone goes off this game its prolly LMA being defended by Wood.

I'm pulling your leg, don't worry. If anything, I'm optimistic on Lonnie's output for next game. On that prediction, though... I really don't have any faith in LMA showing out. Hope he surprises me, but he's not been abusing opposing C's (or the lack of them, for that matter) like he's done in years past. Wood isn't that good defensively, but he'll give Aldrige trouble, especially when LMA guards him, which could tire him out. I think the deciding factor for these games will definitely be how well our guards can play against theirs, more than a C battle.

[Dancelot]

Rockets are gonna come out with something to prove. Smells like a trap game.
Yep this always happens to the spurs. Either a trade or a team meeting with some team that’s reeling. They’re gonna play awesome for a few games then regress.

[Larry O]

Welp, that takes a lot of drama out of tomorrow's game.

Oh boy... How interesting that Thursday's game was added to TNT after the original scheduled game was cancelled due to COVID. Now, how coincidental now that the TNT announcers will definitely have something to talk about during this game, & it will be about Harden, the Rocketts & this trade. SMH... But GSG!!!

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/RealTomPetrini/status/1349502129912868867

[Mugen]

So Demar is coming back from one of the Covid hotbeds in the country, doesn't have to quarantine, etc....and is good to go? Potentially risking infecting his 70+ year old head coach? :lol

[Robz4000]

So Demar is coming back from one of the Covid hotbeds in the country, doesn't have to quarantine, etc....and is good to go? Potentially risking infecting his 70+ year old head coach? :lol

If they give him a COVID test and it comes back negative right before the game it should be fine, though I guess he could become contagious at some point during the game.

[daslicer]

So Demar is coming back from one of the Covid hotbeds in the country, doesn't have to quarantine, etc....and is good to go? Potentially risking infecting his 70+ year old head coach? :lol

Pop is putting himself at risk for every game he coaches.

[tonight...you]

Demar said Give Me My Ball Back Lonnie!

[tonight...you]

And hopefully this means his pops is okay.
First and foremost, all kidding aside.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/1349508426750111745

https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/1349516350528565256

[BackHome]

Man I know Houston is going to come out and make a statement they going to play us very hard and they going to give everything they have to beat us. I am sure they are super excited that Harden is gone and just look forward to playing the Game with no drama...

[tonight...you]

Man I know Houston is going to come out and make a statement they going to play us very hard and they going to give everything they have to beat us. I am sure they are super excited that Harden is gone and just look forward to playing the Game with no drama...
Very true, but they do have a talent deficit.
At least for this first game.

[KingKev]

John Wall out!

[Dex]

I don't know why anyone is surprised that Harden is acting like a bitch.

He is a bitch, and he will always be a bitch.

Honestly, I feel bad for Steve Nash having to manage the egos of Kyrie, Durant, AND Harden now.

[BillMc]

https://twitter.com/RealTomPetrini/status/1349502129912868867


For reasons unknown to me, posted tweets and some other links, vids, etc are invisible to me. They do appear when I reply to them. Anyone else having this problem or know why this occurs?

[EasyMoney]

John wall out tomorrow

Don't think oladipo will be available for Thursday either. Sounds like a win.

[PhantomDashCam]

For reasons unknown to me, posted tweets and some other links, vids, etc are invisible to me. They do appear when I reply to them. Anyone else having this problem or know why this occurs?

I used to have similar issues. It is usually related to the browser and security settings enabled. On my iPad, Safari is fine for Spurstalk. Chrome may be your best bet if on a desktop. Hope it helps.

[Seventyniner]

Without Wall and Oladipo the Rockets will be severely out-talented. But it will still take a good effort from the Spurs to win, the Rockets' strength will all be in the frontcourt where the Spurs have been weak.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/1349508426750111745

https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/1349516350528565256

Lol their twitter is borderline passive aggressive

[GreekSpursfan]

If we lose to the oladipo-less, Wall-less Rockets trade everyone on the spot

[BillMc]

I used to have similar issues. It is usually related to the browser and security settings enabled. On my iPad, Safari is fine for Spurstalk. Chrome may be your best bet if on a desktop. Hope it helps.

Thanks bro but I'm on Chrome. It's a really weird issue.

[azarel]

maybe try disabling any adblock extensions you have in chrome and see if it helps? sometimes the adblock extensions might affect tweets and other links.

[spurs10]

https://twitter.com/taylorlpate/status/1349413623467270144 Too bad he's not playing on Thursday! He might eat the basketball though.

[BillMc]

When you're not signed in, they won't show up.

Thanks but that's not my problem. I'm signed in.

[timvp]

Thanks but that's not my problem. I'm signed in.

Hmmm ... first things I think of are adblock or if you have javascript blocked/disabled.

What OS are you using?

[NASpurs]

Hmmm ... first things I think of are adblock or if you have javascript blocked/disabled.

What OS are you using?

Since you're here, I know it's nitpicky but when you thank someone, like I did your post for example, it says "NASpurs thanked for this post" which doesn't make any sense right? Sounds like I got thanked. Shouldn't it be "NASpurs thanks this post" or something similar?

[BillMc]

Hmmm ... first things I think of are adblock or if you have javascript blocked/disabled.

What OS are you using?

Windows 10. I have a MacAfee ad blocker. Could that be it? I get blank posts, usually adblock allows me the option to view. Here I get nothing.

[DAF86]

Since you're here, I know it's nitpicky but when you thank someone, like I did your post for example, it says "NASpurs thanked for this post" which doesn't make any sense right? Sounds like I got thanked. Shouldn't it be "NASpurs thanks this post" or something similar?

If you were the one getting thanked for the post it would say "NASpurs was thanked for this post". "NASpurs thanked for this post" has the exact same meaning as "NASpurs thanks for this post", only that it is in the past tense.

[NASpurs]

If you were the one getting thanked for the post it would say "NASpurs was thanked for this post". "NASpurs thanked for this post" has the exact same meaning as "NASpurs thanks for this post", only that it is in the past tense.

Then it's just me I guess. :lol I don't know why I have to do mental gymnastics in my head to make sense of the word "for" in that phrasing. I would had just said "NASpurs thanked this post".

[RC_Drunkford]

after the trade both games against the Rockets are must wins. No Wall, no Harden, no Dipo, no excuses

[NASpurs]

This is the correct english term. :tu

Exactly, I liked your post and it says "NASpurs liked this post" and not "NASpurs liked for this post"

[DAF86]

Exactly, I liked your post and it says "NASpurs liked this post" and not "NASpurs liked for this post"

You usually say "I'm thankful for..." but don't usually say "I like for ...".

[DAF86]

This is the correct english term. :tu

Both are perfectly fine, tbh.

[Sugus]

Windows 10. I have a MacAfee ad blocker. Could that be it? I get blank posts, usually adblock allows me the option to view. Here I get nothing.

I used to have this issue, too. Check the cookies your browser is allowing, besides also trying disabling that McAfee adblocker (FYI, Windows has a built-in antivirus that is plenty robust for the average user). The basic problem is that, for some reason you don't know yet, your browser can load content from spurstalk.com, but cannot fetch it from twitter.com. The most common cause is having disabled third-party cookies or having a browser that blocks them innately (shouldn't be Chrome tho, as I use it and tweets show fine - and BTW, you don't have to be logged in for them to appear, I don't have a Twitter account and they show up just fine). Mess around the security settings of the browser, and let me know if it helps.

[XDT76]

Damn Harden is out 3 days too early

[BillMc]

I used to have this issue, too. Check the cookies your browser is allowing, besides also trying disabling that McAfee adblocker (FYI, Windows has a built-in antivirus that is plenty robust for the average user). The basic problem is that, for some reason you don't know yet, your browser can load content from spurstalk.com, but cannot fetch it from twitter.com. The most common cause is having disabled third-party cookies or having a browser that blocks them innately (shouldn't be Chrome tho, as I use it and tweets show fine - and BTW, you don't have to be logged in for them to appear, I don't have a Twitter account and they show up just fine). Mess around the security settings of the browser, and let me know if it helps.

Many thanks , my friend. Will do and get back to you. :bobo

[Ocotillo]

Anybody heard a timeline on when Q is due back? What about KBD?

[Dex]

Then it's just me I guess. :lol I don't know why I have to do mental gymnastics in my head to make sense of the word "for" in that phrasing. I would had just said "NASpurs thanked this post".

But we aren't thanking the post itself. The post didn't do anything but exist. It's nothing but a bunch of 1s and 0s on a server somewhere.

We are thanking YOU for making the post.

You'll take your damn thanks and you will like it.

[Dex]

https://twitter.com/RealTomPetrini/status/1349502129912868867

Seems like a weird designation for being out for personal reasons. You'd think he would know whether he will or won't be back.

Maybe he's not sure he'll make it on time. Hoping everything is okay with his dad...he should take all the time he needs until he is comfortable coming back.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Wouldn't DDR need to self-isolate for 7 days when he arrives back as per NBA covid protocols.

[Chinook]

Have we talked about whether KBD has COVID or something and that's why Drew has to isolate? Definitely not saying that's the case, but seeing that designation is scary.

[Dejounte]

Rockets have a bunch of players who are better than ours. Just gotta hope they still pouting, so we can get the W

"A bunch"?

[cd021]

Sounds like DDR is available for tonight

[ace3g]

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NBA clears DeMar DeRozan to return to Spurs after he passed health and safety protocols. mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/a… (https://t.co/HE8y2q1gGn)

[Chinook]

Lonnie will have to maintain his aggression in the presence of DeRozan. Will probably require Murray and Johnson to dial back their aggression. Or maybe there can be a balance among the three of them.

[Mugen]

Sucks tbh. Was hoping we'd get to see more Lonnie games without Demar.

[YoungbuckMurray]

Glad Demar is back. Shouldn’t make Lonnie change his game at all. Maybe pop can structure things to get Lonnie a few mins extra away from Demar so that we always have those 2 on the court. But Demar has been very unselfish and distributes the ball. No reason for Lonnie not to be playing aggressive. He should actually be getting some more open shots with Demar back

[TDomination]

no reason to lose this game. get the next 2! gotta start building up some wins.

[John B]

Demar is back! Let's get this. Spurs by 30!

[Dex]

1349787175613849600

Seriously, who are the Rockets actually going to suit up?

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/cayleighgriffin/status/1349790688813215754

[NASpurs]

Should be an easy win with so many Rocket players out but nothing surprises me anymore.

Hopefully more don’t keep dropping like flies and they have to postpone the game.

[Robz4000]

Should be an easy win with so many Rocket players out but nothing surprises me anymore.

Hopefully more don’t keep dropping like flies and they have to postpone the game.

:lol fuck that, then the Spurs have to play them at full strength at a later date. Rack up wins when you can with this Spurs team.

[KobesAchilles]

1349787175613849600

Seriously, who are the Rockets actually going to suit up?
I live here in Houston and I just got me some new J's soooo...

[Sugus]

Sucks tbh. Was hoping we'd get to see more Lonnie games without Demar.

[NASpurs]

:lol fuck that, then the Spurs have to play them at full strength at a later date. Rack up wins when you can with this Spurs team.

:lol I'm with you man, I guess I meant to say "Hopefully they stop dropping like flies".

[John B]

We might see some Luka tonight. Spurs by 45!

[John B]

:lol I'm with you man, I guess I meant to say "Hopefully they stop dropping like flies".
I know before they cancel/re-schedule the game due to no available players

[JuneJive]

Blowout win is expected.

[buttsR4rebounding]

Testing the addition by subtraction theory.

[spurs10]

Spurs with a victory and playing time for the young ones.
:flag:

[Dex]

Lost in all the trade hub-bub is that Pringles left Houston to get away from Harden...and now he will be coaching him again under Steve Nash. What a crazy turn of events.

[Robz4000]

:lol apparently Oladipo doesn't wanna play for the Rockets and is asking them to trade him

[YoungbuckMurray]

:lol apparently Oladipo doesn't wanna play for the Rockets and is asking them to trade him

really? Link?

[Robz4000]

really? Link?

https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-rumors-victor-oladipo-seeking-trade-out-houston/

[Dex]

https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-rumors-victor-oladipo-seeking-trade-out-houston/

Man, Fertitta is dismantling that team faster than I ever could have imagined.

They turned CP3/Westbrook and James Harden into the corpse of Wall and Cousins, and a bunch of protected picks or swaps that will probably end up transferring to OKC anyways.

[Mugen]

:lol apparently Oladipo doesn't wanna play for the Rockets and is asking them to trade him

:lmao

[Dverde]

https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-rumors-victor-oladipo-seeking-trade-out-houston/

Further down the trade hole they go :lol
Wall, Oladipo, DDR for the win :lol

https://clutchpoints.com/3-trades-rockets-must-make-to-convince-victor-oladipo-to-stay/

[EasyMoney]

https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-rumors-victor-oladipo-seeking-trade-out-houston/


Sounds like oladipo is only interested in being with the heat.

[Dex]

Further down the trade hole they go :lol
Wall, Oladipo, DDR for the win :lol

https://clutchpoints.com/3-trades-rockets-must-make-to-convince-victor-oladipo-to-stay/

Wall, DeRozan, Dipo would be a deadly combo if you have a time machine to take you back to 2017.

[Mugen]

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56m (https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1349760898781601794)
NBA clears DeMar DeRozan to return to Spurs after he passed health and safety protocols. mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/a… (https://t.co/HE8y2q1gGn)

Unless he's been quarantined for the lat 3-5 days with a bunch of negative, I'm not sure if these "protocols" make any sense tbh.

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

What a dumpster fire that Rockets franchise has become...

[Seventyniner]

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[Mugen]

:lol

[Chinook]

Unless he's been quarantined for the lat 3-5 days with a bunch of negative, I'm not sure if these "protocols" make any sense tbh.

And they wonder why they can't contain shit.

George must've really put the fear of god into Silver.

[NASpurs]

Just relegate us to the G League if we lose to this team

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[FkLA]

Its one thing for guys like Nephew, AD, and Harden to act like little bitches but Victor fucking Oladipo? Really? Motherfucker you're a fourth tier "star" coming off a major injury. Sit the fuck down.

[ismael-robert]

Just relegate us to the G League if we lose to this team

1349854823684976641

Lol n they moved this game to national tv

[Dex]

Lol n they moved this game to national tv

At least they will have a breaking story to talk about.

[Dejounte]

Fuck i forgot it's on TNT. Any streams, anybody?

[tonight...you]

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https://i.imgur.com/sqphTto.gif

[Mugen]

Its one thing for guys like Nephew, AD, and Harden to act like little bitches but Victor fucking Oladipo? Really? Motherfucker you're a fourth tier "star" coming off a major injury. Sit the fuck down.

Today's NBA :lol

[GreekSpursfan]

If we lose to the oladipo-less, Wall-less Rockets trade everyone on the spot

[ace3g]

Not sure I agree with Chuck when he said "Durant showed he isn't a "me" guy when he went to Golden State, he sacrificed"...

[r0drig0lac]

Not sure I agree with Chuck when he said "Durant showed he isn't a "me" guy when he went to Golden State, he sacrificed"...

that's a joke

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eru67oqW8AQptuI?format=jpg&name=large

[Mr. Body]

Its one thing for guys like Nephew, AD, and Harden to act like little bitches but Victor fucking Oladipo? Really? Motherfucker you're a fourth tier "star" coming off a major injury. Sit the fuck down.

Morons like you don't understand how good Oladipo was before the injuries.

[Robz4000]

Not sure I agree with Chuck when he said "Durant showed he isn't a "me" guy when he went to Golden State, he sacrificed"...

:lol yeah, I chuckled pretty good when I heard det...

[NASpurs]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eru67oqW8AQptuI?format=jpg&name=large

:lol Everyone is serious as shit and KJ's all butterflies and rainbows.

[ace3g]

Dejounte starts with steal along sideline and layup.

[ace3g]

Keldon nice drive to basket.

Lonnie nice drive/layup as well.

[NASpurs]

Layup city for both teams.

[ace3g]

Tucker hits corner 3 and Rockets take 3pt lead.

[JPB]

:lol Everyone is serious as shit and KJ's all butterflies and rainbows.

That's just when the photographer told him Trump got banned from Twitter.

[Robz4000]

LMA is a shell of himself.

[Mugen]

:lol

[ace3g]

Wood with a 3 from the elbow...

[ace3g]

7:41 - 1st

TNT
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HOU
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14


SA
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6

[Dex]

Starters digging themselves a hole per par...

[Uriel]

Rockets playing like it's Game 7 of the NBA Finals :lmao

[NASpurs]

Lonnie goes from driving the ball to chucking 3s with Demar back in the lineup.

[Robz4000]

:lol if the Spurs lose this

[TheGreatYacht]

National TV spurms :lmao

[onechance87]

cant make outside shots

[onechance87]

Take it to the rim

[ace3g]

Wood answers a elbow 3 by LA with one of his own...

[r0drig0lac]

Wood alone demoralizing the SA team

[NASpurs]

Low gas levels tonight

[r0drig0lac]

lol Jakscrub

[TheGreatYacht]

Mf's really wanna trade DeGoatzan for a bum with hairy shoulders

[Robz4000]

:lmao holy shit Poeltl

[Mugen]

:lmao

[RC_Drunkford]

G-League Rockets on pace to score 40 in the 1st quarter against us :lmao

[PhantomDashCam]

Poeltl with worst layup attempt in the history of basketball :lol

[Degoat]

Jakob is straight trash

[timvp]

Did Poeltl just airball a layup or do I need to restart my stream, tbh?

[RC_Drunkford]

Jakob Turtle airballing a wide open lay up off the glass :lmao

[ace3g]

already 3 TOs by the Spurs

[TheGreatYacht]

I hate the fact that Poeltl isn't athletic enough to tear an ACL

[Uriel]

OMG POELTL :pctoss

[RC_Drunkford]

man I hope Shaq puts Turtle on Shaqtin. He's the new Javale McGee

[NASpurs]

Imagine being 7 ft tall and airballing a layup.

[EasyMoney]

Jakob poeltl air balling a wide open layup.

[Mugen]

That might be the best fast break pass I've ever seen Dejounte throw :lol

[PhantomDashCam]

Great pass DJ. Couldn’t make that last ssn.

[SPURt]

Im not sure Houston can live off that “F Harden” energy all night

[Mugen]

Imagine being 7 ft tall and airballing a layup.

:lol and imagine getting paid 25mil+ for your services

[ace3g]

2:58 - 1st

TNT
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HOU
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SA
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20

[timvp]

Damn, that was a good pass by Dejounte with one hand in transition. Those usually end up in the stands :wow

[XDT76]

What have the Spurs being doing on non-games days? Their 3pt shooting has been off for several games.

[TheGreatYacht]

Bleacher report would have posted 100 highlights of Murray this season already if his last name was Ball smh

[NASpurs]

I have an Australian feed of TNT and the commercials are blowing my mind.

McDonalds is called Maccas?
Burger King is called Hungry Jacks?

WTF

[timvp]

That might be the best fast break pass I've ever seen Dejounte throw :lol

tbh

[RC_Drunkford]

If Turtle keeps playing like this I'ma make a lowlights mix and call it "The Turtle"

[NASpurs]

:lol and imagine getting paid 25mil+ for your services

Let's be real, at this point, he's getting paid $25 mil because he's 7 ft tall.

[timvp]

When I was saying the Spurs shouldn't overpay Poeltl in the offseason I couldn't find more than one or two people to agree with me, fwiw ...

[Leetonidas]

:lmao airballing a FT

[Mugen]

John Wooden would have loved this white 7 footer refusing to dunk the ball :lol

[ace3g]

Vassell for 3!!!

[emanueldavidginobili]

Poeltl is broken.

[Dex]

Did Poeltl even hit the rim on that free throw?

[Degoat]

I hate Jakob so much lol

[r0drig0lac]

When I was saying the Spurs shouldn't overpay Poeltl in the offseason I couldn't find more than one or two people to agree with me, fwiw ...

my max for this scrub was 18/3

[NASpurs]

Poeltl's mom should had swallowed that night.

[Larry O]

WOW! JP25 misses a layup & fouled, then misses both FT's... SMH!

[ace3g]

Vassell finishes the transition dunk!!!

[EasyMoney]

Did Jakob air ball the first layup

[Degoat]

Devin!!!

[PhantomDashCam]

:lmao airballing a FT

If you airball twice in the same game, should be a flagrant 1

[ismael-robert]

Wood is rising

[Mugen]

When I was saying the Spurs shouldn't overpay Poeltl in the offseason I couldn't find more than one or two people to agree with me, fwiw ...

If he continues this play for another month, I'm offering a full mea culpa and admitting the Spurs overpaid for the softest big man I've ever seen in 25+ years of watching the NBA.

[poopbox]

Poeltl might legit be the worst basketball player in the nba :lmao

Dude is airballing layups, airballing freethrows, having scrubs from the rockets finish over him like he not there. :lmao

Aint no way Metu is this bad

[NASpurs]

But Poeltl's RAPTOR numbers :cry

[ace3g]

Keldon rescues Poeltl's sky hook attempt.

[cjw]

Poeltl might legit be the worst basketball player in the nba :lmao

Dude is airballing layups, airballing freethrows, having scrubs from the rockets finish over him like he not there. :lmao

Aint no way Metu is this bad

I know you’re being sarcastic, but Metu was worse.

At least Jakob can pass ... sometimes. And decent presence at rim. Other than that, yuck.

[ace3g]

End of 1st

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[spurspl]

poeltl is such a trash

[r0drig0lac]

Poeltl might legit be the worst basketball player in the nba :lmao

Dude is airballing layups, airballing freethrows, having scrubs from the rockets finish over him like he not there. :lmao

Aint no way Metu is this bad


every year Spurs gives charity to a player, this time is this fucking euro scrub soft

[RC_Drunkford]

I just hope Pop gets pissed at Turtle's play and trades his ass this season.

[mystargtr34]

I think Purdle is broken mentally.

[NASpurs]

The dude wasn't this bad last year. Motherfucker got paid and didn't pick up a basketball after the bubble.

[timvp]

:lmao @ Grant Hill calling him Jacob Portal

[TheGreatYacht]

Where are the fluffers at that think White will fix this sorry ass bum?

[RC_Drunkford]

I know you’re being sarcastic, but Metu was worse.

At least Jakob can pass ... sometimes. And decent presence at rim. Other than that, yuck.

Metu can shoot. If he had the same size as Turtle we wouldn't even have a discussion about who's better. Turtle is only in the NBA cause he's 7 ft tall. He has no other skill

[RC_Drunkford]

The dude wasn't this bad last year. Motherfucker got paid and didn't pick up a basketball after the bubble.

He posted a picture on twitter where he shot a corner 3. Talking about he worked on his shot :lmao

And this bum has the nerve to say he wants to start :lmao :lmao :lmao

[timvp]

Portal looks like he's hurt or deceptively out of shape. He can't jump at all right now, tbh.

[NASpurs]

I swear KJ wears sneakers of the opponent's team colors. He wore ugly neon green ones against the Wolves and now he's wearing red ones and I think he wore purple ones against the Lakers.

[Leetonidas]

Patty is worthless if he isn't on fire tbh... Dude cannot run an offense at all

[PhantomDashCam]

Rudy would fit right in with Brooklyn’s big 3.

[RC_Drunkford]

Portal looks like he's hurt or deceptively out of shape. He can't jump at all right now, tbh.

or maybe he's just a bum

[YoungbuckMurray]

What pathetic effort shown against this scrub ass team. Embarrassing

[Larry O]

OH MY GOSH! JP25 and RG22 playing TOO SOFT ON BOTH ENDS!!! AAAARGGG!!!

[Mugen]

Sucks being robbed of another Lonnie game. I really hope they don't bring back Derozan in the summer.

[onechance87]

not rudys night it seems

[emanueldavidginobili]

I swear KJ wears sneakers of the opponent's team colors. He wore ugly neon green ones against the Wolves and now he's wearing red ones and I think he wore purple ones against the Lakers.
I noticed the same thing :lol

[emanueldavidginobili]

Loving the arc on Keldons shot.

[Leetonidas]

Wood just hitting everything he chucks up

[Larry O]

And the Academy Award goes to PJ Tucker for his dramatic role in, "Tap Slap."

[emanueldavidginobili]

Spurs needs to get the tempo up and start pushing the pace, Rockets have 9 active players.

[NASpurs]

Trap game tonight, Spurs playing down to their opponents, low levels of gasoline in the tank

[Degoat]

We fucking suck smh

[Leetonidas]

Demar invisible out there

[NASpurs]

The crowd sounds dead tonight. Sounds like a normal pre-covid game.

[r0drig0lac]

Walker onfire

[Mugen]

Lonnie favoring that left hand a lot. Hopefully something he can play through.

[emanueldavidginobili]

What the hell happened to Lonnies thumb?

[SPURt]

How many layups are the Spurs gonna miss tonight? Lordy mercy

[timvp]

Damn, Lonnie's thumb bothering him. He didn't start the game with that wrap, did he?

[Kurgan]

LMA/Demar should be ashamed to be getting paid what they are while playing this bad

[PhantomDashCam]

What the hell happened to Lonnies thumb?

My money’s on Jakobs shooting.

[FkLA]

Morons like you don't understand how good Oladipo was before the injuries.

So a third tier star instead of fourth tier? Fuck outta here. He was never all that.

[Larry O]

The vets minus DD10 seem to be coasting...

[Joseph Kony]

Garbage team doing garbage things

[NASpurs]

This game is brutal

[r0drig0lac]

Aldridge should be ashamed of his performance so far

[Mugen]

Nice DV

[PhantomDashCam]

Vassell!

[Joseph Kony]

Jesus christ this team cannot rebound for shit

[Kurgan]

Dumbar and Softridge payed a combined 60 mil to shoot 2-11 and play no defense

[onechance87]

ugly offence

[Joseph Kony]

Patty embarrassing himself trying to shake and bake out there :lol

[poopbox]

LMA can't even get buckets against Houston anymore, a team he has torched his whole career :cry

[NASpurs]

Dribble dribble dribble from Patty. Reminds me of a fat pg we used to have.

[NASpurs]

Demar is going to take it and miss right?

Good, he passed it.

[Mugen]

Damn Devin rushed that one, feet wasn't set.

[poopbox]

The good news is that it almost doesn't matter what we do in free agency aint no way we can sign two worse bigs than LMA and Poeltl

[TheGreatYacht]

I remember getting mocked for years by the PATFO fluffers for suggesting we sign Christian Wood years ago... here's a hilarious throwback of one of the shittiest posters hating on Wood and meat riding Jakob Poeltl :lol


No, no, we need Christian Wood.....
/sarcasm

Why the sarcasm? Wood is better than any big on this roster besides Aldridge.

17.5ppg, 7.5rpg, 2spg, 2bpg in only 24 minutes per game. You'd be fluffing RC's balls right about now if we had picked him up.

If you look at the larger sample of ALL of his NBA minutes and games, it's like 4p/2r per game. Nice cherry pick, though. I'm sure some believed it.

If you look at Jakob Poeltl's 3,300+ minutes in 208 games, you'll see he averages 5pts/4reb yet some dumbass thinks he's better than Steven Adams because he's a Spur :lol

I never said he was better than Adams, I said his UPSIDE was higher. I'd expect such nuance to escape you, though. You're pretty much the village idiot...with a megaphone.

Look at Adams' first three years in the league, and get back to us about Poeltl's development curve.

Hint: He's never had the DReb% that Poeltl had this year (20.0) or the TotReb% that Poeltl had this year (17.1). He's never broken 16%. You people act like he's Shaq, or David Robinson. He's a lunch pail guy, a banger. There's nothing about his game that Poeltl can't match, given the minutes.

Per36, career:

Adams: 13p/9.9r
Jakob: 12.2p/10.2r

[Robz4000]

:lol embarrassing things from this team across the board

[onechance87]

loving vassell defence and energy

[NASpurs]

That's probably it for Lonnie for tonight?

[FkLA]

I remember getting mocked for years by the PATFO fluffers for suggesting we sign Christian Wood years ago... here's a hilarious throwback of one of the shittiest posters hating on Wood and meat riding Jakob Poeltl :lol

Wood alongside this young core would be so perfect. :cry

[RC_Drunkford]

I remember getting mocked for years by the PATFO fluffers for suggesting we sign Christian Wood years ago... here's a hilarious throwback of one of the shittiest posters hating on Wood and meat riding Jakob Poeltl :lol

Wood was my top target last free agency. Lol @ that guy saying Poeltl has upside :lmao 5 years in the league and has only gotten worse

[Degoat]

I hate to say this because we need the spacing but Aldridge needs to play his game and quit forcing threes it ain’t working

[timvp]

Vassell with those Bonner-esque plus/minus goods, tbh.

[TheGreatYacht]

Wood alongside this young core would be so perfect. :cry
Imagine our roster if advanced stat virgins didn't run the team fml...

[mystargtr34]

When Derrick comes back he can slot in in the Manu 6th man role until he becomes reliable enough health wise to start. A second unit of Patty, Derrick, Vassell, Rudy, Jakob is pretty good. Maybe Derricks playmaking can get Portal going a bit.

[8sy21vd]

Aldridge/Poetl/Gay...damn that is an ugly looking rotation. Can't think of a worse front court

[mystargtr34]

And Derrick and Vassell would just suffocate the opposing bench with their D

[Capt Bringdown]

Murray's not a floor general.
Spurs need White's leadership.

[SpurPadre]

To put this into perspective, this isn't a trap game. This is our team and we take any victories any way we can but we have to expect quite a few struggles along the way just like we saw in the first half even against a team that's tanking. Good to see Devin getting some run at least.