Grades: Spurs at Blazers - Jan. 18, 2021

[timvp]

https://www.spurstalk.com/grades-san-antonio-spurs-portland-trail-blazers-game-14/

The road is a friendly place right now.

[tonight...you]

Road wins right now are overrated.
There's no crowd. Yes, there is travel and all that, but it can't be a secret that the home team's advantage has to be blunted with every game feeling the same no matter the arena.

[spurs10]

Great grades and great win. I look forward to seeing the entire game as I was unable to tune in until the end of the third. Thanks!

[r0drig0lac]

Murray 9 pts 9 rbd 11 ast 1 To....nice

[Dex]

Road wins right now are overrated.
There's no crowd. Yes, there is travel and all that, but it can't be a secret that the home team's advantage has to be blunted with every game feeling the same no matter the arena.

Either way, a win is a win.

[tonight...you]

Either way, a win is a win.
I agree. Just sayin'...

[poopbox]

Hopefully Poeltl keeps trending upwards...makes a world of difference when your not playing 4 on 5 half the game

[RC_Drunkford]

a lot of teams starting line ups can hang with ours, but not with our bench. That's where we got the advantage. Very good game from the team on both ends. They held the lead for the majority of the game and then blew it open in the 4th

[Dejounte]

When White comes back and this version of Murray, our guard rotation is pretty sweet.

[benefactor]

Hey timvp...when you get a few minutes can you do something about the political forum? It's completely out of control. Derp and his 50 alts are turning into a trash heap. TimDunkem has a full list of his alts iirc

[TimDunkem]

Hey timvp (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8)...when you get a few minutes can you do something about the political forum? It's completely out of control. Derp and his 50 alts are turning into a trash heap. TimDunkem (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=16114) has a full list of his alts iirc
This x100000

[JuneJive]

The Natural.

Is this something new? I kinda like it.

[z0stix]

when did Rudy kick the cooler??

[z0stix]

found it, around 3 min left in 3rd, after Vassel got fouled

[siraulo23]

cant complain, really solid win

Jakob two straight good game for him

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Thought this was by far Pop's best coaching this season. In most games he lets them play freely but without any structure, whereas tonight he had them attack matchups all the time, there was very little helter skelter. Same on defense, he switched different players on Lillard and other than an unexpected explosion from Hood they had little success whatever they tried. Keep it up Pop.

[spurs10]

This x100000 Who is Derp?

[Dejounte]

McCollom out with hairline fracture. Yikes.

Dallas and the Nuggets should knock them and the Grizzlies off the top 8

[exstatic]

I was watching with two friends, and I told them before the tip-off that for the first time this season, LMA wouldn’t be doing his walking corpse impersonation, because Portland.

[Dejounte]

I was watching with two friends, and I told them before the tip-off that for the first time this season, LMA wouldn’t be doing his walking corpse impersonation, because Portland.

Hmm I don't think THAT much effort was exerted. He wasn't all over the court. They ran the same play over and over with LMA standing just inside the 3 pt line. It was a one sided (offensive) game for LMA as usual.

[exstatic]

Hmm I don't think THAT much effort was exerted. He wasn't all over the court. They ran the same play over and over with LMA standing just inside the 3 pt line. It was a one sided (offensive) game for LMA as usual.
Yeah, how many of those jumpers has he made this season? Not many. It frankly looks like he doesn’t GAF, most of the time. Glad to see Pop doesn’t have him out there during closing time. We probably would have won the first HOU game if he were benched late, like the last two games.

[Darius Bieber]

FYI for those reading, Spurs play the Warriors on Wednesday, not Tuesday. Great writeup though timvp.. Still waiting on you making podcasts though :smokin

[Seventyniner]

Hard to see the Nuggets or Mavs not making the top 8.

It's really more 1-6 and 7-10 though. The Blazers and Grizzlies will have a very hard time cracking the top 6, but should be in the mix for 7-10. It's hard to write off too many teams at this point: Houston might gel with the cancer removed, GS has an MVP-caliber player, the Kings always just seem to hang around and could be within striking distance of the 10 spot with 3 weeks left, etc.

[ginobilized]

Thanks, again for the writeup, timvp!
I am looking forward to the random notes on the first part of the season.
Vassell has impressed the hell out of me. He is strongly contributing to winning games. That full court pass to Mills was golden, too.
Once he has a feel for the league and individual matchups, look out. I have no doubt that his shots will begin to fall. He really plays within himself and within the system. So rare for a young rookie.

[Dejounte]

Yeah, how many of those jumpers has he made this season? Not many. It frankly looks like he doesn’t GAF, most of the time. Glad to see Pop doesn’t have him out there during closing time. We probably would have won the first HOU game if he were benched late, like the last two games.

That's the thing though. I don't think jumpers are a matter of effort. It either goes in or it doesn't.

Yes, I'm glad Pop is benching LMA too.

[KobesAchilles]

Poetl living up to his contract! prayingdog.gif

I'm really nervous about where White fits in and how long that will take to gel. Hopefully some of Rudy's and Patty's shots go to Derrick but he can't play passive. It's a fine line with him but if he can get me 12 and 4 a game with really good defense I will take that from him because we don't need scorers, but someone who can set up the offense and play defense out in the perimeter

[exstatic]

That's the thing though. I don't think jumpers are a matter of effort. It either goes in or it doesn't.

Yes, I'm glad Pop is benching LMA too.
There’s a level of focus and engagement needed to bury that many jumpers. He seems to have that, occasionally. Not nearly enough, though.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Yeah, how many of those jumpers has he made this season? Not many. It frankly looks like he doesn’t GAF, most of the time. Glad to see Pop doesn’t have him out there during closing time. We probably would have won the first HOU game if he were benched late, like the last two games.

Yeah, he seems pretty unmotivated most nights. But even when his focus is better, like tonight, he's kind of disappeared on the glass, and doesn't exactly assert himself on defense anymore.

That said, I'm not sure we get that one Lakers win without him, and so I know he can still impact a game when he wants to. Pop's played him smartly these last two games. He's becoming more of a situational player, and I'm glad Pop's not just giving him minutes when he's not performing.




Nice game by lots of folks. Weird to see the four vets each net over 20 points. You don't see all four of them dialed in at the same time like that very often. If we get more of that, and continued production from our young guys, we'll be a tough team to beat this year...especially if White can come back and we can keep guys healthy.

Fun game!

Thanks for the grades and write-up, Timvp.

[buttsR4rebounding]

LA almost always comes into camp out of shape and plays himself into shape over the first 15-20 games. I think his production should start to pick up although when White comes back I would love to see Pop bring him off the bench.

[benefactor]

Hes still at it LJ.

https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=289033

Heres the full alt list. Can we just push broom his ass out? There's like a dozen regulars down there that are tired of him acting like a 12 year old.

Did you reference my list? If it helps.



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And thanks in advance. I know you are busy. timvp

[Dejounte]

Hes still at it LJ.

https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=289033

Heres the full alt list. Can we just push broom his ass out? There's like a dozen regulars down there that are tired of him acting like a 12 year old.

And thanks in advance. I know you are busy. timvp

Who the fuck has time for all that?

[tonight...you]

Hes still at it LJ.

https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=289033

Heres the full alt list. Can we just push broom his ass out? There's like a dozen regulars down there that are tired of him acting like a 12 year old.

And thanks in advance. I know you are busy. timvp (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8)
Permaban that guy. Dude offers nothing to this site.

[wildbill2u]

We can win games in the 4th quarter this year with our players running the floor and passing the ball around to tire out the other players

[benefactor]

Who the fuck has time for all that?
I take it youve never moderated a vbulletin board. It takes seconds to ban a user name.

[pad300]

I take it youve never moderated a vbulletin board. It takes seconds to ban a user name.

I think he's referring to someone running that many alt's...

[TimDunkem]

I think he's referring to someone running that many alt's...
Saddest thing is that there are at least ten more alts that guy has.

[spurs10]

Saddest thing is that there are at least ten more alts that guy has. So Derp is Spurstacular. Sounds about right.

[TimDunkem]

So Derp is Spurstacular. Sounds about right.

Yep and he has fully embraced his mental illness in the political forum.

[spurs10]

Yep and he has fully embraced his mental illness in the political forum. :tu