Game Thread: Spurs @ Hornets - Feb 14th 2021 - 6:PM CT

[J_Paco]

did you learn how to read in school? I never said we can get Turner for Aldridge. I said put Turner on this team and they would have a chance to beat anybody in the West. This team hasn't even reached it's ceiling yet

Makes you sound even dumber.

"Imagine adding a player that we can't acquire...."

And even stupider with the take of going to the Finals by adding Turner...:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

As if LeBron & Nephew are scared of him....:lol:lol:lol

[SpurPadre]

did you learn how to read in school? I never said we can get Turner for Aldridge. I said put Turner on this team and they would have a chance to beat anybody in the West. This team hasn't even reached it's ceiling yet

Some of us just don't think we're ONLY 1 piece away from being a Finals team.

[J_Paco]

He's a scrub coach. Carried by Tim to a HOF career tbh

Sure.........

Please, remind of what your NBA coaching record is again????

[Maddog]

16-11. Who would have fucking imagined?????

21-24 through the remaining 45 gives you a winning record


Derrick White is a good player.


Starting backcourt with 0 turnovers for second consecutive game. Just nuts...
51 pts, 14 rebs, 10 assists, 6 steals and 0 turnovers

[RD2191]

Sure.........

Please, remind of what your NBA coaching record is again????
100-0

[NASpurs]

Some of us just don't think we're ONLY 1 piece away from being a Finals team.

Also definitely need a Joe Ingles/Harris type of dudes who can blow up for five or six threes.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1361139653252968449?s=19

[RC_Drunkford]

Some of us just don't think we're ONLY 1 piece away from being a Finals team.

I didn't either, but the West is not that top heavy this year. Who knows

[RC_Drunkford]

Makes you sound even dumber.

"Imagine adding a player that we can't acquire...."

And even stupider with the take of going to the Finals by adding Turner...:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

As if LeBron & Nephew are scared of him....:lol:lol:lol

As if those LA teams are so fuckin unbeatable. These are the weakest top teams of the past 7 years to say the least

[J_Paco]

Some of us just don't think we're ONLY 1 piece away from being a Finals team.

A piece that isn't an all - star (or close) or significantly better than our current starting center, IMO.

I could see if he said Davis, Giannis or Bam in his imaginary (straight from NBA 2K21), one player away assessment of the current team.

[Dejounte]

Murray is 24, White is 26. Our backcourt is set for the next 10 years. Probably safe to get either of these guys' jerseys.

[Dejounte]

Dallas fucking sucks. Can't even count on them to beat the Blazers.

[SpurPadre]

Also definitely need a Joe Ingles/Harris type of dudes who can blow up for five or six threes.

Exactly but even then, that would take us to the WCF at best. Our young guys are still learning how to win and show consistency. Baby steps but they seem to be trending in the right direction. We're not making any trades any ways so the hope is these kids continue to grow and hope the offseason brings forth an actual plan to be a contender.

[J_Paco]

100-0

Sure, dumb ass......:rolleyes:rolleyes:rolleyes

I'll look for your name in the record books under "moronic Spurs fan that only complains........"

Hmmmm, don't see that name anywhere on basketball reference......

[J_Paco]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1361139653252968449?s=19

Pop trolling ST, I love it.

Seriously, I hope that was said with sarcasm......

[Dejounte]

Sure, dumb ass......:rolleyes:rolleyes:rolleyes

I look for your name in the record books under "moronic Spurs fan that only complains........"

Hmmmm, don't see that name anywhere on basketball reference......

I would leave it alone. RD is a closet Spurs fan. He roots hard for them secretly. :lmao

[Mr. Body]

Dallas fucking sucks. Can't even count on them to beat the Blazers.

Portland is better than Dallas on any given day. Mavs are bad outside of Doncic.

[heyheymymy]

100-0

Xbox or PS, coach?

[RC_Drunkford]

A piece that isn't an all - star (or close) or significantly better than our current starting center, IMO.

I could see if he said Davis, Giannis or Bam in his imaginary (straight from NBA 2K21), one player away assessment of the current team.

Turner is the front runner for DPOY

[Gagnrath]

Some of us just don't think we're ONLY 1 piece away from being a Finals team.

Depends alot on the one piece. Find a Minnesota Garnett or a young DRob, give that mobile center a say 37% three-ball as well and yeah that guy would take nearly any roster of nba players to the finals.

[8sy21vd]

This team is an athletic big and coach away from a top 4 seed.

[J_Paco]

Turner is the front runner for DPOY

Again, he's an elite defender but the gap between him & Poeltl defensively isn't that wide, IMO. Jakob is a near elite defender himself and a better 3/4 - who can allow Keldon to slide to the 3 full - time - is what the team needs. Again, someone more akeen to the size and skillset of Antetokounmpo, Davis or Bam.

Unfortunately, those type of players are rarely available and you gotta give up a king's ransom to acquire them.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1361139653252968449?s=19
Pop is a lying old man.

[J_Paco]

This team is an athletic big and coach away from a top 4 seed.

Yes, because the HOF coach, that has the team "overachieving" (by advanced metrics) has to go tomorrow........

[SpurPadre]

Depends alot on the one piece. Find a Minnesota Garnett or a young DRob, give that mobile center a say 37% three-ball as well and yeah that guy would take nearly any roster of nba players to the finals.

That's not a piece we realistically have any chance of getting this season.

[ace3g]

Glad Spurs have been winning lately because Suns and Blazers also keep winning.

[Dejounte]

Portland is better than Dallas on any given day. Mavs are bad outside of Doncic.

But I thought they said once you have a top 5 pick like Doncic, everything else should be easy :lmao

Boston has four top 10 picks playing on their roster and they're not even in championship contention :lmao :lmao

I want all these fake GMs on this site to give me what they're smoking

[J_Paco]

Depends alot on the one piece. Find a Minnesota Garnett or a young DRob, give that mobile center a say 37% three-ball as well and yeah that guy would take nearly any roster of nba players to the finals.

The three players (Bam, Giannis & Anthony) in today's NBA that closely mimic that archetype aren't coming to San Antonio or becoming available.

Gotta figure something else out or possibly draft someone that could potentially reach that level.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1361149279587426308?s=19

https://twitter.com/RealTomPetrini/status/1361148412876316684?s=19

[Dejounte]

The three players (Bam, Giannis & Anthony) in today's NBA that closely mimic that archetype aren't coming to San Antonio or becoming available.

Gotta figure something else out or possibly draft someone that could potentially reach that level.

Let's let Samanic sniff regular NBA minutes and see if he has a chance to be it.

Spurs worked their magic on three fucking #29 picks, let's see if they can make it four on their #19th pick. If they do, they're just simply fucking geniuses.

[Dejounte]

speak for yourself I put $2500 on the Spurs at +425 to win the midwest division.

Small thinking. Who fucking cares what portland does. They can't win there division.

Big money Drew! Damn, dude.

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvPl5FuuVMs

[NASpurs]

Let's let Samanic sniff regular NBA minutes and see if he has a chance to be it.

Spurs worked their magic on three fucking #29 picks, let's see if they can make it four on their #19th pick. If they do, they're just simply fucking geniuses.

I'll be over the moon if Samanic gets regular minutes next year and gives us a Bertans type of production. Anything more than that will be gravy.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1361153316240121856?s=19

Head of the snake sees it

[NASpurs]

So before tonight, Derrick was at 9.9 PPG and after tonight's game, he's at 11.8 which means the team has 8 players who average in double figures.

[Mr. Body]

Down low one of the greatest things Manu did for us was go to the bench without a fuss. "Oh, you think you're better than Manu?" is something no player can respond to.

[Dejounte]

CLSiBx7l1GN

[KobesAchilles]

You can really tell that all that playing time Derrick and DJ had together last year has really improved their chemistry this year.

**edit** blue font since some idiots can’t sense sarcasm

[J_Paco]

Down low one of the greatest things Manu did for us was go to the bench without a fuss. "Oh, you think you're better than Manu?" is something no player can respond to.

Except for Mr. "I'm better than Kobe" Stephen Jackson......:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

[RD2191]

Sure, dumb ass......:rolleyes:rolleyes:rolleyes

I'll look for your name in the record books under "moronic Spurs fan that only complains........"

Hmmmm, don't see that name anywhere on basketball reference......
It's me, Phil, the GOAT.

[MI21]

Nice to get the W.

I only managed to catch the last quarter and I have almost no complaints about Pop, I think he has coached wonderfully this season - but pulling White at the end for anyone (happened to be Mills) was so fucking stupid, smh.

[Dennis the Menace]

Dejounte & Derrick together is beautiful 2 way basketball.

Keldon, Devin, and Lonnie in the development pipeline coming through strong.

Just need to draft/snag the next Myles Turner style big man.

We stacked

[Mr. Body]

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1361153316240121856?s=19

Head of the snake sees it

I like Lonnie a lot. People on this board expect way too much way too soon. Walker is still developing but is flashing great skills already. If he can become a consistent threat off the bench, snag some confidence, he could be a lethal secondary punch for us.

[Fireball]

Impressive win by the Spurs ... the cold shooting in the first quarter got me worried but everybody played better from the second quarter onwards ... even Lonnie has turned the corner and I hope he regains confidence against other teams benches. Vassells playing time is suffering ...

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuQWxU9XAAEmFnB?format=png&name=large

[Fireball]

looking at the standings i am still shocked we were blown out twice by Memphis ... big matchup problem it seems

[EasyMoney]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuQWxU9XAAEmFnB?format=png&name=large


Minnesota so bad they aren't aren't on the chart

[cjw]

But I thought they said once you have a top 5 pick like Doncic, everything else should be easy :lmao

Boston has four top 10 picks playing on their roster and they're not even in championship contention :lmao :lmao

I want all these fake GMs on this site to give me what they're smoking

To be fair, the Spurs have four top 10 picks on the roster too. Though two came as FAs and two came in exchange for nephew.


looking at the standings i am still shocked we were blown out twice by Memphis ... big matchup problem it seems

Memphis is well-coached and has a well-constructed roster. They pose problems without JJJ. With him, they’re potentially scary good. Do not want to see them in playoffs.


Minnesota so bad they aren't aren't on the chart

Remember this is mostly without Towns. They’re 3-4 with him. The west is so much better than the east right now.

[Dejounte]

To be fair, the Spurs have four top 10 picks on the roster too. Though two came as FAs and two came in exchange for nephew.



Memphis is well-coached and has a well-constructed roster. They pose problems without JJJ. With him, they’re potentially scary good. Do not want to see them in playoffs.



Remember this is mostly without Towns. They’re 3-4 with him. The west is so much better than the east right now.

Yeah, most of the picks Boston has are through the product of being bad, which most are advocating for. Either way, Boston selected those guys. There's a difference between selecting your guy vs getting the best guy available through trade/FA.

[3&D_TBH]

looking at the standings i am still shocked we were blown out twice by Memphis ... big matchup problem it seems

D White wasn’t really “back” like he is now. We will see them again. Let’s hope LA doesn’t come back and tamper with our flow too much by then.

[Arcadian]

Everybody surviving the icepocalypse?

[stephen jackson]

Spurs have a positive COVID test... game off tomorrow

[BillMc]

PTR's take

https://www.poundingtherock.com/2021/2/15/22283874/san-antonio-spurs-win-charlotte-hornets-lessons-learned

[cjw]

Yeah, most of the picks Boston has are through the product of being bad, which most are advocating for. Either way, Boston selected those guys. There's a difference between selecting your guy vs getting the best guy available through trade/FA.

Totally agree. Just found it funny for a team that hasn’t picked better than 11th (and outside of that 18th). You don’t become good by picking high. You become and remain good by picking well. And where the Spurs usually pick, those guys are super cost controlled for four years.

Boston is very weird. Tatum and Brown have both been very good, and Pritchard has been nice as a rookie + Williams playing well. Most of rest of roster has been bad, and guys like Teague + Tristan Thompson are clogging the rotation. Luckily being in the east, they don’t have to worry about missing the playoffs.

[ace3g]

lol

https://twitter.com/TheTyJager/status/1361137176847798281

[JPB]

lol

https://twitter.com/TheTyJager/status/1361137176847798281

:lol

[daslicer]

lol

https://twitter.com/TheTyJager/status/1361137176847798281

I was listening to the Charlotte Hornet guys doing the game last night. It was pretty funny to hear their reaction when Poeltl made his freethrows. They were screaming at the top of their lungs when he hit both and saying "Ahhhhhhh How is this possible."

[Seventyniner]

lol

https://twitter.com/TheTyJager/status/1361137176847798281

That is an A+ meme.

[BillMc]

lol

https://twitter.com/TheTyJager/status/1361137176847798281

Hilarious!

[buttsR4rebounding]

The beautiful game is back!

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

[The Truth #6]

I have a question about NBA league pass blackouts: you have to wait three days to be able to see it…

I’m sure someone has had to deal with this before, like specifically, is it 72 hours after the game is over? The Charlotte game was Sunday and here it is Wednesday night and I still can’t watch the fucking game on the app…it seems crazy they wouldn’t change these rules during a pandemic when you can’t see most of the games in person anyway.

[Jordan Jackson]

I have a question about NBA league pass blackouts: you have to wait three days to be able to see it…

I’m sure someone has had to deal with this before, like specifically, is it 72 hours after the game is over? The Charlotte game was Sunday and here it is Wednesday night and I still can’t watch the fucking game on the app…it seems crazy they wouldn’t change these rules during a pandemic when you can’t see most of the games in person anyway.

I have league pass and blackout games are available as soon as the game is over - at least this has been my experience. I also have a VPN and bypass most blackouts if I want to watch the games in real-time.

[The Truth #6]

I have league pass and blackout games are available as soon as the game is over - at least this has been my experience. I also have a VPN and bypass most blackouts if I want to watch the games in real-time.

Interesting. There seem to be different rules based on various factors for how long the blackout lasts. Thanks.

[wave]

Supposed to be:
Nationally televised = 3 hours after the game
Locally televised = 3 days (ridiculous, no one is going to wait 3 days)

I tried a VPN this year and it no longer worked...

[Jordan Jackson]

Supposed to be:
Nationally televised = 3 hours after the game
Locally televised = 3 days (ridiculous, no one is going to wait 3 days)

I tried a VPN this year and it no longer worked...

Depends on which VPN you use. I’m having a pretty good run using Surfshark. Streaming on laptop and iPhone devices works best. Not so much via smart tv. Not a big deal - I just mirror to the tv.

[wave]

Good to know - I'll try a different VPN next time. I haven't been able to mirror to my TV -- too much lag between video and audio. =/ But the computer is fine.