Game Thread: Spurs @ Thunder - Feb 24th 2021 - 7:PM CT

[duncan2k5]

Murray = HOTS

[poopbox]

To be fair, SGA is a really good player. Doesn't mean he should be going for 50 tonight.

Refs established early in this game that anytime his shot was challenged they were going to call a foul. I would be surprised if he didn't go for 60

[r0drig0lac]

Murray = HOTS

the leader

[r0drig0lac]

mills...bang

[Dejounte]

KBD is very nice...

[John B]

That’s going to Shaqin a fool :lol:lol:lol

[ace3g]

9:17 - 4th


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[John B]

KBD!

[timtonymanu]

Give Carroll’s money to KBD :lol

[emanueldavidginobili]

KBD>Lyles

[Dejounte]

KBD earning himself minutes after everybody's back

[Robz4000]

Other teams can hit and defend the three, the Spurs can't.

[barakz21]

Are you kidding me? OKC is hot from 3, you’d think they’d cover the shooters. Joke’s on us, I guess.

[ace3g]

8:31 - 4th


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[KobesAchilles]

Can we cut Lyles and just keep KBD the rest of the year?

[spurraider21]

trey lolz

[Dejounte]

KBD steal again! This is what we need.

[Dex]

For the love of god, take Lyles OUT!

If he isn't taking bad shots, he is making stupid passes

[Robz4000]

Murray is the only one who can score for the Spurs.

[MultiTroll]

Turnovers / perimeter D :bang

[ace3g]

5:49 - 4th


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[Dejounte]

Murray is the only one who can score for the Spurs.

Something no one would ever say at any point last year :lmao

[r0drig0lac]

since 2012..okc refs

[spurraider21]

jak got fouled

[John B]

Nah that was a hook

[Dejounte]

At this point, just foul the fuck out of SGA. Take his ass down

[Robz4000]

Something no one would ever say at any point last year :lmao

Just shows how far LMA has fallen.

[spurraider21]

lonnie 4-15 while playing no defense

[spurs1990]

Looks like Samanic is done for the night. Only 7 min in 2nd half

[Robz4000]

Murray doing everything out there.

[emanueldavidginobili]

DJ is carrying this team on both sides of the floor wow

[ace3g]

Dort 3...

3:19 - 4th


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[BatManu20]

LMA and Jak are tanking.

[GreekSpursfan]

Of course, we miss a lay up, of course, F,CK

[Robz4000]

LMA and Poeltl keep getting in each other's way.

[Leetonidas]

Poeltl is so fucking soft on offense it's infuriating

[r0drig0lac]

27 points 8 rebounds 4 ast 2 steals and 0 TO for Murray

[davi78239]

Not feeling it tonight. OKC takes this fellas

[YoungbuckMurray]

Jak missing chippy after chippy

[Kurgan]

Lonnie's a bust. If he can't provide some type of spark in a game where DeRozan/White/Keldon aren't around, then he has no more excuses. He just doesn't have it

[LeBowen]

This is just infuriating to watch.

[Robz4000]

Dort dagger

[duncan2k5]

LMA and Jak are tanking.
LMA isn't tanking...it's just a mixture of him sucking and him not giving a fuck to play for us anymore

[RC_Drunkford]

Jakob „I‘m 7 feet tall and can’t make lay up“ Turtle

[BlackAndWhite]

This lineup has no idea how to play with eachother

[r0drig0lac]

Murray defense on dort..wow

[ace3g]

2:27 - 4th


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[GreekSpursfan]

MVPatty back to back

[ace3g]

1:02 - 4th


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[RC_Drunkford]

If y’all got kids who got NBA dreams just show them Jakob Turtle and tell them if this clown just got 28 Million dollars anybody can make it to the NBA

[ace3g]

Dort in and out from 3

[r0drig0lac]

finger roll by walker

[GreekSpursfan]

Get a stop here

[ace3g]

LWIV ties it up with a driving layup off the glass

[r0drig0lac]

shay clearly committed an offensive foul on Murray

[Dejounte]

Run out the clock and take the last shot

[John B]

Finally Lonnie went inside and not pass

[ace3g]

SGA rims out

Recent PlaysWin %: https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&w=100 54.6
https://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&w=100
10.7 - 4th
Spurs Full timeout

99 - 99

[duncan2k5]

Murray for the win... Calling it

[John B]

Post Aldridge and get a fake foul

[BackHome]

If y’all got kids who got NBA dreams just show them Jakob Turtle and tell them if this clown just got 28 Million dollars anybody can make it to the NBA

What according to a lot of people he is the next best thing to slice bread. :dramaquee

[spurs1990]

Gotta say proud of the effort throughout. Down 97-90 and have a shot to pull it out. I'd like a play for Mills to end it.

[RC_Drunkford]

DJ has to make All-Defensive 1st team with the way he’s playing

[r0drig0lac]

wtf mills

[ace3g]

... double dribble on Patty

[BatManu20]

Lol Patty ya dumbass

[Leetonidas]

Fucking embarrassing:lol

[Robz4000]

:lmao fuck off Mills

[Dejounte]

Fuck you Patty

[spurraider21]

50 mills :lmao

[NASpurs]

Gotta love our vets, teaching the youngsters the way to be winners.

[davi78239]

Mills is brain dead tonight!!

[YoungbuckMurray]

Come on patty

[duncan2k5]

Patty isn't a point guard ... Why did pop give him the ball there?? Give it to murray

[timtonymanu]

Patty and his low IQ bullshit

:cry but that locker room culture

[LeBowen]

Patty with embarrassing mistakes 3 quarter endings in a row.

[AusSpur]

Why did Pop call the timeout and let them set their D?

[emanueldavidginobili]

Why the FUCK isn’t it in DJ hands. So ridiculous, let’s not put it in our future hands so he can learn and make a play.

[Mugen]

:lol The old man needing to overcoach and draw up one of his patented terrible out of bounds plays

[John B]

Why I don’t like Patty closing

[Kurgan]

Fatty Mills turning it over. Pop's plays out of timeouts have been among the worst in the league these last few years

[TheGreatYacht]

Pop’s out of timeout plays :lmao

[GreekSpursfan]

Patty giveth and patty taketh away

[ace3g]

...

[Robz4000]

Not surprised

[james evans]

Can someone explain me why Popovich chose a patty iso

[BatManu20]

Lol Spurs. They deserve that L tbh.

[bbarry]

No one surprised at that wide open GW right?

[John B]

Stupid fucking Mills

[duncan2k5]

Why the FUCK isn’t it in DJ hands. So ridiculous, let’s not put it in our future hands so he can learn and make a play.

Exactly...and it's not like patty is some clutch guy with the ball in his hands ..he is better playing off ball in these moments

[Robz4000]

Mills is so fucking stupid, my God.

[r0drig0lac]

thanks Pop

[spurraider21]

gg

doubling off dort in that spot

[YoungbuckMurray]

That double dribble is just unacceptable with a chance to win.

[timtonymanu]

For once I wish our team was on the other side of the equation but we always give these games away smh

[Sugus]

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[Mugen]

:lol They've gotten high % looks from a simple PnR with Murray all night. But of course the old man decides to draw some bullshit hammer play.

[NASpurs]

Mills leaving the guy open for a 3 :lol

[tim_duncan_fan]

Patty plays too often and has the ball too often. News at 11.

[duncan2k5]

Murray looks pissed... I don't blame him

[Leetonidas]

Mills is a fucking moron. No reason that last possession shouldn't have been run by Murray

[RC_Drunkford]

Patty Mills came through clutch for the Thunder. You could say he was a better player for the Thunder than SGA tonight

[RD2191]

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmaospurms

[Kurgan]

Wide open threes all night. Spurs defensive game plan has been trash ever since all of the good assistants left. Our coaches are fucking morons

[timtonymanu]

Patty’s locker room culture value is bullshit when he’s giving away games on the floor.

[BatManu20]

Spurs never should’ve called timeout. They had scored on 3 straight possessions and Pop’s dumbass let’s his ego get in the way and draws up some shitty play that was going nowhere and results in a turnover.

Then Jak goes for the steal off the inbounds like a moron and the entire D breaks down.

Stupidity all over the floor in that last 10 seconds.

[spurraider21]

tbh thats largely on poodle for being out of position on horford, forcing the hard double

[Blackhaus]

OKC Last play was so much better than what pop designed up

[Uriel]

:lmao

[LeBowen]

Like why even call the TO with 11 seconds left? Try to get something when the defense isn't set, then call one if there'sn o opening.
This was the most predictable ending ever.

I haven't been this pissed in a while.

[emanueldavidginobili]

No fucking reason why they call that time out and no fucking reason why it’s not in DJs hands, just ridiculous

[Mugen]

They 100% deserved to lose that one so not mad at all. Pop doesn't decide to call a bullshit timeout to call an absolute garbage play for Patty and the Spurs come from behind to win this.

What's funny is that if Derozan is playing tonight then the old man doesn't call shit and lets him go ISO. But of course he needs to draft up some bullshit tonight when all he needed to do was let somebody set Murray a pick and see what happens.

The worst out of bounds timeout coach in the league :lol

[SpurPadre]

LOL, lost to a scrub named Dort. Figures.

[GreekSpursfan]

Patty single-handedly got us back in the game with three back to back plays, i don't mind Pop chosing him for the last play, it is what it is, he f.cked up.

[duncan2k5]

tbh thats largely on poodle for being out of position on horford, forcing the hard double

Jacob still had the angle...and patty didn't even ATTEMPT to recover

[Robz4000]

:lol They've gotten high % looks from a simple PnR with Murray all night. But of course the old man decides to draw some bullshit hammer play.


It's maddening

[RC_Drunkford]

And that ladies and gentlemen is why I call him Gregg Flopovich. Mills has been fucking up plays at the end of quarters consistently ever since Ginobili retired, yet somehow our senile headcoach thinks his veteran leadership will get us a clutch bucket. The last time Flopovich drew up a good out of bounds play was the Belinelli 3-pointer against the Kings last season and even that was out of the norm

[timtonymanu]

Has any player had so many passes in the organization as much as Patty Mills? Guy is low IQ and limited as a player yet there’s still people throwing out that locker room culture BS as an excuse to keep his sorry ass around.

[Bynumite]

:lmao


Had the cover -1.5 Thunder. Thanks Fat Antonio :tu

[james evans]

Patty single-handedly got us back in the game with three back to back plays, i don't mind Pop chosing him for the last play, it is what it is, he f.cked up.
You seriously don't mind Popovich going with a goddamn Patty mills iso at the end of the game to win it? Are you aware of what you just typed?

[Dejounte]

We kinda expected this lost but the Spurs teased us thinking they could win it, then we lose anyway. That's why this is more upsetting.

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs never should’ve called timeout. They had scored on 3 straight possessions and Pop’s dumbass let’s his ego get in the way and draws up some shitty play that was going nowhere and results in a turnover. The Jak goes for the steal off the inbounds like a moron and the entire D breaks down.

Stupidity all over the floor in that last 10 seconds.

Agreed. Pop micromanaged his way into an L.
He should've let the dudes run it.

[PhantomDashCam]

Your best player isn’t involved in the final play? Are you kidding me?

[Arcadian]

:lmao Mills you stupid fuck

I don't think I've ever seen an NBA player double-dribble in a last-second potential game-winning play

You go from "OT at worst" to losing the game

Jesus fucking christ

[tmtcsc]

Patty was fucking awful tonight. Shot clock violation, terrible passes, double dribble and shitty defense.

[GreekSpursfan]

tbh thats largely on poodle for being out of position on horford, forcing the hard double

This

[ace3g]

Final


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OKC
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102




https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&w=100Spurs



Starters
MIN
FG
3PT
FT
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS


T. Lyles (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3136196/trey-lyles)PF
26
3-7
1-3
1-2
0
5
5
1
1
1
2
1
-8
8


L. Samanic (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4423309/luka-samanic)PF
19
2-3
0-1
0-0
1
3
4
0
0
0
1
1
-4
4


J. Poeltl (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3134908/jakob-poeltl)C
35
3-7
0-0
1-3
3
6
9
3
0
2
0
1
-15
7


D. Murray (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907497/dejounte-murray)PG
32
12-20
0-1
3-4
0
9
9
4
2
0
0
3
+8
27


L. Walker IV (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4277890/lonnie-walker-iv)SG
33
5-16
2-7
0-0
0
4
4
2
1
0
2
3
-7
12


Bench
MIN
FG
3PT
FT
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS


D. Eubanks (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3914285/drew-eubanks)PF
9
1-4
0-0
0-0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
+10
2


K. Bates-Diop (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3136779/keita-bates-diop)F
20
3-5
1-2
2-2
2
2
4
2
4
0
0
1
-1
9


L. Aldridge (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2983/lamarcus-aldridge)C
26
3-10
2-3
3-4
0
7
7
1
1
1
2
1
+9
11


P. Mills (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4004/patty-mills)PG
28
6-12
3-8
0-0
0
0
0
3
1
0
3
1
-1
15


T. Jones (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395626/tre-jones)PG
12
2-2
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
-6
4


D. DeRozan (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3978/demar-derozan)SF
DNP-COACH'S DECISION


D. White (https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3078576/derrick-white)PG
DNP-COACH'S DECISION


TEAM

40-86
9-25
10-15
6
38
44
18
10
4
12
13

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46.5%
36.0%
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[emanueldavidginobili]

Granted half the team was out this should have been a win. Also LA is really done huh

[spurs1990]

Absolutely inexcusable double dribble but fair to say Mills was the reason they came back from 90-97. He made 7 straight points.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

That’s what pop gets for iso’ing patty fucking Mills. Nothing worse than pop giving his pet the ball when Murray who’s been lights out is right there

[NASpurs]

LOL, lost to a scrub named Dort. Figures.

"No, my son is also named Dort (Bort)"

[Mugen]

Patty single-handedly got us back in the game with three back to back plays, i don't mind Pop chosing him for the last play, it is what it is, he f.cked up.

Murray had been money all night. Even if you want to draw up something for that fat wombat to get the last shot, put the ball in your best player's hands and let him create something tbh :lol

[Dex]

Spurs fought hard and almost pulled it out. I'm not worried about the loss.

Luka didn't do anything that proves that he belongs in the NBA. Bates-Diop had the much better game.

[Degoat]

Now y’all know why pop gives the ball to Demar in clutch situations

[itzsoweezee]

Mills was dumb at the end, but you can't expect to win an NBA game these days shooting only 25 threes

[Capt Bringdown]

Mills did look good before the blunder. Thought he might be the hero tonight the way he was playing.

[RC_Drunkford]

Spurs never should’ve called timeout. They had scored on 3 straight possessions and Pop’s dumbass let’s his ego get in the way and draws up some shitty play that was going nowhere and results in a turnover.

Then Jak goes for the steal off the inbounds like a moron and the entire D breaks down.

Stupidity all over the floor in that last 10 seconds.

you know Pop will go into the film session saying: „we didn’t lose the game in the 4th, we lost it in the 1st quarter when we gave up all these points“

[james evans]

Murray looks pissed... I don't blame him
he was. He was killing tonight and popovich goes with a fucking Mills iso at the end of the game. Then Mills leaves his defender. Popovich, MIlls, derozen and Aldride are fucking this team up. We will forever lose as long as those 4 are around

[emanueldavidginobili]

I feel bad for DJ. The kid carried the fucking team on O & D, he’s the best player on the floor and he gets told to inbound the ball to Patty fucking Mills. You can’t make this shit up.

[timtonymanu]

I don’t give a shit if Patty hit 2 3s in a row, you give it to Murray also. I swear Pop and the vets display the dumbest moments on this team

[Dverde]

I can’t remember the Spurs getting an easy game winning out of bounds play since Bud left. No movement. Only movement was to get Patty the ball. I don’t blame Patty for the turnover, he isn’t a choker like some others. We were a turnover away from seeing LMA brick a hard awkward jump shot.

[TimDunkem]

Has any player had so many passes in the organization as much as Patty Mills? Guy is low IQ and limited as a player yet there’s still people throwing out that locker room culture BS as an excuse to keep his sorry ass around.

Not a player, but a coach? Yes...

[Dejounte]

Why we lost this game:

-Lonnie shooting like shit and defending like shit
-defensive lapses by Luka, first game jitters
-LMA+Poeltl+Lyles combo is just too fucking slow to guard anything
-Mills being a dumbass

Positives:
-KBD showing up
-Luka's onball defense
-Murray showing signs of stardom

What I particularly liked:
-i hated Luka starting at SF at first, but I liked the fact that it allows him to slowly learn the game. Hes not seeking out touches which is great. This was a game where he was just trying to do the little things, which I love

[NASpurs]

I don’t give a shit if Patty hit 2 3s in a row, you give it to Murray also. I swear Pop and the vets display the dumbest moments on this team

And people wonder why we hate having these dumbass vets on the team :lol

[Mugen]

Now y’all know why pop gives the ball to Demar in clutch situations

Murray had 27 tonight and the old man had him inbounding the ball and being used as a decoy :lol

Pop's a fucking retard when it comes to out of bounds plays. The Spurs haven't been worth a damn coming out of a timeout since coach Manu retired tbh.

[SpurPadre]

"No, my son is also named Dort (Bort)"

I checked to see if this was his career high in scoring but he actually has a couple 20 point games. That GW buzzer beater is still likely the best moment he'll ever have in the league.

[Atl Spur]

Pops fault or poor execution? We truly have some dumb ass dudes in here!! Every basketball head know pop is the goat and has some of the best end game plays, yet some of you keep up the shenanigans:) He makes mistakes because he too is human........ Go figure

[RC_Drunkford]

I can’t remember the Spurs getting an easy game winning out of bounds play since Bud left. No movement. Only movement was to get Patty the ball. I don’t blame Patty for the turnover, he isn’t a choker like some others. We were a turnover away from seeing LMA brick a hard awkward jump shot.

Pop is the worst coach in the league when it comes to out of bounds plays. They almost always result into a turnover or a bad shot at the end of the shot clock

[Dejounte]

This felt like a preseason game for the Spurs with Pop experimenting with lineups. I dont think this game indicates how had we will do for the rest of the games with half the roster being out. Ill give it by game 3 or 4 to determine how good or bad we truly are with this rotation. Obviously likely to be bad more than good because who the fuck can win without four impactful players off their team?

[NASpurs]

Pops fault or poor execution? We truly have some dumb ass dudes in here!! Every basketball head know pop is the goat and has some of the best end game plays, yet some of you keep up the shenanigans:) He makes mistakes because he too is human........ Go figure

You're a fucking moron with your tongue up Pop's asshole :)

[Slippy]

Patty was fucking awful tonight. Shot clock violation, terrible passes, double dribble and shitty defense.

Patty throughout the game was making mistakes. his quick 7point towards the end almost pulled it out but his turnovers were costly all game.

Tough loss tbh.. spurs were in it.

[MI21]

Man, that was awful. Mills is pretty good in the clutch when not involved in the initial action - spotting up, catch and one dribble on a closeout, curling off screens on the weakside; but putting the ball in his hands to set up the action, absolutely indefensible decision.

Poetl was a bit zealous on defending the inbound, but he did recover. Mills was never going to deter Horford anyway if he chose to attack the rim so it was pointless help.

[RC_Drunkford]

Pops fault or poor execution? We truly have some dumb ass dudes in here!! Every basketball head know pop is the goat and has some of the best end game plays, yet some of you keep up the shenanigans:) He makes mistakes because he too is human........ Go figure

lol the GOAT who got outcoached by a rookie coach straight out of college while having the most stacked roster in Spurs history lol

[Atl Spur]

Murray had 27 tonight and the old man had him inbounding the ball and being used as a decoy :lol

Pop's a fucking retard when it comes to out of bounds plays. The Spurs haven't been worth a damn coming out of a timeout since coach Manu retired tbh.

Hey Sparky, he actually trusted Dejounte to get it in to the best clutch shooter we have........ seems ok to me!

[Mugen]

This felt like a preseason game for the Spurs with Pop experimenting with lineups. I dont think this game indicates how had we will do for the rest of the games with half the roster being out. Ill give it by game 3 or 4 to determine how good or bad we truly are with this rotation. Obviously likely to be bad more than good because who the fuck can win without four impactful players off their team?

You're also not gonna win playing 2 out of Eubanks/Aldridge/Jakob at the same time in today's NBA. I don't care how many games you give them.

I'd rather have garbage ass Lyles or preferably KBD in there than that two big lineup tbh.

[SpurPadre]

Murray had 27 tonight and the old man had him inbounding the ball and being used as a decoy :lol

Pop's a fucking retard when it comes to out of bounds plays. The Spurs haven't been worth a damn coming out of a timeout since coach Manu retired tbh.

He's been bad in out of bounds plays even before Manu retired, tbh. Just look at him taking TD out in Game 6. He overthinks in that situation and gets too fucking cute.

[TimDunkem]

Pop is the worst coach in the league when it comes to out of bounds plays. They almost always result into a turnover or a bad shot at the end of the shot clock
Shame because he used to be elite coming out of the timeout. You'd have to be a blind fucking homer to not see the decline of Poopavich.

[SpursDynasty85]

I will probably be going against the grain here but this loss is on Dejounte tonight. Our starting pg taking the most shots and not making his teammates better. Individually his performance was pretty impressive but he completely ignored everyone except Lonnie.

[Atl Spur]

lol the GOAT who got outcoached by a rookie coach straight out of college while having the most stacked roster in Spurs history lol

Poor you..........maybe a covid shot can also fix stupidity! In your case probably not.

[kht]

Mills was the only reason it was even a ball game. Even still, don't expect back to back plays like this for a vet. First, not even getting a shot and then leaving his man for an open game-winner. In hindsight, that's probably the right play (time runs out or the guy mishandles the pass).

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1364778165835608065?s=19

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1364778440507949063?s=19

[Atl Spur]

Shame because he used to be elite coming out of the timeout. You'd have to be a blind fucking homer to not see the decline of Poopavich.

Should I even? Nah........

[Mugen]

I will probably be going against the grain here but this loss is on Dejounte tonight. Our starting pg taking the most shots and not making his teammates better. Individually his performance was pretty impressive but he completely ignored everyone except Lonnie.

:lol He's supposed to try and get Trey Lyles involved when he's getting clean looks all night? F outta here. He's the only reason the Spurs didn't lose by 20+

[Dejounte]

I will probably be going against the grain here but this loss is on Dejounte tonight. Our starting pg taking the most shots and not making his teammates better. Individually his performance was pretty impressive but he completely ignored everyone except Lonnie.

Definitely against the grain. No one else can reliably score on this team even if you give it to them. Would have lost by 30 without his aggressiveness.

[RC_Drunkford]

I always say look at the coaches voting from last season. Look up any category besides „best head coach“. Categories like out of bounds plays, in game adjustments, etc, etc. Pop is nowhere to be found in the top 5

[Blackhaus]

Fuck pop. ST website on par, major slow down after a choke loss

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/KSATRJ/status/1364779497225003012?s=19

Please stay coming off the bench forever

Dude is a clear liability

[Blackhaus]

I will probably be going against the grain here but this loss is on Dejounte tonight. Our starting pg taking the most shots and not making his teammates better. Individually his performance was pretty impressive but he completely ignored everyone except Lonnie.

wow, that’s one of the worst takes I’ve ever seen

[J_Paco]

You're a fucking moron with your tongue up Pop's asshole :)

Sure, because your the expert with NBA titles & a HOF career.

Pop takes dumps with more basketball knowledge than the crybabies and trolls of ST.

Also, the loss was on Patty for turning the ball over, Poeltl for inexplicable gambling for a steal and Patty over helping (although Horford would've been uncontested).

Team should have won and it'll likely cost them in the standings, but their extremely shorthanded and playing with a lot of inexperienced guys/lineups.

[spurs1990]

Here's the last play to see how Dort gets wide open:

1) as someone pointed out Poetle goes for the deflection on the inbound pass leaving Horford with an open lane to the hoop
2) Mills has to leave Dort to help on Horford

Definitely put that on Poetle.... Mills had no choice but to help-defend.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XZVzYGVps8

[RC_Drunkford]

Hey Sparky, he actually trusted Dejounte to get it in to the best clutch shooter we have........ seems ok to me!

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao ok, you have no clue. We get it

[Atl Spur]

You're a fucking moron with your tongue up Pop's asshole :)

I missed this little gem:) We both know I’m smarter than you so stop it and go to bed! You get a pass this time....

[Sugus]

I will probably be going against the grain here but this loss is on Dejounte tonight. Our starting pg taking the most shots and not making his teammates better. Individually his performance was pretty impressive but he completely ignored everyone except Lonnie.

Ooh, this is a spicy take. I agree, I said it elsewhere in the thread, I don't like how Murray gets tunnel vision and starts calling possession after possession for himself once he gets going... Like yeah, it's wonderful that you're making these shots, and I'm definitely expecting him to keep improving and learning from these experiences - but going for a midrange shot for yourself every time, as the starting PG, is only bound to freeze out your own teammates, and have them out of the flow of the offense once you inevitably start missing those shots.

I wouldn't say tonight's loss is entirely, or primarily, on Murray, but he's got to do a better job at being a floor general. And Patty's got to do a better job at just being a spot-up shooter, tbh...

[NASpurs]

https://twitter.com/KSATRJ/status/1364779497225003012?s=19

Please stay coming off the bench forever

Dude is a clear liability

The dude should get bought out and sign for someone like the Lakers so he can be their liability and overthrow their season.

[J_Paco]

I always say look at the coaches voting from last season. Look up any category besides „best head coach“. Categories like out of bounds plays, in game adjustments, etc, etc. Pop is nowhere to be found in the top 5

Cause the wizard and next anointed "best coach" Brad Stevens is really killing it in Boston, right now.

When the old guy is gone and an actually incompetent coach (like Bob Hill) is around, maybe then y'all will give the old guy props.

[RD2191]

We lost because Pop is a fucking idiot who loves to play favorites to show he's still boss. Fuck him and anyone defending him tbh

[NASpurs]

I missed this little gem:) We both know I’m smarter than you so stop it and go to bed! You get a pass this time....

:lol Jesus Christ this dude is retarded

[Atl Spur]

I always say look at the coaches voting from last season. Look up any category besides „best head coach“. Categories like out of bounds plays, in game adjustments, etc, etc. Pop is nowhere to be found in the top 5

Oh we’re talking about last season.......dude eat a dick!

[Dex]

Fuck pop. ST website on par, major slow down after a choke loss

Typical SpursTalk anytime the Spurs lose a game they would have been lucky to win in the first place: POP IS THE WORST, HE RUINS EVERYTHING

Pop didn't make Mills pick up the ball and dribble again after it got deflected. It's called basketball, and apparently some of you have never actually played the damn sport.

[NASpurs]

Sure, because your the expert with NBA titles & a HOF career.

Pop takes dumps with more basketball knowledge than the crybabies and trolls of ST.

Also, the loss was on Patty for turning the ball over, Poeltl for inexplicable gambling for a steal and Patty over helping (although Horford would've been uncontested).

Team should have won and it'll likely cost them in the standings, but their extremely shorthanded and playing with a lot of inexperienced guys/lineups.

He's 70+ years and on the decline and the game has passed him by. It happens to everyone, I don't give a shit if he has 5 rings and was carried to a bunch of them by a generational player :lol

[RC_Drunkford]

Pop seat sniffers putting the blame on Mills but not on the one who put the ball in his hands. There’s nothing wrong with Mills taking the last shot, but he can’t create off the dribble. He’s a catch and shoot guy. The best option was clearly to give it to DJ and let him go into a pull up or drive and kick it to an open Mills in the corner.

[Atl Spur]

:lol Jesus Christ this dude is retarded

Don’t bring Jesus in this, reading & comprehension is all you need to do play boy!

[daslicer]

The Spurs without White,Keldon,Vassell,Gay are a lottery team. They are going to go on a 5-6 game losing streak.

[Dejounte]

Why do we have a lot of fools on here acting like they didn't expect a loss before the game started and now feel butthurt that we did lose it? Y'all were a little more clearheaded before the game and actually made sense by saying shit like, "we're missing half our roster". Guess that narrative changed somehow...

[RC_Drunkford]

Oh we’re talking about last season.......dude eat a dick!
Your mom already did that

[Mugen]

:lmao the usual Seat Sniffing Crew coming out to defend the old man after that garbage sequence to end the game. Surprise, surprise...

[Sugus]

Here's the last play to see how Dort gets wide open:

1) as someone pointed out Poetle goes for the deflection on the inbound pass leaving Horford with an open lane to the hoop
2) Mills has to leave Dort to help on Horford

Definitely put that on Poetle.... Mills had no choice but to help-defend.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XZVzYGVps8

Counter-point: Poeltl didn't give Horford an "open lane", he was still just right beside him after going for the steal, and it was painfully obvious that the play was not set up for Horford to drive into the paint to score - which Poeltl could perfectly (try to) prevent. You can't leave a shooter (one that had already made three 3's tonight, mind you) open in the corner, especially in the modern NBA, and furthermore, given Patty's size difference, it was incredibly unlikely his help defense would've done anything other than foul Horford on the strip attempt (and before you say it, there's no way Patty could've positioned himself so as to draw a charge with such little time remaining).

Poeltl shouldn't've gone for the steal, but Patty not sticking to his open man is by far the more idiotic mistake in that play. It's sad and hilarious at the same time to say, but it's not like Motherfucking Dort is a non-shooter... He was cooking us all night long, whilst Horford was barely there with his wonky shot. Low IQ defensive moment, and bad read of an obvious play.

[Dejounte]

Some reporter thinks DeMar will be back Saturday...

[SpurPadre]

Unlike years' past, I'm not sure LMA will throw a tantrum if he's sent to the bench, permanently. He may not even ask to get traded.

[Dejounte]

Unlike years' past, I'm not sure LMA will throw a tantrum if he's sent to the bench, permanently. He may not even ask to get traded.

Brotha is probably happy to be paid for giving half ass effort

[Atl Spur]

We lost because Pop is a fucking idiot who loves to play favorites to show he's still boss. Fuck him and anyone defending him tbh

Have some balls......don’t be passive aggressive! Say names you little broad

[NASpurs]

:lmao the usual Seat Sniffing Crew coming out to defend the old man after that garbage sequence to end the game. Surprise, surprise...

:cry he's forgotten more basketball than you'll ever know :cry

*sniff's Pop's asshole*

[Sugus]

Why do we have a lot of fools on here acting like they didn't expect a loss before the game started and now feel butthurt that we did lose it? Y'all were a little more clearheaded before the game and actually made sense by saying shit like, "we're missing half our roster". Guess that narrative changed somehow...

It's always the buildup of expectation that gets you... Though I'm certain many of these posters would be complaining either way. Anyhow, this was a fun game, the Spurs managed to go to the wire whilst missing a literal half of their rotation, and OKC had a lot of trouble getting past us. A lot of positive takeaways from this game - and some negative ones, as well. Overall, I'm not mad at all, pretty much a scheduled loss.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1364781353229688834?s=19

Pop tip toeing around LMA's feelings :lmao

[SpurPadre]

Brotha is probably happy to be paid for giving half ass effort

He's done mentally and physically for this game but is happy to finish out his contract.

[J_Paco]

lol the GOAT who got outcoached by a rookie coach straight out of college while having the most stacked roster in Spurs history lol

Yes, because Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook weren't in their primes and on the other team.

Please, inform me of all the great things you've accomplished at the NBA level coaching?

Sometimes, I wonder if this fanbase is truly as stupid as the trolls and crybabies on ST?

[PhantomDashCam]

Spurs fought hard and almost pulled it out. I'm not worried about the loss.

Luka didn't do anything that proves that he belongs in the NBA. Bates-Diop had the much better game.

I thought Luka was solid. His handles are a little sloppy but he has taken major strides in his man to man defence. Rotations and switches confused him a little, and he was out of place on O at times but thought it was an encouraging performance overall.

Dort went at him a couple of times and he more than held his own, wasn’t bullied on drives.

[Sugus]

:cry he's forgotten more basketball than you'll ever know :cry

*sniff's Pop's asshole*

I love this line, it never fails to make me laugh... Why'd you ever keep a coach on his job that's actively forgetting things about the game to be played due to senile dementia? Why is that even considered a "rebuttal" at all? :lol

[Atl Spur]

Your mom already did that

Did she now? You got me on that one..... you’re witty!

[Dejounte]

I thought Luka was solid. His handles are a little sloppy but he has taken major strides in his man to man defence. Rotations and switches confused him a little, and he was out of place on O at times but thought it was an encouraging performance overall.

Dort went at him a couple of times and he more than held his own, wasn’t bullied on drives.

This. For a big guy to move as well as he did tonight. Great, great defense.

[timtonymanu]

Unlike years' past, I'm not sure LMA will throw a tantrum if he's sent to the bench, permanently. He may not even ask to get traded.

I wonder if he retires after this season. Don’t see 36 year old Aldridge being needed on a contender, unless he’s willing to take a veteran minimum role. The game has passed him too

[Degoat]

Luka was decent tonight, he still needs to become more aggressive looks like he’s in autopilot most of the time.

[dbestpro]

Did not like Pop's rotations. Did not make sense plying Mills and Jones together. He should have had Samanic and Jones together cause they have been playing together in Austin. They became bystanders the way Pop played them. Murray had a great game except he did little to get others involved.

[J_Paco]

:lmao the usual Seat Sniffing Crew coming out to defend the old man after that garbage sequence to end the game. Surprise, surprise...

:rolleyes:rolleyes

The same idiot that only returns after a loss, stays silent after wins, contributes nothing to these boards & couldn't coach his way out of a paper bag.

[SpursDynasty85]

:lol He's supposed to try and get Trey Lyles involved when he's getting clean looks all night? F outta here. He's the only reason the Spurs didn't lose by 20+

Terrible take. OKC is lottery team and we had plenty of talent and experience to make this competitive instead it was SGA + Thunder vs DJ + Spurs.

[C-Dub]

After reviewing the remaining schedule for the Spurs and with the current situation that the team is in being shorthanded key players due to Covid-19, I see Spurs finishing with a 36 wins 36 losses. So neither a winning nor losing season. Hopefully a good enough record to challenge for the 7 - 10 seed to have a shot to get into the playoffs. Pre Covid situation with the Spurs players, I had the Spurs finish the regular season as the 5th or 6th seed in the Western Conference.

[Atl Spur]

Luka will be fine once the game starts to slow down.... really agile but got to turn up the aggression. I like the kid though

[Collins21]

I have no problem giving Pop the blame because tonight he should have had the ball in DJ's hands. However where some of yall lose me is that while bashing Pop you praise Bud who has done next to nothing. In fact his inability to adapt is one of the reason the Bucks keep getting bounced.

[r0drig0lac]

I will probably be going against the grain here but this loss is on Dejounte tonight. Our starting pg taking the most shots and not making his teammates better. Individually his performance was pretty impressive but he completely ignored everyone except Lonnie.
good trolling 9/10

[SpurPadre]

I wonder if he retires after this season. Don’t see 36 year old Aldridge being needed on a contender, unless he’s willing to take a veteran minimum role. The game has passed him too

He might if he has the hookup on other business ventures outside of the game. I mean, maybe he does ask for a trade but I don't think he's sweating it or really cares about getting a ring anymore. He knows he can't be a good contributor for a championship level team at this point in his career. The Dubs dodged a bullet in not going through with that Wiseman trade.

[SpursDynasty85]

Definitely against the grain. No one else can reliably score on this team even if you give it to them. Would have lost by 30 without his aggressiveness.

I'm definitely not trashing DJ's performance but let's be honest, he made sure that if they won it was because of his great performance. Now that they lost he should bear most the responsibility is what I'm saying. DJ would probably want that kind of responsibility too (I hope).

[daslicer]

After reviewing the remaining schedule for the Spurs and with the current situation that the team is in being shorthanded key players due to Covid-19, I see Spurs finishing with a 36 wins 36 losses. So neither a winning nor losing season. Hopefully a good enough record to challenge for the 7 - 10 seed to have a shot to get into the playoffs. Pre Covid situation with the Spurs players, I had the Spurs finish the regular season as the 5th or 6th seed in the Western Conference.

I would just prefer the Spurs to miss the playoffs then have a boring series against the Jazz,Clippers,Lakers. They looked like they had chance to possibly get the 4 or 5th seed before this Covid bs. Now that doesn't look like it will happen with them missing key players and the potential go on a 5 game losing streak plus the second half schedule is ridiculously hard.

[NASpurs]

The thing that scares me about LMA is that it's obvious he has one foot in the retirement grave. And we've been known to give such players 3 year deals. :lol

[Atl Spur]

:rolleyes:rolleyes

The same idiot that only returns after a loss, stays silent after wins, contributes nothing to these boards & couldn't coach his way out of a paper bag.

It’s called being an intention whore ( not attention )! J you got it but I had to explain for our idiotic contributors! Feel free to use it clowns my gift to you.....

[Sugus]

Terrible take. OKC is lottery team and we had plenty of talent and experience to make this competitive instead it was SGA + Thunder vs DJ + Spurs.

Uh, what game were you watching, bud? It quite literally was as competitive as you can make it... We lost on a buzzer-beating shot. I agree with the overall sentiment of the comment, but the Spurs had a lot of unexpected players step up tonight who regularly don't see minutes at all. Expecting a cohesive and solid play from a team missing half its rotation players is setting yourself up from disappointment - and we still almost won it against a mostly-full OKC roster...

[SpursDynasty85]

good trolling 9/10
We lost to a bunch of 21 year olds. DJ's numbers and aggression looked good and was our best player which is why he has to bear the responsibility of this loss after hero-balling it tonight. This team should've beat the Thunder tonight.

[Mugen]

:rolleyes:rolleyes

The same idiot that only returns after a loss, stays silent after wins, contributes nothing to these boards & couldn't coach his way out of a paper bag.

You're only here because posters called out the old man for the usual garbage out of timeout play.

This is the part where you respond and cite Pop's successes several years ago when the Big 3 was still on the team....:lol

[John B]

KBD, Tre definitely earned minutes. Luka needs a 2nd look but not bad, just needs more aggressiveness. Is there a drill on grabbing 50/50 balls? Samanic needs it.

[SpursDynasty85]

Uh, what game were you watching, bud? It quite literally was as competitive as you can make it... We lost on a buzzer-beating shot. I agree with the overall sentiment of the comment, but the Spurs had a lot of unexpected players step up tonight who regularly don't see minutes at all. Expecting a cohesive and solid play from a team missing half its rotation players is setting yourself up from disappointment - and we still almost won it against a mostly-full OKC roster...


I did watch the game. Our roster was still better than their super young and inexperienced roster. DJ just decided to hero-ball it. If they won, it was his "Win"... But now that they lost it should be mainly his "Loss".

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/RealTomPetrini/status/1364785233548173315?s=19

Sounds like he's buying in...

[Atl Spur]

You're only here because posters called out the old man for the usual garbage out of timeout play.

This is the part where you respond and cite Pop's successes several years ago when the Big 3 was still on the team....:lol

Hard night at the crib? Looking for any attention:) just go play call of duty����

[John B]

I did watch the game. Our roster was still better than their super young and inexperienced roster. DJ just decided to hero-ball it. If they won, it was his "Win"... But now that they lost it should be mainly his "Loss".

That’s what “stars” do, takeover games, especially with the roster Spurs have tonight, where they haven’t played together enough, new faces. DJ did great. He should’ve gotten the last possession. I don’t know what Patty was doing.

[NASpurs]

Hard night at the crib? Looking for any attention:) just go play call of duty����

Shouldn't you be out fluffing Pop's old man meat? Impressive you can do it without using any hands.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1364784519312781312?s=19

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1364783081790570503?s=19

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1364783519281655811?s=19

Do we still need a stretch big if LMA buys in as a bench big? What if he gets paid at a much smaller price?

[Dejounte]

Next season:

Murray/ Tre/ Q
White/ Lonnie/ Mills
Keldon/ Vassell/ KBD
TBD/ Luka/ Gay
Poetl/ Aldridge/ Eubanks

Only hole to fill would be that 4... And maybe Luka even develops enough during this time to be that.

[Sugus]

I did watch the game. Our roster was still better than their super young and inexperienced roster. DJ just decided to hero-ball it. If they won, it was his "Win"... But now that they lost it should be mainly his "Loss".

Hmm, I disagree, tbh. Our roster isn't that much better, with most of our good players out... Murray and SGA sort of cancel each other out, and after that, who's really on either team? Not much of anything... We were playing heavy minutes of KBD, Lyles, and lineups with both LMA and Eubanks on the court, due to lack of roster. I wouldn't really say we "should've won the game" or close to it. OKC aren't all that bad, they've got shooters and a lot of gritty young players, as evidenced by their not-so-bad record despite coming into the season with tanking aspirations.

Overall though, as I said, I agree with you. This was DJ's game - he made sure to be aggressive and score a lot to offset the lack of offensive firepower with DD, Keldon, Gay, and Vassell out; but he never got the rest of the team going. Even Patty's late game run was mostly himself seeking easy shots near the rim, instead of being set up by DJ. He has to be a better floor general if he truly wants to be the PG of the future for this team. The scoring, he's got down, but the floor-running, not so much... And games like these, where he can't depend on White or DeMar to aid him in shot creation for others, expose that.

[SpursDynasty85]

That’s what “stars” do, takeover games, especially with the roster Spurs have tonight, where they haven’t played together enough, new faces. DJ did great. He should’ve gotten the last possession. I don’t know what Patty was doing.


I agree. I am coming off way too negative. I like what I saw from DJ except his neglect of playmaking for other teammates, especially Poetl', Samanic, and Trey to start the 1st qtr. Definitely a learning experience for him as he grows into the alpha leader he wants to be.

[Atl Spur]

Shouldn't you be out fluffing Pop's old man meat? Impressive you can do it without using any hands.

Mugen is a big boy, he doesn’t need your help:) Since you want to pull out your cape though, before you ever speak to me again make sure it’s better than that whack ass “ doing it with no hands “ remark! You’re better than that..oops I forgot you’re not bum ass!

[Sugus]

Do we still need a stretch big if LMA buys in as a bench big? What if he gets paid at a much smaller price?

Yes, definitely. LMA isn't so much a stretch-big, as he is a "can't do anything but camp at the 3pt line anymore" big. He's visibly washed, and any attempts to keep him will backfire on the Spurs as his body starts to break down due to cumulative wear & tear. Not to mention, most shooting bigs are also somewhat mobile to keep up with perimeter players, or offer rebounding, or defense, or rim protection, none of which LMA displayed tonight.

I'd rather not have a stretch big at all, than keep LMA on the roster beyond this season, tbh...

[stephen jackson]

Scrub of the day to go off- Lou dort

[Sugus]

Also, can y'all stop with talking about who's giving Pop head or whatever? It's a game thread.... If y'all ain't gonna talk about the game, GTFO, tbh, stop this child's fight nonsense

[Dejounte]

Yes, definitely. LMA isn't so much a stretch-big, as he is a "can't do anything but camp at the 3pt line anymore" big. He's visibly washed, and any attempts to keep him will backfire on the Spurs as his body starts to break down due to cumulative wear & tear. Not to mention, most shooting bigs are also somewhat mobile to keep up with perimeter players, or offer rebounding, or defense, or rim protection, none of which LMA displayed tonight.

I'd rather not have a stretch big at all, than keep LMA on the roster beyond this season, tbh...

That's fair. I've hated a lot on LMA this season, but that was mainly because I hated seeing him in a key starter role. Never thought a bench role would come for him this early. My new hope now is maybe during the remaining part of this season he finds his way to be effective against bench bigs. Maybe with a lesser load, he'll be able to move around more. A lot of maybes. I'm keeping an open mind...

[Blackhaus]

SGA is one of the many opposing players that just love have career nights against the Spurs

[NASpurs]

Mugen is a big boy, he doesn’t need your help:) Since you want to pull out your cape though, before you ever speak to me again make sure it’s better than that whack ass “ doing it with no hands “ remark! You’re better than that..oops I forgot you’re not bum ass!

Why do I feel like I'm talking to someone who wears Depends :lol

[AusSpur]

Coming off the bench should be the least of Aldridge's problems.

When we get a healthy team back again the question for Aldridge is, should he even get any game time.

[Dejounte]

Coming off the bench should be the least of Aldridge's problems.

When we get a healthy team back again the question for Aldridge is, should he even get any game time.

I mean, we still need one big out there at all times. Are you saying you'd rather have Eubanks out there as Poeltl's backup when everyone is back?

[SpurPadre]

The only thing that frustrates me about this team is the continuing lack of execution down the stretch of games, especially in under 2 minutes to go. It's the same erratic play, full of mental mistakes that they showed last year with only incremental improvements. And the one guy with NBA Championship experience ends up making the most amateur of mistakes to cost us a chance to win the game. We were short-handed of course but no matter how healthy we are, the team consistently finds ways to lose or choke in close games at the most inopportune moments.

[spurs1990]

Next season:

Murray/ Tre/ Q
White/ Lonnie/ Mills
Keldon/ Vassell/ KBD
TBD/ Luka/ Gay
Poetl/ Aldridge/ Eubanks

Only hole to fill would be that 4... And maybe Luka even develops enough during this time to be that.

This in interesting. Do you have DeRozan leaving for a better contract/better team, or do you believe Spurs mutually move on?
Just from a sense of internet posts, the tide is turning about fans on wanting him back.

Per B-ball Reference (https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/SAS.html), San Antonio has $57m on the books currently for 2021-2022.
I can't see Aldridge, Mills, Gay taking up more than $10m each.... meaning Spurs have some money to go after a big fish.

[Dejounte]

This in interesting. Do you have DeRozan leaving for a better contract/better team, or do you believe Spurs mutually move on?
Just from a sense of internet posts, the tide is turning about fans on wanting him back.

Per B-ball Reference (https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/SAS.html), San Antonio has $57m on the books currently for 2021-2022.
I can't see Aldridge, Mills, Gay taking up more than $10m each.... meaning Spurs have some money to go after a big fish.

Yeah, it's tough to tell. There's like a 50% DeMar is back. I wouldn't be super opposed, given that Lonnie ain't showing us shit right now AND if DeMar does the same thing LMA is doing right now, which is, selflessly letting the young guys run the show.

[Sugus]

That's fair. I've hated a lot on LMA this season, but that was mainly because I hated seeing him in a key starter role. Never thought a bench role would come for him this early. My new hope now is maybe during the remaining part of this season he finds his way to be effective against bench bigs. Maybe with a lesser load, he'll be able to move around more. A lot of maybes. I'm keeping an open mind...

I'm just not seeing any way that he can be effective at all, bench or starting role, with the way he's played. Usually I'd say yeah, he can dominate a bench and shoot over them - but he doesn't look to have his shooting touch, or legs, right now; doesn't box out, grab rebounds, nor play defense; and even the worst NBA bench is filled with guards that can easily target him and draw circles around his corpse en route to the hoop. What things can he contribute to the team, other than dumping him the ball and praying it's "one of those nights" for him to be hot shooting?

I just don't see it, man. I didn't like a single thing that LMA did out there tonight, and we weren't even playing a good team. Maybe he can have the occasional scoring outburst some night, but he's not looking like someone I'd like to have on the books by next season. Just drags this young team down at this point.

[Sugus]

The only thing that frustrates me about this team is the continuing lack of execution down the stretch of games, especially in under 2 minutes to go. It's the same erratic play, full of mental mistakes that they showed last year with only incremental improvements. And the one guy with NBA Championship experience ends up making the most amateur of mistakes to cost us a chance to win the game. We were short-handed of course but no matter how healthy we are, the team consistently finds ways to lose or choke in close games at the most inopportune moments.

Agreed on this point, though I don't think this particular game should be an example of the Spurs' problem in late-game execution. With a fully healthy roster, there's no way Patty is running the floor in the last possession of a game, it's just not his role at all. Beyond that, a lot of the close games we've lost were due to young players making mistakes, which is kind of to be expected as growing pains. There's no Big 3 to hold down the fort anymore... :depressed

[GAustex]

This in interesting. Do you have DeRozan leaving for a better contract/better team, or do you believe Spurs mutually move on?
Just from a sense of internet posts, the tide is turning about fans on wanting him back.

Per B-ball Reference (https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/SAS.html), San Antonio has $57m on the books currently for 2021-2022.
I can't see Aldridge, Mills, Gay taking up more than $10m each.... meaning Spurs have some money to go after a big fish.
I want to log my vote not to bring back DDR unless it is at a significant paycut.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1364793274448379909?s=19

Great news for development

[GAustex]

LMA wheels really look broke

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/NicYarbro/status/1364791827660947460?s=19

This is the play when I screamed, Great wall of Poeltl + Samanic

[AusSpur]

I mean, we still need one big out there at all times. Are you saying you'd rather have Eubanks out there as Poeltl's backup when everyone is back?

It depends a bit on the team a bit, but I prefer Rudy Gay at C with a small ball second unit generally these days.

I like Eubanks, but he can be a bit trick or treat. I don't have a line through Aldridge, especially if he can find some mobility again, but for me he is only in the mix for bench minutes only - and his demotion as starter shouldn't even be a thing.

[tmtcsc]

Patty throughout the game was making mistakes. his quick 7point towards the end almost pulled it out but his turnovers were costly all game.

Tough loss tbh.. spurs were in it.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Pop grab his head in utter astonishment at Patty’s poor play. He did it at least twice.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EvC8KubXMAEvkcN?format=png&name=large

[Floyd Pacquiao]

If i recall correctly this isnt the first time pop has called a patty mills iso for the win? he did it against houston in the playoffs a few years ago i think :lmao

[John B]

https://twitter.com/NicYarbro/status/1364791827660947460?s=19

This is the play when I screamed, Great wall of Poeltl + Samanic
Yup that was pretty good defense.

We saw great things tonight. It was a freak loss I guess. I’ve never like Mills defending a close game, why??

But Tre looked like a solid backup, taking PG backup from Mills. KBD earned his minutes tonight, very agilevand long defender, hit an open 3. Luka made the eye test, moved well off the ball, except some here snd there, but that he will learn. And he showed he might be able to play SF/PF and smallball C.

I like the future. Just missing a 20/10 + Demar + another year of improved DJ, Derrick, Keldon and Co = Contender