Game Thread: Spurs vs Pelicans - Feb 27th 2021 - 7:PM CT

[Degoat]

Didn’t get to watch much of the game but a win is always welcomed!! GSG

[Robz4000]

I'll take the W.

[ace3g]

Final

NBATV
1
2
3
4
T


NO
32
29
22
31
114


SA
33
34
26
24
117




https://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&w=100 Spurs



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


T. Lyles (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3136196/trey-lyles) PF
36
4-9
2-6
0-0
0
7
7
0
1
0
1
2
-1
10


D. DeRozan (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3978/demar-derozan) SF
38
11-18
0-1
10-12
0
1
1
11
2
0
1
4
+3
32


J. Poeltl (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3134908/jakob-poeltl) C
25
3-5
0-0
0-0
4
6
10
2
1
3
2
5
+4
6


D. Murray (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907497/dejounte-murray) PG
37
7-16
2-4
2-3
1
6
7
7
3
1
0
0
+1
18


L. Walker IV (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4277890/lonnie-walker-iv) SG
28
7-14
3-7
0-0
0
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
-8
17


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


L. Samanic (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4423309/luka-samanic) PF
14
0-4
0-1
0-0
2
3
5
0
0
0
0
3
+8
0


K. Bates-Diop (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3136779/keita-bates-diop) SF
8
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
+7
0


L. Aldridge (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2983/lamarcus-aldridge) C
23
5-10
1-3
10-10
1
4
5
0
0
1
0
5
+1
21


P. Mills (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4004/patty-mills) PG
30
4-10
4-10
1-3
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
1
+0
13


T. Jones (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395626/tre-jones) PG
--
-----
-----
-----
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--


D. Eubanks (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3914285/drew-eubanks) PF
Has not entered game


D. White (http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3078576/derrick-white) PG
Has not entered game


TEAM

41-86
12-32
23-28
8
30
38
24
7
5
8
26

117




47.7%
37.5%
82.1%

[SAGirl]

I got in time to see just the end (last 45 seconds with an NBA transmission in nba tv that was switching to the ind/ny game... anyways Lonzo ball was awful and won that game for the Spurs by himself... If I am the Pelicans I trade that guy somewhere unless they want to tank again.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Cant wait for the rest of the squad to come back.

[rankingtear]

great D by Poeltl

This. Nobody should call Jakob a stiff after that sequence.

[J_Paco]

The good thing is we found a team dumber than we are.

Sure, cause a "dumb" team leads the league in fewest turnover and has winning record without an all - star.

[GreekSpursfan]

We not only lost many close games WITH him...he was the reason for a lot of those losses... AND we missed the playoffs with him... He isn't some savior

I'm talking about this game, THIS GAME

[PhantomDashCam]

Great effort guys. Way to hold on down the stretch.

Ugly, FT heavy 4th. A dubs a dub though.

[John B]

Great win. Man I can’t wait for everybody back.

[ace3g]

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

[cjw]

Treading water while missing four key rotation guys is good. And if they had to drop one of the last two, better to lose to OKC than the Pelicans looking towards playoff tiebreakers.

[Dejounte]

Luka is a keeper

DJ is a star

LMA as a permanent bench piece is valuable

Mills is a scrub

[NASpurs]

Sure, cause a "dumb" team leads the league in fewest turnover and has winning record without an all - star.

Are you fucking with me or are you obtuse because you're a fucking moron ?

[poopbox]

Figured we would win against OKC and lose this one, and the opposite happened.

When you don't have half your rotation players though all you care about is the W and we got one tonight

[John B]

Resign Aldridge and Demar :lol:lol:lol

[NASpurs]

The collective iq of this team is below average. How can anyone deny that? :lol Does J Taco not watch the games?

[emanueldavidginobili]

5 rebounds for Luka in 14 minutes good to see, pleasantly surprised on how he has been defending on the perimeter.

[justinandimcool]

Aldridge in this bench role is amazing

Poeltl becoming our most important player tbh

[RD2191]

:flag:

[RC_Drunkford]

Murray/Mills
White/Vassell
DeRozan/Walker
Johnson/Gay
Poeltl/Aldridge

looks like the ideal rotation. Could give a lot of teams a tough playoff series. Basically no drop off no matter the line up for 48 minutes

[RD2191]

Are you fucking with me or are you obtuse because you're a fucking moron ?
:rollin

[timtonymanu]

DJ, White, Keldon, Derozan, Poeltl
Fatty, Lonnie, Vassell, Gay, LMA

Pretty solid lineup when everyone is healthy, all things considered

[Dejounte]

Aldridge in this bench role is amazing

Poeltl becoming our most important player tbh

Rudy Gobert lite

[Mugen]

Props to Derozan tbh, nice game after his dad passing.

[RC_Drunkford]

The collective iq of this team is below average. How can anyone deny that? :lol Does J Taco not watch the games?

to be fair this team had all players healthy for about 2 games. They didn't even start to gel yet

[FkLA]

NO paying $90 million to a poor man's Poetl :lol

[8sy21vd]

Mills closing games needs to stop but it won't because his grand pappy says so.

[Uriel]

This team has a nice ceiling if fully healthy. I say we'll nab a top 6 seed in the loaded West with a puncher's chance of winning a playoff series.

[J_Paco]

Are you fucking with me or are you obtuse because you're a fucking moron ?

How am I fucking with you, dodo?

The team has a winning record and leads the league in fewest turnovers per game. A key stat when assessing a team's ability to execute the gameplan without making mental mistakes.

I guess I'll just go with your hyperbolic statement with no factual evidence to sway me into thinking they are "dumb."

[NASpurs]

to be fair this team had all players healthy for about 2 games. They didn't even start to gel yet

For example the old Spurs teams, the old saying was "The Spurs won't beat themselves, you have to beat them." It was a testament to how smart those teams were. You watch this team and you wait for self-destruction to happen.

[Mr. Body]

This team has a nice ceiling if fully healthy. I say we'll nab a top 6 seed in the loaded West with a puncher's chance of winning a playoff series.

They could definitely win a series against Phoenix, maybe the Clippers.

[NASpurs]

How am I fucking with you, dodo?

The team has a winning record and leads the league in fewest turnovers per game. A key stat when assessing a team's ability to execute the gameplan without making mental mistakes.

I guess I'll just go with your hyperbolic statement with no factual evidence to sway me into thinking they are "dumb."

Wait you actually think the fewest turnovers per game is a testament to being a smart team? :lol That's all I need to know how fucking stupid you are.

[Dejounte]

For example the old Spurs teams, the old saying was "The Spurs won't beat themselves, you have to beat them." It was a testament to how smart those teams were. You watch this team and you wait for self-destruction to happen.

All you have to do is get rid of Mills, Gay, and Lonnie and the collective IQ goes up tenfold

[J_Paco]

:rollin

Here comes the other Nephew knob slobber (or your alt) to cape for you.:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

[NASpurs]

All you have to do is get rid of Mills, Gay, and Lonnie and the collective IQ goes up tenfold

:lol fucking exactly man

[SpurSpike]

Luka starting to look like the player we need him to be. Spurs could really use a player with his size and skillset.

[RC_Drunkford]

For example the old Spurs teams, the old saying was "The Spurs won't beat themselves, you have to beat them." It was a testament to how smart those teams were. You watch this team and you wait for self-destruction to happen.

yeah I get it. Some of these fastbreaks make me lose my mind. But if they could actually be healthy for the rest of the season, that should improve a lot.

[Dex]

Wait you actually think the fewest turnovers per game is a testament to being a smart team? :lol That's all I need to know how fucking stupid you are.

You are really twisting reality if you are trying to say that having the fewest turnovers per game is a bad thing.

But then again, people around here like to find dumb ways to justify their own bad takes, so...

[J_Paco]

Wait you actually think the fewest turnovers per game is a testament to being a smart team? :lol That's all I need to know how fucking stupid you are.

This team values every possession just like the past, dodo.

Not everyone on a team team needs to be a savant like Manu, but clearly this team is playing smart, team - oriented basketball, but you'll stupidly say otherwise.

Shows how little you've paid attention and just parrot the hot takes of the Nephew Circle Jerk Crew. Carry on, dodo.

[NASpurs]

You are really twisting reality if you are trying to say that having the fewest turnovers per game is a bad thing.

But people around here like to find ways to justify their own bad takes, so...

That stat doesn' tell the whole story, so just relying on it is fucking stupid. :lol

Am I not watching the same games you people are watching?

[Dex]

That stat doesn' tell the whole story, so just relying on it is fucking stupid. :lol

Am I not watching the same games you people are watching?

I've watched every game this season and seen a Spurs team with a bunch of young players who have been missing key components (White and Aldridge injured, DeRozan's personal business, COVID outbreaks) and have still somehow found a way to be 5th in the West as we head into the All-Star break.

So what exactly are you complaining about? Are you just going to be another miser on this board who wants to bitch because Mills is still here?

[Fusternino]

Really love getting the see our trio of young forwards play for once.

[NASpurs]

This team values every possession just like the past, dodo.

Not everyone on a team team needs to be a savant like Manu, but clearly this team is playing smart, team - oriented basketball, but you'll stupidly say otherwise.

Shows how little you've paid attention and just parrot the hot takes of the Nephew Circle Jerk Crew. Carry on, dodo.

It tells more about the structure of the team set by the coach and his system to value the ball, not so much of their IQ. Try again J_Taco.

[J_Paco]

That stat doesn' tell the whole story, so just relying on it is fucking stupid. :lol

Am I not watching the same games you people are watching?

Stop watching/judging the Spurs in a vacuum, idiot. Every team and player in the history of the league has made "dumb" plays.

A team that is 9th in pace and last in turnovers is playing "smart" basketball especially when they have a winning record (with a single all - star).

Then again, you're the same type of idiot that won't give the old guy any credit and say he's doing a "bad job.":lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

[Dex]

It tells more about the structure of the team set by the coach and his system to value the ball, not so much of their IQ. Try again J_Taco.

A main component of basketball IQ if executing the system.

[NASpurs]

I've watched every game this season and seen a Spurs team with a bunch of young players who have been missing key components (White and Aldridge injured, DeRozan's personal business, COVID outbreaks) and have still somehow found a way to be 5th in the West as we head into the All-Star break.

So what exactly are you complaining about? Are you just going to be another miser on this board who wants to bitch because Mills is still here?

Because I said "We found a team dumber than we are" and I stand by it. Read the thread sweetie.

[J_Paco]

It tells more about the structure of the team set by the coach and his system to value the ball, not so much of their IQ. Try again J_Taco.

Yeah, keep moving the goal posts. Playing smart basketball and valuing possessions go hand and hand.

I'll let you tell it otherwise, dodo.

[spurs10]

Victory!!

[Dex]

Because I said "We found a team dumber than we are" and I stand by it. Read the thread sweetie.

Thanks honey. Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better about yourself for shitting on the Spurs for...whatever motive you have.

[DAF86]

This line-up out there right now is LONG
DAF86 would love this

I like it long and hard. :elephant

[Dejounte]

I like it long and hard. :elephant

https://media3.giphy.com/media/13n7XeyIXEIrbG/giphy.gif

You're turning RD2191 on

[siraulo23]

Lyles quietly having a really good 4-5 game stretch, another good one for him tonight

Patty was really good, but his 4th quarter yikes. DJ, Derozan top performers again.

Lonnie and Aldridge playing well was a plus

[siraulo23]

Also Samanic could be ready sooner than we think, he's shown enough to not be a liability on defense

[RD2191]

https://media3.giphy.com/media/13n7XeyIXEIrbG/giphy.gif

You're turning RD2191 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=42690) on
:wakeup

[Dejounte]

Also Samanic could be ready sooner than we think, he's shown enough to not be a liability on defense

If he works his way up from being a defense guy, the future is bright. Ceiling would probably be higher than #2.

[Dejounte]

Also, Luka had the game high +8.

Got to tag the ST nerd on this, R. DeMurre

[kht]

Was high on Lyles since last season... he hustles, can shoot the 3 ball, and is passable on defense.

[Seventyniner]

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

Just putting this here for all of us Number Two haters: if the Jazz finish with the top seed, it makes a Lakers/Clippers round 2 matchup (as the 2 and 3 seeds) likely. I'll even root for the Lakers if it means Number Two getting bounced in the second round again.

[Seventyniner]

If he works his way up from being a defense guy, the future is bright. Ceiling would probably be higher than #2.

Now that is a hot take.

[toki9]

Sorry. Mistake post.

[BillMc]

Shame Jones didn't get any burn.

[stephen jackson]

Imagine if we had Bertans

[ismael-robert]

Didn't we start this season also setting records for number of assists per fg... haven't heard any updates on the trend we were setting...low iq?

[duncan2k5]

I'm talking about this game, THIS GAME

This is a game vs the Pelicans...if he didn't play well he would have been a lot worse than I think he is

[duncan2k5]

Aldridge in this bench role is amazing

Poeltl becoming our most important player tbh

Slow down...it's one game vs the Pelicans...let this be a trend before we say he is Ginobili

[duncan2k5]

They could definitely win a series against Phoenix, maybe the Clippers.

Lol...we win a game vs a lottery team and these are the comments that come out of this board...smfh

[NASpurs]

Yeah, keep moving the goal posts. Playing smart basketball and valuing possessions go hand and hand.

I'll let you tell it otherwise, dodo.

It’s so hilarious to me using turnovers as the end-all for IQ. :lol I consider the Warriors to be a smart team and they’re ranked 23rd. Utah is another team that’s full of vets and heady players and they’re ranked 18th. Same for the Lakers and they’re ranked 25th.

J_Taco, you ever think that maybe the system and having the coaching staff emphasize not turning the ball over is why the Spurs have ranked in the top ten for the past ten years has something to do with it? That this team has been some where in the top 15 and not any higher for the past 20 years because it’s an emphasize even with the great smart Spurs teams of the past? I know this is over your head.

[NASpurs]

Thanks honey. Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better about yourself for shitting on the Spurs for...whatever motive you have.

So my comments were made when Pop and Patty were almost blowing the game and even timvp agreed in his grades. I know you fluffers like to bend down and grab your ankles to the end.

[NASpurs]

Also Samanic could be ready sooner than we think, he's shown enough to not be a liability on defense

Night and day on defense compared to where he was in those preseason games where he looked like he had one foot out of the league and just lost despite this being his second year. He plays such a weird position though, not really a 3 or a 4, like a 3.5 :lol

[r0drig0lac]

Now that is a bizarre take.fixed

[Dejounte]

fixed
Seventyniner

It's not as outrageous as y'all think it is. Who here really thought Kawhi had a high ceiling during his first 2-3 years in the league? Don't lie...

I didn't say Samanic was anywhere close right now, but he has the tools.

[MultiTroll]

Playoff Pee ever going to be able to close a close game vs a contender?

What a fail choice by Nephew and Uncle.
Retard owner gives 230 million.
Unreal.

[Fireball]

Really surprsied the Spurs won this game. Just shows that I cannot be too mad either when a Spurs squad with full strength is not able to beat an opponent missing important players. Its still 5 on 5 on the court and due to todays 3 point shooting prowess you can lose any night.

I hope Aldridge stays on the bench but I fear he will be back in the SL when Pop thinks he is 100% after the injuries.

Happy to see how Murray gets more and more consistent. Despite his nice defense he was still outshined by Demar who played a brillant offensive game.