Game Thread: Spurs @ Sixers — Sun. 3/14/2021 - 5:30pm CST

[J_Paco]

If they can at least break 90 points with surrendering 130 points then it's a win!

When is the last time the Spurs lost by 40 - points?

[Kurgan]

Covid super spreader Weatherspoon first appearance on the court since fouling out in 10 mins in a game one month ago

[EasyMoney]

There you go luka

[timtonymanu]

Covid super spreader Weatherspoon first appearance on the court since fouling out in 10 mins in a game one month ago

He should be sitting the rest of the year. He fucked up our momentum after that Charlotte win

[RC_Drunkford]

And the President of the team, the guy is like a fucking dictator basically :lol

and then goes and bashes Trump for running the country like he runs the Spurs :lol

[LeBowen]

I haven't seen any posts by Chinook.

Jakob "better than Vucevic" Poeltl. :lol

Can't wait for another DNP for Luka tomorrow, because game against the worst team in the league will be another nail-biter.

[Sugus]

Luka :wow

[Degoat]

There it is Luka!

[AusSpur]

I'm so glad Luka gets buried for whatever it is Trey Lyles does!

[timtonymanu]

Tried to tell folks that Luka was a bust and needed to stop acting like he was gonna fix anything. The biggest NBA scrubs can put up numbers in the G League.

So we can keep playing Lyles, Gay or other finished products more. GTFOH, last I checked the jury’s still out on Luka. But keep making hyperbole claims

[EasyMoney]

And a block on Dwight. Good sequence from luka.

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

I’m just now seeing the box score. What happened in the 3rd quarter? The game looked close at the half?

[TheGreatYacht]

This is unfortunately true. I have always said if Pop had to deal with a Kobe,Lebron,Draymond type he would have been broken in half at the start of his career.
Absolutely disgusting that Duncan gets discredited all the time for having the “privilege” of having played under his fraud his whole career. It’s by the same morons that never watched the Spurs because they were boring, as well.

[spurs10]

One of the worst performances in our history....second worse in the 3rd.

[timtonymanu]

Glad Pop showcased Lyles and Rudy this game for nothing when both are more waive worthy candidates than trade assets at this point.

[3&D_TBH]

Crazy to me how so many fans are sure that Jakob is a starting caliber 5. I mean, isn’t offense half of the game? His defense is good on most nights, great on occasion, but on the other half of the court he commands no respect at all. Our standards have really dropped, it seems.

[Mugen]

Imagine if Luka got actual minutes so he can actually get used to NBA speed instead of watching garbage ass Lyles spin 3 times in a possession just to either clank it or throw it about 5 rows into the stands :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

I haven't seen any posts by Chinook.

Jakob "better than Vucevic" Poeltl. :lol

Can't wait for another DNP for Luka tomorrow, because game against the worst team in the league will be another nail-biter. Chinook

[spurs1990]

Just Got get it under 40. 40+ pt losses are hard to forget

[timtonymanu]

Crazy to me how so many fans are sure that Jakob is a starting caliber 5. I mean, isn’t offense half of the game? His defense is good on most nights, great on occasion, but on the other half of the court he commands no respect at all. Our standards have really dropped, it seems.

The way Vucevic played the other night, he would be my ideal 5. Jakob is too limited offensively to be nothing more than a spot minutes center.

[Mugen]

Glad Pop showcased Lyles and Rudy this game for nothing when both are more waive worthy candidates than trade assets at this point.

All Rudy has to do is ask for a buyout and the old man would be shook enough to grant it. He probably wouldn't even lose a penny considering how pussified this FO is :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

So we can keep playing Lyles, Gay or other finished products more. GTFOH, last I checked the jury’s still out on Luka. But keep making hyperbole claims
Since the LMA news, I’ve posted that this 4 big rotation of Poeltl/Eubanks and Lyles/Samanic was the worst in league history. It’s not that he’s not better than the 3 scrubs in-front of him, it’s that none of this matters when all 4 suck. People are basically debating on who’s the tallest midget :lol

[John B]

I’m just now seeing the box score. What happened in the 3rd quarter? The game looked close at the half?
It’s the 1st and 3rd quarters that this team always has problems, and the athletic 2nd unit bailing them every time. This time it’s too much to overcome.

[ace3g]

8 teams have reached 20 wins before the Spurs..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ewewm3qXAAE90_e?format=png&name=large

[J_Paco]

So we can keep playing Lyles, Gay or other finished products more. GTFOH, last I checked the jury’s still out on Luka. But keep making hyperbole claims

You might as well ignore anything he says about Luka. He seems to think drafting poor man's Shawn Marion (Brandon Clarke) would have made the team so much better.

Ignoring that Clarke isn't a starter, gets most of his points through lobs, putbacks & the occasional (ugly looking) three - pointers while mostly benefitting from playing off of Ja Morant.

Just like you should ignore that clown Mugen and (not a clown) daslicer when they inevitably use every loss to shit on Pop.


Wash, rinse, repeat......

[RC_Drunkford]

I haven't seen any posts by Chinook.

Jakob "better than Vucevic" Poeltl. :lol

Can't wait for another DNP for Luka tomorrow, because game against the worst team in the league will be another nail-biter.

Chinook's weakness is evaluating big men. He's never been good at it.

[timtonymanu]

All Rudy has to do is ask for a buyout and the old man would be shook enough to grant it. He probably wouldn't even lose a penny considering how pussified this FO is :lol

Pau already told Pop to bend over and he did just that for him.

“Here’s your loyalty contract, Pau, for your contributions on our rival team all those years. Class act. :pop:

[duncan2k5]

Gay is at the point of his career, if he isn't good in the 1st quarter, hang it up...

[Mugen]

You might as well ignore anything he says about Luka. He seems to think drafting poor man's Shawn Marion (Brandon Clarke) would have made the team so much better.

Ignoring that Clarke isn't a starter, gets most of his points through lobs, putbacks & the occasional (ugly looking) three - pointers while mostly benefitting from playing off of Ja Morant.

Just like you should ignore that clown Mugen and (not a clown) daslicer when they inevitably use every loss to shit on Pop.


Wash, rinse, repeat......
timtonymanu, come got this Pop Seat Sniffer :lol

[sananspursfan21]

Well, I do like Eubanks’s fight

[EasyMoney]

Drew trying to break the rim on that dunk attempt. Why can't Jakob be like that

[RC_Drunkford]

Crazy to me how so many fans are sure that Jakob is a starting caliber 5. I mean, isn’t offense half of the game? His defense is good on most nights, great on occasion, but on the other half of the court he commands no respect at all. Our standards have really dropped, it seems.

That's just regular Spurs fan idiocy. They overvalue role players and hate star players. Poeltl is Rudy Gobert, while LaMarcus Aldridge is washed up Carmelo Anthony to them. Aldridge gets shitted on after having back to back 40-point games in the playoffs, while Poeltl missing a game winning lay up, which broke our playoff streak, never happened

[timtonymanu]

You might as well ignore anything he says about Luka. He seems to think drafting poor man's Shawn Marion (Brandon Clarke) would have made the team so much better.

Ignoring that Clarke isn't a starter, gets most of his points through lobs, putbacks & the occasional (ugly looking) three - pointers while mostly benefitting from playing off of Ja Morant.

Just like you should ignore that clown Mugen and (not a clown) daslicer when they inevitably use every loss to shit on Pop.


Wash, rinse, repeat......

Ehh I’m fine with all of them actually lol. I can name posters on here who are always toxic to interact with but I’ll leave that for another thread. Not gonna lie I’m one of pops biggest critics these days too so I’m not gonna pretend I don’t indulge in the anti Pop stuff lol

[BackHome]

I think will see the Spurs take a nose dive in the standing with all these back to back we’re going to see a lot of Lyles, Eubanks. Right now going to change my draft mock drafts and say I think will fall either 6th or 5th worse in the West. So looking at draft pick 8 to 14.

[TheGreatYacht]

Rudy’s gonna play it smart like all the washed up finished vets before him and milk PATFO for another 8 figure salary :lol

Remember PATFO fluffers said that the loyalty Pau contract would set a positive example to free agents? They were right this whole time...

[r0drig0lac]

The way Vucevic played the other night, he would be my ideal 5. Jakob is too limited offensively to be nothing more than a spot minutes center.or any night, right? Collins, Vuc and a lot of players in Jakob's place would add talent, which would make the team instantly better, children concerned with adjustment, when there is a clear deficit in talent is hilarious.

[duncan2k5]

Absolutely disgusting that Duncan gets discredited all the time for having the “privilege” of having played under his fraud his whole career. It’s by the same morons that never watched the Spurs because they were boring, as well.

That narrative drives me crazy...the one player that literally made everyone around him better to the point he made at least 3 HOF careers out of nobodies has the credit given to the ppl he made

[C-Dub]

Spurs may have to resign DDR if the young guys don't figure it out by the end of this season. They're still developing and learning. See if DDR will agree to a 3 year deal and try and bring in an under 30 year old PF/C that can make this team a liable playoff contender for the next 3 seasons while the young core continue to grow and get. By then if a few things breaks the Spurs way, Spurs could be ready to challenge for the Championship. By then LBJ, Kawhi, Steph, KD, Harden, etc will be near the end of their primes.

[John B]

Oh man I hope it’s just cramps. I like KBD

[BatManu20]

Looks like KBD pulled a hammy in garbage time.

[Mal]

Eubanks bullying everybody with all that garbage time expierence in him

[spurs1990]

Lyles should be livid. An entrenched starter being put back down the stretch into a 30pt blowout

[J_Paco]

timtonymanu, come got this Pop Seat Sniffer :lol

The team is mediocre regardless of the coach. You'll ignore the fact that he's won them a few games they'd have lost and harp on his bad outings like tonight.

No big deal, you're a dork on a message board constantly complaining about a HOF coach. Who should find something better to do, but instead will clown, "troll" and complain endlessly as if it'll effect the old man's legacy.

[RC_Drunkford]

1st time Luka's post spin move has worked for him in the NBA. Nice to see

[TheGreatYacht]

You might as well ignore anything he says about Luka. He seems to think drafting poor man's Shawn Marion (Brandon Clarke) would have made the team so much better.

Ignoring that Clarke isn't a starter, gets most of his points through lobs, putbacks & the occasional (ugly looking) three - pointers while mostly benefitting from playing off of Ja Morant.

Just like you should ignore that clown Mugen and (not a clown) daslicer when they inevitably use every loss to shit on Pop.


Wash, rinse, repeat......
You keep shitting on Brandon Clarke for not starting, while dick riding a scrub that can’t even jump Trey Lyles and Drew Eubanks on a rotation where the Spurs are desperate for a good big :lmao

I’ll give you credit though, you’re the only freak that showed up from the short bus crew tonight...

[PhantomDashCam]

I’m def. watching Bill Burr’s Philly rant after this :lol

[BlackAndWhite]

We need to trade some of your youth for a competent big

[timtonymanu]

Spurs may have to resign DDR if the young guys don't figure it out by the end of this season. They're still developing and learning. See if DDR will agree to a 3 year deal and try and bring in an under 30 year old PF/C that can make this team a liable playoff contender for the next 3 seasons while the young core continue to grow and get. By then if a few things breaks the Spurs way, Spurs could be ready to challenge for the Championship. By then LBJ, Kawhi, Steph, KD, Harden, etc will be near the end of their primes.

I see that happening too. But honestly at this point Demar is far from the teams weakness (I know duncan2k5 and others will disagree). We have no talent on the frontcourt though, like literally when so many people on here are desperate enough to hype Poeltl as the next Gobert just says a lot about where we are.

[spurs10]

Eubanks is playing.

[EasyMoney]

Drew trying the break the rim

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Need to trade Pop for HITA. WOuld improve this team by 8-10 wins and maybe save Lonnie and Luka's careers.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Pops culture of patty mills and Rudy gay have cost the spurs so much especially from taking time away from young up and coming players developing

[J_Paco]

We need to trade some of your youth for a competent big

No, a "competent big" isn't going to put us over the top or make them a viable threat.

They can use the cap space and some draft assets to obtain a starting caliber PF, so Johnson can slide over to SF.

[duncan2k5]

Lyles is so ass... Tre needs more minutes... Phase out patty

[RC_Drunkford]

I been saying we need a stretch big as a starter, but people here were bashing me saying Turtle is the 2nd coming of Hakeem Olajuwon and that spacing doesn't matter. I also said we should absolutely do everything we can to sign John Collins and people here said they don't want him, but let's keep Trey Lyles :lmao :lmao

[Dejounte]

Bruh how many times did Tre get blocked tonight?

[sananspursfan21]

Philly celebrating like they just won the finals :lol

[timtonymanu]

Since the LMA news, I’ve posted that this 4 big rotation of Poeltl/Eubanks and Lyles/Samanic was the worst in league history. It’s not that he’s not better than the 3 scrubs in-front of him, it’s that none of this matters when all 4 suck. People are basically debating on who’s the tallest midget :lol

Don’t disagree there. Just think you’re being too harsh on Luka, he’s barely had the opportunities those others have had. Says a lot when someone like Jeff Errors might be a rotation player on our team right now

[Mugen]

:lmao I've never seen a coach so fucking ecstatic to shake the other coach's hand after the worst loss in his team's history

[TheGreatYacht]

I’ve seen enough. Start Drew Eubanks. Make the Poeltl short bus swerve off the road and burn. Possibly the dumbest group of posters to ever exist. Like, how is Chinook the best player evaluator in that crew :lol

[BatManu20]

Tre’s lack of size is showing with how many times he’s been blocked tonight.

[duncan2k5]

Pops culture of patty mills and Rudy gay have cost the spurs so much especially from taking time away from young up and coming players developing

Yep! Literally all the young players getting regular minutes now is because he was forced to play them due to injury and realized they were good...lol

[Mal]

Philly celebrating like they just won the finals :lol

It's their first game with fans at home. Give them a little slack here

[Dejounte]

Philly celebrating like they just won the finals :lol

Dwight been acting like a clown all night

[J_Paco]

That was a pathetically bad second half.

Need to do a much better job tomorrow and not lose another winnable game to a bottom feeder.

Everyone deserves an F- except Lonnie Walker IV.

[Degoat]

Don’t know if it’s true but on the philly broadcast they said this was the largest loss by the spurs in their franchise’s history

[timtonymanu]

Pops culture of patty mills and Rudy gay have cost the spurs so much especially from taking time away from young up and coming players developing

Which is why I get annoyed with people defending Patty’s locker room attitude like it’s a reason we should be overpaying him. What’s the point of being good in the lockerrom when you’re contributing to losses on the court? That’s what Patty always does

[BatManu20]

Anyways, shit game. Pop sucks. Burn the tape.

[BillMc]

Well that was fun...

[Degoat]

Pretty bad performance all the way around, just gonna hold out hope some changes to the roster come

[212094ever]

Fucking Bible Kemp, hate that piece of shit

[RC_Drunkford]

:lmao I've never seen a coach so fucking ecstatic to shake the other coach's hand after the worst loss in his team's history

he has infected the entire franchise with his bend over "culture"

[r0drig0lac]

Which is why I get annoyed with people defending Patty’s locker room attitude like it’s a reason we should be overpaying him. What’s the point of being good in the lockerrom when you’re contributing to losses on the court? That’s what Patty always does

ask to Pop

[timtonymanu]

:lmao I've never seen a coach so fucking ecstatic to shake the other coach's hand after the worst loss in his team's history

Like I said, pop is good at bending over for others, except when it comes to the young guys on his team

[duncan2k5]

Spurs may have to resign DDR if the young guys don't figure it out by the end of this season. They're still developing and learning. See if DDR will agree to a 3 year deal and try and bring in an under 30 year old PF/C that can make this team a liable playoff contender for the next 3 seasons while the young core continue to grow and get. By then if a few things breaks the Spurs way, Spurs could be ready to challenge for the Championship. By then LBJ, Kawhi, Steph, KD, Harden, etc will be near the end of their primes.

Out of their primes? So will DDR... Kawhi is two years younger... There's no timeline in which we compete for a ring with Derozan

[RC_Drunkford]

Which is why I get annoyed with people defending Patty’s locker room attitude like it’s a reason we should be overpaying him. What’s the point of being good in the lockerrom when you’re contributing to losses on the court? That’s what Patty always does

that's Spurs culture though. And it's exactly what is wrong with this franchise. Basketball skills are secondary here. It's all personality first, oh he's a nice guy, oh he's a great leader, oh he's Bryn Forbes he worked so hard to get here. That whole attitude is what's dragging the franchise down

[EasyMoney]

Trey lyles 0 points
Drew Eubanks 17 pts 9 reb


Lonnie Walker 15 pts. 15 minutes...

[TheGreatYacht]

Don’t disagree there. Just think you’re being too harsh on Luka, he’s barely had the opportunities those others have had. Says a lot when someone like Jeff Errors might be a rotation player on our team right now
Yeah, you’re right. I’ll give him a chance, but it seems like the forum retards are beginning to hitch their wagons on to him after beginning to see their beloved Poeltl start to crumble to the true Chinese League caliber big man that he is.

[Robz4000]

:lol Pop gonna get a B for this coaching masterpiece

[Mugen]

ace3g - going to need all of Pop's hilarious postgame quips after this one. The ol "geez louise" or "it's just basketball" is going to be extra hilarious after the shit pushing they got tonight.

Hehe that Gregg is such a jokester!

[Mugen]

:lol Pop gonna get a B for this coaching masterpiece
timvp going to go with the "no amount of coaching" could have saved tonight bullshit, ignoring that the Spurs never even got close after Lonnie getting inexplicably subbed for trash ass Patty in the 2nd :lol

[spurs1990]

Pistons are next. Last year the Spurs lost by 34 pts at Detroit - 12-1-2019

[J_Paco]

You keep shitting on Brandon Clarke for not starting, while dick riding a scrub that can’t even jump Trey Lyles and Drew Eubanks on a rotation where the Spurs are desperate for a good big :lmao

I’ll give you credit though, you’re the only freak that showed up from the short bus crew tonight...

Imagine dicking riding a guy that can't start over SloMo!:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

"Poor Man's Shawn Marion would saved us and made us contenders." :rollin:rollin:rollin

Looks at Memphis' record (17 - 18) and San Antonio's current record (19 - 15). Man, that poor man's Shawn Marion is a real difference maker and helping Memphis get over the 10th seed hump!:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

"He could been our SF of da future."

Guy clearly has no perimeter skills and needs other people to set him up.

Dumb ass take after dumb ass take.:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

[Mugen]

that's Spurs culture though. And it's exactly what is wrong with this franchise. Basketball skills are secondary here. It's all personality first, oh he's a nice guy, oh he's a great leader, oh he's Bryn Forbes he worked so hard to get here. That whole attitude is what's dragging the franchise down

Yup, it's that fake bullshit they're known for instead of having all time great talent/competitors like Duncan and Manu dragging them to championships.

[timtonymanu]

Yeah, you’re right. I’ll give him a chance, but it seems like the forum retards are beginning to hitch their wagons on to him after beginning to see their beloved Poeltl start to crumble to the true Chinese League caliber big man that he is.

I like Jakob and try to give him a chance but on a lot of nights he contributes like he’s Steven Adams. Just not a fit in today’s league. At least he wasn’t paid as much as Adams, but still a concern to rely on him as our 5.

[timtonymanu]

Pistons are next. Last year the Spurs lost by 34 pts at Detroit - 12-1-2019

Literally one of the worst teams in the league, which means it will be a dogfight once again

[daslicer]

Absolutely disgusting that Duncan gets discredited all the time for having the “privilege” of having played under his fraud his whole career. It’s by the same morons that never watched the Spurs because they were boring, as well.

Agreed I have debated so many people on other forums about Duncan's legacy and they will always try to discredit it by saying the typical bs "He was lucky to have Pop to start his career with. Pop made him into a great player." when like you said it's the other way around. Pop even benefited from '17-19 in the sense he got all the credit for getting the Spurs to the playoffs while LMA and Derozan got zero credit. Pop is a smug bastard he's well aware of this and basks in the limelight he gets from the media.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1371265091136540676?s=19

Well said

[TheGreatYacht]

Imagine dicking riding a guy that can start over SloMo!:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

"Poor Man's Shawn Marion would saved us and made us contenders." :rollin:rollin:rollin

Looks at Memphis record (17 - 18) and Spurs current record (19 - 15). Man, that poor man's Shawn Marion is a real difference maker and helping Memphis get over the 10th seed hump!:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao
Melting down so hard that you’re spamming emotes. Pathetic. Please bring these reg season records up at the end of the season, don’t delete this post either :lmao

[SpurPadre]

I'm always going to be a Spurs fan and I'll roll with whatever happens the rest of the way but I hope they embrace the tank and realize first round fodder isn't the best strategy for our long term prospects. But I guess we'll see what happens.

[timtonymanu]

Agreed I have debated so many people on other forums about Duncan's legacy and they will always try to discredit it by saying the typical bs "He was lucky to have Pop to start his career with. Pop made him into a great player." when like you said it's the other way around. Pop even benefited from '17-19 in the sense he got all the credit for getting the Spurs to the playoffs while LMA and Derozan got zero credit. Pop is a smug bastard he's well aware of this and basks in the limelight he gets from the media.

I’m convinced that whoever says that clearly never watches the Spurs and just uses whatever TNT, brainless analysts say.

[Robz4000]

Pistons are next. Last year the Spurs lost by 34 pts at Detroit - 12-1-2019

Considering how the team usually looks on the second night of a b2b a loss is more than likely. The rate at which things are going the Spurs won't actually have to intentionally tank, Pop will "culture" them to a top 10 pick, which he'll then trade along with Lonnie Walker for Al Horford.

[BackHome]

Who ever the owners are I would be telling the GM to look at trading Mills, and Rudy to get something of value for them as I would not sign off on keeping them next year. Like both of them but it is time to move on and I don't care what Pop says as I am OK with him leaving to if he throughs a hissy fit.

Pop is really showing he just doesn't give a shit anymore if he were the GM he would have fired himself like he did to Bob Hill.

Any way I am back on the Tank train :lma

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1371266621281558539?s=19

[NASpurs]

:lol Pop gonna get a B for this coaching masterpiece

Can't ignore those sick teaching-moment timeouts.

[J_Paco]

Pop needs to remove Lyles from the starting line up & give him a short leash. Vassell should be the starter at SF, JOhnson slide by down to PF & either Samanic or Bates-Diop (if healthy) should receive Lyles' minutes if he falters.

And for God's sake use the free roster spot on a fucking player, already. Fucking ownership picking saving money over looking for a serviceable piece.

Hope we aren't heading back into the Red McCombs days of cheapness.

[poopbox]

Games like this are why I hope both Lyles and Patty are gone because neither gets a short leash when they are playing like trash. Both should have a short hook when its obvious they are going to be a detriment in the game.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Wasn't able to watch.

What....the fuck happened?

[timtonymanu]

Games like this are why I hope both Lyles and Patty are gone because neither gets a short leash when they are playing like trash. Both should have a short hook when its obvious they are going to be a detriment in the game.

Rudy too, especially since he’s in the way of Luka

[J_Paco]

Who ever the owners are I would be telling the GM to look at trading Mills, and Rudy to get something of value for them as I would not sign off on keeping them next year. Like both of them but it is time to move on and I don't care what Pop says as I am OK with him leaving to if he throughs a hissy fit.

Pop is really showing he just doesn't give a shit anymore if he were the GM he would have fired himself like he did to Bob Hill.

Any way I am back on the Tank train :lma

Absolutely dreadful comparison, homie. Pop has his issues but he still has this team over .500 & treading water, while that Bob Hill led team was dogshit (without key players).

Again, the old guy can be stubborn and infuriating but he's better than 80% of the retread coaches in the NBA.

It'll be hilarious once he's gone and the team is stuck with Jim Boylen, Tim Floyd & Ryan Saunders - level coaches and pining for the old man.

Been obvious since forever, yet people on this message board won't appreciate him & his era of the Spurs (led by Duncan who he gives a majority of the credit) until it's over.

[J_Paco]

Wasn't able to watch.

What....the fuck happened?

Got blitzed and embarrassed in the 3rd quarter. Players played badly and Pop went with the usual suspects (Gay & Mills) that played like shit.

[Robz4000]

Wasn't able to watch.

What....the fuck happened?

More of the same bullshit from Pop, Lyles, and Mills. Gay looked 100 years old and Murray had a poor showing. Spurs also desperately need another big that can rebound and defend.

[RC_Drunkford]

Absolutely dreadful comparison, homie. Pop has his issues but he still has this team over .500 & treading water, while that Bob Hill led team was dogshit (without key players).

Again, the old guy can be stubborn and infuriating but he's better than 80% of the retread coaches in the NBA.

It'll be hilarious once he's gone and the team is stuck with Jim Boylen, Tim Floyd & Ryan Saunders - level coaches and pining for the old man.

Been obvious since forever, yet people on this message board won't appreciate him & his era of the Spurs (led by Duncan who he gives a majority of the credit) until it's over.

Last season I'd rather have had Jim Boylen than Pop. And I said that multiple times

[Dejounte]

Liked what I saw tonight from White

Lyles, Poeltl, Gay were all garbage

Their (Sixers) pick and roll was unstoppable

[timtonymanu]

Absolutely dreadful comparison, homie. Pop has his issues but he still has this team over .500 & treading water, while that Bob Hill led team was dogshit (without key players).

Again, the old guy can be stubborn and infuriating but he's better than 80% of the retread coaches in the NBA.

It'll be hilarious once he's gone and the team is stuck with Jim Boylen, Tim Floyd & Ryan Saunders - level coaches and pining for the old man.

Been obvious since forever, yet people on this message board won't appreciate him & his era of the Spurs (led by Duncan who he gives a majority of the credit) until it's over.

I’ll take a chance on Becky if he retires. Would be good PR for the Spurs too.

At the end of the day, Pop is arguably the GOAT coach and we will all look back thankful he was here. But his best days are also clearly behind him. He’s really had a lot of questionable moves in the last few years that I sometimes believe last year was an intentional but not confirmed tank season. . I can admire him not going out a chump like Phil Jackson did though.

[daslicer]

I’m convinced that whoever says that clearly never watches the Spurs and just uses whatever TNT, brainless analysts say.

There are actually a lot of dumb ass casual fans that actually believe Pop has the magic stuff and that he made Duncan great. There are fans that are so in awe of Pop they believe he can take any scrub off the streets and make them into a legit star. I didn't realize how bad it was until a few years ago when I got into debates with fans on reddit, realgm about Duncan's legacy. To my surprise they were a lot of idiots discrediting Duncan's success and giving Pop the credit.

[Dejounte]

Team's floor is the same as what I said 15 games into this season: 0.500

If the team continues to lose (I don't think they will), maybe it sparks FO to pull the trigger on a trade by the deadline or this offseason. I think they'll be less hesitant to include any player they don't believe is part of their future. The positive part about this is there's a lot of flexibility and they can go any direction they like.

[timtonymanu]

There are actually a lot of dumb ass casual fans that actually believe Pop has the magic stuff and that he made Duncan great. There are fans that are so in awe of Pop they believe he can take any scrub off the streets and make them into a legit star. I didn't realize how bad it was until a few years ago when I got into debates with fans on reddit, realgm about Duncan's legacy. To my surprise they were a lot of idiots discrediting Duncan's success and giving Pop the credit.

Sadly I feel Duncan’s career will always be underrated and overlooked because of the era he played in. I also see especially after his death fans will rate Kobe ahead of Duncan. But any true fan would know how impactful Duncan was. I guess we should just be happy we had him in the first place. :lol

[cd98]

Spurs need DDR to be competitive against good teams. They can’t generate good offense against first units without him.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1371274720084119552?s=19

[J_Paco]

Last season I'd rather have had Jim Boylen than Pop. And I said that multiple times

No thanks. He did an absolutely terrible job in Chicago and all his players hated playing for him


Spurs need DDR to be competitive against good teams. They can’t generate good offense against first units without him.


Right, which is why we need White & Murray to get a lot better in creating for other players. Or we'll need to acquire a combo forward that can do it at an elite level to compensate for Murray, White, Johnson & Walker IV's deficiencies.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

Lonnie is fast, too.

But whenever he gets 3 feet from the basket, he decides to bail out instead of taking upon himself to make a play.

That is the "it" factor I am talking about. Manu and Tony weren't afraid to try, win or lose.

Lonnie still seems like he is just trying to avoid making mistakes.

agree with lonnie on the 'it' factor -- i just pointing out tony was supremely fast

tony had 'it' and manu had 'IT'

[Capt Bringdown]

Glad I didn't watch this one.

[duncan2k5]

I’ll take a chance on Becky if he retires. Would be good PR for the Spurs too.

At the end of the day, Pop is arguably the GOAT coach and we will all look back thankful he was here. But his best days are also clearly behind him. He’s really had a lot of questionable moves in the last few years that I sometimes believe last year was an intentional but not confirmed tank season. . I can admire him not going out a chump like Phil Jackson did though.
Exactly...GOAT coach...but past his prime...that's like asking MJ to suit up because he is the goat...father time affects the mind too

[duncan2k5]

Spurs need DDR to be competitive against good teams. They can’t generate good offense against first units without him.

We had him and lost to the Twolves...he isn't some savior

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

It’s the 1st and 3rd quarters that this team always has problems, and the athletic 2nd unit bailing them every time. This time it’s too much to overcome.

yeah the bench always has to bail the starters out.

I didn’t watch the game due to work but at the half they were only down 8. The 3rd quarter they got killed!!! What happened? I know you will at least explain better than some who will just say a generic answer or say how much they hate Pop. Lmao

[RD2191]

:lol spurms
:lol spurm fans
:lol kawhi haters
:lol but we don't need kawhi!!
:lol faggots
:lol will never win shit again
:lol blown out by an embid-less sixers team
:lol thinking dj or any scrub on this team is a star
:lol not even close to being on Kawhi's level
:lol tbh
:lol faggots

[ace3g]

Blazers lost...

https://media.tenor.com/images/8a9278b34d6b572aef0c402787862405/tenor.gif

[spurs10]

Glad I didn't watch this one. Smart move.

[Dennis the Menace]

Tim Duncan won 5 championships despite having Pop as the coach. Truly amazing

[daslicer]

Tim Duncan won 5 championships despite having Pop as the coach. Truly amazing

Casual NBA fans "But it was Pop that made Duncan great. He taught Duncan how to win and made him into a superstar."

[GAustex]

It is clear that poop is a big part of the problem.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Do we think anyone on the team has all-star potential realistically?

Should be selling a young guy or two off for picks?

[BackHome]

It all depends on what is being offered but for the right pick I would be open to trade anyone on this team - but for the right pick. And yeah I would be shopping the hell out of Rudy, and Mills to see if we can nab an extra pick.

[TD 21]

Do we think anyone on the team has all-star potential realistically?

Should be selling a young guy or two off for picks?

No. Zero dynamic shot creation, play making or shooting among the youth. White is the closest thing to it, but even at his best he's probably a third best player on a good team.

Forget about the future being bright; there's not even a roadmap to it until they find a centerpiece. Even then, Murray and Johnson have to make quantum leaps from 3.

All of these complimentary pieces will be exposed the second DeRozan isn't holding their hand, which is why I wouldn't put it past them to attempt to re-sign him or at least sign someone in his stead who can create (Fournier?).

[TheGreatYacht]

:lol spurms
:lol spurm fans
:lol kawhi haters
:lol but we don't need kawhi!!
:lol faggots
:lol will never win shit again
:lol blown out by an embid-less sixers team
:lol thinking dj or any scrub on this team is a star
:lol not even close to being on Kawhi's level
:lol tbh
:lol faggots
:lol

[SpurPadre]

No. Zero dynamic shot creation, play making or shooting among the youth. Murray is probably the closest thing to it, but even at his best he's likely third best player on a good team.

Forget about the future being bright; there's not even a roadmap to it until they find a centerpiece. Even then, Murray and Johnson have to make quantum leaps from 3.

All of these complimentary pieces will be exposed the second DeRozan isn't holding their hand, which is why I wouldn't put it past them to attempt to re-sign him or at least sign someone in his stead who can create (Fournier?).

FIFY

[SpurPadre]

I’ll take a chance on Becky if he retires. Would be good PR for the Spurs too.

At the end of the day, Pop is arguably the GOAT coach and we will all look back thankful he was here. But his best days are also clearly behind him. He’s really had a lot of questionable moves in the last few years that I sometimes believe last year was an intentional but not confirmed tank season. . I can admire him not going out a chump like Phil Jackson did though.

Had Faggot Judas not stabbed us in the back, Pop would be painted in a whole different light right now.

[Ocotillo]

I haven't really paid attention throughout the years but Dwight Howard is a D-bag.

[BillMc]

I haven't really paid attention throughout the years but Dwight Howard is a D-bag.

It's his definitive trait.

[RC_Drunkford]

I haven't really paid attention throughout the years but Dwight Howard is a D-bag.

he loves to take the D, that’s why he had to sit out an entire season with ass soreness

[TimDunkem]

:lol spurms
:lol spurm fans
:lol kawhi haters
:lol but we don't need kawhi!!
:lol faggots
:lol will never win shit again
:lol blown out by an embid-less sixers team
:lol thinking dj or any scrub on this team is a star
:lol not even close to being on Kawhi's level
:lol tbh
:lol faggots
Damn. :lol

[TimDunkem]

he loves to take the D, that’s why he had to sit out an entire season with ass soreness
Tbh, so what? So does Keldon. Did we already forget the footsie picture with his man?

[RC_Drunkford]

No thanks. He did an absolutely terrible job in Chicago and all his players hated playing for him


He learned from the best :pop:

[Chinook]

I haven't seen any posts by Chinook.

Jakob "better than Vucevic" Poeltl. :lol

Can't wait for another DNP for Luka tomorrow, because game against the worst team in the league will be another nail-biter.

Haven't seen any posts by me because I don't spend all of my time worrying after Spurstalk. I tend to post pretty frequently for short bursts then sporadically for stretches nowadays.

I don't feel bad about the Poeltl/Vucevic take, though. a) You keep misinterpreting what I said, b) It feels like the Danny Green debates all over again, and I had plenty of those and wouldn't feel the need to worry about folks hyperfocusing on lackluster games and most importantly c) Vuc's team is on an eight-game losing streak, including losing to Detroit -- even if he an obvious upgrade to Poeltl, that would be more about Jakob sucking than Vuc actually being a high-impact player. At best, he's the big-man version of DeRozan and a clear shade below Aldridge in any year before last year.

Also, I know this is late -- TGY decided to tag me because he's weird.