Game Thread: Spurs vs. Hornets — MON. 3/22/2021 - 7:30pm CST

[TheGreatYacht]

I posted this last game....


It is fucking annoying though how Pop always goes with the player having their worst game to play almost the entire 4th quarter

[C-Dub]

Less Rudy tonight and Spurs win this game.

[FkLA]

These fucking bad losses are starting to become more common :pctoss

[Dejounte]

We don't have a shooting 5 and Lyles is in the dog house and Pop won't play Luka. That's the only reason I see why we have this shit show.

[Dverde]

I posted this last game....

Then post games he says shit like “they made shots, we didn’t...it’s that simple :pop:”

[Sugus]

Putting Keldon in with only 22s to go after a shitshow by Rudy all 4th quarter :lmao

[mo7888]

We play Patty and DJ against Milwaukee we win...

We sit Rudy and play anyone else tonight we win...

There's a pattern there...

[Kurgan]

Hornets will make their FTs. Spurs will call timeout only for Pop to draw up some terrible play for Fatty to shoot the three

[Degoat]

If pop doesn’t stick with DWhite last game when he struggled who knows if he plays with the same confidence as tonight, the same goes for Rudy Gay Tonight

[ace3g]

That Rozier 3 looks close to being a 2

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExIeV7aW8AgBhwd?format=png&name=large

[Chinook]

Hmm. I didn't know you could throw the inbounds into the back court if it wasn't immediately after a time-out.

[RC_Drunkford]

We don't have a shooting 5 and Lyles is in the dog house and Pop won't play Luka. That's the only reason I see why we have this shit show.

Well according to plenty of posters here we don’t need a shooting 5

[Dverde]

Fucking Gay

[ace3g]

18.4
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Spurs Full timeout
98 - 95




18.4
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Terry Rozier makes free throw 2 of 2
98 - 95

[Ocotillo]

Rudy will be deactivating his Twitter now.

[Mugen]

Hmm. I didn't know you could throw the inbounds into the back court if it wasn't immediately after a time-out.

Didn't CHA call a timeout?

[NASpurs]

:lmao



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[Leetonidas]

Pop probably bout to draw up a play he forgot that JB made up and it's gonna get read immediately

[spurs1990]

Draw up a 3pt play for DeRozan

[Degoat]

:lmao



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We beat them once already, no problem

[Dverde]

Do the Spurs even get a shot off?????

[Dejounte]

Well according to plenty of posters here we don’t need a shooting 5

Well, it turns out we do and probably the reason why the Spurs are scouting Dinos Mitoglou.

[ace3g]

TIME
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SCORE


9.2
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Hornets Full timeout
98 - 97




9.2
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DeMar DeRozan makes 4-foot shot
98 - 97

[C-Dub]

Rudy looks sick, old and tired.

[TheGreatYacht]

Then post games he says shit like “they made shots, we didn’t...it’s that simple :pop:”
"James Borrego is an excelent basketball mind and those guys are lucky to have him."

[Mugen]

Really smart that Borrego recognized that play for Patty.

It was also recognized by literally anybody who knows Pop :lol

[Degoat]

Rudy has been awful but he should get the same Covid excuse as y’all gave the other guys who had it

[RC_Drunkford]

Well, it turns out we do and probably the reason why the Spurs are scouting Dinos Mitoglou.

that guy can’t play rotation minutes right away. Either trade for one, scoop up Dieng in the buy out or sign someone like Theis in the offseason

[Leetonidas]

Lol at the blown layup by Rudy being the difference in the game

[ace3g]

TIME
TEAM
PLAY
SCORE


8.3
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Spurs Full timeout
100 - 97




8.3
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Gordon Hayward makes free throw 2 of 2
100 - 97




8.3
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Cody Martin enters the game for Devonte' Graham
99 - 97




8.3
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Rudy Gay enters the game for Devin Vassell
99 - 97




8.3
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Gordon Hayward makes free throw 1 of 2
99 - 97

[Dejounte]

that guy can’t play rotation minutes right away. Either trade for one, scoop up Dieng in the buy out or sign someone like Theis in the offseason

Fully agreed.

[Dverde]

How the fuck the Hornets get better than us :lol

[Mugen]

let's see what kind of bullshit Patty play is drawn up here

[Chinook]

Didn't CHA call a timeout?

Nah. It was a time-out, then deflection, then back-court inbounds.

[Sugus]

Rudy back in :lol

[RC_Drunkford]

So what is Pop about to draw up now? A corner 3 for Patty Mills? :pop: „he won’t think I will run the same play twice in a row“

[RC_Drunkford]

So what is Pop about to draw up now? A corner 3 for Patty Mills? :pop: „he won’t think I will run the same play twice in a row“

[Sugus]

Rudy back in :lol

[Mugen]

Fucking ridiculous to have 2 non 3pt shooters in there in Poetl and Demar.

Such a garbage, garbage coach.

[Chinook]

let's see what kind of bullshit Patty play is drawn up here

Somehow still didn't meet expectations.

[Slippy]

let's see what kind of bullshit Patty play is drawn up here

Good call.. lol Leave Patty alone.. its on pop for calling it.

He got a clean look

[BatManu20]

Patty got a great look tbh. Just couldn’t knock it down.

[Kurgan]

Fatty misses the three of course

[Dverde]

They forgot to foul. Gotta foul there

[Blackhaus]

Mills could of stepped into that last 3, not clutchness on this team at all

[TheGreatYacht]

Has Fatty Mills ever hit a clutch shot? Im dead serious...

[FkLA]

Keep letting these stupid losses add up and they'll end up on the outside looking in. Just another reason why it's stupid to have "scheduled losses". This team isn't good enough to rest guys and survive.

[BatManu20]

Pop and Gay fucked us tonight. That was the difference in the game.

[RC_Drunkford]

This went as expected. Not much you can do when you play 4 on 6

[JuneJive]

This game is on Rudy & Pop.

[Dverde]

Demar gotta go, he almost won the game for us. Rudy is an elite tank commander.

[Barfunk]

Used to have alot of confidence in Patty to make those kind of shots. Lately he just seems to miss those shots that can swing the momentum in our favor, take the lead, etc.

[BillMc]

Phooey

[LeBowen]

Fuck everything about the current state of this team, tbh.

Like if you wanted to post fucking Biyombo up, should've kept LMA.

If your supposed starting C of the future can't stay on the floor against the Hornets, what are we even talking about here?

And fuck Rduy especially. Always hated him. No effort inefficent chucker. Fucked up like 5 plays on both sides because he's a lazy, no effort cunt.
It's not the age, he's always been like that.

[RD2191]

:lmaospurms. this game would've been a blowout had LaMelo played. This team has no real stars, everyone should be available to trade.

[ace3g]

Now we are reverting to last year's team pre-bubble. Losing winnable games...

And Blazers/Nuggets both lost last night. Oh and Hornets weren't fully healthy, no excuses...

[212094ever]

Rudy and DDR (awful defense) showed why they have to go.

[RC_Drunkford]

Maybe the Spurs traded Rudy to Charlotte during the game

[EasyMoney]

Rudy played 25 minutes too much

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExIg6VYW8AQcYK1?format=png&name=large

[twincam]

Yup, those are the Spurs I know. Horrible execution. Rudy Gay was a major liability.

[3&D_TBH]

Really bad loss. Disheartening tbh. I love Pop but he needs an F for tonight. Smh

[FkLA]

Now we are reverting to last year's team pre-bubble. Losing winnable games...

And Blazers/Nuggets both lost last night. Oh and Hornets weren't fully healthy, no excuses...

Yeah, the team is regressing. The two OKC losses were awful. This loss is awful.

[Degoat]

Playoffs honestly shouldnt be an expectation, are young guys are still developing. Just frustrating that the spurs would rather go with the vets in most games

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Hopefully Rudy gay is traded with LA somehow cause lord knows pop is gonna over play him just cause he’s a vet. We got a young athletic kid rotting on the bench who can at least dribble the ball

[Barfunk]

These days, if there's a key shot needed and Patty's taking it, it's usually a miss.

[Dverde]

Fuck everything about the current state of this team, tbh.

Like if you wanted to post fucking Biyombo up, should've kept LMA.

If your supposed starting C of the future can't stay on the floor against the Hornets, what are we even talking about here?

And fuck Rduy especially. Always hated him. No effort inefficent chucker. Fucked up like 5 plays on both sides because he's a lazy, no effort cunt.
It's not the age, he's always been like that.

We can’t play LMA. He took his ball and we went home. At least Becky has an empty seat to hold her purse.

[SPURt]

Why won’t they give Gay’s minutes to Luka? That was a very winnable game

[Dejounte]

If Rudy Gay isn't dealt, he's going to go by the way of LMA. We saw how that story unfolded. LMA wasn't cut out to play a role anymore, so he was demoted. It took 20ish games for that to happen though. So I'm not even going to wait for it.

[TheGreatYacht]

Rudy Faggot has a bobblehead night on WED and folks think he'll be traded :lmao

[Barfunk]

This is why you don't cough up games on purpose, Pop!

[RC_Drunkford]

Rudy will be resigned. Than he will be to Luka what Belinelli was to Walker. It’s gonna be a long 2 seasons boys

[Dejounte]

Rudy will be resigned. Than he will be to Luka what Belinelli was to Walker. It’s gonna be a long 2 seasons boys

Yeah, this torch passing thing is becoming predictable. It's slow as fuck.

[BillMc]

Well, that sucked. Going to sleep. Keep the hope alive Spurs fans. :flag:

[RC_Drunkford]

Why won’t they give Gay’s minutes to Luka? That was a very winnable game

Why won’t the give Belinelli‘s minutes to Walker? Why won’t they give Bonner‘s minutes to Splitter? Come on man it’s Pop, you should know this by now

[Kurgan]

This is why you don't cough up games on purpose, Pop!

It is amusing to see Pop get owned for his stupidity though.

[Ditty]

Awful loss. This team was much more fun to watch when Gay was out with Covid and even when Mills was out the other night. I hope we don't make the playoffs again if both guys are on this team come Thursday. Maybe missing the playoffs again forces Pop out.

[gambit1990]

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[spurs1990]

Popovich can't last another two years. He'd be the oldest coach in history already. He's out in summer 2022

[mo7888]

Awful loss. This team was much more fun to watch when Gay was out with Covid and even when Mills was out the other night. I hope we don't make the playoffs again if both guys are on this team come Thursday. Maybe missing the playoffs again forces Pop out.

Pop's not leaving until he has the record for most coaching wins...

[TheGreatYacht]

Would love to know what Poop's record is against his former assistants. This is literal sabotage what he's done against Budenholzer and Borrego

[3&D_TBH]

Remember the other night when people were straight up comparing KJ to Charles Barkley? :lmao
20 rebounds in a single night does not impress me. Ten rebounds EVERY night impresses me. He got three tonight. :lmao

[tim_duncan_fan]

Awful loss. This team was much more fun to watch when Gay was out with Covid and even when Mills was out the other night. I hope we don't make the playoffs again if both guys are on this team come Thursday. Maybe missing the playoffs again forces Pop out.

Shouldn't be making the playoffs anyway.

We need someone to be "the guy" and he is not on this roster. The Spurs' next "the guy" is not in the NBA right now.

I hate that we lost but I'm kinda glad anyway.

Gimme that Top 5 pick baby!


Remember the other night when people were straight up comparing KJ to Charles Barkley? :lmao
20 rebounds in a single night does not impress me. Ten rebounds EVERY night impresses me. He got three tonight. :lmao

That was a misleading stat. Like half of those were him getting his own rebound.

That said, he's gonna be alright if he can add a stop and pop jumper to his bulldozing attack.

Still probably isn't "the guy" though.

[Dverde]

Pop's not leaving until he has the record for most coaching wins...

Pop’s biggest achievement is getting Danny Green over 60 million dollars to play basketball when he can’t dribble.

[SpurPadre]

:lmao spurs getting roasted by Gordon fucking Hayward

It's not like Hayward is Forbes, tbh.

[james evans]

Pop's not leaving until he has the record for most coaching wins...
and at this rate, that may take another 4 years. He's not going anywhere. He's gonna have to be fired because he's too stubborn to leave

[RC_Drunkford]

Would love to know what Poop's record is against his former assistants. This is literal sabotage what he's done against Budenholzer and Borrego

he even lost against Jim Boylen :lol

[RC_Drunkford]

Pop’s biggest achievement is getting Danny Green over 60 million dollars to play basketball when he can’t dribble.

that‘s almost like giving Jakob Poeltl 25 Million when he can’t do anything with a basketball at all

[boutons_deux]

Gay had 3 TOs in the 4th, and DDR missed his only FT in the 4th

[Trill Clinton]

Way too much Rudy 'passing the ball is' Gay for me.

[ragas]

We don't have a shooting 5 and Lyles is in the dog house and Pop won't play Luka. That's the only reason I see why we have this shit show.

Would have helped to play POeltl in the 4th instead of Rudy. That‘s the reason.

[Dejounte]

Would have helped to play POeltl in the 4th instead of Rudy. That‘s the reason.

Meh, I think Pop felt the offensive game plan needed a 5 to space the floor (the whole game basically), and Poeltl isn't that. I'm not saying to replace Poeltl as a starter. But in situations where Pop feels a different style of offense is needed...... he feels he only has Rudy to go to for that. So that's a big hole in our rotation.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Well, add this to the other sh!t losses this season.

[LakerHater]

Patty Mills with 32 mins

Lonnie with 9
Vassell with 10

I thought Spurs were goin w a young movement???
This, AINT showin it !! :bang

[ragas]

Patty Mills with 32 mins

Lonnie with 9
Vassell with 10

I thought Spurs were goin w a young movement???
This, AINT showin it !! :bang

If it isn‘t for showcasing Mills & Gay, I don‘t understand it.

[EasyMoney]

Patty Mills with 32 mins

Lonnie with 9
Vassell with 10

I thought Spurs were goin w a young movement???
This, AINT showin it !! :bang


Lonnie had foul trouble and looked like his wrist was still hurting so pop clearly sat him. Devin should have played more, especially in the 4th over Rudy.

[RC_Drunkford]

If it isn‘t for showcasing Mills & Gay, I don‘t understand it.

it’s like you guys have been Spurs fans for 2 weeks. Military pecking order

[ragas]

it’s like you guys have been Spurs fans for 2 weeks. Military pecking order

Clearly this makes sense... for Pop

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Tonight makes sense if we were showcasing Mills and Gay.

If not, just another stupid loss due to a stupid, senile coach who loves his vets more than cheese.

[Dverde]

Tonight makes sense if we were showcasing Mills and Gay.

If not, just another stupid loss due to a stupid, senile coach who loves his vets more than cheese.

Showcasing them for 2021-2022 Spurs Season ticket holders :lol

[SPURt]

Why won’t the give Belinelli‘s minutes to Walker? Why won’t they give Bonner‘s minutes to Splitter? Come on man it’s Pop, you should know this by now
This true, frustrating, but true

[John B]

Closing with Mills is bad enough, closing with both Mills and Rudy? :bang:bang:bang

[TheGreatYacht]

he even lost against Jim Boylen :lol
:lmao tbh

[GreekSpursfan]

We usually shoot like shit and we usually can't protect the rim, we're overachieving tbh with zero top tier talent. One leg Hayward is better offensively than any of our players and Rozier a better pg than any of our pgs as well. This L is no surprise.

[John B]

Again playing down to opponents. The bad rotation didn’t help. I don’t know why Coach Pop insist on trying to outscore the opponent than stopping with great defense and then create transition offense.

[Ice009]

Closing with Mills is bad enough, closing with both Mills and Rudy? :bang:bang:bang

I just watched the game. First, I can believe the Spurs lost at home to the Hornets without Lamelo Ball playing, and second, why in the fuck is Pop always playing Rudy Gay and Patty Mills in the 4th quarter? Yet another fucking clang from Mills with the game on the line. I don't understand how or why Pop thinks Mills is clutch, or why he thinks Mills should be closing games ALL THE FUCKING TIME. If Pop doesn't start smartening up, I don't think I can watch anymore. I want to watch the young guys badly, but I can't stand watching him play the old vets that don't have any upside at all. It's a complete waste of time. You're not letting the young guys develop. You're just setting them back further and further.

Fuck it, I'm mad. Better off just trading the young guys so that they can get court time on other teams team and maybe reach their potential elsewhere. Pop can get a fucking team full of vets and get aroused watching them play for all I care. Get himself a team full of Demarre Carrolls.

[Ocotillo]

Meh, I think Pop felt the offensive game plan needed a 5 to space the floor (the whole game basically), and Poeltl isn't that. I'm not saying to replace Poeltl as a starter. But in situations where Pop feels a different style of offense is needed...... he feels he only has Rudy to go to for that. So that's a big hole in our rotation.

I think I saw another 6'10" guy sitting on the bench who heaves up threes? I know he is better for perimeter play but could he have been any worse than Rudysaurus?

[Dejounte]

I think I saw another 6'10" guy sitting on the bench who heaves up threes? I know he is better for perimeter play but could he have been any worse than Rudysaurus?

I don't disagree with that, but like I said... this is the way Pop feels-- that he only has Rudy to fill that role right now. It could change next season for Luka, and like you said, he's better suited for perimeter defense at the PF position. Right now, however, unless we make a trade or pick up somebody in the buyout market, expect a lot more Rudy at the 5 if the offense calls for it.