Game Thread: Spurs vs. Clippers — Wed. 3/24/2021 - 7:30pm CST

[PhantomDashCam]

The Kawhi 3? i can only guess

‘One of the assistants was coaching him up after it, telling him to get into his lower body as to not allow separation on the shot.

He contested with his length though so not sure why it was such an issue, certainly not a bench-able one.

[YoungbuckMurray]

Lack of 3 point shooting is very apparent.

[duncan2k5]

Luka!

[FkLA]

Is Luka the one?

[BillMc]

Luka giveth and taketh

[TheGreatYacht]

Bill Land calling him Klaw :depressed

[Uriel]

Samanic > Leonard.

[BillMc]

‘One of the assistants was coaching him up after it, telling him to get into his lower body as to not allow separation on the shot.

He contested with his length though so not sure why it was such an issue, certainly not a bench-able one.
Thanks man!:bobo

[Dejounte]

Samanic > Leonard.

Hold your horses :lmao

[spurs1990]

Pop isn’t scared to bench luka for “tough love” but is to much of a pussy to pull or yell at Derozan for being a cone on defense

But you gotta agree DeRozan is the last player you can yell at with his psyche

[PhantomDashCam]

Good to see the Awkward dance cam. Bringing some levity to the frustration :lol

[duncan2k5]

Samanic > Leonard.
Lol...we can only hope, right?

[PhantomDashCam]

Bill Land calling him Klaw :depressed

‘I don’t think he can call him prick on air

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/FOXSportsSW/status/1374908485033426944

[paperboy77]

Shit if they're gonna play Lyles then let's get punk ass Aldridge in there.

[Dejounte]

Offense and defense just looks better with Luka on the floor

[R. DeMurre]

His name is Luka.

He lives on the second floor.

[ace3g]

TOs....

[SpurPadre]

Bonner, Ayres, Joffrey, Eubanks...I'm tired of these geeky AF bigs who have no business being on an NBA team.

[Leetonidas]

Yet another garbage fest in the last min of the quarter

[RD2191]

1st qtr might be too much to overcome, hung with them for 2 and 3. We'll see how the 4th goes.

[Dex]

Basketball is more fun when you can actually get the big orange ball to go through the big orange circle

[ace3g]

End of 3rd


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[YoungbuckMurray]

F’ing veterans turning over the ball non stop. Done with the vets on this team, they trash

[Kurgan]

But you gotta agree DeRozan is the last player you can yell at with his psyche

Which is why Pop's coaching style doesn't work anymore with this roster. How can you get your youngsters to listen to you if you're afraid to chew out your vets(Demar/LMA). TP used to say Pop screamed at him the most but he would take it because he saw Pop doing the same to the best player on the team(TD)

[Sugus]

Chucky Thrills giving it away in the clutch once again :lmao

The outcome of this game rests on Pop's ability to keep Luka and Devin on the floor, tbh, and I don't trust him...

[Mugen]

The Patty end of quarter special!

[duncan2k5]

Patty should never be allowed to play point guard when Murray or White is on the floor

[BillMc]

Basketball is more fun when you can actually get the big orange ball to go through the big orange circle

There you go, quoting Socrates again Dex.

[Mugen]

Chucky Thrills giving it away in the clutch once again :lmao

The outcome of this game rests on Pop's ability to keep Luka and Devin on the floor, tbh, and I don't trust him...

The game is over, might as well rest up the starters for the b2b and let the young guys go hard.

[Ditty]

Damn did Kawhi and PG13 play that entire third quarter?

[BillMc]

Chucky Thrills giving it away in the clutch once again :lmao

The outcome of this game rests on Pop's ability to keep Luka and Devin on the floor, tbh, and I don't trust him...

Certainly, the only reason to watch is to see how Luka and Devin are progressing...

[FkLA]

If they give Luka all of Eubanks minutes I'd be happy.

[TheGreatYacht]

If the Spurs and Clippers meet in the first round... can the Spurs at least lose one of the 4 games by less than 10?

[J_Paco]

SMDH

This team still needs more lottery talent, but Pop won't let them bottom out completely.

Still taking mid - range jumpers instead of attacking the paint.

[FkLA]

Eubanks is a third string center. Painfully obvious.

[Dejounte]

Damn did Kawhi and PG13 play that entire third quarter?

https://twitter.com/RealTomPetrini/status/1374909635170168837?s=19

Kawhi probably wants this more than the Spurs do.

[Sugus]

Has Pop managed to neuter Luka into not taking 3's as well? :lol

[GB20]

Luka moves really well for a big guy

[ace3g]

Luka has to limit the 1 of 2 from the FT line

[murpjf88]

https://twitter.com/RealTomPetrini/status/1374909635170168837?s=19

Kawhi probably wants this more than the Spurs do.
Kawhi probably won't play tomorrow because it's a back to back.

[Dex]

Eubanks is a third string center. Painfully obvious.

Well our first string center quit on the team, so...

[murpjf88]

Eubanks is a third string center. Painfully obvious.
On a bad team maybe.

[Mugen]

Nice D by Luka on PG.

[ace3g]

Patty guarding PG13....

[RD2191]

https://twitter.com/RealTomPetrini/status/1374909635170168837?s=19

Kawhi probably wants this more than the Spurs do.
Yeah, because the Spurs are sitting pretty as the 7th seed. :lol

[GB20]

Nice D by Luka on PG.
But Pop doesn’t see that.

[Sugus]

Patty going chucky mode, yeah this is over

[ace3g]

8:12 - 4th


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[YoungbuckMurray]

Drew is absolute trash. Can we actually get an NBA big to play backup

[spurs1990]

Having to watch Eubanks and DeRozan sharing the same court is our penance for getting 20 straight years in the playoffs

[Dejounte]

Yeah, because the Spurs are sitting pretty as the 7th seed. :lol

Isn't that the sad part?

[FkLA]

Having to watch Eubanks and DeRozan sharing the same court is our penance for getting 20 straight years in the playoffs

How can you even put them in the same sentence?

[lefty]

1374910465436880897

[Dejounte]

Vassell has been terrible tonight.

[BatManu20]

Luka is the only silver lining in this game.

[SpurPadre]

Eubanks is a third string center in the G-League. Painfully obvious.

FIFY

[ace3g]

6:28 - 4th


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[spurs1990]

How can you even put them in the same sentence?

Yea you're right. Sounded better in my head. My bad on the shade on DeRozan.

[Mugen]

Can't wait for trash ass Rudy Gay to come back and steal Luka's minutes on a team that has a first round exit ceiling :lol

[Dejounte]

Lyles is so slow he's basically choreographing his moves out there

[Robz4000]

Can't wait for trash ass Rudy Gay to come back and steal Luka's minutes on a team that has a first round exit ceiling :lol

Spurs won't win a game in the play-in tbh.

[John B]

I'm lucky this game is blocked out where I am..

[ace3g]

5:39 - 4th


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[SpurPadre]

How was Lyles a lottery pick?

[BillMc]

:Luka to Devin. Let's see that for a decade or so more

[Sugus]

Luka with the threading pass between defenders :wow

What a time we're in that "Puka" is the lone highlight of a Spurs game :lol

[GB20]

Pop is going to bench Luka for making that pass

[Mugen]

Spurs won't win a game in the play-in tbh.

Yup - and they're about to lose LMA, Derozan, Gay, and Fatty for nothing over the course of several months. Just another bang up job by PATFO :lol

[tim_duncan_fan]

Have our young guys met expectations this year?

Besides Devin and Luka, I mean.

[SpurPadre]

Spurs won't win a game in the play-in tbh.

If we get there, which isn't a sure thing even though we aren't trading shit.

[GB20]

How was Lyles a lottery pick?
You have to ask that question to the Jazz

[Robz4000]

Yup - and they're about to lose LMA, Derozan, Gay, and Fatty for nothing over the course of several months. Just another bang up job by PATFO :lol

Just disgusting.

[BillMc]

Pop is going to bench Luka for making that pass
He did

[Dejounte]

Have our young guys met expectations this year?

Besides Devin and Luka, I mean.

This makes a lot of sense now. You don't even watch the games. :lmao :lmao

[ace3g]

More TOs.... awesometacular

Quickly approaching 11th seed...

[Robz4000]

:lol losing by 30 at home

[Mugen]

Good call by the FO to keep Quindarry around so he can give half the team covid during their best stretch of ball this year as well :lol

[spurs1990]

I mean if you wanted a game that prompts the FO to make a move, this was it. Tomorrow should be eventful

[GB20]

Pop is going to bench Luka for making that pass
I was right, he got bench.

[RC_Drunkford]

I guess Pop will have to bench Keldon. Starting line up needs some shooting. Question is who do you start instead?

[Robz4000]

I mean if you wanted a game that prompts the FO to make a move, this was it. Tomorrow should be eventful

They've already made up their minds that they like what they have tbh.

[Dejounte]

I was right, he got bench.

No need to risk injury to our best player. ;)

[SpurPadre]

Leonard must take some sick joy in knowing he absolutely destroyed a once proud Championship franchise and set them back over 30 years.

[Degoat]

If the spurs do nothing tomorrow....

[Robz4000]

Leonard must take some sick joy in knowing he absolutely destroyed a once proud Championship franchise and set them back over 30 years.

Pop is doing a fine job of that on his own tbh.

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs front office saying they like this group and won’t make major trades:

https://media4.giphy.com/media/QMHoU66sBXqqLqYvGO/giphy.gif

[MultiTroll]

Im only 5 minutes in but Clipps are shooting extremely well.

Not like the Spurs D is that horrible.

[Robz4000]

:lol Spurs have had their two worst losses in franchise history within two weeks of each other

[GB20]

No need to risk injury to our best player. ;)
You are right. May be he is going to be part of the lineup from now on.

[RD2191]

Leonard must take some sick joy in knowing he absolutely destroyed a once proud Championship franchise and set them back over 30 years.
As if PATFO shares no part of the blame. :lol Can you blame Kawhi? Just look at the state of this organization right now. Fighting to make the playoffs, our "star" player missing in action, our once legendary head coach showing signs of dementia, all Kawhi did was pull the plug on an already sinking ship tbh imo

[Robz4000]

:lmao Pop acting all chummy with the Clippers after this ass reaming

[Kawhitstorm]

Land whales booing Kawhi and ignoring Morris taking a fat steamy shit on their heads :lol

:claw

[spurs1990]

This same score as that Philly game a few days ago

[TimDunkem]

:lol Spurs have had their two worst losses in franchise history within two weeks of each other
Yeah but a chance at a chance for the play in tho'!!!

[J_Paco]

Defense was absolute dogshit.

Embarrassing loss. Not looking forward to tomorrow not after that.

[TheGreatYacht]

Blessing in disguise to lose by 33 on Trade Deadline Eve... too bad PATFO is incompetent

[tim_duncan_fan]

This makes a lot of sense now. You don't even watch the games. :lmao :lmao

So...you're saying the answer to that question is yes? Lolol

[BillMc]

Well, that sucked. At least Luka and Devin got minutes.

[Dejounte]

So...you're saying the answer to that question is yes? Lolol

Bro, you're a spineless fuck who will only hop on the bandwagon when the team starts winning again. That's pretty fucking sad. At least some of the cowards on here are watching the game.

[spurs1990]

Hey when you're not here when Spurs lose by 30, don't come around when they lose by 10

[PhantomDashCam]

I mean tonight’s game probably has nothing to do with whatever trades the team does or doesn’t make, but it couldn’t have hurt, right?

Trey Lyles should be playing like his career depends upon it. All I get though, is a feeling of disdain with him being put in with 2nd and 3rd stringers. This guy was in the Fiesta unveils...WTH?

Hoping Pop takes the shackles off of Luka post deadline tomorrow. I’m fine with buying out DDR if that’s what it takes.

Feeling Salty after this one. We failed yet another litmus test.

[Dejounte]

I mean tonight’s game probably has nothing to do with whatever trades the team does or doesn’t make, but it couldn’t have hurt, right?

Trey Lyles should be playing like his career depends upon it. All I get though, is a feeling of disdain with him being put in with 2nd and 3rd stringers. This guy was in the Fiesta unveils...WTH?

Hoping Pop takes the shackles off of Luka post deadline tomorrow. I’m fine with buying out DDR if that’s what it takes.

Feeling Salty after this one. We failed yet another litmus test.

Could DeMar have been sulking in this game because his boy Rudy is being traded?

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/d08BgOF_Y29TjPatYdxkPzN0mRtpEXXSuA6XBntTIl1I9YpK1v _xBMnTZQ47_wXAZQYHItunPQ62-A3hKVSF7_wvPxtn5elTYhEfakPNDrKFfARZ02CfR93llumfQcN 8gSpXTC6IZTZi

[BillMc]

Hey when you're not here when Spurs lose by 30, don't come around when they lose by 10
:lol

[tim_duncan_fan]

Bro, you're a spineless fuck who will only hop on the bandwagon when the team starts winning again. That's pretty fucking sad. At least some of the cowards on here are watching the game.

I am definitely watching the games...

As for "the bandwagon" and being "spineless" if those words are meant to be calling me out for not believing we are at all in a good place...you got me there.

[spurs10]

Wonder the Clips even want to play PG and nephew tomorrow. They probably don't need them to win after seeing this. George was 0 for 6 and they won by 33. If he makes a shot they win by 50.

[BillMc]

Wonder the Clips even want to play PG and nephew tomorrow. They probably don't need them to win after seeing this. George was 0 for 6 and they won by 33. If he makes a shot they win by 50.
Does Nephew even do back to backs?

[mo7888]

Could DeMar have been sulking in this game because his boy Rudy is being traded?

More likely he's sulking because we aren't trading him to a team who'll max him out with his bird rights... he needs to man up and ask for a trade tonight....make pop do what he should have already done..

[John B]

Could DeMar have been sulking in this game because his boy Rudy is being traded?
Possibly package with Aldridge if that's what it takes. I mean can't we try to get his bff Lowry?

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1374918178963402754?s=19

[ace3g]

Continuity has us ready for the Playoff....I mean play in.... I mean ummm

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExSyPc2XEAIJ2ve?format=png&name=large

[RC_Drunkford]

Lottery pick here we come

[GAustex]

Sooner DDR is off the team the better.
His stank fouls the air for all.

[spurs1990]

To borrow a meme from the Howard-Nash-Bryant era Lakers forum, season starts tomorrow

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1374921991078166536?s=19

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1374922310788976645?s=19

[PhantomDashCam]

Could DeMar have been sulking in this game because his boy Rudy is being traded?

Was he? Wasn’t aware.
Spurs would have marked this game on their calendars. If the team is as close as we think, they wanted this one for multiple reasons.

Our starters got outplayed at every position. Just a really crappy effort deserving of the end result.

[GAustex]

DJM and Keldon need to step up. White too. Jakob too. DDR and Patty. Basel too. Eubanks tries hard.
Spurs suck. Alas

[ace3g]

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The Spurs have lost multiple games by 30+ points at home in a season for the first time in franchise history.

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[RC_Drunkford]

The issue is 3-point shooting, bottom line. The problem is that if you start Poeltl/DeRozan/Murray there’s not
much shooting to begin with

[GAustex]

Johnson too

[RC_Drunkford]

Johnson too

yeah but he can be benched. There’s no way one of those 3 will come off the bench

[NASpurs]

The problem is 3-point shooting, bottom line. The problem is that if you start Poeltl/DeRozan/Murray there’s not
much shooting to begin with

We got players that would kill in the 90s. Too bad it’s 2021.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1374921991078166536?s=19

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1374922310788976645?s=19

if you would just get rid Derozan and replace him with vassell the shooting and defense would be alot better. White and Murray would also get into a better rhythm

[RC_Drunkford]

We got players that would kill in the 90s. Too bad it’s 2021.

That goes for the coach as well

[Chomag]

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The Spurs have lost multiple games by 30+ points at home in a season for the first time in franchise history.

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And this FO think they should just stand pat. :bang

[Dejounte]

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/head-coach-gregg-popovich-of-the-san-antonio-spurs-speaks-to-kawhi-picture-id1231914918?s=2048x2048

[RC_Drunkford]

And this FO think they should just stand pat. :bang

:pop: „it’s not about basketball, it’s about the Young people and how we influence them“

[tim_duncan_fan]

The issue is 3-point shooting, bottom line. The problem is that if you start Poeltl/DeRozan/Murray there’s not
much shooting to begin with

Not much to be done though. Of the peeps who get playing time, Patty is the only one who can give us any sort of volume from the 3.

Pop won't play Devin much for some reason and he has the best potential from 3 outside of Mills.

[John B]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1374921991078166536?s=19

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1374922310788976645?s=19

And DJ had 9pts tonight and 9pts in the Hornets game. Wtf? Without Aldridge, DJ should be really averaging in the high teens.

[Slippy]

Uncompetitive struggle by the spurs. Played in a crowd all game . On defense, Spurs couldn't stop any of their main guys who took turns scoring the open three or drive'n dishing . Kawhi had it easy.

[Dejounte]

And DJ had 9pts tonight and 9pts in the Hornets game. Wtf? Without Aldridge, DJ should be really averaging in the high teens.

He was losing focus too often during this game. Taking shots out of rhythm. Lazy passing. Lack of aggressiveness. Maybe he was intimidated by Kawhi or felt pressure to perform.

[BackHome]

Face it we are not a very good team only way to get better is to tank hard the next two years and hope we draft well - I have high hopes with DJ, Vasell, Keldon, and Luka -

[Dejounte]

Keldon was another player who played disappointingly. Got lost on defense. Getting in other player's way. Forcing a drive. This was a game where the young guys looked young. Vassell wasn't impressive either.

[John B]

The issue is 3-point shooting, bottom line. The problem is that if you start Poeltl/DeRozan/Murray there’s not
much shooting to begin with

And you can add Johnson here. I love Keldon's motor, but unless his 3pt is consistent, I would rather put Luka at starting PF for spacing and better rim protection.
Keldon can either play SF and put Demar at SG, or Keldon play as 6th man Manu role. It's just better spacing and rim protection with Luka vs Keldon.

[alfahdlan]

Pop to Kawhi: You were honed from the best, Homie.

[BackHome]

Yeah, I think next year will definitely see some growing pains but if they can fight through I think they all will be better players for it. Some times you gotta take a few steps back in order to go forward and that is what next year will be. I am excited to see the young guys grow and hopefully become the players we want them to be and if they win good and if they loose I am OK just as long as they keep growing

[spurs1990]

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The Spurs have lost multiple games by 30+ points at home in a season for the first time in franchise history.



I was about to say this was inaccurate bc the Philly game was on the road, and then I remembered the dual annihilation by Memphis. DeRozan first and last season here will be noted for multiple 30pt hammerings.

[objective]

Spurs bubble performances were mostly with Keldon off the bench as a hustling bulldog, and Lonnie spreading the floor with DeRozan at PF.

Might be worth going back to. Or Keldon at bench 3 with Samanic at bench 4. etc etc

Either way, let Keldon be in attack mode against bench players, not 'watch mode' for DeRozan-Murray-White.

[duncan2k5]

Luka moves really well for a big guy

He said he patterns himself off of KD...I think we should play him like that instead of automatically making him a PF/C because of his size...let his size be an advantage like it is for KD and make him a SF primarily...clearly he can keep up defensively with wings...

[duncan2k5]

Kawhi probably won't play tomorrow because it's a back to back.

He has been playing back to backs

[duncan2k5]

Could DeMar have been sulking in this game because his boy Rudy is being traded?
Nah...this is who he is...has been like this since Toronto...we weren't the ones that came up with the name Defrozen

[BatManu20]

Back at it tonight.