Game Thread: Spurs @ Trail Blazers - SAT. 05/08/2021 — 9:00pm/C

[DC23]

Tough game ahead following last night's big win.

[BillMc]

Win it for Tawny Kitaen!

[GAustex]

Tawny in her day had it going
She be kinda crazy though

[Degoat]

I hope we lose this game tbh I think it would be hilarious for the lakers to be in the play in game and lose lol

[Sugus]

Damn, I'll be missing this game. How many are even left until the end of the season? Feels like we've been having games every other day forever now, what a weird season. Schedules are wack. Go Spurs Go...?

[Robz4000]

Rooting for the Guests to win so the Lakers stay in the play-in.

[LeBowen]

They're also on a b2b and we have better depth.

Win this one and 10th is pretty much guaranteed.

Then just rest everyone for a week if you're serious about making a run to get in the actual playoffs.
Everyone's gassed and if you don't rest the starters for a couple of games, we'll just get destroyed.

[GreekSpursfan]

I'm not sold on Portland, i'm afraid the lakers will find a way to avoid the play in and something tells me we're gonna help them today, fuck.

[RC_Drunkford]

I think Spurs will lose out from here on out. Go 0-6. Not sure if I should root for a win or a loss here. We gon probably stay 10th anyway

[KobesAchilles]

Would be hilarious if we got all the whistles today. 2 quick fouls on Dame :lol

[spurs1990]

Win it for Tawny Kitaen!

Now was she with Whitesnake or Poison?

[spurs10]

Won't be easy, but none of them are.
Go Spurs! :flag:

[baseline bum]

I hope we lose this game tbh I think it would be hilarious for the lakers to be in the play in game and lose lol

I'd rather they beat Portland out for the six seed so the Clippers don't have an easy first round.

[NASpurs]

So what exactly was accomplished this year?

[spurs10]

I'd rather they beat Portland out for the six seed so the Clippers don't have an easy first round. This! Love to see that.

[spurs10]

So what exactly was accomplished this year? Cleared the books to spend some money in the summer. Some PT for the young guys.

[Dejounte]

So what exactly was accomplished this year?

Lonnie, Keldon, Poeltl all had consistent playing time as opposed to last year, I suppose.

[Robz4000]

I'd rather they beat Portland out for the six seed so the Clippers don't have an easy first round.


Guests can give the Clips a first round series tbh. Don't forget all the bad blood between Lollard/McCollum and Playoff Pee.

[Robz4000]

So what exactly was accomplished this year?


:pop: there are more important things than basketball

[timtonymanu]

Cleared the books to spend some money in the summer. Some PT for the young guys.

To spend on the Trey Lyles types and maxing Derozan out because every good free agent will burn us like usual.

[timtonymanu]

So what exactly was accomplished this year?

Sales for coffee went up because of Patty Mills and his culture.

[PhantomDashCam]

I think the true measure of this season’s success will come post-FA.
The worst thing we could do is use the schedule, injuries etc. to determine the team’s true ceiling as a N/A and run it back with a tweak or two to give it a chance.

If we can make some tough decisions on divisive players, embrace a new Offensive philosophy and inject some lottery level talent into the mix (draft and perhaps FA); you would have to feel good about the accomplishments this season ie. lack of winning, overall young player improvements and development, in helping determine the path forward.

[ismael-robert]

Now was she with Whitesnake or Poison?

Yes

[baseline bum]

Guests can give the Clips a first round series tbh. Don't forget all the bad blood between Lollard/McCollum and Playoff Pee.

I doubt it. Lakers have the talent to beat the Clippers in a series if they get hot but they're not likely to win it all this season, way too beat up. Win/win to see Clippers knocked out in the first and then the Lakers knocked out by Phoenix or Denver.

[RC_Drunkford]

Turtle just bricked a 1 inch lay up :lmao :lmao Just dunk it smh

[Dejounte]

Lonnie's learning how to slow down in traffic and time his jumps. Impressive.

[RC_Drunkford]

So what exactly was accomplished this year?

:pop: "I got closer to breaking the all-time win record"

[TheGreatYacht]

How the fuck do they not challenge that clean Lonnie block on Lollard?

[Darius Bieber]

Mills defending Lillard :lmao :lmao :lmao

[poopbox]

Patty :lol

[Leetonidas]

Mills shitting it up for yet another game

[Mugen]

How the fuck do they not challenge that clean Lonnie block on Lollard?

"Wouldn't be fair," the worst challenger in the league :lol

[YoungbuckMurray]

Why is mills getting minutes he’s awful

[Degoat]

You don’t challenge plays in the 1st quarter boys... Patty is so checked out at this point in the season.

[RC_Drunkford]

Patty will definitely get resigned and will have his jerseys in the rafters. The Spurs are retarded like that

[Dejounte]

It ain't even fatigue for Patty. He's making boneheaded mistakes now. Total garbage.

[TheGreatYacht]

Refblazers in full effect. This was obviously gonna happen after they screwed the Lakers yesterday

Lollard is evidence that if you cry hard enough, they’ll give you anything. From getting pity All star spots, to pity calls.

[NASpurs]

You don’t challenge plays in the 1st quarter boys... Patty is so checked out at this point in the season.

Thank God for the vets to teach the youngsters!

[Robz4000]

I doubt it. Lakers have the talent to beat the Clippers in a series if they get hot but they're not likely to win it all this season, way too beat up. Win/win to see Clippers knocked out in the first and then the Lakers knocked out by Phoenix or Denver.

Still think the league will shill hard to get the Lakers in the Finals to play the Nets tbh. Best case to avoid that is to put them in a play-in against the Dubs where Curry can go God-mode in a winner-take-all scenario.

[r0drig0lac]

damn, Mills is a idiot

[Robz4000]

Mills is legit done tbh.

[poopbox]

Mills and Poeltl are awful right now :lol

[Leetonidas]

Mills' play is beyond atrocious. Wtf is wrong with the old man

[Darius Bieber]

Get Mills the fuck off the court

[Bill Walton Saga]

My Trail Blazers are getting stronger. They're about to make their mark. Anything is possible. Thanks.

[Degoat]

Jakob is so piss poor offensively

[BlackAndWhite]

Patty needs a vacation. It's clear that he's getting tired

[YoungbuckMurray]

Get mills off the god damn court he’s singlehandedly losing this game. Fuck you pop and your hard on for the pet play the right god damn players

[Darius Bieber]

Put Jones in for Mills. Can’t get much worse honestly.

[RC_Drunkford]

Mills and Turtle just throwing the ball in the air hoping it somehow goes into the basket :lmao

[TheGreatYacht]

I’ve never hated a big as much as I hate Poeltl. I’m not even gonna fucking hide it. Fuck advanced stats for giving this bum a career

[RC_Drunkford]

I’ve never hated a big as much as I hate Poeltl. I’m not even gonna fucking hide it. Fuck advanced stats for giving this bum a career

he's a volleyball player. He plays volleyball out there on the court. 0 basketball skills

[rankingtear]

I’ve never hated a big as much as I hate Poeltl. I’m not even gonna fucking hide it. Fuck advanced stats for giving this bum a career

Poeltl game isn't idiot proof.

[Leetonidas]

These refs are garbage

[rankingtear]

he's a volleyball player. He plays volleyball out there on the court. 0 basketball skills

Samanic is a breakdancer. He breakdances out there on the court. 0 basketball skills.

[RC_Drunkford]

Samanic is a breakdancer. He breakdances out there on the court. 0 basketball skills.

link me to the article that says Samanic used to breakdance :lol

[poopbox]

Is pop going to call a timeout after ever made 3

[rankingtear]

link me to the article that says Samanic used to breakdance :lol

Lol, you haven't watched the draft?

[YoungbuckMurray]

Do these guys even try to rebound

[r0drig0lac]

Dame...

[poopbox]

Why did Dieng sign to this team ? He doesn't play enough minutes to break a sweat

[timtonymanu]

Mills defending Lillard :lmao :lmao :lmao

When he has to defend Curry or Ja in the play-in :lmao

[RC_Drunkford]

Lillard making 3 3s in 3 possessions, Spurs making 3 3s in an entire game :lmao

[poopbox]

Pop bringing Patty back in :lol

Somebody check the old mans depends :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

This game is over. Y’all have a good one folks

[Darius Bieber]

When he has to defend Curry or Ja in the play-in :lmao

:lmao :lmao :lmao

[JeffDuncan]

My Trail Blazers are getting stronger. They're about to make their mark. Anything is possible. Thanks.

Good luck to you. Hope your Blazers do well. And you can have Patty Mills back for the right price, to help your cause. C’mon you know you need him, so don’t be cheap.

[YoungbuckMurray]

Poetl getting absolutely abused by Nurkic. Both scoring and on the glass. Rebounding has been a joke tonight

[YoungbuckMurray]

Mills can’t even shoot anymore. Play Luka over this clown

[spurs1990]

I know this probably my Spurs-colored glasses speaking but Lonnie Walker is a better player than DeRozan

[YoungbuckMurray]

Can someone please box out FFS

[YoungbuckMurray]

I know this probably my Spurs-colored glasses speaking but Lonnie Walker is a better player than DeRozan

he certainly has the potential to be. He just needs more consistency. I think by next year he could be neck and neck with Demar. He has the 3 Point shooting and defense on Demar

[spurs1990]

This Mills-Derozan-Gay-Eubanks lineup on the court may be the least watchable foursome the Spurs have fielded since 1996-97.
Poetle at the five would cinch the all-time spot

[Robz4000]

Mills has become worse than Porker tbh.

[YoungbuckMurray]

The iso ball is just horrible. Absolutely hate how this team is constructed. Big changes need to come starting with the coach

[Darius Bieber]

Even Bill and Sean sound like they’re done with this Spurs team

[spurs1990]

he certainly has the potential to be. He just needs more consistency. I think by next year he could be neck and neck with Demar. He has the 3 Point shooting and defense on Demar

I know you're looking out for your guy but DeRozan and 3pt shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence.

There's literally over 300 NBA players (https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2021_totals.html#totals_stats::fg3) who shoot the 3pt better than DeRozan.
His 18 makes on the season ranks 308 if anyone is wondering.

[Kurgan]

Fatty Mils is shooting 28% from three since April 1st.

[timtonymanu]

The iso ball is just horrible. Absolutely hate how this team is constructed. Big changes need to come starting with the coach

"But we have money this summer to throw Demar, Rudy, and Patty an extension, let's just focus on the playoffs"

[timtonymanu]

This team wouldn't even have a chance against a LeBron/AD-Less lakers tbh so it's cute some of you think they stand a chance.

[YoungbuckMurray]

Patty stop fucking shooting

[rude1_79]

What does Mills do again exactly?

[spurs1990]

Mills being able to iso-ball with that ugly contested 2pt jumper proves he's got no type of leash from popovich

[YoungbuckMurray]

I know you're looking out for your guy but DeRozan and 3pt shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence.

There's literally over 300 NBA players (https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2021_totals.html#totals_stats::fg3) who shoot the 3pt better than DeRozan.
His 18 makes on the season ranks 308 if anyone is wondering.

I wasn’t defending Demar I was saying Lonnie is clearly better from 3 than Demar.

[Darius Bieber]

Mills being able to iso-ball with that ugly contested 2pt jumper proves he's got no type of leash from popovich

If Luka or Devin did that, they’d be cut from the team immediately.

[YoungbuckMurray]

If Luka or Devin did that, they’d be cut from the team immediately.
Yep. Sure would have been nice for both Devin and Luka to play solid mins all season so when next season hits they could hit the ground running. Nope let’s play patty and Rudy some more. God I hate the deployment.

[spurs1990]

I wasn’t defending Demar I was saying Lonnie is clearly better from 3 than Demar.

My bad my guy. I think Walker may be our best heir apparent among the current flock of swingmen

[objective]

Mills is playing so terribly that he's probably getting 4/40 from the Spurs, because he's playing almost as bad as Pop wants

A dream come true. Mills has become Pop's ultimate player.

[Ditty]

Derozan is playing some bad basketball tonight . He’s really ball hogging it tonight and doesn’t seem to be seeing the floor very well.

[Degoat]

Sigh... we suck so bad.

[YoungbuckMurray]

Just such a poorly coached team. There’s a reason they get blown out at least once a week. The rotations make 0 sense

[Leetonidas]

This season can't be over soon enough. Team has mailed it in

[R. DeMurre]

Nice pass by Giles

[Kurgan]

This season can't be over soon enough. Team has mailed it in

That 30 pt comeback loss to the Celts crushed any spark of life this team had.

[YoungbuckMurray]

My bad my guy. I think Walker may be our best heir apparent among the current flock of swingmen

ya I mean I don’t even hate Demar. I think he’s a really good player but there are just too many players on this team that can’t shoot 3’s/ shoot mid ranges. Demar would be awesome if he was surrounded by a bunch of guys who could make 3’s but that’s 100% not this team.

id rather let Demar go. Please rid themselves of Gay and mills as well. Draft a legit 3 and sign a legit spacing 4/5 that can shoot at a high level. Luka needs legit mins next year it’s BS that he hasn’t gotten them

[objective]

This was the perfect game to sit the old bums.

Back-to-back. 10th seed play-in all but guaranteed. Elderly players have already met their salary bonus qualifiers at least for Rudy. The olds legs are soooo tired.

So any coach with a pulse would have put Luka and Tre in the game and tried more of the ball in Lonnie's hands or even Devin's. Those are the guys with a chance to be playoff rotation minutes the next five years.

So of course Pop does Pop things.

Jim Boylan with a résumé

[Barfunk]

This team gave us some great times. Can't be too mad.

[R. DeMurre]

Samanic, Lonnie, and KJ all like that high off the glass move...

[spurs1990]

Bucks (2nd), Nets (2nd), Knicks (4th), and Suns (1st) all have something to play for this upcoming week seeding wise. Maybe 32-40 gets a top 10 pick after all

[timtonymanu]

That 30 pt comeback loss to the Celts crushed any spark of life this team had.

So annoying they will play an extra game in the play-in and some of the sniffers on here actually think they would stand a chance against the Lakers :lmao

[objective]

Bucks (2nd), Nets (2nd), Knicks (4th), and Suns (1st) all have something to play for this upcoming week seeding wise. Maybe 32-40 gets a top 10 pick after all

I think 32 wins gets them the 13th pick

[Kurgan]

Is Quinndary good at anything besides spreading Covid?

[timtonymanu]

Fuck the Kings for letting this scrub ass team beat them.

[Kurgan]

Fuck the Kings for letting this scrub ass team beat them.

It's more embarrassing for the Spurs than Kings. We barely beat a Kings team that was missing both of their point guards(Fox, Haliburton). No way anybody could feel good about that win

[timtonymanu]

It's more embarrassing for the Spurs than Kings. We barely beat a Kings team that was missing both of their point guards(Fox, Haliburton). No way anybody could feel good about that win

Jeff McFaggot: "It's night like this that we are lucky to have Derozan."

[spurs1990]

Trash Brothers Mills and Gay combined for 5-21 shooting.

Please popvich put these two guys on ice for the last five upcoming losses

[Kurgan]

Jeff McFaggot: "It's night like this that we are lucky to have Derozan."

We're probably the only team in the league to have sports journalists whose number one priority isn't to cover the news but to protect the reputation of the franchise.

[JeffDuncan]

Walker was 4/6 from 3pt range. Mills was 1/6. All the shots Mills took should have gone to Walker, instead. Obviously. But it’s the Spurs. We don’t do that.

[GAustex]

DDR was especially bad

Really bad on D

Worse way worse than normal

[spurs1990]

We're probably the only team in the league to have sports journalists whose number one priority isn't to cover the news but to protect the reputation of the franchise.

Borrowing a quote from a media head I saw this week the 'reporters' San Antonio has are stenographers for whatever the Spurs execs (popvich entirely) say. Not an iota of criticism for how our legendary coach has run this team since the start of the 2019-2020 season

[KobesAchilles]

This team is very White reliant. Nobody else besides Lonnie can make a 3 in the starting line up.

[lefty]

We suck at defensive rebounds
Jacob Portal’s defense sucks

[BillMc]

Now was she with Whitesnake or Poison?

Whitesnake

[daslicer]

The frustrating thing is these wins or loses don't mean anything since the Spurs are pretty much locked into this stupid play in game. It seems like the Kings and Pelicans are going to tank their remaining games so the Spurs will be deadlocked into the play in.

[BillMc]

The frustrating thing is these wins or loses don't mean anything since the Spurs are pretty much locked into this stupid play in game. It seems like the Kings and Pelicans are going to tank their remaining games so the Spurs will be deadlocked into the play in.

Even more of a reason for Pop to rest the vets and play the young ones big minutes until the play in (or just before to shake off the rust).

He won't do it though. Mills, Rudy and DeMar get big minutes every night. Patty is so gassed he can barely stand up

[daslicer]

Even more of a reason for Pop to rest the vets and play the young ones big minutes until the play in (or just before to shake off the rust).

He won't do it though. Mills, Rudy and DeMar get big minutes every night. Patty is so gassed he can barely stand up

I agree but Pop's ego won't allow it. I suspect Pop is delusional and believe he has a punchers chance of pulling an upset in this stupid play in game by getting his veterans ready to play.

[GreekSpursfan]

I agree but Pop's ego won't allow it. I suspect Pop is delusional and believe he has a punchers chance of pulling an upset in this stupid play in game by getting his veterans ready to play.

I completely disagree, his only purpose is to teach the young ones how to play on both ends and especially on D(his favorite end) and develope and when they don't follow his orders they go in his dog house, it's that simple. I don't think he expects much this early in their career but he wants to see improvement. As for the vets, they are getting paid, they have to play to justify their salary. You can't just play young guys who are injury prone as well, heavy minutes, you have to play the vets, that's why you have a big roster evn more so in this ridiculous schedule.
Our main problem is that we can't shoot not only from three but overall, can't shoot midrange(outside of Demar), can't shoot the three(not even Patty can any more). There is no talent here. Pop the GM/POBO failed miserably

[Slippy]

I agree but Pop's ego won't allow it. I suspect Pop is delusional and believe he has a punchers chance of pulling an upset in this stupid play in game by getting his veterans ready to play.

Ego could be in play.. keep in mind he signs of on the player contracts.. end of season he has to justify to ownership the return they get on contracts.. meaning if Patty and Rudy arnt playing that ain't good look on pop.

[Slippy]

Actually greek spurs fan is pretty much saying what im alluding to.

As president he also the coach. Not the ideal mix.

[duncan2k5]

I completely disagree, his only purpose is to teach the young ones how to play on both ends and especially on D(his favorite end) and develope and when they don't follow his orders they go in his dog house, it's that simple. I don't think he expects much this early in their career but he wants to see improvement. As for the vets, they are getting paid, they have to play to justify their salary. You can't just play young guys who are injury prone as well, heavy minutes, you have to play the vets, that's why you have a big roster evn more so in this ridiculous schedule.
Our main problem is that we can't shoot not only from three but overall, can't shoot midrange(outside of Demar), can't shoot the three(not even Patty can any more). There is no talent here. Pop the GM/POBO failed miserably

This doesn't make sense...the vets play horribly on both offense AND defense and nothing changes for them...but when Luka had his string of good games when Gay was out, he gets benched

[rankingtear]

This doesn't make sense...the vets play horribly on both offense AND defense and nothing changes for them...but when Luka had his string of good games when Gay was out, he gets benched

Offense just craters whenever he is on the lineup.