Game Thread: Spurs at Clippers — Nov 16, 2021 - 9:30pm CT

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[slick'81]

Clipps are playing well without kawhi. Gonna be tough tonight for sa

[TDomination]

Hope to see vassell get more and more playing time!

[bluebellmaniac]

Spurs by 18, tbh

[itzsoweezee]

I’d love to see Vassell and White switch roles. DV needs more minutes!

[spurs10]

Tough game, but aren't they all. Clips just lost to Bulls, we just lost to Another Davis.

:flag:

[heyheymymy]

:flag:

[MannyIsGod]

No Jakob no chance. Hope he's back

[Leetonidas]

Anyone actually staying up to watch this dumpster fire? :lol

[timtonymanu]

Let the tank roll on!

[heyheymymy]

It's cool watching the prospects develop but not watching for the W is still taking some getting used to.

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It's cool watching the prospects develop but not watching for the W is still taking some getting used to.

I'm with ya, but which prospects, tbh?

[slick'81]

Poodle powa time

[ismael-robert]

I read poodle not playing

[heyheymymy]

I'm with ya, but which prospects, tbh?

DJ, Poeltl, Vassel mostly have really leveled up imo.

[heyheymymy]

Hoping eubanks and tre jones can turn a corner.

Any word on KBD injury updates?

[ismael-robert]

He's fine

[slick'81]

I read poodle not playing


tank on!

[Dex]

Yeah, this smells like a loss to me...:(

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DJ, Poeltl, Vassel mostly have really leveled up imo.

Wouldn't really classify them as prospects at this point. Maybe Vassell but we can see his growth curve.

[Mugen]

Hey nerds, get in and shut up.

https://c.tenor.com/07CthWBxpWkAAAAd/tank.gif

[paperboy77]

Anyone actually staying up to watch this dumpster fire? :lol Getting hard to watch any game now days. As long as Pop keeps trying to out-think everyone we will continue in a rut.

[heyheymymy]

Wouldn't really classify them as prospects at this point. Maybe Vassell but we can see his growth curve.

Yeah prospects was the wrong word but all 3 are showing new things this year.

Vass is definitely still a prospect in the traditional sense of the word. This is the first season Murray isn't a traditional prospect and Poeltl was such a work in progress that even in his 4th year the level of development necessary makes him feel like a prospect.

All are still 26 and under. Plus the way Pop holds back the first year on players you can almost shave 1 year off players experience unfortunately lol!

Mentioned Tre and Eubanks too which are traditionally prospects in any sense of the word.

This year is like "pardon our dust" and it's been a new experience for sure. It's like scouting instead of spectating.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Anyone actually staying up to watch this dumpster fire? :lol

I’m watching!

As of right now we’re only a game and a half out of the play-in tournament and a game and a half out of the #4 pick in the draft. Win or lose we’re moving in the right direction! :lol

[mikec]

I'm watching too

[Mugen]

I’m watching!

As of right now we’re only a game and a half out of the play-in tournament and a game and a half out of the #4 pick in the draft. Win or lose we’re moving in the right direction! :lol

Choppa gets it, y'all should try to enjoy the season tbh :lol

[Dex]

Also, 9:30 games shouldn't exist. I'm old now, get off my lawn....

[emanueldavidginobili]

Also, 9:30 games shouldn't exist. I'm old now, get off my lawn....
I'm on the East Coast right now for a couple of weeks, game starts at 10:30 shits criminal lmao

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Stream?

[slick'81]

Win,lose or draw we're all watching this bs:lol

[GB20]

I hope the spurs win 24 games in a row, that way Pop can get the fuck out of this team. I can’t take the old man anymore. He is sabotaging this team from left to right.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

I hope the spurs win 24 games in a row, that way Pop can get the fuck out of this team. I can’t take the old man anymore. He is sabotaging this team from left to right.

Duh ok duh

[playbonner15]

9:30.... so game will end at around midnight... :sleep

[PhantomDashCam]

I smell an upset...either that or I need a wash. Spurs by 4.

https://c.tenor.com/wxWOcKhDSvwAAAAC/wingman-dog.gif

[emanueldavidginobili]

Stream?
https://www.streameast.io/nba/la-clippers-san-antonio-spurs/

[Slippy]

I'm on the East Coast right now for a couple of weeks, game starts at 10:30 shits criminal lmao

Its almost noon here. . Getting annoyed they dragging this start time. Need to get shit done on a day off. :bobo

[Fusternino]

No Landale? Wow.

[Barfunk]

Smh, KDF 2004 tube-tv video quality

[PhantomDashCam]

Damn KJ. Can’t bite on a Bledsoe 3 attempt. Contest if required.

[mikec]

Derrick's jumper looks good

[SPURt]

Looks like the Clippers never stopped their layup lines. Mercy…

[MultiTroll]

No assists. Get some f ing passing going.

[emanueldavidginobili]

I like Keldon but i'm not sure if he does a single thing better than Devin.

[PhantomDashCam]

Thad looking like he should be in bed.

[SPURt]

Young giving a handful of awful possessions… ew…

[mikec]

Thad had too much fun in LA last night

[mikec]

Devin with the sweet looking jumper!

[emanueldavidginobili]

Its almost noon here. . Getting annoyed they dragging this start time. Need to get shit done on a day off. :bobo
Damn noon haha where do you live?

[PhantomDashCam]

Derrick actively getting into the paint tonight. Haven’t seen that much this season. Very encouraging.

[Degoat]

Gahhh damn we suck lol I know hes played good as of late but I still want Thad Young gone ASAP

[PhantomDashCam]

Lonnie :wow

[Slippy]

Omg Lonnie. Behind tthe the back lay up. Wow

To finish the Q

[mikec]

Lonnie!!!!!! :wow

[Slippy]

Spurs needed that finish. Totally cold on offense.

[John B]

Lonnie!!

But wtf was Thad doing? He got like 3 TO’s I think.

[Slippy]

Damn noon haha where do you live?

Perth.. Western Australia

[SPURt]

Thad and Forbes competing for least valuable player

[Slippy]

Lonnie!!

But wtf was Thad doing? He got like 3 TO’s I think.

He should of finished on all of them. Spurs were actively looking for him. Instead we get TOs

[PhantomDashCam]

Forbes has completed one successful dribble in the last 3 games.

[emanueldavidginobili]

How the fuck is Devin already off the floor? lmao shit just doesn't add up.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Perth.. Western Australia
My ship pulled in there and I spent a couple days there in 2017 when I was in the Navy. Loved it there!

[Rocalcio]

I'm on the East Coast right now for a couple of weeks, game starts at 10:30 shits criminal lmao

4:30 AM here in France.

[mikec]

Derrick looking very aggressive tonight, love it

[Slippy]

Moving the ball is working.. clippers struggling to defend in transition .

Keldon driving into a crowded keyway.

[mikec]

KJ, WTF

[MultiTroll]

DJ poor overplay of Kennard to give up the easy jumper.

[jbspurs]

What a profucktive minutes for Forbes. He doesn't even run to help pickup a teammate.

[Slippy]

Spurs were doing well to keep rhis game close.

Wtf happned. Clips up9

Wake up pop.

[John B]

Derrick looking very aggressive tonight, love it

Welcome back Derrick.

[Degoat]

How do tanking teams do it lmao I cant stand this losing shit

[mikec]

What a profucktive minutes for Forbes. He doesn't even run to help pickup a teammate.

LOL He moped when Drew didn't give him the rebound

[emanueldavidginobili]

Keldon is very underwhelming on the defensive end

[Barfunk]

DJ picking the pax

[John B]

DJ “The Thief” Mu-rray!!

[Kurgan]

Keldon is very underwhelming on the defensive end

Underwhelming is being too kind. He's terrible on defense.

[John B]

Forgot that drive by Tre!! Seriously he’s better in there than Forbes if Forbes wouldn’t get open to hit shots.

[PhantomDashCam]

I think we should bench the Full court Press for the moment.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Jakob can't come back soon enough tbh

[MultiTroll]

nice travel by George.
Gets FTs psssh

[PhantomDashCam]

Not going to get on the Drew hate bandwagon but he’s gotta start calling out those screens for our guards. Unacceptable.

[YoungbuckMurray]

Drew sucks. This team can’t shoot

[mikec]

Nice cut by Tre

[YoungbuckMurray]

Drew sucks. This team can’t shoot

[Dejounte]

It’s pathetic how easy it is for the other team to score inside when Eubanks is part of the line-up.

[Degoat]

Whats so GD frustrating too is even once Landale and Collins are back healthy, hell still trot out Eubanks and young lol

[itzsoweezee]

People trash Eubanks, but Young is an even worse defender. At least drew tries

[slick'81]

What a joke of a team

[Degoat]

DJ needs to just say fck it every game and get his own until the other youngins make some progress

[mikec]

Wow DJ robbing and stealing tonight

[Barfunk]

DJ with 15, Pop probably boiling.

[emanueldavidginobili]

I wish DJ had a wing man on this team, this kid is the entire team lmao.

[Rocalcio]

What an effort for the end of the half !

[mikec]

DEVIN BLOCK AND LONNIE THROW DOWN

[John B]

Another Thad Young TO and foul on another side

[PhantomDashCam]

Paul George being treated like prime LeBron…WTF

[Slippy]

In transition spurs are killing them. Defense making it happeen

[emanueldavidginobili]

20-7-5-3 at half for DJ

[itzsoweezee]

Now that was a fun 2 minute stretch. But it’s 2021. You’re not going to win a game in the nba taking only 9 three pointers. That’s just fucking ridiculous.

[Mugen]

It's amazing they're only down by 4 considering this team can't shoot for shit and also has zero interior presence :lol

[Leetonidas]

Dammit now I have to stay up and finish watching the game :lol

[SPURt]

The Clips have 1 player that is a killer and the Spurs can’t contain him. Ugh. Spurs luckily only down 4 after some horrible play from Young and pretty bad play from Keldon. Jones needs all of Forbes minutes btw.

[John B]

Devin, McBuckets and Keldon need to wake in the 2nd half

And Thad please turning the ball over

[PhantomDashCam]

Is anyone watching the halftime entertainment? Music sounds like my old 56k modem. Eeeee-owwww—wahhh—hisss.

[Mugen]

Dammit now I have to stay up and finish watching the game :lol

I mean they're gonna lose tbh :lol

[Slippy]

Spurs have had some wide open looks on the three and easier looks in transition .. hope they keep it up in second half.

There's no way yhey keep missing the wide open ones. Would be in front if they hit them.

[Dejounte]

The Clips have 1 player that is a killer and the Spurs can’t contain him. Ugh. Spurs luckily only down 4 after some horrible play from Young and pretty bad play from Keldon. Jones needs all of Forbes minutes btw.

Tre needs all of Forbes, White’s, Keldon’s, Lonnie’s etc etc. basically anyone who isn’t showing they want to score with the ball like Tre is showing right now.

[ryanbhp]

Devin, McBuckets and Keldon need to wake in the 2nd half

And Thad please turning the ball over

Bryn Forms only one on squad with 0 points (well KBD too but…) and has negative +/-
Still don’t get why Pop plays that piece of

[emanueldavidginobili]

Tre needs all of Forbes, White’s, Keldon’s, Lonnie’s etc etc. basically anyone who isn’t showing they want to score with the ball like Tre is showing right now.
I agree, and low key the player that is probably the least shy about shooting is in Austin right now.

[MultiTroll]

Looked like George bailed out BS foul call

[TDMVPDPOY]

we tankn, we dj even trying

[Slippy]

Couldnt ask for better start to this 2nd half. DWhite lookimg good. Defense holding strong.. just need to hit some threes to open it up

[YoungbuckMurray]

Does George just automatically get a whistle every time he drives

[MultiTroll]

Does George just automatically get a whistle every time he drives
It's taking on Kirby Bryant levels of sickening.

[MultiTroll]

Certainly not all his fault but Bryn Forbes comes in and its a 6-0 Clippers run.

Grandpa simply doesn't understand that spacing on D etc gets 10Xs worse with his pet on the floor.

[Dejounte]

All five of Lonnie’s 3 pt attempts have been wide open and he’s missed them all.

[John B]

WTF is Bryn there for if he’s not going to shoot?? That’s like 5 against 4

[Mugen]

:lol Wide open bricks by Lonnie

[emanueldavidginobili]

I just don't get how this team cannot make threes. It's bizarre at this point lol

[YoungbuckMurray]

Can someone on this team knock down a damn wide open 3

[John B]

Certainly not all his fault but Bryn Forbes comes in and its a 6-0 Clippers run.

Grandpa simply doesn't understand that spacing on D etc gets 10Xs worse with his pet on the floor.

The guy doesn’t know how to get open though.

[Slippy]

Lonnie gotta hit that wide open three. Hes had a few of them tonight.

Again the defense has been good but offense is drying up for spurs . Also lack of three starting to bite .

[sananspursfan21]

This is one of those oh so winnable games that is making this season almost unbearable. I don’t expect perfection, I expect these guys to stumble. But this is a G-League team.

[MultiTroll]

WTF is Bryn there for if he’s not going to shoot?? That’s like 5 against 4
:pop:
Trey Jones was taken out because ____.

Now Jones finally back in......so is Forbes. :depressed

[John B]

Tre with the shiner

[Mugen]

:lmao god bless the old man for this blatant tank job lineup

[YoungbuckMurray]

This team misses every good look

[John B]

Has Bryn made a shot?

[YoungbuckMurray]

Has Bryn made a shot?
No. He shouldn’t be playing he’s awful

[Mugen]

:lol not even putting in Derrick when he's having a game and Dejounte sits. I'd love to believe the old man is actually tanking but he's just that bad.

[John B]

Seriously they had the lead, then put Bryn/Tre together

[PhantomDashCam]

Backcourt of the future, Forbes and Jones…said nobody ever. midget-ball=free-for-all

[mikec]

Lonnie with the nice pass to Thad but can't shoot straight.

[ryanbhp]

Nope - 0pts and -13. Dude is a piece of

[Slippy]

Ya not sure about this lineup with Trey, Bryn and Lonnie out there.. what is pop aiming for. Hed didnt try this lineup in the first 3.

[SPURt]

Forbes is such garbage ugh…

[Mugen]

If the Spurs had an average coach with this roster, they're probably looking at .500 and a playoff spot. God bless post Duncan/Ginobili Gregg Popovich tbh :lol

[Slippy]

Seriously they had the lead, then put Bryn/Tre together

Add Lonnie . Midget ball

[YoungbuckMurray]

Wtf is this lineup

[Sugus]

My God, what an awful quarter. No Jakob and the Spurs' defense is a layup line... No surprises here. Maybe the only surprise is how bad Young has been on defense. I haven't been watching the last few games to know if it's a trend, but he was hard to look at tonight.

Spurs have otherwise been playing a good game, though they've gone cold at the worst possible time. And mamita querida, has Lonnie lost his mojo. Can't make a single shot to save his life from anywhere that isn't a point-blank dunk. Even his pull-up midrange isn't falling, which he hit pretty good last season. Bad timing too...

[John B]

I like Keldon’s post though

[tim_duncan_fan]

This team is just kind of dumb. It is very, very clear that Vassell is the most natural shooter we have on the team and yet we don't make a concerted effort to get him shots. At this point, I'm becoming convinced the guys just aren't that bright.

[emanueldavidginobili]

When does it click in the organizations head that it can't get worse than this and they have nothing to lose and they should play the 12th overall pick?

[mikec]

LOL Clippers 20 turnovers but up 20

[YoungbuckMurray]

Wide open brick after wide open brick. Wtf can’t we ever shoot

[emanueldavidginobili]

BRANDON BOSTON the 51st pick in the draft is shitting on the the Spurs main squad. While Josh Primo the 12th overall pick is in Austin working on his crossover.

[Mugen]

Listening to the Clippers broadcast and they had the gall to compare Pop to Belichick :lmao

Comparing a GOAT like Belichick to the worst coach in sports of the last 5 years is so disrespectful tbh

[objective]

Funny how a good team that has big goals finds time for a kid no one has ever heard of and yet Primo wouldn't be fair to the team / needs to get over himself / no one has ever improved in NBA minutes only g-league.

[slick'81]

:lolSpurs

[james evans]

How long before Murray requests a trade?

[TimDunkem]

This team sucks.

[Dex]

Walker is almost as useless as Forbes at this point

[John B]

Good shot Keldon. But wtf is McBucket not shooting that?

[Mugen]

Kawhi/Danny ring immediately after he leaves the old man's garbage system.....

Bertans gets a fat contract after leaving Pop's garbage system....

Derozan is an MVP candidate after leaving the garbage system....

Even dumbass Forbes wins a 'ship after leaving the garbage system :lmao

[Slippy]

Well that linupup to close the three . Killed it for the spurs. Not sure about pops thinking. 1to3 he had Lonnie,Tre and Bryn out there.. pop with the tank. Haha

Im out

[SPURt]

11% from 3 is suicide in today’s NBA. Some horrible shooting tonight

[YoungbuckMurray]

Walker is almost as useless as Forbes at this point

At least he’s played decent defense creating some turnovers. Forbes just stinks period

[PhantomDashCam]

A couple of nice defensive possessions from KJ. :tu

[John B]

DJ should’ve shot that

[Slippy]

Walker is almost as useless as Forbes at this point

Disagree. Lonnies defense has been consistently good this season. His help defense has improved too.. his offense has been inconsistent again tonight. He usually good on the open three so tonight was really disappointing. Atleast he attacked well

BRYN is consistently bad on defense and this season is no different. He also couldnt get open or hit the one open three he had. Thats totally useless for me.

[John B]

I like this version of Derrick better. Welcome back Derrick!

[TimDunkem]

DJ passes up layups but will take contested jumpers. Same old story with this Spurms team.

[mikec]

Drew getting punked by THT the other night with no one to back him up. Now he falls down and KJ just walks past him LOL

[itzsoweezee]

Serious question - what is Keldon Johnson good at?

[mikec]

DJ should’ve shot that

Yep.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Keldon, Lonnie, Devin complete no shows tonight (5-19). Sad to see tbh

[SPURt]

Is LA point shaving?

[emanueldavidginobili]

It's impossible to get any calls huh

[Barfunk]

Two missed gimmes by the Spurs. That should do it, smh.

[Barfunk]

Fuckkkkkk

[YoungbuckMurray]

Holy McDermott stinks tonight

[MultiTroll]

McD's D is not much better then Brent Forms.

[objective]

Devin Vassell .... Welcome to the Doghouse.

[Trill Clinton]

eubanks stinks

[SPURt]

Murray assist hunting for the triple double

[paperboy77]

McD's D is not much better then Brent Forms.

Why would we ever think he’d be? Taller, slower version that isn’t making threes. Goes back to Pop getting cute with rotations.

[YoungbuckMurray]

Clippers get every friggen foul call

[Mugen]

What Pop has done to this franchise is worse than what Kirby did to the Lakers during his last few seasons :lol

This team will never even sniff relevancy until that old man stench is long gone. Unfortunately, it's looking like it'll take at least a decade.

[Barfunk]

Another missed gimme.

[Sugus]

That's game. A moral victory for the books :depressed

[YoungbuckMurray]

7 fucking free throws all night. What a joke.

[tmtcsc]

WTF are we doing shooting 2 point floaters when we need 3’s? Down 9 with less than 2 minutes and White is taking the ball to the hoop instead of passing out to McDermott for a possible 3. That stupid Derozan type nonsense. That’s losing basketball. Ugggh, let the cleansing begin.

[Barfunk]

So far it's been an automatic L anytime we play a decent team.

[YoungbuckMurray]

WTF are we doing shooting 2 point floaters when we need 3’s? Down 9 with less than 2 minutes and White is taking the ball to the hoop instead of passing out to McDermott for a possible 3. That stupid Derozan type nonsense. That’s losing basketball. Ugggh, let the cleansing begin.

just like when we wait 8-10 seconds to foul late in games? Horribly coached is why

[John B]

Bad game for Devin. I hope it’s just tonight. Nothing from the bench. Our bench has been leading the league in scoring

[tim_duncan_fan]

Serious question - what is Keldon Johnson good at?

He was good at attacking the basket and looked like he could maybe hit a couple of threes at 36% eventually.

But hey, it's not just a Keldon thing. NONE, ZIPPO, ZERO of our players play optimized roles on the court. They are all out there just winging it, moving at 65% speed the whole game, regardless of the situation, and not doing shit, besides Murray I guess. We have a good young 3 point shooter that we aren't actively trying to use. Keldon is passing up open shots constantly, even though hitting those would open up what he wants to do, i.e. attack the rim. Derrick White is just neurotic and bipolar even though we have seen him do everything we would ever want him to do before. Lonnie is the most athletic but is the most afraid to play with aggression and we haven't simply made him a spot-up shooter either because we haven't designed or fitted roles for any player on this team.

Jak is a great defensive player, but we decided to run offense through him, even though that would never be there when it matters and we should be teaching one of the myriad of 2-guards to handle scoring. Eubanks' role is defined sort of, but we depend on him more than we should, so it's defined incorrectly.

I guess Doug's role, shoot threes off screens, is defined, but he isn't super adept at it.

So out of like 12 guys, we have 2 or 3 that kind of do what they are naturally geared towards doing. That's a failure of coaching and players just not learning from game to game.

[John B]

7 fucking free throws all night. What a joke.

Besides Keldon, nobody in this team wants to attack the rim, too scared to get hit.

[John B]

Again I like that little postup that Keldon showed there, and then passed to an open player. That’s a welcome change.

[Kurgan]

Why would we ever think he’d be? Taller, slower version that isn’t making threes. Goes back to Pop getting cute with rotations.

Spurs gave McNugget a $40 million contract. He should be much, much better than Brent but he doesn't play like it

[Dennis the Menace]

What Pop has done to this franchise is worse than what Kirby did to the Lakers during his last few seasons :lol


I think Pop screwing the Franchise worse than Kobe Bryant will actually turn out as a blessing. Tank this year and Tank next year for Top 5 to 7 draft picks. We set.

[MultiTroll]

That 2nd quarter comeback tho with open flow transition O after steals. :clap:bobo

[emanueldavidginobili]

the ENTIRE Spurs 5-22 from three, Reggie Jackson 5-17 lmaooo

[objective]

Bad game for Devin. I hope it’s just tonight. Nothing from the bench. Our bench has been leading the league in scoring

Pop's dream game for Vassell.

He probably heard the grumblings about how he should start Vassell, and now he has his excuse to put him in the Doghouse. Pop hates when people like somebody or want him to do something.

"Oh, everyone's looking forward to see if Murray and White can be good pairing? How about I keep them both at 24 minutes a game and never the two shall meet for nearly an entire season.

Lonnie looks fun? He just had great plays or a great game? Screw all of you, here's his DNP.

People chanting for Boban because he's a real nba player who can be used in proper situations and is fun to root for? How about I go on a rant to the media gas lighting everyone because I'd rather lose without him than win with him.

Everyone thinks the Spanish league MVP is going to have an impact? Screw all of you, it wouldn't be fair to the team. And in the future I'll lie my ass off about how he was hurt all year and that's why I didn't play him, not because of my own bad decisions."

And on and on.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Yes!!!!

A half game out of 4th!!!

[Spurs Homer]

Reggie jackson palms the ball every time he dribbles

never gets called for it

[slick'81]

This team sucks balls ,and cant finish for shit. Luckily poodle power stilll gives fans hope:lol

better primo stay in Austin then get yanked around by the old fart

[John B]

Pop's dream game for Vassell.

He probably heard the grumblings about how he should start Vassell, and now he has his excuse to put him in the Doghouse. Pop hates when people like somebody or want him to do something.

"Oh, everyone's looking forward to see if Murray and White can be good pairing? How about I keep them both at 24 minutes a game and never the two shall meet for nearly an entire season.

Lonnie looks fun? He just had great plays or a great game? Screw all of you, here's his DNP.

People chanting for Boban because he's a real nba player who can be used in proper situations and is fun to root for? How about I go on a rant to the media gas lighting everyone because I'd rather lose without him than win with him.

Everyone thinks the Spanish league MVP is going to have an impact? Screw all of you, it wouldn't be fair to the team. And in the future I'll lie my ass off about how he was hurt all year and that's why I didn't play him, not because of my own bad decisions."

And on and on.

Well I just said tough game for Devin :lol

[slick'81]

Pop rotations have always been shit

[John B]

I think we had this with Poeltl in the lineup. I think him and Zollins would really make a difference. Drew will only be good with spot up minutes. Anything more he’ll fizzle. I don’t know the situation for Thad, but I also rather see Landale in there and what he can bring. I think Poeltl should be available against TWolves.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

another one for the tank boyzzzz :smokin

[slick'81]

(4-10)

[Gibbz]

Absolutely horrible rotations from Pop.

[rankingtear]

While and Lonnie can't initiate the offense it looks like. Our best point guard and our best scorer.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Just have to keep reminding ourselves that this is ultimately what we want.

To get an actually talented player, we have to tank for him.

[slick'81]

Just have to keep reminding ourselves that this is ultimately what we want.

To get an actually talented player, we have to tank for him.

We can only hope

[weeks]

Just have to keep reminding ourselves that this is ultimately what we want.

To get an actually talented player, we have to tank for him.

So they can spend a few years in the G league getting over themselves

[timtonymanu]

The amount of posts in these game threads now. This is what it's like to be a lottery team. :lol

[Fireball]

The amount of posts in these game threads now. This is what it's like to be a lottery team. :lol

yeah I thought everybody here is excited about our young team and enjoying every second of it ...

about this game ... first stint of Young and all stints involving Bryn Forbes were not helpful ... Bryn sucks so bad its pure slapstick comedy

[siraulo23]

Good showing again from Murray, everyone else MIA

[tapiefan]

I think Pop screwing the Franchise worse than Kobe Bryant will actually turn out as a blessing. Tank this year and Tank next year for Top 5 to 7 draft picks. We set.

Above all, tank next year for Victor W.

[KobesAchilles]

yeah I thought everybody here is excited about our young team and enjoying every second of it ...

about this game ... first stint of Young and all stints involving Bryn Forbes were not helpful ... Bryn sucks so bad its pure slapstick comedy
unfortunately I’m old :lol and can’t stay up that late to see the game

[Fireball]

unfortunately I’m old :lol and can’t stay up that late to see the game

my time standing up in the middle of the night to watch a Spurs regular season game is done since 2014 ... so i cannot join the game thread activities anymore

[BillMc]

unfortunately I’m old :lol and can’t stay up that late to see the game

This. Games are 3 AM here...

[CGD]

I think spurs win some of these closer games of late with Portle as the starter.

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What Pop has done to this franchise is worse than what Kirby did to the Lakers during his last few seasons :lol

This team will never even sniff relevancy until that old man stench is long gone. Unfortunately, it's looking like it'll take at least a decade.

We have three starters for a playoff team, not counting the clear talents Primo has. Murray, Vassell, and maaaaybe Poeltl when his offense isn't criminally bad. We still are in desperate need of a PF and a C in my opinion. And then you have a starting 5. But that just gets you to the playoffs. To get back to championship level play, we need another star and a deep ass bench.

So in my book, if we draft a starting caliber PF or C (and trade Poeltl),we could potentially be in the playoffs in 2 yrs, but it'd just be fringe, first round exit stuff.

Every player on the roster not named Vassell, Primo, and Murray should be trade material to better the team. And Pop needs to retire after this year.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

another star?

who's our first star?

without looking it up, i think the current championship formula is having at least 1 MVP-caliber player, 1 legitimate All Star, 1 guy who can play at an All Star level for short stretches (ie playoffs) but maybe not consistently ... and then 2 solid starters ... and at least 3 good bench players

right now i think DJM could be 3rd banana, maybe ...

[The Truth #6]

You need at least 1 HOF talent player (in their prime) to get to the Finals. For us, probably need an All Star level talent to just sniff the playoffs. Next year, DJ could be vague All Star buzz material but still wouldn't get in. So, we don't have any player on the team that is good enough to get us to the playoffs. DJ is probably already peaking, but I should hope he has at least another gear to turn up next year, maybe outside shooting. But other than that, we are going to be stuck where we are at for a while. I don't see Devin becoming a star, though hopefully he does. Primo has definite scoring chops, and that's what we have to hope for, that, and him not being a horrible defender.

We likely have a LONG road ahead of us.

[JeffDuncan]

another star?

who's our first star?



DJM is very close. His current stat line, this season, is 18.9 ppg, 8.1 apg, 8.1 rpg. Those are highly respectable numbers. With continued improvement, which seems possible, he could flirt with a triple-double average in a year or two.

One could say, empty stats on a lousy team, and that’s hard to counter because, yeah, the Spurs are a lousy team. Or one could point out his flaws, and it’s true he has some. But still, no matter what anybody says, those are good numbers. DJM could start on a winning team that’s competitive in every game. At least the Spurs are not weak at every position.

Where the Spurs are weak, oh jeez, that’s a long discussion.

[slick'81]

Murray is playing great. Yea,spurs suck but somebody has to have the ability to get those stats.The question is how much will it cost to resgin Dejounte

[Dejounte]

Time to get your debit cards ready and pay up for ESPN+ if you want to get excited for any young player outside of watching DJ, Vassell, and Poeltl develop nicely. With ESPN+ you will be able to watch Primo in austin games. Only $5.

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[james evans]

I think Pop screwing the Franchise worse than Kobe Bryant will actually turn out as a blessing. Tank this year and Tank next year for Top 5 to 7 draft picks. We set.
Y’all keep talking about draft picks but what is the fucking point in drafting guys that Popovich is just gonna send to the G league? Help me understand that.

[TDomination]

DJM is very close. His current stat line, this season, is 18.9 ppg, 8.1 apg, 8.1 rpg. Those are highly respectable numbers. With continued improvement, which seems possible, he could flirt with a triple-double average in a year or two.

One could say, empty stats on a lousy team, and that’s hard to counter because, yeah, the Spurs are a lousy team. Or one could point out his flaws, and it’s true he has some. But still, no matter what anybody says, those are good numbers. DJM could start on a winning team that’s competitive in every game. At least the Spurs are not weak at every position.

Where the Spurs are weak, oh jeez, that’s a long discussion.

agreed

in watching the game with my wife last night i kept pointing out to her how DJM is the one thats stood out above the rest of the guys but still has major flaws. But told her that he would be fantastic on any contender. His defense is great and he has the ability to get to the basket and pull up on a dime for a mid range shot. His 3's are getting better too. He needs to seriously work on his handles though, but not sure how much better he can get there. That is a big flaw.

[Sugus]

Y’all keep talking about draft picks but what is the fucking point in drafting guys that Popovich is just gonna send to the G league? Help me understand that.

Let's see: Pop sends them to the G-League, they develop, then come out of the G-League the second year and come into the San Antonio Spurs so we can root for them and they can help us win games.

Phew, that wasn't so hard after all...

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another star?

who's our first star?

without looking it up, i think the current championship formula is having at least 1 MVP-caliber player, 1 legitimate All Star, 1 guy who can play at an All Star level for short stretches (ie playoffs) but maybe not consistently ... and then 2 solid starters ... and at least 3 good bench players

right now i think DJM could be 3rd banana, maybe ...

I didn't make it clear. I think Primo has star written all over him. Kid's dropping 28 in his first GLeague performance at home. He's still 18. By the time he's 21, he should be consistently scoring 18-20 in the NBA per night

[KingKev]

I didn't make it clear. I think Primo has star written all over him. Kid's dropping 28 in his first GLeague performance at home. He's still 18. By the time he's 21, he should be consistently scoring 18-20 in the NBA per night

Quite the extrapolation.

[paperboy77]

Spurs gave McNugget a $40 million contract. He should be much, much better than Brent but he doesn't play like it


Well that's certainly another thing they suck at.

[slick'81]

Well that's certainly another thing they suck at.


yea,spending over 40 mil in cap space to "tank"

[duncan2k5]

Pop's dream game for Vassell.

He probably heard the grumblings about how he should start Vassell, and now he has his excuse to put him in the Doghouse. Pop hates when people like somebody or want him to do something.

"Oh, everyone's looking forward to see if Murray and White can be good pairing? How about I keep them both at 24 minutes a game and never the two shall meet for nearly an entire season.

Lonnie looks fun? He just had great plays or a great game? Screw all of you, here's his DNP.

People chanting for Boban because he's a real nba player who can be used in proper situations and is fun to root for? How about I go on a rant to the media gas lighting everyone because I'd rather lose without him than win with him.

Everyone thinks the Spanish league MVP is going to have an impact? Screw all of you, it wouldn't be fair to the team. And in the future I'll lie my ass off about how he was hurt all year and that's why I didn't play him, not because of my own bad decisions."

And on and on.

I keep saying this... We need to be careful about how vocal we are... Because if Pop gets winf of it, he will do the opposite... If we want something done, we need to ask for the inverse. We want him to play Primo? We need to be very vocal in saying Primo is shit and will never be part of a real NBA rotation... Remember that year everyone was saying Forbes needed to be benched? Not only was he getting tons of minutes, but Pop started him... LMFAO

[james evans]

Let's see: Pop sends them to the G-League, they develop, then come out of the G-League the second year and come into the San Antonio Spurs so we can root for them and they can help us win games.

Phew, that wasn't so hard after all...
and when has that worked? lol. He's won 4 playoff games in 4 years and missed the playoffs twice. Something isn't working.

[jbspurs]

LOL He moped when Drew didn't give him the rebound
That's his norm.

[Sugus]

and when has that worked? lol. He's won 4 playoff games in 4 years and missed the playoffs twice. Something isn't working.

You want a Spurs-specific list, or entire league list? Dejounte, White, Kyle are the three first that come to mind. All spent time in the GL and came out better players, have progressed, and most importantly, stuck into the league coming in as really late first round picks. I'd do a deeper list but the point is clear already, and it's even better if you look at the entire NBA, with players such as Gobert, Fred VanVleet, Christian Wood, etcetera.

Trying to relate the Spurs' success to the use of the G-League for player development, without taking into account any context regarding the calibre of players/talent the Spurs have been sending, is simply stupid. There is no correlation at all. If you consistently pick 29th picks, you're eventually gonna suck, whether you send those picks to the G-League, the Australian League, Euroleague, or stick them in the NBA right off the bat. Apples and oranges, tbh.