Game Thread: Spurs at Timberwolves — Nov 18, 2021 - 7pm CT

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[BillMc]

3 AM Riga Time for those who were wondering.

:tongue

[Mugen]

Key game for the tank, let's go ahead and lose this one boys!

[John B]

We take this. Spurs by 8pts :flag::flag::flag:

[TDomination]

Is poeltl back?

[rjv]

Is poeltl back?

i haven't heard anything about his status for tonight. without him, i can't see us slowing down towns. and look for malik easley do go off on the spurs as he usually does. i expect more of the same: spurs stay close for most of the game and then fall apart down the stretch due to a lack of fire power.

[slick'81]

Loser stays in the bottom three of the west. While the winner eyes the play in game

[Degoat]

Pretty sure I saw that Jakob is still out tonight lol

Edit * He’s back!

[slick'81]

Pretty sure I saw that Jakob is still out tonight lol

jesus, is pop just paranoid or wtf?! Tank on!

[KobesAchilles]

3 AM Riga Time for those who were wondering.

:tongue
For some reason Bill my mind was only wondering who the girl is in the first pic of your sig...
Then it went into overload and just kinda stopped working all together

[TDomination]

4-10 vs 5-9

who wants it more?

talking about the 1st pick of course.

[slick'81]

4-10 vs 5-9

who wants it more?

talking about the 1st pick of course.

without poodle i still say spurs can beat that shit team

[Seventyniner]

4-10 vs 5-9

who wants it more?

talking about the 1st pick of course.

Neither team will sniff a bottom 4 record imo. First pick is possible due to ping pong balls, of course, cause I don't see either team making the playoffs.

[Ocotillo]

I saw Jak is back tonight.

[slick'81]

I saw Jak is back tonight.


tank off!!:lobt2::flag:

[JeffDuncan]

I saw Jak is back tonight.

He’ll probably get into foul trouble early, the way he tends to do until he gets up to speed.

[TDomination]

I saw Jak is back tonight.
10 straight wins incoming!

[heyheymymy]

Will be nice to get Eubanks back a bit more into his wheelhouse

[John B]

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Coach Pop says Jakob Poeltl will start. Regarding his minutes, he says they're not sure yet how many minutes he can handle.



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Poeltl is back! Spurs by 8pts. Let’s go Spurs!

[BillMc]

For some reason Bill my mind was only wondering who the girl is in the first pic of your sig...
Then it went into overload and just kinda stopped working all together

Don't know her name my friend. Sorry.

[BatManu20]

Jak back = W tbh.

[Leetonidas]

So they just said Jak was starting but now it's Eubanks? God dammit

[BillMc]

Let's win this thing!

[LeBowen]

So they just said Jak was starting but now it's Eubanks? God dammit

We're definitely tanking.

I was actually looking forward to the game after I read that Jakob is back, but I just switched channels and saw Eubanks so I'm ready for the tank to keep rolling.

[BillMc]

Well, that was an underwhelming start...

[Sugus]

We're definitely tanking.

I was actually looking forward to the game after I read that Jakob is back, but I just switched channels and saw Eubanks so I'm ready for the tank to keep rolling.

I'm surprised at how low-key obvious the tank has been this season. I hadn't been watching the last few games, and saw the Clippers one the other night, and it was just extremely blatant. That 3rd quarter lineup was straight-up tank move. Turns out the FO does have a direction after all... I'm fully expecting an L tonight, unless the Wolves manage to outtank us.

[Leetonidas]

Lmao this is fucking embarrassing:lmao

[GB20]

If this lineup is not working out, why is taking Pop so long to change it?

[poopbox]

Says the game started 10 minutes ago but we still got 0 :lol

[objective]

mistaking bad coaching for deliberate tanking is a decent coping mechanism I guess.

Broadcast says Pop was going to start Poeltl but wanted to keep the continuity of the last 7 games. The continuity that went 2-5 with wins against other lottery teams?

[YoungbuckMurray]

Team is a joke

[poopbox]

mistaking bad coaching for deliberate tanking is a decent coping mechanism I guess.

Broadcast says Pop was going to start Poeltl but wanted to keep the continuity of the last 7 games. The continuity that went 2-5 with wins against other lottery teams?

Yeah this team is not tanking, we are just bad and we definitely have bad coaching.

[james evans]

This may be the worst Spurs team in our history. I'm talking about including the 87 and 97 team. Add in that we have the worst coach in the league at the moment.

[Leetonidas]

mistaking bad coaching for deliberate tanking is a decent coping mechanism I guess.

Broadcast says Pop was going to start Poeltl but wanted to keep the continuity of the last 7 games. The continuity that went 2-5 with wins against other lottery teams?

Exactly:lol they aren't tanking, they just suck and the coach is senile

[mo7888]

So...who's the top prospect in the draft?

[Slippy]

Terrible start. No ball movement crowded keyway.

Hopefully bench can up the tempo. Need some easy shots

[pRoshi]

Is this real

[james evans]

I'm just hoping Pop gets his 23 more wins and leaves. I hope they don't let him draft another player no one has heard of just to send him to the Austin Spurs. This shit is getting ridiculous. We went from the best drafting team in the league without lottery picks to being a lottery team and can't get shit lol

[emanueldavidginobili]

Lmao I guess i'll tune into the Austin Spurs and watch Primo tonight instead of this shit show.

[james evans]

Lmao I guess i'll tune into the Austin Spurs and watch Primo tonight instead of this shit show.
what time and channel?

[GB20]

Pop should have retired when timmy and Manu did.

[BackHome]

In Tanking We Trust :fishing

[emanueldavidginobili]

what time and channel?
730 CT on ESPN+

[PhantomDashCam]

What the hell was Okogie wearing… ripTigger…

[objective]

So...who's the top prospect in the draft?

There's a new Game Theory podcast this week from Sam Vecenie that has a general, non-team specific mock draft.

Top 4 were Banchero-Holmgren-Jabari-Baldwin

He did a similar early mock last year that had Cade-Mobley-Green-Suggs, so nearly pick for pick

[Chomag]

Pop isn't tanking y'all sad part is he is trying to win games but yeah...

[james evans]

He should have ran that ball boy over. he knows better.. wtf

[PhantomDashCam]

Vassell balling

[SPURt]

Absolutely terrible quarter, but the Spurs are gonna win this game.

[itzsoweezee]

It’s ridiculous that Vassell isn’t leading this team in minutes (or even close)

[RD2191]

Trade the entire team tbh

[John B]

They’re just a building a great come back :spin

[GB20]

Primo is playing good defense so far.

[Leetonidas]

Blatant missed 8 second violation

[Leetonidas]

Tre needs more minutes

[lefty20]

Trey lmao

[Barfunk]

Damn, Anthony Edwards averaging 23 in his second year. That kind of shit wouldn't fly with Pop.

[Sugus]

Tre needs more minutes

He'd make the Spurs too good, tbh, just like Devin. Let Eubanks get his :lol

[poopbox]

Wolves letting the spurs back in this game :lol

[PhantomDashCam]

Great minutes from Tre.

[Sugus]

Damn, Anthony Edwards averaging 23 in his second year. That kind of shit wouldn't fly with Pop.

It's not all that good, though. He's got serious, serious tunnel vision and ball-hogging complex, and it's been hurting the Wolves for many games this season, especially in the 4th quarter. I expect the same to happen tonight, both him and Dlo start chucking it up, and leave KAT on an island without getting him the ball. Ant needs better coaching soon, but this is Minny we're talking about, so I doubt it...

[mo7888]

Tre needs more minutes

He really does...he always looks like the quickest guy on the court...his floater in the lane has a little bit of Tony Parker in it...

[poopbox]

Keldon was trying to fight through that screen and the t wolves straight up grabbed him and it was a no call :lol

[YoungbuckMurray]

Team is so stupid they don’t even go 2 for 1

[Leetonidas]

Disgusting ending

[Barfunk]

Damn and just like that, down 13.

[Sugus]

Not to worry, 3rd quarter Spurs will be here to save the day :lol

[BillMc]

Not to worry, 3rd quarter Spurs will be here to save the day :lol

Does the third quarter somehow include anyone named Tim, Tony and Manu? If not, I'm not quite as confident. :tongue

[Barfunk]

It's not all that good, though. He's got serious, serious tunnel vision and ball-hogging complex, and it's been hurting the Wolves for many games this season, especially in the 4th quarter. I expect the same to happen tonight, both him and Dlo start chucking it up, and leave KAT on an island without getting him the ball. Ant needs better coaching soon, but this is Minny we're talking about, so I doubt it...

This is the first game I've watched him play. In Pop's system he'd probably be on the bench or in the G-league.

[Slippy]

Terrible start and not so great finish.

DJ fumbling around, not generating good looks for the team is hurting the offense. Spurs giving up wide open three needs to be tidied up.

If they start slow again in 2nd half then forget about it.

[BillMc]

DJ is kinda turning into a Westbrook-lite guy. Nice stats but you wonder if he knows how to run an offense.

That said, DJ is a better defender than Westchuck ever was.

[Sugus]

Does the third quarter somehow include anyone named Tim, Tony and Manu? If not, I'm not quite as confident. :tongue

I'd be more confident in the 3rd quarter if it featured any of the girls in your sig than any player on the Spurs right now, tbh :lol

[BillMc]

I'd be more confident in the 3rd quarter if it featured any of the girls in your sig than any player on the Spurs right now, tbh :lol

I don't know if we'd be better but it would be much more fun to watch.

[Barfunk]

BS foul. I thought they weren't calling those.

[Barfunk]

He'd make the Spurs too good, tbh, just like Devin. Let Eubanks get his :lol

Lmao. Pretty much this.

[Leetonidas]

McNugget:lmao

[Leetonidas]

Wolves are +33 from distance

[BillMc]

#STARTDEVIN

[Barfunk]

Don't even think about it Devin :pop:

[itzsoweezee]

Like I said, it’s ridiculous that vassell isn’t leading this team in minutes.

[Leetonidas]

Lonnie Walker has been straight garbage this season

[YoungbuckMurray]

Can we find someone who can shoot wide open 3’s my god

[objective]

Taurean Prince has 13 so far tonight.

His previous season high was 5.

[poopbox]

Between Eubanks and Forbes we got 2 of the bottom 10 players in the entire league

[YoungbuckMurray]

Devin should start, white off Bench, trey Jones should play decent mins every night

[paperboy77]

Fuck everyone... I said it last year that Devin should be a starter from day one.

[Sugus]

Lonnie Walker has been straight garbage this season

Yeah, really disappointed in him from the little I've watched. What ever happened to his shot? He used to be good at it, at least C&S 3's, now even those aren't falling for him. Weird

[SPURt]

Lonnie getting fisted right in the mouth

[objective]

The biggest collapse in White's game might be his passing instead of his shooting. He was tops in the league last year in PnR points generated if I remember right but now it's like he can't even get passes off.

[Sugus]

:lmao Lonnie took a damn near uppercut to the mouth, what the hell

Ejected? Damn

[TimDunkem]

Surprised Prince was ejected. Dumb foul, but he wasn't trying to hurt Lonnie or anything.

[JeffDuncan]

Surprised Prince was ejected. Dumb foul, but he wasn't trying to hurt Lonnie or anything.


Yes, he was.

[KobesAchilles]

I see why Lonnie doesn’t drive more to the hoop :lol
Also it’s tough to run our offense when the defense doesn’t have to worry about either one of our centers at all on offense. You can just see Poeltl and poor man Cherokee Parks ruining the whole offense when they get the ball in the middle of the floor and their man is 8 feet off of them and double teaming a shooter or clogging the lane all together. We need a real center who can actually shoot. Or a real PF and no more of this KJ as our PF shit. That too is a problem

[tmtcsc]

This just in from the “water is wet” category. The Spurs suck out loud. Just bad from coaches to the last man on the bench. This franchise has become nothing more than a glorified YMCA team or daycare. Stupid, stupid basketball IQ. Down 16 to the Wolves ��.

[YoungbuckMurray]

Why is Forbes on towns like wtf pop

[Slippy]

Prince has been killing on the three.

Spurs wont miss seeing him ejected.

Lonnies outside shot is failing him this season. On the drive when he attacks , hes actually being very good . Unfortunately he doesnt do it enough.

[YoungbuckMurray]

Forbes friggen air balling Jesus Christ

[paperboy77]

That shot of Pop and Lonnie after Quatro gets fisted in the face:

Pop could give a damn about these guys. Dudes just here for the beer.

[YoungbuckMurray]

Pass the ball DJ, vassell has a dunk this team is just stupid

[TimDunkem]

Yes, he was.

:lol

[objective]

Who could have guessed that going Microball with Towns on the floor would result in a deficit?

[Slippy]

Spurs cant get stops. Soft in the middle bigtime tonight

[Sugus]

KBD at the 5 with KAT on the floor, in the 4th Q :lmao

C'mon y'all, it couldn't be more obvious...

[TimDunkem]

Forbes friggen air balling Jesus Christ

And it was terrible shot selection too. Dude is a straight chucker.

[SPURt]

Absolutely terrible quarter, but the Spurs are gonna win this game.
https://y.yarn.co/fb1259aa-edae-4d6a-ac89-e76291c9ec46_text.gif

[objective]

Pass the ball DJ, vassell has a dunk this team is just stupid

Murray frequently freezes Vassell out on transition, been happening all year

[emanueldavidginobili]

Can Devin get 30 MPG please fuck

[Slippy]

Doug at centre? KAT is dominating and thats pops response to start the 4th.

[YoungbuckMurray]

DJ’s worst game of the season by far tonight

[slick'81]

Worst spurs team in a long time. Pop has gone full retard. Imagine blowing 40+ million in cap space for this shit:rollin

(4-11):lol pop doing this purposely. This is just a bad team he assembled

[objective]

halfway through the 4th quarter and there's one starter in double figures and that's Johnson with 12.

Such a sad, sad team.

Devin Vassell might need an protocol specialist uncle to get him out of this mess.

[tbdog]

How's that starting backcourt, Spurstalk? Who's going to join me by preaching that back court must be split up?

[Trill Clinton]

lonnie sucks

[slick'81]

How's that starting backcourt, Spurstalk? Who's going to join me by preaching that back court must be split up?


the whole lineup sucks. Trust me,starting devin isn't righting this ship

[YoungbuckMurray]

Draft supposed to be good this year? I think this team is getting a very high pick

[slick'81]

Losing has finally set in with this team. They might have finally given up on pop

[Sugus]

Pop putting in Eubanks after the game's out of reach is a nice finishing touch, tbh

[slick'81]

What's the excuse tonight? Poodle was rusty?

[slick'81]

:rollin:pop:

[Slippy]

Pop going with micro ball. Devin at center.


Jock still isnt available or pop just doesnt like the guy.

[slick'81]

People still think this is fun basketball to watch?! Bb but the pace

[Slippy]

Eubanks back at centre.

Trey Jones looking smoothe. Love his game

[TimDunkem]

Dear lord....Forbes is so terrible. How people can still defend his place on not just this team but in the league is beyond me...Holy fuck.

[BillMc]

Both teams played hard

[slick'81]

Dear lord....Forbes is so terrible. How people can still defend his place on not just this team but in thr league is beyond me...Holy fuck.

not like we have a young 18 y/o lottery pick waiting at the same position

[slick'81]

Both teams played hard

Gotta be a silver lining somewhere

[objective]

Lonnie is now shooting 29.2% on three pointers this season.

[Sugus]

Worst spurs team in a long time. Pop has gone full retard. Imagine blowing 40+ million in cap space for this shit:rollin

(4-11):lol pop doing this purposely. This is just a bad team he assembled

You got it ;)

[itzsoweezee]

Very important to not play the lottery pick so that this team can win … oh wait

[slick'81]

:flag:Kbd,ewwbanks,forbes,jones&lonnie

great bench

[slick'81]

(0-3) roadtrip ,jesus fucking christ

[TimDunkem]

Very important to not play the lottery pick so that this team can win … oh wait

That wouldn't be fair to Brynt Firmes :pop:

[slick'81]

https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/80869257.jpg

[BillMc]

Well, at least we won't have to worry about the play-in tournament at this pace.

[slick'81]

Spurs now with the fifth worst record in the entire league

[BillMc]

That wouldn't be fair to Brynt Firmes :pop:

He's a champion, you know.

[objective]

not like we have a young 18 y/o lottery pick waiting at the same position

Forbes will end up playing 20 minutes tonight against NBA players like Russell, Towns, Beasley, Beverly, etc, on the road against a team that's trying to get better and win.

Meanwhile Primo will play 20+ minutes against a g-league expansion team and scrubs like Jabari Narcis, Jordan Howard, Mike Torres Cuevas, and Rigoberto Mendoza.

Perfection.

[TimDunkem]

Did Lonnie just fake himself out? What a stupid team from top to bottom. :lol

[slick'81]

If pop doesnt just quit a top 5 pick is assured

[objective]

Lonnie is now shooting 29.2% on three pointers this season.

he was able to get things worse, now shooting 28.2% on the year.

[spurraider21]

pops gonna have to coach for a few years to get that record :lol

[TimDunkem]

He's a champion, you know.

Kind of surprised no one except his step-father Poop picked this turd up. Normally, even the last guy on championship rosters are vyed for. Just goes to show how shit Burnt Forms is. Only Poop wants this charity case.

[slick'81]

pops gonna have to coach for a few years to get that record :lol

at this rate it would be a miracle to reach 25 wins

[gambit1990]

This is just a bad team he assembled
it's been that way since kawhi era ended.

[JeffDuncan]

Worst spurs team in a long time. Pop has gone full retard. Imagine blowing 40+ million in cap space for this shit:rollin

(4-11):lol pop doing this purposely. This is just a bad team he assembled


I think the Spurs went into the summer with about $50M in cap space.

A human trafficker from Guatemala could have done a better job getting players than Pop did.

[Budkin]

Holy shit losing by 25 to the Wolves…

[slick'81]

Im sure zach collins will save us:lmao

[TimDunkem]

Yeah this team has been poorly constructed since the summer of '17 tbh.

[TimDunkem]

Im sure zach collins will save us:lmao

:lmao

What kind of fucking stupid mother fucker constructs a team with 4 centers with one who is perpetually injured in this day and age? Even most 2k players playing with the trade machine are not this fucking stupid.

[slick'81]

Even Matt bonner is like welp, its just one of those nights. Get used to it red rocket:lobt:

[BillMc]

I really think I'm gonna start watching the G-league games for Primo and just check the scores for the big club. Seems like a more enjoyable experience. I mean this is supposed to be entertainment after all.

[slick'81]

This team is fckn horrible

[objective]

Can someone get to Pop so he can realize that sticking around for the record is pointless? It's going to broken someday anyway.

Doc Rivers is 300 wins away and 12 years younger, hasn't won less than 40 in a full season in like 9 years. If Doc coaches to 72 and keeps changing teams to stick with competitive teams like he has the record will be his.

And if not him Spoelstra who could coach another 21 years.

And if not him someone else eventually.

[slick'81]

Worst thing is spurs locked themselves into this roster for atleast two seasons.

Suns are gonna beat the shit outta us next

[objective]

Im sure zach collins will save us:lmao

Even if he plays, Collins is such an unremarkable player.

Alperen Sengun already has more career double doubles than Collins in only 14 games and 18 minutes per.

[slick'81]

I think the Spurs went into the summer with about $50M in cap space.

A human trafficker from Guatemala could have done a better job getting players than Pop did.


47 fucking million to be exact

[slick'81]

Even if he plays, Collins is such an unremarkable player.

Alperen Sengun already has more career double doubles than Collins in only 14 games and 18 minutes per.


spurs rushed to throw money at that white stiff with robo cop legs

[Dex]

Smells like tank season to me....

[slick'81]

Smells like tank season to me....

Smells like shit

[MultiTroll]

3/29 treys if you take out KJs 2-3.

How do you go 3-26 on treys?

[slick'81]

3/29 treys if you take out KJs 2-3.

How do you go 3-26 on treys?

by assembling a team full of sg's who literally cant shoot

[Dex]

Smells like shit

I've been warning people that tanking was going to suck.

This is what sucking feels like....

[slick'81]

I've been warning people that tanking was going to suck.

This is what sucking feels like....


https://youtu.be/7GBMvpcfXVg

[slick'81]

I've been warning people that tanking was going to suck.

This is what sucking feels like....

and I remember the 96'97 season

[GB20]

I've been warning people that tanking was going to suck.

This is what sucking feels like....
It sucks even more when our lottery pick is in the G-league while the main team is developing Forbes.

[MI21]

Even if he plays, Collins is such an unremarkable player.

Alperen Sengun already has more career double doubles than Collins in only 14 games and 18 minutes per.

LOL.

That Collins signing is worse than Forbes, imagine that...

[Dex]

and I remember the 96'97 season

At least there was a Tim Duncan out there to hope for.

We could suck this entire season, end up with a top 3 pick....and then get some guy who flames out.

[lefty]

We take this. Spurs by 8pts :flag::flag::flag:

Ban him tbh

[BackHome]

I really think I'm gonna start watching the G-league games for Primo and just check the scores for the big club. Seems like a more enjoyable experience. I mean this is supposed to be entertainment after all.

Bill I only get on the forum to see your latest eye candy. Lol And I think I can speak for all of us your work has been outstanding. Don’t you dare ever leave

[Gibbz]

In November, DW has shooting games of...

0-10
1-6
2-5
1-4

[BillMc]

Bill I only get on the forum to see your latest eye candy. Lol And I think I can speak for all of us your work has been outstanding. Don’t you dare ever leave
:bobo Thanks Pal. And don't worry the sig will still be there. I just may be posting in the g-league threads more often (if I can stream the games).

[Chomag]

Pop's bullshit getting exposed per par without the big 3, move along

[Chomag]

Spurs FO spending almost 50 mil on this trash needs to be pointed out more.

[Sugus]

I'm surprised at how low-key obvious the tank has been this season. I hadn't been watching the last few games, and saw the Clippers one the other night, and it was just extremely blatant. That 3rd quarter lineup was straight-up tank move. Turns out the FO does have a direction after all... I'm fully expecting an L tonight, unless the Wolves manage to outtank us.

One of the easier predictions to make given this season's Spurs team, tbh :lol

[Dex]

Meanwhile, Rudy Gay hit 5 threes tonight in his season debut.

But yeah, DeMar/Rudy/Patty were the problem....just gotta let the young guns run and everything would be better, right?

Be careful what you wish for, people. The grass ain't always greener.

[Dverde]

D White sucks… not a leader, just meh. At Keats he can defend

[Sugus]

Meanwhile, Rudy Gay hit 5 threes tonight in his season debut.

But yeah, DeMar/Rudy/Patty were the problem....just gotta let the young guns run and everything would be better, right?

Be careful what you wish for, people. The grass ain't always greener.

Ehhh, the grass looks greener right now than it looked last season, tbh, despite losing games (or maybe because of it). I was never in the all-out-tank camp, but also wasn't in on the Mid-3 camp, and watching last season's team stumble their way into a play-in loss as their ceiling was awful enough. No purpose, no real hope of contention, no sense to carrying on with that.

The losing sucks... In the moment. We won't remember these games next season nor the next one, but we will more than likely remember and bask in the talents that a top pick will get us. I don't know if it'll be a franchise player, but it'll surely be better than what we have this season, and surely better than what we've been having the last couple seasons. I didn't like watching DeRozan-ball, it was plenty frustrating when it mattered most.

Having said that, the most entertaining part is still the SpursTalk cliff-jumping, tbh. Depreciating jokes for days :lol

[poopbox]

12 points in the last quarter :lmao

[Dex]

Ehhh, the grass looks greener right now than it looked last season, tbh, despite losing games (or maybe because of it). I was never in the all-out-tank camp, but also wasn't in on the Mid-3 camp, and watching last season's team stumble their way into a play-in loss as their ceiling was awful enough. No purpose, no real hope of contention, no sense to carrying on with that.

The losing sucks... In the moment. We won't remember these games next season nor the next one, but we will more than likely remember and bask in the talents that a top pick will get us. I don't know if it'll be a franchise player, but it'll surely be better than what we have this season, and surely better than what we've been having the last couple seasons. I didn't like watching DeRozan-ball, it was plenty frustrating when it mattered most.

Having said that, the most entertaining part is still the SpursTalk cliff-jumping, tbh. Depreciating jokes for days :lol

Cliff-jumping is what we do best....myself included :D I try to keep an even keel but man...it's frustrating watching the Spurs lose all the time. We got spoiled by 20+ years of winning teams.

[slick'81]

Meanwhile, Rudy Gay hit 5 threes tonight in his season debut.

But yeah, DeMar/Rudy/Patty were the problem....just gotta let the young guns run and everything would be better, right?

Be careful what you wish for, people. The grass ain't always greener.

those guys weren't making any difference. We couldn't make the playoffs with or without them. Now giving demar away for nothing definitely didnt help the talent

[Degoat]

Stopped watching after the 1st half, could tell the game was going to be Ugly. It’s a sad time to be a spurs fan tbh

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25 pt losses to a team 4 games under .500 (coming in), on a back to back, is our new normal fam.

which btw, I'm cool with. what I'm not cool with is having that record and not playing your #12 pick. un-furking-acceptable stuff from pop.

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those guys weren't making any difference. We couldn't make the playoffs with or without them. Now giving demar away for nothing definitely didnt help the talent

looks like Poeltl doesn't make a huge difference either. got abused by KAT all night.

[slick'81]

looks like Poeltl doesn't make a huge difference either. got abused by KAT all night.

bbb but spurs talk said he's playing at an allstar level, and wed won those games if he was healthy:cry just wait till zach collins can walk

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bbb but spurs talk said he's playing at an allstar level, and wed won those games if he was healthy:cry just wait till zach collins can walk

yup.

[slick'81]

yup.


im not looking forward to rc and co. blowing all their cap space to resign murray,and poodle in another couple of seasons. The time to win was now while they were on cheap deals

[timtonymanu]

Meanwhile, Rudy Gay hit 5 threes tonight in his season debut.

But yeah, DeMar/Rudy/Patty were the problem....just gotta let the young guns run and everything would be better, right?

Be careful what you wish for, people. The grass ain't always greener.

It was better they all left. Not cause the Spurs are a better team cause of it, but because those 3 shouldn’t have been part of the sinking ship. With them, we were a 35 win team at best. Now all 3 are playing on contenders and deserve to have that kind of success

[Fireball]

poeltl sucked against all good bigs this season … he just prevents the layup line from the smaller opponents which neither drew nor young can do

[MI21]

poeltl sucked against all good bigs this season … he just prevents the layup line from the smaller opponents which neither drew nor young can do

Yeah, his help defense and rim protection is elite but his man defense has been pretty average. Not sure what the stats say, but I don't feel like he has had an impact against other quality bigs.

[buttsR4rebounding]

looks like Poeltl doesn't make a huge difference either. got abused by KAT all night.

He only played 14 minutes. Feel sorry for your wife if that’s what you consider “all night “.

[siraulo23]

yikes

[tapiefan]

Can someone get to Pop so he can realize that sticking around for the record is pointless? It's going to broken someday anyway.

Doc Rivers is 300 wins away and 12 years younger, hasn't won less than 40 in a full season in like 9 years. If Doc coaches to 72 and keeps changing teams to stick with competitive teams like he has the record will be his.

And if not him Spoelstra who could coach another 21 years.

And if not him someone else eventually.

This.

[tbdog]

those guys weren't making any difference. We couldn't make the playoffs with or without them. Now giving demar away for nothing definitely didnt help the talent

We had 20mil contract not playing. The spurs could traded youth for a legit player. But they were not dedicated to the retool.

[tbdog]

This.

Coaching is taxing. I can foresee spoelstra going into the head office once Riley retires. Rivers gets fired in two years.

[slick'81]

We had 20mil contract not playing. The spurs could traded youth for a legit player. But they were not dedicated to the retool.

spurs weren't trading for shit.

[Trill Clinton]

Meanwhile, Rudy Gay hit 5 threes tonight in his season debut.

But yeah, DeMar/Rudy/Patty were the problem....just gotta let the young guns run and everything would be better, right?

Be careful what you wish for, people. The grass ain't always greener.

Yup! I told these guys that Pop plays the old heads because the young guys just weren't that good. Now the young guys are playing at the break neck pace everybody wanted and all their flaws are showing... now it's all on Pop. There is no satisfying spurs fans.

[slick'81]

Yup! I told these guys that Pop plays the old heads because the young guys just weren't that good. Now the young guys are playing at the break neck pace everybody wanted and all their flaws are showing... now it's all on Pop. There is no satisfying spurs fans.


We sucked at the end of last season and we suck now. The front office out side of drafting sucks ass

[Trill Clinton]

We sucked at the end of last season and we suck now. The front office out side of drafting sucks ass

SA isn't a prime destination for free agents so we have to strike gold in the draft or hope we get a vet to come and rehab their career for a few years. Now that the young guys are finally getting the shot we all asked for and it's clear they suck, we can do a real tank and get an even better draft position.

[BackHome]

You are correct but we should have done this two or three years ago - We should have traded Aldridge, Rudy, DEROZZ, and gotten something rather then getting nothing or a very minor pick. Either way this team is not going to get its best talent from Free Agency it’s draft or bust

[Trill Clinton]

You are correct but we should have done this two or three years ago - We should have traded Aldridge, Rudy, DEROZZ, and gotten something rather then getting nothing or a very minor pick. Either way this team is not going to get its best talent from Free Agency it’s draft or bust


I agree. I've been wanting to tank every since Kawhi quit on us.

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He only played 14 minutes. Feel sorry for your wife if that’s what you consider “all night “.

well played. I'm proud of you.

[Darius Bieber]

I remember when regular season game threads got up to 45-50 pages... Good times :(

[Sugus]

I remember when regular season game threads got up to 45-50 pages... Good times :(

It was entirely predictable that the same group of posters consistently screaming for a tank, would be the first to jump ship and stop watching whenever the Spurs actually came anywhere close to a tank. Just the way it goes with a spoiled fanbase like this one, tbh.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

Chalk one more up in the L column, lads

:smokin

[daslicer]

It was entirely predictable that the same group of posters consistently screaming for a tank, would be the first to jump ship and stop watching whenever the Spurs actually came anywhere close to a tank. Just the way it goes with a spoiled fanbase like this one, tbh.

They were the worst type of fans. They would become super emo after a loss despite the Spurs being on pace to win 60 plus games.

[ace3g]

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[ElNono]

It was entirely predictable that the same group of posters consistently screaming for a tank, would be the first to jump ship and stop watching whenever the Spurs actually came anywhere close to a tank. Just the way it goes with a spoiled fanbase like this one, tbh.

What makes you think those fans stopped watching?

[TimDunkem]

For the record, I'm still watching this dumpster fire.

[r0drig0lac]

What makes you think those fans stopped watching?

spurstalk has the guys who spend their lives complaining about the FO, and there's an even worse group, the idiots who complain about the guys who spend their lives complaining about the FO, the weird thing is, when they can finally ramble day after day about how well this franchise is run, they're annoyed that no one cares anymore to point out all the dumb decisions PATFO has made since 2017.

[Sugus]

What makes you think those fans stopped watching?

The lower number of posts per game thread, for once, and the generally less precise criticism from the "exhalers" regarding the team, players, FO, etc, which used to be more of a game-to-game basics and now is a regurgitation of "yeah the team sucks, fire Pop, trade everyone" after every three games or so. Interesting that you replied to me here, I hadn't seen you on the forum for a while now... Though the reply works perfectly to your argument, I definitely can't assume that every troll and hater has stopped watching just because they're not posting anymore [even though it's a clear sign of disengagement].


spurstalk has the guys who spend their lives complaining about the FO, and there's an even worse group, the idiots who complain about the guys who spend their lives complaining about the FO, the weird thing is, when they can finally ramble day after day about how well this franchise is run, they're annoyed that no one cares anymore to point out all the dumb decisions PATFO has made since 2017.

It's onanist of you to assume I spend close to as much time criticizing that group, as that group spends time criticizing the FO. But alas... :lol

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It was entirely predictable that the same group of posters consistently screaming for a tank, would be the first to jump ship and stop watching whenever the Spurs actually came anywhere close to a tank. Just the way it goes with a spoiled fanbase like this one, tbh.

what if you're new to the tank regiments? where and how does one categorize folks like me?

[Sugus]

what if you're new to the tank regiments? where and how does one categorize folks like me?

Hey, I'm no fan police, you can categorize yourself as you like. I'm a first-time tankee myself, because I didn't know the Spurs or the NBA existed the last time the franchise had to face such a path. I'll absolutely grant you naming rights on this budding group, I've never been good with naming things.

To be clear, it wasn't a critique of just any fan wanting for a tank, just a specific subgroup of them, which I don't think you're a part of afaik. Y'all know who y'all are...

[ElNono]

The lower number of posts per game thread, for once, and the generally less precise criticism from the "exhalers" regarding the team, players, FO, etc, which used to be more of a game-to-game basics and now is a regurgitation of "yeah the team sucks, fire Pop, trade everyone" after every three games or so. Interesting that you replied to me here, I hadn't seen you on the forum for a while now... Though the reply works perfectly to your argument, I definitely can't assume that every troll and hater has stopped watching just because they're not posting anymore [even though it's a clear sign of disengagement].

The lower number of posts is directly proportional to the lack of excitement with the team, plain and simple, tbh... I still religiously watch the games, even plan to attend some, but this is a team with too many problems to just banter about "why is Matt Bonner getting minutes?"...

It's not restricted to FO haters either, if not for corporate tickets this team would be in Seattle or Vegas already, and it might still head there at some point.

I've always been here, I just moved to other areas like the Political forum, etc, which are way more interesting as far as trolling and/or discussion than talking about this team right now. What am I gonna post about? That I was spot on for I don't know how long now? Patting myself in the back is useless. Hopefully this (accidental?) tanking helps the team get what it needs, a solid pick and a foundation for the future.

[Brazil]

The lower number of posts is directly proportional to the lack of excitement with the team, plain and simple, tbh... I still religiously watch the games, even plan to attend some, but this is a team with too many problems to just banter about "why is Matt Bonner getting minutes?"...

It's not restricted to FO haters either, if not for corporate tickets this team would be in Seattle or Vegas already, and it might still head there at some point.



pretty much this... what is to discuss about tbh ?