Game Thread: Spurs at Grizzlies - 1/26/22 — 7:30pm CST

[John B]

MEMPHIS: Desmond Bane (Questionable, Health and Safety Protocols), Brandon Clarke (Questionable, back), Kyle Anderson (Out, Health and Safety Protocols), Tyus Jones (Health and Safety Protocols), Dillon Brooks (Out, ankle)

SAN ANTONIO: Keita Bates-Diop (Out, Health and Safety Protocols), Devontae Cacok, Zach Collins, Josh Primo and Joe Wieskamp (Questionable - G-League Assignment)

I hate Spurs killer, effin Brooks. I’m glad he’s out. If Spurs can continue shooting good, 57% last night and 37% from deep, and moving the ball 38 assist, Spurs have great chance :lol. Maybe we can see Primo and Zollins tonight just in case. Spurs by 4 pts :flag::flag::flag:

[KobesAchilles]

battle of top 10 point guards!

[slick'81]

Spurs L coming up

[John B]

This should be home game. The header got changed.

[Seventyniner]

The Spurs have taken down some good teams this year, but they are still underdogs here. Morant will probably go for at least 30.

[Leetonidas]

Dillon Brooks always turns into prime MJ against the Spurs so good thing he's out :lol Fathead usually plays well against us too

[Leetonidas]

The Spurs have taken down some good teams this year, but they are still underdogs here. Morant will probably go for at least 30.

For sure, dude loves playing against DJ :lol

[Dex]

Interesting that Collins is still up in Austin. Sounds like he was expecting a shorter stay...

[MultiTroll]

Thought other thread posted Primo taking the one hour ride to play for the Spurs tonight?

[Leetonidas]

Thought other thread posted Primo taking the one hour ride to play for the Spurs tonight?

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Sounds like Primo will be with the big boys

[SpurSpike]

So this was supposed to be the Spurs only nationally televised game this year. The media hates the Spurs so much though they decided to show the Knicks/Heat game instead at the last second...

Funny pic of DJ getting screwed by Forbes in the article though, lol.

https://airalamo.com/posts/san-antonio-spurs-disrespect-from-nba-all-time-high

[Dex]

So this was supposed to be the Spurs only nationally televised game this year. The media hates the Spurs so much though they decided to show the Knicks/Heat game instead at the last second...

Funny pic of DJ getting screwed by Forbes in the article though, lol.

https://airalamo.com/posts/san-antonio-spurs-disrespect-from-nba-all-time-high

What a bunch of BS. I know we aren't good right now, but Memphis is one of the surprise teams of the year and Ja Morant is fun to watch.

Meanwhile, the Knicks are hot garbage like always and have 29 nationally broadcast games.

I don't really care because I've stopped paying for cable service a long time ago, but it's pretty shitty to pull the one and only national showing for a team.

[Ocotillo]

Memphis deserve some props for the team they have put together. Ja and JJJ were high lottery picks but you have teams like Orlando and Sacramento that squander that gift.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Memphis deserve some props for the team they have put together. Ja and JJJ were high lottery picks but you have teams like Orlando and Sacramento that squander that gift.
Also Desmond Bane who was picked 19 picks after Vassell is averaging 18 PPG and 42% from three on 7 attempts and Dillon Brooks averaging 18 who they drafted in the 2nd round.

[heyheymymy]

:flag:

[BatManu20]

15 minutes til tip-off and the stadium looks damn near empty…

[slick'81]

15 minutes til tip-off and the stadium looks damn near empty…


been that way all season except vs Lakers

[KobesAchilles]

15 minutes til tip-off and the stadium looks damn near empty…
Did the show the line at the whataburger tho?

[slick'81]

Spurs not used to throwing oops:lol

[RC_Drunkford]

dumbass pass by White

[slick'81]

Wonder whats going through pops head watching this team?

[Robz4000]

The Grizz are basically the realized version of what this Spurs roster wants to be.

[Robz4000]

Wonder whats going through pops head watching this team?

Something about the situation in Ukraine and what sort of wine he's going to have after the game with Memphis' coach after they thrash the Spurs by 25.

[PhantomDashCam]

Lonnie “Sleep” Walker…

[Barfunk]

Damn I can't look away for a minute and we're already getting blown out

[Leetonidas]

Games gonna be over by halftime:lol

[RC_Drunkford]

wasn't this Spurs team once one of the best first quarter teams in the league? What's up with these 19 point starts?

[NASpurs]

Good thing this top 5 team is healthy...

[BatManu20]

Landale plays hard but dude struggles defensively against any decent big. His lack of athleticism is really apparent on that end.

[Leetonidas]

After a solid start, Landale has been complete trash for awhile

[slick'81]

Good thing this top 5 team is healthy...

Better then their record,tbh

[SPURt]

Getting good looks, nothing is falling except those lottery balls

[emanueldavidginobili]

Memphis playing some damn good D and definitely know how to defend this squad.

[slick'81]

Spurs getting bullied inside

[slick'81]

Poor landale cant grab a rebound

[NASpurs]

I didn't know that the Grizzlies were being coached by Tom Segura. That's pretty cool.

[SPURt]

Ja not even in the game and the Grizz are just running train on the good guys

[BackHome]

This should get the Anti Tankers all on board with tanking and I am not talking one year I am talking this year and next year and we better do a better job next year I want a top pick in 2022 and a top 3 pick in 2023.

[Degoat]

Landale looking like he doesn’t belong…

[SPURt]

I didn't know that the Grizzlies were being coached by Tom Segura. That's pretty cool.
:rollin

[John B]

Landale is getting beat by a mobile big. Why keep him in there?

[slick'81]

This should get the Anti Tankers all on board with tanking and I am not talking one year I am talking this year and next year and we better do a better job next year I want a top pick in 2022 and a top 3 pick in 2023.


gotta lose a helluva lot for that

[Robz4000]

Landale plays hard but dude struggles defensively against any decent big. His lack of athleticism is really apparent on that end.


After a solid start, Landale has been complete trash for awhile

Was gonna say earlier; unpopular opinion, but Landale isn't an NBA player. Might grow accustomed to the speed of the NBA, but it's become clear why he didn't get a shot in the NBA until now.

[PhantomDashCam]

Memphis playing some damn good D and definitely know how to defend this squad.

Yep. Content to let us beat them from the outside, well aware of how we like to score inside. Lots of length at every position.
Really like what Memphis is doing atm. They are missing arguably their 3rd best player too.

[Barfunk]

Alright, everybody huddle up! First off, you aren't better than that team you're facing out there tonight, so lets get that in and out of the way right now. :pop:

[Robz4000]

Yep. Content to let us beat them from the outside, well aware of how we like to score inside. Lots of length at every position.
Really like what Memphis is doing atm. They are missing arguably their 3rd best player too.

Shit, Brooks might be their second best player.

[emanueldavidginobili]

We need athleticism and three point shooters. Every single game it seems like the Spurs are the least athletic team out there and can't shoot. I'm sure every opposing team comes into the games against Spurs thinking we're going to bully these guys.

[slick'81]

Kj $$$

[NASpurs]

We're just a Dejounte Murray ankle injury away from being a top 5 lottery team.

[Robz4000]

We need athleticism and three point shooters. Every single game it seems like the Spurs are the least athletic team out there and can't shoot. I'm sure every opposing team comes into the games against Spurs thinking we're going to bully these guys.

Spurs have plenty of athletes, Pop just doesn't know how to coach them.

[Robz4000]

We're just a Dejounte Murray ankle injury away from being a top 5 lottery team.

Top five lottery team with him tbh. If he goes down this team may not win a game with their upcoming schedule.

[slick'81]

We're just a Dejounte Murray ankle injury away from being a top 5 lottery team.


Any of the big3 go down and im not sure sa beats anybody outside of the bottom 4-5 teams that are actually tanking

[slick'81]

Juicy set of friends there

[emanueldavidginobili]

Spurs have plenty of athletes, Pop just doesn't know how to coach them.
I agree to an extent. I wish the Spurs had more athletes with some dog in them. Lonnie is the most athletic player on the team and is soft as hell. Spurs tend to draft away from those type of players. DJ is the only player they have drafted with some dog in them in recent memory. I agree with the Pop part though, this team needs a complete system overhaul and get someone thats wiling to adapt to present times.

[BatManu20]

Spurs can’t miss.

[Barfunk]

Spurs have plenty of athletes, Pop just doesn't know how to coach them.

Lol

[Robz4000]

Spurs start using their athleticism and suddenly it's a one point game.

[PhantomDashCam]

Geez just saw Charlotte dropped 158 pts tonight :wow

[lefty20]

Vassell en fuego!

[Barfunk]

Clean damn block!!!!!!!!

[slick'81]

Ja with the tony parker quickness

[slick'81]

:lmao

[Barfunk]

Brian Grant with the buzzer beater

[Leetonidas]

:lmao fucking typical

[slick'81]

Thats no good right?

[lefty20]

Lil late, no good.

[PhantomDashCam]

Controversial take - The gulf in PG play between DJ and Morant so far is similar in disparity to Jakob and Embiid when ranking Cs, ie. Top 10 by positions. No disrespect meant to DJ, Think Ja might be that good…

[emanueldavidginobili]

Spurs have plenty of athletes, Pop just doesn't know how to coach them.
Also, plenty of athletes? lol who? Devin, DJ and Lonnie are the only real athletes on this team right now imo.

[slick'81]

Also, plenty of athletes? lol who? Devin, DJ and Lonnie are the only real athletes on this team right now mo.how dare you call poodle power un athletic

[slick'81]

Jaa is soo fckn good

[slick'81]

Tre jones getting raped

[paperboy77]

Spurs starting to clam up.

[slick'81]

Easy there lonnie

[emanueldavidginobili]

Jaa is soo fckn good
He really is, I think he's going to be the next big thing.

[Dejounte]

Tre showing he has little to no upside at all.

[twincam]

The worst fastbreak club. They stink.

[Dejounte]

He really is, I think he's going to be the next big thing.

Great PGs come and go. Morant’s game relies on a lot of athleticism, and tbh he’s nowhere close to guys like CP3 or Curry and probably will never reach that level. Rings are won by teams led by a big and to a lesser extent wings. Unless Morant gets paired with another great big or great wing, expect a ringless future.

[slick'81]

Yea, spurs keep plugging away

[slick'81]

Jesus wtf doug

[Barfunk]

Mickey D not doing too great

[slick'81]

Drew ewing has emerged. 1 point game

[Leetonidas]

Ewwbanks :wow

[Robz4000]

Eubanks destroying the tank.

[Barfunk]

Eubanks bringing us back. What is life?

[BatManu20]

Eubanks single-handedly taking over for the Spurs. This will guarantee him more minutes moving forward and a roster spot next season tbh.

[slick'81]

Eubanks single-handedly taking over for the Spurs. This will guarantee him more minutes moving forward and a roster spot next season tbh.


jersey in the rafters upcoming

[hoopdreams11]

I think McD smoked out before the game

[Barfunk]

Eubanks single-handedly taking over for the Spurs. This will guarantee him more minutes moving forward and a roster spot next season tbh.

Yup, that's all it will take for 2022 Pop.

[slick'81]

Murray got his game face on

[emanueldavidginobili]

Great PGs come and go. Morant’s game relies on a lot of athleticism, and tbh he’s nowhere close to guys like CP3 or Curry and probably will never reach that level. Rings are won by teams led by a big and to a lesser extent wings. Unless Morant gets paired with another great big or great wing, expect a ringless future.
I agree, I think he will be one of those guys that can get in the HOF regardless if they have rings or not though. He has potential to be that good individually I think, he's also 22.

[slick'81]

4 point game with 5 min to go

[Leetonidas]

That was probably the greatest 4 minute stretch of Eubanks career:lol

[slick'81]

That was probably the greatest 4 minute stretch of Eubanks career:lol

easily

[MultiTroll]

Great comeback.
All Star DJ looking good even on a bad shooting day.

McForbesbot no help at all. A hinderance.
Retard signing.

[slick'81]

Great hustle devin

[BatManu20]

This is literally Ja vs the Spurs. The rest of these dudes on the grizzlies (when JJJ is sitting) are scrubs.

[slick'81]

Jjj for 3

[Barfunk]

Fucking figures. That sequence. Fucking figures.

[slick'81]

Murray/white bout to lock dem clamps

[emanueldavidginobili]

Stop fucking pump faking!!!!

[Robz4000]

:lol Spurs tie it then forget how to play basketball

[slick'81]

7'0 vs 6'5

[Barfunk]

Sigh

[slick'81]

Devin came to play

[td4mvp2k]

wtf was that by KJ

[Barfunk]

Spurs cannot fcking rebound!

[slick'81]

Ja going into kobe mode

[Robz4000]

Tank rolls on :flag:

[MultiTroll]

Rule of verticality?

Thought NBA was going to clean that Harden bullshit up.

116-110 FTs for Ja were b.s.

[Leetonidas]

Spurs rebounding is pathetic

[MultiTroll]

Ja going into kobe mode
Refs went into Kobe mode with him.

[duncan2k5]

Rule of verticality?

Thought NBA was going to clean that Harden bullshit up.

116-110 FTs for Ja were b.s.

I said the same thing... They're supposed to clean up jumping into defenders... Smh

[couchman]

Ja just throws himself into Jac and gets the call. Did we not have a challenge left? We should have challenged that if we have it available

[Barfunk]

Smh... I need me a fucking 24...

[BackHome]

Murray with a triple double

[tim_duncan_fan]

This "I'm scared to shoot" shit has got to stop.

Cut the next MF that passes on an open 3.

Goddamn ridiculous.

[boutons_deux]

Spurs tie the game at 110

commit two turnovers for four points

game over

[slick'81]

Not many winnable games upcoming. Tank rolls on

[XDT76]

I said the same thing... They're supposed to clean up jumping into defenders... Smh

Those rules only applies to non all-stars players.

[R. DeMurre]

Spurs on pace to win 30 games at this point, but their remaining schedule is tougher than what they're already played, so a sub 30 win year looks likely.

[MannyIsGod]

Ja got a lot of so so calls down the stretch. Liked how DJM played down the fourth but was a little annoyed he didn't get the ball in the last couple of minutes honestly.

[GAustex]

Morant is unreal and the rest of Memphis guards out muscle SA skinny guards

Jackson we have no match for.

I like how Memphis is getting it done

[emanueldavidginobili]

Doug is going to become Marco really soon on this board.

[wildbill2u]

This "I'm scared to shoot" shit has got to stop.

Cut the next MF that passes on an open 3.

Goddamn ridiculous.

Also they don't know how to use the clock when behind with limited seconds to play. No time for DJ to stall around outside dribbling. We literally have no closer with balls to take the shots necessary.

[slick'81]

Also they don't know how to use the clock when behind with limited seconds to play. No time for DJ to stall around outside dribbling. We literally have no closer with balls to take the shots necessary.


this. We need a batman to murray's robin

[EmantheSpursFan]

I was at the game, here are some takeaways I have. Jakob played well against Adams but his presence doesn't scare deter any guards from driving on him. JJJ falls every other possession and subsequently complains to the refs the whole game. Murray looked tired for most the game until the 4th. Memphis played Doug McDermott very tough and there was one call he didn’t get that seemed to throw him off the whole game. Seemed like Pop was letting Becky draw up a lot of the offense at the very end of the game. Ja is ridiculously fast but the refs bailed him out.

[John B]

JJ Jr was a tough cover as a mobile C for Jock. I thought Pop should’ve put Poeltl on him who is more agile than Jock, and Jock could’ve handled a slower Adams. KBD could’ve helped.

[tbdog]

Morant calls at the end were bs. But that Jackson 3 was arse. We battled. Vessel played well. Walker went dumb to good from play to play

[duncan2k5]

The issue is Murray can't get to the line... He can't penetrate and make the defense collapse, this opening up teammates more... Once he learns that, we will be harder to guard in moments like these

[XDT76]

The issue is Murray can't get to the line... He can't penetrate and make the defense collapse, this opening up teammates more... Once he learns that, we will be harder to guard in moments like these

Unfortunately we have no player with advanced handling, hopefully this coming off season manu can teach them a thing or 2

[couchman]

Unfortunately we have no player with advanced handling, hopefully this coming off season manu can teach them a thing or 2

Agreed, we don't have a go-to guy yet on this team.
The only players who seem able to create their own shots are Vassell and Primo, and neither is developed enough yet to be that guy.

This is why Primo in the G League makes sense for this year.
He could easily come be a solid 3 and D guy right now, but if we let him develop the shot creation skills he has shown he can be a difference maker.
I still want him to get some run with the main club of course.
Maybe after we are eliminated from playoff contention we will let Primo come work out the kinks on the main stage.

I also think shot creation is something we need to keep an eye on in the draft. If we can fit a need and also get that...

[John B]

The issue is Murray can't get to the line... He can't penetrate and make the defense collapse, this opening up teammates more... Once he learns that, we will be harder to guard in moments like these

I always think Murray is too thin to absorb contacts. But looking at Ja Morant, that kid is peerless.