Game thread Spurs @ Pels 6pm CDT

[Leetonidas]

No GT 20 mins before tip?

[Dejounte]

Yeah there was. It's right here: https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299465&p=10685362#post10685362

[heyheymymy]

Thanks OP

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[BatManu20]

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[heyheymymy]

Wasting time to kick the tires on the new stuff

[lefty20]

That's what DJ needs to learn. Gotta sell them fouls.

[mo7888]

Are we not playing Zollins on the btb's?

[lefty20]

Are we not playing Zollins on the btb's?

Either that or he's on a strict minutes restriction.

[Dejounte]

DJ is showboating a lot out there. His confidence is through the roof right now. He blew by the Pelicans center with ease

[Dejounte]

Cacok playing meaningful minutes hmmmm sign of the tank?

[lefty20]

Nice adjustment by Walker, was ballsy pass by DJ there.

[LeBowen]

Lonnie showing signs of life.

[SPURt]

Jock saying “Eubanks who?” Lol

[r0drig0lac]

nice start for the good boys

[Dejounte]

Let the kid play defense. Damn

[PhantomDashCam]

Wow, these refs are going to have replace the peas in their whistles at quarter time…

[Mr. Body]

Second team defense leaves a lot to be desired.

[PhantomDashCam]

There has been more alley-oops in these last two games then I’ve seen in the last two years :lol

[Dejounte]

Keldon is a ridiculously good spot up shooter now

hopefully he takes that even further and develops an off-the-dribble 3

[lefty20]

McBuckets dun fucked up there. Terrible clock management and terrible shot.

[LeBowen]

As soon as Doug chucked that one, we all knew what was going to happen.

[lefty20]

Punches in bunches, tbh.

[SPURt]

Solid half, I hate how Walker shows these flashes. Most athletic dude on the team, but just can’t do this every night. Still a huge drop off in D when Murray and Jakob sit. All in all, a fun team to watch.

PS- Zion is the new Eddy Curry lol

[Mr. Body]

Pels may have three of the top four players on the court tonight and are still losing at home.

[PhantomDashCam]

You can see why Charlotte was hesitant to part with their first rounder for Poeltl… Down 31 at the half, at home, to the Grizz.

[Ocotillo]

Are we not playing Zollins on the btb's?

I saw a tweet that said he has still not been cleared to play b-t-bs.

[Slippy]

Solid half, I hate how Walker shows these flashes. Most athletic dude on the team, but just can’t do this every night. Still a huge drop off in D when Murray and Jakob sit. All in all, a fun team to watch.

PS- Zion is the new Eddy Curry lol

Ya this seems like his usual teaser performance. Credit to the spurs defensively they all look locked in considering its back to back.

Jock playing well hitting the from three and the post. Benefiting from Collins not playing. Wish pop would give him consistent mins.

[Slippy]

Also Dough shooting well again from three , running the pels ragged and spurs killing them in transition

[Mr. Body]

Don't think we saw Primo in the 2nd? His defense was inattentive and lacking in the first.

[PhantomDashCam]

Don't think we saw Primo in the 2nd? His defense was inattentive and lacking in the first.

Picked up 3 quick fouls unfortunately.

[mo7888]

Don't think we saw Primo in the 2nd? His defense was inattentive and lacking in the first.

And he picked up 3 fouls

[BatManu20]

Bill & Sean are the biggest homers ever :lol

[tonight...you]

Bill & Sean are the biggest homers ever :lol
And I enjoy them for that.

[RC_Drunkford]

We should not win this game

[PhantomDashCam]

Bill & Sean are the biggest homers ever :lol

I think they’re around middle of the pack.

Lakers announce team is by far the worst.

[Dejounte]

Murray going off scoring wise is a regular thing now

[lefty20]

Da fuq is that whistle?

[Mr. Body]

Dejounte is on another level now.

[lefty20]

Nice cut by Lonnie. Good too see some life in him this game.

[BatManu20]

I think they’re around middle of the pack.

Lakers announce team is by far the worst.

Sean’s always a massive homer but Bill usually evens him out a bit. They’re certainly not the worst though. Warriors, lakers, and rockets have been the worst in recent years imo.

[PhantomDashCam]

Murray going off scoring wise is a regular thing now

Part of me is rooting for him to get to the playoffs to see what he may uncork. He’s an All-NBA’er to me now.

[lefty20]

Slick finish by Jones.

[lefty20]

Definitely kicked the leg, tbh.

[BatManu20]

Yea this game is over. Spurs are playing well again tonight, especially Dejounte. But more importantly, the Pelicans are playing awful lineups with lots of scrubs that give them no chance. They look like the tanking team tbh.

[LeBowen]

Fuck it, we're making the play-in and beating the Lakers.

[Thomas82]

We should not win this game

It looks like a strong possibility that we will.

[BatManu20]

Fuck it, we're making the play-in and beating the Lakers.

Would be worst case scenario tbh.

[emanueldavidginobili]

DJ playing at this level I feel decently comfortable with this lead surprisingly.

[BackHome]

Goodbye Ivey or Chet hello Kendall Brow or Tari Eason

[tonight...you]

Goodbye Ivey or Chet hello Kendall Brow or Tari Eason
I like Eason.

[Mr. Body]

DJM is the difference in the game. He's by far the best player on the court.

[PhantomDashCam]

Sean’s always a massive homer but Bill usually evens him out a bit. They’re certainly not the worst though. Warriors, lakers, and rockets have been the worst in recent years imo.

That’s fair. On League Pass here and like that you can switch between the home and away feeds to hear the feedback from others on our players. Every time the Spurs seemed to score or disrupt the Lakers, the commentators were like “Well the refs can’t let him do that” etc.

Find that Bill and Sean can pass praise on the opposition like with Herb Jones tonight.

[Dejounte]

Part of me is rooting for him to get to the playoffs to see what he may uncork. He’s an All-NBA’er to me now.

Here is the thing with folks wanting the Spurs to tank

It’s not going to happen by asking your players to not play as hard

DJ is who he is because of his competitiveness. He became as good as he is now because of his mentality.

either Pop has to be really obvious with tanking by playing Cacok as the point guard or tanking isn’t happening at all

So the playoffs are in the picture if they continue looking as good as they do now

I think letting White go really unlocked something here. Not because White is a bad player, but because it’s forcing other players to step up (Vassell and Keldon, specifically)

[MultiTroll]

So good to see the offense flow since the trades.
Granted, only 2 games.

But best B2B of the year in spades.

[Biggems]

I guess that offensive foul call is part of the new rule this year. In every other year that was 3 FTs....I am ok with the call. I hated when players like Reggie, Karl, Harden, and Paul would pull that crap to get cheap FTs.

[Dejounte]

So good to see the offense flow since the trades.
Granted, only 2 games.

But best B2B of the year in spades.

I’ve said in older game threads that when White ran the offense, he would walk the ball and not push the pace. It set the tone for the entire team and made them complacent as hell.

[Biggems]

is antonio daniels the color announcer for the pelicans.

[tonight...you]

Here is the thing with folks wanting the Spurs to tank

It’s not going to happen by asking your players to not play as hard

DJ is who he is because of his competitiveness. He became as good as he is now because of his mentality.

either Pop has to be really obvious with tanking by playing Cacok as the point guard or tanking isn’t happening at all

So the playoffs are in the picture if they continue looking as good as they do now

I think letting White go really unlocked something here. Not because White is a bad player, but because it’s forcing other players to step up (Vassell and Keldon, specifically)
Exactly. If the team is going to be in tank mode, Pop has to literally start sitting his best players starting with DJM.
And then the fake injuries will begin to pop up.

Otherwise? This team can win and will try to do so.

[emanueldavidginobili]

is antonio daniels the color announcer for the pelicans.
Yup

[PhantomDashCam]

Here is the thing with folks wanting the Spurs to tank

It’s not going to happen by asking your players to not play as hard

DJ is who he is because of his competitiveness. He became as good as he is now because of his mentality.

either Pop has to be really obvious with tanking by playing Cacok as the point guard or tanking isn’t happening at all

So the playoffs are in the picture if they continue looking as good as they do now

I think letting White go really unlocked something here. Not because White is a bad player, but because it’s forcing other players to step up (Vassell and Keldon, specifically)

I agree. It’s obviously early but it’s like a second reimagining of the team, similar to when the Vets departed in the Off-season.
Tre Jones also seems to be shining in a dedicated, backup PG role.

Whether it’s sustainable or not I guess isn’t of importance atm but the Spurs clearly felt comfortable making this significant of a change mid-season.

[Leetonidas]

is antonio daniels the color announcer for the pelicans.

Yep. I think it's him and Joel Myers

[wildbill2u]

During a game, Athletes are all about winning. They don't care so much about winding up with a better draft choice.

[spurraider21]

is antonio daniels the colored announcer for the pelicans.
wow that’s messed up

[Biggems]

Exactly. If the team is going to be in tank mode, Pop has to literally start sitting his best players starting with DJM.
And then the fake injuries will begin to pop up.

Otherwise? This team can win and will try to do so.

I am opposed to tanking, because it is unnatural to teach players to ball out and then all of a sudden to purposefully suck. Also, it is a slap in the face to the fanbase who pays shitloads of money on the team to lose on purpose. I am ok with losing if we are not the better team that night. I am not ok with us going through the motions to try and get a draft pick that may never pan out.

[Dejounte]

I am glad DJ never gave up on his midrange game and became a vanilla modern PG who just chucks up 3’s

that mid range game is beautiful

[BatManu20]

Pelicans are so shitty :lol

[Biggems]

Yep. I think it's him and Joel Myers

yes Joel Myers, I knew I recognized that voice

[Thomas82]

How soon before these fools come back down to earth?

[BatManu20]

Pelicans going under every screen, daring Dejounte to shoot a wide open mid range jumper (literally his strength) is a great example of shitty coaching. Even Dejounte is laughing at them every time :lol

[Biggems]

wow that’s messed up

hahahaha, I just saw my typo.

BTW, I knew I recognized his voice from interviews on the radio......he kept talking about Pop and the Spurs in a positive light so I figured it was him.

[r0drig0lac]

another superstar game for Murray.

[emanueldavidginobili]

DJ playing at this level I feel decently comfortable with this lead surprisingly.

[Biggems]

Murray is playing at an MVP type level right now. I am not saying he is the MVP or even a serious candidate for the full season. Right now though, he is ballin out of his damn mind.

[TDomination]

Murray is playing like a star
He's got the swagger of a star
He's starting to get recognized as a star

Excited for him and the Spurs!

[Biggems]

Pelicans are so shitty :lol

except Ingram and McCollum

[BatManu20]

Awesome seeing DJ play at this level though. Guy’s easily on the best contract in the league if he’s playing like this.

[Dejounte]

That mid range game is going to be so fucking useful for the playoffs (whenever it’s going to be). Literally the best type of offense when things slow down and teams play harder defense in the playoffs

[mo7888]

Here is the thing with folks wanting the Spurs to tank

It’s not going to happen by asking your players to not play as hard

DJ is who he is because of his competitiveness. He became as good as he is now because of his mentality.

either Pop has to be really obvious with tanking by playing Cacok as the point guard or tanking isn’t happening at all

So the playoffs are in the picture if they continue looking as good as they do now

I think letting White go really unlocked something here. Not because White is a bad player, but because it’s forcing other players to step up (Vassell and Keldon, specifically)

I think its partly because DW should have never been a starter on this team...he was always best suited to come off the bench and run the 2nd unit..

[LeBowen]

Yeah, I'm all for getting as many assets as possible, but if these young guys are good enough to win games, then we win games.

Tank culture has become disgusting.

It's not like we can get a top3 pick, anyway.

[BatManu20]

except Ingram and McCollum

Correct. And Valunciunas plays hard. But the rest of that roster is shit with Zion out.

[slick'81]

Yea Dejounte is really fckn good

[TDomination]

Murray is definitely becoming that guy that can provide a score when you need it most, which is what stars do.

[SPURt]

Murray is a BEAST! And I’m here for it!

that baby mascot is awesome

[TDomination]

any game on a b2b on the road after a sizzling shooting night the night before is ALWAYS a recipe for disaster. Yet Spurs are up 15 with 2 1/2 mins to go.

[slick'81]

Vassell is also really nice

[TDomination]

murray so smooth my goodness

[emanueldavidginobili]

DJ last two games 27 assist 2 turnovers lmao.

[Barfunk]

I'm not ready to give up on Walker just yet...

[SPURt]

This team is so much fun when they hit shots! I hate that if they keep this up they’ll get to the playoffs

[TDomination]

bravo spurs, bravo!

[Slippy]

DJ offensively got going in the second half , rest of the team fed off his play.

Solid effort defensively again in the second half. Pop wants his record .

[timtonymanu]

At this point, this team can still make the play in especially with how bad the west is now

[Biggems]

great win for the Spurs...final score closer than the actual blowout

[TDomination]

I'm not ready to give up on Walker just yet...
i dont think the spurs are either

[slick'81]

Fck the lottery !playin here we come!

[r0drig0lac]

DJ last two games 27 assist 2 turnovers lmao.
one the 5-10 best point guards in the league.

[Biggems]

Correct. And Valunciunas plays hard. But the rest of that roster is shit with Zion out.

Those 4 on the court together are going to be tough to deal with......McCollum, Ingram, Val, and Zion.....wonder when Zion will be back.

[Biggems]

Correct. And Valunciunas plays hard. But the rest of that roster is shit with Zion out.

Those 4 on the court together are going to be tough to deal with......McCollum, Ingram, Val, and Zion.....wonder when Zion will be back.

[John B]

No more tanking? :lol 3 pts shooting is hot, 40%, last night 56%

[PhantomDashCam]

It’s weird seeing teams saying f*ck it on last second scores. Thought that was an unwritten rule, hold the ball with game in hand. Now CJ goes through and scores a layup. Seen this happen a lot lately. No real feelings on it, just strange to see.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Lonnie is Pops favorite experiment. He loves to break him down to shit and build him back up smh.

[Barfunk]

i dont think the spurs are either

Yep. Just wanna see a bigger sample size, post trades.

[lefty20]

wonder when Zion will be back.

Once the world runs outta cheeseburgers and wings, tbh.

[emanueldavidginobili]

one the 5-10 best point guards in the league.
Yeah he’s on the verge of top 5 there’s not many PG in the league I would take over him on both sides of the floor based on the level he is playing.

[Biggems]

I'm not ready to give up on Walker just yet...

He needs consistency. He had a very good game tonight. Now, he has to continue. He can't go sticking his head in the ground like an ostrich in the next game.

We all know he has the skills and the athleticism. He needs to get his head right. It seems he is too easily defeated when negative things happen early in the game. Just stay aggressive on both ends and good things will come.

[John B]

That mid range game is going to be so fucking useful for the playoffs (whenever it’s going to be). Literally the best type of offense when things slow down and teams play harder defense in the playoffs

Now we’re talking playoffs? :lmao

[Biggems]

1/2 game behind Pels and 1 game behind Blazers for 10

GO SPURS GO

Fuck the tank, make it to the dance baby and then anything is possible.

[Robz4000]

:lol Spurs aren't gonna make the playoffs. What they will do is fuck up their draft position.

[wildbill2u]

I'm not ready to give up on Walker just yet...

Gettin' close tho aren't ya??? Me too.

If he could just give a little effort on rebounding, assists, etc. For a big, strong-looking-athletic guy, he's a pussy.



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[MannyIsGod]

Is it possible we are a better team without white as players have better roles? Do vassel and Murray just work better together? They haven't missed white at all so far.

I have fear the tank is on life support.

[Mr. Body]

Walker had a nice game.

[BatManu20]

It’s weird seeing teams saying f*ck it on last second scores. Thought that was an unwritten rule, hold the ball with game in hand. Now CJ goes through and scores a layup. Seen this happen a lot lately. No real feelings on it, just strange to see.

Stat-obsessed era tbh.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

1/2 game behind Pels and 1 game behind Blazers for 10

GO SPURS GO

Fuck the tank, make it to the dance baby and then anything is possible.

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[Biggems]

speaking of mid range......it pisses me off that Mr. Mid Range is shooting a bunch of 3s now for the Bulls. Not only that, but that fucking choke artist has been clutch as hell in the closing minutes of many of their games.

I don't hate the guy, and wish him well. Just a bit bitter with the crap we had to deal with....all the late game misses and turnovers and hardly shooting any 3s, even though he obviously had the range and it would have helped our offensive spacing and flow tremendously.

[lefty20]

Gettin' close tho aren't ya??? Me too.

Most of us are, but he keeps pulling us back in by throwing in a performance like today about once every 10 days.

[slick'81]

Is it possible we are a better team without white as players have better roles? Do vassel and Murray just work better together? They haven't missed white at all so far.

I have fear the tank is on life support.

vassell is definitely more dynamic then white especially as a scorer

[Biggems]

Stat-obsessed era tbh.

or being a team leader and teaching the younger guys to play till the end and don't give up.

We all agree they are trash, but CJ is trying to help change that culture.

To us it is a meaningless shot, but to him and that team, it could be a selling point in the locker room.

[slick'81]

Kiss that top 5 pick goodbye. Time for a playoff run

[John B]

Is it possible we are a better team without white as players have better roles? Do vassel and Murray just work better together? They haven't missed white at all so far.

I have fear the tank is on life support.

I think Pop will try to coach them always and teach, but if things are not close, he’ll just throw in the towel.

But yeah, I think it’s addition by subtraction without Derrick, with roles better defined

[Dejounte]

Now we’re talking playoffs? :lmao

Clearly said “whenever it’s going to be”…

[TDomination]

Now we’re talking playoffs? :lmao
well he did say "whenever its going to be"

and we are literally 1 game out of the play in. not completely out of the realm that it could be this year tbh

personally i'd rather see this young team begin winning some games and just garner some confidence but not so much for this year but so that they have something to build on for next year. knowing that they can be a good team. confidence means everything for a young team and winning will give that confidence.

but regardless, i'm still excited about this team going forward, high pick or low pick

[Biggems]

vassell is definitely more dynamic then white especially as a scorer

huge fan of Vassell and glad to see he is making the most of his minutes. I was worried when he was slumping bad early on. Now he has more minutes, a more defined role, and has found the life in his game we were hoping for and expecting.

[Slippy]

any game on a b2b on the road after a sizzling shooting night the night before is ALWAYS a recipe for disaster. Yet Spurs are up 15 with 2 1/2 mins to go.

Doug getting hot from three to start games and staying consistent really helps open things up for the teams offense. No coincidence both games rhis was the case

[emanueldavidginobili]

Again 28 year old DJ is going to be absolutely insane. He just turned 25 5 months ago. With the ACL injury along with the rawness he came out of college with, he’s just getting started.

[Biggems]

We are still lacking another Big. Some of you seem to be high on Zollins, far more than I am. Hopefully, he is that guy who can bring us some much-needed help in the front court. Cacock is ok in shorts spurts to eat up some minutes when we are playing well as a team, but I worry if we are struggling. He really doesn't offer much at this level, though he has been pretty good in Austin. We will definitely need Zollins to be a bigger part of the team if we do actually make the post season.

[John B]

huge fan of Vassell and glad to see he is making the most of his minutes. I was worried when he was slumping bad early on. Now he has more minutes, a more defined role, and has found the life in his game we were hoping for and expecting.

Notice the avatar? Devin is going to be a stud, showing those freshman/Sophomore snubs. I think easily he can average 20+ especially once offense is centered on him as primary go-to scorer.

[emanueldavidginobili]

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[Cardinal]

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Absolutely the right mentality. Love to see it

[mystargtr34]

Those 4 on the court together are going to be tough to deal with......McCollum, Ingram, Val, and Zion.....wonder when Zion will be back.

Yep on offense. They need Herb Jones to start with those 4 to be a respectable defensive team.

JV-Zion-Ingram-Herb-CJ is pretty good.

It’s only 2 games but the backcourt of Devonte Graham and CJ is going to get absolutely abused on defense. Two undersized guards who don’t play D. Graham also shoots sub 40% throughout his entire career.

[siraulo23]

damn Murray is playing as well as any Spurs fan could have hoped for

what a monster

[daslicer]

speaking of mid range......it pisses me off that Mr. Mid Range is shooting a bunch of 3s now for the Bulls. Not only that, but that fucking choke artist has been clutch as hell in the closing minutes of many of their games.

I don't hate the guy, and wish him well. Just a bit bitter with the crap we had to deal with....all the late game misses and turnovers and hardly shooting any 3s, even though he obviously had the range and it would have helped our offensive spacing and flow tremendously.

Bulls have more talent than the Spurs had when they had Derozan. Lavine and Vucevic are better than anybody Demar got to play with during his stretch with the Spurs outside of 2018 LMA. Having more talent around Derozan has helped his game and his confidence.

[spurraider21]

hahahaha, I just saw my typo.

BTW, I knew I recognized his voice from interviews on the radio......he kept talking about Pop and the Spurs in a positive light so I figured it was him.
Wasn’t a typo i just edited it for lolz :lol

[GAustex]

Stay humble DJM

[cjw]

Bulls have more talent than the Spurs had when they had Derozan. Lavine and Vucevic are better than anybody Demar got to play with during his stretch with the Spurs outside of 2018 LMA. Having more talent around Derozan has helped his game and his confidence.

Right. Lamarcus in Demar’s first season was way better than Vuc is now. But the combo of Lavine + Vuc is better than any pair Demar played with. And after that first year, Demar didn’t have that level of support anymore.

[widowmaker]

Bulls have more talent than the Spurs had when they had Derozan. Lavine and Vucevic are better than anybody Demar got to play with during his stretch with the Spurs outside of 2018 LMA. Having more talent around Derozan has helped his game and his confidence.

Is this bulls talk or spurs talk?

[daslicer]

Is this bulls talk or spurs talk?

Are you retarded?

[RC_Drunkford]

Really disappointed that they got the win. The team should be even better with Richardson in the rotation. Of course I want them to go out there to win, but a top 5 pick is really what‘s best for the team

[tbdog]

Right. Lamarcus in Demar’s first season was way better than Vuc is now. But the combo of Lavine + Vuc is better than any pair Demar played with. And after that first year, Demar didn’t have that level of support anymore.

Just to note, Parker was gone. Murray did his acl, Walker was a rookie, and White missed the first 10 games or so. Forbes and Gay were the 3rd and 4th best players on the team.

[tbdog]

Walkers D was amazing

[Ocotillo]

I had gotten to the point where I was all revved up about a top 5 draft pick but it is more enjoyable to watch the team win, rather than lose. Monday will be interesting to see if something is really going on or if it was a case of playing a flat Hawks team and a comparable Pels line up.

[tonight...you]

I am opposed to tanking, because it is unnatural to teach players to ball out and then all of a sudden to purposefully suck. Also, it is a slap in the face to the fanbase who pays shitloads of money on the team to lose on purpose. I am ok with losing if we are not the better team that night. I am not ok with us going through the motions to try and get a draft pick that may never pan out.
I hear ya.

[spurs1990]

I think they’re around middle of the pack.

Lakers announce team is by far the worst.

I don't see that with the Lakers announcers. Lantz and Macdonald constantly praise and even get hyped when the opposing team makes a good play. On top of that they are not shy to pounce whenever Lakers players botch it up.

Here's their call when Diop went bonkers in that blowout at Staples:


https://youtu.be/3j-o0AmHljs

[Mugen]

F'n Dejounte ruining this tank.

[Harry Callahan]

Where would DJM go in the 2016 Draft if it were held today? Pretty high.....top ten for sure. Maybe top five. There are some pretty good players from that 2016 draft too.....

Now that we see what 2016 #1 Ben Simmons really is - a quitter with an absolutely broken jump shot (on a gigantic contract). DJM might even be the more desirable player right now with the combination of production and reasonable contract.

The only reason Simmons was tradeable to Brooklyn was the fact that the Nets soured on Harden (Big Time) and the Sixers had a big contract to swap for the horrible Harden contract. The Sixers REALLY wanted out on Simmons given the player/picks sent over to the Nets. The Harden extension is just now hitting the big numbers. $65MM for the last season five years from now. The exchange last week was for two headaches.

DJM is really coming into his own. You give him a high level running buddy (hopefully soon) and the developing supporting cast, this team could actually make some noise in the next few years. They generally play with effort and purpose, which is a good thing too see. Still a little short on overall talent (1-15).

I'll give credit to Popovich and his mostly new coaching staff. While I can do without the myopic pre-game lectures for the media by Pop, I actually see internal improvement for a number of the players already here. I wish Lonnie Walker could just settle in and play with confidence consistently. His physical/athletic ability is still very good. If he could turn into a reliable bench scorer going forward, he could still salvage his Spurs career. I'm afraid he'll end up moving on this summer unless he turns a corner in the last 1/3 of the season.

[XDT76]

Isn't the purpose to tank is to get a franchise player? If DjM can consistently produce like these 2 games and get even better we already got the player we need. Why do we want him to regress and hope for a lottery pick that can reach his current level? I understand people are greedy and wanted 2 franchise players but I rather the current crops to continue to improve especially DV and KJ to propel us forward rather than them regressing to get that lottery pick.

[John B]

Isn't the purpose to tank is to get a franchise player? If DjM can consistently produce like these 2 games and get even better we already got the player we need. Why do we want him to regress and hope for a lottery pick that can reach his current level? I understand people are greedy and wanted 2 franchise players but I rather the current crops to continue to improve especially DV and KJ to propel us forward rather than them regressing to get that lottery pick.

Because even if Spurs get in the play-in and somehow got in the playoffs, they get trounced in the 1sr round, for what? I think Pop should still teach but ultimately throw the towel and get the highest pick. If they get a modern PF in the draft it makes a lot of difference in the years ahead. Long term vs short term goals.

[slick'81]

Really disappointed that they got the win. The team should be even better with Richardson in the rotation. Of course I want them to go out there to win, but a top 5 pick is really what‘s best for the team

kiss that top 5 pick good as gone now

[r0drig0lac]

Isn't the purpose to tank is to get a franchise player? If DjM can consistently produce like these 2 games and get even better we already got the player we need. Why do we want him to regress and hope for a lottery pick that can reach his current level? I understand people are greedy and wanted 2 franchise players but I rather the current crops to continue to improve especially DV and KJ to propel us forward rather than them regressing to get that lottery pick.

this

[Gibbz]

Rooting for ping pong balls is for losers.

[r0drig0lac]

Rooting for ping pong balls is for losers.

if this team is bad enough to be in the lottery, so be it, but it would be impossible to watch games cheering for the opponent.

[Arcadian]

I guess Murray is officially a top 25 player now that he's an all-star. And he's not the worst player in the all-star game, so it's more like top 20.

I can see him improving to top 10 eventually. However, if he's going to be the leader on a contending team, we would need him to ascend to top 5 (which may not be possible).

[BatManu20]

Rooting for ping pong balls is for losers.

This franchise is only relevant because they purposely rooted for ping pong balls on two separate occasions.

[offset formation]

Here is the thing with folks wanting the Spurs to tank

It’s not going to happen by asking your players to not play as hard

DJ is who he is because of his competitiveness. He became as good as he is now because of his mentality.

either Pop has to be really obvious with tanking by playing Cacok as the point guard or tanking isn’t happening at all

So the playoffs are in the picture if they continue looking as good as they do now

I think letting White go really unlocked something here. Not because White is a bad player, but because it’s forcing other players to step up (Vassell and Keldon, specifically)

1. You can tank by playing your young players at their natural positions. lol. You just have to actually play them, rather than sending them to the G League or not playing them at all until game 37. Spurs would have been not too much worse than they are if Jones, Primo, Landale, Cacock, etc. were getting 15-20 min per night instead of DNPs. Stop being disingenuous to how teams actually tank.

2. Hold your horses on the Spurs since trading White. It's just been the 27-28 Hawks and the 22-34 Pelicans.

[RC_Drunkford]

Isn't the purpose to tank is to get a franchise player? If DjM can consistently produce like these 2 games and get even better we already got the player we need. Why do we want him to regress and hope for a lottery pick that can reach his current level? I understand people are greedy and wanted 2 franchise players but I rather the current crops to continue to improve especially DV and KJ to propel us forward rather than them regressing to get that lottery pick.

cause the Spurs have a hole at PF that needs to be fixed and there are some high level picks for that position. You get one of them and this team will get into the playoffs ASAP while getting better every year

[Dejounte]

1. You can tank by playing your young players at their natural positions. lol. You just have to actually play them, rather than sending them to the G League or not playing them at all until game 37. Spurs would have been not too much worse than they are if Jones, Primo, Landale, Cacock, etc. were getting 15-20 min per night instead of DNPs.

2.

what? Dude. Do you know what tanking means?

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what? Dude. Do you know what tanking means?

Sure do. Losing a bunch of games. Did you not know you don't have to play PFs as PGs to tank?

[Dejounte]

Sure do. Losing a bunch of games. Did you not know you don't have to play PFs as PGs to tank?

What point are you trying to make by saying if the “players played their natural positions” and then saying they wouldn’t have been much worse?

[offset formation]

What point are you trying to make by saying if the “players played their natural positions” and then saying they wouldn’t have been much worse?

Instead of being 21-35 or whatever we might instead be 14-42...and much closer to the first overall selection. while also getting the future players minutes.

But, I see my wording was poor so that added to the confusion. my bad.

[talkspurs]

1. You can tank by playing your young players at their natural positions. lol. You just have to actually play them, rather than sending them to the G League or not playing them at all until game 37. Spurs would have been not too much worse than they are if Jones, Primo, Landale, Cacock, etc. were getting 15-20 min per night instead of DNPs. Stop being disingenuous to how teams actually tank.


So if we play some of those players who do we bench. Our core players were pretty young. White was one of the older ones and he is gone. I guess the biggest one you can point to is mc buckets but he was just signed this off season to help our team. He was signed though as the team was trying to compete.

[Fireball]

nice win ... DJ looked a bit too cocky after the first baskets he made, then he tried too hard and failed ... until he somehow flipped a switch and went midrange instead of forcing his way to the basket ... that was pretty epic!

[TD 21]

I don't see that with the Lakers announcers. Lantz and Macdonald constantly praise and even get hyped when the opposing team makes a good play. On top of that they are not shy to pounce whenever Lakers players botch it up.

Here's their call when Diop went bonkers in that blowout at Staples:


https://youtu.be/3j-o0AmHljs

Yeah, they're not good announcers but they're way down the homer list.

By far the worst are the Raptors and Warriors. The former are insecure, propaganda spewing fools and the latter are dripping in arrogance. Both awful listens.




I guess Murray is officially a top 25 player now that he's an all-star. And he's not the worst player in the all-star game, so it's more like top 20.

I can see him improving to top 10 eventually. However, if he's going to be the leader on a contending team, we would need him to ascend to top 5 (which may not be possible).

It doesn't work that way. Better but not going due to injury/refusal to get vaccinated: Irving, George, Scumbag, Davis, Williamson, Lillard, Beal. Comparable but not going for whatever reason(s): Brown, Simmons, Adebayo, Holiday, Ingram, Gilgeous-Alexander, Sabonis, Siakam.

[talkspurs]

Yeah, they're not good announcers but they're way down the homer list.

By far the worst are the Raptors and Warriors. The former are insecure, propaganda spewing fools and the latter are dripping in arrogance. Both awful listens.





It doesn't work that way. Better but not going due to injury/refusal to get vaccinated: Irving, George, Scumbag, Davis, Williamson, Lillard, Beal. Comparable but not going for whatever reason(s): Brown, Simmons, Adebayo, Holiday, Ingram, Gilgeous-Alexander, Sabonis, Siakam.

I would say he is better then several of the ones you listed on your first list and Simmons is no where near DJm level. people overestimate him so much.

[PhantomDashCam]

I don't see that with the Lakers announcers. Lantz and Macdonald constantly praise and even get hyped when the opposing team makes a good play. On top of that they are not shy to pounce whenever Lakers players botch it up.

Here's their call when Diop went bonkers in that blowout at Staples:


https://youtu.be/3j-o0AmHljs

Good find. I still found some of their calls to be quite disingenuous in that video. I'll see if I can find a couple of clips.
You're right though, I may have overblown it by calling them the worst. Clearly their is still Lakers hate running through these veins :lol

[widowmaker]

Are you retarded?


Not at all but it sounds like you are a faggit.

[TDomination]

Spurs are the only non playoff team with a positive point differential in the league. In fact there are some playoff teams with a negative point differential.

ive never followed that stay in previous years but that’s pretty crazy for a team that is 13 games below 500

[widowmaker]

Bulls have more talent than the Spurs had when they had Derozan. Lavine and Vucevic are better than anybody Demar got to play with during his stretch with the Spurs outside of 2018 LMA. Having more talent around Derozan has helped his game and his confidence.

Go shove derozens dick down your throat faggit bulls are garbage and got destroyed by the spurs find yourself a bulls blog Where somebody might care about what the bulls got going on.

[Mr. Body]

Spurs are the only non playoff team with a positive point differential in the league. In fact there are some playoff teams with a negative point differential.

ive never followed that stay in previous years but that’s pretty crazy for a team that is 13 games below 500

When they get on the end of teams, they can blow them out, then have lost a lot of close games. It is really unusual. Case in point is this game, when they beat the Pelicans pretty badly. The teams are clearly pretty far apart.

[daslicer]

Go shove derozens dick down your throat faggit bulls are garbage and got destroyed by the spurs find yourself a bulls blog Where somebody might care about what the bulls got going on.

You are truly retarded. I was never a fan of Derozan while he was with the Spurs. I was one of the many who wanted him gone and I'm still happy about him not being with the Spurs. With the way the Spur roster is constructed I didn't feel he was a good fit going forward in the short or long run. With that being said I can be objective and honest that he is a great fit with the Bulls roster.

[widowmaker]

You are truly retarded. I was never a fan of Derozan while he was with the Spurs. I was one of the many who wanted him gone and I'm still happy about him not being with the Spurs. With the way the Spur roster is constructed I didn't feel he was a good fit going forward in the short or long run. With that being said I can be objective and honest that he is a great fit with the Bulls roster.


Fuck you bitch your retarded. With that being said nobody gives a fuck about how you feels about the bulls.

[mookie2001]

Crofl yeah dejounte could be bringing ST back from the dead.

[daslicer]

Fuck you bitch your retarded. With that being said nobody gives a fuck about how you feels about the bulls.

:lol Proving again you are profoundly stupid. First off, my original response was to a Spurs fan wondering why Derozan was doing well with the Bulls. I gave the explanation to that poster about why Derozan was doing well, and you got emotional and went off like a village idiot screaming that nobody cares about the bulls or wants to know about Derozan. You sound like someone that has mental illness.

[widowmaker]

:lol Proving again you are profoundly stupid. First off, my original response was to a Spurs fan wondering why Derozan was doing well with the Bulls. I gave the explanation to that poster about why Derozan was doing well, and you got emotional and went off like a village idiot screaming that nobody cares about the bulls or wants to know about Derozan. You sound like someone that has mental illness.


And you sound retarded. Nobody cares about the bulls or derozan.

[KingKev]

And you sound retarded. Nobody cares about the bulls or derozan.

No one wants you on this board. You offer no value.

[widowmaker]

No one wants you on this board. You offer no value.


You aint worth the shit who the fuck do you think you are?

[Gagnrath]

Just to note, Parker was gone. Murray did his acl, Walker was a rookie, and White missed the first 10 games or so. Forbes and Gay were the 3rd and 4th best players on the team.

Not really, I will give you Gay at 4th but Forbes was clearly not as good as Mills. I would also put Peotel over Forbes.

[tbdog]

Not really, I will give you Gay at 4th but Forbes was clearly not as good as Mills. I would also put Peotel over Forbes.

I should have mentioned best meant most scoring. Not best overall.

[Arcadian]

Yeah, they're not good announcers but they're way down the homer list.

By far the worst are the Raptors and Warriors. The former are insecure, propaganda spewing fools and the latter are dripping in arrogance. Both awful listens.





It doesn't work that way. Better but not going due to injury/refusal to get vaccinated: Irving, George, Scumbag, Davis, Williamson, Lillard, Beal. Comparable but not going for whatever reason(s): Brown, Simmons, Adebayo, Holiday, Ingram, Gilgeous-Alexander, Sabonis, Siakam.

Meh, he's still top 25-30. Keep in mind, he was drafted in the middle of the pack in the all-star draft. So Lebron/Durant clearly think he's better than half the other people who made the cut.

[daslicer]

And you sound retarded. Nobody cares about the bulls or derozan.

:lol You actually do since you had that emotional response to my original post when I wasn't even responding to you. You are a braindead idiot.

[widowmaker]

:lol You actually do since you had that emotional response to my original post when I wasn't even responding to you. You are a braindead idiot.

Your momma is a braindead idiot.

[TD 21]

I would say he is better then several of the ones you listed on your first list and Simmons is no where near DJm level. people overestimate him so much.

:lmao


Meh, he's still top 25-30. Keep in mind, he was drafted in the middle of the pack in the all-star draft. So Lebron/Durant clearly think he's better than half the other people who made the cut.

Not necessarily. Other than being a Spur, Murray checks all the cliche boxes necessary to be part of the in crowd.