Game Thread: Spurs (9-20) vs Rockets (9-20) 12/19 7PM CST

[exstatic]

No, Spurs, No!

[slick'81]

Tied in the win column. The time to tank is now

[dbestpro]

Salt water or fresh water.

[heyheymymy]

Thanks for getting this one going OP

:flag:

[heyheymymy]

need this L

[Thomas82]

No Spurs No!!

[heyheymymy]

JR and KJ out for SA

Garrison Matthews out for HOU

[heyheymymy]

sprinkles with the fresh green green

[heyheymymy]

KBD starting PF

[heyheymymy]

man vassell mid range has become so consistently reliable

that j is wet like Kobe's imo

[BackHome]

Just loose

[Thomas82]

I know it's just the 1st quarter, but it's not looking too promising right now for the tank.

[slick'81]

Wtf is going on?!:pctoss

[heyheymymy]

love this lineup

Zollins
Stanley Johnson
Doug MCD
Branham
Sochan

[exstatic]

I know it's just the 1st quarter, but it's not looking too promising right now for the tank.

That’s why Pop put in Stanley Johnson. :lol

[exstatic]

man vassell mid range has become so consistently reliable

that j is wet like Kobe's imo

His release point is so high that he just effortlessly shot that first one right over the top of 6’9” Jabari Smith like he was a guard.

[heyheymymy]

Houston just cleared the tank for liftoff

[heyheymymy]

Spurs largest lead of 11 now trail by 2

[MultiTroll]

:pctoss Stanley Johnson.

And get McForbesbot tfo.

Otherwise excellent 2nd qtr.

[Thomas82]

That’s why Pop put in Stanley Johnson. :lol

Only for him to hit a 3 to close out the half.

[exstatic]

Only for him to hit a 3 to close out the half.

It was his SECOND of the game. :dizzy:dizzy

[slick'81]

Stanley johnson lives!!

[SPURt]

I just checked the box score and Stanley has 8 pts? It did not feel like that watching the game, though he was certainly not the worst Spur in the first half.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FkY0AXAXoAEVUUy?format=jpg&name=large

[lefty20]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FkY0AXAXoAEVUUy?format=jpg&name=large

What losing Chip does to a mf

[ace3g]

(377) A one-handed free throw �� - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d9CgtKA9zjM)

[Barfunk]

Lol Rockets getting a ticky tack call to go against them. NBA trying it's best.

[slick'81]

Poor sochan

[Thomas82]

The Rockets are about to mess around and let this game get away from them.

[SPURt]

These refs suck. Sochan going crazy out there

[Thomas82]

Well, this game is in the bag.

[SPURt]

They’re running out of time to start losing this one

[Russ]

92-76 end of the 3rd.

:flag:

[Thomas82]

They’re running out of time to start losing this one

I'm already chalking it up as a W. It's over.

[XDT76]

Sochan's FT is worse than Poeltl. Which is an achievement though not a good one.

[Leetonidas]

Stanley Johnson:wow

[heyheymymy]

nice stanley Johnson having a good game

[Thomas82]

At this point, we can only hope the tank will start rolling again in New Orleans on Thursday.

[heyheymymy]

Doug was feasting in the lineup with Sochan at PG. That 3rd big with Zollins and Stanley grabbed boards better too it seems. Got switched on D a lot and that would get exploited against actually good teams. Interesting data though

[tonight...you]

Doug was feasting in the lineup with Sochan at PG. That 3rd big with Zollins and Stanley grabbed boards better too it seems. Got switched on D a lot and that would get exploited against actually good teams. Interesting data though
That's actually a subtle thing that should be looked at and paid attention to.
How far does this team go with this Sochan PG stuff?
He's got some chops and the ceiling is high.
The floor is... don't know yet.

[Russ]

Bill Land just said: "This is not the NBA Finals."

[lefty20]

Good to see Bran playing with some confidence.

[Russ]

120-84 with 4:01 left -- this one is in the bank. :)

[SPURt]

The Rockets look like hot garbage. Nothing good for them to take away from this.

[Russ]

Boban sighting -- this one is in the bank. :)

[heyheymymy]

lol now they slid Stanley Johnson to the 3 to play SF

Zollins
Sochan
Stanley
Bran
Tre

[heyheymymy]

man that spurs box score is on fire

[Barfunk]

GG

[slick'81]

Spurs beating one of the worst teams in the nba,kool

[CGD]

(377) A one-handed free throw �� - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d9CgtKA9zjM)

What the hell

[weebo]

A spurs w=L

[Mr. Body]

Bill Land just said: "This is not the NBA Finals."

Big if true.

[Mr. Body]

Man, the Spurs had FIVE players score in double figures off the bench. WTF, Rockets?

[slick'81]

Spurs by themselves in 4th place. 1 game ahead of orl,chi,was

[cd98]

Ugh did Pop forget that we need to be a bottom 3 for best odds to get the number one pick. Houston are masters at tanking. Every starter had to sit for this game to do it right. Hell we should be starting a Dleague player(s).

[XDT76]

Ugh did Pop forget that we need to be a bottom 3 for best odds to get the number one pick. Houston are masters at tanking. Every starter had to sit for this game to do it right. Hell we should be starting a Dleague player(s).

And we will still likely win the Rockets

[XDT76]

It is difficult to get this team to lose to another tanking team. Vasell is playing for his extension, Poeltl, Jones, KBD, Bassey, Roby, Langford all playing for contract and the Rookies are proofing that they belongs.

[slick'81]

It is difficult to get this team to lose to another tanking team. Vasell is playing for his extension, Poeltl, Jones, KBD, Bassey, Roby, Langford all playing for contract and the Rookies are proofing that they belongs.

then definitely kiss a top 3-4 pick goodbye

[lefty20]

Trading Poeltl is prolly our only hope of locking down a 14% slot, tbh.

[Mr. Body]

then definitely kiss a top 3-4 pick goodbye

That's not how it works.

[exstatic]

then definitely kiss a top 3-4 pick goodbye

Pre lottery position, not pick. Picks are determined by the draw. New Orleans got Zion from position #7.

[exstatic]

Trading Poeltl is prolly our only hope of locking down a 14% slot, tbh.

This is a good year for having assets that a team making a push would want. The top 3 in the East are within 3 games, the top 3 in the West,within 2.

[John B]

Trading Poeltl is prolly our only hope of locking down a 14% slot, tbh.

Playing Poeltl against Sengun would lock Sours to 14% slot. Freakin soft. 2nd year Sengun looking more like Shaq bullying Poeltl every single time