Game Thread: Spurs (11-22) @ Thunder (14-19) 12/27/2022 / 7 PM CST

[TXstbobcat]

Thunder favored by 7.5 tonight.

correction to thread title. Should be 2022.

[heyheymymy]

https://media.makeameme.org/created/what-decade-is.jpg

[heyheymymy]

Keldon and Doug day to day for SA

J Rob-Earl out for OKC

[John B]

Spurs Injuries (updated): Dominick Barlow (Out — G League), Blake Wesley (Out — G League), Keldon Johnson (Back — Questionable), Doug McDermott (Knee — Questionable)


Thunder Injuries: Chet Holgrem (Foot — Out), Ousmane Dieng (Wrist — Out), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (Ankle — Out), Jaylin Williams (Out — G League)

[heyheymymy]

damn no call up for Wes

[heyheymymy]

Tre Jones #4 best active players AST/TO ratio min 400 AST

Guess who was ranked #1? Ty Jones, Tre's brother. Quality runs in the family there. Monte Morris and Jordan McLaughlin round out top 4

[heyheymymy]

Thin Thing shattered

rip

[Dex]

Poku holding his knee. Not a good sign for the youngster

[heyheymymy]

Dev approaching star-level consistency

[heyheymymy]

aggressive offensive moves around the rim for Sochan wow

-now Sochan being a huge factor defensively too, guy is a natural

[heyheymymy]

another Sochan feast night incoming? He is playing with some nasty already, incredible!

[PhantomDashCam]

SGA hard carrying atm.

[John B]

Branham ball handling is a revelation tbh. Backup PG?

[SPURt]

Pop got tossed lol

[PhantomDashCam]

Pop done. Clearly he double booked tonight :lol

[BatManu20]

Lol see ya pop

[BatManu20]

Getting tossed this early in the game is prob nice tbh. Now he can go back into the locker room, kick back and relax, crack open a bottle of wine, and watch the game in the lounge.

[John B]

damn no call up for Wes

Right now I rather see Branham at backup PG, keep him on the ball. Make him develop more and stay aggressive

[John B]

Pop handing the tank helms to Coach Brett :lol

[John B]

How many of those put backs does Sochan have?

[MultiTroll]

Take a week off Pop.

No, a month.

[SPURt]

The refs are real bad in this one. Muscala is having a career game, cool cool cool.

[MultiTroll]

Orlando and Houston losing.

We can hope for the Washington in an upset win.
Currently ahead 108 - 105 vs Philly 4 minutes left.

[MultiTroll]

Keep bricking KJ.:tu

Get him the ball often.

[MultiTroll]

Okie is shooting like 70% true shooting % :clap:cheer

[spurraider21]

another big game from sochan. all over the place

[PhantomDashCam]

Wemby thoughts:

Do you think you could run a lineup of Sochan, Vassell, KJ, Wemby and Poeltl?
‘Damn, that’d be something…

[spurraider21]

Wemby thoughts:

Do you think you could run a lineup of Sochan, Vassell, KJ, Wemby and Poeltl?
‘Damn, that’d be something…
nah

if wemby and poeltl were both still on the roster, sochan probably just becomes the 6th man but still plays a lot of minutes. i also dno if this version of Keldon that we've seen is somebody you necessarily want starting. maybe the decreased load will help his shooting efficiency return to last years' levels... but he's been outright bad since his sizzling october when he looked like a borderline all star

if you were trying to find a guy to plug and play and "fit" with our current group, Scoot is the easier fit. but thats kind of assuming that vassell/keldon/sochan/poeltl are all starters on a winning team, something i dont think anybody should be convinced of. but... a future starting lineup with

PG - Branham - Vassell - Wemby - Poeltl

and a bench featuring Wesley/Keldon/Sochan could be somethin. "could" is doing a lot of heaving lifting there. depends if branham/wesley can live up to some of the potential we've seen

[heyheymymy]

Sochan 10 pts in the 3rd Q, 16 overall

[MultiTroll]

Excellent start to the 4th OKC. :toast

[spurraider21]

4th quarter collapse :tu

[PhantomDashCam]

nah

if wemby and poeltl were both still on the roster, sochan probably just becomes the 6th man but still plays a lot of minutes. i also dno if this version of Keldon that we've seen is somebody you necessarily want starting. maybe the decreased load will help his shooting efficiency return to last years' levels... but he's been outright bad since his sizzling october when he looked like a borderline all star

if you were trying to find a guy to plug and play and "fit" with our current group, Scoot is the easier fit. but thats kind of assuming that vassell/keldon/sochan/poeltl are all starters on a winning team, something i dont think anybody should be convinced of. but... a future starting lineup with

PG - Branham - Vassell - Wemby - Poeltl

and a bench featuring Wesley/Keldon/Sochan could be somethin. "could" is doing a lot of heaving lifting there. depends if branham/wesley can live up to some of the potential we've seen

Interesting. Keldon had an abysmal November but his numbers are much better for December but the shooting still hasn’t been where we would like it to be.
If Sochan becomes a league average shooter next year, think this lineup has some sneaky two-way potential, even if it is some what situational (and relegated to the fantasy/dream sphere atm). :lol

[heyheymymy]

the descent for 14%

no Spurs no

[Chinook]

I have come to the conclusion that I don't want Brett Brown to be the coach of the Spurs under any circumstances. He's just awful. Even Duncan was better, and he didn't even want to be there.

[XDT76]

Our defense is just awful. Even teams that deliberately tank has better defense than us.

[CGD]

Wemby thoughts:

Do you think you could run a lineup of Sochan, Vassell, KJ, Wemby and Poeltl?
‘Damn, that’d be something…

Obviously I want Wemby, but would be awesome to get Scoot if not. This would be a solid core:

Scoot - Vassell - KJ -Sochan - Jakob

And over next 2 years upgrade the 3 via draft or trade with someone like a DeAndre Hunter.

[boutons_deux]

yet another close game for 3 qtrs, down 2 to start 4th, lose by 16 in 4th qtr collapse

[PhantomDashCam]

Obviously I want Wemby, but would be awesome to get Scoot if not. This would be a solid core:

Scoot - Vassell - KJ -Sochan - Jakob

And over next 2 years upgrade the 3 via draft or trade with someone like a DeAndre Hunter.

I've got a sneaky feeling that the Spurs wouldn't pick Scoot if we was available.

No red flags per se, but well, once bitten- twice shy...

From The Ringer:
https://www.theringer.com/nba-draft/2022/12/1/23482652/scoot-henderson-nba-draft-g-league-ignite


...One of Scoot’s favorite books is Seth Godin’s Purple Cow,given to him by his eldest sister, Diamond, who said she sees so much of her brother in the book. On the surface, The New York Times bestseller is about business and marketing, but it’s really about standing out. Being a vibrant, purple cow in a pasture of boring, brown cows. The purple cow, Godin writes, dares to be remarkable, to take risks. To be something so extraordinary that nobody has seen it before.

[Mr. Body]

I've got a sneaky feeling that the Spurs wouldn't pick Scoot if we was available.

No red flags per se, but well, once bitten- twice shy...

From The Ringer:
https://www.theringer.com/nba-draft/2022/12/1/23482652/scoot-henderson-nba-draft-g-league-ignite

Man, that book sounds incredibly stupid.

[John B]

yet another close game for 3 qtrs, down 2 to start 4th, lose by 16 in 4th qtr collapse

Wash, rinse, repeat

[spurraider21]

I have come to the conclusion that I don't want Brett Brown to be the coach of the Spurs under any circumstances. He's just awful. Even Duncan was better, and he didn't even want to be there.
Your choices are Brown, Messina, and Boylen.

go

[spurraider21]

yet another close game for 3 qtrs, down 2 to start 4th, lose by 16 in 4th qtr collapse
Honestly this is the ideal model for every game. Competitive few quarters to see the young guys exert themselves. Secure the L for the ping pong balls

[Thomas82]

Orlando and Houston losing.

We can hope for the Washington in an upset win.
Currently ahead 108 - 105 vs Philly 4 minutes left.

Charlotte is letting their game slip away from them too.

[Chinook]

Your choices are Brown, Messina, and Boylen.

go

Oh fuck. Boylen would probably get the least rope, and it's okay to forget Kawhi's on the team now seeing as he isn't. I'd have to go with Jim to lead the tank for a year before a real coach comes in.

[KingKev]

That is how to get a muthafkin L!!!

Excellent execution in securing the L.

[JPB]

Wemby thoughts:

Do you think you could run a lineup of Sochan, Vassell, KJ, Wemby and Poeltl?
‘Damn, that’d be something…

You def can and prolly should play a Wemby/sochan FC in today's NBA, if you ask me, forcing other teams to adapt vs. such a versatile, shooting/playmaking combo.

Victor is also the ultimate rim protector, independently of his frame thanks to his defensive instincts and crazy wingspan... All he has to do is pick the right spot and basically raise his arms...

[KingKev]

You def can and prolly should play a Wemby/sochan FC in today's NBA, if you ask me, forcing other teams to adapt vs. such a versatile, shooting/playmaking combo.

Victor is also the ultimate rim protector, independently of his frame thanks to his defensive instincts and crazy wingspan... All he has to do is pick the right spot and basically raise his arms...

He and Jabari Smith are going to make quite the duo.

[Rocalcio]

Your choices are Brown, Messina, and Boylen.

go

And Snyder

[CGD]

I can see why spurs were rumored to be high of Jaylen Williams. Really impressive rookie.

[heyheymymy]

I can see why spurs were rumored to be high of Jaylen Williams. Really impressive rookie.

ST's own DJ first called my attention to Jalen (UC not ARK) and then he was a combine climber in the most purest sense. Meteoric rise. His combine play squarely put him out of the Spurs reach by bringing so much attention to him. I wish him the best as he appears to be Spurs material on and off the court

[ismael-robert]

And Snyder

And Self