Game Thread: Spurs @ Pistons 1/10/23 7pm EST

[cd98]

Dude Detroit has had its share of lottery picks, including the number one overall. Time to stop tanking and just roll with the roster they got. Let us have a turn at being awful.

[slick'81]

Detroit literally gave the game away:rollin

[lefty20]

Clutch late whistle by the stripes

[LeBowen]

Never liked Collins, tbh.

[SpurPadre]

Gotta admire the Pistons sticking to choking gameplan unlike these fucking morons we have.

[Barfunk]

Surprised I haven't seen a "The Three Stooges" eye poke from someone tonight

[JPB]

Ivey is terrible tbh.

[spurraider21]

fuck graham

[Thomas82]

Detroit literally gave the game away:rollin

Had an 8-point lead with under 2 minutes left and pissed it away.

[Seventyniner]

Fucking Teddy Graham smh

He's just trying to make shots though. Just that it should have never come to this.

[davi78239]

How are we still on the verge of winning when we just traded one of our top players away?? Only the spurs man…

[lefty20]

Graham :wow

[slick'81]

This could literally cost us the 14%

[scott]

Devont'e Graham. Worst Spur in history.

[PhantomDashCam]

Devontae bobble head night can’t come soon enough :lol

[Mal]

waive this asshole already

[JPB]

Don't you fucking score!

[SpurPadre]

Graham, I hate you more than Nephew now.

[slick'81]

Graham the new jrich :rollin

[scott]

This could literally cost us the 14%

Worst case scenario is costs us 1.5%, but I get the point.

[spurraider21]

if timvp doesnt give Graham an F for this game, there is no justice in this world

[JPB]

Branham denying us Wemby.

[lefty20]

Okay, still got a shot at the L.

[heyheymymy]

Bojan the hero

[MultiTroll]

waive this asshole already

[tonight...you]

God, you guys are all on your periods on the perm!
Lol!

[Seventyniner]

Graham just upping his trade value for next season.

If he goes nuclear these last couple months, the Spurs could even flip him for picks on draft night.

[heyheymymy]

aw man his foot was on the line?

[ace3g]

YESS!!!!

[Mr. Body]

This game is actually kind of fun.

[lefty20]

YES!

[scott]

BOJAN OUR HERO!

[Seventyniner]

Should have just flagrant fouled Bogdanovic on that shot to make sure.

[sananspursfan21]

Forget Wemby, we got Graham

[SpurPadre]

Graham just upping his trade value for next season.

If he goes nuclear these last couple months, the Spurs could even flip him for picks on draft night.

Thats zero consolation for that fuckhead costing us Wemby.

[JPB]

lolololol

[JPB]

spurs finally getting it.

[slick'81]

:lmao

[SPURt]

Is this going double OT? Come on, someone grab the reigns of destiny

[heyheymymy]

I will straight up take a 5 sec violation here if im SA

[sananspursfan21]

Is Keldon gonna be ok taking a backseat to Graham going forward?

[Barfunk]

DOT!

[Seventyniner]

Now that is the tanking we came to see.

[heyheymymy]

KBD deliberately threw that one away lol

[ace3g]

wooooooooWemby!!!!

[scott]

DOUBLE OT!!! LOL

THE MIRACLE IN MO TOWN

[heyheymymy]

NICE

Double OT what a great game!

Very entertaining shit

[JPB]

Yeahhhhh!

[slick'81]

Devonte' swing

[SpurPadre]

Still have a chance...damn, this feels like bizarro Game 6 lol

[JPB]

feels like Game 7 for the ship.

[cd98]

We need a G-League line up that we just insert in any close games. Except the G-League guys may play too hard. I think we need the guys cut by the G-League teams.

[SPURt]

What is happening, come on Detroit, SWEEP THE LEG!!

[GAustex]

NOSpursNO

[heyheymymy]

what a sick game

showcases from Graham, Zollin, and Branham

[rankingtear]

Game of the year

[Seventyniner]

What better sign of tanking could you have than Devonate' Graham passing it to Gorgui Dieng for the potential game winner.

[slick'81]

Both teams can't win,literally

[scott]

Can we please get Graham on the bench for 2OT?

[JPB]

On another note, HOU up 2 in the 4th vs. Miami.

[Mr. Body]

Terrible call on the Dieng goaltending. How these refs miss stuff...

[slick'81]

On another note, HOU up 2 in the 4th vs. Miami.


theyll blow it

[scott]

Side note: Love PJ. Ultimate homer color man.

[SPURt]

Dieng channeling the dark side

[DPG21920]

Guys like Graham arent good, but are good enough to chuck and look good vs meaningless bad teams but make zero real impact vs anyone good. Pop letting him chuck and playing him this much is dumb.

[cd98]

Both teams can't win,literally

Both teams trying hard to lose this game. You know Adam Silver is pissed.

[ace3g]

DON'T MESS THIS UP

8:02 - 4th




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HOU
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83


MIA
28
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4
79

[JPB]

Feels like a Euroleague game.

[scott]

No longer interested in trading for Ivey somehow, btw. This guy sucks.

[PhantomDashCam]

Devontae’s suddenly turned into your friend who you pass the controller to who doesn’t know the buttons

[Mal]

those two guards from Detroit are so bad

[spurraider21]

is hayes the worst player in the nba?

[slick'81]

Really San Antonio? Really?

[Spurs Homer]

Yesss!

[heyheymymy]

lol does Ivey like not have fingertips or something lol? never seen a dude lose the ball and shoot so bad

[ace3g]

Let's go !!! Keep up the misses

[spurraider21]

Liv3rs

[JPB]

Come on!

[Mal]

No way Dieng is 33 yrs.

[MultiTroll]

:rollin Pistons have 5 on 4 and hold the ball up.

[Spurs Homer]

Cmon pop

take graham out for this play

[Leetonidas]

:lmao

[JPB]

Yeaahh!!

[MultiTroll]

Starting to think you Sniffers are right and Popped is not tanking.
Letting Grahm get loose for all those clutch baskets is horrible.

[slick'81]

For god sakes detroit have some pride and put us away

[JPB]

58 minutes of garbage time.

[MultiTroll]

Excellent foul KDP.

Sink em Bod

[XDT76]

DON'T MESS THIS UP

8:02 - 4th




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HOU
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83


MIA
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4
79















They received the memo that the worst don't get 1st pick

[spurraider21]

i think we pulled it off, boys

[spurraider21]

this has legit been one of the most fun games to watch all season for all the wrong reasons :lol

[Mal]

Did I heard "MVP" chants ?

[scott]

THE MIRACLE IN MOTOR CITY.

This one will go down in Spurs tanking lore.

[cd98]

Great game by Spurs. It was a really battle to see who would lose and the Spurs stepped up big time. Great loss.

[MultiTroll]

Wow could have easily called Deng for FT interference musling way before the shot was taken.

Pistons +5 WooHoo!

[JPB]

Really tought it was over.

[PhantomDashCam]

The Basketball Gods are rethinking their life choices

[Seventyniner]

THE MIRACLE IN MOTOR CITY.

This one will go down in Spurs tanking lore.

Robert Horry is rolling over in his grave.

[slick'81]

Graham the steal of the deadline :lmao

[JPB]

Did I heard "MVP" chants ?

Detroit fans trolling.

[slick'81]

Huuge miracle

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1343352870603796483/tlPlq9KU_normal.jpg
Jordan Howenstine @AirlessJordan
(https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan)now (https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/1624244335993552896)
Devonte’ Graham just shot his 15th three-pointer of the game - most by any player in NBA history in his first game with a team. (Previously 14, Ray Allen & Kyrie Irving)

[Mal]

Graham secured the L

[Barfunk]

Feel semi-bad sometimes rooting against my team, but just gonna have to keep the "this is gonna hurt you alot more than this is gonna hurt me" mindset as a fan until we get this top draft pick out the way

[lefty20]

Spurs pulling defeat from the jaws of victory. LFG!

[ace3g]

Final/2OT




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SA
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131


DET
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138

[JPB]

Goes right there with MDM.

[SpurPadre]

YES MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!

[spurraider21]

THE MIRACLE IN MOTOR CITY.

This one will go down in Spurs tanking lore.
https://media1.giphy.com/media/EU3Du7lhIYzVC/giphy.gif

[LeBowen]

Make sure to bump this thread when we win the lottery.

[XDT76]

We played 2OT and yet we only have 21 assist. I am glad we lost but we are becoming a chucking team.

[BatManu20]

Hayes and Ivey’s incomparable suckage was almost impossible to overcome… but we pulled it off somehow.

Good L boys.

[scott]

LETS GO HONKING

[JPB]

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Jordan Howenstine @AirlessJordan
(https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan)now (https://twitter.com/AirlessJordan/status/1624244335993552896)
Devonte’ Graham just shot his 15th three-pointer of the game - most by any player in NBA history in his first game with a team. (Previously 14, Ray Allen & Kyrie Irving)

It was that kind of game.

[JeffDuncan]

Whew. That was a tough one. Had me on the edge of my seat.

[PhantomDashCam]

Spurs stories - Devonte Graham

https://www.gifcen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chucky-gif-1.gif

[davi78239]

Yes!!

[SpurPadre]

We are the losers, we are the losers! No time for winning cause we are the losers...of the world!!!

[ace3g]

3:30 - 4th




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MIA
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84

[Seventyniner]

Hell yeah. We didn't trade Poeltl and Richardson just for the tank to stall.

Graham is gonna have some fun chucking his way through April.

[Mal]

We played 2OT and yet we only have 21 assist. I am glad we lost but we are becoming a chucking team.

There no real point guard today, Graham was just firing away everything he touched

[spurraider21]

3:30 - 4th




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if the rockets hang on and we end up landing wemby, today goes down as a spurs holiday

[SpurPadre]

Feel semi-bad sometimes rooting against my team, but just gonna have to keep the "this is gonna hurt you alot more than this is gonna hurt me" mindset as a fan until we get this top draft pick out the way

It’s a necessary evil and we’re only in this state because of Nephew and his bullshit that set us back 30 years.

[JPB]

15 pages for that horror of a game... That was fun.

[heyheymymy]

I'm on a rush what a game double OT thriller and basically game 7 of the NBA Draft Championship

[slick'81]

Save us victor

[Leetonidas]

Graham will be an entertaining tank commander at least:lol

[spurraider21]

We played 2OT and yet we only have 21 assist. I am glad we lost but we are becoming a chucking team.
no Tre Jones to actually run the offense. no josh richardson/jeremy sochan as the alternates who typically had handled spot PG duties. so it was basically branham and graham. graham doesnt know the offense so he just took the green light to shoot.

[Barfunk]

It’s a necessary evil and we’re only in this state because of Nephew and his bullshit that set us back 30 years.

Without question. The dude really effed us.

[Seventyniner]

The Rockets must have just found out that the Spurs lost. Their play down the stretch has been a comedy of errors. Airballed threes, terrible passes, the works.

[spurraider21]

The Rockets must have just found out that the Spurs lost. Their play down the stretch has been a comedy of errors. Airballed threes, terrible passes, the works.
multiple airballs, pass through sengun's legs. and even jimmy butler drawing a phantom foul

[ace3g]

damn Rockets, damn you Heat...

[JPB]

Yep, Miami up 2

[davi78239]

Tied now!

[JPB]

wow.

[DPG21920]

I know we were missing Keldon/Vassell but I really hope Graham doesn’t see this as his time to come in, chuck up shots to get his numbers and try to get a new deal. 22 shots in 36 minutes.

Pop needs to keep guys like him to 20-25 minutes a night. I get Pop isnt “tanking” but come on.

[stephen jackson]

Graham is fun everyone else scared to shoot

[slick'81]

Houston doing houston things

[spurraider21]

I know we were missing Keldon/Vassell but I really hope Graham doesn’t see this as his time to come in, chuck up shots to get his numbers and try to get a new deal. 22 shots in 36 minutes.

Pop needs to keep guys like him to 20-25 minutes a night. I get Pop isnt “tanking” but come on.
eh... on nights with all those guys out we need the instant offense microwave types

plus graham is a pg that needs to learn the offense and new teammates. easier way for him to be productive right now is to get shots up

he just needs to miss more of them when games are close :lol

[ace3g]

YESSSS!!!!

Green !!!

[lefty20]

Should've been an and-1 for Green, tbh.

[ace3g]

COME ON ROCKETS, WTH.....


GRRRR

[lefty20]

lmao Rox

[heyheymymy]

damn are all the tankers going OT tonight? lol

Im watching DAL SAC

[BackHome]

Damn you Rockets

[DPG21920]

Lmao HOU sucks so so bad

[mystargtr34]

Can easily see the Spurs flipping Graham at next years trade deadline for multiple 2nds. After they restore his value as a scoring backup PG.

Maybe even during the off season if he does well the next 25 games.

Great loss tonight.

[Thomas82]

Well, that's 2 in a row the Rockets gave away at the tail end of the game.

[slick'81]

Rockets the tank masters

[DPG21920]

eh... on nights with all those guys out we need the instant offense microwave types

plus graham is a pg that needs to learn the offense and new teammates. easier way for him to be productive right now is to get shots up

he just needs to miss more of them when games are close :lol

I get tonight given circumstances- just saying I will be watching his shot per minute ratio and how many minutes he gets.

[Barfunk]

God Dieng Rockets smh

[slick'81]

Sole possession of 2nd worst record baaby

[John B]

Scoot for now :toast

[rankingtear]

Lol Granham jacked up 16 threes, this is why I like him for this team. We are never going to be last in 3PA again.

[Mr. Body]

Scoot for now :toast

That's not how it works.

[DPG21920]

Scoot for now :toast

Unfortunately we arent any closer to Scoot or Wemby than at any other point of the season. Whether Spurs finish last place or third to last, same odds for a top 2 pick: 27%

[scott]

The play the Heat beat the Rockets on was actually kind of awesome though.

[John B]

29, 11 and 3 for Zollins tho. He might get plenty of suitors this off season, maybe even multiple FRP. :lol

[John B]

That's not how it works.

Duh Captain Obvious :rollin

[Mr. Body]

Duh Captain Obvious :rollin

Thanks for acknowledging that you understand. 14% chance for Scoot, same as before.

[DPG21920]

HOU should have two more wins - had leads vs SAC and MIA with under 1 minute with chances to ice the game both times and turn overs and fouls both times. Super annoying.

[spurraider21]

Zollins, McDermott, and Graham are guys that may well be traded around this the next year. Graham is the least likely but he has a year to rehabilitate himself

[slick'81]

I could see sa resigning zollins

[DPG21920]

Really good to see Zach rise to occasion the moment Jak was moved. Loved seeing Branham ball out.

Just not excited about Graham types that only look good vs bad teams and soak up tons of shots - thats not really good for development or draft odds tbh so really hope that does not continue and was more a symptom of having so many guys out.

I was wrong about Collins; I did not like the move SA made for him (although I felt better when I learned about his contract). I didnt think he had that much upside even if he were to get healthy and back to form to really want him. But Spurs found something and he’s looking like a real solid piece

[John B]

Really good to see Zach rise to occasion the moment Jak was moved. Loved seeing Branham ball out.

Just not excited about Graham types that only look good vs bad teams and soak up tons of shots - thats not really good for development or draft odds tbh so really hope that does not continue and was more a symptom of having so many guys out.

I was wrong about Collins; I did not like the move SA made for him (although I felt better when I learned about his contract). I didnt think he had that much upside even if he were to get healthy and back to form to really want him. But Spurs found something and he’s looking like a real solid piece

Agree with Graham. He’s a fool’s gold and could win Spurs some “must lose” games. The guy is padding stats. I don’t know. I hope I’m wrong about him.

[Robz4000]

:lol looks like I missed some fun

[Seventyniner]

29, 11 and 3 for Zollins tho. He might get plenty of suitors this off season, maybe even multiple SRP. :lol

Fixed.

[Atl Spur]

Agree with Graham. He’s a fool’s gold and could win Spurs some “must lose” games. The guy is padding stats. I don’t know. I hope I’m wrong about him.

I think you might be wrong about him pimp, you can tell he is a natural pg. some of those pass’s and ball handling were official. He can be a solid backup / spot starter.

[rascal]

HOU should have two more wins - had leads vs SAC and MIA with under 1 minute with chances to ice the game both times and turn overs and fouls both times. Super annoying.

Pretty sure the Spurs will easily have the worst record in the league. They have the worst roster in the league.

[ace3g]

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16 3P attempts for Devonte’ Graham ties a personal career high and ties the @spurs (https://twitter.com/spurs/) franchise record for 3-point attempts in a single game done one other time by Jaren Jackson Nov. 20, 1999. #PorVida (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PorVida)

[DPG21920]

Pretty sure the Spurs will easily have the worst record in the league. They have the worst roster in the league.

Nah. Hou does imo. I know they have 2 top 3 picks but they are not winning players or anything close yet.

[rascal]

Nah. Hou does imo. I know they have 2 top 3 picks but they are not winning players or anything close yet.

Spurs don't have winning players either. Now an 11 game losing streak.

[DPG21920]

Spurs don't have winning players either. Now an 11 game losing streak.

Spurs are missing their guys. Yes spurs suck too - but there’s a reason Sa beats the hell out of HOU both times so far this year.

[rascal]

Spurs are missing their guys. Yes spurs suck too - but there’s a reason Sa beats the hell out of HOU both times so far this year.

Spurs became weaker on the court after the current trades and will continue sitting guys with minor injuries, Vasell probably gone for the year.
They'll be trotting out the worst roster in the leauge the rest of the year.

[spurraider21]

To be frank this team post deadline and with Vassell, keldon, sochan, tre all out is basically a gleague squad

[RC_Drunkford]

damn 17 pages? WTF? :lol

[Mal]

damn 17 pages? WTF? :lol

It was fun

[XDT76]

If Graham learn the sets and allows himself to be coach and take better shot selections, he could be useful. Having said that I don't appreciate his current playing style.

[Ice009]

It’s a necessary evil and we’re only in this state because of Nephew and his bullshit that set us back 30 years.

Very true. I keep forgetting we were set back because of that shit, so yeah, great point. I thought we had another 10+ years or being at or near the top, but he really did set us back (I don't know how many years).

[KingKev]

damn 17 pages? WTF? :lol

Biggest game of the year!!!

We got what we’ve all been begging for but damn that was sobering. Going to be a miserable stretch.

[KingKev]

Guys like Graham arent good, but are good enough to chuck and look good vs meaningless bad teams but make zero real impact vs anyone good. Pop letting him chuck and playing him this much is dumb.

I’m baffled ppl here were impressed with his performance but I do see how he fits in over the short term as a ball handler and 3 pt shooter to help other guys develop in their true positions

Plus his chucking and hero ball makes him a great addition to the tank.

[Atl Spur]

Not impressed that buddy walked in off the street and was productive? Graham is a useful piece, ball handling and passing was on full display. Great backup if we land scoot…..

[LeBowen]

Not impressed that buddy walked in off the street and was productive? Graham is a useful piece, ball handling and passing was on full display. Great backup if we land scoot…..

Depends on what you look for in a backup.
Imo, Tre is a perfect long-term backup PG.

Devin and Langford injuries are the best thing that could've happened to Malaki, accelerated his development by a lot.

Kind of worries about Wesley, not showing much, but I guess that's understandable after the injury.

[JPB]

Depends on what you look for in a backup.
Imo, Tre is a perfect long-term backup PG.

Devin and Langford injuries are the best thing that could've happened to Malaki, accelerated his development by a lot.

Kind of worries about Wesley, not showing much, but I guess that's understandable after the injury.

Wesley is probably not for this year. Might takes a little longer for him to really delevop if he ever does. For now, his ceiling seems 3rd string PG. Hope it gets higher.

[Ariel]

I’m baffled ppl here were impressed with his performance but I do see how he fits in over the short term as a ball handler and 3 pt shooter to help other guys develop in their true positions

Plus his chucking and hero ball makes him a great addition to the tank.
The thing I'm most hopeful about is that, being the unconscious chucker that he is, we're in the perfect situation to help him inflate his numbers to the point where he might tempt a sucker by this time next year. Him and McDermott as shooters on an expiring could fetch us something... like 15-20 second rounders :lol

[Degoat]

I’m not too worried about Wesley yet, during the summer league he was the only one balling out between Branham and Primo. PG is a difficult position to adjust too in the NBA

[Ariel]

Wesley is a 3/4 year project at least. Good news is: it doesn't come as a surprise, we're in a situation we're we can afford to give hm that time, the cost was (relatively) low, and the upside is high. If he pans out great, if he doesn't... oh well. Worth a shot.

[Atl Spur]

Depends on what you look for in a backup.
Imo, Tre is a perfect long-term backup PG.

Devin and Langford injuries are the best thing that could've happened to Malaki, accelerated his development by a lot.

Kind of worries about Wesley, not showing much, but I guess that's understandable after the injury.
I like for my pg to handle pressure while bringing the ball up, pass effectively, shoot confidently, and display a high nba basketball iq. The kid can play and he fits a need

[timvp]

I'm actually scared that a motivated Devonte' Graham hits like 8 three-pointers tonight :lol

This dude had me petrified, tbh.

[playbonner15]

:pop: "Shooters gonna shoot"

[Atl Spur]

This dude had me petrified, tbh.

Right? Lol

[Ice009]

I like for my pg to handle pressure while bringing the ball up, pass effectively, shoot confidently, and display a high nba basketball iq. The kid can play and he fits a need

Who are you referring to? Devonte?

[KingKev]

Who are you referring to? Devonte?

Primo and he was using basketball parallels. 19 is legal in the ATL and they a lil freaky
John B your man has those Primo tapes… they come highly recommended by Coach Pop

[spurraider21]

it was this night that our destiny was forged