Game Thread (Preseason): Spurs @ Thunder - Oct 9th - 7:00PM CT (3:00AM RIGA)

[heyheymymy]

Sidy Cissoko sighting!

[Dejounte]

With Vassell showing he’s not much secondary playmaker/ true shot creator, Sochan has to start to help set up the offense.

my tentative rotation:

Tre/ Wesley/ Rice
Vassell/ Branham/ Graham
Sochan/ Keldon/ McD/ Sidy
Wemby/ Cedi/ Mamu
Collins/ Bassey/ Barlow

[Dejounte]

Sidy Cissoko sighting!

awesome vision and defense

[ace3g]

Nice pass from Sidy.

[John B]

Ball fake Rice

[Mr. Body]

Sidy just needs to fix his shot and he's a good player.

[td4mvp2k]

this group lookin good

[Ditty]

Keep thinking Rice is Pervert Primo :cry

[heyheymymy]

Cissoko - 6 mins

2 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK

[heyheymymy]

GOLD3N GRAHAM

[ace3g]

I hope Sidy wears those shoes all season long.

[heyheymymy]

trademark Rice ball fake

[CGD]

I know it’s a good problem to have, but, damn, how is OKC gonna pay ALL these guys. SGA, Williams, Giddy, Chet.

They’re gonna be terrific very soon.

[ace3g]

Barlow you have to make that layup...

[MultiTroll]

:lol Rice looks like Fathead Slow Mo on his drives.

[Brazil]

Cissoko dunk

[Dejounte]

Pop was calling for a 2 pointer, they pass it to Graham who goes for a 3

[heyheymymy]

Graham also jacked a heat check 3 that was ill advised

I know he was the hot hand but that was a bad look and took a go ahead possession away when SA was down 1

But Graham was the only reason the game was that close anyway so Graham giveth and he taketh away eth

[thiste]

If Barlow makes his shot, we win that game guaranteed. Oh well.

[Mr. Body]

I know it’s a good problem to have, but, damn, how is OKC gonna pay ALL these guys. SGA, Williams, Giddy, Chet.

They’re gonna be terrific very soon.

I think they're top 3 or 4 in the west this year.

Their cap situation is pretty good. They've been able to get their top players without being on very high rookie scale contracts. Only Holmgren is on that #2 scale.

[onechance87]

rice and cissoko looking good at running the bench

[Dex]

That was more fun than basically any game last year :lol

[Dejounte]

rice and cissoko looking good at running the bench

a year away from us enjoying them play on the main team a lot

i will never get tired of rice’s pump fake

[heyheymymy]

shit Blake Wesley with more blocks (3) than Wembanyama (1)

[thiste]

I'm still convinced the Spurs wanted to trade up for Cason Wallace. He'd have been awesome for us. They probably targeted that Dallas 10th pick but it was too difficult to get it. Presti had to absorb Bertans contract just to go up 2 spots and steal Cason from us. Had we got him it would have been the perfect draft.

[Russ]

I know it’s a good problem to have, but, damn, how is OKC gonna pay ALL these guys.

Don't worry.

They've always handled that well.

[CGD]

I think they're top 3 or 4 in the west this year.

Their cap situation is pretty good. They've been able to get their top players without being on very high rookie scale contracts. Only Holmgren is on that #2 scale.

They have some time before they have to extend their youngsters, but it’ll come quick and around the same time they can extend SGA again. Good problems to have, but curious to see how they manage it in a few seasons.

Definitely think they should be in the playoff picture this year.

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xppYH314fGA

[BacktoBasics]

I didn’t get to see the game. Only thing that jumped out to me from the box score was lack of rebounding from the bigs.

Not an issue or was this apparent during the game? Bassey stood out as the only guy grabbing boards.

Any opinions?

[itzsoweezee]

Wemby is everything I expected, and more. Z Collins’ defense leaves a lot to be desired.

[Mr. Body]

They have some time before they have to extend their youngsters, but it’ll come quick and around the same time they can extend SGA again. Good problems to have, but curious to see how they manage it in a few seasons.

Definitely think they should be in the playoff picture this year.

I do think they'll burn past a number of teams this year. The Homgren-SGA duo will be hard to handle.

Beyond those two, they will have some questions to answer. I'm not sure Giddey is a long-term solution (but could be), etc. They're getting good, scrappy players, but do they have enough to push them over into contention? They will have great picks upcoming from other teams to help.

[Dejounte]

IMO, the Spurs played a style of offense tonight that centered around feeding our bigs a LOT. That’s only warranted for Wemby obviously but there aint no way in hell Collins should be getting more touches than our wings like Julian and Vassell. This was an off night for those two but i feel they would have eventually gotten into rhythm had they had a couple more shot attempts. This offense will be maximized when it’s Wemby + our talented scorers on the wing. Collins has to stop thinking he’s Hakeem out there or take it personal when another big like Chet is schooling him.

[Mr. Body]

I didn’t get to see the game. Only thing that jumped out to me from the box score was lack of rebounding from the bigs.

Not an issue or was this apparent during the game? Bassey stood out as the only guy grabbing boards.

Any opinions?

Rebounding is going to be an issue. Sochan and Wembanyama aren't great rebounders and Collins is just okay.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8C5HhQWUAET331?format=jpg&name=large

[Dejounte]

Quick review of each player:

Tre 6/10 - started off great and then Cason played suffocating defense on him and then it was never the same.
Wesley 7/10 - solid throughout and actually looked competent with the starters. Too soon to say something like “he’s the next Dejounte”, but that was a promising game he had. It was the version of him before he got injured last year. If he keeps it up, then he keeps that backup point role.
Vassell 4/10 - the only thing I see improved from him is his passing. So far, I havent seen this newfound strength help out his game. It’s not a bad outlook, but for those thinking he’s Paul George or something… nope. He can still be a force on offense and he will definitely be better than last year.
Collins 6/10 - I’ve said enough about this guy. Pass the ball, man
Wemby 10/10 - nuff said
Cedi 5/10 - sometimes played bad defense but has a lot of utility on offense
Branham 6/10 - played like a 6th man of the year and then disappeared
Bassey 7/10 - great role player

[EricB]

A lot of good to take, the bad can be fixed by Sochan playing.

think Collins getting more shots than Champagjie is just fine. Think Vassell needed to get involved a little more but outside of that not much to complain about.

if you can put two good defenders out there the bench with Osman and McDermott is gonna be damn fun. Especially if Wesley is going to play with that good of decision making.liked Bassey with them as well.
ti make it work think Sochan or Wemby had to be out there’d that’s mediocre to good teams. Bad teams you might get away with a lesser defensive unit.

biggest bright spot outside Wemby was Wesley. Easily the best game I’ve ever seen him play. If he can build on that he’s the starter by February.

[heyheymymy]

Victor really lived up to the hype tonight. Already doing a lot of stuff very naturally but still with tons of room to grow as he learns.

Spurs fans have so much to look forward to.

[Dejounte]

Victor really lived up to the hype tonight. Already doing a lot of stuff very naturally but still with tons of room to grow as he learns.

Spurs fans have so much to look forward to.

I think the biggest positive for Wemby is something no one’s talking about… he didn’t become winded as he’s commented before is one of his weaknesses. He’s definitely improved his endurance. A great, great sign.

[timtonymanu]

Brightest spot was Wemby obviously but Blake Wesley and Bassey also had solid outings.

[Mr. Body]

The Spurs win easily if Bertans doesn't go off with the most pointless revenge game ever. Not that it matters, just saying.

[EricB]

death taxes and Bertans making worthless threes

[onechance87]

Its one game....But devin gotta do more to make an impact on this team...Hes the the guy getting paid the big bucks...Hopefully he gets it together

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4h_FWL7e0I

[kxs783kms]

Wemby was leaking out a little too much for my liking. Would like for him to be down in the painting gobbling up more of those rebounds vs trying to get easy points on the other end. I also think he took a lot of "bad" shots but I understand it's just preseason and Pop is trying to get a feel for his style of play and his comfortable spots on the floor. With all of that being said, I can see him easily averaging 25+ ppg this year if Pop gives him free reign to.

[Dex]

death taxes and Bertans making worthless threes

Better now than in the regular season :lol

[Atl Spur]

Wesley is not a point guard ( can’t dribble + poor vision ); looks robotic. Tre looked shook when the defense tightened up.

[Atl Spur]

Anyone notice Sidy step over dude on the baseline? Sidy is an a hole! Lol. Super competitive

[Mr. Body]

Don't worry.

They've always handled that well.

OKC? Except for trading away Harden for bits and pieces because they didn't want to pay him.

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkV4aPS2o0I

[EricB]

Wesley is not a point guard ( can’t dribble + poor vision ); looks robotic. Tre looked shook when the defense tightened up.

wesley’s play tonight 100% showed he can be a point guard

[onechance87]

Wesley is not a point guard ( can’t dribble + poor vision ); looks robotic. Tre looked shook when the defense tightened up.

we dont got alot of options at pg lol....Where just gonna have to see how they play out thru the season.

[AusSpur]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4h_FWL7e0I

Pop's sheer joy and happiness at the end when being told that Wemby and Chet were flexing at each other is hilarious :lol

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYmpuayzVAE

[itzsoweezee]

Anyone notice Sidy step over dude on the baseline? Sidy is an a hole! Lol. Super competitive

I saw that. :lol

The guy he stepped over looked super punchable too. A typical former Duke player

[Fizziksman]

Spurs practicing their tanking in the Pre-season

[Splits]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf0fZ2Yb9QA

[Leetonidas]

Chet already whining on X about the and one Victor scored on him:lol

[CGD]

Anyone notice Sidy step over dude on the baseline? Sidy is an a hole! Lol. Super competitive

Wemby I thought had a little edge to him too. The flex and the hard foul/extra curricular on Chet. I’m here for it.

[Rocalcio]

Quick review of each player:

Tre 6/10 - started off great and then Cason played suffocating defense on him and then it was never the same.
Wesley 7/10 - solid throughout and actually looked competent with the starters. Too soon to say something like “he’s the next Dejounte”, but that was a promising game he had. It was the version of him before he got injured last year. If he keeps it up, then he keeps that backup point role.
Vassell 4/10 - the only thing I see improved from him is his passing. So far, I havent seen this newfound strength help out his game. It’s not a bad outlook, but for those thinking he’s Paul George or something… nope. He can still be a force on offense and he will definitely be better than last year.
Collins 6/10 - I’ve said enough about this guy. Pass the ball, man
Wemby 10/10 - nuff said
Cedi 5/10 - sometimes played bad defense but has a lot of utility on offense
Branham 6/10 - played like a 6th man of the year and then disappeared
Bassey 7/10 - great role player

Collins had 5 assists, the second best passer of the team.

[Mr. Body]

Collins had 5 assists, the second best passer of the team.

They're running the high post offense the way they did Poeltl, and I think Collins is more of a natural passer than Jakob was.

[sfernald]

This game confirms Wesley is scrub garbage, Branham needs to be extended asap (future star) and Chet will probably get rookie of the year over Wemby (both are equally good at this point).. Teams really needs Sochan. Hopefully he can play most games this season.

[JPB]

This game confirms Wesley is scrub garbage, Branham needs to be extended asap (future star) and Chet will probably get rookie of the year over Wemby (both are equally good at this point).. Teams really needs Sochan. Hopefully he can play most games this season.

2/10.

[tonight...you]

2/10.
Par for the course with that guy.

[playbonner15]

Anyone notice Sidy step over dude on the baseline? Sidy is an a hole! Lol. Super competitive
Sidy, Sochan, and a nasty Wemby will be something to watch lol. Bout time for a team with something to prove

[sfernald]

Par for the course with that guy.

cause I don’t like one scrub player? lol spurs fans becoming sensitive like laker fans.

[spurraider21]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZpWN4eXVD4

[Atl Spur]

Sidy, Sochan, and a nasty Wemby will be something to watch lol. Bout time for a team with something to prove

Agreed!