Game Thread: Spurs Vs. Pelicans - Feb 2, 2024 - 7 PM CST 3 AM RIGA

[TXstbobcat]

Pelicans -8.5

[spurraider21]

Spurs by 20+ tbh

[DAF86]

Los Spurs by cuarenta.

[Russ]

Does anyone actually attend Spurs games anymore?

[r0drig0lac]

Vassell's shot is smooth

[CGD]

Why’d they pull Wemby early?

[r0drig0lac]

dpoy Champagnie

[TekXX]

Does anyone actually attend Spurs games anymore?

Can you blame anyone for saving their money on this team?

[TDomination]

Why’d they pull Wemby early?
because of back 2 back?? who knows

[CorrectCrusader]

Why’d they pull Wemby early?

We looked hobbled early.

[NASpurs]

dpoy Champagnie

Looking like Danny Green there for a second

[Rosewood]

We looked hobbled early. After that fall? I thought Sean said no one came over to him so I guess it's nothing.

[Kawhi Duncan]

Why’d they pull Wemby early?

Pop probably doing dumb unorthodox shit just to bring attention to himself

[Kawhi Duncan]

After that fall? I thought Sean said no one came over to him so I guess it's nothing.

They treating him like he is Mr. Glass... Dude can't even fall on his own anymore without getting pulled

[ace3g]

Herb Jones out tonight.:stirpot:

[Leetonidas]

:lmao Collins getting owned by Cody Zeller

[Dex]

Why are these players so fucking stupid?

Oh I got a steal, BETTER GO STRAIGHT TO THE BASKET INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR HELP!

Oh, they missed a shot, BETTER RUN THE OTHER DIRECTION INSTEAD OF HELPING REBOUND!

We have gone from the Beautiful Game to the Ugly Game.

[Dejounte]

Wesley Is Finding People Pretty Good Tonight

[CorrectCrusader]

Damn everybody gets a block tonight

[CorrectCrusader]

Why are these players so fucking stupid?

Oh I got a steal, BETTER GO STRAIGHT TO THE BASKET INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR HELP!

Oh, they missed a shot, BETTER RUN THE OTHER DIRECTION INSTEAD OF HELPING REBOUND!

This was the right thing to do, Cedi just shot on the wrong side of the basket for no reason haha

[TekXX]

When Wesley ain't shooting 3's my impression of him goes up.

[r0drig0lac]

one of the best defensive periods for this team this season.

[Dex]

This was the right thing to do, Cedi just shot on the wrong side of the basket for no reason haha

If you have a clear path, it's the right thing to do.

If you are contested, wait for a follower or take the steal and pull it back out for a good possession.

[hoopdreams11]

we got the lead by plaing d pop puts malaki, doug amd cedi in at the same time

[CGD]

Zion is not 285, lol.

[CGD]

Wemby playing sloppy as fuck

[CorrectCrusader]

Zion is not 285, lol.

clears 300 ez

[poopbox]

Victor got to be trying to piss Pop off with some of these passes :lol

[poopbox]

I don't think CJ has missed since Branhim came in :lol

[hoopdreams11]

lead gone malaki doug still in the game

[CorrectCrusader]

Fuck CJ McCollum. Eject his ass

[TekXX]

That has to be a flagrant

[CorrectCrusader]

Branham playing much smarter this outing. He's been working

[CGD]

clears 300 ez

I think the over under should be set at 330.5

[poopbox]

Branham playing much smarter this outing. He's been working

What? Mccollum has a 1000 points this quarter

[CGD]

I’m curious what they see with the Doug-Cedi-Wemby line up. Must do well with the stats folks

[CorrectCrusader]

What? Mccollum has a 1000 points this quarter

I was speaking more offensively.

[heyheymymy]

spurs are playing a pretty heady brand of basketball this first half

[poopbox]

Devin is not as good a ball handler as I thought he would be by now...he's legit a slightly more advanced Danny Green

[Dejounte]

Branham Finally Playing With More Purpose And Determination. Those DNPs Finally Got In His Head. Hopefully He Continues

[heyheymymy]

yeah lots of justified criticisms for Bran right now but I'm still a Bran sniffer lol

[CorrectCrusader]

Why are they giving the guy with the largest weight advantage the soft whistle? fuck off.

[Arcadian]

Any chance Victor plays tomorrow? I have tickets to that game...

[Leetonidas]

Collins getting his shit pushed in per par

[SPURt]

That was crazy Wemby

[CorrectCrusader]

Great first half!

[NASpurs]

Impressive first half.

[CGD]

Malaki showing signs of life

[CGD]

Collins getting his shit pushed in per par

Nah, those are some bs calls.

[baseline bum]

Any chance Victor plays tomorrow? I have tickets to that game...

He's off the B2B restriction so probably so.

[NASpurs]

The Thunder are up by 30 and Chet has 8 points and 3 rebounds

[NASpurs]

22 assists in the first half is pretty fucking crazy

[Kawhi Duncan]

Why r we guarding Zion by standing under the rim and waiting for him to get a running start?

[Frenchfred]

The Thunder are up by 30 and Chet has 8 points and 3 rebounds
8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks in 14 minutes. Nothing to be ashamed of

[spurs10]

With CJ on the court you're never safe. Spurs need to throw down!

[Mr. Body]

Why r we guarding Zion by standing under the rim and waiting for him to get a running start?

Because if you bump a offensive player on the move it's an automatic foul in today's NBA.

[Mr. Body]

When Spurs play like this, they're competitive with good teams. Just need a couple more pieces and keep going.

[poopbox]

Victor actually passed up a 3 got to the rim and made a good pass :lol

[poopbox]

Tre got stuck on Zion :lol

[TekXX]

Victor learning not to chuck the 3?

[r0drig0lac]

Wemby looking for that triple double, I see

[CorrectCrusader]

Tre is so good man, so underrated

[TekXX]

Spurs making extra passes and smart plays? I don't believe my eyes.

[poopbox]

Sochan defense on Ingram has been fucking outstanding. If he can become this type of player on defense then this team can go far. He is just perfectly putting his body on Ingram enough to keep him off balance but not enough to draw a foul. Fucking mastercalss.

[Mr. Body]

Tre is exceptionally good around the rim.

[poopbox]

Just as a type this I guess the refs are like enough and call Jeremy for a foul :lol

[CorrectCrusader]

That bullshit offball foul on Jeremy early was a ref call.

[ace3g]

Another 2 minute drought...

[CorrectCrusader]

Alvardo has fish lips

[poopbox]

These fools had to call a timeout cause they couldn't inbounds the ball :lol

[poopbox]

Yeah Sean I would rather Julian just make wide open 3's instead of all this other shit you trying to give him credit for doing.

[heyheymymy]

champ not shooting the ball well but 5pts 3reb 3ast 3blk

[Leetonidas]

I hate Zach Collins so much

[SpursFan86]

Collins is so fucking awful. It’s legitimately hard to watch.

[heyheymymy]

Dev drains the three and appears to yell "get me the ball"

[TekXX]

Vassell getting blown by like a traffic cone.

[AusSpur]

Collins is making my eyes bleed

[Spurs Brazil]

This group can’t get a rebound.

[weebo]

Collons is straight trash

[poopbox]

This team is so fucking dumb. Alvarado is the second best defender on the pelicans. They put him on Devin. So what do the spurs do for two possessions? Try to get the ball to Devin. Spoiler alert...it didn't work either time. :lol

At least they have learned to ignore Zach Collins when he steps out for a open 3.

[spurraider21]

that blow by against vassell a few minutes ago was ugly. thats the slowest ive ever seen devin on defense

[heyheymymy]

Victor is The Eraser

[CorrectCrusader]

Refs fucked us hard that quarter. Blatant.

[poopbox]

that blow by against vassell a few minutes ago was ugly. thats the slowest ive ever seen devin on defense

I've been really disappointed with Devin this year. His defense has been pretty bad...his ball handling has been shaky...and he has trouble getting to the rim...was hoping he would be the 3 level scorer we need but he has a long way to go. I've pretty much given up on him defensively.

[heyheymymy]

Devin with 20+ pts in 8 of L10 games

[baseline bum]

I love Victor's passing but JFC he should never give up the ball that deep in the post just to feed Shiddy at the basket.

[TekXX]

Give it up Sean, they're going to give him the flagrant.

[heyheymymy]

first NOLA lead since 6:55 2nd Q

[heyheymymy]

Vic trip double watch

needs 1 more reb and 3 more ast

[CorrectCrusader]

How the fuck does Zion put his head into Cedis chest and get a blocking foul lmao blows my mind

[TekXX]

What the fuck is Mcdermott on this team for?

[heyheymymy]

lol I thought Zions jersey read Croissant City instead of Crescent City

[CorrectCrusader]

LMAOOO These refs are on crack

[heyheymymy]

What the fuck is Mcdermott on this team for?

hittin 3s

[heyheymymy]

a very stout 13/13 game from Sochan so far

[Pauleta14]

outrebounding Pels 46/35

[heyheymymy]

7-0 spurs run over 1:21

[poopbox]

Man Devin is such a terrible passer and low iq player.

[Pauleta14]

Let's be fair, we've had a cple of ridiculous no calls in our favour... :lol

[AusSpur]

Feels like Sochan on Williamson would be the better match up

[TekXX]

lol WTF vic.

[ace3g]

Wemby blocks Zion.

[AusSpur]

A little too much Tre Jones 'I got this'

[TekXX]

lol ok who takes the shot?

[Pauleta14]

Tre going hero mode

[Barfunk]

Oh well, we keep our tank trajectory.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

fuck

[SpursFan86]

Wow. I know I shouldn’t give a shit about just another loss at this point but that was brutal. Should’ve had that one.

[CorrectCrusader]

They really got away with that bullshit goaltend? lol blows my mind. That may have been the worst referee performance I've ever seen. For both teams.

[TekXX]

Really that was the shot? Devin chucking from half court?

[sananspursfan21]

Genius inbound play tbh

[BatManu20]

lol ok who takes the shot?

Vassell will chuck a horrible shot up so hopefully someone other than him. Wemby will prob miss but I’d still rather him take it tbh.

[baseline bum]

Yeah don't get the fucking ball to your franchise on either of the last two possessions. Let's have Vassell shoot a 28 footer instead :pctoss

[Kawhi Duncan]

3 seconds and we draw up a 50 footer from Vassel?

[Pauleta14]

Victor became a 2nd thought on offense in 2nd half...

[baseline bum]

Oh well, we keep our tank trajectory.

Meh nothing worth tanking for

[BatManu20]

Like I said. Devin will take a terrible shot. Like clockwork. Spurms choke per par :lol

[timtonymanu]

lol running it through that Kobe wannabe

[Shaolinstyle]

Back to ignoring Wemb on offense. Easy dishes all day, but take horrible fadeaways and ignore him on the final play. What a team.

[My Fault]

Tre was good in this game up until the end with his hero ball on the last couple possessions :bang

[TekXX]

Meh nothing worth tanking for

This really. What's worth tanking for. I don't think the Spurs know what they're doing.

[Kawhi Duncan]

Pop doesn't even give Wemby a chance to do shit on the last play... Treating him as if he is Tyson Chandler instead of a potential 7'4 KD... As if he is only there to set screens and catch lobs

[Ditty]

What a fucking awful play or execution. Could have had Wemby with an alley oop if DV doesn't have tunnel vision.

[CorrectCrusader]

Just fantasizing how much better this team would be with Risacher

[Kawhi Duncan]

Victor became a 2nd thought on offense in 2nd half...

And no surprise we lose the 2nd half

[sananspursfan21]

The offense had no creativity in the last 3 minutes. That was hard to watch, especially when the defense did their job for a change

[AusSpur]

Vic was wide open for the lob on the last play but Vassell decided the contested 30-footer was the better option.

[Dverde]

Genius inbound play tbh

I called it. This will be some dumb ass play that will result in a tough shot. We were down by 1 not 3

[baseline bum]

This really. What's worth tanking for. I don't think the Spurs know what they're doing.

If the Spurs lose out on Risacher or Williams because they get the fourth, fifth, or sixth pick oh well, draft Dillingham, Sheppard, or Topic. I don't GAF about protecting the tank this year since Sarr is the only player head and shoulders above the pack but he's still very weak for a #1 pick.

[spurs10]

Horrible end per par. What a stupid shot by Vassell

[itzsoweezee]

Dumbest team in the league. Fucking disgusting.

[Trill Clinton]

Good play design at the end but Vassell didn't execute it. He was determined to hero ball us to victory.

[Chomag]

Will someone please tell me what player in this upcoming draft is worth tanking a whole season for? I'll give you Wemby because he is a franchise player but Spurs are tanking for roll players now? I guess this FO just wants to protect that art now.

[rascal]

They don't have the athletes to break down a defense and take it to the basket for a good 2 point shot so they are forced to shoot the long shots when all they need is a 2 point basket.

[itzsoweezee]

Did Victor even touch the ball in the last 4 minutes of the game? Nothing but role players thinking they’re the man.

[Chomag]

That last play.... man.

This is how poorly coached teams play

[BackHome]

Every body was crying last year when we tanked but as soon as we got the number 1 pick and selected WEMBY everyone was happy.

[itzsoweezee]

Will someone please tell me what player in this upcoming draft is worth tanking a whole season for? I'll give you Wemby because he is a franchise player but Spurs are tanking for roll players now? I guess this FO just wants to protect that art now.

They’re not tanking, they’re just bad

[Chomag]

Every body was crying last year when we tanked but as soon as we got the number 1 pick and selected WEMBY everyone was happy.
Thats because wemby was a player worthy tanking for. There is no body this coming draft that is worth that.

[Kurgan]

Will someone please tell me what player in this upcoming draft is worth tanking a whole season for? I'll give you Wemby because he is a franchise player but Spurs are tanking for roll players now? I guess this FO just wants to protect that art now.

They're not tanking. Mediocre talent pool (outside of Wemby) + awful coaching staff(including Pop) = lots of losses.

Sucks to lose but I'd much rather watch these types of games instead of the blowout losses we were having every night during the Sochan PG experiment.

[TekXX]

Every body was crying last year when we tanked but as soon as we got the number 1 pick and selected WEMBY everyone was happy.

There's no Wemby worth putting up with this nonsense.

[itzsoweezee]

Great idea to give jones 15 shots. This is a really well run team!

[Chomag]

Wemby deserves much better effort from a coach and FO then this.

[poopbox]

They don't have the athletes to break down a defense and take it to the basket for a good 2 point shot so they are forced to shoot the long shots when all they need is a 2 point basket.

This is the primary problem. Tre is the only guard we have that can get to the rim and make good decisions while also dribbling a basketball. Wesley is bad at offense...branhim is bad period...and Devin is legit one of the 10 dumbest players in the nba. I am legit concerned about Devin because this dude almost always doesn't just do a bad thing he does the worst possible thing. And he is not nearly talented enough to overcome his own stupidity.

Without Wemby and Tre we don't have anyone else on this team who can generate a shot for even themselves let alone anyone else. Truly frightening because Wemby is a 20 yaer old rookie and tre would be a backup point guard on probably every other team in the nba. Yikes.

Devin is legit the dumb player that people think Jeremy is.

[TekXX]

Bally shows the same damn show after every game, a Dr. J interview.

[Chomag]

I'm starting to think that they need to blow this entire team up and start something fresh with Wemby.

Wemby should be the only untouched piece of this entire roster, but he all know this FO has no balls to do much of anything

[CorrectCrusader]

Can't get over Vassell driving into Sochan after passing him the ball in the 4th lol

[SPURt]

That was a quiet 30 from Zion

[Spurs Homer]

Would any team take a package of
zollins
branham
vassell
3 srp’s

for …anything really


?

[MultiTroll]

SuperSniffers:
It's just CIA Pop keeping the tank alive.

[CorrectCrusader]

Would any team take a package of
zollins
branham
vassell
3 srp’s

for …anything really


?

2 negative assets and a solid scorer and 3 second rounders?
Yeah you're looking at giving up a first with them to get bryn forbes back

[Spurs Homer]

2 negative assets and a solid scorer and 3 second rounders?
Yeah you're looking at giving up a first with them to get bryn forbes back

brynn forbes (from a jail cell)

would probably be less toxic/harmful to the team than the above mentioned garbage

[Rubberducky]

https://i.imgur.com/pq0WjuY.png

[baseline bum]

Every body was crying last year when we tanked but as soon as we got the number 1 pick and selected WEMBY everyone was happy.

This year's draft doesn't even have a Brandon Miller much less a Wemby.

[daslicer]

This year's draft doesn't even have a Brandon Miller much less a Wemby.

Agreed. This year's draft is crap that's why the idea of tanking is stupid. This year's draft doesn't have a top prospect. It's a draft where the first 10-12 picks are equal in value. That's why tanking this year is very stupid. I feel tanking is an excuse the national media and some fans in here are using to defend Pop's crappy coaching. We'll be hearing the same thing next year too when the spurs have another garbage season of winning 10-20 games.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Will someone please tell me what player in this upcoming draft is worth tanking a whole season for? I'll give you Wemby because he is a franchise player but Spurs are tanking for roll players now? I guess this FO just wants to protect that art now.


This isn't a tank. It's a bunch of shitty players coupled with the worst coaching staff in the league. Oh and with the shittiest GM in the league.

[daslicer]

Every body was crying last year when we tanked but as soon as we got the number 1 pick and selected WEMBY everyone was happy.

This year's draft has no prize. It's supposed to be one of the worst drafts in a long time. That's why tanking for it is stupid.

[Jordan Jackson]

Yeah. This team is simply bad. It’s not tanking or a young team learning. They thought this team would be competitive - which makes me question their ability to evaluate players.

Spurs have collected a roster full of cast offs, throw aways, and middling draft picks. They got to start accumulating actual talent.

[Seventyniner]

All the crying over the last shot makes no sense. Sochan was supposed to pass to Jones but Jones got pushed to the floor with no call. Vassell was the secondary option and there wasn't really time for him to pass to anyone. At least by chucking up a quick shot there was a small chance at a putback.

[rascal]

All the crying over the last shot makes no sense. Sochan was supposed to pass to Jones but Jones got pushed to the floor with no call. Vassell was the secondary option and there wasn't really time for him to pass to anyone. At least by chucking up a quick shot there was a small chance at a putback.

Why wasn't the play for Wemby? You can't get the ball to your 7'4" center near the basket?

[Pauleta14]

Of course there was time for a good bb player

Vassel is just an elite shooter, very average in every other aspects of the game on offense

SELL HIGH NOW

[tbdog]

Why wasn't the play for Wemby? You can't get the ball to your 7'4" center near the basket?
If only it was that easy.

[rascal]

If only it was that easy.

No one on the court has the reach and length of Wemby. Get the ball up to him on that last play or at least try.

[lefty]

Giancarlo Esposito preferred hero balling

[Seventyniner]

Why wasn't the play for Wemby? You can't get the ball to your 7'4" center near the basket?

The lobs weren't really working all night. Down by one the best play is generally to maximize the chances of getting a shot off, even if it's a lower percentage shot, rather than take the higher risk of a turnover for a higher percentage shot. Wemby would get at least doubled, if not tripled, on a designed lob.

[z0sa]

LOL wide open pass missed. While I don't blame Vassell too much because of the time factor, in hindsight you'd have to be a moron to think that shot was better than whipping it to Wemby.

[Tyronn Lue]

Winning gets nothing but feels. Still, they need a win now and then. Early draft picks even with a shitty field is better than later ones.

[SouthernFryd]

Spurs don't have go-to plays or players. They are lost and confused at the end of games. It's not a new thing. It happens to a lot of teams for the exact same reasons.

Young and inexperienced. Bad, or no coaching.

[spurs1990]

https://i.imgur.com/pq0WjuY.png

Really thought Vassell would be the one b level star you could build around Wembanyama. ….And then that play happened. Down 1 and taking a 30 foot three is one thing. Missing the open colossus on top of that… disappointment beyond the pale

[Slippy]

Of course there was time for a good bb player

Vassel is just an elite shooter, very average in every other aspects of the game on offense

SELL HIGH NOW

On the flipside.. If Wemby doesnt jus stand still-guarding no-one on the switch while leaving Zion free under the basket for an easy score . We wouldnt have to worry about that last play as much

Defnese is the easiet part to learn as a growing bball player. Wemby still has alot to figure out inclduing at 7foot4 you still have to man up.

[tbdog]

This isn't a tank. It's a bunch of shitty players coupled with the worst coaching staff in the league. Oh and with the shittiest GM in the league.

I don't see it as bad coaching. Rather than putting players in hard situations, for their development or for their detriment. I do agree that the defense should be better. It all comes down to what do you want of pop? To try win games or try and develop players? Sochan, Johnson, and vassell have all in their own way developed. Spurstalk were ready to give up on Wesley and he has this point of attack defender development going on. Barlow has shown promise too. Branham looks bad though. We know what mcdermott and cedi are.

The Wemby minute limit hasn't helped. I'm not a fan of bringing him back on with less than 3 mins left.

Despite the losing season, the spurs players seem close to each other and it's obvious there will be changes in the off season.

Pop's has experimented

[Pauleta14]

Slippy

Sure let's put that on Wemby who's already doing more than anyone else on defense and gets zero help on offense ... :lol

wtf...

[Slippy]

Also at 7foot4 with mobility and athleticism doesnt need to buy every fake

I love Wemby. Dosnt mean i stay myopic and piss on one player. Only

[Robz4000]

The fact this was a close game against arguably their toughest matchup in the NBA is impressive tbh. Missed the whole game so I'll have to take timvp's grades as my cliffnotes.

[SouthernFryd]

My question still remains...why is the Invisible Man still starting?

Champagnie should be nowhere near a starting NBA lineup. Might as well play 4 on 5.

[rankingtear]

My question still remains...why is the Invisible Man still starting?

Champagnie should be nowhere near a starting NBA lineup. Might as well play 4 on 5.

They want KJ off the bench. Julian is a good secondary rim protector for a wing and corner 3 guy. Plus more touches for the other guys.

[rascal]

Vassell had to take the shot because he got the ball with time running out. The pass needed to go to Wemby near the basket on the inbounds pass.

[exstatic]

Why’d they pull Wemby early?

He looked gassed. Rookie wall, prolly. It’s about the right part of the season.

[djohn2oo8]

7’4 Christian Wood :lol

[djohn2oo8]

On actual serious note Pop should have been prepared to actually BUILD around him this year. Not next.

[Pauleta14]

He looked gassed. Rookie wall, prolly. It’s about the right part of the season.

I’m not sure, it was too early in the game and he didn’t looked gassed.

I think Pop did it to try diff matchups and lineups, maybe to avoid early fouls trouble or to make Wemby finish quarters, thing that his previous rotations prevented.

[wildbill2u]

Wemby was open, behind his defender with almost 2 seconds on the clock, if Devin had tried the lob, we win I think.

[pad300]

This year's draft has no prize. It's supposed to be one of the worst drafts in a long time. That's why tanking for it is stupid.

I have come to the conclusion that Pop has indeed tanked this season (I don't believe him and all the assistants watched point Sochan in all the practice time and believed "yeah, this will work in an NBA game..."). The why is simple: it's the only year we will be able to with Wemby here. In his rookie year (while he is still adjusting, with Pop playing minutes games and BS rotations) we can potentially get a good lottery pick. After that, unless Wemby cops a major injury, tanking isn't going to get you into the lottery; Wemby is that good...

[Dex]

On actual serious note Pop should have been prepared to actually BUILD around him this year. Not next.

Spurs had an 18% of getting Wemby.

We got FUCKING LUCKY that the dice rolled in our favor.

Pop can't plan to build around assets until we know we actually have the asset, and that is what this whole season is about.

Spurs are in the bottom 3, so it makes sense to push for a draft pick, learn who shines and who sucks, and next year is when the planning really starts.