Game Thread: Spurs @ Lakers— FRI. 2/23/2024 — 9:30pm CST

[spurraider21]

Lets get it. I was able to plan my LA trip in time to make the game.

GSG

will also be my first time seeing lebron live

[slick'81]

Fck the lakers

[exstatic]

We’ve got a 3.5 game cushion over Charlotte for the #3 spot. Fuck the Lakers. Go kick wholesale ass, Spurs.

[Arcadian]

first time seeing lebron live

Better late than never! Only took you 20 years :lol

I think my only two times seeing him live were in the 2013 and 2014 Finals, actually.

[John B]

Parker must dominate Fisher. And yeah Fck the Lakers. GSG!

[CorrectCrusader]

Incoming quadruple double, final block comes against lebron at the end of the game

[mudyez]

Btw: Remember the stat, that die Spurs have a regular season winning record against EVERY other NBA team?

As the Lakers are 94:93 against us now, thats not the case anymore (they can't proclaim the same, as they have a losing record against the Celtics).

I think, they are the only opposing team with a winning record against us, which makes these matchups special. Lets get this back over the next few years!!!

[CorrectCrusader]

holy fuck wemby goin crazy

[mudyez]

3 Minutes...11 Points...He should have 100 by the 3rd quater.

[CorrectCrusader]

2 steals should have 2 blocks, woof

[Pauleta14]

That was a clean block on AD or am I tripping?

[onechance87]

tre jones is so bad....a decent pg who can shoot would improve this team alot

[onechance87]

That was a clean block on AD or am I tripping?

yup....looking at the replay

[baseline bum]

Why the fuck is Zollins in five minutes into this game? Turning this shit off for a few.

[Leetonidas]

:lmao Collins in before the 7 min mark

[poopbox]

Julian trash ass was yelling for the ball and then bricked the wide open 3 :lmao

[onechance87]

why would pop sub wemby so early wtf

[CorrectCrusader]

I am begging for a zach collins injury

[SpursFan86]

Collins :lmao Can’t fucking stand this guy at this point.

[poopbox]

Collins:lmao

[Rosewood]

They literally can’t score without Vic :lol

[thiste]

Spurs still haven't scored since Wemby left the floor...

... and he scored 13 of the Spurs' 15 btw

[CorrectCrusader]

is pop fucking blind? This nigga is TRASH get his ass off the floor.

[AusSpur]

The Zach Collins shit show is in full swing

[weebo]

collins is total ass

[couchman]

It’s not just Collins. No one else has shown up at all yet and many of them are making poor decisions

[Pauleta14]

Collins defense + Sochan's IQ is ... spectacular lmao

[onechance87]

as long as we got collins and branham on this team,We will be losers.They just kill any momentum on this team.

[Rosewood]

I don’t get pulling Wemby so early when he was scorching hot.

[poopbox]

14 - 0 run since Victor came out :lmao

This is the worst team I have ever seen in any sport

[CorrectCrusader]

I've gone to hell and my punishment is watching Zach Collins play basketball

[Leetonidas]

:lmao Collins

[thiste]

Honestly who's surprised at the Lakers molesting a G-League team?

[SpursFan86]

I can live with losing but it’s legitimately pissing me off having to watch Collins play :lol

[sananspursfan21]

Wow Collins is absolutely unplayable.

[CorrectCrusader]

Brian Scalabrine is 100x better than Zach Collins

[Robz4000]

Collins is completely unplayable now. Wild.

[sananspursfan21]

Also seeing the problem with Vassell in full display. He can fill it up one game and then be Antarctic the next. No consistency

[thiste]

Even the Lakers commentators are hurting for the Spurs.

[couchman]

Pathetic performance. This game feels like it is already over. Cut everyone except Wemby!

[poopbox]

Collins got 3 fouls in 4 minutes :lmao

[Spursfanfromafar]

This first 8 minutes or so is a great example of why this stupid idea of using the draft and the "process" to surround talent around an once in a few generations player like Wemby is so insane. Zach Collins, Kalamity Branham, Julian Chumpagnie aren't NBA players. Not even useful scrubs. If Brian Wright can't get his act together, he needs to go.

[CorrectCrusader]

Praying the dementia hits pop hard

[Knoxxx]

What we forget is the Spurs are not really looking to win. There are ping pong balls on the line!

[onechance87]

I can live with losing but it’s legitimately pissing me off having to watch Collins play :lol

is embarrasing that pop does this shit.Everybody knows that collins dont belong out there but our
own head coach...wtf is he doing.

[thiste]

Victor's unplayable at times

[AusSpur]

End of Q1

Victor +12

Collins -16

:lmao

[poopbox]

9 - 0 run when Victor came back in.

Lakers going to go back to prison rape mode when he comes out again though

[CorrectCrusader]

Victor's unplayable at times
https://i.imgur.com/fNTyqho.png

[Robz4000]

:lol Spurs +12 with Wemby, -16 with Collins

[SpursFan86]

16/7/1/3/2 in 7 minutes while being +12 in a game where we’re down 5. What in the actual fuck are we watching :lol

[sananspursfan21]

I’ve seen approximately 70% of the games this season and I can’t recall Wemby hitting a single mid range J.

[Pauleta14]

16 pts
7 rbds
3 stl
2 blks
In 7 min :lol

[CorrectCrusader]

16/7/1/3/2 in 7 minutes while being +12 in a game where we’re down 5. What in the actual fuck are we watching :lol

a coaching masterclass

[Kawhi Duncan]

is embarrasing that pop does this shit.Everybody knows that collins dont belong out there but our
own head coach...wtf is he doing.

That's the thing... Pop doubles down on his shit ideas when he hears ppl say it's a bad idea... Dude wants to appear smarter than everyone else, even when sometimes the answer is a no-brainer... Like leaving Tim Duncan in for the final defensive posession of a closeout game to win a ring

[thiste]

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

I'm saying "at times" because he's still a rookie. But over time he'll get more & more of those times and less & less of the bad stuff.

[AusSpur]

Victor might have a 5x5 in a half if he can get block sequence

[Blizzardwizard]

Roster full of players who only know how to lose.

:lol people who still want to keep all the picks over a Trae trade because they trust the GM who assembled this G-League crew to make the right draft choices.

[sananspursfan21]

I’ve seen approximately 70% of the games this season and I can’t recall Wemby hitting a single mid range J.

Still haven’t

[SPURt]

Why is Branham getting so much burn ick

[CorrectCrusader]

Turning this game off, Zach coming in. Fuck this organization holy shit

[SPURt]

Wemby is a full ass garbage truck. Carrying a lot of trash.

[onechance87]

wright needs to be fired...muthafcker got lucky and got wemby,Then put this pathetic team around him.
No talent,No heart team.

[Rosewood]

Collins defensive strategy is just standing there hoping they miss.

[poopbox]

Collins and Sochan the new turd towers

[BatManu20]

Sochan playing like hot ass tonight tbh

[poopbox]

What the fuck did Keldon just do :lmao

This is legit the dumbest team ever :lmao

[CorrectCrusader]

Keldon Johnson has been devolving as a player since entering the NBA I swear

[ace3g]

Wemby going for that 5x5 again tonight.

[Rubberducky]

Keldon :lmao

[couchman]

This game is a reminder that almost no one on this roster should be around in 2 years except Wemby

[BatManu20]

Keldon is so low-IQ :lol

[skin27]

Keldon is so low-IQ :lol:lmao:

[Thomas82]

Wemby going for that 5x5 again tonight.

Well he definitely needs to have a block party in the 2nd half to pull it off. He only has 1 so far.

[skin27]

In before wemby suck in the 2nd half

[John B]

Wemby 1 assist, 1 steal away from 5x5. Would be nice. I think he’ll get plenty in his career.

[thiste]

Zach Collins in the top 10 dunks tonight, interesting.

[skin27]

Well he definitely needs to have a block party in the 2nd half to pull it off. He only has 1 so far.

He needs to play atleast 36 minutes to pull that off

[thiste]

Wemby 1 assist, 1 steal away from 5x5. Would be nice. I think he’ll get plenty in his career.

Nah he needs 4 more blocks as well

[skin27]

Wemby 1 assist, 1 steal away from 5x5. Would be nice. I think he’ll get plenty in his career.


He still need 4 more blocks

[scott]

Lakers games blacked out on LeaguePass in Hawaii for reasons only some mega brain geography major will ever be able to understand… sounds like Wemby going ham while Collins is just being Collins

[John B]

He still need 4 more blocks

With Wemby that’s given :lol

[thiste]

Zach Collins in the top 10 dunks tonight, interesting.

He was getting dunked on by Sabonis :lol

[objective]

Been watching on delay, but Branham is finally on my trash list permanently

Why?

Because he's starting to do that "get easily scored on with no resistance then CLAP your hands in an "aw, shucks" motion '. Forbes did it all the time and I guess it's just on the evolutionary chain of crappy non-NBA level scrubs. All he needs for his final form is constant shoe wipes for Pop to start crying over how the Spurs won't be able to afford to keep him.

[John B]

Maybe triple double with 7 assists now

[CorrectCrusader]

If Victor weren't on this team it'd be the worst team of all time lol

[Pauleta14]

Vic had a perfect lob for Sochan instead of that stupid TO

[BatManu20]

Wemby shooting too many 3’s again

[couchman]

VW basically being our PG now. He’s amazing

[thiste]

Vic is 2 assists from a triple double

he's also 3 blocks from a 5x5

[CorrectCrusader]

ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT

[objective]

The starting lineup is so ass outside of Wemby and Vassell.

3 non shooters totally smothers the offense

It doesn't even matter if Sochan or Jones or Champagnie hit every once in awhile, NOBODY guards them.

[skin27]

The starting lineup is so ass outside of Wemby and Vassell.

3 non shooters totally smothers the offense

It doesn't even matter if Sochan or Jones or Champagnie hit every once in awhile, NOBODY guards them.
Actually vassell is a trash tonight:lmao

[BatManu20]

Devin airballs a wide open midrange J :lol

[ace3g]

Malaki hitting shots???

[heyheymymy]

16-4 spurs run over 3:43

[InRareForm]

What kind of shot was that Osman?

[onechance87]

What kind of shot was that Osman?

keldon put him in that position,With his terrible post up

[objective]

Actually vassell is a trash tonight:lmao

He has enough of a rep that teams pay attention to him no matter how he's playing

[CorrectCrusader]

Holy FUCK Branham

[SPURt]

Damn Branham, I did not know you had that in you

[John B]

Over LeBron!!

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/BallySportsSA/status/1761261434552373706

[heyheymymy]

jeez Wemby stat line is so fat

[heyheymymy]

guess Keldon's just taking the rest of the season off

[heyheymymy]

shooters touch sochan

[AusSpur]

Jones just won't pass the ball to Wemby in the half court - bit of a problem going forward.

[Mr. Body]

If Victor weren't on this team it'd be the worst team of all time lol

They were better last year tbh

[Dex]

I know we need to get Wemby as much shots as possible, but he is spamming that "Call For Ball" button more than I would prefer.


He is putting his hand up every trip down the floor even when he has like three dudes on him.

[Rosewood]

Collins is the worst player in the NBA. Holy fuck I hate watching him play.

[Dex]

Also, can we just give up on Zach Collins now? Dude looks like he got picked up at Golds to come play in the NBA

[Rubberducky]

Holy shit Collins, you are speed running this :lmao

[TekXX]

Damn Collins injury really fucked him up.

[John B]

If this becomes a blowout I doubt Wemby comes back to get a chance at triple double

[NASpurs]

Damn Collins injury really fucked him up.

He was ass before the injury.

[skin27]

If this becomes a blowout I doubt Wemby comes back to get a chance at triple double


Yeah.. fck pop for that.

[onechance87]

Damn Collins injury really fucked him up.

dude needs to sit for rest of season.He is not needed

[TekXX]

Pop winking at Lebron, that's so cute.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/nateryansports/status/1761265530869031405

[Rosewood]

Piece of shit Lakers announcer 5 minutes ago ‘’No Wemby, you fouled him’’

Piece of shit Lakers announcer now ‘’That was self explanatory’’ :lol

[ace3g]

2 blocks away from a 5x5.

[CorrectCrusader]

They were better last year tbh

Pre trade deadline yeah, not after.

[skin27]

Okay no 5x5 or 3ple double for wemby

[Robz4000]

Wemby 5x5 !!!

[Pauleta14]

Victor has his 5x5 !!!

[skin27]

Lol 5x5 for wemby

[John B]

5x5

[AusSpur]

Incredibly almost a triple double 5x5

[thiste]

Thank you Austin Reeves :lol

[thiste]

Incredibly almost a triple double 5x5

He delivered enough assists, his teammates just can't finish it's demoralizing

[Arcadian]

And Victor wasn't an all-star. What a joke.

Is there any player you'd choose to build a franchise around over Victor right now?

[CorrectCrusader]

Incoming quadruple double, final block comes against lebron at the end of the game

Close enough,

[onechance87]

vassell needs to be traded....Has no chemistry with wemby at all.This duo is not it for them.

[mudyez]

Wow...Just listening to the latest Lowe Post Podcast and it starts of with him saying "We are getting closer to getting the next 5x5!" reffering to the Kings game.

Whats next? The quad doub?

[CorrectCrusader]

ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT
ZACH COLLINS 3 POINT ALERT

[skin27]

Too bad wemby only scored 7pts in 2nd half

[manufan10]

Thank you Austin Reeves :lol

He gifted Wemby that 5x5 much like Grady Dick for Wemby's triple double. :lol

[John B]

With Wemby that’s given :lol

Never even doubted :lol

[John B]

vassell needs to be traded....Has no chemistry with wemby at all.This duo is not it for them.

The guy just scored game high last night on a much contested game :lol:lol

[Mugen]

Fucking crazy for a rookie to get a 5x5 :lol

[Mr. Body]

vassell needs to be traded....Has no chemistry with wemby at all.This duo is not it for them.

Fuck no. Don't be stupid.

[Rosewood]

The guy just scored game high last night on a much contested game :lol:lol Yeah it’s kind of weird.. all the talk about how Wemby would look with a good wing and PG on the court with him but act like Vassell isn’t suffering from the same team holes.

[Pauleta14]

The guy just scored game high last night on a much contested game :lol:lol

How is that relevant to their obvious lack of chemistry?

Nobody’s saying Vassell isn’t a good player, he’d be a key 3rd/4th option for a contender, but his lack of willingness to combine with Victor is obvious. At best his passes him the ball on the perimeter…
never a simple obvious pick and roll when he has countless opportunities!

I keep my long time pov, sell high, Vassell is our best trade asset to get a top playmaker

[CorrectCrusader]

Greatest rookie since Duncan.

[Mr. Body]

Pre trade deadline yeah, not after.

The fuck does that mean.

[John B]

5x5 should help on the ROY bid. Media would play that out

[CorrectCrusader]

The fuck does that mean.

The team last year was better before the yard sale at the deadline. We were ASS after the deadline

[onechance87]

The guy just scored game high last night on a much contested game :lol:lol

and scored only 10 today...Thats his problem,He is to inconsitent.If hes not making shots,Hes pretty much worthles.
Cant create plays for his team,Average at d.Branham outplayed him.Now think about that.We paying this guy
alot of money.

[John B]

How is that relevant to their obvious lack of chemistry?

Nobody’s saying Vassell isn’t a good player, he’d be a key 3rd/4th option for a contender, but his lack of willingness to combine with Victor is obvious. At best his passes him the ball on the perimeter…
never a simple obvious pick and roll when he has countless opportunities!

I keep my long time pov, sell high, Vassell is our best trade asset to get a top playmaker

bruh it’s easy to say just pass the ball to the tallest guy. Wemby is a freak that nobody has seen play. It takes time. And Vassell’s offense takes some pressure off Victor. Plus Vassel’s defense is starting to get there. Do you see him sprinting back to defense, and that chase block?

[John B]

and scored only 10 today...Thats his problem,He is to inconsitent.If hes not making shots,Hes pretty much worthles.
Cant create plays for his team,Average at d.Branham outplayed him.Now think about that.We paying this guy
alot of money.

Another one who didn’t watch last night and tonight’s game. It’s a back to back. Seriously?

[tim_duncan_fan]

Someone smart explain it:

It seems like no matter the conditions or flow of the game, when it comes down to it, we are going to find a way to have less points than the other team when it is all said and done, regardless.

[Mr. Body]

Someone smart explain it:

It seems like no matter the conditions or flow of the game, when it comes down to it, we are going to find a way to have less points than the other team when it is all said and done, regardless.

What's to understand? It's an inexperienced team. Good teams know how to raise a notch and how to get stops and manufacture points. They don't start out this way.

[Pauleta14]

bruh it’s easy to say just pass the ball to the tallest guy. Wemby is a freak that nobody has seen play. It takes time. And Vassell’s offense takes some pressure off Victor. Plus Vassel’s defense is starting to get there. Do you see him sprinting back to defense, and that chase block?

I think ur missing my point

I like Vassell A LOT, I’d have loved to have him during one of our previous eras when we were competing and needed elite role players. I have nothing against him like I have against most of the rest of the roster…

But you’ve played ball I’m sure and pick and roll if they can be tougher than they look are and easy/basic exercise in bb, devin has been with Vic since august/sept practicing everydays!

I like your patience but I haven’t seen the slightest improvement in almost 50 games…

As for the trade idea it’s just pragmatic bc of his coming salary and the necessity to give up something of value in a trade for it to happen
I can’t see any other player that could attracted teams and it’d be stupid to get rid of our 25 picks. So…

[onechance87]

Another one who didn’t watch last night and tonight’s game. It’s a back to back. Seriously?

Chet holmgren,Scottie barnes,Zion williams and many others played back to back and still produced.But i guess vassell can not.
Asking to much from our most payed player.My bad

[Mr. Body]

Chet holmgren,Scottie barnes,Zion williams and many others played back to back and still produced.But i guess vassell can not.
Asking to much from our most payed player.My bad

Number 2 pick, number 4 pick, number 1 pick.

And lmao sometimes those players suck too.

[onechance87]

Number 2 pick, number 4 pick, number 1 pick.

And lmao sometimes those players suck too.

ok...tyrese maxey,Pick 20,Scored 35 yesterday and 24 today.

[Trainwreck2100]

5x5 should help on the ROY bid. Media would play that out

he won it when he almost got the quad double

[LakerHater]

Sub/Rotations hurt.
Pop subs out on time. Other teams still have starters in the game while Pop is subbin out cuz its time!

...That hurts

[JeffDuncan]

Someone smart explain it:

It seems like no matter the conditions or flow of the game, when it comes down to it, we are going to find a way to have less points than the other team when it is all said and done, regardless.


There’s not that much to figure out. Just watch. The coaching is so incompetent that all it usually takes to demolish the Spurs defense is a simple screen.

And of course it isn’t only the defense. I wasn’t able to watch the whole Fakers game, but by the shot chart I saw, Wemby got three shots in the third quarter and they were all from 3pt range.

Wemby is prospectively one of the greatest dunkers in NBA history, and the Spurs coaching is so bad that a quarter can go by and he doesn’t get a shot inside the arc.

Coach Vino should not have been given that contract extension.

With the weaknesses of the roster, and the disgracefully inept coaching, it’s no surprise they get outscored. It’s a testament to the human spirit that they ever appear to have a chance to win.

You know all this if you’ve been watching. You’ve seen it.

[John B]

Wemby got his 5x5 for his ROTY bid, and an L to stay in hunt for top pick. What are fans complaining?

[r0drig0lac]

It's becoming increasingly clear that this front office needs to raise the floor for this team, placing a more qualified squad around this child. He is truly the greatest potential in the history of the game.

[Knoxxx]

Didn’t Wemby have like 4 steals in the first quarter?

[get_mills_out]

Collins might've had the worst game I've ever seen all things considered. How many times did he get absolutely yammed on by a Laker, then go down the other end of the court and dribble the ball off his foot? Like seven?

By the end it felt mean for Pop to still have him in tbh. Seeing his body language going to the bench in the 4th was like the Jeff Ayres crying game, where's TD to give this guy a hug

[John B]

In Collins defense (no pun intended), he gets posterized because he still go block every dunk. He’s on a very terrible slump and I’m glad he was able to sunk two 3’s (the 2nd at the last seconds of the game sort of practice shot). The guy doesn’t give up, and Pop will work on him for his motor and tenacity. He’s a good kid. I’ll root for him to get better.

[trypldubl]

Another one who didn’t watch last night and tonight’s game. It’s a back to back. Seriously?

The dude had almost a whole week off. B2B should not be an excuse. Especially since it wasn't a far travel game.

Like the other poster said it's how DV is inconsistent, but also because when he's not hitting his shots he doesn't facilitate for others. If DV is going to be paid and take shots like the one of the top options on the team then he should try at least to set people up more if he's not hitting.

[Brazil]

Wemby got his 5x5 for his ROTY bid, and an L to stay in hunt for top pick. What are fans complaining?

pretty much this

spurs are tanking, this is a fact. Pop has been smart to 1) keep Victor healthy 2) help improve his game and 3) let the kid get his stats.. not sure why people complain about.. :cry but but we don’t want wemby to get used to losing :cry smh…

[SpursBills]

The dude had almost a whole week off. B2B should not be an excuse. Especially since it wasn't a far travel game.

Like the other poster said it's how DV is inconsistent, but also because when he's not hitting his shots he doesn't facilitate for others. If DV is going to be paid and take shots like the one of the top options on the team then he should try at least to set people up more if he's not hitting.

Vassell is getting paid an average of 29 million a year. This is somewhere between Buddy Hield/CJ McCollum and RJ Barrett/Tyler Herro. The guy's inconsistent, but he's young and improving and his contract is in line with or actually better value than his peers. He's also getting forced into a 1st/2nd option role when he's getting paid more like a 3rd option. Desmond Bane is getting paid 41 million if you want a better player.