Game Thread: Spurs (11-46) at Jazz (26-31) February 25, 2024 | 7:00 PM CT

[John B]

Spurs injuries: Charles Bassey (out — knee); Marcus Morris (who cares); Dominick Barlow (out — G-League)


Jazz injures: Otto Porter (out — not with team)

Triple-double, 5x5, ROTY bid. Let’s go Wemby. GSG!

[Rosewood]

Every time I click on these game threads for the first time I’m hoping to read that Collins is out.

:grim:

[LeBowen]

Would be nice to win one, won't happen with Collins, though.

[CGD]

Damn it, it just occurred to me: Sochan is John Collins.

[MI21]

Need someone to flip the no look touch pass Wemby had in the first two minutes to Champagnie who promptly……airballed a 4ft shot.

[Pauleta14]

They gave the 2 blocks on Markaanen to Sochan and Champagnie... wtf :lol

[Raven]

7 blocks in the first 5 mins is just lol

[Splits]

https://i.ibb.co/RcLNykM/image.png

what we're up against

[poopbox]

Sochan airballed a layup:lol

[poopbox]

And then he got his dunk blocked. This dude is such a bum :lol

[Leetonidas]

Sochan is embarrassing out there

[SpursFan86]

We are just so bad. It’s impressive tbh.

[SupremeGuy]

Wemby was pumped up to start the game and then these faggots failed to utilize him. FUCKING FAGGOT SHITS

[Tyronn Lue]

Any time I click over to check out the score the Spurs are in a timeout. Is it 9 turnovers already in the 1st quarter?

[sananspursfan21]

I don’t think there’s a team in the league that takes it to the rim weaker than the Spurs. They get so many dunks denied and swipes taken away from them. It’s insane.

[Leetonidas]

:lmao what a retarded challenge

[tbdog]

Is this the worse reffing to start a game?

[onechance87]

team is so bad with out wemby

[Splits]

wtf kind of challenge is this?

[poopbox]

Keldon :lol

[SpursFan86]

What the fuck type of challenge was that…?

[Pauleta14]

Pop in pre game conf talked about how tough pick and rolls are to defend, still ZERO P&R plays for Victor...

50 games isn't enough apparently

[Dex]

There is your trademark "Keldon Johnson Dumbass Play of the Game"

[exstatic]

They gave the 2 blocks on Markaanen to Sochan and Champagnie... wtf :lol

They each had blocks that were set up by Wemby. He had the player locked up, and they never saw the second Spur lurking

[poopbox]

Wesley floater barely hit the front of the rim. Damn this team is trash.

[tim_duncan_fan]

It's not Pop.

The guys make one retarded play after another. Can't coach away goofiness.

[Leetonidas]

This is sad

[Raven]

bring mamu tbh

[SupremeGuy]

LMAOOOO FUCK THIS ENTIRE TEAM except Wemby of course

[SpursFan86]

Another stupid TO followed up by a near airball by Tre Jones :lmao This is embarrassing

[heyheymymy]

Jazz 13-2 run over 3:01

[onechance87]

trade tre jones....thinking he trae young lol

[poopbox]

Victor, Devin, and maybe Tre are the only players on this team who have 2 or more basketball skills. We are really going to have to swap out 80% of this roster over the next 3 years.

[Raven]

that was some odd bball, start with 7 blocks then proceed to look like the looney toons

[CorrectCrusader]

This is the most brain dead basketball I've ever seen. Where are the so called "fundamentals" pop is coaching them?

[SupremeGuy]

I'm so fucking tired of these pieces of shit faggots thinking they need to get their own buckets instead of passing to Wemby when he has a good position. NOOOO these faggots wanna fuck around and wait till Wemby gets moved out of the key to pass to him. FUCKKK

[CorrectCrusader]

Victor, Devin, and maybe Tre are the only players on this team who have 2 or more basketball skills. We are really going to have to swap out 80% of this roster over the next 3 years.

Tre been dogshit the last 3 or so weeks.

[objective]

Terrible refs, really really bad

But also

Champagnie 8s still unbelievable trash

It's funny, Champagnie and Isaiah Joe were both guys cut by the sixers, but Joe has been developed by the OKC coaches into a killer rotation player. Knockdown shooter, takes lots of charges, effective on defense despite being a lightweight, he's the guy they turn to instead of Giddy to start 2nd halves when it's not working

Tldr

Spurs roster is crap except Wemby and Vassell and OKC bench guys are better than some Spurs starters

[Pauleta14]

I don't understand all those on ST defending the development of those scrubs...

Wemby aside the whole roster needs to change (and yes Vassell included, hopefully in a big trade)

[heyheymymy]

Spurs playing weaker than Utah beer

[Splits]

ZOLLY SAVES THE FIRST Q

[Tyronn Lue]

The president of basketball operations has a say in who is on the team and the head coach has a say in who is on the floor. If the entire class minus the one savant fails test after test, either the teaching is faulty or the admissions prerequisites are too lax.

[AusSpur]

These refs are trash.

If Spurs players so much breath on a Jazz player its a foul, while on the other side the Jazz players are physically pushing our guys off the ball and no call.

[Tyronn Lue]

These refs are trash.

If Spurs players so much breath on a Jazz player its a foul, while on the other side the Jazz players are physically pushing our guys off the ball and no call.
Refs aren't causing turnovers.

[onechance87]

Tre been dogshit the last 3 or so weeks.

yup undersize,Average passer,Terrible shooter.We can do better then tre.

[tim_duncan_fan]

The game is better when you look at a Spurs trip up court, going on offense, as a comedy bit.

[AusSpur]

Refs aren't causing turnovers.

Nope, but getting pushed off the ball is.

[Raven]

i can't stand cedi driving with the ball... TO every fuckin time

[Splits]

LMAO Collins

[Tyronn Lue]

Nope, but getting pushed off the ball is.
You should be pissed at that guy in your avatar. He has a lot more to do with this than the refs.

[Tyronn Lue]

i can't stand cedi driving with the ball... TO every fuckin time
Can't watch the game but the refs must have stolen the ball based on comments here.

[Raven]

champagnie only one that came to play

[CorrectCrusader]

champagnie only one that came to play

he can't shoot tonight either

[Chomag]

Ugh... I know this team is bad but this... this is kinda unwatchable.

[Dex]

bring mamu tbh

Honestly couldn't get much worse, and I am tired of seeing Zach Collin's stupid face

[AusSpur]

You should be pissed at that guy in your avatar. He has a lot more to do with this than the refs.

He's busy keeping people classy and over themselves.

These refs are still ass.

[TekXX]

How much is Vassell getting paid?

[onechance87]

Other then wemby...None of these guys have potential to be real good...Wtf is this team wright
has made....I dont have any trust in him buiding a good team.This roster is bad.

[Tyronn Lue]

:pop: "I thought they did great, I couldn't be more proud of them"

[Dex]

Collins two missed free throws. :rolleyes

[Chomag]

I guarantee Wemby ain't gonna put up with this for much longer. His professional attitude is the only thing that's keeping him sane this season.

[Raven]

this team doesn't seem to get that they have length on every team, there's no need to gamble, ever.

[Tyronn Lue]

About to be down by 30 in the 1st half.

[onechance87]

Fire wright

[Tyronn Lue]

I guarantee Wemby ain't gonna put up with this for much longer. His professional attitude is the only thing that's keeping him sane this season.
As long as Victor is shooting a poor 3pt% but still firing away, he's not going to be able to bitch about losing.

[Chomag]

I mean... does this coaching staff actually coach anything? What the heck are they even doing at practices because this team has no idea what to do in any scenario.

[CorrectCrusader]

You can tell wemby is fucking pissed. He's wondering why the fuck we're getting blown out of games in the first 10 minutes.

[hoopdreams11]

what happened to keldon I see he has played only four minutes

[CorrectCrusader]

As long as Victor is shooting a poor 3pt% but still firing away, he's not going to be able to bitch about losing.

He's brought his 3p% up from 27% to 32% in the last 3 weeks. His 3 point shooting is the last of this teams problems.

[CorrectCrusader]

what happened to keldon I see he has played only four minutes

He's dogshit. He's devolved into a g league player this season.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Keldon ran into a 3pt shooter.

[Pauleta14]

FU Vassell

[TekXX]

Where's Keldon?

[Raven]

what happened to keldon I see he has played only four minutes
fouled on a 3 pointer extremely late for no reason

[sananspursfan21]

Alright I’m shutting this trash off.

[TekXX]

fouled on a 3 pointer extremely late for no reason

Do you mean Pop is holding bad play accountable? Is this 2005?

[onechance87]

You can tell wemby is fucking pissed. He's wondering why the fuck we're getting blown out of games in the first 10 minutes.

hes pissed having no talent no heart teammates.Hes gotta be thinking this squad aint got a chance the next
few years.Wright better gut this roster this offseason.Majority of this team gotta go.This is unaccepatable.

[Tyronn Lue]

He's brought his 3p% up from 27% to 32% in the last 3 weeks. His 3 point shooting is the last of this teams problems.I don't care about the team's problems. This roster is disposable, no reason to troubleshoot it. Victor needs to develop though. He's the only constant.

[Pauleta14]

As long as Victor is shooting a poor 3pt% but still firing away, he's not going to be able to bitch about losing.

Hes shooting 42% on pull ups 3s the last month and the 2 he took today were good looks.

[Splits]

jfc 39 points in a half?

[Tyronn Lue]

Hes shooting 42% on pull ups 3s the last month and the 2 he took today were good looks.
He's a lock to score in the paint if anyone would get him the ball. You don't need a guy to be 7'4 so he can stay outside the arc and shoot 3's at an average clip. Anyone can do that.

[lonrot]

too many low iq players

[objective]

I get punishing Keldon for dumb plays on defense, but it has to be done equally and consistently. Everyoje pulls those stupid plays. Branham had a ridiculous play in transition defense that resulted in a score.

Benching Keldon for a player just as bad or worse in Champagnie might not be good for the locker room. And the canard that he's needed to create for the second unit ... The team isn't winning shit anyway, he's not Manu. Just start him.

Looks like Keldon has been eating to handle the disappointment

[sananspursfan21]

Remember January where most of us actually thought we were beginning to see some growth? I would argue this team is worse now than they were in October.

[TekXX]

Remember when we won 2 back-to-back games in Arizona?

[NASpurs]

At least Brian Wrong got that Wemby pick right :lol what a fucking shit show of an organization. Duncan left and everyone went retarded.

[Pauleta14]

He's a lock to score in the paint if anyone would get him the ball. You don't need a guy to be 7'4 so he can stay outside the arc and shoot 3's at an average clip. Anyone can do that.

Im with u but aside a surprising p&r pass from Vassell nobody’s even trying…

if that’s today’s NBA level…

[CorrectCrusader]

At least Brian Wrong got that Wemby pick right :lol what a fucking shit show of an organization. Duncan left and everyone went retarded.

Duncan is the GOAT for carrying this shit org all those years

[Raven]

tre getting a bit more physical, it seems

[TekXX]

At least Brian Wrong got that Wemby pick right :lol what a fucking shit show of an organization. Duncan left and everyone went retarded.

You mean the man who turned Detroit around and was rewarded with the job in San Antonio

[AusSpur]

I wish Sochan would worry more about finishing strong than falling over when he's challenged at the rim.

[objective]

You mean the man who turned Detroit around and was rewarded with the job in San Antonio

He found Josh Primo instead of Sengun or Jalen Johnson or Trey Murphy , bringing that magic you only find in the front office of lottery Orlando and Detroit teams

[scott]

No matter how bad the Spurs are, at least they aren't as bad as NBA Referees. Sheeeesh.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Vic needs to work on his post game.

[thiste]

Strategy against the Spurs is pretty simple actually.

Pack the paint and dare Spurs to shoot from deep = win.

[Tyronn Lue]

I heard Pop is already at the post game presser congratulating Will.

[objective]

Mamu is in

Maybe Keldon stayed in the locker room to binge

[Frenchfred]

Clearly, Trae Young is not the answer to the current situation. The team needs reliable shooters and better defense, Young is none.

[SpursFan86]

This team just can’t get out of its own way. Got it down to 15 and had a fast break before yet another stupid turnover leading to a wide open Utah 3.

[Raven]

calling a mamu iso made my day tbh

[TekXX]

Oh so that's why Mamu doesn't play, pop wants to develop this g league projects that aren't panning out.

[Tyronn Lue]

This is where the game begins to look respectable to a just tuning in person.

[AusSpur]

Mamu always has a positive impact, not sure why he is in Pop's doghouse.

[scott]

Team just needs to play Mamu more, tbh

[Tyronn Lue]

Mamu always has a positive impact, not sure why he is in Pop's doghouse.
Remember when Tiago Splitter was stuck on the bench.

[tim_duncan_fan]

0-7 run incoming.

[Tyronn Lue]

What's the over/under for this game?

[TekXX]

Mamu always has a positive impact, not sure why he is in Pop's doghouse.

Sean basically said it, Pop prioritizes his projects he wants to develop, theres zero reason Mamu should be on the bench for some of these guys but that explains it.

[rascal]

Remember January where most of us actually thought we were beginning to see some growth? I would argue this team is worse now than they were in October.

The schedule got easier during a stretch in Jan.

[Splits]

how does Zollins get Mamu minutes. It's inexplicable unless the "t" word is in the mix. Nig always produces.

[Tyronn Lue]

20 and 10

[AusSpur]

Sean basically said it, Pop prioritizes his projects he wants to develop, theres zero reason Mamu should be on the bench for some of these guys but that explains it.

Is Zach Collins one of these projects? Dom Barlow can't get on this development time.

Mamu is only 24, and he's shown he can help a team, if nothing else than the energy he brings.

[scott]

Mamu runs like a Georgian rancher chasing after goats in a field

[scott]

Gotta love a Sochan double handed volleyball spike of a defensive rebound out of bounds, leading to a score instead of a stop

[Raven]

yeah in the end tre is just not good enough at setting plays, he just freaking isn't even close.

[Tyronn Lue]

18 turnovers

Was on pace for 32 at the end of the 1st.

[tim_duncan_fan]

18 turnovers

Was on pace for 32 at the end of the 1st.

At one point it was 6 turnovers and 5 in-game minutes played

[Pauleta14]

Pop and his stupid rotations...

Old man loves to outsmart himself and now Victor is out for the clutch

[Raven]

Pop and his stupid rotations...

Old man loves to outsmart himself and now Victor is out for the clutch

game is over mate

[Pauleta14]

calling a mamu iso made my day tbh

-10 with ~4min left? You try! It’s a great experience and who knows, Jazz aren’t that good

edit : answer to the wrong post, I’m sure u got it :lol

[Kawhi Duncan]

Zach Collins is EASILY the worst player in the league

[thiste]

Clearly, Trae Young is not the answer to the current situation. The team needs reliable shooters and better defense, Young is none.

On the contrary, we need players who can shoot the three that the opponents have to respect, it would make our life (and Wemby's especially) sooo much easier. Victor is playing on nightmare mode right now, they're literally triple teaming him on every possession.

[sananspursfan21]

I think watching these Spurs has become the newest cutting edge technique for high end human torture.

[Pauleta14]

We need reliable shooters and ball handlers/passers

[Frenchfred]

On the contrary, we need players who can shoot the three that the opponents have to respect, it would make our life (and Wemby's especially) sooo much easier. Victor is playing on nightmare mode right now, they're literally triple teaming him on every possession.

Trae is not a super reliable shooter

[objective]

Sochan with 1 point.

Taking "point Sochan" a little too literally

[Tyronn Lue]

O/U was 240. They scored 237.

[Pauleta14]

Sochan with 1 point.

Taking "point Sochan" a little too literally

:lol

[freetiago]

Nothing I hate more than when there’s a slight chance and Pop pulls Victor out 2-3 minutes into the 4th to preserve him for the end, except this retard can’t seem to understand pulling him turns it to a -20 immediately and then he leaves him to rot on the bench. 26 mins for the franchise player after big breaks

[Gibbz]

JFC Sochan--1 point on 0/5 shooting against a dogshit Utah team. Wemby not already forcing his way out of town makes him a better man than me.

[z0sa]

:lol this team sucks. Wemby needs help, a lot of it.

[Fireball]

that was a letdown ... and props to Utah fans

[TDMVPDPOY]

wembys weakness is his shitty team mates

[Splits]

I think watching these Spurs has become the newest cutting edge technique for high end human torture.

It's like a combination of Dick Cheney waterboarding you while your eyes are pried open Clockwork Orange style forcing you to watch the game

[ambchang]

Nothing better for wemby fans when the rest of the team sucks.

[thiste]

Trae is not a super reliable shooter

So what you're saying is that opponent teams are letting Trae Young shoot open threes because that's a good strategy against him? I didn't say "reliable", I said opponents have to respect it.