Game Thread: Rockets @ Spurs 730p CT / 230a Riga Time

[scott]

I don't particularly enjoy starting game threads, but someone had to step up to the challenge.

No minutes restrictions for Wemby, per Pop.

[Knoxxx]

You brave soul! Thanks for taking the hit for the team.

Actually I heard Wemby is questionable due to a sprained wrist from chucking up bad shots last night.

[LeBowen]

Shame about Sengun's injury, Wemby surely took that last L personally.

Hoping for a more organized showing tonight and I hope we'll never see Barlow share the floor with Wemby or Collins again.

[Pauleta14]

While waiting check this nice analysis of Vic's game


https://youtu.be/xgrayTtwBFY?si=ZCEkIC44Yifa-VOw

[Pauleta14]

FFS I have to listen to Ryan Hollins the whole game again??:bang

[SPURt]

Trey is everywhere all at once

[Rubberducky]

Spurs are getting shoved on every drive.

[TheGreatYacht]

Just tuning in. They still triple teaming Vic?

[LeBowen]

Nice drop coverage by Zach.

[itzsoweezee]

Zach giving fvv at least 10 feet on that shot. This dude just doesn’t give a shit. Why isn’t Barlow getting hiis minutes?

[Pauleta14]

Just tuning in. They still triple teaming Vic?

Same plan from last game

Brooks bodies him as much a possible and they trap him at each possession
Great teaching game, it’s going to be like that all the time quick

Vic can finish with carrer high in assists if his teammates make their shots

[td4mvp2k]

Zach giving fvv at least 10 feet on that shot. This dude just doesn’t give a shit. Why isn’t Barlow getting hiis minutes?
its like he forgot how to play in NBA after last year

[itzsoweezee]

Zach couldn’t defend the guy six inches shorter than him under the basket. Lucky the shot didn’t go in.

[TheGreatYacht]

I honestly dont give a shit what Reed Sheppard does, I am done with white American players after watching Zach Collins

[TheGreatYacht]

Same plan from last game

Brooks bodies him as much a possible and they trap him at each possession
Great teaching game, it’s going to be like that all the time quick

Vic can finish with carrer high in assists if his teammates make their shots
Really hope he starts popping on picks. They were there all game last time against these tryhards, but he abandoned it completely after the first 2 minutes of their last meeting and kept forcing post ups. That isn’t going to work

[spurraider21]

sochan's gotta take that 3 so we could get the 2 for 1. instead he drove and lost the ball

[onechance87]

i mean when is vassell gonna start doing something

[Degoat]

Interesting Pop played Sochan and Devin the entire quarter… don’t see him do that a lot

[spurraider21]

Interesting Pop played Sochan and Devin the entire quarter… don’t see him do that a lot
other than one nice pass from vassell to collins, its not like either did anything productive in those last few minutes either

keep in mind keldon and osman are out, so we are stretched a bit thin on the perimeter

[TheGreatYacht]

Wesley and Barlow on the court with Victor :lmao
Against a team that blitzes Vic :lmao

[LeBowen]

Their entire gameplan is to crowd Wemby and Pop trots out a lineup from 1972, ffs.
Worst possible spacing.

[Degoat]

Rockets giving the blue print how to lock up Wemby…

[BatManu20]

Wesley’s inability to shoot the ball renders him completely useless offensively when he’s on the court with Wemby.

[onechance87]

this team is real bad...We got no playmakers or shooting.

[Leetonidas]

The nightly 4+ minute scoring drought :lmao

[Degoat]

Games like this show how important guys like McDermott and Osman were lol

[TheGreatYacht]

That Barlow fluke game against GSW was the worst possible thing to happen to Victor. He can’t play with a big that doesn’t spread the floor.

This is EXACTLY why Sarr shouldn’t be on anyone with a brain’s board.

[Pauleta14]

I like to see Victor strugling like that, food for work

[itzsoweezee]

Rockets giving the blue print how to lock up Wemby…

Spurs just don’t have any shooters. A competent team would be able to punish the rockets’ strategy.

[Devi8or]

I swear everytime they roll the double and triple team to Vic, they slap the shit out of his arms

[TheGreatYacht]

I swear everytime they roll the double and triple team to Vic, they slap the shit out of his arms
Every time. Sengun did it countless times in Houston in the 4th quarter. I’ve never seen Wemby cry for a foul in my life but he has to speak up

[Pauleta14]

Really hope he starts popping on picks. They were there all game last time against these tryhards, but he abandoned it completely after the first 2 minutes of their last meeting and kept forcing post ups. That isn’t going to work

He needs to learn how to sell fouls but his teammates are sooo bad at passing the ball he never gets any relief on offense.
absurds handicaps for a rookie

[itzsoweezee]

So we only get to see one possession of Wemby playing with graham?

[TekXX]

He touched his junk

[TheGreatYacht]

Non-shooters like Sochan, Barlow, and Wesley have no business ever playing this team.

I’ll puke if we have to play them 4 times a year with Nikola Topic and Sarr providing “spacing” for Victor

[td4mvp2k]

I guess Devin is taking the night off.. smh

[Pauleta14]

Pop is really doing NOTHING to help Vic on offense.

It has to be on purpose at this point but at what cost?

[Frenchfred]

I guess Devin is taking the night off.. smh

so is Wemby

[LeBowen]

so is Wemby

Are you watching the game?
He's got three defenders on him as soon as he touches the ball.
That should be enough to win the game, but we have horrible spacing.
To make it worse, Pop plays Barlow and Wesley with Wemby, so Rockets don't even have to rotate back out when he passes the ball.

[Kawhi Duncan]

Pop once again can't draw up anything for Wemby

[heyheymymy]

spurs talk: throw lobs!!

lobs: always miss

[MannyIsGod]

God damn how can these guys be so bad at lobs

[itzsoweezee]

Holy shit this one is painful to watch

[spurraider21]

spurs talk: throw lobs!!

lobs: always miss
tbh a lot of bad passes. now wemby spinning for a lob while tre is near halfcourt is going to make it a very tough pass that only the greats like andre miller could reliably execute

[TheGreatYacht]

Rockets broadcast roasting these retards for giving it to Sochan at the corner when Victor had FVV fronting him :lmao

[td4mvp2k]

Rockets broadcast roasting these retards for giving it to Sochan at the corner when Victor had FVV fronting him :lmao
poop 101

[spurraider21]

victor wembanyama attempts a field goal from inside the paint challenge

[skin27]

Why cant victor post up dillon brooks? Instead settle for a fadeaway 3..smh

[onechance87]

does our highest payed player want do anything or nah.

[td4mvp2k]

does our highest payed player want do anything or nah.
30 mil btw

[heyheymymy]

tbh a lot of bad passes. now wemby spinning for a lob while tre is near halfcourt is going to make it a very tough pass that only the greats like andre miller could reliably execute

yeah not sure why

that last one from Tre to Wemby was rocketed so far off mark and into the 3rd row

[Pauleta14]

so is Wemby

Are u asleep?

[MannyIsGod]

This team has such a hard time playing off Wemby. They can’t pass or lob for shit, they don’t have good off ball movement to make use of space that Wemby opens up and they are below average shooters and can’t take advantage of the space Wemby opens up. The rockets are selling out to stop Wemby and the rest of the team can’t even take advantage of it for the most part.

[Kawhi Duncan]

Pop is really doing NOTHING to help Vic on offense.

It has to be on purpose at this point but at what cost?

I wish it was on purpose... Sadly it's not... Pop has become basketball senile

[TheGreatYacht]

There are actual mouth breathers in the media that still believe Pop was the best mentor Victor could have :lol

Doesn’t even have a single play to get him an open look :lol

4 down and prayers :lol

[heyheymymy]

damn Jeremy Sochan is playing some nice fuckin basketball

[skin27]

Sochan back to back 3s

[heyheymymy]

3Q showcase from Sochan wow

[heyheymymy]

some nice touch on makes in the paint from Jermey Sochan too

but those back to back triples from him looked WET

[td4mvp2k]

fkn clownshow

[CGD]

Pop is really doing NOTHING to help Vic on offense.

It has to be on purpose at this point but at what cost?

Vic is playing passive tonight. It’s him tonight. It’s like the sudden shift to physical play during the month of March has confounded him some.

But in fairness, it also doesn’t help that GSW and HOU are sagging and exposing our lack of reliable shooting. It’s no accident that Tre is leading the way tonight: HOU made it their game plan.

[scott]

Missed the 2nd and most of the 3rd. Rockets really have Vic figured out or...?

[skin27]

Missed the 2nd and most of the 3rd. Rockets really have Vic figured out or...?

Dillon brooks tbh. Victor cant post this guy up

[onechance87]

remind me why did wright pay vassell over 30 million a year again.

[CGD]

Jeremy plays with some balls out there. I’ll ride with that guy. In contrast, Vassell just letting himself get lost out there. He needs to find other ways to impact the game if he’s having an off night.

[CGD]

Missed the 2nd and most of the 3rd. Rockets really have Vic figured out or...?

We can’t punish their sagging because of our poor shooting. Vassell has been a zero tonight.

[baseline bum]

Missed the 2nd and most of the 3rd. Rockets really have Vic figured out or...?

Yeah double hard knowing the rest of the team is worthless and can't fucking shoot

[heyheymymy]

mamu sighting

[skin27]

Jeff green tried to posterize victor:lmao

[skin27]

Victor sttling for 3 instead of driving it to the basket

[Proxy]

god the rockets announcer craig ackerman sucks

[heyheymymy]

remember when pop was senile because hate sniffers wanted to keep bulLOLck

[bdictjames]

Let's go Spurs. Winnable game. Hoping Vic has a good 4th quarter.

[BatManu20]

Spurs have largely looked like shit and are still only down 4. Winnable game tbh. Don’t think we will based on how we’ve looked, but it’s there for the taking.

[Pauleta14]

Vic is playing passive tonight. It’s him tonight. It’s like the sudden shift to physical play during the month of March has confounded him some.

But in fairness, it also doesn’t help that GSW and HOU are sagging and exposing our lack of reliable shooting. It’s no accident that Tre is leading the way tonight: HOU made it their game plan.

He’s not forcing bad shots when double teamed and kicking out to open teammates

thats not being passive. That’s being the center of Houston game plan

Now any normal coach would drawn a few plays to help him but I guess he needs to get over himself still after 60 games

[SPURt]

Yeah Mamu!

[td4mvp2k]

great passing in that sequence

[heyheymymy]

damn champ went for that

[MannyIsGod]

Criminal Mamu doesn’t get more minutes

[skin27]

Finally soem momentum

[SpursFan86]

Fucking Champagnie :lmao

Great hustle by Mamu to keep that possession alive.

[itzsoweezee]

Champanie has missed more dunks this year than any guard I’ve ever seen. This dude really overestimates his jumping ability

[CGD]

Julian must’ve set a record for the most impressive missed dunks in one season. Jeez, could you just finish one of those please! Dude must have small hands and as a result problems palming the ball.

[MannyIsGod]

Missed the 2nd and most of the 3rd. Rockets really have Vic figured out or...?

yeah they have a good d for him but it’s exploitable if the spurs simply had better players off of him. They at times are selling out with 3-4 players around him and that should leave openings for the others but they don’t take advantage.

[TheGreatYacht]

Mamu proving why he’s 1 of 4 Spurs with a positive +/- on the season!!!

Graham +34
Mamu +26
Cissoko +15
Diakite +5

for those wondering

[scott]

MAMMMMMUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[td4mvp2k]

mamu :hungry:

[MannyIsGod]

Fucking hate how much this team over helps

[scott]

Julian must’ve set a record for the most impressive missed dunks in one season. Jeez, could you just finish one of those please! Dude must have small hands and as a result problems palming the ball.

He and Lonnie could make quite the impressive missed dunk Spurs highlight reel

[heyheymymy]

SA 11-3 run over 2:13

[TheGreatYacht]

Julian must’ve set a record for the most impressive missed dunks in one season. Jeez, could you just finish one of those please! Dude must have small hands and as a result problems palming the ball.
He’s the Lochte to Lonnie Walker’s Phelps when it comes to missed sportscenter Top 10’s

[itzsoweezee]

Wesley is that dude

[SpursFan86]

Bullshit, such a blatant moving screen by Landale

[onechance87]

champ wtf u doing

[bdictjames]

Champagnie is the worst rotation player in the league right now.

[BatManu20]

Can’t wait til Champagnie’s not on this team anymore tbh.

[SpursFan86]

This team just can’t get out of its own way. Play decent for a few minutes and then just make the most boneheaded mistakes and shoot themselves in the foot.

[TheGreatYacht]

As bad as Champ is… he’s been better than our highest paid player on both sides tonight. Says a lot

[heyheymymy]

champ doing a lot but none of it is clicking

- 2 drives to slam clanged or stripped

- lob to invisible cutter, turn over

- poke away that was legit but leaks out and SA doesn't get the steal leaving him out of position defensively and leaving SA 4 on 5 defensively

[td4mvp2k]

vassell needs to step up ffs

[CGD]

And that’s why Mamu doesn’t play more…

[SpursFan86]

Victor losing Landale on back to back possessions

[SpursFan86]

Holy hell our offense looks pathetic

[onechance87]

Champagnie is the worst rotation player in the league right now.

you would think its vassell the way hes played today.

[heyheymymy]

one annoying recurring theme this season:

spurs player has a window but hesitates and the hesitation allows the defender to recover thus closing the window that was a red carpet had they just not hesitated

[BatManu20]

Offense is a mess. Defense can’t defend a simple PnR to save their lives. That’s prob game.

[TheGreatYacht]

Vassell deferring like an absolute pussy.

[skin27]

Vassel 2pts smh

[Kawhi Duncan]

Pop is using the wrong person on the curl play... He has Vic setting the screen for champagnie...but it should be reversed to where Vic would be the one coming off the curl because he is clearly a better attacker than champagnie... But it seems like Pop has difficulty drawing up things for Vic...

As the screener in that play Vic has zero offensive opinions... He is just a screener... And champagnie isn't good enough offensively to create for himself or others off the screen

[TheGreatYacht]

Victor losing Landale on back to back possessions
That was all Mamu. Victor was on Jabari Smith on the perimeter both times

[scott]

Collins getting sonned by Jock Landale :lol

[AusSpur]

Malaki back to hitting the front of the rim on every shot.

[td4mvp2k]

this team is real bad...We got no playmakers or shooting.
poop and co. need to get to work this summer :lol

[TekXX]

One has to assume Vassell is still injured because usually he's chucking and ball hogging like he's prime Jordan.

[baseline bum]

Why am I even watching a game Branham is closing?

[heyheymymy]

Dev 1-5

31mins

[Proxy]

our "enforcers," collins and jeremy have to smash players like jock back in the mouth in these situations, infuriating

[TheGreatYacht]

You would think Vassell is the one with Dillon Brooks on him and getting double teamed. Nope. He’s just a pussy.

[Kawhi Duncan]

Blame Vassel all u want... But it's a coach's job to put his players in better scoring positions with his schemes when they're faced with certain defenses... Pop is being outcoached

[BatManu20]

Team just lacks shooting overall. At every position. We’re not going to win many games where Vassell completely disappears this like either.

[heyheymymy]

5 point game 3:50 remains

SA should practice a comeback push here

[heyheymymy]

missed dunks night

[baseline bum]

Frustrating seeing how fouls on lobs are called on the floor every time now.

[AusSpur]

I don't understand why if you foul someone on the lob it is not a shooting foul in the NBA. It lacks understanding of basketball.

[TheGreatYacht]

You literally cannot get worse at throwing lobs than Tre Jones. How the fuck can you not lob the tallest player in the league? :lmao

[BatManu20]

Tre with one of the worst lob attempts to Wemby you’ll ever see lol

[Pauleta14]

I don't get why they can't lob to Vic tbh, he's taller but needs the ball at the exact same place than anybody else jumping higher...

It's just shameful at this point

[skin27]

You literally cannot get worse at throwing lobs than Tre Jones. How the fuck can you not lob the tallest player in the league? :lmao

Actually tre did the right thing

[onechance87]

Blame Vassel all u want... But it's a coach's job to put his players in better scoring positions with his schemes when they're faced with certain defenses... Pop is being outcoached

nah this is on vassell,Hes the highest paid player in spurs history.

[Leetonidas]

Embarrassing offense

[heyheymymy]

man I hate the rockets lol

imagine is Sen was playing tonight

[scott]

That 24 second violation about sums up this season

[MannyIsGod]

Wow that’s an incredibly stupid possession by tre

[AusSpur]

Does Tre have money on the rockets line +10?

[TekXX]

LOL that was fun

[tbdog]

Those two positions must be the worst two possessions in a row by us all seaaon.

[sananspursfan21]

For the first time in quite a while, I actually feel like I wasted my time watching this game.

[SpursFan86]

Alright that might actually be one of the worst offensive possessions I’ve ever seen :lmao

[BatManu20]

What in the actual fuck is Tre doing :lmao

[baseline bum]

All right, I'm checking out when Tre just dribbles the shot clock out. Peace motherfuckers.

[Pauleta14]

Dribling and hustling got Tre Jones +20M :lol

[MannyIsGod]

The lack of urgency in this team I stg

[skin27]

Victor bricked bailed out by sochan

[itzsoweezee]

Jones literally dribbled out the clock. Amazing

[heyheymymy]

welp had a chance to cut it to 2 with :51 left and again at :29

here we go, more finesse touch around the rim offensively for Sochan with the and-1!!

98-99 SA down 1 with :15 brings the press

[scott]

All setting up for that Jeremy Sochan game tying 3pt attempt coming up :lol

[heyheymymy]

SA down 3 with :07 left

[heyheymymy]

All setting up for that Jeremy Sochan game tying 3pt attempt coming up :lol

plz

I need this

[MannyIsGod]

I don’t want anyone taking this 3 but Wemby

[skin27]

In before vassel 3pt brick

[Leetonidas]

This team is inept man. Jones dribbles out the clock. Less than a minute to go and you have Vassell casually walking the ball up the court to pass for a Sochan three. I mean wtf :lol

[CGD]

Sochan has been awesome tonight

[skin27]

I don’t want anyone taking this 3 but Wemby
He didnt even hit the rim the last rime he shoot

[TheGreatYacht]

Pop clipboard play? We’re absolutely fucked :lmao

[heyheymymy]

none of this even possible with the great Sengun playing tonight

just for perspective here lol

[Pauleta14]

Actually tre did the right thing

Stop it. It was way off … again

[Robz4000]

:lol this team's BBIQ

[skin27]

:lol this team's BBIQ

This tbh

[heyheymymy]

Spurs have one timeout

[Pauleta14]

Tre will get a B+ when he deserves a C

[sananspursfan21]

I’m not worried about him, but Wemby’s gonna have to figure out how to play through that physicality. His passing out was solid and hardly anyone could cash in off that, which isn’t his fault. He should have drawn a few fouls off those guys early on to keep ‘em honest

[heyheymymy]

damn HOU shaved like 3 secs off with that inbounds

[AusSpur]

Tre is really doing his best to throw this game

[heyheymymy]

fantastic pressure moments experience for our young guys tonight

[baseline bum]

:lol this team's BBIQ

More like Basketball Autism

[MannyIsGod]

So fucking stupid to inbound someone with their back to the basket

[heyheymymy]

not that I thought that was continuation but refs love to give bullshit continuation to other stars just like that

[scott]

LOL Vassell why you taking dribbles?

[TekXX]

Vassell needed to get his dribble in...jesus

[td4mvp2k]

never seen poop so happy

[Spurs Homer]

Vassell fucking sucks balls

[heyheymymy]

lol Pop joking around with Rox staff Ime, Splitter and player Boban

[sananspursfan21]

Man. So all they had to do was intentionally foul to force two free throws and prevent the three. That seems like a really bull crap rule

[Pauleta14]

WTF did Pop prepared during the TO??

Everybody know the quick foul is coming but no pass in shooting position???

[onechance87]

VASSELL lost us this game...by being worthless

[baseline bum]

LOL Vassell why you taking dribbles?

Vassell's money when it doesn't count

[Mugen]

Rather these losses where their glaring weaknesses are exposed than some fluke wins down the stretch of the season. Shooting and a shot creator is such a huge need heading into next year tbh.

Also that shit was over as soon as the old man had to draw up an out of bounds play, let alone 2 of them :lol

[TekXX]

WTF did Pop prepare during the TO??

Everybody know the quick foul is coming but no pass in shooting position???

No Duncan, no manu, no bueno.

[Kawhi Duncan]

Once again, horrible coaching by Pop... In a situation like that, you don't create a play from in the key because the players have no choice but to come towards the 3 point line with their backs turned to the rim... They will be fouled... You have to start the play from almost half court so that they're catching the ball facing the 3 point line going towards the line... Absolutely horrible coaching... We can't judge Pop based on his past... This season (the past few years frankly) has been a masterclass of poop coaching

[Mugen]

lol Pop joking around with Rox staff Ime, Splitter and player Boban

Hammin' it up after an L is his favorite part of the game tbh

[objective]

Tre Jones at the end of games is such garbage

What was that game where he completely missed Wemby diving at the rim wide open in a comeback?

Now he's getting 24 second violations

Get Trae Young or Reed Van Vleet on this team please

[TheGreatYacht]

I swear to god I would give up both our picks this year to have Ime Udoka.

Only coach that has figured Wemby out. Meanwhile our senile retard adjusts by playing Barlow and Wesley together to provide spacing

[baseline bum]

Back to back home losses to Golden State minus Curry and Houston minus Sengun. Just purge this fucking team outside of Victor.

[TekXX]

Hammin' it up after an L is his favorite part of the game tbh

He's already used the "im so angry at you" routine, it's time for some new comedy.

[Robz4000]

Rather these losses where their glaring weaknesses are exposed than some fluke wins down the stretch of the season. Shooting and a shot creator is such a huge need heading into next year tbh.

Also that shit was over as soon as the old man had to draw up an out of bounds play, let alone 2 of them :lol

:lol need help on D in basically all areas too

[heyheymymy]

It looked like the first option was something on the opposite 3 point line, Sochan was going for it initially and then appears to audible to Devin in less ideal positioning obvs. Sochan had to check down receivers essentially.

Might be wrong and I need to look at it again though

credit to Ime for a really tight close out management. Fouling up 3/forcing the ball to worst 3 shooter, time draining inbounds draw up, and shut down that last SA chance effectively

[Mugen]

I swear to god I would give up both our picks this year to have Ime Udoka.

Only coach that has figured Wemby out. Meanwhile our senile retard adjusts by playing Barlow and Wesley together to provide spacing

Yeah, such a shame that Ime couldn't take the reins because the old man refused to give them up when it was time years ago.

Sniff Crew pointing to his controversies as to why he can't be the old man's replacement while sweeping Primo under the rug :lol

[Mugen]

:lol need help on D in basically all areas too

D is whatever, there's only so much you can do in this pussy ass league. But it being 2024 and not having competent shooting is unforgivable :lol

[paperboy77]

Vassell's money when it doesn't count

That's a dumb muthafucker. How fucking hard is it to angle that shot to at the very least make it unpredictable?

[Pauleta14]

Ok we have Wemby but the Rockets are in a much better position than we are

Better coach, better staff, quality veterans, up and coming stars and a few nice draft picks...

[TheGreatYacht]

Yeah, such a shame that Ime couldn't take the reins because the old man refused to give them up when it was time years ago.

Sniff Crew pointing to his controversies as to why he can't be the old man's replacement while sweeping Primo under the rug :lol
It’s expected by the usual low IQ posters, but this old motherfucker actually has mouth pieces in the media saying landing in San Antonio with Coach Poop is the best thing Victor could have asked for :lmao

Brian Wrong and the Holts are so fucking lucky Ime didn’t get his hands on Wemby in the draft to pair with Sengun, while we would have built around “SC:lol:lolT” “S:lolCHAN” and “VASSELL”

[heyheymymy]

wastes big games from Sochan and Jones

like someone said, Dev and Wemby are on and KJ and Sochan are not. Then the opposite in some combination

[heyheymymy]

Sochan had a real nice stretch in 3Q

[Tyronn Lue]

Once again, horrible coaching by Pop... In a situation like that, you don't create a play from in the key because the players have no choice but to come towards the 3 point line with their backs turned to the rim... They will be fouled... You have to start the play from almost half court so that they're catching the ball facing the 3 point line going towards the line... Absolutely horrible coaching... We can't judge Pop based on his past... This season (the past few years frankly) has been a masterclass of poop coaching
Although I've seen some head scratching decisions lately, that in bold seems not well thought out.

[onechance87]

Ok we have Wemby but the Rockets are in a much better position than we are

Better coach, better staff, quality veterans, up and coming stars and a few nice draft picks...

These overpaid contracts wright has given out,These dumb no talent players hes drafted.Like wtf is this
roster hes got going.

[Tyronn Lue]

wastes big games from Sochan and Jones

like someone said, Dev and Wemby are on and KJ and Sochan are not. Then the opposite in some combination
Big games? Spurs are eliminated from the playoffs. All the games are wasted, it's just exhibition at this point.

[objective]

Pop drawing up plays down 3 in the year 2024 ... Sad.

Has it gotten to the point of him gumming towels like Tarkanian, sweating and staring, mystified by the concept of the 20 second timeout?

[Pauleta14]

wastes big games from Sochan and Jones

like someone said, Dev and Wemby are on and KJ and Sochan are not. Then the opposite in some combination

You must have ridiculously low expectations to qualify Sochan and Jones’s games as “big”…

jones shouldn’t be more than 15min on an NBA floor per game
Sochan should be in GLeague working on his BBIQ and shooting

[heyheymymy]

it's just data generation

this seems to me to be the "let's see what you got" season for SA. in that context this was an ideal outcome and those are "big" games

data is mapping the future of the team for better or worse though to be sure, numbers don't lie but it's all in the interpretation precarious as that can be

[MultiTroll]

not that I thought that was continuation but refs love to give bullshit continuation to other stars just like that


LOL Vassell why you taking dribbles?


Vassell needed to get his dribble in...jesus


Man. So all they had to do was intentionally foul to force two free throws and prevent the three. That seems like a really bull crap rule
Q. On an intentional foul play like that, if Vassell does not take a dribble does a continuation shot count?

Since sub zero low BBIQ took a dribble it's moot, but if he had not taken a dribble and made the shot, continuation?

[Robz4000]

D is whatever, there's only so much you can do in this pussy ass league. But it being 2024 and not having competent shooting is unforgivable :lol

When you have the worst D in NBA history sans Wemby you need to improve tbh.

[Pauleta14]

it's just data generation

this seems to me to be the "let's see what you got" season for SA. in that context this was an ideal outcome and those are "big" games

data is mapping the future of the team for better or worse though to be sure, numbers don't lie but it's all in the interpretation precarious as that can be

That only works for Wemby and 2months were enough to know.

No need of a year of data collection to see that Tre Jones isn’t an NBA caliber PG or that the whole roster is deprived of passing abilities.
No need to purposely handicap your once a generation gift by handicapping him unnecessarily with no veterans or anyone able to pass him the ball

This PATFO narrative is getting ridiculous

[Mugen]

Pop drawing up plays down 3 in the year 2024 ... Sad.

Has it gotten to the point of him gumming towels like Tarkanian, sweating and staring, mystified by the concept of the 20 second timeout?

I mean...

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[Kawhi Duncan]

Although I've seen some head scratching decisions lately, that in bold seems not well thought out.

U have to judge someone right now... Or else we just suit up MJ and get him back in the league... There comes a point where coaches become basketball senile... Pop has been that since trading for DDR... it's only magnified this season

[Kawhi Duncan]

That only works for Wemby and 2months were enough to know.

No need of a year of data collection to see that Tre Jones isn’t an NBA caliber PG or that the whole roster is deprived of passing abilities.
No need to purposely handicap your once a generation gift by handicapping him unnecessarily with no veterans or anyone able to pass him the ball

This PATFO narrative is getting ridiculous

Exactly... Throwing away an entire season to figure out something we could have told them after 20 games is poor coaching... If this were someone else other than pop, they'd have been fired by the trade deadline

[TheGreatYacht]

If Adam Silver didn’t pull strings in our favor we would be stuck with Poop and Scoot. While Victor would be averaging 25 next to Lamelo or Sengun.

[MultiTroll]

Tre Jones at the end of games is such garbage

What was that game where he completely missed Wemby diving at the rim wide open in a comeback?

Now he's getting 24 second violations
96-90 he leaves his man and then stands around not guarding anyone. I mean he's standing in one place guarding the floor.
Poof wide open 3 pointer for Houston.

Next came the shot clock violation which again seemed like he was throwing it.

I guess since he made the 2 FTs at the end he wasn't. Sure looked fishy tho.

[MultiTroll]

Vassell's money when it doesn't count
How about that final attempt when Spurs had a chance with a good / lucky intentional missed FTA?

FFS is Vassell really that inaccurate? Or was he jealous again, worried Wama might get the rebound and put in the shot to tie the game and force OT.

[heyheymymy]

"throwing away an entire season"

are people saying rookie Wemby could content for a ring right now with different realistic circumstances? and are we saying rookie Wemby is a top 3 option in this hypothetical rookie Wemby NBA Championship San Antonio Spurs team? is that historically commonplace league wide?

[heyheymymy]

if pop was deviating from a franchise wide consensus, a board, staff, and roster monolithic LOCKSTEP

he would've been fired before the deadline, the first month. easy

[TheGreatYacht]

Pop losing at home to the Warriors with no Steph and the Rockets with no Sengun. Adjusting to the Rockets “Stop Wemby” game plan by having Dom Barlow and Blake Wesley space the floor for him just sums up how cognitive our coach is.

Taylor Jenkins on the other hand has 9 more wins with a G-League roster. Won a game tonight with a starting lineup of Jemison, Aldama, Konchar, Goodwin, and Kennard.

Not even Michael Jordan could make the playoffs with a senile coach as terrible as Pop has been since 2018. He would have slapped Pop at the season opener if he got pulled at the 7 minute mark of the first quarter.

[baseline bum]

"throwing away an entire season"

are people saying rookie Wemby could content for a ring right now with different realistic circumstances? and are we saying rookie Wemby is a top 3 option in this hypothetical rookie Wemby NBA Championship San Antonio Spurs team? is that historically commonplace league wide?

No, we're saying it would have been nice to put something next to Victor for the team to grow together. Maybe Vassell or Sochan is good enough to still be on this team next to Victor in three years but neither really jump out at you as a core piece.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

i was at the game and saw the made three and the end thought they tied it. the stadium was loud as hell during the call explanation.

Anyone explain what happened?

[bdictjames]

I believe it was 4 seconds left, Spurs down 3. The Rockets fouled Vassell with both hands (classic end-of-game foul), then Vassell took a couple steps, turned around and shot a three. Three went in, but it was obviously after the foul call. Don't blame the crowd for their reaction, but it was clearly not in the act of motion. And of course Vassell does not know how to miss the last freethrow (made the first one, but the last one did not even touch rim - just went all board and that's it), and we don't have a chance to do a tip in or a shot to tie the game following the last freethrow. This team when it disappoints, it really disappoints (just like the Sacramento game).

These last 2 games, we still lost to squads without their best player.. that sucks. Story of the season.

[TheGreatYacht]

i was at the game and saw the made three and the end thought they tied it. the stadium was loud as hell during the call explanation.

Anyone explain what happened?
Rockets players told the refs they were intentionally fouling, so they called a foul on the slightest of touches to Vassell. Only way to counter this would have been to run a play so whoever gets it, catches and shoots it right away. The entire world saw them fouling, except for Poop. Devin gave them a chance to foul him for two free throws when we’re down 3, because he had to dribble once to get his shot off.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Rockets players told the refs they were intentionally fouling, so they called a foul on the slightest of touches to Vassell. Only way to counter this would have been to run a play so whoever gets it, catches and shoots it right away. The entire world saw them fouling, except for Poop. Devin gave them a chance to foul him for two free throws when we’re down 3, because he had to dribble once to get his shot off.

Didn't need the gratuitous stupidity about whose fault it was. BTW prison is full of people that think with that same paradigm of fault and blame.

[tbdog]

Rockets players told the refs they were intentionally fouling, so they called a foul on the slightest of touches to Vassell. Only way to counter this would have been to run a play so whoever gets it, catches and shoots it right away. The entire world saw them fouling, except for Poop. Devin gave them a chance to foul him for two free throws when we’re down 3, because he had to dribble once to get his shot off.

The play was for Wemby but it was well covered by rockets. Wemby set a screen then broke for the three, positioning his body to face the hoop. The pass must be at chest height so Wemby could go straight into his shot. A high pass would mean the foul would happen on the floor. Because the pass was covered, Spurs gave to vassell.

Now vassell has a bad game. So did Wemby. And we were right in it. That's pretty decent coaching.

[RC_Drunkford]

love to see Pop getting outcoached again. You know he would never ever foul while being up 3 as we witnessed in the 2013 finals :lol

[itzsoweezee]

Pop’s rotation decisions have been bad for quite a while. However, it’s disconcerting how bad his X’s and O’s decision making is now too. He used to have pretty good ATO and late game plays.

[Pauleta14]

I still can't believe there isn't some purpose in those (bad) decisions. Maybe the Spurs really want the bottom 3 and don't want to risk winning too many games.

Had Pop called a TO or put Victor back earlier vs the Dubs when they made a run/gap we'd have won that game imo.

Houston was really bad yesterday as well

Pop just can't be that bad, it's just doesn't make sense to me

[poopbox]

"throwing away an entire season"

are people saying rookie Wemby could content for a ring right now with different realistic circumstances? and are we saying rookie Wemby is a top 3 option in this hypothetical rookie Wemby NBA Championship San Antonio Spurs team? is that historically commonplace league wide?

If you replace Wemby with any other title contender 2nd best player are they worse, better, or the same?

Denver, replace Murray with Wemby
Boston, replace Brown with Wemby
OKC, replace Chet with Wemby
Bucks, replace Dame with Wemby

I would say every championship contender would be either the same or bette if they replaced their number 2 player with Wemby. Because their number 2 player is not as good a defender as he is and isn't going to generate the amount of open looks for others that he does.

[poopbox]

I still can't believe there isn't some purpose in those (bad) decisions. Maybe the Spurs really want the bottom 3 and don't want to risk winning too many games.

Had Pop called a TO or put Victor back earlier vs the Dubs when they made a run/gap we'd have won that game imo.

Houston was really bad yesterday as well

Pop just can't be that bad, it's just doesn't make sense to me

He can absolutely be that bad.

What doesn't make sense is jumping through all these mental gymnastics to try and rationalize why a awful coach mad bad decisions, when it's clearly because they are an awful coach.

Pop is in his 70's. Never seen a 70 year do anything and think to myself "this person is at the top of their game right now". All 70 year old coaches would be bad. Pop is no exception.

[Pauleta14]

He can absolutely be that bad.

What doesn't make sense is jumping through all these mental gymnastics to try and rationalize why a awful coach mad bad decisions, when it's clearly because they are an awful coach.

Pop is in his 70's. Never seen a 70 year do anything and think to myself "this person is at the top of their game right now". All 70 year old coaches would be bad. Pop is no exception.

It doesn’t make sense.

you can’t just unlearn stuff, you can’t suddenly do rookie mistakes on a regular basis when ur a veteran etc

As bad as this roster is, if Pop doesn’t coach badly or passively here and there were out of the bottom 5

With Wemby getting comfortable and efficient the risk of wining is too high if u add teams like Memphis or Toronto who had seaosn ending injuries Spurs could even fight for the play-ins with a little bit of coaching effort

Pop is annoying af and I have plenty of criticism toward him, but he’s not an idiot.

that makes it 99% chance he’s doing it on purpose imo

[CorrectCrusader]

i was at the game and saw the made three and the end thought they tied it. the stadium was loud as hell during the call explanation.

Anyone explain what happened?

He put the ball down (dribbled) before shooting. No continuation.