Game Thread: Spurs @ Mavs 10/24/2024

[SPURt]

Wemby looking like hot ass on offense. After the first half, I almost thought this team could be good defensively. Apparently the Mavs were just playing bad offensively. Ick.

[Mal]

There go our playoff hopes.

Some injured or Mavs went on a run?

[sananspursfan21]

This looks like the same old Spurs…

[td4mvp2k]

i've seen enuff.. I'm ready for the lottery :wakeup

[onechance87]

Trying to get wemby inolved in the offense is hurting us.He should let the offense come to him and not force it.

[Splits]

VW + CP0 = 2/15, 8 pts, 6 tos

[rankingtear]

Wemby self creation is pretty much the same as last year.

[Fireball]

Kyrie is really engaged on defense ...

[Chinook]

I expected Wemby to be rusty and sadly I was right

He's playing like he's regressed a year. It's very disheartening. I worry he bought into that same bullshit idea that a lot of STers did where his struggles last season were the fault of everyone else and that he didn't need to improve. Maybe folks will start to realize he's not playing 4D basketball and that he's just not playing ball within the team concept much of the time.

[LeBowen]

Some injured or Mavs went on a run?

I was joking.
We had no playoff hopes to begin with.

[Barfunk]

We are not looking good first game...

[Leetonidas]

This is embarrassing

[timtonymanu]

Ehh I wasn’t expecting a win today. I’m just watching this to see how our players developed.

[Barfunk]

Wemby needs to go to the basket more when he's not hitting shots

[Pauleta14]

Wemby self creation is pretty much the same as last year.

His constant hesitations when he gets the ball in the post are mind boggling for a dude supposed to apply what he learns fast.

Catch and go ffs, stop dribbling all the time

[LeBowen]

We get CP3 only to have Champagnie and Sochan turn the ball over while bringing it up on back to back possessions.

[heyheymymy]

Pj washington was such a good acquisition for dallas

[GAustex]

Take the under

[blackbucket]

Can somebody please tell me what Zach is actually good for? I don’t mean that as a diss. I’m truly trying to understand what he brings.

[Fireball]

Ehh I wasn’t expecting a win today. I’m just watching this to see how our players developed.

you got neither ...

[Mal]

Mavs offensive rebounds figure it out themselves - there is nothing to rebound

[Mugen]

Somebody link those Dylan Harper highlights tbh

[onechance87]

Wtf happend at halftime.

[SouthernFried]

New Season....same as the old season.

Front Office is at least consistent. Consistently horrible.

"it's not the F/O fault...it's the players"

Uh...lol

[sananspursfan21]

Ehh I wasn’t expecting a win today. I’m just watching this to see how our players developed.

Me too. And I’m thoroughly let down. Top to bottom, these “young guys” look the same.

[Splits]

16 tos and 12 offensive boards given up :lmao

[NASpurs]

Ehh I wasn’t expecting a win today. I’m just watching this to see how our players developed.

I think we saw from the preseason games that we're running it back with literally the same dudes from last year not developing shit.

[TekXX]

Cmon y'all knew spurs weren't winning this game. Hopefully Chris Paul is a locker-room cancer and drives Pop into retirement

[poopbox]

Sochan---still a scrub

Julian---still a scrub

Two guys who when the other team turns up the intensity ALWAYS wilt

You aren't going anywhere as a team with players like that.

We need to get rid of Sochan to cause he is another do nothing player. The other team always puts their worst defender on him.

The mavs put Kyrie on him in the first and they suffered nothing for it.

[Russ]

Wemby 2-7 inside the arc isn't ideal.

[Mugen]

You’d think at some point that BWrong will actually be tasked with building a competent NBA roster instead of just acquiring 2nd rounders with cap space :lol

[lefty20]

Rusty af.

Castle being ahead of Wesley and Bran on the depth chart is good to see doe.

[KDKSpurs24]

Not overreacting especially since it’s game 1. But we the Team got a lot of blame last year but the truth is just Wemby is NOT an easy player to play with. He’s always out there freestyling and he always thinks he is open on every possession. Yes he’s taller than everyone but it’s still very difficult to get him the ball sometimes because of his positioning.

[baseline bum]

Well shit that escalated quickly

[timtonymanu]

I think we saw from the preseason game that we're running it back with literally the same dudes from last year not developing shit.

You just know sochan is gettin that extension despite being super average lol

[objective]

We get CP3 only to have Champagnie and Sochan turn the ball over while bringing it up on back to back possessions.

Absolutely maddening

[onechance87]

Can somebody please tell me what Zach is actually good for? I don’t mean that as a diss. I’m truly trying to understand what he brings.

this is not on collins.Wemby not looking any better rn.

[Barfunk]

Smh Wemby!

[Mal]

Sochan and Champagne best Spurs out theere

[Kuvai]

Wemby is monster defensively

For me he will put the numbers offensively, but team will struggle around him

But he is just 20

[heyheymymy]

Sochan put on luka defensively just changed the complexion of this game

[Barfunk]

Yeah, Wemby big reason for this deficit. He can't throw it the ocean for ishh.

[Mugen]

Wemby has been terrible at every facet of the game tonight.

[TekXX]

Oh it's back to within 7!

[poopbox]

Rusty af.

Castle being ahead of Wesley and Bran on the depth chart is good to see doe.

Best thing to come out of this game tbh.

[Dejounte]

Easy win if Wemby wakes up tbh

[Guru of Nothing]

About fucking time

[TekXX]

Down to 3!

[Mal]

Those scrubs are without FG for 5 secs. Good thing we have graphics to track it

[Strategic]

Luka you pig

[heyheymymy]

Spurs largest deficit was 14

SA cuts it to 3

[flox]

All my dislike for Chris Paul has melted away. He's going to accelerate the growth of so many players

[scott]

You’d think at some point that BWrong will actually be tasked with building a competent NBA roster instead of just acquiring 2nd rounders with cap space :lol

You don't understand! We need these picks to draft players AFTER we are good! How will we get good? Errr... don't worry about it.

But nice response here in the 3rd tbh.

Wemby can put this forgettable start behind him by taking over the 4th quarter.

[heyheymymy]

Dude these luka whistles are disgusting

[onechance87]

Bullshit foul calls for luka

[scott]

Luka starting to do Luka things though.

[Barfunk]

Cutting into lead. Donchich getting spec fouls.

[Mugen]

Great experience for Castle guarding Kyrie and Luka tbh

[timtonymanu]

You’d think at some point that BWrong will actually be tasked with building a competent NBA roster instead of just acquiring 2nd rounders with cap space :lol

Fans that cope about getting excited about a 20131 pick that might not even come to fruition :lol.

[spurraider21]

really dont like the foul call against Castle there

Tre's quickness is so jarring when he comes in for Paul. really nice change of pace.

[Mugen]

Luka you pig

:lol

[lefty20]

really dont like the foul call against Castle there

Not unexpected. Rookies are not allowed to breath the same air as a veteran star.

[spurraider21]

would like to have seen just a little bit of Bassey in this matchup. its not like Collins is going to score much in the post against bigs like Gafford and Lively. would rather have the superior rim protector and rebounder out there in this matchup in particular

[Mugen]

Great sequence from Steph

[LeBowen]

Zach and Keldon will make sure we get top10 lottery odds this season.

[Mugen]

Some brutal missed wide open 3s from Champ

[scott]

would like to have seen just a little bit of Bassey in this matchup. its not like Collins is going to score much in the post against bigs like Gafford and Lively. would rather have the superior rim protector and rebounder out there in this matchup in particular

Matchup dependent rotations?!?

:pop:

[timtonymanu]

Allowed 40 points in the 3rd.

All that talk from sniffers about the team committing to defense and they do shit like this.

[Mugen]

Good response in that qtr tbh, need Vic to wake up in the 4th

[spurraider21]

Some brutal missed wide open 3s from Champ
would have completely swung the game tbh

[Mugen]

Can’t believe Mamu is still out of the rotation with how little shooting this roster has tbh

[Guru of Nothing]

Feeling nothing but good vibes about Castle.

[emanueldavidginobili]

God I can’t stand Collins does NOTHING.

[timtonymanu]

Can’t believe Mamu is still out of the rotation with how little shooting this roster has tbh

It’s because he’s so bad at defense but at the same time I look at Zollins and see someone that is terrible on both ends of the court

[baseline bum]

I gotta say last year if Wemby was having a crap game the team was unwatchable. This team is still worth watching even with Victor looking awful tonight.

[Mugen]

It’s because he’s so bad at defense but at the same time I look at Zollins and see someone that is terrible on both ends of the court

half the guys that play in front of him are bad at defense tbh :lol

[Fireball]

fuck these calls

[timtonymanu]

half the guys that play in front of him are bad at defense tbh :lol

I’m with you. I just keep hearing from sniffers that the Spurs value defense and that’s why Mamu doesn’t play. The sniffers think we still have a lot of Bruce Bowens on the roster.

[Mugen]

Can’t believe Wemby missed that tbh

[Guru of Nothing]

Gafford been playing like Laimbeer a little tonight. That's the third shot that I can remember.

[SpursFan86]

Wemby has been garbage tonight :bang

[Fireball]

Can’t believe Wemby missed that tbh just horrible

[slick'81]

Sochan breaking faces

[poopbox]

Sochan had a wide open 3 and the mavs packed the paint cause they knew his trash ass wouldn't dare shoot it :lol

[Mugen]

How tf is that a flagrant

[onechance87]

It was the same shit when paul got hit in the face earlier and no foul call

[Barfunk]

Weak ass flagrant call

[TheBallsbreakers]

Sochan mah boi

[Fireball]

man Reggie what are you talking about

[Barfunk]

man Reggie what are you talking about

Being a fn hater

[TheDoctor]

What a weak ass shit call tbh

[TekXX]

I’m with you. I just keep hearing from sniffers that the Spurs value defense and that’s why Mamu doesn’t play. The sniffers think we still have a lot of Bruce Bowens on the roster.

It wasnt' an accident us winning those late games last year. with Mamu running his frantic ass around the court when Vassel and Sochan were on the bench.

[slick'81]

Come on castle

[TheDoctor]

Finally an and1 call, jesus

[slick'81]

That one handed ft smooth

[Barfunk]

And still not closing out on 3s

[slick'81]

Gg's

[Knoxxx]

Sham reffing Sochan fouled on the dunk attempt too.

[Fireball]

foul by Kleber ... defensive laps by the Spurs .. game over

[Pauleta14]

Once he sets his screen on the perimeter Wemby just... doesnt know what to do or rolls for nothing :lol

WTF are they working on

[Guru of Nothing]

A slam dunk, por favor.

[4lifecowboy]

The refs are killing us...

[flox]

Mavs are the nba golden boy and get such a bs whistle

[TheDoctor]

Wemby gotta shoot those, why playing scared?

[scott]

Hard to envision a more punchable duo than Klay and Luka.

[Leetonidas]

Anyone who thinks this team will even sniff the play in is completely delusional

[GAustex]

Take the under

[Frenchfred]

a step closer to Cooper Flagg

[Monostradamus]

:lmao Wemby softer than baby poop

[skin27]

:lol This team

[sananspursfan21]

Wow. These last three minutes were all reffing. Started with the bogus flagrant.

[benefactor]

Well that was fun for a bit

[onechance87]

called it,Our offense will be our downfall.

[Barfunk]

Anyone who thinks this team will even sniff the play in is completely delusional

:lol

[Fireball]

Once he sets his screen on the perimeter Wemby just... doesnt know what to do or rolls for nothing :lol

WTF are they working on doing some nice Jamal Crawford crossover step back threes ... yummy

[John B]

Well all those TO’s didn’t help

[sananspursfan21]

And that Klay three :lol

I’d rather they leave Luka open

[Mugen]

I legitimately can’t believe how little shooting this team has :lol

[TheDoctor]

Weak ass team, this should be the new lob city team. SMH

[TheBallsbreakers]

This is the defending Western Conference champs, bois and gals.
It being as competitive as it has been until the last few minutes is a good thing.
Just allowed the stars go on a roll.

[Barfunk]

Only one game but it's similar to last season. Takes every fiber of their being to keep the game close but as soon as the other team starts to take it even a little serious, we get beat down.

[Mugen]

All the fn plays being called for Keldon

[Pauleta14]

Pop Oct 2023 - "This season is about winning" - 5th worst record

Pop Oct 2024 - "This season is about winning" - ??

[Strategic]

Paul can’t hit a pony tonight

[scott]

Luka just clowning us at this point lol

[onechance87]

Keldon is terrible

[Mugen]

Same ol Spurs baby

[benefactor]

I legitimately can’t believe how little shooting this team has :lol
They can learn!!!!!111!!!11!!!!!!

[Mal]

At some point Pop must intervene with those three chucked by Wemby

[scott]

Pop Oct 2023 - "This season is about winning" - 5th worst record

Pop Oct 2024 - "This season is about winning" - ??

At this point I just wonder if this front office really thinks some of these players have talent and potential, or if they just see this as a long term work in progress.

[TekXX]

Lol tank season number 3? Who we playing next game?

[objective]

Typical ref corruption: wait until it's a 21 point game 5o call the mugging that's been all game long.

[benefactor]

Here comes the white flag

[TheDoctor]

What a meltdown goodness gracious, fuck these refs too

[onechance87]

just dumb players we got

[timtonymanu]

Having an offensively challenged team in 2024.

:lol sniffers
:lol Pop
:lol behind the times

[NASpurs]

Who knew drafting a bunch of players who can't shoot for shit would bite us in the ass after the legendary shooting coach left.

[td4mvp2k]

wemby complete *** tonite.. poop collecting retirement checks

[Barfunk]

Spurs GM Byran Rite playing 4d chess.

[Fireball]

Lol tank season number 3? Who we playing next game?

Rockets ...

[lefty20]

Spurs - 18 TOs and 11 3s

Mavs - 8 TOs and 19 3s

GG!

[John B]

Take them out already. Go Mamu!

[Fireball]

poop for coop

[sananspursfan21]

The IQ and hustle is horrible. CP3 included.

[scott]

Lol tank season number 3? Who we playing next game?

We're only counting the last three?

We're tied for the 2nd longest active playoff drought, but we're the only one of those teams with the highest paid Head Coach/President and team CEO.

Maybe they'll get extensions.

[Trainwreck2100]

Wemby getting mugged all game was unexpected after all the press he's been getting.

[Monostradamus]

Wemby gonna be elite at fantasy garbage time

[John B]

People here are forgetting the Mavs went to the Finals last year :lol

[Barfunk]

Man, we looked fn terrible.

[benefactor]

Wemby gonna be elite at fantasy garbage time
Gonna hit them with the Dak Prescott special

[scott]

BASSEY/MAMU MINUTES

[tim_duncan_fan]

It's the first game, but it must be said that these guys still look quite a bit goofy and pedestrian.

It is time to eliminate all, and I do mean ALL, fun things and distractions until these dudes can grab a rebound before pinballing it 6 times, stand anywhere near the same zip code as an extremely famous 3-point shooter at the right moment, and hit an open shot.

[Thomas82]

Looks like this one is over.

[Mugen]

At least Mavfan has that fluke finals run to hold them over for the next few years tbh

[Barfunk]

People here are forgetting the Mavs went to the Finals last year :lol

True, and they added shooting with Clay. We added.... no shooting. Brienne Write, 4d chess.

[Pauleta14]

At this point I just wonder if this front office really thinks some of these players have talent and potential, or if they just see this as a long term work in progress.

It's expecting miracles at this point

You can make them become good players but not elite and at what cost? Sochan at 30M/season hoping he becomes a totally diff man??

[NASpurs]

People here are forgetting the Mavs went to the Finals last year :lol

My brother John B finding something to sniff at after a blowout. :hat

[timtonymanu]

People here are forgetting the Mavs went to the Finals last year :lol

More sniffer excuses. I guess getting blown out by playoff teams is our ceiling this year. :lol

[TheBallsbreakers]

Adam Silver is the most serpentine-looking human I have ever seen.

[benefactor]

Looks like this one is over.
One of the greatest takes I've ever heard. You know sometimes I breathe to stay alive too.

[onechance87]

Lets see something castle

[skin27]

Wemby’s assist will go dewn this season because of chris paul.

[NASpurs]

Adam Silver is the most serpentine-looking human I have ever seen.

Only thing he's missing is his tongue flicking in and out.

[TheBallsbreakers]

Castle is good. Already better than almost half the roster

[Pauleta14]

Here comes the white flag

Would be stupid to give time to your main players so they get their legs after not letting them do it in pre season...

Genius.

[Strategic]

Spurs been Luka’s jv squad ever since he been in D. BS

[KingKev]

People here are forgetting the Mavs went to the Finals last year :lol

One of the most braindead ST fans supporting this jump-off to the season makes most of us validated.

[objective]

Bassey showing more heart and IQ than Zollins ever has

[benefactor]

Would be stupid to give time to your main players so they get their legs after not letting them do it in pre season...

Genius.
Oh come on now. Got to get those championship level role players in and get them some minutes.:tu

[Uriel]

Wesley :tu

[timtonymanu]

70+ points in the 2nd half.

Glad we traded away “non defensive” players like Dillingham to fit in versatile players in our strong defensive scheme. I can really see the priority to defense with this team. Thank you Mrs Body and the other sniffers for putting it in perspective.

[Mugen]

I wonder whose mins get cut when Devin is healthy.

should be Keldon but it’ll probably Castle knowing the old man

[timtonymanu]

Keldon is so dogshit but fans love him cause he yells after he makes good plays from time to time.

[dbestpro]

Spurs are tissue soft.

[Knoxxx]

We play too passive, offense seems disorganized and no 3 PT shooting.

[NASpurs]

Thank God for that warchest of 2nd rounders otherwise there would be no hope for this organization.



/s

[paperboy77]

Pop has de-balled all our dogs. Hate his style. Collins has ZERO left. Castle shoulda got way more minutes. Sorry but Jones always seems to limit himself... probably due to long term Pop pounding of "values". All that and Pop could give a damn now days about challenging the refs. Oh yeah... and Wemby is still lost it seems.

Ya'll might say it only game one and vs a pretty good Mavs team but this is how bad seasons go.

Collins needs to be traded to the Mexico City Capitanes and all the real dogs need to be let lose.

[Barfunk]

Missed layups, missed wide open 3s.

[scott]

Castle's BBIQ showing up here in garbage time.

Bassey looking world's better than Zollins in his garbage time minutes.

[jeebus]

tbh I was close with Wemby's shot predictions

[Mr. Body]

Well, Victor was fucking terrible. Totally different game if he wasn't so awful.

[CGD]

Keldon is so dogshit but fans love him cause he yells after he makes good plays from time to time.

And the guns, don’t forget the guns.

[scott]

In the post game interview, Klay sounded like he's sad to not be a Warrior.

Or that he has the IQ of a turtle.

[slick'81]

Same ol spurs. Could be in for a long season

[LeBowen]

Could've been worse.

It's well-known and obvious spacing is garbage and that Zach is useless, but Keldon wasn't any better.
Castle also needs more minutes.

[Frenchfred]

I was really hoping that Wemby's three point shot would have improved. Between this game and pre-season, it doesn't look good

[TheDoctor]

Weak ass team being stomped accordingly. Blindly I expected more of Keldon tbh. This team will suffer with its lack of shooting.

[onechance87]

Spurs been Luka’s jv squad ever since he been in D. BS

i hate it

[Mugen]

We should keep having our 7’5” chucking 10 threes a game tbh :lol

[poopbox]

Pop has de-balled all our dogs. Hate his style. Collins has ZERO left. Castle shoulda got way more minutes. Sorry but Jones always seems to limit himself... probably due to long term Pop pounding of "values". All that and Pop could give a damn now days about challenging the refs. Oh yeah... and Wemby is still lost it seems.

Ya'll might say it only game one and vs a pretty good Mavs team but this is how bad seasons go.

Collins needs to be traded to the Mexico City Capitanes and all the real dogs need to be let lose.

I agree. Pop has really pussified this team. Players like Keldon and Sochan and Tre play like pussies. They don't attack with any strenght, with any power, with any aggression. They constantly get pushed and shoved around all over the court. No edge to them. It's like the first thing we do when we draft a player is give them a sex change.

Funny enough, the one guy who does have an edge to him, Collins, always gets his shit pushed in when he does anything other players don't like. Dude has a "left the game with his face bloody" montage :lol

[timtonymanu]

Could've been worse.

It's well-known and obvious spacing is garbage and that Zach is useless, but Keldon wasn't any better.
Castle also needs more minutes.

It’s gonna take Pop 70+ games to figure it out while he bitches out the Spurs crowd for booing opposing players. :lol

[CGD]

Well, Victor was fucking terrible. Totally different game if he wasn't so awful.

Maybe, but Reggie finally had a decent point at the end: we simply don’t have enough offense. Dev should help with that but even then the team is thin.

[Seventyniner]

When I saw Barnes hit that baseline J in the 2nd quarter I thought it was Kurt Thomas. Had to rub my eyes a bit.

[sananspursfan21]

That game instilled no confidence in this team…

[tim_duncan_fan]

Wemby’s assist will go dewn this season because of chris paul.

Which is why he should be doing big-man things and getting buckets.

Someone was supposed to approximate Luka's output tonight, but we didn't have that. Ah well. Next game.

[onechance87]

Pop has de-balled all our dogs. Hate his style. Collins has ZERO left. Castle shoulda got way more minutes. Sorry but Jones always seems to limit himself... probably due to long term Pop pounding of "values". All that and Pop could give a damn now days about challenging the refs. Oh yeah... and Wemby is still lost it seems.

Ya'll might say it only game one and vs a pretty good Mavs team but this is how bad seasons go.

Collins needs to be traded to the Mexico City Capitanes and all the real dogs need to be let lose.

Sounds like we need a coach,Cause this shit is a mess.

[stephen jackson]

Pop even deballed Chris Paul who woulda thought and wemby had a horrible attitude all game looked hungover

[poopbox]

It’s gonna take Pop 70+ games to figure it out while he bitches out the Spurs crowd for booing opposing players. :lol

Pop will never actually figure it out, just like he never figured out putting Wemby at center...all of our centers just got hurt and their was no where else for Wemby to play.

Castle will only get minutes when Paul gets hurt (highly likely) and tre get's hurt (unlikely because Tre plays an extremely pussified style of basketball).

[Chomag]

I knew the old man would just use Castle sparingly and only for garbage time... Will someone please remind Pop that castle is an early lottery pick

[Barfunk]

Maybe, but Reggie finally had a decent point at the end: we simply don’t have enough offense. Dev should help with that but even then the team is thin.

Tim Legler on the Spurs when Kawhi went down against the Warriors in 2017 WCF: They just don't have enough shot makers.

So yeah, this has been a problem for almost 8 years.

[jesterbobman]

Really sloppy first game.

Champagnie and Barnes being able to be effective as wings, and Sochan being a scrappy off ball interior threat are positives.
Wemby wasn't great. Physical strength is still a work in progress, but that was known going in.
Got up 3s, but the spacing felt off, just a lack of certainty.

The Castle pass to set up the Branham 3 was excellent. Of the two questions I had going into the draft, I'm getting more and more comfortable with the on ball PG skills and the range of vision (shot is the other, that's still TBC). Didn't complain when calls didn't go his way, and some rookie calls / judgements on physicality. Really exciting when he's able to (allowed to) do Jrue things.

[TheDoctor]

I agree. Pop has really pussified this team. Players like Keldon and Sochan and Tre play like pussies. They don't attack with any strenght, with any power, with any aggression. They constantly get pushed and shoved around all over the court. No edge to them. It's like the first thing we do when we draft a player is give them a sex change.

Funny enough, the one guy who does have an edge to him, Collins, always gets his shit pushed in when he does anything other players don't like. Dude has a "left the game with his face bloody" montage :lol

Talking about sex change, I’d trade a bunch os these players for Caitlin Clark. She would play pussified, meaning with heart and aggressiveness. Not like these weak ass fellas we have in our team.

[benefactor]

Barkley with the heat seeker talking about Klay...

Let's all calm down they are playing the Spurs

:lol

[timtonymanu]

Yeah Keldon, Tre, and Collins are absolutely useless. Of course the sniffers want them around but I guess the sniffers like 20 win teams.

Champ is the only bench player worth a damn, I want Bassey to play more. Castle needs to play.

[TheBallsbreakers]

Pop even deballed Chris Paul who woulda thought and wemby had a horrible attitude all game looked hungover
Gotta admit, Wemby did look down in the dumps all game long.

[Barfunk]

Barkley with the heat seeker talking about Klay...

Let's all calm down they are playing the Spurs

:lol

Lol yupp heard that one

[Blizzardwizard]

:pop: "Malaki had seven points in six minutes? Looks like we've found ourselves a new starter!"

[objective]

All the newcomers had positive moments but they still got waxed. 2 elderly players and a rookie, good lord the roster is trash outside of Wemby

[cutewizard]

Hmmmmm

[Guru of Nothing]

Just imagine Wemby and Edey together for a game 1!, had we drafted him.

[TheDoctor]

All the newcomers had positive moments but they still got waxed. 2 elderly players and a rookie, good lord the roster is trash outside of Wemby

CP3 and the beast Barnes are an acceptable supporting cast. Problem is that besides Viktor and them, this team has no scoring whatsoever. This would have been worst without Champ’s contributions. Also, I see no fire in the coaching staff either.

[poopbox]

CP3 and the beast Barnes are an acceptable supporting cast. Besides Viktor and them, this team has no scoring whatsoever. I see no fire in the coaching staff either.

Why would they? It's not like anything on Pop staff is performance based. He going to be here long as he want, and his scrotum washer Brown is going to be here as long as Pop wants him here.

That's another problem with this team. Other teams coaches have to coach to win at some point otherwise they get fired. Not in San Antonio. In San Antonio a coach can fail to win 35 games FOR 5 STRAIGHT YEARS and have no fear of losing his job.

[sananspursfan21]

Also, I see no fire in the coaching staff either.

This. Pop was cool as a cucumber while the ball was passed around like an Oprah Winfrey show.

[sananspursfan21]

Wemby didn’t know what to do with the ball in his hands tonight. I’m not concerned for him, but he did not look like a game changing superstar at any point tonight.

[TekXX]

You know what, fuck Ballys, i'll take my 7 day free trial and peace out. SS&E ain't getting a piece of my money with another year of this bullshit. If i want to watch a game i'll go to a bar.

[onechance87]

I knew the old man would just use Castle sparingly and only for garbage time... Will someone please remind Pop that castle is an early lottery pick

And is obviously better then half these dudes.Should always be first off the bench getting 25 mins plus.Wake up pop u dumb ass

[BackHome]

I hope this opens peoples eyes to realize we need a massive upgrade in talent and for better or worse people better pray we get lottery with at least two picks in the next draft

[timtonymanu]

I hope this opens peoples eyes to realize we need a massive upgrade in talent and for better or worse people better pray we get lottery with at least two picks in the next draft

What’s the point? They will trade the picks for someone in the 2040 nba draft.

[scott]

When is Devin back, tbqh

[onechance87]

When is Devin back, tbqh

most likely end of nov or in dec.

[CGD]

Wonder if Sochan/Harrison will end up being this year’s Wemby/Collins. One should probably be on the bench tbh and allow Champ to slot in at the 3.

[onechance87]

Wonder if Sochan/Harrison will end up being this year’s Wemby/Collins. One should probably be on the bench tbh and allow Champ to slot in at the 3.

sometimes sochan can be so useless cause he cant nothing on offense.Doesnt do nothing on offense,Cant shoot,Cant create plays And cant
finish at the rim.

[Strategic]

At the same time I’m disappointed with a couple players tonight but ok with them not getting blown out because of it. Damn mavs have 3 seasoned closers, hof’ers. Wishing Vic would play inside the arc a bit more, especially starting out.

[PhantomDashCam]

When I saw Barnes hit that baseline J in the 2nd quarter I thought it was Kurt Thomas. Had to rub my eyes a bit.

He was there too, sitting behind one of the benches.
He and David West patented that Geriatric Jumper.

[objective]

One thing you have to hand to Sochan is that few players can deliberately and with measured tempo dribble out of bounds like he can.

[spurraider21]

I legitimately can’t believe how little shooting this team has :lol
Our 3 point specialist is a guy who shot under 37% last year. How good do you think our rank and file shooters are?

[Thomas82]

Lol tank season number 3? Who we playing next game?

We have Houston on Saturday and again on Monday.

[Kuvai]

This Sochen guy thinks pretty high about himself.

He thinks he is Manu Ginoblii want to make style plays Ofcourse he is not…

[gambit1990]

good game to lose and a good way to lose it TBH.

spurs got to within three against an improved finals team... with wemby & cp3 shooting a combined 23%. and with the spurs playing sloppy.

if it had been a blowout from the start then that would've been a different story.

[gambit1990]

as i've mentioned in my last thread, 75% of this roster (+ future draft picks) need to be on the trading block. the spurs don't have a #2 option.

there's wemby ... and then two #3.5 options.

it's funny that i'm actually the optimistic one on here for the first time since the kawhi era :lol

something like this:

castle can ball. keep cp3, barnes, castle, wemby. make a big trade.

[BackHome]

Who are you trading all of our picks for that is going to take us to the promise land?

[gambit1990]

Who are you trading all of our picks for that is going to take us to the promise land?
great question.

• i'm not a fan of this player (no one should be)
• and he's past him prime

but he's gonna ask for trade when he realizes his team is going nowhere again.

i'm trading vassell, sochan, jones and a couple picks for kd.

i don't see it happening, obviously. but kd will be very unhappy at some point this season.

cp3 / kd / wemby :tu:tu

[gambit1990]

i'd take jimmy butler also.

obviously, these are pie in the sky scenarios. but the spurs should be swinging for the fences imo.

i'd settle for less then either of the two players i mentioned. this roster needs talent.

[CGD]

sometimes sochan can be so useless cause he cant nothing on offense.Doesnt do nothing on offense,Cant shoot,Cant create plays And cant
finish at the rim.

I actually thought Sochan was mostly pretty good tonight. He does have to clean up some dumb things obviously, but so do many others.

In an ideal world Harrison moves to the bench later this season, and they find a better 3/D SF (or start Champ). Seems unlikely, but by the end of the season the rotation should looks like:

CP3 — Castle — Tre
Vassell — TBD
Champ — Keldon
Sochan — Harrison
Wemby — Bassey

Rolling of next year in some way:
- Zach
- Tre
- Malaki
- Blake

[lefty20]

i'd take jimmy butler also.

obviously, these are pie in the sky scenarios. but the spurs should be swinging for the fences imo.

i'd settle for less these either of the two players i mentioned. this roster needs talent.

gtfo with that subtle troll shit bro

Jimmy Butler????

:lol

His overrated freethrow merchant old ass was turrible in the season opener. That version is gonna be close to what you see from him the rest of his career.

[objective]

Butler might be washed by now, lots of years and miles on him

I could imagine the heat trading Butler for Kawhi with the delusion that they could fix Kawhi and he'd play for Riley and Spoelstra.

[couchman]

I'm getting sick of Pop looking so happy after loses.
At some point he has to show that he cares about winning again or make room for someone who will.

[rankingtear]

Wemby needs those on ball creation reps even if it cost wins. He could limit those globetrotter stuff though I don't think those would ever be useful.

[mystargtr34]

Lol that Kurt Thomas/Mcdyess era from 2009-2011 was bad. Trotting out Keith Bogans and Roger Mason next to Kurt Thomas and Mcdyess

[SPURt]

Castle was easily the best player off the bench, that was good. I liked Sochan’s role with CP3 running point. If Wemby starts hitting shots, this team could be competitive.

[SPURt]

Lol that Kurt Thomas/Mcdyess era from 2009-2011 was bad. Trotting out Keith Bogans and Roger Mason next to Kurt Thomas and Mcdyess
+1.

[GAustex]

Once pop goes things will start to turn around

[rankingtear]

Sochan and Champ looked much improved going back to the preseason. Moreso their atheticism and conditioning.

[scott]

I actually thought Sochan was mostly pretty good tonight. He does have to clean up some dumb things obviously, but so do many others.

In an ideal world Harrison moves to the bench later this season, and they find a better 3/D SF (or start Champ). Seems unlikely, but by the end of the season the rotation should looks like:

CP3 — Castle — Tre
Vassell — TBD
Champ — Keldon
Sochan — Harrison
Wemby — Bassey

Rolling of next year in some way:
- Zach
- Tre
- Malaki
- Blake

I'm generally a Sochan skeptic, but I thought he did pretty good tonight as well. Definitely wasn't the biggest problem on the team, even with a couple of silly turnovers.

I also agree that one of Sochan or Barnes needs to go to the bench once Devin is back. Right now I'd probably prefer to start Barnes, but that could change if Sochan can keep this up.

[DPG21920]

Castle + Vassell + Julian + Sochan + Wemby is what it should be after a while. CP looked washed last season and looks washed now (which isnt unexpected tbh..)

[Raven]

not really sure what to make of this game

[spurraider21]

Tbh if wemby doesn’t shit the bed this game was winnable.

overall can’t be upset with how Sochan, Barnes, Champagnie played in the starting unit. Nobody from the bench really stepped up. With that said I’m glad to see Castle was running ahead of Blake and Branham. Wonder where he finds his minutes when Vassell comes back. Will it be at Jones’ expense?

Particularly with Vic struggling, we really were missing Vassell as who could trade baskets when the other team gets hot

[playblair]

is popovich/yes man brett brown going to tell sochan & jones to stop going under screens on shooters.......wembanyma is a dpoy candidate in the paint no reason to not go over the screen & let them drive......

[RC_Drunkford]

most predictable coach in the league


Mavs by 20


he won't even play 10 minutes


Bassey won‘t play either, unless it‘s garbage time

[Pauleta14]

I'm generally a Sochan skeptic, but I thought he did pretty good tonight as well. Definitely wasn't the biggest problem on the team, even with a couple of silly turnovers.

I also agree that one of Sochan or Barnes needs to go to the bench once Devin is back. Right now I'd probably prefer to start Barnes, but that could change if Sochan can keep this up.

Sochan had a good "Sochan" game, I liked his sustained agressivity on defense.

However he still isn't an NBA player on offense and too much of a liability to me, his floor is really low and I can't see how he could just change like that tbh.

I hope he proves me wrong of course but we need better decision making, passing and scoring, he keeps messing up so many plays that should lead to an easy bucket.

I'd like him to go to the bench to try provoque something in him, Pop is overly protective of him and he's never been challenge since he arrived in the NBA.

But replace him with who? This roster is awful...