Game Thread: Spurs (4-5) vs. Jazz (1-7) Saturday Nov. 9 2024 4:00 PM CT 12:00 AM Riga

[exstatic]

GSG!

[skin27]

Would Bricktor shit the bed again?

[John B]

Vassell’s first game. This should be another good game for the home team against scrubs. Spurs by 15. GSG :flag:

[John B]

Spurs Injuries: Tre Jones – Out (ankle), Devin Vassell – Probable (foot), David Duke Jr. – Out (G League), Harrison Ingram – Out (G League), Riley Minix – Out (G League), Malaki Branham – Questionable (ankle), Jeremy Sochan – Out (thumb)

Jazz Injuries: Keyonte George – Questionable (foot), Taylor Hendricks – Out (fibula), Micah Potter – Out (G League), Jason Prestonn – Out (G League), Oscar Tshiebwe – Out (G League), Collin Sexton – Available (finger)

[LeBowen]

Me and scott will be here when Markkanen torches us.

[Pauleta14]

Would Bricktor shit the bed again?

You're pushing this in every thread mate :lol

[slick'81]

The Utah jazz absolutely suck

[Sugus]

Early game for fucking once!! Hope Vassell hits the ground running and energizes the team, they sorely miss him

[skin27]

You're pushing this in every thread mate :lol

until he improves his shooting percentage he deserves to be called Bricktor

[RC_Drunkford]

we should win this, but if Markkanen plays we might not. Hope Vassell has a great game returning to the team. Wemby should be able to dominate Kessler for a good 25 minutes if he doesn't run out of breath.

[RC_Drunkford]

You're pushing this in every thread mate :lol


until he improves his shooting percentage he deserves to be called Bricktor

everybody online been calling him Bricktor or Wembrick since his first summer league game

[Pauleta14]

until he improves his shooting percentage he deserves to be called Bricktor

Oh sure, but I mostly noticed "Wembrick", I thought u might be pushing for a new one :lol

[Fireball]

:flag:

[scott]

Me and scott (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=150) will be here when Markkanen torches us.

Happy Devin is back and excited to see how he changes things!

Also excited for LeBowen and I to get some scouting work done on our Summer 2025 Trade Acquisition, Lauri Markkanen!

[TDomination]

Going to the game with my wife and kids. Its kids day at the arena. Hopefully they can get the win!!

[gambit1990]

cool that vassell will be back.

the spurs have never mentioned how often they might be giving wemby / cp3 rest this season?

[poopbox]

Lauri playing so this could easily be an L for the spurs.

Hardy probably does the right thing and pulls him if he is playing to well to preserver the tank though

[Ice009]

Vassell’s first game. This should be another good game for the home team against scrubs. Spurs by 15. GSG :flag:

Great to hear that Devin is back. Should really help the team. It really stinks that Jeremy got hurt. Hopefully Victor has a good game and gets himself going. I'd also love to see Castle back up the good performance he had last game.


everybody online been calling him Bricktor or Wembrick since his first summer league game

I haven't heard any of these names. I guess I don't go to too many other forums. Where do people call him this?

[scott]

Bricktor is classic, tbh.

It doesn't matter and shouldn't concern anyone, but the rest of the league is laughing at Wemby's early struggles the way we all used to laugh at Wesbrick or Amen Thompson or whoever else. The die hards of 29 other teams want to see him fail, because they don't have him. And they're loving every minute of this. Hopefully Vic turns it around QUICKLY and shoves it down their throats, just like last season.

[scott]

Will also have to catch this one on replay... time zones be fucking with me!

GSG

[Robz4000]

Not having Sochan to throw at Markkanen will make this harder than it needs to be, but Spurs should win imo.

[RC_Drunkford]

I haven't heard any of these names. I guess I don't go to too many other forums. Where do people call him this?

The internet. YouTube, Twitter, etc.

[Larry O]

Hmmm... I have a good feeling that "Bricktor Wimpyama" will have a good game today and reclaim his rightful name! GSG!!!

[ace3g]

https://x.com/tom_orsborn/status/1855346031355183189

[r0drig0lac]

https://x.com/spurs/status/1855347511919317107

[Mr. Body]

Bricktor is classic, tbh.

It doesn't matter and shouldn't concern anyone, but the rest of the league is laughing at Wemby's early struggles the way we all used to laugh at Wesbrick or Amen Thompson or whoever else. The die hards of 29 other teams want to see him fail, because they don't have him. And they're loving every minute of this. Hopefully Vic turns it around QUICKLY and shoves it down their throats, just like last season.

They laughed at his first Summer League game. I'm not remotely worried.

[TekXX]

Chucktor Wembrickyama

[vy65]

They laughed at his first Summer League game. I'm not remotely worried.

Kiss of death tbh

[vy65]

I’m at the game. Vic only shot threes during shootaround and legit made only one

[LeBowen]

I’m at the game. Vic only shot threes during shootaround and legit made only one

Did you cheer when he made it? Needs all the encouragement he can get, tbh.

[baseline bum]

I’m at the game. Vic only shot threes during shootaround and legit made only one

Was the make a catch and shoot three? Would be an improvement if so.

[Pauleta14]

Listening to Mitch, he seems perfectly satisfied with Wemby not being a +20pt avg player anymore... smh

"Socialist" mentality and ppl wonder why SA is not a prized destination :lol

[ace3g]

Wemby and Castle hit their first 3s.

[LeBowen]

Steph Curr...Castle?

[jeebus]

Castle baby

[ace3g]

Castle 2 for 2 from 3.

[Dex]

CASTLE HIT A THREE!! GG JAZZ

[r0drig0lac]

Stephen Curr...astle

[jeebus]

3 for 3!!

[Mal]

Spurs can shoot ?

[szkorhetz]

Castle is on fire.

[NASpurs]

Castle :wow

[jesterbobman]

CASTLE!!!

[ace3g]

Castle 3 for 3 from 3.

[NASpurs]

Wemby forgets he's 7'4", good and bad.

[TekXX]

Castle is on fire!!

[weeks]

holy shit castle

[Strategic]

Sweetness!

[Spurs Brazil]

Castle on fire!!!

[100%duncan]

Best Steph C in the league right here

[Mal]

That shot selection

[gambit1990]

spurs have attempted two 2s and ten 3s so far.

[RC_Drunkford]

Bricktor wants to play soccer now. That must be his teammates fault

[Mal]

This is brutal to watch

[Strategic]

Devin can’t shoot. Hurry someone and start the thread.

[mystargtr34]

Bricktor wants to play soccer now. That must be his teammates fault

That was a nice rugby chip, run and dive for the try.

[jesterbobman]

Not a shock that a guy in his first game action in 7 months is a bit off with the shot. Good bounce off the dribble, two man chemistry with Vic actually screening and popping.

[RC_Drunkford]

we ran a set for Wemby and how surprising: the result was a turnover

[Pauleta14]

wtf is this lineup :lol

[LeBowen]

6 3pts
2 FTs
1 fastbreak alley-oop
Not a single layup or mid-range basket in the quarter.

Wemby's handles are legit horrid.

[NASpurs]

Physics will always win when Wemby is trying to dance on a guy 8 inches shorter than him.

[AusSpur]

4 TOs for Wemby that quarter

[Spurs Brazil]

8 turnovers in the 1st quarter. Also some terrible defense by Johnson

[RC_Drunkford]

did Jamal Crawford teach him how to fall on the floor while dribbling?

[TekXX]

Wemby needs to understand he's in this league for his height, not his handles. What a waste for this guy to hang around the 3 point line.

[Pauleta14]

Maybe Wemby has amazing handles in training and suddenly sucks durring games, who knows... :lol

I can't see any other explanation for him keeping acting as if he was good at it.

[mystargtr34]

Wemby will never have the handle of foot speed to go around anyone on the perimeter 😂 he’s too big and slow. He’s not KD, he’s more KG.

[100%duncan]

Wemby is bound for a triple double at this rate if you know what I mean

[Pauleta14]

I'd like to see Cp with the 2nd unit a little bit more so we don't have to use Wesley or Baham as a PG all the time

[weeks]

wemby falls a lot

[poopbox]

How was that not a foul for Wesley :rollin

Got slapped so hard it had an echo :rollin

[NASpurs]

At least he doesn't look gassed and has his legs underneath him tonight. Baby steps.

[Spurs Brazil]

Wemby!!!

[100%duncan]

There you go

[james evans]

the good news is that Wemby is hitting 3s this game. The bad news is that Wemby is hitting 3s this game. The fact that he's doing it against one of the worst teams in the league means that it gives him confidence to shoot nothing but 3s going forward

[Pauleta14]

Wemby is bound for a triple double at this rate if you know what I mean

Ten 3s ? :lol

[jesterbobman]

Wemby is trying to get to be a primary initiator, which he looked decent at for stretches of last year. He's much better using the threat of his dribble from close to the rim / triple threat position than out in full court / dancing on the perimeter, and doing a mix of big man things alongside popping threes, rather than being 7'4 Luka.

[rankingtear]

Castle and Wemby new splash bros.

[Mal]

Ten 3s ? :lol

40 pts, 10 x3s, 10 TO, 20 rbs would be statline for ages

[pRoshi]

Why is Castle not in WTF

[NASpurs]

This game is boring as shit.

[poopbox]

No team in the league misses more wide open 3s than we do

[Mal]

Why is Castle not in WTF

Wesley is in.

[baseline bum]

Is it me or is CP3 just as bad as Sochan was at getting the ball into Bricktor when he actually goes in the paint?

[Kawhi Duncan]

Wemby is trying to get to be a primary initiator, which he looked decent at for stretches of last year. He's much better using the threat of his dribble from close to the rim / triple threat position than out in full court / dancing on the perimeter, and doing a mix of big man things alongside popping threes, rather than being 7'4 Luka.

I actually always felt like he needs to play like Jokic

[r0drig0lac]

Devin is back!!!

[james evans]

kelson johnson needs to learn that there is more to basketball than layups and 3s. He will be wide open and instead of shooting the open 8-15 footer, he drives into the paint surrounded by 3 or 4 guys

[Kawhi Duncan]

Westley and Collins are godawful

[Kawhi Duncan]

Is it me or is CP3 just as bad as Sochan was at getting the ball into Bricktor when he actually goes in the paint?

He has missed him a surprising amount of times this season

[poopbox]

Collins blows a layup then turns his back when the ball would have come right back to him :lmao

[james evans]

why the FUCK wouldn't collins go for the block after the whistle? It's totally legal to block or attempt to block a shot after the whistle. He just stood there and let him get the and 1

[weeks]

welcome back devin

[LeBowen]

Dumb foul by Devin, but he's so smooth, easily our best offensive player.

Markkanen is an effortless scorer, I still can't get over not trading for him.

[james evans]

Is it me or is CP3 just as bad as Sochan was at getting the ball into Bricktor when he actually goes in the paint?
we have no shooters. They are leaving the 3 point line basically open and packing the paint with defenders around Wemby. This isn't Chris Paul's fault. He's one of the best passers in NBA history, but even Magic Johnson couldn't get the ball to Wemby with the defense being played on him and a lack of shooters to make them pay

[Kawhi Duncan]

Our coaches really need to create an offense for Vic... He is just shooting random shots and you have to hope he is on fire... Recipe for causing a player to not develop

[Kawhi Duncan]

why the FUCK wouldn't collins go for the block after the whistle? It's totally legal to block or attempt to block a shot after the whistle. He just stood there and let him get the and 1

Because he is stupid

[Mal]

Utah just accepts a loss is Spurs could shoot.

[objective]

Collins blows a layup then turns his back when the ball would have come right back to him :lmao

I think he missed the dump off pass to the cutter, first, then the miss, the the surrendering the rebound

[lefty20]

Hope they catch the sniper. #JusticeForSexton

[LeBowen]

Castle is constantly getting fucked over by the refs, if only we had a coach to stand up for him.

[TekXX]

WTF mills hit Wemby and hit the floor like he'd been hit by a dumptruck. LOL the look on Mills face like "really"

[Mal]

Keldon is perfect tank commander. He would sell some tickets, but wont win games

[Spurs Brazil]

Johnson SUCKS! Spurs must trade him soon

[poopbox]

Barnes holy shit :lmao

[weeks]

Castle is constantly getting fucked over by the refs, if only we had a coach to stand up for him.

typical rookie treatment

[james evans]

Johnson SUCKS! Spurs must trade him soon
for who and what? At this point, we couldn't package Johnson and Collins for a 2045 2nd round pick.

[LeBowen]

This is actually disgusting.
Might aswell tank again.

[Mal]

Castle defense is legit as fuck

[Pauleta14]

He has missed him a surprising amount of times this season

Cp has been a great addition for everybody but Wemby :lol

He also took away his playmaking/hub abiities

[Mal]

Are all Spurs games just chucking fest ?

[100%duncan]

I miss Dev tbh. A real hooper.

[Spurs Brazil]

Terrible 1st half. Poor transition D, 28 3PTA and Johnson horrible defense

[TekXX]

LOL we all thought CP3 would be throwing amazing lobs to Wemby.

[baseline bum]

Johnson SUCKS! Spurs must trade him soon

Spurs should have traded him a year ago when he would have had positive value on the market.

[Mal]

LOL we all thought CP3 would be throwing amazing lobs to Wemby.

He is throwing checkdowns for bricks

[Kawhi Duncan]

Our coaches don't know how to coach our players into spacing the court... Wemby and CP3 can never run a high pick and roll because at least one of our players are always either running across the lane while the play is happening, or standing in an area where their man can easily cut off the lane...

[Mal]

Our coaches don't know how to coach our players into spacing the court... Wemby and CP3 can never run a high pick and roll because at least one of our players are always either running across the lane while the play is happening, or standing in an area where their man can easily cut off the lane...

They need to move around, because defense is not gonna respect them spreading the floor at all

[sananspursfan21]

On the bright side, it kinda looks like our guys are just playing with their food. The bad part is that if they play too long they’ll find themselves in a hole they can’t get out of…

[james evans]

Our coaches don't know how to coach our players into spacing the court... Wemby and CP3 can never run a high pick and roll because at least one of our players are always either running across the lane while the play is happening, or standing in an area where their man can easily cut off the lane...
exactly. Add in that none of these mfers can shoot, so whomever is guarding them just packs the paint

[RC_Drunkford]

why the FUCK wouldn't collins go for the block after the whistle? It's totally legal to block or attempt to block a shot after the whistle. He just stood there and let him get the and 1

just collecting checks he wouldn’t get nowhere else

[baseline bum]

On the bright side, it kinda looks like our guys are just playing with their food. The bad part is that if they play too long they’ll find themselves in a hole they can’t get out of…

Meh Victor already has his head up a hole he can't get it out of. I miss when he was fun to watch last season. Now he's poor man's Antoine Walker on the offensive end.

[objective]

Keldon is perfect tank commander. He would sell some tickets, but wont win games

Do they even sell tickets?

Spurs might have emptiest lower bowl in the league

[poopbox]

What is Chris Paul doing :lmao

[poopbox]

We don't run anything resembling a real nba offense

[Mal]

So called "vets" are also chucking along with everybody else

[Leetonidas]

This team fucking sucks lol

[james evans]

they are literally not even guarding Castle at the 3 point line. hahaha. The defender is 10 feet away from him

[lefty20]

Castle got a call :wow That ref gonna get the boot immediately after the game.

[vy65]

I miss the silver dancers

[100%duncan]

Cant seem to get over the hump when it gets close

[Pauleta14]

Vassell instead of Cp and we have ou starting 5

[poopbox]

Julian back to scrubbing it up

[LeBowen]

Yeah, this is just sad.
Either trade for some help or fire up the tank, no point in doing whatever this is.

[Kawhi Duncan]

We have some really dumb players on our roster

[timtonymanu]

Do the mormons remember there's suppose to tank?

But also lol spurs.

[Spurs Brazil]

Champagne and Johnson playing terrible and Mamu still on the bench.

[100%duncan]

Cant seem to get over the hump when it gets close

We tie and on cue, down 6 again. Wesley is stupid btw, that pass from keldon when tied, wesley kept going forward instead of getting the ball. That was a easy 2 pts for the lead now down 6 again.

[100%duncan]

Also Champ is an early season merchant. He makes Danny Green look like Timmy in terms of consistency. This dude is not icy-hot more like icy icy icy icy hot.

[Kawhi Duncan]

We don't run anything resembling a real nba offense

I've been beating this horse's corpse... That's the MAIN reason Wemby is so inconsistent and has to resort to jacking threes... There's no actual system... We playing pick up basketball while other teams are running actual sets where their star players consistently get the ball in their spots

[baseline bum]

Wow 2 points in the paint!

[LeBowen]

Can we swap Collins-es?

[Mal]

Keldon with stellar -24

[onechance87]

wow we have sum dumb players

[timtonymanu]

Also Champ is an early season merchant. He makes Danny Green look like Timmy in terms of consistency. This dude is not icy-hot more like icy icy icy icy hot.

Yeah I would bench him and start Barnes when Vassell is back starting again.

[Kawhi Duncan]

Wesley is actually awful... Been that way for a long time... But every 10 games he has a good stretch and ppl begin to think he may end up being a valuable part of the rotation... He will NEVER be a good NBA player

[Gibbz]

Good Zollins gif opportunity there.

[lefty20]

Shit got real quiet in here once the Spurs went on a run, tbh.

[Spurs Brazil]

Wesley and Vassell saving the bench. Great run

[100%duncan]

Damn this collier dude was projected #1 at some point

[Rosewood]

Shit got real quiet in here once the Spurs went on a run, tbh. True, but also… it’s the Jazz. They are probably the worst team in the league.

[LeBowen]

Damn this collier dude was projected #1 at some point

Prime exmple of why European development system is better.
#1 high school prospect should be practicing with the pros and getting some minutes instead of dunking on unathletic kids.

[100%duncan]

Yeah I would bench him and start Barnes when Vassell is back starting again.

Ideally Steph becomes our starting PG and CP slides to them bench to handle the 2nd unit with those scrubs. That won’t happen with Cp though so as long as Steph becomes a 10ppg 5apg kind of guy, I guess we’re good with him and Tre righting the ship when the starters sit.

[100%duncan]

Prime exmple of why European development system is better.
#1 high school prospect should be practicing with the pros and getting some minutes instead of dunking on unathletic kids.

Instagrammification of the league

[timtonymanu]

God already a pathetic 4th quarter start.

[Uriel]

Filipowski would’ve been such a nice fit on this team.

[timtonymanu]

My god this team turns over the ball A lot.

[LeBowen]

CP3 actually can't beat anyone off the dribble. He's just a passer at this point.

[Leetonidas]

Paul is so washed on offense

[timtonymanu]

I have a feeling Jazz will win. We keep making stupid mistakes to go on a run.

[Pauleta14]

CP3 actually can't beat anyone off the dribble. He's just a passer at this point.

Been saying it ad nauseum

We were all dead wrong

[Mal]

I have a feeling Jazz will win. We keep making stupid mistakes to go on a run.

I tend to think, that chucking is gameplan

[Spurs Brazil]

Paul and Barnes were supposed to help but they are terrible tonight.

[timtonymanu]

Castle's ability to draw fouls for a rookie is impressive.

[Mal]

Find out how Vassell, Castle, Sochan and Wemby can co-exist, those guys are the future

[LeBowen]

Castle has to start even when everyone gets healthy.

[Kawhi Duncan]

Find out how Vassell, Castle, Sochan and Wemby can co-exist, those guys are the future

Sochan has to come off the bench... Manu did it... Sochan shouldn't be above that

[Mal]

Sochan has to come off the bench... Manu did it... Sochan shouldn't be above that

Sochan is not the type, he cant run the offense or create.

[LeBowen]

No point in getting upset over this game if Wesley is on the floor with 4 minutes left.

[timtonymanu]

Some of you that thought this was a guaranteed win. :lol

[Strategic]

Dammit

[baseline bum]

Did I just fucking see Wemby unable to back down Colin fucking Sexton? :pctoss

[timtonymanu]

These bums don't realize they're still one of the least talented teams in the league. Of course they took the Jazz too lightly and this was the result. There's no such thing as coasting.

[100%duncan]

I wonder when this dumbfuck Mitch Johnson will challenge a call

[onechance87]

shoot that castle fck

[baseline bum]

I wonder when this dumbfuck Mitch Johnson will challenge a call

LOL the fuck is he saving that challenge for? :lol

[Leetonidas]

Why didn't Johnson challenge that call? Fucking idiot

[TekXX]

Vassell got like 5 fouls on Markkanen there

[jeebus]

LOL the fuck is he saving that challenge for? :lol

It's like when you have an item in a game and are saving it for a big moment, but never use it and the game ends. Mitch suckers will be on damage control after this game.

[100%duncan]

LOL the fuck is he saving that challenge for? :lol

Cross eyed fuck

[baseline bum]

Why didn't Johnson challenge that call? Fucking idiot

No reason to expect him to start coaching now after just rolling out the balls for the first 45 minutes.

[baseline bum]

Cross eyed fuck

Wish SlowMo's dad had his son's BBIQ

[Uriel]

It’s crazy to me that Utah has Markannen, Collins, and Filipowski. They literally have three of the same archetype of player this team needs.

[TimDunkem]

Objectively...Johnson sucks. Any armchair coach could tell you that you have to challenge that.

[Mal]

What a terrible sequence

[Strategic]

Brick

[timtonymanu]

Fuck the Jazz. I hope this win which they "needed" screws them out the top pick.

[Strategic]

Wow

[timtonymanu]

Who bricks the 3 here or better yet turns it over for us?

[Mal]

There will be one more chucked 3 for sure

[Mal]

Who bricks the 3 here or better yet turns it over for us?

My bet will be Wemby with fadeaway brick for the tie

[LeBowen]

There goes our last hope of being .500 or above this season.
I legit lost all motivation right now, fucking patheric, five years of nothing.

Wemby had a great game, Devin back in rythm right away, Castle with his best game so far and we can't beat the worst fucking team in the league.
At home. After two days of rest and no travel.

[Thomas82]

Game over.

[TekXX]

Wemby for the tie

[timtonymanu]

I fucking knew it. A turnover.

[Leetonidas]

:lmao jesus christ

[Mal]

Who bricks the 3 here or better yet turns it over for us?

Turnover it was :toast

[kjhip1]

That’s the one you use it on?

[TekXX]

See that's why he was saving that challenge

[Mal]

Clarkson was moving, that should not be offensive foul

[100%duncan]

Mitch Johnson still waited to challenge what a moron

[Kawhi Duncan]

That was very stupid by Wemby

[gambit1990]

wow :lol

[Kawhi Duncan]

There goes our last hope of being .500 or above this season.
I legit lost all motivation right now, fucking patheric, five years of nothing.

Wemby had a great game, Devin back in rythm right away, Castle with his best game so far and we can't beat the worst fucking team in the league.
At home. After two days of rest and no travel.

We actually had a horrible offensive game, as usual

[timtonymanu]

This was the chance to be .500 and of course our guys screwed it up.

Now the Kings are coming in next to destroy us.

[Uriel]

Castle fouling the shooter and Wemby committing the moving screen. These players are young. They’ll learn from this experience and grow.

[sananspursfan21]

Welp, they played with their food a bit too long. Never took this game seriously it looks like

[Leetonidas]

Spurs offense is just horrendous. Struggling to score 100 in today's NBA is pathetic

[Gibbz]

33-19 FTA and an illegal screen call with the game on the line lol

[timtonymanu]

Champ did that shit too late. Fucking bum.

[kjhip1]

What is the hard on with KJ, takes dumb shots and gets lost on D.

[Obstructed_View]

Gotta be better because you're never going to get the benefit of a questionable call.

[Uriel]

I hate that we lost this game, but in the larger battle for Cooper Flagg, this was a win.

[Mal]

33-19 FTA and an illegal screen call with the game on the line lol

Spurs were happy to take 3s, its not on the refs

[100%duncan]

Champ hits a three when it doesnt matter sure

[timtonymanu]

Fucking pathetic. Fucking pathetic.

[timtonymanu]

I hate that we lost this game, but in the larger battle for Cooper Flagg, this was a win.

Man I'm so tired of this shit. Our guys need some kind of playoff experience because they learn nothing from this low environment, low pressure situation. Keldon still has his loser-ish traits because he's been playing lottery ball for so long.

[timtonymanu]

Welp back to having a .300 win percentage.

[Degoat]

We’re not a good team yet. Wemby, Castle, and Dev looked good today. The rest of the team was pretty subpar out there.

[CGD]

Seems like a miss not to draft Filiposki.

Suppose if you’re gonna lose, this is the best type to lose— competitive one against a fellow tanking team.

[TheBallsbreakers]

Castle fouling the shooter and Wemby committing the moving screen. These players are young. They’ll learn from this experience and grow.
This is a step in the right direction.
At least Wemby is starting to have a good offensive game.
Vassel is back and seems to be in the groove again.
Castle with a career high which hopefully solidifies his position in the roster, maybe even in the starting lineup.

Moving on, I like it.

[james evans]

We had 3 or 4 fouls on threes. That's 9-12 freethrows. Collins is fucking worthless and when you play him with Johnson, it's probably one of the worst lineups in the league.

[100%duncan]

I hate that we lost this game, but in the larger battle for Cooper Flagg, this was a win.

Cooper flagg lmao this team has 4 lottery picks in how many years with a generational prospect at that.

[TekXX]

That was a winnable game

[Mal]

I hate that we lost this game, but in the larger battle for Cooper Flagg, this was a win.

It does not matter, you have to be in bottom 5 and still it's all about ping pong balls

[RC_Drunkford]

There’s wasn’t a point in the game where I thought we would win. Went as expected, since the Jazz didn’t play their 3rd stringers today

[timtonymanu]

Also Chrissy Paul is kidding himself if he thinks he deserves to start the entire season.

Come off the bench where you belong.

[Mugen]

I'm gonna be so happy when Keldon is off this team. Such a losing player tbh.

[CGD]

What is the hard on with KJ, takes dumb shots and gets lost on D.

I think most of this forum has largely turned on him. Great guy though

[LeBowen]

Keldon and Collins are just cancerous, why are they guaranteed so many minutes?
What's going to happen if Mamu and Bassey get a legit chance for a couple of weeks?
We can't get any worse.

[Thomas82]

A 24/16/7 game from Wemby went to waste.

[james evans]

Seems like a miss not to draft Filiposki.

Suppose if you’re gonna lose, this is the best type to lose— competitive one against a fellow tanking team.
why? he's a flopper that spends most of his time on the ground. We're just terrible. He's not doing anything against anyone else.

[james evans]

I think most of this forum has largely turned on him. Great guy though
"turned"??? He's been terrible for a while now.

[RC_Drunkford]

Man I'm so tired of this shit. Our guys need some kind of playoff experience because they learn nothing from this low environment, low pressure situation. Keldon still has his loser-ish traits because he's been playing lottery ball for so long.

playoffs? When’s the last time this franchise made the playoffs? That was 6 years ago

[Mugen]

Champ to the bench when Devin is ready to start tbh. Castle has earned his starting spot.

[LeBowen]

Champ to the bench when Devin is ready to start tbh. Castle has earned his starting spot.

Since we're not competing for shit, CP3 is the one who should sit.
I don't see a contender that would want him, he legit can't beat anyone off the dribble anymore.

[Mal]

Trade away Champagne, when he and his contract are still valueable, and just run Castle together with Vassell asap

[james evans]

LOL the fuck is he saving that challenge for? :lol
He learned from popovich. Either use a challenge 5 minutes into the game for nothing, don't use it at a crucial point with 5 minutes or less left, or use it with a minute left on something that's obviously not going to be overturned.

[timtonymanu]

playoffs? When’s the last time this franchise made the playoffs? That was 6 years ago

That's not my point. I'm just saying this constant "oh we're just tanking" attitude is not good for our players. They need to know what it's like to lose in high pressure situations. Then again, it's probably an oxymoron saying Keldon and playoffs in the same sentence. he's just a small time loser who got his reps on Olympic hype.

[kjhip1]

I think most of this forum has largely turned on him. Great guy though

Yeah of course, is a great person and all but I thought the point is to win. Was -18 on the floor tonight.

[james evans]

Man I'm so tired of this shit. Our guys need some kind of playoff experience because they learn nothing from this low environment, low pressure situation. Keldon still has his loser-ish traits because he's been playing lottery ball for so long.
i agree. Everyone keeps talking about tanking, but if we keep losing, our players will become used to it and it creates a losing culture like the Clippers

[kjhip1]

Champ to the bench when Devin is ready to start tbh. Castle has earned his starting spot.
Yeah, has to be a confidence boost to see outside shot falling tonight. Very active on D and makes well time cuts

[Strategic]

2nd win able game the team losses so far.

[Pauleta14]

Champ to the bench when Devin is ready to start tbh. Castle has earned his starting spot.

In a nomal world Castle should replace Cp3 who's slowing down the rhytm and can't penetrate

[Dejounte]

Can’t wait to drop Keldon

[Raven]

sad loss, but the great game from castle and vassell were very promising. Maybe stop playing castle as a sg, thinking he can cover for paul's lazyiness on D and we can actually win games.

[onechance87]

i agree. Everyone keeps talking about tanking, but if we keep losing, our players will become used to it and it creates a losing culture like the Clippers

its obvious its guys like keldon and collins that dont fit who get big rotation mins that hurt this team.Not sure what the front office intentions are when
it comes to these guys.Not sure if we are keeping them build there value or just being loyal to them.But those two along with branham and wesley hurt us.

[Dex]

Encouraging game from Castle.

Good to see Vassell coming out and looking spry.

Wemby still needs to learn to calm the fuck down.

KJ continues to be a Jekyll & Hyde...does stupid shit all game, then hits a huge three to give the Spurs a chance at the end.

Losing to this Jazz team is embarrassing, but let's be honest...this team ain't competing this year so losses aren't the end of the world

[CGD]

Also Chrissy Paul is kidding himself if he thinks he deserves to start the entire season.

Come off the bench where you belong.

That will solve itself. He will be gone by the waiver deadline

[timtonymanu]

Castle, Vassell, Barnes or Champ, Sochan, Wemby.

This needs to be the starting 5 when all are healthy. Tell CP0 to suck it up and come off the bench. They need structure anyway.

[Pauleta14]

Trade away Champagne, when he and his contract are still valueable, and just run Castle together with Vassell asap

Don't fight it, ST Looves Champagnie.... bc he's cheap smh