Game Thread: Hawks (14-13) at Spurs (13-13) Dec. 19, 2024, 7PM Central time / 3AM Riga time / 3PM Hawaii time

[100%duncan]

Sochan :lol

[Kawhi Duncan]

Sochan is so fucking stupid

[Robz4000]

:wow he missed both

[heyheymymy]

Fucking Trae just flopped

what a wimp just fell down like a butter soft trash

[slick'81]

Green monster with the choke

[LeBowen]

Both teams deserve to lose this one, tbh.

[Pauleta14]

Jeremy gives and takes...

[Rosewood]

Holy shit Trae :lol

[slick'81]

Gospursgo

[100%duncan]

I swear if they blow this :lol

[Leetonidas]

Spurs are gonna give up a wide open three to lose the game watch

[LakerHater]

Does wemby not know how to set a pick & dive at the rim?

[100%duncan]

1st ft clutch miss in the season by wemby?

[LeBowen]

Spurs are gonna give up a wide open three to lose the game watch

*Foul on a 3pt shot.

[slick'81]

:rollinHawks

[TheBallsbreakers]

No threes no way

[LeBowen]

How the fuck isn't that a technical on Hunter? Fuck these refs.

[TekXX]

Damn Wemby got posterized.

[Leetonidas]

Lol this scrub hunter talking shit. Fuck outta here

[td4mvp2k]

wemby deserved that one

[100%duncan]

This scrub :lol

[slick'81]

Wemby ftw

[skin27]

Wemby got posterized:lmao

[SPURt]

Wemby better get they asses now

[Spurs Homer]

Wemby bout to go nuclear….

[100%duncan]

Im ready for Wemby’s first ever game winner tbh

[Gibbz]

How the fuck is that a T on Wemby?

[Kawhi Duncan]

wemby deserved that one

He really did

[heyheymymy]

so shitbird refs were just going to let hunter loom over vic like that no tech

but once vic talks back now they see techs all around?

[TheBallsbreakers]

Hunter you ugly mofo.

[onechance87]

oh no

[LeBowen]

Fuck you CP3, tbh.

[slick'81]

Wth

[TekXX]

geez Wemby has had big highs and lows in this game.

[TheBallsbreakers]

so shitbird refs were just going to let hunter loom over vic like that no tech

but once vic talks back now they see techs all around?
Just ludicrous really. Couldn't they challenge that?

[Robz4000]

That's off Wemby tbh.

[100%duncan]

:lmao

[slick'81]

Jesus this game will never end

[Kawhi Duncan]

Wemby really is soft... He never EVER seals his man

[skin27]

Hawks ball

[SPURt]

Refs let players beat the hell out of Wemby

[GAustex]

Hunter just raped Vic

[spursistan]

Settling for a bricked three when he has an open lane to the rim sums up Wemby flawed offensive game..Sadly this is just inherent bad habits/instincts at this point..

[slick'81]

Off wembito

[Kawhi Duncan]

Fuck you CP3, tbh.

That's on Wemby... Dude needs to learn how to seal his man and not be so afraid of contact

[Obstructed_View]

Never ever seen a double tech called on that. Up to now it's been taunting 100 percent of the time.

[Kawhi Duncan]

Settling for a bricked three when he has an open lane to the rim sums up Wemby flawed offensive game..Sadly this is just inherent bad habits/instincts at this point..

Why I point to coaching... That needs to be coached out of him but they're afraid to actually do their job, or they're incompetent

[td4mvp2k]

Wemby really is soft... He never EVER seals his man
yup and his constant chucking

[Robz4000]

Can't see the Spurs winning in OT unfortunately.

[slick'81]

Of course overtime

[Spurs Homer]

Spurs dodged a bullet…

id much rather have had barnes in there instead of keldon….

[heyheymymy]

Where the fuck is my taunting tech ref

[Strategic]

Young frightened by Wemby. ������

[baseline bum]

Ugh that post entry from CP3 was 2023 Sochan esque

[Larry O]

OT here we come! GSG!!!

[Spurs Homer]

Wemby needs to take over in OT…

he is itching to put hunter in his place…

[TheBallsbreakers]

Goddamn it my heart

[onechance87]

keldon lol

[poopbox]

Sochan is a garbage ass bum man

[heyheymymy]

Victor is hunting

[Spurs Homer]

Poked the bear!

[Dex]

Another point-blank layup missed

[poopbox]

Of course Sochan trash ass touched it last

[Spurs Homer]

Vassell sux

[Obstructed_View]

Such a blatant offensive foul. Jesus.

[LeBowen]

Old man gone.

[Robz4000]

Welp, there's the CP0 injury tbh.

[Robz4000]

That might be a UCL injury.

[Obstructed_View]

Smart timeout.

[SPURt]

Mitch might’ve just won this game

[GAustex]

excellent timeout

[skin27]

Wemby only 6 rehounds? Wtf

[100%duncan]

Wemby dagger pls

[timtonymanu]

Did CP3’s wheels fall off?

[heyheymymy]

lol Deandre Hunter woke the sleeping giant and no one even knows who his scrub dud ass is

[slick'81]

We own ur picks atl

[Spurs Homer]

Dagger time….wemby….

[Spurs Homer]

Or cp3!

[Robz4000]

:wow CPClutch

[skin27]

Cp3

[gilmor2002]

this game is all Unc Chris and Wemby

[Obstructed_View]

Wemby only 6 rehounds? Wtf
Maybe not the best example of Spurfan post all-time, but definitely the best of today. :lol

[GAustex]

pop would have not called that timeout

[slick'81]

Point gawd ftw

[heyheymymy]

Obviously as the Spurs were full strength for the first time all season CP3 has a scare

Glad to see CP3 nail the triple there to calm injury fears

[LeBowen]

If you don't like that, you don't like Spurs basketball!

[100%duncan]

Unc W

[SPURt]

I never in a bazillion years thought I’d like CP3, but he is one of my favorite Spurs. It sucks he’s so old.

[Leetonidas]

Lol Hunter. Wemby just wiped his ass with your team in OT. Pipe down fkn scrub

[100%duncan]

Scrub ass Hunter after trashtalking Wemby :lol 8 pts for our goat

[Larry O]

Looks like Unc just put the dagger in! GSG!!!

[Ditty]

Let's go! Fuck Hunter!

[SPURt]

Hunter has been dog shit since he yammed it on Wemby

[slick'81]

The blessing that is cp3

[LeBowen]

What was Trae even thinking there, just take a 3pt.

[timtonymanu]

Hunter fucking scrub :lol

[TheBallsbreakers]

Lol Hunter. Wemby just wiped his ass with your team in OT. Pipe down fkn scrub
Dude airballed a jumper after all that flexin too.

[heyheymymy]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT04rHimaWQ8g82MAHa80MnCI4HEzTwV-2OFQ&s

[Strategic]

W

[heyheymymy]

WHER THE FUCK ARE YOU NOW, HUNTER?

[Gibbz]

Eat shit, Atlanta. De'Andre Hunter not doing a mother fucking thing in OT after all that shit-stirring. :lmao

[heyheymymy]

LOL

CHICKEN HAWKS

BGOK BGOK YOU CLUCKER CLOWNS

[LeBowen]

How I feel about the Hawks right now:

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[Bill_Brasky]

Shoutout to Mitch. That timeout probably saved the game.

[Dex]

LOL Sochan saying Paul and Barnes are like their "Master Splinter"

TMNT Culture still alive and well

[Obstructed_View]

That was a really nice dunk, dude. Hope the bitter memory that Victor gave you to go with it lasts for the rest of your life. :lol

[TheBallsbreakers]

Solid, solid win.

[Larry O]

How bout that Sohound! Hooooowl!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Great win! F the Hawks

[lefty20]

Hunter got his poster, but I hope it was worth the cost of making Wemby mad.

[LeBowen]

As I predicted in the opening post, turnovers were our biggest issue.
We gave up a 5 to 7 point lead on three separate occasions with incredibly dumb turnovers, then they got hot.

[TheBallsbreakers]

LOL

CHICKEN HAWKS

BGOK BGOK YOU CLUCKER CLOWNS:lmao

[Spurs Homer]

Game ball goes to….

(aside from the unicorns 42 points and his clutchness)

Mitch Fuckin Johnson for keeping zollins glued to the fuckin bench!

[skin27]

Win

[Gibbz]

Mitch Fuckin Johnson for keeping zollins glued to the fuckin bench!

With as chippy as this got down the stretch you fucking know Zollins would've ended it with a game-deciding flagrant and ejection or some shit.

[tonight...you]

Game ball goes to….

(aside from the unicorns 42 points and his clutchness)

Mitch Fuckin Johnson for keeping zollins glued to the fuckin bench!

Lol.

tbh, he planted Bassey in the 2nd half too.

[baseline bum]

Love to see Vic bounce back pissed like that and take over OT after Hunter punked him on that dunk.

[heyheymymy]

Wemby 10 straight in OT

Top Dog

[Bill_Brasky]

Love to see Vic bounce back pissed like that and take over OT after Hunter punked him on that dunk.

I loved the sequence of Hunter dunking on him as he was playing help defense and then staring him down. Wemby got right up and let him know thats a fluke try it again. Dude airballed after that.

[heyheymymy]

The camera showed Wemby at one point in OT and his nose was snarling like an angry Rottweiler.

[ginobilized]

Awesome win!

They are learning and growing, no doubt. Still so many stupid mistakes to clean up.
Not a big fan of CP3 and Tre together. KJ and Sochan can raise the hustle bar and lower the IQ bar at times.

Champagne looks like a legit NBA player, that is very promising.

Oh, and Wemby did some amazing things tonight as every night, pretty much. He still looks like a stretched out Iceman to me with his finger rolls.
3 years from now he will be an MVP and title contender for 7 seasons in a row, at least. Building the right team around him will take a bit more time. Definitely trending in the right direction.

[heyheymymy]

lol looks like CHI beat the BOS Celtics tonight too so that's a W we were not likely to get for the Bulls and it make this quite the night for SA!

Spurs win
Bulls win an unlikely one
Hawks lose

[spursistan]

Massive win.. Felt like the team could spiral to stealth-tanking mode given the draft-implications in this one.

[Seventyniner]

Chris Pool with the dagger

[AusSpur]

Hunter can share stories of regret with Aaron Gordon about how poking Wemby didn't work out for them.

[thiste]

This one feels great. Wemby's really clutch. Also I don't think Chris is playing great rn but he was there when it counts and that's what we need. Game changer.

[Dex]

That was a really nice dunk, dude. Hope the bitter memory that Victor gave you to go with it lasts for the rest of your life. :lol

It'll probably be like #5 on SportCenter's top 10.

Wemby's toss off the backboard for the jam will be #1

[CGD]

Sochan is a garbage ass bum man

Not sure if serious

[CGD]

Hunter got his poster, but I hope it was worth the cost of making Wemby mad.

I mean Wemby was abusing him all game, so I get the frustration. It was a nice dunk.

Always wanted Hunter in SA…

[scott]

Like will anyone even notice or write anything against Devin's defense? He constantly gets pulled into the paint for no reason and leaves his man open in the corner.
Barnes is also having a dreadful night.

Yep. Needs to be talked about a lot more, and I've written about it in some other posts. People think Devin is a good defender because he was labelled as a 3&D guy when drafted, but his defense has gotten worse every season and he's 13th percentile in Crafted DPM over the last two seasons. He's really actually a pretty terrible defender.

[sananspursfan21]

Gutsy win against a quality opponent. Can’t complain.

Also, was this the most complete win they’ve had this season? Sure they were down 11 but not for long and they stayed fairly close throughout

[onechance87]

This one feels great. Wemby's really clutch. Also I don't think Chris is playing great rn but he was there when it counts and that's what we need. Game changer.

hes so much better then the tre jones.

[sananspursfan21]

I was dissing them right about halftime. I can eat crow, I won’t pretend I wasn’t in my fan feels.

[Arcadian]

Thanks to that dude who dunked on Wemby. I don't know his name and probably never will, but I appreciate what he did for us tonight :tu

[poopbox]

Game ball goes to….

(aside from the unicorns 42 points and his clutchness)

Mitch Fuckin Johnson for keeping zollins glued to the fuckin bench!

The hero we wanted and needed

[poopbox]

If Bassey is really the first big off the bench we really going to be paying Collins 17 million dollars to not play :rollin

[CGD]

Yep. Needs to be talked about a lot more, and I've written about it in some other posts. People think Devin is a good defender because he was labelled as a 3&D guy when drafted, but his defense has gotten worse every season and he's 13th percentile in Crafted DPM over the last two seasons. He's really actually a pretty terrible defender.

This is a fair subject. He’s regularly the guy teams go after. Not Keldon bad, but he seems to regularly be out of position on that side of the ball.

On offense I think his shot has become a thing of beauty, but a lot of what he does on that side looks unnecessarily difficult. Maybe it’s just me.

[scott]

B
They're also 23rd/24th in 3pt makes/percentage.



These 3PT stats concern me, because this has a recipe for the Spurs going 4/35 from 3 while the Hawks put up their season best while we leave their shooters wide open.

Hawks 16-38 (42.1%) from 3 tonight... so predictable :lol

Luckily we hit ours too!

Good win tonight. Nice to see Wemby go full Alien mode and Uncle Paul show some jumbo cojones in the clutch.

Two fairly evenly matched teams, tbh... Hawks were missing Okongwu but Larry Nance turned into Larry Bird.

We're still a couple of moves, and some better rotations, away from our full potential this season.

Useful game from Keldon. Welcome back. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GfNymxGXkAArkP7?format=png&name=900x900

[itzsoweezee]

Thank you Deandre hunter for poking the bear. Unlike a lot of other dudes, Wemby plays better when he’s mad

[thiste]

That western conference is bonkers

[Dex]

If Bassey is really the first big off the bench we really going to be paying Collins 17 million dollars to not play :rollin

Sunk cost fallacy. The money is committed, don't chase a bad bet just to make things worse

Also the more he plays, the lower his trade value seems to get

[timtonymanu]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GfNymxGXkAArkP7?format=png&name=900x900

The worst place to be is 11-12 seed. I really hope the Spurs start playing more consistently.

[Thomas82]

How did our point guard outrebound our center? :lol

[spursparker9]

LOL Sochan saying Paul and Barnes are like their "Master Splinter"

TMNT Culture still alive and well


:lol But Sochan still can't pronounce Paul name properly. He is still calling him Chris Poo :lol

[spursparker9]

Game ball goes to….

(aside from the unicorns 42 points and his clutchness)

Mitch Fuckin Johnson for keeping zollins glued to the fuckin bench!


Kudos to Mitch for gluing Makalai to the fucking bench also.

But he played Tre too many mins tbh. I rather he go with Blake Wesley than Tre.

[Robz4000]

The worst place to be is 11-12 seed. I really hope the Spurs start playing more consistently.

The Dubs and Lakers are flatlining right now tbh. If the Spurs can keep it up they should end up at least 9th.

[spursistan]

The worst place to be is 11-12 seed. I really hope the Spurs start playing more consistently.
Yeah but i would take 14-13 record after 27 games with all the injuries and Wemby slow start. Realistically we have no choice but to keep going for every win and let the chips fall where they may. This feels like our 23-24 Rockets season: Competitive and frisky team but still not good enough for the play-in/playoffs unless a couple of teams above us implode with injuries or something other issues (Lakers? Warriorrs? WOLVES?)

[lefty]

Thanks to that dude who dunked on Wemby. I don't know his name and probably never will, but I appreciate what he did for us tonight :tu

Hunter lol

When he stared Wemby down we all knew he made a mistake

Wby is super competitive and proud, opponents should know that by now

[timtonymanu]

Hunter was like Grant Williams trying to step up to Butler and then Butler proceeded to stick his big balls all over him just like Wemby did to that scrub.

[heyheymymy]

Also loved how a basketball remains possibly the last pure source of blind justice in this world as Trae Young flopped and then missed not 1 but BOTH FTs. Young also missed a point blank lay in shortly after that. That ball knew.

[Fizziksman]

How did our point guard outrebound our center? :lol

Wemby loves doing those little tip rebounds where he tips it to other Spurs.

[Raven]

Yep. Needs to be talked about a lot more, and I've written about it in some other posts. People think Devin is a good defender because he was labelled as a 3&D guy when drafted, but his defense has gotten worse every season and he's 13th percentile in Crafted DPM over the last two seasons. He's really actually a pretty terrible defender.

actually the expectation is that he's terrible and somehow became decent

[spursparker9]

How did our point guard outrebound our center? :lol

Wemby is able to switch and guard the perimeter shooting. Hence he is far from the basket

[John B]

How did our point guard outrebound our center? :lol

Wemby is averaging 10 rpg for the season. I doubt that happens every night.

[exstatic]

Also loved how a basketball remains possibly the last pure source of blind justice in this world as Trae Young flopped and then missed not 1 but BOTH FTs. Young also missed a point blank lay in shortly after that. That ball knew.

Trae ended both regulation and OT with empty possessions.

[Strategic]

How did our point guard outrebound our center? :lol Paul is an opportunistic rebounder and the Spurs need them all.

[itzsoweezee]

Hawks got a bunch of open threes because spurs defenders continue to rotate into the paint even though wemby is planted right there. This is maddening! I’d figure this would be an easy adjustment that would bring huge advantages to the defense, but it seems as bad as last year. At this point, I can only assume it is the coaches not dissuading spurs from doubling opponents in the paint.

[LeBowen]

Hawks got a bunch of open threes because spurs defenders continue to rotate into the paint even though wemby is planted right there. This is maddening! I’d figure this would be an easy adjustment that would bring huge advantages to the defense, but it seems as bad as last year. At this point, I can only assume it is the coaches not dissuading spurs from doubling opponents in the paint.

Wrote about this during the game, was infuriating to see Devin rotate off his man in the corner just to try and contest the same drive Wemby is already containing.

[TrueSpursFan]

Wrote about this during the game, was infuriating to see Devin rotate off his man in the corner just to try and contest the same drive Wemby is already containing.

I would rather give up a tough 2 with Wemby in the paint than an open 3. Just stay with your man!

[sananspursfan21]

I loved how every player I sought to trash this game showed up in the end. I wanted to dog Vassell, Sochan, and even CP for lack of scoring in the first half. Proud to be wrong at the end of the night

[Dex]

I loved how every player I sought to trash this game showed up in the end. I wanted to dog Vassell, Sochan, and even CP for lack of scoring in the first half. Proud to be wrong at the end of the night

It's easy to get caught up in the game as it's happening, especially when guys are under-performing.

Glad to see the team show some grit to overcome several deficits, and come out strong in the 4th and OT.

[poopbox]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GfNymxGXkAArkP7?format=png&name=900x900

Warriors in a free fall.

[scott]

Should be able to get that elusive two game cushion over .500 against the Blazers, and then we have a winnable game @ PHI before the XMas day showdown. Opportunity to show the world what we've got cooking down here.

[TimmyBuckets]

Wemby was immaculate and CP3 was clutch af. Sochan was fantastic too on all sides. Vassell in the starting lineup was perfect too. We just need to be more consistent, and hopefully all bodies on deck helps with that.

[scott]

Wemby averaging 46 ppg against the EC this year, tbh

[timtonymanu]

Warriors in a free fall.

Yeah their hot start was a result of taking advantage of every other team still warming up and Curry being fresh. It went downhill after that loss to the Spurs. Klay was on the decline but he was still another option to worry about vs Wiggins/Kuminga. Steph is tired because teams can just focus on stopping him now.

[itzsoweezee]

Wrote about this during the game, was infuriating to see Devin rotate off his man in the corner just to try and contest the same drive Wemby is already containing.

Spurs could be the only team in the league to do away with most defensive rotations by just having Wemby play a one man zone in the paint. These coaches need to start thinking outside the box.

[spursistan]

Yeah their hot start was a result of taking advantage of every other team still warming up and Curry being fresh. It went downhill after that loss to the Spurs. Klay was on the decline but he was still another option to worry about vs Wiggins/Kuminga. Steph is tired because teams can just focus on stopping him now.
They really thought a 36 yo small PG could still be the best player and the first option on a contender? Timmy who was 6'11 relinquished the latter at a younger age (33-34) while continuing to be our best overall player till age 38 (2014)..Their problem is they don't have a younger Parker/Kawhi to extend their run while 34 yo Draymond is a much less resourceful player than 34yo Manu back in the day..

[scott]

Wemby's technical foul has been rescinded by the League... basically we got Free Basketball (OT) for the wrong reasons, but it was worth it. :lol

[R. DeMurre]

De'Andre Hunter's post slam dunk grandstanding was silly, but I am impressed with his improvement generally this year. I liked him out of college, and it took longer than expected, but he looks like a pretty good late bloomer. Coming off the bench and averaging nearly 20 ppg in under 29 mpg is impressive.

[Joseph Kony]

Wemby's technical foul has been rescinded by the League... basically we got Free Basketball (OT) for the wrong reasons, but it was worth it. :lol
Good. it was asinine that he got T'd up for getting dunked on and taunted on the ground, should have only been Hunter. I've seen plenty of dudes get T'd for taunting for way less than that. but yeah like you said, worth it in the end so whatever :lol

[scott]

De'Andre Hunter's post slam dunk grandstanding was silly, but I am impressed with his improvement generally this year. I liked him out of college, and it took longer than expected, but he looks like a pretty good late bloomer. Coming off the bench and averaging nearly 20 ppg in under 29 mpg is impressive.

Yeah, Hunter is getting clowned for taunting and then no-showing in OT, but he had a really nice game to go with his really nice season.

[thiste]

DATE
23.11.30
24.12.19


FINAL SCORE (ATL)
137
126


FINAL SCORE (SAS)
135
133


PTS (T. Young)
45
23


PTS (Wemby)
21
42



What a difference a year makes! :lol

[MannyIsGod]

Wemby's tech from last night was rescinded which confirms that ref was just a fucking coward and knew had to T up Hunter but didn't want it to cost them the game. That shit is honestly ridiculous.

EDIT: I see I am late to this convo.

[Frenchfred]

They really thought a 36 yo small PG could still be the best player and the first option on a contender? Timmy who was 6'11 relinquished the latter at a younger age (33-34) while continuing to be our best overall player till age 38 (2014)..Their problem is they don't have a younger Parker/Kawhi to extend their run while 34 yo Draymond is a much less resourceful player than 34yo Manu back in the day..

It would be nice to be able to get Curry in a role similar to Paul's helping Wemby and the youngsters improving their 3-point shooting.

[Tyronn Lue]

No pardon for Hunter in this thread :lol