Game Thread: Spurs (15-15) at Nets (12-18) Dec. 27, 2024, 6:30PM Central time / 2:30AM Riga time / 2:30PM Hawaii time

[LeBowen]

Previous two topics openings got hijacked from me, have to continue my winstreak tonight.

Cam Thomas, DFS and Ziarie Williams missed their last game at Bucks where they won because Giannis and Lillard didn't play.
Spurs are healthy, no excuses.

Hopefully Castle gets more minutes tonight, players getting play time over him have already had plenty of years to show they're not good enough.

[onechance87]

hope vassell wakes up and helps wemby alot more going foward.Dude been lacking heart.

[LeBowen]

hope vassell wakes up and helps wemby alot more going foward.Dude been lacking heart.

He had more important things to focus on:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx67ugtwv0Y

[heyheymymy]

Thanks OP

:flag:

[John B]

Redemption game from the last two disappointing losses. CP3 will be pumped up and will push the guys to be more focused. Hopefully more minutes for Castle to fortify that ROTY campaign. I’m starting not to like Mitch for sitting Castle and relying on the vets more. Fuck Mitch for giving defensive assignments to Tre instead of Castle at the stretch of Knicks game. Wemby was not happy for the loss. I expect another monster game from him.

Spurs by 15 pts or better. GSG!:flag::flag::flag:

[scott]

Proper Hawaii time back in the thread title, we're destined to get back on track. Thanks for getting this in, OP!

Wemby is averaging 40ppg against the EC so far this season. What will he do tonight?

Would love to see Mitch pull a fast one on us and get Champ in the SL for Vassell or Barnes. Unfortunately no way to put Castle back in the Starting 5 without benching Sochan, which is not deserved.

[skin27]

Go Spurs Go

[Leetonidas]

Castle better play more than 20 fucking minutes

[Spurs Homer]

Let vassell come off the bench for a few weeks…til he proves he is in game shape…

[heyheymymy]

Hoping Barnes gets it back on track tonight.

[Guru of Nothing]

Get right!

[Strategic]

Come on Spurs!

[scott]

Both Cams and Simmons out for the Nets, they’re basically just inviting us to stomp them and have an early night for Wemby to prepare for the upcoming MIN game. Let’s avoid the trap, and let Devin build some confidence with a huge outing against these scrubs.

[cutewizard]

We better win

[thiste]

I think a W is attainable today. Let's just do that.

[objective]

Being banned from 4th quarters is what Castle needs to get over himself

[Em-City]

Bread & butter game tbh

[scott]

Please don’t tell me this is going to be the “who the fuck is Jalen Wilson” game

[Mal]

Nets have something hanging from their pants in those fugly uniforms ?

[LeBowen]

I can't decide if Keon Johnson looks like Chris Bosh or Snoop Dogg.

[LeBowen]

Our offense is such garbage because noone can attack the paint.

[Leetonidas]

Oh look another horrendous start on offense

[poopbox]

Usual bums already stinking it up against a nets team trying to tank

[scott]

Doesn’t look like we’re getting the Harrison-Barnes-Gets-Right game today

[onechance87]

I said lets keep the castle and champ in the lineup....But noooo we had to force sochan and vassell back into the starting lineup.

[thiste]

Can we make ONE bucket please?

[100%duncan]

I really HATE these non-center lineups tbh :lol what an overreaction by mitch jfc

[scott]

Back to the Goofy Pineapple look for Castle, and still rolling with small ball. Was hoping we’d go back to Bassey for some interior girth.

[poopbox]

Dear gawd at this defense :rollin

[Guru of Nothing]

A new level of ugliness has been unlocked.

[Strategic]

Wow

[thiste]

my god

[Spurs Brazil]

Johnson and that stupid small lineup again.

[cutewizard]

wtf

[scott]

Getting our shit pushed by Brooklyn’s B-team isn’t a great look. Someone get Pop on a FaceTime to rip into these guys this commercial.

[Dex]

Vassell's form always looks good, but the ball doesn't go in the goddamn basket so that doesn't matter

[spurraider21]

spurs just missing bunnies all over. no real aggression on D other than Vic and Jeremy

[skin27]

Wth offense looks like hot garbage

[cutewizard]

why are they very sluggish?????

like they fucked three girls each last night and are very tired, omg

[itzsoweezee]

Not an ideal start to the game. No spacing in this lineup whatsoever. And Sochan is way too small to guard Clacton. What is Mitch thinking? Just dumb

[cutewizard]

devin out of touch again

[cutewizard]

are they tanking??????????????????????? lol

i cannot belie3ve this

[Dverde]

Taro sighting

[Guru of Nothing]

Yeah, they must have had a blast in NYC.

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1oZ44FYoks

[Dverde]

Spurs playing with their food. They should be up 10 on these scrubs.

[cutewizard]

take out vassell

put in Mamu at least and Champ for the shooting

wtf

[cutewizard]

wow

Cstle has NY city roots

[100%duncan]

Yeah, they must have had a blast in NYC.

:lol

[cutewizard]

Champ better explode today

[Blizzardwizard]

Devin/Keldon are 2-10 FG already.


SAC might not even take them in a trade for Trey Lyles at this point.

[BatManu20]

Castle launching a contested transition-3 with 20 seconds left on the shot clock is a seriously terrible shot tbh.

[100%duncan]

Keldon has had 3-4 similar possessions this game in his very few mins. Drive into the paint and clank a floater. Fuck this loser

[Spurs Brazil]

Keldon Johnson SUCKS!!! Get this guy out

[scott]

Every time Keldon misses a layup, an angel gets its wings

[Thomas82]

Terrible start so far!!

[cutewizard]

Vassell cannot hit

and then Keldon forcing it

the worst case scenario

[SpursFan86]

One of the ugliest quarters I’ve seen in a long time…holy shit this is hard to watch

[Leetonidas]

Bro wtf this is fucking embarrassing

[Dex]

For everybody who used to bitch about Tony Parker and his "hero-balling"...he knew how to finish a fucking layup unlike any guard or wing on our team right now.

I swear these guys just throw it AT the basket hoping for a foul instead of actually going for a score.

[Leetonidas]

1/2 at the line coming up

[bbarry]

spurs 3/23 fgs

[Leetonidas]

0/2 :lmao

[Dex]

Another 15 point deficit in the 1st quarter incoming

[skin27]

They’re going to lose to this nets team

[Biggems]

The Spurs look like a WNBA team in the paint right now. So many missed shots inside the lane. It is sickening.

[Mal]

Holy fuck

[SPURt]

This offense is just terrible, wtf

[LeBowen]

Lmao almost a single digit quarter.

[timtonymanu]

Having this putrid performance against the tanking Nets, FFS.

God just trade for Fox now.

[SPURt]

A hail mary saves it from being a single digit quarter

[scott]

11 first quarter points against one of the worst defensive teams in the league missing 3 starters. Has an interim coach ever been fired before?

[SpursFan86]

Needed a Hail Mary from 3 to get to 11 points in a quarter :lmao So embarrassing.

[BatManu20]

Keldon finally hits a half-court heave at the buzzer. Nobody daps him up whatsoever :lol

[Mal]

Hit double digits points at the buzzer

[timtonymanu]

Let’s question if so and so player impacts winning because Dev and Keldon certainly don’t.

[cutewizard]

8 pointssssssssssssssssssss????????????????????

[AusSpur]

Wow that was atrocious.

No energy whatsoever and Mitch Johnson looks a little lost.

[heyheymymy]

lol Spurs shooting 12% in the 1st quarter but one of the few they do hit is a keldon buzzer beater

[Dex]

11 first quarter points against one of the worst defensive teams in the league missing 3 starters. Has an interim coach ever been fired before?

The coach isn't the problem. Our players need to hit their goddamn shots and stop playing like pussies

[Biggems]

Johnson can't make a damn layup, but he can make running shot from near halfcourt.

[100%duncan]

For everybody who used to bitch about Tony Parker and his "hero-balling"...he knew how to finish a fucking layup unlike any guard or wing on our team right now.

I swear these guys just throw it AT the basket hoping for a foul instead of actually going for a score.
Prime TP makes this team a contender. He’s Fox on roids :lol

[cutewizard]

is this our lowest scoring quarter this year??

11 points now, hahah,

[timtonymanu]

Back to the Goofy Pineapple look for Castle, and still rolling with small ball. Was hoping we’d go back to Bassey for some interior girth.

Seriously our shooting coach sucks if this is the progress our players have.

[Tyronn Lue]

Two pretty bad teams, no deficit is safe.

[heyheymymy]

Spurs playing like they've had No Sleep Till Brooklyn

[LeBowen]

Prime TP makes this team a contender. He’s Fox on roids :lol

League pass showing Tony highlights between quarters must be a hidden message.

[Strategic]

I liked the rotation where the team could score in double figures in the first quarter without needing a last second prayer. But, but these other guys need to be starting for future use.

[scott]

Champ here to save us.

[100%duncan]

Flagrant easy

[100%duncan]

League pass showing Tony highlights between quarters must be a hidden message.

I miss that dude :lol

[Blizzardwizard]

YOU SPOILED BRATS NEED TO STOP ASKING FOR TRADES AND LET THESE FIFTH AND SIXTH-YEAR YOUNGSTERS DEVELOP.


JESUS CHRIST. BE PATIENT! :bang

[itzsoweezee]

Holy shit these guys were one lucky shot from scoring under double digits in an entire quarter of an nba game. Sochan and castle are still untouchable lol?

[timtonymanu]

Spurs can still win this but I’m just so over seeing Vassell and Keldon in Spurs jerseys.

[cutewizard]

putting themselves in this hole

im wondering if this is a response to the Hawks, lol

[Tyronn Lue]

Spurs playing like they've had No Sleep Till Brooklyn
When they get beat they get beat to a pulp.

[cutewizard]

more minutes for Castle, Champ, then Bassey and Mamu plssssssssssssssssssssssss

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl86fA0GM68

[Mal]

Good start of comeback

[scott]

Spurs go on an 9 point run in 18 seconds. That’s gotta be a record

[Tyronn Lue]

:lol already more points than they legit scored in the 1st, and Nets have yet to score in the 2nd. Spurs STAAAAAAAAACKED

[cutewizard]

fightttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt Spurs

[timtonymanu]

Champ should be starting over DeBarnes Carroll at this point. The starting 5 doesn’t need Barnes doing nothing.

[cutewizard]

consecutive fouls now, lol

why did he take out Castle????????

[cutewizard]

no post game yet for Wemby, my god

[Mal]

consecutive fouls now, lol

why did he take out Castle????????

They had 11 pts in 1q, Mitch is running Paul and Tre to shake things up

[scott]

Champ 40 burger incoming

[Dex]

Champ is our Danny Green this season.

[spurraider21]

claxton is mobile enough where wemby cant just dance on him on the perimeter. if its not a pick and pop, wemby has to get lower position against him

[Frenchfred]

no post game yet for Wemby, my god

and doesn't seem interested in rebounding and participating in the offense either

[Tyronn Lue]

Two pretty bad teams, no deficit is safe.
I thought it would be a little safer than that.

[cutewizard]

why doesnt he develop a hook shot????????????

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https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kareem+abdul+jabbar+hook+shot

[scott]

I hadn’t noticed before, but do the Spurs not have a jersey sponsor this year? That’s kind of low key embarrassing.

[skin27]

Wemby playing like sht

[spurraider21]

flagrant call looked really weak tbh

castle's inability to shoot/score really has him up against the rookie wall hard

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTL8dW6PqPE

[cutewizard]

Champ keeping it decent

[SpursFan86]

Can’t believe we’re winning this game now :lol Brooklyn is so terrible.

[Tyronn Lue]

Wemby playing like sht
Not a big game now. He has no rebounds and 2 points.

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOapDMHuSg

[Dex]

Heads up play by Paul to rush that inbounds play and get it up for an easy dunk.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great job by Champagnie and Jones.

[Mal]

Somebody told Nets, they are tanking

[timtonymanu]

Champ on his cheap contract doing a shitload more than the 2 overpaid losers as usual

[BatManu20]

Champagnie catting us right now.need to get Wemby some easy baskets to get him going.

[cutewizard]

i think Wemby should work more on his passing

that leads to GOAT roads/possibilities

[cutewizard]

i wonder how Wemby can be encouraged to develop a hook shot

[Mal]

Champ joins pack of legends - Roger Mason Jr, Gary Neal, Danny Green

[100%duncan]

Heads up play by Paul to rush that inbounds play and get it up for an easy dunk.

He’s been trying to do that a lot this year. Problem is refs usually delay giving the ball. Idk whats the rule on this one.

[pad300]

For all the people who shit on Keldon, I will note that he's currently leading the team in boards, is our second leading scorer, is +6 on the night to date (8:27 in the 2nd)...

[Mal]

For all the people who shit on Keldon, I will note that he's currently leading the team in boards, is our second leading scorer, is +6 on the night to date (8:27 in the 2nd)...

He does that, but he is not playing winning basketball.

[TekXX]

Please tre just take the layup. This turning down a layup to pass for a three is stupid.

[Tyronn Lue]

Clowney already has 3 fouls.

[Dex]

He’s been trying to do that a lot this year. Problem is refs usually delay giving the ball. Idk whats the rule on this one.

Yeah, it works when it works...sometimes the refs are stingy and probably are tired of CP3's shit :lmao

[skin27]

0 rebounds for wemby :bang

[heyheymymy]

ladder out on the court now

[heyheymymy]

maybe Wemby can get a Rebound with that ladder /s

[100%duncan]

0 rebounds for wemby :bang

Been really ass this game. Letting the ball just get out of his sight

[cutewizard]

hey Spurs

get your acts together ...............................hmmmpppp

[TekXX]

Good on CP3 for calling out his talentless pussy teammates for being bad.

[poopbox]

This is one ugly basketball game

[spurraider21]

For all the people who shit on Keldon, I will note that he's currently leading the team in boards, is our second leading scorer, is +6 on the night to date (8:27 in the 2nd)...
yeah why do you think we are neck and neck with the B-team of the tanking Nets?

[Tyronn Lue]

Can someone take Harrison Barnes and Vassell for some basketballs or towels?

[scott]

This small ball stuff is stupid. Play fucking Collins even, but Sochan at center ain’t working.

[100%duncan]

Castle ugh

[Leetonidas]

Jfc Castle cannot shoot FTs

[Dex]

Well this is certainly...a game of basketball.

[Mal]

Need this ugly W badly

[Tyronn Lue]

A'Aron Sharpe

[scott]

Pray for the people who paid to be at this game

[heyheymymy]

This is borderline unwatchable

[100%duncan]

This small ball stuff is stupid. Play fucking Collins even, but Sochan at center ain’t working.
I told you man, I was worried that Bass had too short a leash. The Philly and Knicks game wouldve been winnable if we had more rebounding and defense during non-Wemby mins. Ugh

[Tyronn Lue]

Wonder if Spurs could get Bronny James for Castle.

[Dex]

Yeah, I am losing my steam for the Vassell Fan Club

[Dejounte]

Hell yeah Sochan, stand up for Wemby

[cutewizard]

Vassell forcing everything

[bbarry]

Down to a team that is on a 2nd of b2b and missing 80% of their offense.

[Leetonidas]

Keldon :vomit:

[SPURt]

Vassell looks so broken

[Thomas82]

Looks like we don't have it tonight.

[cutewizard]

they got no flow at all, now flow

[LeBowen]

Wemby will win the game in the second half, but this is concerning.

[Spurs Brazil]

Vassell defense is atrocious.

[Dex]

I've watched better basketball during pickup games

The refs aren't helping by letting a ton of contact go, then randomly calling bullshit fouls (on both sides)

[AusSpur]

Coach has to get Wemby established in the offence more.

[SpursFan86]

This is truly one of the least enjoyable Spurs games I think I’ve ever seen. There have been games where we’ve gotten blown out by 25+ that were easier to watch than this :lol

[heyheymymy]

Wemby + Devin = 2-14 FG

[100%duncan]

Vassell missing open 3a lmao

[Thomas82]

It's almost halftime and Wemby still only has 2 points, 2 blocks, and 1 assist. :wow

[Kawhi Duncan]

Wemby is a bit soft tbh... That shit needs to be coached out of him, but he is enabled

[timtonymanu]

Vassell has the most shot attempts. If the team was trying to showcase him right now, other teams are calling in and saying “yeah no thanks.”

[Dex]

Nice connection from Devin to Wemby...need to see more of that

[Thomas82]

Wemby finally got his first rebound.

[scott]

Thought I had accidentally pulled up a box score from the 2003 NBA Finals

[cutewizard]

CP3 should have come here a long time ago

then he would have won an NBA title

[LeBowen]

Thought I had accidentally pulled up a box score from the 2003 NBA Finals

We had better spacing back then, tbh.

[scott]

Basketball has been set back 20 years by this game

[SPURt]

YMCA level play tonight. Just terrible. Spurs playing down to their competition and it looks like ass.

[Mal]

Ugly stuff, but not being down at half is something

[timtonymanu]

Thought I had accidentally pulled up a box score from the 2003 NBA Finals

2003 Duncan vs Wemby though :wow

[Dex]

Just a reminder that the Grizzlies put 155 in an NBA game last night

[Spurs Brazil]

Terrible 1st half. Vassell and Castle were the worst. Wemby also very bad

[cutewizard]

41 all

sloppy game

[vy65]

Our “shooter” Vassell clocking in at a whopping 11.1% from the field. He’s 1 for 9.

Lol thinking this piece of shit could be a third banana on a contender.

[Ocotillo]

Vassell defense is atrocious.
His offense is nothing special either

[Thomas82]

That was an ugly 1st half.

[Dex]

Either the team did shots before the game, or they need shots at halftime to forget that performance

[skin27]

Hope wemby pick it up in ghe 2nd half and finish with atleast 25pts 10 rebounds

[Thomas82]

Hope wemby pick it up in ghe 2nd half and finish with atleast 25pts 10 rebounds

That makes 2 of us.

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd4u41Vw2RU

[chubbs]

:lmao :lmao :lmao getting bullied into a 4/1/1 half by nic claxton :rollin so soft

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vXKGGZV8ls

[Spurs Brazil]

Champagnie And Jones were the only guys playing well. Champagnie 10 minutes, Jones 7 minutes.

Johnson played 15 and Vassell 17

[z0sa]

:lol this half time score

[TekXX]

At least Wemby showed off in the national game.

[Dejounte]

Nice two man game going on between Wemby and Sochan…

[100%duncan]

This team and fastbreaks :lol

[scott]

If you were concerned that halftime would change the trajectory of this classic defensive battle, no worries… the offense is just as bad to start the second half

I missed the loss to Utah, but imagine this is how it happened… playing with our food

[scott]

Shake Milton bringing back the Shawn Marion jumper that no one asked for

[timtonymanu]

Wemby heating up

[LeBowen]

Wemby will win the game in the second half, but this is concerning.

Sad that he has to carry even against a G-league squad.

[TekXX]

Wemby is hot from 3

[Spurs Brazil]

Wemby run!

[CGD]

It’s a lot to ask Wemby to be our Ace on both sides of the court. Boy needs some help.

[scott]

Tried the ally-oop to Sochan one too many times. Wemby easily could have dunked himself, a 5-point swing results. Wemby will learn from that though.

[Guru of Nothing]

That might get Wemby a game or two off

[scott]

Wemby just got KO’d. That was like taking a Canelo uppercut.

[vy65]

That’s a concussion

[100%duncan]

Does the G League Spurs finish off the G League Nets?

[Dejounte]

I don’t think the neck is supposed to go that far back. I’m more concerned about his head jerking than the chin being hit, tbh

[Guru of Nothing]

That would have knocked out a weaker chin. Impressed tbh

[cutewizard]

what happened to Wemby

[skin27]

That might get Wemby a game or two off

he’s soft if he need off ..its not even a hard hit

[Mal]

what happened to Wemby

Head bump

[scott]

what happened to Wemby

Was standing behind a Nets player who jumped into Wemby and head went straight into Wemby’s chin. Wemby got up but went back to the locker room.

[Dex]

DON'T KILL OUR WEMBY!!!

[spurraider21]

milton has airballed his last two 3PA :lol

[scott]

milton has airballed his last two 3PA :lol

With that form I’m shocked he doesn’t air ball all of them

[Dex]

It's so silly watching guys being bitchy about giving up the basketball after an obvious penalty.

[spurraider21]

castle's been great last few minutes after an awful first half

devin also up to 5 assists despite him not shooting well

[Larry O]

Good sign that V-DUB1 is on the bench! GSG!!

[Rosewood]

Wemby back on the bench.

[Spurs Brazil]

Small ball with Barnes at center is really stupid. Much better 3rd for Vassell

[100%duncan]

Congrats on the challenge bro :lol

[spurraider21]

Small ball with Barnes at center is really stupid. Much better 3rd for Vassell
its not like Bassey has been playing poorly lately. i really dont get it

[LeBowen]

Why not have Wemby tip it?

[heyheymymy]

Devin Vassell only 8 pts on an awful 3-12 shooting but doing lots of everything else 6 rebs, 5 ast, 3 stls, 1 blk +5 only 1 TO, 0 fouls

[100%duncan]

its not like Bassey has been playing poorly lately. i really dont get it

He played poorly offensively first half in Philly, was still good on D. Mitch is overreacting. Those non Wemby, non center mins killed us in Philly and NY

[timtonymanu]

I missed it, did Wemby have to go back to the locker room?

[100%duncan]

Devin Vassell only 8 pts on an awful 3-12 shooting but doing lots of everything else 6 rebs, 5 ast, 3 stls, 1 blk +5 only 1 TO, 0 fouls

All while being the team’s highest paid player

[timtonymanu]

Wemby’s still in. Good. :tu

[Spurs Brazil]

Castle weak plays to finish the 3rd and to start the 4th

[AusSpur]

Is Fernandez trying to stop our momentum with challenges...

[spursparker9]

I missed it, did Wemby have to go back to the locker room?

Nets player headbutt on his chin when trying to get def reb.

[Tyronn Lue]

Is Fernandez trying to stop our momentum with challenges...
Refs looking like ass losing all these challenges.

[spurraider21]

what was vic even trying to do defensively there?

[100%duncan]

Wemby cte?

[spurraider21]

tbh i wonder if vic actually was concussed. has looked out of it since getting back on the floor

edit: great swat right after i said that

[Dex]

How does no one pick up the ball when Wemby is the first guy getting back? FFS help him out!

[100%duncan]

Man Champ is a baller tbh

[scott]

Hard to understand wtf is happening with the rotations tonight. Thankfully we’re playing against Overtime Elite

[Mal]

Hard to understand wtf is happening with the rotations tonight. Thankfully we’re playing against Overtime Elite

They played like ass in 1st, but they look better from that

[Larry O]

C'mon Spurs! Hold this lead!!! GSG!!!

[scott]

Love that Moses Malone highlight. I was at that game. Spurs legend.

[Tyronn Lue]

Victor going to get all his rebounds in the 4th

[poopbox]

The nerve of Champ passing to Sochan for a corner 3.

[Guru of Nothing]

That was a beautiful feed from CP3 to Sochan

[Tyronn Lue]

Nets should be considering trash(ier) ball now. Don't risk injuring your stars :lol

[LeBowen]

Champagnie has to start.

[scott]

Zach Collins and Malaki Branham still delivering MVP level towel waving. Props to them for that