Game Thread: Spurs @ Hawks -- Wed. 2/5/2025 - 6:00pm CST (2:00am RIGA) - De'Aaron Fox's Debut!!

[scott]

Are we watching the same game? The one I'm watching has Vassell scoring 20 points on better than 50% shooting. Some of y'all need to pick your battles better, plenty of bad Vassell games to bitch about but this ain't it.

For sure. We'd be losing right now without Vassell and Fox.

[Uriel]

RJ talking about getting traded by Pop on live television :lol

[spurraider21]

jfc vassell with the dribble dribble dribble, waive off screen, dribble dribble stepback 3 clank

[Dex]

Vassell is that guy in pickup who puts up the goose on every shot but doesn't actually score

[cutewizard]

where is Fox

[Leetonidas]

Take us home De'Aaron

[Frenchfred]

we lack 3-point shooting

[Pauleta14]

Is Wemby hitting the rookie wall one year late? 0 blocks after 3...

He's playing sick and I'm impressed

[slick'81]

Fck u atl

[Spurminator]

Fortunately these are still the Hawks

[scott]

JMac first on the floor with the towels on the timeout. That's teamwork.

[cutewizard]

they are playing not to lose

[timtonymanu]

Are we watching the same game? The one I'm watching has Vassell scoring 20 points on better than 50% shooting. Some of y'all need to pick your battles better, plenty of bad Vassell games to bitch about but this ain't it.

I said in my post that he’s having a good start to the 4th? Wasn’t hating on him at all, just saying I hope he finds his groove as the 3rd option now

[DAF86]

Keldon checking back in. :lmao

Mitch just says "I'm supossed to give this guy X amount of minutes" and just put him back in, instead of reading the flow of the game.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bug 3 by CP. need to survive those Kelvin Johnson minutes after the time out

[Uriel]

Team got back on track when they put Fox back in.

[cutewizard]

1 block game lol

[Mugen]

The defense absolutely disappeared this 2nd half.

[spurraider21]

good defensive possession by vassell with some switches, leading do a midrange barlow jumper that missed. followed by some really strong defense by Fox next time down

[100%duncan]

Why is KJ about to check in man? Wtf :lol

[TheBallsbreakers]

ATL bench getting amped up as Barlow soars for the dunk buuuuuuuuuuut gets stuffed by Vic.
The look of disappointment on those scrubs is priceless. haha

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Theirs like 4 smart players on the spurs. Paul, fox, Barnes and Wemby sometimes

[ffadicted]

Julian trying to take people off the dribble makes me wanna rip my eyes out.
pls run the offense thru Fox until the ill corpse of Wemby can come back in

[CGD]

when did Jeremy get 15pt?

[cutewizard]

gods dogfight it is

it really ballooned with the the Castle miscues

[DAF86]

good defensive possession by vassell with some switches, leading do a midrange barlow jumper that missed. followed by some really strong defense by Fox next time down

We have good defenders, this should be the norm.

[Blizzardwizard]

Pay your dues Fox! You don't get to turn up and take more shots than a guy like Vassell who's been a part of our family for years. Be patient!

[cutewizard]

Wemby
Barnes
Flagg
Fox
Austin Reeves

[DAF86]

when did Jeremy get 15pt?

Sochan has been great, except for his shooting. As always.

[scott]

Keldon Johnson is Pena. Brian Wright needs to Billy Beane him.

[thiste]

Wemby block streak kept alive!

82 straight games 1 blk t-6th all time

Also the streak of 1 blk 1 3pt games

[Tyronn Lue]

we lack 3-point shooting
Nah, you lack 3 point making. There's plenty of 3pt shooting.

[SpursFan86]

Been really happy with Fox’s defense this first game.

[Mugen]

Why the fuck is Keldon in

[Dex]

Please take Sochan out of the game.

[LeBowen]

Can we trade Mitch?

[Tyronn Lue]

Why the fuck is Keldon in
Because Mitch is still coaching.

[Spurminator]

I said in my post that he’s having a good start to the 4th? Wasn’t hating on him at all, just saying I hope he finds his groove as the 3rd option now

Misunderstood, my bad. I read your post in context with someone else whining that he had "no offense"

[BatManu20]

Keldon back in :lol

[Strategic]

Dammit

[cutewizard]

hayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

grabe

[BatManu20]

Spurs playing some dumb fucking basketball this half

[Mugen]

I’ve never hated a team more in my life :lol

[LeBowen]

Man can we have some fucking stress-free, positive IQ basketball?
That was a fuck up by Fox.

But why is Jeremy on Trae and why is Keldon in the game?

[spurraider21]

Been really happy with Fox’s defense this first game.
yeah he's been outstanding effort-wise on defense

as RJ put it, he's not the type of guy that will get hunted

[Uriel]

Trae Curry tbh.

[Mugen]

Seriously some of the lowest collective basketball IQ I’ve ever seen

[heyheymymy]

Also the streak of 1 blk 1 3pt games

thank you

[100%duncan]

Unfortunate turnover there ugh

[Dex]

We still have a day to trade Sochan and convince someone he is a good basketball player

[timtonymanu]

Win or lose, Fox is playing like he’s been here for years. Love the pickup

[Tyronn Lue]

Vassell is the dumbest MF I've ever seen in a game, who isn't named Sochan.

[DAF86]

Mitch still subbing out people like it's the 2nd quarter. :lol

Stop fucking around and put the starters to finish off the game.

[spurraider21]

Trae

26/12 with 9 turnovers on 8-16 shooting

Fox

24/11 with 1 turnover on 11-19 shooting


difference is, Trae has been heating up in the 2nd half while Fox did most of his damage in that cinderella first half

[TheBallsbreakers]

Win or lose, Fox is playing like he’s been here for years. Love the pickup
Yeah. He's the perfect number 2 to Wemby.

[DAF86]

We still have a day to trade Sochan and convince someone he is a good basketball player

He's good. Keldon is the one that needs to go.

[spurraider21]

best spurs debut since Devonte Graham tbh

[Frenchfred]

Nah, you lack 3 point making. There's plenty of 3pt shooting.

smartass :frying:

[timtonymanu]

Fox-Paul-Castle closing

[Knoxxx]

Lots of dubious whistles in this one…

[Kawhi Duncan]

Wemby had a wide open lane...took a 3

[spurraider21]

castle clamping trae 1 on 1 :wow

[AusSpur]

I hope Mitch Johnson gets to take home all of his coach's challenges again.

[cutewizard]

hello to those who want CP# tr5aded hahahaha

[BatManu20]

This team cannot rebound for shit

[BatManu20]

vASSell rearing his ugly head again

[ginobilized]

Are our role players purposely playing like shit so that they tank their trade value before the deadline?

[skin27]

Spurs just got lucky bounce lol

[InRareForm]

Hawks announcer is livid about the officials. Says they want ESPN win for wemby

[Dex]

WTF is this lineup?

[cutewizard]

wheres Beckkyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[DAF86]

OMFG, Mitch Johnson is a fucking moron. What are these rotations?

[LeBowen]

Fuck you Mitch, just fuck you.
I'd hope we lose this one, but you won't learn a lesson so there's no point.

[Knoxxx]

Wemby gassed and having an off night, must still be suffering from the cedar allergies.

[heyheymymy]

lol tailgating foul for young what a bullshit artist

[NASpurs]

Still a lot of dumb dumbs on this team.

Need to purge the idiots

[scott]

Let's go Spurs, come on

[Manu-of-steel]

Why remove Castle? He just defended Trae

[Kawhi Duncan]

Sochan is so incredibly dumb and useless

[cutewizard]

cmon Wemby

this is crazy

[TVI]

It’s tough watching them just give games away.

[Dex]

He's good. Keldon is the one that needs to go.

He is not good. He doesn't have one distinguished skill other than I GO OUT AND RUN FAST AND PLAY HARD

[CorrectCrusader]

My goodness what a game

[skin27]

Wemby with the put back dunk!!

[scott]

Great drive by Fox and smart of Wemby to follow that! Let's go. Defense time

[Strategic]

Is Trae gonna trot down the court and throw an open Trey in? Damn

[Frenchfred]

we need one stop and the ball to either Fox, Paul or Wemby for the FTs

[heyheymymy]

lol Trae young so “crafty”

no he jumps into people like harden

[TheBallsbreakers]

Wemby with the putback!

[Mugen]

This garbage team will choke this away, no doubt

[slick'81]

Cant lose with fox,just cant

[cutewizard]

yes

[DAF86]

He is not good. He doesn't have one distinguished skill other than I GO OUT AND RUN FAST AND PLAY HARD

Defense at all levels, finishing, passing. Pretty much anything but shooting. Keldon on the other hand...

[cd98]

Obviously we got Fox for almost nothing and getting Young would have cost us a fortune. That said, people act like this guy sucks and yet I bet everyone here is scared to death of that guy with the ball on every possession the last 3 minutes of this game.

[100%duncan]

Goddamnit :lol

[slick'81]

Gotta watch that rat trae young

[hoopdreams11]

take Sochan out

[all blacks]

.

[LeBowen]

HOW CAN YOU NOT HAVE CASTLE ON THE FLOOR FOR THE FINAL DEFENSIVE POSSESSION?

[Spurminator]

How is Castle not in the game for a defensive possession?

[Mal]

It has to be Fox for the win, right ?

[skin27]

Fox or wemby game winner?

[Frenchfred]

I don't understand why Castle is not in at the end of the game to defend Trae

[scott]

Clutch Fox time, let's fucking go

[slick'81]

Get the fox the ball and get the fck outta the way

[TheBallsbreakers]

Wemby hasn't had a game-winner in a while.

[Spurminator]

Does Mitch Johnson also get Vassell and Castle confused?

[Mugen]

Absolute garbage team

[cutewizard]

trae with the audition lol

[Guru of Nothing]

Spurs need to own the closeout.

[slick'81]

Watch mr clutch

[100%duncan]

Fox gamewinner incoming?

[scott]

At least Mitch put Barnes in over Sochan for this final play

[Pauleta14]

If Sochan is in the final lineup I'm gonna lose it

[cutewizard]

lets see what they are made of

[Spurminator]

Great play

[Dex]

Defense at all levels, finishing, passing. Pretty much anything but shooting. Keldon on the other hand...

Strongly disagree. We must be watching a different player.

[slick'81]

Too much time

[LeBowen]

Damn, that would've been a highlight for the ages.

[100%duncan]

Mitch Johnson might be a legit retard guys

[Splits]

this why the rest of the world hates the NBA. SO many timouties and commercials

[SpursFan86]

Omg if Wemby threw that down for the win…fuck

[scott]

Great play. Hit these FTs, don't let Trae take a half court shot, get out with the dub.

[ffadicted]

CP3 in instead of castle is some gigatard fuckin move by us

[Mal]

Okongwu was on the wrong floor, why complain

[DAF86]

I can't believe it, a good final play.

I want to see Sochan and Castle on this last defensive possession.

[TheBallsbreakers]

That's a foul.

[cutewizard]

Wemby doing it all even tho sick

[Mugen]

Is Snyder retarded? Don’t waste a challenge/timeout here and when this dumb fn team would easily give up a Trae game winner

[NASpurs]

Trae is going to make us cry, isn't he :lol

[Spurs Homer]

That was a foul- no question…

[cd98]

I don't understand why Castle is not in at the end of the game to defend Trae

I actually think Paul played him well. Trae hit the shot, but he is so crafty that they probably worried about an inexperienced (even though very good) defender might bite for one of his fakes and give up a three point play.

[slick'81]

He hacked the shit outta wemby

[100%duncan]

Foul on the offhand

[cutewizard]

FIBA keeps it pure

[TheBallsbreakers]

Mitch Johnson might be a legit retard guys
We always need a punching bag but I always find this hilarious. HAHA

[Mugen]

This is gonna be a massive choke, no doubt

[scott]

What is there to even challenge? I guess Quin figured you can't take 'em with you.

[spurraider21]

Great drive by Fox and smart of Wemby to follow that! Let's go. Defense time
weve seen that time and time again when our defenders get cooked, wemby has to fly over to contest, and we give up easy putbacks. break down the defense and good things tend to happen

[100%duncan]

Does ATL have a timeout still after the challenge?

[cutewizard]

good defense please

make it a win

[heyheymymy]

Doesn’t that waste Atlantas last time out now they can’t advance

[scott]

DO NOT LET TRAE YOUNG SHOOT FROM HALF COURT

[slick'81]

Great, no timeouts for atl

[Splits]

Trae for 3 for the win

[DAF86]

Miss it, they have no TOs and can only shoot a three.

[TheBallsbreakers]

What a dumb challenge. They lose their timeout with 2 seconds left.
I saw that foul and I'm in a cave in Mindanao.

[Spurminator]

WHEW

[CorrectCrusader]

FUCKING W FOX GOT WEMBY THE LOOK WITH HIS GRAVITY

FUCK ATLANTA!!!!

[Leetonidas]

What a terrible use of a challenge:lol

[slick'81]

We win bitches

[cutewizard]

first then miss???????????

[Mal]

Chess move by Wemby

[LeBowen]

Wemby outsmarted everyone, but we could've still lost.

[DAF86]

What a stupid ass challenge by the Hawks. Their coach outassed ours.

[heyheymymy]

That was all CP3 went up and told wemby to rush the intentional miss

[scott]

BIG BRAIN WEMBY

Thank god we escaped with this one

[Mugen]

God I hate this team :lol

[cutewizard]

better miss lol

[Uriel]

Had a heart attack there.

[benefactor]

Ha. Great look by Wemby

[TheBallsbreakers]

Good win, if not unnecessarily close as usual. Good debut for Fox.

[slick'81]

It was online lmfao

[timtonymanu]

Spurs win! I’ll take it, didn’t spoil Fox’s debut.

[skin27]

Survived!! Giod win though

[Mugen]

What a stupid ass challenge, that was a Pop move

[cutewizard]

hahahahahahahahahahah

[DAF86]

Miss it, they have no TOs and can only shoot a three.

I wonder if the bench told Wemby this, or he did it by himself.

[100%duncan]

Wemby 1000 iq fuck you atlanta

[Dverde]

Poop would have never allowed that chess move

[SpursFan86]

Holy hell that ended up being unnecessarily stressful :lol At least we got the win.

[Rosewood]

Lol Wemby smart play.

[cutewizard]

it is important that we won this

it is the Fox arrival game

yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssss

[benefactor]

What a stupid ass challenge, that was a Pop move
Fruit falleth not far:lol

[Robz4000]

God I hate this team :lol

Same tbh.

[Manu-of-steel]

This Hawks team was tough. They just beat the Celtics. Great win!

[Uriel]

Synder challenged so he could get the timeout to draw up a play. It was a smart move.

[Tyronn Lue]

If Vassell is on the line "nah I need these points".

[Spurs Brazil]

Ugly but a win.

Spurs desperately need a coach in the offseason. We’re up 7, Castle playing great D on Young and for some stupid reason Johnson brings Sochan back.

Today was a really bad one for Mitch Johnson

[NASpurs]

CP3 whispered to Wemby before the last ft shot. I'm sure he told him to miss it on purpose.

[LeBowen]

Me right now:

https://media.tenor.com/zxgvSk50wXIAAAAM/see-you-tomorrow-fuck-you.gif

[ffadicted]

Heart skipped 10 beats when Trae got that clean a look.
WTF was that FT can’t tell if genius or outrageous. Fox is LEGIT, that performance with one day of practice was so promising, 24/13 and looks fluid out there.


SPURS WIN HAWKS LOSE WHAT A NIGHT GSG

[cutewizard]

very good

congratulations gentlemen

this is the first game of our Quest for Six no?

we can do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Devi8or]

Yeah that's what Fox said post-game, designed miss

[Spurs Homer]

Glass half-empty take:
This was a poor showing against one of the worst teams and currently on a losing streak and a horrible collapse after holding a 20 point lead….

Glass half-full take:
what a nice win on the road on a night when wemby was sick as a dog and the team throwing a new player out there who has never played with the rest of the team…

We’ll take the dub!

[SpursGenius]

Man this team is horrible with finishing in the paint and turnovers

[z0sa]

That miss was legendary. Surprised everyone. Obviously didn't need to be crushed in the 2nd half, but a win is a win!!

[benefactor]

Synder challenged so he could get the timeout to draw up a play. It was a smart move.
And then he got outsmarted in the end.

[Degoat]

Glad we won but man we looked bad in that 2nd half. Prayers up that Pop has like reloaded/updated in the time that he’s been out because this team has too much talent to almost lose to the hawks

[024]

So glad CP3 is on this team. Hope that bball IQ is seeping into Wemby, Castle, and Fox. Some of the rest of the Spurs look hopeless though.

[CorrectCrusader]

It was nice listening to the Hawks broadcast. Dominique called the on-purpose miss before it happened.

[baseline bum]

Ugh thought this was gonna be a loss when Barlow of all people hit a three

Impressive 24/13/5/3 game from De'Aaron :tu

[Manu-of-steel]

We won! Great win. I would have wanted Castle in for dwfense instead if Vassell.

[thiste]

We needed that win for us and that loss for Atlanta. Wemby was not himself, I don't think we're having that bad of a second half if he is 100%. We'll see better days but the result is what counts.

Great result!

[Manu-of-steel]

So glad CP3 is on this team. Hope that bball IQ is seeping into Wemby, Castle, and Fox. Some of the rest of the Spurs look hopeless though.

Why was CP3 mad at Castle ?

[Guru of Nothing]

82-0 next year baby. I feel it.

[slick'81]

Fox is a godsend

[Manu-of-steel]

Glass half-empty take:
This was a poor showing against one of the worst teams and currently on a losing streak and a horrible collapse after holding a 20 point lead….

Glass half-full take:
what a nice win on the road on a night when wemby was sick as a dog and the team throwing a new player out there who has never played with the rest of the team…

We’ll take the dub!

This Hawks team just beat the Celtics, do t forget that

[Davidicus]

Why was CP3 in on ATL game tying shot? We had two timeouts left where we could’ve subbed him back in on O. I can understand wanting to put him in when we get the ball back.

[LeBowen]

We need to get rid of someone at the deadline, Mitch has no balls or authority to DNP Keldon.
15 minutes even though he had just 3 points and was awful defensively.

Champagnie with just 3 3pt attempts in 22 minutes. What's the point of playing him if we don't have any sets for him?

Castle played very good defense on Trae only to get benched for Jeremy who keeps getting the short end of the stick.
He either has to play as a backup big against way stronger players or he chases small guards around.

[024]

CP3 whispered to Wemby before the last ft shot. I'm sure he told him to miss it on purpose.

Fox confirmed this in the post-game interview. Paul brought it up.

[Degoat]

Right now Sochan is my biggest complaint, what does he even do that’s good

[Dex]

Loved Fox's debut.

Wemby just seemed...out of it tonight.

The rest of the team is what it is.

[spurraider21]

Trae definitely had the aura to make that final shot too

[sananspursfan21]

Great win considering Fox’s first game. Any win is a good win right now, Fox or not.

[Mugen]

The Hawks are a terrible team without Jalen Johnson and these dummies almost gave them the game.

Mitch is obviously in way over his head so a real coach will help.

But holy shit, the collective IQ is just so, so bad.

Sochan, Devin, and Keldon have zeros excuse and they're not gonna get better.

I really hope Wemby gets smarter and stronger but he's frankly not yet ready to lead a contender. He's 21 so I get it but man there's a lot of growing up to do both physically and mentally.

[Dex]

Right now Sochan is my biggest complaint, what does he even do that’s good

https://media.tenor.com/7bxA3_vclnMAAAAM/tedead.gif

[Tyronn Lue]

We need to get rid of someone at the deadline, Mitch has no balls or authority to DNP Keldon.
15 minutes even though he had just 3 points and was awful defensively.

Champagnie with just 3 3pt attempts in 22 minutes. What's the point of playing him if we don't have any sets for him?

Castle played very good defense on Trae only to get benched for Jeremy who keeps getting the short end of the stick.
He either has to play as a backup big against way stronger players or he chases small guards around.
Champagnie is a serviceable 3pt shooter but he's super sus with protecting the ball. He has moments, but seems a bit oafish. Might be a good trade if the Spurs could get something for him, like a decent backup big. I wonder if Joker is available.

[DAF86]

Fox confirmed this in the post-game interview. Paul brought it up.

Let's make Chris the coach, tbh.

[scott]

It was nice listening to the Hawks broadcast. Dominique called the on-purpose miss before it happened.

Spurs Legend Dominique Wilkins.

[Mr. Body]

Fox confirmed this in the post-game interview. Paul brought it up.

I rewound to watch the sequence. Paul talks with Mitch and comes over to Fox/Wemby. I think it came from the bench and during the interview Fox thought it came from Paul alone. Pretty sure they wouldn't miss on purpose without coach's direction.

[baseline bum]

Loved Fox's debut.

Wemby just seemed...out of it tonight.

The rest of the team is what it is.

Yeah Victor looked fucking gassed chasing the Hawks around.

[Mr. Body]

Spurs Legend Dominique Wilkins.

He's a good color guy the times I've watched Atlanta games.

[Mr. Body]

Yeah Victor looked fucking gassed chasing the Hawks around.

He looked downright sick in the third quarter.

And Fox said post game he was a bit out of shape.

[YoungbuckMurray]

This is what I had the biggest problem with. Castle was locking him up, why change it??

[rascal]

Important win

[baseline bum]

That challenge at the end was moronic, glad to see Trae didn't get a chance to win the game in the frontcourt.

[spursistan]

30-page game thread in freakin' February...Peak Duncan era stuff. Feels good to be relevant again :lol

[slick'81]

Wemby was having trouble staying on his feet at times. Kinda scary

[Mr. Body]

Right now Sochan is my biggest complaint, what does he even do that’s good

Huh?

[Frenchfred]

If Wemby is not sick and Okongwu shoots normally, this is a 10-15 point win.

It is a win against Atlanta with a good game from Fox, so we'll take that

[Extra Stout]

I really hope Wemby gets smarter and stronger but he's frankly not yet ready to lead a contender. He's 21 so I get it but man there's a lot of growing up to do both physically and mentally.
Remember when Tim Duncan as a rookie single-handedly owned Phoenix in the playoffs?

He was 21.

Just to calibrate where we are on the schedule.

[tbdog]

Right now Sochan is my biggest complaint, what does he even do that’s good

Playing backup center and then guarded Tre Young. Shot 7/8 from the field, while being on minute restriction, recovering from a back injury.

[rascal]

Wemby was having trouble staying on his feet at times. Kinda scary

Wemby always goes down easy, flops.

[DAF86]

Right now Sochan is my biggest complaint, what does he even do that’s good

Are folks really this blinded by bad shooting?

What does Sochan do that's good? Pretty much anything that doesn't involve jumpshooting. He's our best defender outside of Wemby. Can defen 1 through 5. Is an elite finisher. A good conector with his passing. Very good athleticism. Rebounds well. Contests shots at the rim. And compared to some of the guys in our roster, looks like Manu in terms of BBIQ.

[baseline bum]

He looked downright sick in the third quarter.

And Fox said post game he was a bit out of shape.

The cedar pollen has been nasty as hell the last few days (had been near 10,000 a couple of days ago). But damn I wonder how it's going to hit Victor when it's 20,000 to 30,000, or even the 60,000 to 90,000 it occasionally hits with strong cold fronts in January in non-drought years.

[Strategic]

Let's make Chris the coach, tbh. Be ok if Paul could point out to the coaching staff exactly who needs to be on the court in crucial situations. Jeez are the assistant coaches even helping with the rotations or are they just watching Mitch fail?

[bdictjames]

Sochan, Keldon, and Vassell are low IQ guys and should be expendable.

Our offense looks in shambles whenever anyone of them get the ball. It's been this way since last year.

[Ice009]

Great game by Fox (really happy that it was a win for him as he was really, really good in his first game with the Spurs - I loved watching him play). I assume Victor was ill tonight as he did not look good for long stretches of this game, but he fought through it. Good win as I couldn't take anymore of those close losses, but man, this team doesn't have many smart players. I'd still like the Spurs to try and make another good trade if they can.

[scott]

The cedar pollen has been nasty as hell the last few days (had been near 10,000 a couple of days ago). But damn I wonder how it's going to hit Victor when it's 20,000 to 30,000, or even the 60,000 to 90,000 it occasionally hits with strong cold fronts in January in non-drought years.

Rodeo Road Trip might be exactly the best thing for him right now

[scott]

I like how when asked after the game how he thought his debut went, Fox only said "okay, good in the first half, not so good in the second half." He holds himself to a high standard.

[Mr. Body]

Tired of teams going on heaters against the Spurs. Need to figure out how to take the hot hands out, and cover the perimeter better. Hard when Trae is playing well. Even Dom hit a three.

[LeBowen]

Remember when Tim Duncan as a rookie single-handedly owned Phoenix in the playoffs?

He was 21.

Just to calibrate where we are on the schedule.

Single-handedly? He had 11/5/2 in 37 minutes of closeout game.
This season we won 2 games when Wemby plays and scores less than 23.

[Mr. Body]

Sochan, Keldon, and Vassell are low IQ guys and should be expendable.

Our offense looks in shambles whenever anyone of them get the ball. It's been this way since last year.

Keldon did not have a good game. The other two -- this is just a bad take.

[Davidicus]

Quick notes

Fox is awesome.

Vassell KJ Sochan are not. Still. I enjoyed seeing Fox give Vassell some minor shit for not passing to him wide open, instead taking a contested 3.

Wemby looks gassed af, what was that illness??

I liked the rotations to start the game. And there was a brief lineup of Fox Castle Champ Barnes and I think KJ or Sochan where the ball was absolutely ZIPPING around the court, and ATL was moving like a water balloon about to pop. Can’t wait to see more of that with those 4 + Wemby.

We got to see our dream lineup towards the very end of the game of 3 PGs, and it worked pretty well. Too bad ATL just went right at CP3.

Loved seeing CP3 get furious with Castle. And Castle just taking it.

When Fox or CP3 aren’t on the floor (and often when they are), Castle is the ultimate alpha. His talent naturally demands the ball, and creates something out of nothing every time. He just dominates the offensive end.

Looking forward to a Fox that’s more familiar with the system and a cardio’d Wemby.

[LeBowen]

Keldon did not have a good game. The other two -- this is just a bad take.

The issue with Jeremy is that he keeps getting the short end of the stick with worst possible roles.
He's not a backup big and as a 6'9 wing he shouldn't be chasing the likes of Trae around.

Really hard to optimally develop that way.
Devin? Solid enough, but consistency is the issue with him. We'll see how the rest of the season goes.

[baseline bum]

Rodeo Road Trip might be exactly the best thing for him right now

Would be better if it was in January in that case, as that's when it typically gets really ugly. The bad thing is this is the weakest cedar pollen season I can remember in recent history because of the complete lack of rain after the hurricane in July.

[Ice009]

He looked downright sick in the third quarter.

And Fox said post game he was a bit out of shape.

Was Fox saying he was a bit out of shape, or was he referring to Victor?

[scott]

Sochan and Vassell deserve the benefit of the doubt to see how they do the rest of the year with Fox. Keldon on the other hand? Nah, he should be traded or moved to a deep bench role (which would unfortunately further erode his dwindling trade value).

[Mr. Body]

The issue with Jeremy is that he keeps getting the short end of the stick with worst possible roles.
He's not a backup big and as a 6'9 wing he shouldn't be chasing the likes of Trae around.

Really hard to optimally develop that way.
Devin? Solid enough, but consistency is the issue with him. We'll see how the rest of the season goes.

Sochan did fine tonight. Everyone's saying he couldn't contain Trae but he had to guard him because Castle couldn't. He was otherwise fine, good cuts, got boards. Vassell was fine, too. If there were hiccups it was trying to figure out new rotations and a new player.

I get Keldon, he was not good tonight.

I feel like the 'Vassell Keldon Sochan are low IQ they suck' thing is just fashionable for some reason when two thirds of that wasn't in evidence. Vassell even played pretty great defense.

[pRoshi]

Someone said Sochan rebounds well LMAO, 4 rebs is outstanding!

[vy65]

This may be a hot take because my Fox-based erection hasn’t gone down, but I think this was a damn good win.

-Wemby clearly is sick as fuck. RJ called it when he said he’d rather play with a tweaked ankle than respiratory shit. Anyone who’s played sick would agree with him. Wemby was a sieve defensively at times, that is an aberration.

-Fox, my god, what a fucking first half. The dude is so fucking fast, and you can already see the fit. Plays like the Wemby put back off of the Hawks collapsing on Fox is a sign of things to come.

-Defense. I never appreciated how defense-focused Fox is. You could see it show at times; his speed really helps him on that end. It’s not hard to envision Fox/Castle being a nightmare together, especially with their combo of speed and strength.

-Most importantly, we didn’t choke. This was a classic “Spurs lose game after having a big lead.” ATL was also highly incentivized considering the draft implications. Fox has no idea what our sets are, but we still played cohesively enough to get the W. I think this was quality.

[100%duncan]

I like how when asked after the game how he thought his debut went, Fox only said "okay, good in the first half, not so good in the second half." He holds himself to a high standard.

I was gonna say this (in terms of his performance). Had an A++ first half, and a meh 2nd half. Though some of his misses, the midrange jumper at the left wing and the layup were really sorry misses/roll outs.

[baseline bum]

Wemby looks gassed af, what was that illness??


He appears to share the same cedar pollen allergy that makes so much of San Antonio miserable from around Christmas to early February most years. If you're not from the area it's a really nasty pollen from the juniper ashe trees that are all over the Hill Country northwest of town. The shit releases pollen in the winter and the symptoms of it for me at least are identical with when I have had COVID, eg a throat that feels like you're gargling razor blades and massive nasal congestion.


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

[100%duncan]

Tired of teams going on heaters against the Spurs. Need to figure out how to take the hot hands out, and cover the perimeter better. Hard when Trae is playing well. Even Dom hit a three.

NBA players are bound to punish you for being left open from 3. Even us morons know this but the coaching staff has run this type of "defense" since last year.

[pRoshi]

He appears to share the same cedar pollen allergy that makes so much of San Antonio miserable from around Christmas to early February most years. If you're from the area it's a really nasty pollen from the juniper ashe trees that are all over the Hill Country northwest of town. The shit releases pollen in the winter and the symptoms of it for me at least are identical with when I have had COVID, eg a throat that feels like you're gargling razor blades and massive nasal congestion.


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

Yup, and the flu is going around the city like herpes.

[vy65]

He appears to share the same cedar pollen allergy that makes so much of San Antonio miserable from around Christmas to early February most years. If you're not from the area it's a really nasty pollen from the juniper ashe trees that are all over the Hill Country northwest of town. The shit releases pollen in the winter and the symptoms of it for me at least are identical with when I have had COVID, eg a throat that feels like you're gargling razor blades and massive nasal congestion.


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

I used to have annual respiratory infections/bronchitis because of this shit. It’s fucking disgusting.

[bdictjames]

Keldon did not have a good game. The other two -- this is just a bad take.
Just going off the last few minutes of the 4th quarter:

Sochan throws an absolutely terrible pass to Wemby, which had no shot of getting to Wemby.
5 seconds left into the shot clock, Sochan drives to the lane - he should create his own shot, instead, he passes it to Wemby who was surprised and threw up a clanker.
Fouls Trae Young in the last few minutes, but I can't blame him for this one, that was just good foul-baiting by Young, anyone would have fallen for that.

There were so many possessions where Sochan didn't know what to do with the ball, and in essence, the team doesn't know what to do either. We already have plenty of veterans like Barnes and Paul - even they seem flabbergasted by Sochan and Vassell's bonehead plays at times. IQ is something that's hard to develop, and those three (Sochan, Keldon, and Vassell) just don't seem to have a lot of it.

[scott]

I used to have annual respiratory infections/bronchitis because of this shit. It’s fucking disgusting.

Yep, I'd get pretty sick from this stuff every year when I lived in SA, when I moved away I was shocked that I was no longer getting sick every winter.

[baseline bum]

I used to have annual respiratory infections/bronchitis because of this shit. It’s fucking disgusting.

Worst part is you fucking never get a tolerance to it no matter how long you live in the area.