This Team Is Done

I don't care if they come back and pull another fools gold win out of their ass against some inferior opponent, really good teams don't trail by double digits in 6 of 7 or whatever it's been and repeatedly labor to eclipse 30 in the 1st half (while being mostly healthy). Not having a dynamic guard makes everything difficult and is a death knell in today's NBA.

They can either keep pretending or face what's staring them in the face: it's time to re-build. Everyone not named Leonard should be anywhere from in play - shopped hard, with the intention being to peak again when he's in his late 20's. The longer they wait, the greater the chance of wasting the entirety of his prime out of contention.

It's been 2+ seasons of progressive decline and they've continued to pull games out of their ass mostly on muscle memory and sheer will, but that only lasts so long and goes so far. You can feel the bottom about to drop out. They might as well save themselves another inevitable playoff disappointment/embarrassment and maximize the return of some of the key players while they still have a decent amount of term left.

I've been saying this for a while. This team is never gonna be a contender again.

Make LaMarcus happy and ship his lazy ass to Phoenix.

Maybe we should give LMA a bigger offensive portion right now. :lmao

Wrong thread

Please lamarcus on a down night like tonight go inside and post up.

Its so frustrating to watch tbh

I kind of agree.
I was going to post a thread Is Manu done?
I think Manu is done period.
The sooner Pop knows it and works something out around that fact the better.
If he doesn't, the team will fail.

Manu has already come out too many games looking like this. He will make a hustle play or a pass here or there, but he's 39 and this right now is what he will look like in the playoffs. He's going ot be even more worn out by that point.

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Originally Posted by dabom

Maybe we should give LMA a bigger offensive portion right now. :lmao

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:lol POS can't even hit open shots. Commentators routinely say "Aldridge is off tonight, he's usually automatic from that distance".

Never change Spurs Talk :wakeup

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Originally Posted by bklynspursfan

Never change Spurs Talk :wakeup

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What's the silver lining now?

Says who?.....

death, taxes, and RJ 24 posting about how the spurs are done

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Originally Posted by SAGirl

I kind of agree.
I was going to post a thread Is Manu done?
I think Manu is done period.
The sooner Pop knows it and works something out around that fact the better.
If he doesn't, the team will fail.

Manu has already come out too many games looking like this. He will make a hustle play or a pass here or there, but he's 39 and this right now is what he will look like in the playoffs. He's going ot be even more worn out by that point.

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I'm sorry, but playing Manu less and Anderson more (since he's the odd guy out) will not swing the needle for us. The issue has been Pau being inconsistent/poor defensively and still getting adjusted, and LMA just off to a terribly slow start. If LMA plays at a higher level, we aren't having this discussion now. He didn't pick it up till about January last year, so we'll see how this year goes. But that's just what it is, our front court sans Kawhi has underwhelmed tremendously thus far.

But the issue is not Manu this year.

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Idk tbh. But I mean the Bulls came into this game losing 3 in a row and are playing at home. We were down 18 and made it a game. They were clearly the more desperate team. On to the next the way I see it. The outcome of this game whether it's a W or L doesn't change anything in the big picture lol.

Also, the officiating was comparable to the Bucks game. It was pretty terrible

Worst Post Duncan game ever.

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Idk tbh. But I mean the Bulls came into this game losing 3 in a row and are playing at home. We were down 18 and made it a game. They were clearly the more desperate team. On to the next the way I see it. The outcome of this game whether it's a W or L doesn't change anything in the big picture lol.

Also, the officiating was comparable to the Bucks game. It was pretty terrible

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I call bullshit

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Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres

Make LaMarcus happy and ship his lazy ass to Phoenix.

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Boom...

Bledsoe is young.

Get rid of everyone but Kawhi, Green, Bertans, and Dedmon. I'd like to keep Mills and Simmons but they'll be too expensive. Get Pop the fuck out too.

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Make LaMarcus happy and ship his lazy ass to Phoenix.

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Originally Posted by Mikeanaro

Worst Post Duncan game ever.

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Orlando..

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Originally Posted by bklynspursfan

I'm sorry, but playing Manu less and Anderson more (since he's the odd guy out) will not swing the needle for us. The issue has been Pau being inconsistent/poor defensively and still getting adjusted, and LMA just off to a terribly slow start. If LMA plays at a higher level, we aren't having this discussion now. He didn't pick it up till about January last year, so we'll see how this year goes. But that's just what it is, our front court sans Kawhi has underwhelmed tremendously thus far.

But the issue is not Manu this year.

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Manu is shooting horrible. He's extremely inefficient this season.
I am thinking they need to go a different direction. Work Anderson and Bertans in.... I think even Simmons needs to play more than him and have him with the ball and if he's off the ball, he needs to be cutting. He can't shoot period, so they have to work around that somehow.
Whatever they do, even a trade: Manu's role needs to diminish, and be reduced. If they don't do that they are done for. Maybe they are done for anyways.
But I cannot imagine it's easy even for his fans watching his play lately.
If that was Anderson having that kind of game guys would be saying he's not good enough. He had a much better game than Ginobili last game and has had very little opportunities to get incorporated in the bench since he's a deep reserve. If not him, they need someone else.
Manu is done is all I am saying emphatically.

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Idk tbh. But I mean the Bulls came into this game losing 3 in a row and are playing at home. We were down 18 and made it a game. They were clearly the more desperate team. On to the next the way I see it. The outcome of this game whether it's a W or L doesn't change anything in the big picture lol.

Also, the officiating was comparable to the Bucks game. It was pretty terrible

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yes......last couple games the officiating has been terrible...

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Originally Posted by SAGirl

I kind of agree.
I was going to post a thread Is Manu done?
I think Manu is done period.
The sooner Pop knows it and works something out around that fact the better.
If he doesn't, the team will fail.

Manu has already come out too many games looking like this. He will make a hustle play or a pass here or there, but he's 39 and this right now is what he will look like in the playoffs. He's going ot be even more worn out by that point.

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Please make it

You win some lose some.....Just a game......People take this NBA basketball stuff too serious.....

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Originally Posted by spurraider21

death, taxes, and RJ 24 posting about how the spurs are done

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He might not be wrong on this one though. This offense the Spurs are running is easy to defend and they don't have an elite defense to fall back on. If the Spurs land Utah or Houston in the first round they're in deep trouble, much less against the Clippers and Dubs.

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Originally Posted by spurtech09

You win some lose some.....Just a game......People take this NBA basketball stuff too serious.....

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Pop?

I just want to know why Manu has yet to become a knockdown 3-point shooter. Fuck. Haven't you shot enough of them?

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Originally Posted by Robz4000

Get rid of everyone but Kawhi, Green, Bertans, and Dedmon. I'd like to keep Mills and Simmons but they'll be too expensive. Get Pop the fuck out too.

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Keep Murray too

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Originally Posted by 100%duncan

I call bullshit

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How is that bs? Those r things that actually happened .

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Please make it

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What
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Originally Posted by spurtech09

You win some lose some.....Just a game......People take this NBA basketball stuff too serious.....

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That doesnt mean you have to be lazy, its a competitive game and you need a good seed to win it all.

:cryKawhi isn't making his teammates better by not making their shots & rebounding for them:cry

:cryLeBron won a championship w/ Kyrie, why can't Kawhi do the same w/ TOSB Porker:cry

:cryKawhi isn't shooting 50% every game while being FORCED to take difficult shots:cry

............I guess it took you guys 2 years to realize the supporting cast has been toast since 2014.:wakeup

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Originally Posted by bklynspursfan

How is that bs? Those r things that actually happened .

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Because you don't judge a game based on previous games? Follow your logic, this team lost 3 straight, they are a bad team, and somehow a "contender" loses to them in the same fashion they ALMOST lost their past 4 games?

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Originally Posted by Robz4000

Get rid of everyone but Kawhi, Green, Bertans, and Dedmon. I'd like to keep Mills and Simmons but they'll be too expensive. Get Pop the fuck out too.

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I'd like them to keep Murray as well, I think that kid is going to be good and a nice pair with kawhi.

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What
you can't make thread TGY?

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Nope pinked :depressed

Eh, it's just 1 game against a team that is virtually unbeatable at home on TNT(16 wins in a row)..not to mention the poor officiating on every Wade and Butler flop..

This game doesn't change anything..Spurs have a poorly built roster at the top, but they're a fringe contender by default..

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Originally Posted by Robz4000

He might not be wrong on this one though. This offense the Spurs are running is easy to defend and they don't have an elite defense to fall back on. If the Spurs land Utah or Houston in the first round they're in deep trouble, much less against the Clippers and Dubs.

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a broken clock is right twice a day. this guy posts cliff jumping threads on the regular, including during the 13-14 season

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Originally Posted by spurraider21

a broken clock is right twice a day. this guy posts cliff jumping threads on the regular, including during the 13-14 season

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This might be one of those times though. Hated the Gasol signing when they made it and I hate it even more now. Spurs needed a quality guard and instead they went for a slow-footed big that doesn't fit the SL at all.

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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37

This game doesn't change anything..Spurs have a poorly built roster at the top, but they're a fringe contender by default..

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One takeaway from this post is that folks are changing their narrative about Kawhi having enough around him to contend.

Meh they weren't that bad, just missed a lot of open shots and the offense is kinda stagnant, but that's not new.

On the other hand, the meltdowns of the past were so much better than this.

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This might be one of those times though. Hated the Gasol signing when they made it and I hate it even more now. Spurs needed a quality guard and instead they went for a slow-footed big that doesn't fit the SL at all.

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....Porker probably lobbied for Pau, tbh.

blow it up

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

One takeaway from this post is that folks are changing their narrative about Kawhi having enough around him to contend.

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It's just too tough to win without a good PG in today's league, tbh..they desperately need a 2nd creator..

Didn't read the OP, but fuck off. It was a bad shooting night.

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Meh they weren't that bad, just missed a lot of open shots and the offense is kinda stagnant, but that's not new.

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Softridge got outplayed by this guy:

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ll/3113587.png

Too much fucking divas on this forum. From having an impressive win over the Bucks (according to this forum) to now saying the team is done.

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Didn't read the OP, but fuck off. It was a bad shooting night.

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:tu

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

Softridge got outplayed by this guy:

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ll/3113587.png

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:lmao :lmao

They have done a relatively dismal job preparing for this..PATFO inability--since 2012-- to hit another home run in the draft, another scrap heap digging was compounded by handing out contracts weighing more nostalgia factors than actual performance, not to mention stumbling into signing two "star" Bigs whose combined impact on the game can't even sniff that of post-post prime Duncan by himself (2012-2015)..

I don't see it happening with regard to Parker, but if they don't (or look to) reset on Aldridge/Gasol direction starting this trade deadline, they deserve their mediocrity..

LMA, Parker and Gasol have fallen off a cliff. I hate the lack of defensive resistance by Gasol and its rubbed off on LMA who is way too passive.

Tony Parker is simply not very good and needs to sit the bench until he can retire or be shipped off. I'd rather have the kid from Argentina out there along with Patty as the point guards. He plays tough, moves the ball and can hit a 3.

I hate to rip Tony Parker so much but time waits for no man. He can't cut it anymore on a semi-regular basis. One good game out of five or six is not gonna work.

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Originally Posted by 100%duncan

Because you don't judge a game based on previous games? Follow your logic, this team lost 3 straight, they are a bad team, and somehow a "contender" loses to them in the same fashion they ALMOST lost their past 4 games?

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The Bulls aren't a bad team. They aren't true contenders, but they aren't bad.

Look it's obvious this team has a lot of work to do. But geez, we had the 2nd largest pt differential last yr and where did it get us?

Like if we beat the clips in LA in a couple weeks , how many people will change their tune? It's the fickleness of this site that gets me.

The regular season in general has always been a tuneup for us. With so much turnover, that's the case x1000.

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

One takeaway from this post is that folks are changing their narrative about Kawhi having enough around him to contend.

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I'm not changing shit. I never said he did, I said he doesn't maximize what he does have and nothing's changed in that regard. Either way, they're not good enough though.

You overly sensitive idiot(s?) took it and ran with it and because you're so easy, I couldn't resist baiting you, but I like Leonard as much as most; he's just not a play maker for others.


And it's not one game. This game was symptomatic and a microcosm of their issues, but this thread would have applied weeks ago and it will months from now.

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Originally Posted by bklynspursfan

The Bulls aren't a bad team. They aren't true contenders, but they aren't bad.

Look it's obvious this team has a lot of work to do. But geez, we had the 2nd largest pt differential last yr and where did it get us?

Like if we beat the clips in LA in a couple weeks , how many people will change their tune? It's the fickleness of this site that gets me.

The regular season in general has always been a tuneup for us. With so much turnover, that's the case x1000.

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I, along with the others, have never been that much optimistic for the whole year. This season's 1st quarter has been filled with bad teams with only GSW, Clippers and Rockets being games worthy of noting.

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I've been saying this for a while. This team is never gonna be a contender again.

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Yeah, your weak-ass said that in 2014 too, for basically the entire season. Then you celebrated at the end like you are a real fan.

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Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37

It's just too tough to win without a good PG in today's league, tbh..they desperately need a 2nd creator..

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Dragic is there for the taking, Riley is trying to free up cap space & tank. Pau to the Celtics; Smart/Kyle/Amir to the Heat.

Heat starting the likes of McGruder/Derrick Williams/Babbitt:lmao

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Originally Posted by spursgu

Too much fucking divas on this forum. From having an impressive win over the Bucks (according to this forum) to now saying the team is done.

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It was an impressive win but did nothing to convince us that this team is a legit contender. The fact they had to come back from 15 down against them in the first place was pathetic.

meh

only two people got to the FT line.

Only 5 FTs all game

Manu 0 for 9.

Lose by single digits on the road

I'll take it.

This team is still learning itself. That they can do that and remain at the top of the standings in the process is something any other NBA fan would gladly accept for their team. How they can overcome adversity, command momentum when needed, right the ship, turn the worm... all that factors in to building character.

They had a bad night and fought through it. That's better than a blowout win in an otherwise meaningless game.

The bench has the chance to be good if Bertans and Simmons improve.

The starters just don't have enough juice outside of Danny Green and KL. They just don't. Sad.

I went to the home game against Dallas when Pop sat a healthy, 31 year old LMA and the team was outplayed by a D League team. Kawhi and Patty made just enough big plays to win it.

seems pretty NASF to freak out about a loss like this in december. I tend to think back to when the team sucked until the rodeo trip.

The officiating in this game was wretched. Five FTs might be the lowest total of any team this year.

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Originally Posted by bklynspursfan

The Bulls aren't a bad team. They aren't true contenders, but they aren't bad.

Look it's obvious this team has a lot of work to do. But geez, we had the 2nd largest pt differential last yr and where did it get us?

Like if we beat the clips in LA in a couple weeks , how many people will change their tune? It's the fickleness of this site that gets me.

The regular season in general has always been a tuneup for us. With so much turnover, that's the case x1000.

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Originally Posted by TD 21

You overly sensitive idiot(s?) took it and ran with it and because you're so easy, I couldn't resist baiting you, but I like Leonard as much as most; he's just not a play maker for others..

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You started a narrative that blew up in your face now you're running away from it just like Softridge does in Gm 5 of a playoff game.:lmao

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Originally Posted by DMC

meh

only two people got to the FT line.

Only 5 FTs all game

Manu 0 for 9.

Lose by single digits on the road

I'll take it.

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I wouldn't take it for the simple fact that we'll see the same problems over and over again. Manu has been sucking it up. LMA has gotten less than 10 points in 3 out of the last 5 games. Pau continues to be a liability. Porker has been bad too. Spurs have had slow starts to every game. Defense has been bad. FT disparity has been bad too. This will all come to bite them.

Ahhh well, this is a cliffjumping thread by TD 21, but we knew they needed a quality guard and Pop stood pat with Tony and Manu.
It's not difficult to see where the team will come up short.

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The bench has the chance to be good if Bertans and Simmons improve.

The starters just don't have enough juice outside of Danny Green and KL. They just don't. Sad.

I went to the home game against Dallas when Pop sat a healthy, 31 year old LMA and the team was outplayed by a D League team. Kawhi and Patty made just enough big plays to win it.

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This isn't really possible. If your team sucks that bad, you'd be down there with the Lakers and Nuggets, not number 2 in the West.

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Originally Posted by Harry Callahan

LMA, Parker and Gasol have fallen off a cliff. I hate the lack of defensive resistance by Gasol and its rubbed off on LMA who is way too passive.

Tony Parker is simply not very good and needs to sit the bench until he can retire or be shipped off. I'd rather have the kid from Argentina out there along with Patty as the point guards. He plays tough, moves the ball and can hit a 3.

I hate to rip Tony Parker so much but time waits for no man. He can't cut it anymore on a semi-regular basis. One good game out of five or six is not gonna work.

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You need to include Manu there buddy.

They have all fallen off cliffs.

Kawhi is carrying them, with sometimes help from someone, some roleplayer, Mills often, Lee sometimes, Bertans sometimes, etc.

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Originally Posted by bklynspursfan

The Bulls aren't a bad team. They aren't true contenders, but they aren't bad.

Look it's obvious this team has a lot of work to do. But geez, we had the 2nd largest pt differential last yr and where did it get us?

Like if we beat the clips in LA in a couple weeks , how many people will change their tune? It's the fickleness of this site that gets me.

The regular season in general has always been a tuneup for us. With so much turnover, that's the case x1000.

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Softridge is a mentally fragile bitch who shrinks when things aren't going his way, Pau plays ZERO defense, Porker has one fluke good game every two weeks & Manure is TOSB. Good luck depending on that come playoff time.:rolleyes

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Originally Posted by DMC

meh

only two people got to the FT line.

Only 5 FTs all game

Manu 0 for 9.

Lose by single digits on the road

I'll take it.

This team is still learning itself. That they can do that and remain at the top of the standings in the process is something any other NBA fan would gladly accept for their team. How they can overcome adversity, command momentum when needed, right the ship, turn the worm... all that factors in to building character.

They had a bad night and fought through it. That's better than a blowout win in an otherwise meaningless game.

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They're more than a fourth of the way through the season and there's been zero improvement/chemistry built with the SL. At some point they need to come to terms with the fact Gasol is a bad fit.

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Originally Posted by Robz4000

It was an impressive win but did nothing to convince us that this team is a legit contender. The fact they had to come back from 15 down against them in the first place was pathetic.

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Another game that Manu was abysmal and was throwing the ball all over and playing horrible.
He just wasn't saved that game bc Mills came up shooting blanks and was 0-8.

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

You started a narrative that blew up in your face now you're running away from it just like Softridge does in Gm 5 of a playoff game.:lmao

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Yeah, it blew up in my face because some no life idiot(s?) cried and whined because someone told the truth about a player they worship and jerk off to.

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Originally Posted by SAGirl

Ahhh well, this is a cliffjumping thread by TD 21, but we knew they needed a quality guard and Pop stood pat with Tony and Manu.
It's not difficult to see where the team will come up short.

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But...but....but...it's Kawhi's playmaking that's holding back the team.

:cryThe only reason Softridge isn't making WIDE OPEN shots is b/c Kawhi isn't passing him the ball.:cry

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seems pretty NASF to freak out about a loss like this in december. I tend to think back to when the team sucked until the rodeo trip.

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Difference is those past teams had an identity and a piece named Tim Duncan. You're right that it's still early season but the team is in a restructuring season.

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Yeah, it blew up in my face because some no life idiot(s?) cried and whined because someone told the truth about a player they worship and jerk off to.

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Please don't forget to delete your twitter while you're at it.:wakeup

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But...but....but...it's Kawhi's playmaking that's holding back the team.

:cryThe only reason Softridge isn't making WIDE OPEN shots is b/c Kawhi isn't passing him the ball.:cry

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Kawhi
is really the only good thing happening this season.
I would scrap it, play the youngsters and send Manu and Tony to retirement.

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Yeah, it blew up in my face because some no life idiot(s?) cried and whined because someone told the truth about a player they worship and jerk off to.

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:lol

Kawhi isn't a good creator for others. I agree with you TD. He can't be the main facilitator if this team has any hope getting past the 2nd round.

If he is?

Clippers in 5 in May.

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Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres

:lol

Kawhi isn't a good creator for others. I agree with you TD. He can't be the main facilitator if this team has any hope getting past the 2nd round.

If he is?

Clippers in 5 in May.

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Blazers dumped Softridge & made it to the 2nd rd. :rollin

Dude wouldn't make a WIDE OPEN 15 footer in pressure situations if Stockton was passing him the ball.:lol

OP is a faggot

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Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres

:lol

Kawhi isn't a good creator for others. I agree with you TD. He can't be the main facilitator if this team has any hope getting past the 2nd round.

If he is?

Clippers in 5 in May.

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This must mean you're a cliff jumper, an attention seeker and not a real fan.

:cry Stop hating on Kawhi, he's the greatest player ever and has no weaknesses. :cry

:cry You're a faggot because you actually come to a basketball message board to talk basketball and don't waste every waking moment playing internet tough guy and beating to death a played out shtick that was never funny to begin with. :cry

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Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres

:lol

Kawhi isn't a good creator for others. I agree with you TD. He can't be the main facilitator if this team has any hope getting past the 2nd round.

If he is?

Clippers in 5 in May.

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With this offense and the lack of an elite defense teams like Houston or Utah can knock the Spurs out in the first round.

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

Blazers dumped Softridge & made it to the 2nd rd. :rollin

Dude wouldn't make a WIDE OPEN 15 footer in pressure situations if Stockton was passing him the ball.:lol

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Only reason POR made 2nd round was because of CP3 and Blake injuries.

Spurs should make it to round 2, but they'll get waxed by the Clippers if they're healthy.

Aldridge will never be a winner. Trade him for a legit PG and a role playing PF. Kawhi needs help and deserves a Robin to his Batman to have a strong work ethic.

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Originally Posted by TD 21

I don't care if they come back and pull another fools gold win out of their ass against some inferior opponent, really good teams don't trail by double digits in 6 of 7 or whatever it's been and repeatedly labor to eclipse 30 in the 1st half (while being mostly healthy). Not having a dynamic guard makes everything difficult and is a death knell in today's NBA.

They can either keep pretending or face what's staring them in the face: it's time to re-build. Everyone not named Leonard should be anywhere from in play - shopped hard, with the intention being to peak again when he's in his late 20's. The longer they wait, the greater the chance of wasting the entirety of his prime out of contention.

It's been 2+ seasons of progressive decline and they've continued to pull games out of their ass mostly on muscle memory and sheer will, but that only lasts so long and goes so far. You can feel the bottom about to drop out. They might as well save themselves another inevitable playoff disappointment/embarrassment and maximize the return of some of the key players while they still have a decent amount of term left.

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Well nobody could buy a basket and we made it a game. Anyone think that 3 games in 4 nights might be tough? No matter how much you're getting paid. We shoot even modestly decent and we win. We were one game behind GSW coming into this game. That doesn't sound like we are done.
As for the Manu, he isn't going to save us every night at 39 like he did our last home game. He shot horribly, but hustled and did his best to make up for it. Probably was everyone else (with Patty and Kawhi being exceptions) shot as crappy as him.

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Originally Posted by TD 21

This must mean you're a cliff jumper, an attention seeker and not a real fan.

:cry Stop hating on Kawhi, he's the greatest player ever and has no weaknesses. :cry

:cry You're a faggot because you actually come to a basketball message board to talk basketball and don't waste every waking moment playing internet tough guy and beating to death a played out shtick that was never funny to begin with. :cry

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This is such a shitty take. You should really contemplate suicide. You're not only an idiot, but a total disgrace to humanity. If you have a 2nd Amendment next to you, put it to your head and pull the fucking trigger. Earth would be a better place. Faggot.

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That's a myth; we had already switched into choke mode before the injuries.

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Originally Posted by bklynspursfan

The Bulls aren't a bad team. They aren't true contenders, but they aren't bad.

Look it's obvious this team has a lot of work to do. But geez, we had the 2nd largest pt differential last yr and where did it get us?

Like if we beat the clips in LA in a couple weeks , how many people will change their tune? It's the fickleness of this site that gets me.


The regular season in general has always been a tuneup for us. With so much turnover, that's the case x1000.

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Im not being fickle i don't care who we beat this team will not contend until we get a solid 2nd option LMA has come up short. I don't blame parker not his job hes playing ok for what his role should be tbh.

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Difference is those past teams had an identity and a piece named Tim Duncan. You're right that it's still early season but the team is in a restructuring season.

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Yeah, I think about it every game. The Spurs twitter has been putting up some cool TD vids.

Overall, I'm pretty impressed that the team has this record the first season without him at the helm anymore. I don't expect them to win it all, but damn, two months in and ST wants a complete dismantle. They've got flaws, but they also haven't given a shit for an entire game since the opener. Energy hasn't been there. I think the lack of ft in a game is a good indication of a lack of aggression. Coasting, disinterest.... can't imagine flipping out over a dec game though

Even if the Spurs make it the WCF people will complain.

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can't imagine flipping out over a dec game though

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Well then, I guess you're not a faggot like the OP

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Aldridge will never be a winner. Trade him for a legit PG and a role playing PF. Kawhi needs help and deserves a Robin to his Batman to have a strong work ethic.

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I'm hoping the Hawks continue their downward spiral & Millsap makes it known he won't re-sign. PATFO need to pull the trigger on that just like the Dick Jefferson/Jack swap.

OP:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/...0def7a34_m.jpg

Please. Kthnx.

Signed,

The World

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This must mean you're a cliff jumper, an attention seeker and not a real fan.

:cry Stop hating on Kawhi, he's the greatest player ever and has no weaknesses. :cry

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:cryYeah, Kawhi not being Magic Johnson is what prevented Softridge from making WIDE OPEN shots:cry

:cryStockton not being a good playmaker is what prevented the Mail Man from delivering on Sundays:cry

Hottest thread of the night. 4 pages in one hour. :lol

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I'm just waiting for someone to go to fivver and pay these guys 5 dollars for something more spurstalk related. Iirc, they offer 5 dollars per video..

Maybe my nigga dabom can pay with his enginerring money. :lol

It's December, the warriors, clips, cavs are the only challenges...breathe

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meh

only two people got to the FT line.

Only 5 FTs all game

Manu 0 for 9.

Lose by single digits on the road

I'll take it.

This team is still learning itself. That they can do that and remain at the top of the standings in the process is something any other NBA fan would gladly accept for their team. How they can overcome adversity, command momentum when needed, right the ship, turn the worm... all that factors in to building character.

They had a bad night and fought through it. That's better than a blowout win in an otherwise meaningless game.

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What you saw tonight from the supporting cast is a microcosm of what's going to take place in the postseason. Manure has flamed out the past 2 postseasons so him shooting 0-9 isn't an anomaly.

Kawhi isn't a creator? Do some of you morons even watch games? It's hard to rack up assist when you're surrounded by shit, shit and more shit.

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Pretty much, but unlike past seasons we pretty much know the spurs won't make it past the 2nd round this postseason. Kinda takes the excitement of watching them play away.

I don't think the lack of volume 3-point shooting is as much of a problem as it was last season, tbh..they could definitely use 1 more shooter, but it isn't a major problem IMO..

Kawhi: 39% on 5 per game
Green: 41% on 4 per game
Mills: 42% on 4.5 per game
Manu: 37% on 3 per game(although this % might get worse as the season progresses and he loses his legs)

They could use another shooter(wouldn't mind moving Simmons for a reliable shooter, since his game is redundant with Manu on the floor), but it isn't that bad IMO..the lack of a creator at PG continues to be the major issue..

Also, building your team around 3 frontcourt players in 2016 is just bizarre..

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I don't think the lack of volume 3-point shooting is as much of a problem as it was last season, tbh..they could definitely use 1 more shooter, but it isn't a major problem IMO..

Kawhi: 39% on 5 per game
Green: 41% on 4 per game
Mills: 42% on 4.5 per game
Manu: 37% on 3 per game(although this % might get worse as the season progresses and he loses his legs)

They could use another shooter(wouldn't mind moving Simmons for a reliable shooter, since his game is redundant with Manu on the floor), but it isn't that bad IMO..the lack of a creator at PG continues to be the major issue..

Also, building your team around 3 frontcourt players in 2016 is just bizarre..

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It is strange. However it might just be the reason we prevail. We will need Pau and LMA to play their best basketball and then we are in there.