Game Thread: Spurs vs. Jazz — Jan. 3, 2021 - 6:00pm/C

[timtonymanu]

And yet, how did Samanic get taken at 17?

2 year project, he’s not ready etc. yet guys like Cory Joseph at least looked like nba players in their 2nd year. Tired of that excuse honestly.

[SPURt]

And yet, how did Samanic get taken at 17?

I don’t really know how good or bad he is yet, but it’s crazy Keldon wasn’t even the Spurs first pick that draft.

[Bojo]

Terrible effort. At least Johnson looks like he's pissed with what's happening here. Rest is just going through the motions. Zero fire.

And just as I've read it here, yes, the chuckfest NBA is hard to watch from time to time. Would be better to watch though if we'd be able to chuck at least on a decent level...

[Dejounte]

Our C team out there now

[RC_Drunkford]

I mean it is what it is at this point. But it's pretty clear that he's held the organization hostage for a few years now tbh.

It's sad but he's got nothing else to do and him sticking around has done irreparable damage to the franchise and has set them back several years. Just really sad how much the game has passed him by, I hope to god he retires every single second I see him coaching

worst coach of the league by far since beginning of last season

[TimDunkem]

The vets on this team are all selfish assholes - Dumbar/Rudy/Patty. All three of them are looking for their own shot, obviously because it's a contract year for each of them.

Patty is the worst for being designated team leader because Pop had no one left after Kawhi bailed and everyone retired...Oh wow he waves towels, flops, buys the crew coffee, and donates 500 bucks to charity. Sign that man for life!!!

[John B]

Big effort Patty, but no dice. Story of the night

[Robz4000]

Didn't they have CP3 in '17-18? He used to live in that midrange area. Still, disgusting the way the league is trending.

Now, how much time until a team does nothing but 3's? The way the game is played now, why shoot anything else? It's just ridiculous.

It was the season before they got Chris Paul.

[YoungbuckMurray]

This team misses so many easy layups

[Kurgan]

Keldon and Lonnie only guys doing anything tonight. The vets have been absolutely atrocious

Lonnie's defense has been horrific. Only Keldon has played well tonight.

[paperboy77]

Can't believe how unwatchable this game is. Ultra glad i don't have cable anymore. Really thought of signing up again.

[timtonymanu]

I mean it is what it is at this point. But it's pretty clear that he's held the organization hostage for a few years now tbh.

It's sad but he's got nothing else to do and him sticking around has done irreparable damage to the franchise and has set them back several years. Just really sad how much the game has passed him by, I hope to god he retires every single second I see him coaching

People on here got so excited after that Toronto win, a team we were suppose to beat easily. Once I saw the result of that game, I was thinking it’s a matter of time before these guys fall back down to earth and here they are on a 4 game losing streak now.

[Uriel]

Pretty wild how our former G-League coach is now outcoaching the coach of the Big Club.

[TimDunkem]

2 year project, he’s not ready etc. yet guys like Cory Joseph at least looked like nba players in their 2nd year. Tired of that excuse honestly.

Dat White/Keldon/Samanic big 3 is a dynasty in the making I tells yaaaa

[NASpurs]

2 year project, he’s not ready etc. yet guys like Cory Joseph at least looked like nba players in their 2nd year. Tired of that excuse honestly.

It's amazing how KJ and Puka were both taken in the same draft and we're waiting for the high pick to "fill his body" in. Too slow to guard the 3, too weak to guard the 4. Can't rebound for but I guess he can shoot. Sounds like we should've just kept Bertans and drafted someone else.

[John B]

People on here got so excited after that Toronto win, a team we were suppose to beat easily. Once I saw the result of that game, I was thinking it’s a matter of time before these guys fall back down to earth and here they are on a 4 game losing streak now.

Well we don't have 2 of the starters, and played the defending Champs two of those loses

[Sugus]

You're kidding yourself if you think Becky doesn't contribute any defensive game plans. This is more personnel than gameplan, IMO.

I'm probably kidding myself to a degree in hoping Becky won't have learned the same bad habits/gameplans that Pop has been using these last few years, but you're kidding yourself to think it's more personnel than gameplan. We literally cannot defend any team on the perimeter, and it's not that we lack the bodies. We overhelp unnecessarily when teams are hardly going for the midrange anymore, consistently leaving a shooter wide open. After a few hundred times of the same "mistake" happening, you gotta see it's by design, tbh.

[Mugen]

Even when by some miracle the other team misses their wide open 3, they'll give up the offensive rebound.

Just depressing watching a team that clearly has zero trust in their coach and gameplan. These young guys should get a lot of blame as well but it can't be easy having to listen to hours of somebody telling you how Bruce and Avery used to do so-so 15 years ago

[John B]

Too cute Dejounte

[Arcadian]

Well at least Johnson is having a good game

(That will be the theme of 2021)

[poopbox]

Dejounte so bad tonight he got his shot blocked twice in one possession

[SpursStar]

Cade Cunningham, here we come lol.

[EasyMoney]

Dejounte clearly doesn't have his legs underneath him.

[Sugus]

Did Sean just say DJ is 0-for-8?

[SPURt]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen any NBA player be this cold shooting. Damn Murray