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

[Atl Spur]

You are using the same mentality Pop uses. We suck but Patty or Rudy hit a late, meaningless 3 so naturally the next game he leans on them more. Luka is officially a bust. I mean what might be his ceiling anyway? Tops he's in the Rodney Hood, Jeff Green or Thad Young. All those guys are a net minus. he'd be lucky to put up those type of stats.

In his second year at his age????Nah.....

[Sugus]

Avidly waiting for Pop's grade on this one, tbh.

[TimDunkem]

Wow, a young, inexpercienced, project played poorly during garbage time?!


Again, I'm just not an overly whiny, crybaby, like most of the trolls on ST.

The team is bad to mediocre (when Derrick is aggressive), needs more lottery level talent & held onto too many veterans (who "need" their minutes).

That is the reality of the Spurs and this season. I'm happy Keldon is killing , I'm hopeful DeJounte, Devin and Lonnie can find some consistency and the sooner we get back Derrick the better.

While being on by other projects and playing the worst basketball we've seen from a player in a Spurs jersey in years!

[timtonymanu]

Using the soft card that hasn't worked in 6 years

It’s hilarious how he pulled it when he himself cost the team some of those games

[John B]

Has calling the team soft worked in the past five years? In one ear and out the other.

My read on that is Pop's not happy with our defense, and not that Jazz shut the out of the 3's.
So they need to play more aggressive, better defense.

[Sugus]

It’s hilarious how he pulled it when he himself cost the team some of those games

Pop's self reflection has sadly gone out the window, tbh. How many losing seasons can you whitstand before realizing you might be a part of the problem, too?

[Dejounte]

No one hates Puka. He is a scrub. No reason to hate a scrub for being a scrub. We're just pointing out that ST intelligentsia was wrong on this one.

Why are you so focused on what people think of players? Who cares if they were wrong?

[paperboy77]

You realize I'm criticizing Puka, right? Or am I missing something?

Well I think I'm right about Pops backward ass mentality. So oK, yeah I agree with you bashing Luka. Homeboy is a bust.

[TimDunkem]

Why are you so focused on what people think of players? Who cares if they were wrong?

You followed me around with the KJ/PJ positional comp for a while. Sit down.

[Sugus]

Why are you so focused on what people think of players? Who cares if they were wrong?

Didn't you get the memo? Being hopeful of draft picks and the team in general is blasphemous around here, tbh. Hoping players work out into the team or that players take a step forward is just wishful thinking. You should just talk how much of a bust every prospect is, so you can stroke your own let on every game thread where they do badly in, tbh.

I'd love to read through some of the game threads during the big-3 days. Surely no one was like this when the team's talent level was higher - right?

[Dejounte]

You followed me around with the KJ/PJ positional comp for a while. Sit down.

Followed you for a while? It was one post... What the , dude?

[r0drig0lac]

another team that turns into 15-17 warriors against us, nothing new ... and why the is this Jakob scrub so soft on everything except screens? and yet it can't roll like a normal center?

[J_Paco]

Why are you so focused on what people think of players? Who cares if they were wrong?

Cause we missed out on that franchise shifting, future HOF talent named Brandon Clarke because they gambled on Luka (when they had an extra pick anyway).

They have hit on every pick and make no mistakes to please the spoiled, en led, constantly complaining denizens of ST.

[phxspurfan]

You are using the same mentality Pop uses. We suck but Patty or Rudy hit a late, meaningless 3 so naturally the next game he leans on them more. Luka is officially a bust. I mean what might be his ceiling anyway? Tops he's in the Rodney Hood, Jeff Green or Thad Young. All those guys are a net minus. he'd be lucky to put up those type of stats.

Looks to me like a poor man's Keith Van Horn. Or a rich man's Sam Dekker if he develops more outside /shooting game. He's not overly fast, so those cuts probably won't work as well against bigger/stronger/more physical PF types in the NBA. He might get a couple but then defenses will thwart the drive with lateral movement and force him to shoot.

[Mugen]

My read on that is Pop's not happy with our defense, and not that Jazz shut the out of the 3's.
So they need to play more aggressive, better defense.

Quite a read there, Johnny B

[TimDunkem]

Fandom and homers bashing someone for their different take when player is drafted = good

player is and pointed out by the person bashed by fanboys and slurpers = bad

Got it.

[timtonymanu]

Didn't you get the memo? Being hopeful of draft picks and the team in general is blasphemous around here, tbh. Hoping players work out into the team or that players take a step forward is just wishful thinking. You should just talk how much of a bust every prospect is, so you can stroke your own let on every game thread where they do badly in, tbh.

I'd love to read through some of the game threads during the big-3 days. Surely no one was like this when the team's talent level was higher - right?

nope.ST was just as critical back then, mainly because we wanted Timmy to win one more and a lot of times he was surrounded by

[absoloot66]

such a massive home run compared to Luka sandwich

[Joseph Kony]

Why are you so focused on what people think of players? Who cares if they were wrong?

thats like half your posts dude you were literally just wondering on the previous page why posters dont like Samanic

[Dejounte]

Fandom and homers bashing someone for their different take when player is drafted = good

player is and pointed out by the person bashed by fanboys and slurpers = bad

Got it.

The difference is both of those categories don't usually let it linger for two years. They talk initially then move on. Luka was drafted two years ago and you still can't stop talking about the people who liked him.

[TimDunkem]

Followed you for a while? It was one post... What the , dude?

You did it 3 times separated by months. Then again you forgot about what you just posted regarding Puka according to Kony.

[Mugen]

I don't even care about whiffing on Luka tbh. It was a ty draft and Keldon @ 29 more than makes up for it.

It's just hilarious to me that RC was scouting this kid for years and he's gonna end up being out of the league in a year or two

[TimDunkem]

The difference is both of those categories don't usually let it linger for two years. They talk initially then move on. Luka was drafted two years ago and you still can't stop talking about the people who liked him.

Wrong. I just discuss Luka when he comes up and the slurpers come out of the woodwork to slurp and cry about me "crying".

[Sugus]

nope.ST was just as critical back then, mainly because we wanted Timmy to win one more and a lot of times he was surrounded by

Yeah, thought so. I'd just like to go and see some of these experts' takes on things. Everyone's so right all the time around here, yet never shows quotes, or receipts, nothing, and I'm supposed to take it at face value? Nah. But oh well, ST will on, I guess...

[Dejounte]

You did it 3 times separated by months. Then again you forgot about what you just posted regarding Puka according to Kony.

I see your ass hunting every Luka post and commenting on it. Let it go dude