Game Thread: Spurs vs Pistons - Dec 26, 2021 - 6pm CT

[heyheymymy]

Hoping for a mild case so DJM doesn't lose his conditioning. /get well soon

[8sy21vd]

Yeah. Hope he doesn't experience heavy or lingering symptoms. Seems like KJ and White were dragging when they came back from COVID last season.

[JeffDuncan]

The Pistons are tanking, and the Spurs look ready to help them with that. I’m still wary of something which looks so predictable. I hope it turns lopsided enough that the extended bench can get some run, Primo especially.

Go Spurs Go!

[BillMc]

Spurs by 11

[siraulo23]

Dejounte out hmm

time for some Primo? nope 35 plus minutes of Forbes

[BillMc]

While we all want to see Primo (obviously), hoping to see more of Tre Jones.

[cd98]

Sit back and see a team that knows how to tank.

[Dejounte]

Sit back and see a team that knows how to tank.

They have done so well this past decade.

[Uriel]

Dejounte out with Covid.

Damn it. Losses to the Jazz and Heat incoming.

[PhantomDashCam]

"Josh Jackson and Cory Joseph entered the league's health and safety protocols on Sunday, a league source confirmed to the Free Press. They are the seventh and eighth players on the roster to enter protocols within the last five days, depleting the roster and forcing the front office to sign additional players to continue playing.

Cade Cunningham became the first Piston this season to enter protocols last Wednesday. Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saben Lee and Rodney McGruder joined him on Thursday, and Trey Lyles was added to the list late Saturday evening."

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/n...rs/9019537002/

This figures to be ultra compe ive. A whole bunch of randoms competing for their NBA futures against a team who just got back from a successful road trip and who have consistently struggled in the last few years handling prosperity...

[JPB]

They have done so well this past decade.

Come on, tanking works... Look at the Sixers, 3 hard years of hard tanking and now 6 or 7 years into the "Process" they have reached the Conference semi finals!!!

Same for The Pels, they tanked for AD who in four years gave them ONE PO SERIES!!! before asking (of course) to be traded but they got Zion in return!!! who (when he'll be able to stay on the court more than 2 games in a row) will lead them to heaven!!

So, if instead of playing and giving experience to their promising young core, would the spurs tank hard, they could get (maybe) a generational player who would need 4 years to develop, while spurs would keep sucking, before asking to be traded to NY or LA (like Nephew)... Ain't that great!?

that's what some people don't get, this isn't the 90's anymore... It's a player leagues anyway

[JPB]

"Josh Jackson and Cory Joseph entered the league's health and safety protocols on Sunday, a league source confirmed to the Free Press. They are the seventh and eighth players on the roster to enter protocols within the last five days, depleting the roster and forcing the front office to sign additional players to continue playing.

Cade Cunningham became the first Piston this season to enter protocols last Wednesday. Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saben Lee and Rodney McGruder joined him on Thursday, and Trey Lyles was added to the list late Saturday evening."

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/n...rs/9019537002/

This figures to be ultra compe ive. A whole bunch of randoms competing for their NBA futures against a team who just got back from a successful road trip and who have consistently struggled in the last few years handling prosperity...

Who are all these guys seriously?

I Mean besides CoJo ofc...

[JPB]

Damn it. Losses to the Jazz and Heat incoming.

Except if they out-covid the spurs.

[BillMc]

Come on, tanking works... Look at the Sixers, 3 hard years of hard tanking and now 6 or 7 years into the "Process" they have reached the Conference semi finals!!!

Same for The Pels, they tanked for AD who in four years gave them ONE PO SERIES!!! before asking (of course) to be traded but they got Zion in return!!! who (when he'll be able to stay on the court more than 2 games in a row) will lead them to heaven!!

So, if instead of playing and giving experience to their promising young core, would the spurs tank hard, they could get (maybe) a generational player who would need 4 years to develop, while spurs would keep sucking, before asking to be traded to NY or LA (like Nephew)... Ain't that great!?

that's what some people don't get, this isn't the 90's anymore... It's a player leagues anyway

Post of the year.

[Larry O]

Hmmm... wonder if Tre Jones will be given the nod to start? Pop has sooo many options! I can see DW4 getting the start at PG, and either Forbes or Vassell will get the start at the 2. Although I would like the first option, but I think that the 3rd option will be more realistic. GSG!!!

[emanueldavidginobili]

[LeBowen]

I know it won't happen, but Spurs have a great chance for 3 more wins.

Pistons are a g-league team, have to take care of business early on.
Back to back tomorrow, Mitc not travelling, injury.
Heat after that, they'll be on a back to back and they have only 3 good players available.

[TD 21]

Come on, tanking works... Look at the Sixers, 3 hard years of hard tanking and now 6 or 7 years into the "Process" they have reached the Conference semi finals!!!

Same for The Pels, they tanked for AD who in four years gave them ONE PO SERIES!!! before asking (of course) to be traded but they got Zion in return!!! who (when he'll be able to stay on the court more than 2 games in a row) will lead them to heaven!!

So, if instead of playing and giving experience to their promising young core, would the spurs tank hard, they could get (maybe) a generational player who would need 4 years to develop, while spurs would keep sucking, before asking to be traded to NY or LA (like Nephew)... Ain't that great!?

that's what some people don't get, this isn't the 90's anymore... It's a player leagues anyway

So what's the alternative to the best possible odds of landing a franchise player? (which the 76ers and Pelicans did, making the tank a success).

The "promising young core" is being led by a limited offensive trio of 26, 25 and 27 year old's and barring the unforeseen, has a ceiling of treadmill status.

[DMC]

The coveted "Day after Christmas Game", Spurs killing it.

[DMC]

Come on, tanking works... Look at the Sixers, 3 hard years of hard tanking and now 6 or 7 years into the "Process" they have reached the Conference semi finals!!!

Same for The Pels, they tanked for AD who in four years gave them ONE PO SERIES!!! before asking (of course) to be traded but they got Zion in return!!! who (when he'll be able to stay on the court more than 2 games in a row) will lead them to heaven!!

So, if instead of playing and giving experience to their promising young core, would the spurs tank hard, they could get (maybe) a generational player who would need 4 years to develop, while spurs would keep sucking, before asking to be traded to NY or LA (like Nephew)... Ain't that great!?

that's what some people don't get, this isn't the 90's anymore... It's a player leagues anyway

Small market should be called farm to market. Tanking is just putting your name in the hat to be the next farm team for LA to pilfer.

[emanueldavidginobili]

[DMC]

How about some Primo Cacok? eh?

[DAF86]

Yey! I'm finally getting a Spurs game on my TV.

[emanueldavidginobili]

And he goes with KBD

[Barfunk]

Damn, no Dejounte. I'm no right-wing nut job, but covid is now a part of life. It's everywhere we go now, as long as the players are vaccinated as well as have the booster, we should just let them play. Or maybe not, I don't know.