26 pts 18 rbds.
I guess the rodeo road trip will have to do the trick. Spurs management are ing idiots for letting this iteration of our beloved Spurs come even close to winning. What... K Johnson and Vassell are going to lead us to the promise land in any universe? We need a real, legit talent to do that. Only way we're gonna do that is thru THIS years draft.
Still in top 4
Not good enough. What kind of idiocy does it show to drop into the 4 spot when even that little percentage bump of not getting the #1 pick could cost you potentially the next Michael Jordan or LeBron James. , even if he's only the next Dirk Nowitzky, it's sheer egotistical incompetence to let yourself fall into that 4 spot.
It’s going to be okay…
Going for Wama?
It's just not who i am.
Detroit pounding Orlando.
Either way we gain a game.
When PATFO inevitably win 5-8 meaningless games against tanking teams down the stretch I’ll be routing for Lakers losses.
If we can’t get Wemby I hope the Pels can. Wemby/Zion duo would dominate the league for years to come.
Last edited by KingKev; 12-29-2022 at 07:40 AM.
Since the aberration 5-2 start, the Spurs are 6-21. If you use that % as a measuring stick, the Spurs will finish with 22 wins. Does it really look like Pop is trying to win the maximum games possible to you? Because that would be what it would take for this group to even sniff the play in, and there’s really no other reason to not tank.
Even last year, once we had locked the WC 10 spot and the play in, Pop shut it down so that we wouldn’t drop from the #9 draft spot.
The tank is going to be extremely compe ive come March. I don’t think Pop will have it in him to play the tank game with if a play-in spot is in reach. He’ll be too tempted.
I hope you are correct though ex
If the goal was a play in spot, SA would probably currently be in that mid group of 8 teams between 16-18 and 18-16. We did start 5-2. To make the play in, and stay in the lottery, SA would have to drop to 13th, virtually eliminating them from the Wemby sweepstakes. There won’t be a #9 pick waiting as consolation prize this time.
The spurs are trotting out a different line up every game this season. They are putting a 19 yo PF and another rookie SG who wasn’t known to be a ball handler at PG. they already are tanking. What else are the FO supposed to do?
Victor playing in the LNB All-Star Game today 1:00 PM ET. Live on NBA App
Victor will be in the 3pt contest, up next after the skills challenge. He'll be up against ex-Spur Nando De Colo
Last edited by John B; 12-29-2022 at 01:31 PM.
Well finished last on that 3pt contest with 12 points.
He really about a 30% 3 point shooter. Not a huge surprise. He was probably invited because he’s the Next Big Thing.
All-Star game about to start. I'm sure they will show-case him on this. But still it would be nice.
It's sad, but I think we are just going to need to trade Jakob to really tank. I mean, with him in, the Spurs defense feels like it improves dramatically because he's such a mobile big man that can switch on the perimeter and still protect the rim. We need lay-up-line defense to really finish bottom three. I think we have too many guys that show some interest in playing defense.
This team is young but kj,sochan,vassell are actually pretty good. Add being well coached and the top 3 seems like a long shot
He's probably the best player on the team right now (some of the young guys obviously have a way higher ceiling), but trading him wouldn't necessarily mean we'd start losing more games.
He was out for 7 games, 3 wins and 4 losses. Won against Miami and Cavs, teams that should've killed us on the glass without Jakob.
Another thing is that a lot of good teams don't take taking teams seriously and since Spurs still play decent basketball despite the lack of talent, it can spiral out of control if we get hot and the other team is cold.
Unfortuntately, you can't avoid some wins against good teams.
But his situation definitely needs to be resolved. Either give him an extension or trade him. I don't think anyone will offer two firsts for Jakob or a first for JRich, but something like two firsts for Jakob+JRich package with Spurs taking a bad contract seems reasonable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urBUM5s1Xc0
Starts at 50:00 for the replay.
I was really impressed with his performance, despite the loss. That shooting form, at that height... He's already a baseline 30% 3pt shooter, and has all the tools to get better, and the physical tools to reach KD levels of playing greatness (yes, nothing's a given, but no player has ever looked closer to it).
I'm glad the Spurs picked this year to start "tanking". They'll have a great shot at him, even if they land #4 instead of top-3. It's all luck and a little Silver magic... after that. Wemby could be Him like Zion is for the Pels.
Another thing that's hurting us is that we have too many players playing for new contracts.
27 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals & 2 blocks in 28 minutes. He got MVP.
I was at the game, it was great!
NospursNo
Also this (at 4:20) :
Yeah, and I think we are under the cap in a way that anyone that stays on the roster gets a nice bonus at the end of the season. We have too many hungry players. What we need is a selfish player that can score points and look pretty, but doesn't win. Now, I don't think that is true of Westbrook for his career, but certainly in his twilight he can be content chucking to keep his stats nice while loading up the Ls. Same with Hardin. Ha to him talking about going back to Houston as if he's going to have high demand on that next contract. I'm not foolish enough to think someone won't pay him a lot, but it will be a mistake that I'm sure the Rockets will not make twice.
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