Game Thread: Spurs @ Lakers - April 14 @ 8:30 CST

[SpurPadre]

The only bad thing about this is that now the Lakers are the only team with a winning record against the Spurs. It figures.

I want to know WHAT THE was going on with the Spurs tonight. They should have blown out the Lakers. TP is still hurt, that much is obvious. Splitter is a pussy, that much is also obvious.

And Neal being an annoying chucker is also obvious.

[SpurPadre]

I gave your vagina an answer.

@ expecting a contender to always blow out scrub teams. Upsets happens. And FWIW, I don't "put down" people that are concerned now, but you and some others were concerned about an unrealistic thing like that that I stopped taking you guys seriously.

Ok, keep talking . I know to expect that from you instead of real talk. Internet tough guy, that's your thing. Whatever.

[timtonymanu]

Just a ty end to the season. The only good news we've heard all year regarding injuries was Duncan's injury being a minor thing. It's why at this point I lowered my expectations and just supported the team, even with how bad they've looked.

[timtonymanu]

Ok, keep talking . I know to expect that from you instead of real talk. Internet tough guy, that's your thing. Whatever.

Nice. Can't wait for your next , whiny post.

Neal

[SpurPadre]

Just a ty end to the season. The only good news we've heard all year regarding injuries was Duncan's injury being a minor thing. It's why at this point I lowered my expectations and just supported the team, even with how bad they've looked.

You can still be supportive of the team while pointing out their faults, too...and still not be " ing" and/or "whining" about the team.

[timtonymanu]

You can still be supportive of the team while pointing out their faults, too...and still not be " ing" and/or "whining" about the team.

I've criticized them too. I guess where you and I differ is in our expectations. Once Parker went down and then Manu went down again, I lowered my expectations to 2nd round. Then Boris got hurt. That asshole Jack bailed on us. We haven't seen a good Spurs game lately and I don't even think a 1st round exit is impossible anymore. A meltdown is totally warranted, but there were a number of fans being fickle at the beginning of the year when times were much better. Depressing thinking about it now, tbh, but I've accepted this team's fate. Doesn't mean I expect less from them, but I won't even be angry if they melt down in the playoffs. It's not their faults the injuries occurred. Except for Jack, at least they still haven't quit. This year has just been so ty except for Duncan's injury being minor.

[ace3g]

Arash Markazi ‏@ArashMarkazi 4m Pop on Tony Parker: "He's totally healthy. It wasn't because he was resting, he was playing awful."

[ace3g]

Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN now Tony Parker, on why he didn't finish the game in the 4Q: "Pop felt like I didn't have the energy."

[ace3g]

Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN 1m Pop: "I thought other than (Duncan), the group was in float mode most of the night."

[Sean Cagney]

You never engage, you just put down and talk, though. Contenders shouldn't be expected to blow out scrub teams? WTF?

Last year around this time we beat this team by 30 points tonight, this year they lose.. Think about that people!!!! I agree with you Padre.

[SpurPadre]

Last year around this time we beat this team by 30 points tonight, this year they lose.. Think about that people!!!! I agree with you Padre.

And a scrub team beat us by 30 last month, too...and it's been downhill since then, tbh.

[crc21209]

JMcDonald_SAEN Duncan: “All in all, just our focus wasn’t right. Our energy wasn’t right."

JMcDonald_SAEN Pop on Tim Duncan: "He's really the only guy on the team that played like somebody who wants to win a championship."

[crc21209]

JMcDonald_SAEN Lost in the postgame, but Tony Parker repeated what he said after Sac game. Thinks Manu plays vs. Minnesota season finale.

[thunderup]

An embarrassing loss by yall. I'll still hold up my opinion about how yall should make it to the WCF. Other than that I have nothing else to say but .

[timtonymanu]

Last year around this time we beat this team by 30 points tonight, this year they lose.. Think about that people!!!! I agree with you Padre.

Again, I'm not saying these losses are excusable. I'm not even talking about the losses to the scrub teams. I'm saying that even when we won games against scrub teams by either coming back from a deficit or barely winning, people would and this was before the team started suffering from injuries.

[Robz4000]

An embarrassing loss by yall. I'll still hold up my opinion about how yall should make it to the WCF. Other than that I have nothing else to say but .

Tbh you don't have much room, either. The Thunder are one of the only other top teams to lose to the Lakers.

[crc21209]

Tbh you don't have much room, either. The Thunder are one of the only other top teams to lose to the Lakers.

[thunderup]

Tbh you don't have much room, either. The Thunder are one of the only other top teams to lose to the Lakers.

Fluke loss. Besides, we didn't lose to them this late into the season.

Yall should take solace in the fact that the Lakers are arguably much better without Kobe. Dwight played well as expected now that he's a focal point in the offense. Don't be depressed or mad, Spurfan. Yall are not going to go down easy.

You got brother here thunderup for counseling and such .

[Robz4000]

Fluke loss. Besides, we didn't lose to them this late into the season.

Yall should take solace in the fact that the Lakers are arguably much better without Kobe. Dwight played well as expected now that he's a focal point in the offense. Don't be depressed or mad, Spurfan. Yall are not going to go down easy.

You got brother here thunderup for counseling and such .

not like we can depend on you when you disappear every time ya'll lose. Lakers were playing pretty badly back then too. For all that we talk the Lakers, they have been playing +.500 ball since the ASB. As a Thunder fan you should be a bit more worried now, Lakers don't have Kobe to throw up bricks, making having Sefalosha to throw on him a moot point.

[thunderup]

not like we can depend on you when you disappear every time ya'll lose. Lakers were playing pretty badly back then too. For all that we talk the Lakers, they have been playing +.500 ball since the ASB. As a Thunder fan you should be a bit more worried now, Lakers don't have Kobe to throw up bricks, making having Sefalosha to throw on him a moot point.

What are you talking about partner? I'm always here win or lose. Of course when my team loses I won't go posting galore. I've been on the record to congratulate the other team when my team falls victim to them.

As the case with the Lakers, as I said on our opening night loss to yall: Not worried here.

[widowmaker]

Lakers have about 10 more but Spurs were fouling Howard so who cares. Spurs played like

I posted that before the 4th quarter. But yes they did play like .