Gutless Worms

[ElNono]

Clips missing valuable pieces too though. No excuse.

Only one of their top 4 though... and playing at home... we have a bunch of guys that struggle on the road for whatever reason...

[spursistan]

2-5 vs Warriors/OKC/Clippers/Toronto/CLE

We eked out two unconvincing Ws..I'm more and more into the "we are not as good as our record" camp, tbh....

[midnightpulp]

2-5 vs Warriors/OKC/Clippers/Toronto/CLE

We eked out two unconvincing Ws..I'm more and more into the "we are not as good as our record" camp, tbh....

Can't read too much into any of these losses.

- OKC was the first game of the season, and was on the road in a notoriously tough place to win.

- We always underperform in Toronto.

- Warriors are killing everyone.

- In tonight's game, neither team was at full strength, and it was the 1st game after an 8 day layoff.

Now if we can't beat Toronto/OKC at home, then it might be time to start worrying.

[TD 21]

Call me a cliff-jumper, but I'm starting to lose faith in this team.

Parker has been back to his old self since 2016 (putting up 10 ppg on a god-awful 50.2 TS%). Duncan is still a monster defensively but still looks like he's clearly regressed from last year (maybe he's coasting, but he's about to be 40 and is having issues with his knee). Manu had surgery and who knows what he'll look like when he comes back.

Just don't think this team has enough to beat GS with the big 3 playing how I think they'll play. Kawhi/Aldridge are great but they're not good enough to carry us past the Warriors. Mills/Green/Diaw have all been wildly inconsistent too.

There's still plenty of time for things to change, and 1 game on the first night back from the ASB isn't really a big deal, but I don't know. If this were another year and GS didn't look so dominant, I'd be much more confident. I think the Spurs are a great team...just not on Golden State's level.

So am I. I don't care what their point differential, net rating, simple rating system, etc. says; something just feels off with this team.

When they kept losing to elite teams in '14, I felt that, with Parker beginning his decline, it was more the lack of a true go to player for a contending team, that was the issue, more than a team wide thing. This feels more team wide.

This particular game wouldn't be alarming, if not for the fact that it was a microcosm of the way they've lost, over and over, to good teams, on the road, since '14. The offense, in these situations, particularly to start games, has been atrocious. The defense, though bound to slip some, in these situations, has been repeatedly shredded. In most of these games, they're not even close. Even the Clippers and Cavaliers games they won, they didn't play well for most of those games.

The big three not being the same as even two years ago, kills this team, because they still fall short, in terms of high end star power, in comparison to every other elite team. Not only that, but their stars games are too similar offensively to mesh and neither makes anyone better.

[midnightpulp]

Gonna give up 30 to the Lakers in the 1st

[spursmvp]

Getting warm...

[Silver&Black]

Getting warm...

^
Forgot we have the

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Yep. The Pelicans are officially gutless worms, tbh.

[midnightpulp]

Bit toasty.

[urunobili]

Worst half of the season?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

It shows how poor the NBA is right now when a team like the Spurs can have such a good record on paper. I'd take any other SA team from this decade over this year's team.

[SpursIndonesia]

Damn, there's no sense of urgency & extra motivation at all, everybody just going by motion like lifeless zombies out there.

[Hoops Czar]

Spurs offense has been fools gold all season. Good defenses can and will stop it cold because there is no continuity, fluidity and ball movement to speak of. Spurs score mostly on ISO ball, kick outs and defensive breakdowns. That's a recipe for disaster against a quality defensive team.

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

Much better start to this half...

[urunobili]

Embarrassing display without Pop putting them on their place...

[spurraider21]

poor performance, but nothing to do with being "gutless"

[ElNono]

I thought the team was pretty gutsy trying to steal it, despite the loss and the 1st half...

[horsielove]

worms sighting

[Darius Bieber]

Warriors on a back-to-back, 6th game in 9 nights on the road. And leading. At San Antonio. Spurs are not an elite team.

[Cry Havoc]

Warriors on a back-to-back, 6th game in 9 nights on the road. And leading. At San Antonio. Spurs are not an elite team.

[Darius Bieber]

How is this funny? Spurs barely defeat a crippled and very tired Warriors team at home.

[BackHome]

A win is a win.

[TD 21]

So am I. I don't care what their point differential, net rating, simple rating system, etc. says; something just feels off with this team.

When they kept losing to elite teams in '14, I felt that, with Parker beginning his decline, it was more the lack of a true go to player for a contending team, that was the issue, more than a team wide thing. This feels more team wide.

This particular game wouldn't be alarming, if not for the fact that it was a microcosm of the way they've lost, over and over, to good teams, on the road, since '14. The offense, in these situations, particularly to start games, has been atrocious. The defense, though bound to slip some, in these situations, has been repeatedly shredded. In most of these games, they're not even close. Even the Clippers and Cavaliers games they won, they didn't play well for most of those games.

The big three not being the same as even two years ago, kills this team, because they still fall short, in terms of high end star power, in comparison to every other elite team. Not only that, but their stars games are too similar offensively to mesh and neither makes anyone better.

[SpursFan86]

I sure as hope we don't run that offense down the stretch in a game vs. GS. We'll get absolutely slaughtered in crunch time.

[ElNono]

Actually, Pop pretty much tanked the 4th quarter for some reason... Manu was killing it, only played 18 mins, and never saw another minute, while Bonner was out there with one turd after another...