Game Thread: Spurs vs Warriors -- Sun. (4/10) - 6:00PM CST (2:00AM Riga Time)

[SpurPadre]

Dummy, Kawhi's jumper was off tonight but he was solid in other areas. If the starter could have hit a couple of OPEN shots, this could easily have been a W. The most important takeaway is that the Spurs CAN control the pace when LMA is rolling & he went up against their FULL frontline. Diaw could be a dependable 3rd scoring option since Porker can't get to the rim against the Worriers & provide dribble penetration.

D-West seems playable when the pace was SLOW & Kyle/K-Mart didn't look like a fish out of water for the 2nd match-up in a row so they should be rotation players against the Worriers.

LMA/Tim
Diaw/West
Kawhi/Kyle
Danny/Manu/K-mart
Porker/Patty

How about Miller over Mills?

[UNT Eagles 2016]

this game

[UNT Eagles 2016]

tonight was ing terrible in every way.... need alcohol, lots of alcohol

[SAGirl]

Dummy, Kawhi's jumper was off tonight but he was solid in other areas. If the starter could have hit a couple of OPEN shots, this could easily have been a W. The most important takeaway is that the Spurs CAN control the pace when LMA is rolling & he went up against their FULL frontline. Diaw could be a dependable 3rd scoring option since Porker can't get to the rim against the Worriers & provide dribble penetration.

D-West seems playable when the pace was SLOW & Kyle/K-Mart didn't look like a fish out of water for the 2nd match-up in a row so they should be rotation players against the Worriers.

LMA/Tim
Diaw/West
Kawhi/Kyle
Danny/Manu/K-mart
Porker/Patty

Agree with you KStorm and Kmart and Mills can be interchangeable.

[Spurtacular]

Umm they basically do, that is why they are 73-9

And you don't think there's been a lot of warreffing? NBA knows where their bread is buttered right now.

[Silver&Black]

His jumper was off but Kawhi plays this thing called "defense", which was the theme of tonight's match-up.

I love Kawhi....and I know he's our best defender. "His jumper was off" is an understatement.

It's okay to admit he had a bad game

[Kawhitstorm]

tonight was ing terrible in every way.... need alcohol, lots of alcohol

You SHOULDN'T been that invested in a basketball game.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

the spurs and the dublets, and the thunderefs too. And lebron too. Hope the Bobcats win it this year

[UNT Eagles 2016]

You SHOULDN'T been that invested in a basketball game.

The whole bottle... before midnight tonight

[Arcadian]

Spurs going on a slump at the end of the season, just like they did in '11 and '13 (i think, i know it happened twice this decade)

[bklynspursfan]

Im not baiting.
I was just commenting i rarely come up here until the playoffs ..but this game had a playoff atmosphere.
And i dont need to bait ... the cliffjumpers in your own fanbase is out in full force.

Fair enough.. you're right about that. Its pathetic in here these days

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Spurs going on a slump at the end of the season, just like they did in '11 and '13 (i think, i know it happened twice this decade)

Yep. 2010-11 all over again TBH.

[SpursforSix]

At least Better Call Saul is on tonight.

[SAGirl]

If neither of your Starting guards can score...can you really expect to win anything?

It's a concern for the offseason, but we need better guards. At least 1 younger guard who can make plays off the dribble.

[timtonymanu]

Spurs going on a slump at the end of the season, just like they did in '11 and '13 (i think, i know it happened twice this decade)

Wouldn't call it slump. They have the #2 seed locked up and we know Pop likes to start resting players. We just had to face the Dubs twice in 4 days and would have destroyed the Nuggets if everyone played.

[SAGirl]

Diaw might help, if Determined Diaw plays rather than Coasting Diaw. That's a big variable and he is a bench player, to boot. He is not the difference maker.

Who do you think is the difference maker?

[Arcadian]

Wouldn't call it slump. They have the #2 seed locked up and we know Pop likes to start resting players. We just had to face the Dubs twice in 4 days and would have destroyed the Nuggets if everyone played.

I'm strictly speaking in terms of wins and losses. Even if there's a good reason for losing, it's never good to end the season with a flurry of losses.

Right now they're 6-4 in the last 10, and could very well lose one or both of the remaining games, since they'll rest starters and Dallas will treat it like a playoff game. I made the comparison to 2011 when they finished 4-6, and 2013 when they finished 6-4.

[Capt Bringdown]

We're in it's gonna take a miracle territory. Warriors are invincible.

[timtonymanu]

I'm strictly speaking in terms of wins and losses. Even if there's a good reason for losing, it's never good to end the season with a flurry of losses.

Right now they're 6-4 in the last 10, and could very well lose one or both of the remaining games, since they'll rest starters and Dallas will treat it like a playoff game. I made the comparison to 2011 when they finished 4-6, and 2013 when they finished 6-4.

I see your point. I do think the slumps in 2011 and 2013 (they had a strong playoff run though, before 6 happened) were much worse and more reason to be concerned.

[skulls138]

Im not super bummed tonight. GS is an awesome ing team. People talk about the three point shooting but they are ALL AROUND good. What pissed me off though are their bigs camping underneath the bucket for offensive rebounds. Yeah we got many more offensive rebounds but most of that was in the beginning and we didnt even score off of those rebounds. After that they started having their bigs right under the basket...what the ??? The boxing out sucks!!!

Another thing that killed us is in that first quarter we couldnt score on some easy baskets. We had em on the ropes but didnt capitalize.

[daslicer]

I'm strictly speaking in terms of wins and losses. Even if there's a good reason for losing, it's never good to end the season with a flurry of losses.

Right now they're 6-4 in the last 10, and could very well lose one or both of the remaining games, since they'll rest starters and Dallas will treat it like a playoff game. I made the comparison to 2011 when they finished 4-6, and 2013 when they finished 6-4.

Can't take much out of these last 10 games with Pop tinkering with the lineups. I have seen teams finish the regular season strong and still falter in the playoffs and I have seen the opposite where a team looks like in the final 10 games and ends up winning it all. The most important thing is the spurs will be healthy for the playoffs.

[ceperez]

Problem is, I haven't seen Spurs play a good game lately.

[SPURt]

Texas Chainsaw massacre. While being forced to Human Centipede with Durant and Westbrick.

Sorry I didn't respond to this masterpiece earlier. It gave me a Bonner and I passed out.

[Kawhitstorm]

I love Kawhi....and I know he's our best defender. "His jumper was off" is an understatement.

He had zero turnovers, led the team in rebounds, assists, blocks plus had 2 steal. Klay/Barnes/Draymond didn't score on him when he was guarding 'em so I'm not sure what more he could have done besides making his jump shots.

[skulls138]

He had zero turnovers, led the team in rebounds, assists, blocks plus had 2 steal. Klay/Barnes/Draymond didn't score on him when he was guarding 'em so I'm not sure what more he could have done besides making his jump shots.

Thank you!! Kawhi is a battler, no doubt about that.