Official Game Thread: Heat @ Spurs: Nov 14, 7:30 PM CT, 2:30 AM Riga Time

[DPG21920]

I will, but I'm still going to assume that we're cool

Always my love

[sasaint]

Looked like it.

Pitiful. But I guess somebody needs to...

[100%duncan]

Not gonna lie. My first question after "who won" the Spurs game is now, "how many points did Leonard have?"

I'm not proud of it, but it is what it is.

This must be what it would've felt like to be Kobe fan all those years.

Guilty

[Amuseddaysleeper]

No you wont

I seriously have to now, not just because of injuries, but the team is playing like

[Seventyniner]

Unless the Heat meet the Spurs in the playoffs.

Sign me up for that.

[DPG21920]

I wouldnt put any stock in this game. The spurs basically was bored by the third quarter.

The Jazz and Rockets comeback win is probably a good inidication they have a higher potential than their performance has shown...

Probably just a matter of focus.

The team is mega-talented. Once more chemistry comes, they will win even more. But there is something missing and it's a softer thing. It's not talent. Im not worried about chemistry.

[Splits]

I can't take the fall for Danny, he was already coming off an injury, but I will finally suspend my thread starting privileges as losing Dedmon sucks. It's a 12 step program and I have finally reached the first step which is admitting that I have a problem.

All jokes aside, I had no intention of starting the game thread but considering there was less than 2 hours until tipoff and no one had made a thread I figured I'd take the initiative.


It's a bizarre time on Spurstalk now where game threads barely get made in advance and game threads struggle to reach double digits for pages.

Thank's Trump.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Thank's Trump.

Let's make Spurstalk great again.

[boutons_deux]

Damn, kawhi chokes FTs in crunch time.

[ElNono]

just peeked at the game here and there... glad we got the W...

[Kawhitstorm]

I wouldnt put any stock in this game. The spurs basically was bored by the third quarter.

The Jazz and Rockets comeback win is probably a good inidication they have a higher potential than their performance has shown...

Probably just a matter of focus.

IKR, when they were focused they destroyed the Duds.

[100%duncan]

The team is mega-talented. Once more chemistry comes, they will win even more. But there is something missing and it's a softer thing. It's not talent. Im not worried about chemistry.

I'm not sure how this team is mega-talented. I think youre overrating us quite a bit. Kawhi is an mvp candidate, yes. Aldridge's go to game is really unreliable. Pau is a defender. Our second best player is a guy who can't dribble and drive. Our best bench player is a senior citizen. And our backup pg isnt a back up pg.

Spurs are a talented team but they are not mega-talented

[bklynspursfan]

wasn't it Winslow that hit Parker in the mouth with an elbow earlier on the drive?

Yea it was.. he was annoying tonight

[Robz4000]

I agree completely. There just isn't any hunger whatsoever. I'm hoping it's a case of it simply being November and missing Green for so many games, but with the way the roster is constructed you just don't have any players outside of Kawhi who have a swagger and can change the game with their hustle or knack for big shots. I can't even see a plausible trade where we can get "hungrier" players outside of trading LMA.

Green has that swagger and has made the game-changing plays that you speak of plenty of times.

[SpurPadre]

Looked like something in his left knee. Got folded a bit. He played for like 2 mins after it though. He was fighting hard, so i hope nothing srs

Thanks for the update, bro.

[Kawhitstorm]

Damn, kawhi chokes FTs in crunch time.

He was off w/ his shooting tonight, he also missed a FT in the first half.

[Splits]

Let's make Spurstalk great again.

Again? Spurstalk is already Great.

And I approve of you starting game threads

[HarlemHeat37]

Amused starting game threads gives us an additional layer of entertainment, tbh..it's like a game within the actual game

[SpurPadre]

Injured. Looked damn good before it happened too.

Damn shame. Hope it isn't serious.

[apalisoc_9]

Amused started this thread?

Asshole! No wonder our second and third best defender got injured.

Smdh

[GSH]

This team has no leadership. They are talented, Kawhi masking a lot of things, but there is no leadership. Such a big void with no Tim.

LMA / Pau are so talented but they are obviously soft. They won't lead but can be great pieces. TP is too diminished. Same with Manu. It's on Kawhi and it's not his nature.

The chemistry should come and hopefully some of the atrocious guard play (Manu and Patty throwing passes at bigs feet leading to immediate fast breaks for other teams) will be cleaned up.

I'm just not sure there is a heart on this team.

Did you hear Kawhi in the courtside post-game interview? When he said, "It's hard to keep the intensity up for the whole game"? Oh, well, there you have it. It's hard to keep the intensity up. I mean, now that we know that, it makes sense why either the first half or the second half has to suck. It's hard.

[HarlemHeat37]

Eh, I don't think it means much, tbh..they coasted during the 2nd half against a team with limited talent..

The reason the game was close is because Waiters scored 18 in the half..

[timtonymanu]

I still think had Danny not gotten injured, the game would have been a blowout win. I do have my concerns though, but I want to see this team play a full lineup for a couple of games first.

[Robz4000]

I still think had Danny not gotten injured, the game would have been a blowout win. I do have my concerns though, but I want to see this team play a full lineup for a couple of games first.

Doesn't matter if Green was available or not, this game should've never been close at the end. This team just has no heart.

[MaNu4Tres]

Did you hear Kawhi in the courtside post-game interview? When he said, "It's hard to keep the intensity up for the whole game"? Oh, well, there you have it. It's hard to keep the intensity up. I mean, now that we know that, it makes sense why either the first half or the second half has to suck. It's hard.

It's hard when he's one of the only few doing it. I honestly think he's overworked on both ends the first 6-7 games and its showing in his offense. A lot of his jumpers have been short recently.

Anyway, I'm not a huge fan of him w/ the ball in PnRs regardless. I like him better getting work in off the ball.