This Team Is Done

[TD 21]

I don't care if they come back and pull another fools gold win out of their ass against some inferior opponent, really good teams don't trail by double digits in 6 of 7 or whatever it's been and repeatedly labor to eclipse 30 in the 1st half (while being mostly healthy). Not having a dynamic guard makes everything difficult and is a death knell in today's NBA.

They can either keep pretending or face what's staring them in the face: it's time to re-build. Everyone not named Leonard should be anywhere from in play - shopped hard, with the intention being to peak again when he's in his late 20's. The longer they wait, the greater the chance of wasting the entirety of his prime out of contention.

It's been 2+ seasons of progressive decline and they've continued to pull games out of their ass mostly on muscle memory and sheer will, but that only lasts so long and goes so far. You can feel the bottom about to drop out. They might as well save themselves another inevitable playoff disappointment/embarrassment and maximize the return of some of the key players while they still have a decent amount of term left.

[Darius Bieber]

I've been saying this for a while. This team is never gonna be a contender again.

[MaNu4Tres]

Make LaMarcus happy and ship his lazy ass to Phoenix.

[dabom]

Maybe we should give LMA a bigger offensive portion right now.

[Robz4000]

Wrong thread

[Gagnrath]

Please lamarcus on a down night like tonight go inside and post up.

[Spurs9]

Its so frustrating to watch tbh

[SAGirl]

I kind of agree.
I was going to post a thread Is Manu done?
I think Manu is done period.
The sooner Pop knows it and works something out around that fact the better.
If he doesn't, the team will fail.

Manu has already come out too many games looking like this. He will make a hustle play or a pass here or there, but he's 39 and this right now is what he will look like in the playoffs. He's going ot be even more worn out by that point.

[Nathan89]

Maybe we should give LMA a bigger offensive portion right now.

POS can't even hit open shots. Commentators routinely say "Aldridge is off tonight, he's usually automatic from that distance".

[bklynspursfan]

Never change Spurs Talk

[100%duncan]

Never change Spurs Talk

What's the silver lining now?

[spurtech09]

Says who?.....

[spurraider21]

death, taxes, and RJ 24 posting about how the spurs are done

[bklynspursfan]

I kind of agree.
I was going to post a thread Is Manu done?
I think Manu is done period.
The sooner Pop knows it and works something out around that fact the better.
If he doesn't, the team will fail.

Manu has already come out too many games looking like this. He will make a hustle play or a pass here or there, but he's 39 and this right now is what he will look like in the playoffs. He's going ot be even more worn out by that point.

I'm sorry, but playing Manu less and Anderson more (since he's the odd guy out) will not swing the needle for us. The issue has been Pau being inconsistent/poor defensively and still getting adjusted, and LMA just off to a terribly slow start. If LMA plays at a higher level, we aren't having this discussion now. He didn't pick it up till about January last year, so we'll see how this year goes. But that's just what it is, our front court sans Kawhi has underwhelmed tremendously thus far.

But the issue is not Manu this year.

[bklynspursfan]

What's the silver lining now?

Idk tbh. But I mean the Bulls came into this game losing 3 in a row and are playing at home. We were down 18 and made it a game. They were clearly the more desperate team. On to the next the way I see it. The outcome of this game whether it's a W or L doesn't change anything in the big picture lol.

Also, the officiating was comparable to the Bucks game. It was pretty terrible

[Mikeanaro]

Worst Post Duncan game ever.

[100%duncan]

Idk tbh. But I mean the Bulls came into this game losing 3 in a row and are playing at home. We were down 18 and made it a game. They were clearly the more desperate team. On to the next the way I see it. The outcome of this game whether it's a W or L doesn't change anything in the big picture lol.

Also, the officiating was comparable to the Bucks game. It was pretty terrible

I call bull

[apalisoc_9]

Make LaMarcus happy and ship his lazy ass to Phoenix.

Boom...

Bledsoe is young.

[Robz4000]

Get rid of everyone but Kawhi, Green, Bertans, and Dedmon. I'd like to keep Mills and Simmons but they'll be too expensive. Get Pop the out too.

[RD2191]

Make LaMarcus happy and ship his lazy ass to Phoenix.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Worst Post Duncan game ever.

Orlando..

[SAGirl]

I'm sorry, but playing Manu less and Anderson more (since he's the odd guy out) will not swing the needle for us. The issue has been Pau being inconsistent/poor defensively and still getting adjusted, and LMA just off to a terribly slow start. If LMA plays at a higher level, we aren't having this discussion now. He didn't pick it up till about January last year, so we'll see how this year goes. But that's just what it is, our front court sans Kawhi has underwhelmed tremendously thus far.

But the issue is not Manu this year.

Manu is shooting horrible. He's extremely inefficient this season.
I am thinking they need to go a different direction. Work Anderson and Bertans in.... I think even Simmons needs to play more than him and have him with the ball and if he's off the ball, he needs to be cutting. He can't shoot period, so they have to work around that somehow.
Whatever they do, even a trade: Manu's role needs to diminish, and be reduced. If they don't do that they are done for. Maybe they are done for anyways.
But I cannot imagine it's easy even for his fans watching his play lately.
If that was Anderson having that kind of game guys would be saying he's not good enough. He had a much better game than Ginobili last game and has had very little opportunities to get incorporated in the bench since he's a deep reserve. If not him, they need someone else.
Manu is done is all I am saying emphatically.

[spurtech09]

Idk tbh. But I mean the Bulls came into this game losing 3 in a row and are playing at home. We were down 18 and made it a game. They were clearly the more desperate team. On to the next the way I see it. The outcome of this game whether it's a W or L doesn't change anything in the big picture lol.

Also, the officiating was comparable to the Bucks game. It was pretty terrible

yes......last couple games the officiating has been terrible...

[TheGreatYacht]

I kind of agree.
I was going to post a thread Is Manu done?
I think Manu is done period.
The sooner Pop knows it and works something out around that fact the better.
If he doesn't, the team will fail.

Manu has already come out too many games looking like this. He will make a hustle play or a pass here or there, but he's 39 and this right now is what he will look like in the playoffs. He's going ot be even more worn out by that point.

Please make it

[spurtech09]

You win some lose some.....Just a game......People take this NBA basketball stuff too serious.....