Game Thread: Spurs vs Raptors — Thurs. (01/03) - 7:00/C (3:00am Riga Time)

[look_at_g_shred]

The Spurs should win it. They have a few obvious advantages.

Lowry is out, and VanVleet is not very good at trying to run the point. VV is sort of the Raps version of Mills, but not having as good a year shooting as Mills. White should be able to give VV a very hard time.

The Raps are without their starting center.
LMA should dominate in the middle. Poeltl, too.

The Raps are shooting poorly from 3pt range this season. That's not likely to change for this one game.

If the 3s are falling we could see a Spurs blowout.

Vanvleet seems like the typical scrub to light of the spurs from every which way.

[look_at_g_shred]

Up*

[DAF86]

Is there a place to see this?

[emanueldavidginobili]

Rudy rocking the brace on his wrist. Hopefully he comes back soon

[HarlemHeat37]

Is there a place to see this?

Yahoo Sports Canada's YouTube page releases them when they're out IIRC..

[bklynspursfan]

It’s only natural for there to be ill will. But Gregg Popovich has kept in touch with Leonard over the past few months, and the coach was legitimately appalled last month when his answer to a question about the team’s leaders last season was viewed as a shot at his former player.

Dang, didnt realize they were in touch still. Kinda surprising

https://www.expressnews.com/sports/s...mpression=true

[SpurPadre]

Who on the Spurs will shake that 's hand and be cool with him?

[Spurtacular]

Your goty thread getting x'd out.

[playbonner15]

Kawhi gonna drop 50 on these bums. LMA and DD will choke, calling it now.

LMA and DD hit by depression , Robot Nephews dont have feelings, Raptors win

[playbonner15]

LMAO everyone's pressuring DD to drop 50 coz of Ibaka's show

[marinoman]

LMA and DD hit by depression , Robot Nephews dont have feelings, Raptors win

Let’s have a sig/av bet yea?

[Captain Marvel]

Kawhi helped you guys win a championship. The disrespect he gets on here is appalling.

[itzsoweezee]

Kawhi helped you guys win a championship. The disrespect he gets on here is appalling.

When he ditches you all for the clippers, raptors fans will be much worse

[Realdeal1]

Lol at Raptors fans .. you know he leaving to LA right???

[marinoman]

Kawhi helped you guys win a championship. The disrespect he gets on here is appalling.

It’s like having a wife and having 1 kid (championship) with her, thinking your marriage is fine but all of the sudden you hear rumblings of another man (la) and in the last year of marriage she turns into a unsupportive icy . You try talking to her but she won’t respond. You believe it’s cause she’s taking the advice of a relative (puppet master uncle) who’s bad mouthing you and where you live. You hear from her friends her problems with you but they don’t really make sense like you never take her out (no warrior type theatrics and branding) and let her personality shine but she’s a homebody who hates going out and isn’t much of a talker. You suggest counseling, everything but she won’t participate. Gets a divorce and 20 million. But you do have a kid so there’s that.

[daslicer]

Kawhi helped you guys win a championship. The disrespect he gets on here is appalling.

The 2014 Spurs were like the '04 Pistons. A lot of false narratives about Kawhi leading the Spurs to the 2014 Championship. He was super inconsistent throughout the 2014 playoffs. Even in the Finals he was garbage the first two games. He was an important piece to that championship team but not the best player on that le team.

[RD2191]

The 2014 Spurs were like the '04 Pistons. A lot of false narratives about Kawhi leading the Spurs to the 2014 Championship. He was super inconsistent throughout the 2014 playoffs. Even in the Finals he was garbage the first two games. He was an important piece to that championship team but not the best player on that le team.

Stop. Spurs don't even sniff the finals without Kawhi.

[daslicer]

Stop. Spurs don't even sniff the finals without Kawhi.

They wouldn't have gotten to the finals either without Manu,Duncan,Parker. Go look at the stats if you don't believe me which I have posted down below. Kawhi was actually tied for third in scoring for playoff averages with Manu. Where was I wrong in my post? I did say he was an important piece but let's not get it twisted and act like he lead the Spurs to a le like he was Lebron. That's not the truth and you know it.

https://www.basketball-reference.com.../SAS/2014.html

[rasuo214]

They wouldn't have gotten to finals either without Manu,Duncan,Parker either. Go look at the stats if you don't believe me which I have posted down below. Kawhi was actually tied for third in scoring for playoff averages with Manu. Where was I wrong in my post I did say he was an important piece but let's not get a twisted and act like he lead the Spurs to a le like he was Lebron. That's not the truth and you know it.

https://www.basketball-reference.com.../SAS/2014.html

I'm not sure what you're complaining about. Who is claiming Kawhi led the Spurs to the Finals? Obviously no one wins on their own, not Kawhi, not Timmy, not Manu and not Parker. Kawhi helped the Spurs win a championship, just like Tony, Manu, Timmy, Boris, Danny, Patty etc. did.


Anyways hoping for a good game and hopefully DD doesn't try to hero this game to try and make a statement.

[daslicer]

I'm not sure what you're complaining about. Who is claiming Kawhi led the Spurs to the Finals? Obviously no one wins on their own, not Kawhi, not Timmy, not Manu and not Parker. Kawhi helped the Spurs win a championship, just like Tony, Manu, Timmy, Boris, Danny, Patty etc. did.


Anyways hoping for a good game and hopefully DD doesn't try to hero this game to try and make a statement.

Obviously nobody wins on their on. My problem is with the national media narrative that Kawhi was the best player on that 2014 team and he carried them like he was '99 Duncan, '03 Duncan.

[offset formation]

It’s like having a wife and having 1 kid (championship) with her, thinking your marriage is fine but all of the sudden you hear rumblings of another man (la) and in the last year of marriage she turns into a unsupportive icy . You try talking to her but she won’t respond. You believe it’s cause she’s taking the advice of a relative (puppet master uncle) who’s bad mouthing you and where you live. You hear from her friends her problems with you but they don’t really make sense like you never take her out (no warrior type theatrics and branding) and let her personality shine but she’s a homebody who hates going out and isn’t much of a talker. You suggest counseling, everything but she won’t participate. Gets a divorce and 20 million. But you do have a kid so there’s that.

Haha. Not bad. But it also kinda sounded like a confessional. Hope you got half...lol.

[wildcardX]

Kawhi helped you guys win a championship. The disrespect he gets on here is appalling.

Kawhi is like Anakin Skywalker. Don't trust him to be your chosen one, especially with an uncle yapping in his ear to join the dark side(Lakers).

[marinoman]

Kawhi is like Anakin Skywalker. Don't trust him to be your chosen one, especially with an uncle yapping in his ear to join the dark side(Lakers).

He was supposed to bring balance to the spurs not try and destroy them.
Lonnie (Sky)Walker is the new hope.

[skin27]

I’m excited to see kawhi play in atnt center but not for the spurs..lol


its my first time to see that..

[szkorhetz]

https://basketball.realgm.com/analys...ntional-Wisdom

Nice piece on the Spurs O.

"Basketball has changed drastically over the last decade-plus, and the Spurs have been right there at the forefront of the movement the entire time. But now they're pivoting away from the three-point trend."