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All for Kendrick Perkins."And, hey, hats off to Russell Westbrook's triple-double of 24 points, 24 assists and 13 rebounds. The 24 assists were a career-high for him."
OKC breaking up Westbrook, Harden, Durant, what a fantastic strategic move
"And, hey, hats off to Russell Westbrook's triple-double of 24 points, 24 assists and 13 rebounds. The 24 assists were a career-high for him."
OKC breaking up Westbrook, Harden, Durant, what a fantastic strategic move
All for Kendrick Perkins."And, hey, hats off to Russell Westbrook's triple-double of 24 points, 24 assists and 13 rebounds. The 24 assists were a career-high for him."
OKC breaking up Westbrook, Harden, Durant, what a fantastic strategic move
Thanks for the write up. It’s a shame that Pau is gonna up Poetls growth.
That was the best defense I have ever seen in an NBA game*
(in a game with over 300 pts scored)
Great game.
So now - the Spurstalk "experts" will jump on the "let's on DDR bandwagon!"
When will you guys see that this is a TEAM!
Earlier the bandwagon was - "patty sucks" then...
LMA - "horrible" "trade him"
Gay - " sucks"
Belinelli - " worst player ever" "trade Beli for the scrub from discarded NBA trash"
Pop - "retire" "done" "sucks w/o Timmy"
Gasol - .... etc....
C'mon man -
DDR was freakin awesome during the early part of the season - he will get past this little NBA season-too-long- doldrums -
This is a TEAM
This is a fun to watch team and it will be fun being underdogs who might upset somebody. A le is improbable - but boy - it would be even sweeter to ruin some superior teams season lol.
I pretty much love this team as built and the fact that the piece of quitter is long gone - makes this season more fun to watch.
DDR was awesome in that Toronto beatdown - he is just naturally coming down off that high - and the long season and long minutes wear on every player - give him a break.
This is a great mix.
DDR/LMA with the superior mid-range game -
and some assassins on the perimeter.
Demar played like but lets not cliff jump after bad outings on a b2b, forced PG out to the perimeter too fwiw
DD getting marked by PG does not help. If Gay was out there, PG marks Gay.
Also I think White did far better on D than op have credit for.
Hugely. I argued that Derozan should have had at least 15 assist last night. I like when he penetrates, i don't want him to stop that but man when there is a triple team around you don't force up a shot. Instead, suck in the D and make them pay w/a pass to one of teammates and trust that they will hit the open jump shot.
Here's my observatioin with DD10 & his "scoring slump:" It was a few games back when he got fustrated for a non-call foul(s) by the refs. I believe that he eventually got Teed up as a result. And if I'm not mistaken, it was also a home game, too! DD10 had been playing well up to that point, scoring at will from the paint, BUT I think that event, as well as other related subsequent non-call fouls he's also received, is messing with his head & affecting his confidence to score & play overall. For one, if this is indeed happening to him, of coarse, a player will have to play through it until he figures it out, regains his confidence & moves past that, but in the same token, DD10 also tries to do too much as well, & with this "slump" he's in that's messing with him, well, it seem that it's more damaging to the team's goal to win a game. I think DD10 thinks he's in the same atmosphere as Harden, when it comes to having favor with the Refs, but it sure doesn't seem like it, so he needs to try to move on from that as well. Here's the other "excuse:" Of coarse, it was a back-to-back game, & DD10 played high minutes leading into last night's game, but you will say, "BUT, he stunk in the Grizz game, too!" Yeah! he sure did... see my first observation... Any who, GSG, & let's see if we can repeat against OPEE PEE!!!
Man that Memphis game hurts, if they would have won that they would be 4th place right now and with another win Saturday would have been the 3rd seed.
Pretty much this. I am enjoying this season. Every game has meaning. It's been a while since it felt that way. I'm excited about every single regular season game. And now that the team has found its groove, it is even more compelling to watch.That was the best defense I have ever seen in an NBA game*
(in a game with over 300 pts scored)
Great game.
So now - the Spurstalk "experts" will jump on the "let's on DDR bandwagon!"
When will you guys see that this is a TEAM!
Earlier the bandwagon was - "patty sucks" then...
LMA - "horrible" "trade him"
Gay - " sucks"
Belinelli - " worst player ever" "trade Beli for the scrub from discarded NBA trash"
Pop - "retire" "done" "sucks w/o Timmy"
Gasol - .... etc....
C'mon man -
DDR was freakin awesome during the early part of the season - he will get past this little NBA season-too-long- doldrums -
This is a TEAM
This is a fun to watch team and it will be fun being underdogs who might upset somebody. A le is improbable - but boy - it would be even sweeter to ruin some superior teams season lol.
I pretty much love this team as built and the fact that the piece of quitter is long gone - makes this season more fun to watch.
DDR was awesome in that Toronto beatdown - he is just naturally coming down off that high - and the long season and long minutes wear on every player - give him a break.
This is a great mix.
DDR/LMA with the superior mid-range game -
and some assassins on the perimeter.
In the last month we have beaten, RAPTORS, THUNDER, CELTICS, CLIPPERS, NUGGETS, SIXERS, LAKERS, Playoff teams that include some of the top teams in the NBA.
At the very least, we are in a much better position then we were at the end of November.
D White's steadiness & reliability-- 8 assists & only 2 turnovers in 48 minutes-- is really promising, especially against the top ranked defense in the league. I'm surprised teams aren't going at White to test him more.
DD seemed to let his bad game get in his head, but at least he could still contribute with 8 rebounds and 11 assists. It's funny how he almost had an inefficient triple-double, a la Westbrook, but we're not falling over ourselves to point it out. Being forced to guard the longer & taller Paul George is a big challenge for DD, and definitely highlights the one major shortcoming of this team. But wow, what a great win!
Yeah and i feel there will be plenty of those "they should have won" games. Bulls @ home, ugh. Suns! we lost to the suns?? And then that first memphis game with the ridiculous 3pt foul and then non call at the other end. Yeah, we got some ground to make up but hopefully we win enough to where we can overcome these dumb losses.
the reactions after the defeats have been really strong, these guys are legitimate
Good win. Funny how the comments on Insta were about how the refs were so in favor of the Spurs lol.
They kind of were. If I was OKC fan I would have been mad as at the refs waving off that three when Demar ran into Adams.
Spurs clearly had the benefit of the whistle, nothing wrong with admitting it..
I'm sure they're going to get killed by the refs in OKC..White will be in foul trouble 2 minutes into the 1st..
Yeah but we would have just won it in the 4th without their bull charging and touch foul calls (and in some case not even a touch), or the lack of calls when they murdered our guys going to the hoop.
Wouldn't be a trip to OKC without without it.
Thanks for the grades! I'm really enjoying seeing a team out there. Woot!
Great game.
This is a TEAM
This is a fun to watch team and it will be fun being underdogs who might upset somebody. A le is improbable - but boy - it would be even sweeter to ruin some superior teams season lol.
I pretty much love this team as built and the fact that the piece of quitter is long gone - makes this season more fun to watch.
DDR was awesome in that Toronto beatdown - he is just naturally coming down off that high - and the long season and long minutes wear on every player - give him a break.
This is a great mix.
DDR/LMA with the superior mid-range game -
and some assassins on the perimeter.
I originally had DeRozan as a D+ but bumped him up to a C- after factoring in the following: 1) His defense against Paul George was pretty darn good considering what we've come to expect from DeRozan. I mean, he defended George better than White defended Westbrook, for example. So even if his offense was a D- level, then his B to B+ defense should bump up his overall rating. 2) He played super out of position at times at power forward yet held the fort enough for it not to be too huge of an issue. His battling on the boards was helpful. 3) While his offense was mostly bad, he did have a number of possessions where he was making plays -- particularly for the three-point shooters. 4) He had enough self-awareness to figure out he was totally out of rhythm offensively and had no problems deferring to Aldridge and White.
DeRozan was way worse on both ends the previous night against the Grizzlies. The Thunder performance was still well below his standards but it was a step in the right direction.
Thank god for rojadirecta to get a copy of this game.
Looks like DD has suffered through a career of black hole coaching. Hopefully Pop can help him out.
His funk started the game before the Toronto game. The seven games before that, he had shot 52% from the floor on top of averaging around seven rebounds and seven assists.
I think the most likely reason for DeRozan's slump is emotional fatigue from the Raptors game. He didn't admit it at the time but that game was a huge deal to him. Since that game, he has looked tired, slow and not as sharp. (It probably doesn't help that he's still averaging north of 35 minutes per game, the most by a Spur in 15 years, and that he's expending more energy than ever on defense.)
The Spurs don't get any extra rest until a stretch starting Jan. 21 that has the Spurs playing once in five days. I expect DeRozan to play at a lower level than usual until then.
Pop tried to go to Aldridge but everyone in the building including the Thunder knew that Aldridge was going to be the first option. It's difficult to go to bigs for final shots since they are a lot easier to double-team. If you remember correctly, even Duncan's game-winners in similar situations came off of misdirection plays that prominently featured Ginobili and Parker. Another example would be how Kobe was always the go-to guy late even when he had prime Shaq on his team.
Agreed.
DeMar really could use a patented DNP-old
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