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LMA didn't show--that's the difference in the game.
DeMar DeRozan A
Smart and efficient offensively. Much better than usual defense. Tough ending.
LaMarcus Aldridge C-
Battling an illness, Aldridge was obviously not 100% but wasn't a total disaster.
Rudy Gay B+
Scored important points on isolations when Spurs were desperate. Defense was mostly a positive.
Bryn Forbes D+
Overwhelmed defensively and was poor closing out to shooters. Wasn't in rhythm offensively.
Derrick White C-
Struggled mightily in first three quarters in his return from injury. Found groove in fourth.
Marco Belinelli A-
Not his prettiest game but supplied Spurs with needed production. Defense was passable.
Patty Mills A
Kept his foot on the gas offensively. Competed as hard as he could on D. Energetic throughout.
Davis Bertans B
Spaced the floor wonderfully, though shot-selection in fourth quarter was iffy. D was inconsistent.
Jakob Poeltl A
Played with a toughness and confidence not seen much this season. Great on defensive boards.
Pop B
Had to deal with a lot of moving parts. Made a lot of positive calls but wasn't perfect.
LMA didn't show--that's the difference in the game.
An A for DeRozan's bad 4th quarter is the most generous grade of the season.
I normally have zero issues with your grades but a C- is overly tough on Aldridge. He was coughing all night and clearly breathing hard at times. Additionally, he had two teams all night long and they were hard doubles basically making him pass. Yet he had Gasol and Ibaka in foul trouble all night. He made several key defensive plays at the rim and swatted at least 3 balls back for a OREB. B+
I thought Marco was an A.
I thought Davis was an A+ if only because his defense was pretty damn good and he had a bad call where he got all ball. He played great help D all night
Without him and Davis, we get blown out
I would have given DD an A- if for no other reason his turnover was the difference in the game despite an overall good game.
Like I said, i rarely have disagreements with your grades but i think these were a bit off.
Great grades...tells the tale. LMA was not playing well. The end of the game wouldn't have mattered as much if he plays even average. Despite the loss, The game had its moments.
Mr. VP is kind
DDR deserves a Z for the stupid boneheaded turnover when a simple basketball play gets SA 2 free throws
Agree LMA tried hard...he was under the weather. Still was a difference maker.
LMA should not have been in the game tonight if he was feeling that bad. It would have been heroic had it been the 7th game of the NBA Finals. The grades are pretty spot on overall considering we were playing a Top 3 team on the road where our Spurs normally their pants.
Good game overall. We were in it until the end. We should've won but I'm glad we weren't blown out. I understand who we are, we aren't doing much this year. But I'm glad white is back and I feel we are so much better with him. I hope we make playoffs just so ye gets some playoff experience. That alone makes it worth it.
Spurs fans so fickle. Funny how everyone expected over 45 pts from kawhi, a complete beatdown by the Raptors. Then when it doesn't happen and it's actually a game we could've won, they just jump to the next thing to bash the spurs on. Getting pretty tiresome.
Positivity isn't always needed, bash the team when warranted, but 24/7 bashing seems to be the norm regardless of results.
Anyways, hopefully spurs can finish road trip on a high note and at least win 2 of 3.
thanks timvp. What can we do about forbes?
I’d give Pop a B+ or an A-. Outside of failing to call a timeout when DDR had the ball with 24 seconds left, I thought he coached one of his best games of the season.
Marco was not an A. Did you see how many turnovers he made
Evidently not. I saw one turnover which was clearly his fault but given his minutes and touches, and point production, it was not at all bad. I saw a miscommunication with Aldridge when he was trying to pass before stepping out of bounds. And I saw a bad in bounds play that was to one of our guys of which he was diving to save.Marco was not an A. Did you see how many turnovers he made
Marco was lights out.
If he was actually ill he wouldn't have played(i trust Pop there), LMA was a disaster on both ends, especially defensively and decided to show up only at the end of the game. I agree with the rest of the grades.
Timvp, I believe you need to flip flop the grades with Bertans and Belinelli. Both players do what they are supposed to do...shoot! But the defense of Belinelli along with some poor timed turnovers and shot selection left me scratching my head until he hit those shots. Okay, maybe a B+.
No comment by anyone why DeRozan pulls up and decides to pass the ball when he has a step on Danny green. If he goes all the way he gets blocked or fouled. He does not have a killer instinct like great players, perhaps that is why those Raptor teams underachieved. He has to say I want the ball and redeem himself from a poor timed turnover. I think DeRozan gets inside his head too much. He holds himself back from being a great player. Tonight he showed the fans what he was as a raptors. A really good player that always comes up short. Hence the reason the Raptors traded him.
DDR’s final turnover will go down in Spurs infamy forever.
Yup you don’t make a spin like that on 2x DPOY. He’d pick you every time. And why not anyone helping him when for sure Raps going to foul or steal?
Also true. This team's road record as atrocious as it is, I'm surprised they were ahead or even in it late against the Raps w/Kawhi actually playing for once. Can't hang their heads after that.
That play to Beli for the open 3 out of timeout too was awesome. Some sick execution of the play
The Spurs should absolutely hang their heads...how many road wins are we gonna choke away? Lmao
Nah this team although worse defensively is much better and much more entertaining than last years team. For all the people talk about this after the road trip this team has the potential to put together a run. Another thing going into this game all y'all said Raptors by 20 and Spurs can't compete, so why are y'all mad if that they lost when they had no chance to begin with?
the biggest positive is hopefully DeRozan can be a professional and put this Toronto nostalgia depression-fest behind him and focus on this season
Its on DDR
All he had to do is check up and make the pass before getting into the tight spot
Lack of awareness, situational awareness
No anticipation to make the winning play
It like he can only think of one thing at a time
I just do not think he is very smart.
He makes dumb plays/decisions
Its getting old
He can shake and bake and get to the rim though...
Lot of good that does in crunch time when they clamp down on him and his only move craters and he as to pass out to Forbes or Beli or Bertrans who then need to hero baller it...
Got dam quitter screwed this team royally
Timvp gets an A+ for getting the grades out mere minutes after the game was over.
It was a close, hard fought game. If we put our spoiled brat fan personas behind us, we can’t be mad about this one. I hate being 1-5 on the RRT but basically losing to the 2 seed in the east by a last second, misread jumper from Bertans, moral victory. Based on recent play, this very well could have been a 20+ point disaster
LA was the difference if he plays a decent game we probably win. But I give him the benefit of the doubt he was battling an illness and was clearly not 100% he only shot 8 times so you know he wasn’t his normal self. Besides him playing not well the Spurs had the game one still and blew it.
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