DDR got that last rebound with 23.8 seconds left, and had his head up his ass. He didn't know whether to call time out or advance the ball. He looked around like someone else was going to tell him. The looking around cost him, and the team, because he didn't have a clue where the other players were on the floor.
They had been swarming DeRozan. Not because he's the head of the snake, but because they know he'll cough it up often enough to make it worthwhile. They almost got him to a few other times, but still blew up the plays. If White had been able to play at the end, the Spurs have a good shot at winning that game just on the basis of handling the ball. But DDR actually had a of a good line. He got to the line 9 times and made all 9 of them. But that last play is all the reason in the world why he shouldn't be a primary ball handler. Not the dribbling, but the fact that he didn't know where/when he was on the court.
The Spurs also gave up way too many second chance points, especially in the late third and into the fourth quarter. Those hurt a lot, because they played good D and got the misses they needed, but then gave up cheap points anyway.
Mills and Forbes shooting a combined 18% (2/11) from 3P hurt. Several of those were just very poor shot choices that they didn't have to take. A few boring 2P attempts instead, and the Spurs probably get the W.
They said that LMA was sick, and it showed. But they had to have his size and strength in there to keep Gasol and Ibaka off the glass. All those put-backs were the reason Pop threw him back into the game. I don't know what else he could have done, other than make himself 100% physically.
Thanks for the grades, it's one of my favourite things to read!
It's a shame LA got sick in Vegas, he probably partied a bit to the point he got ill. To me he is the reason Kawhi left, think about it it was "kobe vs shaq" the guy that works super hard and the guy that is not. And LA is not Shaquille, not even close, and Kawhi is better than Kobe ever was.
Glad to see Derrick back with the team and everyone else playing well.
the dreaded RRT is a major bugaboo this franchise will have every year throughout its remaining years in SA, however many that may be
Outstanding moral victory for the good guys!
Agree. I don't understand the A in the first place, but he costed the game both on that idiotic dribbling like a teenage girl, and then on the last possession again an idiotic dribble into Green. I can't stand anymore the guy, but mostly I don't understand Pop giving him the ball again and again.
Fantastic Performance from Poeltl and the best Fans in the NBA ! I really hope they win the Championship!
This is on Pop though. Given the recent issues inbounding tha ball, I understand not calling a time out. But the ball should have gone to Mills then to Beli or Bertans, take the two FT ang up three. Why the does Pop keep letting the idiot crybaby have the ball in closing situations, that I can't fathom.
Loss on DDR and Pop.
LMA in playoff mode, tbh, IMO
the worst part here is to see that Derozan really does appear focused against Lebron and Kawhi, and in the rest of the games, he goes into court playing like , as if he really believed he was good enough for it.
How did Marco get an A??? Did you see the first half?Marco was not an A. Did you see how many turnovers he made
Yeah, Spurs have a VERY troubling record with execution in crunch time!! Just give the damn ball to Gay.
Marco was awful in the first half, can't say he deserves an A-. Otherwise good.
How many times are we going to get stripped when the other team needs to foul. Pop should have had White out there as another ball handler. Kawhi can still be dangerous defensively when he’s locked in so not a very good strategy to have DDR bring up the ball.
Spurs continue to prove that:
White/Forbes/DeRozan/Gay/Aldridge
Mills/Belinelli/Bertans/Poeltl
Is a really good 9 man rotation. I don't understand why we didn't go out of our way to get any kind of insurance bc we also know that if we lose one player that rotation goes to . It would also have been nice to have another wing to make it a 10 man rotation. If we can stay healthy going into the playoffs well then I think we're formidable. That bench unit rocks when Poeltl is doing the small things and Patty/Marco/Davis are firing away.
Portland just started a 7 game road trip.
The entire team bailed on DDR, forcing him to go 1v2 in the backcourt. Once Leanord stole the ball, there was no Spur near him. WTF???
I agree with this. It really sucks that white got hurt as soon as the road trip happened. we were on a 5 game winning streak and that quickly was forgotten as soon as the RRT began. It would have been nice to see how this team could compete with white. But thats how the year has gone unfortunately.
But if they can stay healthy the rest of the year, i don't see us falling farther then 7th seed.
We are THE WORST TEAM in the NBA at being able to keep the ball when we are up and the other team has to foul.
Now every NBA team knows that if they are down by like 3 or 2 with seconds to go, just call a timeout, then trap the player who gets the ball and the chance for a Turnover is like 75%.
Its incredible how often this has happened.
DDR with his head up his ass needed to make a play
He proceeded directly into trouble and got his lunch money stolen
Pea brain play by a pea brained player
Pop put White in the game for that last TOR inbounds with 2 seconds left. So if he was available for that play, he 100% should have been in on that last Spurs possession to bring the ball up the court. Not only that, I don't think White had missed a shot in the second half, so I wouldn't have complained if it came down to him taking the last shot.
The game clock was slightly shorter than the shot clock. So Pop could have called a timeout, and drawn up a play for the last shot. DeRozan coughed it up, but Pop is the coach. He knows DDR's limitations. That was a coaching FUBAR.
Because they knew the got -under Pop's total approval- would keep dribbling it anyway and would never give it up, looking to get the free throws for himself. As always, putting himself ahead of the team.
3 turnovers in 31 minutes isn’t that many. DDR had more, anyways.........Marco was not an A. Did you see how many turnovers he made
If Derozan doesn't have the game he had then the Spurs get blown out. Yeah he may have had something to do with the Spurs losing the game there at the end, but it's not all on him. Same for Belinelli. Marco's scoring kept is in the game so I'm okay with their grade. I just Pop should've called a timeout to settle everyone down. That's just my take on it.
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