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This game at least gave me some hope for the Spurs down the stretch. They’ve played like crap lately so last night was a step in the right direction. They need to take care of business and beat the Knicks tomorrow.
This game at least gave me some hope for the Spurs down the stretch. They’ve played like crap lately so last night was a step in the right direction. They need to take care of business and beat the Knicks tomorrow.
That is right. You must have cheated by actually watching the game.
Everybody else, especially Mills, ran so far ahead they left DDR with no outlet. He had nobody to pass to, without a high probability of interception. Bertans was far ahead on the left sideline with a defender near, Beli was all the way across the court on the right, and Mills was nowhere to be seen. LMA was maybe the best chance for a pass, but he was far enough ahead the pass could have been picked.
That was a team turnover. Mills, especially, should have hung back, even with DDR or a little behind him, to be the safety valve. The low IQ of this Spurs team has been clear in a lot of their losses. Most of that is on the coaching, with a serious lack of attention to detail, or a lack of team discipline.
Of course the usual suspects will all their pants and screech about DDR when the truth is different. Typical.
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DDR brainlessly sauntered into a trap and crapped himself and let quitter steal his lunch money.
It was a shameless display of unintelligent basketball play.
All he had to do is check up and find an outlet.
He walked right into it and failed...miserably
A healthy Derrick White and LMA, the Spurs win that game. Maybe Derrick makes the difference against Jeremy Lin as Lin was the ignition that started the raptors run in the 4.
It happened in the TD era too, sadly, even when TD was the inbounder
Tbh Gay is the most versatile of the 3 and clutch
Great win for the spurs.
Basically beat a top 3 team on the road with a sick all star non existant and then coughed up the W in the last possession of the game so we could still preserve a higher draft pick this summer.
Masterful chess move.
At a B for the genius. From Mills on s bag, to only 24 and 28 minutes respectively for Gay and Bertans, but 27 for Forbes, against a team with two elite ISO forwards . . . that was an F performance if I've even seen one.
The worst part of this game wasn't that they lost, it was that any non apologist Spurs fan watching knew they would. There was never any doubt that they'd find a way.
Ummm I watched the whole game . They were running the other way since Demar had no intention of passing the ball. Check previous plays and when he grabs rebound. There's a pause where he literally eyes his teammates off and proceed to bring ball up. Check how Lowry sneaks off his man to double while Demar got his back turned on opposition & teammates resulting in nephew having the easiest steal of his life. The raptors knew he wouldn't give it up.
Why are you arguing with each other? You are both right.
DeRozan shouldn't have tried to push the ball dribbling up midcourt with a fancy dribble spin when the trap would come.
The other Spurs in game,especially the guards,had no job being already on offense,but near DDR so he can quickly pass the ball when double teamed.
The fact that DeRozan ed up doesn't mean the other Spurs didn't up as well.
The fact that no other Spur was near him doesn't mean he had to try dribble the ball past Leonard and incoming trap (think it was Lowry).
DDR,rest of Spurs,coaching staff,everybody failed on that possession.Some more than other,obviously.But everybody ed up.
He needed a little help in/near the backcourt...true.
I also wish he'd of taken the previous shot rather than passing to Bertans. Just some bad end-of-game play by DDR. But that's been true of the Spurs in general this season. Their end of game management is where they miss veterans like Manu and Parker. Those guys weren't perfect either, but they made less mistakes in those situations.
DDR had one of his finest games in a long time. Let's hope he stays right there on his contribution. The turnover is something that can happen to ANY player. It just went against the Spurs in this case unfortunately and it is nothing short to myopic to judge DDR or the team effort on that play. Lots of positives to take out of this game if the Spurs can stay focussed.
What?
The only thing to take out of this game is that DDR should not play down the stretch. But this we knew already.
DePression bout to fall in another hole now that he got sonned by Kawhi in Toronto. He will shoot 30% for the rest of the season
Well, sure. Mate, you are for the bigger stuff. Get in touch with the front office, they need to hear your game debriefs, they are full of finesse and detail
Agreed... It was a rookie /young player mistake... Not one that should be coming from a veteran all star... Which is exactly why he was traded
The fact that ppl on here are still hoping that a guy pushing 30 with a history of epic failures when it counts most finally gets it together is worrisome... I hope the FO isn't that deluded and keeps him here past this year
Dude, you wrote "The turnover is something that can happen to ANY player", not me. Clear proof of your understanding of NBA baskeball. For your growth, I'll let you know that NO, an idiotic turnover is NOT something that can happen to any player.
I agree, coaching staff also to blame here.
Maybe they don't realize like a player like DeRozan doesn't have the basketball IQ that players like Manu and Parker have developed with the Spurs. DeRozan is in his first year! Let's face it, DeRozan, Aldridge and Gay just don't have the basketball IQ of the previous big 3.
In that case, you CALL THE DAMN TIMEOUT!!
And tonight I see that Orlando beat Toronto by 15 points in Toronto. As for this Spurs team the honest answer is we stink. They just can't get their act together.
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