Quick Grades: Spurs vs. Warriors - Mar. 18, 2019

[jehawk81]

watchespn

Gotta be a subscriber?

[Pavlov]

Gotta be a subscriber?

Yeah. If you search for nba hd replays you'll probably get a hit. They're getting better and better.

[ginobilized]

DeRozan was DeClosin'!
Thanks for the grades, TIMVP.
Great win. I couldn't believe the defense and clutchness of DeRozan tonight.

[jehawk81]

Yeah. If you search for nba hd replays you'll probably get a hit. They're getting better and better.

thanks brah

[Rummpd]

Of course all BSPN and SI put about game so far in headlines is Curry’s miracle shot when he bricked much of the night. I am a hs basketball official and his complaining deserved at least one T. Cannot stand the en led GS - hope anyone knocks them off this year!

[Pavlov]

thanks brah

Give them time to upload

[Rummpd]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ndBf3OhVRYA Highlights at least

[BackHome]

Poodle needs to be a little more aggressive sometimes.

[ZeusWillJudge]

When Curry made that 3-pointer with 1:45 left, and cut the lead to 4, the Spurs could easily have lost that game. DeRozan making that fade-away just before the clock expired was really the dagger that put them away. Nobody wants DDR to be a black hole, and he hasn't been recently. But it's really nice to have a guy who can create his own shot like that in crunch time.

[DAF86]

When Curry made that 3-pointer with 1:45 left, and cut the lead to 4, the Spurs could easily have lost that game. DeRozan making that fade-away just before the clock expired was really the dagger that put them away. Nobody wants DDR to be a black hole, and he hasn't been recently. But it's really nice to have a guy who can create his own shot like that in crunch time.

That was an awful possession though. DeRozan just sucked the air out of the ball and then gave up his drible with nowhere to go. More times than not those are the types of possessions that cost you games.

[Proxy]

Stat of the day: Bertans has led the Spurs in plus/minus the last four games (and was second five games ago). Over the last five games, he's a +84 in 119 minutes. With him off the court in those five games, the Spurs are a -33 in 121 minutes.

Dat impact doe.

bonner-esque

[Chomag]

Davis has shown that he has a little Horry in him, he really seems to have that killer instinct when it's needed as Horry did. Stats don't look great but still has a huge part on helping the team win the game.

[ace3g]

Love this quote from DeRozan on Bertans

[spurs10]

Love this quote from DeRozan on Bertans

That's the spirit!

[ZeusWillJudge]

That was an awful possession though. DeRozan just sucked the air out of the ball and then gave up his drible with nowhere to go. More times than not those are the types of possessions that cost you games.

LOL. Horrible possession. But DeRozan clearly wanted to get that matchup, run clock, and get his shot. As well as he was defended, most people couldn't have gotten a shot up. My point was just that if the Spurs are down by a point or two, it's nice to have someone who can create a shot, no matter what.

I scream at the TV nearly every time I see Aldridge "back" his man farther and farther from the basket, and then turn around and shoot those horrible, off-balance-looking fade away jumpers. And then he swishes them, and I have to remind myself that anyone else taking that shot would be stupid. Aldridge clearly knows what he's doing.

DeRozan was always a scoring machine. The problem was he was a black hole who didn't play defense. He's tempered both of those bad habits. But it's still nice to have a guy who is capable of being a scoring machine when he has to.

[Chomag]

On a side note, has there ever been a team that es at the refs all game long like the Warriors do? Even the ESPN play by play guys were getting sick of it and called it out.

[ZeusWillJudge]

On a side note, has there ever been a team that es at the refs all game long like the Warriors do? Even the ESPN play by play guys were getting sick of it and called it out.

The Suns under D'Antoni did a pretty good job of it. It goes all the way to the top.

[MultiTroll]

Of course all BSPN and SI put about game so far in headlines is Curry’s miracle shot when he bricked much of the night. I am a hs basketball official and his complaining deserved at least one T. Cannot stand the en led GS - hope anyone knocks them off this year!

Just got to tell yourself it's not basketball because it isn't. It's entertainment and rigging pure and simple.
I was semi stunned to see Warrior ass kissing Van Gundy comment on how he does not understand how the refs take it. Of course he did not mention the Warriors but the cameras were replaying Currys completely unjustified whining as Van Grunty commented.

Sure as a ref and viewer you saw Durant go mini Zaza with the blatant extended foot plant under jump shooting DD. Not even close and a blatant violation of giving landing space. He wined and wined like it was some unjustified call. They are insufferable.

But ya it's not basketball.

[Mugen]

Man, if we just got this Demar in the playoffs and going forward it'd be nice tbh....

Let DWhite be the main facilitator, pick and choose your spots, always be in downhill mode, be average on D and crash the boards.....

20-6-6 with solid defense ain't bad....

[TE]

Been awhile since I read your Quick Grades, timvp.

Thanks for sharing

[phxspurfan]

Loved Berts length versus their shooters. Hated Draymonds dirty play after dirty play per usual

[phxspurfan]

On a side note, has there ever been a team that es at the refs all game long like the Warriors do? Even the ESPN play by play guys were getting sick of it and called it out.

Every Lakers team during both of their runs did it a lot

[John B]

Thanks Timvp. This team is finally poised, and they believe in it. Confidence is building. They can beat any team with team defense and ball movement. Beautiful game 2 in the making.

[Slippy]

Watching thos ass warriors complain all night and loose was so gratifying

Vagundy touched on this without calling out the warriors. They are relentless with the complaining. He basically said they havnt stopped all game.

[spurraider21]

Forbes b-