I quit, boys

[tim_duncan_fan]

I agree. LMA, DD, and Jokic don't have that fire. White doesn't have that top tier talent. J. Murray is just a y fraud.

How is Murray a fraud?

He's real enough to be us, at least.

[Hoops Czar]

It's called a joke.

Oh, this thread is a joke. Well, that explains it.

[JeffDuncan]

Oh, this thread is a joke. Well, that explains it.

The OP is a joke.

[ShutUp SayItAgain!]

Game 1 won
Game 3 won
Game 2 should have been won

That's a 3-0 lead right there. The smart reasoning is that after a 3-0 lead with the Spurs with confidence and the Nuggets without it, and playing on San Antonio, the Spurs should have won game 4.

[Texas_Ranger]

we are gonna lose this series because we suck. There's a reason we were 7th seed. People act like this team was gonna do something. We have 2 of the biggest ''stars'' that are chokers on the team. If you think they will stop choking, you're pretty much a re .

oh and we have Patty Mills.... can't forget about that stupid midget.

[therealtruth]

I've been saying it for a while Pop doesn't have the killer instinct. How many playoff series leads has he blown? Probably more than anybody else. The other coach figure him out and then he's stuck.

[smaka]

I am just shocked at how when watching every other series, SA/DEN stands out BY FAR the most as a regular season type game. It’s just not the same level of effort and fight and intensity from SA. Not even close.

Forget whether you play well or not, there is no one with that clear burning compe ive fire that I have seen and it’s jarring. Just an observation.

Demar's depression is probably contagious and spreading like cancer within the team.

[monty4329]

They scored 90 points. Are you re ed? Of course the offense is the problem. And when you're easy to guard and can't shoot, like the Spurs are, the other team is going to get a lot of opportunities to score easily off of misses.

Dumb roster all around. And it should be clear now that the thought that DJM is going to make a difference next year is just wishful thinking

Exactly. It is beyond laughable blaming the defense.

It is basketball, a good offense anways beats a good defense. Denver defense took away all our 3ps shots: meaning the offense was bad.

This team problem is the offense, it is one dimensional and when the opposing team locks in, it is game over. Of course when you have DDR as your "star" offensive player, there isn't much one can do.

[monty4329]

Because you're seeing what you want to see, being results oriented with micro-decisions. You don't lose a game in which you're leading by 19 by 9 just because Pop chose to go with a suspect line-up for a bit. Let's look at the 3 point stats from that game: Spurs: 5-18, Denver: 10-24. 15 point difference. Game 4 home loss: Spurs: 5-17, Denver: 15-31. Tonight: Spurs: 7-24, Denver: 14-33. Absolutely slaughtered from 3 in the losses, but yeah, this series isn't about the Spurs lacking 3 point shooting vs. Denver . It's about Pop and playing Mills and Belli (who admittedly suck) too much. Spurs are outgunned, and no amount of counterfactuals would've changed things.

I get it, it's easier and more cathartic to "blame" individuals after a loss rather than just admitting we're bringing a mid-range knife to a three point gun fight.

Yes, hard to compete when after Denver makes a three, the answer is DDR iso for a midrange fadaway (which he misses anyway).

[monty4329]

We need defenders! Shooting more threes is not the answer.

What? to win 95-92 ?

[Rummpd]

Goodbye (until next game)

[monty4329]

Demar's depression is probably contagious and spreading like cancer within the team.

He isn't depressed when he cashes in his biweekly check. He needs to go, his body language is disgusting.

[dbreiden83080]

If only Spurstalk could coach this team, they would have won every chip from 1999-2018..

[San Antonio Slayer]

So many quitters, pussies and trolls here. What a disgusting downgrade for the forum.

[SupremeGuy]

If only Spurstalk could coach this team, they would have won every chip from 1999-2018..

2003-2010
2012-2015

[Raven]

you get no points for quitting, but i agree that it is hard to watch when players don't put any effort in.

[TDMVPDPOY]

every year its always the same

same fkn turds ing it up, no efford

yet they are still on the team... ty mills, lma and ddr....

[tholdren]

Get over it. This is glorified WWE. None of these guys are anything more than entertainers. And here you are crying like DDR on a social media platform... pot meet kettle

[baseline bum]

Yeah, but it's not like his only option was to play Walker in their place. How about just upping the minutes of White/DD/Forbes? Play them 40+ in Game 2 and you go home in complete control. You want to know why most people's only memory of Belli in the 2014 playoffs is that shot he made in the Finals? Because he was only averaging like 5-10 non-garbage minutes per game.

My memory of Bellinelli in the 2014 Finals is him missing a really easy shot right before that three.

[WallyTiger]

If only Spurstalk could coach this team, they would have won every chip from 1999-2018..

[r0drig0lac]

ok

[UZER]

I am just shocked at how when watching every other series, SA/DEN stands out BY FAR the most as a regular season type game. It’s just not the same level of effort and fight and intensity from SA. Not even close.

Forget whether you play well or not, there is no one with that clear burning compe ive fire that I have seen and it’s jarring. Just an observation.

“It’s just basketball. Why should they try hard?”

[jjktkk]

I dont know why people call Denver fake. Yeah, they are streaky but their defense is a lot better than people give credit.

This. Excluding Jokic, the Nugget's overall advantage in athleticism is alarming.

[jjktkk]

Next season: “Hi I am FkLB - I’m new here! Long time lurker first time poster”

[jjktkk]

You can't just ignore the horrible in series coaching against a weak pretender and just point to the system. It's really that simple.

Nobody has ever argued that you can win with frauds like DeRozan/LMA with this system btw. Just like I'm sure you would never argue that Trae Young's teams will eventually be elite because he jacks up so many threes. My argument was always that it could work because of Nephew's greatness, which I still maintain.




Not sure what you are disagreeing with? I literally said players/coaching matter. My only point was that in this series, against a weak pretender, our "stars" being frauds and ty coaching had more to do with the loss than the system.

The biggest flaw in your argument is thinking Denver is a weak pretender. The only glaring weakness they have is inexperience, which they are gaining in the playoffs. BTW, have you've chosen your new alt for next year?