Game Thread: Spurs @ Heat - Oct. 8, 2019 @ 6:30 PM CT - Preseason Game #2

[SpurPadre]

Just calling my shot now but the Warriors are a bunch of liars about Klay's injury due to them needing to sell tickets for their new arena. He's not coming back this year. I have never seen a player comeback from an ACL tear in less than a year ever. Just look at Dejounte, Porzingis. Lavine. All these guys are below the age of 25 and it took them a year or longer to comeback from the injury. Klay is now close to 30 doubt he can have a ridiculous recovery time better than those guys.

True. He's not coming back this season.

[Degoat]

Good to see pop played belly and mills 15 and 17 minutes while Lonnie only got 11 minutes

[J_Paco]

Except we finally have our best PG back healthy. There are obvious concerns but it's still way too early to consider this a lost season already.

These idiots have nothing better to do than rag on their own "favorite" team. The team needs to clearly play better on both ends, but cliff jumping and complaining because of a bunch of preseason losses is just stupid.

[NASpurs]

Good to see pop played belly and mills 15 and 17 minutes while Lonnie only got 11 minutes

Well then get ready for less minutes during the regular season. Pop loves him some Mills and Beli.

[TimDunkem]

Good to see pop played belly and mills 15 and 17 minutes while Lonnie only got 11 minutes

It's the same every year, people...Lonnie won't get big minutes from Pop until it's too late unless he looks like an all-star. His year is likely 2021.

[KDKSpurs24]

I'll just say the Heat commentators are really solid.

They usually always are.

[SpurPadre]

Pay him no mind as soon as the regular season starts and they look good he will disappear.

We can easily be an 8th seed team but I just can't see us missing the playoffs barring injury from Murray, LMA, or DeRozan.

[KDKSpurs24]

Luka getting no burn. Pissing me off.

Yeah that’s pretty ridiculous that he isn’t.

[Dejounte]

Metu earned some playing time today. Quick on his feet and played decent defense.

In limited time, Keldon showed flashes of being a really good player in the future. His movements remind me of a star.

Luka is getting some serious rookie treatment. I wonder if he's not over himself.

Everyone else was forgettable.

I hate seeing Mills play. Such a low ceiling for this team if he continues to play as much as he does.

[daslicer]

These idiots have nothing better to do than rag on their own "favorite" team. The team needs to clearly player better on both end, but cliff jumping and complaining because a bunch of preseason losses is just stupid.

I don't take preseason seriously. It's hard to say how this team is going to look right now. We'll know the first 10-15 regular season games on how good or how bad this team is going to be.

[SpurPadre]

These idiots have nothing better to do than rag on their own "favorite" team. The team needs to clearly player better on both end, but cliff jumping and complaining because a bunch of preseason losses is just stupid.

I still consider the Spurs as a team that makes the playoffs by default. The system still works.

[daslicer]

I still consider the Spurs as a team that makes the playoffs by default. The system still works.

Lamarcus is in great shape which is a plus. If he continues to play at a high level then they will get in the playoffs again.

[NASpurs]

Only way this team can make any headlines this season is by being a top 5-10 defense because it's going to be the same offense as last year in the 3 point shooting era.

[J_Paco]

I don't take preseason seriously. It's hard to say how this team is going to look right now. We'll know the first 10-15 regular season games on how good or how bad this team is going to be.

, even that isn't enough time to indicate how the team will do. Remember, they got blown out two or three times and had a losing or .500 record after ten games last season.

[FkLA]

We can easily be an 8th seed team but I just can't see us missing the playoffs barring injury from Murray, LMA, or DeRozan.

Didn't they make the playoffs last year with the 2nd best PG on the team out for the year?

[spurraider21]

Look, it's no secret that White isn't the most confident guy in the world. Even during his Spurs story Pop described him as "unconfident". Not that surprising given his journey to the NBA.

So why is noone acknowledging the fact that instead of helping build his confidence, Pop has done things that have negatively affected it? They bend over backwards to protect psyche of career loser in DeRozan but give a big you to a promising young player.

i'm admittedly trolling at times, but your cult-like impulsive need to defend d-white at all costs is a bit comical tbh, just like your impulsive need to on murray

i mean seriously... why doesnt pop baby derrick white because he needs to be coddled ... smh didnt realize DePression's mental weakness would spread to other players like this

[J_Paco]

Only way this team can make any headlines this season is by being a top 5-10 defense because it's going to be the same offense as last year in the 3 point shooting era.

Um, the offense was in the top half of the league last season. Only the idiots on here that don't want to accept that cry about the offense being "archaic."

The defense and inability to win on the road is what doomed last season.

[UZER]

Is it really the system though and not the front office? They're the ones who decided to build around 2pt shooting chokers and abandoned everything (that was in their control) that made them contenders from 2011-2015.

As long as Pop is around, they are one in the same.

Luka getting no burn. Pissing me off.

Don’t you know me by now?

[SpurPadre]

Lamarcus is in great shape which is a plus. If he continues to play at a high level then they will get in the playoffs again.

I mean, the guy is past his prime but he dropped 50+ less than a year ago. He's not suddenly going to fall off and can reasonably have one more All-Star season.

[NASpurs]

Um, the offense was in the top half of the league last season. Only the idiots on here that don't want to accept that cry about the offense being "archaic."

The defense and inability to win on the road is what doomed last season.

Wow top half in the league!!!! There's no need to improve it I guess!

[SpurPadre]

Didn't they make the playoffs last year with the best PG on the team out for the year?

Every team save for the Dubs has improved coming into this season. But don't worry, Murray, The Chosen One, will lead the way while White will have another solid season and improve as the season goes along.

[ace3g]

I know it's just preseason but not even one 3-point attempt from DeRozan? Are we going to have this moment during the regular season or have to wait till the playoffs?

[daslicer]

I mean, the guy is past his prime but he dropped 50+ less than a year ago. He's not suddenly going to fall off and can reasonably have one more All-Star season.

I feel at his age it's important for him to be in shape. Once you get out of shape around 34-35 that's when you will experience a serious drop off. A good example of this is Shaq falling off of a cliff after the age of 34 due to being out of shape.

[daslicer]

On a side note the Murray vs White shtick by several posters is lame. The Spurs need both players to up their games this year if they want to improve drastically.

[FkLA]

But don't worry, Murray will lead the way.

On instagram? As the "vocal point"?