Game Thread: Spurs vs Lakers — Sat. (10/27) - 7:30/C (3:30am Riga Time)

[Mirrornick]

Lots of pussy ass ing in here per par. It's the fifth game of the season on a team with almost all its young guards injured. And off course it's pops fault. Bunch of gots who don't know anything about basketball

Agreed

[siraulo23]

Best defense in the league and a good start to the season.

Yep no Murray, no Manu, Green gone and Kyle also gone

Thats 4 players who played good perimeter defense gone from last yr

Now u got Forbes, Mills, Beli. Yikes

[KobeScored81]

Agreed

Keep in mind our defense is pretty bad so far this season.

[Immortal Spur]

FIFY. Basing your roster on “corporate knowledge “ and culture instead of actual talent is why the team is in the position they are now. This was before the Kawhi fiasco too.

Well they had the big 3 to cover up for it and then Kawhi, there may need to be a paradigm shift. I have no problem with loyalty contracts to players that can play but lifelong role players getting loyalty contracts.. sheesh bro.. let em go

Tim, Tony, and Manu covered a lot of wounds.

[MAx_Eric]

Pathetic to watch this Spurs” team
Lance Stephenson just foolish the Spurs

[Indianman]

Keep in mind our defense is pretty bad so far this season.

But our offense is smoother than last year.

[skin27]

We need a defensive sf

[marinoman]

If we had Murray and green instead of mills/Forbes and a an unplayable big we’d be okay but instead...

[KobeScored81]

But our offense is smoother than last year.

DeRozan is unstoppable in the midrange/post
its unfortunate he cant shoot the 3

[Immortal Spur]

We need a defensive sf

that might be Huestis

[Robz4000]

If we had Murray and green instead of mills/Forbes and a an unplayable big we’d be okay but instead...

Forbes has played well tbh, agree on the rest.

[KobeScored81]

We need a defensive sf

Could’ve had Ingram .. showing much promise on that end

[Hoops Czar]

But our offense is smoother than last year.

What's the point of a smoother offense if you can't get a single stop on thed defensive end? Also, Forbes will eventually regress to the mean.

[mexicanjunior]

Scrubs playing like scrubs. I don't know what I expected. This team was constructed without defense or any semblance of spacing in mind, and the coaching strategy seems to operate as if the three point line doesn't exist. Any sort of shooting that we do have gets completely exposed defensively. I don't know if it's ignorance, stubbornness, or complacency, but this antiquated garbage PAFTO is putting out there is pathetic. We give up so many open threes by over-helping and shoot so many contested twos out of ty post-ups -- half the time turning the ball over trying to get it into the post. It's just unfathomably stupid. The defense used to save us, but that's now nonexistent with the roster they've currently constructed. It feels like there won't be a single game this season where we create separation for a decent margin of victory. Our defense will always keep the opposing team in the game, and if our offense doesn't show up, we get blown out. The West is even tougher this year so no cruise control wins like in the past. Our guys play hard, but they're just not talented or coached well enough. We lucked out with the Big 3, and that's patently clear now.

Spot on...

[siraulo23]

I never liked DDs game before he got to the Spurs, and Im still not a big fan

Gotta give props that hes trying his best but he just sucks on defense and even tho hes played well offensively, he isnt someone u can rely on come playoff time when the defense locks down

[KobeScored81]

I gotta give credit to coaches like Pop and Stevens ,they make a lot of guys look better than they actually are

[RC_Drunkford]

On a different note. DeRozan when ANGRY plays out of his mind. DD mad at Lance was a good sign.

Aldridge is the same

[marinoman]

Lots of pussy ass ing in here per par. It's the fifth game of the season on a team with almost all its young guards injured. And off course it's pops fault. Bunch of gots who don't know anything about basketball

Trading green for a late first and Jacob was A huge error though

[Leetonidas]

Anyone who is crying about people overreacting in a game thread need to stfu. This is what a game thread is on ST god dammit

[Mirrornick]

Ok boys and girls. Get ready to watch DD explode. He does this when angry

[Play Boban]

Why is poop benching Poertl?

[Robz4000]

Why is poop benching Poertl?

He sucks.

[TimDunkem]

Why is poop benching Poertl?

He sucks.

[Nivek_ogre]

Could’ve had Ingram .. showing much promise on that end

There was no indication that the Lakers were offering Ingram. Only hart and some draft picks. I would have taken Ingram. Kuzma is ok but something about his face makes me want to take a baseball bat to it.

[slick'81]

Forbes!