DeChoker, again

[Spurtacular]

Here's an option, draw up a play and run it

Yes. That and don't put midgets like Mills in the game in case something breaks down and a player has to create for himself. Belli over Mill any day. Bertans over LMA is better probably too; but no way Pop gonna do that.

[Slippy]

Let's not understate the confounding nature of that last play:

1) Spurs get the rebound with 20 seconds left
2) DeRozan holds the ball for that ENTIRE duration - never even thinks about passing to setting up a play, with the possibility of him getting it back anyway
3) DeRozan settles for a fully contested fall-away jumper around 20 feet from the goal, with a Belinelli-esque lean to the side, that is BADLY missed

I absolutely concur with the OP in that the other players were sunk in OT because of that.

That Derozan play was the definition of iso-ball, hero-ball, low IQ at its highest.


And to note - I don't blame DeRozan here. He didn't want to be in San Antonio, and the Spurs sure as wouldn't have signed him to a max deal under any hypothetical scenario. I believe the FO sought to punish Leonard by sending him to Canada instead of California, and this guy was the best they could get back.

What's truly tragic is we are probably left with DD for two more seasons with his untradeable contract, and Leonard is on the Clips this July.
We (the Spurs) got our just desserts for the petty play to banish Leonard. Something poetic about that.

Good post

Ya to be fair. I along with many other fans wanted spurs to be petty. If I knew it would result in Demar, then I would of thunk differently.

[Slippy]

Dude, the score was tied. You eat clock and make sure you get the last shot. You don't pass the ball around and risk a turnover and you don't get into a shot quickly and give the other team the ball back. He did exactly what you should do in that situation. Let the clock run down and then make a move. A step back jumper is a very common shot in that situation and DDR has shown he can make them. Sometimes jumpers on the final possession don't go in. Just ask Kobe and Michael, who missed plenty of them but were still credited as being clutch players.

Not a lot of teams are giving up layups on the last possession to lose a game.

To avoid the To, you allow Derrick white to bring the ball up and be set up guy. No need to pass around or have Demar
cough it up on an iso which we have seen enough of.

[RC_Drunkford]

The shot is not the problem. It's the player that's taking the last shot. Derozan is historically one of the most unclutch players in the league. A playoff choke artist as well. Any team that chooses him as their closer is doomed.

LeGM anybody?

[monty4329]

Here's an option, draw up a play and run it

Apparently too hard to understand for DDR apologists here...Too much videogame time instead of real life basketball

[monty4329]

This seems like a cry thread. It's not like we have a Paul Pierce type of closer in lieu of DeRozan. Larry Bird ain't walking through those doors...

so do we keep losing games with demented closing possessions? That's a plan, congrats

[monty4329]

Yes. That and don't put midgets like Mills in the game in case something breaks down and a player has to create for himself. Belli over Mill any day. Bertans over LMA is better probably too; but no way Pop gonna do that.

Agree. Beli had multiple winners in his career,i.e. last season in the playoffs.

[vavvi]

Agree. Beli had multiple winners in his career,i.e. last season in the playoffs.

For Belli a play should be drawn. If we can’t do it for some reason our best iso scorer is clearly Rudy Gay

[Slippy]

Apparently too hard to understand for DDR apologists here...Too much videogame time instead of real life basketball

Ya I don't think it's asking for much.

pretty sure one poster put Demar in the ssme breath as MJ,Kobe And even Manu on shooting fadeaways to close. Lol.

[Spurtacular]

so do we keep losing games with demented closing possessions? That's a plan, congrats

Fair enough.

[Gagnrath]

So a closing line-up (last 3 minutes close games) of Bertans LMA Gay Belli and DeRozen lacks a real pg if the other team decides to play full court. Maybe pull bertans shift everyone else down and put in white.

[spurs10]

We lose the game on Manu's retirement night without DDR stepping up in the second half. Saying differently is pretty dim.

[Slippy]

Derrick white hardly played the first half because of foul trouble again. Meaning ball was in Demar hands most of that first half. As a team it was pathetic performance but a good question would be. how in the he'll did the spurs get into a hole against a crappy east team in the first place.

[TD 21]

I'm tired of them defaulting to this loser down the stretch because he's a perimeter player who's supposedly a star.

All he generally resorts to, is a steady diet of contested, contorted, mid range pull ups. That being the case, I'd rather go through Aldridge, who's far more efficient at similar enough shots.

It appears he's (DeRozan) already experiencing significant decline athletically. His free throw rate has plummeted, which along with his rarely turning it over is where he's mostly derived offensive value from in the past.

[slick'81]

I'm tired of them defaulting to this loser down the stretch because he's a perimeter player who's supposedly a star.

All he generally resorts to, is a steady diet of contested, contorted, mid range pull ups. That being the case, I'd rather go through Aldridge, who's far more efficient at similar enough shots.

It appears he's (DeRozan) already experiencing significant decline athletically. His free throw rate has plummeted, which along with his rarely turning it over is where he's mostly derived offensive value from in the past.

It really is insanity! Well hes our sg and all star so keep forcefeeding him down the stretch. Patty makes 13 mil and is our leader so he has to close out every game

[spursistan]

When will this get old for Pop and his coaching staff? How is this dude keep getting allowed to puke all over himself and the team late in the games?

[monty4329]

I'm tired of them defaulting to this loser down the stretch because he's a perimeter player who's supposedly a star.

All he generally resorts to, is a steady diet of contested, contorted, mid range pull ups. That being the case, I'd rather go through Aldridge, who's far more efficient at similar enough shots.

It appears he's (DeRozan) already experiencing significant decline athletically. His free throw rate has plummeted, which along with his rarely turning it over is where he's mostly derived offensive value from in the past.

It's a player's league. The only explanation I have is that PATFO is afraid no FA will want to come to SA if we don't play the 26million choker. Other than that it is pure insanity.