Game Thread: Spurs @ Thunder- Dec. 17 @ 7:00 PM CST

[timvp]

TP needed to attack from the get go in the game to get himself and his jumper going. That is the way he needs to play against OKC. The way he played in the first half is simply not good enough. He can't pass the ball around and try and play a PG type game against these guys.

He needs to be more aggressive than he has even been against these guys.

Parker was pretty damn aggressive in the first half. He drove the ball on just about every play. In the second half, he was too aggressive if anything.

Aggression wasn't an issue in this game for Parker, tbh.

[FkLA]

His career was always going to be short. It was just a question of how short.

Dude was dunking with ease at the start of this season. I dont think his knees went to in a couple of months tbh. That was just a weird play, seemed like he didnt time his steps right.

[Fireball]

WTF DE colo was thrown by Westbrook and didn't get the call bs.

good that somebody else noticed that as well

[HI-FI]

Parker was pretty damn aggressive in the first half. He drove the ball on just about every play. In the second half, he was too aggressive if anything.

Aggression wasn't an issue in this game for Parker, tbh.

aggression is never a problem with TP, it's his BBIQ, he goes into heroball too much, always has.

[Chomag]

Tiago says hi

True, at least Splitter is decent.

[racm]

What's up with Brooks keeping in his starters? Letting them stat pad?

[TheSkeptic]

Tiago says hi

Pop needs to give Diaw a push. I really hate the thought of Blair or Bonner getting more minutes but in Bonner's case that's exactly where this thing is headed...We're in trouble if anything happens to Splitter or (Heaven forbid) Duncan.

[racm]

Tim and Tiago are the only bigs on this team worth a damn

[Ice009]

Parker was pretty damn aggressive in the first half. He drove the ball on just about every play. In the second half, he was too aggressive if anything.

Aggression wasn't an issue in this game for Parker, tbh.

I thought he looked to pass too much. He was aggressive, but when I say aggressive, I mean look for his own offense with Kobe like abandon. He can't pass it off to Green or Neal unless they are wide, wide open. Neither of those two will do against OKC.

Tony's jumper just don't seem to be there unless he really gets himself going early.

[HI-FI]

it is pathetic they need to keep their starters in versus us. shows how lethal our bench can be.

[Splits]

Their starters are in because they're only up 13 and don't want to take any chances, I don't blame em. But our bench has hung with their starters most of the night including in the 1st half.

[Manu-20]

Trying to think how many threads there will be on how OKC has the spurs number there will be once I get out of this thread.

[SpursRock20]

Tim and Tiago are the only bigs on this team worth a damn

And they can only play 60 minutes collectively. We need a third big.

[timvp]

aggression is never a problem with TP, it's his BBIQ, he goes into heroball too much, always has.

Now it's that TP went into heroball mode when he had seven assists in 26 minutes.

[Fireball]

Their starters are in because they're only up 13 and don't want to take any chances, I don't blame em. But our bench has hung with their starters most of the night including in the 1st half.

but there Tiago was a big part of it ...

[Paranoid Pop]

JA is +7, team high, doing work on both ends.

[racm]

And they can only play 60 minutes collectively. We need a third big.

There's this Brazilian dude from Cleveland...

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

How quickly people forget the importance of Diaw in last years playoff run. Step away from the ledge people.

[Chomag]

Man, if Spurs just had one more decent big they would be so golden!

[UZER]

OKC goes hard against the Spurs. Props to them for bringing intensity the Spurs can't seem to match...starting with game 3 of the WCF last year.

Then again, their trips to the line are momentum killers for any opponent.

[timvp]

Blair with some old man goods

[ace3g]

NDC using his size on the fast break to keep Westbrook off him!!!

[EVAY]

TP needed to attack from the get go in the game to get himself and his jumper going. That is the way he needs to play against OKC. The way he played in the first half is simply not good enough. He can't pass the ball around and try and play a PG type game against these guys.

He needs to be more aggressive than he has ever been against these guys. He really needs to get a jumpshot and hit it consistently against these guys.

If he does that El Nono and others will trash him for being too selfish.

[timvp]

F yeah, bench.

[ace3g]

Pop don't get trigger happy and put TP, Neal and Green back in