Game Thread #1: Spurs at Thunder 10/28 8:00 EST (7:00 CST, 2:00 Riga Time)

[BillMc]

If we can only go up from here, we're looking great, tbh

This is true.

[RD2191]

Game's over, go jerk off on your crusty ass taco covered keyboard over Porker's latest stat line, wanker.

Lmao. Pussy brit boy is getting mad. Crofl.

[Texas_Ranger]

Green should have been guarding Westbrook the whole game. Why are Parker and Mills on him? it's re ed. Also Aldridge will need like 50 games just to get on the same page with this team, especially on defense. I am not panicing but this should have been a win. Also love the ''new'' Oklahoma system. Why did they even change the coach, they are doing the same thing as the last 4 years. Give the ball to Durant and Westbrook and hope for stupid fouls. Good luck in the playoffs with this type of basketball.

[DMC]

Well the people who never really watch basketball have made themselves known. These are the ones who expect the team to be in playoff form on opening night. It's a good thing our coach doesn't think that way.

[daslicer]

Don't care about this loss. It was a very close game that could have gone either way. The Thunder are a great team when they are healthy and they were at home.

[Kawhitstorm]

Parker played well dumbasses. He was in Waiters' face, scrub just made them. Game was lost when LMA made too many empty possessions.

Team looks good. Guys ran hard. This loss will make them hungry.

Idiot, Porker can't guard anyone, it doesn't matter how hard he tries.....he just plain sucks. If he isn't helping the team on offense then he's a net negative especially when Manu/Patty are on the bench.

[spurtech09]

Spurs had this game and blew it......bad play calling at the end.....

[Killakobe81]

green had the shot. And he took it.

he took it.

and broke a major rule of engagement.

great quote.

[Ice009]

I wanted to set the tone with a big win in OKC. Spurs led most of the game and threw it away at the end. Classic ing Spurs Basketball in games they should have won but threw away.

What are we going to do about Parker. This team has no backup PGs. He's the only guy on the team that can play PG and I'm not even sure if you can play him at the end of games anymore.

[DPG21920]

Kawhi had it going and LMA was passing a lot. Offense still looked great and that was with some hiccups and no Danny . Offense will be sick. I think I saw enough that the defense will be good enough. Bench defense maybe not, but Pop will just have to play Kawhi/Danny some more with those units.

[SAGirl]

Danny Green. 2/9 and a double dribble. What type of nba players commits a double dribble?

He had a rough game TBH. Manu just 18 minutes though. I gather that is around what Pop will want to keep him.

[Brazil]

This was completely winnable and should have been ours. We can only hope that we won't get bit in the ass by a single game down the line.

Spurs played a good game, lot of new people out there... It will take a bit of time.

They did not properly execute down the stretch with some air balls, lma 0 point in second half etc but one can't be mad about the effort.. It's a process

[ElNono]

First game of the season shouldn't hurt as much as it does but Spurs were way way too stupid in crunch time. Poor shot selection and poor defense and giving up rebounds. That Westbrook 3 of a fumbled board was the ball game.

despite the occasional Turnobili, you're going to miss Manu's smarts and playmaking in crunchtime

[tholdren]

Spurs played a good game, lot of new people out there... It will take a bit of time.

They did not properly execute down the stretch with some air balls, lma 0 point in second half etc but one can't be mad about the effort.. It's a process

Excuses for pussies

[Blizzardwizard]

Lmao. Pussy brit boy is getting mad. Crofl.

If I see you in the welfare line tomorrow I'll chuck a couple Pesos your way, alright?

[spurs10]

Hope they don't let Danny on the plane.....horrible shot. Think LMA was not ready for an air all..

[mexicanjunior]

Until the end of the season and it comes down to 1 game to decide between the 2nd seed and 7th seed.

This...when will people learn that every game means something. Giving away games like this is what ed us last year. SPAM, they need to peak ASAP. This isn't the East.

[Ice009]

Spurs would be best served to try and dump Bonner and get a rim protecting big for that second unit. Is there any word on which team Larry Sanders met with?

[sasaint]

i will never know how that got ibaka makes every long range jumper against us and literally nobody else

I feel the same way!

[BillMc]

My fault. No Melissa in this thread.

[DMC]

Oklahoma City isn't going to get any better than they were tonight. It's always going to be Durant or Westbrook driving down the middle of the paint trying to get to the free throw line. The other players are going to be bailout people. Ibaka will get his shots but not like he did tonight. Meanwhile the Spurs are going to get better by leaps and bounds. By January Oklahoma City will not be able to hang with them I don't think.

[milkyway21]

Maybe Pop could have tried calling pick-n-pop plays for the best pick-n-pop bigman.

I thought LMA & Mills together early in the game, but it didn't work..

well, on the ROAD, a 2-pt game loss vs Thunder..not bad..

[Brazil]

Kawhi had it going and LMA was passing a lot. Offense still looked great and that was with some hiccups and no Danny . Offense will be sick. I think I saw enough that the defense will be good enough. Bench defense maybe not, but Pop will just have to play Kawhi/Danny some more with those units.

Pretty much

[Ice009]

Spurs played a good game, lot of new people out there... It will take a bit of time.

They did not properly execute down the stretch with some air balls, lma 0 point in second half etc but one can't be mad about the effort.. It's a process

I think Pop made a mistake by not bringing LMA in earlier in the 4th quarter. I thought that he sat him way too long. If he got him out there earlier in the 4th I was expecting him to get the ball and get in a rhythm to start the 4th.

Edit : I don't like losing to OKC at any time. I dislike that team like no other. They're the new Lakers to me.

[milkyway21]

Oklahoma City isn't going to get any better than they were tonight. It's always going to be Durant or Westbrook driving down the middle of the paint trying to get to the free throw line. The other players are going to be bailout people. Ibaka will get his shots but not like he did tonight. Meanwhile the Spurs are going to get better by leaps and bounds. By January Oklahoma City will not be able to hang with them I don't think.