Game Thread: Spurs @ OKC -- Game 3 - Fri (5/6) - 8:30PM CST (4:30AM Riga)

[BatManu20]

uva win.

[sasaint]

It's worth remembering that this game started with Parker looking absolutely awful. Pop called a timeout and chewed his ass, and he put Patty in early. Parker sucked it up, and came back like a professional. Big game after a really rough start. Now in the post-game they are talking about him being the x-factor, and about Tony taking the lead in a huddle. That's what veteran leadership is all about.

Tbh, I don't recall Tony's sitting in the "choir director's chair" and taking the lead during a timeout as he did last night. I loved it. With the imminent departure of both Tim and Manu, we are about to face the most serious leadership vacuum since before the arrival of David Robinson. If Tony remains with the team, perhaps he is more capable of partially filling that void than I expect.

[sasaint]

In your face!

Dorian Graybrook...

[sasaint]

Must be getting treatment. A Spur would never skip out on a chance to talk with the press

Especially a Spur as loquacious as Kawhi!

[hooperflash]

The 28s and 29s are two of the best performance models in the past couple of years and the Jordan 28s (which he wore in 2014 playoffs and finals) have some of the best traction of all time. The thing is, Westbrook also usually wears the top Jordan brand shoe, so I'd assume he was also wearing the Jordan 30s (can anyone confirm?) this game and I don't recall him slipping much.

He was playing great in the low model of the Jordan 29s earlier this season. I think the reason behind the slippage could be because he doesn't always switch out his shoes and Westbrook tries to wear a new pair (even if it's the same color way) for every game. Something else to consider is the way a player plants his feet as he runs, Kawhi may be applying more of his weight on a certain part of his foot that decreases the traction of the outsole no matter how good it's supposed to perform. All in all, he needs to wipe them a lot and I have yet to see him do that.

[TampaDude]

Glad we snatched HCA back last night, but I also think we should be up 3-0.

It is what it is. Spurs in 5. Book it.

[Kawhitstorm]

Westbrook's career was almost derailed when he broke his orbital bone.

[hooperflash]

Westbrook's career was almost derailed when he broke his orbital bone.

That was nasty.

[Spurtacular]

I couldn't watch Game 3 live do to other commitments. So, I watched it on replay, late at night. However, I accidentally caught a glimpse of the Yahoo Sports home page. The headline was Cleveland going up 3-0. I figured that meant SA won because they surely would've been celebrating had OKC went up 2-1. I wasn't even that anxious in the fourth. You can set your watch by this media.

[BillMc]

I'm too lame to get this embedded but this is the prettiest play of the game;

https://cdn.streamable.com/video/mp4-mobile/lno3.mp4

[TampaDude]

I'm too lame to get this embedded but this is the prettiest play of the game;

https://cdn.streamable.com/video/mp4-mobile/lno3.mp4

[polandprzem]

Tbh, I don't recall Tony's sitting in the "choir director's chair" and taking the lead during a timeout as he did last night. I loved it. With the imminent departure of both Tim and Manu, we are about to face the most serious leadership vacuum since before the arrival of David Robinson. If Tony remains with the team, perhaps he is more capable of partially filling that void than I expect.

Well that's nothing new tbh

[HarlemHeat37]

Why didn't ploto and Hoops show up after game 3 like they did following game 2, tbh?

[Darius Bieber]

You need to leave more than anyone else.

Kill yourself

Lol, you're still here? Less than 300 posts... Get some seniority first.

[808]

David West with the drive and bank shot to put the Spurs up 7 in the 4th.

Thanks

[Ice009]

He was playing great in the low model of the Jordan 29s earlier this season. I think the reason behind the slippage could be because he doesn't always switch out his shoes and Westbrook tries to wear a new pair (even if it's the same color way) for every game. Something else to consider is the way a player plants his feet as he runs, Kawhi may be applying more of his weight on a certain part of his foot that decreases the traction of the outsole no matter how good it's supposed to perform. All in all, he needs to wipe them a lot and I have yet to see him do that.

That doesn't change the fact that overall, the traction on the Jordan 30s isn't as good as the 28s and 29s. I think Kawhi should consider going back to the 29s or 29 lows. He can't be slipping around like that.

[dabom]

You piece of . Numbers don't give credibility. You are the tiest poster on this site, and when you look around and see human refuse like junior on here you realize what a dreg piece of you really are

[LakerHater]

[spurs10]

Must be getting treatment. A Spur would never skip out on a chance to talk with the press

Never!

[TheDoctor]

That doesn't change the fact that overall, the traction on the Jordan 30s isn't as good as the 28s and 29s. I think Kawhi should consider going back to the 29s or 29 lows. He can't be slipping around like that.

Kawhi hasn't been wearing XXX in this series. 29s PE.

[cutewizard]

tomorrow, we must show who is boss!


once and for all!

[Ice009]

Kawhi hasn't been wearing XXX in this series. 29s PE.

Thanks. I didn't pay attention to the shoes during game 3 (was more focused on the game than player's footwear) and I didn't get to watch the past game in HD, so I couldn't easily tell what he was wearing during the game. I guess I should have looked up some photos instead.

Has he been wearing the 29s the whole playoffs or just for the OKC series? I'm surprised he's slipped as much as he has if wearing the 29s, as the traction on those is definitely better and more consistent than the 30s Westbrook is wearing.

[kaji157]

where is the game 4 thread??

wfere arethe responsible hiding?

[tholdren]

Thanks. I didn't pay attention to the shoes during game 3 (was more focused on the game than player's footwear) and I didn't get to watch the past game in HD, so I couldn't easily tell what he was wearing during the game. I guess I should have looked up some photos instead.

Has he been wearing the 29s the whole playoffs or just for the OKC series? I'm surprised he's slipped as much as he has if wearing the 29s, as the traction on those is definitely better and more consistent than the 30s Westbrook is wearing.

w h o c a r e s......

[spurs10]

where is the game 4 thread??

wfere arethe responsible hiding?

Did BatManu say he was out of pocket for this weekend or just one game? He usually puts the thread up in the afternoon.