Game Thread: Spurs vs. Lakers — Fri. (12/7) - 7:30/C (3:30am Riga Time)

[BatManu20]

Revenge game hopefully. Let’s get it.

[BatManu20]

[BatManu20]

Young Sky-Walker looking good.

[BatManu20]

[BatManu20]

[BatManu20]

[SAGirl]

[BatManu20]

Rockets

[gambit1990]

L

[NASpurs]

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/12/07/wo...son-rj-barrett

The 2018-19 NBA Season's Worst Rebuilding Situations


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WHICH NBA TEAM HAS THE SADDEST REBUILD?


San Antonio Spurs. It is hard to watch San Antonio right now, especially with Kawhi Leonard immediately returning to MVP form in Toronto. The Spurs are ahead of only the lifeless Suns in the West, and they appear headed to the lottery for the first time in a couple decades. What does this team’s future hold? It’s unclear how much longer Gregg Popovich wants to keep coaching. DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge are good players but hardly modern superstars. And both are signed through 2021, though Aldridge’s deal is only partially guaranteed for that last year. The Spurs, too proud to full-on tank right now, also likely won’t even have a great draft pick next summer.

So how do they get better? Their young talent isn’t exciting, their vets can’t get them over the hump, and the city has never really been a free-agent destination. The situation is especially sad because of how consistently great this organization was, and how strange it is to see the team be nothing more than... below average. It’s hard to watch Pop, who deserves to be in charge of a contender, even if he’s the last person to ever ask for sympathy. It’s one thing for the Suns to suck. They have a terrible owner and routinely make bad decisions. Watching the Spurs stumble is like finding out your parents actually have flaws. I just don’t see how this team gets significantly better any time soon. And watching one of the greatest coaches in the history of sports toil in irrelevance in the twilight of his career—after so recently being feared—is diifcult to swallow. — Rohan Nadkarni

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[SPURt]

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/12/07/wo...son-rj-barrett

The 2018-19 NBA Season's Worst Rebuilding Situations


...

WHICH NBA TEAM HAS THE SADDEST REBUILD?


San Antonio Spurs. It is hard to watch San Antonio right now, especially with Kawhi Leonard immediately returning to MVP form in Toronto. The Spurs are ahead of only the lifeless Suns in the West, and they appear headed to the lottery for the first time in a couple decades. What does this team’s future hold? It’s unclear how much longer Gregg Popovich wants to keep coaching. DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge are good players but hardly modern superstars. And both are signed through 2021, though Aldridge’s deal is only partially guaranteed for that last year. The Spurs, too proud to full-on tank right now, also likely won’t even have a great draft pick next summer.

So how do they get better? Their young talent isn’t exciting, their vets can’t get them over the hump, and the city has never really been a free-agent destination. The situation is especially sad because of how consistently great this organization was, and how strange it is to see the team be nothing more than... below average. It’s hard to watch Pop, who deserves to be in charge of a contender, even if he’s the last person to ever ask for sympathy. It’s one thing for the Suns to suck. They have a terrible owner and routinely make bad decisions. Watching the Spurs stumble is like finding out your parents actually have flaws. I just don’t see how this team gets significantly better any time soon. And watching one of the greatest coaches in the history of sports toil in irrelevance in the twilight of his career—after so recently being feared—is diifcult to swallow. — Rohan Nadkarni

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Ouch

[illusioNtEk]

Let's just tank tbh

[Keepin' it real]

¡Vaya!

[TheGreatYacht]

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/12/07/wo...son-rj-barrett

The 2018-19 NBA Season's Worst Rebuilding Situations


...

WHICH NBA TEAM HAS THE SADDEST REBUILD?


San Antonio Spurs. It is hard to watch San Antonio right now, especially with Kawhi Leonard immediately returning to MVP form in Toronto. The Spurs are ahead of only the lifeless Suns in the West, and they appear headed to the lottery for the first time in a couple decades. What does this team’s future hold? It’s unclear how much longer Gregg Popovich wants to keep coaching. DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge are good players but hardly modern superstars. And both are signed through 2021, though Aldridge’s deal is only partially guaranteed for that last year. The Spurs, too proud to full-on tank right now, also likely won’t even have a great draft pick next summer.

So how do they get better? Their young talent isn’t exciting, their vets can’t get them over the hump, and the city has never really been a free-agent destination. The situation is especially sad because of how consistently great this organization was, and how strange it is to see the team be nothing more than... below average. It’s hard to watch Pop, who deserves to be in charge of a contender, even if he’s the last person to ever ask for sympathy. It’s one thing for the Suns to suck. They have a terrible owner and routinely make bad decisions. Watching the Spurs stumble is like finding out your parents actually have flaws. I just don’t see how this team gets significantly better any time soon. And watching one of the greatest coaches in the history of sports toil in irrelevance in the twilight of his career—after so recently being feared—is diifcult to swallow. — Rohan Nadkarni

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I agree with everything except for the "Pop deserves to be on a contender" part. no. He created this now he has roll around in it. Oh no, crater face doesn't have HOF's around anymore poor him

[BatManu20]

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/12/07/wo...son-rj-barrett

The 2018-19 NBA Season's Worst Rebuilding Situations


...

WHICH NBA TEAM HAS THE SADDEST REBUILD?


San Antonio Spurs. It is hard to watch San Antonio right now, especially with Kawhi Leonard immediately returning to MVP form in Toronto. The Spurs are ahead of only the lifeless Suns in the West, and they appear headed to the lottery for the first time in a couple decades. What does this team’s future hold? It’s unclear how much longer Gregg Popovich wants to keep coaching. DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge are good players but hardly modern superstars. And both are signed through 2021, though Aldridge’s deal is only partially guaranteed for that last year. The Spurs, too proud to full-on tank right now, also likely won’t even have a great draft pick next summer.

So how do they get better? Their young talent isn’t exciting, their vets can’t get them over the hump, and the city has never really been a free-agent destination. The situation is especially sad because of how consistently great this organization was, and how strange it is to see the team be nothing more than... below average. It’s hard to watch Pop, who deserves to be in charge of a contender, even if he’s the last person to ever ask for sympathy. It’s one thing for the Suns to suck. They have a terrible owner and routinely make bad decisions. Watching the Spurs stumble is like finding out your parents actually have flaws. I just don’t see how this team gets significantly better any time soon. And watching one of the greatest coaches in the history of sports toil in irrelevance in the twilight of his career—after so recently being feared—is diifcult to swallow. — Rohan Nadkarni

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Woof.

[E20]

114-98 Spurs lose

[Seventyniner]

Rockets

Guests

[Drom John]

I like the ABA ball.

Lakers 82 wins, Spurs 88 wins

Games
Kobe Bryant (62)
64th Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma (6)

Minutes
Kobe Bryant (2252)
38th Kyle Kuzma (221)

FG
Kobe Bryant (540)
31st Kyle Kuzma (46)

3P
Kobe Bryant (67)
10th Kyle Kuzma (19)

FT
Kobe Bryant (290)
32nd LeBron James (24)

Rebounds
Magic Johnson (358)
42nd Kyle Kuzma (40)

Assists
Magic Johnson (522)
21st Lonzo Ball (35)

Steals
Magic Johnson (87)
29th Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (9)

Blocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (90)
25th JaVale McGee (6)

Points
Kobe Bryant (1437)
31st Kyle Kuzma (125)

2018 will be the first December 7th game.

[RC_Drunkford]

Is there any doubt that Pop will play the same rotation like in the last game? I expect 0 changes

[BatManu20]

Spurs are favored tonight. We actually play the Lakers well and give them trouble for some reason. Don’t know if Lebron can go God-mode down the stretch in b2b games against us. I think we win this one tbh.

[BatManu20]

I’m all for the tank but I hate losing to the Lakers. Hope we win this one.

[TheGreatYacht]

The players will work had for the win but Popovich, Cunningham, and Fatty Mills will be too much to overcome. Lakers by 10

[NASpurs]

The players will work had for the win but Popovich, Cunningham, and Fatty Mills will be too much to overcome. Lakers by 10

Doesn't have anything to do with your post but your name. Did you hear Tony just bought a great yacht?

https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/...y-13450019.php

[skookumchuck]

Finally, a decent thread.

[TheGreatYacht]

Doesn't have anything to do with your post but your name. Did you hear Tony just bought a great yacht?

https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/...y-13450019.php

Putting that Hornets money to good use

Hopefully he lends it to the Spurs during mid-April...