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Never seen bertans post up
Our scrubs have let a 25-pt lead dwindle to a 10-pt lead... shameful
Never seen bertans post up
Dude is a waste. Has the body and tools of an NBA player but, unfortunately...he ing sucks at basketball
Bryn and Patty should have their contracts switched. FFS 50 million for a 3rd string tier PG
Going to line up at Academy now for the championship gear...
The best thing about this game is Walker hitting 3's. It was only 2, but it's still a big addition. I liked White showing signs of life, especially with the steal and two blocks. If this team is going to make the playoffs, those two are going to be key.
Imagine Murray and White reaching their full potential. Thats 48 minutes of great guard play. Will def put pressure on teams.
Ayres, Lavergne and Bonner say hi, tbh.
Murray just has that it factor that will propel him to be star. The guy is fearless and that one sequence with Harden just shows you his mental toughness that he's not intimidated and wants to proof that he's the best player on court. Nothing I've seen is all that surprising though since it was pretty clear that he had the tools to be great. He will have a huge year for sure.
Also, Walker has to play for his defense alone. I was really impressed with his tenacity on that end of the floor and his offense will only get better if he gets consistent minutes.
Looks like Lyles will be getting serious minutes this year...
Option 1
Starting
Dejounte/ DeRozan/ Carroll/ Aldridge/ Poetl
Bench
White/ Lonnie/ Gay/ Lyles/ Eubanks
Option 2 ( you can kinda see how Morris would have fit well with this one)
Starting
Dejounte/ Forbes/ DeRozan/ Lyles/ Aldridge
Bench
White/ Lonnie/ Carroll/ Gay/ Poetl
Option 3
Starting
Dejounte/ Derozan/ Lonnie/ Aldridge/ Poetl
Bench
White/ Forbes/ Carroll/ Gay/ Lyles
Option 4
Starting
Dejounte/ DeRozan/ Lonnie/ Lyles/ Aldridge
Bench
White/ Forbes/ Carroll/ Gay/ Poetl
Murray's reminds me of Nephew's rise.
And yes, Lonnie's defense was really good. He was in the right spots at all times. Very impressive
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Explains a little why Gay had been looking so slow...
You just can't ask more from Murray at this point. Everything was working for him. It's not reasonable to expect him to do that against teams without terrible D, but he could go down a few pegs and still be an impact offensive player. The biggest change this year to me has been his added bulk. Two years ago, Murray was pretty much a PG defender only. He just didn't have the base to hold up against legit wings. From the outset this year, Pop has had DJM on guys like Butler, and Murray has held up well. Against LAC, there's a great chance that he's going to be the guy on Kawhi (since PG is a bit bigger and probably the one DeRozan will check unless the Clips play small), Harden and other star SFs. He's not quite the floor-spacer yet. (Contrary to popular belief, it's not based on 3P%) But he can get himself open looks from all over the court because he can convert whatever type of opportunity the defense gives him.
I hope Pop realizes Walker has to be in the rotation. Beli certainly has his benefits, but Walker's upside is amazing. Forbes is playing entirely too well to unseat at the moment, but the starting two-guard spot is Lonnie's eventual home. Harden isn't nearly the challenge to defend as people might think (you just have to be okay with him making some really inefficent shots and focus on not fouling and not giving up great threes by overhelping), but he's already at least as good as Simmons ever was on that end for the Spurs. He also played a pretty solid offensive floor game. He didn't shoot well, but it's clear he can get to so many shots most players just can't find an angle for. You add in solid D and good passing? I don't see how you can overlook him. He's not going to be perfect, but he seems like the guy you want running with Mills, White, Carroll/Gay and Poeltl. At least let him play himself out of the role. You can even disguise it as "saving Beli for the home stretch".
By far the most awkward and raw player I’ve seen in a Spurs uni. That’s saying a lot considering we’ve had guys like Mengke Bateer, Uwe Blab & Dwayne Schintzius. Honestly, sometimes he looks like he’s never played the game before.
I think the worst part of it is his body language. He looks like the type who blames others aka Pop for his lack of minutes instead of actually working harder to improve.
Finally feels like there are some things to be genuinely happy about. Only took 4 games.
Hope Murray, White and Walker get to play together at some point. Poetl is great with the 2nd unit.
Might be close to the end of the #Metu movement.
Heh. Yeah Murray. Walker hit 1 of 2, but I'm not sold on him doing that yet. I'm cautiously optimistic about Murray, though. Two each in 20 minutes of play is still a little light. The one thing I was hoping to see while it's still "just preseason" is those three youngs letting them fly.
Forbes still coughed it up 3 times in 22 minutes. That's not going to cut it. I think his D improved toward the end of last season. If he can keep knocking down 3's and defend, it will be enough - as long as he's not giving back everything good he does by turning the ball over.
Finally feels like there are some things to be genuinely happy about. Only took 4 games.
Hope Murray, White and Walker get to play together at some point. Poetl is great with the 2nd unit.
Might be close to the end of the #Metu movement.
Agreed
“Harden takes him to school”
God that commentator needed to stfu
Definitely look better without DeMar. Spurs need to trade him.
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