San Antonio Spurs 2024-25 - Alien: Resurrection

[chainsaw 9866]

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

Seriously, this. 

Both teams were feverishly trying to give the game away. 

I'll take the ones we can get. 

Exactly. I won't look a gift horse in the mouth, but they usually lose games like this. No lead is safe until the young players play smarter

Edited Wednesday at 04:44 PM by chainsaw

[Mitch Cumsteen 18547]

11 hours ago, ztejas said:

He's shooting poorly enough and turning it over often enough to keep my expectations somewhat in check. 

He's already so fucking good on D, though. And hasn't shown anything to think his decision-making and shotmaking won't improve. 

I think the turnovers last night were a bit of an anomaly because OKC has such ridiculous perimeter defenders: SGA, Wallace, Dort, Caruso, Williams. They are the best in the league as a group, and maybe the best I can remember in recent memory. No weak links. And without Wemby or Vassell, there aren't many relief valves or anyone else to create shots. He had to force it a good bit.

The outside shooting was off even when he got good looks, but he had been on fire from three over the previous five games. I loved it that he had the confidence to take and make that last three after throwing up so many bricks. It was a huge shot and what a confidence builder. He also didn't get any favorable calls. The rookie treatment kept him off the line probably 3-4 times.

And still, he just kept playing through it all. 8 assists while taking SGA head on all night. Kid is just a winner.

[Kermit 3156]

OKC’s perimeter defense is incredible. When they get their bigs back, good fucking luck. 

[Pam Cummings 9640]

Can't believe i love CP3 now....but i do. Guy is legit and should be a coach when he's done.

[hornfan785 556]

Wemby and Vassell are out again tomorrow. CP3 is probable.

[ztejas 43419]

On 11/20/2024 at 11:07 AM, Mitch Cumsteen said:

I think the turnovers last night were a bit of an anomaly because OKC has such ridiculous perimeter defenders: SGA, Wallace, Dort, Caruso, Williams. They are the best in the league as a group, and maybe the best I can remember in recent memory. No weak links. And without Wemby or Vassell, there aren't many relief valves or anyone else to create shots. He had to force it a good bit.

The outside shooting was off even when he got good looks, but he had been on fire from three over the previous five games. I loved it that he had the confidence to take and make that last three after throwing up so many bricks. It was a huge shot and what a confidence builder. He also didn't get any favorable calls. The rookie treatment kept him off the line probably 3-4 times.

And still, he just kept playing through it all. 8 assists while taking SGA head on all night. Kid is just a winner.

I noticed at one point even though his box wasn't good he was like a +17 or something. 

16 hours ago, hornfan785 said:

Wemby and Vassell are out again tomorrow. CP3 is probable.

Well it's the fucking Jazz so we may have enough to pull another one out. 

Give Barnes some Toradol and smelling-salts pregame and tell him we need another 18.

[ztejas 43419]

6 hours ago, ztejas said:

Give Barnes some Toradol and smelling-salts pregame and tell him we need another 18.

Okay well he has 19.

Our 5 guards combining for 5/20 from the field is a good recipe for losing at home to Utah. 

[Mitch Cumsteen 18547]

Cut it to 4 heading toward the fourth. This team continues to play hard each night. Bassey needs more minutes. 

[Pam Cummings 9640]

Beating a dead horse here but Castle really is something. God damn.

[ztejas 43419]

Scrappy little W.

[Mitch Cumsteen 18547]

I’m sure Chris Paul’s hamstring will spontaneously explode in the near future, but that little fucker has been great. He’s not what he once was, but he’s far from washed. I’m rather shocked by him so far. 

[ztejas 43419]

9 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

I’m sure Chris Paul’s hamstring will spontaneously explode in the near future, but that little fucker has been great. He’s not what he once was, but he’s far from washed. I’m rather shocked by him so far. 

He's one of the best floor-setters of all time. Not as much playoff success as the all-time greats ahead of him but he's Duncan/LeBronesque in his ability to squeeze regular season wins out of whatever you give him. 

Need to get the cavalry back, though, because he and Barnes can't keep this up all season. Must have been a nice dose of Toradol or cortisone cause that fucker had 25.

Although Barnes is only 32 and has played 77, 82 and 82 the last 3 seasons. Could have sworn he was like 35. Must have good genes and/or takes care of himself. 

[Kermit 3156]

It’s always good to beat the Jazz, who hail from the birthplace of that most quintessential style of American music…Salt Lake City?

[hornfan785 556]

I'm glad they stuck with Bassey instead of trying to put Collins back in down the stretch. Bassey deserves more minutes.

[Braff Zacklin 13561]

If you'd told me the Spurs would be 8-8 after losing Sochan early in the season and Wemby missing three of those games, I'd have said you were nuts.

You're still nuts, of course, but now I have to back the insult with a different rationale.

[Pam Cummings 9640]

8 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

If you'd told me the Spurs would be 8-8 after losing Sochan early in the season and Wemby missing three of those games, I'd have said you were nuts.

You're still nuts, of course, but now I have to back the insult with a different rationale.

Mitch is doing well as coach. Keeping that short leash on Branham I love it. He also is good at taking timeouts when he needs to.