2020-2021 SPURS SEASON NEWS

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Didn't see this so I'm not sure about the intent, but Harden definitely tried tripping DJ who when he saw the replay after the game was livid about it.

Too bad for Luka, but once he heals fully he can develop his game all the more.

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YES!!! Damn it after a very challenging, condensed season, we did more than other teams to get in. Better result than last season even with all the tribulations:

- another new starting line-up with LMA joining the bubble group, but we were without Derrick to start

- Derrick gets injured again his first game back. Big set back which also forces to make new line-ups

- we manage to get up six games over .500 when we get hit with the dreaded Covid and are forced to stop playing. This takes us out of our rhythm, players return at different times and with different amounts of rust, and the missed games are squeezed into a near impossible second half schedule

- LMA struggles with the new style, and we place Jakob as starter. LMA's bench role lasts a short while before he and the team agree to part ways

- schedule takes its toll as we are up and down in consistency, yet we make our way to the playin with a roster in the middle of being reshaped: without a true starting PF, with two starters who don't shoot 3s, with a backcourt in flux, with looking to develop and get some quality play from all those surrounded being the main group.

I'm very proud that despite the ups and downs we persevered and put together some play that shows where we need to improve but also some inspired play that shows flashes of considerable potential good my forward. For now, we have something still to play for. And that is an encouraging reward.

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I think its kind of embarrassing to have the team tweet "We're In the Play in!" to be honest.

Especially after losing our way in and only qualifying because the rest of the West was soo amazingly awful. Is this the new Spurs standard?

We've won 5 championships for Christ's sake and they are celebrating finishing 10th in the West 4 games under .500.
What are we? The Wizards?

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Well it's what NBA allows for, and given all we've gone through and that it's a transition year, we did enough cumulatively to get in. Better than what we achieved last season, and that was with LMA and DeMar as the O focal points. This was the first season into the newer style of play with a roster that will need balancing. We can't always compare to championship rosters and their achievements as we're in completely different stages now. Getting to this point given the challenges we faced is a step in the right direction. Having something to play for now is invaluable for the young guys and keeps vets engaged and teaching them. It sucked losing out on this stage last season, so I'm happy we're in.

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Well it's what NBA allows for, and given all we've gone through and that it's a transition year, we did enough cumulatively to get in. Better than what we achieved last season, and that was with LMA and DeMar as the O focal points. This was the first season into the newer style of play with a roster that will need balancing. We can't always compare to championship rosters and their achievements as we're in completely different stages now. Getting to this point given the challenges we faced is a step in the right direction. Having something to play for now is invaluable for the young guys and keeps vets engaged and teaching them. It sucked losing out on this stage last season, so I'm happy we're in.

I'll save judgement on that until after I see how they play in the play-in. If they play like ass and get blown out or just lose because of turnovers and horrible execution I wouldn't say I'm very happy with the season and consider the play-in a waste of time for us.

I would however, say we are about the level I expected this year. I'm not disappointed. But i am not celebrating anything because we did not accomplish anything.
We can still build on it next year. Fingers crossed DeRozan isn't back.

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The reward for the play-in is the first two days off the entire second half of the season. Amazing. We're resting a lot of of players for tomorrow's game, too, so we're getting a physical and mental breather before the games that really count (they all count, but are important for different reasons):

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