SPURS GAME DAY! GAME 41: SPURS AT GRIZZLIES, 9-1-2023, 7PM (CT)

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Box out, gents.

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Great pass to Stanley who curl drove, drew defenders to him, dished to Collins for an easy 2 at the rim.

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Romeo keeps getting caught on drivers' hips. He needs to work to stay in front of them.

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TRE SO PRETTY! Drives versus two defenders at the rim and reverses it. Sweet.

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Sochan finally uses a fake down low, gets a player off his feet, nice touch off the glass.

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We should consider making them feel us. They're scoring too easily. Get more physical.

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Aaaaaah the timelessness of Pop ripping into refs who have no answers

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Damn ball protection needs to be better.

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Well it was an open shot. JRich just missed. No issues with that attempt.

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2ND Q: SPURS 62 GRIZZLIES 72

SEVENTY-TWO points given up at the half. OOF!

Sure we have increased our scoring by 11 points from the previous Q making a total of 36, but we allowed 37.

We are not putting any physicality into trying to get stops. We are getting dinged for just over 60% from the field, almost 54% from 3.

We are 6-7FTs to their 7-13 so we need to get more fouls (see point about physicality - but also fakes) and get to the FT line more. Points with the clock stopped.

We only have 7TOs but we have given up 7 points off our TOs compared to getting just 1 off of theirs. We have to force more TOs (again, see point about physicality) and take better advantage of them.

They are 13-9 fast break points so we caught them there, especially in this Q and are only behind 2 in points in the paint.

We have been blocked 5 times already, twice on one O possession. So perhaps some fakes and using the rim to protect the ball can be utilized. I say that like it's a simple thing to get around a great blocker, but Sochan, for example, did well with his fake down low after previously getting blocked; I liked that adjustment.

Although everyone who was played has scored, no one is in double figures. Nice O games from Jakob and Malaki who lead us with 9 points each.

We're scoring well. We simply need stops. Physical, hard, clean stops. Get back on D. Outhustle them.

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So now the game is on again, but there are audio difficulties, and I hear a USAA commercial nearly two minutes into the 3RD Q.

Get your **** together, Bally!

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lmao we're getting the PHONE feed for the Spurs broadcast. Something about one of the broadcast lines they're trying to feverishly trying to fix.

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Diop 3!

Then they waltz inside for a too easy layup.

MAKE THEM FEEL IT, SPURS!

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SOCHAN DOESN'T BOTHER CONTESTING ON THEIR TRANSITION BASKET. FFS, ROOKIE, AT LEAST SWAT AT IT!

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IF ONLY WE COULD BOX OUT!

Diop another 3, well done to deficit down to 6!

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Holy moly we get closer and we start missing the basket entirely. Like we are hitting the backboard and that's it. Or airballing it. Oof. Three brutal shots in a row like we're **** shooting with our eyes closed.

Then a TO resulting in a basket *sigh*

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Nice P&R Tre to Collins but gets contested. Calls for a foul, doesn't get it. Should have to ball up HIGHER off the glass.

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FINALLY we get an O board from Collins and a second chance 3 by Malaki on the right side.

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Collins's fourth foul - oh look late in the Q... (under 3 minutes). What IS IT with him and late Q hacks?!

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NICE WORK by Collins with the O board putback. Did well to protect the ball down low and create space to get it in.