SPURS GAME DAY! GAME 50: SPURS VS. SUNS, 28-1-2023, 7PM (CT)

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Keldon gets into trouble on O again, picks up his dribble again, makes the end of clock shot but it was a contested Hail Mary...

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2ND Q: SPURS 48 SUNS 55

Our O is clunky and it's because we are over dribbling, not moving off ball enough (an offshoot from watching guys dribble), and the spacing is poor as a result as well.

We've missed a lot of bunnies and our 3s are not falling. Only Keldon and Doug have made them.

We're involving Jakob more in the O which is good.

Doug is the ONLY bench player to score, making 7 on 3-7, 1-4 from 3. All other bench players have combined for 0-9.

Only Keldon and Diop are efficient, and that's because we are not playing our O game. Guys are just taking turns trying to create something. I don't know if that's the game plan - hey, see what you can create tonight - but our O is suffering as a result.

Keldon's defense is officially a big problem. He moves into spaces away from opponents and just jumps around. It's bad. BAD.

We're winning the rebounding battle 28-24, 10-9 on O boards.

It's a wonder we're in this, frankly, given how out of sync and out of character we are playing on O. MOVE THE BALL, MOVE WITHOUT THE BALL, MAKE THE EXTRA PASS, USE THE GLASS. COMMUNICATE ON D, SWITCH, ROTATE, ANGLE DRIVERS OUT OF THE KEY, CONTEST. MORE PHYSICALITY, MORE FOCUS, MORE COHESION.

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Nice. Better movement, quicker decisions on O to start.

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Sochan exposed the ball off a post spin move, got stripped, and we give up a dunk.

Sochan scores the other way on a pretty reverse up and under.

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Quicker passes, quicker moves to score.

Jakob hook on one end, a block on the other.

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Keldon ONCE AGAIN takes the ball off a rebound with players out on the wings and he chooses to go into the congested key, does a Euro step, and throws the ball up haphazardly - NO GLASS USE.

WHY is he so inconsistent with glass use? WHY? For a guy who drives so much you'd think he'd get such a FUNDAMENTAL aspect of scoring down pat............................................................. alas...

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Pop was on the sidelines all over our guys gesturing for them to move. Then he had to do it again. Sochan bailed us out with a made J but Popnow has Keldon on the sidelines in his ear. Keldon ran all around off ball, not really a hard effort, and something broke down.

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Sochan nice fake and basket down low.

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Jakob to a cutting Diop down low. Well done. Off ball movement FTW.

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CAN WE RUN A FAST BREAK PROPERLY, PLEASE?!

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Sochan 3. Sochan great pass down low to back door cutting Malaki for 2. Nice.

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Sochan ahs 20 points already.

Prediction for Keldon taking more shots now. Sorry, but he will...

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Terrific twitchy drive by Malaki and timely release for the +1.

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Keldon does crap work moving off ball, too. Jesus.

Sochan 3.

Sochan drive and gets the foul call.

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We don't box out. We give up a second chance basket.

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End of Q details. Where is the ball handler?

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3RD Q: SPURS 76 SUNS 87

We brought it to within 6, then end of Q details like letting a high IQ ball handler have the ball and not pressing full court and we got carved up.

Sochan had himself a Q: up to 25 now, 14 in this Q.

We passed it better and made quicker decisions, so upping the physicality and D intensity is key.

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Tre has to get those teardrops up a lot higher when driving in on blockers.

Then he misses on a top of key J.

Almost all of them have been front of rim.

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Stanley good quick pass inside to Collins for the quick basket.

Then Tre steal, drive, and layup.

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Keldon Johnson should watch film of Stanley Johnson playing man D.