SPURS GAME DAY! GAME 69: SPURS VS. MAVS, 15-3-2023, 7:30PM (CT)

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Graham 3.

Ok time to sit him.

Even as I appreciate the Barlow hustle to fall to the floor and fight for the loose ball that we recovered.

I want our rookies taking these shots.

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Jesus.....this Dallas team is worse than Charlotte, Houston and Detroit put together without Doncic.

I can't watch us destroy our chance like this anymore. I'll check the score later and hope for the best.....

AND Irving. I forget who they traded for the latter, but I think this is basically the supporting cast. Luka gets the bulk of possessions, then Irving. Without them, how did they not get Kleber or Powell, two starters, any shots? They usually move the ball better when their dominant guys are out.

I don't talk about Irving because that waste of a human doesn't deserve my attention.....

Oof no love lost there! Yeah I was with him when he was trying to discover his Native roots to get close to his Mom even if the whole saging arenas bit was out there, but there have just been wayyyyy too many other off-court incidents afterwards where he lost me.

On court, though, he's absolutely a factor. Matter of fact, his and KD's are probably the 1 and 1A in terms of aesthetic style most pleasing to watch. Jokic's game, too, in a different way.

But yeah, we're lucky neither of their dominant guys are playing.

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Why do I have a feeling that Pop's anger at the refs getting their signals and whistles crossed is suppressing a smile underneath? Feels like he's doing a bit on himself lol

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Yeah that Blake back pass to KJ that got stripped and stolen on a 2 on 1 won't get the pleased version of Pop...

Now Keldon is grabbing that right wrist! FFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

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Graham four point play. Seven points on 3 shots. I think he should rest a bit. I want our young guys taking these shots.

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Graham steals. Holds it. Calls for a screen. Takes a contested by a double 3. Makes it.

OK, POP, REST GRAHAM NOW!!!!!!!

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I WANT OUR YOUNG GUYS TAKING THESE PRESSURE SHOTS!

WE ALREADY KNOW THAT GRAHAM CAN TAKE AND MAKE THEM.

PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2ND Q: SPURS 62 MAVS 60

We have made 6-14 from 3 with Graham making half of them, all of them in this Q. He was 0-1 in the 1ST Q and 3-3, 1-1FT in the 2ND.

I really DO NOT want to be featuring Graham in any way other than him maybe setting up team mates to take these pressure, contested shots. WE ALREADY KNOW HE CAN SCORE. He's played 15 minutes so far, the second highest behind Keldon's 17, and the most from all of our guards with Tre at 13, Romeo 10, then on the bench Blake with 13 minutes and Malaki, 12, who lead our reserves (this I like).

POP. PLEASE GIVE THESE MINUTES TO OUR YOUNG GUYS. PLEASE!!!!!!!

Well we have to try and get the most from our group of guards because we are not getting a whole lot from our bigs; Barlow leads us with 4 if we don't really count KJ as a true 4. Well he's playing the PF on O so I guess he technically leads us with 11. But it's really a case of our guards getting the bulk of the shots versus their bigs.

And they are putting in the work inside and have leaped past us at the FT line, making 12-13 to our 8-11 (so we got to and made 3-3 in the 2ND Q).

The TOs are still in our favour, 5 to their 11 where we've gotten 15-9 points in our favour. We're also leading 30-22 PITP from all those drives, just not getting the FT trips.

GIVE THE YOUNG GUYS THE PLAYING TIME!

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I guess KJ's wrist is ok.

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Wow Keldon rotated over to the right corner and contested that 3 well, running out at the hip with both arms up. They made it, but that close out was good to see.

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Romeo takes a shoulder to the chin on their drive. OOF.

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BORIS IS SO **** COOL!

Read on Twitter

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They just airballed a step back fadeaway J in the middle of the paint. Wow.

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Aaaaand Tre is down.

Holding that bothersome ankle. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS...

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SEAN - SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH about the down under thunder...

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Mamu finally clicks in his head about making a shot. Dunked it.

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KELDON LEFT HAND!

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I'm happy Tre is still in the game.

I'm happy he got the steal.

But Pop, PLEASE, I'M BEGGING YOU,

SIT.

GRAHAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We need our young guys to be taking these transition shots, to be making these decisions.

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KJ off the dribble 3. Deep top of arc. Ok.

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15-2 run by us.

SEGABABA.

Shock.