SPURS GAME DAY! PRE-SEASON GAME 1: SPURS AT THUNDER, 9-10-2023, 7PM (CT)

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Malaki with nice D switching, hustling over screen, active hands for the deflection.

Then decisive release for the +1.

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GREAT D!!!

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70 points with 5 minutes left in the 2nd.

But now we've given up two 3s in a row. Pop timeout. 'Twas ever thus.

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Three dunks in a row given up oof.

It was just a 15-point lead now down 6 from TOs and getting overwhelmed with pace, physicality, and lack of O cohesion.

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2ND Q: SPURS 81 THUNDER 74

It's 81-74 AT THE HALF.

Incredible display of still-nascent talent.

I know we gave up 74 but our D is much better man and team - better switches, covering of space, fighting through screens, active hands on drives, and rim protection.

That Wemby scoop was ridiculous and we probably have to get used to ridiculous being regular, but he was also against three defenders and had two open team mates on the weak side. He's still the best option in the key. Speaking of which, he posted up with god positioning time and again, but we pass the ball too low - something we'll have to adjust to.

Malaki looking good on both ends.

We tend to leave Tre along to bring up the ball. Have to make sure he has help.

We caught them on O boards - good, but put them at the FT line too often - 25 chances already.

Eighteen assists for 57.1%FG, 52.9% from 3, FTs 80%. Twenty-five boards (6 on O), 7 blocks, 6 steals.

I can't believe how small 7' Collins looks at times. Crazy.

Good bounce and body from Bassey.

Haven't seen half the team that could actually help, too.

Feels good.

[Baphomet]

Gotta admit, Chet looks nice. OKC has some nice talent to go along with SGA.

Hard to extrapolate much meaning from that half. It was chaotic, breakneck, sometimes sloppy. You could see the genesis of some classic Spurs ball movement at times, but also carelessness with the ball and structural defensive breakdown. Wemby is the real deal.

[Baphomet]

Can't leave Davis open

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Two consecutive 3s given up. Pop timeout in the first minute of the 3rd. Pop ripping into the team .

That's right. Bring up the D game.

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Good test for us to wane, give up the lead, and have to make a push back.

Good two O boards by Collins.

[Baphomet]

Ugly start to the second half but enjoying Collins' effort, at least.

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Broken board assignments. Lost men, bad positioning, open dunk. Film.

[Baphomet]

Excellent D by Blake, that's more like it

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Team and Blake D

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Cedi keeps making almost the right decision - fake and drive but errant floater; gets the pass but takes one dribble too many. Just needs a little more crispness. Hopefully it comes with reps.

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3RD Q: SPURS 98 THUNDER 104

We scored 17 points this Q. Twenty-one fewer points than in the previous Q. Outscored by 13. Oof and oof and oof.

Some good team and man D, but we got overwhelmed by their pace and cohesion, TOd it 4 times this Q alone (11 in total so far), and looked out of sorts on O.

Cedi isn't used to making decisions with the ball after running out to corners waiting for passes for so long.

Blake and Malaki look to have taken a next step.

Zach is a load. He only has one gear and I love it.

Devin with a muted performance tonight but we know what we have in him. Just wasn't falling.

Let's see some new guys now.

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HEY new guys in now!

Pop starts the 4th with Graham, Blake, Julian, Mamu, and Bassey.

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Sidy sighting!

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Sidy time!

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Poor Dom. Gets tossed and tugged around like a rag doll amongst excited retrievers.

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GREAT Sidy pass, great Mamu cut and finish.

(Sean stealing my thunder lol)