Spurs Start 5-0 for the First Time Ever!

Billl · Post #41 » by **Billl** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 5:18 pm

Not gonna lie. Still pretty salty that the lottery gods passed over my pistons and gifted the spurs a dynasty. Wemby is just unreal right now and he's still only 21.

Ssj16 · Post #42 » by **Ssj16** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 5:34 pm

Billl wrote:Not gonna lie. Still pretty salty that the lottery gods passed over my pistons and gifted the spurs a dynasty. Wemby is just unreal right now and he's still only 21.

Every team who has a legit chance of getting him should 100% feel salty, lol. I'm still pissed the Raptors decided not to try and tank for him.

Bank Shot · Post #43 » by **Bank Shot** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 5:41 pm

Cake schedule so far, but they do look great. I'm loving Wemby trading some threes for drives.

Post #44 » by **tsherkin** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 6:01 pm

Mr Puddles wrote:
tsherkin wrote:
scrabbarista wrote:
For some silly reason, my mind went to $5.25 (5-0), and I thought, "Yeah, that's about right."

Hah! That's some fancy Starbucks coffee, right there.

I remember watching that scene in pulp fiction where Uma Thurman orders that 5 dollar milkshake, back in the day, thinking it was crazy expensive.

In 2025, it sounds like the bargain if a lifetime.

Right?!

Blame Rasho · Post #45 » by **Blame Rasho** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 7:33 pm

tsherkin wrote:
Mr Puddles wrote:
tsherkin wrote:
Hah! That's some fancy Starbucks coffee, right there.

I remember watching that scene in pulp fiction where Uma Thurman orders that 5 dollar milkshake, back in the day, thinking it was crazy expensive.

In 2025, it sounds like the bargain if a lifetime.

Right?!

Well that 5 dollar shake is now 10.58 in today’s dollars.

I still thinks it would need bourbon.

Post #46 » by **tsherkin** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 7:34 pm

Blame Rasho wrote:
tsherkin wrote:
Mr Puddles wrote:
I remember watching that scene in pulp fiction where Uma Thurman orders that 5 dollar milkshake, back in the day, thinking it was crazy expensive.

In 2025, it sounds like the bargain if a lifetime.

Right?!

Well that 5 dollar shake is now 10.58 in today’s dollars.

I still thinks it would need bourbon.

For that much money, it certainly should have bourbon.

Lalouie · Post #47 » by **Lalouie** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 8:35 pm

wemby is doing what people were hoping he would do/change

but i don't think anyone expected this kind of aggression

Post #48 » by **tsherkin** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 8:35 pm

Lalouie wrote:wemby is doing what people were hoping he would do/change

but i don't think anyone expected this kind of aggression

He's looking fantastic. Strong approach, and it's giving results. Lends any kind of credence to comments from posters last year talking about how the Spurs were screwing around for developmental purposes in their tanking season, and not having him really focus until it was time to try winning.

tamaraw08 · Post #49 » by **tamaraw08** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 8:55 pm

Billl wrote:Not gonna lie. Still pretty salty that the lottery gods passed over my pistons and gifted the spurs a dynasty. Wemby is just unreal right now and he's still only 21.

I had mixed feelings about the Spurs snatching the first overall pick in 1997, Tim Duncan out of nowhere.
Boston was supposed to get him and ended up with Billups. Pitino then traded Chauncey after 51 games.
Spurs now have 2 transcendent players instead of other getting guys like Kwame Brown, Olowokandi, Kenyon Martin etc.

K N U C K L E S · Post #50 » by **K N U C K L E S** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:21 pm

Loneshot wrote:They are must watch TV. Folks need to hop on the Wemby bandwagon while there is still time claim you were there from day one.

The refs have definitely hopped on it. :roll:

tamaraw08 · Post #51 » by **tamaraw08** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:25 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:How they never did this with Duncan??

It's a lot harder to beat the 5 teams Duncan faced back then.
Cavs with Shawn Kemp, Brevin Knight, Wesley Person won 47 games that year, they beat by 3pts
Losing to the Bulls at Chicago in 2 OT's was their first loss after 3 games. Bulls were the Champs, won 62 reg season games.
Spurs had a 6-1 record after 7 games.
Compare that to the recent Spurs that beat Dallas without Kyrie, very bad Pelicans team then 2 rebuilding teams and the Heat.

Memories · Post #52 » by **Memories** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:29 pm

Optms wrote:
knicksfan974 wrote:They really nailed their recent draft picks, that is paying immediate dividends for them. Happy to see them do well.

Yes, they really nailed the first overall pick in Wemby. Why can't other teams draft so well?

I was gonna say. :lol:

Hornets got robbed big time. That team deserved a generational talent they never had. The Spurs had TWO before Wemby.

But we all know the lottery is rigged by now. So Silver wanted to make the Spurs great again to continue having that team be a huge hit with the European crowd.

prime1time · Post #53 » by **prime1time** » Sat Nov 1, 2025 2:26 am

tamaraw08 wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:How they never did this with Duncan??

It's a lot harder to beat the 5 teams Duncan faced back then.
Cavs with Shawn Kemp, Brevin Knight, Wesley Person won 47 games that year, they beat by 3pts
Losing to the Bulls at Chicago in 2 OT's was their first loss after 3 games. Bulls were the Champs, won 62 reg season games.
Spurs had a 6-1 record after 7 games.
Compare that to the recent Spurs that beat Dallas without Kyrie, very bad Pelicans team then 2 rebuilding teams and the Heat.

Duncan played 19 seasons lol.

tamaraw08 · Post #54 » by **tamaraw08** » Sat Nov 1, 2025 7:13 pm

prime1time wrote:
tamaraw08 wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:How they never did this with Duncan??

It's a lot harder to beat the 5 teams Duncan faced back then.
Cavs with Shawn Kemp, Brevin Knight, Wesley Person won 47 games that year, they beat by 3pts
Losing to the Bulls at Chicago in 2 OT's was their first loss after 3 games. Bulls were the Champs, won 62 reg season games.
Spurs had a 6-1 record after 7 games.
Compare that to the recent Spurs that beat Dallas without Kyrie, very bad Pelicans team then 2 rebuilding teams and the Heat.

Duncan played 19 seasons lol.

You put peak Duncan to this team instead of Wemby and they can also go 5-0 against Dallas without Kyrie and 3 very bad teams and Miami without any legit star.
Like I said, The Spurs had a more difficult schedule back then with Duncan compared to facing Nets, Raptors and Pelicans.
Right now, Chicago are also 5-0 record, beating the Knicks, Hawks, Magic and Pistons, should you proclaim Giddey now as a Superstar? :roll:

meekrab · Post #55 » by **meekrab** » Sat Nov 1, 2025 7:27 pm

tamaraw08 wrote:
prime1time wrote:
tamaraw08 wrote:
It's a lot harder to beat the 5 teams Duncan faced back then.
Cavs with Shawn Kemp, Brevin Knight, Wesley Person won 47 games that year, they beat by 3pts
Losing to the Bulls at Chicago in 2 OT's was their first loss after 3 games. Bulls were the Champs, won 62 reg season games.
Spurs had a 6-1 record after 7 games.
Compare that to the recent Spurs that beat Dallas without Kyrie, very bad Pelicans team then 2 rebuilding teams and the Heat.

Duncan played 19 seasons lol.

You put peak Duncan to this team instead of Wemby and they can also go 5-0 against Dallas without Kyrie and 3 very bad teams and Miami without any legit star.
Like I said, The Spurs had a more difficult schedule back then with Duncan compared to facing Nets, Raptors and Pelicans.
Right now, Chicago are also 5-0 record, beating the Knicks, Hawks, Magic and Pistons, should you proclaim Giddey now as a Superstar?

If Giddey was putting up 30 and 15 with 6 stocks, absolutely we would. :lol:

Sadly he is only averaging a pedestrian 22 9 and 8.

Chokic · Post #56 » by **Chokic** » Sat Nov 1, 2025 7:29 pm

Wemby will win mvp and dpoy this season.

KokoKaizer · Post #57 » by **KokoKaizer** » Sat Nov 1, 2025 7:39 pm

And France will win in OG in 2028 8-)

UcanUwill · Post #58 » by **UcanUwill** » Sat Nov 1, 2025 7:44 pm

Hornet Mania wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:How they never did this with Duncan??

Pop never really prioritized the regular season. A hot start was never a priority.

still pretty shocking considering Duncan is like winningest player in NBA history.

JujitsuFlip · Post #59 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sat Nov 1, 2025 7:49 pm

tamaraw08 wrote:
prime1time wrote:
tamaraw08 wrote:
It's a lot harder to beat the 5 teams Duncan faced back then.
Cavs with Shawn Kemp, Brevin Knight, Wesley Person won 47 games that year, they beat by 3pts
Losing to the Bulls at Chicago in 2 OT's was their first loss after 3 games. Bulls were the Champs, won 62 reg season games.
Spurs had a 6-1 record after 7 games.
Compare that to the recent Spurs that beat Dallas without Kyrie, very bad Pelicans team then 2 rebuilding teams and the Heat.

Duncan played 19 seasons lol.

You put peak Duncan to this team instead of Wemby and they can also go 5-0 against Dallas without Kyrie and 3 very bad teams and Miami without any legit star.
Like I said, The Spurs had a more difficult schedule back then with Duncan compared to facing Nets, Raptors and Pelicans.
Right now, Chicago are also 5-0 record, beating the Knicks, Hawks, Magic and Pistons, should you proclaim Giddey now as a Superstar?

The closest Tim ever got was 2012, started 4-1.

1. Beat the eventual 27 win Hornets.
2. Beat the eventual 60 win Thunder.
3. Beat the eventual 43 win Jazz.
4. Beat the eventual 49 win Pacers.
5. Lost to the eventual 56 win Clippers

prime1time · Post #60 » by **prime1time** » Sat Nov 1, 2025 8:21 pm

tamaraw08 wrote:
prime1time wrote:
tamaraw08 wrote:
It's a lot harder to beat the 5 teams Duncan faced back then.
Cavs with Shawn Kemp, Brevin Knight, Wesley Person won 47 games that year, they beat by 3pts
Losing to the Bulls at Chicago in 2 OT's was their first loss after 3 games. Bulls were the Champs, won 62 reg season games.
Spurs had a 6-1 record after 7 games.
Compare that to the recent Spurs that beat Dallas without Kyrie, very bad Pelicans team then 2 rebuilding teams and the Heat.

Duncan played 19 seasons lol.

You put peak Duncan to this team instead of Wemby and they can also go 5-0 against Dallas without Kyrie and 3 very bad teams and Miami without any legit star.
Like I said, The Spurs had a more difficult schedule back then with Duncan compared to facing Nets, Raptors and Pelicans.
Right now, Chicago are also 5-0 record, beating the Knicks, Hawks, Magic and Pistons, should you proclaim Giddey now as a Superstar?

Ok, that's not saying that much. Wemby is 21. Duncan had 19 years to go 5-0 and couldn't do it. Give Wemby credit.