Friday 11/14 NBA Game Thread - NBA Cup Group Play

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Who wins?

Heat
3
5%
@ Knicks
10
16%
Sixers
4
6%
@ Pistons
7
11%
Blazers
4
6%
@ Rockets
9
15%
Kings
3
5%
@ Wolves
8
13%
Warriors
7
11%
@ Spurs
7
11%
 
Total votes: 62

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Post#161 » by scrabbarista » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:43 am

Interesting Sheppard stats going into tonight:

18.4 PER for a 6'2" guy
.648 TS% for a guy who never shoots FT's
highest STL% on a team full of ball hawks

Lookin' nice!
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Post#162 » by doogie_hauser » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:44 am

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rockmanslim wrote:Spurs mascot isn't wearing pants

Optional lol


I'll be honest, I choke up a bit every time I see Pop's Banner in the Spurs rafter.

What an extraordinary coach and human being. I miss seeing him out there on the sidelines.

The whole NBA community (not just San Antonio) is much richer for Gregg Popovich and his coaching and wisdom over the decades.
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Post#163 » by chilluminati » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:45 am

did the refs really just say "we don't know" in a challenge?? :lol:
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Post#164 » by doogie_hauser » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:45 am

scrabbarista wrote:Interesting Sheppard stats going into tonight:

18.4 PER for a 6'2" guy
.648 TS% for a guy who never shoots FT's
highest STL% on a team full of ball hawks

Lookin' nice!


Bouncing back from a very tough start to the season too (quite a few declaring him a bust)

Nothing pleases me more when a player (especially a young one) proving his haters wrong!
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Post#165 » by 76ciology » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:49 am

Giannis playing like its the NBA finals
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Post#166 » by tmorgan » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:49 am

Well damn. Good effort, Charlotte.

Think we’ll be hearing “Knueppel Triple” a lot in the future.
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Post#167 » by G R E Y » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:49 am

doogie_hauser wrote:
G R E Y wrote:
rockmanslim wrote:Spurs mascot isn't wearing pants

Optional lol


I'll be honest, I choke up a bit every time I see Pop's Banner in the Spurs rafter.

What an extraordinary coach and human being. I miss seeing him out there on the sidelines.

The whole NBA community (not just San Antonio) is much richer for Gregg Popovich and his coaching and wisdom over the decades.

:clap: yeah... :cry:

And with him our Spurs Way basketball seems to have disappeared.

Dumb ISO plays, getting beaten to boars in our end, coaches quiet as opponents get twice as many calls as we do... *sigh*

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Post#168 » by doogie_hauser » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:49 am

Fox proving he still has a vital role with The Spurs. He and Wemby are the only players giving them any offense so far.
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Post#169 » by scrabbarista » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:49 am

There's a little out of the way place I go to for cookies and coffee in Dallas, and I was there Wednesday, and they had a new picture on the wall of Doc Rivers with two of the people who work behind the counter. It had to have been taken in the three or four months since I was there. He must be a super nice guy to meet in person.
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Post#170 » by rockmanslim » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:50 am

Watching Wemby drain that silky smooth pullup middy, it reminds me of how people used to argue Shaq couldn't shoot just because his hands were so big. Dumbest sht I ever heard
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Post#171 » by amcoolio » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:51 am

We have got to get the dumb players and dumb head coach off this team
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Post#172 » by scrabbarista » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:52 am

rockmanslim wrote:Watching Wemby drain that silky smooth pullup middy, it reminds me of how people used to argue Shaq couldn't shoot just because his hands were so big. Dumbest sht I ever heard


Maybe that's why no one can hit a bullseye with a dart!

Oh, wait...
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Post#173 » by zzaj » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:53 am

rockmanslim wrote:Watching Wemby drain that silky smooth pullup middy, it reminds me of how people used to argue Shaq couldn't shoot just because his hands were so big. Dumbest sht I ever heard


Correct. Shaq couldn't shoot because he was a bad shooter.
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Post#174 » by 76ciology » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:56 am

The Clippers are enjoying playing against this Mavs squad because their shaky guard play can’t punish L.A.’s slow pace and thin guard rotation.
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Post#175 » by zeebneeb » Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:57 am

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Post#176 » by RB34 » Sat Nov 15, 2025 4:07 am

lol wtf… being able to save it off the backboard to yourself like that is wild. Wemby is a freak.
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Post#177 » by scrabbarista » Sat Nov 15, 2025 4:09 am

Oh! My first time hearing Brian Sieman this season! I forgot about this guy! What a treat!
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Post#178 » by TroubleS0me » Sat Nov 15, 2025 4:13 am

lol Green trying Wemby
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Post#179 » by Patches Perry » Sat Nov 15, 2025 4:13 am

zzaj wrote:
rockmanslim wrote:Watching Wemby drain that silky smooth pullup middy, it reminds me of how people used to argue Shaq couldn't shoot just because his hands were so big. Dumbest sht I ever heard


Correct. Shaq couldn't shoot because he was a bad shooter.


Story has it he fell out of a tree at 11yo and lost a lot of flexibility in his wrist. Not sure if true but he shoots like that's true lol.
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Post#180 » by RB34 » Sat Nov 15, 2025 4:13 am

Wemby owning Draymond… inject it into my veins.

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