GAME DAY, BALA! GAME 28: SPURS AT THUNDER, 24-2-2021, 7PM (CT)

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GAME DAY, BALA! GAME 28: SPURS AT THUNDER, 24-2-2021, 7PM (CT) 

Post#1 » by G R E Y » Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:04 pm

WAAAAAHOOOOO!!!!!!! SPURS BASKETBALL IS BACK! And with that, some questions that will need answering: can we be as motivated as we are depleted to make up for lack of manpower? Can the new line-ups gel? Can the seldom used guys step up? We'll need every ounce of the very best from each Spur tonight and going forward. While fans manage expectations, I hope our team exceeds them.

WHERE: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK

WHEN: Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 7pm (CT)

Earn The Stripes Mode: Resilience and togetherness energy with a Fiesta edge tonight!



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Post#2 » by G R E Y » Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:21 pm

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Post#8 » by G R E Y » Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:30 am

Not rebounding their misses is hurting us right now. At least two 3s from these...

Some confusion on D rotations as well at the moment.
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We somehow have a lead at the half and I'm loving it. There were some stretches of guys not knowing where to be, and some stretches of not great shot selection, but it's to be expected. We settled in when the mix of players familiar with each other's tendencies played more together.

We NEED to rebound far better on our end. Also, we have to protect our arc far better.

We also need to get Jakob involved on the O more - 0-1 is not good enough with his size advantage. Some alley oops or P&Rs or high low passes for a quick dunk. Something.

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Post#10 » by G R E Y » Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:13 am

That hurts, man. Those 3s were a harbinger all night long.

Proud of our fight, but this is the only moral victory I want to give up.
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Post#11 » by G R E Y » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:05 am

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Lots of missed opportunities even with a depleted team and with brand new line-ups.

We fought hard, made some uncharacteristic mistakes, but also some repeated bad habit ones - like Jakob's refusing to dunk again and again. It's just so bizarre. You're **** seven feet tall. You already have the height advantage. You aren't reliable finishing at the rim with your touch. So that's exactly most of what you do.

I'm sure that Jakob will come back next game and dunk the hell out of it and there will be hope it has sunk in, then games like this will happen again. It HAS to sink in for good.

Lonnie *sigh* another missed bunny specialist. He simply HAS to step up. He's running on the last of the "carried us over the Rockets that one time" fumes. I'm being facetious, but really he's had many more worse games than good ones, and the finishing at the rim so poorly is concerning.

Hopefully we get more reinforcements for the next game.
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Post#12 » by Phreak50 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 10:24 am

Obviously other factors contributing to the loss, but who in their right mind puts Pat Mills on the floor to defend a last second play?

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