Reloaded - The San Antonio Spurs

[BobbyColtrane]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knickerbocker91

Amazing 3PT defense to open the season, but between New York and Washington they weren't really scaring anyone from beyond the arc.

Yeah, I have my eye on this. Washington and NY aren't good three point shooting teams, but if everyone shoots this poorly against me I may have to move to Hall of Fame difficulty or adjust some sliders.

Quote: Originally Posted by dfsJunkie

Wow, Washington was a mess. Nice start out of the gate.

I picked up on a couple things defensively to do that really work. Especially because I have pretty good perimeter defenders. Hopefully the rest of the games are a little more challenging.

[BobbyColtrane]

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Spurs get off to 3-0 start to new season with win over Blazers

SAN ANTONIO– Damian Lillard came into Monday night's game with the Spurs averaging a scorching 39 points per game over his first two outings. The Spurs couldn't slow him down, but escaped with a 103-99 win anyway.

One night after pouring in 52 points in a 146-98 pasting of the Mavericks in Dallas, Lillard finished with 43 points as San Antonio outlasted Portland to move to 3-0 on the young season. “He is a phenomenal player,” Spurs guard Dejounte Murray said after the game. “We were just trying to limit his open looks.”

After trailing by as many as 15 points, the Blazers tied the game at 88 with 3:02 left on Lillard's sixth three of the night. San Antonio answered with a 4-point possession when DeMar DeRozan hit a technical foul shot after a defensive 3 seconds call on Jusuf Nurkic, and Derrick White hit a three.

The teams traded continued to trade punches over the next 2 minutes until, up one and with the ball, DeRozan drew a double team and swung the ball to Derrick White for another 3 to give the Silver and Black a 4 point lead with just 16.9 remaining.

Up Next: The Spurs head west for a 2-game road trip, facing the LA Clippers on Halloween, before heading north to take on the Warriors. The Clippers have gotten off to a rocky start with their reconfigured roster, and are just 2-3 so far on the year.

PLAY OF THE GAME

DeRozan draws a double, finds White for the clincher

Portland Trailblazers (2-1) at San Antonio Spurs (3-0)
Oct 28, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Portland 25 23 20 31 99 San Antonio 21 26 29 27 103 Top Performers Portland Trailblazers Damian Lillard 43 PTS Mario Hezonja 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST San Antonio Spurs DeMar DeRozan 17 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST Dejounte Murray 17 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST	Team Stats Comparison POR SAS FG Made-Att 41-100 41% 40-90 44% 3PT Made-Att 10-28 36% 6-21 29% FT Made-Att 7-8 88% 17-18 94% Rebounds 52 59 Assists 19 26 Turnovers 5 9 Steals 6 4 Blocks 6 11

[trekfan]

Impressive wins for the Spurs - the Blazers were their first real test and they passed it. The question, as always, is can the team avoid major injuries and can the young ones step up? Looking forward to seeing how the season unfolds.

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[dfsJunkie]

Nice patience from the post to find White. Your Spurs dynasties are always my favorite to follow.

[BobbyColtrane]

Quote: Originally Posted by trekfan

Impressive wins for the Spurs - the Blazers were their first real test and they passed it. The question, as always, is can the team avoid major injuries and can the young ones step up? Looking forward to seeing how the season unfolds. Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

Yeah it will be a fun season. I'm hoping the young guys' development lets me find a trade for derozan or aldridge.

Quote: Originally Posted by dfsJunkie

Nice patience from the post to find White. Your Spurs dynasties are always my favorite to follow.

wow, thanks man! there are a lot of cool threads in this forum, I'm flattered!

[goldsoundz123]

The Spurs are in an interesting spot, with lots of solid young guys, but none (in my opinion) with obvious superstar-level potential. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the squad!

What's your cap space like next offseason?

[BobbyColtrane]

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Spurs improve to 4-0 with victory against Kawhi Leonard's Clippers

LOS ANGELES– The San Antonio Spurs overcame a cold shooting night to notch a 102-94 victory over the LA Clippers. SA shot just 40% from the field but dominated the Clippers on the glass en route to the win.

“They're a tough team. You can tell they are still working out the kinks, with so many new players. But they will be a problem come playoff time,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.

San Antonio led by as many as 14 points in the first half as the Clippers struggled to get on track. But the Clippers roared back in the 2nd quarter to narrow the deficit to just one at halftime, 50-49. Down the stretch, San Antonio made a succession of clutch baskets to ice the victory.

Up Next: The Spurs break north for a game against the Warriors in the new Chase Center in San Francisco tomorrow night. Golden State is 2-2 on the season so far.

PLAY OF THE GAME

”He's a little bitch, isn't he?” “Yes.”

San Antonio Spurs (4-0) at Los Angeles Clippers (3-3)
Oct 31, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final San Antonio 32 18 23 29 102 Los Angeles 20 29 19 26 94 Top Performers San Antonio Spurs DeMar DeRozan 19 PTS, 5 REB Rudy Gay 31-5-4 Los Angeles Clippers Kawhi Leonard 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST Paul George 11 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 5-14 FGA	Team Stats Comparison SAS LAC FG Made-Att 35-88 40% 39-90 43% 3PT Made-Att 7-15 47% 9-27 33% FT Made-Att 25-32 78% 7-12 58% Rebounds 68 48 Assists 18 21 Turnovers 14 12 Steals 9 10 Blocks 3 6

[BobbyColtrane]

Quote: Originally Posted by goldsoundz123

The Spurs are in an interesting spot, with lots of solid young guys, but none (in my opinion) with obvious superstar-level potential. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the squad! What's your cap space like next offseason?

Yeah we don't have a real superstar. This could be an awesome support system though, for the right star. There are a number of quality players on the team that have potential.

DeRozan can opt out this summer, and Aldridge is in a unique position, because he makes $24 million next season, but only $6m of it is guaranteed. So if I want to take advantage of that, I would just trade him to another team, edit his contract down, and then cut him.

Thanks for reading dude.