Game Thread Spurs (17-7) vs Thunder (24-1) (Sat 12/13/25) [8:00PM CDT]

spursparker9 said:
- In a 7 games series, you have to be perfect and mistake free to stand a chance. OKC is also making it look so easy with their insane depth. The only hiccups for them is probably SGA going down with injury as he is the true offensive engine. SGA has been really durable (like Joker) thus far and his game don't rely on athleticism....so don't count on that.
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He's not nearly explosive enough to get injured tbh. He's a slow and methodical athlete. He never dunks or has any real bursts to do anything during games. He just casually gets to his spots and either hits a jumper, drives by you and lays it in, or flops/foul-baits the defender into giving him FT's. He's a really unique player tbh. His game should age gracefully.
 
The issue with OKC will be the cap space. Not everyone can get a max contract. Hopefully some of their great role players will move on. That being said, this means little this season.
 
spurs10 said:
The issue with OKC will be the cap space. Not everyone can get a max contract. Hopefully some of their great role players will move on. That being said, this means little this season.
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Yes their great role players might move on but that will be well covered with their neverending upcoming top 5 lottery picks (rookie contracts).

I think we might see SGA, Chet, JWill reaching 7 or 8 rings by end of their career if Wemby's prime is unable to stop them
 
Gotta hand it to Silver. He's mostly been a shit Commissioner, but the NBA Cup is one thing he's gotten right. The Regular Season can be long and droning at 82 games, but The Cup has suddenly made a few of them feel a lot more important. And with so much money on the line, the intensity during these games basically feels like the Playoffs. Even this thread is almost at 10 pages and we're still 23 hours away from tipoff lol. Good shit from Nosferatu and Co. tbh.
 
The different jersey ideas have been cool. I like the change going away from a fresh :24 on a OREB. Some stuff Silver has done works pretty well but he needs to quit infusing gambling so much.
 
BatManu20 said:
Gotta hand it to Silver. He's mostly been a shit Commissioner, but the NBA Cup is one thing he's gotten right. The Regular Season can be long and droning at 82 games, but The Cup has suddenly made a few of them feel a lot more important. And with so much money on the line, the intensity during these games basically feels like the Playoffs. Even this thread is almost at 10 pages and we're still 23 hours away from tipoff lol. Good shit from Nosferatu and Co. tbh.
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Normally I wouldn't care but since the Spurs haven't played in a game with legit stakes in half a decade I've been more invested tbh. Prolly will go back to not caring next season.
 
spurs10 said:
The issue with OKC will be the cap space. Not everyone can get a max contract. Hopefully some of their great role players will move on. That being said, this means little this season.
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Space and also you get wore down just from winning championships. Playing deep into June etc. They are young, but nobody wins every year. Certainly they are huge favorites to win it again this season. But the Spurs don’t have to win it this season. They need to make the playoffs and hopefully have a nice playoff run. That’s good enough for me.
 
BatManu20 said:
Gotta hand it to Silver. He's mostly been a shit Commissioner, but the NBA Cup is one thing he's gotten right. The Regular Season can be long and droning at 82 games, but The Cup has suddenly made a few of them feel a lot more important. And with so much money on the line, the intensity during these games basically feels like the Playoffs. Even this thread is almost at 10 pages and we're still 23 hours away from tipoff lol. Good shit from Nosferatu and Co. tbh.
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Yeah, it’s been fun so far. Definitely gives you something to look forward to in the early stages of the NBA season. Normally people don’t start paying attention until after Christmas.
 
BatManu20 said:
Gotta hand it to Silver. He's mostly been a shit Commissioner, but the NBA Cup is one thing he's gotten right. The Regular Season can be long and droning at 82 games, but The Cup has suddenly made a few of them feel a lot more important. And with so much money on the line, the intensity during these games basically feels like the Playoffs. Even this thread is almost at 10 pages and we're still 23 hours away from tipoff lol. Good shit from Nosferatu and Co. tbh.
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Hard disagree, only means something to Spurs fan bc were actually good again
 
spursparker9 said:
- OKC is also drama free as well...and everyone on their team buy in to the team concept. People often praised the Spurs (during Pop era) that Spurs don't beat themselves, you have to beat them. But I think OKC has taken this definition to a new level.

- In a 7 games series, you have to be perfect and mistake free to stand a chance. OKC is also making it look so easy with their insane depth. The only hiccups for them is probably SGA going down with injury as he is the true offensive engine. SGA has been really durable (like Joker) thus far and his game don't rely on athleticism....so don't count on that.

- Its early but hope Spurs can obtain the 2nd/3rd seed to avoid OKC in the conference semifinals. Would be better for the young Spurs to get another round of playoffs for experience before facing OKC.
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Denver wasn't mistake free and almost beat then.

Pacers weren't mistake free and almost beat them.

OKC is not some boogeyman team they just play way harder than everyone else and care more about regular season victories than everyone else.
 
Cant_Be_Faded said:
Hard disagree, only means something to Spurs fan bc were actually good again
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Agree to disagree. Obv the Spurs making a run in it is keeping me more interested, but I've also enjoyed watching most of the Cup games thus far. It just feels more intense and they're all on national TV so you know everyone's watching. You can tell these guys want that extra cash the way they're playing. The Spurs games vs HOU, DEN, and LAL have been 3 of their most entertaining games of the season so far and all 3 resulted in W's. Hoping tomorrow's Cup game follows suit.
 
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spursparker9 said:
Yes their great role players might move on but that will be well covered with their neverending upcoming top 5 lottery picks (rookie contracts).

I think we might see SGA, Chet, JWill reaching 7 or 8 rings by end of their career if Wemby's prime is unable to stop them
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Spurs coming for that ass tbh.

How many picks do they have though?
 
The Spurs aren’t the favorite, but I think we all can agree that it would be very healthy for the SA to have a chance in the fourth. Wemby will probably play 20 to 22 minutes and hopefully he has a huge impact on defense. This is definitely the most excited I’ve been about a game in several years, even though we all expect the excitement to start in the actual playoffs
 

This is the interview that Vic think Joker is not the best player and it will be him when he returns
 
Spurs Homer said:
Also, that new OKC pg backup is a freakin monster- dont remember his name or where the F he came from but …another great rotation player for these guys…its irritating…
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Ajay Mitchell. Played with Wemby in Nanterre and is on a super expensive 2.8 million dollar contract for 3 more years...
 
Spurs Homer said:
Also, that new OKC pg backup is a freakin monster- dont remember his name or where the F he came from but …another great rotation player for these guys…its irritating…
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Who are you referring to? Edit : I was on the other page, so I didn't see the answer above. If it's Ajay, apparently he played with Victor. That is one guy that is sucks that the Spurs missed out on since he's played with Vic.
 
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