Game Thread Spurs (18-7) vs Knicks (18-7) (Tue 12/16/25) [7:30PM CDT]

[Dbreiden83080]

we still need a legit shooter, especially if Barnes is MIA. i might have overreacted with him. lets see how does with OKC coming up

But Barnes hasn’t been MIA so far this season. He just had a really shitty couple of games.

 

[Hoopdreams11]

F Marc Davis and his crew, hope they don’t come to San Antonio in the playoffs.

 

[Felipe Saidel]

SPURS really have to create a FLOW plan for Wemby.

Find his strengths and limit him to hit those over and over and over. I feel its mid range jumper.

With this style of play he is so interesting to watch, but also feels like its not a championship play.

That's it! Agree 100%

 

[TowelWaver]

Keldon no show. Great job Mr. 0%!!

He had second thoughts about the llama.

 

[SpurPadre]

Honestly, this was pretty promising. Sucks to lose this way, but shows that Castle and Harper can step up when the lights get bright. Castle is a straight up dawg - love his demeanor, I think Wemby has a tendency to be too up and down and his focus comes and goes, so you need a guy like Castle who's steady all the time. Everything else is gravy, that Castle-Wemby-Harper trio's going to be good in the playoffs for a long time.

This. Harper showed alot tonight and him forcing that late turnover on Brunson was great defense and it was encouraging to see him hit those treys.

 

[Correct Crusader]

We got screwed over by the refs. Dare I say we have better chemistry on offense without Wemby. Gonna need to work that out through the season. Knicks got hot from the 3. Actually i'd say they got extraordinarily hot. Just have to tip your hat to them. I don't think that's who they are though.

The refs were on crack, it was unbelievable. We even had a KD 3 foot out of bounds moment.

 

[BatManu20]

Keldon also barely played and his minutes were in short spurts. It's almost impossible to get in any sort of rhythm offensively that way.

 

[Ice009]

these two vegas games have been a preview of what barnes/champagnie/johnson are probably gonna look in a gritty playoff series against a good team when the lights are brightest. on both ends.

upgrades at SF/PF are paramount for this team to seriously consider itself a contender in the west.

Yeah, absolutely. These are my thoughts that I've held back for a while now, but may as well say I've been thinking the same thing. Will the Spurs cut ties with any/all of them if it comes down to it?

I don't wanna hear Sean call Barnes Mr. 100% anymore... it should be Mr. 0%, tbh.

I mean, I LOVE Sean, but I was saying weeks ago that I was sick of hearing it. His commentating was going down the toilet spamming that every game.

 

[WembyFan]

He had second thoughts about the llama.

lol, he's like naw i'll take a new sports car.

 

[Kick-Stand]

I disagree that they need a bunch of roster upgrades. This team is loaded with talent. They need seasoning in big games. That will come in the playoffs this season.

Agreed. About the only upgrade I'd concern myself with this summer is maybe getting an upgrade at the PF with the MLE. And maybe draft a PF. Not interested in in-season trades other than seeing if they can flip Sochan into something useful.

 

[WembyFan]

Was this ethical basketball is my question?

 

[mudyez]

Scars

 

[kjhip1]

But Barnes hasn’t been MIA so far this season. He just had a really shitty couple of games.

completely agree, but we also need him to come up big in games like this.

 

[mo7888]

Honestly, this was pretty promising. Sucks to lose this way, but shows that Castle and Harper can step up when the lights get bright. Castle is a straight up dawg - love his demeanor, I think Wemby has a tendency to be too up and down and his focus comes and goes, so you need a guy like Castle who's steady all the time. Everything else is gravy, that Castle-Wemby-Harper trio's going to be good in the playoffs for a long time.

Love this... it feels to me like this was a necessary step in their progress. They should learn from this and I think they will...

 

[WFO]

I was never a huge KAT fan, Brunson fan. I like OG, but maybe need to adjust to the new salary cap. We got beat, and I think we can continue to improve.

Not sure what the knicks can do.

 

[Ice009]

would be interesting if he would ever get to play with a power forward, instead of coaches always getting greedy.. we ended with wemby and 4 guards.. come on

Who would you put out there in the PF spot? The Spurs needed to score, possibly by hitting threes. Who would you put out there?

 

[Kick-Stand]

This. Harper showed alot tonight and him forcing that late turnover on Brunson was great defense and it was encouraging to see him hit those treys.

Dylan is going to be a cornerstone of this franchise and a fixture on All-NBA teams. I'm so impressed how amazing he looks at age 19 playing the hardest position in the league.

 

[NotRobDiaz21]

Agreed. About the only upgrade I'd concern myself with this summer is maybe getting an upgrade at the PF with the MLE. And maybe draft a PF. Not interested in in-season trades other than seeing if they can flip Sochan into something useful.

Giannis or bust tbh fwiw imo

 

[Spursgenius]

As some one said Wemby needs go to shot. Top of key Dirk Nowitski jumper has to be the one since he is too fragile to get inside possesion

 

[Correct Crusader]

But Barnes hasn’t been MIA so far this season. He just had a really shitty couple of games.

Yeah. If this were just regular season 2 game stretch stuff nobody would really care. just unfortunate it happened in Vegas. Barnes is good.

 

[Kick-Stand]

Giannis or bust tbh fwiw imo

Go bust in your sock rob

 

[kjhip1]

Who would you put out there in the PF spot? The Spurs needed to score, possibly by hitting threes. Who would you put out there?

herb jones?

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Yeah. If this were just regular season 2 game stretch stuff nobody would really care. just unfortunate it happened in Vegas. Barnes is good.

He’s good. I wanted to win this thing but at the end of the day nobody’s handing out a championship ring win or lose here. We play again on Thursday, so flush it and move on.

 

[tearsofmorningdew]

Barnes nuts have always shrunk when the lights are bright. smart guy, nice, etc but none of that matters if you can’t do your role when it counts.

need a shooter and need one bad.

 

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Agreed. About the only upgrade I'd concern myself with this summer is maybe getting an upgrade at the PF with the MLE. And maybe draft a PF. Not interested in in-season trades other than seeing if they can flip Sochan into something useful.

I'm still not buying these role players doing anything in a high level 7 game series.
Hope I'm wrong.