Game Thread Spurs (23-8) vs Cavs (17-16) (Mon 12/29/25) [7:00 PM CDT]

[timtonymanu]

Agreed. Sad to say im not too confident about it

Me neither. New York is way better than both teams we just lost to.

 

[Robz4000]

God some of you are fucking insane. I'm starting to see how Mr. Body became such a curmudgeon.

You don't go full Mr. Body tbh.

 

[SpurPadre]

What's really disgusting is Cleveland didn't even really play well. They kind of stunk it up tonight too, shooting 31% from the three point line and 43% overall.

They didn’t impress me at all, tbh. The Spurs self-imploded tonight.

 

[ffadicted]

Also, CB is not nearly NBA ready. Dude seriously needs extended time in the G-League.

It’s nuts Derik Queen was just one pick off. Bryant looks like a second rounder ya pick up just in the upside of his athleticism.

 

[PanameSpur]

Wemby 27-14

Castle and Fox shot 9/26..

Higher status higher accountability. His good stat line doesn't reflect his game, except for the -17

Obviously he's not the only one but him and most importantly Mitch hold more responsibilities to me. You can add Fox bc of his salary but I'm not sure he was 100% fit

 

[LeBowen]

The biggest issue isn't that our shooters couldn't hit shots, but that they got so few wide open looks.
Tyson won the game with two wide open corner 3s.
How many of those did our shooters get? We can't expect them to keep hitting contested shots when they don't get any early and open looks.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Agreed. Sad to say im not too confident about it

50/50 for me. The effort and energy definitely should be there.

 

[spursistan]

Been saying it, Wembyball isn't winning ball tbh. He needs to take a backseat on the offense and focus on defense. Honestly might be best to bring him back off the bench.

Shit is looking so awkward, tbh.. Team overall offense have functioned so much better without him..Biggest challenge for this team and Wemby personally is how he gets maximized on that end.

 

[tearsofmorningdew]

Not surprised another bs game from the clutch player of the year

 

[Spurs Homer]

Its a long long nba season…

I am enjoying the shit out of it- the past month where our road warriors destroyed the nba and the alleged okc dynasty…
And

Followed it up by coming back down to earth and those bumps and bruises and thousands and thousands of miles are kicking them in their young asses…

This is the nba and they are still overachieving…

The great news is that in a couple of months when the challenge is there- the boys will find their warrior mentality.

Great time to be a spurs fan.

 

[heyheymymy]

Humbling loss. Cavs got rolling there and Spurs couldn't seem to contain the fire. There was a stretch of 4th where Spurs tried to get reestablished and Cavs had an answer almost each time.

 

[Robz4000]

Backseat to whom? I thought it was Fox but he's retreating to the usual Fox

The Fox/Castle/Vassell/Barnes/Kornet lineup is honestly better than the sum of its parts tbh; there's a lot of chemistry there. That said, went too far with the benching Wemby comment. He needs to learn to play within the system, but its been an issue for three years now.

 

[dn0774]

Those OKC wins seem a distant memory at this point. Crazy how quickly things shift.

 

[heyheymymy]

Castle was pretty reckless tonight tbh

 

[Kick-Stand]

The biggest issue isn't that our shooters couldn't hit shots, but that they got so few wide open looks.
Tyson won the game with two wide open corner 3s.
How many of those did our shooters get? We can't expect them to keep hitting contested shots when they don't get any early and open looks.

Didn't Barnes get one right after that he bricked?

 

[SPURt]

I had hoped the absence of Fox was the difference, apparently not. Just an abysmal shooting performance. Not gonna win any games shooting 22% from 3 and 38% from the field. Hopefully the last game of 2025 goes better

 

[e78]

This all comes down to shooting. We came into the season with questions about shooting and spacing with this team.

Through the first 1/4 of the season it wasn't an issue. Fox, Barnes, Champ and Vassell were all knocking down open 3s and making teams pay.

That opens up the driving lanes for Castle and Harper.

Recently those shooters arent knocking down their 3s. They are slumping but also likely reverting back to the mean of what they should be.

I think the hot start has masked the needs of the team a bit. We still need a legit knockdown shooter and I also still think we need a little more size in the front court.

 

[Splits]

Vasselline was complete ass tonight, so sick of his inconsistent shitballing

 

[Kick-Stand]

Shit is looking so awkward, tbh.. Team overall offense have functioned so much better without him..Biggest challenge for this team and Wemby personally is how he gets maximized on that end.

I'm at a loss why they don't establish him in the high post more. Every time Wemby attacks on the dribble from the three point line an angel gets deported.

 

[CGD]

22% from 3 in both these losses… ouch

This is the weakness coming into the season coming home to roost…

 

[Dex]

Well that was a real turd bucket right there.

 

[timtonymanu]

God some of you are fucking insane. I'm starting to see how Mr. Body became such a curmudgeon.

Yeah the fan that irrationally hates on De'Aaron Fox is the standard for what our fanbase should be more like.

 

[LeBowen]

Didn't Barnes get one right after that he bricked?

He did.
And had one in the first half.
Champ got no wide open looks other than the one he made.
Vassell had a couple, most were contested.

A team with two bigs and two midget guards manages to protect both the paint and the corners while we get shit on by Allen and allow like a dozen uncontested corner 3s.
And we still played that dumb drop coverage, it's just that Garland couldn't punish it.

 

[tearsofmorningdew]

Yeah the fan that irrationally hates on De'Aaron Fox is the standard for what our fanbase should be more like.

A max salary player continually playing like ass in our losses deserves to be called out. what are we paying him for

 

[spursparker9]

3 losses in a row here we come

We need a JJ Reddick's rant by Mitch to the press tbh