Game Thread Spurs (25-10) @ Grizzlies (15-20) (Tue 01/06/2026) [7:00 PM CST]

[CrustyCoastBendFan]

You know when a random thought leads you to a wildly improbable conclusion, and you kinda go "huh, that can't be right" and move on from it? This should've been one of those times.

If your conclusions are that either the high-end medical professionals don't follow or know their field's "science", or that dark and mysterious external forces are shadow-puppetting things around, maybe it's time to take a step back and re-assess, tbh.

A basic Occam's Razor would tell you that the medical team being privy to detailed and sensitive information not known by the public is the better guess. But that's not nearly as fun to muse about, is it?

Why couldn't you? It's easy - the medical team has provided an assessment to the coaching staff, who holds the belief that regular season wins are not as important as their franchise player's long-term health and injury prevention. Therefore they strictly adhere to minutes restrictions at the cost of winnable end-of-game scenarios.

You can disagree with their assessment, but you can perfectly "make it make sense". It only takes a perspective other than your fanatic (and understandable) one.

Also, jumping on one knee for a kick is not nearly as strain-inducing as you're painting it with the video, it's lateral forces he needs to be wary about, FWIW.

Listen dude, i didn't read the entirety of this 'content' I get the gist. "Who are you? Just a fan who isn’t on my level. let alone on the level to question doctors."
Dude, you actually think the doctors ran data through a computer and came up with 21 minutes? I really shouldn’t have to go any further than that to rebut. However, this idea of sacrificing regular season games to playoff games, or anything along those lines, is so far removed from reason and logic that it’s almost not even worth writing this sentence.

 

[rascal]

Spencer (53) 2024 draft > Harrison Ingram (48) or Nunez(36)

He was a cheap add, a shooter off the bench only costing you a 2nd round pick

I told you guys the Spurs should have drafted Spencer with one of their 2nd round picks in 2024. He played a key role on UCONN's championship team and also was Castle's teammate.
Spurs need some guys who can come off the bench and hit 3 point shots and it wasn't going to cost the spurs anything more than a 2nd round pick instead of the draft picks they made.

 

[rascal]

Another embarassing loss. Is the plan that Vic also plays against the Lakers? then rather let him finish the game, get the W and sit him tonight.
Also I wish the guys would stop shooting threes when it is clear they are not falling.
I can continue to hate on Castle because ... well he sucks.

Castle was a big reason why the Spurs beat OK City three times and have one of the best records in the NBA.
Some of you guys flip so easily on players after a couple of losses.

 

[Shmurs]

On the bright side, I think Jacob Tobey has become a serviceable broadcaster this season. This is as big of a leap as any spurs player has made.

And him and Sean complaining about the noisy music at various arenas is becoming enjoyable. Last night’s volume seemed like hell.

 

[spurraider21]

got my game grades in on time

 

[CrustyCoastBendFan]

got my game grades in on time

The living embodiment of main character energy. "Pat Bev"
"Pat Bev" got Dumb Dave Portnoy to Pay him post career to mumble on a podcast only to F it all up by choking some alleged sister of his to the point of passing out.
Or HOW IT STARTED

How Its Going

Mean While

 

[Mugen]

Worst January 6th in recent memory tbh.

 

[CrustyCoastBendFan]

Worst January 6th in recent memory tbh.

 

[Spursgenius]

Down’s syndrome Mitch lost us the game

 

[Limguoguolo]

You know when a random thought leads you to a wildly improbable conclusion, and you kinda go "huh, that can't be right" and move on from it? This should've been one of those times.

If your conclusions are that either the high-end medical professionals don't follow or know their field's "science", or that dark and mysterious external forces are shadow-puppetting things around, maybe it's time to take a step back and re-assess, tbh.

A basic Occam's Razor would tell you that the medical team being privy to detailed and sensitive information not known by the public is the better guess. But that's not nearly as fun to muse about, is it?

That's what I would have thought for a muscle injury. If you twist your knee, nothing shows up on the X-ray, and, most importantly, the player isn't feeling any discomfort, then you either err on the side of caution and don't let him play, or you let him play as normal. That's also the principle of parsimony. You won't find any scientific data explaining that limiting the playing time of a fit player after a minor twist would reduce the risk of injury. We are talking about a healthy player, not an injured player. So, since this factor is unlikely, the two mentioned above seem much more tangible to me. You are free to think otherwise.

 

[DAF86]

Carter Bryant needs to chill out, tbh.