Game Thread Spurs (25-9) vs Trailblazers (15-20) (Sat 01/03/26) [7:00 PM CDT]

[BatManu20]

Loss is on Fox. He can't be this mediocre. Really poor for most of the game, sort of good at the end, but was missing assignments even then. He's not playing his contract at all.

Keldon, Harper, and Olynyk shot a combined 5/27 (!!) tonight but somehow this loss is on Fox lol.

 

[Ni-G]

They're shooting worse than Sochan. We need desperately good shooting coach for our young guards, unless we're happy to wait for a miracle like with Jeremy.

 

[timtonymanu]

3 out of 4 losses at home, after we only lost 2 to the Warriors before that. Slumping stretch indeed.

 

[LeBowen]

Keldon, Harper, and Olynyk shot a combined 5/27 (!!) tonight but somehow this loss is on Fox lol.

Over the past 2 home games, the Spurs have combined for 7-41 from 3pt if we exclude Champ and Wemby.

We also shot 13-46 in Indiana.

 

[ShoppingCartFestival]

Houston loses tonight

 

[scott]

Houston loses, NYK drop their third straight… the NBA is tough!

 

[spursparker9]

 

[LeBowen]

Houston loses, NYK drop their third straight… the NBA is tough!

What happened with Sengun, just 1 minute played?

 

[Dbreiden83080]

We don't need Victor and Devin back to show that Barnes doesn't belong in the starting lineup.

If I have to hear Sean Elliott say “Mr. 100%”

1 more time when he hits a 3 I’m going to throw my remote control. Shut up already. He’s not playing well.

 

[spursparker9]

What happened with Sengun, just 1 minute played?

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/rockets-all-star-alperen-sengun-exits-game-vs-mavericks-with-apparent-ankle-injury-after-1-minute-031342141.html

Right ankle injury going for rebound

 

[dn0774]

What happened with Sengun, just 1 minute played?

Rolled his ankle, didnt look too gnarly.

 

[Kick-Stand]

If I have to hear Sean Elliott say “Mr. 100%”

1 more time when he hits a 3 I’m going to throw my remote control. Shut up already. He’s not playing well.

For real, I'm thinking Mr 25% when he launches one up, as he has been shooting 24.53% from the three since the first OKC game.

 

[Spurminator]

Real galaxy brain takes in here predicting our Playoff fate after a short-handed loss.

Addicted to despair.

 

[spurs10]

If I have to hear Sean Elliott say “Mr. 100%”

1 more time when he hits a 3 I’m going to throw my remote control. Shut up already. He’s not playing well.

Hearing Sean say 'Mr. 100%' was the only thing that made me smile about this low octane loss. If only Carter Bryant had played more we could have really had our asses kicked in front of our home crowd. Mitch needs to get it together. I think Sean is well aware he is playing poorly.

 

[Uriel]

Yeah, we’re really lucky that our “slump” is coinciding with losses to other teams around us in the standings as well.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Yeah, we’re really lucky that our “slump” is coinciding with losses to other teams around us in the standings as well.

He’s making the trip so hopefully Victor is playing on Tuesday against Memphis.

 

[siraulo22]

im so sick of all these teams making 20 threes against the spurs

come playoff time teams are gonna sag off harper and castle so these reps are good for them, they need to take and make mid range shots at least if this team is gonna make any noise in the playoffs

 

[siraulo22]

i thought Olynik played well again but couldnt shoot it straight

lets hope he can find his shot because he can really help this team

 

[Wemby_Island]

Vasell has low BBIQ at times, but my analysis is he is our best perimeter defender

 

[Spursgenius]

Portland - 19 made 3s on 42%
Spurs - 10 made 3s on 32%

27 pts difference in 3s

Same ole. Cant defend the three. All their guys shooting high percentage tonight typically hit less than 35. Some less than 30

 

[Paramore]

Same ole. Cant defend the three. All their guys shooting high percentage tonight typically hit less than 35. Some less than 30

what can be done to remedy this?

 

[Arcadian]

If I have to hear Sean Elliott say “Mr. 100%”

1 more time when he hits a 3 I’m going to throw my remote control. Shut up already. He’s not playing well.

Even when he was playing well, he was Mr. 49%. Let's be more accurate

 

[Spursgenius]

what can be done to remedy this?

Play the perimeter. If they get by so be it. Defend the rim on rotations. When Wemby gets back dare them to get by and contest Wemby. We have a generational paint defender yet we don’t take advantage and play the perimeter.

 

[Amuseddaysleeper]

That was depressing and the schedule gets 100 times worse soon

 

[Arcadian]

The downside to contending is that losses really suck. It was easier not to care when we were tanking.

Yeah but this is way more fun overall. We couldn't even enjoy wins during the tank, because all it meant was having 1% lower odds on tankathon. It was always like, "should I feel good or bad about this?" (Or, more often, I'd feel nothing at all.)

At least now, winning is good and losing is bad, the way nature intended. It's just good to feel things again.