I just finished watching the game/game replay for the first time now. This didn't turn out too well. I am really glad the Spurs won the game as I was beside myself watching in the second half. Not sure how people here reacted live, but I guess I'll find out once I read through the game thread. Darn lucky we won the game. AE went OFF, and Victor also was big for the Spurs.
I did mention it in the last game thread, but probably no one read it as it was a day or so after the game, but would knee pads help from knocks on the side? I know D-Wade used to wear them I think because he spent a bit of time on the ground due to driving to the rim, but I've never worn them before and don't know how they work/where they provide protection (if it's just the front of the knees?). Anyone here worn them before?
Looks like you were spot on, but luckily the Spurs scraped through with the win.
Didn't the Mavericks offer Luka for AE? I thought I read a rumor that they made that offer before going with the Lakers.
Vic's looking a little Jordan-esque game wise with the shaved head. Keep the monk focus.
Yeah, wish that were true. It didn't workout that way in the second half

. Spurs are so inconsistent (even in the same game!).
Good early call, but fortunately, they scraped out with the win
They really gotta fix this. How are they this stupid that they keep slacking off and let teams back into games. I hope they wake up sooner and not later. Mitch must do jack shit at half time. He's also poor at in-game adjustments.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing when I watched the game replay. Fucking terribly rigid coaching. Make a freaking adjustment.
It's getting ridiculous. How can you play a basketball game based on preconceived minutes and times that players plays throughout the game. Can you not adjust within the game and play him at different junctures if he's doing well or if the team is not doing well with him off the floor? Is there any wiggle room for any kind of adjustment?
If the Spurs had of lost this game, a good chunk of it would have been on Mitch.
It was a pretty amazing duel between the two. They both wanted it.
Unreal performance.
Yep. It was a stupid play from Vic. No idea what he was thinking. Just make it and it's game over.
His game would make him one of my favourte players, but like you said, I also don't love the guy on a personal level. Not my type of personality. He's an incredible player, though.
I can't remember what they did. I know it was something silly, but don't remember. Oh, it just popped into my head. It was the skills challenge, wasn't it? lol, that was so stupid.
Fox nailed it perfectly.
Yeah, good call. He was the spark that started it. Maybe that doesn't happen if those two play, but can't play the what if game. Spurs played bad and this one felt like a moral loss.
Man, I wish you didn't say this. I wanted the Spurs to win that lottery so bad, and to come so close, it stung a little. I tried to be appreciative and happy to have gotten Dylan, but I thought Cooper would have fit better. Really can't be geedy.