Game Thread Spurs (33-16) vs Thunder (40-11) (Wed 2/04/26) [8:30 PM CST]

[Coyote2!]

If I'm a Nuggets or Rockets fan I'm livid right now.

 

[BatManu20]

this is some shit Pop would do back in the day

I still remember when David Stern fined the Spurs $250K for sending Tim, Tony, Manu, and Danny Green home on their private plane right before the NBA's primetime Spurs-Heat matchup in Miami lol. Then the Spurs almost won the game anyways with a starting lineup of Patty Mills, Matt Bonner, Tiago Splitter, Boris Diaw, and Nando DeColo . Gary Neal had a big game off the bench too IIRC. Good times.

Edit*: Found the highlights of this game.

 

[Mugen]

Just thinking about the "Nothing Will be Okay" thread if the Spurs lose this game tonight tbh

 

[LeBowen]

Just thinking about the "Nothing Will be Okay" thread if the Spurs lose this game tonight tbh

Luckily the trade deadline is tomorrow, I'm ready to trade everyone if we lose tonight, tbh.

 

[scott]

Just thinking about the "Nothing Will be Okay" thread if the Spurs lose this game tonight tbh

I'm currently calculating how much data center bandwidth I need to buy in order to run the Nihilist Bot

 

[Coyote2!]

Just thinking about the "Nothing Will be Okay" thread if the Spurs lose this game tonight tbh

 

[Raven_]

okc will go full 3 point barrage gameplan

 

[Robz4000]

Just thinking about the "Nothing Will be Okay" thread if the Spurs lose this game tonight tbh

My wrists are primed and ready.

 

[jeebus]

Free razor blades when you all come in tonight, sponsored by Robz4000's wrists. Guaranteed to cut nice and deep, ensuring a nice flow.

 

[timtonymanu]

Spurs have no business making the playoffs if they can’t secure the win tonight then lol.

 

[SupremeGuy]

I hate late trap games! I'm old and wanna go to bed!

This too lol

 

[100%Duncan]

Whole damn team is out.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019132057893630246

Booooo


Was hyped for this game

 

[O_V]

This is a game that both teams have marked on their calendars. Sure to be a grind - hopefully we get the Good Spurs to come out and play.

Can't see how Wemby performs, he's either dropping 14 or 40, no inbetween

Nobody on OKC is showing up lol.

 

[O_V]

I still remember when David Stern fined the Spurs $250K for sending Tim, Tony, Manu, and Danny Green home on their private plane right before the NBA's primetime Spurs-Heat matchup in Miami lol. Then the Spurs almost won the game anyways with a starting lineup of Patty Mills, Matt Bonner, Tiago Splitter, Boris Diaw, and Nando DeColo . Gary Neal had a big game off the bench too IIRC. Good times.

Edit*: Found the highlights of this game.

David Stern loved to schedule the Spurs against the Heat or the Lakers on the second night of a B2B and put the game on TNT or ABC.

Eventually it was just Pop being a loser for the sake of his ego, but at one point there was a reason for it.

 

[Coyote2!]

If the Spurs win tonight they should bang the drum lol

 

[scott]

If the Spurs win tonight they should bang the drum lol

Let Jeremy bang the drum as a send off

 

[LeBowen]

Let Jeremy bang the drum as a send off

He'll take the mic and announce he's not leaving, tbh.
(Because noone wants him, but that's besides the point.)

 

[spurs2112]

Whole damn team is out.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019132057893630246

Man I'm calling bullshit. Didn't they all play last night? This is just to save face in case they'd lose tonight they have an excuse. Imagine if they lost the series 4-1 all the shit they'd hear again. If I'm wrong I'm wrong but if it looks like shit and smells like shit....

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Booooo


Was hyped for this game

I’m certainly an old-school fan myself and this is the type of situation that makes fans my age crap all over the current NBA. A hyped up nationally televised game just before the All-Star break. And one team sits every relevant player for rest. Definitely not the kind of thing you would see in the 90s.

 

[100%Duncan]

I’m certainly an old-school fan myself and this is the type of situation that makes fans my age crap all over the current NBA. A hyped up nationally televised game just before the All-Star break. And one team sits every relevant player for rest. Definitely not the kind of thing you would see in the 90s.

I mean we did it in the past. Didnt agree with it then, but we did.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

I mean we did it in the past. Didnt agree with it then, but we did.

Yeah Pop took a hit for that. It is a part of his legacy.

 

[100%Duncan]

Yeah Pop took a hit for that. It is a part of his legacy.

Its just lame tbh. Especially for overseas fans like me. Good thing this didnt happen to us when we went, we actually went 3-0.

I cant imagine being fucked like this by the NBA tbh. Though Id still have been happy being able to watch Wemby for example, but imagine if you were an OKC fan

 

[spursistan]

We are se deep in OKC's heads that they are actually pulling the lame ass don't-give-them-a-win-that-counts card and resting their entire Top-8 available players. This is clearly an organizational decision as SGA was the only real scratch when he got injured while chasing a dumb scoring streak.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Its just lame tbh. Especially for overseas fans like me. Good thing this didnt happen to us when we went, we actually went 3-0.

I cant imagine being fucked like this by the NBA tbh. Though Id still have been happy being able to watch Wemby for example, but imagine if you were an OKC fan

The mentality is just crazy different. A long time ago the Orlando Magic got all pissed off at Shaquille O’Neal for showing up late to a nationally televised game against the Chicago Bulls. He was at his grandmother‘s funeral. Today they would give Shaquille the week off without blinking an eye.

 

[Neuromancer]

I mean we did it in the past. Didnt agree with it then, but we did.

But our core had won multiple rings by then and were all over 30. Not to mention Manu and TP frequently playing overseas during the summer. Is anyone besides Caruso even older than 28 on the Thunder?