Game Thread Spurs (40-16) vs Pistons (42-13) (Mon 02/23/26) [6:00 PM CST] on Peacock

[John B]

We got this. Spurs by 5pts! GSG

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2025933870378463240

 

[BatManu20]

 

[Itzsoweezee]

Spurs and Pistons are sitting pretty and happy with the trade off. Wizards should top the list after the season. What struck me here is how little in terms of young, blue chip prospects the Blazers got out from being so bad for past half decade. I mean Scoot Henderson & Clingan is an awful return for their 5-year of craptitude.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1963435775309070500

Yes, the blazers’ front office ineptitude has somehow completely flown under the radar. They are going to be stuck in play-in purgatory forever.

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2025982034968023293

 

[Spurs Homer]

This pee-cock bullshit sux

 

[Area 51.247]

Not a good time to be traveling through Detroit, Toronto, Brooklyn. Is storm making Charlotte look like a small thing. Hope travel doesn't disrupt the Spurs' routine and rhythm.GSG

 

[Mugen]

Yes, the blazers’ front office ineptitude has somehow completely flown under the radar. They are going to be stuck in play-in purgatory forever.

Clingan was a good pick. Scoot was the consensus #2 pick for much of the time leading up to the draft. The Hornets were getting flamed for picking Miller over him. Very few teams would have picked either of the Thompson twins over Scoot as well.

Sharpe was a whatever pick but that was the same draft that the Spurs whiffed 3x in the first round on tbh.

Trading Coward to get Yang Hansen seems like a weird move but still too early to tell IMO.

The difference between the Blazers and the Spurs these last few years is simple tbh: lottery luck.

 

[Exstatic]

It wont be on southwest fanduel?

Nope. When the schedule was released, there were two games that were only on Peacock. This is one of them.

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2025985828632015129

 

[scott]

Fun Fact: DET is the ONLY team that Wemby has never gotten a blocked shot against.

Wemby can take care of that and get blocks on All Stars Cade and Duren for that block pokemon thing

 

[BatManu20]

Full Injury Report for #Spurs @ Pistons (2.23.26):

SAS:

Mason Plumlee (groin) - OUT
David Jones Garcia (ankle) - OUT
Stanley Umude (two-way) - OUT
Harrison Ingram (two-way) - OUT
Lindy Waters III (knee) - AVAILABLE

DET:

Isaiah Stewart (suspended) - OUT
Bobi Klintman (G League assignment) - OUT
Chaz Lanier (G League assignment) - OUT
Wendell Moore Jr. (two-way) - OUT
Isaac Jones (two-way) - QUESTIONABLE

 

[Amuseddaysleeper]

damn we would have three peat. Wasnt that derek fisher .3 sec ? we would have beat the hell outta the larrybrwon pistons that year.

We got hammered in game 6.
Lakers had all the momentum wholloping us on games 3 and 4. We lacked a lot of shooting that year hence hello Brent Barry.

 

[Mugen]

-1.5 is pretty low considering the Pistons are home and have beaten the Knicks twice and the Hornets during their win streak while the Spurs have feasted on injury-depleted teams.

I'd feel slighted if I were a Pistons fan tbh

 

[dn0774]

-1.5 is pretty low considering the Pistons are home and have beaten the Knicks twice and the Hornets during their win streak while the Spurs have feasted on injury-depleted teams.

I'd feel slighted if I were a Pistons fan tbh

I would expect Pistons to be +5ish honestly, home court is worth around +4 by itself and the Pistons have slight advantages in net rtg/SRS meaning their season performance as a whole has been very slightly better. Maybe Beef Stew not being available brought it down?

 

[Mugen]

I would expect Pistons to be +5ish honestly, home court is worth around +4 by itself and the Pistons have slight advantages in net rtg/SRS meaning their season performance as a whole has been very slightly better. Maybe Beef Stew not being available brought it down?

Yeah I was expecting -3.5 heading into tonight. Stewart being out hurts but shouldn't hurt that much IMO.

I like the Pistons to cover easily tbh, hopefully I'm wrong

 

[Itzsoweezee]

Clingan was a good pick. Scoot was the consensus #2 pick for much of the time leading up to the draft. The Hornets were getting flamed for picking Miller over him. Very few teams would have picked either of the Thompson twins over Scoot as well.

Sharpe was a whatever pick but that was the same draft that the Spurs whiffed 3x in the first round on tbh.

Trading Coward to get Yang Hansen seems like a weird move but still too early to tell IMO.

The difference between the Blazers and the Spurs these last few years is simple tbh: lottery luck.

The Yang Hansen trade was just stupid. They also signed Grant to a huge contract, after trading Lillard. Then they traded for a washed up Jrue Holiday (also on a huge contract) for no reason. They didn’t trade time lord when he still had value. Hired Chauncey, who was a horrible coach, and then extended him. Oh, and they tanked last year (a terrible draft) and are not tanking this year (a likely historically good draft).

It’s not just bad luck. They’re incompetent.

 

[Mugen]

The Yang Hansen trade was just stupid. They also signed Grant to a huge contract, after trading Lillard. Then they traded for a washed up Jrue Holiday (also on a huge contract) for no reason. They didn’t trade time lord when he still had value. Hired Chauncey, who was a horrible coach, and then extended him. Oh, and they tanked last year (a terrible draft) and are not tanking this year (a likely historically good draft).

It’s not just bad luck. They’re incompetent.

• I'm with you on the Hansen trade but way too early to call it.
• The Grant extension happened before the Lillard trade
• They brought in Holiday to serve as a mentor for their young guys which frankly is a Spurs-y move. I believe this put them into the apron but i'm not sure if they care too much while they're in this rebuild phase.
• Chauncey is their Primo, it happens
• They were never gonna outank the bottom feeders this year

You're also not giving them credit for fleecing the Wizards for Deni who is the best contract in the league for the new few years.

Historically, it's obviously not a discussion between the two franchises. But it's just a pet peeve of mine when Spurfan over-indexes BWrong's wheeling and dealing when pretty much every positive thing that's happened to the club was the result of them lucking into Wemby.

The Zollins extension looks horrible, the Vassell extension looks terrible, Keldon's contract, No Fox, etc. All stuff that we'd be blasting the FO for if they didn't get lucky with some ping pong balls tbh

 

[Mugen]

Now what the FO should absolutely get credit for is not f'n it up once they lucked into Vic.

They smartly tanked during his rookie year. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that that was by design and not just Pop being a terrible coach

But frankly they lucked out again by the Hawks and Houston f'n up their picks that draft and then "lucking" out again with Vic's blood clot so they could have Harper fall onto their laps tbh.

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026017167527825731

 

[scott]

Stanley Umude, we hardly knew you... was hoping he'd get a little more of a chance since he's a local kid.

 

[SpurSpike]

Nope. When the schedule was released, there were two games that were only on Peacock. This is one of them.

So retarded to make me buy peacock for 2 games.... I wont do it, Peacock can walk the plank!

 

[Exstatic]

So retarded to make me buy peacock for 2 games.... I wont do it, Peacock can walk the plank!

I had 80 of 82 games on platforms i subscribe to,and just decided to not watch those two games.

 

[LeBowen]

I had 80 of 82 games on platforms i subscribe to,and just decided to not watch those two games.

Are you afraid to sail the high seas?

 

[siraulo22]

great test for the spurs, they better bring it with their physicality or theyre gonna get blown out

pistons bench is very deep and versatile

lets hope we get a good game