Game Thread Spurs (43-16) @ Knicks (38-22) (Sun 03/01/26) [12:00 PM CST]

[OU812]

fox setting the tone btw

I thought that Victor’s 7 turnovers and going 1 for 6 from three…… set the tone

 

[OU812]

i dont get the fox hate. He’s trying to give the keys to victor and castle to take over games. Just look at his fga he’s not taking too many shots. He understands that he’s not the superstar of this team.

I don’t disagree. But Fox is getting paid like a superstar (bad decision by front office).

 

[wEmBoY]

I thought that Victor’s 7 turnovers and going 1 for 6 from three…… set the tone

Fox and castle were bad. also champ and vassell going back to earth.

 

[Ice009]

Depends if Mitch decides to give Maxey the Brunson treatment and put Castle on him the first 6 minutes of the game, and then only play him when Maxey subs out.

I didn't really watch the game closely when I was watching (I guess the time it was on, not used to seeing a game at this time in the morning and was busy) and I think it was the first time this season I turned it off halfway through the 4th quarter.

So did Castle start off on Brunson and then didn't play much against him the rest of the way?

 

[Mugen]

I thought that Victor’s 7 turnovers and going 1 for 6 from three…… set the tone

The game changed after that bullshit foul call on Harper tbh.

 

[PhantomDashCam]

Thought Vassell was solid and Wemby had his moments but overall this was one of our worst performances collectively.
They were due for a let down at some point. Looking forward to see how they respond against the Sixers.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

I thought that Victor’s 7 turnovers and going 1 for 6 from three…… set the tone

The last 3 minutes of the first quarter set the tone for the rest of the game. The offense completely went to sleep, nobody was making open shots and frankly, we were taking a lot of really bad shots. Victor was in a pretty good offensive rhythm for portions of the game, but he had the turnovers. Our guards had no offensive rhythm the entire game. It was just very ugly.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

The game changed after that bullshit foul call on Harper tbh.

Yes, that almost felt like Jalen was going really bad and the referees decided to step in to get him going. That was atrocious that call.

 

[SanAnSpursFan21]

Reffing in general, regardless of what two teams are playing, has been absolutely unacceptable. When there is no standard, they can just arbitrarily call something a foul because they feel like it.

When Javie admitted he didn’t understand the call, that should tell you everything about the state of reffing right now. I hope the league takes a good long look at why there’s no league wide standard being held. Your average fan should be able to understand what and why on these fouls.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Reffing in general, regardless of what two teams are playing, has been absolutely unacceptable. When there is no standard, they can just arbitrarily call something a foul because they feel like it.

When Javie admitted he didn’t understand the call, that should tell you everything about the state of reffing right now. I hope the league takes a good long look at why there’s no league wide standard being held. Your average fan should be able to understand what and why on these fouls.

While shooters were landing on the defenders foot, I get it. It’s a problem, but the new rule is a disaster. You basically can’t aggressively contest jump shooters anymore because of that rule. And as we saw, it’s left up to the interpretation of the referee if it’s a flagrant violation of said rule. I wish they would get rid of it.

 

[SanAnSpursFan21]

While shooters were landing on the defenders foot, I get it. It’s a problem, but the new rule is a disaster. You basically can’t aggressively contest jump shooters anymore because of that rule. And as we saw, it’s left up to the interpretation of the referee if it’s a flagrant violation of said rule. I wish they would get rid of it.

Yeah, especially what you said at the end. There are some grays in reffing, that’s fine. But eliminate as much gray area as possible. It feels like EVERY call is up for interpretation

 

[Millennial_Messiah]

pathetic. scored less against the Knicks in today's NBA game than they did in the December 30, 2002 loss there back in the isoball era.

89 points... gutless

 

[Dbreiden83080]

pathetic. scored less against the Knicks in today's NBA game than they did in the December 30, 2002 loss there back in the isoball era.

89 points... gutless

Yeah but the Knicks will never get this 1 back.

 

[Sparco41]

I don’t disagree. But Fox is getting paid like a superstar (bad decision by front office).

In a recent game, Fox got fouled hard and was obviously angry about it. During several minutes after that foul, he played aggressively and with the results one should expect from a superstar player. I can’t remember what team the Spurs were playing. I wish Fox could summon that kind of focus and performance without having to first be roughed up.

 

[Snake Eyes]

I thought the game changed as soon as Castle was pulled in the first. Brunson started to cook afterwards.

 

[BacktoBasics]

I don’t disagree. But Fox is getting paid like a superstar (bad decision by front office).

Fox is essentially playing off the ball. How is that the front offices fault?

Personally I’d play him at pg over Castle but it’s hard to argue against our success this season. Although I know that a hobby for some here.

 

[scott]

The game changed after that bullshit foul call on Harper tbh.

I thought the momentum really swung when they missed an obvious goal tend on Keldon, then we gave up that 5 point play after Mitch Robinson missed 2 FTs and Wemby failed to secure the rebound.

 

[Spurminator]

11-1 in our last 12, everybody to the wailing wall!

 

[SupremeGuy]

Everyone realizes we weren't going undefeated the rest of the way, right? As soon as the refs took over, I knew it was game over. Oh well.

 

[1kangaroo]

Everyone realizes we weren't going undefeated the rest of the way, right? As soon as the refs took over, I knew it was game over. Oh wellIt

It was not the refs fault yes that was some bad calls but the team did not respond they started making bad shot selections which led to missing wide open shots, out rebound and hustled to lose balls and the amount of dumb turn overs had nothing to do with the refs. They just got their arse kicked it is simple Knicks showed up the Spurs did not show up. They were taken out back to the woodshed nothing but their own fault.

The Spurs just need to play better next game

 

[Fabbs]

Yes, that almost felt like Jalen was going really bad and the referees decided to step in to get him going. That was atrocious that call.

Are the Knicks becoming a lite version of the pampered Warriors? Must have Knicks not only in playoffs but higher seeded?
I saw a lot of obvious bs calls today, no Homer. Granted i only watched about a quarter combined. Hard over the back bs by KAT and their PF. Victor had two absolute 2+1 shots that went no call.

 

[SupremeGuy]

It was not the refs fault yes that was some bad calls but the team did not respond they started making bad shot selections which led to missing wide open shots, out rebound and hustled to lose balls and the amount of dumb turn overs had nothing to do with the refs. They just got their arse kicked it is simple Knicks showed up the Spurs did not show up. They were taken out back to the woodshed nothing but their own fault.

The Spurs just need to play better next game

Yeah, the Spurs didn't respond well. The refs were responsible for a complete momentum shift early that seemed to completely change the game though.

 

[TheOutOfNowhereGoods]

I'm not worried about this team. The other team just scored more points. It doesn't mean anything in the long term. The New York Knicks will always be a loser franchise despite the NBA's continued attempts to keep this shitty franchise relevant.

 

[Spursgenius]

Big, physical, veteran teams are our kryptonite now
Denver, Minnesota are not ideal matchups until we learn how to beat them
I guess we'll see about Denver, and soon

denver out of sorts , Cam Johnson sux ass, horrible trady. Im worried about Minny, Okc, and NYC in playoffs if we get that far. We match up well with the rest

 

[Robz4000]

denver out of sorts , Cam Johnson sux ass, horrible trady. Im worried about Minny, Okc, and NYC in playoffs if we get that far. We match up well with the rest

If Jokic and Gordon get healthy Denver absolutely is a horrible matchup for the Spurs tbh, maybe even their worst possible matchup.