Game Thread Spurs (5-1) @ Lakers (6-2) (Wed 11/05/25) [9:00PM CDT] on ESPN

Splits said:
"relatively in check" by letting him score 30+ and average a triple double

:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :st-lmao: :st-lmao: :st-lmao: :st-lmao: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
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Really, those emoticons are getting old. If you are not putting in value in your responses, I would rather you just leave it. Those numbers included all the time Sochan did not guard Luka, and also when Sochan was a rookie.

Holding Luka to shooting 43% is quite amazing but of course you just chose to ignore that. Based on direct matchups last year, Sochan, in 12 minutes and 14 seconds per game (I believe) over two games, matching up with Doncic, held him to 30% shooting, including 2 for 7 from 3 for 16 pts. You project that out to 36 mins, yeah it would still be 24 points, but that is a low efficiency 24 points. Of the 29 players who matched up with Luka more than 6 mins a game, only Amen Thompson (20% on 7:56), Champ (25% on 6:18), Josh Green (20% on 6:17), and Bruce Brown (28.6% on 6:08) did better, and noticed none of them were even lose to matching up Luka as much as Sochan.

Of the 12 players who averaged more than 10 mins of matchup time with Luka, nobody else held Luka to less than 36.4%, and that list include players like Camara (46.7%), Dort (53.8%), and McDaniels (41.7%).

Hating on a player because he can't be of any value on offence is one thing, and that is a perfectly reasonable, but to dismiss everything else that player does, despite strong evidence contrary to the position you are holding, just makes you look like a dunce.

I am fully expecting you or anyone to come in and use a one game proof if Luke ever has a good game matched up against Sochan, dismissing all the other games they went head to head.
 
Area 51.247 said:
Gemini and ChatGPT are your friend here.

Tyrese Halliburton, Jason Tatum, Kevin Durant, et al., urge you to search "What is the biggest contributor to future ankle injury?" and...calf, hamstring, lower leg injuries?
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I've said as much. Difference is those guys came back to the court after a few weeks (or less). Fox's injury was like 4 months ago
 
ambchang said:
Really, those emoticons are getting old. If you are not putting in value in your responses, I would rather you just leave it. Those numbers included all the time Sochan did not guard Luka, and also when Sochan was a rookie.

Holding Luka to shooting 43% is quite amazing but of course you just chose to ignore that. Based on direct matchups last year, Sochan, in 12 minutes and 14 seconds per game (I believe) over two games, matching up with Doncic, held him to 30% shooting, including 2 for 7 from 3 for 16 pts. You project that out to 36 mins, yeah it would still be 24 points, but that is a low efficiency 24 points. Of the 29 players who matched up with Luka more than 6 mins a game, only Amen Thompson (20% on 7:56), Champ (25% on 6:18), Josh Green (20% on 6:17), and Bruce Brown (28.6% on 6:08) did better, and noticed none of them were even lose to matching up Luka as much as Sochan.

Of the 12 players who averaged more than 10 mins of matchup time with Luka, nobody else held Luka to less than 36.4%, and that list include players like Camara (46.7%), Dort (53.8%), and McDaniels (41.7%).

Hating on a player because he can't be of any value on offence is one thing, and that is a perfectly reasonable, but to dismiss everything else that player does, despite strong evidence contrary to the position you are holding, just makes you look like a dunce.

I am fully expecting you or anyone to come in and use a one game proof if Luke ever has a good game matched up against Sochan, dismissing all the other games they went head to head.
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Not gonna crap on Sochan but just gotta point out that Luka is a career 46.8% shooter so while it is nice that he holds him to a lower percentage than his average it's not like he's holding him to sub 40% shooting or something overall (he did play solid man D the last couple of match ups though, for sure). Luka was also overweight and injured a lot last season which may have contributed to some of those poor performances
 
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Ugh..of course the first espn game tonite is the knicks game…

Means spurs and lakers will be in the 2nd qtr by the time the knicks finish their game….as aleays..

Looks like the fanduel channel (here in austin) have it on the listings but hopefully they dont black out the game since espn is airing it…
 
With Reaves and Lebron out I'm feeling a bit more optimistic on stealing a win tonight! Just as long as Luka does not go God Mode or some random Laker scrub does not have a career night.
 
Honestly we have a chance of winning this if Sochan and Olynyk are at least back. No Biyombo minutes would be huge.
 
Spurs Homer said:
Looks like the fanduel channel (here in austin) have it on the listings but hopefully they dont black out the game since espn is airing it…
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Dang, has that happened on FanDuel before? 'twould be weak.
 
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Sochan and Olynyk would be huge, just to have some size if nothing else. Sochan and Castle on Luka for every minute he plays should be the goal, which might limit Castle's effectiveness on offense if he's spent from defending Luka. We need Vassell to have a big game.
 
This is a win if wemby decides to go back to his self and play like the way he did against the mavs.
 
Anyone got guidance on free trials to streaming services? Seeking best quick and dirty choice. I think I subscribed to Hulu once, like a decade ago, so not sure if eligible. Looks like I can do a five-day free-trial on Fubo (a known, never used service). Anything else to consider on the use of free trials? Can I go straight to ESPN? Is there a slimmed down ESPN only subscription I might want to look at? I'm pretty stupid about all this.

Feel like we could sell some tshirt merch - "I signed up for a free trial and all I got was a crummy Lakers game" (actually, not a crummy game tbh, but I have sentiments about this cable nonsense that I can't let go of)
 
Have Steph exert his energy on the defensive end and hope you get 90th percentile offensive outputs from Vassell, JC, and Keldon? Might be lunacy, but don't see how else we win this game other than containing Luka as much as you can and making Ayton, Hachimura, et al beat you.
 
ambchang said:
Really, those emoticons are getting old. If you are not putting in value in your responses, I would rather you just leave it. Those numbers included all the time Sochan did not guard Luka, and also when Sochan was a rookie.

Holding Luka to shooting 43% is quite amazing but of course you just chose to ignore that. Based on direct matchups last year, Sochan, in 12 minutes and 14 seconds per game (I believe) over two games, matching up with Doncic, held him to 30% shooting, including 2 for 7 from 3 for 16 pts. You project that out to 36 mins, yeah it would still be 24 points, but that is a low efficiency 24 points. Of the 29 players who matched up with Luka more than 6 mins a game, only Amen Thompson (20% on 7:56), Champ (25% on 6:18), Josh Green (20% on 6:17), and Bruce Brown (28.6% on 6:08) did better, and noticed none of them were even lose to matching up Luka as much as Sochan.

Of the 12 players who averaged more than 10 mins of matchup time with Luka, nobody else held Luka to less than 36.4%, and that list include players like Camara (46.7%), Dort (53.8%), and McDaniels (41.7%).

Hating on a player because he can't be of any value on offence is one thing, and that is a perfectly reasonable, but to dismiss everything else that player does, despite strong evidence contrary to the position you are holding, just makes you look like a dunce.

I am fully expecting you or anyone to come in and use a one game proof if Luke ever has a good game matched up against Sochan, dismissing all the other games they went head to head.
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I'm fully expecting to know where these numbers came from. "based on direct matchups last year" Show those numbers so we can talk
 
In what world is Sochan a "backup center"? You already want to project some imaginary 3pt shooting improvement on him, but now he's supposed to be the Biyombo replacement? What world is this?
 
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