Game Thread Spurs (62-19) vs Nuggets (53-28) (Sunday 4/12/26) [7:30PM CDT]

[BatManu20]

JT going in on us today

https://twitter.com/x/status/2043681616715972980

 

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

19th* pick tbh. And hopefully. Anything else would feel insane atp.

19th....yep...sorry.

 

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

JT going in on us today

https://twitter.com/x/status/2043681616715972980

I don't really view it that way at this point. I honestly think we looked at Minnesota playing LA in the first round, beating them in 4 and then having some rest before facing us. Minnesota has proven they're a tough out, and a tough matchup for the Spurs, so I kind of think this loss last night was more strategic than people realize.

 

[LeBowen]

Weeks before it happened it feared this outcome, I was really annoyed last night, but it's done.
We can't change anything now and this game should be archieved as far as we go. The players should always have it in the back of their minds, though.

 

[Mugen]

I don't really view it that way at this point. I honestly think we looked at Minnesota playing LA in the first round, beating them in 4 and then having some rest before facing us. Minnesota has proven they're a tough out, and a tough matchup for the Spurs, so I kind of think this loss last night was more strategic than people realize.

It's okay to not lose your shit over yesterday's loss but you're giving them way too much credit tbh. They were desperately trying to win that game last night.

 

[NASpurs]

It's okay to not lose your shit over yesterday's loss but you're giving them way too much credit tbh. They were desperately trying to win that game last night.

I can't wait for the coaching staff to be quoted in saying that "Victor could had played last night if it was a playoff game".

 

[spursistan]

According to reddit, some Spurs executives in designated lounges were visibly upset about last night result. I bet those were from financial department and tied to ownership and they just saw the team blowtorch million of dollars-worth of WCF revenues against a bunch of 3rd stringers. You could even tell from Mitch Johnson curt responses in post-game presser that, organizationally, they made the desiscion to go for it but failed spectacularly .

 

[poopbox]

JT going in on us today

https://twitter.com/x/status/2043681616715972980

"Most important game of the season"

What a fucking moron

 

[Mugen]

According to reddit, some Spurs executives in designated lounges were visibly upset about last night result. I bet those were from financial department and tied to ownership and they just saw the team blowtorch million of dollars-worth of WCF revenues against a bunch of 3rd stringers. You could even tell from Mitch Johnson curt responses in post-game presser that, organizationally, they made the desiscion to go for it but failed spectacularly .

Thankfully, the playoff games won't be played in designated lounges tbh

 

[spursistan]

Thankfully, the playoff games won't be played in designated lounges tbh

Yeah but these guys were thinking about their bonuses. It is a business first and foremost. The more you line up the owner's pockets the more job security you got. You don't think Brian Wright was livid last night?

 

[ginobilized]

I guess that my real disappointment about last night's game was that it was an ill-fitting end to a phenomenal season. Strategy aside, it was just a very poor ending to an otherwise, pretty spectacular year. The repercussions of the loss are yet to be determined, but, could be significant. OTOH, the T-Wolves may take it to 7 games and anything could happen.

 

[Fabbs]

This was not enjoyable.

 

[LeBowen]

Yeah but these guys were thinking about their bonuses. It is a business first and foremost. The more you line up the owner's pockets the more job security you got. You don't think Brian Wright was livid last night?

Well, they shouldn't have sold all those SRPs for cash considerations instead of trying to get a reliable third string big. An investment that would've paid off in no time.

 

[Max_power]

That's true. So instead of the Nuggets playing the Rockets and getting an easy sweep, two of the teams that gave us problems this year (Nuggets and Wolves) will knock each other out in the playoffs.

It's not an ideal path for the second round but we gotta look at things half full.

People are sleeping on the wolves, but this team if healty is pretty damn good and is going to give Denver a lot of problems, lets see

 

[LeBowen]

People are sleeping on the wolves, but this team if healty is pretty damn good and is going to give Denver a lot of problems, lets see

The issue is that they're not healthy.
Edwards played 3 games since March 15th and was obviously not himself.

 

[ChrisC21209]

The issue is that they're not healthy.
Edwards played 3 games since March 15th and was obviously not himself.

True, but we all know that he steps up in the playoffs and you know he likes to ball out against Denver. Should be a 6 game series at minimum, more likely to go a full 7 games.

 

[LeBowen]

True, but we all know that he steps up in the playoffs and you know he likes to ball out against Denver. Should be a 6 game series at minimum, more likely to go a full 7 games.

Definitely, if he can be on his best level.

 

[spursistan]

People say Denver are bad defensively but they know how to lock us up when it matters. We also can’t guard them
For shit

The way folks were so confident in this match-up was puzzling to me. We couldn't stop them with or without Wemby. Also when is the last time Jokic had an average game, let alone a bad one, vs the Wemby Spurs? Even Victor hasn't been able to disrupt him efficiency-wise, not to say stop him.

 

[Max_power]

The issue is that they're not healthy.
Edwards played 3 games since March 15th and was obviously not himself.

i though he was healty already, but he seems to enjoy playing against them

 

[Mugen]

Yeah but these guys were thinking about their bonuses. It is a business first and foremost. The more you line up the owner's pockets the more job security you got. You don't think Brian Wright was livid last night?

You're my guy, spuristan. And that's why I cant let you start melting down over FO bonuses and ticket sales. Let's just keep the wrist slitting focused on the product on the court tbh

 

[timtonymanu]

The way folks were so confident in this match-up was puzzling to me. We couldn't stop them with or without Wemby. Also when is the last time Jokic had an average game, let alone a bad one, vs the Wemby Spurs? Even Victor hasn't been able to disrupt him efficiency-wise, not to say stop him.

Don't act like you weren't there also saying Denver isn't to be feared because they were facing injuries before they went on their big win streak.

Legit sometimes wonder if you're trolling when you throw out all these strange narratives and fake storylines, tbh.

 

[timtonymanu]

Also hilarious how people keep bringing up the Barnes 10PPG thing and the Spurs couldn't even get that done for him during the game