Steve Kerr on Pat Spencer: “I think the other thing is that his coach realized that Pat is that motherfucker. I was getting the inkling, it was beginning to seep in, but I didn’t realize it until he told the world. And tonight it was very clear.”
Had no idea about this guy’s background. I’m learning that he played 4 years of college lacrosse with no basketball, got drafted #1 in the U.S. lacrosse league, and then decided on a whim to not play lacrosse anymore but instead use an extra 5th year to walk on and play college basketball for just one year.
And he is now in the NBA (at 6’2”)? Insanity.
Literally won the heisman trophy for lacrosse and finished like 4th? I think in all time points (goals + assists)
In terms of prospect levels, he was a Wemby level prospect
Nah, he was fucking MJ in Lacrosse. All time leader in assists and a monster scorer.
Nah, he wasn’t the goat, he was generational but not the goat
Lyle has a better claim for that than he does tbh
Idk man, having a championship run then saying “fuck it I’m changing sports” sounds like MJ to me
except he’s a lot better at basketball than MJ was
…at baseball, right? Right???
Both.
MJ couldn’t beat these Cavs right now. Just saying.
The main difference between Pat and MJ? Pat IS that motherfucker. MJ isn’t. End of story 🤣
Pat would have gotten there if he used one more year of eligibility probably.
You could argue he did use it properly based on where he is now
Pat “business savvy” Spencer.
Jim brown is the lacrosse goat.
Sounds more like Lebron
Magic
Just google his vertical jump. I don’t really believe what it says. He’s going to be the Chuck Norris facts of the NBA.
50.5 inches lmao. I have a tough time believing that.
Pat Spencer has a tough time believing you.
Pat Spencer once had a triple double along with 8 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and a block.
Pat Spencer doesn’t dunk from the free throw line because nothing free should be that easy for him.
That’s a gretsky imo (rip)
You’re so right. I should have thought about that. Though Pat wasn’t a tiny lacrosse player.
wtf
It’d be funny if that’s what the trophy was called.
Second all time in points, first all time in assists
It’s called the Tewaaraton Award. Honestly a lot of skills translate between basketball and lacrosse. Footwork, positioning, the triangle, ball movement to name just a few.
Way cooler name than Heisman tbh
It’s a pretty cool award in general. Tewaaraton Award
Wow
dude wtf hahaha
and then decided on a whim to not play lacrosse anymore
Probably found out professional Lacrosse players make \(20k per season. As opposed to being in the NBA for 3 seasons on a 2-way contract, he's made \)549,859 so far.
I’m not an accountant, is 550k better than 20k?
I need to make some recalculations, but I think it might be!
Math checks out.
Chat, is this true?
Crunch those numbers
No! Just puts you in a higher tax bracket, and you don’t qualify for ACA subsidies anymore!
but it brought him to California so if he does lose his job in the nba long enough - medi-cal
Fucking thanks obama
Depends on the value of k
I’ve been running a Monte Carlo simulation sine you asked that question, and it still has 6 hours to run. Check back tomorrow.
Also, you get the shit beat out of you playing lacrosse
Wildly violent sport.
It’s what makes the Sengun meme so 🔥
Oh i thought that person meant they get bullied😭
That’s not a small amount of money but for living in SF that amount of career earnings is kinda hilarious for an NBA player.
There are random kids working at some stupid startup making more than him. He would legitimately benefit from having roommates.
But also from what I can tell it’s the base, he’s made more based on some stuff on how two ways and contracts work that I don’t get.
He does drive a 2014 crv
That sounds like fit for someone named Pat Spencer.
Hopefully he can swing his meme status into some sponsorships and side gigs. Bay Area is a good market for that. I remember Norman Powell doing TV ads for random local business in Toronto when he was just a rotation guy
Must have been a real shock to him when he found that out Lacrosse players made so little.
And the dude is about to get millions. His ceiling isn’t huge, but competent healthy guards can stay in the league a long time to fill in where needed.
His ceiling might be higher than we think honestly lol. He’s weird, I watch him and theres this dominance, poise and innateness to his game that suggests he might reach another gear
Yeah I don’t follow lacrosse but apparently he has a legit claim to be the greatest LAX player of all time
That’s a bit of hyperbole, he’s not really in the GOAT conversation. But definitely has a claim for best D1 attackman of the last decade.
yep, definitely not an insult whatsoever. He’s LEGIT the best lax player of the last decade, at minimum. freaky athlete
Unfortunately was just usurped in the last year. CJ Kirst now holds the all time points, goals, and assists record and won the ship
Edit: Single Season and all-time Goals.
CJ has single season and all-time goals record, but not points or assists. Chris Gray has the all-time points record (beating Lyle Thompson by one point), and Pat still has the assist record.
There’s been a lot of record inflation since the shot clock was introduced about 7-8 years ago. Lyle Thompson played two-way middie his freshman year and never got to play with a shot clock, and still put up more points than Kirst or Spencer. If you take just his three years at attack, he outscored Kirst and nearly outscored Spencer over their four years at attack.
So he was KD of lacrosse.
Yeah something like that. He’s not at the top of the pyramid, but he’s in that next tier. IMO the Mt. Rushmore of offensive D1 players is probably Mikey Powell, Gary Gait, Lyle Thompson, and Jim Brown (yes that Jim Brown).
I do follow lacrosse, and not really, but he was the best player in the country at one point.
I don’t follow lacrosse. Which player was better for the Los Angeles airport? How long have they had a team? Where is the field located in relation to the main terminal? I’ve never flown to or through LAX.
Confidently assuming a lacrosse fan hasn’t heard this joke 1000 times
Bro, I don’t know, I don’t follow lacrosse
Well neither do I or anyone else I’ve ever met because I’m not from Connecticut, but I bet those motherfuckers hear it all the time
Im going to Connecticut in the morning
He was unguardable. One of my favorite players ever.
Not a lot of people play at that airport so I think it’s a solid bet
🙄 go look up Jim Brown
For any sport, has any other player ever switched to basketball, played college for one year, and even made an NBA roster?
That’s nuts.
That’s why Pat’s the white Bo Jackson.
Charlie Ward is in that neighborhood but different profile.
You could sort of argue Jared Sullinger with volleyball but he moreso did it the other way around
Do you mean Chase Budinger? Jared Sullinger is a very different guy lol.
Whoops, yes
Uhhh, you mean Chase Budinger?
Jared Sullinger plays volleyball?
Picturing Jared Sullinger playing volleyball just made me cackle I’m sorry
Lacrosse is a sport that translates well to other sports with the type of athleticism required. Another Tewaaraton winner, Jared Bernhardt, used his final year of college eligibility playing D2 football at Ferris State. He led Ferris to their first National Championship as the starting QB despite not playing football since high school. He was in the NFL briefly as a WR but now plays in a pro lacrosse league.
Turns out, James Naismith was a lacrosse coach, and invented basketball so his lacrosse players could keep practicing and improving their lacrosse skills in the winter - basketball is based on lacrosse! (I just learned this yesterday - but explains why Pat is doing so well. )
Jim Brown preferred it to football
Lacrosse is similtto basketball in the half court.
Notre Dame starting slot wr also plays for the lacrosse team and helped them win national championship in 2024
Absolutely MENTAL
Also only realizing now he’s Cam Spencer’s brother. Not sure how I’m a college basketball fan and didn’t connect the dots on that one earlier.
He played lacrosse in college for the Loyola Greyhounds, holds the record for most career assists (231) in NCAA men’s lacrosse history and is considered one of the best college lacrosse players of all time.
I see a Hallmark network movie in his future
To be fair he’s probably already made more money playing basketball than he would’ve playing lacrosse his whole life
Yeah if I heard that story I would assume the guy must be a LeBron-esque perfect athletic specimen. To make the NBA as a small guard after not playing organized ball until your 20s is utterly absurd.
He is an amazing athlete and he keeps getting better.
I learned about him last year and I think he is incredible. You can tell the effort he plays with and his athleticism.
And all because he was born a few decades too late to be an early 80s porn star.
Genuinely insane.
Wonder what made him decide to switch it up to basketball all of a sudden. But clearly it was a good call.
In worst case he always could go back to Lacrosse. And Lacrosse players earn more money doing coaching, organizing camps than for playing the sport.
So while his decision was ballsy it was low risk high reward.
He’s considered one of the greatest men’s lax players of all time. He’s a lacrosse legend.
His dad was assassinated during Kerr’s freshman year at college too
Lmao for those who didn’t see it, Kerr is joking about Pat Spencer yelling “I’m that motherfucker” to the Philly crowd in their last game
Pat “Pete Weber” Spencer
Who do you think you are?? I AM!!!!
and then they lost the game
they lost because of a tip in and chase down block… not the worst way to go out given half ur team is out
And he wasn’t in the game. He would have dunked it
From half court
With his dick
Pat Spencer facts is going to be the NBAs version of Chuck Norris facts.
Ja Morant carries a gun because he’s afraid of Pat Spencer.
Draymond Green is an expensive backpack for Pat Spencer.
Pat Spencer doesn’t get turnovers because the ball is too afraid of what he’ll do to it.
With a box of scraps
Kerr takes that motherfucker out, they lose. Kerr leaves that motherfucker in, they win. That’s what Kerr said he figured out.
Half? We were missing $150 million in players that game.
Eh, that’s a pretty average night for us
Despite what it might have felt like, Embiid was actually on the floor that game.
And Pat had nothing to do with the loss? You get a hard on being a downer?
Pat was the reason that game was even close to begin with.
That has nothing to do with Pat Spencer yelling. Beyond that, Philly blew a 20 point lead against an undermanned Warriors team. Hardly a win to be proud of
Doesn’t matter. Get some rings
LOL
They lost because Kerr took him off the floor. This is Kerr’s way of admitting that might’ve been a mistake.
Some interesting calls (and lack thereof) down the line
Kerr on Podziemski: “I think the other thing is that his coach realized that Podz is not that motherfucker. I was getting the inkling, it was beginning to seep in, but I didn’t realize it until he told the world. And tonight it was very clear.”
Kerr on Podziemski: “But still he has tremendous value to us for a trade and we wouldn’t trade him for even an all star”
Every time lol
god Spencer is just so much fun to watch…. pure joy and love of the game.
Top 1% competitive freak.
I like how both Spencer brothers are complete maniacs on the court
I liked how they got to go one on one at the end of a game recently. The Warriors were up convincingly with the shot clock turned off because there was less than 24 seconds left. The unwritten rule is that you need to dribble it out and not try to score and there have been fights over people not following that rule. They ran an iso for Pat to try to score against his brother and both teams were cheering them on and staying out of the way.
Their backyard brawls must have been legendary.
Is he like a chad dellavedova?
No lmao. Delly was too much of a partier compared to Pat.
I SAW IT LIVE!
NEVER FORGET 12/6/25
Where were you the day Steve Kerr said Pat Spencer is THAT MOTHERFUCKER at the post-game presser?
Had a second thinking, damn 12 pts, 6 reb, 25 assists really is crazy, he must be that motherfucker
Kerr’s had some amazing and traumatizing press conferences and lines. Has he ever had one this good?
No.
I love Kerr lmao this had me in stitches
I hate this mf, but he’s a hot little slut sometimes and reels me back in
oh
It’s an old nickname, but it checks out.
It’s not what you did, son, that angers me so. It’s who you did it to. That fucking nobody is Steve Kerr
I knew he was that motherfucker when I saw him hit the hookshot over randle
Pat Spencer was (debatably) the best ever and switched sports. Got real time in the NBA. He is most definitely “That Guy”
Truly an insane lacrosse talent.
Pat’s the white MJ if MJ was good at baseball.
Antonio Gates has a bit or a similar story. Good college player, wasn’t going to be much in the NBA. Goes to chargers Camp. And makes the team. Statistically, a monster. Chargers never won anything of note but no AFC team that didn’t have ray lewis, Payton manning, or big Ben did.
I feel like there’s an AFC team that won some things of note without any of the players you listed? Maybe? Can’t remember who
Similar but Pat is/was all timer in lax. Still holds college records.
The closer comparisons are Jared Bernhardt and Chris Hogan. The former being a Tewaaraton Award(Heisman) winning lax player and deep roster WR while Hogan was a much less celebrated lax player a WR2 for Brady
Aren’t you missing uh one AFC player who did a uh thing of note or six?
Shouldve been first ballot
I was on the sidelines for a Chiefs/Chargers game in ‘08, and up close that dude has an aura like he belonged there
Charlie Ward
Not denying that Pat Spencer is a freakishly athletic dude, but it just goes to show that any lacrosse player who actually thinks they’re a real athlete is an absolute moron
Like congrats you excelled at a sport that literally only a few hundred thousand play globally. The only reason you play that sport is because you probably got cut from soccer/basketball/whatever
I know I’m gonna get downvoted, but I just know a few lax bros who think they’re the shit and it’s like … unless you are literally the goat at your sport you most likely suck
Edit - isn’t John Tavares dad (or uncle) the undisputed lacrosse goat? (Leafs fan here - accepting more downvotes)
Find someone who looks at you like Steve Kerr looks at literally anyone besides Jonathan Kuminga
JK literally went 1⁄10 tonight with all the vets out. If you want to be the guy games like this are where you have to show it
Tbf he’s best up right now. Still played like ass though.
Always excuses with Mr Kum
Kuminga is a bum
I’ve been defensive for kuminga in the past looking for that Cinderella storyline where he improves and all that to prove everyone wrong…
Yea… kuminga is a bum
He’s probably the most athletic wing the warriors have ever had and he shows it like twice a year. Can’t dribble or shoot at all, but he makes up for by not moving off-ball at all.
Most athletic aside from Andrew Wiggins.
Kuminga is more athletic than wiggins was. Only warriors that I think compare are GP2 and Marquese Chriss
He’s wiseman with a long leash
Lmao. Thank you Kerr for recognizing
”I think the other thing is that Shaq realized that them San Antonio women are them Big Ol’ Women. I was getting the inkling, it was beginning to seep in, but I didn’t realize it until Chuck showed us how they eat the churros. And tonight it was very clear.”
Context: https://streamable.com/xthc7p
Bay Area sports has too many turnt up white guys now
Purdy, McCaffrey, Kittle, Webb, Chapman, Drew Gilbert…
don’t group Gilbert with the others. he’s by far the most turnt up
Pat taking Podz’s cookies
Pat Spencer is him
his brother is too
His dad is
To see Pat Spencer doing this well in the NBA is so surreal. I remember watching his lacrosse highlights at Loyola over and over when I was in high school and watched him transition to Northwestern basketball after winning the Tewaaraton. They even made a “Behind X” episode where he showed off some of his basketball skills, but I had no idea he would be this productive at the NBA level. One of the coolest stories in the NBA rn
you have to be a dog to play at northwestern everyone’s been saying this
Pat “That Motherfucker” Spencer
Would be incredible if Chase started chanting “mother fucker”
Thats Lacrosse legend Pat “That Motherfucker “ Spencer.
Please say the Lacrosse legend.
I am glad to see that less and less people think that he is just some white guy that is kinda passive. He has way more fight in him than everyone bar Draymond lol
You can tell he’s a winner, also tough as hell, takes a shit ton of contact and just eats it.
Him head butting Sengun in the playoffs was the first sign
Everybody, lock your mothers.
Was like who is Pat Spencer? Then realized he’s the guy that wears the black t-shirt under his jersey…and can certainly hoop. Honest question, any nobody why he’s not trying to wear a matching under shirt?
Its because he is that motherfucker
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1kgnmv8/highlight_pat_spencer_banks_in_the_running_hook/
Pat Spencer vs Cam Spencer 1 on 1 for all star weekend
That’s our SPENSANITY, STACHE CURRY, DAT MFer!
Watch out!!
😂
The degree to which people butcher quotes in post titles will never cease to amaze me
Alright we hit with Ty Jerome and missed bad by not signing him after his two way.
Let’s not do that again.
MAMA THERE GOES THAT MAN
Pat spencer. The senior Austin Reeves. Pat can play. He’s smart.
We knew that in the playoffs last season
EXACTLY!!! I don’t understand how this is news to anybody that has been paying attention!
OP puts quotes in the title, but miss quotes him slightly. Just shorten that title homie.
Steve looks old, damn. I remember him running with the Bulls back in the day, and now I see him closer to sitting and watching the great grand kids. Life is too short
Great-grandkids? Dude’s 60. He’s not even a grandad yet.
Pat Spencer. Who? PAT SPENCER. WHO!? PAT “THAT MOTHER FUCKER” SPENCER!!!
Wait this isn’t /r/nbacirclejerk
Kerr is a doubter. Pat can be better than Steph.
Kerr found his new whiteboi
Mayo Mania
the white luka doncic
NCAA D1 lacrosse assist record holder.
Everyone forgets that Jim Brown is the lacrosse GOAT