Propuhganduh | DEN

287 | 10 hours ago

Yeah well they beat us WITHOUT Wemby. Try to manage that OKC.

Skyz-AU | Lakers

59 | 9 hours ago

I know it’s only 1 game against the Thunder but they’ve beaten the other 5 top teams in the West, beating the Nuggets and Lakers without Wemby.

Jec1027 | Warriors

11 | 9 hours ago

Im crying man

Ready-Cherry-1915

9 | 5 hours ago

Lakers beat the spurs with wemby

juicejug | Celtics

1 | 11 minutes ago

Hang the banner

twrs_29 | Thunder

1 | 2 hours ago

We will probably beat you without wemby if we win to be fair

ifuckwithit | Spurs

173 | 10 hours ago

I refuse to acknowledge the Phoenix games

Internal-Range-675 | Spurs

109 | 9 hours ago

Or the warriors those were fake as hell

HereComesJustice | Spurs

56 | 9 hours ago

the truth is we are a young team with a wide variance of quality of play, so the people saying we’re gonna be top 3 seed just haven’t watched us all season and will be prone to more random dud games.

Or I could be wrong and that with everyone healthy now we are going undefeated

Mkaayy1986 | Warriors

56 | 9 hours ago

Nah Spurs are legit contenders. The fact that Steph had to put up 49 pts to win by 1 pt told me everything I needed to know. Wemby is amazing

coolmentalgymnast | Spurs

23 | 9 hours ago

No it has more to do with the fact that we suck against 3 point shooting teams. Simple as that.

Egmonks

10 | 9 hours ago

Our perimeter defense is trash sometimes because our dudes are sagging into the paint… WITH WEMBY THERE. Stay on the perimeter and watch Wemby do his thing.

zKaios | Spurs

46 | 9 hours ago

Steph going supersayian doesn’t count, obviously

Mkaayy1986 | Warriors

13 | 9 hours ago

Lol 😂

No-Economics4128 | Spurs

28 | 9 hours ago

Nothing feels more hopeless than being on the receiving end of a 2016-esque Steph.

Mkaayy1986 | Warriors

13 | 9 hours ago

Aww Wemby is basically that but in the paint. No chance at the basket and good luck guarding him 🫠

Jec1027 | Warriors

9 | 9 hours ago

Thats how people feel playing against wemby when hes in his prime i promise you

mathird | Spurs

5 | 9 hours ago

Wemby feels particularly picked on in that regard

unhampered_by_pants | Warriors

3 | 7 hours ago

Those games have the “vintage Steph performance” asterisk

SpamAcc17 | Timberwolves

2 | 5 hours ago

Somehow i thought wemby had more than 3 games with 10 assists, either way I doubt the double blitzing/help will work forever agaisnt him.

RusselTheBrickLayer

1 | 4 hours ago

It will not, he will eventually start seeing the floor easier. Big men usually struggle with traps/doubles due to their higher dribble and higher center of gravity (unless your name is Jokić, in that case you have eyes in the back of your head). Wemby is a young big so it’s not surprising to me that blitzes and doubles are giving him a few issues.

Eventually, Wemby will realize how predictable help defense can be and start making the right pass. He doesn’t really have to be an elite playmaker either, just be enough of a passer to see the open man and get it to them. Force teams to play you straight up and go back to cooking in single coverage. He’s so good at the rest of the game that it’s hard for me to imagine that he never learns how to beat doubles consistently.

Spurs are a well run org so they probably already have him watching lots of film and are showing him how to beat aggressive coverages. Tbh if I’m the spurs I’m happy teams are playing him like this, it’ll make good practice for the playoffs.

TheRealSlumShedy | Warriors

107 | 10 hours ago

Beating a healthy Spurs team ain’t for everyone. Sorry NBA. 👀

g1rlchild | Spurs

39 | 9 hours ago

Yeah, y’all kicked ass. Do not want a Golden State matchup in the first round.

Akipella | Warriors

22 | 9 hours ago

I still don’t want you guys either, if anything we need you guys to play OKC and take them down 4-3 solely for the fact that it will make the Playoffs more fun and chaotic no matters who goes far

Akipella | Warriors

18 | 9 hours ago

We also kept close with OKC with a Pat Spencer led team. Is Pat Spencer the 2nd best player in the league after Wemby?

TheRealSlumShedy | Warriors

15 | 9 hours ago

What a ridiculous question to ask. You know the answer is obviously yes.

illbegoodnow

9 | 9 hours ago

It’s a ridiculous question to ask because Spencer is obviously the first bestest

Akipella | Warriors

3 | 8 hours ago

I’ll accept him being a 1A/1B with Wemby

Klunko52 | Warriors

5 | 8 hours ago

Jokes aside, I remember there was a game last year too where the Warriors were getting blown out by OKC and Pat almost led a comeback with the end of bench guys. Think they got within around 5pts but weren’t able to complete it. Pat’s just that guy lol

unhampered_by_pants | Warriors

4 | 7 hours ago

That also happened during the Rockets series last season, and they might have pulled off the win if Pat didn’t get ejected for headbutting Sengun lmao

Klunko52 | Warriors

2 | 7 hours ago

I forgot about that hahaha

ynomeye

2 | 7 hours ago

Rockets vs Warriors game 5

mercfan3

1 | an hour ago

The Spencer brothers are great. Someone save Cam from Memphis.

PapiShot | SAS

16 | 9 hours ago

Damn you Mr. Sky Fucker

HereComesJustice | Spurs

13 | 9 hours ago

not once but twice too, damn you Curry

Creepersgonnacreep2

10 | 9 hours ago

I think spurs were missing Harper but curry went crazy regardless

Fine_Lengthiness_341

2 | 9 hours ago

Fox was still getting back in rhythm from injury too

ajteitel | Suns

2 | 4 hours ago

What, is it hard?

TheRealSlumShedy | Warriors

0 | 4 hours ago

I’d ask if you could relate, but unfortunately y’all haven’t beaten them healthy yet, sorry man.

ajteitel | Suns

0 | 4 hours ago

We held Wemby to 9 points, scrub

TheRealSlumShedy | Warriors

-1 | 4 hours ago

Hang the banner of being the first team to send three dudes at Wemby bro, good job. 👍

NSAspycam | Spurs

73 | 10 hours ago

They’re just now starting to get healthy too. Scary

SunKing210 | Spurs

64 | 10 hours ago

Yup, tonight was the first time the Spurs had Fox, Castle, Harper, and Wemby all available to play

gregatronn | Spurs

35 | 9 hours ago

and Luke Kornet

BulldogJeopardy | Spurs

7 | 9 hours ago

It is fucking scary. Esp with 3rd quarters? Bro I get heart attacks every time I watch the Spurs

Fine_Lengthiness_341

5 | 9 hours ago

They have this guard buzzsaw coming and tearing teams up and lowkey I think they ran more of these actions and had a better record without Wemby because they found this identity. Luckily adding Wemby shouldn’t affect that at all he actually perfectly alots into the C of that lineup. I think the spurs are legit contenders right now

Proof-Excitement-722

52 | 10 hours ago

Devin Vassell is an NBA cup merchant he turns into a prime GOAT

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

26 | 10 hours ago

The Spurs 100% belong in that second tier below the Thunder with all other secondary contenders—out East those teams are gunning for the Finals, out West those teams are CF contenders

neonbresson | West

9 | 9 hours ago

I would put them below nuggets and rockets just because they don’t have playoff experience

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

10 | 9 hours ago

Nah I would genuinely put them above the rockets they have a better guard rotation

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

3 | 9 hours ago

We’ve beaten both those teams—sure they’d both be favored in a series, but I wouldn’t be shocked if the Spurs played them extremely close either.

The purpose of tiers is to lump similarly-talented teams together, OKC is in a tier of its own but the Spurs are closer to the Nuggets/Rockets (and Lakers) than they are to the rest of the West. We’re at the bottom of that tier due to inexperience, but we’re for real all the same

dwrek24 | Spurs

6 | 9 hours ago

I dont think the Lakers are actually in that tier. Im skeptical!

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

4 | 9 hours ago

Hard to count out a team with Luka, Reaves and LeBron playing as they have been (and their record backs it up too). They have notable weaknesses, but most of the teams in that tier do too

dwrek24 | Spurs

1 | 9 hours ago

Their net seems to indicate their record may be a bit fraudulent. There’s flaws and then there’s defending like the Lakers do.

They’ll have to earn my trust back on that end.

I dont think they’re a bad team and certainly seems like they’re top 6. But I think theyre a cut below (Rockets, Spurs, Nuggets)

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

3 | 8 hours ago

Our net’s also a little fraudulent for our record, but half our record has been built with Wemby out so there’s some consideration there too

dwrek24 | Spurs

-2 | 8 hours ago

Is it? I hadnt heard that.

At the end of the day I dont trust the Lakers defense. If they improve Ill change my mind.

In all honesty there is an argument the Spurs also arent in that tier. But Im damn sure not gunna make it when they’ve beaten all three teams in the tier and OKC with stakes on the line.

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

3 | 8 hours ago

Our net’s closer to the Lakers’ than it is to the Rockets or Nuggets—but again, I agree, the team’s finding ways to win on big stages against top teams and has done so with one proverbial 7’5” arm tied behind its back for the last 12 games, so we’ll see where things land when we get a long stretch of healthy games going

dwrek24 | Spurs

-1 | 8 hours ago

Learned something new tonight. I knew our net cratered when Wemby went down but i actually dont know where it is lol

KemoFlash | Spurs

1 | 8 hours ago

Spurs outclassed the Lakers without Wemby. They are a level above the Lakers.

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

2 | 8 hours ago

Lakers beat us when they were down LeBron and Reaves while we were down Fox and Kornet. I don’t place much stock in single game results, I’m gonna need to see more of the season and see them play each other again

Egmonks

0 | 9 hours ago

Are they? We are just as deep as OKC and have an alien.

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

5 | 9 hours ago

We’re also not 24-2 and defending champs lol, some of it’s an element of having to prove it but I think we can afford to give OKC plenty of respect in that department

Sentrox | Spurs

1 | 9 hours ago

We have won the head to head record so far against both those teams, and the Denver win was without Wemby. I think we’re definitely better or at least equal to the Rockets.

Akipella | Warriors

1 | 9 hours ago

Nah. Same tier

jonsnowKITN | NBA

19 | 10 hours ago

One of Denver, Houston and LA is not making it to the second round if Wemby is healthy.

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

9 | 10 hours ago

Not if the spurs get a top 3 seed tbf they may avoid them entirely till round 2

Not_tim_duncan | Spurs

4 | 9 hours ago

Going to be really difficult, Denver & Houston both look really good and we are by far the least experienced.

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

1 | 9 hours ago

I think you guys end up in front of Houston as I don’t trust their guards like I do yours and if Wemby is healthy he wins games himself just with his defense let alone the offense

Tusked_Puma | Australia

1 | 9 hours ago

if okc and spurs go thru to round 2, there can only be two of denver, houston or lakers advancing

THRAWY909 | Spurs

21 | 10 hours ago

DAWGS

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

5 | 9 hours ago

Ajay Mitchell. Aaron Wiggins. Always hitting. Spurs in seven.

HashCollector

18 | 10 hours ago

Everyone says both the Spurs and Nuggets can make it hard on OKC, they’re not mutually exclusive

Spurs have the bigs

Luciolover345 | Thunder

14 | 9 hours ago

Spurs have length at every position. Their wings match up really well guarding Shai, while Wemby loves to big bro Chet with the extra height and reach he has.

In the future matchups J-Dub is going to have to step up his 3 point shooting and his drives for us to comfortably win.

Kind-Row-9327 | Spurs

5 | 9 hours ago

We lacked length against you guys in 2010s, now the tables have turned!

EnvironmentalLine782 | Nuggets

5 | 9 hours ago

Don’t need bigs to beat them and we have the championship experience.

g1rlchild | Spurs

16 | 9 hours ago

Anyone who counts y’all out in the playoffs is crazy.

HashCollector

3 | 9 hours ago

Yeah I was just talking about why the Spurs would also qualify as a danger to OKC, not taking away from the Nuggets

siphillis | Spurs

3 | 9 hours ago

You also have the best or second-best player in the world

WhoUCuh

16 | 9 hours ago

I remember telling Spurs fans they will make the WCF this year before the season and they were telling me they were a year away from contending.

Wemby is a difference maker and he has young guns running with him now. Sky is the limit for this team.

Still sticking with OKC vs San Antonio in the WCF

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

19 | 9 hours ago

Spurs vs nuggets round 2 would be absolutely CINEMA man Jokic vs Wemby has to happen man we deserve that as fans

dwrek24 | Spurs

6 | 9 hours ago

Spurs fans had this weird idea you have to go in order. A lot of people thought the play-in was a good enough result this year which I found insane.

unhampered_by_pants | Warriors

4 | 6 hours ago

I think the hardest thing for the Spurs is going to be the lack of playoff experience in both the players and Mitch. The West is stacked with players/coaches who have rings, MVPs/FMVPs, players who lead their team to the Finals, etc. Mitch joined the Spurs staff after their last trip to the playoffs and their current core is very young. Pop is still around to give guidance, but he can only give feedback after the games and presumably won’t travel with the team.

Which isn’t to say that they won’t make it that far –assuming everyone stays healthy they have the talent to do so– but it’s a tough road to the WCF for anyone and experience does matter

heresyforfunnprofit | Spurs

3 | 8 hours ago

I may have been one of those guys - that was exactly my expectation in October. We’d play a dark horse spoiler role, and contend next year.

I’m very happy to have been overly pessimistic about that.

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

18 | 10 hours ago

They are legit I think they get the 3 seed as I trust their guard rotation a whole lot more then the rockets so them vs the nuggets in the 2-3 series in round 2 would be SICK!!!

LardHop | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

if both teams that actually pose a threat to our team can take care of each other, that would be sick

Kidding aside, yeah I want to see how Jokic adjust to Wemby in a 7 game series.

BlackMilk23 | BOS

10 | 10 hours ago

They beat Denver, Houston, and LA without some combination of Wemby, Fox or Castle

All-natural- | Grizzlies

7 | 9 hours ago

We love to see it 👏feels like some avengers shit with the spurs coming to smack okc in the playoffs

BilboBaldgins | Warriors

4 | 10 hours ago

They are going to be great this season, might just be a little too early for them though but scary team for sure.

Interesting_Set1526 | Thunder

5 | 9 hours ago

Yeah the Spurs are awesome, I think everyone knew their biggest question was Wemby’s availability. That was even true just during the game tonight. When he’s on the court, they have insane potential.

BananaRepublic_BR | Spurs

3 | 9 hours ago

All that’s left is for them to beat the Spurs.

ManagerEmergency6339 | Spurs

7 | 9 hours ago

we always beat ourselves in the third quarter😭

CharlieShmurked

6 | 9 hours ago

OKC didn’t have a good game but spurs are real

vman5040 | Spurs

5 | 9 hours ago

Neither did the Spurs if we’re being honest. OKC didn’t have a good game because of Spurs’ defense.

CharlieShmurked

3 | 9 hours ago

Yes the Spurs did very very well on D.

Some really great moments from both teams on D.

I got so hype on that Dort block on Wemby.

Small market gang about to terrorize the west for the next ten years.

Short-Cardiologist-4 | Thunder

1 | 42 minutes ago

Yeah all those second tier teams have a real chance if OKC shoots 24% from 3 like this game and the playoffs last year.

IllegitimateRisk | Nuggets

3 | 9 hours ago

The issue with the spurs will be seven game consistency and making adjustments.

That being said, after watching them a few times this season they lowkey look like the most professional team in the league right now.

Competitive-Day-5675 | Lakers

2 | 9 hours ago

They’ve also lost to all the 5-8 seeds: Lakers, Wolves, Suns, Warriors

Akipella | Warriors

3 | 9 hours ago

Spurs are already contenders. They’re just young is all. They will only get better.

Sensitive-Curve-2908

3 | 7 hours ago

This is a big confident boost for them. I guess spurs will make it to the playoffs this year

Due-Stock2774 | Lakers

3 | 7 hours ago

People called me a doomer on our sub for saying the spurs were a threat even without wemby earlier this week. I was just paying them their due because these MFs are a problem

Either_Imagination_9 | Knicks

2 | 10 hours ago

No pressure

Luciolover345 | Thunder

2 | 9 hours ago

Harper and Castle are going to be the best guard duo since Steph and Klay, but both are incredible on defence.

AnkitPancakes | Thunder

2 | 9 hours ago

this is a pretty good resume

Old_Supermarket_7575

1 | 9 hours ago

They only have 5 wins?

New_Essay_4869 | Thunder

1 | 9 hours ago

I wasnt sleeping on them. I had them winning the title this year. For anyone who doesnt believe me, here you are

https://np.reddit.com/r/nba/s/Dk3ej6Zm1Q

TatumBrownWhite | Celtics

3 | 9 hours ago

I still think that’s crazy and they are a year away from that, but I think they have a chance, I think they matchup decently well vs the Thunder.

I have a hard time imagining them beating Denver though.

CharacterPatience416 | Lakers

1 | 9 hours ago

A season or two away IMO

dwrek24 | Spurs

1 | 9 hours ago

No clue where this season end for this young team but you’re gunna have to see about em. You gunna feel em before you advance.

ObiwanSchrute | Pistons

1 | 9 hours ago

East has like 2 maybe 3 good teams and the West is a blood bath

barelyawake126 | Wizards

1 | 9 hours ago

When he finally checked in during the 2nd and immediately controlled the game was nuts. Just kept making plays on both ends. I really hope this kid stays healthy and plays for a long time

loombisaurus | Spurs

1 | 9 hours ago

OKC are a well coached team. But SGA isn’t the Answer. Welcome to the Wemby era.

heresyforfunnprofit | Spurs

4 | 8 hours ago

Wemby isn’t the Answer. He’s the entire Cheat Sheet.

Wise_Ad_112 | Lakers

1 | 8 hours ago

Lakers beat spurs with wemby already and no lebron too

petrosteve

1 | 8 hours ago

I believe denver was missing 2 or 3 starters

PretendMethod7

1 | 8 hours ago

Hopefully the Spurs can stay healthy. I’m just thinking of how the Blazers beat OKC, Denver, and the Lakers and then got plagued with injuries.

sweetbeems | Timberwolves

1 | 8 hours ago

However, they have not beaten the top 6th team in the west (wolves).

Do with that what you will.

stridered | Suns

1 | 4 hours ago

Haven’t beat the Suns yet too.

swords_devil | Lakers

1 | 7 hours ago

You included Lakers? Damn feel surprised

ZOrgasmVendor

1 | 7 hours ago

They also lost back-to-back games at home to Golden State.

Kitchen_Ad5047

2 | 6 hours ago

And OKC lost to Portland of all teams. Shit happens

SwangOn | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

Curry went ballistic against the Spurs. Not much you can do when the goat shooter is hot.

WilsonKh

1 | 7 hours ago

And GSW has beaten Spurs twice while losing to all the above

1October3

1 | 5 hours ago

Fox is the X-factor 💪💪💪👏👏👏👏🔥🔥

tMeepo | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

We match up well against teams that penetrate and bad against teams that shoot 3s

mercfan3

1 | 44 minutes ago

Ultimately I think they’re too inexperienced this season, and a vet team will take them out. But they might beat someone they shouldn’t before then.

And next year, watch out..

Yellow_Curry | Celtics

1 | 11 minutes ago

That’s what having NBA Champion Luke Kornet on your team does.

DonHomer92

0 | 9 hours ago

“Sochan” lol

meatwagon25 | NBA

0 | 2 hours ago

Yeah and just wait until they put together a package with D. Fox/C. Bryant/Sochan/ picks etc and get Giannis.

Wemby, Giannis, Castle big 3 for the next 4-5 years and a big 4 when next year Harper becomes what Castle now

Holy crap

_WhenSnakeBitesUKry

-1 | 9 hours ago

OKC ain’t worried. They had a bad night with the 3 ball. Next game they coming back hungry

heresyforfunnprofit | Spurs

0 | 8 hours ago

Spurs started out 0-11 from 3, and they were mostly open corner looks. OKC can shoot 3s better, but the Spurs can too.

_WhenSnakeBitesUKry

1 | 11 minutes ago

Oh agreed 💯 but Spurs clearly had a better shooting night in 3ball. It was a damn good game

inshamblesx | Rockets

-1 | 9 hours ago

thunder and spurs are the only teams that have a chance at winning the chip this year i fear

Gristle__McThornbody | Lakers

-2 | 10 hours ago

LA probably their more significant win for sure.

NoShape0 | Spurs

6 | 9 hours ago

I would consider this win vs OKC as the biggest of the season honestly

neonbresson | West

2 | 9 hours ago

With OKC big 3 playing too you definitely should

Akipella | Warriors

2 | 9 hours ago

It definitely is. Can’t see how it isn’t tbh

heresyforfunnprofit | Spurs

1 | 8 hours ago

So far, yes, definitely. The LA and Denver wins without Wemby were solid statements too, but this was a slugfest til the end against the top team in the league. December games don’t get bigger than this.

Spurs have now beaten OKC,Denver,Houston,LA.