[Highlight] Spurs lead by 25, Wolves haven’t scored all quarter after Carter Bryant gets the oop from Castle
I don’t care if it’s controversial. I don’t care if it’s frowned upon to say…. I’ma say it:
…I don’t think it’s very fair that the Spurs have so many good young players.
It’s unreal they tanked for about 2 years and netted the 1st overall, 2nd overall, and 4th ovreally picks that all hit
There are historical tanking teams who have not even got nearly that good of draft luck lol
Spurs got legendary legacy buff luck lol
Remembanyama the Alamo or whatever
Hey we had 3 top 2 picks in a row ourselves and didn’t really hit as well.
To be fair, they weren’t the WORST picks, and some were pretty key to big trades, so it’s all ok
Morey would’ve traded two of those players by now.
It’s fair that they have a lot of young players but yeah the fact that THOSE young players are already good is unfair haha
Spurs developmental staff needs a massive shoutout here. It’s not just “THEY GOT LUCKY.” Look at the work they’ve done with Castle as a great example.
Yes, they’ve had Top 5 picks. But they also develop their players as well as anybody.
I watched a fair number of your games this year and there’s still dudes I never remembered watching absolutely cooking us rn. I guess we were probably that for the nuggets fans too…
Also Vassell and KJ have been excellent complimentary pieces to Wemby and co.
Wolves really traded 5 1st round picks for Gobert who has….
0 points and 2 rebounds right now
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Yeah it’s unfair to get mad at Gobert for being unable to guard Wemby. Jokic is very straight forward with his offense, it’s just that normally he’s so good that it doesn’t matter. Wemby is something else entirely
not when they coulda had 5 picks to use instead for a real superstar
Seeing as there have been countless draft picks in NBA history and what, 2 guys that have ever won 4 DPOY’s? You could hit on a super star that could be anything! It could even be someone good enough to win DPOY multiple times!
no idea why you think these awards means he’s better. especially when he falls off hard in playoffs
uhh where did I say you had to keep the draft picks? you coulda traded those picks for a real superstar
You gotta remember before the Gobert era, where was our franchise? Nowhere.
the Gobert era? LMAO
this is and always has been the Ant era. they go where he goes
That weakens my point, so I reject your counterpoint
Easiest way to spot a casual is to find out their opinion on Rudy Gobert
I agree but its not the way you think of it
Wolves really traded 5 1st round picks for Gobert
and then had the most successful seasons in franchise history back to back
getting blown out in WCF isn’t the brag you think it is lol
they don’t even make WCF last year if Curry didn’t get hurt. and Gobert couldn’t even average 30 mpg last playoffs.
without gobert wolves are in cancun rn
nah they missed out on a real superstar with those picks they traded for Gobert. woulda made Finals or even won a ring
Lol McDaniels was right. The Timberwolves really only get motivated against us
nuggets are easier to chew up and spit out than spurs are.
Just a better matchup. Timberwolves are good against you. And no offense, the spurs are better.
Offense taken. Not because you’re wrong, but because I don’t know if anyone can stop this offensive play the Spurs are doing
Reddit is going to be shocked when OKC beats Spurs
If the Spurs lose to OKC, It’ll be worse than 9⁄11 for me.
Be prepared bro, first time playoff team vs the defending champs doesn’t fare well.
I’m prepared, but I’m also hopeful that the good guys win.
Has nothing to do with motivation, Spurs don’t have a sloppy white cone defending at the rim and have perimeter defenders
Timberwolves are scoring like 25% fewer points on the paint than they did vs Denver, they mentioned it pregame
Spurs don’t have a sloppy white cone defending at the rim
but but but DBPM and basketball is an offensive game so defense doesn’t matter anyway
Spurs are just better, no shame in losing against a better team, not like they lost in 4 or anything
The Spurs would have done this to you too - probably worse.
If the nuggets had castle and harper instead of braun and brown thats basically the spurs talent level 😂
well it’s easier to score against the serbian than it is against the french guy
They have better defense and our perimeter shooting died with Dante going out. Ant isn’t healthy enough to drive constantly and no one else seems to be able to handle themselves in the paint.
See you guys next season
Spurs D so long man
Pause, main menu, power button
Wolves are fucked even if they were healthy. They got two bigs who can’t play against the Spurs. Randle and Rudy is useless out there.
DAMN it is quiet as hell in there. If fans start leaving, that is gonna be a huge moral loss.
Wolves have gotten blown out the last 2 years in elimination games. this might be the 3rd straight year
Look at Harper running down the court and jumping in sync with CB’s dunk. This team chemistry is something else
I like this game :-)
It’s over Johnny
Guys im starting to think me may lose
Man, the Spurs are freaking scary.
We really had zero chance.
Chet better be saying his prayers now. Wemby is comin.
Why doesn’t Carter Bryant play more he’s better than Champagnie his defense is crazy
Julian is way more reliable offensively and can somewhat create his shot if needed, Carter looks like he’s still learning how to run while dribbling
He still makes a lot of rookie mistakes and he’s not as good of a shooter as Champagnie yet.
Also a big part of what makes his defense so good is that since his minutes are limited he doesn’t have to worry about foul trouble at all. His foul/minute ratio has to be ridiculously high lol
He’s extremely raw. He didn’t start getting minutes til way late into the season. His defense is elite, I’m not exaggerating when I say he’s one of the better defenders in the league as a 20 year old.
These playoff minutes are great for him and I expect fir him to be more in the rotation next season as a reliable 3nD player
Nah, Champagnie does a lot that doesn’t show up on the box score. CB has improved a lot though, the hope is that he is the eventual replacement for him. But he’ll make the eventual rookie mistakes, foul trouble mostly. Also not as willing of a shooter just yet, Champagnie will shoot and definitely forces his man to close out hard on him, make or miss. Makes the spacing with him on the court way more valuable.
Champagnie still offers more floor spacing, but I think from next season onwards, Bryant starts. His athleticism alongside the rest of this squad is terrifying.
Need Champagnie’s shooting to space the floor more than what Bryant brings on D at the moment.
He makes a lot of boneheaded mistakes. Nothing like the beginning of the season but plenty still. Champagnie’s also just the better shooter overall, although he’s pretty streaky.
Useless on offense right now besides transition and wide open threes