SPURS GAME DAY! GAME 38: SPURS VS. BULLS, 13-1-2024, 7:30PM (CT)

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Was that Branham throwing it out of reach down low? Probably not used to passing lol

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We haven't scored in 3 1/2 minutes.

I may run out of beer by half time...

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Keldon turning back time driving into the paint versus three defenders lmao TO... *sigh*

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Nice drive Branham...

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Keldon in tunnel vision mode.

I know he made that jumper but he's passing out of last resort not thoughtfulness.

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Yeah this'll be a loooong night...

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One pass and guys just taking turns ISOing. Barely a third pass to be seen with this group: Keldon, Branham, Blake, Cedi, Mamu.

Keldon initiating the O is a big problem.

Another drive, another TO...

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Finally Blake brings it up... Keldon blocked. Not a good Q for him. Sort of reverting to an earlier in his career less polished tunnel vision version of himself.

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1ST Q: SPURS 23 BULLS 35

Loose missed bunny count is around five or six shots.

Keldon tunnel vision pushing it and not getting through.

Devin very passive start with just shots outside.

Tre showing out very well, with 3s and drives though getting blown by by their bigger faster stronger PG.

Dom ok on D shaky on O.

We're not really running anything on O with some groups. It's basically one pass and shot, or extra pass when in trouble then shot.

Not enough movement, not enough passing.

Just keep moving and hustling and playing smarter.

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These Bulls commentators are bad, man...

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Keldon got caught by a screen and stopped as his man drove unimpeded to the rim; Keldon bad too hard a pass to the corner that Sochan couldn't handle. TO.

It's like a collection of bad plays all in one game.

A retrospective of Keldon errors.

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We give up another O board and a 3 against.

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Terrific transition point - we pushed it by Tre, pulled back found Devin I think who found a cutting Sochan who finished very well at the rim.

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Tre Jones! Best game of the season already.

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Ball movement to bucket!

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Dom makes a nice move and spins into an airball baby hook in the paint *sigh*

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Branham is **** braindead defensively man.

Like a **** spectator.

Hands at his sides, bouncing in an open spot not near anyone, and then the ball gets to a space he was just at. Doesn't hustle extra for the 50/50 ball beyond swiping at it.

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Tre right spot right play for the O board putback.

Cooking!

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Ball movement - good things happen.

D to O - good things happen.

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2ND Q: SPURS 55 BULLS 63

It was just a 4-poitn deficit on good team play with points through ball movement and D to O transition. Then we allowed a couple of buckets to end it for an 8-point deficit to the half.

It's better than our play indicates for too much of this game.

Far too many missed bunnies on basic shots guys should have down pat, far too many shots after one or two passes, far too many passes to get out of trouble rather than running a play, far too little movement.

The BBIQ with Keldon and Branham decreases two-fold when they share the court together. Each has tendencies that lean more baseline get your own rather than find others better and it shows. Chucking shots, passing badly when at all, bad court vision, and horrible defensively.

Dom and Julian are good on D but are not making basic shots.

Devin is far far too passive this game, too many outside shots, settling, not initiating drives, missing too much from outside yet tripling down on it.

Times like these I really appreciate Tre. He's single-handedly keeping us in it with a stellar 22 on 7-7, 4-4 from 4, 4-4FTs.

Sochan is struggling from the field but solid defensively. He's taking a beating but not getting calls.

I hope we see more of Blake and Diakite in the second half.

We're painfully thin in the front court so we have to find ways to counter bulk with speed, keep moving, and playing the right way - PASS, move, defend.