I like these Austin games but I would be beyond pissed if I were still a season ticket holder and they took a game vs the defending champs and Jokic v Wemby out of the package so they can “expand their market”. The nets? Sure. But that was one of the marquee games of the season, even as shitty as the spurs played in it.
Is it, though? I'm talking about creating his own shot in an NBA game against NBA defenders, not against some aggie bumblefuck in the SEC. Don't get me wrong, Sheppard can hit a step back three like nobody's business and it's not hard to see him as a pick and roll lead guard (because lord knows you can't go under a screen against him). But he's not someone that you can throw the ball to with the shot clock about to expire who is going to make chicken salad out of chicken shit and go get you a bucket. He's just not. Sorry.
I'm not disparaging him. He's a very intriguing player and he's got a one of the most unusual projections to the next level that I've ever seen. The way he fills a stat sheet on the defensive end is almost logic defying for a guy with his size and athleticism. If you believe in the advanced stats, he's out of this world across the board. He does everything but get to the line and rebound. He's going to be a polarizing prospect and it's going to be interesting as hell to see where he goes in the draft.
I'm still on the fence about him, myself. I could talk myself into him being anywhere from a top 3 player on a championship team to a Fred Vanvleet to an Austin Reaves to a Desmond Bane to a Steve Alford.
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He’s a nice player but if the spurs draft a 6’3” tweener with negative wingspan who can’t create his own shot with the first pick in the draft I’m chucking Gregg Popovich head first into the river in front of Dicks Last Resort.
Yeah I don’t know if this recent stretch is real or not, but my man is on a heater. He’s always had a nice midrange game but the entire offense would open up if his three point shooting is legit. He’s also playing harder/better on defense.
We have to remember how young this team is. Branham is just 20. I like what we’re seeing from Wesley too. He’s doing a great job setting up his teammates. He had 9 assists tonight in just 20 minutes and he’s got so much upside as a perimeter defender.
I know the warriors were sans Curry and Looney, but that’s just a pathetic L for them at home against the spurs without their best two players. That wasn’t exactly heart of a champion effort tonight.
Whatever. It’s nice to see the Spurs finish one out and get a dub. 32-50 still in play.
We did that trip last June plus Victoria, which I would highly recommend. We flew into Vancouver for a couple of days, took the ferry to Victoria for two nights at the Empress and then took another ferry to Seattle for a couple of days before coming home.
I’ll try to remember some of the Vancouver spots but I would advise avoiding Chinatown (or at least the part of it we walked through) unless you want to watch folks shooting up in the middle of the street at 10:00 am.
I feel your pain. Wemby is sitting out tonight with a twisted ankle in a critical matchup for the 13 win Spurs against Sacramento.
But this KAT thing really is a bummer. I feel a little ripped off by the injuries that precede the NBA playoffs each year and it seems like they are increasing, despite whatever advances we've made in medicine and load management. Maybe it's selective memory, but I just don't remember it happening as much back in the day.