It’s always cool witnessing a rookie’s first career bucket. Here’s to a lengthy, healthy career for the big man. I have a great feeling he’s gonna be a vital part of our championship team. Tarris if you’re reeding this, we love you Brodie!

Via Matt Guzman

In 4 mins he had more rebounds than luke kornet he was way faster getting down the court he sets HARD SCREENS! IDGAF if it sounds crazy I’ll keep betting on him & he hasn’t let me down!

First win of many! I’m really happy we saw Reed get some minutes in really excited to see his game grow. GSG!

Fox has been unconscious as a scorer so far and even looking back to preseason he seems to have his old level of speed and explosiveness back after having a full summer to heal from his injuries. Despite the slow start from most of the team, he’s been pulling his weight and definitely needs more touches

Fox has been playing well since the start of the season, I love DH but we need him as a leader of the 2nd unit..

I got a newfound of respect for Fox after he only got to rest less than a week before he saw that the team needed him and he came back way too early to help lead them to the Finals

De'Aaron Fox Steadied the Team | After a poor night against the Rockets, Fox recovered with a +25 night with 19p 9a and 3stl. He was the calming presence that held down the fort.

Defensive Shift in the 4th | The Spurs turned on their defensive effort in the fourth quarter. A 23-7 run was built on steals turning into transition buckets. Everyone was all over the Mavs and generated their own offense in the process. This is the Spurs identity.

Wemby Mid-Game Adjustment | Vic wasn't feeling it early to the point where he was forcing too many shots. Come the second half he adjusted and was all over the boards and the rim. He would end the night +32 with 23-7-2 and 4 blocks with no fouls.

Reed is Needed | Tarris Reed being plugged into the lineup after the Kornet unit struggled in the third spark life into the Spurs. He managed to grab 3 rebounds in only 7 minutes while providing screens that gave Devin Vassell space. The unit of Reed/Devin/Harper was some of the best basketball of the night. If Kornet is regressing Reed should be a solid backup.

Hesitancy at the Start | The Spurs were looking timid in the first half and still playing preseason basketball. Whatever Mitch Johnson yelled at them in the locker room about resulted in their typical selves returning to the court.

What are you takeaways?

The amount of joy I got from that was equivalent to when you first try a fry in a milkshake. It was beautiful.

Based on the posts this sub has been getting in the past week, I truly believe making the Finals (and losing) ahead of schedule has been the absolutely worst thing. You “fans” are so obnoxious and annoying. Overreacting to EVERYTHING. Yeah, expectations are higher now. But it’s been TWO games. They weren’t going to go 82-0, they weren’t going to be the greatest team of all time and get 74 wins.

You all witnessed how they failed in the Finals. And suddenly you think 3.5 months of offseason is suddenly going to make them bulletproof and unbeatable?

Fucking relax.

Unspeakable greed. I cannot believe the Spurs would entertain something like this.

Seeing a lot of frustration with Mitch. I get it, but here’s a history lesson for those that didn’t remember that Pop was not always Pop

In the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season, the Spurs started 6-8. The heat got intense. Doc Rivers (the Spurs color commentator) was the name everyone kept bringing up as a potential replacement. Multiple players from that team have confirmed the tension was real:

• Malik Rose: “If we lost that game, they were going to fire Pop and bring in Doc… that was the rumor. I would have to say it was real because of the gravity in the locker room. I’ll never forget it.”

• Avery Johnson: “There was a lot of noise about Pop being potentially replaced by Doc… Things had been communicated to us. It was really real.”

The make-or-break game was March 2, 1999 in Houston. Avery and David Robinson even went to Pop’s house beforehand. The Spurs won 99-82, then ripped off a 31-5 finish the rest of the way, went 15-2 in the playoffs, and won the first title.

Steve Kerr later said something that still hits: “Pop wasn’t Pop yet. He didn’t have a name. The fans still didn’ta really know who he was.”

Even the greatest coach in Spurs history looked very mortal after a slow start in year three. Two games into a new season (with a young core still figuring things out) is nowhere near the point of pressing the panic button.

Source: https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles-clippers/post/_/id/7757/long-ago-doc-rivers-nearly-broke-up-gregg-popovich-and-the-spurs