Spurs select Victor Wembanyama with NBA Draft's No. 1 overall pick (sports.yahoo.com)
It's finally official: Victor Wembanyama is the Spurs' third No. 1 pick in franchise history following David Robinson (1987) and Tim Duncan (1997).
30yrdscreamer, Wish I'd watched the footy - sounds like a bonkers game
CoolerPseudonym, “Enjoying” these new Spurs third kits.
Many have asked, what the hell is that color?
I’d probably call the color “US Army pink”, after the drab trousers worn as part of the service dress uniform in the 1940s. There was a faint pinkish hue in the khaki. The army informally called the uniform “pinks and greens”.
Anyway, that kit is awful, and I hope I never see it again.
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CoolerPseudonym, @spurs Damn. I redid this post to get the spurs group on chirp dot social to grab and repost it, but it failed
CoolerPseudonym, @spurs Weirdly it’s started to grow on me a little
TiffyBelle, We've looked so much more dangerous with Son at number 9. Solomon has also had a great game in his first start.
I know we're not playing City or anything, but this is the most dangerous #Spurs have looked on attack with this setup than in other games with #Richarlison at 9.
TiffyBelle, @chrisbegley @spurs Guess we'll find out with the sub.
SwellWines, @TiffyBelle @spurs It makes you wonder how Ange will fit Johnson into the mix. Arsenal will be the true test.
GameIsGloryPod, New episode out now
This week we chat about our late, late win against Sheffield United and send lots of love in the direction of Richarlison, Ange and the playing side of #Spurs.
Get it in your ears 👇
https://podfollow.com/the-game-is-about-glory
GameIsGloryPod, @hallenbeck @spurs I think that some of the thinking on selection last weekend may be down to the internationals and how much travelling players had done. I think that Perisic and Richy may be good options against teams that sit back
hallenbeck, Will be interesting to see how much of a horses-for-courses approach Ange takes in future. I see a lot of flexibility for solving problems up front.
I was 50/50 on the selection. Ange is unafraid to make bold, surprising selections, but what with the noise around Richy, it seemed like a gamble with a lot of downside if he'd started him and it backfired.
The story played out perfectly in the end, so all good.
mcnulla,
stevesplace, @mcnulla They want an MVP-quality player or 1st round draft picks. It will probably be a 3-team deal.
mcnulla, @stevesplace
I figured Jrue isn’t on their time line. They prolly want youth/potential. Spurs have so much of that.Wemby is off limits. Doesn’t make sense to trade Vassell. There are a lot of combos that might work after that. The issue is spurs & blazers are competing to be young, slightly different time lines. Best trades help both teams.
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It seems to me that the problem with VAR is time.
If it is clear and obvious it doesn't take long to resolve, but if it needs forensic analysis it can't be that clear and obvious so leave it alone.
When more than one minute has passed since the incident the refs decision should stand.
This 3 or 4 minute nonsense must stop.
TiffyBelle, @beingreal Hard disagree. The right decision is more important than a fast decision.
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If, and it's a monster of an if, the extra time VAR takes produced the right outcome it would indeed be justifiable.
The truth is the version of VAR we currently have is no less flawed than refs were previously.
It does reduce the ref abuse, the directed vitriol, which is a VAR plus.
It's finally official: Victor Wembanyama is the Spurs' third No. 1 pick in franchise history following David Robinson (1987) and Tim Duncan (1997).
beingreal, If you compare our car crash with the season our noisy neighbours are having, can they really be satisfied that 14 games in, over one third of the season gone, that they are only 6 points ahead of us.
Going along at 2.4 pts per game they are going to find it difficult to increase that pace whereas, with a full squad again we certainly should.
I'm optimistic
hallenbeck, @beingreal We're like Rocky. Beaten down but keep getting up. We never stop.
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beingreal, Naturally there are youngsters who assumed that when Harry went a huge name would replace him.
Life ain't like that.
Without CL football we have to build toward the next Harry.I'm happy with Ange and the clubs trajectory. But will Danny boy keep his nerve when things get tough? He has form for overreacting.
Getting Rodrigo Bentancur fit again is like another signing.
KEEP THE FAITH
hallenbeck, And Biss is looking like a new £100m midfielder.
And Sarr looking like he could be too.
Sarr, Porro, Udogie, Brennan are all young with high ceilings.
Veliz and Philips look like good bets.
I'm hoping Scott Munn will make a difference to how the football is led at the club.
P.S.. The Spurs community on Mastodon mostly use the #COYS and #THFC tags and @spurs group. Welcome! 🤍
hallenbeck,
hallenbeck, I can see why we're looking at Brennan Johnson. We need depth on the right wing. Will be interesting to see how Solomon does there.
Here's Johnson's Premier League heatmap for last season at Forest.
cwgrody,
misterprickles, Ilie Dumitrescu on #Dragusin's move to #Spurs:
"It is an extraordinary transfer for him and for Romania. He is the fourth Romanian to arrive there and I have great confidence that he made the perfect choice”
Obviously Gica Popescu and Dumitrescu were Romanians 1&2. Pub quiz time: who was the third?
(Use a CW to hide your answer)
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cwgrody,
BBC5Live, (edited ) 🍴 "What do you mean he brought his own cutlery?"
Jermain Defoe remembers the magic of Dimitar Berbatov 😅
🎧 What it's like to play with an eccentric genius? The Players Channel on BBC Sounds https://bbc.in/3uHqvmd
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cwgrody, Solid win for the #Nuggets. Starters (besides Murray) rested for the fourth quarter while the reserves closed it out. Nuggets 117, #Spurs 106, final.
The numbers:
— Joker: 31 points, seven rebounds, five assists;
— Murray: 15 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists;
— Porter Jr.: 13 points, seven boards;
— Three reserves in double figures: Holiday (13), Braun (13), Watson (10).
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olimould, #Spurs fans: "Yes of course we want to win"
TiffyBelle, That should be game. Richarlison with Spurs third goal, and a great finish too.
We're actually getting value from our £60m center forward. Has Richy turned a corner? If he can perform in the middle consistently, Son will be an absolute menace on the outside.
Great ball from Pedro Porro.
A rampant Spurs are having fun out here! You love to see it.
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cwgrody, Fun matchup between Joker and Wemby. Joker said, “He blocked six or seven of my shots.”
But Wemby didn’t block enough. Joker finished with 42 points, 16 rebounds and six assists, and he got a lot of help from Aaron Gordon (23 points, seven boards) and Michael Porter Jr. (15 points, career-high 16 rebounds).
Wemby, meanwhile, filled up the stat sheet with 23 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists and nine blocks.
Final score: #Nuggets 110, #Spurs 105. Next up: At the #Clippers Thursday. #NBA @nba
TiffyBelle, Full time and an emphatic Spurs victory.
✅ Exciting, attacking football where we capitalize on our chances.
✅ Richarlison netting 2 goals and building his confidence.
✅ Some great wide play by Son and Udogie that ran Newcastle ragged.
✅ Kulusevski's Phantom of the Opera roleplay.
✅ Spurs and #Angeball is BACK, baby!
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cwgrody,