***** 2025-2026 San Antonio Spurs Thread *****

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In reply to Guitarsoup • 10:27a, 4/17/26
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This is crazy! And if he's on the floor longer in the playoffs, that bodes well for the Spurs.
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In reply to Enzo The Baker • 2:57p, 4/17/26
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Enzo The Baker said:
I think the Cade and Luka eligibility is BS. That means the Spurs could have filed an appeal for Wemby last year and he would have still been the favorite for DPOY despite the amount of games played. Mobley won't even get all defense this year. What a joke.


Wemby played 46 games last year. These guys were at 63 and 64. Very different
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2:58p, 4/17/26
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Kevin Garnett would be better than Charles Barkley if they put him on TV.
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In reply to Enzo The Baker • 3:16p, 4/17/26
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Enzo The Baker said:
I think the Cade and Luka eligibility is BS. That means the Spurs could have filed an appeal for Wemby last year and he would have still been the favorite for DPOY despite the amount of games played. Mobley won't even get all defense this year. What a joke.


Wemby missed way too many games last year, not comparable situation.

The system needs to be changed to not the number of games but percentage of minutes in a season played. If a guy like Jokic plays just about every minute of every game, but then becomes a couple games short, then it's ridiculous to leave him out.
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In reply to satexas • 3:51p, 4/17/26
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My question is, why did the allow Luka and Cade to be the eligible but not Ant? He only missed by a few games as well.
That doesn't make sense to me.
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4:47p, 4/17/26
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Pop! Hard to see him like this but at least he's feeling well enough to get out.
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In reply to satexas • 5:02p, 4/17/26
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satexas said:
Enzo The Baker said:
I think the Cade and Luka eligibility is BS. That means the Spurs could have filed an appeal for Wemby last year and he would have still been the favorite for DPOY despite the amount of games played. Mobley won't even get all defense this year. What a joke.


Wemby missed way too many games last year, not comparable situation.

The system needs to be changed to not the number of games but percentage of minutes in a season played. If a guy like Jokic plays just about every minute of every game, but then becomes a couple games short, then it's ridiculous to leave him out.

The minutes played rhetoric is what the Lakers fans have been using to bash Wemby and support Luka all week.

The problem with that line of thought is that the entire reason for the games minimum came about because fans hate it when they pay hundreds of dollars to go to a game and their favorite player is skipping it to rest when they do not have an injury.

So a guy can play 30mpg for 67 games and reach 2000 minutes. But they could also play 52 games for 38 minutes (how many MPG Tyrese Maxey played) and reach 2000 minutes.

But reaching that minimum in 52 games means that there were 30 games they didn't play so 30 games that the fans paid tons of money to go see that star and the star didn't play.

The rule is about the fans and TV. And I would rather have a better chance of seeing my favorite player if I buy tickets, even if it means they play fewer minutes. And most fans feel the same way. No one gives a **** about minutes played until they need to use that as an argument for awards. And only two championship teams after the 2013 Heat have had a player average more than 34.5mpg. Those heavy minutes games by stars are going to be on the decline and we aren't going to see many players play the massive minutes that Maxey and Amen did this year, because it is bad for the team's playoff success. Heavy minutes teams (like Thibs and DAntoni teams) tend to falter in the playoffs because their legs are dead.
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In reply to Guitarsoup • 6:49p, 4/17/26
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It also doesn't matter where you draw the line. As soon as there is a line someone is going to end up just on the wrong side of it.
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In reply to jteagle • 8:35p, 4/17/26
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jteagle said:
Pop! Hard to see him like this but at least he's feeling well enough to get out.


https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7206454/2026/04/17/gregg-popovich-spurs-practice-nba-playoffs/


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Keldon Johnson, who played five seasons with Popovich and is the longest-tenured current member of the team, maintains a close relationship with the man who shaped his career in San Antonio.

"He looks amazing. He's doing great. It's always good to see him," Johnson told The Athletic last week, noting that he just talked to Popovich in the gym the day before. "He stays in touch. He texts me or calls me from time to time, probably every other day."

Popovich checks in with Johnson to provide feedback on his play, telling the Sixth Man of the Year hopeful what he needs to work on to get better.

"But at the same time, he's very encouraging, telling me that he's proud of me and things like that," Johnson said. "I mean, he's definitely still himself. He's still sharp. He's still very much Pop. He has not skipped a beat at all."
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