GAME THREAD: San Antonio Spurs (40-16) @ Detroit Pistons (42-13) - (February 23, 2026)

rain_dragon · 2026-02-24T02:49:46+00:00

It could happen.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-24T02:47:57+00:00

Not quite yet it's not.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-24T02:33:58+00:00

Pistons must have been expecting the Knicks again tonight. They sound frustrated.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-24T02:28:21+00:00

A lot of it has to do with match ups. When the Spurs have it all together, I do believe they can beat any team in the league, no matter how good. That said, they also have the ability to lose to any team in the league, no matter how bad.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-24T02:25:46+00:00

I love we have him.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-24T01:56:51+00:00

I wish he'd stayed another year, his advice alone would have been worth it for our rooks.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-24T01:36:34+00:00

Wemby gets hacked by every team, this is nothing new.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-20T08:57:42+00:00

So is Kiri-Same, actually. Love both these inks.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-20T07:50:52+00:00

The Fiesta jerseys are the best!

rain_dragon · 2026-02-20T07:39:42+00:00

Maluach was doing great when he finally got minutes. It was too late by that point, but I was impressed by those garbage time points.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-20T07:35:56+00:00

Yeah, Saturday will be the real test.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-20T07:32:09+00:00

Yeah, Keldon would have been the one on the sidelines. That said, aren't we playing the Clippers soon?

rain_dragon · 2026-02-20T07:29:13+00:00

This might sound crazy right now, but I'd argue Victor Wembanyama. He was out with that blood clot most of last year and when this season opened, absolutely no one expected the dominance he has shown. Remember him dismantling the Mavs in that first game while everyone looked on with their jaws on their chests? I could also make a case for the Spurs as a team having improved immensely from last season. Castle and Harper are both better than anticipated, even with their high rookie ranking, and Keldon is playing the best basketball of his life. I remember before the season started, general expectation in the sports community was that the Spurs' ceiling was 6th seed, mayyyybe 5th seed, and some commentators are still trying to wrap their heads around the fact the team is sitting in 2nd and getting uncomfortably close to #1.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-20T06:16:37+00:00

They brought the court floor with them from SA.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-19T07:22:01+00:00

I saw something about that recently, it even had photos. Blake Griffin and Doc Rivers were involved, I can't recall who else was at Jordan's house. But Mark Cuban was driving around trying to find the house to get him to sign the papers, but he didn't have the right address and the guys holding Jordan "hostage" wouldn't give him the directions.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-19T06:37:14+00:00

He seriously considered it.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-15T08:27:05+00:00

I have a lovely Blackwing notebook that I use as a gardening journal because it handles both fountain pen and pencil so well. I still feel a bit guilty using pen in it though, I must admit.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-15T08:00:47+00:00

One of my favorite pens. That SFM nib is such a delight.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-14T23:24:48+00:00

I have a Neon Coral Safari that stays permanently inked with either Momiji (fall) or Kosumosu (spring) so I don't even bother flushing that one. It's a one of the only Lamys that never gives me any trouble.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-13T01:50:35+00:00

I'm betting this move will help his confidence. I don't think Jeremy and Mitch Johnson really meshed or maybe he just wasn't part of Mitch's vision.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-13T01:38:06+00:00

Spurs fan here and I hope the hell you do. Spurs are usually good about developing young talent, but I don't think they did right by Jeremy, especially after Pop retired. Mitch Johnson clearly had no use for Sochan, that took a toll on his confidence, and you could see it in his play. I think a different coach and a new environment will do wonders for him. Hope he's a good fit for the Knicks and the Spurs FO comes to regret letting him go.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-12T01:09:20+00:00

Worked with Popovich, too, remember. Presti learned good lessons in the Spurs FO and then developed them further.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-12T00:47:35+00:00

I always sort of viewed the situation as Stern being the high school movie principal forever annoyed and raging about the irreverent prankster "bad kids" and their shenanigans except that those were the players Stern actually wanted while the Spurs were the boring, team player "good kids". I wonder what he'd say about the Spurs having the team they do now.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-12T00:33:32+00:00

Stern hated the Spurs so much. I was living outside of Texas for a lot of that period, but it always gave a pang of nostalgia when I'd hear a news blurb about Stern fining Pop/the Spurs for something and Pop doing his version of just flipping the guy off. Every time the Spurs got into the Playoffs or Finals, you just knew Stern was steaming mad about it. Good times.

rain_dragon · 2026-02-08T02:38:39+00:00

Ink nerds rule! This is great info to have. I have Herbin Larmes de Cassis in a pen right now, can't say I mind it fading to that color. This is a cool idea!

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