Game Blog: Spurs vs. Grizzlies - 11.28.2008

[timtonymanu]

Mason j!

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason Jr!!!!!!!!!!!!

14pts in the 3rd

[Ice009]

Defense is CRAP. MASON IS HOT.

[ILoveOranges]

14 points in the third quarter for Mason. Dang boy

[Reck]

Duncan just stand there while Darko got the easy bucket...wake up

[ducks]

mason hot

[Borosai]

Roger "I'llBuildYouAHouseWhileI'mDrainingShotsBecauseI'mA Motherfucking" Mason

[timtonymanu]

thank god Mason's on fire because our D sucks.

[milkyway21]

if we can win this one, I hope NO loses to Portland

we can with NO in the WC W-L

[benefactor]

Defense is CRAP. MASON IS HOT.
Its not all on the D though. Memphis is playing hard and has made some tough shots.

[Ice009]

Mason incredible. Defense is AWFUL.

Mason had not so good of a game last game, but tonight it just shows any one of our guards can go off at anytime :).

[Interrohater]

Roger "I'llBuildYouAHouseWhileI'mDrainingShotsBecauseI'mA Motherfucking" Mason
That's hilarious!!:rollin:lmao

[Spurologist]

manu!!!!!!!!!!! from tp

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuu from TP

[ILoveOranges]

Parker to Ginobili! Haven't heard that in a while :D

[ILoveOranges]

Wide open Parker layup!

[Reck]

Manu should really stop making those passes like that. Its ridiculous.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tp!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[timtonymanu]

tp layup! no d from the grizz there!

[Spurologist]

some of Marc's moves are very similar to Pau except a little slower

[Spurologist]

Mason out
HIll in

[pawe]

awww..that was great d by thomas..too bad he fouled gasol

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill an d TP together now

[benefactor]

Hill/Tony/Manu backcourt

[SpurAddict561]

I like the spread of points all across the board


but Timmy is slackin

[milkyway21]

driving lay-up by TP!!!!!!!!!

Mason is hot:tu

George Hill in

[Spurs Brazil]

Omg Tp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Spurologist]

tp is unguardable

[timtonymanu]

TP again!

[Ice009]

This guard attack is INSANE.

[ILoveOranges]

Tp!

[timtonymanu]

i want to see Hill get more points.

[Spurtacus]

Parker looks 100%.


Why aren't we winning this by 20!???

[pawe]

houston, better practice hard for tomorrow's game coz TP is back!

[timtonymanu]

wth just happened?

[Spurologist]

fuck. did kT fuck up the inbound??

[bdictjames]

Wth Is Wrong With This Team

[Reck]

Wow that was painful to watch

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs up only 3 after the 3rd

Awful D in this quarter

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Jeez, talk about taking it too easy - they look like they're just screwing around and have forgotten they're playing an NBA game.

[Spurologist]

Wth Is Wrong With This Team

0 D-fense

[milkyway21]

Go Spurs!


BTW, Dwane Wade is a leader.

5 min 4Q 16pt lead over Sun(set) :lol

[timtonymanu]

the guys are being lazy. dont take anything for granted, Spurs!

[Reck]

houston, better practice hard for tomorrow's game coz TP is back!

We are barely hanging on to the grizz..I'd say its the spurs that need to pull an all nighter to be ready for Houston.

[024]

spurs can't seem to stop mayo. hill doesn't go through screens very well.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Pop will rip them a new arsehole for all that screwing around, and they will steamroll the 4th.

[Ice009]

Jeez, talk about taking it too easy - they look like they're just screwing around and have forgotten they're playing an NBA game.

I agree with Ruff. Spurs are just taking it easy for some reason and playing around out there. I don't see the usual effort of defense or the focus or anything good really.

[pawe]

hill has no fear!

[timtonymanu]

Kt!

[milkyway21]

Spurs in FULL force. TP & Manu back but just a 3 pt lead.

what went wrong?

[Hemotivo]

Memphis 72, San Antonio 77

[Spurtacus]

WTF is Ime doing out there. He thinks he's Kobe.

[timtonymanu]

KT getting boards!

[SpurAddict561]

It's gonna take time for EVERYONE to get chemistry now....come on

it's the first game for both of our 2 & 3 top players back and the backups have been hot for us

[Spurs Brazil]

Great plau Mason

Ime must stop forcing those shots. Damn

[benefactor]

KT continues to look very active. I cannot stress how important that is for us.

[Spurs Brazil]

V.Palmer is the worst referee in the world

[outmap]

The refs are screwing Hill!

[Spurs Brazil]

Finley from Hill!!!!!!!!

[ILoveOranges]

Effortless by finley

[timtonymanu]

Finley!

[Spurologist]

good patience from hill. penetrate and dish. FIN with the nice floater inside

[Spurs Brazil]

Thomas J!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[timtonymanu]

KT is officially back!

[bdictjames]

Hill is AMAZING

[Spurs Brazil]

Ime is pathetic

He must go to the doghouse

[Ice009]

Gay is good.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Gay just having his way. He should be a superstar in a year or two if he can work on the D and passing.

[ILoveOranges]

Thomas seems half a step slow, but looks good. Much much better than before.

[benefactor]

Ime has ZERO chance at staying with Gay. Imagine what Houston would look like if they would have kept Gay instead of trading him for Battier.

[Spurologist]

Hill showing good understanding of the NBA games so far, He has really improved since summer leauge

wonder where those doubters are that were ready to dump him based on summer league

[Reck]

Thank you Udoka, thank you for contribution 0 points and fouls

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

And now league pass is working perfectly... WTF? One moment continually shitting itself, the next flawless. Hmmmmmm...

Nice to have league pass (when it's working!)! :lol

[benefactor]

Udoka or Bowen must go....Both are ugly offensive players.
Fail.

[Spurologist]

WTF is Ime doing out there. He thinks he's Kobe.

what are you talking about. A baseline fadeaway in the post with a hand in the face is Ime's signature shot.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Poor Ime. Yet another player who played better elsewhere.

What is it about the Spurs that ruins a lot of players' games?

[AFBlue]

Poor Ime. Yet another player who played better elsewhere.

What is it about the Spurs that ruins a lot of player's games?

In fairness, he had one decent season before he became a Spur...no major track record.

I was hoping he could be Raja Bell....clearly I've overestimated.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Mason sure ties a quick shoelace! :lmao

[Spurologist]

pull 3 in transition by mason.

not exactly what pop drew up

[Ice009]

Condor.

[ILoveOranges]

Ouch =\. Darko got rolled

[Kori Ellis]

Poor Ime. Yet another player who played better elsewhere.

What is it about the Spurs that ruins a lot of players' games?

He was actually never that good.

[benefactor]

You must be related to them......they both FAIL!
You must not want to get anywhere near the finals if you want to get rid of Bowen.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

In fairness, he had one decent season before he became a Spur...no major track record.

I was hoping he could be Raja Bell....clearly I've overestimated.

Yeah, but he has regressed since he came here is my point, and that happens to a lot of players. I think it's the system - some players just never quite adjust their games to fit here.

[Reck]

Yeah I saw that..he stepped out of bound

[timtonymanu]

cmon Finley!

[Reck]

We're pretty much done.

[timtonymanu]

seriously fuck Udoka!

[Spurs Brazil]

Ime is losing this game for us

His defense is pathetic

[loveforthegame]

Udoka the foul machine.

[Ice009]

FUCK get IME OFF THE COURT.

[bdictjames]

Is it wrong when I say Parker was to blame for the loss?

[benefactor]

Manu...right on cue.

[Spurologist]

manuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
3333333333333333333333

[timtonymanu]

Manu 3!

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu tres!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mVp]

Manuuuuu

[ILoveOranges]

Barely into the game and a rebound and a 3 :) Go manu :D

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

OTOH, Money Mason is the anti-Ime.

[benefactor]

Hill and 1.

[Spurologist]

Hilllllllllllll

and 1

87-79 spurs

ft coming........good

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill and one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pass the dAMN ball Ime

[mVp]

Hill!!

[Ice009]

Condor Hill!

[timtonymanu]

Hill and 1!

[loveforthegame]

Why did Finley go out instead of Udoka?

[milkyway21]

ladies & gentlemen

Miami nipped Phoenix tonight

:lol @ Amare imitating Duncan's 3 3 sec 4Q

losing their 6th game of the season just like the once struggling Spurs

[ILoveOranges]

Pretty pass by Udoka

[Deimosfobos]

Memphis shooting 53%... where is our D?

[carina_gino20]

what's wrong with Tim tonight?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Parker Ginobili Mason Hill - that is the best guard rotation in the league.

[Kori Ellis]

what's wrong with Tim tonight?

Turkey hangover.

[anakha]

We're pretty much done.

You were saying? :lmao

[ducks]

duncan 5 points

[Spurs Brazil]

what's wrong with Tim tonight?

Darko playing very good D on him again

[Kori Ellis]

Have you seen many games this year? If you are counting on Bowen to get us to the finals we are in trouble. He is done, he got toasted by everybody last year with the exception of Peja....and this year he cant defend anyone, and we all know on offense we play 4 on 5 when he is on the floor.

I would love for him to prove me wrong, but he cant stay infront on anyone, is missing shots, not rebounding well.......why have him out there?

He's actually played good defense for the last couple weeks. And he had a very good defensive year last year, outside of Kobe in the playoffs. But hate on.

[anakha]

Have you seen many games this year? If you are counting on Bowen to get us to the finals we are in trouble. He is done, he got toasted by everybody last year with the exception of Peja....and this year he cant defend anyone, and we all know on offense we play 4 on 5 when he is on the floor.

I would love for him to prove me wrong, but he cant stay infront on anyone, is missing shots, not rebounding well.......why have him out there?

Then you haven't been watching the past several games.

[Reck]

You were saying? :lmao

Dude that was frustration talking.

You always with the failness.

[anakha]

Dude that was frustration talking.

You always with the failness.

You always with the excuses.

[Spurtacus]

Silly Manu

[Spurs Brazil]

TD and one!!!!!!!!!!

[carina_gino20]

haha. :lol. Okay, I can't see the game so I was wondering about Tim's stat line. Loving the 12 rebounds though. And the other guys seem to be holding up the load pretty well. Hang in there, Spurs!

[timtonymanu]

Duncan and 1!

[Warlord23]

duncan 5 points

STFU hater

[Spurologist]

and timmay

[ILoveOranges]

Dude that was frustration talking.

You always with the failness.

So angry :wow

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Have you seen many games this year? If you are counting on Bowen to get us to the finals we are in trouble. He is done, he got toasted by everybody last year with the exception of Peja....and this year he cant defend anyone, and we all know on offense we play 4 on 5 when he is on the floor.

I would love for him to prove me wrong, but he cant stay infront on anyone, is missing shots, not rebounding well.......why have him out there?

I disagree, to an extent. He looked terrible in the first 5-7 games, but has come on and played some great D in crucial stretches since. Sure, we need others to take up some slack because he's not who he was 2 years ago, but he still has it.

Oh, and he's shooting very well (47.5, 40 from 3), and never was a great rebounder. :lol

[Reck]

You always with the excuses.

And you always so so lame.

That's not a excuse..that was..frustration..or aren't you watching the game?

[Spurtacus]

Rudy Gay should be a Spur. We need a young scorer at SF.

[Reck]

So angry :wow


Hell yeah I was..mainly at Ime

[timtonymanu]

whos that fucker that keeps whistling when Duncan takes FT's?

[anakha]

And you always so so lame.

That's not a excuse..that was what it was..frustration..or aren't you watching the game?

:lmao at you passing off a prediction that the Spurs will lose the game as 'frustration'.

Your feet must hurt from the constant jumping on and off the bandwagon.

[Spurtacus]

I thought Udoka was going to miss that...

[Spurologist]

Ime Udoka

[Spurs Brazil]

Ime from Mason Jr

[timtonymanu]

Ime finally!

[ILoveOranges]

Hell yeah I was..mainly at Ime

Well, that's understandable. But hey, he just made a layup :D. He was pretty decent last year...

[Spurtacus]

Timmy has taken this game over.

[ILoveOranges]

And Duncan!

[Spurologist]

TD spin move and1

[Spurs Brazil]

TD fantastic play and one!!!!!!!!!!

[timtonymanu]

man, i can never see any of the nice plays coz the feed is always pausing on me.

[benefactor]

Have you seen many games this year? If you are counting on Bowen to get us to the finals we are in trouble. He is done, he got toasted by everybody last year with the exception of Peja....and this year he cant defend anyone, and we all know on offense we play 4 on 5 when he is on the floor.

I would love for him to prove me wrong, but he cant stay infront on anyone, is missing shots, not rebounding well.......why have him out there?
You are just making stuff up now...or you are going off his performances in the first few games. He has looked very good defensively over the past 6 or 7 games and he even helped some offensively when we were without Parker and Manu. How many games have you seen?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Wow, these guys look like they're having fun! How things can change, eh? ;)

[timtonymanu]

timmy!

[mVp]

What a move by Timmy....

[pawe]

thats a HOF move right there!

[timtonymanu]

fuck Mayo!

[SpurAddict561]

now Timmy wakes up

what a nice veteran role model

let everyone else score all game then do the clean up

[Spurologist]

imeeeeeeeeeeee againnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

33333333333333333333333333333333333

[Spurs Brazil]

Ime 333333333333

[ILoveOranges]

Yay Udoka!

[timtonymanu]

Ime 3!

[Reck]

:lmao at you passing off a prediction that the Spurs will lose the game as 'frustration'.

Your feet must hurt from the constant jumping on and off the bandwagon.

You think I'm some kind of profesional broadcaster or something. lol at your fail.

I am just a simple guy that gets frustrated when his team is losing. You should show some emotion too.

[Spurologist]

mayo is unreal.

all fadeaway shots

[Kori Ellis]

You are just making stuff up now...or you are going off his performances in the first few games. He has looked very good defensively over the past 6 or 7 games and he even helped some offensively when we were without Parker and Manu. How many games have you seen?

Just ignore him. He also called Tim Duncan a WNBA player in this thread.

[Ice009]

Extra pass from Hill to Udoka for 3. Great team play from HILL.

[Jobbs]

love the 3s


but it will be our downfall

[024]

hill really sucks at fighting through screens.

[Spurtacus]

100!

[ILoveOranges]

Woohoo! Go Spurs!

[Spurologist]

love the 3s


but it will be our downfall

not tonight

[milkyway21]

Mayo has a future. He's good

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Mayo looks about 47!

Gay needs to get his head straight - those two missed 3s were terrible.

[Reck]

Mayo is too good.

[anakha]

You think I'm some kind of profesional broadcaster or something. lol at your fail.

I am just a simple guy that gets frustrated when his team is losing. You should show some emotion too.

There's being frustrated, and there's going overboard.

Guess where your 'we're done' prediction lies?

[ILoveOranges]

Tony to Thomas!

[timtonymanu]

KT from TP!

[Spurtacus]

Gay-Mayo tandem is pretty good.






:lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

What a move by Timmy....

Actually, it was just a drop-step, but he makes it look pretty. ;)

[timtonymanu]

the defense is major shit!

[SpurAddict561]

Mayo is lighting it up for my fantasy team lolll

[benefactor]

Just ignore him. He also called Tim Duncan a WNBA player in this thread.
Man...that's a borderline bannable offense. He'd better be glad duncan228 isn't a global mod. :)

[ILoveOranges]

30 for mayo :O

[alchemist]

chemistry is the only thing holding the Spurs back right now.

[ducks]

Is it wrong when I say Parker was to blame for the loss?

:rolleyes:rolleyes:rolleyes:rolleyes

[bdictjames]

:rolleyes:rolleyes:rolleyes:rolleyes
I meant loss of defense.

[ILoveOranges]

Suddenly we have a deep bench.

[Kori Ellis]

Bowen was actually doing a great job on Mayo early in the game (same with last time they played Memphis the other night). But when Bowen's off of him, Mayo goes wild. Mayo and Gay are both damn good, though. Can't expect to hold them down.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I understand what your saying, my point is he is a poor rebounder, no threat on offense and now his defensive skills have slipped. Its one thing to have a guy out there who is a total lock down defender but cant give you much at the other end.....but when you go from lock down to just a good defender, your lack of other skills hurt your team.

And remember we have this problem at not only SF but Center as well. Can we win the west with below avg players maning the 3 and 5?

Well, he is still lockdown in stretches, and I think that's what you were overlooking.

He'll play fewer minutes this year, and rightfully so now that we have Manu and TP back.

As for winning the West, I don't think that will happen whatever we do.

Yes, we need a big, and yes we need a long 3, but you were saying Bowen is done and, while I thought he was in the first 7 games, he's since proven that he's not, he just has to be used wisely by Pop.

[SpurAddict561]

chemistry is the only thing holding the Spurs back right now.

Definitely....

once we get some chemistry, it's overrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Bowen was actually doing a great job on Mayo early in the game (same with last time they played Memphis the other night). But when Bowen's off of him, Mayo goes wild. Mayo and Gay are both damn good, though. Can't expect to hold them down.

Indeed.

BTW, hi Kori! Long time no see. How are you?

[Spurs Brazil]

Mason Jr 33333333333333333333333333333333

[Spurologist]

masonnnnnnnnnnn

3333333333333333333

from tpppppppppppppppp

[Capt Bringdown]

Why would TP be in the game at this point?

[timtonymanu]

Mason 3!

[ILoveOranges]

High scoring game huh? At least our offense has been sparked

[Spurs Brazil]

TP and one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[timtonymanu]

TP layup!

[Reck]

Why would TP be in the game at this point?

To get and 1s of course.

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs win!!!!!

[SpurAddict561]

Roger is definitely money from downtown....

he consistently shoots the 3...I love it

Brent who?

[milkyway21]

the defense is major shit!right 90+ pts.
but still it's a W. I'm okay with that.

D on Houston is a must though.

20 pts Ma$on
GHill 7 assts :D

[timtonymanu]

Spurs win!

[td_tp_manu]

31 assists seems a lot

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

TP Hill
Mason Manu Finley
Bowen Udoka

Suddenly that PG/swing rotation looks pretty damn solid.

Time for ian mahinmi to become Superman II, and we're all good! :lol

[benefactor]

9-6 baby...gaining momentum.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

31 assists seems a lot

That's what we need to see. When the Spurs are passing well, that offence becomes very hard to stop.

We win something like 90% of our games with over 20 assists.

[Spurs Brazil]

TP 15pts 7asts - 16 minutes
manu 14pts 2asts - 20 minutes

[ducks]

hill 7 assist aslo

[Kori Ellis]

With the helter-skelter substitution patterns and playing all 12 guys, I didn't expect the Spurs D to be great tonight. But it was a good win.

And TP's 15 and 7 in 16 minutes is a great sign of things to come.

It's good to see him and Manu getting healthy.

[ILoveOranges]

15/7 by Tony in 16 minutes. I'd say that's pretty impressive

[Spurologist]

TP 15pts 7asts - 16 minutes
manu 14pts 2asts - 20 minutes

the definition of efficient

[mVp]

4th consecutive victory :smokin

Our backcourt is awesome.

Our D was crap, but a win is a win... let's hope it gets better for tomorrow.

[tomtom]

balanced offense tonight, good sign

[duncan228]

Spurs 109, Grizzlies 98: Parker returns (http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/spursworld/2008/11/gameday_spurs_vs_grizzlies_1.html)

FOURTH QUARTER

Tony Parker had 15 points and seven assists in his return from an ankle injury and Roger Mason Jr. had 20 points and a big third quarter to help the Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies 109-98.

Tim Duncan had 11 points, his lowest scoring output of the year, and 11 rebounds. Duncan completed a three-point play with 4:13 left in the game that extended the Spurs' lead to 13 and got to sit out the final three minutes.

Parker went back into the game for the third time with 4:30 remaining.

The Grizzlies were making a run and cut the lead to 82-79. The Spurs answered with a 3-pointer from Manu Ginobili and a three-point play from George Hill. The Spurs lead 88-79 with 6:03 left in the game.

The Spurs opened the fourth quarter with a lineup of George Hill, Roger Mason Jr., Michael Finley, Ime Udoka and Kurt Thomas. Thomas had five points in the first three minutes of the quarter and the Spurs led 82-74 with nine minutes left.

THIRD QUARTER

Mason scored 14 points in the third quarter and Tony Parker was up to 10 points and five assists as the Spurs finished the period with a 73-70 lead.

Parker hit the floor for the second time at the 5:18 mark of the third quarter. He was part of a three-guard lineup with Mason, and Manu Ginobili. Tim Duncan and Fabricio Oberto were also on the court.

Parker hit his first shot of the second half, a jumper, but then left a runner short on his second attempt.

The Spurs went on an 8-0 run that included back-to-back 3-pointers by Michael Finley and Mason to take a 58-46 lead with 7:22 left in the third quarter.

SECOND QUARTER: PARKER ENTERS THE GAME

Ginobili had nine points to lead the Spurs to a 46-36 halftime lead and Parker was making baskets and assists in his return.

Tim Duncan had a quiet half offensively with only one basket and three points, but eight rebounds.

Parker played almost seven minutes in his first stretch on the floor. He hit 2 of 3 shots for four points, four assists and one rebound. George Hill replaced Parker at the 5:15 mark.

Talk about not making a grand entrance, Parker practically snuck into the game. He made his return to action by starting the second quarter. He wasn't even announced when he entered the game. Despite that, fans started to cheer the first time he dribbled the ball up the floor.

The first time his name was called was when he was whistled for a charge.

Parker had a quick impact on the game, however. He had a made basket on his first field-goal attempt, three assists and a rebound his first three minutes of the game. That helped the Spurs go from a one-point edge to a 25-18 lead.

FIRST QUARTER

Ginobili and Hill combined for nine points in the last six minutes of the first quarter and the Spurs finished the period with a 17-16 lead.

Ginobili entered the game at the 6:35 mark. He made his first two shots - a drive through the left side of the lane and a 3-pointer with a defender in his face. A Duncan free throw put the Spurs in front 13-12 for their first lead of the game.

Finley hit his first shot and Mason drilled a 3-pointer. Both struggled with their shooting on Monday. The Grizzlies lead 9-7 at the first timeout.

The Grizzlies started out with a big front line: 7-foot Darko Milicic and 7-1 Marc Gasol on the floor together. Milicic was guarding Duncan at the beginning of the game.

PREGAME: PARKER COMING OFF THE BENCH

Spurs starters: Roger Mason Jr., Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan and Fabricio Oberto. Inactive are Jacque Vaughn, Blake Ahearn and Ian Mahinmi.

Tony Parker is expected to play when the Spurs take on the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at the AT&T Center.

Parker suffered an ankle injury the fifth game of the season and has sat out the last nine games. For the first four games before he was hurt, he averaged 33.2 points and 7.2 assists per game.

The Spurs have won six of their last seven games and have let their opponents crack 90 points only twice in that run. Tonight they will try to extend their overall win streak to four games - which would be their longest of the season.

George Hill and Roger Mason combined for 38 points in Monday's 94-81 victory over the Grizzlies in Memphis. Hill followed that up with Wednesday's double-double - 19 points and 11 rebounds in a 98-88 victory over the Chicago Bulls at the AT&T Center.

Those last two games also marked the first two games of the season for Manu Ginobili, who had offseason ankle surgery. Ginobili recorded 12 points in 11 minutes of playing time in his season debut against the Grizzlies and 15 points in 18 minutes against the Bulls.

The Grizzlies have lost eight of their last nine games, including Monday's loss to the Spurs.

- Joe Alexander, mySanAntonio.com

[Capt Bringdown]

This team is fun to watch. I could really see the Horry of 2005 fitting in...we need a big like that.

[milkyway21]

:toast: San Antonio Spurs for the winning streak!

pls do the D against Houston

[Anti.Hero]

How nice is it to have Manu and Tony on the bench while Roger Mason keeps the offense scoring.

Huge problem solved from last year.

[dougp]

7-1 ... yay

[ducks]

if spurs had mason last year against lakers
spurs would have beaten the lakers

[ducks]

be intersting to see the minutes tomorrow against a good team
and not on a back to back

[raspsa]

I like how Pop allocated playing time. Manu and Tony are just at the right pace and TD getting just over 30 minutes.
When everyone contributes offensively the way they did tonight, it really lessens the pressure on Pop to play the Big 3 more than he'd like.

[milkyway21]

notable stats:

I'm so impressed with TP tonight.

13 min 5-8 FG 6 asst

and

Hill

19 min 3-5 FG 7 assts 6-6 FT 3 rbds

[pawe]

Less wear and tear on TD. Healthy Manu and Tony for the playoffs. Development of Hill and proper integration of Mason on the Spurs system. I like!

[ShoogarBear]

if spurs had mason last year against lakers
spurs would have beaten the lakers

I shudder to admit that I've been having this same thought all year.

[timvp]

-TP looked healthy.

-Manu wasn't as stiff.

-RMJ is deadly as a 4th option.

-Hill adjusted to whatever role he was put in.

-Gay and Mayo consistently hit tough shot after tough shot.

[timvp]

I shudder to admit that I've been having this same thought all year.

[ShoogarBear]

-TP looked healthy.

-Manu wasn't as stiff.

-RMJ is deadly as a 4th option.

-Hill adjusted to whatever role he was put in.

-Gay and Mayo consistently hit tough shot after tough shot.

I hope you haven't been talking to Mrs. Manu.

[ducks]

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

[timvp]

I hop takling haveno't to M.s. been Manu

[ShoogarBear]

Mayo = Isiah Rider

Hopefully not in every way.

[Budkin]

I'm loving the depth on this team now... these next 3 games are going to be tough... let's see what these guys can do together.

[Kori Ellis]

Mayo just didn't have enough Bowen on him.

[boutons_]

Spurs 57% vs 55%, that was some excellent offense.

Those Grizz boys can really shoot, a wide variety of shots.
62 pts in the 2nd half in SA's gym!!

[BuzzerBeater]

be intersting to see the minutes tomorrow against a good team
and not on a back to back
yeah, not a good time for the key 1st year players to hit the wall tomorrow but these new guys break the mold. :toast I don't think they're even worried about it but rather Hill, Mason and Tolliver are going to bring back the "game within a game" we used to have, because to me they're really playing right now for the big 3 who are watching: Tony, Timmy and Manu. Mason, Hill and Tolliver swing that way, almost like they've set personal goals of what they want to do, and that focus is reenergizing our D and motion offense.
Just who's doing the guiding for the new guys right now in the Spur's organization?:lobt2:

[milkyway21]

did S.A. gave TP standing ovation like Manu?

[Anti.Hero]

Exactly.

The Old Spurs fell asleep during games.

The New Spurs keep the team constantly hungry.

[ShoogarBear]

It seemed like a setup for a typical Spurs loss in that Memphis was playing well and hanging around and the Spurs couldn't put them away.

Then there came the key steal by Manu and Mason, Hill, and Manu on the break resulting in the Hill offensive putback and 1.

Last year, that would have been Manu, Finley, and Bowen on the break and the ball bouncing off somebody's leg.

[pawe]

I really think the injury to TP and Manu are a blessing in disguise. And no, we dont want anymore blessings for now thank you!

[timvp]

Then there came the key steal by Manu and Mason, Hill, and Manu on the break resulting in the Hill offensive putback and 1. It was Mason, Hill and Udoka on the break and it wasn't an offensive rebound it was a pass from Udoka :reading

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I'm curious to see this roster against the better teams in the league.

Houston may be a b2b, but these next few games should be a good barometer for this team.

[ShoogarBear]

It was Mason, Hill and Udoka on the break and it wasn't an offensive rebound it was a pass from Udoka :reading


That was two beers ago. :drunk

[BuzzerBeater]

That was two beers ago. :drunk
two...???

[m33p0]

i'm predicting a big game from bonner! 20pts 8rbds and a block! go red rocket!
4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal.

[Whisky Dog]

If Memphis can get their defense on point and get some front court scoring out of Gasol and Darko that team can be pretty good. Gay and Mayo are f'n electric if you give them an inch of daylight.

The Spurs may now finally have enough offense to keep role players like Udoka, Bonner, and Thomas from feeling pressure and forcing offense. The role players have looked comfortable over the last couple, and 50+ bench points is looking excellent.

[T Park]

Kurt Thomas, George Hill, Roger Mason, Parker, Ginobili, Udoka were all damn damn damn good tonight.

Hope England keeps working with hill on that jumper, he could be damn near unstoppable if he can get that down. Its a good form, its just not consistent enough...