Spurs vs. Rockets Feb. 23rd -- Game Blog

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

This is pathetic. No intensity on defense, and in typical Pop fashion are running our offense right into the teeth of the Htown D.

:pctoss

[RobinsontoDuncan]

basicly

[Dre_7]

Good to know aheada time. Now I can take a nap before work, without having to worry about the game, cuz now I know whos gonna win. Thanks Bro.

[CHAMPS AGAIN]

This is pathetic. No intensity on defense, and in typical Pop fashion are running our offense right into the teeth of the Htown D.

:pctoss

If we win you stay out a whole week from this forum you loser give in up so early.

[Gerryatrics]

It looks like Pop isn't going to give Bones solid minutes. I think Ginobli's lost his damn mind. No itensity on either end. Sloppy passing and ball movement. Substandard D. Crappy player rotations...

At Least TMac hasn't started pouring in 15 points ever 30 seconds yet...

[boutons]

Rox beating Spurs with OFFENSE??

Rox sure beating Spurs on the boards, 10 - 5.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Christ Champs, are you watching the damn game?

We are not playing defense, pansies like Rod Strickland and Juwan Howard are working us. We are nowhere to be found on the glass, and the only person who looks like they give a shit at this point is Manu.

[johnny00]

Will everyone please calm down, games aren't won in the second quarter.

[Gerryatrics]

Almost forgot about free throws, and rebounding. At least Timmy is hitting his bankers, there's still hope the Spurs will pick it up.

[SuperManu!!!]

GIve the ball to manu...he will know what to do

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I'm just pissed because given this series this year (Houston 2, SA 0) I figured we'd come out on a mission and destroy their asses. It ain't happening so far.

[slayermin]

Houston is gonna get tired. Did you guys see all those veteran players on their roster?

[boutons]

As I have observed, Spurs offense has serious difficulty against teams that pretend to play defense, and Rockets do more than pretend.

Missed 5 FTs, down by 7.

Spurs may not get 10 ASTs by half, showing how bad Rockets are stopping our offense. Spurs avg 22 AST/Game.

[boutons]

Deke, AGAIN, killing us on the boards, and he's got 4/4 FTs, vs Tony's 0/2.

[boutons]

is Beno hurt?

[RobinsontoDuncan]

yeah the refs are fucking tearing us a new ass hole

[SequSpur]

Rockets are miles better than the Spurs down low.

Mutombo, Howard, Ming are allstars compared to Rasho.

[Dre_7]

Yup, Spurs just suck, right Sequ?

[SuperManu!!!]

If the Spurs win this year the championship, I would like to see if sequ apologize for all the shit he talks

[timvp]

Can the Spurs beat the Rockets for the first time this season?

[Duncanoypi]

basketball is a two half game...dont lose hope!...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Spurs may not get 10 ASTs by half, showing how bad Rockets are stopping our offense. Spurs avg 22 AST/Game.

Our assist numbers suck because of the sets we are running.

[Gerryatrics]

Well, it looks like the Rockets got bored and starting breaking out their Harlem Globetrotter moves. You gotta love the behind the back passes out-of-bounds. 10 TO's are keeping the Spurs alive. Now if Manu and Tim will stop trying to get tossed out of the game, and the Spurs would actually look for an open shooter instead of dribbling into a quadruple team to see what develops, we'd be in business.

[boutons]

"running"

BS. spurs have 6 FB points, Hou is getting back on defense, Spurs getting almost no transition points, and the half-court offense is really schlockly due to Hou defense.

[picnroll]

Duncan is really PO'd at that one ref. TD walked off the court pointing his finger at the guy all the way off the court. That ref keeps f'ing up and TD may pick up a second T.

[Dex]

As long as he doesn't bump into the guy. :oops

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Christ, someone explain to me why the f*ck we are rotating OFF of TMac on defense. If we're trying to lose let me know, I'll go do something else.

[Dex]

P.S. Whatever the refs took before the game, I want some.

[Dex]

Why can't we get any closer than three effing points?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The refs don't have anything to do with this. We're playing like pussies on defense, and on offense Pop is in his ball control offense + defense = wins shit that gets us beat by Houston every time.

[Dex]

Are there any horse socks?

Is anybody listening to me?

</Billy Madison>

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

But I will say it'd be nice if the damn refs would call the over the back on Yao.

Damn...

[Dex]

Guess you gotta be wearing red to get a whistle.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Houston has a 40 year old Rod Strickland out there but we can't run a play for Tony? WTF?

[Dre_7]

FINALLY called a foul on Yao!!

[Dex]

Duncan needs to take it at Yao. He's had his way inside tonight, he's really starting to light it up, and the least he is gonna do is draw that fourth foul or wear Yao down on defense.

Nevermind. He just did it. :smokin

7 straight points by Duncan, Yao stuck to the bench now.

[Dre_7]

Another on Yao?!?!
Alright!!!

[Dex]

Spurs finally take a lead. :king

Tony with the crossover and layup on the break. :blah

[boutons]

Tony pulled a nice Nash there, pushed the ball and snuck by hou in transition for easy bucket and the lead. I'd like to see more that.

[Dre_7]

Now hopefully we can keep this lead!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Our offense should be run through Parker. Houston doens't have anyone quick enough to stay in front of him, especially with rickety old Rod Strickland out there.

[Dex]

I think Aggie may be on to something.

Also, they need to stick with the kickout after double penetration. The Rockets are rotating well when the first guy pulls the drive and dish, but the second is leaving open shooters nearly every time.

[boutons]

What toughly played qtr, and the Spurs won it big. Now the test is to protect te lead in the 4th

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

lol. Jon Barry, you are a shitty role player. Shut your hole.

[Dex]

Whatever the refs took before the game, I want some.

[boutons]

Spurs had bad end to 3rd and bad start to 4th, Rockets now within one basket.

[orhe]

let's go spurs!

[Supergirl]

Spurs getting no help from their bench, though Devin has 3 blocks, I see.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Argh!!!!!!!! Tony, I love ya man, but give up the rock on the 3 on 1 break.

[Dre_7]

Whatever the refs took before the game, I want some.
Amen!

How was that not a foul on TMac?!?!?!

[Dre_7]

Argh!!!!!!!! Tony, I love ya man, but give up the rock on the 3 on 1 break.

Yup! One more pass woulda done it.

[Dre_7]

Yes!! Good couple of minutes!

[Dex]

Biggest lead of game at 7. Just like that.

In a game like this, though, that can change in a heartbeat.

TD with 25, TP with 20, and Manu still chasing his twenny with 14.

[Dex]

Spurs burn one of JVG's timeouts with some inbounds pressure. :smokin

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

BTW, for all the hatas, Rasho is having a great fourth quarter.

[Supergirl]

keep it comin' Spurs. come on. put the clamps on and close this one out.

[indianspur]

parker dunked :wow :hat

[Duncanoypi]

3:09 SA - Slam dunk by T. Parker

whaaat...........? hoooow?

videoooooooooooooo please..........

[SuperManu!!!]

PArker SLAM DUNK??? Min 3:09

IS that possible??? CAN he dunK?

[Duncanoypi]

How about the old title of this thread..."We gonna lose this game"...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Damn, Tony is going off on Houston here the last 5 minutes of the game. I told y'all, they can't control him.

[Supergirl]

yeah, i'd like to see that footage. spurs are rolling now.

[Dre_7]

Wow, TMac had a great 40+ night right Sequ?

[Duncanoypi]

Hey T-Mac...kindly do your stuff...so wheres your buzzr beater?....hmmnnnn

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

oypi,

Have you played sports at all in your life? It's called reversing the karma. :hat

[ChumpDumper]

Whottt will tell you they miss Sura.

The Anderson trade makes alot of sense now.

Pop activated Wilks to stick it to Houston.

[SuperManu!!!]

Question....can parker dunk better than rasho???

[indianspur]

duncan for 3....it cant get any better than this

[milkyway21]

duncan for 3....it cant get any better than this...TD must have read the forum yesterday that he shld start shooting 3s... :lol

LAKERGOD WHERE R U???? :elephant

[boutons]

H U G E game for the Spurs.

48 minutes tough-it-out, never-quit basketball.

And HOU never quit, either.

Tony had his game face on, an absolute rulthless killer tonight.

[usckk]

Who played the point when Tony was on the bench?

[Spurminator]

Who played the point when Tony was on the bench?


Houston.

[boutons]

Tony played 40 minutes, and didn't look tired at the end.

Brent played point when Tony sat.

[usckk]

My question is: Why?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Our offense should be run through Parker. Houston doens't have anyone quick enough to stay in front of him, especially with rickety old Rod Strickland out there.

I told ya so.

[Solid D]

Very aggressive play by the Spurs late in the 3rd and all throughout the 4th. The Rockets ran out of gas and made mistakes. Parker was awesome with his on-ball pressure and was the man in breaking the Rockets down.

Pop kept his key contributors fresh for the 4th. That's the way it should have been managed against a team on a B-2-B.

[Solid D]

70 points by the Big Three (Tim, Tony and Manu) 29 points by the rest. :wow

[wildbill2u]

Team had a 15-3 run in 4th. That's what I like to see--a killer instinct coming out.

Big three played well--and Rasho had a nice 4th quarter on defense with a little offense as well.

[Solid D]

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/TParker_200_050223.jpg

[TDfan2007]

This was one of Tim's best performances of the season!!!

:king :king :king

He was really aggressive and balanced his bankers with low post moves.

Plus perfect free throw shooting and a 3!!!! :elephant :elephant :elephant

btw Tony's dunk was just plain sick.

[grjr]

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/TParker_200_050223.jpg
You owe me hundred bucks Teemy.
I'll get get it back in a few minutes Tony.