Game Blog: Spurs vs. Jazz - Jan. 27

[pad300]

Bowen = secret weapon

Don't think so... Any team dumb enough not to think that Bruce can eat your lunch when he plays D (after 8 years with SA) is dumb enough for us to beat without tricks...

[Yorae]

Manu damn it....

[loveforthegame]

Not a good night for Ginobli at all.

[peskypesky]

this game is WILD!!

[mystargtr34]

9-18 FT
-12 on the boards
Utah shooting +50%
Manu playing like shit.

How are we leading on the road against Utah?

[024]

mason driving is just ugly.

[benefactor]

Though they are not yielding the results I'd like to see, I am liking the aggression by Hill and Mason.

[I Love Me Some Me]

George Hill's energy is infectious, and has the Spurs moving!

[byrdman31]

yeah bruce showing why he should be an allstar....lol

[peskypesky]

Duncan should be able to play rest of game, so I'm not worried.

[mystargtr34]

Timmy with a block

[Manu-of-steel]

nice hustle george

[benefactor]

Mason...

[South Side Spurs Fan]

Manu can't pass worth a damn, and Hill at the rim is about 32%

[benefactor]

We got this.

[peskypesky]

incredible shot from Mason!!!!!!!!!

[tomtom]

wow

[Yorae]

Mason!!!!

[peskypesky]

the bank is open!

[peskypesky]

Duncan = MVP

[mystargtr34]

+16 with Duncan on the court.

[I Love Me Some Me]

Different positions. As bad as Finley's defense is no way Hill can guard the 2/3's in the league.
Neither can Finley.

[byrdman31]

anyone keeping timmys stats?

[peskypesky]

Tony for 2!

[peskypesky]

how many blocks does Duncan have?

[Manu-of-steel]

nice game tony. keep it up

[tp2021]

Manu just fucked up a great defensive possession. 06

[Ice009]

Whoever said this game was wild wasn't joking.

[peskypesky]

"The rash is in effect!." lol

[45 bank shot]

two bad possessions...

[mystargtr34]

23-8-7 with 3 blocks and 2 steals for Timmy.

Bonner with 20

Parker has 24 and 6

[loveforthegame]

Neither can Finley.

He's been better this year. Hill wouldn't stand a chance.

[South Side Spurs Fan]

Here comes Bonner to slit the Jazz' collective throats...

And what about Bruce on D? He's a jedi...why didn't he make the all-star team again?

[boutons_]

wild game,

Hang On, Spurs

[peskypesky]

Manu just fucked up a great defensive possession. 06

:bang

[Manu-of-steel]

how many blocks does Duncan have?

3 blocks by tim

[tomtom]

3 blocks

[benefactor]

Great defensive possession....then a terrible foul by Manu.

[Manu-of-steel]

22 points, 8 rebs, 7 asts for tim

[loveforthegame]

Charlotte held the Lakers to 16 points in the 1st quarter. They're up 23-16.

[South Side Spurs Fan]

Tim does well when he's playing a slow/vertically challenged defender (Okur).

He only struggles against young strong leapers

[JohnnySixString]

Manu is more of a liability than an asset right now. He needs to stay on the bench tonight and come up with a better motivational speech.

[peskypesky]

play smart, boys

[Pauleta14]

22 points, 8 rebs, 7 asts for tim

+3 BLK
+2 STL

[benefactor]

More missed rotations

[peskypesky]

suck

[Manu-of-steel]

defense!

[Ice009]

Well Matt Bonner sucks in the crunch. This is why no one believes in him.

Soft hands on Bonners rebounding. He needs to hold that ball.

[South Side Spurs Fan]

Mason is a liability on D. It's official...

[benefactor]

Mason really needs to take his head out of his ass on D. By the time Bowen pointed out where he should have been it was too late.

[Yorae]

It's sad to see manu sitting on the 4th quarter.

[peskypesky]

Tim draws foul

[tonylongoriafan]

need to go 4 down every possession

[peskypesky]

another missed ft

[loveforthegame]

I thought Finley was to blame for our bad defense.

[Yorae]

manu come on....

[peskypesky]

don't shoot, Manu!

[benefactor]

15 left on the shot clock...unnecessary Manu.

[mystargtr34]

Damn cant afford to go 1-2 every trip down the floor.

[loveforthegame]

Not a good shot by Ginobli.

[JohnnySixString]

Why did Manu take that blind 3 with 13 on the clock?

[peskypesky]

Spurs pissing this one away

[pawe]

Cmon Spurs, lets get this one.

[Manu-of-steel]

hang on spurs

[South Side Spurs Fan]

I thought Finley was to blame for our bad defense.

6 of one, half a dozen of the other...

[Yorae]

Fuckitty fuck fuck fuck....

[benefactor]

I really hope the D comes together during the RRT. We are far from a championship defensive team at this point.

[Bartleby]

I thought Finley was to blame for our bad defense.

that goes for pretty much any Spurs guard not named Hill.

[HarlemHeat37]

we've looked like the better team for this entire game, but we're barely leading..Bowen should have been on earlier(as usual), Ginobili is killing us, Mason still doesn't know how to rotate, Utah is playing with more energy on the perimeter..

[South Side Spurs Fan]

I don't like this. It's too close and its on the road.

[peskypesky]

Why did Manu take that blind 3 with 13 on the clock?

cause his head is so far up his ass he can't see the shot clock. or the basket.

[thekingrobert]

where's Manu?

[Ice009]

Bonner's offensive rebound turnover was a freaking critical play. Got Utah right back in the game when they went down the other end and hit a 3 to make it a 3 point game.

Bonner needs to play hard and smart now. In crunch time. There is where it is at Matt. Game on the line. Let's go Matt.

[byrdman31]

Mason is a liability on D. It's official...


well he did pretty decent on kobe..

[Ice009]

Why did Manu take that blind 3 with 13 on the clock?

I thought that was a questionable shot at the time.

[South Side Spurs Fan]

we've looked like the better team for this entire game, but we're barely leading..Bowen should have been on earlier(as usual), Ginobili is killing us, Mason still doesn't know how to rotate, Utah is playing with more energy on the perimeter..

Spurs like the early lead, and a close game late. never fails...

[Manu-of-steel]

bad free throw shooting night for spurs

[JohnnySixString]

where's Manu?

Apparently lodged somewhere deep inside his own ass.

[peskypesky]

Maybe it's time to start Manu again. His days as a spark plug off the bench seem to be gone.

[I Love Me Some Me]

I thought Finley was to blame for our bad defense.
He was just part of the problem tonight. That's why he won't see the floor in the 4Q.

[024]

freakin ginobili.

[benefactor]

well he did pretty decent on kobe..
His man defense is ok...team defense, not so much.

[South Side Spurs Fan]

tragic johnson

[Yorae]

Manu....

[loveforthegame]

Ginobli with another missed shot.

[tonylongoriafan]

lmao jerry sloan not doubling duncan

[Capt Bringdown]

Manu sucks, it's official. Not impressed with him at all this year.

[HarlemHeat37]

run it through your best player every fucking time..he's been carrying us every game..there's no reason to run it through Manu McGrady..

[Yorae]

Tim's a warrior....

[peskypesky]

manu(re) is back

[Manu-of-steel]

another miss by manu

[benefactor]

Man we are SUCKING from the line tonight.

[South Side Spurs Fan]

I second Starting Manu.

[byrdman31]

i want duncan to get that triple double but its seems too late

[JohnnySixString]

Tim's a warrior....


and a part time brick-layer as well. :lol

[cnyc3]

oh manu...

[benefactor]

WTF....Pop keeps running plays for Manu he keeps fucking up.

[024]

ginobili....

[tomtom]

boy its hard watching manu tonite

[loveforthegame]

Fuck Ginobli.

[peskypesky]

fuck manu!!!!!!!!!!!!

[benefactor]

Its about damn time........

[JohnnySixString]

Turnovers. What. The. Fuck?

[mystargtr34]

When was the last time tim went 2-2 at the line. Seems like an eternity.

[024]

i like how ginobili just keeps trying. doesn't give up.

[cnyc3]

2 good plays by manu after that TO!!

[tomtom]

speak of the devil at least hes got a few good plays now

[HarlemHeat37]

how the fuck does Ginobili make an impossible shot like that, but he misses a bunch of easy ones? Manu being Manu..

while Ginobili's offense is still lacking heavily, his D has been solid all season..

[peskypesky]

well, manu with a great drive...but it hardly makes up for his crap tonight

[loveforthegame]

Nice layup by Ginobli but it doesn't excuse his play tonight.

[Admidave50]

Finally, Manu with a good play

[Yorae]

Uhm manu closing the game for us?

[benefactor]

I swear...with all the good things that Manu does he cancels it out with his screw ups.

[Biggems]

these refs are hilarious.......they aren't calling anything on anyone but Millsap. Everyone else is allowed to foul at will out there....I haven't seen a game this physical since the Heat/Knicks of the 90s.

[peskypesky]

i like how ginobili just keeps trying. doesn't give up.

i will give him that.

[Manu-of-steel]

make up for your turn overs, manu.

[loveforthegame]

Clutch steal and ft's by Ginobli. I'm sure he'll be a hero but I'm not liking his game lately.

[JohnnySixString]

Free throws. They better fucking make them all now.

[Yorae]

we got this.

[Pauleta14]

Ginobili = dumb & genius........

[boutons_]

Ma$on clutches his FTs.

[peskypesky]

we. can. not. f. this. up.

[ezau]

wow ginobili is our best close but throughout the game, he was crap.

[South Side Spurs Fan]

If we could replicate this late defensive effort all game long we would be champs in 09.

[TMTTRIO]

I wish they would just sit Manu out. He's not ready to play.

[cnyc3]

dammmiiiittt

[Biggems]

what a horrible horrible call

[024]

wtf that wasn't a foul.

[byrdman31]

wow

[peskypesky]

tim??? arrghhhhhhhh!

[benefactor]

Ummm....wtf?

[Biggems]

after all the nonsense these refs have let both teams get away with.......they call that a foul?

[Yorae]

Wtf did duncan do?

[HarlemHeat37]

LOL..this has been a horribly officiated game..it's been on both sides though, both teams have gotten some calls..but it's been a horribly officiated game from the start..

[peskypesky]

fuck these refs

[FromWayDowntown]

same crap, different year.

IIRC, Okur "drew" a foul on a 3 pointer late in a game last year about this time and the Jazz overcame a late Spurs lead to win.

Deja vu?

[pawe]

Aww cmon! dont jinx the spurs with your 100 point bullshit!

[Ice009]

That Was Not A Fucking Foul. You Fucking Faggot Refs.

[JohnnySixString]

Wow. Spurs go out of their way to try and lose games.

[peskypesky]

okur fell down as he took a 3 and they called a bs foul on tim

[Manu-of-steel]

few secs left before our win. go spurs

[45 bank shot]

unbelievable ref job

[boutons_]

Jazz get to score 3 pts with clock stopped

[HarlemHeat37]

please..don't let Finley inbound..

[Ice009]

Maybe it's time to start Manu again. His days as a spark plug off the bench seem to be gone.

Hey I said start Manu at various points this season. I even said it again the other day that Manu and Bruce should both start.

[South Side Spurs Fan]

anything stupid and we lose....

[peskypesky]

arrghhhhhhhh

[South Side Spurs Fan]

comeon guys comeon

[I Love Me Some Me]

for as much contact as Duncan takes just about everytime he has the ball, I can't believe how much he gets called for the slightest contact.

[cnyc3]

rip that shit manu

[Admidave50]

OVER, nice win in Utah ;)

[peskypesky]

Hey I said start Manu at various points this season. I even said it again the other day that Manu and Bruce should both start.

i'm with you. time to be a normal team and start the best 5 players.

[pawe]

YES!! Manu fuckin Ginobili for the nasty rebound!

[024]

i think ginobili just redeemed himself.

[peskypesky]

Manu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[45 bank shot]

I gotta tell ya.
Key to victory is always back to Manu disregarding the how badly he screwed up

[tomtom]

make up for your turn overs, manu.

and so he does :D

[peskypesky]

i cannot fucking believe it...but manu has redeemed himself!

[boutons_]

fucking Manu, shows up when it counts.

What a winner

[HarlemHeat37]

good win..we outplayed them the entire game, and we should have won by more..we had control of the game but lost it, in usual Spurs fashion..

[Yorae]

wtf jazz not giving up calling a time out....

[I Love Me Some Me]

Manu, I forgive you for the first 44 minutes.

[Biggems]

Manu, I forgive you for the first 44 minutes.

do you still forgive him?

[tomtom]

Wtfffff

[cnyc3]

Wtf

[peskypesky]

key to this win?
Jacque Vaughn 00:00

[Manu-of-steel]

i breath a sigh of relief now.

[Yorae]

Manu always sporting a never say die attitude. never give up. you give up when you're dead.

[JohnnySixString]

Manu...you make us love you, you make us hate you.

[angelbelow]

omg manu.. racking up the TOs for my fantasy team =(

[senorglory]

All right, great rebound by Ginobili.

[peskypesky]

did Manu just un-redeem himself?

[45 bank shot]

so many bullshit calls against us

[I Love Me Some Me]

What a bullshit call.

[boutons_]

holy shit, Manu with a stupid foul

[tomtom]

moving on..

defense needs a lot of workk still

[South Side Spurs Fan]

Did Pop just yell at Mase for Korvers open shot?

[pawe]

why the hell are the Utah Jazz playing the mortal kombat theme

[angelbelow]

damn, fin had a poor game.

[peskypesky]

refs did everything they could to give this game to the Jazz

[Yorae]

just as i was typing manu did something awful...

[benefactor]

Game time.

Screw the refs. Screw Utah. Screw Hollinger.

[South Side Spurs Fan]

Did Pop just yell at Mase for Korvers open shot?

[peskypesky]

Can it be that Manu was BOTH SuperManu and Manu(re) tonight?

[Manu-of-steel]

fuck, spurs making it more exciting, lol.

[Crookshanks]

Thank you Manu!!!! 10/11 at the free throw line - the rest of the team 10/20

[Death In June]

What's up with parker, he looks pissed off.

[cnyc3]

monster game by timmy

[balli]

:depressed

[Trainwreck2100]

why the hell are the Utah Jazz playing the mortal kombat theme

cause its badass

[peskypesky]

not a pretty win, but i'll take it.

[Yorae]

Uhm wow almost a quadruple double for manu....(meh)

[Solid D]

Any win in Salt Lake City is a BIG WIN!

[Pelicans78]

Nice win. You guys are a machine. It makes our job just that much tougher.

[ManuTP9]

:flag: good fucking win

[benefactor]

Can it be that Manu was BOTH SuperManu and Manu(re) tonight?
If it is possible, then tonight is about as close as it gets.

[tonylongoriafan]

i will NEVER EVER get tired of beating the utah jazz EVER!!!

[Manu-of-steel]

that's vintage manu. he has very good plays and very bonehead turnovers. but the good outweighs the bad, thanks for the great effort by tim, tony, bonner, and manu, we won. but we need to get back to the basics-defense.

[Yorae]

TP pissed not being allowed to finish the game...

[Ice009]

Wow. Spurs go out of their way to try and lose games.

That was NO FOUL. Don't go blaming the Spurs for that call.

[Budkin]

i will NEVER EVER get tired of beating the utah jazz EVER!!!

Couldn't agree more! Great win for this team! We needed it!

[benefactor]

Any win in Salt Lake City is a BIG WIN!
Agreed. Just rubbing into the face of their garbage fan base makes it worthwhile.

[peskypesky]

If it is possible, then tonight is about as close as it gets.

:lol

[Kori Ellis]

TP pissed not being allowed to finish the game...

Huh? He finished the game.

[cnyc3]

Bonner: those fans over there are not yelling "Argentina", they're yelling "New Hampshire"



lol

[DPG21920]

I like what I just heard from Bonner in the post game interview. They asked him about the Jazz not reading the scouting report and he said he looks forward to nights where teams gamble and leave him open. He wants to shoot.

[td4mvp21]

Fuck, I love beating the Jazz in Utah.

[Yorae]

Huh? He finished the game.

Oh he did? He rarely touches the ball i didn't even notice....maybe pissed at ref?

[Kori Ellis]

Good team win. Manu didn't shoot much (or well) and had a bunch of turnovers at the end, but his rebounding and FT shooting was awesome.

[ClingingMars]

3-0 in Game Blogs!! :D

-Mars

[DPG21920]

He had 4 steals in the lane as well, 2 of which were on mis-matches during switches.

[doldrums]

Good team win. Manu didn't shoot much (or well) and had a bunch of turnovers at the end, but his rebounding and FT shooting was awesome.

4 steals don't hurt either

[timvp]

i will NEVER EVER get tired of beating the utah jazz EVER!!!

:tu

I don't care if it's summer league, any win against the Jazz is a good win.

[Kori Ellis]

4 steals don't hurt either

Yeah he usually has a good number of steals when he turns the ball over a lot. He gets pissed at himself and mixes it up a little more.

[Yorae]

3-0 in Game Blogs!! :D

-Mars

Yay, keep bloaging it!

[mVp]

Manu didn't play well at all... but damn he's clutch, crunch time is Manu time, always has been!

The red rocket was on fire and Timmy was amazing as usual :downspin:

[Pauleta14]

Yeah he usually has a good number of steals when he turns the ball over a lot. He gets pissed at himself and mixes it up a little more.

That's a good point!
He actualy often makes great plays AFTER (because?) dumb ones!
Maybe if you take off the dumb plays...:lol

I mean, of coure he's great, but take off all manu stupid plays/TO/...
and we'd have closed the game earlier/more easily!!

[Pauleta14]

Uhm wow almost a quadruple double for manu....(meh)

:lol

"Quintuple double"...

[Behrooz24]

I wish the AT&T Center crowd could be 1/2 as loud as the Jazz crowd

[mystargtr34]

Why the fuck did Finley play 24 minutes when he didnt do a damn thing.

[SpursPreacher]

I think finley might be a bit tired I think its time to cut back the minutes on him for a while to keep him fresh.

[angelbelow]

pretty awesome win. glad to see us bounce back against a formidable team.

[Ghazi]

Thank you spurs for helping my streak for cash :)

Jeez, Jazz better get healthy quick, they're kinda slipping behind the pack.

[SenorSpur]

Good team win. Manu didn't shoot much (or well) and had a bunch of turnovers at the end, but his rebounding and FT shooting was awesome.

Amen. Without his FTs the Spurs don't win this game. This is the type of outing that illustrates how Manu can affect the game in a positive fashion when his shot is not falling. I just WISH he's cut down on those boneheaded turnovers.

[Yorae]

Winning wall?

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090128/capt.885c20bf742748dc895bbc6d2cdc6972.spurs_jazz_b asketball_slcj104.jpg

Timmy just scare the hell out of millsap.

[Ditty]

I wish the AT&T Center crowd could be 1/2 as loud as the Jazz crowd

it is you should of gone to the lakers game then ha

[duncan228]

Winning wall.

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/wallpaper_090127_1024.jpg

[Lars]

pretty awesome win. glad to see us bounce back against a formidable team.

uhhhh?

[Yorae]

Timmay finally on the winning wall!!!!

[z0sa]

i was certain the winning wall would be tim's ferocious slam on milsap .guessnot

[Manufan909]

That's a good point!
He actualy often makes great plays AFTER (because?) dumb ones!
Maybe if you take off the dumb plays...:lol

I mean, of coure he's great, but take off all manu stupid plays/TO/...
and we'd have closed the game earlier/more easily!!

You can say that for anyone who had a handfull of mistakes. As long as a player has more Assists+steals than TOs, I'm good. And his 9 boards and 13 pts didn't hurt. Hope Manu can find himself on the RRT. When does that start, again?

[Quiet Strength]

You can say that for anyone who had a handfull of mistakes. As long as a player has more Assists+steals than TOs, I'm good. And his 9 boards and 13 pts didn't hurt. Hope Manu can find himself on the RRT. When does that start, again?

It starts Feb. 2 at GS

[spursncowboys]

Red Rocket will make it rain with 6 of 8 3's!!!!

Damn I'm good!!

[Bruno]

Spurs have now a quite comfortable margin over the 9th seed (Utah). Spurs have 7 less losses and have clinched the tie-breaker.

Even if Spurs have a bad stretch due to injuries of just playing bad, they still will be in the playoffs picture.

[balli]

:tu

I don't care if it's summer league, any win against the Jazz is a good win.
Nah, not this year. We're just awful. I'm surprised we didn't get blown out by 30 actually. :depressed

[mystargtr34]

Nah, not this year. We're just awful. I'm surprised we didn't get blown out by 30 actually. :depressed

Missing your 3rd and 4th best players makes a difference. A healthy Jazz team is a second tier contender IMO.