Game Blog: Spurs vs. Suns - Jan. 29

[Admidave50]

Come on Tim, Shaq was going to get a foul, Mase finally starts to get going

[Yorae]

damn the refs...

[HarlemHeat37]

careless turnovers..Duncan traveling, Parker throwing it out of bounds..

[pawe]

Im still waiting for the hack a shaq. I think we'll see it at the end of the half.

[Manufan909]

I'm so used to Manu turning it over, I thought he did, I feel sheepish.

[HarlemHeat37]

Im not talking about scoreing D which is more a product of our slow pace, FG% D is what matters and I think we are like 18th! Anyone can see we are as bad as the suns on D.

we're ranked 4th in D per 100 possessions, which includes pace..

[DROB4EVER]

Boy Duncan is playing BUTT-HOLE defense!!! He needs to work at keeping Shaq from catching the ball!

[Yorae]

How about some fab.

[HarlemHeat37]

Im still waiting for the hack a shaq. I think we'll see it at the end of the half.

not a good idea, he's been shooting 70% from the line for the past few weeks..

[Manufan909]

Get that shit, Bonner!!!!!!!

[TampaDude]

T on Stat!

[peskypesky]

Amare losing his cool.

[Ditty]

damn whos that hottie in the yellow by the suns bench

[Spurologist]

Amare....what a tool

[pawe]

Fuck you amare!

[Admidave50]

Amare Sissy Stoudemire

[Yorae]

Hahaha go bonner!!!!

[Manufan909]

Motion O, nice to see.

[peskypesky]

KT drills another!

[Spurologist]

KT with the nice baseline J

Spurs 46-43

[pawe]

Thats his favorite shot! nice one kurt

[Death In June]

Bonner is pathetic

[peskypesky]

refs calling every bump if it's done by a spur

[024]

grant hill would be such a good fit for the spurs. old, plays defense, some slashing ability, and can shoot jumpers.

[HarlemHeat37]

ugh, Grant fucking Hill..

[DROB4EVER]

we're ranked 4th in D per 100 possessions, which includes pace..

FG D is all that matters. If you cant hold your opp under 46%, which we have a hard time doing you not a good defensive team which is why we have a losing record against teams over .500!

[xtremesteven33]

Pansy ass foul

[Yorae]

damn i like matt, but it's time to put oberto there.

[Reck]

Bonner is getting so owned by just about every Suns.

[DROB4EVER]

Bonner is pathetic

I second that motion!

[peskypesky]

i'm liking this game so far...but who knows what happens in the second half?

[timtonymanu]

Bonner being a pussy in big games again.

[DROB4EVER]

Man we get called for some BS!

[it's me]

At least they are trying on D now...

[HarlemHeat37]

I'd like to see Fab as well..they aren't giving Bonner the open look, so he's kind of useless..

[peskypesky]

why hasn't bonner taken a shot? isn't that why he's on the floor? his shooting? Pop??

[Manufan909]

Come on beard!!! PLease?

[it's me]

Bonner being a pussy in big games again.

Yeap but this isn't that big we own these bitches...

[Spurologist]

Even pop noticing some discomfort in Hill

[peskypesky]

time for TP to shine again

[pawe]

nice Pop. a little more and he will snap his neck like an old twig.

[DROB4EVER]

Wtf Kinda Call Is That???

[peskypesky]

d rotations sucking

[Spurologist]

another pussy call by the zebras

[HarlemHeat37]

bad shot by Kurt..not his fault, but we should never have a contested J by one of our role players when our big 3 is on the floor..

LOL @ that call on TP..this is starting to look like the Suns game on X-mas where they got every call for some reason..

[it's me]

WOW i'm shoked even parker is trying to play some D

[pawe]

Fuck refs cmon!!!!

[peskypesky]

Thomas playing good D on shaq

[DROB4EVER]

Bull Shit!

[Spurologist]

un fucking believable. Nash was falling before the contact

[HarlemHeat37]

wow, another horrible fucking call..this is ridiculous..

great D by Kurt..

[Manufan909]

Damn, Hill needs to play great these last 4 minutes.

[Ice009]

That Is A Bulshit Foul

[Yorae]

Hill will have to play well....

[peskypesky]

this is starting to look like the Suns game on X-mas where they got every call for some reason..

pity

[pawe]

we dont have spacing when hill runs the point.

[Reck]

Tony Parker is...ugh..

[HarlemHeat37]

Hill is being covered by a guy that has never heard of playing D..he needs to get aggressive..

[DROB4EVER]

David Stern needs to be bitch slapped for the way his refs call games....now wonder the NFL and MLB are kicking his ass in fan support!

[peskypesky]

Tim hacked...no foul called

[Manufan909]

What the fuck did Timmy do????????

[Death In June]

Wow, this is horse shit.

[Jloyola]

tim duncan needs to stop bitching and play ball

[DROB4EVER]

Man this is some bullshit! Which ref has money on the game??

[Ice009]

look at those faggot Phoenix fans.

Edit : Look at those faggot Phoenix Suns fans.

[spursfan09]

Fuck Javie.

[pawe]

Unbelievable!!! TD's getting mugged with no calls and now he will get a T.
fuck you ref, I hope your wife wont sleep with you tonight!

[Manufan909]

Wow, this blows. That was a bad angle, did Hill actually foul Nash?

[Yorae]

Uhmm refs fucking up the games.

[Budkin]

Spurs falling apart now... this sucks.

[peskypesky]

f-ck. this is what i was afraid would happen. suns build a lead going into half.

[DROB4EVER]

tim duncan needs to stop bitching and play ball

Is this comming from a Kobe "I never do anything wrong so dont call it on me" Bryant fan?

[Reck]

Tim got T'od because he whined. That's not new. Tim bitches more the Phil Jackson.

[dougp]

tim duncan needs to stop bitching and play ball

You're obviously not watching the game, Bynum Dick Sucker.

[lurker]

I love Suns/Spurs games.

[TampaDude]

TD gets hacked by Hill = no call.

TD blinks twice = T.

Fucking horseshit. I expect the refs to eject TD before this game is over.

[Yorae]

Tim got T'od because he whined. That's not new. Tim bitches more the Phil Jackson.

Not true, shut up faggot.

[Death In June]

I hate looking at Nash's face. His skin is strung too tight against his face. He looks like a leathery old man, or the fucking crypt keeper.

[DROB4EVER]

:lol
look at those faggot Phoenix fans

:lol I was just thinking the same thing!

[HarlemHeat37]

overcome adversity..we did it in the last Suns game..we'll be fine..

I really hope Hill can get some confidence though, we obviously know what he's capable of..he's being covered by one of the worst defenders of all-time, take it to him..

[peskypesky]

well they finally called a foul when timmy got fouled. maybe the t was worth it?

[pawe]

Finally a foul! See how the same play with the same amount of contact was called a foul now.
At least make the calls consistent.

[kcplayboi_26]

look at those faggot Phoenix fans

hahahaha

[raspsa]

The SUns opening up a gap.. hope the Spurs don't suddenly decide to quit like the Lakers game.. Spurs need to keep their composure and forget the refs.

[duncan228]

They just need to keep it close and give themselves a chance to grind out the win.

[Spurologist]

:lol Did Doug Collins just say the spurs are not a team that comes from behind.

The officiating in the last two spurs games have been absolutely egregious.

[Manufan909]

Tim should mix up his moves, he's done that like 4 times now. At least he got a foul called.

[Jloyola]

Typical Spurs Fan: Always complaining about fouls, refs, stern..... the league is against us..... yet they have 4 championshi

no back to back = no dynasty!

[peskypesky]

Sager's tie blinded me.

[TampaDude]

Sector 7 recommends Heineken... :lol

[Manufan909]

:lol Did Doug Collins just say the spurs are not a team that comes from behind.

The officiating in the last two spurs games have been absolutely egregious.

I second this, whatever it means!!!:toast

[JohnnySixString]

Unless the Spurs remember how the fuck to play defense, this game is over. They're gonna let the Suns easily score 120 at this rate. The Spurs offense can't keep up with these fuckers. They need to play some solid D. And they haven't played solid D ............. in a long fucking time.

[peskypesky]

Typical Spurs Fan: Always complaining about fouls, refs, stern..... the league is against us..... yet they have 4 championshi

no back to back = no dynasty!

:sleep

[Reck]

Not true, shut up faggot.

STFU.

I agreed that Tim got hacked and there was no foul but he got the T because he started bitching.

Refs are usually whistle happy but they dont give technical fouls for free either. Take your homer glasses off pussy.

[TampaDude]

Typical Spurs Fan: Always complaining about fouls, refs, stern..... the league is against us..... yet they have 4 championshi

no back to back = no dynasty!

The rest of the sporting world disagrees with you, Faker fanboi.

[HarlemHeat37]

Shaq out..4-down..

[peskypesky]

Unless the Spurs remember how the fuck to play defense, this game is over. They're gonna let the Suns easily score 120 at this rate. The Spurs offense can't keep up with these fuckers. They need to play some solid D. And they haven't played solid D ............. in a long fucking time.

Pop needs to sic Bowen on Nash.

[Manufan909]

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

[peskypesky]

sweet drive by Manu

[Spurologist]

manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

reverse layup

50-54 suns

[peskypesky]

ok baby let's tie it up!

[Spurologist]

Fin

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[peskypesky]

1 pt game!

[HarlemHeat37]

this is when it's a smart idea to have Finley on the floor..he's actually making shots..

[pawe]

OH Jrich, when are you going to learn how to close in on 3s

[Spurologist]

HILllllllllllllllllllllllll

gives the spurs the lead

55-54

[Yorae]

Findawg shutting us up.

[peskypesky]

nice drive by Hill!

[Manufan909]

Hill finished at the rim, maybe that'll shut the doubters up.

[Libri]

Hill layup!!

[HarlemHeat37]

that's what Hill should be doing all game..they don't have anybody that should be able to stay in front of him..

[Dex]

Quick spurt and suddenly the Spurs lead.

Eff the doubters.

[DROB4EVER]

Man this is a puss game! No calls for 5 mins then call everything!

[raspsa]

Finley showing why he's a Pop favorite..

[DROB4EVER]

:lol Did Doug Collins just say the spurs are not a team that comes from behind.

The officiating in the last two spurs games have been absolutely egregious.

Collins is a Damn fool!

[duncan228]

Typical Spurs Fan: Always complaining about fouls, refs, stern..... the league is against us..... yet they have 4 championshi

no back to back = no dynasty!

Sports Illustrated, among others, disagrees with you. :)

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/promo/quietdynasty.jpg

[peskypesky]

SPurs getting the offensive boards

[Spurologist]

Finally Hill has overcome the nerves. More active :tu

[Ice009]

Typical Spurs Fan: Always complaining about fouls, refs, stern..... the league is against us..... yet they have 4 championshi

no back to back = no dynasty!

How about you give us Gasol and let's see where you fuckers end up with out your gift wrapped collusion trade.

[Yorae]

Hill go show some rebounding prowess...

[peskypesky]

Ridiculous drive by Manu!!

[024]

oh shit great drive by ginobili.

[Death In June]

Andrew Bynum's balls taste like a dick-flavored capuccino. :wow

[DROB4EVER]

Piiiiiiissssssssss Pooooorrrr D By Hill!

[HarlemHeat37]

fuck, nice shot by Nash..nothing you can do there..

[kcplayboi_26]

Monnneyyyyyyy Nashty

[Manufan909]

Wow, these announcers skeet at anything Nash does.

[peskypesky]

but goddamn Nash clutches the 3

[Yorae]

fuck nash.

[Admidave50]

damn should have defended the last play better, Spurs finished well the 1st half

[timtonymanu]

haha. how many times do teams shoot buzzer beaters against us?

[DROB4EVER]

:lol:lmao
:wow.

[Dex]

damn. Nash is still money.

But not All-Star money.

[peskypesky]

how many freaking times have I seen Nash do that?

[TampaDude]

Nash is a stone cold killa from 3...I knew that one was good when it left his hand.

[Ice009]

Can the fucking Spurs stop anyone.

STOP FUCKING GIVING TEAMS BUZZER BEATING 3S. PLAY SOME FUCKING DEFENSE. POP NEEDS TO CALL TIMEOUTS IF THESE GUYS CAN'T CLOSE OUT THE LAST PLAY WITH OUT PLAYING DEFENSE.

[Reck]

Fuck!

Spurs are the most unlucky team in terms of getting owned on buzzer beaters.

[pawe]

Dammit Nash, you're so good I hate you.

[Pauleta14]

Manu wasn't smart on that one!!
Had he just had to wait till the buzzer, we would be up 1

[peskypesky]

who's hit more buzzer-beating 3's than Nash? Kobe?

[Jloyola]

How about you give us Gasol and let's see where you fuckers end up with out you Collusion trade.


hahah .. i believe the lakers were # 2 in the western standings before the gasol trade!!!

[HarlemHeat37]

what did you guys want George to do there? if he bumped him, it's a foul with 2 free shots..he let him take a long 3, and he made it..nice shot by an all-star caliber player..

[peskypesky]

Fuck!

Spurs are the most unlucky team in terms of getting owned on buzzer beaters.

well, we've doled out a few buzzer beaters ourselves

[raspsa]

Suns w/o a turnover? So much for the Spurs D.

[spursfan09]

Sports Illustrated, among others, disagrees with you. :)

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/promo/quietdynasty.jpg

Yeah, but Laker fans don't know anything about the concept of being quiet.

[peskypesky]

what did you guys want George to do there? if he bumped him, it's a foul with 2 free shots..he let him take a long 3, and he made it..nice shot by an all-star caliber player..

yep. hill didn't do anything wrong. nash specializes in that shot.

[Manufan909]

Can the fucking Spurs stop anyone.

STOP FUCKING GIVING TEAMS BUZZER BEATING 3S. PLAY SOME FUCKING DEFENSE. POP NEEDS TO CALL TIMEOUTS IF THESE GUYS CAN'T CLOSE OUT THE LAST PLAY WITH OUT PLAYING DEFENSE.

Don't hold back Ice, tell us how you really feel. And Spurs winning the rebounding battle 22-18, nice.

[Reck]

well, we've doled out a few buzzer beaters ourselves

Yeah but it hurts more when it happens to them. lol

[Dex]

Normally being tied at half in the Suns house wouldn't be that bad, but giving up 57 points isn't gonna make Pop happy.

Maybe that's for the best tho. If Pop goes Serbian and the team locks down the clamps on the Suns, even for a stretch, they could make a run.

[pawe]

Ill take that buzzer beater at halftime...give me Mason for the game winning FG

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

LMFAO, people have been bitching about how the Suns offense and amount of turnovers has been their problem all year. They have no turnovers tonight, which means they should be winning, right?


Wrong, their problem is still defense. I hope Kerr is given a fair chance to help them defensively.

[Spurologist]

Is Sir Charles on vacation???

[Ice009]

hahah .. i believe the lakers were # 2 in the western standings before the gasol trade!!!

Gasol was huge in the Spurs series. Take him out and you would have had a big hole to cover.

We'll give you Bonner and a few scrubs like you gave Memphis and let's see where your arrogance ends up then.

[HarlemHeat37]

I like how Manu is playing, hopefully he keeps it up..

[duncan228]

Is Sir Charles on vacation???

He took a leave of absence with the DUI thing. They haven't said how long he'll be gone.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Is Sir Charles on vacation???

He's getting a blow job right now. No one knows when he's coming back.

[HarlemHeat37]

hopefully more Bowen in the 2nd half..there's never enough Bruce..

[it's me]

What is all this Shaq nut's sucking????

[itzsoweezee]

pretty poor defense by the spurs in the first half.

[td4mvp21]

Our defense is terrible. The Spurs need to learn how to play good offense and good defense in the same game.

[Josepatches_]

Last play Hill was too aggressive on Nash trying to steal the ball so he comes very late to stop the shot.It wasn't a big fault.He is a very good defensive player but he's still a rookie.

[Spurologist]

He took a leave of absence with the DUI thing. They haven't said how long he'll be gone.

i thought he would have returned by now. I guess it's up to TNT

[TampaDude]

hahah .. i believe the lakers were # 2 in the western standings before the gasol trade!!!

http://www.nba.com/games/20080617/LALBOS/recap.html

:lmao

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Normally being tied at half in the Suns house wouldn't be that bad, but giving up 57 points isn't gonna make Pop happy.

They've looked worse against the Suns defensively in 1st halves before. The Suns have no rhythm going. Every time Amare takes one of those stupid mid range jumpers, it takes the Sun's x-factors (J-Rich, Barbosa, Barnes) that much more out of rhythm.

[timvp]

Not in a great position. Offense is due to cool off and there's no sign the defense is going to be able to compensate. Best scenario is that Parker dominates the third, stays out of foul trouble and then hands the baton off to Ginobili in the fourth. Oh and the defense showing up would be nice.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Here's why I think the Spurs are gonna win. Everyone here cannot believe the Spurs are tied, and I think the Suns should be blowing them out, meaning the Suns have played a lot closer to their ceiling than the Spurs have. That's just my view.

[kcplayboi_26]

Here's why I think the Spurs are gonna win. Everyone here cannot believe the Spurs are tied, and I think the Suns should be blowing them out, meaning the Suns have played a lot closer to their ceiling than the Spurs have. That's just my view.

lolo of course of course

[TampaDude]

Sorry, guys...I don't see the Spurs winning this one they way things are going...there's absolutely no D whatsoever... :bang

[ducks]

suns did cool off some in the second
oh and suns have no turnovers wtf

[Spurologist]

The spurs can only win if they man up on D

[TDfan2007]

D was atrocious in the first half. And is still bad now...

[TDfan2007]

wow. Hill is KILLING us.

[timtonymanu]

fuk tim. wat was that?

[Spurologist]

:pctoss

[Yorae]

Damn finley....

[HarlemHeat37]

get Bowen in there..this is what happened with Utah, when unexpected swingmen were killing us..

[TampaDude]

Spurs just fucked up a golden opportunity there...not looking good...Suns about to go on a run here...

[TDfan2007]

wow we are not playing well.

[024]

damn bonner sucks.

[HarlemHeat37]

Pop needs to get in the game..bring on Bowen to cover Hill, and get Thomas in the game..

[Spurologist]

wow. Hill is KILLING us.

[Ice009]

Grant Hill is burning Finley in the open court.

[Reck]

Jesus fucking Christ, Bonner fucking sucks.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

God, Grant is by far the most underrated Sun. This team would be so bad without him.

[TampaDude]

NEWSFLASH: Grant Hill is fucking dangerous when he's healthy.

[Spurologist]

Bonnerrrrrrrrr

333333333333333

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[HarlemHeat37]

there's Bonner! yes..

[TampaDude]

Bonner 333!!!

[Yorae]

Bonner!!!!

[Spurologist]

Jesus fucking Christ, Bonner fucking sucks.

come again

[TDfan2007]

Tim has seriously cooled off.

[peskypesky]

Timmy looks PISSED

[Ice009]

We've got to start believing in Bonner at some point. Tonight is the night. Gotta start supporting Matt.

[HarlemHeat37]

does Pop realize that Bowen is on the bench??..

[TDfan2007]

both teams are playing disgusting defense.

[Yorae]

Damn time to put bowen on hill....

[peskypesky]

thank god for that 3 by Bonner

[Ice009]

Pop needs to stop fucking around and start Bruce and Manu.

We NEED DEFENSE POP. Why is Bowen not playing at all?????????

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

NEWSFLASH: Grant Hill is fucking dangerous when he's healthy.

I remember saying the Suns should be giving it to Grant if Finley is guarding him and I was mad they didn't do it more on Christmas.

[peskypesky]

as bad as we've played to start the 3rd, we're still right there

[TDfan2007]

Timmy looks PISSED

then he needs to start playing like he did in the first quarter. Right now he's back to his old "try to draw the foul, not score" self.

[td4mvp21]

aklfjdaf;kfldfas I'm fucking pissed at the defense. And apparently Pop didn't address it enough at halftime :pctoss

[Spurologist]

Grant Hill is having 1990's flash backs.

[Pauleta14]

yes TP!!

[TampaDude]

I'll say it again...this is like watching a Jazz-Warriors game...no fucking defense at all...

[Pauleta14]

we need a high scoring TP today

[pawe]

I remember saying the Suns should be giving it to Grant if Finley is guarding him and I was mad they didn't do it more on Christmas.

we'll trade our medical staff with yours. :toast

[Spurologist]

I'll say it again...this is like watching a Jazz-Warriors game...no fucking defense at all...

If this continues, i give the spurs a 0% chance of winning

[Yorae]

That's defense....

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

we'll trade our medical staff with yours. :toast

Our medical staff is our biggest asset. If you want our medical staff, you have to take Amare with you.


Wow, well coached teams always burn timeouts in the 3rd quarter for no reason.

[TampaDude]

If this continues, i give the spurs a 0% chance of winning

+1 This is not the Spurs' night.

[JohnnySixString]

I guess we better pray the Spurs are going to score more than the Suns, because it's quite obvious they abandoned the idea of playing ANY fucking defense. Which means the Spurs are headed toward a high scoring loss.:bang

[Spurologist]

C'mon tp. what the fuck. get into the set offense

[Reck]

come again

Jesus fucking Christ, Bonner fucking sucks!

[DROB4EVER]

Omg Bonner Fucking Suckkkkkks

[WildcardManu]

wow, i went to the store to comeback and see them down

[WildcardManu]

nice, thank you richardson

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

God, J-Rich is lost. They are doing a horrible job getting him involved. Poor guy.

[Spurologist]

better ball movement

manu with almost a 4pt play

[DROB4EVER]

How can you be 6-10 and not dunk that!!! How the Fuck did this guy get to the NBA???

[TDfan2007]

great now we're missing too...Tim needs to get going again.

[HarlemHeat37]

I'm honestly puzzled as to why Bowen is on the bench, and Finley is still on the floor..

[Yorae]

nice...

[TampaDude]

Manu sinks all 3 FTs...

[HarlemHeat37]

Manu looks so good today, keep it up, we're gonna need his scoring..

[Ice009]

That's it MANU.

Trust me Matt Bonner. New series ;).

[kcplayboi_26]

nice jumper amare

[TDfan2007]

Manu playing MUCH better right now, but we need some defense. Matt and Mason are abysmal defenders.

[Yorae]

Go Manu!!!

[pawe]

They cant miss!

[HarlemHeat37]

well we need stops at some point..there's this guy I've heard of..his name is Bruce Bowen, I wonder if you guys know him..

[WildcardManu]

w/e like manu can knock down that light pole

[peskypesky]

Manu's nose just floored Snaq!

[JohnnySixString]

Manu looks so good today, keep it up, we're gonna need his scoring..

Since the Spurs are allowing 50+% they need all the scoring they can get.

[Spurologist]

Kevin Harlan: Manu steam rolls the diesel

Is that possible. Shaq is 300ibs and all fat. :lol

[pawe]

shaq flopping. Must've got it from nash

[Yorae]

Nice manu keep being aggressive!!!!!

[DROB4EVER]

nice jumper amare

He has improved his shot.......I dont know why Porter wont go big with him at the 3.

[mystargtr34]

We need stops.

Oberto
Duncan
Bowen
Manu
TP

[DROB4EVER]

Kevin Harlan: Manu steam rolls the diesel

Is that possible. Shaq is 300ibs and all fat. :lol

try 420

[timtonymanu]

bowen sighting.

[JohnnySixString]

Bowen FINALLY comes in?

[Spurologist]

-1

[TampaDude]

Nice putback by TD!

[DROB4EVER]

Man I never thought I would say this but please start playing Oberto!!

[South Side Spurs Fan]

gotta love Manu keeping pressure on their interior D and getting Shaq in foul trouble

haven't had enough of that this year

[Spurologist]

Defense

[WildcardManu]

boooooooooo

[DROB4EVER]

Fin sucks on D!!!

[pawe]

nice pass.. phx still wont miss