Game Blog : Suns @ Spurs - 3/8/09

[TampaDude]

He's right over Tim's back to knock that rebound away. Then the Suns get a 3 on the possession. No position... no chance to get to that ball without fouling Tim. It's a can't-miss call. Unless Javie has the whistle.

That's why I wanted the Spurs to have a good lead going into the 4th...in a close game, the refs will fuck us every time.

[GSH]

Can anyone tell me why that was a double technical?

Because of Steve Freakin' Javie. Period. When he's calling a game, inexplicable shit can and does happen.

Mason's foul didn't merit a T, and Richardson throwing the ball is an automatic. But Javie makes shit up.

[Xylus]

Grant Hill just made the scariest fucking face.

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice D Thomas

[JustSpurs]

Man,slop ball city folks

[Spurs Brazil]

Tp j!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ninja]

Hill comes flying out of nowhere all of Mason's back when Mason has position and a loose ball foul is called on Mason?

[Xylus]

Tony Parker time. Someone guard pugface please.

[TampaDude]

TP is LOCKED IN with that midrange J!!!

[lefty]

Fuck

[Spurs Brazil]

Fucking bad D again

[Spursmania]

You are aware that Manu is hurt and we just signed Gooden right?

Don't listen to this idiots posts (Amarelooms). Always living in fantasy land and only posts when they can say shit about the Spurs. Good luck with your Mavs. I'll stick with Spurs, thank you.:hat

[JohnnySixString]

Hey, let's leave Grant Hill all alone in the corner. That's just solid defense.

[lefty]

TP vs Suns = MJ vs Jazz

[bdictjames]

I told yall, TP comes alive against the Suns in the fourth.

[lefty]

I told yall, TP comes alive against the Suns in the fourth.

Tks, captain obvious

[kace]

He's right over Tim's back to knock that rebound away. Then the Suns get a 3 on the possession. No position... no chance to get to that ball without fouling Tim. It's a can't-miss call. Unless Javie has the whistle.

yes, some whistles have been strange in this game.

but the main problem is that no one outside Tony seems able to create on offense. we can't run all the offense through tony. that's where manu is missed the most. Mason nor hill or anyone else can create enough on offense.

[Libri]

Finley 2.

[Spurs Brazil]

Finley J!!!!!!!

[Pistons < Spurs]

There ya go Fin!

[JohnnySixString]

This is still anybody's game now and it'll probably go down to the wire. Spurs hate comfortable leads.

[Xylus]

What the fuck is with these horrible bricks.

[Crookshanks]

The Suns aren't even in the playoff picture right now, but you'd think they were in 1st place the way these announcers talk. It's getting real old - real fast!

[Ninja]

Parker is money.

[JustSpurs]

TP again

[TampaDude]

Parker is fucking unconscious!!!

[JohnnySixString]

I told yall, TP comes alive against the Suns in the fourth.

So far so good.

[Libri]

Another TP j

[GSH]

yes, some whistles have been strange in this game.

but the main problem is that no one outside Tony seems able to create on offense. we can't run all the offense through tony. that's where manu is missed the most. Mason nor hill or anyone else can create enough on offense.

A ref can single-handedly fuck up a team's rhythm with whistles. And the amount of contact they allowed on Tim was obscene.

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony Fucking Parker!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pistons < Spurs]

Nice steal Parker!

[bdictjames]

Tony Parker!

You're welcome lefty

[Spursmania]

Parker's got big balls.

[der Kaiser]

Kaman, Cassell..

Yeah you are right.

[bdictjames]

Nice steal Parker!

27th overall pick can you believe dat?

[Xylus]

Why does Tony Parker hit every fucking shot he puts up against us? I don't get it. He probably can't even shoot that well in warmup.

[GSH]

Did anyone see a jump ball coming there? Remember the word "inexplicable". It's a Steve Javie specialty.

[bdictjames]

Why does Tony Parker hit every fucking shot he puts up against us? I don't get it. He probably can't even shoot that well in warmup.
Steve Nash

[Xylus]

Steve Nash

He's had Hill on him for much of the 2nd half.

[Spursmania]

Why does Tony Parker hit every fucking shot he puts up against us? I don't get it. He probably can't even shoot that well in warmup.


Hey X, totally agree. TP comes alive against you guys. It's still a close game though. Gotta be happy about that.:hat

[Brazil]

Tp fucking parker

[bdictjames]

He's had Hill on him for much of the 2nd half.
Okay, Suns D.

[Xylus]

Kurt Thomas with the Krazy Eyes.

[JustSpurs]

Fin!

[lefty]

woooooooooooooooo

[Pistons < Spurs]

Nice D!!!


Fin!!!!!!


close this one out now!

[Xylus]

Yayyyyy, another Suns choke.

[Libri]

Great D by TP.

[Spurs Brazil]

Finley 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 33333333333333333333

[TampaDude]

Findawg 3!!!

[Ninja]

Suns wilting under pressure. What else is new?

[GSH]

Parker got the steal, but that was all George Hill.

Hill just stuffed Nash on the next possession, too.

[bdictjames]

Michael Finley!

[Spurs Brazil]

Nash choking

[JustSpurs]

TP is just sick

[Pistons < Spurs]

LMAO!!!!


That's like 3 of the last 4 possessions for the Suns to end in a SA steal! Love it!

[Libri]

TP time!

[bbarry]

where are dem bitches that were hating on tony parker a few mins ago? :rofl

[Spurs Brazil]

Tony Parker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TampaDude]

TP is playing out of his fucking mind!!!

[duncan228]

:elephant

[sprrs]

Tp!

[Xylus]

Tank time!

[bdictjames]

But in all seriousness, I'd rather have Phoenix in the playoffs to face the Lakers in the first round, other than Portland or Dallas.

[Crookshanks]

Suns have another guy to boo - Tony Parker is killing them all by himself!!!

[GSH]

Steve Nash is George Hill's bitch right now. I love it when they let him pressure full court, too. Stops that "7 seconds or less" shit.

[lefty]

Damn. Xylus must really hate TP :lol

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

The Canadian Cancer is really making sure his team stays alive.

[quentin_compson]

TP is hitting every jumpshot today. Really nice quarter by Hill and KT, also.

[Brazil]

TP again I like that

[024]

good hill defense.

[lefty]

tp is hitting every jumpshot today. really nice quarter by hill and kt, also.

+1

[Xylus]

Damn. Xylus must really hate TP :lol

I don't think there's a player I hate more.

[Spursmania]

Guys, I am impressed with Hill's energy on D! He's fresh and kicking some ass on D!

[JohnnySixString]

They just better hold on to it. We ALL know how quickly the Spurs can blow a lead.

[Crookshanks]

Finally - the announcers have no choice but to talk about the Spurs - especially TP!

[lefty]

Nice pick n roll/crossover execution

[Xylus]

What the fuck is with this shot selection?

[GSH]

TP again I like that

Yeah, but don't forget we'd be trading buckets if not for Hill. The stops are at least as big as the shots TP is making.

[TampaDude]

Run, clock, run...

[Spurs Brazil]

Bring TD back Pop

[Brazil]

Duncan on the bench already ??

[Xylus]

Here comes the late-game, futile Suns run to cut the lead to 3, only to fuck up in the last minute.

[Ninja]

Tim is owning Shaq today.

Shaq: 6-16 shooting, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 blocks, 4 personal fouls

Timmy: 5-9 shooting, 17 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 1 personal foul

[Osnofa]

Poor Nash

[Spurs Brazil]

Great job Thomas

[Pistons < Spurs]

damn.

[JohnnySixString]

Spurs....trying to.......blow....the...................lead.


:bang

[Xylus]

What a shot, Nash.

[Brazil]

Yeah, but don't forget we'd be trading buckets if not for Hill. The stops are at least as big as the shots TP is making.

I agree this is the reason why I cannot understand the mason pg experiment, give minutes for Hill Pop !!

[TampaDude]

Nash is still a stone-cold assassin from 3-land...

[lefty]

I don't think there's a player I hate more.

Same for Nash; what a 3 !

[Spurs Brazil]

Bring in duncan

shit

[bdictjames]

And its a game again.

[Korny Earl]

i should have paid my cable bill and/or got a converter box... this seems to be an entertaining game.

[024]

bowen for thomas?

[Brazil]

Duncan on the floor someone ???

[Spurs Brazil]

Duncan must be hurt

Unbeliavable

[Libri]

Bowen in, KT out.

[Spursmania]

That was a phenomenal shot for Nash-what a 3...

[TampaDude]

Just when you think the Spurs have all the momentum, they fucking blow it...it drives me NUTS!!!

[Osnofa]

Poor Nash

:depressed

[Ninja]

Parker is so stinking good.

[Pistons < Spurs]

T to the P:toast

[Spurs Brazil]

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

[bdictjames]

Thanks Tony!

[Crookshanks]

god these refs suck right now! That's how they're going to keep the Suns in the game.

[JohnnySixString]

Typical Spurs...build a lead and then blow it. Rinse and repeat. Like I said, Spurs HATE comfy leads.

[Xylus]

Here comes the late-game, futile Suns run to cut the lead to 3, only to fuck up in the last minute.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD in

[TampaDude]

TD back in...about fucking time, Pop!!!

[GSH]

Okay, now that was amazing. They knew Parker was going to take the shot, and he still got to the rim.

[bdictjames]

Hill fouls 7 seconds on the play?

[Ninja]

Nash looks like a corpse.

[bdictjames]

Timmy back in.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Go Rook!

[TampaDude]

Hill!!!

[Libri]

George Hiiiill!

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bdictjames]

Georgie Peorgie!

[JohnnySixString]

Spurs..... Defense?

[JustSpurs]

Nash uncontested AGAIN

[bdictjames]

lmao not gay

[lefty]

Game over

[bbarry]

dagger baby

[Pistons < Spurs]

Good to see Fin hitting those jumpers

[bdictjames]

Wow, Steve.

[Spurs Brazil]

Finley the dagger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TampaDude]

Finley!!!

[quentin_compson]

Fin! :flag:

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Nash did a good job defending the pump fake.

[JustSpurs]

Fin again

[bdictjames]

Not yet.

There's still Nash.

[Ninja]

Finley's shooting today has been clutch. Anyone else think Nash looks like a corpse? What is with his skin?

[Crookshanks]

Just need a couple stops and game over. Come on Spurs!

[Osnofa]

just waste the time...

[JohnnySixString]

Spurs....defense......

[Xylus]

C'mon Nash. WIDE. OPEN.

[JohnnySixString]

Run that fucking clock

[Spurs Brazil]

Nash chokes

[lefty]

Tppppppppppppppppppppppp

[Pistons < Spurs]

Oh shit!!!!!! Game Over!

[Crookshanks]

TONY again!!!!!!!

[JustSpurs]

Parker has HOF numbers

[Spursmania]

Sweet Jesus...Parker you are the shit!!

[Spurs Brazil]

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

[JohnnySixString]

Wow. Tony Parker just nailed that shit closed I hope.

[GSH]

Now THAT was awesome! Damn, Tony.

[Libri]

TP with the nail in the coffin.

[bdictjames]

Tony is the MAN!

[Ninja]

Parker! :rollin :downspin:

[TampaDude]

Ballgame, bitches!!! TP is the fucking MAN!!!

[quentin_compson]

TP is just fucking unbelievable today.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I hope Nash has fun in NY.

[Brazil]

Game over TP 13-21 but he is something like 90% since half of the 3

[lefty]

Popovich pre-game speech before every Spurs-Suns game:

" Just give the ball to TP and get the fuck out of the way "

[Crookshanks]

NOW Jackson is all over Parker - saying "I'm glad I talked about him at the beginning cuz he's killing them in a variety of ways". Yeah right - you gotta say how great Tony is or you look like a total fool.

[Creation88]

great aggressive play by Hill and Tony.

[Korny Earl]

u guys are more entertaining than ABC anyways

[lefty]

Looooooooooooooooooooooooool

[JohnnySixString]

Udoka did something good!

[lefty]

OMFG lolololololololololololololololololol

[bdictjames]

4-pt game.

[TampaDude]

Sweet home run pass to Udoka!!!

[JustSpurs]

lol...this is becoming a Harlem Globetrotter game.

[jaffies]

Duncan just got chewed out before the timeout for not rotating.

Benched

[JohnnySixString]

Finley better hit these.

[Ninja]

Jeff Van Gundy: "Even though it worked against them, that was the right thing to do" (he says as Udoka gets a wide open layup on the other end).

[JohnnySixString]

Brick one.....

[Don Quixote]

Whatever. A routine win over a non-playoff team. No big deal.

If and when they start doing this against the likes of New Orleans, Utah, and the Lakers in the playoffs, then I will be impressed.

[TampaDude]

Finley should've laid it in, maybe? It doesn't matter now, though.

[lefty]

Oh man, did you just Nash's face when Finley stepped on the FT line?

Photoshop worthy :lol

[bdictjames]

Udoka did something good!
The face of the guy in your sig is priceless. :lol

[Spursmania]

Popovich pre-game speech before every Spurs-Suns game:

" Just give the ball to TP and get the fuck out of the way "


:lol

[bdictjames]

K, Phoenix.. 7 seconds or less.

[lefty]

Whatever. A routine win over a non-playoff team. No big deal.

If and when they start doing this against the likes of New Orleans, Utah, and the Lakers in the playoffs, then I will be impressed.

We'll beat L.A

KFC is shitting in his pants right now, trust me

And the Lakers failed to beat the NashlessAmreless Suns last weak

[JustSpurs]

Hill with the steal Game over!

[TampaDude]

Hill steals to seal the win!!!

[Crookshanks]

And George Hill with the steal to end the game - priceless!!!

[bdictjames]

103-98.. why is that score familiar?

[lefty]

Thanks for stopping by PHX

And don't forget to grab you free tacos on your way out.

And Shaq, no, they are not all for you

[GSH]

Hill finishes it off with a steal... perfect! Defense won this game, and Hill/KT contribute a lot of D. Hopefully the Mason PG experiment is over.

[velik_m]

SuperTony

[Texas_Ranger]

this is getting boring...

[Fundamental]

Good one fellas. Can't wait for Manu and Gooden on the court. We will be a beast. :flag:

[Xylus]

0-4 on this road trip.

Orlando L
Miami L
Houston L
San Antonio L

Way to show some resilience, guys.

[bdictjames]

We haven't had a win against a quality team in some time.

[spursfan09]

Whatever. A routine win over a non-playoff team. No big deal.

If and when they start doing this against the likes of New Orleans, Utah, and the Lakers in the playoffs, then I will be impressed.

I agree. Spurs own the Suns. This game was more important for Suns to win. Spurs need these kind of wins against better teams

[quentin_compson]

Really impressive game by Hill. And Parker was nothing short of fantastic.

[Crookshanks]

0-4 on this road trip.

Orlando L
Miami L
Houston L
San Antonio L

Way to show some resilience, guys.
We're just doing our part to help you get a good lottery pick! :lmao

[Pistons < Spurs]

Nice win for SA

A demoralizing loss for the Suns. Now 4 games out of 8th

[Brazil]

Nice W with PHO under 100 at 44% FG

[Jeremy]

0-4 on this road trip.

Orlando L
Miami L
Houston L
San Antonio L

Way to show some resilience, guys.

It's sad, because they definitely are giving the effort now for Gentry, they just aren't quite able to beat these teams without Amare.

Of course, if they played D...but they've never done that.

They definitely haven't quit on the season, though. At least not yet.

[Don Quixote]

Sorry, I don't mean to sound blasé ... I mean, I love it when the Spurs win. They could beat down my local junior-high team and I'd still love watching them.

But they've beaten the Sons so many times, and in so many ways, over such a long period of time. I don't know ... it's old.

[lefty]

Sorry, I don't mean to sound blasé ... I mean, I love it when the Spurs win. They could beat down my local junior-high team and I'd still love watching them.

But they've beaten the Sons so many times, and in so many ways, over such a long period of time. I don't know ... it's old.

And the Lakers failed to beat the Amrenashless Sons last week.

So ????

[bdictjames]

103-98 was also the score of the first game of the season.

[Darkwaters]

We haven't had a win against a quality team in some time.

Still haven't I guess. Phoenix is hardly a quality team these days (they're only 5 games above .500).

[bdictjames]

0-4 on Shaq Hates tour.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

It's sad, because they definitely are giving the effort now for Gentry

Effort my ass, they're the same lazy group of fucks they were with Porter.....only difference is the run and suck offense is "fun" so they are working hard at something they enjoy.

[TampaDude]

Sorry, I don't mean to sound blasé ... I mean, I love it when the Spurs win. They could beat down my local junior-high team and I'd still love watching them.

But they've beaten the Sons so many times, and in so many ways, over such a long period of time. I don't know ... it's old.

Yeah...it's like you know that no matter how badly the Spurs fuck around and let the Suns back into the game/series, it's doesn't matter...the Spurs will still win the game/series and there's nothing the Suns can do about it. It's almost like picking on the retarded kid.

[usckk]

Good win! :cheer

[SpursPreacher]

This was a big one still in opinion,every win is huge with manu on the bench hurt.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

We're just doing our part to help you get a good lottery pick! :lmao

Thanks for that man, I personally appreciate it. Next time make sure KT kicks Nash in the knee.

[Jeremy]

Shaq an unusual 6-16 FG. If he was just 9-16, Suns win.

These losses are so frustrating...at least under Terry Porter, the Suns weren't even in the games...

[lefty]

I'm having mixed feelings about this game blog...it's got a loss written all over it.

:lmao

[Don Quixote]

And the Lakers failed to beat the Amrenashless Sons last week.

So ????

No ... I don't mean to demean this victory or the Spurs. They did a good job today against a spirited, but inferior, opponent.

The game against L.A. will say alot about where the Spurs are. And the Spurs and the Lakers are the only 2 legit championship contenders in the West.

[JohnnySixString]

The face of the guy in your sig is priceless. :lol

:lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/reaper_chevelle/tpb411_randy.jpg

[Don Quixote]

Yeah...it's like you know that no matter how badly the Spurs fuck around and let the Suns back into the game/series, it's doesn't matter...the Spurs will still win the game/series and there's nothing the Suns can do about it. It's almost like picking on the retarded kid.

Yes. That's exactly it. We're the bullies and the Sons are the retarded kid. Thanks!

[lefty]

No ... I don't mean to demean this victory or the Spurs. They did a good job today against a spirited, but inferior, opponent.

The game against L.A. will say alot about where the Spurs are. And the Spurs and the Lakers are the only 2 legit championship contenders in the West.

I don't give much importance to the upcoming Lakers game

Manu and Bynum won't play, and Gooden will try to fit in

Plus, Pop and KFC will go CIA

[TampaDude]

No ... I don't mean to demean this victory or the Spurs. They did a good job today against a spirited, but inferior, opponent.

The game against L.A. will say alot about where the Spurs are. And the Spurs and the Lakers are the only 2 legit championship contenders in the West.

Yeah...even now, you get the very strong feeling that it's gonna be Lakers or Spurs vs. Cavs or Celtics in the Finals. I know anything can happen, but it just seems inevitable.

[ego]

Whatever. A routine win over a non-playoff team. No big deal.

If and when they start doing this against the likes of New Orleans, Utah, and the Lakers in the playoffs, then I will be impressed.

???? a non-playoff team is at death' door. The team plays to stay alive.

TP is the boss !

[tomtom]

good win that was fun to watch

[raspsa]

Interesting move by Pop keeping Duncan on the bench and Timmy actually seeming to enjoy it. A great vote of confidence for the boys and they responded great. Once again Finley shows his stuff when it counts. george Hill played terrific defense. KT was solid. And Parker showed true leadership.

[Don Quixote]

Yeah...even now, you get the very strong feeling that it's gonna be Lakers or Spurs vs. Cavs or Celtics in the Finals. I know anything can happen, but it just seems inevitable.

Don't forget about Orlando. They're very good too, although with their starting PG gone for the season, it might not be their year.

As for the West, there's still New Orleans and Utah, but they won't beat S.A. or L.A. in the playoffs. So it's between us and the Lakers, and we need to prove that we can beat em 4 out of 7. Right now I am skeptical but we'll see.

Since we're in the Sons blog however ... let me state that the Sons are completely irrelevant to the conversation. If they manage to crawl into the playoffs, they'll get swept in the first round. In fact, I hope they do make the playoffs so I can watch that crap. That would be fun.

[GSH]

Ime finished with 11 points, on 4-8 shooting, and people are still on his ass about his shooting. I don't think it would have mattered if he went 8-8. WTF do you guys expect? Without Ime, there's a good chance the Spurs lose this game.

[TampaDude]

Don't forget about Orlando. They're very good too, although with their starting PG gone for the season, it might not be their year.

As for the West, there's still New Orleans and Utah, but they won't beat S.A. or L.A. in the playoffs. So it's between us and the Lakers, and we need to prove that we can beat em 4 out of 7. Right now I am skeptical but we'll see.

Since we're in the Sons blog however ... let me state that the Sons are completely irrelevant to the conversation. If they manage to crawl into the playoffs, they'll get swept in the first round. In fact, I hope they do make the playoffs so I can watch that crap. That would be fun.

Yeah...I like DH and the Magic is the closest team to Tampa, so I wouldn't mind seeing them do well, but I don't think they have the stuff to take 4 of 7 from the Cavs or Celtics...JMHO...

[angel_luv]

Great finish by the Spurs.

I saw all of the first half and was really impressed with Tony's performance in it. Kudos to him.

Good effort by all who played in the last four minutes too.

[Don Quixote]

Okay ... that's it for me. I'm going to rub it in on my bandwagon-hopping brother-in-law. He became a Sons fan when it was cool and I won't let him out of it.

I might be back after the Laker game. If not ... see you in June!

[lefty]

Okay ... that's it for me. I'm going to rub it in on my bandwagon-hopping brother-in-law. He became a Sons fan when it was cool and I won't let him out of it.

I might be back after the Laker game. If not ... see you in June!

:lol

[Manufan909]

Glad to know JohnnySixString sucks at creating equations, this would be the correct one: Sucky Ime playing=Spurs loss, Ime from NO playoff round=Spurs win. I'll take Fin with 30 minutes if Manu is out, as long as Mason gets more minutes, and Bowen gets more than 25.

And huge props to Hill, he might've not really factored on O, but his defense on Nash was almost Bowen-like, and he'll be a top 5 rebounding point guard along with top 5 in D soon enough. One of his first boards that had me shouting was when the ball was going straight to Timmy, but George said "that's mine, bitch!!!":hat And the one he had to immediately pass to Mase was just as good.

EDIT: Fin could've played some more minutes tonight, his offense was stellar. Mason might've scored almost twice as much, but he was 33% on 3FG, and 40% overall. Fin was much more efficient with 66% 3FG, and 57% overall. Mase had 1 more rb/as/stl, with 2 less TOs, but Fin didn't get blocked twice. I might have a mancrush on Mason, but Fin was the top sg for the Spurs today.

[TampaDude]

Great finish by the Spurs.

I saw all of the first half and was really impressed with Tony's performance in it. Kudos to him.

Good effort by all who played in the last four minutes too.

Yeah...I gotta give props to Finley, too...he was kinda stinkin' it up early on, but he came on strong in the 4th, as usual. :toast

[Manufan909]

Fuck, no one mentioned KT, he was a beast today.

[loveforthegame]

Parker was out of his mind today. He's become deadly with that mid range jumper. He really led the team in the 4th especially when Duncan was on the bench.

Duncan was great in the 1st half but I thought the Suns did a good job making it difficult for him in the 2nd half.

Nice to see Ime playing well in the 1st half but he was throwing up junk in the 2nd half.

Thomas was solid all game. On both ends.

Mason was on fire in the 1st half but I didn't much care for his 2nd half. Props to the Suns for making him drive the ball which isn't exactly his strenth.

I thought Finley was behind Parker for best game in the 4th quarter. He really nailed some big shots while playing some decent defense.

Hill also deserves some props for his 4th quarter play. It was mostly his defense and rebounding but that heads up play for the layup and steal to seal the game were huge.

[Pauleta14]

Great finish by the Spurs.

I saw all of the first half and was really impressed with Tony's performance in it. Kudos to him.

Good effort by all who played in the last four minutes too.


The 2nd was even better!!!

[Manufan909]

Parker was out of his mind today. He's become deadly with that mid range jumper. He really led the team in the 4th especially when Duncan was on the bench.

Duncan was great in the 1st half but I thought the Suns did a good job making it difficult for him in the 2nd half.

Nice to see Ime playing well in the 1st half but he was throwing up junk in the 2nd half.

Thomas was solid all game. On both ends.

Mason was on fire in the 1st half but I didn't much care for his 2nd half. Props to the Suns for making him drive the ball which isn't exactly his strenth.

I thought Finley was behind Parker for best game in the 4th quarter. He really nailed some big shots while playing some decent defense.

Hill also deserves some props for his 4th quarter play. It was mostly his defense and rebounding but that heads up play for the layup and steal to seal the game were huge.

For sure, Hill was huge. I wish he'd had at least 4x the touches he did, but his D was so good that would be nitpicking. When Tim and Tony are playing that great, I'm fine with Hill not getting alot of touches.

[timvp]

Nice win. Parker looks to be back to 100% healthy. He was there before his ankle injury against the Heat. I think he's just now all the way back physically. His speed and ability to change direction is in peak form right now.

Let's hope he's in this shape come the playoffs.

[duncan228]

Winning wall.

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/wallpaper_090308_1024.jpg

[SpursDynasty]

Another routine win here, not much to get excited about, the only positive out of this is that it's a win against a .500+ team....the only area needing improvement since we are I believe 17-16 vs. .500 teams. But again, nothing to get excited about, the Spurs have always beaten the Suns, we just went out there, did what we had to do, and won. Should be an easy week, there aren't any challenging teams coming up this week.

[lefty]

Grant Hill WTF ???

[kace]

Grant Hill WTF ???

he looks like a ballerina in this pic :lol

EDIT: or a traffic cop

[peskypesky]

Yeah...even now, you get the very strong feeling that it's gonna be Lakers or Spurs vs. Cavs or Celtics in the Finals. I know anything can happen, but it just seems inevitable.

i know it looks that way...but look back over the past few years and you'll see that a lot of the time, the regular season results did not predict the Finals competitors very well.

things get real different in the playoffs. ask the mavs. ask the pistons. ask the suns.

[peskypesky]

I feel a bit sorry for the Suns...except for Shaq...i hope this is 0-4 streak is karma biting him in his fat ass for all the hate he's been spewing of late.

[spursfan09]

Winning wall.

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/wallpaper_090308_1024.jpg

:lol Grant Hill

"I'll just practice my ballerina moves while Tony shoots..."

[TampaDude]

The Spurs were just shooting some shots...just beating a team they were supposed to beat...no surprises there. :D

[Quiet Strength]

I wish it would have been a blowout but oh well.. parker was a killer out there. Good game!

[Obstructed_View]

Parker's looking confident, but he's looking for his shot way too much lately. I'm glad at least that all of his pull up 22 footers are going in. At some point he needs to do a better job of getting the rest of the offense involved. He's seemed a tad ballhoggy lately, and I don't think it's intentional.

Mason should not be the backup point guard. If we're going to have to get someone running the point that isn't very good at it, I'd rather have Hill or Vaughn doing it. Udoka showed some promise in the preseason running the point, and he seems to play better when he's feeling involved. Using any of them at point frees up Roger as a shooting weapon, because he moves better around screens than he does with the ball.

Why do all the brothas hate Louie Amandson (sp?) so much?

Running two plays specifically for Finley (one in the post) to start the third quarter was one of the bigger WTF moments this season for me. Run two plays for Duncan and get the lead to 17 or 18 and the momentum for the second half is completely different.

[Budkin]

The Spurs were just shooting some shots...just beating a team they were supposed to beat...no surprises there. :D

SpursDynasty's lines will never get old!

[ducks]

Parker's looking confident, but he's looking for his shot way too much lately. I'm glad at least that all of his pull up 22 footers are going in. At some point he needs to do a better job of getting the rest of the offense involved. He's seemed a tad ballhoggy lately, and I don't think it's intentional.

Mason should not be the backup point guard. If we're going to have to get someone running the point that isn't very good at it, I'd rather have Hill or Vaughn doing it. Udoka showed some promise in the preseason running the point, and he seems to play better when he's feeling involved. Using any of them at point frees up Roger as a shooting weapon, because he moves better around screens than he does with the ball.

Why do all the brothas hate Louie Amandson (sp?) so much?

Running two plays specifically for Finley (one in the post) to start the third quarter was one of the bigger WTF moments this season for me. Run two plays for Duncan and get the lead to 17 or 18 and the momentum for the second half is completely different.


tp had 9 assist today
he is averaging 7.4 assist since allstar break
duncan gets alot of assist also

pop is telling tp to shot more with manu out
and especially when duncan was out
tp is on fire you want the player that is hot to keep shooting
he is shooting 49& for the whole year!

[Manufan909]

tp had 9 assist today
he is averaging 7.4 assist since allstar break
duncan gets alot of assist also

pop is telling tp to shot more with manu out
and especially when duncan was out
tp is on fire you want the player that is hot to keep shooting
he is shooting 49& for the whole year!

You beat me to it, ducks. It's odd for a CoM member to agree with a CoT member on such as this, but shit happens. OV, what else would you expect with Manu out??? And I'm perfectly fine with TP shooting if he's playing to his potential. And like ducks said, he's averaging better than his overall season avg for asists with Manu out. I think he's doing an excellent job.
:flag:

But I agree with OV about the set Fin plays, WTF!?!?!?!? His FG% would've been even better without that bullshit.

[spurs girl21]

who won last night?

[Manufan909]

Spurs!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tim_duncan94]

Nice touch with the blogue.

Spurs 111 Suns 100

You really think the spurs were gonna let the suns get 100 points or over?

Plus Timmy had a good bounce back game dident he? he had 12 more

points 10 more boards and 2 more assists.

[crc21209]

TP just totally took shit over yesterday it was amazing to watch, good win.

[Fundamental]

Great win. Fun game to watch. Can't wait for a healthy Ginobili and Gooden. That being said....I was reading the Phoenix newspaper sports pages online, and all the local reader comments, and I got to say I feel bad for those guys...the fans. Between their front office, coaching staff, and players, those fans have been dealt a real crappy hand. Going from a playoff contender to squat in less than a season. That has got to be pretty tough on a hardcore fan (like I am about the Spurs). These are the same fans that REALLY thought they'd have a chance this year. All in all, it makes me grateful to be a fan of the Spurs organization and grateful of their business decisions over the last decade, because all it takes is a few risky decisions to make a playoff contending team into squat in such a short time period as half a season.

:flag::flag::flag:

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tp had 9 assist today
he is averaging 7.4 assist since allstar break
duncan gets alot of assist also

I'm really happy for Tony that he's getting a lot of assists, especially against a bunch of teams that aren't going to make the playoffs, but that doesn't mean he's running the offense well, just that people are hitting shots after he passes to them. The Spurs should be developing as a team. Having Parker carry them is the same thing they were doing the first week of the season.



pop is telling tp to shot more with manu out
and especially when duncan was out
tp is on fire you want the player that is hot to keep shooting
he is shooting 49& for the whole year!

Again, I'm really glad that his shots are going in. And again I'm sure we're all really thrilled that he's doing so well against teams that don't play defense, but that doesn't make them smart shots, and doesn't mean they are going to be ready for a deep playoff run.

BTW, ducks, even though I don't agree with your position, I have to say that you made the two most astute arguments I've ever seen you make. I'm getting a little verklempt.

[ducks]

tp should have had 14-20 assist had the players made their shots
spurs almost scored 100 points
that is running the o well

[ducks]

I'm really happy for Tony that he's getting a lot of assists, especially against a bunch of teams that aren't going to make the playoffs, but that doesn't mean he's running the offense well, just that people are hitting shots after he passes to them. The Spurs should be developing as a team. Having Parker carry them is the same thing they were doing the first week of the season.




Again, I'm really glad that his shots are going in. And again I'm sure we're all really thrilled that he's doing so well against teams that don't play defense, but that doesn't make them smart shots, and doesn't mean they are going to be ready for a deep playoff run.

BTW, ducks, even though I don't agree with your position, I have to say that you made the two most astute arguments I've ever seen you make. I'm getting a little verklempt.

tp has been on fire
only bad game was against cavs
and that was when he had no legs

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tp has been on fire
only bad game was against cavs
and that was when he had no legs

Yeah, too bad the team's success follows his ability to score. Let's not start thinking about a playoff run, we'll just spend the offseason masturbating to the box scores.

[TampaDude]

:lobt:

'nuff said...