Game Blog: Bobcats @ Spurs 3/10/09

[Fundamental]

yay spurs!!!

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[timaios]

Great win ! :toast

[TampaDude]

Were the Spurs just toying with the Bobcats??? They stay even the whole game until the middle of the 4th and then BAM...the Spurs flip the switch...good win...GO SPURS GO!!!!! :flag:

[Brazil]

OK...now...does anyone know who the curly haired guy was sitting next to Manu...Ian on on his right...who was on his left?

sorry i don't know

[Yorae]

Props to hill. He sparked the break away.

[SpursPreacher]

The defense was as beautiful as its been all year long.

[Spursfan092120]

sorry i don't know
Grr...I didn't recognize him, and he, Manu, and Ian were all sitting together in suits.

[Solid D]

Spurs outscore Cats 29-15 in the 4th. G-Hill and TP backcourt is smoove.

[mVp]

Perfect line for Hill... and his D was great again, love the guy (no homo :lol)

[Spursmania]

Wow-what a great 4th. Great win! Go Spurs, on to the Lakers...

[Yorae]

kurt has been solid too!

[Crookshanks]

I'll bet other coaches and GMs are fuming that the Spurs picked up another relatively unknown player who's turned out to be a great find! Who'da thought such a talented player could come out of UIPUI!

[Yorae]

Grr...I didn't recognize him, and he, Manu, and Ian were all sitting together in suits.

Gooden wearing a wig?

[wildbill2u]

Where is that thread that says Pop doesn't give backup PGs a chance? Hill played most of the 4th and did it flawlessly. I guess Pop didn't know he was in there.

[Mugen]

i hope charlotte makes the playoffs, they can be a tough team once they truly put it all together.

[Solid D]

Spurs outscored them 20-6 in the last 8 minutes. Hill played the entire 4th quarter at the 2 position with 9 points in the quarter. The two PGs, Parker and Mason went for 21 points apiece and 7 and 5 assists respectively. :wow

[Chomag]

Where is that thread that says Pop doesn't give backup PGs a chance? Hill played most of the 4th and did it flawlessly. I guess Pop didn't know he was in there.

That would be true however Hill was not playing PG out there tonight.

[Banzai]

When does Gooden suit up?

[Solid D]

That would be true however Hill was not playing PG out there tonight.

Chomag was paying attention. :)

[Spursmania]

Spurs outscored them 20-6 in the last 8 minutes. Hill played the entire 4th quarter at the 2 position with 9 points in the quarter. The two PGs, Parker and Mason went for 21 points apiece and 7 and 5 assists respectively. :wow

WOW:toast

[Mugen]

When does Gooden suit up?

my guess is the OKC game. maaaaaybe the rockets game

[Yorae]

It's a miracle. Finley MIA in the 4th! Pop's sick?

[Quiet Strength]

Good game! That lineup in the 4th was strong defensivly. Parker, Hill, Bowen, Udoka, and Timmy. It was very nice to watch.

[TampaDude]

Mason was 5-8 from 3 land, and the Spurs shot 61.1% (11-18) from beyond the arc...DAYUM!!!

[Solid D]

Good game! That lineup in the 4th was strong defensivly. Parker, Hill, Bowen, Udoka, and Timmy. It was very nice to watch.

Don't forget about Kurt Thomas.

[Spurs Brazil]

Don't forget about Kurt Thomas.

Thomas was great, he dominated the boards

[tim_duncan94]

Tim Duncan hasent been over 20 points in a while.

[Ice009]

I think this what Mason is doing is what Pop is looking for in a back up PG. Mason is scoring quite well in that role so far. Hill has been awesome in the 4th quarter the last few games.

I think Hill sitting out some games and then coming in the 4th playing very good defense has been big for him.

I really think Pop tried Mason at PG because he wasn't liking George's passiveness on that end. I don't think Pop would have been upset at Hill's D or anything like that.

[peskypesky]

Good win! I am smiling. Can you imagine how good we'll be when Gooden and Manu are suited up? I have a very good feeling about this season all of a sudden.

[TampaDude]

Tim Duncan hasent been over 20 points in a while.

He was 18 and 11 tonight...one bucket away from yet another 20-10 game.

[TampaDude]

Good win! I am smiling. Can you imagine how good we'll be when Gooden and Manu are suited up? I have a very good feeling about this season all of a sudden.

+1

I know there's still a lot of basketball left to play, but if the Spurs stay healthy, they can beat anyone, even the Lakers...GO SPURS GO!!!!! :flag:

[MarHill]

Tim Duncan hasent been over 20 points in a while.

With a day of rest...I will predict he will have a big game on Thursday night.

This was a nice win.

The Spurs held the Bobcats to 44% shooting and outrebounded them by ten, 42-32 and shot the ball well from 3 pt. land.

After a tight game for 3 1/2 quarters...the Spurs took control down the stretch.

This was a good way to get ready for Thursday's game.

:flag:

[MarHill]

He was 18 and 11 tonight...one bucket away from yet another dub-dub.

He didn't shot the ball well and he had to work for those 18 points.

TD will have a big game on Thursday night!!!

[TampaDude]

We won by 14, even with the Bobcats being +9 on FTA and +10 on FTM...if the fouls were even, this would've been a blowout.

[Chomag]

What I have noticed most is that the Team has started to finally gel together, and I love seeing that. I wish Manu and Gooden were able to be in there to be apart of the gelling right now. I know that just wishful thinking though.

I so can't wait to see the whole team together! :flag:

[tomtom]

I hope Gooden and Manu will assimilate well. I remember after Tony came back Mason and George didn't play with much confidence for awhile.

[duncan228]

He was 18 and 11 tonight...one bucket away from yet another dub-dub.

18 and 11 is a double-double.

[Solid D]

One thing is a mystery to me. Where was Boris Diaw in the 4th quarter? He was doing well in the 3rd quarter, particularly when iso'd down low. Was he hurting? Radmanovic was in there and did nothing, while Parker and Hill really D-'d up on Bell and Felton.

[Chomag]

I hope Gooden and Manu will assimilate well. I remember after Tony came back Mason and George didn't play with much confidence for awhile.

Thats what kind of has me worried a bit especialy coming back so late in the season. However spurs usually seem to have this knack of overcoming all the odds, and thats one of the reasons why we love our spurs.:toast

[TampaDude]

18 and 11 is a double-double.

I got it mixed up with a 20-10 game, which TD gets quite often...

[Austin_Toros]

Sean May played just over one minute!

[Solid D]

I thought you had to get 20 points for a dub-dub?

Double figures. Double-Double minimum would be 10-10

[TampaDude]

Double figures. Double-Double minimum would be 10-10

Yeah...sorry...I was thinking of a 20-10 game, not a double-double...TD usually has a 20-10 game when he's playing well.

[Solid D]

No problem. Sometimes I get brain clouds, too.

[TampaDude]

No problem. Sometimes I get brain clouds, too.

Yeah...it's been a long day... :lol

[Chomag]

Chomag was paying attention. :)

Yep, probably a fluke though :lol

[duncan228]

Yeah...it's been a long day... :lol

:toast

[duncan228]

Winning wall.

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/wallpaper_090310_1024.jpg

[Mugen]

haha mason got blocked on that drive i think

[milkyway21]

SAN ANTONIO -- Tim Duncan had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs stopped the Charlotte Bobcats' franchise-record winning streak at six with a 100-86 victory Tuesday night.

:toast streak-breaker!

[benefactor]

haha mason got blocked on that drive i think
Probably...he only has about a 20% completion percentage on attempt he makes at the rim.

[Andy25]

Probably...he only has about a 20% completion percentage on attempt he makes at the rim.

Its okay he went 5/8 from beyond the arc. :D:hat

[Yorae]

fuck paul webber. No hill love on the recap. :(

[tim_duncan94]

well im just glad the spurs won. duncan had 18 and 11 another double double.

[completely deck]

well im just glad the spurs won. duncan had 18 and 11 another double double.

:tu

[Manufan909]

Man, I love all the bitching on here about the Spurs playing down to their opponent, when it is so natural. And everyone knows the Spurs will only gets interested in the 3rd or 4th quarter anyways, no need to go in cardia arrest over it.

Also I'm cool with the PG experiment til Manu is back, than Hill needs the 13 minutes TP doesn't play, Mason needs to be SG/SF with the same number of minutes, and Fin needs to play way less, with Bowen and even Ime's PT going up, or at least not changing. Idk what everyones minutes have been with Manu out this stretch, but I hope Fin is the one to get his workload decreased... and if a 2nd person has to get the axe(I know there will be, cuz Fin won't lose 25 mins), I guess it'll have to be Ime.

I Hope Hairston is worked into the rotation soon, even for only 5 mins guarenteed a game, before the pointless end season games, where he hopefully gets the glut of SF minutes.

[xtremesteven33]

Man, I love all the bitching on here about the Spurs playing down to their opponent, when it is so natural. And everyone knows the Spurs will only gets interested in the 3rd or 4th quarter anyways, no need to go in cardia arrest over it.

Also I'm cool with the PG experiment til Manu is back, than Hill needs the 13 minutes TP doesn't play, Mason needs to be SG/SF with the same number of minutes, and Fin needs to play way less, with Bowen and even Ime's PT going up, or at least not changing. Idk what everyones minutes have been with Manu out this stretch, but I hope Fin is the one to get his workload decreased... and if a 2nd person has to get the axe(I know there will be, cuz Fin won't lose 25 mins), I guess it'll have to be Ime.

I Hope Hairston is worked into the rotation soon, even for only 5 mins guarenteed a game, before the pointless end season games, where he hopefully gets the glut of SF minutes.


im not sure now if Hairston deserves minutes over Finley or Udoka now.

I never thought id say it but Finley looks pretty decent out there. Hes knocking his shots down at a good % and hes being compitent on defense.

Udoka the same exact thing. Hairston still has stuff to learn in the system but i dont see how he wouldnt come in handy in the playoffs maybe.