Spurs vs. Rockets Mar. 22 - Game Blog [Archive] - Page 4

CP48107

03-22-2009, 05:06 PM

i have no response after this one...what can you say, over the last few weeks i've gone from being a frustrated fan to just not giving a crap anymore.

You just can't judge this team the way its currently constituted, and with the injuries this year. But at the same time, both the celtics and the rockets have dealt with injuries, so its not an excuse.

+1

Mal

03-22-2009, 05:06 PM

yeah Pop keep Manu benched until 7th seed is locked...

Texas_Ranger

03-22-2009, 05:07 PM

up by 6 with 3 min, and lost 6-15 to shitty Rockets !!

Mason comes in for Udoka...
Great decision by Pop!! Just great!:depressed

Indazone

03-22-2009, 05:07 PM

This Rockets team is god awful, too bad the Spurs played at their level today.

Hard nosed defense made both sides look like shit today.

VI_Massive

03-22-2009, 05:07 PM

I don't know why is Gooden not playing at least 15 minutes...Bonner is killing me.

I thought Bonner played pretty well. Gooden still looks lost defensively.

Budkin

03-22-2009, 05:07 PM

hahaha did he choked at the freebie line again :wow

No, this time it was TOs.

justinandimcool

03-22-2009, 05:08 PM

Tim was fuckin' awful when he went back into the game for Kurt, Yao shut him down.....so why would he get the ball if he was cold? :bang

Tim Duncan has always and will always be the best option to score or draw a double and kick. Better than the bullshit Tony threw up.

hitmanyr2k

03-22-2009, 05:09 PM

I don't know why is Gooden not playing at least 15 minutes...Bonner is killing me.

To use the old Spurs homer mantra...."Gooden doesn't know the Spurs defensive sets and rotations yet". Meanwhile Tim Duncan is leaving Scola wide open for a layup in the clutch :lol

Mal

03-22-2009, 05:09 PM

and Parker thinking that his FG are Kobe`s..... Drive to the basket you moron

Roxsfan

03-22-2009, 05:10 PM

The Rockets just made one more shot than we did. No big deal. Still ahead in the loss column, so don't get excited Rockets.

dude, shut your fucking semen-garage(mouth).

boutons_

03-22-2009, 05:10 PM

B2B losses @ATT in March to playoff teams, Spurs don't have it this year. They could have won both of these games without Manu, but they just don't have it.

Maybe Tim is on some kind of painkiller that has him zonked out and foggy. :)

VI_Massive

03-22-2009, 05:10 PM

dude, shut your fucking semen-garage(mouth).

loss column dude. loss column.

Roxsfan

03-22-2009, 05:11 PM

stfu

fuck off.

temujin

03-22-2009, 05:11 PM

Why was Udoka pulled out?

"Rotation" I guess.

Whatever that means.

Well the rockets "rotate" back on top.

The Franchise

03-22-2009, 05:11 PM

To use the old Spurs homer mantra...."Gooden doesn't know the Spurs defensive sets and rotations yet". Meanwhile Tim Duncan is leaving Scola wide open for a layup in the clutch :lol

Actually Tim Thomas was responsible for Scola. Timmy was five feet from Yao and thought he was going to shoot the ball. Yao just made a great pass.

VI_Massive

03-22-2009, 05:11 PM

To use the old Spurs homer mantra...."Gooden doesn't know the Spurs defensive sets and rotations yet". Meanwhile Tim Duncan is leaving Scola wide open for a layup in the clutch :lol

that was Thomas' and Parker's faults for going to double Brooks and leaving Tim to guard both Scola and Yao.

Mugen

03-22-2009, 05:12 PM

i just want a chance for the spurs to play the rockets in the 2nd round.

we know the rockets probably wont get there but right now this spurs team is looking iffy for the 2nd round as well.

Crookshanks

03-22-2009, 05:12 PM

Mason comes in for Udoka...
Great decision by Pop!! Just great!:depressed

Yeah - I don't get that. I mean, Udoka was freaking hot - hitting shots and playing good defense - so Pop pulls him and puts in Mason instead? :bang

temujin

03-22-2009, 05:12 PM

Duncan look really really old.

I mean OLD.

VI_Massive

03-22-2009, 05:13 PM

Yeah - I don't get that. I mean, Udoka was freaking hot - hitting shots and playing good defense - so Pop pulls him and puts in Mason instead? :bang

udoka sucks at the line...in that situation you want your best free throw shooters on the floor.

VI_Massive

03-22-2009, 05:13 PM

Duncan look really really old.

I mean OLD.

that's not true at all. timmy looked better than he's looked in a while.

Borosai

03-22-2009, 05:14 PM

Wow, I didn't even know they were playing.

It's looking more and more like this team just doesn't have it, but if the fucking Miami Heat won a championship in '06, anything is possible.

Budkin

03-22-2009, 05:14 PM

Duncan look really really old.

I mean OLD.

It's his knee... he's just not himself.

Crookshanks

03-22-2009, 05:14 PM

udoka sucks at the line...in that situation you want your best free throw shooters on the floor.
But the Rockets had a foul to give - and by that time it was too late - and a moot point! Better to have the guy who's actually making some baskets.

ducks

03-22-2009, 05:15 PM

one good thing duncan did put up over 20 today

vincent

03-22-2009, 05:15 PM

No big deal, Rockets just takin over 2nd Place in the standings like we're supposed to do. :hat
Even if you took the 1st seed, I still won't put my money on Rocket going through the 1st round:lmao

alchemist

03-22-2009, 05:16 PM

which is were manu helps you dumbass, hes our fucking closer.

absolutely no excuse for the spurs to choke away a 6pt lead but theres a reason why we arent executing during the closing minutes.
tough luck, Ginobili made a decision (out of pride) and we're all paying the price.

Roxsfan

03-22-2009, 05:17 PM

loss column dude. loss column.

yeah, the spurs just added to theirs:lmao

temujin

03-22-2009, 05:17 PM

that's not true at all. timmy looked better than he's looked in a while.

Really?

I haven't seen the previous ones.

He must have been absolutely terrible.

He has hard times running normally.

Crookshanks

03-22-2009, 05:17 PM

Manu's injury has really screwed up the team. I think no one thought it was this bad or that Manu would still be out. I think the rest of the team kept thinking Manu would be back and he'd save the day. Now it looks like he's just going to play a few final games.

His injury and Timmy's on-going knee problem might just doom our post season.

Roxsfan

03-22-2009, 05:18 PM

Duncan look really really old.

I mean OLD.

that's cause he is:rolleyes

temujin

03-22-2009, 05:18 PM

tough luck, Ginobili made a decision (out of pride) and we're all paying the price.

Really?
Duncan completely fucks up the last defensive play and it's Ginobili's faulkt.
Well, Scola made the same decision and won this one.
As well as a bronze at the Olimpics.

spursfan09

03-22-2009, 05:19 PM

that's cause he is:rolleyes

So why does Yao move in slow motion? He's not old, and we know he's never extended the same kind of energy as TD has in the playoffs.

JMOON

03-22-2009, 05:21 PM

gotta give spurs credit for shutting Yao down big time by fronting him.

:lmaotoo bad he found another way to decide the game by passing lol

Roxsfan

03-22-2009, 05:21 PM

So why does Yao move in slow motion? He's not old, and we know he's never extended the same kind of energy as TD has in the playoffs.

7'6" 325 pounds, next............

Pop is too much of a pussy to play duncan 1 on 1 with Yao b/c Yao will rip him a new vagina. Fronting little pussies.

VI_Massive

03-22-2009, 05:21 PM

Really?
Duncan completely fucks up the last defensive play and it's Ginobili's faulkt.
Well, Scola made the same decision and won this one.
As well as a bronze at the Olimpics.

that wasn't timmy's fault. thomas and parker doubled houston's pg so timmy had to guard both yao and scola. he did what he could and the spurs made a huge mistake but it wasn't timmy's mistake, it was thomas and parker.

temujin

03-22-2009, 05:21 PM

At any rate, the offense was awfal, in eneral.

A bunch of guys standing and waiting for Parker or Duncan to come up with something.
No movement without the ball, no aggressivness on the offensive board.

They came back into the game thanks to the D.
And Bowen and Udoka played superb games.

This is non going to be sufficient to make it past the second round of the playoffs.

or maybe even the first.

hitmanyr2k

03-22-2009, 05:22 PM

that wasn't timmy's fault. thomas and parker doubled houston's pg so timmy had to guard both yao and scola. he did what he could and the spurs made a huge mistake but it wasn't timmy's mistake, it was thomas and parker.

Common sense says you give up the jumpshot and guard the rim.

alchemist

03-22-2009, 05:23 PM

Really?
Duncan completely fucks up the last defensive play and it's Ginobili's faulkt.
Well, Scola made the same decision and won this one.
As well as a bronze at the Olimpics.
Was Scola limping into the fuckin' Olympics? :bang

I understand why he chose to play but we're paying the pied piper for him.

temujin

03-22-2009, 05:23 PM

Dunan is really really old. And I know how I spelled the name you 4 ring faggots.

Answer whenever you have been questioned.

Or else, just read.

HarlemHeat37

03-22-2009, 05:24 PM

Duncan was solid today, no complaints about him..he played great on D as well, and he was great on the boards..I don't know how many rebounds he had, but he had a lot of tips on rebounds too..

it would have been nice to have seen Bowen earlier though, but obviously Pop wouldn't consider it for some reason..

Mugen

03-22-2009, 05:24 PM

7'6" 325 pounds, next............

Pop is too much of a pussy to play duncan 1 on 1 with Yao b/c Yao will rip him a new vagina. Fronting little pussies.

7'6" 325 yet gets pushed off the block every time by guys 50 lbs smaller and 8 inches short everytime.

hes a great passer but hes the pussy. you know it and i know it.

temujin

03-22-2009, 05:25 PM

that wasn't timmy's fault. thomas and parker doubled houston's pg so timmy had to guard both yao and scola. he did what he could and the spurs made a huge mistake but it wasn't timmy's mistake, it was thomas and parker.

Duncan should have stayed with Scola.
Let yao have a 18 footer.

Obvious mistake.

VI_Massive

03-22-2009, 05:25 PM

Common sense says you give up the jumpshot and guard the rim.

right but they're both bad choices and timmy shouldn't have been in that position because they shouldn't have doubled. and yao is a good enough jump shooter that you don't want to leave him open

HarlemHeat37

03-22-2009, 05:27 PM

Roxsfan

03-22-2009, 05:28 PM

7'6" 325 yet gets pushed off the block every time by guys 50 lbs smaller and 8 inches short everytime.

hes a great passer but hes the pussy. you know it and i know it.

Yeah, we rode that pussy hard to the victory.............:lmao

temujin

03-22-2009, 05:30 PM

Capt Bringdown

03-22-2009, 05:33 PM

Rockets came from 7 back in the 4th. On the road.

When's the last time we did something similar against a good team, I can't recall?

Too few minutes for Gooden and Hill. Parker looked tired in the 4th.
It's great when you hold your opponent to a 13 point 3rd quarter. But when you have to expend all your energy to score 16, something's not working.

Too many problems and too few solutions at this point. Manu's comeback is not the cure-all.

temujin

03-22-2009, 05:36 PM

as others have said, Duncan wasn't at fault at all for the last Scola shot..obviously most of you don't understand basketball though..why would Duncan give up the J? basketball is a team game, he's supposed to trust the team D..Scola wasn't his man to guard in any way..if Duncan didn't come out to guard Yao, these same idiots would be complaining about it if he made the shot..

this was a horrible loss, so was the Boston loss..any time you have a game in control, or choke horrible, it's a horrible loss..but some of you seem to forget how the Spurs system works for some reason..

this system is completely centered around 3 guys..Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili..right now, we're missing one of these guys..not only does that rob us from Manu's scoring and playmaking, but it forces others like Roger Mason to play a role that they aren't accustomed to, and wouldn't have the same responsibilities if Manu was in the lineup..

If I remeber correctly, and I do have a phenomenal memory, you are the guy that wanted STEPHEN freaking MARBURY on the Spurs.

Quoting is "new" life, "reborn" soul and the rest of the usual crap.

So the SAME "idiots" tell you that you know nothing about TEAM basketball, if you go after a Yao -a proven looser- to improbably prevent an 18 footer, and leave LUIS SCOLA -a proven WINNER- have a one footer.

jbspurs

03-22-2009, 05:40 PM

Congrats Houston for the win, same goes to the referee. How can you missed a clear goal tending and the jumpball prior to the goal tending?

holcs50

03-22-2009, 05:41 PM

I think after this loss Duncan needs to sit a couple of weeks.

Bring Gooden in.

HCA is gone anyway.

And give some rest to Parker as well.

No wonder that the fresher players -Udoka and Bowen- were the only solid contributors today.

WTF are u talking about rest these guys??? Were 4 losses up from the 8th seed-the whole conference is breathing down our necks and you want to take out the only guys that are doing anything at all on offense?? Horrible idea

spursfan09

03-22-2009, 05:42 PM

7'6" 325 pounds, next............

Pop is too much of a pussy to play duncan 1 on 1 with Yao b/c Yao will rip him a new vagina. Fronting little pussies.

:lol Tim scared of Yao?

spursfan09

03-22-2009, 05:43 PM

Anyway Rocket fans enjoy your win. I doubt we'll c eachother again

duncan228

03-22-2009, 05:46 PM

..I don't know how many rebounds he had, but he had a lot of tips on rebounds too..

Duncan had six boards, one offensive.

Roxsfan

03-22-2009, 05:48 PM

Congrats Houston for the win, same goes to the referee. How can you missed a clear goal tending and the jumpball prior to the goal tending?

first it was not goal tending, second the refs had their whistles deep up their assholes on the majority of TP's travels, palmings, and flops.................

temujin

03-22-2009, 05:48 PM

WTF are u talking about rest these guys??? Were 4 losses up from the 8th seed-the whole conference is breathing down our necks and you want to take out the only guys that are doing anything at all on offense?? Horrible idea

They ARE actually playing these guys and they ARE loosing.
OKC, Boston, Houston.
And falling.

They RESTED Duncan with Minnesota and guess what? They won.

At any rate, it is extremely unlikely to regain HCA.

Just watch the schedule.

Might as well rest the oldies and bet all your money that they might be ready for the playoffs.

temujin

03-22-2009, 05:49 PM

first it was not goal tending, second the refs had their whistles deep up their assholes on the majority of TP's travels, palmings, and flops.................

It was goaltending.

At any rate, the refs didn't decide this one.

monster

03-22-2009, 05:54 PM

It was goaltending.

At any rate, the refs didn't decide this one.

I didn't see the replay...I know it was close, but there were missed calls going both ways. Duncan dove on top of Battier to force the jump ball. That was definitely a foul. At any rate, I don't think it was a bad shot by Parker at the end...just a bad result. Parker was killing the Rox before that. The one layup right past Yao. UGLY Defense.

holcs50

03-22-2009, 05:59 PM

They ARE actually playing these guys and they ARE loosing.
OKC, Boston, Houston.
And falling.

They RESTED Duncan with Minnesota and guess what? They won.

At any rate, it is extremely unlikely to regain HCA.

Just watch the schedule.

Might as well rest the oldies and bet all your money that they might be ready for the playoffs.

HCA was lost a long long time ago for the conference-but they still have the 2nd least amount of losses by a game so we still can pull off hca thru the first two rounds and then be away against lakes. So because we've lost these close games to boston and boston we should've looked back with 20/20 and said oh well you know we lost anyways so we shouldnt have played them.. Well duh, but we cant do that. Do you have any idea how many games coming up we'd probably lose if we sat say TD or parker where we would've wont with them? No, we don't but its very obvious u take another one of you best 3 players out on the bench we will have a hard time winning any games at all. Point is they don't have the luxury to sit/rest these players, the conference is too close-we could easily fall to 6.7. 8, maybe even not make the playoffs if we don't start playing better and have our best players out there.

temujin

03-22-2009, 06:08 PM

HCA was lost a long long time ago for the conference-but they still have the 2nd least amount of losses by a game so we still can pull off hca thru the first two rounds and then be away against lakes. So because we've lost these close games to boston and boston we should've looked back with 20/20 and said oh well you know we lost anyways so we shouldnt have played them.. Well duh, but we cant do that. Do you have any idea how many games coming up we'd probably lose if we sat say TD or parker where we would've wont with them? No, we don't but its very obvious u take another one of you best 3 players out on the bench we will have a hard time winning any games at all. Point is they don't have the luxury to sit/rest these players, the conference is too close-we could easily fall to 6.7. 8, maybe even not make the playoffs if we don't start playing better and have our best players out there.

All you have to do is avoid the 8 seed.
That can be done by winning 7, 7 games.

If you rest Duncan for 2 weeks and Parker for one, bring in Gooden and ahave Ginobili back in 2 weeks, that can be managed.

Anything else is just a waste of energy.

Take the next two games. Play Hill and the rest of the crew and you will win.
Next night in Atlanta: play the whole team and you will loose.

holcs50

03-22-2009, 06:13 PM

All you have to do is avoid the 8 seed.
That can be done by winning 7, 7 games.

If you rest Duncan for 2 weeks and Parker for one, bring in Gooden and ahave Ginobili back in 2 weeks, that can be managed.

Anything else is just a waste of energy.

Take the next two games. Play Hill and the rest of the crew and you will win.
Next night in Atlanta: play the whole team and you will loose.

Well Im fuckin glad we have a dude with a crystal ball on these forums!! Can you tell me our first round matchup too? Will we win it? Do we make it to the championship? please i would like to know many things oh wise one

temujin

03-22-2009, 06:23 PM

Well Im fuckin glad we have a dude with a crystal ball on these forums!! Can you tell me our first round matchup too? Will we win it? Do we make it to the championship? please i would like to know many things oh wise one

Answers are.

1) Denver.
2) Yes.
3) No.

holcs50

03-22-2009, 06:30 PM

Answers are.

1) Denver.
2) Yes.
3) No.

lol this is awesome. Will we play the lakers and how much will we lose the series by if we do?

temujin

03-22-2009, 06:53 PM

lol this is awesome. Will we play the lakers and how much will we lose the series by if we do?

Assuming Manu is back, with a decent Duncan (rested for 2 full wekks, from now on)
Yes.

Loose in 6.

Without Duncan, no of course.

spurtilldeath

03-22-2009, 06:59 PM

Lack of fire during the end of the games....u need the fire to win games which the spurs lack this time arnd and I think this is going to be a short lived post season...anything beyond that would be lucky!!

Frenzy

03-22-2009, 07:27 PM

lol what a fan!

JMOON

03-22-2009, 09:30 PM

Congrats Houston for the win, same goes to the referee. How can you missed a clear goal tending and the jumpball prior to the goal tending?

it wasnt even for sure it was a GT or not, and the refs were pretty biases on the spurs side, so many times Artest and Lowry drove in and drew a hell of contact nothing was called.

Trainwreck2100

03-22-2009, 09:37 PM

fuck that shit seriously

crc21209

03-23-2009, 12:51 AM

I don't see why ppl are sucking off the Rockets so much on nat'l tv or Spurs fans blowing up, because Houston still has one more loss than us, they are still technically third in the West. And Houston will lose some more games, seeing as how they have 3 of their next four at Utah, at Phoenix, and at the Lakers.

Kurts.Kitten40

03-23-2009, 02:01 AM

Well we can't win them all. We need to lose some to avoid that dreaded ego-monster. Plus, I was just saying we needed more of these last position situations to try out other options rather than Mas w/ the 3 point buzzer...nice play if it was actually more time that 0.3 because obviously that doesn't work...and of course if he would've made it too! But c'mon we all know too that Manu doesn't just bring in a whopping 3 points to the team...so these games are absolutely ours to win. We just need to come out w/ FIRE! && that looks inevitable now w/ this 2 loss streak..i'm sure their feeling that fire lit under their little booties! C'mon guys let's get it going!! =)

SynicFan

03-23-2009, 07:38 AM

I don't see why ppl are sucking off the Rockets so much on nat'l tv

the Rockets finally have a team that doesnt rely on mcglass and they're showing it. no one outside of the Rocket's fanhood saw it...but now they are so....that's the reason for the "big coverage".

I knew the team was better without mcglass from the get-go. but now that they're in that 2 spot, the media decides to cover them. and by media, I mean, ESPN.

Houston still has one more loss than us, they are still technically third in the West.

TECHNICALLY, its all done by winning percentages and until the SPURS winning percentage is HIGHER than the ROX...the Rox will have a better record.....TECHNICALLY speaking.

crc21209

03-23-2009, 12:38 PM

the Rockets finally have a team that doesnt rely on mcglass and they're showing it. no one outside of the Rocket's fanhood saw it...but now they are so....that's the reason for the "big coverage".

I knew the team was better without mcglass from the get-go. but now that they're in that 2 spot, the media decides to cover them. and by media, I mean, ESPN.

TECHNICALLY, its all done by winning percentages and until the SPURS winning percentage is HIGHER than the ROX...the Rox will have a better record.....TECHNICALLY speaking.

Please Mr. 168 posts. The Rockets will not stay at #2 for long...they have a tougher schedule, more games against plus .500 teams, and most of those games on the road. Have fun with the next game in Utah. :downspin: