Spurs vs. Hornets March 14th -- Game Blog

[timvp]

The Spurs are injured. Can they still win?

Discuss.

[Solid D]

Duncan is the only one of the Big Three who can do it without the others...or so it seems.

[BigVee]

Screw the small ball. Let's go BIG.....TD, Rasho, Bowen, Brown, Barry. Then Nazr, Horry. Let them match up with US for a change. Pound them inside until they yell uncle.

[T Park]

Mohammed, Brown, Barry, and Beno should get big minutes.


Make it a big enough lead to not play Duncan alot.

[MannyIsGod]

They'd better win. This shit has gotten ridiculous.

I do like the extra minutes to get some of the bench on track though. Beno has show signs the past couple of weeks, and I'm hoping tonight he kicks some ass.

[JUUOT]

i would like to see brown rapidly on the court because i tink he match better with beno than barry does what do you think?
also feel like Nazr keep increase his effectiveness and build on his goiod start as a spur
i go to see a movie and theyd better be up by 15 when i come back

[T Park]

I agree Manny, Beno's shot is looking good, and maybe after the Nuggets game Brent Barry is deciding he wants to participate instead of jackoff on the bench and get paid for it.

If Beno can come out, and play smart, hit some shots, set up Duncan, Barry, Nazr, and Rasho and others well, we should be set up well.

I see us struggling slightly though and MAYBE pulling it out.

[exstatic]

Looks like I'll be watching on mute tonight. Bill Land and Lance Blanks. :vomit

[foodie2]

Noooooooooooooooooooo...........not Lance Blanks!!!!!!!!!!

Mute it is.

[exstatic]

Good start.

Lakers getting their asses handed to them by the Wiz, BTW. :smokin
70-53 almost at the end of 3

[Solid D]

Beno rocks!

Hey, Violet Palmer is refing tonight. Do you think Pop will get a T?

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

Udrih's defense has really improved

[ChumpDumper]

Beno making Dickau look like the bench turd he was on his first three teams.

[Experiment2100]

Blanks says for Kids to watch passes to bigs because Hornets messed up twice, and passed it to their shins. Kids, that's not what happens when you pass to bigs, that's what happens when you pass to a Hornet.

[Solid D]

Vroman = foul-monster.

[Solid D]

timmy's FT stroke looks excellent. 4 in a row.

[Solid D]

Bowen winds through the trees, thinkin' he's Manu. :lol Nice shot, BB.

[exstatic]

BIG difference on D. There is a lane presence, and not too many second shots for NO.

[slayermin]

Spurs look good. Nice pass by Beno to Bowen.

TD looks strong and explosive.

[Solid D]

True. Lots of movement on O also.

[Solid D]

Beno, Devin, Bruce, Horry and Nazr in now with 3 left in 1st.

Funky bank shot by Nazr.

[Solid D]

Naz doesn't have his touch around the basket tonight, yet. 0-3.

[ChumpDumper]

Force feeding Nazr.

His positioning isn't deserving of it yet.

[Solid D]

Nice middle screen/roll Barry to Naz for the 17 footer, swish!

[ChumpDumper]

This is clear evidence that Pop is just fucking around now. Every play is being run for Nazr to see what he can do.

Winning is coincidence.

[ChumpDumper]

That was below the FT line Solid.

[Solid D]

Barry tries fancy stuff and a wrap around to Naz but gets it taken away. Quarter end.

Nice quarter, never-the-less. Claxton got to Beno a couple of times but Beno was still quite good and was very poised.

[ChumpDumper]

Beno is fucking nails.

[Solid D]

Sorry Chump if I missed it. It was FT line extended right but I guess I was long. :lol

Wilks is in now running the point.

[ChumpDumper]

Nasty block by Nazr. Wilks TO on the break.

[Solid D]

Nazr is not a shotblocker, huh? :)

Oh no, Wilks blows the fastbreak. Nerves.

[ChumpDumper]

Barry nice penetration handoff to Nazr for the thunder.

[Solid D]

Nazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz with the stuffer after the pentration and hand off.

[ChumpDumper]

Barry might have to play some point. Wilks is sucking.

[ChumpDumper]

tip from Duncan, Nazr off the glass showing the total package.

[Solid D]

Wilks, Brown, Barry, Duncan and Nazr. Wow, Timmy and Nazr working it all out inside!!!

Barry is a dead-eye in a bad way. His eye is dead. :(

[milkyway21]

offensive rebounds... that's what Nazr can give to Spurs. My :rolleyes ... this guys looks good in the middle. I can't wait what he can do w/ ShaQ. They said he made an impression:elephant

[foodie2]

Lance Blanks: "Gimme five, Big Fella."

Aargh.

[Solid D]

Best Sonic Drive-ins commercial, yet. Bad tot action...Rasho like tot-action. Go strong to your mouth with that tot or don't go at all. :rollin

[Solid D]

Claxton, two jump balls in a row. Playing tough tonight!!! Timmy , now Devin.

[slayermin]

:rollin Speedy playing inspired. He tied up TD and Devin.

[Experiment2100]

Holy crap Barry got his own rebound instead of running the other way.

[Solid D]

Great move by Wilks baseline after winning the tip around Claxton for the layup.

Barry still can't hit a three. Timmah with the bankah!!!!! 35-17

[Gerryatrics]

This is as good a game as any for Barry to try to shoot himself out of his three-point funk. It's not like the Hornets are going to capitalize on missed shots, if they can even get the rebound.

[Solid D]

Wilks, plus the starters in now. Wilks lets the clock get too deep. Bad shot at buzzer by Rasho. Too hurried. Lee Nailon and JR Smith hitting jumpers. Time to talk and D-up guys.

[milkyway21]

i wish Timmy would sit down in the 4th. prepare for the wolves' game. & let Rasho & Nazr sting the hornets...

[exstatic]

Gawd, as if Land and Blanks weren't bad enough, now I have to watch Violent Palmer on my TV? Shit.

[Solid D]

6:21 left up by 14, 35-21.

Claxton and Wilks still matched up. Rasho just wasn't ready for the pass from Wilks inside. Tough pass though.

Nice defensive reb. by Barry. Tim rewards with pass to Barry right wing for 3, YES!!!

[Solid D]

Dickau in there now. Beno in for Wilks. Off screen to Vroman for the wing jumper, swish.

Barry with a Manu-like slash and the reaching layin :wow

Great baseline dunk by Vroman.

[slayermin]

I suspect Lance is a smart guy. He probably should take a shot of Patron before each telecast to loosen up a little.

[Solid D]

Beno fouled going to basket. 2 FTs good. 42-27.

Bowen reb. to Tim at top of key in transition, swish!!!

Nailon baseline jumper over Bowen good.

Tim to the cutting Devin in the lane, 180 spin and pass back over to Bowen in the rt. corner for 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wow :wow :wow Great pass Devin!

[ChumpDumper]

Nazr with a nice offensive board. 8 pts. Stupidly fouls on the other end.

[milkyway21]

there he goes again-an offensive rbd.& a tip-in :elephant

[Solid D]

Nazr with the nice tip-in on Tim's miss.

Wilks to Devin in rt. corner for 3!!!!!!!!

Spurs can't quite close out with a bucket to end the half.

[slayermin]

Very nice 1st half.

I will be extremely disappointed if they don't come out and just bury the Hornets in the 2nd.

[Spurs košarka kultura]

Poor Speedy couldn't cut it as a starter, and now he's coming off the bench for NO. :depressed

[Solid D]

56-36 halftime lead. Duncan and Bruce leading the way (14 and 10 respectively). 8 rebs. for Tim also.

[exstatic]

Nazr scatching his head and thinking "Why aren't there very many rebounds coming my way? Oh, yeah, that Duncan guy is back." :lol

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Put Nazr and Tim together and just go ahead and call our front line Windex.

[Solid D]

The best look the Spurs have is with Nazr and Tim in the middle, naturally. It's a nice luxury to have either Rasho or Nazr in there at all times.

[slayermin]

Twin Towers revisited?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Were y'all watching Nazr inside in the first quarter? The guy clears out space, and you go where he wants you to go. Great seals on the low block on offense, has that Rodman-esque sixth sense of where the rebound is coming off.

8 points, 3 boards, 1 block (for the NY Post's "non-shot blocker").

If Isiah could kick his own ass, he probably would.

[Solid D]

Were y'all watching Nazr inside in the first quarter? The guy clears out space, and you go where he wants you to go. Great seals on the low block on offense, has that Rodman-esque sixth sense of where the rebound is coming off.

8 points, 3 boards, 1 block (for the NY Post's "non-shot blocker").

Yes, good call.

[Gerryatrics]

Bones with 9, 3 and 3. I can't see the game, how has he looked out there?

[milkyway21]

...and just bury the Hornets in the 2nd. :lol hey 20-pt lead! the Hornets are now 6 feet under.... go Spurs!

[milkyway21]

The best look the Spurs have is with Nazr and Tim in the middle, naturally. It's a nice luxury to have either Rasho or Nazr in there at all times. yeah:elephant :elephant :elephant

[Solid D]

Bones with 9, 3 and 3. I can't see the game, how has he looked out there?

He missed several around the arc but finally made one in the 2nd. He has been slashing and cutting great. He has a lot of energy and a couple of nice rebounds to start fast breaks. His defense isn't that bad either, except once when he got OW3D on a post and spin, baseline dunk by JR Smith.

[Solid D]

Pop not happy, they say. Wants better consistency.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Like I've been saying the last few days, Bones is at his best when he has the ball in his hands as the initiator of the offense, not as a spot up shooter for Tim's kickouts.

The three he hit was off a nice give and go between he and Duncan. I'd really like to see Pop use Barry as the point and swing Tony over to the shooting guard once in a while.

Let Barry create and run Tony off some screens, I think the offense would open up greatly.

[Solid D]

Timmy posts and throws it away, trying to hit Beno to start the half. Beno slightly moved to throw him off. Timeout Spurs.

[Solid D]

Vroman goes over Tim's back for an O rebound. Hornets throw pass to post away. :)

Nice screen and pop to Rasho on Baseline 17 footer, SWISH!!!

[Solid D]

Spurs get a stop and Bowen fouled on nice pass on break. 1 of 2 FTs.

Rasho and Tim in middle alters Dickau shot, reb. Tim. Barry runs break stops at FT line and deals to Beno for the slick layup.

Jacobsen, long 3 good.

Beno gets fouled 2 FTs good 63-39.

[milkyway21]

Beno!!!! 2 3s:elephant

don't worry Beno you'll be in the Rookie 1st/2nd team this yr.

[Solid D]

Spurs get another stop. Rasho and Tim are monsters in the middle. Nothing going.

Bowen drives baseline and kicks to Barry, to Udrih at top for 3!!!!!

Another Rasho bother, stop, Beno at top for another 3!!!! ON FIRE :elephant

[slayermin]

Beno shooting the lights out. Two threes in a row.

[Solid D]

I think Beno's got a little Captain in him!

Rasho on the back cut to Beno for the layup!!! Clinic.

Barry slashes off screen yes and 1.

[ChumpDumper]

Rasho to Beno assist will be shown 20 times the next Slovenian SportsCenter.

[milkyway21]

Tim Duncan's presence can really make a difference for this team.

[Solid D]

Up-tempo Dickau all the way, blocked by Tim! O/B

Spus in zone, Nazr in. Dickau drives, blocked by Nazr!!!

Beno for the short jumper, swish!

timmy blocks, outlet to Beno, to Bowen in left corner, 3!!!!!!

[milkyway21]

..and they said Nazr can't block :lol

Timmy shld sit now....

[Experiment2100]

..and they said Nazr can't block :lol

Timmy shld sit now....

not till we go up by 60

[milkyway21]

Udrih=18 pts.:elephant

[Solid D]

Beno dribble penetration back to Barry in rhythm, SWISH!!!!! 3 pointer.

Jacobsen back the other way for 3, good. 83-48. 4 min. left in 3rd.

Bowen fouled going strong baseline dribble. 2 FTs good!

Big hand from SBC crowd for Beno as he sits replaced by Wilks.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Maybe a bit of action was just what Beno, Brent and Nazr needed to get some confidence... but then again we are playing the cellar!

Good indications when you're up 30 without your starting backcourt though!

[Solid D]

Speedy and Dickau in there together.

Rebound Devin, good D by Horry and Nazr.

Horry at top for 3!!!!!!

[milkyway21]

not till we go up by 60okay. :lol 60, then.

[Solid D]

Dickau to Claxton for the runner from the wing, guarded by Devin...bankshot good. timeout Pop.

[Experiment2100]

I'll be disappointed if they don't score 120

[Solid D]

88-52

Lineups
Wilks, Devin, Bruce, Horry, Nazr
Dickau, Claxton, Nachbar, Lampe, Brown.

Dickau blocked baseline by Horry.

Bruce fouled 2 FTs, 90-52

[ChumpDumper]

I think we've yet to see the Slovenian wet dream of Rasho/Beno/Nachbar on the floor at once

[Solid D]

Nachbar playing SF misses corner 3, great effort rebound by Horry.

...Nachbar nice drive to score.

Horry up top, travelling.

[milkyway21]

1 min left 3rd Q.=spurs =90 pts. what would be the final total score for the Spurs tonight?.

my guess: 115-120

[Experiment2100]

Spurs 1 and done on three straight, they got toget their heads in the game.

[Solid D]

Speedy fouled by Nazr on the drive. 2 FTs by Claxton good. 90-56.

Brown screen roll to Nazr bankshot too hard.

PJ with the nice tipin.

Horry almost breaks backboard on 3 attempt from top. Did it hit iron?

Quarter ends Spurs up 32 points, 90-58.

[Solid D]

Spurs have been outscored 7-13 since Speedy and Dickau share backcourt. after steal by Claxton. No worries though. Timmy is resting.

[Experiment2100]

bout damn time someone made a shot

[Solid D]

Horry for 3!!!!

Vroman inside for the nice footwork and layup.

Wilks, Barry, Devin, Horry, and T-Mass in now.

Wilks rt. wing bankshot, YES!!!!

[ChumpDumper]

Nachbar needs Pop, he has no idea how to use his length on D

[milkyway21]

Spurs=66% on 3pts. is this the best so far this season?

[Solid D]

Dickau off the switch in rt. corner over Wilks, yes.

Wilks from Horry, drives, back to Horry for rt. wing bankshot, off the glass!!!!!!!!!

Nice reb. by T-Mass, Spurs ball. Wilks runs offense, Barry slashes and tries to draw foul, bank shot no good.

[Solid D]

Horry's been reading our doom and gloom about him, I guess. He's hot tonight. :lol

[Solid D]

Recording artist/singer Josh Groban watching game and being interviewed. He sings at SBC tomorrow night. Awesome voice.

Horry throws lazy pass away. Layup Hornets on fastbreak.

Barry rt. wing 3 pointer, swish!!!!! Wide open in zone.

Mass and Horry keep reb. alive, Barry gets tipout. Udrih picknroll baseline with Horry and Horry doesn't roll. Great bounce pass from Beno goes out of bounds. :(

[Solid D]

Mass gets TO, Wilks misses wide open left wing three.

Vroman reverse layup, good.

Devin takes it strong for the double pump fallaway swish!!! from 7 feet.

Beno in rt. corner for 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 23 for Beno :elephant

[Experiment2100]

sloppy sloppy ball

[Solid D]

105-74

Mass gets reb. off Nachbar three, but knocked out of bounds. Hornets ball?

Timeout Spurs.

[Experiment2100]

105-74

Mass gets reb. off Nachbar three, but knocked out of bounds. Hornets ball?

Timeout Spurs.
Wilks knocked it out

:pctoss

[T Park]

Good to see Barry can make worthless 3s in a worthless game.


Typical Hedo copy.

[Solid D]

Claxton to Nachbar for the jumper, good. 105-76.

Nazr feeds Mass underneath, for the Thunder reverse JAM!!!

Nachbar with the runner high and through.

[ChumpDumper]

Mass brings down the stanchion.

Nachbar very good in uptempo. Pencil him in for the rest of the MLE after Scola.

[Victor Newman]

I see no need in you constantly telling me something I can see perfectly for myself on my plasma 60 inch television, but I like your passion never the less,

would you care to work for me at my multi billion dollar corporation?

[Solid D]

Barry lets Nachbar drive right by him but Nazr rebounds.

Nazr again outlets to Wilks baseball pass, Wilks blows layup. :(

[Solid D]

Nazr gets deep in lane but misses hard off glass.

Mass rips rebound away and outlets, Nazr gets very deep this time and is fouled by Lampe. Timeout.

[Solid D]

107-80 2:50 left with Tim chillin'. :)

Passing around perimeter to Devin on left wing for three, SWISH!!!! 110-82.

Beno in now playing the 2. Beno drives baseline misses.

Mass reb. to Wilks, to Nazr inside, fouled by the foul-monster, Vroman.

Non-shooting, no bonus. Beno enters offense. Defense tightens, late in clock Beno makes jumper but shot clock went off just prior, no good.

Nachbar scores again.

1:12 left.

[Solid D]

Spurs turnover. Nailon jumper good.

Wilks at point, to Devin penetrates and kicks to Beno on baseline, swish!!

Wilks loses ball on steal by Speedy, layup good.

Ballgame. 112-89. Nachbar hugs Beno (Slovene mates) Career Beno night with 25!!!!

[ChumpDumper]

Beno and Nachbar hug at midcourt, Beno points out where they'll meet to get the cab to the strip bar.

[Experiment2100]

Definitely didn't like Muhammed's garbage time play

[smeagol]

Good to see Barry can make worthless 3s in a worthless game.


Typical Hedo copy.
Thanks for that insightfull comment, TPark.

[Solid D]

Barry says in TV interview, they are starting to call Manu "El Contusion" (el con-too-zee-own) :lol

[Solid D]

I see no need in you constantly telling me something I can see perfectly for myself on my plasma 60 inch television, but I like your passion never the less,

would you care to work for me at my multi billion dollar corporation?

The commentary is for the folks unable to see the game, particularly those outside the USA. Please continue to soak in your lavishness, however.

[American Grace]

Does TPark ever do anything besides complain and insult Spurs' players? Every post I see by him is negative and complaining. Even when other posters are making tongue in cheek comments and are obviously joking, he seems to complain about it. He seems like a very miserable and unhappy person. I think I am going to put him on ignore because I haven't seen a good post from him yet, just complaints.

[Spurs košarka kultura]

^^ Yeah, or people like me stuck in hell-town.

[Solid D]

Good teamwork tonight. 29 assists is a telling stat.

[TDfan2007]

Tim is the anchor of our D. You can see a real difference (positively) in our team D when he's on the floor. He's got my vote for DPOY. :king

[Solid D]

Nice middle screen/roll Barry to Naz for the 17 footer, swish!


That was below the FT line Solid.


Sorry Chump if I missed it. It was FT line extended right but I guess I was long. :lol

Okay, I just saw the replay of this play. Barry passed it to Nazr off the pick and pop. Nazr caught the ball 17 feet from the basket and shot it at 16 feet, above the FT line. Come on Chump..watch the game with your eyes open :lol

[ChumpDumper]

lol

I concede. Whatever it was it had to be the limit of his range. Can't say I'm a fan of the fallaway.

[milkyway21]

[QUOTE=Victor Newman]I see no need in you constantly telling me something I can see perfectly for myself on my plasma 60 inch television, but I like your passion never the less,
QUOTE]


...the feeds ARE :blah for me and other Spurs fans around the world.:lol

[mookie2001]

vishali, my friends hot indian cousin, keeps scoffing me, even though i told her beno scored a career high 25 pts, i told her i'd take tequila shots 5 to 1 against her and she told me to get the stuff out

[Cant_Be_Faded]

:depressed AwwWwWwWwWWW.....I thought it gonBE HE MAN!!!!!!

[mookie2001]

she's hot too
i think she likes the mavericks
i will one day have floor seats and impress her
we're watching an indian movie right now, it's like the matrix and it has the 1997 ms world in it
it has subtitles but i'm too lazy to turn my head in read it
beno is the stuff
is 9-13 good or is it bad?
i'm no math wizard

[Solid D]

1. i will one day have floor seats and impress her
2. it has subtitles but i'm too lazy to turn my head in read it
3. is 9-13 good or is it bad? i'm no math wizard

It may be a while at this rate, bro'. :lol

[mookie2001]

beno is the stuff

[mookie2001]

let's see you dance sucka, you got nothin on me!!!!

[ChumpDumper]

Did I just walk into a reading of Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo?

[mookie2001]

devin is a texas boy, he looks good, he feels good, he stays right between sbc and hillwood
texas will win their 2nd round matchup vs illinios and be the biggest upset of 2005
oh yeah lamarcus aldridge will be drafted in 2007 and it will be robinson, duncan, Aldridge, look for it

SUCKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Slo spurs fan]

Thanks Solid D for comments. Solid D for president! :elephant

[TDfan2007]

Tim w/ a VERY efficient 18 pts and 13 boards in only 26 mins :king

[TDfan2007]

btw thx Beno!

I'M RICH BIATCH!!!!!!!

:elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant