Spurs vs. Cavaliers April 5 - Game Blog

[lefty]

Fuck ESPN

Lebron is "amazingly hot" , while TP has a "good start"

[crc21209]

Hell I'll even take Hill on LeBron...even if he is skinnier...at least he plays better D and has long arms.

[Death In June]

Is your guys hd feed messed up?Yes. Time Warner is having problems.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Is your guys hd feed messed up?


Mine is fine

[itzsoweezee]

Pop thinks Bowen is a china doll or something.. .I don't understand why he's "saving him" for the playoffs.

what makes you think he's saving bowen for the playoffs?

[BonnerDynasty]

I really hope Bowen strained a muscle or something and is getting much needed rest.

I am losing faith in Pop.

[Chomag]

I don't know about you guys but that was a damn good quarter by the Spurs.

The only guy scoring for the Cavs is LeBron on jumpers. He's scored like twice in the paint.

Let LeBron get his, stop the rest of the team.

I'm not sure. The Spurs defense is no-existent but we are lucky the cav's D seems to be struggling as well right now.

[Yogurt210]

c'mon Bruceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Horse]

I'd even take Ime guarding lebron he's long and strong. But Finley WTF!

[spursparker9]

look like there is no cure for WTF?! Pop

[Allanon]

I want Lebron work for his points regardless... Fin is not doing that. Manu for a bit there was. Bowen definitely know how to make you work for your points.

Still he's shooting jumpshots...Spurs are trying to bait him into them which is good. Problem with Bowen is he defends up close which encourages James into the paint.

But no worries, Bowen will get some LeBron time today.

[Fpoonsie]

Aaaaaaawesome "Where Amazing Happens" commercial w/ Timmy's 3.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Pop's not going to change his strategy :(

[DeadlyDynasty]

If Manu or Finley were hitting their wide-open shots, the Spurs would be up by 10.

I expect both of them to heat up in the 2nd quarter.

Agreed, but they're gonna have to start doubling and when they do that'll open up there 3-point shooters

[Spursmania]

Is your guys hd feed messed up?

Mine's not, but I live in SA.

[crc21209]

So Pop's plan is for LeBron to beat him on his own...

[smrattler]

I think Lebron will shoot 100 free throws tonight...


I was going to say "mathematically impossible" but it' not. :)

If anyone can do it, it's LeBron, at home, on ESPN against the Spurs.

We're fighting a lot of forces that want us to lose here...

[BonnerDynasty]

Fuck ESPN

Lebron is "amazingly hot" , while TP has a "good start"

LOL dude,

"Let's go to Tony Parker on his comparison of LJ and MJ"

Parker: "He doesn't even compare to the greatness of MJ"

"hohum Well, Tony can think what he wants..LJ's stats are amaazzzing"

[Thunder Dan]

Yes. Time Warner is having problems.

Yeah I think it's time warner

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Pop "We hve to be as good as the Lakers, and we're not" :( lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

Was Pop slurring his words? LMAO, m'fer is off the wagon again

[Chomag]

Fuck ESPN

Lebron is "amazingly hot" , while TP has a "good start"

HAHA - I wish I could say this was a surprise.

[Libri]

Pop: "We have to be as good as the Lakers and were not."

[Allanon]

I'm not sure. The Spurs defense is no-existent but we are lucky the cav's D seems to be struggling as well right now.

Cavs D in the paint is non-existent...it's one of their weaknesses. Spurs just gotta keep going to the paint.

[Yogurt210]

OMG JV is in.........

[crc21209]

Oh God JV is in the game! :td

[Death In June]

Jv?!

[itzsoweezee]

jacque fucking vaughn

[Death In June]

Bullshit reaching foul.

[Texas_Ranger]

Vaughn in...OMG

[ElNono]

Spoke too soon... Fucking JV in!!!

[crc21209]

Foul on Manu...of course...

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

WOW Manu does the same thing Lebron does but he gets called for a foul

[Spursmania]

Manu's 2nd foul?

[Horse]

Bowens not in, but lebron is out. We must take advantage.

[BonnerDynasty]

Yeah that's not a fucking jumpball but Lebrons bullshit was!

[crc21209]

No wonder the fucking Cavs are 36-1 at home.

[Chomag]

JV... gotta be kidding me.

[justinandimcool]

What was the last thing that girl said to Pop that made the announcers laugh?

[Quiet Strength]

Finley cant guard a banana from being taken by a monkey

[Libri]

Hill only played 2 seconds

[BonnerDynasty]

TD can't even hit the bank shot anymore :(

[Spursmania]

Td way off there

[Yogurt210]

Wow, no changes to spurs game..
Still the same ass fucking spurs of late.

[Chomag]

How is it a smart move to go with a lesser player on the bench when you have better talent to chose from?

[Horse]

C'mon Timmy take z to the basket how can he not foul you?

[circles_eternal]

cuz JV is our savior.

[Spursmania]

dammit

[Josepatches_]

So Manu is playing the point and JV is the fucking 2.I don't know where is Pop

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck

[Texas_Ranger]

Duncan can't make nothing.

[spursfan1000]

Wow no surpise its a foul on gooden...FUCK THE REFS

[adidas11]

Damn, LBJ off to a blistering start in this game...

[BruceBowenFan]

Horrible call by the ref.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

These refs fucking SUCK

[Spursmania]

JV what a joke

[lefty]

JV?

really?

[Horse]

Fuck!

[EricB]

Wow that gooden is just a rebounding machine....

[BonnerDynasty]

Good ol' jumpshooting Spurs.

[Libri]

:bang

[itzsoweezee]

YES! JACQUE VAUGHN IS AWESOME.

fire popovich.

[justinandimcool]

Yeah...Manu needs to to stop shooting 3's. We don't need another Bonner/Mason.

[Spurs Brazil]

Cavs 6-0 run with Lebron on the bench

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

This sucks.....

[Allanon]

JV was a bad idea.

[Yogurt210]

fucking jumpshooting spurs.

[Quiet Strength]

lol damn pop is showing his stupidity again

[Death In June]

Ginobli's playing pretty shitty and duncan's a little off as well and JV is completely useless.

[Spursmania]

Pop it's your fault for putting in JV and leaving Bowen out. Deal with it.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Manu and Timmy are off to a bad start :depressed

[Texas_Ranger]

What the fuck happened to this team.:(

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu is ice cold

Vaughn sucks

[ElNono]

JV is garbage...

[lefty]

So, how about that dunk during the Michigan game yesterday?

[Mugen]

lol at JV

[boutons_deux]

Spurs can't score, Spurs can't win.

[Yogurt210]

Ok, all you pop lovers, what the fuck you gotta say now?

[spursfan1000]

FIRE POP...HES CRAZY. He's done.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Pop might be stroking out right now

[phxspurfan]

Sweet... three 'backup point guards' on the floor for the Spurs at the same time and we go down by 7.

[ElNono]

Manu feed to Duncan was great... Timmy just missed the bunny...

[Capt Bringdown]

Pop is really f'n up this team with his brain dead rotations. JV SUCKS!

[Horse]

We really can't get a bounce today. We just gotta stay close. We knew the refs would put it to us but that's nothing new.

[poop]

good thing we have Hill out there guarding mo williams.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Manu 1-6, 0-4 3's

Tim 2-6

Mason 0-0

[BonnerDynasty]

Pop has gone senile.

The end of an era.

[Yogurt210]

I bet you, IME UDOKA is coming out next

[Texas_Ranger]

Pop should play Oberto, Bonner, Udoka, Finley and Vaughn.

[Spursmania]

I've always admired Pop. But I don't get him having a defensive player sitting on the bench while we get eaten alive with JV and Finley's defense.

[peskypesky]

What the fuck happened to this team.:(

Best defender sitting on the bench. Nuff said.

[crc21209]

This is a LeBron bop fest today...

[Josepatches_]

We are missing 3's but you can't put JV on the court.
He can't make a fucking JS.
Cavs can leave alone him because he is not going to shoot.
It's 4 against 5

[Allanon]

Spurs are just missing their very open shots. They'll heat up, Cavs aren't doing much outside of LeBron. JV was the only really bad thing so far.

[Horse]

Ok, all you pop lovers, what the fuck you gotta say now?
Hate to agree, but I have to. I'm the last one to doubt Pop, but if JV's playing how the fuck is Bowen not in?

[peskypesky]

Pop should play Oberto, Bonner, Udoka, Finley and Vaughn.

shhh...he might hear you!

[DeadlyDynasty]

Big O!

[kace]

Seeing JV pass a wide open 2 to give the ball to manu for a contested 3 is disgusting. JV is a good guy maybe, but he has nothing to do in a high level NBA game like this one.


we can't even score with Parker on the bench. i don't like that.

[spursfan1000]

We should get Avery Johnson as our coach next year.

[crc21209]

There is NO use for Vaughn out there right now. He blows. The Cavs act like he's not even out there on offense, and on defense he's too old/slow for the Cavs guards.

[Death In June]

Dude, fuck this. Finely, mason, vaugn?

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck finley fuck you

[dbestpro]

Please Pop wake up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BruceBowenFan]

Take finley out now.

[Texas_Ranger]

:madrun...

[Yogurt210]

this is painful to watch

[itzsoweezee]

vaughn and finley on the court at the same time!

popovich is pure genius!

[Fpoonsie]

Hold onto the FUCKING ROCK, Finley! You PIECE OF SHIT!

[DeadlyDynasty]

Oscar Robertson might be more effective than JV right now...im dead serious

[Spursmania]

Finley and JV together??

[smrattler]

Let's see...

Close game, JV comes in and we are approaching a double digit deficit?

[Horse]

Nice buttfuck Finley no call. It's like the refs get caught up in the momentum and crowd reaction.

[spursfan1000]

I'm done watching the game, POP is a fucking retard and the refs suck.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Lebron needs to see a psychiatrist about that nailbiting of his.

[AceProfits]

what the hell is wrong with POP?? what the hell kind of moves are these? what is he trying to prove to these players?

we have finnaly lost it....

[Mugen]

game is over soon kids.

[Yogurt210]

More jumpshots please

[Texas_Ranger]

this game is over...Fuck Pop!!

[BonnerDynasty]

Spurs can't play above the rim, they get owned by athletic squads which is pretty much every other nba team.

Yet let's leave G. Hill on the bench. Great idea Pop.

[Spursmania]

Mason setting up JV?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

This game is over......

[Spurs Brazil]

JV shooting :lol

[phxspurfan]

Do the Spurs have 0 pts in Q2??

[dbestpro]

Pop has got to give others a try. Finley, Vaughn, Mason, Bonner equals the loose brothers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Texas_Ranger]

vaughn shootin..this is great, just fucking great...

[smrattler]

The Great Coach Hube: "Right now, the Cavs are not playing Vaughn, they are helping off of him"

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

:lmao This is a farce. Vaughn taking a shot!

[BruceBowenFan]

i can't watch this.

[Death In June]

Goddamn it, this is fucking stupid. How does everyone in the basketball world see this as a joke, and pop as his go to lineup while trailing by 11.

[itzsoweezee]

is the shithead pop going to rest tony the entire second quarter?

[Mugen]

Mike tirico: "I don't want to make this a lebron conversation"


hhaha yeah right, get his dick out of your mouth then.

[Capt Bringdown]

This is sad. If this game doesn't convince you that Pop is the Spurs biggest problem right now, I don't know what will.

Beyond absurd.

[spursparker9]

pop is a damn joke...
i wouldn't blame the 3 big if they demand a trade next season

[circles_eternal]

i'm never one to lose faith in these spurs, but if pop keeps messing up the rotations, i don't even know if i can get myself to watch the playoffs.

[peskypesky]

We should get Avery Johnson as our coach next year.

i agree.

[Spurs Brazil]

Pop can see JV terrible O but can't see Bruce.

WAKE UP POP

[Horse]

Maybe Parker is out so long cause he's so old. Oh wait he's not.

[BonnerDynasty]

This is pititful.

[spursfan1000]

Fuck it, lets make JV our starter? Since POP is so confident in him.

[crc21209]

Cavs made the run with LeBron out, not he's coming in with an 11-point lead. Fucking awesome.

[dbestpro]

Williams gets past Parker and the D acts like moses.

[Texas_Ranger]

we scored 2 pts in 5:30 min...WAWAWIWA!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Gooden!!!!!!!!

[Libri]

good Gooden dunk

[crc21209]

Drew with the fucking THROWDOWN!

[smrattler]

ESPN: "Big O, we don't wanna make this all about LeBron, what do you think of TD?"

a minute later...

ESPN: "Ok, they talk that nobody will ever average a triple double.. what about LeBron?"

ESPN: "30 seconds later... how great is LeBron, your words?"

[ace3g]

Gooden Dunk!!!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

this game is over...Fuck Pop!!

Pop is a jerk. He basically slammed our team on national t.v. A real confidence booster.

Pop said that that the strategy of giving Lebron 18 points in the 1st quarter was a good one because it got nobody involved...well now his bench is kicking our ass and added a 10 point lead to Lebron's first quarter work.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

This is pititful.



:(

[sammy]

Free Bruce! WTF Pop what shit are you smoking that you are losing this game!

[Spurs Brazil]

Now West killing Finley

FINLEY SUCKS

[Quiet Strength]

I wonder if vaughn knows that he sucks

[WildcardManu]

painful game to watch

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Bruce!

[BonnerDynasty]

lol guys I can't do this Disney commentator shit anymore.

Mute Button.

[Yogurt210]

bowen!!!!!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

ugh

[circles_eternal]

ESPN: "Big O, we don't wanna make this all about LeBron, what do you think of TD?"

a minute later...

ESPN: "Ok, they talk that nobody will ever average a triple double.. what about LeBron?"

ESPN: "30 seconds later... how great is LeBron, your words?"

lol. priceless.

[Horse]

Why the fuck do we not go to the basket?

[Allanon]

Bowen's in on LeBron

[spursfan1000]

is Bruce in there?

[smrattler]

ESPN: "Thanks for joinging us Bog O. Oscar Robertson, great player, HOF'er, and just one more LeBron lover..."

Big-O: "I never said that, ass!"

[Spurs Brazil]

If Finley plays more than 15 minutes in the playoffs we're one and done

[Capt Bringdown]

I can't believe this...never would've thought I'd live to see shit like this. Pop just flat out sucks.

[Yogurt210]

Who wants to call a hit on Pops?

[poop]

pop is trying very hard to make us lose.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

in the 7 minutes that have passed in the second quarter the Spurs have a whopping 4 points.


Just wow

[mexicanjunior]

A little late to put Bruce in now. It would have been nice to see him in there when the game was still competitive and the Spurs were actually scoring. We'll be down 20 by halftime...

[phxspurfan]

Pop has thrown 3 defenders at LeBrn so far: Finley (went off for about 14 points), Manu (got a couple on him) and now Bruce (corralled him for 0)

[sammy]

Bonner should be out! Shit bring in Oberto who at least takes up space in the middle compared to Bonner who doesn't know what to do! Bring in Udoka at least he can shoot! Anybody but these Bonner, Finley or Vaughn! WTF!

[poop]

put Hill on williams

[smrattler]

Wow, I was too busy listening to the game and not watching... Bowen is in. Nice.

[Horse]

We can put Bowen on bron Hill on williams and we still have the big 3 to score.

[Quiet Strength]

If Finley plays more than 15 minutes in the playoffs we're one and done

That goes for vaughn too..he better stay at home

[phxspurfan]

But what sucks is while LeBron was out, Mo Williams came up with a few baskets, so now he's warmed up.

[Spurs Brazil]

Cavs made the run with LeBron out, not he's coming in with an 11-point lead. Fucking awesome.

Cavs made their run with TP out

[silverblackfan]

Bruce!!!

[circles_eternal]

bowen sighting!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

lol another Phantom call

[mexicanjunior]

Bring in Udoka at least he can shoot!

Is that a joke?

[Texas_Ranger]

Ime Udoka is in!!! yea baby!!

[alchemist]

I don't know why you guys are mad at Pop, he will NOT play Tony 48 minutes just so we can win a regular season game. You guys seem to forget that Ginobili and Duncan were playing together and couldn't score a goddamn point on Cleveland's bench. Give me a fuckin' break.

[Chomag]

Good to see Bowen on the court but the rotations are still total crap. Everyone of our players look completely confused on what they should be doing.

[Horse]

Bonner should be out! Shit bring in Oberto who at least takes up space in the middle compared to Bonner who doesn't know what to do! Bring in Udoka at least he can shoot! Anybody but these Bonner, Finley or Vaughn! WTF!
How about Kurt fucking Thomas?

[WildcardManu]

1 fucking field goal in the quarter?

[Quiet Strength]

Didn't pop have something removed on the side of his head.. maybe they really removed half of his brain. The smart half..

[Death In June]

"they made a couple of shots, we missed a couple shots" pop's answer to everything.

[Yogurt210]

Pops whud not be talking.....

[Libri]

nice move by Gooden

[peskypesky]

A little late to put Bruce in now. It would have been nice to see him in there when the game was still competitive and the Spurs were actually scoring. We'll be down 20 by halftime...

exactly. pop dug us a helluva hole....

[Spurs Brazil]

Gooden!!

[Horse]

Gooden!

[mexicanjunior]

LOL...Pop on Wired..."we missed a couple of shots...they made a couple of shots." He is in denial...

[smrattler]

My God, even a simple passfrom Ime looks ugly... two bounces???? The guy was 10 feet away!!

[ElNono]

has Finley sat down yet? Is he going to play 40 minutes tonight?

[Texas_Ranger]

Put Gooden out!! he just scored

[sammy]

Why isn't Bowen on Lebroom!

[phxspurfan]

LOL Udoka on LeBron and he immediately posts him up for an easy 2

[Spurs Brazil]

Ime brick

[Yogurt210]

Live and fucking die by threes.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Bowen is in but Udoka is guarding Lebron?

[Chomag]

Stop shooting 3's god dammit!

[Texas_Ranger]

I don't like Udoka :)

[TDfan2007]

this is embarassing.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

So is our offense predicated on ONLY taking open threes???

Has Pop ever heard of mid range shots off screen for more than just Parker?

[Josepatches_]

Actually LB is on TP

[smrattler]

LOL!!!

ESPN: "LeBron asking him, 'Bruce, when do you get your turn?'"

[spursfan1000]

Pop needs to get a solid rotation.

PG Parker, Hill
SG Manu,Mason
Sf BOWEN, Udoka
PF Duncan,Gooden
C Bonner,Kurt

Orberto,Vaughn DONT PLAY!

[Death In June]

How many three point clunkers do we have to see udoka chuck before they tell him to fuck off. He's JV bad.

[Mugen]

we are going to lose by 20, and pop is just going to say we just missed shots.

[Yogurt210]

Bruceeee!!!

[silverblackfan]

Bruce 3!

[Spurs Brazil]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce 33333333333333333333333333333333333333

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I don't like Udoka :)
Ugh...
Udoka is useless. Also he is over the hill. He's not gonna get any better or prove himself.

[Libri]

there we go, Bruce 3

[Texas_Ranger]

Bowen is good :)

[Mal]

Bruce Lee !

[itzsoweezee]

bowen: better in every way than finley

[Horse]

Get it under 10 by the 4th we'll be alright. I'm getting scared that Pop has lost this team. It happens eventually theres nothing you can do about it.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Where is Ginobili??

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Parker's the only one who's being aggressive today.

[peskypesky]

If Spurs can cut this lead to about 7 by the half, we still have a chance.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Insanity

In*san"i*ty\, n. [L. insanitas unsoundness; cf. insania insanity, F. insanite.]
1. The state of being insane; unsoundness or derangement of mind; madness; lunacy.

2. (Law) Such a mental condition, as, either from the existence of delusions, or from incapacity to distinguish between right and wrong, with regard to any matter under action, does away with individual responsibility.

3. http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/topstory/sports/popovich_gregg030428.jpg

[kace]

LBJ on TP on defense

[Fpoonsie]

Insult to injury. First shot Bruce puts up, sinks a jumper in the corner. Sigh.

[Josepatches_]

Bowen is in but Udoka is guarding Lebron?

Bowen was on LB.Cavs did a screen so Udoka had to take Lebron.

[sammy]

Thomas should be out there as well! Please Parker make your free throws! We aren't going to get many as we are playing against 8 again!

[peskypesky]

Where is Ginobili??

didn't show up today.

[holcs50]

Well Mason is a lost guys out there-completely worthless!!! Hmm, gotta say Vince would be nice instead of mason f'd up head cuz pop and ghills no pt cuz of pop. Is vaughn really playing over hill?? After all weve seen this season!! WTF. WTF WTF. The only thing I like so far this game is Pop is playing Gooden-because he's by far our most athletic big and when he gets the chance to score he can put it in.....

Also I've come to this realization.....WITH PARKER OUT THE SPURS SUCK! PERIOD!

[kace]

tony, your FT !!!!!

[Chomag]

Jamess hits a nice J but at least bruce made him have to work for that.

[itzsoweezee]

gooden is really good.

[Spurs Brazil]

Gooden J

[phxspurfan]

Gooden with the fadeaway on Z

[peskypesky]

How is it that Gooden is better than Duncan now?

[Texas_Ranger]

James will score 60

[Josepatches_]

LB over Bowen too

[phxspurfan]

Z comes back with the hook on Goden

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Fuck you refs

[Chomag]

Cavs shoting 52%. Come on spurs! Wake up on D!

[sammy]

Parker drive! Drive to the hole WTF are you settling for jumpshots! They can't guard you if you drive!

[Horse]

Why the fuck do we contiue to settle for fucking jumpers? Where the fuck is Timmy and Manu?

[alchemist]

Bowen playing the Battier defense (hand in the face) doesn't work for shit on Lebron incase anyone wants to know. :lol

[Spursmania]

Pop pisses me off. I guess he's ready to retire to his vineyard.

[poop]

Gooden is doing awesome at least

[DPG21920]

Is Manu hurt?

[Libri]

Jamess hits a nice J but at least bruce made him have to work for that.

At least Bruce can put a hand in front of Lebron's face.

[polandprzem]

Wtf !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[poop]

RIP george hill.

[smrattler]

Spurs: 38
LeBron: 24