Spurs vs. Cavaliers April 5 - Game Blog

[Jloyola]

James will score 60

Hope So, he's on my Fantasy Team!

but i still want the Spurs to win, so the Lakers have a chance at the best overall record!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I wouldn't want to face the Cavs if Lebron shoots like this the whole series.

The only reason why we swept them is because he had no jump shot. We still would have beaten them cuz his whole 2007 team was garbage w/o him --compared to this team --which is only partially garbage without him.

[Spurs Brazil]

Pop benched TD and Manu

TD -15 minutes
Manu 14 minutes
Finley 19 minutes

[sook]

GOoden is a huge MISMATCH for the cavs. Milk him as much as you can

[ElNono]

Is Manu hurt?

Pop is resting him and Timmy for the playoffs... :rolleyes

[mexicanjunior]

For all those that said giving up Mason and Hill was too much for Vince Carter...we would at least be competitive with him. Hill doesn't even play and Mason has been exposed for what he was all along, a spot up jumpshooter that has to be left WIDE open to hit shots.

[dogzofwar]

Why didn't they fly up the Torros if this is the effort the team and coaches are going to give to this game?

[Yogurt210]

Well, playing like this. We have no hope for the playoffs. NONE.
With these screwed up lineups and us taking jumpshots all day we stand NO chance, unless we hit half our threes.

pa fucking thetic
POP Suck my dick

[Capt Bringdown]

I'm getting scared that Pop has lost this team. It happens eventually theres nothing you can do about it.

Most likely scenario I'm afraid. Sad, f'n sad.
Got anger?

[Biggems]

why does this team go cold as a unit? i mean, the entire team goes in the shitter at one time....it is flippin annoying. other teams usually keep a few players who are able to score, but not the Spurs. They are all about UNITY, even with their brickfest.

[Horse]

The paint is where their weak, we just keep shooting. Don't know what to think anymore. This just sucks!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Fuck Lebron

[sammy]

This is sickening! No defense! Settling for 3's and jumpshots instead of driving! Fucking refs one-sided! Pop is being a jackass! What else can I say! WTF! WTF! WTF! WTF!

[Spursmania]

I wonder if Duncan agrees with Pop leaving Bruce on the bench most games now.

[kace]

Gooden is really great. good to have someone else able to create his own shot at the post.

but why play small ball with him as the only big when there's a very big offensive post player like Z. KT should be there with Gooden.

[polandprzem]

Cleveland gets what they want


No boxout on froncourters! They are getting the ball really deep downlow. If Tim would get the ball so much inside ...

But it's too dificult for tyhe spurs?


Where is mason?


shit

[smrattler]

Finley 19 minutes

Same as LeBron... he's the main assignment on him.

[Spurs Brazil]

WTF Pop

Put Manu and TD

[Jloyola]

I wouldn't want to face the Cavs if Lebron shoots like this the whole series.

The only reason why we swept them is because he had no jump shot. We still would have beaten them cuz his whole 2007 team was garbage w/o him --compared to this team --which is only partially garbage without him.

Unless you get Kobe to defend him! :downspin:

[holcs50]

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

Icing their aching old bones on the bench. J/K, but to be honest TD has never looked like this too me...he for the first time to me looks very very average. He looks slow, tired, and not looking to score at all. Odd to see this. Gooden is running down the floor at about twice the pace of TD. As for Gino, you know hes just shooting bad, but i like it that he actually was looking for his shot early because this team needs to horribly if they want to do anything in the playoffs-and i mean anything. And mason is poop, sorry just a fact.

[peskypesky]

that Lebron kid is pretty good. we should see if Spurs can trade Udoka for him...kinda like the Kwame for Gasol trade.

[dogzofwar]

How in the hell aren't we down by 25?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

This is a blowout.

[Spursmania]

FO Hubie

[circles_eternal]

show em, TP!! fuck mo williams.

[Spurs Brazil]

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

[DeadlyDynasty]

lol, Tony got away w/ one

[Jloyola]

Refs are now Biased.... push off by TP.. NO CALL!!! WTF

[Josepatches_]

Bowen isn't doing a better job than FInley with LB

[Death In June]

When did Hubie Brown turn into such a cocksuck for spurs opponents.

[Spurs Brazil]

Pathetic rotation

[phxspurfan]

Spurs down 13 at the half.

[Death In June]

What a shock, someone scored on finely and we took a jump shot on the other end ...and missed!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Pop benched TD and Manu

TD -15 minutes
Manu 14 minutes
Finley 19 minutes

Manu played almost all the 1st quarter and I thought he was aiming to condition Manu.

But Now that it's the 2nd q he suddenly remembers to limit his minutes while we're in a hole with FINLEY to shoulder the offensive load. :pctoss

[Allanon]

Spurs D is pretty good. They just gotta hit their open shots...very un-Spurs like to miss open 3's.

Gotta stop doubling LeBron.

Spurs got this.

[Spurs Brazil]

Cavs up 13 at the half

Another terrible job by Pop

[Chomag]

Bowen should have started to keep LBJ from heating up. How fair is it when he has to coem in and guard him after he has allready cought fire?

[alchemist]

why is everyone blaming Pop because Timmy and Ginobili sucked dick and couldn't score and Cleveland's 2nd unit?

[peskypesky]

For all those that said giving up Mason and Hill was too much for Vince Carter...we would at least be competitive with him. Hill doesn't even play and Mason has been exposed for what he was all along, a spot up jumpshooter that has to be left WIDE open to hit shots.

Vince Carter for Mason & Hill would've been a steal. Anyone who passed up that offer is brain-dead.

[Libri]

Bowen isn't doing a better job than FInley with LB

Spurs have to double team LJ

[Horse]

In the penalty another bad contested jumper, Go to the hole Tony Fuck! Maybe the cavs will get bored and we can get back in it.

[poop]

Pop is trying to lose. hes been throwing games for 2 weeks now.

[Spursmania]

When did Hubie Brown turn into suck a cocksuck for spurs opponents.

Yeah, I can't believe that. Oh well add insult to injury.:lol

[Mugen]

as much hype as that kid gets, he will always be 20 times more likable than the rapist.

[peskypesky]

why is everyone blaming Pop because Timmy and Ginobili sucked dick and couldn't score and Cleveland's 2nd unit?

watch some Spurs games and you'll figure it out. i hope.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Lebron : if I could just say a few words...I'd be a better public speaker.

[Yogurt210]

why is everyone blaming Pop because Timmy and Ginobili sucked dick and couldn't score and Cleveland's 2nd unit?

Are you fucking serious, did you see the lineups out there? get the fuck out.

[dogzofwar]

I don't think Pop was kidding>

[smrattler]

Hubie: "That;s a foul on TP. Kobe gets away with that but..."

But TP can't get a call against Mo Williams? Give me a fuckin break! We're down 13, TP was ahead of him on a fast break...

Oh, now this chick feeds LeBron's head and tells him there's Big-O, who everyone compares you to. He answered politely as her head disappeared going down.

[Chomag]

Finley leading in minutes? Who needs the big 3 when we have the super 1 I guess. *shrug*

[DeadlyDynasty]

why is everyone blaming Pop because Timmy and Ginobili sucked dick and couldn't score and Cleveland's 2nd unit?

Have you not season the lineups he's trotted out there? Makes me wonder if Pop is pullin' a Pete Rose

[peskypesky]

Spurs have to double team LJ

i've been thinking that since the beginning of the game. if there's any player in the league who demands a double, it's LB.

[mexicanjunior]

Bowen isn't doing a better job than FInley with LB

I think he is making him work a little harder...plus he has the same amount of points in 13 less minutes. Finley was done last year, he is being propped up by Popavich "Weekend at Bernie"s style...

[boutons_deux]

Spurs' suck-a-rama continues.

They just don't fuckin care.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

One of the most glaring issues is that we're outrebounded 16-23.

The shooters are MIA (no surprise there) but the lack of Gino and TD int he second quarter is mind bloggling.

Now the Spurs have a huge uphill battle in the second half, and should this turn into a close game, they'll have to look at the second quarter for where this game potentially could be lost.

Normally I'd say "Pop is gonna lay into them in halftime" but this time I think the team needs to lay into him.

[45 bank shot]

so is it that they are not even gonna show russell-Duncan interview cuz spurs are down by over 10

[VaSpursFan]

hope the real spurs show up in the second half...that was fucking brutal.

then, maybe these are the real spurs...who knows :bang:downspin::(

[dbestpro]

Okay, Pop we know you have given up. So WTF why don't you try a lineup of Duncan, Gooden, Bowen, Manu and Parker just for the hell of it. Tell the rest of the scrubs that they are bench players and to get use to it. Then all you got to do is rotate 3-4 more players that are not named Vaughn.

[kace]

TP and Gooden: 9-14
rest of the team:6-23

[alchemist]

Are you fucking serious, did you see the lineups out there? get the fuck out.
give me a break, Ginobili + Duncan should not need Parker for them to score a point. :wakeup

[Manufan909]

Wow, at least Gooden and TP are doing great... And that's about it. Bowen and KT are alright, but not much was on for the Spurs in the first half. Hope Manu and Timmy play to their potential to start the 3rd, and Gooden gets more burn.

P.S. It is so hilarious to see tpark hate on Gooden, when he is the 2nd best Spur right now.

And I didn't see KT or Bonner play, but their stats indicate they did good, why did both combined play less than Finley???

[phxspurfan]

Vince Carter for Mason & Hill would've been a steal. Anyone who passed up that offer is brain-dead.

Based on potential, it would have been even, as Hill has the talent to be a decent backup PG. Mason has the heart to be a decent backup SG (6th man). But with the way Pop has used them, we might as well have another star like VC on the team than 2 low confidence backups.

[Quiet Strength]

Spurs D is pretty good. They just gotta hit their open shots...very un-Spurs like to miss open 3's.

Gotta stop doubling LeBron.

Spurs got this.

Usually when the spurs start doubling any player they dont stop.. and that player makes the extra pass to an open shooter and he makes the shot almost every time. Been seeing that all season with the spurs.

[Yogurt210]

SPURS LIVE AND DIE BY THREES.
it's called fools gold.
Unless we hit all our 3's second half. we are not winning.
plain and simple.

[Duncan2177]

Vince Carter for Mason & Hill would've been a steal. Anyone who passed up that offer is brain-dead.

Exactly its not rocket science.

[Chomag]

Sorry guys, I'm usually not this negative but I'm just so fed up at this point. I keep catching myslef venting over and over. lol

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

I hope all of these losses are just because the Spurs are not "interested" anymore in the regular season, but I doubt it.

[ElNono]

The only silver lining so far to me is that Pop went to Bowen to guard Lebron. At least I have hope Bruce will be around for the PO. But I just don't understand what Pop is doing with the rotation. And you hear him talk and it's even worse. "Jacque Vaughn gives us stability that we need now"... Really Pop?

[Capt Bringdown]

And mason is poop, sorry just a fact.

I ain't buying that. Poop is Steve Smith, and the host of other ineffective so-called shooters that have played for the Spurs.

Mason was effective. Winning game after game for us with clutch shooting.
He hasn't been exposed, more like mishandled.

[Pentagruel]

People need to calm down. It's only halftime and we are down by 13. The first half was disappointing but the game is by no means over yet. These game threads are becoming a chore to follow with everyone overreacting to every little thing.

[DeadlyDynasty]

I think Manu and the UPS guy are related

[kace]

Okay, Pop we know you have given up. So WTF why don't you try a lineup of Duncan, Gooden, Bowen, Manu and Parker just for the hell of it. Tell the rest of the scrubs that they are bench players and to get use to it. Then all you got to do is rotate 3-4 more players that are not named Vaughn.

:toast

great 5. put KT for gooden for a more defensive one if you want.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Ugh, I like Lebron...but, this is just too much.

[VaSpursFan]

Vince Carter for Mason & Hill would've been a steal. Anyone who passed up that offer is brain-dead.

gotta agree. vince would have been a nice addition, he can slash, and hit the three.

[smrattler]

Stuart Scott: "What two things does LeBron share with Tiger Woods? Birthday and the ability to DOMINATE!"

Genius, Stewie.

[AceProfits]

what a freak show of a game! what kind of rotations are these? Pop is coaching this game like its pre-season with everybody playing a few minutes, everybody lost not knowing what to do.

Pop has killed Mason's game.
Pop has destroyed Hill's game. (kid would probably be killer on another team)
Pop has killed all these rotations.

udoka, bowen, and finley all playing together?
bonner, gooden, vaughn, and mason all together?

what the hell is that???

[Manufan909]

give me a break, Ginobili + Duncan should not need Parker for them to score a point. :wakeup

It is just in fashion to bash Pop for now. I admit he earns most of it, but people mostly ignoring Timmy and Manu doing shit against the Cavs jv unit is just an ugly side effect.

[Josepatches_]

TP wasn't so great in the 2nd quarter with LJ on him.

1-5 FG and the only FG made was after the steal

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

I bet you Gooden is pissed he signed with us.

[WildcardManu]

BSPN breaking News: Lebron Farts on his way to the locker room. It is suspected he had some bad eggs for breakfast.

[Chomag]

I hope during the half the Spurs players revolt and tell Pop to knock his BS off.

[Yogurt210]

Pops has no plan for this team, he is clueless as to how to use his players, how to develop young talent, how to motivate his players........PJ please come back.

makes me think that PJ was running this team

[smrattler]

ESPN Halftime team is playing catchup against the game announcers
at "How many times can you say LeBron and/or James Today".

They are closing fast...

[mexicanjunior]

I bet you Gooden is pissed he signed with us.

I can't blame him, he probably thought he was coming to a contender...

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

It is just in fashion to bash Pop for now. I admit he earns most of it, but people mostly ignoring Timmy and Manu doing shit against the Cavs jv unit is just an ugly side effect.

It's not only Pop's fault. but also the refs. :lol

[tomtom]

god this is really pathetic, time to ride parker and duncan cause nobody is making their shots

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

god this is really pathetic, time to ride parker and duncan cause nobody is making their shots

You mean Parker and Gooden.

[Jloyola]

They owe us another 12 calls and then we are even.

What calls are you referring to? The multiple "UNCONTESTED" 3 point shots or mid range shots?:whine

[DeadlyDynasty]

Good job Popeyes with the black woman crazy about her fried chicken...lol

[Brazil]

TP and Gooden: 9-14
rest of the team:6-23

:wow

[poop]

Pop has destroyed two promising players in Mason and Hill.

both were contributing well and improving first half of the season.

now he's rendered mason useless and is not even playing hill.

[boutons_deux]

The mentally ill Spurs turn in their absolutely predictable 2nd quarter disaster, 15 - 27, after playing the 1st qtr even.

Tim can't play, the Spurs know it, so they don't even try.

[Chomag]

It is just in fashion to bash Pop for now. I admit he earns most of it, but people mostly ignoring Timmy and Manu doing shit against the Cavs jv unit is just an ugly side effect.

I would understand this argument but the whole team is out of sync and not ready to play, and that falls on the coaches responsibility.

[Allanon]

WTF, ALLOWING 50%FG And getting killed on the boards is good D? Pops is fucking our players heads up.

LeBron's hitting his jumpers, you just gotta live with it because he's usually more like a 30% shooter on Jumpers.

The Cavs open outside shots are coming off the LeBron double-teams.

Pop's just gotta stick to his gameplan, let LeBron beat you and stop the rest of the team. Manu, Tim and Finley gotta hit their shots. Tim's somewhat contested, Manu and Finley are just missing easy looks.

Manu 1-6
Tim 2-6
Finley 0-2

It's not the Cavs defense making them miss, they're just off.

Just say no to JV, bring in Hill, and the Spurs will be fine.

[peskypesky]

I bet you Gooden is pissed he signed with us.

:lmao

[kace]

TP wasn't so great in the 2nd quarter with LJ on him.

1-5 FG and the only FG made was after the steal

that's still 20 % of the points (3 out of 15) of the team in the QT playing only half of the time (with one assist, one rbd and one steal for the half QT)

but yes, LBJ seems to give TP some problems.
tony seems not to dare to attack him. i guess he wants to knowck down some jumpers on his face to make him defend a little bit closer in order to attack him.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

So when are they going to play the Tim Duncan interview?

[Supergirl]

bowen was on Lebron late in the second quarter. hope he starts on him in the second half

[Death In June]

Looks like we're gonna end up with the third seed.

[bigdog]

Hill better play in the 2nd half, or I'm gonna be pissed. HE MUST PLAY AT PG. Parker needs to go to the basket and stop settling for jumpers. Gooden needs to keep getting minutes. Sure, his defense isn't good, but without his offense this team would look like complete shit right now. Right now Parker and Gooden are the best players out there.

If Finley and Manu keep getting open looks, they should start hitting them. Let's go.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

LeBron's hitting his jumpers, you just gotta live with it because he's usually more like a 30% shooter on Jumpers.

The Cavs open outside shots are coming off the LeBron double-teams.

Pop's just gotta stick to his gameplan, let LeBron beat you and stop the rest of the team. Manu, Tim and Finley gotta hit their shots. Tim's somewhat contested, Manu and Finley are just missing easy looks.

Manu 1-6
Tim 2-6
Finley 0-2

It's not the Cavs defense making them miss, they're just off.

Just say no to JV, bring in Hill, and the Spurs will be fine.

If only Pop had that logic

[alchemist]

I would understand this argument but the whole team is out of sync and not ready to play, and that falls on the coaches responsibility.
so because of rotations the top 2 players of the Spurs all of sudden cannot hit their shots? :lol

[Allanon]

So when are they going to play the Tim Duncan interview?

They decided Mo Williams deserved the halftime after Timmy's 1st half performance.

[Mugen]

Looks like we're gonna end up with the third seed.

with the way pops coaching, doesnt matter what seed we are cuz we are getting bounced in the 1st round.

[AceProfits]

the NBA is so annoying.. they keep on shoving teams and players down our throats. They have an interview with Mo Williams and they talk LeBron. How many times have they said the name Lebron James? Stop talking about the lakers, celtics and Lebron James....
Let the people just watch and enjoy whoever is playing and winning. From the corrupt refs to the fixed league all about marketing and money please shut up already!

Be like MLB, or the NFL. Leagues where it doesnt matter where the teams are from, we just enjoy watching.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

LeBron's hitting his jumpers, you just gotta live with it because he's usually more like a 30% shooter on Jumpers.

The Cavs open outside shots are coming off the LeBron double-teams.

Pop's just gotta stick to his gameplan, let LeBron beat you and stop the rest of the team. Manu, Tim and Finley gotta hit their shots. Tim's somewhat contested, Manu and Finley are just missing easy looks.

Manu 1-6
Tim 2-6
Finley 0-2

It's not the Cavs defense making them miss, they're just off.

Just say no to JV, bring in Hill, and the Spurs will be fine.

It isn't hte defense, Tim missed an easy one from Manu and Manu just is off. Also he got fouled on one shot and the refs sucked...and one of the blocks was questionable.

[ElNono]

Pop's just gotta stick to his gameplan, let LeBron beat you and stop the rest of the team.

We don't have the personnel to do that. Not when guys like JV get rotation minutes. Did you see what the Cavs did as soon as he went in? Everybody he was guarding got hot...

And even if Tim and Manu start hitting shots, we can't let them shoot 50+% from the field. We're not winning if we don't cool them down.

[sammy]

Let's see who he brings back in the 3rd! If he brings

Bonner worthless bitch
Finley another worthles bitch
Duncan
Manu
Parker

with the two worthless bitches we might as well call this game over! The bring three can't do it by themselves!

It should be:

Timmy
Parker
Thomas
Bowen
Manu or Mason (Mason get your head out of your ass and score, we need you or stay on the bench!

Let's see what happens!

[kace]

TP and Gooden: 9-14
rest of the team:6-23


:wow

and that's not taking in account that they got 12 out of the 14 FT (8 for tp and 4 for gooden) we obtained. (i'm not counting the two ones from fin who were a 3 second violation one's)

[Brazil]

LeBron's hitting his jumpers, you just gotta live with it because he's usually more like a 30% shooter on Jumpers.

The Cavs open outside shots are coming off the LeBron double-teams.

Pop's just gotta stick to his gameplan, let LeBron beat you and stop the rest of the team. Manu, Tim and Finley gotta hit their shots. Tim's somewhat contested, Manu and Finley are just missing easy looks.

Manu 1-6
Tim 2-6
Finley 0-2

It's not the Cavs defense making them miss, they're just off.

Just say no to JV, bring in Hill, and the Spurs will be fine.

exactly just i'm not sure about the bring in Hill and the spurs will be fine

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

They decided Mo Williams deserved the halftime after Timmy's 1st half performance.

yeah with creepy music. What a gyp. I don't give a shit about that guy. :bang

[Obstructed_View]

Some halftime thoughts:

When Finley's allowing Lebron to score 16 straight points, why is the solution to insert Roger Mason into the game, go small and have Manu guard Lebron?

When Pop says at the end of the first quarter, "we're happy with the way the game's going because nobody else is involved", why would we then insert JV into the game to get completely dismantled?

When Pop says at the end of the first quarter, "we're not going to make any changes", why are Bowen and Udoka brought in as soon as Lebron pulls off his sweats?

When Pop inserts JV into the game, why is Manu running the point from what is now a small-forward position, considering Mason is also on the floor?

When JV is getting completely dismantled and the Cavs' guards are hot, and the Spurs call timeout, why is Finley brought back in for Manu? What part of not running the point is Vaughn capable of that George Hill is not?

Roger Mason has been completely ruined. Sorry, Rog. It was fun while it lasted.

The Spurs have more than enough talent to win against the Cavs. Unfortunately, as in 2006, it isn't going to matter.

[TheMACHINE]

shit man..just do what teh Lakers do..smother Lebron and let someone esle try to be the hero

[ElNono]

Wow... Two Hall of Famers or Mo Williams???... Hmmm... ESPN sucks

[Chomag]

What do you guys think of Bowne's play so far tonight? I think he was able to slow LBJ down a bit and make him work for his shots. LBJ is a scorer and is hot so is going to get his points no matter the D but at least bowen is making him think twice about his shots.

I really feel that Bowen should have been on Lebron before he heated up, that might have made alot of difference.

[Allanon]

We don't have the personnel to do that. Not when guys like JV get rotation minutes. Did you see what the Cavs did as soon as he went in? Everybody he was guarding got hot...

And even if Tim and Manu start hitting shots, we can't let them shoot 50+% from the field. We're not winning if we don't cool them down.

I agree that JV was a huge part of the problem...that was horrible.

Tim and Manu will wake up. Finley's hot and cold, hope he heats up.

[kace]

Let's see who he brings back in the 3rd! If he brings

Bonner worthless bitch
Finley another worthles bitch
Duncan
Manu
Parker

with the two worthless bitches we might as well call this game over! The bring three can't do it by themselves!

It should be:

Timmy
Parker
Thomas
Bowen
Manu or Mason (Mason get your head out of your ass and score, we need you or stay on the bench!

Let's see what happens!


Parker-Hill
Manu-Mason
Bowen-Fin
Gooden-KT
Tim-Bonner

that's all. with TP-Manu-Bowen-Gooden-KT and Tim having most of the minutes

[dirk4mvp]

lol spurs

[Mugen]

haha told ya

pop: "we are just missing shots"

[Spurs Brazil]

We're just missing shots

That's BS Pop

Coach this team

[Chomag]

News flash: We are losing because we are not making shots. According to Pop.

Well duh... lol

[holcs50]

Are you one of these guys that says this every game? And then we lose or win by 2 and keep saying keep the faith. We are done, we have no young talent that pops wants to develop, we have no slashers, we have no great one on one defenders.........

We need major moves this off season, and we need to draft well and hope we find a gem in the second round. We need to lock up gooden, deal Hill and Mase for RJ and try to trade for another SG/SF like a rodney Carney.
If not TD has his last ring...book it.

Right on

[Brazil]

Let's see who he brings back in the 3rd! If he brings

Bonner worthless bitch
Finley another worthles bitch
Duncan
Manu
Parker

with the two worthless bitches we might as well call this game over! The bring three can't do it by themselves!

It should be:

Timmy
Parker
Thomas
Bowen
Manu or Mason (Mason get your head out of your ass and score, we need you or stay on the bench!

Let's see what happens!

well you have your answer

[quentin_compson]

Ugly first half, and it will get even uglier if Pop continues making Finley the primary defender for LeBron.

[Spurs Brazil]

Stupid foul

[mexicanjunior]

Popavich at halftime..."we are just missing shots..." It's like defense doesn't even matter to him anymore.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Finley for 3.......

[Allanon]

exactly just i'm not sure about the bring in Hill and the spurs will be fine

Hopefully no JV.

And I don't like the Bonner Double on LeBron.

Finley with a nice 3 pointer...heatin' up.

[Chomag]

Finely back on Lebron. His D on him last half must have impressed Pop

[Horse]

Jesus you can't even look lebrons direction without a foul being called.

[Capt Bringdown]

Does anyone expect that we're going anywhere with JV?

I don't want to watch anymore Spurs basketball if JV is going to be the man in the playoffs, but I will. And I thought Billy Paultz's phantom moving screen, Strickland Pass, .04, etc was bad.

This may be the most painful postseason ever.

[sammy]

It's over! He put in the lineup I dreaded and I guess he wants us to lose! Fuck!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Well at least Gooden is getting more minutes!

[Quiet Strength]

Finley back on Lebron. His D on him last half must have impressed Pop

:lol

[Brazil]

fuck... with this kind of tp a vintage manu an old pop and even 80% of an healthy duncan you should win it all this year instead we have finley guarding lbj

[Spurs Brazil]

Gooden scores

[Mugen]

where's your gooden hate Tpark?

[Horse]

Fucking Gooden and Duncan together about time. I hope we're embarrassed and professional pride gets us back.

[Spursmania]

The big drizzle!

[Spurs Brazil]

Gooden again!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

There we go Gooden, if only the Cavs would miss.

[Horse]

Love that D!

[mexicanjunior]

It's nice to see Gooden start and he is producing. Too bad Finley is still out there...

[Chomag]

Geeze! We might as not even have a man guarding Lebron if we are going to have Finely on him...

[Death In June]

More manu to the basket, please.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Ginobili needs to get going

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!

[Horse]

I like the body language so far.

[SA210]

This isn't Spurs basketball :pctoss

[Quiet Strength]

Spurs looking better! Keep it up!

[Death In June]

I'm liking gooden in the starting lineup, if pop abandons his man crush on finely for bowen, we'll be good.

[Spurs Brazil]

Gooden DUNK ftom TP

[Libri]

Gooden slam.

[Allanon]

Hell yeah, 7 point game.

[Brazil]

wow a dunk ??? the third of the season ??

[Mugen]

get some stops and we are in this game.

[SA210]

Pop getting schooled by his students. :pctoss

[mexicanjunior]

Gooden and Duncan working the high low very well, they need to be starting together...

[sammy]

Dreeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Gooden!!!!!

[Libri]

Gooden put back

[Spurs Brazil]

Gooden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[ElNono]

Gino with the D... Pop better sit him down now...

[VaSpursFan]

drew gooden must start for the rest of the season

[Brazil]

Goooooooodddddeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnn

[peskypesky]

Pop finally pulled his head out of his ass and is playing Gooden with Duncan.

[Quiet Strength]

Gooden has to start.. and damn the spurs have to stop leaving shooters open

[Allanon]

Please stop doubling LeBron.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Mo kills the mo

[peskypesky]

Mo Williams on fire.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

so much for our little run. :pctoss

[mexicanjunior]

Moe Williams is on fire...

[sammy]

Put Bruce on that fucking MOFO Williams!

[TDfan2007]

Mo Williams is absolutely not missing. Btw what in the hell is Tony doing out there?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

fucking put a body on Williams

[Mugen]

so much for those stops.

[SA210]

Pop getting schooled by his students. :pctoss

[Libri]

Williams scores

Pop time out

[Horse]

Gooden has been terrific. That fucking mo williams!

[Bulwark]

I dislike Hubie Brown

[Supergirl]

gotta love ABC announcers. Gooden scores like 10 pts straight, including a highlight reel dunk, and all they can do is suck Mo Williams' dick. WTF

[Brazil]

clev shooting 40% from the 3 spurs 2-9

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I have no problem with Gooden. He's a net plus.

[peskypesky]

drew gooden must start for the rest of the season

no!! that would make too much sense!!

i mean, what coach in his right mind would start a game with his two best post players on the floor?

[SpursFan0728]

So we are leaving Mo on the baseline 3 pt and staying on West who is standing on the top 3pt arc?

[Yogurt210]

as long as pop keeps this lineup , we shud be fine.

[Quiet Strength]

The spurs need to stop double teaming.. damn doesnt pop ever learn

[crc21209]

If Pop just covered Mo and LeBron...the Cavs would go to shit. But of course somebody has been leaving Mo open for those corner 3's all game. WTF. We cut it down to 5 now its right back up to 10!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I dislike Hubie Brown

I thought Hubie made a good assessment on our team's current situation. He pretty informed the national audience who don't follow the Spurs.

[Spurs Brazil]

Pops you dumb fuck, cant u see they are running the same play every time down.....why are we doubling LB 20 ft from the bucket

Because Finley can't gard him.

[Supergirl]

Mo WIlliams making a bunch of lucky shots that won't fall all afternoon. Spurs playing good D this quarter.

[td_tp_manu]

ahhhhhhhh rotation

[Horse]

Two missed rotations on those williams 3's, besides that we're doing alright. Just gotta keep chiping away.

[Chomag]

Gooden our best spark for the second half so far. Who here think Pop will pull him out soon before he gets fully heated up?

[poop]

Gooden is carrying this team right now

[SA210]

I thought Hubie made a good assessment on our team's current situation.

He said Pop sucks?

[Spurs Brazil]

I don't like our D. The rotations are terrible

[Mal]

Cmon two guys can`t beat us...

[bigdog]

There's no reason they should be leaving Mo Williams open. The guy doesn't miss. I like what I'm seeing out of Gooden. PLAY HILL!!!!

[Quiet Strength]

He said Pop sucks?

:lmao

[Mugen]

Because Finley can't gard him.

Pop starts off thinking Fin can guard him 1 on 1.

when that obviously doesnt work, he starts to double and everybody else starts to kill us.

way to gameplan pop.

lebron isnt kobe, he will kill us with his passing and thats exactly what cleveland wants.

[kace]

hell, put bowen and we got a great lineup. with bruce, we don't need to double LBJ so often which leads to Mo williams open agin and again.
if fin guard LBJ, he's so destroyed that we need to double him. if he's on williams one on one, he's still destroyed.

tony-manu-bowen-gooden-tim

with KT instead of Gooden for a more defensive line up. that's where most of the minutes should go

[peskypesky]

Gooden>Duncan at this point.

Drew needs to start.

[Horse]

Can we extend Gooden now?

[SA210]

hell, put bowen and we got a great lineup. with bruce, we don't need to double LBJ so often which leads to Mo williams open agin and again.

tony-manu-bowen-gooden-tim

with KT instead of Gooden for a more defensive line up. that's where most of the minutes should go

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu is ice cold

[Death In June]

Pop is slowing realizing what to do, he's just getting there at an incredibly slow pace (what your average viewer realized a month ago), but now he's going backwards on his game plan (doubling lebron).

[VaSpursFan]

wtf did manu shoot a 3 when gooden had delonte west on him???

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Yay another 3 attempt by Manu. DRIVE GINOBILI!

[Horse]

Manu still can't find his range.

[de Soto]

What's that great big sucking sound??? Ahhh...it is THE SPURS!! (Parker and Gooden excepted, of course.:(

[Quiet Strength]

oooh good shot finley..

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Finley made a shit....

[td4mvp21]

I can't stand the lack of defense...Cleveland is shooting such a high %. We cannot win unless we start tightening up the D.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Damnit than he shoots another :(

[Quiet Strength]

Finley made a shit....

:lmao

[Death In June]

No more threes goddamn it.

[Chomag]

Ummm, whats with that quick 3pt shot by Finely?

[Fpoonsie]

Fin, you do NOT get to attempt a heat-check, you DUMB FUCK!

[Mugen]

stop settling manu

[TDfan2007]

Manu is giving nothing. Tim not doing much better. And somehow we're only down 7.

[Duncan2177]

Defense win championships Pop remember? Unbelievable :bang

[SpursFan0728]

Why isn't Manu attacking? fuck some1 leave a message on his facebook

[Horse]

Finley can't play D, but he is still a value when he's hot.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Delonte West has herpes

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Is Finley logging the most minutes :(

[dogzofwar]

Fuck Hommie Brown......we are only down by 7 but yet we have to play perfect for the W??? As far as I can see...we are playing like shit and only down 3 possessions.

[Mugen]

Why isn't Manu attacking? fuck some1 leave a message on his facebook

lol

[VaSpursFan]

this team needs to stop shooting threes. got dammit either drive or take two dribbles in and go with the mid range jumper.

[TDfan2007]

why are we settling for so many jumpers? Get the ball into Tim!

[kace]

TP needs to put more defensive pressure on williams one on one.

[Chomag]

Man where did TP go after the 1st half?

[Libri]

double teams used to work in the past but not with this group

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

down by 11 again....

[Supergirl]

because apparently the Cavs are allowed to PLOW OVER the Spurs and that's not a foul

[Quiet Strength]

Well this is getting ugly again.. no more attacking for the spurs

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Manu needs to stop fouling!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

fuck this game

[Chomag]

Stop shooting Jump shots for christ sakes!

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu can't hit anything

[td4mvp21]

Three after three after three.

[Mal]

game over in my opinion

[TDfan2007]

Manu = worthless tonight.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

This is game is a travesty.

[Duncan2177]

Fuck these piece of shit abc announcers.

[Ness]

Let's go Spurs. :bang

[Supergirl]

ABC needs to stop sucking the Cavs cocks and call this game the way it's really being played. Spurs are taking too many 3's, too many quick shots, and the Cavs are getting away with playing rugby while the Spurs try and play basketball.

[alchemist]

"I blame Pop for Ginobili having a shitty offensive day" - idiot Spurs fans

[Horse]

That'll do it can't get obvious foul calls. Fuck these motherfucking piece of shit refs. First Manu does'nt get the call the cavs have got allday. Then Tony finally drives gets raped no call lebron dunk. Fuck david stern.

[Chomag]

Nothing wrong with 3 pojnt shots but my god! You have to mix it up a little.